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A Life Is Well Wasted Without Attractive Game Posters
9:30PM Luke Plunkett | Former Brodeo member Robert Ashley has a new(ish) podcast, but of more interest to us today, his podcast has some new, amazing posters to go with it. More »
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11:00AM Logan Booker | Ah Steve Fawkner. You sexy man, you. Even his mother thinks him and his games are a bit of alright. Scratch that, she bloody loves them, according to a podcast over at PALGN:
She’s like the most hardcore Puzzle Quest player you’ve ever meet. She’s finished it six times now, [been through] the expansion pack twice with four different characters – one of them she completely maxed out to level 50 and unlocked everything in the game.
When your mum gives you a pat on the shoulder and says “that’s nice dear” she’s being polite. But this? Yeah Steve, your mum is addicted.
The PALGN Podcast, Episode 42 [PALGN] More »
Steve Fawkner’s Mum Has Finished Puzzle Quest… Six Times
11:00AM Logan Booker | Ah Steve Fawkner. You sexy man, you. Even his mother thinks him and his games are a bit of alright. Scratch that, she bloody loves them, according to a podcast over at PALGN:
She’s like the most hardcore Puzzle Quest player you’ve ever meet. She’s finished it six times now, [been through] the expansion pack twice with four different characters – one of them she completely maxed out to level 50 and unlocked everything in the game.
When your mum gives you a pat on the shoulder and says “that’s nice dear” she’s being polite. But this? Yeah Steve, your mum is addicted.
The PALGN Podcast, Episode 42 [PALGN] More » 
Hear Yatzhee Not Making Fun Of Games, But Still Talking About Them
11:30AM Logan Booker | Australian Gamer’s latest podcast features the comedic English tones of Ben “Yahtzee” Croshaw, the man behind the ever-hilarious Zero Punctuation game reviews.
If you feel like listening to Ben engage in regular conversation with – gasp – other people, hit the link below for a 16MB MP3 containing just this.
Australian Gamer Podcast 117 [Australian Gamer, thanks Liam] More » 
Ben Judd Can Relate with Remake Rage
7:00PM Brian Ashcraft | It’s hard remaking things. Not because the source material is so great, but because people’s memories of that original source material is so strong. Take Bionic Commando, for example. When the main character’s design was unveiled, people freaked out! He had dreads and hots dogs in his mechanical arm. Capcom Producer Ben Judd knows exactly what it’s like to behind a remake of an original game everyone knows and loves. He also like giant robots fighting, so he cam sympathise somewhat. More »
Bionic Commando Casts A Pod
11:03AM Logan Booker | Activision just sent us word that the first developer podcast for Capcom’s Bionic Commando is up over at the official site.
Producer Ben Judd does the honours for the inaugural chat, where he talks about the following:
His memories of the original Bionic Commando
How Ben Judd got started at Capcom Japan and how he became a producer
Why bring back the Bionic Commando franchise
The advantages and disadvantages of bringing back old franchises in games and movies, and the challenges therein
Whether games are art or not, and if they can make you cry
About designing and creating the new BC game, and the cultural conflicts in that
It, literally, sounds like a corker of a podcast. And to think it’s just one of many more to come.
Also note that there’s a suggestions/comments box at the link below, where you can submit your ideas for the next podcast.
Bionic Commando [Official site, direct link to podcast page] More » 
