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The first podcast for 2 Cents Gaming is now up and running.  This week we talked at length about Smash Bros. Brawl, and a C.Net article with the 30 worst game titles of all time.   This podcast clocks in at around 53 minutes.  I hope in later podcasts, unless its a special occasion,  to have no less than 30 minutes, but no more than an hour, as I feel interests begins to wane after the first hour.

So now I will touch on some things that have been asked on our forums about our podcasts.

If you wish to join us, we usually get together around 8 pm on Saturdays.  You will need Skype to be able to join us, and it goes without saying, you’ll need a mic as well.  To not get too bogged down with people joining us, I would like to keep the number of people involved to around 1 “guest” per week.  Anymore than that it it becomes a clustertruck. (listen to podcast to understand that “typo”)  I will be putting the new 2 cents gaming podcast forum up momentarily, and it can be used to volunteer for a podcast.  First come, first serve.  It will also be used to suggest any topics you would like us to opine about.

I hope you all enjoy this podcast, and I will try to keep it concise and fun for as long as I am able.

-Wayne

Over at IGN.com, THQ officially unveiled this year’s Smackdown vs RAW. And it sounds very promising. Excert from the IGN article:

On the Xbox 360, PS3, PSP and PS2, the biggest change in the action will come with a strong focus on tag teams. For the first time ever, players will be able to team up for co-op storylines in the Road to WrestleMania mode and take advantage of an overhauled tag structure to earn attributes on their way to the top. Tag teams — both in and out of Road to WrestleMania — will utilize the same momentum meter, break opponents with double team finishers and make “hot tags” for the win. Also making its debut will be Create-A-Finisher, which allows fans to choose from more than 500 animations in their quest to build the ultimate move. Specifically on the 360 and PS3, fans can look for the debut of SVR downloadable content, although THQ is mum about what it might be.

Co-op season mode? Create-A-Finisher? DLC at last? All I can say is…hot damn!

Smackdown vs RAW 2009 trailer

Create-A-Finisher footage

On April 15th, Rockstar will be launching the “Rockstar Social Club”, a site featuring all kinds of multiplayer leaderboards and stat tracking. Click the Read More to get more details.

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I’ve found that it is hard to do a daily round up of gaming news due mostly to the fact that on some days, there is nothing notable to report.  So from now on, I’ll be doing a round up at least “weekly” unless there is more information daily, in which I’ll go back to daily.  So with that, onto the news!

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guitar hero news reports that Def Leppard will have 3 songs in Guitar Hero 4…Confirming that the lifespan for a GH game is approximately 3 weeks after release.  Not saying it isn’t cool that Def Leppard will be in GH4 (it is)  However, it continues the trend of hardly any support after the initial game is released.  I know they want original stuff for the next game, but their relative lack of DLC for the current GH is rather appalling.   Alot of people are moving towards the Rock Band formula. (By this I mean end users) So it still surprises me that Activision doesn’t at least make an effort towards some semblance of a “formula” for DLC like Harmonix/EA/MTV have achieved.  Oh well, I’m sure GH4 will get sales, but it would be nice to see Developers/Publishers at least try harder in the face of competition.

-Wayne

According to xbox.com, 360 gamers will be getting a Ninja Gaiden 2 demo sometime in May. Rejoice now.

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IGN is reporting the cast so far for the next Street Fighter movie.  While most of you know good and well that I am a Chun Li fanatic and seeing Kristin Kreuk in  Chun Li’s outfit on the big screen, I just do not have much faith in this, considering the butcheroisty that was the first one, with Jean Paul lucarde or some such has been.   So it’ll either really suck, or be mildly entertaining, but I doubt it’ll hit the unattainable goal of “good”.  That is though, just my opinion.

-Wayne

Check out this weird but informative video. It has some interesting stuff, and there are cute cats too.

From Bungie.net:

There was a technical issue earlier this morning that held up the planned 2am release of the Heroic Map Pack. Thankfully the issue has been resolved and we can now confirm that Standoff, Foundry and Rats Nest can all be downloaded for FREE via Xbox LIVE Marketplace.

Enjoy!

WorldofWar.net  is letting everyone know that the new WoW patch is now available for the getting.  Will this be the last content patch before Wrath of the Lich King?  only time can well.  patch notes after the read more.

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Yes, as the name would imply, Blackout is indeed the return of everyone’s favorite Halo 2 map, Lockout. Read More »

This Tuesday, get ready for a Boston 6-pack of songs, featuring:

“More Than a Feeling” (Master)
“Peace of Mind” (Master)
“Smokin’” (Master)
“Rock & Roll Band” (Master)
“Something About You” (Master)
“Hitch a Ride” (Master)

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Miracles do happen for those who wait it seems.  Kotaku reports that the bundle will come to the Wii on June 22nd and will retail for$170.  No immediate plans for DLC for the Wii, however with Wiiware coming out to facilitate content downloads later this year, It’s not outside the realm of possibility that DLC will come eventually.  And I gotta say, I like the color of the white drums.  I know most people here at 2CG already have this for the 360, but I’ve always felt that diversity is best, so letting Wii owners in on the fun is a good thing, in my opinion.

-Wayne

Okay, don’t panic too much.  This is a mod for Unreal Tournament  3 for PS3, as found on the Game Trailer Forums.

They also have skins of FF7 characters, Gears of War, and a few others, check it out.  This works because you can use mods from the PC version of UT3 on the PS3, and I’d say it’s kinda cool.  I sometimes wish 360 games would be more customizable.

-Wayne