This is a big one, folks. Dennis Furia joins me in the studio to discuss the top 20 games of the decade, and I review both DJ Hero and Silent Hill: Shattered Memories.

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Topics:

Game News

• Silent Hill 2 adapted for the stage.
• Silent Hill composer leaves Konami.
• MYST brought to GoodOldGames.com

Portraits of Shame

• Woman cuts power to hospital, blames Silent Hill.
• Sarah Palin-signed XB360 marked down to $800.

What’cha Been Playin’?

• Uncharted 2 (PS3)
• DJ Hero (XB360)
• Silent Hill: Shattered Memories (Wii)

Songs Played:

1. “Devil’s Haircut” – Beck
2. “Revolution” – The Beatles
3. “Chase the Devil” – Eagles of Death Metal

4. “Pinch Me” – Barenaked Ladies
5. “Little Bird” – The Eels
6. “Movement” – LCD Soundsystem
7. “Sonnet No. 3 (Like a Duck)” – MC HONKY

This week I was joined by Dennis Furia to discuss internet addiction, the McDonald’s at the Louvre, and the design disparity between Zelda games and newer Eastern-developed games. Also, a belated celebration of Shark Week in the “Strange… But” segment.

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Topics:

• New study on internet addiction in teens.
• McDonald’s is coming to the Louvre.
• Woman arrested for video rentals, 10 years overdue.
• Two animal attacks.
• SHARK TWEETS.
• Advance Wars, The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap, Valkyria Chronicles, Beatles: Rock Band, Scribblenauts
• Jack Thompson sues Facebook.
• PSP GO doesn’t play nice with Macs.
• Hardware pricing outrage.
• Nintendo is apparently the best company in the world.
• Sarah Palin-signed Xbox 360 on eBay for $1.1 million.

Songs Played:

1. “I’m a Loser” – The Beatles
2. “Typical” – Mute Math
3. “Make it Wit Chu (Acoustic)” – Queens of the Stone Age
4. “Fulsom Prison Blues” – Johnny Cash
5. “Imitation of Life” – R.E.M.
6. “7/4 (Shoreline)” – Broken Social Scene
7. “Steady as She Goes” – The Raconteurs
8. “North Col” – Shearwater
9. “Legal Man” – Belle and Sebastian
10. “Bed” – Brand New

Still in a New York State of Mind (yet still hating Billy Joel’s smug attitude), Kole returns to the mic. Alongside him is Jordan, who was successfully returned to the studio after a successful milk carton campaign to find him. Topics include healthcare, samurai swords, Twilight, hardware redesigns and price cuts, a whole bunch of games.

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Songs Played:

1. “Satellite Skin” – Modest Mouse
2. “Fresh Blood” – Eels
3. “Hotel” – Broken Social Scene
4. “Mockingbirdsing” – Ryan Adams & the Cardinals
5. “O, Dana” – Okkervil River
6. “Oh No” – Andrew Bird
7. “Solitaire” – Wilco
8. “When U Love Somebody” – The Fruitbats
9. “WannaBe in L.A.” – Eagles of Death Metal

We are back with a full episode, featuring Kole and Ben, podcasters at large. We discuss the Pirate Bay, Twitter, and all sorts of techie topics.

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Songs Played:

1. “Sky Blue Sky” – Wilco
2. “Chandelier Searchlight” – Deerhoof
3. “Us vs. Them” – LCD Soundsystem
4. “Women We Haven’t Met Yet” – Minus the Bear
5. “Railroad Man” – Eels
6. “Tonto” – Battles
7. “Mexicola” – Queens of the Stone Age
8. “Cover” – Tom Vek
9. “Psychotic Girl” – The Black Keys
10. “Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine” – James Brown

The show is a mite brief this week, due to a baseball game running long. Kole is joined by the intrepid Ben and the impetuous Jordan, and they all rush to fit two hours of awesome into one hour of panic.

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Songs Played:

1. “Lazy Eye” – Silversun Pickups
2. “Let’s Play Guitar in a Five Guitar Band” – Minus The Bear
3. “Penn Station” – The Felice Brothers
4. “Pop Lies” – Okkervil River
5. “Aerodynamic” – Daft Punk
6. “The Girl and the Robot” – Royksopp
7. “Packing Blankets” – The Eels

Come take a seat under the Don’t Tree and stare into the sun until time doesn’t matter anymore.

