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	<itunes:summary>Long time friends, Jake and Mike talk, but more importantly talk VIDEOGAMES! Always sure to have a good mix of real gamer insight as well as plenty of humor around every turn (Dick jokes and terrible roleplay Running wild!). Whether they\&#039;re talking about the newest big console announcements, or just talking about a flash game they like, these two will have an opinion if it has to do with gaming. In the end, its just two guys talking about what they love.
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		<title>Jake and Mike VGS Podcast Episode 38: The REAL reason there wasn&#8217;t online Co-op</title>
		<link>http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/?p=1180</link>
		<comments>http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/?p=1180#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:45:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Steele</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Industry news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Review]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[personal thoughts]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[So I&#8217;m writing this before the podcast was even recorded, but guess what? It doesn&#8217;t even matter because I can say with 100% certainty that this was the single greatest Jake and Mike ever recorded!(I&#8217;m very confident in our ability to recall things we&#8217;ve done and then say those things into microphones) I can also [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/websitepodcast3.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-540" title="websitepodcast3" src="http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/websitepodcast3.jpg" alt="" width="251" height="220" /></a>So I&#8217;m writing this before the podcast was even recorded, but guess what? It doesn&#8217;t even matter because I can say with 100% certainty that this was the single greatest Jake and Mike ever recorded!(I&#8217;m very confident in our ability to recall things we&#8217;ve done and then say those things into microphones) I can also say with 100% certainty that Jake and I started kissing at one point in this podcast and had to edit it out so we wouldn&#8217;t seem gay. I can say this because it happens every week, and I&#8217;ve gotten used to it by now( the kissing part, the editing is a hard thing to get used to) a lot of you might have thought it was because I have psychic powers, but you&#8217;d be wrong ( I do have psychic powers though, I&#8217;m just not using them to see the future. That&#8217;d just be silly. What is this, an episode of Fringe?!)</p>
<p>Anyways&#8230; I can also say that we talked about Kane and Lynch 2: Dog days, Dead Rising: Case Zero and  Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light (AKA the new Lara Croft game, AKA Dos El-Crofto gigante, AKA Rock Band 3) I would imagine many systematic and informationaly hilarious things were said, most likely by me, but I bet Jake had a few gems of his own as well. (Not really, that dude isn&#8217;t funny (Just kidding, He&#8217;s really funny (I&#8217;m lying about thinking he&#8217;s funny(No I&#8217;m not, he&#8217;s funny(No(Yes))))</p>
<p>So enjoy this episode a day earlier, and consider it to be one of those things that is given to you a day early (Jake is handsome, and So am I. We&#8217;re both really handsome. Just ask our mothers.)</p>
<p>-(MS)Mike out.</p>
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		<itunes:duration>00:01:01</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:subtitle>So I'm writing this before the podcast was even recorded, but guess what? It doesn't even matter because I can say with 100% certainty that ...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>So I'm writing this before the podcast was even recorded, but guess what? It doesn't even matter because I can say with 100% certainty that this was the single greatest Jake and Mike ever recorded!(I'm very confident in our ability to recall things we've done and then say those things into microphones) I can also say with 100% certainty that Jake and I started kissing at one point in this podcast and had to edit it out so we wouldn't seem gay. I can say this because it happens every week, and I've gotten used to it by now( the kissing part, the editing is a hard thing to get used to) a lot of you might have thought it was because I have psychic powers, but you'd be wrong ( I do have psychic powers though, I'm just not using them to see the future. That'd just be silly. What is this, an episode of Fringe?!)

Anyways... I can also say that we talked about Kane and Lynch 2: Dog days, Dead Rising: Case Zero and  Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light (AKA the new Lara Croft game, AKA Dos El-Crofto gigante, AKA Rock Band 3) I would imagine many systematic and informationaly hilarious things were said, most likely by me, but I bet Jake had a few gems of his own as well. (Not really, that dude isn't funny (Just kidding, He's really funny (I'm lying about thinking he's funny(No I'm not, he's funny(No(Yes))))

So enjoy this episode a day earlier, and consider it to be one of those things that is given to you a day early (Jake is handsome, and So am I. We're both really handsome. Just ask our mothers.)

-(MS)Mike out.</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:keywords>Industry news, Review, personal thoughts, podcast</itunes:keywords>
		<itunes:author>Jake and Mike</itunes:author>
		<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
		<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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		<title>Vote for us on Podcast Alley Jerks</title>
		<link>http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/?p=1190</link>
		<comments>http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/?p=1190#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:43:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Steele</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[personal thoughts]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you like us, just do it!! RIGHT HERE Word. Anyways&#8230;..Later! -(MS)Mike out. &#60;a href=&#8221;http://www.podcastalley.com/&#8221;&#62; My Podcast Alley feed!&#60;/a&#62; {pca-b13ac702abfbb243be102c0ff0c83c0f}]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you like us, just do it!!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.podcastalley.com/podcast_details.php?pod_id=104398">RIGHT HERE</a></p>
<p>Word.<br />
Anyways&#8230;..Later!</p>
<p>-(MS)Mike out.<br />
<span style="color: #888888;">&lt;<span style="color: #000000;">a href=&#8221;http://www.podcastalley.com/&#8221;&gt; My Podcast Alley  feed!&lt;/a&gt; {pca-b13ac702abfbb243be102c0ff0c83c0f}</span></span></p>
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		<title>Jake and Mike VGS Podcast Episode 37: Web dogs to the max</title>
		<link>http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/?p=1172</link>
		<comments>http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/?p=1172#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Aug 2010 02:25:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Steele</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Industry news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Review]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[personal thoughts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[podcast]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/?p=1172</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[They said it couldn&#8217;t be done. BUT WE LOOKED AT THEM AND SAID, &#8220;You think we can&#8217;t record a podcast with just downloadable titles!! Ones like Scott Pilgrim Vs The world: The Game, Castlevania: Harmony despair and Monday Night Combat, WELL GET READY FOR IT TO HAPPEN!!!&#8221; and then we were all like, doing it [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/websitepodcast3.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-540" title="websitepodcast3" src="http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/websitepodcast3.jpg" alt="" width="251" height="220" /></a>They said it couldn&#8217;t be done. BUT WE LOOKED AT THEM AND SAID, &#8220;You think we can&#8217;t record a podcast with just downloadable titles!! Ones like Scott Pilgrim Vs The world: The Game, Castlevania: Harmony despair and Monday Night Combat, WELL GET READY FOR IT TO HAPPEN!!!&#8221; and then we were all like, doing it and stuff and the world was forever proven wrong!!</p>
<p>And then bam, we did it. You ready for it?! ARE YOU?!?!?! Then your prayers are about to be answered!!!</p>
<p>-(MS)Mike out.</p>
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		<itunes:duration>00:01:01</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:subtitle>They said it couldn't be done. BUT WE LOOKED AT THEM AND SAID, "You think we can't record a podcast with just downloadable titles!! Ones ...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>They said it couldn't be done. BUT WE LOOKED AT THEM AND SAID, "You think we can't record a podcast with just downloadable titles!! Ones like Scott Pilgrim Vs The world: The Game, Castlevania: Harmony despair and Monday Night Combat, WELL GET READY FOR IT TO HAPPEN!!!" and then we were all like, doing it and stuff and the world was forever proven wrong!!

And then bam, we did it. You ready for it?! ARE YOU?!?!?! Then your prayers are about to be answered!!!

-(MS)Mike out.</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:keywords>Industry news, Review, personal thoughts, podcast</itunes:keywords>
		<itunes:author>Jake and Mike</itunes:author>
		<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
		<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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		<title>Jake and Mike VGS Podcast Episode 36: Elements of Shadow play</title>
		<link>http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/?p=1166</link>
		<comments>http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/?p=1166#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Aug 2010 05:23:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Steele</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Industry news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[personal thoughts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[podcast]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/?p=1166</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Well you asked for it, and you got it!! More Jake and Mike VGS then you can shake a stick at (or wag your flaccid penis at)!! This week cover the first two entries of the Summer of Arcade on xbox live by talkin about Limbo and Hydro Thunder, and as if that wasn&#8217;t sexy [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/websitepodcast3.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-540" title="websitepodcast3" src="http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/websitepodcast3.jpg" alt="" width="251" height="220" /></a>Well you asked for it, and you got it!! More Jake and Mike VGS then you can shake a stick at (or wag your flaccid penis at)!!</p>
<p>This week cover the first two entries of the Summer of Arcade on xbox live by talkin about Limbo and Hydro Thunder, and as if that wasn&#8217;t sexy enough for ya, We also talk about Starcraft 2 in all its long legged, large chested glory!</p>
<p>Want me to use alluring and dirty words in reference to a few more games? We&#8217;ll come back in two week and I&#8217;ll be happy to bitches!</p>
<p>-(MS)Mike out.</p>
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		<itunes:duration>00:01:01</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:subtitle>Well you asked for it, and you got it!! More Jake and Mike VGS then you can shake a stick at (or wag your flaccid ...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Well you asked for it, and you got it!! More Jake and Mike VGS then you can shake a stick at (or wag your flaccid penis at)!!

This week cover the first two entries of the Summer of Arcade on xbox live by talkin about Limbo and Hydro Thunder, and as if that wasn't sexy enough for ya, We also talk about Starcraft 2 in all its long legged, large chested glory!

Want me to use alluring and dirty words in reference to a few more games? We'll come back in two week and I'll be happy to bitches!

-(MS)Mike out.</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:keywords>Industry news, personal thoughts, podcast</itunes:keywords>
		<itunes:author>Jake and Mike</itunes:author>
		<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
		<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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		<title>Jake and Mike VGS Podcast Episode 35: The Perfect Show</title>
		<link>http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/?p=1152</link>
		<comments>http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/?p=1152#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jul 2010 02:51:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Steele</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[personal thoughts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[podcast]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/?p=1152</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Well well well, look who came crawling back! You&#8217;re so pathetic! Okay fine you can come back as long as you promise to listen to us talk about Singularity, Dragon Quest 9 and Crackdown 2! Deal? DEAL! (Dear listeners, I&#8217;m in a hurry and working on a 48 hour film festival short, so go to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/websitepodcast3.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-540" title="websitepodcast3" src="http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/websitepodcast3.jpg" alt="" width="251" height="220" /></a>Well well well, look who came crawling back! You&#8217;re so pathetic!</p>
<p>Okay fine you can come back as long as you promise to listen to us talk about Singularity, Dragon Quest 9 and Crackdown 2!</p>
<p>Deal?</p>
<p>DEAL!</p>
<p>(Dear listeners,</p>
<p>I&#8217;m in a hurry and working on a 48 hour film festival short, so go to hell and just take this lame podcast description for what it is.</p>
<p>Sincerely,</p>
<p>Mike &#8220;The Best Guy&#8221; Steele)</p>
<p>-(MS)Mike out.<br />
<a href="http://www.podcastalley.com/"> My Podcast Alley feed!</a> <span style="color: #000000;">{pca-b13ac702abfbb243be102c0ff0c83c0f}</span></p>
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		<itunes:duration>00:01:01</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:subtitle>Well well well, look who came crawling back! You're so pathetic!

Okay fine you can come back as long as you promise to listen to us ...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Well well well, look who came crawling back! You're so pathetic!

Okay fine you can come back as long as you promise to listen to us talk about Singularity, Dragon Quest 9 and Crackdown 2!

Deal?

DEAL!

(Dear listeners,

I'm in a hurry and working on a 48 hour film festival short, so go to hell and just take this lame podcast description for what it is.

