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I didn’t have this info yet at the time of recording the latest show, but Gametap did see some releases this week. Are you ready to be John Romero’s bitch all over again?

• Daikatana (PC) – What was meant to be the most ambitious shooter of all time turned out to be a whole bunch of poorly executed features. Consider this one worth checking out purely for historical purposes.
• Infernal (PC) – This third person action game wasn’t actually terrible judging by the demo I played a few months back. Heaven and hell are fighting again, and you’re in the middle of it.
• Blast Miner (PC) – Some sort of indie puzzle title. I got nothing.
• Morning’s Wrath (PC) – Another Gametap indie title. I guess this is some sort of Diablo clone.
• Startopia (PC) – It’s like Simcity in space! A lot of people say that this game also seems like it could have been an inspiration for Viva Piñata. That would make it Viva Piñata in space!

Have fun, all you Gametappers. Incidentally, I’m Ajguy on Gametap as well, so feel free to drop me a line.

– Ajguy

I got my token, downloaded the beta, and just played it til I reached level 11. To give you an idea of how awesome this game is, let me give you a brief rundown of the last round I played.

Team deathmatch, first to 750 (one kill is 10 points). Our team is down about 690 – 710. I just scored my fifth kill. Using the UAV I sent out, I notice that all the enemies on the map are congregating in one area. I rain down an airstrike on them. We are now up 730 – 710. I call in a helicopter, shoot a guy in the face, and as I’m lying of the floor injured and desperately firing with my pistol, the helicopter clips a guy for the win! One of the most exhilarating moments I’ve ever experienced in multiplayer gaming.

If you didn’t get in the beta, and they start taking people in via pre-orders, go pre-order the game! If my time with it tonight is any indication, this game is going to be awesome!

– Ajguy

I just returned from a screening The King of Kong. I plan on speaking about the movie at length on this week’s show, but if you consider yourself a gamer you must see this movie. It’s in limited release, but more locations are added every week it seems. Check out the official website I linked to above to see if it’s playing near you.

– Ajguy

The iTunes Music Store has seen fit to approve our show. You can click the link to the right to load up the page and subscribe via iTunes. Have fun.

– Ajguy

I beat Final Fantasy IV the other day, so I’ll be able to discuss it on the next podcast. I also started Final Fantasy V, so I may talk about that a bit as well.

What really excites me is that I was able to find a new copy of MegaMan Powered Up for the PSP the other day. I’ve been looking for this remake of the original MegaMan for ages, but it has eluded for almost a year. Now it is mine, and soon I will enjoy it’s robust level editor and destroy the two new robot master.

I’ve also been playing more of the Call of Duty 4 beta, which Ajguy wasn’t able to get into. He called me to cry about his lack of fortune, but I had to hang up on him. Shooting down those enemy helicopters requires concentration.

– Mike

As mentioned in this week’s show, one of the Virtual Console releases on the Wii is a Turbo Graphics 16 game called Neutopia. Based on the description of the game, we found it to sound suspiciously like a certain famous Nintendo IP that features a young elf dressed in green. According to the Neutopia Wikipedia article, we’re right.

– Ajguy