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Joystiq Podcast 01776 - Sorry, England edition

by Justin McElroy { Jul 4th 2009 at 12:36PM }

Though this is a short version of the show that lacks Chris Grant and Ludwig Kietzmann, we've made up for it with Joystiq's Ben Gilbert and Jem Alexander and super special guest Wombat of Cheap Ass Gamer fame.

We're talking The Conduit, Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood and a load of other stuff. Enjoy it and have a happy 4th! Oh, and thanks to TV's Alan Black for the photoshop.

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Hosts: Jem Alexander, Ben Gilbert, Wombat of CAG Fame and Justin McElroy

Music: "Gravity (Don't Let Me Go)" by Jon Black, "The Problem With America" by The Vitamen

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Joystiq Podcast 099.75 - Lettuce smokers edition

by Justin McElroy { Jun 26th 2009 at 2:30PM }

Like the rest of the media, we're pretty much only talking about Michael Jackson. Thanks to Alan Black for keeping up the theme with this photoshop and to Daniel Orta for our miraculous new soundboard.

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Hosts: Christopher Grant, Justin McElroy and Ludwig Kietzmann

Music: "Gravity (Don't Let Me Go)" by Jon Black, "Red Eye" by Ben Kweller

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Joystiq Podcast E309 - Burrito of Fate edition

by Justin McElroy { Jun 4th 2009 at 8:00PM }

With a recording set up that fancy, you might be expecting one of our classier podcasts. Maybe it is, now that we think about it, but that's not exactly saying a lot, is it?

With this new dispatch from the front lines, the team is talking about the games they loved and the ones that left them cold. Also, Massively's Mike Schramm treats us all to the Burrito of Fate story.

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Hosts: Chris Grant, Ludwig Kietzmann and Justin McElroy

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Joystiq Podcast E309 - Do It Live edition

by Justin McElroy { Jun 1st 2009 at 7:00AM }

Well, we all made it safely to E3, and in the calm before the show starts, we're bringing you the first of our E3 2009 podcasts. There's not a lot of news to report, but, as you know, that's never stopped us from talking a bunch before.

Enjoy.

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Hosts: Chris Grant, Ludwig Kietzmann and Justin McElroy

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Joystiq Podcast 098 - Pre-pre-E3 edition

by Justin McElroy { May 22nd 2009 at 4:30PM }

So, the bad news is that Justin is gone, thanks to his new status as a homeowner. The bad news? Griffin has replaced him, so you're still getting equal amounts McElroy. It's like New Coke, with all the implications the metaphor carries with it.

Also, so many of you have been asking where you can download the full version of our theme song, Jon Black's "Gravity (Don't Let Me Go)". It's finally here, and you can get it for free! Be sure to come back next week when we'll interview Jon and get the whole story behind the song.

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Hosts: Christopher Grant, Griffin McElroy and Ludwig Kietzmann

Music: "Gravity (Don't Let Me Go)" by Jon Black, "Red Eye" by Ben Kweller

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Joystiq Podcast 097 - Perfect Strangers edition

by Justin McElroy { May 15th 2009 at 5:15PM }

Huh, so this is a weird one. Through the magic of poor internet connections, we've got special guests Richard Mitchell and David Hinkle to replace Chris, continuing his self-imposed sabbatical from interacting with the little people.

We're also doing some NPD dissection and all kind of other good stuff. Much of the talking is coming out of heads that may be new or frightening to you, but please, just hang in there.

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Hosts: Ludwig Kietzmann, David Hinkle, Richard Mitchell and Justin McElroy

Music: "Gravity Don't Let Me Go" by Jon Black, "Red Eye" by Ben Kweller

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Joystiq Podcast 096 - Golden Guys edition

by Justin McElroy { May 8th 2009 at 4:45PM }

After his many weeks of not playing video games, we've finally jettisoned Chris Grant and replaced him with young Griffin MaxElroy, who's taking the show to the max, as is his custom.

We've also got the expected discussion of Duke Nukem Forever, BioShock 2 multiplayer and Home Alone movies. Enjoy. Oh, and thanks to Mike Santos for the golden art.

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Hosts: Ludwig Kietzmann, Griffin McElroy and Justin McElroy

Music: "Gravity Don't Let Me Go" by Jon Black, "Red Eye" by Ben Kweller

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Joystiq Podcast 095 - Snacktivity edition

by Justin McElroy { May 1st 2009 at 12:30PM }

It's the first Joystiq Podcast in the A.Mr.T. era (After the announcement of Mr. T: The Game, of course), and, as you can imagine, it's pretty much all we want to talk about. Oh, and our favorite candy bars. Those are the hot topics this week. Also: Is it fall yet?

