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The full regular crew returns after taking three months off to discuss what the hell they have been playing during their podcast vacation, talk about handheld gaming and discuss the new Team Fortress 2 content.

The music during the first break is made by LSD and Shnabubula and is called In the Beginning There Was Jazz. You can find more of LSD and Shnabubula's work on Overclocked Remix (ocremix.org).

I've never been shy about my dislike for my boss (Curt, as I like to call him). In fact, shortly after I started with my position, a coworker and I invented a game called Keep Away From Curt. The goal of the game was to avoid contact with Curt for as long as possible. The person able to hold out the longest wins.

Before now, the longest streak on record was 2 days, 3 hours with no calls or e-mails or awkward cubicle visits.

As of now, the new record is:

21 days without a single spoken word to me
36 days without a single e-mail to me

This week the full GNN podcast crew discusses the glory that is Half-Life 2. We discuss our love for it, our hate for it and then proceed to kiss Gabe Newell's ass. Well, not really. But zk sure would like to.

Spoilerfreaks beware: we don't really spoil anything about the HL2/Episode 1 plot, but there are some minor episode 2 spoilers after 30 minutes.

Densy, Demios and ThunderClaw discuss the use of DS Flash Cards, and get into an epic brawl on the upcoming Smash Bros game for the Wii. Meanwhile, Densy cries and extends the finger to Europe.

The music during the break is made by Adhesive_Boy and is called Braving The Flames. You can find more of Adhesive_Boy 's work on Overclocked Remix (ocremix.org).

This week Densy, Demios, ThunderClaw and zk are joined by Austin (also known as Captain Nipplebeards) to talk about the new guest characters in Soul Calibur 4, why we are looking forward more XBLA and Virtual Console titles than 'regular' game releases, and discuss Gunstar Heroes for the I-hate-you-if-you-haven't-played-this-game segment.

The music during the break is made by 6955 and is called Museum 1. You can find more of 6955's work on his website.

In this first show of 2008 the regular geeksnotnerds.com podcast crew we start of with a new segment in which we present games you're retarded for not playing, and discuss the consequences of Warner Bros move to Bluray exclusivity.

The music during the break is made by FIDGAF & The Orichalcon and is called Electrion (Guitar Mix). You can find more of FIDGAF & The Orichalcon's work on Overclocked Remix (ocremix.org).

This blog has been a long time in the making -- the original file was dated October 7th. In any event, I'm proud to (finally) present to you: booty's babes, Sexy Geeks v1. The girls were rated on face, body, personality, and brains -- combined scores determine the ranking. In the event of ties, ranking was determined by GNN men.

Additional fun details have been added for your amusement. And yes, there will be additional installations with an updated ranking at the end of my list. Feel free to leave suggestions for upcoming lists!

The 1980's is widely considered the golden age of arcade games in the US. The newest games, the best graphics – it could only be found in the arcade. Classics like Pac Man, Donkey Kong, Tempest and Galaga were born in that era. It was also the era that gave us the usage of real video in videogames. Dragon's Lair is the prime example of this development in technology. They are/were often criticized for their lack of interactivity. Why use a linear technology for something that is more or less defined by interactivity?

I keep meaning to write a real blog but life here has just been so crazy! I'm sorry for being a sucky token female blogger -- by now, GNN should be flooded with emo, self-hating posts about shitty bands, declarations of love for Johnny Depp, and recipes for cupcakes nobody will ever make.

In any event, I've been busy. Here's what I've been up to:

1) Travel: Georgia, Pittsburgh, the UK, Berlin, Denmark, Paris, Belgium, Minnesota, Kansas, Missouri, some places more than once...

2) Work: Still sucks...

In this weeks release Densy, Demios and ThunderClaw discuss their best gaming experiences of this year. Also included is what might be the worst Wii experience of this year and some amazing time-traveling antics.