Sincerely,

Mike "The Best Guy" Steele)

-(MS)Mike out.
 My Podcast Alley feed! {pca-b13ac702abfbb243be102c0ff0c83c0f}</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:keywords>personal thoughts, podcast</itunes:keywords>
		<itunes:author>Jake and Mike</itunes:author>
		<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
		<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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		<title>Jake and Mike VGS Episode 34: Jake and Mike&#8217;s checklist</title>
		<link>http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/?p=1149</link>
		<comments>http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/?p=1149#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jul 2010 21:30:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Steele</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Industry news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Review]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[personal thoughts]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/?p=1149</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[TRANSFORMERS WAR FOR CYBERTRON!!! PUZZLE QUEST 2!!! THE NEW SIN AND PUNISHMENT GAME!!!! THE SUMMER OF ARCADE ON XBLA!!!!! So, did that get your attention peons? GOOD! Mwahahahahah! As you can see above we mention the fun we had with the new Sin and Punishment, Transformers and Puzzle quest games as well as why were [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/websitepodcast3.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-540" title="websitepodcast3" src="http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/websitepodcast3.jpg" alt="" width="251" height="220" /></a>TRANSFORMERS WAR FOR CYBERTRON!!! PUZZLE QUEST 2!!! THE NEW SIN AND PUNISHMENT GAME!!!! THE SUMMER OF ARCADE ON XBLA!!!!!</p>
<p>So, did that get your attention peons? GOOD! Mwahahahahah!</p>
<p>As you can see above we mention the fun we had with the new Sin and Punishment, Transformers and Puzzle quest games as well as why were so effin&#8217; excited for the Summer of Arcade on XBLA.</p>
<p>Sounds awesome right? Oh well believe me, it&#8217;s every bit as good as it sounds&#8230;.you know what, I feel dirty now. Lying to you like that. This isn&#8217;t a good episode at all&#8230;We talk about games, and make jokes and open and close with catchy music!!!! Oh wait, those things are all good? NEVER MIND! I wasn&#8217;t lying after all, huzzah!!</p>
<p>-(MS)Mike out.</p>
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		<itunes:duration>00:01:01</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:subtitle>TRANSFORMERS WAR FOR CYBERTRON!!! PUZZLE QUEST 2!!! THE NEW SIN AND PUNISHMENT GAME!!!! THE SUMMER OF ARCADE ON XBLA!!!!!

So, did that get your attention peons? ...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>TRANSFORMERS WAR FOR CYBERTRON!!! PUZZLE QUEST 2!!! THE NEW SIN AND PUNISHMENT GAME!!!! THE SUMMER OF ARCADE ON XBLA!!!!!

So, did that get your attention peons? GOOD! Mwahahahahah!

As you can see above we mention the fun we had with the new Sin and Punishment, Transformers and Puzzle quest games as well as why were so effin' excited for the Summer of Arcade on XBLA.

Sounds awesome right? Oh well believe me, it's every bit as good as it sounds....you know what, I feel dirty now. Lying to you like that. This isn't a good episode at all...We talk about games, and make jokes and open and close with catchy music!!!! Oh wait, those things are all good? NEVER MIND! I wasn't lying after all, huzzah!!

-(MS)Mike out.</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:keywords>Industry news, Review, personal thoughts</itunes:keywords>
		<itunes:author>Jake and Mike</itunes:author>
		<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
		<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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		<title>Jake and Mike VGS Podcast Episode 33: We&#8217;re so flippant</title>
		<link>http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/?p=1143</link>
		<comments>http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/?p=1143#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jun 2010 04:06:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Steele</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/?p=1143</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Were back into the old swing of things with E3 done and over with and Jake and I getting back to telling you guys what we&#8217;ve been playing. And what HAVE we been playing, you ask? Were talking up Alpha Protocol, Rock Band: Green Day, Blur, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, Breath of Death VII [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/websitepodcast3.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-540" title="websitepodcast3" src="http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/websitepodcast3.jpg" alt="" width="251" height="220" /></a>Were back into the old swing of things with E3 done and over with and Jake and I getting back to telling you guys what we&#8217;ve been playing. And what HAVE we been playing, you ask?</p>
<p>Were talking up Alpha Protocol, Rock Band: Green Day, Blur, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, Breath of Death VII and Protect Me Knight, among a few other things.</p>
<p>Clean your ears and put on those headphones jerks, because it&#8217;s time for the Em Effin&#8217; Jake and Mike Videogame Show Episode 33!!!</p>
<p>-(MS)Mike out.</p>
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		<itunes:duration>00:01:01</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:subtitle>Were back into the old swing of things with E3 done and over with and Jake and I getting back to telling you guys what ...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Were back into the old swing of things with E3 done and over with and Jake and I getting back to telling you guys what we've been playing. And what HAVE we been playing, you ask?

Were talking up Alpha Protocol, Rock Band: Green Day, Blur, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, Breath of Death VII and Protect Me Knight, among a few other things.

Clean your ears and put on those headphones jerks, because it's time for the Em Effin' Jake and Mike Videogame Show Episode 33!!!

-(MS)Mike out.</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:keywords>Industry news, Review, personal thoughts, podcast</itunes:keywords>
		<itunes:author>Jake and Mike</itunes:author>
		<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
		<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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		<title>Jake and Mike VGS Podcast Epsiode 32: E3 2010 madness</title>
		<link>http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/?p=1141</link>
		<comments>http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/?p=1141#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jun 2010 03:41:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Steele</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Industry news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[personal thoughts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[podcast]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/?p=1141</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[whats there to say about this weeks show that the title doesn&#8217;t say? We dish on the big keynotes, the big announcements, and the little things we saw here and there and liked! Check us out next week for a return to form with the games weve been playing for the last few weeks. -(MS)Mike [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/websitepodcast3.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-540" title="websitepodcast3" src="http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/websitepodcast3.jpg" alt="" width="251" height="220" /></a>whats there to say about this weeks show that the title doesn&#8217;t say? We dish on the big keynotes, the big announcements, and the little things we saw here and there and liked! Check us out next week for a return to form with the games weve been playing for the last few weeks.</p>
<p>-(MS)Mike out.</p>
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		<itunes:duration>00:01:01</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:subtitle>whats there to say about this weeks show that the title doesn't say? We dish on the big keynotes, the big announcements, and the little ...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>whats there to say about this weeks show that the title doesn't say? We dish on the big keynotes, the big announcements, and the little things we saw here and there and liked! Check us out next week for a return to form with the games weve been playing for the last few weeks.

-(MS)Mike out.</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:keywords>Industry news, personal thoughts, podcast</itunes:keywords>
		<itunes:author>Jake and Mike</itunes:author>
		<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
		<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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		<title>Jake and Mike VGS Podcast Episode 31: Title of the podcast involves ussually something either Jake or myself said that I found funny</title>
		<link>http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/?p=1136</link>
		<comments>http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/?p=1136#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jun 2010 20:56:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Steele</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Industry news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[podcast]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/?p=1136</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hilarious intro to the podcast, usually involving an anecdote about Jake and I being heroes. Interesting way of telling you that we talked about Alan Wake, Dragon Age: Awakening and Red Dead Redemption, that ties into opening joke. Goofy and self deprecating outro and gracious compliment for listening, placed at the end of the post. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/websitepodcast3.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-540" title="websitepodcast3" src="http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/websitepodcast3.jpg" alt="" width="251" height="220" /></a>Hilarious intro to the podcast, usually involving an anecdote about Jake and I being heroes.</p>
<p>Interesting way of telling you that we talked about Alan Wake, Dragon Age: Awakening and Red Dead Redemption, that ties into opening joke.</p>
<p>Goofy and self deprecating outro and gracious compliment for listening, placed at the end of the post.</p>
<p>Signature at the bottom saying, &#8220;(MS)Mike out.&#8221; in it.</p>
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		<itunes:duration>91:55</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:subtitle>Hilarious intro to the podcast, usually involving an anecdote about Jake and I being heroes.

Interesting way of telling you that we talked about Alan Wake, ...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Hilarious intro to the podcast, usually involving an anecdote about Jake and I being heroes.

Interesting way of telling you that we talked about Alan Wake, Dragon Age: Awakening and Red Dead Redemption, that ties into opening joke.

Goofy and self deprecating outro and gracious compliment for listening, placed at the end of the post.

Signature at the bottom saying, "(MS)Mike out." in it.</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:keywords>Industry news, podcast</itunes:keywords>
		<itunes:author>Jake and Mike</itunes:author>
		<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
		<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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		<title>Jake and Mike VGS Episode 30: Jake learns about &#8220;The Biz&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/?p=1132</link>
		<comments>http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/?p=1132#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 May 2010 16:57:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Steele</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[personal thoughts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[podcast]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[capcom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[knight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[konami]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lost planet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rocket]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[skate]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/?p=1132</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In a world, forgotten by man kind&#8230; 2 men are bold enough to leave the dark subterranean world that man has been stricken to, and brave the harsh forces of mother nature to bring you a podcast of which mankind has never seen!! A podcast featuring Skate 3 talk&#8230;A podcast featuring Lost Planet 2 talk&#8230;A [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/websitepodcast3.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-540" title="websitepodcast3" src="http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/websitepodcast3.jpg" alt="" width="251" height="220" /></a>In a world, forgotten by man kind&#8230; 2 men are bold enough to leave the dark subterranean world that man has been stricken to, and brave the harsh forces of mother nature to bring you a podcast of which mankind has never seen!!</p>
<p>A podcast featuring Skate 3 talk&#8230;A podcast featuring Lost Planet 2 talk&#8230;A podcast featuring Rocket Knight talk!!!</p>
<p>BOLDNESS! ACTION! BEING HANDSOME! ADVENTUROUS THINGS! SUN BLEACHED SURVIVAL! ALL SORTS OF MORE DIFFERENT ACTION!</p>
<p>Will these two brave men succeed on their dangerous journey, or will they just be one of many names on a list of failed heroes? FIND OUT NEXT, ON THE JAKE AND MIKE VGS PODCAST EPISODE 30!!!!</p>
<p>-(MS)Mike out.</p>
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		<itunes:duration>00:01:01</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:subtitle>In a world, forgotten by man kind... 2 men are bold enough to leave the dark subterranean world that man has been stricken to, and ...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>In a world, forgotten by man kind... 2 men are bold enough to leave the dark subterranean world that man has been stricken to, and brave the harsh forces of mother nature to bring you a podcast of which mankind has never seen!!

A podcast featuring Skate 3 talk...A podcast featuring Lost Planet 2 talk...A podcast featuring Rocket Knight talk!!!

BOLDNESS! ACTION! BEING HANDSOME! ADVENTUROUS THINGS! SUN BLEACHED SURVIVAL! ALL SORTS OF MORE DIFFERENT ACTION!

Will these two brave men succeed on their dangerous journey, or will they just be one of many names on a list of failed heroes? FIND OUT NEXT, ON THE JAKE AND MIKE VGS PODCAST EPISODE 30!!!!

