Xbox 360 Fancast 077 -- Feudin'

by Richard Mitchell { Jul 28th 2008 at 4:15PM }

Now that E3 is long gone and we've had a week off to rest, the Fancast is back in full force. Okay, so it's almost back in full force. Unfortunately, Xav couldn't make it for this episode. That's okay, because he probably would have been totally jealous of the rest of the crew talking about all the awesome stuff they did at E3 anyway. That is what we do, by the way. This episode is a wrap-up of our E3 coverage. We talk about the games we played, the events we witnessed and we all pick our personal favorite games of the show.

Oh, and Dustin also picks a fight with Justin McElroy of the Joystiq podcast. Let the feud begin.

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Hosts: Richard Mitchell (SenseiRAM), Dustin Burg (SuperDunners), Alexander Sliwinski (Sli Xander)

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Music: Intro/Outro: "Electromooq" by Uma Floresta.

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Peter Barkley @ Jul 28th 2008 4:21PM

Yay, thanks guys, too bad its at the end of the day, will have to wait for tomorrow.

Muffin_man @ Jul 28th 2008 4:34PM

I know how to fix your audio problem Rich. Double click the volume icon and set it to mute. This stops mic playback and won't actually mute your microphone.

If the microphone option isn't showing you have to click the options menu, click properties and make sure the microphone box is checked.

Dustin Burg @ Jul 28th 2008 4:35PM

saved by the muffin!

joey @ Jul 28th 2008 4:37PM

Richard said he has a MacBook Pro

StLouisRibs7734 @ Jul 28th 2008 4:41PM

Dustin, you loook a lot like Mr. Bleszinski.

Muffin_man @ Jul 28th 2008 4:47PM

A mac? Well there's your problem. . . And I can't believe Dustin can't play PC FPS :P

Aero @ Jul 28th 2008 4:42PM

I heard Justin dissing Dustin in one of the Joystiq podcasts, is this feud in retaliation to that or something else?

Dustin Burg @ Jul 28th 2008 4:47PM

you better believe it ;)

StLouisRibs7734 @ Jul 28th 2008 5:01PM

Chris Grant: You know that berg guy that killed his own teammate?
Justin: Never heard of him!
Dustin: MUST...KILL...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dustin_Berg

DaMan09 @ Jul 28th 2008 6:05PM

More info about X3F staff.

http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:%20/2008/07/28/aol-cutbacks-will-affect-fellow-game-blogs-ps3-and-xbox-360-fanboy/

and

http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/24/aol-makes-big-budget-cuts-across-blogs/

Aero @ Jul 28th 2008 7:05PM

So reducing the number of posts means they are only allowed one username now?

joey @ Jul 29th 2008 12:14AM

I had a hunch that Joystiq has to approve some of the posts now.

Urza @ Jul 29th 2008 12:20AM

Hmm this doesn't sound good at all. Anyone else think Joystick should focus on the PC, and let the fanboy sites focus on their console.

This'll also have a crazy effect on WoW Insider considering it's like.. well, are there any other good WoW news sites?

Tess @ Jul 29th 2008 7:39AM

I've said it before, but I can't say it enough, it's the team that makes this such a cool site. I'd miss ya an awful lot, so I'm crossing my fingers.

joey @ Jul 28th 2008 6:55PM

The Joystiq podcast is really boring!

That's some really bad news for Weblogs, inc.
hopefully X3F will still be here come August.

Time for me to start clicking on random ads.

Dustin Burg @ Jul 28th 2008 6:58PM

lol, random ad clicking FTW!

Mauricio @ Jul 28th 2008 7:18PM

yeah, I second that. The Joystiq cast is Really fucking boring. They have no chemistry at all and not to mention one of the guys is a complete dick.

Sorry to hear about Weblogs Inc shafting your guys. Hopefully you guys still stick around even after the site goes down.

Daeketar @ Jul 28th 2008 11:00PM

Wow, this funny feeling just came over me. I just realised that I've done nothing with my life, and want to attend somekind of university, alot. Madly clicking on this banner may give me more information of the subject. I wonder if Marcus will be my lecturer...

Joking aside, this news does concern me alot. I've become attached to the team, and the Podcast has become a very important part of my week (thanks guys).

Good luck, and X3F staff just became my favorite blogger, I think he/it/(they) really care about the community. Yay for awesome people.

R.

Shafnitz @ Jul 28th 2008 6:57PM

Really sad news about the blogs, guys. Hopefully everything works out for you guys.

exkonz @ Jul 28th 2008 7:08PM

Quick note about your comments on the co-op for Too Human:

It's been confirmed that there are NO cut-scenes when playing co-op, it because some of the scenes are interactive and it wouldn't work for co-op play. Also, DD has stated that co-op story was never a concern during design.

T-BoNe254 @ Jul 28th 2008 9:08PM

Fallout 3 looks amazing. (as well as gears 2) but Really?! Fallout 3 having "Bad Graphics" WTF?!

Xav de Matos @ Jul 29th 2008 11:39AM

I think he was just trying to be a douchebag as part of the "versus justin" thing.

Fallout 3 looks stellar.

Neuromancer @ Jul 29th 2008 12:53PM

OK but that's kind of a dick move to call out a good game like that. Graphics from 1992?!

If it were me I'd apologize to the hard working people Bethesdasoft. Just sayin'.

Richard Mitchell @ Jul 29th 2008 1:50PM

It's all in good fun guys...

