Xbox 360 Fancast 135 -- Earth: Shattered

by Richard Mitchell { Sep 21st 2009 at 4:25PM }

This show is a doozy, folks. Not only do we go through the normal motions -- news, games, fanmail, etc -- but we do it all while having fun with our new soundboard. And, before all is said and done, we cap the show off with an announcement that will change the show forever. We don't want to oversell it, but this might be the single most important document ever recorded. You should probably download a copy right now.

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Hosts: Richard Mitchell (SenseiRAM), Dustin Burg (SuperDunners), Alexander Sliwinski (Sli Xander), Xav de Matos (Snypz).

Produced by Richard Mitchell

Music: Intro/Outro: "Electromooq" by Uma Floresta. "Keep Your Eyes Ahead" by The Helio Sequence.

For fans: Xbox 360 Fancast Facebook group

News:
Microsoft's Tokyo Game Show lineup exposed
Shadow Complex cheaters will have scores deleted, Gamerscore reset
$399 Modern Warfare 2-themed Xbox 360
No plans for 250GB Xbox drive outside Modern Warfare 2 bundle
Xbox chief Shane Kim steps down, Spencer and Durkin promoted
Zune HD does games: Project Gotham Racing, Audiosurf 'in November'
Xbox 360 802.11n WiFi adapter reviewed by FCC

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

RedSonRising @ Sep 21st 2009 4:48PM

mmm fancast... lil early today too..

Aero @ Sep 21st 2009 4:49PM

Is the announcement that Alexander bought some avatar clothes?

Dustin Burg @ Sep 21st 2009 4:51PM

Not ... quite.

RedSonRising @ Sep 21st 2009 9:39PM

@ Aero

that would make my day. i cant wait for that one hat to hit the avatar marketplace that he cant resist: that podcast will be goldedn. will be. it is inevitable. no one can resist the darkside forever..

Eric H. @ Sep 21st 2009 5:03PM

what was that clip from before the news segment?

Its driving me crazy.

NBA Kirkland @ Sep 21st 2009 5:04PM

I will miss your passion for all things Xbox, sir. Good luck in your future endeavors.

Eric H. @ Sep 21st 2009 5:07PM

Nevermind...it was the witch from Left 4 Dead

Richard Mitchell @ Sep 21st 2009 5:44PM

You are correct sir. Alexander was not happy with that sound.

Ookums Pookums @ Sep 21st 2009 5:53PM

dustin i have lold at your shenanigans and i must say...

you are one silly asshat.

-wizard crotch-

xP O L S K Ix @ Sep 21st 2009 6:19PM

Not to sound like a jerk (love the show) but...

After listening to the past 10 episodes I have one question: Why don't you guys have any interest in Modern Warfare 2? Not even in Call Of Duty 4, all I hear about is Halo 3 and Gears (when your talking about multiplayer games)

Xav de Matos @ Sep 21st 2009 6:26PM

It comes up in news. Dustin is usually playing Gears and Halo, that's why it gets brought up.

I'll talk about it when I play the game.

Richard Mitchell @ Sep 21st 2009 6:30PM

Personally, I'm not big on realistic war shooters. I *really* liked Modern Warfare though, and I played it for quite a while. The truth is I don't really play *any* multiplayer games for an extended period of time.

I'm looking forward to MW2. I know the campaign will be incredible, and I know the multiplayer will be great too.

Just for reference, I don't play Halo 3 anymore and I never even bought Gears 2.

xP O L S K Ix @ Sep 21st 2009 6:57PM

Fair enough.

I guess my Call Of Duty fanboism is shining through, along with my love for multiplayer.

Spending so much time on the xbox.com Modern Warfare 2 forums makes you want to hear every new bit of information that is released to be discussed. (el oh el)

Magic Whiskey @ Sep 21st 2009 9:24PM

Xav and Richard, count me in for some Hardcore Team deathmatch for sure.

SourNotHardcore @ Sep 21st 2009 6:39PM

Awesome break music. Think I found a future favorite band. =]

Gloqwi @ Sep 21st 2009 6:49PM

So wait...after HE dies, what happens to the Fancast art?

Anyway, I will miss him so. He was my favorite!

Magic Whiskey @ Sep 22nd 2009 1:37AM

Don't worry, I thought about that. I'm way ahead of you!

Kurt88 @ Sep 21st 2009 6:58PM

Hey Guys,

I haven't encountered the announcement yet, but it seems like with so many people in the beloved video game journalism industry leaving post for another gig...It's a matter of Who rather then What.

Either way, love the fancast, and I didn't know you guys could get stuff from Sub-Pop! Since this is the case, you guys should play something from Fleet Fox's self-titled debut. I personally like "Tiger Mountain Peasent Song" and think it would be a great song for everyone else to hear.