Thanks to second-week champ Conor O'Byrne for turning the J-Pod hosts into Pixel Junkies.

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Hosts: Chris Grant, Ludwig Kietzmann and Justin McElroy

Music: "Gravity Don't Let Me Go" by Jon Black, "Red Eye" by Ben Kweller

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Joystiq Podcast 094 - Just Riffin' edition

by Justin McElroy { Apr 24th 2009 at 4:00PM }

It's the usual stuff. You know, just riffin'. We're doing our best to get away from the navel gazing, but it's SO HARD when there aren't any games to play. As a special treat to alleviate the boredom, we've invited the JPAG's Randall Smith to join us. Unsurprisingly, he's far more professional than us.

Oh, and thanks to the brilliant Conor O'Byrne whose photoshop for this week came in through the bathroom window. If you're cool enough to want a wallpaper sized version, you can find it at the JPAG.

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Hosts: Chris Grant, Ludwig Kietzmann and Justin McElroy

Music: "Gravity Don't Let Me Go" by Jon Black, "Red Eye" by Ben Kweller

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Joystiq Podcast 093 - Norbert edition

by Justin McElroy { Apr 17th 2009 at 1:30PM }

On the positive side, all three hosts stay for this entire episode of the Joystiq Podcast. On the negative side ... well, all three hosts stay for the entire episode.

In it, we capitalize on Twittermania by discussing our embarrassing habit of Twitter ambushing, dig into the NPDs, continue to gush over Assassin's Creed 2 and do all the usual crap you know and love. Oh, and thanks to Kyle Collis for the legally embattled photoshop.

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Hosts: Chris Grant, Ludwig Kietzmann and Justin McElroy

Music: "Gravity Don't Let Me Go" by Jon Black, "Red Eye" by Ben Kweller

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Joystiq Podcast 092 - Sequel edition

by Justin McElroy { Apr 10th 2009 at 5:20PM }

This edition of the Joystiq Podcast features some a good example of how to get us excited for a sequel -- and how not to get us excited for a sequel. We could tell you which games we're talking about, but you're just going to have to listen. ... OK, so it's Assassin's Creed 2 and BioShock 2, but we're not going to tell you which is which.

Also, there's all the usual stuff, including your emails, the Killjoy, the Tip of the Week and so on. You get the idea. Oh, and thanks to Adam Proctor from the JPAG for capturing our South African meet-up.

[Update: Sorry about the iTunes trouble everyone, should be updating now/soon.]

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Hosts: Chris Grant, Ludwig Kietzmann and Justin McElroy

Music: "Gravity Don't Let Me Go" by Jon Black, "Red Eye" by Ben Kweller

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Joystiq Podcast 091 - Disconnected edition

by Justin McElroy { Apr 3rd 2009 at 7:20PM }

Flush with energy after GDC, and rich with all the game design lessons they learned, the guys talk about the future of your favorite console and that game that you like so much. ... Also, Justin leaves about halfway in, so he's not sure exactly what they talked about. Sorry.

Thanks to the JPAG's Louis Senkowsky for the completely anonymous image.

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Hosts: Chris Grant, Ludwig Kietzmann and Justin McElroy

Music: "Gravity Don't Let Me Go" by Jon Black, "Red Eye" by Ben Kweller

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Joystiq Podcast GDC '09 Special 03

by Justin McElroy { Mar 27th 2009 at 4:15PM }

It's our third and (likely) final podcast from GDC and things are just getting stranger. Chris and Justin can't help but name-dropping who they were eating dinner with, and they still can't stop fighting about OnLive.

If you've braved the first two editions, it's time to step up to the plate and finish this thing.

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Hosts: Justin McElroy and Chris Grant

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Joystiq Podcast GDC '09 Special 02

by Justin McElroy { Mar 26th 2009 at 6:15PM }

After yesterday's chip-crunching debacle, Justin fired his own boss and brought in Joystiq's Kevin Kelly and Alexander Sliwinski to replace him. Now, you can thrill as they discuss the latest GDC happenings, from the Nintendo keynote to parties to which they were not invited.

Thanks to Mike Santos for the lovely image.

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Hosts: Justin McElroy, Alexander Sliwinski, Kevin Kelly

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Joystiq Podcast GDC '09 Special 01

by Justin McElroy { Mar 25th 2009 at 1:59PM }

Chris and Justin landed in San Francisco for GDC yesterday, but they fought through their jet lag to bring you a show, brief though it may be.

So, if you want to hear all that we're legally allowed to tell you about Brütal Legend, Ninja Gaiden Sigma II and how consoles as you know them are dead ... or not, you need to tune in.

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Hosts: Chris Grant and Justin McElroy

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