Podcast Episode # 31 - The Eagle Man [ 1:02:18 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Hi there Ho there and welcome to another edition to the show! This week we take our last look at the Xbox Live Summer of Arcade and look at one of the last big movies for the 2009 summer movie season. On the show this week…

• Shadow Complex
• Inglourious Basterds
• And a look at some new movie trailers

Tell us what you’ve thought of all of the Summer of Arcade titles as well as the summer blockbusters in the comment section.

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So after what feels like an endless amount of hype, we’re getting the first teaser trailer for James Cameron’s Avatar which comes out this Christmas. And along with the hype comes the idea that is will be like nothing we’re ever seen before and minds will be blown and the all the hungry will be fed and cancer will be cured. So is it that good? Well no but then I wonder if anything would have lived up to the several years of anticipation and the collective hyperbole of the blogosphere. That being said, I did get a chance to see this on a proper movie screen yesterday and it does look pretty damn good. I also suspect that since this is only a teaser that there is much more to see in the final finished product.

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Podcast Episode # 30 - Famous at 50 [ 1:01:15 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Its another new episode of the podcast. This week we continue looking at Xbox’s Summer of Arcade, a new film in theaters and we also find out that Andrew is now a woman.

• Trials HD
• District 9
• The new Xbox 360 Dashboard updates
• Some thoughts on the new PlayStation 3 design

As discussed in the episode, we have a couple of clips. One is of Alive in Joburg which is the short film which District 9 is based on. And the second is some clips Neill Blomkamp put together in preparation for the Halo movie that almost happened. Enjoy!

Remember the old days?  No?  Not even a little?

Well, back in the old days, golf games were a bit more simple.  There were no analog buttons and no fancy-pants control sticks to move.  You would aim, and hit the button to swing.  We also rode in covered wagons and churned our own butter, but I digress.

Hearkening back to those button-pushing days is a release on Xbox Live Arcade called Golf: Tee It Up!  It is available only on the Games Marketplace and is 800 Microsoft Points (10 dollars). (more…)