It's a jam-packed episode as we welcome Alice Liang and Gamasutra's Christian Nutt to talk about the layoffs at Pandemic, the PS3 going 3-D, and the next iterations of the DS and PSP. David joins in to sing the praises of Assassin's Creed II. The rest of the crew rounds things out with talk of Lego Indy 2, Dragon Age, and a tease for Zelda: Spirit Tracks.

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With two major releases it's another one of those weeks where there's almost too much to talk about. Seth Killian from Capcom Unity joins us to talk about his transition from college professor to God of all things Street Fighter. Sam and David talk about the success and failures of Modern Warefare 2 (Spoilers from 1:17-1:29), and Jeremy puts Nintendo¹s game design for everyone thesis to the test with New Super Mario Bros. Wii. Also news about the release of Microsoft's Natal, a new Hero game from Activision, and prepare your slingshot once again as Rockstar's Bully might be returning.

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The Black Dragon Returns. No, we're not talking about the new RPG from Bioware; former 1UP editor Jeff Green is in-studio to talk about his life as a developer and his new gig as editor-in-chief of EA.com. Scooter and Jeremy also join in to talk about Assassin's Creed II, New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Mass Effect 2, and much more.

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Starting a podcast is hard. A mere two weeks after bidding a bon voyage to our former leader we're relaunching with new segments, new voices, and a very special guest. Doublefine head honcho and Brutal Legend creator Tim Schafer joins us in studio on our maiden episode where we go off topic early and often, but manage to talk about Borderlands, New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Assassin's Creed 2, and many others. Away we go!

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With John and Garnett embarking on new and separate adventures we gather one last time as a group and reminisce of our favorite episodes and even sneak in some talk about new games

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We're back to wrap up TGS 2009. 8-4 again generously offered us their offices to record and JJ, Mark, and John join in for the show as well. Sam, Shane, and Garnett complete the group that sits down to get everything they've seen out on the table. And while we had the impression the show had been really down, when we put together the list there were plenty of games to talk about including Final Fantasy XIII, Yakuza 4, Gran Turismo 5, PixelJunk Shooter, Zero Day Attack on Earth, Quantum Theory, Dead Rising 2 multiplayer, and more.

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With TGS set to open in the morning Jeremy, Matt, David, Sam, and Garnett sit down to discuss what they're most excited to see at the show. Is it Yakuza 4? the Metal Gear Peacewalker demo maybe? or will something unexpected be on their minds? There's also a quick look back at couple of distractions from earlier in the week including the Videogames Live concert and a trip to the arcade.

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We start our Tokyo Game Show coverage by catching up on the hottest games in Japan and a general look at the videogame scene here with Justin Epperson, John Ricciardi, and Mark MacDonald of 8-4. Sam Kennedy and David Ellis also join Garnett at the table as the group gets up to speed on Monster Hunter, Dragon Quest, and more. The second half of the show then gets into some of the trends here including the popularity of handheld gaming and a breakdown of the current situation for Wii, PS3, and Xbox 360.

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With Sam already in Japan, Jeremy joins David, John, and Garnett for the week before TGS show. In the first segment Whatcha Been Playin covers Halo 3 ODST, Modern Warfare 2 Multiplayer, Mario and Luigi, DJ Hero, Gran Turismo PSP, and more. Holiday hardware moves from a rumored Wii price cut to the rapid momentum gained by the PS3 start off the second segment before giving way to whether Nathan Drake really needs to Twitter, and John's checklist for TGS.

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The band gets back together at PAX 2009 as Andrew, Shane, David, John, and Garnett take the stage. The show opens with their recap of some of their favorites on the show floor and then they open the floor to audience questions. (Note the audio quality is less than ideal due to the live recording and it improves approximately 10 minutes into the show.)

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With David catching the PAX flu and Sam away in NYC John and Garnett tackle a massive show with the aid of Gamasutra's Christian Nutt. In a wide ranging Whatcha Been Playin they get into Osmos, Torchlight, Need for Speed Shift, Motorstorm Arctic Edge, Soul Calibur Broken Destiny, Batman Arkham Asylum, and more. The second segment keeps up the pace beginning with a recap of the August NPD sales stats hot off the presses and afterward including Apple calling out the DS and PSP for a handheld console war, the announcement of a new 2D Sonic headed our way in 2010, and Left 4 Dead 2 Boycotters changing their minds after a trip to Valve.