-(MS)Mike out.</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:keywords>personal thoughts, podcast</itunes:keywords>
		<itunes:author>Jake and Mike</itunes:author>
		<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
		<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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		<title>Jake and Mike VGS podcast Episode 29: Dog Shoes</title>
		<link>http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/?p=1128</link>
		<comments>http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/?p=1128#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 May 2010 16:51:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Steele</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Industry news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Review]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[personal thoughts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[podcast]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[activision]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bungie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[capcom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dead]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hunter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[monster]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tom rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tri]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/?p=1128</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Once Upon a time, There were two boys that loved video games veeeeeeery much. In fact, they loved them so much that they spent an hour every other week telling people how much they loved them. One week, the two boys decided they were going to talk about Dead to Rights: Retribution, The deal that [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/websitepodcast3.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-540" title="websitepodcast3" src="http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/websitepodcast3.jpg" alt="" width="251" height="220" /></a>Once Upon a time, There were two boys that loved video games veeeeeeery much. In fact, they loved them so much that they spent an hour every other week telling people how much they loved them. One week, the two boys decided they were going to talk about Dead to Rights: Retribution, The deal that Activision made with Bungie, and the evil and wicked Monster Hunter Tri.</p>
<p>After they finished talking about those things, people were so happy that they made them their kings. And they lived happily ever after&#8230;. That was until being co-king wasn&#8217;t good enough for Jake anymore and he killed Mike in cold blood.</p>
<p>The End</p>
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		<itunes:duration>00:01:01</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:subtitle>Once Upon a time, There were two boys that loved video games veeeeeeery much. In fact, they loved them so much that they spent an ...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Once Upon a time, There were two boys that loved video games veeeeeeery much. In fact, they loved them so much that they spent an hour every other week telling people how much they loved them. One week, the two boys decided they were going to talk about Dead to Rights: Retribution, The deal that Activision made with Bungie, and the evil and wicked Monster Hunter Tri.

After they finished talking about those things, people were so happy that they made them their kings. And they lived happily ever after.... That was until being co-king wasn't good enough for Jake anymore and he killed Mike in cold blood.

The End</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:keywords>Industry news, Review, personal thoughts, podcast</itunes:keywords>
		<itunes:author>Jake and Mike</itunes:author>
		<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
		<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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		<title>Jake and Mike VGS podcast Episode 28: Merry Christmas!</title>
		<link>http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/?p=1124</link>
		<comments>http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/?p=1124#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2010 20:06:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Steele</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[podcast]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[driver]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[splinter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[zoimbie]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/?p=1124</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hey you! Yeah you the jerk who likes video games! I have this awesome podcast you should listen to&#8230;what do you mean what type of things do they talk about? They talk about all sorts of games! Like take this week for example, they talk about That brand new splinter cell game, Splinter Cell: Conviction. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/websitepodcast3.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-540" title="websitepodcast3" src="http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/websitepodcast3.jpg" alt="" width="251" height="220" /></a>Hey you! Yeah you the jerk who likes video games! I have this awesome podcast you should listen to&#8230;what do you mean what type of things do they talk about? They talk about all sorts of games!</p>
<p>Like take this week for example, they talk about That brand new splinter cell game, Splinter Cell: Conviction. Hmmm&#8230;Downloadable games? Oh yeah they totally have those covered too. They talk about Zombie Driver, Trine and Toy Soldiers. Yeah I know, YOU ARE GONNA LOVE THIS! Oh fake guy I&#8217;m having an imaginary conversation with to explain what this weeks podcast is about, you&#8217;re so cool and handsome! Oh, I am too? Thanks man! I really needed that today, because I&#8217;ve been having alot of body image issues lately. You know what, we should hang out soon. Oh&#8230;.you&#8217;re busy? Well we could always just hang out another time, right? Oh&#8230;.you&#8217;re busy alot&#8230;.Nevermind I guess&#8230;..*Sigh*</p>
<p>-(MS)Mike out.</p>
<p>PS I&#8217;m the guy hes talking to (said in a whisper) -Jake</p>
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		<itunes:duration>00:01:01</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:subtitle>Hey you! Yeah you the jerk who likes video games! I have this awesome podcast you should listen to...what do you mean what type of ...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Hey you! Yeah you the jerk who likes video games! I have this awesome podcast you should listen to...what do you mean what type of things do they talk about? They talk about all sorts of games!

Like take this week for example, they talk about That brand new splinter cell game, Splinter Cell: Conviction. Hmmm...Downloadable games? Oh yeah they totally have those covered too. They talk about Zombie Driver, Trine and Toy Soldiers. Yeah I know, YOU ARE GONNA LOVE THIS! Oh fake guy I'm having an imaginary conversation with to explain what this weeks podcast is about, you're so cool and handsome! Oh, I am too? Thanks man! I really needed that today, because I've been having alot of body image issues lately. You know what, we should hang out soon. Oh....you're busy? Well we could always just hang out another time, right? Oh....you're busy alot....Nevermind I guess.....*Sigh*

-(MS)Mike out.

PS I'm the guy hes talking to (said in a whisper) -Jake</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:keywords>podcast</itunes:keywords>
		<itunes:author>Jake and Mike</itunes:author>
		<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
		<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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		<title>Jake and Mike VGS Podcast Episode 27: Blood on my blade</title>
		<link>http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/?p=1120</link>
		<comments>http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/?p=1120#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Apr 2010 19:07:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Steele</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[podcast]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cause]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dark]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[just]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[perfect]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[red]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[steel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tropico]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/?p=1120</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever thought to yourself, &#8220;Ugh, if Jake and Mike don&#8217;t talk about Just cause 2, Red Steel 2, Tropico, Final Fantasy and Perfect dark&#8217;s re-release I&#8217;m gonna divorce my wife and give my baby to the neighbors!!!&#8221; Of course you have! EVERYONE has been in that spot at least once or twice in [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/websitepodcast3.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-540" title="websitepodcast3" src="http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/websitepodcast3.jpg" alt="" width="251" height="220" /></a>Have you ever thought to yourself, &#8220;Ugh, if Jake and Mike don&#8217;t talk about Just cause 2, Red Steel 2, Tropico, Final Fantasy and Perfect dark&#8217;s re-release I&#8217;m gonna divorce my wife and give my baby to the neighbors!!!&#8221;</p>
<p>Of course you have! EVERYONE has been in that spot at least once or twice in their lives.</p>
<p>Well have no fear because we are back in the saddle and every one of those things is happening and happening strong!</p>
<p>THE SUN IS SHINING AND ITS TIME FOR THE JAKE AND MIKE VGS PODCAST EPISODE 27!!!!</p>
<p>-(MS)Mike out.</p>
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		<itunes:duration>00:01:01</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:subtitle>Have you ever thought to yourself, "Ugh, if Jake and Mike don't talk about Just cause 2, Red Steel 2, Tropico, Final Fantasy and Perfect ...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Have you ever thought to yourself, "Ugh, if Jake and Mike don't talk about Just cause 2, Red Steel 2, Tropico, Final Fantasy and Perfect dark's re-release I'm gonna divorce my wife and give my baby to the neighbors!!!"

Of course you have! EVERYONE has been in that spot at least once or twice in their lives.

Well have no fear because we are back in the saddle and every one of those things is happening and happening strong!

THE SUN IS SHINING AND ITS TIME FOR THE JAKE AND MIKE VGS PODCAST EPISODE 27!!!!

-(MS)Mike out.</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:keywords>podcast</itunes:keywords>
		<itunes:author>Jake and Mike</itunes:author>
		<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
		<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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		<title>Hey! Read this bitch!</title>
		<link>http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/?p=1118</link>
		<comments>http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/?p=1118#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 04:57:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jake Sprague</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[personal thoughts]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/?p=1118</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I haven&#8217;t posted here in a minute so I figured I would throw down a bad ass blog post. I have been playing games, mainly more Battlefield Bad Company 2, Final Fantasy 13, Pokemon Soul Silver, and Just Cause 2. I haven&#8217;t had much on my mind lately about gaming, except for how Project Natal [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I haven&#8217;t posted here in a minute so I figured I would throw down a bad ass blog post. I have been playing games, mainly more Battlefield Bad Company 2, Final Fantasy 13, Pokemon Soul Silver, and Just Cause 2. I haven&#8217;t had much on my mind lately about gaming, except for how Project Natal and Sony&#8217;s Move will not end up getting supported and fizzle out. We already knew that though didn&#8217;t we? I feel like this has all happened before&#8230; Oh well.</p>
<p>Anywho (I know it&#8217;s an annoying way to say anyway) I guess I just wanted to post to say nothing, but something. I don&#8217;t know what that something is but I&#8217;m sure you reading this will figure it out. I am pretty excited for Skate 3 and Lost Planet 2 coming out soon. Should be some good CO-OP action going down in May, until then I guess I will just have to cry while I play games alone.</p>
<p>Jake</p>
<p>PS I don&#8217;t really cry, I&#8217;m hella manly and shit.</p>
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		<title>Jake and Mike VGS Podcast Episode 26: Welcome to the Cattle Ranch AKA 1 Year Anniversary</title>
		<link>http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/?p=1112</link>
		<comments>http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/?p=1112#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Mar 2010 08:45:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Steele</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Imagine a world where Dudes named Jake and dudes named Mike get together and talk about Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver. Now take that world, put it into a gun that fires worlds instead of bullets and shoot it at another world where Guys named Mike and Guys named Jake talk about Final Fantasy 13. Does [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/websitepodcast3.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-540" title="websitepodcast3" src="http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/websitepodcast3.jpg" alt="" width="251" height="220" /></a>Imagine a world where Dudes named Jake and dudes named Mike get together and talk about Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver. Now take that world, put it into a gun that fires worlds instead of bullets and shoot it at another world where Guys named Mike and Guys named Jake talk about Final Fantasy 13. Does it Sound like science fiction?! Does it seem too good to be true?</p>
<p>WELL ITS NOT, BECAUSE THAT WORLD IS THIS WORLD! DUN DUN DUN!</p>
<p>That&#8217;s right were back and were celebrating our 1 year anniversary!! How do we celebrate such a thing?! By not remembering until after we recorded and then mentioning it in the podcast release notes!! Hell yeah, thats how Jake and Mike Party! So give this piece a listen and enjoy the eargasms you are about to receive!</p>
<p>-(MS)Mike out,</p>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Imagine a world where Dudes named Jake and dudes named Mike get together and talk about Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver. Now take that world, put ...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Imagine a world where Dudes named Jake and dudes named Mike get together and talk about Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver. Now take that world, put it into a gun that fires worlds instead of bullets and shoot it at another world where Guys named Mike and Guys named Jake talk about Final Fantasy 13. Does it Sound like science fiction?! Does it seem too good to be true?

WELL ITS NOT, BECAUSE THAT WORLD IS THIS WORLD! DUN DUN DUN!

That's right were back and were celebrating our 1 year anniversary!! How do we celebrate such a thing?! By not remembering until after we recorded and then mentioning it in the podcast release notes!! Hell yeah, thats how Jake and Mike Party! So give this piece a listen and enjoy the eargasms you are about to receive!