Also, you guys should play that song from the band M4 that plays at the end of Mass Effect during the credits, I luuuuuuuuuuuvvvvvvvv that song!

joeybeast @ Sep 21st 2009 6:59PM

No real surprised here.

Dustin had like two post in the last 6 months.

Well so long.

DPolski @ Sep 21st 2009 7:03PM

Dustin Burg I give thee a virtual hand shake and best wishes.

Dustin Burg @ Sep 22nd 2009 2:03AM

Virtual handshake right back atcha :)

Disco Ball @ Sep 21st 2009 7:27PM

So my wife goes "Nooooooo, anybody but Dustin!! I'm going back to bed to mourn."

She seems to have taken it pretty hard, I suppose this is because she never got to play Viva Pinata against Dustin yet. who knows?

Best of luck Dustin!

Dustin Burg @ Sep 22nd 2009 2:04AM

Thanks for the kind words and, someday, we shall play in the Viva Pinata garden together.

NukeAssault @ Sep 21st 2009 7:50PM

Dustin NOOOOO! http://colbertnoooooo.ytmnd.com/

='(

Tom @ Sep 21st 2009 8:19PM

Good Luck Dustin, hopefully like in any show, you come back for special guests appearances, especially during sweeps week (E3)! Maybe people will finally know the difference between Alexander and Dustin's voices.

Magic Whiskey @ Sep 21st 2009 8:56PM

Dustin, Xav, Xander and Richard..

You will have some new art for next week. Mostly Dustin.

Sketching like a mofo right NOW!

ThaGator2112 @ Sep 21st 2009 9:40PM

Wow..that's a real shame about Dustin. He was the most entertaining of the group I thought. Well, good luck Dustin with whatever other adventures you get into. Hope to play Gears with you again soon.

Dustin Burg @ Sep 22nd 2009 2:05AM

I promised not ... to ... cry :'(

Jugg4n4ut @ Sep 22nd 2009 2:51AM

this was a sad ending indeed. i will miss your shenaniganz and great times dustin. but now the fancast seems incomplete with only 3 people. do i sense fancast try-outs?

Boff @ Sep 22nd 2009 4:27AM

Goodbye Dustin and best of luck in your future endeavours.

X3F forever!

Duke @ Sep 22nd 2009 7:08AM

Don't go Dustin !!! What are you going to do when you leave ?

emirabal @ Sep 22nd 2009 1:05PM

Man this sucks, i dont agree with any of the opinions of Alexander or Xav, Richard sometimes but i have to say i always sided with Dustin. Also never appreciated all the young jokes they took at you. Those were cheap shots. Gears forever, and ill see you on ODST firefight.

Blaggers @ Sep 22nd 2009 1:06PM

You'll be missed Dustin, I always felt bad for you when Knuckles bullied you :(

avan @ Sep 22nd 2009 1:09PM

Im going to boycot joystiq if Dustin's is gone... -_-

Larry @ Sep 22nd 2009 1:49PM

1. For the wrong hole comment from early in the podcast
http://www.break.com/index/he-puts-it-in-the-wrong-hole.html

2. Boo to Xav and Alexander for hating on the Zune HD.

3. *Bro Hug* to Dustin you will be missed. It is fitting the last Dustin show comes out on the eve of a Halo release.

4. I have the same issue with COD's multiplayer as some of the guys.

PS And with all the last chance talk toward the end made me think of this song...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_l-ecUZWTW4&feature=related

Dustin Burg @ Sep 22nd 2009 2:24PM

Thanks guys, you are all too kind. Much love.

FU_Dustin @ Sep 22nd 2009 4:52PM

I was dropping by to say that Dustin is the most annoying little shit in podcast history, and needs to die.

I guess I'll settle for you leaving.

Northern_Comfort @ Sep 22nd 2009 5:41PM

To FU_Dustin:

F*** you.

kcasey @ Sep 23rd 2009 2:19AM

there's gonna be so much fanmail. choose mine.

Singular Trap @ Sep 23rd 2009 9:59AM

You mentioned the action figure with the purchase of ODST at Toys R Us in the podcast. I brought it home and got it out of its plastic sarcophagus and my son barely just looked at it and both arms broke off. I expected better from McFarlane Toys. Live and learn. I won't be buying my kids any McFarlane toys again.

I know: "quit bitching, it was "free,'" but really, nothing's free. Somewhere in the cost for my game, I paid for that plastic piece of crap and it promptly broke. Tonight, my son will be pestering me to Krazy Glue that thing together and it'll have two or three fewer moving parts.