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Sam, David, and Garnett return from their journeys but John's a late scratch from the lineup. The trio finds their hands full with Star Trek Online, NFS Shift vs. Forza 3 vs. Gran Turismo 5, Dead Nation, Resident Evil Darkside Chronicles, Eye Pet, Osmos, and more just in Whatcha' Been Playin? alone. And then after the break they tackle the price drops (and in the UK an increase) on console hardware, whether 40 dollars could be the magic price for expanding the games market, Kojima's plans for Peace Walker, and more.

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Sam and Garnett wrap-up a week's worth of the awesome games and announcements at Gamescom 2009 in Cologne, Germany. It's cornucopia of the best upcoming games including Heavy Rain, Final Fantasy 13, Diablo 3, DJ Hero, Assassins Creed 2, Castlevania, ModNation Racers, and much more.

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The infamous fourth chair gets a week off as Sam, John, and Garnett do the show as a trio. They've got their hands full with a Whatcha Been Playin? segment that includes Madden 10 both for 360/PS3 and Wii, Fat Princess, TMNT Turtles in Time Re-Shelled, Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box, and more. There's no letup after the break with July NPD sales figures kicking off a discussion that covers Sega's renewed commitment to mature games on the Wii, impressions of the XBL update, and a quick look at the buzz from the first day of QuakeCon.

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We pull the old double switch with Gamasutra features director Christian Nutt and our own Alice Liang joining David and Garnett. In the opening segment Little King's Story gets Whatcha' Been Playin? started before a look back at Lost Odyssey and Mass Effect gives a little preview of the upcoming RPG discussion and DiRT 2 shifts gears entirely to wrap it all up. After the break Christian helps revisit the topic of revitalizing Japanese RPGs and then the talk turns to Fat Princess's launch struggles, Starcraft 2's delay, and a potential PlayStation customer loyalty program.

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The quiet summer erupts as Sam, David, John, and Garnett find themselves in a first segment Whatcha Been Playin? packed with Scribblenauts, Borderlands, PixelJunk Shooter, Shadow Complex, Shatter, Marvel vs. Capcom 2, and still there's more. After the break the second half of the show begins with a look at what it takes to establish and sustain a franchise before getting into what's upcoming in the Halo world, Sega's struggles with Sonic and mishandling of Yakuza in America, and more.

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With Comic-Con in full swing down in San Diego we inaugurate the new weekly four minute warning question to start the second segment with a discussion of what makes a good comic license-based game. Sam, David, John, and Garnett blow right past the four minute timer before tackling other topics including the announcement of Sam Raimi directing the WoW movie, Valve's Gabe Newell talking about gamers financing games, and the future of jRPGs. A summer of sports theme kicks the show off in a Watcha Been Playin? segment filled with Wii Sports Resort, FIFA 10, Tiger Woods, and Grand Slam Tennis with a little change of pace from Need for Speed: Shift and King of Fighters XII.

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SFour Minute Warning rocks the second half of the show with Gamasutra's Christian Nutt joining David, John, and Garnett. June NPD sales figures also get a quick recap. Whatcha' Been Playin? opens the show with Battlefield 1943, a retro flash of NES and SNES games, NCAA Football 10, Wii Sports Resort and more.

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Sam, John, David, and Garnett kick things off with Trine, Splosion Man, Shatter, Tales of Monkey Island, Sacred 2, and more in Whatcha' Been Playin? In the second segment the conversation ranges from the negative community response to TAGES DRM in Dawn of Discovery Anno 1404 to Epic's CliffyB assertion that RPG's hold the future for shooters with a stop along the way to consider how far PSN has come on the PS3.

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We put together a special episode for the holiday weekend with Robert Ashley joining David, John, and Garnett. They talk The Sims 3, Call of Juarez, Blueberry Garden, Men of War, and more in Whatcha Been Playin'. At the break Listen UP debuts a track off the upcoming release for Robert's band, I Come to Shanghai available Monday from their site. In the second half the conversation starts with music in games and whether today's soundtracks measure up to those from earlier eras before hitting some hopes that backward compatibility may yet return to the PS3.