-(MS)Mike out,</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Nintendo drops the new handheld bomb on all our faces!!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 18:42:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Steele</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a strangely timed move, considering we have E3 and TGS still to come this year, Nintendo announced that the new system to take over the handheld crown held by Nintendo for the last 20 or so years and the replacement to the Nintendo DS will be released spring next year and is tentatively being [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/nintendo3ds.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1109" title="nintendo3ds" src="http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/nintendo3ds.jpg" alt="" width="347" height="140" /></a>In a strangely timed move, considering we have E3 and TGS still to come  this year, Nintendo announced that the new system to take over the handheld crown held by Nintendo for the last 20 or so years and the replacement to the Nintendo DS will be released spring next year and is tentatively being called the Nintendo 3DS, due to their remarks that it will have a significantly increased graphics capability and the ability to simulate 3D graphics without glasses of any type.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s what we know about the system so far:</p>
<p>-It will be completely backwards compatible with all current gen DS games.</p>
<p>-It will include the twin camera&#8217;s present in the DSi. (possibly with a better resolution do to complaints about the quality of the DSi&#8217;s cameras)</p>
<p>-They have gone on record saying the graphics ability of this system will be greatly improved from what the DS was able to do. Alot of people are speculating something better looking then most PSP or iphone games seems like an obvious next step for Nintendo to make.</p>
<p>-Nintendo has said they have plans for it to include a &#8220;3D joystick and force feedback system&#8221; both of which would be firsts for Nintendo if they were included into the system itself and not some type of add-on.</p>
<p>-Official unveiling and revealing of more details will be done at E3 this year, where I&#8217;m sure they&#8217;ll have saved a few surprises for everyone.</p>
<p>-And finally, this is not just a new model of DS, like the DS lite, DSi and DSi XL were, but a brand new Generation of Nintendo handheld meant to continue and move along as an eventual DS replacement.</p>
<p>Now I would&#8217;nt be surprised if a few more solid details drop before the full  E3  announcement, but don&#8217;t expect Nintendo to tell us everything ahead  of  time, I&#8217;m sure something crazy will be released during the show that   week, so keep your eyes peeled.</p>
<p>-(MS)Mike out.</p>
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		<title>Pretty cool find right here!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 17:46:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Steele</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you played heavy rain then you&#8217;ll recognize this man, as the voice and face of Scott Shelby from Heavy Rain. We&#8217;ll he was in a movie a few years back and had a scene wear he essentially plays Scott Shelby, so it&#8217;s pretty cool to see something like this that happened before the game, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you played heavy rain then you&#8217;ll recognize this man, as the voice and face of Scott Shelby from Heavy Rain. We&#8217;ll he was in a movie a few years back and had a scene wear he essentially plays Scott Shelby, so it&#8217;s pretty cool to see something like this that happened before the game, but is being viewed after having played it. Enjoy.<br />
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<p>-(MS)Mike out.</p>
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		<title>Jake and Mike VGS Podcast Episode 25: Jake Drinks while Mike lands an airplane!!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 05:44:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Steele</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Its been 14 days since the world was exposed to the joy and splendor that later became known as &#8220;The Jake and Mike Video Game Show!&#8221;, but now something even MORE dangerous has arrived to attempt to destroy Jake and Mike and steal their gaming podcast throne. Who is this mysterious threat!? ITS JAKE AND [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/websitepodcast3.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-540" title="websitepodcast3" src="http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/websitepodcast3.jpg" alt="" width="251" height="220" /></a>Its been 14 days since the world was exposed to the joy and splendor that later became known as &#8220;The Jake and Mike Video Game Show!&#8221;, but now something even MORE dangerous has arrived to attempt to destroy Jake and Mike and steal their gaming podcast throne. Who is this mysterious threat!? ITS JAKE AND MIKE!!!</p>
<p>That&#8217;s right, Jake and Mike have challenged themselves in the ultimate gaming podcast battle for the throne of champions!!! But to win this battle they needed to bring a slew of new things to discuss and titillate your brains with&#8230;..and SO THEY DID!!!</p>
<p>This week they talk about Battlefield: Bad Company 2, The brand new DLC pack for Borderlands, Endless Ocean 2 and its strange ability to somehow be a diving version of Mass Effect 2 and finally an impressively spoiler free talk about Heavy Rain followed by some kick ass music and then an incredibly spoiler filled talk about Heavy Rain!!!</p>
<p>If you think you&#8217;re ready to watch the ultimate heroes of VGS duke it out for your entertainment and the right to call themselves the REAL Jake and Mike&#8230;.THEN LISTEN AT YOUR OWN RISK!!! POWERFUL!!! APOCALYPTIC!!! THE JAKE AND MIKE VGS PODCAST EPISODE 25: Jake drinks while Mike lands an airplane!!!!!!!</p>
<p>-(MS)Mike out.</p>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Its been 14 days since the world was exposed to the joy and splendor that later became known as "The Jake and Mike Video Game ...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Its been 14 days since the world was exposed to the joy and splendor that later became known as "The Jake and Mike Video Game Show!", but now something even MORE dangerous has arrived to attempt to destroy Jake and Mike and steal their gaming podcast throne. Who is this mysterious threat!? ITS JAKE AND MIKE!!!

That's right, Jake and Mike have challenged themselves in the ultimate gaming podcast battle for the throne of champions!!! But to win this battle they needed to bring a slew of new things to discuss and titillate your brains with.....and SO THEY DID!!!

This week they talk about Battlefield: Bad Company 2, The brand new DLC pack for Borderlands, Endless Ocean 2 and its strange ability to somehow be a diving version of Mass Effect 2 and finally an impressively spoiler free talk about Heavy Rain followed by some kick ass music and then an incredibly spoiler filled talk about Heavy Rain!!!

If you think you're ready to watch the ultimate heroes of VGS duke it out for your entertainment and the right to call themselves the REAL Jake and Mike....THEN LISTEN AT YOUR OWN RISK!!! POWERFUL!!! APOCALYPTIC!!! THE JAKE AND MIKE VGS PODCAST EPISODE 25: Jake drinks while Mike lands an airplane!!!!!!!

-(MS)Mike out.</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:keywords>personal thoughts</itunes:keywords>
		<itunes:author>Jake and Mike</itunes:author>
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		<title>I&#8217;m proud to call myself a fan of EA&#8230;. Well I am NOW at least</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:24:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Steele</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few years ago EA was looked at the same way that a lot of us view Activision these days. A giant heartless corporation. A company that just shills out the same trash over and over. Development that doesn&#8217;t seem like its aimed to really show true quality in anything but a small handful of [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignnone" src="http://kingslayer.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/ea4147b66f9ty3.jpg" alt="" width="323" height="295" />A few years ago EA was looked at the same way that a lot of us view Activision these days. A giant heartless corporation. A company that just shills out the same trash over and over. Development that doesn&#8217;t seem like its aimed to really show true quality in anything but a small handful of AAA titles.</p>
<p>Back in 2007, though, EA and its heads put themselves at the mercy of the public and pleaded for a second chance. They begged for the permission to re-invent themselves as something other then just another giant Activision, and improve the quality, mindset and development of their approach on the video game community.</p>
<p>Now here we are three years later and EA is definitely a completely different company than they were back when they asked for our approval. Is that for the better or the worse though, because it appears from where I&#8217;m standing, that they have made one hell of a turn around in my eyes.</p>
<p>Back in the day EA seemed content with putting their name on anything and everything. They had turned into a sequel assembly line that seemed over saturated with sports game after sports game. A parade of garbage based on licensed movies and childrens shows. A few long lasting series had been run into the ground, no longer holding the clout they used to.</p>
<p>Fast forward to the EA od 2009/2010 and you&#8217;d never know they were even the same people. They have a strong line up of new IP&#8217;s and well received sequels. They&#8217;ve distanced themselves from the type of garbage licensed things they put out in the past, instead focusing more on a few small and well known licenses.</p>
<p>Most importantly, they&#8217;ve dropped the assembly line style development style and surrounded themselves with quality game makers like Bioware, Criterion, Dice, and Visceral. Those three devs alone could speak miles about the types of games EA is putting out, but also give you a good example of how the companies take on DLC has made one of the biggest changes.</p>
<p>2 years ago when Mass Effect and Bad Company came out, EA was the a giant culprit of some of the worst DLC practices in the industry, but now they have created standards and practices that create games like Rock Band 2 and Burnout Paradise that have some of the most exceptional DLC in the industry.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m not really sure where I was going with this, but it&#8217;s just nice to see a huge video game giant like EA ask everyone if they can have a second chance to make themselves the type of company that doesn&#8217;t always seem like theyre up to something, or bleeding you dry. To be less like Activision, and be more like Valve, and if you ask me, they have succeeded and alot of the video game world could learn alot from the moves and changed EA has held themselves to over the last 3 years.</p>
<p>-(MS)Mike out.</p>
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		<title>Jake and Mike VGS Podcast Episode 24: Walls covered in honey</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2010 23:09:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Steele</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[People, People, People!!! We are BACK this week with another one of the sexiest podcast&#8217;s that will ever tickle your ears with it&#8217;s sweet vocal honey, THATS RIGHT! The Jake and Mike Videogame show, Episode 24, is in the house! This week we have more games than you can shake a stick at to talk [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/websitepodcast3.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-540" title="websitepodcast3" src="http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/websitepodcast3.jpg" alt="" width="251" height="220" /></a>People, People, People!!! We are BACK this week with another one of the sexiest podcast&#8217;s that will ever tickle your ears with it&#8217;s sweet vocal honey, THATS RIGHT! The Jake and Mike Videogame show, Episode 24, is in the house!</p>
<p>This week we have more games than you can shake a stick at to talk about, and that must be a shit load of games because shaking a stick is very easy, am I right?! But somehow, we managed to pack the podcast with even more than that, so you can thank us later. We talk about my thoughts on the new game Dante&#8217;s Inferno as well as 3rd person action games in general, but thats not all, we also talk about demonic nipples! How can you pass that up?!</p>
<p>We also go into our thoughts on Aliens Vs Predator and Bioshock 2 and why we either dislike them or like them, and then we use words ro express those points and facts and opinions to back them up. Yuuuuup, some really cutting edge stuff we&#8217;re trying here at the Jake and mike VGS, so give it a listen and if you like what you hear, takes your clothes off and check us out on Itunes and pop-Droid.com</p>
<p>-(MS)Mike out.</p>
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		<itunes:subtitle>People, People, People!!! We are BACK this week with another one of the sexiest podcast's that will ever tickle your ears with it's sweet vocal ...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>People, People, People!!! We are BACK this week with another one of the sexiest podcast's that will ever tickle your ears with it's sweet vocal honey, THATS RIGHT! The Jake and Mike Videogame show, Episode 24, is in the house!

This week we have more games than you can shake a stick at to talk about, and that must be a shit load of games because shaking a stick is very easy, am I right?! But somehow, we managed to pack the podcast with even more than that, so you can thank us later. We talk about my thoughts on the new game Dante's Inferno as well as 3rd person action games in general, but thats not all, we also talk about demonic nipples! How can you pass that up?!

