We had a plan for this episode, but then it fell apart.  In it’s place we picked up Scott of I Thought They Smelled Bad on the Outside and Back Seat Quickies fame and talked games and the fate of E3.

Jonathan discusses his trouble getting into God of War: Ghost of Sparta.  Alex geeks out about controlling his Xbox from his iPod.  Sam rages against the obtuseness of Max Payne 3.  Scott wishes he had nuke tanks in Anomaly Warzone.

Regarding E3, Jonathan wishes it would focus or die.  Alex holds that you can’t change it, so you might as well revel in it.  Sam and Scott seem to have more reasonable opinions.

Finally, we end the show with an impromptu Wingman.  Say you have five minutes to come up with a podcast topic and guest host; which video game character do you grab off the internet?

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Business:  Jonathan’s going to miss Gen Con this year, because employment trumps gaming.  Sam will be attending, though, so WotG will still have a presence.

Games Jonathan Played:

• The Walking Dead – an interesting, if cel-shaded, take on zombies and point-and-click adventures.
• Dragon’s Dogma – what Alex thought about Skyrim, Jonathan thinks about Dragon’s Dogma.
• New World Colony – Catan crossed with Risk, and Jonathan’s impressed.

Games Alex Played:

• Crusader Kings 2 – well worth the sale price, maybe not so good at full price.

Games Sam Played:

• Max Payne 3 – once you accept what Max is laying down, the game gets good.
• Ghost Recon: Future Soldier – hear what happens when your pitted against you buddies.

E3 Time: We discuss the good and bad of the Big 3 press conferences, throw in some publisher smack talk for good measure, and lay bare just how bad we are at making predictions.

Next week, we’ve got two, count ‘em! TWO! people on the show who actually attended E3, one of whom is pulling a Jack Kerouac and going on the road, but for games instead of drugs.

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Ads in games!

Among the Sleep!

Frivolous lawsuit dropped!

Jonathan plays SkullPogo!

Hemisphere‘s breaks Sam’s brain!

Alex enjoys Dragon’s Dogma!

Sam and Alex recon Ghosts!

Max Payne is dark!

E3 Predictions get ridiculous!

See you next week!

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New week, new podcast.  Let’s do this!

Headlines!

• Game Informer debuts a new game on their podcast.  It sounds suspiciously similar to a WotG classic.
• Alex has one less reason to buy a PS3 now.
• The Liesure Suit Larry remake/reboot/upgrade/whatever has been successfully Kickstarted.
• Adam Sessler has left G4.  One host is happy, one is disappointed, one has never heard of the man.

Games!

• Sam has one game this week, and plays coy ’til the end, so here’s a spoiler: it’s Mass Effect 3.
• Alex gives us the lowdown on the Ghost Recon Future Soldier beta, and gripes about tutorials in Warhammer: Battle March.
• Jonathan breaks down why he didn’t enjoy Syndicate, why he really enjoyed BlazBlue Continuum Shift Extend, and why he’s looking forward to trying recipes from Gourmet Gaming.

Finally, we have a brief topic inspired by the announcement of the Arkham City Game of the Year edition.  Are GotY editions good or bad?  Are they simply enticing collections for people who weren’t interested the first time around, or are they a slap in the face to every early adopter?

Let us know what you think below!  Next week, the future of the podcast!

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