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A bevy of games fill Whatcha Been Playin? in the first segment including The Conduit, Overlord 2, Section 8, Battlefield 1943, EA Sports Active and more. Plus, David's moved on from Ico to tackle Shadow of the Colossus. After the break the conversation ranges from the Zenimax acquisition of iD Software and Howard Stringer's vision to revitalizing Sony to whether game critics are disconnected from their audience.

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Sam returns for a second engagement as the fourth with David, John, and Garnett. Everyone's been playing and enjoying the early summer surprise Red Faction Guerrilla. The rest of a broad Whatcha' Been Playin? includes online racing in iRacing, Lego Battles, My Sims Agents, and Garnett eating crow and coming to the PSP Remote Play party two years late. In the second half attention turns to the continued hype building around next year's Natal launch, Miyamoto confirming the Demo Play system will debut in New Super Mario Bros. for the Wii and more.

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John returns to join David and Garnett with Sam taking a turn in the fourth chair. Whatcha' Been Playin? is packed with games including Red Faction: Guerrilla, Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings, Prototype, inFamous, the Uncharted 2 beta, and more. In the second segment John catches up on how E3 2009 looked from the outside and then there's the May NPD sales figures and controversy over Left4Dead 2 to get to.

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E3 2009 Listen UP specials conclude with the epic wrap up episode from the G4 stage. A host of guests join host Garnett Lee to talk about one of the best lineups of games at an E3 in recent memory including Billy Berghammer, Sterling McGsrvey, Raymond Padilla, Christian Nutt, Andrew Pfister, Mark MacDonald, Patrick Klepek, Adam Sessler, James Stevenson, Pete Wanat, and Todd Howard. Be sure to watch the HD video version of the show too on G4TV.com.

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Day two of E3 2009 is in the books. Edge editor-in-chief drops in for a short visit with Mark and Garnett to get the show started and then Shane and David join to get into some of the best games seen during the day including Left4Dead 2, Splinter Cell Conviction, Assassin's Creed 2, Mass Effect 2, and more.

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Jeff Cannata from the Totally Rad Show and Mark MacDonald join David and Garnett to review a day packed with announcements at the Sony and Nintendo press conferences. Mario Galaxy 2, a new Metroid, and God of War 3 are just some of the highlights from this E3 extravaganza.

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In our first daily E3 2009 special Matt Leone and Thierry Nguyen join David and Garnett to cover the major press conferences that launched E3 week. They get right into Microsoft noting highlights like Alan Wake and Splinter Cell Conviction as well as discussing the motion sensing control interface code named Project Natal. From EA there's no doubt that the announcement of APB's new home stole the show and despite an appearance by James Cameron Ubisoft's briefing was most notable for Assassin's Creed 2 only being shown as a trailer.

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For the last pre-E3 episode Travis Moses from GamePro and Brad Shoemaker from GiantBomb.com join David and Garnett. A strong Whatcha Been Playin? includes more on inFamous and Prototype, Transformers, Killing Floor and more. E3 predictions dominate an extended second segment with everyone laying it on the line with their thoughts on the lineups from Microsoft, Nintendo, Sony, and the major publishers.

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It's Patrick's last show with John, David, and Garnett before moving down to LA and he goes out in style. Whatcha Been Playin features inFamous, Prototype, Call of Juarez, Boom Blox Bash Party and more. Then in the second segment the topics cover Spielberg's view on the future for videogames to the leaked Trico video before the attention gets turned to E3 -- including the reveal of our big plans for the show!

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Back in San Francisco a John, David, Patrick, and Garnett fill a packed Whatcha Been Playin with everything from Plants vs. Zombies to Red Faction Guerrilla to Boom Blox Bash Party and a whole lot more in between. In the second segment it's time for the April NPD sales figures as well as several stories surrounding Sony in the lead up to E3, a good-bye to Duke Nukem, and more.

