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Drunk O’Clock

So we got drunk one night and pulled out the mics. It’s not Cartridge Blowers, but it’s close enough for government work. Enjoy! (?)

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Cartridge Blowers Episode 95: Who Wants More Smurfs?

Cartridge Blowers Episode 95: Who Wants More Smurfs?

The comedic failings of Sony have started to turn into background noise with their latest wacky antic over something going wrong with the PSN. Valve, apparently deciding that near-universal acclaim for Portal 2 is not enough attention, is going around making sure everyone knows that they will not be doing anything at E3 this year. Someone decides that what the world needs is a Smurfs dance game for the Wii. And Eric finally plays a 3DS and thinks it’s the worst.

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Cartridge Blowers Episode 94: Civilizacebook

Cartridge Blowers Episode 94: Civilizacebook

Facebook’s about to get a whole lot more exciting, what with Sid Meyer announcing further details about the Facebook Civilization game. When you’re done playing an interesting game, you can head over to GagaVille, another timewaster from the impossible-to-kill Zynga. Perhaps Zynga should join forces with Square Enix, which is losing money and canceling games. At least Good Old Games is letting Australians play The Witcher. And the PSN is still down.

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Cartridge Blowers Episode 93: Pissed Off Flying Squirrels

Cartridge Blowers Episode 93: Pissed Off Flying Squirrels

Sony’s in the news again this week, what with new and hilarious developments in the PSN Outage Incident happening nearly every day. But credit card theft is nothing compared to the atrocity that Rockstar Games is foisting upon Xbox 360 owners–L.A. Noire is going to be three whole discs long–the horror. Meanwhile, are you a single pervert who does not have access to women’s panties? A Japanese gaming magazine has some good news for you.

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Cartridge Blowers Episode 92: Foot Tips

Cartridge Blowers Episode 92: Foot Tips

It’s been a quiet week in the world of gaming, and so all of our favorite sites are having to find stories where there really aren’t any. Writers spent time reporting the fact that Michael Pachter is somehow amazed that the 3DS is not selling well. Several hundred words were spent detailing a misprint in the Mortal Kombat guide. And, oh, something about a security breach on PSN or something–but no one was really paying attention to that one.

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Cartridge Blowers Episode 91: The Hell With You, Valve

Cartridge Blowers Episode 91: The Hell With You, Valve

In the Amazon lurks a tiny fish known as the Candiru. This fish is parasitic, just like analysts such as David Edery are parasites on the videogame industry. They cause extreme pain to those affected, much as it pained Sony to finally kill the PSPGo. Removal is awkward, just as the appearance in Polish Playboy of a character from The Witcher 2 is awkward. Frankly, in a just universe the Candiru would not exist, just as the bowling ball accessory for the Playstation Move should not exist. The world of videogames and the world of nature are both very strange places. Download the episode

Cartridge Blowers Episode 90: Piercing the Corporate Veil

Cartridge Blowers Episode 90: Piercing the Corporate Veil

Cartridge Blowers returns from a hiatus to make an exciting announcement about a new website! Richard and Eric managed to get a lot of gaming in while they were not recording, and they report on Vampire: The Masquerade–Bloodlines, Digital: A Love Story, and the horror that was Dragon Age II. Download the episode

Cartridge Blowers Episode 89: Crack a Joke to a Norwegian

Cartridge Blowers Episode 89: Crack a Joke to a Norwegian

Don’t worry about getting to work on time–Eric’s been playing Cities in Motion and has some great proposals for how your city’s public transportation infrastructure could be improved. Download the episode

Cartridge Blowers Episode 88: Poems About Being Bipolar

Cartridge Blowers Episode 88: Poems About Being Bipolar

It’s the annual Game Developers Conference, and Apple, drunk on its own power, has scheduled its own event, right across the street. Will there be consequences to this encroachment on GDC’s territory? Download the episode

Cartridge Blowers Episode 87: February in Toronto

Cartridge Blowers Episode 87: February in Toronto

Did you know that women have secondary sex characteristics? Valve doesn’t think you do! Download the episode

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    The comedic failings of Sony have started to turn into background noise with their latest wacky antic over something going wrong with the PSN. Valve, apparently deciding that near-universal acclaim for Portal 2 is not enough attention, is going around making sure everyone knows that they will not be doing anything at E3 this year. Someone decides that what the world needs is a Smurfs dance game for the Wii. And Eric finally plays a 3DS and thinks it's the worst.

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    “Descendant of Erdrick, listen now to my words.” With this speech, players began 1989’s Dragon Warrior, widely considered to be the first console RPG. Dragon Warrior featured a deep, epic adventure that was more complex than anything available on home videogame consoles of the era. Dragon Warrior created a genre, inspired countless imitators, and remains both challenging and playable today. Join us as we discuss Dragon Warrior--one of The Great Games.

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