Yay! Sounds like a good show.

Edit: Spoiler Alert: It is!

Cool Rock Band 3.. Can't wait for the keyboard

WHOO!! Day early!! AND Rock Band 3 with a side order of ass-tracking.

(I'm typing this as the show goes on. Sorry if it looks wierd)

I'm more excited for Guitar Hero: WoR than Rock Band 3, but the Harmonix guys are pretty funny.

Annette > Miller apparently. At least at dancing.

Heh, Meagan owned you guys.

Man, I really, REALLY wanna play Limbo, despite it's minor flaws.

Limbo boy is the Fav? Eyyyyy. And Silly Jeff, Haley Joel Osmond is Sora.

Other Jeff XD You guys should call him that from now on.

If I had Xbox Live and some friends who like Castlevania, I would love to play the 6 player Castlevania HD. I have OG cred.

I think it was best that they changed Tomb Raider a bit. Uncharted stole Lara's platforming thunder.

Yes, the segement I most wanted to hear, Reader Mailbag!

XD The White Snoop Dog, you guys read that forum post!

I feel your pain Ben, I fall down the stairs a lot too.

I wouldn't mind talking to my Vaulter in New Vegas. That'd be a nice reference :)

Reiner, I bet you $5 that the next cover will be Elder Scrolls V.

This summer is better than previous ones, but it's still pretty dry considering Fall/Winter has SO much more.

I'm also looking forward to Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions

I really want DC Universe to be good :(

Great show guys! :)

wish i had an xbox to play castlevania hd

The Halo fans are going to upgrade from hate mail to catapulted furniture from what was heard here!

And yeah, there were a few games in summer that did well, but I always feel like there could be more.

I am still stuck on a puzzle in Limbo, and it is driving me crazy!  Other than that, it's a pretty cool game I think.

Nice podcast guys, but it cuts off :(

For the gamers!

Rockband 3 is going to be amazing I think, I can play expert okay, but I really want to learn how to play pro mode.

I wanna play the lara croft game, but I think I really want to play monday night combat. Only playing it on monday's would suck though. lol.

Good show, thanks guys. I definitely agree with each review of the XBLA Summer releases. I've bought Limbo and beaten it and started Castlevania, played some Hydro Thunder at a friends house. I honestly wish I'd skipped Castlevania and just went with Hydro Thunder, I have fond memories of the arcade port from the N64 days.

Is anyone else frustrated with the zoom mechanic in Castlevania? I don't like the lack of control, and as I said in another post, I like the idea of surprise in my Castlevania/Metroid games. Seeing a boss chillin out and waiting to be killed kind of lowers the epic level of the battle.

"He's received the highest commendations for bravery. Countless decorations for honor and selflessness. But Master Chief's greatest achievement reaches far beyond what any medal could ever hope to commemorate. For the men and women of the 26th Century, he is a human embodiment of possibility, the last Spartan standing against an angry tide. This strength of spirit is forged through his legend. Jericho VII. The Battle of Reach. High Charity. Tales rife with sacrifice and courage. Tales that grow, flourish, and inspire. And while he shapes his own history, he in turn shapes the history of all who follow. For no matter what horrors are released upon the day, they cannot match the reply of soldiers emboldened with his spirit, an army of Master Chiefs unto themselves. A hero need not speak. When he is gone, the world will speak for him."

The end didn't cut off for me. Great show! Can't wait for Rock Band 3.

That was an awesome podcast! Two subjects I was really interested in were the focus, Harmonix and Summer of Arcade, and the Reader Mailbag was pretty neat too. Thank you for answering my questions on Comic Jumper. It is frustrating being really excited for downloadable games because they do get less coverage than the big AAA titles. I'm really excited for the manga style too because it is the one they have covered the least but with what little they have shown it just seems to be so fresh and hilarious when compared to the others. I think the four styles will keep the game moving at a better pace than their last title, Splosion Man, which became kind of repetitive by the end. Splosion Man was very lengthy so that's why I was curious about the length of each comic.

Backtracking a bit, I've felt like this Summer of Arcade has been a bit of letdown. Past Summers have had like one or two uber awesome games (like you mentioned Braid and Shadow Complex) and then a solid game or two. This year seems to be just a bunch of solid titles thus far making it seem anitclimatic. I thought Limbo for example, while indeed cool, was a tad disappointing. I was expecting another Braid in terms of excellence, but the game was too short and felt largely unfulfilling in terms of difficulty and its conclusion. I'm hopeful again for Guardian of Light which could be the savior of this Summer of Arcade. At the very least however, we have Scott Pilgrim vs the World (the game) to look forward to after the Summer of Arcade's conclusion. That game looks amazing.

Good podcast. Been ages since I listened to one.

I am a tad upset you guys picked the worst, most boring of my four questions, though.

I love, love, love when you guys bring in development teams to be on the show.  People kept talking about the death of the music game genre, but it goes to show you that when you innovate (like Harmonix) you will always generate excitement and sales.  When all you do is iterate (like Activision) you, often quickly, kill enthusiasm and sales.

Woot question got answered, I feel proud XD.

Hmmm, nothing I really asked about. As excited I am about Rock Band 3, I don't really care to hear more about it.

Love the Duck Tails music at the end...

You guys weren't kidding about setting up that webcam on the stairs right? Sounds like something I would definitely watch during lunch :P so set it up!