Chris Posted November 12, 2008 As Jake just pointed out to me, this marks six weeks straight of weekly Idle Thumbs content! What the hell is going on? "Your old Xbox is about to become your new Xbox, but that might mean you just start using your Netflix account again. Special guest Brad Shoemaker of Giant Bomb gently guides us through the minefield of this week's industry scandals, helps us finally close the book on Far Cry 2, and rekindles our love of J. Allard." Games discussed: Rock Band 2 ION Drum Rocker, Far Cry 2, Left 4 Dead, Fallout 3, Space Giraffe, New Xbox Experience, New Games For Windows Live Experience iTunes: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=293436552 RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/idle-thumbs http://www.idlethumbs.net/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
miffy495 Posted November 12, 2008 downloaded. Will listen tomorrow between classes. Psyched, as these keep on getting better. Good job keeping them coming, guys! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brkl Posted November 12, 2008 Oh, I laughed and laughed Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elmuerte Posted November 12, 2008 (edited) Useless Fact Time! Most popular game: Far Cry 2 (featured in 4 episodes) Best job title: senior super douche Noah Heller: also known as signor S. Douche Guest appearance by Mr Snarky Today Most serious episode so far Edited November 12, 2008 by elmuerte Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
n0wak Posted November 12, 2008 My first red ring came right after a fall dashboard update too. This new EXPERIENCE has me worried. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elmuerte Posted November 12, 2008 seriousness ^ * 10| *** *** ** * ** ** * *: | * *** ** **** * ** **** * * * * ** : | *** * * * * ** : | * * | * :* | : | : | * : |** : 0 +----------------------------------------------------------> time : : : end of the episode Why so serious? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ysbreker Posted November 12, 2008 Wooh! Thanks for picking my email! And you were spot on about far cry 2. Far Cry 3 is actually in the works: http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/54423 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
miffy495 Posted November 12, 2008 So you don't need to wait for the stats, I also bought Left 4 Dead but didn't try the demo until after it was already public... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toblix Posted November 12, 2008 Just got out of bed, and it was awesome. Guest-having cool people was a great move. Your discussion of these PC game platform giants emerging was very interesting. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
miffy495 Posted November 12, 2008 Oh, also: Shivering Isles wasn't in Oblivion PS3, it goes for about $30 on the PSN. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThunderPeel2001 Posted November 13, 2008 (edited) Thanks for the review of the ION Drum Rocker drum kit. Sounds like they might be worth a purchase (I just can't get past the "clack, clack" of the normal Rock Band kit). Also, thanks for not just laughing constantly at your own jokes and actually fully explaining what you're talking about (I'm sure a lot of us listeners don't follow all the industry/Video game news). Best episode yet Edited November 13, 2008 by ThunderPeel2001 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wrestlevania Posted November 14, 2008 According to elmuerte's graph, "Idle Thumbs' seriousness goes all the way up to 11." I didn't enjoy this episode quite as much as the others so far. After the epic resplendence of 'The Wizard' I think I was missing a musical number this week most of all. I know Remo's not a machine, but that song/skit is going to take some beating... Brad made for an excellent addition to the crew, however, and the topics discussed were great. Personally, I really don't mind the fact you guys have talked up Far Cry 2 as much as you have. I value Thumbs' opinions pretty much above everything else out there (especially the discourse in these hallowed forums), so if a game's being talked about repeatedly then it's something worth paying attention to. I have some Fallout 3 questions for next episode though, now I'm actually playing it myself, which I'll mail in later. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Simon Posted November 14, 2008 My favourite moment was Jake's outrageous "Yeah dude, we got it." zinger, interrupting Brad's explaination of the 'Abilitease'. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThunderPeel2001 Posted November 14, 2008 Also, how much for the unused/broken cymbals ION kit? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Erkki Posted November 30, 2008 I also preordered Left 4 Dead to get the demo early and then just played it once (single player). Haven't touched it since. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Erkki Posted December 1, 2008 You made me buy Far Cry 2. I hope you're happy for making me poorer during an ongoing economic crisis. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Erkki Posted December 1, 2008 So far the game looks awesome, BTW. I just finished with the tutorial part. There are occasional slowdowns on my PC though, and they seem somehow random. Don't wanna turn the details down either 'cause most of the time it runs fine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
twmac Posted December 24, 2008 There's down time at work so I'm catching up on these slowly but surely. Loved this episode, I'm a little surprised at how much air-time Far Cry 2 is getting in contrast to forum posts. Anyways, I'll endeavour to download these on a weekly basis from now on. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites