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Hey Cheapyd and Wombat,

what are your top 5 films Of 2007 so far?

First, I really enjoy you guys and your show. Your great chemistry together makes for a very entertaining podcast. I about "busted a nut" when you started bashing on Katie Couric. Actually, I think a weekly bashing of her on the CagCast would be very therapeutic.

I already own an XBOX 360, but I really like some of the games coming out on the PS3. (Heavenly Sword, Uncharted, etc) I have never owned a Playstation 2, so by gettin the PS3 I would open myself to a ton of PS2 games I have never played, for example---God of War which I recently played . So my question is... when do you think there may be another price drop on the 80 gig...I don't want the "40 gig because it is not backward compatible. And I inevitably as soon as I buy it, it will drop in price.
Example: XBOX 360 recent price drop.

Just wanted your thoughts! Again, love the show and keep up the good work!



Thanks,
Tini1485

cheapy

what is with all of the ign bashing. ign is both informative and entertaining. they've got a style unlike anybody else.

about the gabe posts, here are the facts.
in gabe's first post about assassins creed, both ign and gamespot were mentioned in the second paragraph. they were actually being bashed for something else. but they were mentioned. he then went on to say that "There are about four or five reviews of the game with scores in the low to mid 7's." and gabe "wanted to tell everyone that these guys were full of shit."

at this point. if gabe is calling out these reviewers for giving them low ratings. these reviewers have every right to fight back. mind you gabe could have just talked up the game and left all the rest out of it. this is why i don't visit penny arcade.

and then in gabe's second post he says, "The sad thing is I wasn't even talking about their review. I was talking about the 7.0 from 1Up." 1up was not mentioned in the first post, unlike ign. he pretends not to even know what ign rated the game. this is bull shit.

was it gabe's hope that he'd be able to hate and not be hated back? and then to play stupid? this is very weak.
why don't you and gabe try focusing your energy on video games and not on hating other video game sites. i'm tired of it.

and as for the rant on ign by Jeff Haynes. the majority of the rant was about the game's failures. and only in the latter part was gabe mentioned. and as for everything that jeff said about gabe. gabe can be quoted as saying that "everything he said there is true."

but i don't care about gabe. i care about you. we're all gamers here.
where's the love.

buttle

Cheapy,

I have more of a general podcasting question. In episode #98 Penny Arcade Sucks, you played a clip from the IGN Podcast Beyond show. It was the part where the guy throws a tantrum about PA.

My question is, did you have to get permission from IGN to use that clip in your show? With podcasting being a relatively new media phenomenon, I'm not sure how all the legal stuff works in that regard and was just curious. Thanks.

So does Nintendo think its funny that a lot of people's Christmases are going to be ruined? I'm just saying this because I've been promising my little sister a Wii sisnce it came out and I still haven't been able to pick one up. I thought things were looking up when I went to my local Best Buy, and just for shits and giggles, asked if they had any in stock. One of the ASSociates there told me "we don't but another store has 65 of them in stock" I was amazed when I heard this and I had him call to make sure. Now I don't know if he did call or not because he gave me a thumbs up and when I got to this other Best Buy - about an hour drive - just to get laughed at. The Wii's that showed up in the computer weren't going to be sold for another three days. It seems like the only way to get a Wii is to pay 600 bucks for the bundle or wait for 10 hours to make it in the store before they sell out.

I noticed in the last couple CAG casts that you (cheapy) has had more pleasent things to say about the PS3, do you think they are finnally becoming a real player in this generation and do you think they will eventually out pace MS? I know I am much happier now that I can buy some good games for it.

Not a question, but a comment...

Regarding the thing about how people go to Penny Arcade specifically for Gabe and Tycho's opinions but don't go to the major review sites for any specific reviewer... this used to be true for me, but I've noticed a change in this now that some reviewers can be heard and seen in podcast form. When you hear them actually talking, you suddenly get a feel for what kind of person they are, and more importantly whether they're similar to you as a gamer.

My favorite videogame podcast is the CAGcast obviously, but as a retro gaming dork who doesn't play many shooters or own a PS3 or 360, I'm not very similar to either of you guys as gamers. So Cheapy, when you dismiss something like Mario Galaxy as no big deal it doesn't really mean anything to me. I'm not saying I get mad at it, I'm just saying I know your opinions will likely have no connection with mine. On the other hand, my (distant) second favorite gaming podcast is 1UP Retronauts, and I do think I have a lot in common with those guys as gamers. As a result, I've found that I put a lot more stock into a review when I see one of those peoples' names in the byline. So if CheapyD says a game is overhyped because of its branding, and Jeremy Parish says a game is ing brilliant, I'm going to believe Jeremy Parish... even though I'd rather be listening to CheapyD's podcast any day of the week.