We also go into our thoughts on Aliens Vs Predator and Bioshock 2 and why we either dislike them or like them, and then we use words ro express those points and facts and opinions to back them up. Yuuuuup, some really cutting edge stuff we're trying here at the Jake and mike VGS, so give it a listen and if you like what you hear, takes your clothes off and check us out on Itunes and pop-Droid.com

-(MS)Mike out.</itunes:summary>
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		<itunes:author>Jake and Mike</itunes:author>
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		<title>Soooo what have we learned?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:19:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jake Sprague</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some interesting news from the latest US game sales charts, Bioshock 2 and Dante&#8217;s Inferno came out for both the PS3 and 360 and the numbers are in. I bet most of you are saying &#8220;Jake, who cares about game sales numbers? I own all the systems and play the games that are best for [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft" src="http://www.thecrosshairstrader.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Complicated_Chart_thumb.png" alt="" width="344" height="323" />Some interesting news from the latest US game sales charts, Bioshock 2 and Dante&#8217;s Inferno came out for both the PS3 and 360 and the numbers are in. I bet most of you are saying &#8220;Jake, who cares about game sales numbers? I own all the systems and play the games that are best for each platform.&#8221; Well you are a great person, I think more people need to be like you and in being more like you they will be more like me, which is fantastic. I know that game sales numbers are really only for fanboys to jerk off too but I think there is some interesting things happening out there in the gaming world and you should be informed. Don&#8217;t fall asleep on the job here people.</p>
<p>Alright, anyway, lets start with Bioshock 2, a first person shooter that had it&#8217;s predecessor come out exclusively for the 360, then about a year later saw a release on the PS3. I think it&#8217;s pretty logical how the sales for this game look, the 360 version has sold more then double the copies of the PS3 version, and why wouldn&#8217;t it? It is a game that we loved here in the US (where the 360 has almost double the consoles sold compared to the PS3), it is a first person shooter, and it had a long exclusive run on the 360. Almost all first person shooters do better on the 360, I don&#8217;t have the info in front of me but I would be willing to guess that a 360 FPS sells more then it&#8217;s PS3 version almost every time. So no big surprise there, but the Dante&#8217;s Inferno sales are a little more interesting.</p>
<p>So assuming that there are a little under 2x as many 360s as opposed to PS3s in the US you would think Dante&#8217;s Inferno would have a similar ratio of sales, but that is not the case. We have seen a trend recently of games that are not FPS&#8217;s selling very comparable on both consoles, not only that but in the case of games that have some sort of exclusive content (Batman Arkum Asylum anyone?) they are selling better on the PS3. Dante&#8217;s Inferno has some sort of exclusive content on the PS3, I don&#8217;t know what it is because I don&#8217;t really care about the game, but I can assure you there is something. I&#8217;m guessing a scythe, no that&#8217;s too easy&#8230; a big claw weapon. I bet people are clamoring over this big claw weapon as we speak, &#8220;Oh what do you think of the big claw?&#8221; they will say, &#8220;I got the 360 version, I didn&#8217;t get the big claw&#8221; their friend will reply, then everyone will laugh at them. Kids can be cruel. So back to the numbers, Dante&#8217;s Inferno is selling better on the PS3. That&#8217;s right, BETTER. Now I need to point out that I don&#8217;t really care which version sells better, I don&#8217;t own any stock in either company, but I think Sony is starting to compete with the 360 due to its price drop and exclusive content and that is something gamers need to realize. The PS3 is selling video games now, and some of them are better.</p>
<p>How long will this trend last? Is Sony finally taking some business from Microsoft? What&#8217;s up with the stuff? These are all great questions that I can&#8217;t answer but I hope I have given you something to think about and for you 360 fanboys, maybe it is time to buy a PS3. Oh, and for you PS3 fanboys, calm down.</p>
<p>jake</p>
<p>ps &#8211; haters wanna hate, get your shine on, I&#8217;m Gutta Gutta. Good night.</p>
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		<title>So, do you like all things Jake and I?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 05:35:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Steele</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hell, maybe you hate us but you really love anime and videogames! Well if that&#8217;s the case then we definitely have a place for you! You all need to check out http://pop-droid.com/ and get down with the magic over there. Its like if screw attack gave themselves an Anime, Manga, and Games make over and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/feature1.jpg.gif"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1079" title="feature1.jpg" src="http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/feature1.jpg.gif" alt="" width="368" height="181" /></a>Hell, maybe you hate us but you really love anime and videogames! Well if that&#8217;s the case then we definitely have a place for you! You all need to check out <a href="http://pop-droid.com/">http://pop-droid.com/</a> and get down with the magic over there. Its like if screw attack gave themselves an Anime, Manga, and Games make over and then mixed in all sorts of other user based style stuff. Were gonna be hosting our Podcast up there in the future so If you like us, then you gotta&#8217; head over there and show them how awesome our listeners are and enjoy the community.</p>
<p>Plus I&#8217;ve got a profile over there and I&#8217;m awesome right? Don&#8217;t you like me? You like me right?! RIGHT?!?! Oh, dear god, please tell me you like me or i&#8217;m gonna have an anxiety attack. I basically live off the acceptance of others!!!! OH DEAR GOD I&#8217;m gonna break down! Oh wait, what&#8217;s that&#8230;? You DO think I&#8217;m awesome? Oh wow&#8230;.. that was close.</p>
<p>OH and it gives me an excuse to talk about Anime as much as I&#8217;d truly like to. Huzzah!</p>
<p>-(MS)Mike out.</p>
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		<title>Jake and Mike VGS Podcast Episode 23: Mass Affection. (Get it?)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 20:47:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Steele</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Back in the saddle and I&#8217;m the sheriff! And Jake is also the sheriff! We&#8217;re both the sheriffs!! And you&#8217;re being thrown in the slammer, partner! That was what I&#8217;d say if I was a cowboy that ran a podcast, but I&#8217;m not so here is the real stuff. POW WHAM BAM! We are back [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/websitepodcast3.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-540" title="websitepodcast3" src="http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/websitepodcast3.jpg" alt="" width="251" height="220" /></a>Back in the saddle and I&#8217;m the sheriff! And Jake is also the sheriff! We&#8217;re both the sheriffs!! And you&#8217;re being thrown in the slammer, partner!</p>
<p>That was what I&#8217;d say if I was a cowboy that ran a podcast, but I&#8217;m not so here is the real stuff. POW WHAM BAM! We are back with another great podcast for your ear holes to fill themselves with. The fanbase seems to have grown a bit to welcome to all the new listeners! Have a seat, get comfy and settle in for a sexy little podcast journey!</p>
<p>We hungered for more Mass Effect 2 talk so you get a bunch for of that, as well as my review of No More Heroes 2, some info on the new DVD Halo Legends and our awesome experience with the Bad Company 2 demo.</p>
<p>Feel like that&#8217;s enough audio sex to bang your eardrums dry? Oh, you&#8217;ll feel it! and you&#8217;ll love it. So enjoy!!</p>
<p>-(MS)Mike out.</p>
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		<itunes:summary>Back in the saddle and I'm the sheriff! And Jake is also the sheriff! We're both the sheriffs!! And you're being thrown in the slammer, partner!

That was what I'd say if I was a cowboy that ran a podcast, but I'm not so here is the real stuff. POW WHAM BAM! We are back with another great podcast for your ear holes to fill themselves with. The fanbase seems to have grown a bit to welcome to all the new listeners! Have a seat, get comfy and settle in for a sexy little podcast journey!

We hungered for more Mass Effect 2 talk so you get a bunch for of that, as well as my review of No More Heroes 2, some info on the new DVD Halo Legends and our awesome experience with the Bad Company 2 demo.

Feel like that's enough audio sex to bang your eardrums dry? Oh, you'll feel it! and you'll love it. So enjoy!!

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		<title>Are reviews making more sense?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:11:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jake Sprague</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have seen the first batch of Aliens vs. Predator reviews start to roll in and they have made me think about the way games are being reviewed these days. I&#8217;m sure most people who are &#8220;in the know&#8221; with gaming are aware of the 7-10 point review scale that most gaming publications and websites [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/jakepost.png"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1064" title="jakepost" src="http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/jakepost.png" alt="" width="390" height="478" /></a>I have seen the first batch of Aliens vs. Predator reviews start to roll in and they have made me think about the way games are being reviewed these days. I&#8217;m sure most people who are &#8220;in the know&#8221; with gaming are aware of the 7-10 point review scale that most gaming publications and websites have been using for years.  Lately though,  I have noticed a few small anomalies with review scores. Dark Void, which Mike and I both thought was a decent game that had some issues with bugs and length, was given a fairly low score in most of its reviews (a 59 overall from Metacritic) however the game wasn&#8217;t complete trash. Based on the 7-10 review scale we have become accustomed to, this score means that the game is garbage, but it wasn&#8217;t! It just wasn&#8217;t anything fantastic and a 59/100 is actually a fair score for this game to get if we dont take into account what we know about the normal review scale. Which takes me to AVP.</p>
<p>As of me writing this, AVP is sitting with a 71 on Metacritic, so that means that this game is not that great right? Maybe not, if you read Gamestops 5.5/10 review for AVP it doesn&#8217;t sound like a terrible game, it simply sounds average, with some flaws. In the past that was a solid 7.5 from Gamespot but now it seems like reviewers MAY be (trust me I say <strong>may</strong> because this seems like a new trend that might not last) using the entire 1-10 review scale to score games. Scary isn&#8217;t it? So a game that used to get a 7.5 now gets a 5.5 and a game that used to get an 8.5 maybe falls in the 7 range. It is hard to tell if I am just alone in enjoying my time with Dark Void and AVP or if things are changing and the 7-10 review scale is going the way of the Buffalo. What ever the case may be I don&#8217;t think it will effect the 7-10 scale for &#8220;triple A&#8221; titles but I am interested in seeing where this takes us as far as games journalism goes.</p>
<p>I love you all and good night.</p>
<p>ps alright so we are not in love but we like each other, like more than friends right? Look I&#8217;m sorry I said I loved you, I know you are not ready to hear that because you just got out of a long relationship and are not looking for anything serious right now. I just&#8230; I don&#8217;t know&#8230; I care about you alright? That&#8217;s all I wanted to say.</p>
<p>jake</p>
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		<title>A simpler time (a post about things and AVP)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:47:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jake Sprague</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was sort of disappointed when I first played the Aliens vs. Predator demo, and just to clarify I mean the new AVP that is coming out in a few days. I wasn&#8217;t feeling the game at first, it felt dated. Then I got to play some more of it with Mike and I am [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/jakepostpic.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1059" title="jakepostpic" src="http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/jakepostpic.jpg" alt="" width="326" height="368" /></a>I was sort of disappointed when I first played the Aliens vs. Predator demo, and just to clarify I mean the new AVP that is coming out in a few days. I wasn&#8217;t feeling the game at first, it felt dated. Then I got to play some more of it with Mike and I am starting to really enjoy it. It does feel sort of dated but in a good way, it reminds me of Quake 2.</p>
<p>If you were lucky enough to get to play Quake 2 in its hay-day you may know what I am talking about. The feeling that every kill doesn&#8217;t really matter that much, the feeling that you and your friends are just having fun, the feeling of laughing when you get killed and then saying &#8220;I&#8217;m coming after you next!&#8221; This game feels like that too me. I don&#8217;t know if maybe it feels like that because I miss that kind of game experience or if it&#8217;s because it is deliberately made like an old school PC FPS but I do know that I like it and I am getting pretty excited for AVP.</p>
<p>AVP has some really cool stuff going on in the demo, being a marine is frightening at times, hearing your radar start to go crazy as multiple aliens come at you from the ceiling is awesome. Being a predator and finding your plasma cannon for the first time is incredible, and yes, just like an old school shooter there are weapons on the ground for marines and predators (even health packs). Then there is the Alien moments where you hide in the shadows or on a wall watching a predator and marine fighting, just waiting for the perfect time to run in and eat the survivor. From what I have played so far this game has a lot going for it and feels pretty balanced for a game with three very different classes. I am counting the days until it gets released.</p>
<p>Okay well i&#8217;m not literally counting the days or anything but I am getting excited for it. Look, don&#8217;t get all high and mighty like you are really counting the days or something. No one counts days. Lets just leave it at that. Oh so now you really count days?!? Well good for you, count all the fucking days, see if I care!!</p>
<p>PS I&#8217;m sorry about saying fuck earlier. I don&#8217;t know what I was thinking. I&#8217;m just going through a lot right now and I lost my cool. So again I&#8217;m sorry. Do you for give me? You do? Well that means a lot coming from you.</p>
<p>jake</p>
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		<title>Jake and Mike VGS Podcast Episode 22: You don&#8217;t need emotion when you&#8217;re as handsome as Shepard</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 01:42:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Steele</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So here we are, back and forth, back and forth, you sit and decide whether or not you like us or love us. Let me help you make the &#8220;love&#8221; choice really quick by sharing our brand new podcast with you!!! We talk about Dark Void and our seemingly independent and lonely enjoyment of the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/websitepodcast3.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-540" title="websitepodcast3" src="http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/websitepodcast3.jpg" alt="" width="251" height="220" /></a>So here we are, back and forth, back and forth, you sit and decide whether or not you like us or love us. Let me help you make the &#8220;love&#8221; choice really quick by sharing our brand new podcast with you!!!<br />
We talk about Dark Void and our seemingly independent and lonely enjoyment of the game. Also talk up DSiware game Starship Defense, PC downloadable game Crayon Physics Deluxe and of course, the impossible to ignore X360 Mass Effect 2!<br />
Would you like to have an orgasm without using your hands?! JUST USE YOUR EARS, by listening to this podcast! Enjoy!<br />
-(MS)Mike out.</p>
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		<itunes:subtitle>So here we are, back and forth, back and forth, you sit and decide whether or not you like us or love us. Let me ...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>So here we are, back and forth, back and forth, you sit and decide whether or not you like us or love us. Let me help you make the "love" choice really quick by sharing our brand new podcast with you!!!
We talk about Dark Void and our seemingly independent and lonely enjoyment of the game. Also talk up DSiware game Starship Defense, PC downloadable game Crayon Physics Deluxe and of course, the impossible to ignore X360 Mass Effect 2!
Would you like to have an orgasm without using your hands?! JUST USE YOUR EARS, by listening to this podcast! Enjoy!
-(MS)Mike out.</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Reviewing games has become a dark void&#8230;.Heh, I&#8217;m so clever!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:49:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Steele</dc:creator>
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		<title>Mass Effect 2 gameplay Xfire stream</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:38:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jake Sprague</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Watch live streaming video from xfire_masseffect2 at livestream.com We just got done watching this new Mass Effect 2 video and wanted to share it with you all. Love jake and mike]]></description>
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<div style="font-size: 11px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 560px;">Watch <a title="live streaming video" href="http://www.livestream.com/">live streaming video</a> from <a title="Watch xfire_masseffect2 at livestream.com" href="http://www.livestream.com/xfire_masseffect2">xfire_masseffect2</a> at livestream.com</div>
<p>We just got done watching this new Mass Effect 2 video and wanted to share it with you all.</p>
<p>Love</p>
<p>jake and mike</p>
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		<title>Jake and Mike VGS Podcast Episode 21: Explicit? HAH!</title>
		<link>http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/?p=1042</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jan 2010 06:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Steele</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have some bad news everyone&#8230; Did any of you like that episode where we talked about FFCC: The Crystal Bearers, Bayonetta and her sweet ass, Darksiders and the new Army of Two sequel?? Well&#8230;We got lazy and this is just that podcast again. I can already hear all of you now &#8220;How dare you [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/websitepodcast3.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-540" title="websitepodcast3" src="http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/websitepodcast3.jpg" alt="" width="251" height="220" /></a>I have some bad news everyone&#8230;</p>
<p>Did any of you like that episode where we talked about FFCC: The Crystal Bearers, Bayonetta and her sweet ass, Darksiders and the new Army of Two sequel?? Well&#8230;We got lazy and this is just that podcast again.</p>
<p>I can already hear all of you now &#8220;How dare you repackage that podcast from the future and rehash it when all of those games actually come out.&#8221; And that is very valid, so I apologize.</p>
<p>And to the rest of you out there, the ones that think this is far too high a concept idea for what could have been a simple podcast description, I say to you, &#8220;Kudos. You are all very correct. But, go fuck yourself.&#8221;</p>
<p>Also we play a game and this podcast is longer than normal. That whole &#8220;concept as a description&#8221; was wearing thin and I&#8217;m not about to keep it going the whole way and you can&#8217;t make me.</p>
<p>-(MS)Mike out.</p>
<p>EDIT: Thanks to Sean Stryka for bringing this to my attention. It seems that the screen tearing issue is native only to the 360 version of Darksiders so those of you out there that want it on the PS3 have nothing to worry about!</p>
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		<itunes:subtitle>I have some bad news everyone...

