Xbox 360 Fancast 079 -- Ah, Euphemisms

Posted Aug 11th 2008 5:30PM by Richard Mitchell
Filed under: Podcasts

We are, perhaps, belaboring the point now, but we really like Braid. Some of us like it more than others -- maybe even to an unhealthy degree -- but we all agree that it's a pretty wonderful game. But it wouldn't be a Fancast if all we did was gush about Braid (at least that what everyone told me when I wouldn't shut up about it), so we cover the usual gamut of Xbox 360 news and welcome back our long lost "Best Comment of the Week" feature. We'll give you a hint: the name of the feature is ironic.

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Ben Heck takes apart 60 gig Xbox 360
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Left 4 Dead remains 360 and PC only

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)

8-11-2008 @ 5:44PM

StLouisRibs7734 said...

meh, more braid?
too much talk about that game

8-11-2008 @ 5:52PM

offday said...

I swear you guys have the biggest crush on Dustin. I'd get out while you can dude.

8-11-2008 @ 6:00PM

Richard Mitchell said...

He's just the one that people make all the Photoshops of. If anything, our *fans* have a crush on him :)

8-12-2008 @ 10:12AM

Tyr1n said...

i must have been really late listening to the last podcast (as i JUST finished listening to it at worK)

http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/8370/dustinminiwheatsdu0.jpg

here's my image, i feel i wasted my time now :-(

8-11-2008 @ 6:01PM

Graham said...

First time I've ever laughed out loud while listening to this show. Bravo, Richard. Bravo.

8-11-2008 @ 6:11PM

Richard Mitchell said...

Happy to oblige :)

8-11-2008 @ 6:04PM

AMarine said...

ok, i'm probobly gonna get flamed BUT:

i played the demo of braid... it was meh... i didnt HATE it didnt LOVE it.... I was thinking about buying it, then remembered it was 1200 and decided not to.

There's my 2 cents

8-11-2008 @ 6:15PM

Arnon said...

Nah, you wont get flamed at all.. Braid is a game that only has 2 sides to it..

You either absolutely love it..

Or it's just another game.

8-11-2008 @ 6:17PM

AMarine said...

lol i was talking more about when Richard sees this

8-11-2008 @ 6:17PM

ZenGaijin said...

Be careful apparently not liking Braid makes you a puppy kicker, frisbee roofer & and an overall horrible person.

8-11-2008 @ 6:32PM

Arnon said...

Yeah man. He wont flame you. He already stated in some earlier blog that he respects everyone's opinions.

8-11-2008 @ 6:15PM

Arnon said...

These fancasts are 1 in a million.. Thanks for all the awesome news and blogging guys.

8-11-2008 @ 6:26PM

Graham said...

Is the show supposed to end during the Brett Favre news? Anyone else having this issue?

8-11-2008 @ 6:47PM

Shafnitz said...

Mine dies at the same spot...

8-11-2008 @ 6:56PM

Shafnitz said...

Although it's only playing for about 40 minutes, iTunes is distorting the time so it looks like it's going for the full 1:24... I've tried the iTunes feed, the MP3 feed, and downloading the MP3 directly. All have the same problem. The AAC seems to be OK, though.

8-11-2008 @ 7:20PM

Richard Mitchell said...

I don't know what's going on, I'll try to re-upload the file.

8-11-2008 @ 7:52PM

Richard Mitchell said...

Okay, I'm deleting it from our server and completely re-uploading. Hopefully be fixed in half hour or so.

8-11-2008 @ 8:43PM

Richard Mitchell said...

I *think* it's fixed. Anyone who downloaded from iTunes should re-download. I just re-uploaded the same file with a slightly different name. I've managed to listen to the whole thing, so I think it's okay now.

8-11-2008 @ 6:27PM

AMarine said...

Btw, does anyone know the quality of the lancer?

8-11-2008 @ 6:31PM

el sworodo said...

anyone elses cut out about 40 minutes in?

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