The future of "game journalism," I think, is to expand further into audio and video media so that readers can "get to know" the writers, and people will start following their favorite game reviewers just like a movie fan would choose to follow someone like Roger Ebert but not some other critic.

In other words, the CAGcast is the future, and IGN can slob on my knob.

I would like to know if there will ever be a godzilla ds autographed giveaway?

How about an update on the CAG website redesign?

Do you think the Atari name is cursed or rather that those seeking the name are only in it 100% for the money which is why they fail.

Cheapy and Wombat,

What are your thoughts on the Jeff Gerstmann/Gamespot controversy? It's hard not to see this as a watershed moment in video game journalism.

As someone who earns his living in publishing, I'm painfully aware of the way the sales side tries to make incursions into the editorial side. I've been fortunate to work with salespeople who have a healthy understanding of the importance of credible journalism and the inviolable separation that must exist between ad and edit. But all it takes is one manager with skewed priorities or a big advertiser with an agenda and suddenly journalistic integrity takes a backseat to profitability.

Don't these people understand? You can always find other advertisers, but it's almost impossible to regain the trust of your readers and your staff once you've sold your soul.

Even though you're a self-proclaimed "C-List" Internet Celebrity, you've made it clear that you'll sell off CAG without hesitation if the right opportunity presented itself.

Unlike other Internet Gaming Sites, CAG feels more like a community (despite recent incidents that may suggest otherwise) and your participation and personal involvement with the podcasts, videos, and posts have made you (and Wombat) as a person synonymous with CAG in general.

My question is, in the event this ever happens, would you ever continue a figurehead role as Head Cheap Ass to continue the CAGcasts and such? Would Wombat stay on whether you do or not?

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Cheapy, I made a beautiful CheapyD goaste picture and I'd be honored if you would use it somewhere:



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Hi Guys,

I wanted to second Destro713's comments about the name behind the review slowly becoming more important with the increasing popularity of podcasts.
I am an avid listener of you guys and the 1up network podcasts. Through consistently hearing (and seeing in the case of 1up) these voices discuss games on a weekly basis, I've become much more interested in the opinions of these individuals rather than the random game reviewer at one of the other popular websites.

Also, you guys even present evidence to support the argument that reviewer's are starting to matter in your own podcast! You are much more interested in hearing opinions from the penny-arcade, destructoid, joystiq, kotaku, etc. guys than those of other websites. (despite the fact that you know them in person). Also, look at Wombat... his new position at UGO is the result of the popularity of his personality and the esteem in which the larger gaming community holds his opinions. UGO's gaming site would not have seen the recent boost in popualrity if they had hired some random dude off the street.

I think that "Roger Ebert(s)"of gaming are slowly emerging and you guys - Cheapy & Wombat - are establishing yourselves as two of the best.

Keep up the great work!

hey cheapy d and wombat. i love arcade shooters like time crisis and i own and xbox 360 i was wondering if you guys knew of any games like this that are coming out for the 360. also do you know if time crisis 4 is coming out for the 360 or is it ps3 exclusive.

I'm just listening to the IGN PS3 podcast. Man... if that wasn't the weakest semi apology I've ever heard. It sounded to me like they are just back-peddling because no one in the community seemed to agreed with them. Did anyone one of you listen to this, they began their show with it:

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/839/839073p1.html

Any comments, Cheapy?

so. . .
what are your thoughts on the jeff gerstmann firing? i think something should be said about the integrity of jeff. over and over again we're told to never trust reviews from any of those big video game sites. but we never see any actual evidence of their wrongdoing. obviously this story makes gamespot look very bad. and the video game community as a whole looks bad as well.
but this story is only evidence that reviewers, even from those big sites, can still have integrity and give a true review.

Cheapy -

You may have already answered this before but...

How do the Call of Duty games fare in Japan? The previous ones were all WW2 games, which I presume is not a very popular subject over there. Were they released in Japan at all? Is the new one out? If so, does being the fourth in a (presumably) unpopular franchise hurt sales?