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Xbox 360 Fancast 037 -- Ebb and Flow


Another week, another Fancast. Sure, to the folks here at Fanboy Towers, that might seem depressing. To our listeners, however, it's a call for triumphant joy. In this episode, we discuss the Bungie / Microsoft break up, Halo 3's incredible financial success, Tetris Splash, the Gears of War movie, and oh-so-much more. You won't want to miss one thrilling minute. So, hurry up, choose your download method, and get to listening.

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Hosts: Richard Mitchell (SenseiRAM), Dustin Burg (SuperDunners), David Dreger (Knuckles Dawson)

Music: Intro/Outro: "Electromooq" by Uma Floresta. Break: "Real Live Girl" by Bob Burns and the Breakups
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News:
Ultimate Halo 3 Setup Winner
Tetris Splash on the XBLA
Halo 3's $300 million week
Teh most amazing plasma stick evar
Bungie breaks away, goes independent
Green screens of War
Halo movie is pretty much dead for now
Gears hits G4W November 6th
ZeroPunctuationReviewsHalo3,HolyCrapIt'sHilarious
Rumored GHIII songs confirmed
Team Fortress 2 extended looks: Engineer, Heavy

Break

Fanmail: what console made you hardcore?

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Reader Comments

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1. I like the link to the news stories that are discussed. Nice.

Posted at 5:58PM on Oct 8th 2007 by Phil

2. I wouldn't say it was a "break up" at all.

Posted at 8:13PM on Oct 8th 2007 by UNSCleric

3. i would say bungie is a pack of cock-nosed nooger-meisters... nah jayplay they're awesome... hope they come out with some completely non-related halo stuff... well not completely ;)

Posted at 10:38PM on Oct 8th 2007 by Joe

4. argh, i said 37 ...

F-U

Posted at 10:48PM on Oct 8th 2007 by Adam

5. give away a signed febreze bottle!

Posted at 11:11PM on Oct 8th 2007 by iSONIK

6. I'll listen to it tomorrow at work...completely forgot today was monday! (Up north we had thanksgiving day!)

Posted at 1:50AM on Oct 9th 2007 by DjDATZ

7. Great podcast as always, helped me kill a nice chunk of my work day!

On the Febreze note, a can of this this caught my eye when I was on my lunch - http://www.febreze.com/en_US/febreze/aireffects.do , gotta love the Febreze smell (and they have a cotton/linen scented one too)!

Keep up the good work guys, it's my first post so I hope the link works.

Posted at 8:08AM on Oct 9th 2007 by Dazirius

8. Playing Gears of Wha you traitor! I'm happy you got pwned :) lol jk Dustinbergia

Posted at 10:01AM on Oct 9th 2007 by TORO

9. Listening now...

Posted at 10:11AM on Oct 9th 2007 by DjDATZ

10. I THINK 37 IS THE COOLEST NUMBER! But that's just cuz it's my favorite.

I'm playing so much Halo 3! OMG! LOL

Knuckles...its called a sausagefest. lol

LOL...Dustin...had a poptart. LOL Aww dustin...thats dirty...febreeze instead of deodorant? Are you sure you haven't done some febreeze?

Dustin's opinion on what happened between Bungie and MGS seems logical and I would put my money on it.

They need to put Warthog Jump on XBLA!!! :D

Yea, I think Rich's idea about having a game just surrounding Cortana would be awesome!

Viva Pinata DS is published by MGS: http://www.1up.com/do/gameOverview?cId=3148663

Dustinberg or Dustinbergia. LOL AHAHAHHAHA

I have to agree with you guys...Halo 3 is just AMAZING and is TRUELY a next gen title.

For me, my console would be the 360. LOL

Knuckles...that 2nd clip was horrible.

Posted at 11:54AM on Oct 9th 2007 by DjDATZ

11. Lol DJ, no spoiler warning for other listeners???

Posted at 12:05PM on Oct 9th 2007 by TORO

12. Hey guys. Good Podcast but i felt it was lacking in 'Umph'. Maybe it was cuz everyone was tired or maybe because my commute was this morning was shitty. It also could have been the new format you guys said you were trying out. But whatever the culprit don’t let this be a downer, you guys do good work.

Posted at 1:00PM on Oct 9th 2007 by Mauricio

13. I loved this show. You should keep this new format. Even that I don't comment on every podcast, be assured that I listen to every single episode.

Just one thing, podcasts now are spending too much time on what have you been playing sections. They are cool when people play stuff you're interested in but they're not always about all the hot stuff of the moment. I know it's very important in a game podcast to talk about the latest games you experienced but I think the format "What I played last week" is a little bit boring because sometimes it ends up going on for too long on games that are not a hot topic anymore. That RIGHT in the begining of the show is sometimes hard to swallow. Maybe shorting the "What I've played" section to just name what you play and go straight to a more extense "Hot new games that WE had a chance to play and what we think about it" would be a better way to talk about cool and new games.

AnyWHO, listening to this edition was, as always, good times. Keep up the good work!

Posted at 1:53PM on Oct 9th 2007 by T Ghost

14. Damn David whats with the spoiler for the Halo 3 Legendary ending? I was looking forward to finding out myself but you said it lol.

But for the show layout, i dunno, it seemed way to short but, Try it again next week, since they'll probably less Halo 3 talk but still, MAKE SURE you pick a part of the show where you talk about your best multiplayer moments, I love to hear them.

37 FTW.

Posted at 2:45PM on Oct 9th 2007 by Lewis

15. Richard, you can select Female characters in Two Worlds online modes. You can be a Female Human, Female Elf, Male Human, and a Male Elf. Hope your online experience wasn't as laggy as mine.

Posted at 3:42PM on Oct 9th 2007 by Graham

16. Oh, I forgot to make a humble request:

PLEASE do NOT even mention that EVIL thing that is Rock Band on any of the next show.

If there's something that makes me spin my IPod wheel like a madman, in a desperate attempt to FF a podcast is the mention of the 2 words "ROCK BAND".

Just realize that US$170 for a PS2 game (rock band will be released for PS2 and it's 100% the same game as the 360 version) that come with mattel plastic toys that ONLY work with that PS2 game is NOT video gaming.

Also anything that has the 2 letter EA envolved makes me involutarily vomit a little bit inside my mouth.

EA is evil, dirty, nasty and destroy and dessecrate any piece of good video game design work that it's filthy hoofs touch.

That's my request. Thanks!

Posted at 4:13AM on Oct 12th 2007 by T Ghost

17. T Ghost-

Rock Band 360 will have a few things that Ps2 doesn't.

1) Online functionality-- playing in a "band" with other people is gonna be sweet.

2) The ability to download more songs and full albums --in the 1st week no less. I know, I know, we're giving more money to EA. However, this is the kind of thing that will keep the game fun and fresh. I just bought the new Foo Fighters- there are about 4 songs on there that I'd love to play in Rock Band!


I disagree with your assertion that this is not videogaming. In Rock Band
(and GH) you have to push the right buttons at the right times-- how does that not describe pretty much every video game?

Posted at 11:05PM on Oct 14th 2007 by SoxFan13

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