Dude, that Detective Dee flick is pretty awesome. Fire beetles!!!

Thurman burger does not look bad. Tempted to make the three hour drive to Columbus.

http://www.thethurmancafe.com/menus/

Yayyyyy new CAGcast!

First Position is $7 on Amazon...........WTF?

Pictures of said burgers please.

Just want to say that there are lots of linux versions that are very easy to use. I think ubuntu is a lot more intuitive than windows. Unfortunately, there's not much gaming for Linux platforms.

I think Windows 8 will not be as popular as 7 but not necessarily a disaster. The reason why I am not looking forward to Win 8 is because of the Metro Interface. Instead of booting up to your desktop you boot up to a cruddy interface that looks just like a Windows phone. You can go back to your normal desktop but when ever you hit the start button it will bring you back to that interface unless you disable it in the registry (in the build that I last used).

Here is an image of what your computer will boot to in Windows 8: http://www.webmonkey.com/wp-content/...in8chrome1.jpg

Cheapy's story about the kid on the subway reminded me about Dave Chappelle's great bit about being held hostage by a public transit masturbator.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4anV7For04I

Cheapy carries a napsack? Is that like a Jerry Seinfeld European carry-all or are we talking about a fannie pack. Are these common in Japan?

Hey, Cheapy. GiantBomb did a great quick look of Sleeping Dogs, if you are interested..

http://www.youtube.com/user/TheRealG...ature=g-high-u

I had some Amazon credit, so I watched First Position...You were right, I was very skeptical at first, but also pleasantly surprised as it went on. Great recommendation.

Awesome podcast as usual, guys. Thank you!

Don't wait too long to see TDKR or you're bound to get spoiled somewhere online.

CheapyD,

Gabe Newell's comments need some explantation because when I out of context, they seem kind of crazy.

So Windows 8 is essentially an Tablet OS, it's not like with OS X where they're gradually making the margins between OS X and iOS smaller (what I think is the right thing to do). It's going to make Windows look like your Windows phone that you don't own and your Xbox who's interface you detest. When he says manufactures will stop making them, he means desktop PC's because Windows 8 is going to be ing awful on a laptop and a desktop. It's an OS designed for touch, and with a mouse and keyboard, that's not going to go down well. I work in IT Enterprise, and everyone refuses to switch, and it's not just a matter of price (we switched to Win7 at release) it's a matter of faith. I believe we'll see Windows 9 in less than two years simply because of the 'catastrophe' that will be Windows 8. This is the biggest shift in consumer PC's since Windows 95, and people will hate it. Just you wait.

Cheapy,

Perhaps you can't view the image links of the Thurman burger due to Japan having banned importing beef and all beef products including JPEG files of tasty american hamburgers so I've posted a few google image links:





PS: Columbus Ohio is known as "cowtown usa" and the big thing to do when you cheer the Columbus Clippers AAA baseball team is to ring cowbells that the fans bring to the games. This translates into Columbus having a ton of great burger joints.

I had never seen these before, but they're very good.

Originally Posted by jms493 First Position is $7 on Amazon...........WTF?

It isn't your normal 'in theaters, then leaves theaters, now on video' sort of situation. It's more of a 'limited release' sort of situation and they've gone ahead and made it available for rent. It's all a bit silly, but that's why the rental costs more than your typical rental.

Originally Posted by io Cheapy - thanks for the recommendation on First Position. My wife and daughter are dance enthusiasts (my daughter has done ballet for a long time and is on the high school dance team) and will probably love this. I'd never heard of it before. Too bad it is not available on Netflix though.

In addition to Amazon and iTunes, 'First Position' is also available for rent via the PlayStation Store in HD for $8 (which is how I watched it).

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Cheapy: "If they had the codes early, and sent me the codes, I probably would have written a review to have it up for launch day."

Less than two minutes later:

"Dyad gave us a code a week before the game came out"


So...I'm looking around the site...where's the Dyad review? Clearly getting a code isn't going to force you into writing a review, which is the reason you should be getting the codes in the first place. Stop complaining about not receiving codes since you clearly aren't using them how the PR would want you to anyway.


EDIT: Also, the banter that came due to the "exceptional 3DS XL" was....exceptional....

Originally Posted by 4thHorseman Cheapy: "If they had the codes early, and sent me the codes, I probably would have written a review to have it up for launch day." Less than two minutes later: "Dyad gave us a code a week before the game came out" So...I'm looking around the site...where's the Dyad review? Clearly getting a code isn't going to force you into writing a review, which is the reason you should be getting the codes in the first place. Stop complaining about not receiving codes since you clearly aren't using them how the PR would want you to anyway. EDIT: Also, the banter that came due to the "exceptional 3DS XL" was....exceptional....

They talked about it on the show though, giving the game advertising. That's all they really want I'm sure.

Originally Posted by thorbahn3 They talked about it on the show though, giving the game advertising. That's all they really want I'm sure.

I have had this conversation with some PR before, the guys I speak to prefer a written review because it is easy to show the client. Yet, on the otherhand one episode of the CAGcast gets more ears than a CAG Blogs review gets eyeballs.

Originally Posted by Wombat I have had this conversation with some PR before, the guys I speak to prefer a written review because it is easy to show the client. Yet, on the otherhand one episode of the CAGcast gets more ears than a CAG Blogs review gets eyeballs.

And on the third hand, you don't like writing reviews.

Originally Posted by Wombat I have had this conversation with some PR before, the guys I speak to prefer a written review because it is easy to show the client. Yet, on the otherhand one episode of the CAGcast gets more ears than a CAG Blogs review gets eyeballs.

Yeah, but how hard is it to do both? Especially when the man making the claim is always at home whappin it to porn.

A written review should be more thought out, less interruptions by comments and questions, and could be even be in the form of a video review showing gameplay. The game, and your opinions to people, would matter more.

At least to me, it comes off as wanting free stuff but not wanting to respect the simple wishes of what PR wants you to do with them. Then God forbid they dont send a code, they may get trashed on longer on the cagcast than time spent talking about the game had they sent one.