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Billy Berghammer makes his Listen UP debut in a big way both hooking us up with an amazing studio to record the show in and taking pre-show and out-take videos you'll want to check out at G4tv.com. Shane comes back as well with his take on the FFXIII demo. We talk Split Second, Tiger Woods with Wii Motion Plus, E3 predictions and more.

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Whatcha' Been Playin? kicks things off this week with Patapon 2, Pixel Junk Eden Encore, and more. In the second segment John, David, Patrick, and Garnett launch the pre-E3 speculations with the PSP Go! rumors, rumblings of a new hardware generation from Ubi's CEO, and wrap up wondering whether we really were ready for a videogame to tackle Fallujah.

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Sterling McGarvey sits in for John with David, Patrick, and Garnett in a show so full it almost breaks the three hour barrier. Excitebots, Flock, Wolverine, Bionic Commando, and more kick it off in Whatcha' Been Playin?. And the second half sees the conversation turn to Peter Dille's comments during his epic interview at Gamasutra along with all the new info on Fallout 3 DLC, New Vegas, and Bioshock 2.

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The regular crew of John, David, Patrick, and Garnett dig into a Whatcha Been Playin? segment overflowing with games like Conduit, Rock Band Unplugged, Battlefield Heroes, Henry Hatsworth, and more. The energy carries over to second segment talk about the March NPD sales figures, Nintendo's announcement of Wii MotionPlus release date and price, and the Final Fantasy XIII demo that just hit in Japan.

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Four Minute Warning makes its first appearance of the 2009 season and it's been too long. Scott Sharkey joins David, John, and Garnett to field the questions and jump into Whatcha Been Playin that includes Killzone 2, Punch Out, Groov, and more.

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Victor Lucas, Sterling McGarvey, Matthew Kumar, Robert Ashley, and more join John, Patrick, and Garnett as we wrap up our GDC 2009 specials. The group talks about their experiences at the show and some of the big topics that came up and finishes up by tackling what gets us to spend our time playing games.

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Listen UP's Game Developers Conference 2009 Specials continue with Bioware's Dr. Ray Muzyka and Dr. Greg Zeschuk joining John and Garnett to talk about Dragon Age, Mass Effect 2, and their experiences building rpgs. After that David Jaffe comes on to talk about the gaming press and the balance they hope to hit on his next game project. And then James Stevenson and Ryan Schneider from Insomniac Games shed a little light on the newly announced Ratchet and Clank game and get into the evolution of community design in shooters.

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The first of our GDC 09 Listen UP specials includes Pete Wanat and Mark MacDonald joining John, David, and Garnett. First impressions of Punch Out, John's on the road time with GTA Chinatown Wars, and what may or may not be our final discussion on Resident Evil 5 all make there way into Watcha' Been Playin'. And in the second half OnLive gets the GDC talk going before Pete adds a few thoughts about Wii development to wrap things up.

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With big plans in the works for the Game Developers Conference next week N'Gai Croal joins David, Patrick, and Garnett to get the party started. It begins with a Whatcha Been Playin that wraps up everything Resident Evil 5 as well as Bit.Trip: Beat, Metal Gear Solid Touch, and more. The second segment picks right up with the February NPDs, a consideration of when Mature games will actually be mature, and some picks for the must-see sessions at GDC.

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It's Resident Evil 5 release day. We've been playing it and have a couple thoughts on the soon to be released multiplayer DLC that will cost you a couple bucks. With Gamasutra's Christian Nutt along with Patrick Klepek joining David and Garnett the rest of Whatcha Been Playing includes Guitar Hero Metallica, Fight Night Round 4, Ys, and more. Cap it off with everything from a potential Wii price hike in the UK to first mentions of Bioshock 2 and you've got your weekend confirmed.

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John, David, and Garnett bring Need for Speed Shift, HAWX, Ghostbusters, and more to Whatcha Been Playin, but that's not all. Retronauts regular Ray Barnholt adds in Retro Game Challenge and Dragon Quest V. Turmoil caused by the announcements this week of several new stores entering the used games business kicks off the second half of the show, and from there the conversation turns to everything from Sonic to Jimmy Fallon putting videogames on Late Night.

