The NPDs are in for Post E3 madness and we reveal quite a few surprises. Not only this but there is plenty of discussion about who called who a prick now and why certain people can go fornicate with themselves as some others have graciously put it. Tune in for this week's all new Video Games Show! The Video Games Show is created and broadcast every week from St. Louis. Experienced radio hosts Rich Bergin and Nick Kraft team up to bring you two hours of News, Reviews, Commentary, and your Emails. The show can be heard on KSLU Radio in St. Louis, streaming on the All Games Network, streaming live as the show is being recorded at www.videogamesshow.net, and of course here at Stage Select. The show is also available in podcast form in the iTunes store under both the Stage Select feed and the Video Games Show feed. Join the thousands of loyal VGS listeners today! Download the Show (VGS #151, 43.2MB) Listen Now: . . .

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Slightly short show as we had no reviews or emails this week. Still plenty of news but not quite enough for the full 1 1/2 hour stretch. Of course had we gotten an email or two from our dedicated listeners all would have been fine =P Either way come check out this weeks Video Games Show! The Video Games Show is created and broadcast every week from St. Louis. Experienced radio hosts Rich Bergin and Nick Kraft team up to bring you two hours of News, Reviews, Commentary, and your Emails. The show can be heard on KSLU Radio in St. Louis, streaming on the All Games Network, streaming live as the show is being recorded at www.videogamesshow.net, and of course here at Stage Select. The show is also available in podcast form in the iTunes store under both the Stage Select feed and the Video Games Show feed. Join the thousands of loyal VGS listeners today! Download the Show (VGS #150, 43.2MB) Listen Now: . . .

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Amazon Germany has begun taking pre-orders for a 4GB Xbox 360 Slim configuration which more or less confirms Microsoft's earlier $199 Xbox Slim announcement. For 149 Euros, you can get the Xbox Slim with a 4GB onboard drive, rather than a hard drive. While this doesn't seem like much space, it will allow users to get online and download a few Xbox Live Arcade titles. The bundle is set to release on August 20. Although Microsoft didn't permanently lower the price of the Xbox 360 during E3 2010, they have confirmed that they'll be making one soon for $199. This is the previous cost of the Arcade unit, so we're expecting the same level of functionality as the existing Arcade unit. The document released by Microsoft does not confirm any details at all for the $199 unit, such as whether or not it will contain a hard drive, Wi-Fi, or wired or wireless controller(s?). The statement in fact only said that a configuration would be available at the $199 price point. Also confirmed was the existance of the Kinect bundle, although no price points for that have been announced. It's been widely speculated that the Kinect bundle will be $100 more than the Xbox, as a few retail outlets already have price points populated in their pre-order systems. The Xbox 360 Slim started arriving in stores in its $299 configuration late last week. . . .

Wal Mart is selling a Kinect bundle that you can pre-order, offering budget gamers more value than just the sensor peripheral. For $199, you get a Kinect sensor, one game, plus a $30 gift card at Wal Mart. Wal-Mart will allow gamers to select one of these six games for free: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows; Kinect Dance Central; Kinect Joy Ride; Kinectimals, Kinect Sports; or Kinect Adventures. Other retailers are setting the price of just the Kinect controller, without bundled games. Microsoft sets the price for Kinect in its online store at $150. Several retailers are now taking pre-orders for Kinect, also listing the price at $150 ($149.99). Amazon, GameStop, Best Buy, and more are setting the same price, with games priced out at the (now) typical $60. We first learned of Kinect pricing from reliable sources that leaked information about the launch of Kinect even before E3 2010. Sources close to Microsoft said over two months ago that Kinect will come out at a price point of $150. This is cooberated by foreign retail sources, with a Swedish retailer leaking the proposed price range of $150-200, weeks before E3. This price leak came on the heels of a release date leak. Kinect's release month had been leaked by the Saudi wing of Microsoft's Entertainment Division. An entertainment program (viewable below) featured an interv. . .

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Well the show has officially moved to its new Thursday night time! Join us in the chatroom for a live broadcast every Thursday around 6pm CST. This week we pile on the news, emails and Rich provides with not one, not two, not even three, but FOUR game reviews including the new LEGO game and the new Crackdown game. We look forward to seeing you on this week's all new Video Games Show! The Video Games Show is created and broadcast every week from St. Louis. Experienced radio hosts Rich Bergin and Nick Kraft team up to bring you two hours of News, Reviews, Commentary, and your Emails. The show can be heard on KSLU Radio in St. Louis, streaming on the All Games Network, streaming live as the show is being recorded at www.videogamesshow.net, and of course here at Stage Select. The show is also available in podcast form in the iTunes store under both the Stage Select feed and the Video Games Show feed. Join the thousands of loyal VGS listeners today! Download the Show (VGS #149, 43.2MB) Listen Now: . . .

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After a brief hiatus we are back to recap the best of E3! On top of that we have plenty of more news, Rich reviews the new Transformers game and we even find a few minutes to read some of our listener email. Come join us for a post-E3-arific Video Games Show! The Video Games Show is created and broadcast every week from St. Louis. Experienced radio hosts Rich Bergin and Nick Kraft team up to bring you two hours of News, Reviews, Commentary, and your Emails. The show can be heard on KSLU Radio in St. Louis, streaming on the All Games Network, streaming live as the show is being recorded at www.videogamesshow.net, and of course here at Stage Select. The show is also available in podcast form in the iTunes store under both the Stage Select feed and the Video Games Show feed. Join the thousands of loyal VGS listeners today! Download the Show (VGS #148, 43.2MB) Listen Now: . . .