Did any of you like that episode where we talked about FFCC: The Crystal Bearers, Bayonetta and her sweet ass, ...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>I have some bad news everyone...

Did any of you like that episode where we talked about FFCC: The Crystal Bearers, Bayonetta and her sweet ass, Darksiders and the new Army of Two sequel?? Well...We got lazy and this is just that podcast again.

I can already hear all of you now "How dare you repackage that podcast from the future and rehash it when all of those games actually come out." And that is very valid, so I apologize.

And to the rest of you out there, the ones that think this is far too high a concept idea for what could have been a simple podcast description, I say to you, "Kudos. You are all very correct. But, go fuck yourself."

Also we play a game and this podcast is longer than normal. That whole "concept as a description" was wearing thin and I'm not about to keep it going the whole way and you can't make me.

-(MS)Mike out.

EDIT: Thanks to Sean Stryka for bringing this to my attention. It seems that the screen tearing issue is native only to the 360 version of Darksiders so those of you out there that want it on the PS3 have nothing to worry about!</itunes:summary>
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		<itunes:author>Jake and Mike</itunes:author>
		<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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		<title>Where creativity meets laziness</title>
		<link>http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/?p=1036</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 23:53:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Steele</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Batman: Arkham Asylum, Gunstar Heroes, Mega Man X, Bayonetta, Devil May Cry, The Legend of Zelda. Under any other circumstance, You would probably assume I was listing off some of my favorite games of all time, and you might have been right. In this case though, I&#8217;m telling you some offenders of a dirty little [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3c/Devil-may-cry-phantom.jpg" alt="" width="314" height="235" />Batman: Arkham Asylum, Gunstar Heroes, Mega Man X, Bayonetta, Devil May Cry, The Legend of Zelda. Under any other circumstance, You would probably assume I was listing off some of my favorite games of all time, and you might have been right. In this case though, I&#8217;m telling you some offenders of a dirty little secret that just won&#8217;t die.</p>
<p>No game is complete without boss battles. Whether it&#8217;s the final confrontation with the main villain you&#8217;ve been chasing the whole time, or a run in with that pesky minion that just won&#8217;t stop showing up at the last second to ruin your hard work. Over the years, whether it is a game released 20 years ago or a game that came out just last week (Bayonetta, I&#8217;m lookin at you!) it seems that developers cannot shake the need to make you face the same foe three, four and sometimes more times throughout the entire span of the game.</p>
<p>Now sometimes, this is done to further a plot line, or convince you to feel an emotional response when the same villain shows up several times to thwart your hard work time and again. Oddly enough, RPG&#8217;s commit this crime the most, but in the RIGHT way, and other games could learn a lot from the way they do it. Rather than throwing the same thing at you over and over and making it become derivative, they allow you to feel the same way about a returning enemy or villain and use it more or less as a template but with completely new talents and abilities (not EVERY rpg does this, some are just as guilty of the &#8220;same guy new color&#8221; problem I talk about here, so no need to mention that here). What I&#8217;m talking about is when a game feels the need to throw a boss you fought in the first 4th of the game at you in the final half but with a a few copies along side to mix things up. Perhaps take an enemy you&#8217;ve been fighting the whole time comes back as a boss but just a bit bigger and with more life, or if you&#8217;re Devil May Cry, a giant flaming spider feels the need to continually come back for more just <em>one more time</em>.</p>
<p>Now don&#8217;t get me wrong, this simple problem rarely ruins a game and Batman: Arkham Asylum is a great example of this. The game was considered by many one of the best games of the year, even though it was one of the larger executors of this type of boss battle scheme, but not ruining a game doesn&#8217;t mean that it didn&#8217;t dilute some of the fun that could be had.Heck, the last boss and the first boss are almost identical, not somthing that ruined the game, but a missed opportunity in many ways.</p>
<p>Now to play devil&#8217;s advocate, I can&#8217;t say that I could make a better game than a lot of these very talented studios or even that being creative and coming up with unique experiences is something that is easily attainable. I understand the type of work that goes into these games and the sort of entertainment these people are selling us. I&#8217;m just saying that I think developers should pride themselves on the unique content they&#8217;re able to bring to the table with their video games and not fall into the trap of just reusing something from the beginning of there game and throwing it at you a few more times.</p>
<p>-(MS)Mike out.</p>
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		<title>Jake and Mike review games they Havn&#8217;t played: Army of Two: The 40th Day</title>
		<link>http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/?p=1028</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:19:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Steele</dc:creator>
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		<title>Jake and Mike VGS Podcast Episode 20: 2009 and beyond! A year in review</title>
		<link>http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/?p=1026</link>
		<comments>http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/?p=1026#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jan 2010 08:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Steele</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Im not sure what else there is to say other than check this thing out for a nice amount of nostalgia, commentary and back and forth about Jake and I&#8217;s favorites, least favorites and honorable mentions from 2009. It&#8217;s a really good listen and prolly the most fun I&#8217;ve had recording one of these since [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/websitepodcast3.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-540" title="websitepodcast3" src="http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/websitepodcast3.jpg" alt="" width="251" height="220" /></a>Im not sure what else there is to say other than check this thing out for a nice amount of nostalgia, commentary and back and forth about Jake and I&#8217;s favorites, least favorites and honorable mentions from 2009. It&#8217;s a really good listen and prolly the most fun I&#8217;ve had recording one of these since we started! Enjoy!</p>
<p>-(MS)Mike out.</p>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Im not sure what else there is to say other than check this thing out for a nice amount of nostalgia, commentary and back and ...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Im not sure what else there is to say other than check this thing out for a nice amount of nostalgia, commentary and back and forth about Jake and I's favorites, least favorites and honorable mentions from 2009. It's a really good listen and prolly the most fun I've had recording one of these since we started! Enjoy!

-(MS)Mike out.</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:keywords>Industry news, Review, personal thoughts, podcast</itunes:keywords>
		<itunes:author>Jake and Mike</itunes:author>
		<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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		<title>Jake and Mike Review Gamefly games they have not played: Bayonetta</title>
		<link>http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/?p=1018</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:02:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jake Sprague</dc:creator>
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		<title>Well it&#8217;s Christmas time!</title>
		<link>http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/?p=1011</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Dec 2009 20:50:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Steele</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[And that means were taking a little break here until the new year. SO expect the next update to most likely be the new Podcast and then the Vlog&#8217;s and post&#8217;s will continue as per normal updating schedule. Merry Christmas and enjoy all the Games you get this year for the holiday! -(MS)Mike out.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft" src="http://www.geekalerts.com/u/pacman-xmas-tree.jpg" alt="" width="350" height="421" />And that means were taking a little break here until the new year. SO expect the next update to most likely be the new Podcast and then the Vlog&#8217;s and post&#8217;s will continue as per normal updating schedule. Merry Christmas and enjoy all the Games you get this year for the holiday!</p>
<p>-(MS)Mike out.</p>
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		<title>Jake and Mike VGS Podcast Episode 19: Come on a Friday aka The last podcast of the year</title>
		<link>http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/?p=1007</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 22:29:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Steele</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jake and Mike VGS?!?! Oh yeah, it&#8217;s that time you ugly, blotchy skinned losers! Why do I think I can get away with insulting you? I KNOW I can because that is how good this week&#8217;s episode is, and soon you&#8217;ll be on the same page as Jake and I, your heroes. We spend some [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/websitepodcast3.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-540" title="websitepodcast3" src="http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/websitepodcast3.jpg" alt="" width="251" height="220" /></a>Jake and Mike VGS?!?! Oh yeah, it&#8217;s that time you ugly, blotchy skinned losers!</p>
<p>Why do I think I can get away with insulting you? I KNOW I can because that is how good this week&#8217;s episode is, and soon you&#8217;ll be on the same page as Jake and I, your heroes.</p>
<p>We spend some time talking about the new Pixeljunk game Shooter, The Saboteur, Zelda: Spirit Tracks and the Dante&#8217;s Inferno demo.</p>
<p>Do any of those things interest you? OF COURSE THEY DO! So get your listen on and thank us later.</p>
<p>-(MS)Mike out.</p>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Jake and Mike VGS?!?! Oh yeah, it's that time you ugly, blotchy skinned losers!