This week we talk about a number of Konami announcements, including a new Silent Hill. We also discuss the finer points of Game Boys and Donkey Kong.

Songs Played:

1. “C’mon C’mon” – The Von Bondies
2. “Down, Down, Down” – Tom Waits
3. “The Great Curve” – The Talking Heads
4. “Remember When (Side B)” – The Black Keys
5. “Before You Accuse Me” – Creedence Clearwater Revival
6. “Melody Day” – Caribou
7. “Starry Stairs” – Okkervil River
8. “I Can’t Wait” – Shearwater
9. “A Girl Like Me” – The Desert Sessions
10. “I Fought Piranhas” – The White Stripes
11. “Half Life” – Trocadero
12. “You Are My Face” – Wilco
13. “Doin’ the Cockroach” – Modest Mouse
14. “Burn the Witch” – Queens of the Stone Age
15. “Airborne” – Wussy

Kole is back from San Francisco, and is ready to talk about the Game Developer's Conference. We invite special guest and friend of the show Bob Mackey (from 1UP and SomethingAwful) to give his opinions on the announcements made at the event.

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Songs played this week:

1. “Stacked Actors” – Foo Fighters
2. “Sunstroke” – Jason Isbel
3. “Gone Gone Gone” – Robert Plant and Allison Krauss
4. “Oh No” – Andrew Bird
5. “Another Radio Song” – Okkervil River
6. “I Won’t Ask Again” – Bonnie Prince Billy
7. “I’m a Loser” – The Eels
8. “The Mountain” – Heartless Bastards
9. “Secret Plans” – Eagles of Death Metal
10. “Fit, But You Know It” – The Streets

The season finale. It’s hard to believe season 5 is over, isn’t it?

This week, we talk about the imploding economy, wallets with teeth, the finer points of kangaroo boxing, and my impending trip to the Game Developer’s Conference.

The next show will be on April 7.

Songs Played:

1. “Sixteen Tons” – Eels
2. “Requiem” – Foo Fighters
3. “This Devil’s Workday” – Modest Mouse
4. “Heart On” – Eagles of Death Metal
5. “Last Love Song for Now” – Okkervil River
6. “Stay Loose” – Belle & Sebastian
7. “What About Everything?” – Carbon Leaf
8. “The New Pollution” – Beck
9. “Mistakes” – Shearwater
10. “Bang and Blame” – R.E.M.
11. “Sowing Season (Yeah)” – Brand New
12. “Mountain Laurel” – Shearwater
13. “If Only” – Queens of the Stone Age

A broken stream cannot stop the Don’t Tree. In fact, it just made me stronger than ever. This week, we talk about topless baristas, dead radio legends, poorly conceived products, and entertaining yourself during a recession.

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Songs Played:

1. “I’m Designer” – Queens of the Stone Age
2. “I’m Your Torpedo”  – Eagles of Death Metal
3. “Fly Trapped in a Jar” – Modest Mouse
4. “Via Chicago” – Wilco
5. “Old Shit/New Shit” – Eels
6. “Military Clothes” – Shearwater
7. “Prodigal Son” – Rolling Stones
8. “Bone Broke” – White Stripes
9. “Cancel the Party” – Julie Doiron
10. “Hey Pretty” – Poe
11. “Pinch Me” – Barenaked Ladies
12. “Apartment Story” – The National
13. “Aurora” – Foo Fighters

This week, we talk about the economy, the Academy Awards, the DICE Conference, and other things of note and interest.

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Songs Played:

1. “Ice Cream Man” – Tom Waits
2. “Solo Flights” – Eagles of Death Metal
3. “Jehova’s Witness” – Eels
4. “Love to a Monster” – Okkervil River
5. “Thirteen” – Big Star
6. “The World at Large” – Modest Mouse
7. “Idioteque” – Radiohead
8. “Get Innocuous” – LCD Soundsystem
9. “Midnight in Her Eyes” – Black Keys
10. “Run Through the Jungle” – Creedence Clearwater Revival
11. “Annelise” – Magnolia Mountain
12. “Century Eyes” – Shearwater
13. “I Am Trying to Break Your Heart (Live)” – Wilco