I think Shipwreck recounting his boat sim adventures should become a weekly segment.

Just got to the part in the CAG cast where you guys talk about Saints Row, and are you guys not concerned with becoming bored with Saints Row? I played the 3rd game and really like it but beat it and was pretty much done, having no real interest in doing some of the more difficult challenges.

And while I liked starting the game and having everything already available I like the sense of progress that comes with upgrading your shit and moving up in the world.

With that said though I really enjoyed Saints Row. I mean, I beat which is a rare thing for me to do nowadays.

Most people give up on their standing desks after a month or so. As for the supposed health benefits, short periods of standing during the day have been shown to be beneficial, but standing for longer has not shown any additional benefit and has it's own risks.

Standing to work has long known to be problematic, it is more tiring, it dramatically increases the risks of carotid atherosclerosis (ninefold) because of the additional load on the circulatory system, and it also increases the risks of varicose veins, so standing all day is unhealthy. The performance of many fine motor skills also is less good when people stand rather than sit. We have tested computer use when sitting and standing in different ways. The problem with standing is that when you raise desk height for keyboard/mouse use you need to also raise screen height above the desk or you get neck flexion. Also, for standing computer work, the computer fixes the person’s posture, there is greater wrist extension and pretty soon people end up leaning which also compromises their wrist posture, thereby increasing the risks of a musculoskeletal disorder like carpal tunnel syndrome.

Alan Hedge, Cornell University

Your best bet is to work out in the middle of the day (or at least walk if your job site has no facilities). Take regular breaks, and make a point to move around. Walk upstairs rather than just go to the nearest coffee machine, etc.

Cheapy, I have to call out your comment concerning specific skills being required to drive a modern supercar (referring to the Forza girls taxi service). There are certain cars that only have manual transmissions with very stiff clutches and lots of power that make driving them a little tougher than a normal car, plus I agree with you when it comes to older Italian cars, but the cars I saw probably had paddle shifters. Any car with paddle shifters has a fully automatic mode making them as easy to drive as any Honda... as long as you don't put foot it in at least.

Originally Posted by demonhellcat Cheapy, I have to call out your comment concerning specific skills being required to drive a modern supercar (referring to the Forza girls taxi service). There are certain cars that only have manual transmissions with very stiff clutches and lots of power that make driving them a little tougher than a normal car, plus I agree with you when it comes to older Italian cars, but the cars I saw probably had paddle shifters. Any car with paddle shifters has a fully automatic mode making them as easy to drive as any Honda... as long as you don't put foot it in at least.

About to make the same post. plus 4wd and launch assist. It is harder to program the gps on those cars than drive them. But what do you expect from cheapyD the only things he knows about cars come from TopGear.

Cheapy's point on cars still stands, when you take safety into account. Do you really want an inexperienced driver behind the wheel of a $200k to $1 mill car? It may be easy to drive under controlled circumstances, but it's also very easy to up in in a big way, like the lambo video earlier.

Also, the giant penny has been around since 1947 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penny_Plunderer). /nerdmode off

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Originally Posted by donkeydrop Most people give up on their standing desks after a month or so. As for the supposed health benefits, short periods of standing during the day have been shown to be beneficial, but standing for longer has not shown any additional benefit and has it's own risks. Alan Hedge, Cornell University Your best bet is to work out in the middle of the day (or at least walk if your job site has no facilities). Take regular breaks, and make a point to move around. Walk upstairs rather than just go to the nearest coffee machine, etc.

I'm really glad you posted about that. I've been hearing about the standing desk trend for about 6 months or so and felt that it was bullshit, but I was still scared by the numbers from various studies. A treadmill desk makes more sense to me but I'm confident my workplace would never spring for one.

Originally Posted by S0LIDARITY I'm really glad you posted about that. I've been hearing about the standing desk trend for about 6 months or so and felt that it was bullshit, but I was still scared by the numbers from various studies. A treadmill desk makes more sense to me but I'm confident my workplace would never spring for one.

I was thinking the same thing earlier. If you're going to stand while doing something at home, why not just walk on a treadmill or get on an exercise bike? You don't have to go crazy with it, I'm sure even at a slow pace it would be better than just standing there.

1. Romance of the Three Kingdom's is a Chinese story. Nobunaga was Japanese.

2. Kinect needs a way to register closed hands so you can "grab" things instead of having to snap to it.

I'm not sure if Wombat was just being smarmy or sarcastic, but Star Wars: The Old Republic will be free-to-play in a few weeks up to a certain level. It was announced at the EA press conference at E3.

PrObably both, but I thought they said they were "looking into it" and nothing was confirmed. But I could be wrong.

I just noticed this text at the top of the page. Maybe time for an update?

CAGcast & CAG Foreplay Video Game Podcasts - On the CAGcast, CheapyD (Tokyo) and Wombat (NYC) discuss industry news, game previews and reviews, deals and shopping, life in Japan, and much more! Join married couple "The Shipwrecks" for CAG Foreplay, where they break down the newest releases, find you the best deals, and discuss what they are or aren't playing.

The big penny did make an appearance in the "Almost Got Em" episode of the old Batman: The Animated series.

I couldn't help but laugh out loud and think of Wombat when I saw the giant penny and dinosaur in LEGO Batman 2. To be fair to Cheapy and Shipwreck though, the only reason I'm aware of these things is because I've been reading the comics. I don't think their presence in the batcave is as common of knowledge as you might think.

Originally Posted by chinoev Two comments about the show. 1. In further defense of Wombat, the giant coin and dinosaur appeared frequently in Batman the Animated Series and Batman Beyond. The Animated Series even had an episode origin episode for the penny where Batman was tied to it by Two Face. Cheapy may have been too old to watch the Animated Series, but I imagine Shipwreck was at the right age to catch that show in it's heyday. 2. Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Dynasty Warriors, Red Cliff, Lu Bu, etc. are all Chinese related. Nobunaga is Japanese.

I was going to make a comment about both of these too. They were shown in the Animated Series and even though I wasn't a big fan of Batman Beyond but I remembered the items were also shown. I think the dinosaur attacked Batman in a Beyond episode. I will admit that only Batman fans/readers of the comics would bring this up.

Cheapy should've known that Nobunaga isn't in the Three Kingdoms. But I guess Koei's to blame because they did Romance of the Three Kingdoms and Nobunaga's Ambition - both are strategy games.

Edit: someone mentioned about the talk about sim games. Didn't Cheapy mention he was playing an airport sim in a recent show? Talking about sim games and even some real time strategy games almost always come out sounding lame because it doesn't come off sounding like they're any fun.

Cheapy - Community, the NBC comedy had a funny episode about foosball.

Originally Posted by Wombat PrObably both, but I thought they said they were "looking into it" and nothing was confirmed. But I could be wrong.

http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/04/st...to-play-update

It was the last thing they talked about during the Star Wars: The Old Republic part of the press conference.

This could've been a nice outro:

We solved the problem that Stack Soap pretends to solve long ago. We have multiple solutions to that problem. What is wrong with you people?

I knew about the T-Rex, but not the penny.

Foosball is awesome, and I am definitely interested to see how this game controls. Someone mentioned Community above. Best show ever, man.

That ship simulator sounds awesome.

Great CAGcast as usual. Keep up the good work!

Wombat laughing as Shipwreck described that the Avengers all had individual balls was a classic Cagcast moment and exactly the reason that your word counts according to game company reps. Regular guys talking about games. If this is the fine banter I can expect in Bullshit Quarterly, I'll pledge to Kickstarter right now.