Why do I think I can get away with insulting you? I ...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Jake and Mike VGS?!?! Oh yeah, it's that time you ugly, blotchy skinned losers!

Why do I think I can get away with insulting you? I KNOW I can because that is how good this week's episode is, and soon you'll be on the same page as Jake and I, your heroes.

We spend some time talking about the new Pixeljunk game Shooter, The Saboteur, Zelda: Spirit Tracks and the Dante's Inferno demo.

Do any of those things interest you? OF COURSE THEY DO! So get your listen on and thank us later.

-(MS)Mike out.</itunes:summary>
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		<itunes:author>Jake and Mike</itunes:author>
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		<title>4 Things Nintendo could do easily to make the DSi store not suck anymore</title>
		<link>http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/?p=1004</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:54:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Steele</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s hardly a secret that Jake and I are none-too-fond of the DSi store, then again, I hardly think that we&#8217;re alone in thinking this. The weirdest thing is, it shouldn&#8217;t be this way at all. That thing has every reason to be good, and I&#8217;ve put together a List of a few things i [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft" src="http://www.nintendostar.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/nintendo-dsi-black-closed.jpg" alt="" width="231" height="118" />It&#8217;s hardly a secret that Jake and I are none-too-fond of the DSi store, then again, I hardly think that we&#8217;re alone in thinking this.</p>
<p>The weirdest thing is, it shouldn&#8217;t be this way at all. That thing has every reason to be good, and I&#8217;ve put together a List of a few things i think they could do that would flip it from bad to good really easily.</p>
<p>1)  Cheap and fun games the easy way: Enlist the internet.</p>
<p>The internet is chalk full of flash games. Some are good and some are bad, but some of the good ones can get so deep, engrossing and original, that it is insane that they&#8217;re free. Nintendo could get themselves in a real good situation by getting some of the games people play the shit out of on kongregate or armor games and make downloadable DSi versions for $2-5 that people can play on the go</p>
<p>2) DSi Virtual Console: It seems so obvious&#8230;doesn&#8217;t it?</p>
<p>This is an easy one. One of the bigger things I&#8217;ve enjoyed about the Wii is alot of the virtual console games they&#8217;ve thrown on there. The pricing structure isn&#8217;t always perfect and almost all those games can be found as roms, BUT how easily they work, the functionality of how you play them, and the fact that you have a real controller all make for a surprisingly enjoyable experience using games that already exist and are already popular. I know for a fact, that people are asking for a GB and GBA virtual console, so why doesn&#8217;t Nintendo just deliver???</p>
<p>3) Clocks, calculators and Calenders: A little good will goes a long way.</p>
<p>The whole thing with these is freakin mind baffling. If you can give away the web browser for free then there is NO excuse for that crap to cost a you dime.</p>
<p>The idea of putting these things out there for people to buy drives me crazy. Half because it&#8217;s horseshit, and half because the things must take like 5 minutes to make and if they were given away for free every once in a while, they&#8217;d suddenly have something that was pointless but free, which people love. Those retarded calculators and junk would probably be kinda awesome if they didn&#8217;t cost anything and if nothing else, people would go on to download them and prolly look through the stuff that DOES cost money while they&#8217;re there.</p>
<p>4) Make the classic Nintendo move: Make the shit out of a first party game that drives interest in your service</p>
<p>This is what Nintendo does, it&#8217;s their classic money maker. They take their incredibly well known 1st party properties and milk them for life. Not only do they milk them, they milk them without them getting stilted or boring. There is a reason why Mario and link are still around and no one gives a shit about Crash bandicoot or Lara Croft anymore. There is a reason that the Gamecube stayed a float for about a year and a half longer than it should have. They did what they do best and they held themselves up, when third party companies wouldn&#8217;t.</p>
<p>Nintendo needs to make the hell out of a few DSi titles and really show everyone whats up. Stirring things up and getting some interest made for the development of some DSi titles would be perfect and if you want something done, you should do it yourself.</p>
<p>So there ya go, 4 easy steps Nintendo can and SHOULD take to make that poor excuse for an online download service a little more worth the money you gotta pay when you get a DSi instead of a DS lite.</p>
<p>-(MS)Mike out</p>
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		<title>Jake vlog 12-15-09</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:42:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jake Sprague</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Take a look at this vlog. You are gonna be so freaking impressed, you will want to buy me things! -jake PS podcast should come out this Saturday]]></description>
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<p>Take a look at this vlog. You are gonna be so freaking impressed, you will want to buy me things!</p>
<p>-jake</p>
<p>PS podcast should come out this Saturday</p>
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		<title>Jake and Mike VGS Vlog Jake 12-7-09</title>
		<link>http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/?p=995</link>
		<comments>http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/?p=995#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 04:25:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jake Sprague</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Industry news]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have nothing to say about this video. -jake]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" width="425" height="344" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="src" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/suYjHKth7Dk&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/suYjHKth7Dk&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object></p>
<p>I have nothing to say about this video. -jake</p>
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		<title>Jake and Mike VGS Podcast Episode 18: Krauser for president</title>
		<link>http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/?p=991</link>
		<comments>http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/?p=991#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2009 05:01:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Steele</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/?p=991</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There are times when I think to myself, &#8220;Mike, you need to cast aside your charisma, throw away your good nature, and just abandon your fans!&#8221;, luckily those times are few and far between and the raw and the pure energy that you receive when listen to the Jake and Mike VGS podcast, will always [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-540" title="websitepodcast3" src="http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/websitepodcast3.jpg" alt="websitepodcast3" width="268" height="234" />There are times when I think to myself, &#8220;Mike, you need to cast aside your charisma, throw away your good nature, and just abandon your fans!&#8221;, luckily those times are few and far between and the raw and the pure energy that you receive when listen to the Jake and Mike VGS podcast, will always help chase them troubled thoughts away.<br />
You know what else helps? Hearing us talk about Dragon Age: Origins, Resident Evil Darkside Chronicles, and New Super Mario Brothers Wii!! Hell, even a bit of discussion about the Bayonetta demo can put a bit of a hop in your step.<br />
So if you&#8217;re feelin blue and you need a little lovin, remember that Jake and Mike Brand VGS podcast&#8217;s will always strengthen your immune system and help fight deep nasal congestion!<br />
ALSO, video games are the best and so are we!<br />
-(MS)Mike out.</p>
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		<itunes:duration>00:01:01</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:subtitle>There are times when I think to myself, "Mike, you need to cast aside your charisma, throw away your good nature, and just abandon your ...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>There are times when I think to myself, "Mike, you need to cast aside your charisma, throw away your good nature, and just abandon your fans!", luckily those times are few and far between and the raw and the pure energy that you receive when listen to the Jake and Mike VGS podcast, will always help chase them troubled thoughts away.
You know what else helps? Hearing us talk about Dragon Age: Origins, Resident Evil Darkside Chronicles, and New Super Mario Brothers Wii!! Hell, even a bit of discussion about the Bayonetta demo can put a bit of a hop in your step.
So if you're feelin blue and you need a little lovin, remember that Jake and Mike Brand VGS podcast's will always strengthen your immune system and help fight deep nasal congestion!
ALSO, video games are the best and so are we!
-(MS)Mike out.</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:keywords>personal thoughts, podcast</itunes:keywords>
		<itunes:author>Jake and Mike</itunes:author>
		<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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		<title>So, apparently I was incorrect</title>
		<link>http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/?p=987</link>
		<comments>http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/?p=987#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:02:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Steele</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So I guess, I was wrong when I assumed most of you had seen these hacked Mario World to Music video&#8217;s 1000x before because I&#8217;ve already received like 6 messages from people saying they&#8217;d never seen anything like it, so here is the best one i&#8217;ve ever seen. It isnt 4 parts working together like [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So I guess, I was wrong when I assumed most of you had seen these hacked Mario World to Music video&#8217;s 1000x before because I&#8217;ve already received like 6 messages from people saying they&#8217;d never seen anything like it, so here is the best one i&#8217;ve ever seen. It isnt 4 parts working together like the last one, but its easily the most impressive I&#8217;ve seen. Anyone who likes these kinds of things has undoubtedly seen this one before and for good reason. It&#8217;s simply the best.<br />
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Enjoy!</p>
<p>-(MS)Mike out.</p>
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		<title>Jake and Mike VGS: The Spike 2009 VGA&#8217;s and Star Wars</title>
		<link>http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/?p=984</link>
		<comments>http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/?p=984#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:18:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Steele</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I think I set a record for saying &#8220;like&#8221; more times than anyone wanted to hear. -(MS)Mike out. Mike talks about his problems with the Spike VGA&#8217;s and how the Star Wars game announced better be wiimotion plus enabled]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" width="425" height="344" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="src" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zDKzWqG17Yw&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zDKzWqG17Yw&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object></p>
<p>I think I set a record for saying &#8220;like&#8221; more times than anyone wanted to hear.</p>
<p>-(MS)Mike out.</p>
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		<title>Old stuff is the new new stuff</title>
		<link>http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/?p=982</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:29:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Steele</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Industry news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[personal thoughts]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m sure at some point in time, everybody has seen one of these homebrew SNES &#8220;what he&#8217;s doing sounds like the song&#8221; type video&#8217;s on youtube, but this one is by far the most elaborate, complicated, and successfully entertaining to date. Enjoy -(MS)Mike out.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m sure at some point in time, everybody has seen one of these homebrew SNES &#8220;what he&#8217;s doing sounds like the song&#8221; type video&#8217;s on youtube, but this one is by far the most elaborate, complicated, and successfully entertaining to date. Enjoy<br />
<object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" width="425" height="344" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="src" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/bTo-wFfIXKo&amp;color1=0xb1b1b1&amp;color2=0xcfcfcf&amp;hl=en_US&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;fs=1" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/bTo-wFfIXKo&amp;color1=0xb1b1b1&amp;color2=0xcfcfcf&amp;hl=en_US&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;fs=1" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object></p>
<p>-(MS)Mike out.</p>
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		<title>Jake and Mike VGS Podcast Episode 17: Mario Brothers 3, the lost NES title</title>
		<link>http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/?p=979</link>
		<comments>http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/?p=979#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 07:56:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Steele</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Review]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[personal thoughts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[podcast]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/?p=979</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[You think you&#8217;re sooooo cool don&#8217;t you? Well, just because you listen to The Jake and Mike VGS podcast, the worlds best video game podcast, that doesn&#8217;t mean you&#8217;re better then everyone else. I mean yes, their opinions trump those of any and all reputable sources in the video game industry. And, yes, They are [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-540" title="websitepodcast3" src="http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/websitepodcast3.jpg" alt="websitepodcast3" width="251" height="220" />You think you&#8217;re sooooo cool don&#8217;t you? Well, just because you listen to The Jake and Mike VGS podcast, the worlds best video game podcast, that doesn&#8217;t mean you&#8217;re better then everyone else.</p>
<p>I mean yes, their opinions trump those of any and all reputable sources in the video game industry. And, yes, They are not only handsome, but they have their fingers constantly on the pulse of the community at large and are always here to report the greatness.</p>
<p>Hell, this week they even talk about Gyromancer, Assassins Creed 2, Left 4 Dead 2 and Zombie Shooter 2, but still, that isn&#8217;t enough to make a listener of this podcast better then everyone else.</p>
<p>So just get over it, and quit trying to tell everyone how great Jake and Mike are&#8230;. Everybody else already knows they&#8217;re great. Get over it.</p>
<p>-Mike Out</p>
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		<itunes:duration>00:01:01</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:subtitle>You think you're sooooo cool don't you? Well, just because you listen to The Jake and Mike VGS podcast, the worlds best video game podcast, ...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>You think you're sooooo cool don't you? Well, just because you listen to The Jake and Mike VGS podcast, the worlds best video game podcast, that doesn't mean you're better then everyone else.