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We're only two days away from the next patch for Team Fortress 2 (TF2), Valve's comedically devastating team-based fps. Players are being encouraged to play and craft items in-game for the chance to win a Golden Wrench. If players collect enough Golden Wrenches in Team Fortress 2 they will be rewarded with more unlockable information about the overall update. Players can even track their progress on the Golden Wrench Log online! What we know so far is that a new weapon wll be available for the TF2 Engineer referred to as the Frontier Justice. Click the image for a full-sized preview. This new TF2 shotgun caters to a different type of gameplay. Rather than encouraging Engineers to run-and-gun, holding the Frontier Justice will award them with 'revenge crits'. Engineers will get two crits for every kill their sentries amass as well as one crit for every assisted kill. In addition, should a sentry be destroyed either by the opposing team or as a self-destruct, the Engineer will receive 'bonus cri. . .

With Crackdown 2 hitting this week, let's give ourselves a quick refresher: The Agency is evil, but zombies are evil..er? Below is a quick video that Stage Select shot during E3 2010 to preview Crackdown 2. The demo for Crackdown 2 was also released that week, and should give players a good idea of what to expect when they pick up the game at retail this week. Crackdown 2 introduces only a few changes to the Crackdown formula. The biggest change is the number and style of enemies that populate the world. There are 'mutants' (zombies) unleashed on Pacific City, and there is only one major gang faction (The Cell). Check out how the game controls and plays in the video below: | Crackdown 2 (Xbox 360) |. . .

It's that time of the year again! The time where, for $20.00 a day, or $30 for a weekend pass (not including kids four and under who are free), on October 8th - 9th in Northwest Houston, people can play coin-op video and pinball games all set on free play! There are also door and full (usually an arcade or pinball game) prizes given away, probably some home consoles/games (check the website regularly for a games list to be coming soon), special guests, and more! Check the www.arcadecenter.com/ web site for directions and regular updates for this show! . . .

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The actual price of Hulu Plus looks to be about $13 a month, if you own a PlayStation 3 or an Xbox 360. Both consoles require the premium version of their Networking services. In the case of PlayStation Plus, you're adding $50 annually, and in the case of Xbox Live Gold, you're adding between $30 to $50, depending on the deal you can get (shop around!). Part of the Hulu Plus web site code states 'The instructions below will help you install Hulu Plus on your PS3. Note: you must be a subscriber of the Playstation Plus Network.' This has been confirmed as visible / true for those people that have already been accepted into the preview program for Hulu Plus. Although Sony hasn't announced the requirement, it follows logically that they're looking to boost membership in the PlayStation Plus program. Microsoft announced that Xbox Live Gold would be required for the service, when the service was unveiled. The discovery / terms come as a suprise to PlayStation owners, who are not asked to subscribe to PlayStation Plus for Netflix access. The Microsoft Xbox Live side seems more in line with previous policies. Neither company will offer the ability to skip advertisements - that's controlled by Hulu. Hulu is coming to the PlayStation 3, if you're willing to pay $10 a month, plus the cost of PlayStation Plus. Today, Hulu announced yesterday that they'd be rolling out a new subscription-based se. . .

Hulu is coming to the PlayStation 3, if you're willing to pay $10 a month. Today, Hulu announced that they'd be rolling out a new subscription-based service called Hulu Plus. Hulu Plus will allow you to stream Hulu content to many new devices, like the iPhone, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Sony Bravia TVs, Samsung Internet TVs, the iPad, Blu-ray players, and more. The service will also allow viewers to select from an entire season of programming content, rather than the last 3 episodes. Unfortunately, advertisements are also included in this model - you can't pay to get rid of the ads. Today is the first day that iPad and iPhone users get access to Hulu Plus. On consoles, the PlayStation 3 gets the service first, starting in July. In 2011, the Xbox 360 will join the Hulu family. Hulu CEO Jason Kilar said the following in an official statement: 'Hulu Plus is not a replacement for Hulu.com. Hulu Plus is a subscription product that is incremental and complementary to the existing Hulu service. For almost all of the current broadcast shows on our service, Hulu Plus offers the full season. Subscribers also have access to back seasons or full runs of some of TV's greatest shows.' 'Hulu Plus subscribers can now watch their favorites through more than just the browser on their Mac or PC. Viewers who own select Samsung Internet-connected TVs and Blu-ray players can download a Hulu Plus applicati. . .

Sony just released firmware version 3.40 for the PlayStation 3, which includes support for the previously announced PlayStation Plus. PlayStation Plus is Sony's premium PlayStation Network offering. The new paid version of the PlayStation Network is $50 a year (5,000 Yen in Japan, and 50 Euros in Europe). What do you get for that $50? First, you get access to additional game content including full arcade games, automatic downloads, and access to PSP Mini games. Next, you can participate in beta programs for games (I don't get how this is a feature, either). Sony has also announced that PlayStation Plus will include access to full PlayStation 3 games, as part of a try-before-you-buy program. However, when your subscription expires, so does your right to play the games that you earned as a subscriber. If you don't want to pay for the PlayStation Network, don't worry - normal PSN access will continue to be free. The firmware update brings a new (free) photo sharing / commenting option compatible with Picassa and Facebook. There's also a video editor (also free with the firmware update) which allows sharing with YouTube and Facebook. As you can probably tell, Facebook integration is big on the PlayStation now - there's a whole seperate Facebook app you can now download. Finally, the update allows users to rate PSN content up to 5 stars. The PSP also gets an update today - Sony's p. . .

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