Joystiq Podcast 143 - Mr. Scratch edition

As with the finest podcasts, this week we use our bully pulpit to make compelling cases for things that will never happen, like abolishing the $60 price point. But we also use it to sway the public, spouting off about games like Singularity, Puzzle Agent and the NPDs, which is not a game.

Thanks to the JPAG's Raymond Ocdol for helping us to embrace our crippling World Cup fever.

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Hosts: Justin McElroy (@justinmcelroy), Ludwig Kietzmann (@ludwigk) and Chris Grant (@chrisgrant)
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 and enjoying with friends?

Justin - Puzzle Agent, Crackdown 2
Chris - Splinter Cell: Conviction
Ludwig - Singularity, Split/Second

News:
Hulu Plus launching on PS3 in July, Xbox 360 in 'early 2011'
Hulu page: Hulu Plus on PS3 will require PlayStation Plus
Verbinski and co. trying to trim BioShock movie budget
May NPD: Red Dead rustles up top spots, Super Mario Galaxy 2 takes third

Spoiled Rotten: Alan Wake