I go it alone for the first time this quarter, in a lean/mean episode heavy on Portraits of Shame and quick hit game news. Brandon Kisker from Five Minute Major calls in to give his first impressions of Assassin’s Creed 2.
Topics:
Portraits of Shame
- Google provides free wi-fi at airports for the holiday.
- Mario and Luigi commit armed robbery in New York City.
- Pokemon marriage proposal.
- Man eats rusty metal for fun.
- Xbox 360 has 60% failure rate.
What’cha Been Playin’?
- Assassin’s Creed 2 (XB360)
- Saw (XB360)
- Dragon Age: Origins (XB360)
- Guitar Hero 5 (XB360)
- New Super Mario Bros. (Wii)
Game News
- Natal rumored for Nov. 2010, at $80.
- Alan Wake releasing in May 2010.
- 2 million simultaneous Xbox Live users.
- Silent Hill: Shattered Memories releasing Dec. 8.
- Hotel Dusk getting a sequel.
- Gwen Stefani sues Activision over Band Hero appearance.
- Microsoft bans tons of Xbox Live users.
- Child’s Play 2009 opens for donations.
Songs Played:
1. “New Fang” – Them Crooked Vultures
2. “Icky Thump” – The White Stripes
3. “Rotten World Blues” – The Eels
4. “Alone + Easy Target” – Foo Fighters
5. “Mind Eraser (No Chaser)” – Them Crooked Vultures
6. “Crawl Home” – The Desert Sessions
7. “White Waves” – Shearwater
8. “You’re Untied Again” – Okkervil River
9. “Sowing Season (Yeah)” – Brand New
10. “Doin’ the Cockroach” – Modest Mouse
11. “Tangled Up in Plaid” – Queens of the Stone Age
12. “Bandoliers” – Them Crooked Vultures