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Patrick Klepek joins John, David, and Garnett on this week's show with plenty to say about Halo Wars, Resistance: Retribution, and GTA IV's Lost and Damned DLC during Whatcha Been Playin? During the second segment the conversation turns to all the wave of PlayStation news including LittleBIGPlanet finally confirmed for PSP and a rumors of a new PSP this fall.

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Nick Suttner returns for a swan song before joining the ranks of Sony as a product evaluator. Before heading over to the other side we talk Flower, Halo Wars, and some XNA Community games in Whatcha Been Playin? Then, in the second segment we join the conversations on everything from the DSi launch details to Jaffe's assertion that videogame writers are all biased.

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The calendar says February but from the killer crop of games in Whatcha Been Playin? you'd think it was still the holidays. We've got inFAMOUS, Prototype, God of War 3, Watchmen, and more. And if that wasn't enough, the February NPD sales figures kickoff an equally packed second segment. Weekend definitely confirmed.

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We set the name and now we launch the next evolution of 1UP podcasts: ListenUP. Sticking to the four-person cast, John, David, and Garnett start the new show where the old one left off: looking for the next fourth chair. And for this first episode, it's Sam Kennedy on the hot seat. We've got Whatcha' Been Playin? and an all-new second segment that features news and community. It's good to be back.

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After a tumultuous holiday break, 1UP Yours returns with a classic episode for the ages. It's the end of an era, and Luke Smith returns to sit down with John, Shane, Andrew, and Garnett for an epic finale packed with Whatcha Been Playin', NPDs, and lots of memories. Raise a glass with us!

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For the second, and final, part of the 2008 1UP Yours Holiday Special Garnett and Shane orchestrate an unprecedented two segments of Four Minute Warnings. The first takes a look back at the year that was 2008 with a variety of questions and everyone also gives their personal picks for Game of the Year. And the second, and final segment for the year, wraps it all up with the sure to be legendary predictions for 2009. Happy Holidays everyone. 1UP Yours will be back in 2009.

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We've put together a holiday special so big we couldn't put the whole thing in one episode. Like classic old Christmas shows we've gathered together some of our friends to join John, David, Shane, and Garnett including the GiantBomb crew, Patrick from MTV's Multiplayer blog, Jose from Electric Playground, and Christian from Gamasutra. This first part starts with an epic Whatcha Been Playin, and then picks up news and a discussion of the VGAs.

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Join the celebration of the holiday season with John, David, Shane, and Garnett as they talk about some great download games like Flower and A Kingdom for Keflings, as well as Prince of Persia, Tomb Raider Underworld, and more. And then stick around for the news where the November NPD sales figures make their presence felt.

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Recovered from the holiday feast John, David, Shane, and Garnett get right back into the thick of the season's videogame cornucopia. Everything from Mirror's Edge to Zombie Smashers X4 Guitarpocalypse found its way into what we played over the past couple of weeks, and news starts with a Black Friday wrap up and goes on to wondering whether the potentially going-out-of-business Midway has a Gears of War 2 killer in its cupboard.

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Dig into the day after Thanksgiving with a special holiday episode of 1UP Yours. John, David, Shane, and Garnett share tales of holidays past from the community to help get you in the spirit. And they've been playing games like Valkyria Chronicles, Far Cry 2, Peggle, and whole lot more.

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The new regular crew of John, David, Shane, and Garnett continue to enjoy the holiday haul of the gaming season. This week's gifts range from Call of Duty World at War to Sonic Unleashed and a whole host of points in between. And forget avatars, streaming Netflix is what has Yours excited about the Xbox Live Experience

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The annual game deluge continues and we love it. John, David, and Garnett with special guest Flynn DeMarco from gaygamer.net start with Mirror's Edge, tackle the zombies of Left 4 Dead, revisit Gears 2, make up with Resistance 2 multiplayer, and more.

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John returns from jolly ol' England to join Shane, new regular David, and Garnett for a game-packed episode. Whatcha Been Playin expands to Plus mode with community comments included in the conversations on Fallout 3, Gears of War 2, and Resistance 2. And we've got more games including LBP, Wii Music, and Motorstorm Pacific Rift.

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