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Special thanks to Darren Kitchen for the camera work! At E3 2010 Jenn got her first hands-on look at Epic Mickey, a Wii exclusive coming out during the holidays. She interviewed Matt from Disney interactive and got walked through a middle portion of the game while he talked about many of the features while being coy about others. To top it all off, there’s a Disney-provided interview with Warren Spector about his vision and goals for the game. And, truly, Jenn is very very very thrilled that there is a real lefty mode. Also, don’t forget to check out the latest Hak5 episode for even more coverage of action from the floor of E3 :)(18:00)

Jenn endures old memories, new toys, heartbreak, and love rekindled thanks to a lucky bargain find: Parappa the Rapper. Parappa is a game she loved since forever and getting a copy again led to some interesting discoveries. You gotta do what? I gotta believe!! (16:07)

Jenn takes a break from the Olympics to review the Steel Series Siberia Neckband Headset. Alas, were it not for the weight and the microphone -- two pretty huge things -- this would be the bestest headset EVAR!!1! (6:08)

Jenn takes a road trip to Virginia and enjoys surfing the Wii Channels and playing with the new Wii Remote Straps as well as some less than graceful replacements. (14:09)

Jenn takes a time out from playing with her new toys to share her thoughts on the 360's Live service while taking a closer look at the Wii friends system and Excite Truck. (13:40)

In this first music game episode Jenn takes a look at beatmania on the PS2 and some of the games it inspires on the PC and PSP. She also takes a stroll down memory lane to the first music game she can remember playing. (17:45)

On Jenn’s birthday (today!) she put together a rambling one-shot piece to answer some more FAQs to lead into the new monthly schedule as well as a new Feedback portion of the show. Also *gasp* World of Warcraft! (10:08)

To close out the last dedicated E3 episode Jenn gets guided tours through Crysis, Obsidian Edge, Flight Simulator X, and talks with a Microsoft Rep about things to watch for on the horizon including the presently ethereal ‘Live Anywhere’ service. (12:48)

At E3 Jenn got a few minutes to chat with Al Lowe. Most of you might know him from a little series called ‘Leisure Suit Larry’… except for the last one. He had nothing to do with that. Al talks about his new game development venture, iBase Entertainment, good ol’ Larry, a very strange path to becoming a game designer, and the state of the industry today. A cramped restaurant booth may not be a scenic interview spot but the conversation was definitely worthwhile. (11:33)

Jenn takes a first look at the Nintendo Wii and some of the various tech demos available on the floor. More from E3 to come including an in-depth look at some first party games and titles Jenn is looking forward to this holiday season. (6:14)

(the following could possibly be deemed NSFW if girls dancing and fighting in skimpy outfits would get you in trouble. Don’t say I didn’t warn you!) This is the only surviving clip I have from E3 2004 when I first tried to do a gaming show online. Take a look and stop by the website at openalpha.tv to give your say on the new booth babe rules! More to come from the floor of E3 when Jenn gets settled in LA (13:50)

Jenn takes a look at the Logitech PlayGear Pocket, offers up some money saving PSP tips, and goes into the fun she’s been having with the PSP Lua player and PSP Golf with extra map packs. Also, she’s a guest on April’s Hak.5 so be sure to check it out! (8:45)

Jenn walks through the basics of World of Warcraft, from getting started, to common tasks, adding UI Mods, and de-mystifying 'Aggro' with finger puppets. She also reviews the WoW Atlas, declares the winner of Hello Kitty’s Cube Frenzy, AND announces a new live WoW show with Darren from Hak.5 (23:55)

Jenn answers a selection of viewer mail! DS vs. PSP? 360 vs PSP?? And what's up with Digital Fishing??? She also warns the contest winner that they've got a few days to claim their prize before the next OpenAlpha release. (9:28)

Jenn takes a break from sleeping off mono and playing games to record this brief holiday episode. (4:41)