We’re back!  We’re on time!  And we’re edited!  Booyah!

Business: We’re going to give the Way of the Game Day another shot.  Lots of options exist: AssBro, AssRev, Saints Row 2 or 3, Space Marine, etc.  Basically, hit up StingRay02, Mollarom, or Neosect on Xbox Live on Sunday, 11/27, and we’ll add you to the party and play something.

In other news, we’re also looking for audio clips with your thoughts about Skyrim.  None of the hosts will be playing anytime soon, so if you are, we want to know what you think.  Call us at (203) 794-4263 (or use the “Call Me” button on the sidebar to avoid long distance charges), or send an MP3 to feedback@thewayofthegame.net.

In the games banter, Jonathan talks about why he sent back Driver San Francisco and why NHL 12 has gotten its hooks into him.  Alex gives some initial impressions of watching other people play Modern Warfare 3 and talks up the Metal Gear Solid HD Collection.  Sam’s also giving the HD remakes some love in both MGS form and Resident Evil 4.

In the topic, we’re down to two deadly sins, and this week we talk about lust in gaming.  It’s really a walk of shame as Leisure Suit Larry, Custer’s Revenge, and GameCrush get paraded out from the dregs of gaming’s gutters.

Finally, we wrap up with a quick game of Babelfish, against Alex’s protestations.

Next week, the Seven Sins series wraps up!  Hooray!

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To start this episode, The Pimp of the Internet gives us a bit of feedback on episode 87, where we debated the merits of reviewing in a vacuum.

We were going to continue our Seven Sins series this week, but then we realized that we’d played a ton of games over the week that deserved to be talked about, so we skipped the topic and just covered the games.

Before getting into the games, though, Jonathan announces some good news in the form of his grand victory in the Spooky Outhouse Frozen Synapse Tournament.  He took down long-time listener, Smerbev, in an epic series of games to take the title.

This also provides a good point to mention the attempts made to start a Way of the Game tournament.  Calvin the Canadian has graciously offered up a 1600 point Xbox Live card to the winner of the first tournament, but we need to figure out if there’s interest in such a tournament, and we could also use some input on how to run the tournament.  Hit up the forums or leave a comment if you have any thoughts on either subject.

Jonathan:

• Batman: Arkham City (finished)
• Bit.Trip Complete
• Child of Eden
• Driver San Francisco
• Saints Row 2 (finished)

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Resistance 3

Dead Island

Warhammer 40K: Space Marines

Disgaea 4: A Promise Unforgotten

Driver: San Francisco

What’s on your buy list this week?