I mean yes, their opinions trump those of any and all reputable sources in the video game industry. And, yes, They are not only handsome, but they have their fingers constantly on the pulse of the community at large and are always here to report the greatness.

Hell, this week they even talk about Gyromancer, Assassins Creed 2, Left 4 Dead 2 and Zombie Shooter 2, but still, that isn't enough to make a listener of this podcast better then everyone else.

So just get over it, and quit trying to tell everyone how great Jake and Mike are.... Everybody else already knows they're great. Get over it.

-Mike Out</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:keywords>Review, personal thoughts, podcast</itunes:keywords>
		<itunes:author>Jake and Mike</itunes:author>
		<itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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		<title>A quick apology</title>
		<link>http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/?p=975</link>
		<comments>http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/?p=975#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:30:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Steele</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[podcast]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/?p=975</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Due to my complete lack of any math skills, even the most basic of 2nd grade addition, the podcast that is normally recorded Thursday and posted Friday wasn&#8217;t recorded at all. Normally we do one every other week, and being the dummy I am, I thought it had only been 1 week, so we didn&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft" src="http://eatourbrains.com/EoB/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/technical-difficulties1.jpg" alt="" width="360" height="278" />Due to my complete lack of any math skills, even the most basic of 2nd grade addition, the podcast that is normally recorded Thursday and posted Friday wasn&#8217;t recorded at all. Normally we do one every other week, and being the dummy I am, I thought it had only been 1 week, so we didn&#8217;t record anything.</p>
<p>Normally when we&#8217;ve missed updates we try and record two weeks in a row to make up for it, or record two podcasts to even things out, which is what the plan will be this time as well. If I had to make my best guess, I would assume you should expect something possibly Wednesday, and uploaded Thursday. Since we&#8217;ve played so many games in the last 2 weeks, your safest bet will be that were gonna record one long podcast and put it up as two halves, but don&#8217;t hold me to that just yet.</p>
<p>And finally, my apologies to those of you that check all this stuff out. Jake and I do our best to make the update schedules as concrete as we can, so mess ups like this really bug us.</p>
<p>Be on the look out for an update about how and when were gonna record on the Twitter most likely&#8230; And until then everyone out there in Jake and Mike VGS land, remember that Assassins Creed sucks, and Raising Canes is the best restaurant ever.</p>
<p>Thank you and Good Night!</p>
<p>-(MS)Mike out.</p>
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		<title>&#8220;Don&#8217;t You and Jake talk about anything else, or do you just have DLC conversations All day long?&#8221; -Everyone</title>
		<link>http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/?p=968</link>
		<comments>http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/?p=968#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:54:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Steele</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve found myself in a strange crossroads as far as the endless war on DLC is concerned as of late. Anyone who has ever read this website or listened the podcast, know that Jake and I can endlessly clamor on and on about the endless annoyances, exceptions, and subtlety that combine themselves and become our [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft" src="http://www.electrealdemocrats.com/images/dlc_logo_sml.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" />I&#8217;ve found myself in a strange crossroads as far as the endless war on DLC is concerned as of late. Anyone who has ever read this website or listened the podcast, know that Jake and I can endlessly clamor on and on about the endless annoyances, exceptions, and subtlety that combine themselves and become our complicated opinions on downloadable digital content.</p>
<p>Recently we were talking about how Borderlands and Dragon Age: Origins have both done a pretty good job of offering up what <em><strong>WE</strong></em> both consider &#8220;worth while&#8221; DLC for their respective new releases. Yet, as we discussed our interest in both of the games offerings, it occurred to us quite rapidly that things we were saying were very biased and hypocritical. But not the bad kind.</p>
<p>Wait&#8230;there is a GOOD kind of bias and hypocrisy?!</p>
<p>As we talked about how games and their increasing connection to the Internet and an ever-updating format after release, we realized that gamers were going to have to change along with the hobby we all love so much. The more companies play around with how far they&#8217;re allowed to go with these digital additions and storefronts, the more us as Gamers are going to have to compile a system of Yes&#8217;s and No&#8217;s that tell us what we think is and isn&#8217;t okay when it comes to things we&#8217;ll buy and things we&#8217;ll accept. So without any of us knowing it, the process has already been going on for the last year or two and we&#8217;ve all sort have been figuring out what were down to buy and what offends us as a consumer, but the further this system is refined, the more complicated the process will become.</p>
<p>Yes, I know this is complicated, lemme give you an example.</p>
<p>Exhibit A: I love Borderlands. Borderlands is coming out with DLC for the game that is going to be released under 2 months from its original release date. I am excited to buy said DLC because I like borderlands, I like Gearbox, and I feel i got my money&#8217;s worth out of the initial purchase of Borderlands.</p>
<p>Exhibit B: I didn&#8217;t like Street Fighter 4. Street Fighter 4 is coming out with a new &#8220;version&#8221; in the next few months, roughly a year after the original title. I am annoyed with the idea of this game coming out because I didn&#8217;t like Street Fighter 4, I&#8217;m annoyed with Capcom lately, and I have been opposed to alot of the DLC choices Capcom has made in the last year or two.</p>
<p>In any other point in time this might be considering being unfairly biased, or showing an unwanted amount of favoritism, but I think that now aday, its an important piece of decision making that you should have at these times, or else you&#8217;re gonna be running around wasting money and annoying yourself and your values.</p>
<p>So there you have it, I still think fanboys are annoying, but I feel like the direction gaming has moved has made a level of bias and hypocrisy almost required to survive this never ending war for your money that our hobby has become.</p>
<p>-(MS)Mike out.</p>
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		<title>I like girls&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/?p=963</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 09:09:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Steele</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Courtesy of Jim, of jimandthem.com fame, I can now give you 6 minutes of wonderful things you can now tweet/facebook/text your friends to get wonderful reactions, or just chuckle to yourself. Classic, totally classic. -(MS)Mike out.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Courtesy of Jim, of <a href="http://www.jimandthem.com" target="_blank">jimandthem.com</a> fame, I can now give you 6 minutes of wonderful things you can now tweet/facebook/text your friends to get wonderful reactions, or just chuckle to yourself.<br />
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<p>Classic, totally classic.</p>
<p>-(MS)Mike out.</p>
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		<title>Everyone knows what game just came out!</title>
		<link>http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/?p=961</link>
		<comments>http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/?p=961#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:47:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Steele</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[-(MS)Mike out.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" width="445" height="364" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="src" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ILwdMWObLhY&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;border=1" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="445" height="364" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ILwdMWObLhY&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;border=1" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object></p>
<p>-(MS)Mike out.</p>
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		<title>Jake and Mike VGS Podcast Episode 16: Farm Frenzy!!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/?p=956</link>
		<comments>http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/?p=956#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:26:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Steele</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, looky what we have here, the sixteenth podcast ever!! EVER!!!! and boy is it chalked full of sex for your brain stem! We talk about Borderlands, Nostalgia, DJ Hero, Lego Rock Band, Dragon age: origins, Torchlight and Ratchet and Clank&#8230;. But the real meat of this podcast is obviously all the farm frenzy talk [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-540" title="websitepodcast3" src="http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/websitepodcast3.jpg" alt="websitepodcast3" width="251" height="220" />Well, looky what we have here, the sixteenth podcast ever!! EVER!!!!</p>
<p>and boy is it chalked full of sex for your brain stem! We talk about Borderlands, Nostalgia, DJ Hero, Lego Rock Band, Dragon age: origins, Torchlight and Ratchet and Clank&#8230;.</p>
<p>But the real meat of this podcast is obviously all the farm frenzy talk that we&#8217;ve got going on, in fact, it&#8217;s almost TOO jam-packed with sweet sweet farm frenzy love! Strategies, hints, tips and tricks! You&#8217;ll never need another Farm Frenzy FAQ again after we break the game down and tell you how to have the best damn cheese factory in town!</p>
<p>But really, this is a pretty good episode if you ask me, and I obviously have no bias what so ever to factor into my decision of how historically amazing this podcast is!!!!</p>
<p>ENJOY!</p>
<p>-(MS)Mike out.</p>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Well, looky what we have here, the sixteenth podcast ever!! EVER!!!!

and boy is it chalked full of sex for your brain stem! We talk about ...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Well, looky what we have here, the sixteenth podcast ever!! EVER!!!!

and boy is it chalked full of sex for your brain stem! We talk about Borderlands, Nostalgia, DJ Hero, Lego Rock Band, Dragon age: origins, Torchlight and Ratchet and Clank....

But the real meat of this podcast is obviously all the farm frenzy talk that we've got going on, in fact, it's almost TOO jam-packed with sweet sweet farm frenzy love! Strategies, hints, tips and tricks! You'll never need another Farm Frenzy FAQ again after we break the game down and tell you how to have the best damn cheese factory in town!

But really, this is a pretty good episode if you ask me, and I obviously have no bias what so ever to factor into my decision of how historically amazing this podcast is!!!!

ENJOY!

-(MS)Mike out.</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Jake and Mike VGS: Vlog follow up, LOLcakes defense Edition</title>
		<link>http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/?p=953</link>
		<comments>http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/?p=953#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:31:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Steele</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[-(MS)Mike out.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" width="425" height="344" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="src" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/I7IAaqdxgOk&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/I7IAaqdxgOk&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object></p>
<p>-(MS)Mike out.</p>
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		<title>So here&#8217;s the deal&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/?p=950</link>
		<comments>http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/?p=950#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Steele</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Heroes has had its ups and its down, but I&#8217;ve stuck by it because I&#8217;ve been pretty into the show since the beginning and I didn&#8217;t wanna ditch it just because of a few stilted plotlines. Season 2 and 3 suffered a bit from the writers strike forcing a rather long winded series of changes [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Heroes has had its ups and its down, but I&#8217;ve stuck by it because I&#8217;ve been pretty into the show since the beginning and I didn&#8217;t wanna ditch it just because of a few stilted plotlines. Season 2 and 3 suffered a bit from the writers strike forcing a rather long winded series of changes to be made that are only now really getting resolved and getting the show back to where it&#8217;s as good as it was in the beginning. But what is really gonna make season 4 go down as awesome for me so far is a surprisingly brief, but completely awesome nod to Chrono Trigger in last night&#8217;s episode.</p>
<p><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-951" title="tomycrono" src="http://www.jakeandmikevgs.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/tomycrono.png" alt="tomycrono" width="388" height="220" /></p>
<p>They even spelled &#8220;Crono&#8221; right. Someone on the Heroes writing staff definitely knows their SNES rpg&#8217;s.</p>
<p>-(MS)Mike out.</p>
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