Joystiq Podcast 136 - Explosion Town edition

Finally, we've got some big exciting new games to talk about with our take on Alan Wake, the Halo: Reach beta and ... OK, just a little bit of Final Fantasy XIII. But seriously, just a little. Like, if your ears blink, you'll miss it. Plus, as you can see after the break, there's an opportunity for you to give back to the fine people of Huntington with your unwanted PS2 games.

Thanks to Alan Black whose photoshopping skills totally sneaked up on us.

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Hosts: Christopher Grant (@chrisgrant), Justin McElroy (@justinmcelroy),and Ludwig Kietzmann (@LudwigK)
Music: "Gravity (Don't Let Me Go)" by Jon Black, "Like a Hitman, Like a Dancer" by A.C. Newman
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See all of this week's links (and what games we played) after the jump.

What are you playing?

Justin - Alan Wake, Halo Reach, Nier, Dead to Rights: Retribution
Chris - Alan Wake, Halo Reach, WarioWare DIY, FFXIII
Luddy - Halo: Reach, FFXIII

News:

Activision partners with Bungie
Call of Duty: Black Ops set for Nov. 9, 2010
US Supreme Court to weigh California game law

To donate your PS2 games to the pediatrics department of Cabell-Huntington Hospital, ship them to:

Huntington Games Donation
Attn: Andrew Yoon
AOL
770 Broadway
5B:C51
New York NY 10003