ZEBRA NINER @ Jul 29th 2008 2:20PM

Hahaha! It was a joke. The internet has no sense of humor. That being said, Fallout 3 is on the same level graphically as Pong. ;)

Dustin Burg @ Jul 29th 2008 4:24PM

Okay, time for a group hug guys, because we were all just joking around. Fallout 3 is not gorgeous by any means, but for Bethesda/Oblivion/Fallout/RPG lovers the prettiness factor isn't that big of a deal.

True, I'm not a big fan of RPGs and kinda lost interest in Fallout 3 after seeing it, but I don't think it's the scum of the gaming world and has my respect for filling the RPG gaming void that it does. Hell, it gets my respect for attracting the legions of fans it already has. The "intense" Fallout 3 Fancast hating was all in jest and part of the Justin joking around. Mmkay?

Now, hug it out and get back to gaming. :D

AMarine @ Jul 28th 2008 10:15PM

w00t @ e3 Meet and Greet reference!

Nathan Lane @ Jul 28th 2008 11:39PM

Alexander, I'm sorry I put you on the youtubes.
It just seemed very epic at the time.
Want me to take that down? Its no biggie.

Richard Mitchell @ Jul 29th 2008 11:03AM

You are not allowed to take that video down ... EVER.

Danny @ Jul 29th 2008 11:37AM

i must have the link to this video

Richard Mitchell @ Jul 29th 2008 12:28PM

http://youtube.com/watch?v=-YpG2reQUUM

Arnon @ Jul 29th 2008 1:23AM

I want Fable 2 ._. After hearing about how you can get STDs and spread them throughout the game.. it made people hyped up even more XD

Neuromancer @ Jul 29th 2008 12:53PM

Just like in real life!

Baligouxji @ Jul 29th 2008 2:20AM

Concerning Too Human's Co-op: I think it was very intentional to leave the story out. I think SK designed it so that players would farm certain levels to fight certain bosses or gain level specific loot and what not. If you're going through the story, but want to play the levels out of order.... how do you do that? Or... if you're attempting a run on a certain boss, would you want to have to play every thing before that point just to get the item you want?

Also I really hope AOL has enough sense to keep my favorite video game news source/blog up and running for as long as video games exist. I wish you guys the best, and I really appreciate the X3F Staff posts since it's above and beyond what most people would do at other jobs in the same situation.

timeslip74 @ Jul 29th 2008 3:56AM

Where was dustins rant about all the halo goodness being pulled from the press conference!!!!!! been looking forward to hearing it since i heard it was pulled - And not even a mention!!!! poor show Dustin

shaun watters @ Jul 29th 2008 3:57AM

Where was dustins rant about all the halo goodness being pulled from
the press conference!!!!!! been looking forward to hearing it since i
heard it was pulled - And not even a mention!!!! poor show Dustin

Chase @ Jul 29th 2008 4:19AM

Sorry Dustin, but Justin is Jesus. He is infallible. He is the cowboy that our mothers warned us about becoming. He is the Alpha and Omega.

Blueberry Muffin Tops > Gears of War > Halo 3

THE END

Richard Mitchell @ Jul 29th 2008 11:06AM

I felt the same way about Justin ... until I learned that he eats puppies ... exclusively.

Christopher Grant @ Jul 29th 2008 11:07AM

I believe, to quote Mr. McElroy, he's "the Alpha and the Yo-Mega."

Danny @ Jul 29th 2008 11:37AM

hey are you guys going to set up a feed for the enhanced podcast becuase i love the enhancedness but it's far to tedious for me to download it manually.

Keep up the great work love the podcast and the web site. it's to bad to hear that aol is jiping you guys money for you great work.

Richard Mitchell @ Jul 29th 2008 1:52PM

I'd like to set up a feed for the enhanced cast. It's taken a backseat lately. I'll see if I can't get someone around here to make it work...

Danny @ Jul 29th 2008 1:57PM

ok thanks for the update i'll look for it

Nathan Lane @ Jul 29th 2008 6:49PM

I'd love to have a feed for the advanced enhanced cast.
The normal one goes nuts when I try to rewind or fast forward on my iPod.
And did anyone else in California feel that quake? That was a biggin'. (my HD TV shook more than I'd like)

And I will never ever take down the video of Alexander.

Justsilver @ Jul 30th 2008 5:21PM

Keyboard and mouse is over rated. I know it is great for some games but in this day and age and the requierments of games on pc. The console is the way to go.

L4MB @ Jul 30th 2008 8:14PM

so it seems like everyone is feuding this week. Dustin has his thing with that Macelroy guy, and the fellows over at sarcastic gamer are also calling out a few people. must be that time of year, post-E3 gets to everyone.

cody @ Jul 31st 2008 2:14AM

Who are they fueding with? I was listening to the cagcast the other day and cheapyd was saying stephen totillo from mtv multiplayer was acting like a dick.

Puppy Kisses @ Jul 31st 2008 5:00PM

I've been listening to the show for a while now, but this episode was my last. Dustin Burg's fanboy devotion to only 2 games limits his ability to objectively discuss any topic whatsoever. I think Justin McElroy was right to call him out on his offhanded comment about Fallout 3 being merely Oblivion with guns. Maybe it is maybe it isn't, but that sort of shallow snap judgment cements the fact that he is incapable of anything even resembling journalism. Instead he merely gushes over the latest adventures of Space Marines in a never-ending cavalcade of drool. I hop he gets picked up by Epic or Bungie, as they seem the only places his passions would be put to any reasonable use at all.

I just can't take it anymore, he's a broken record on every episode. Perhaps he could just be replaced with sound bites from his previous musings on all things Halo and Gears.