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After sleeping at the airport thanks to last weekends snow storm I'm here to bring you our part 2 coverage from the MVP Summit. Alot of people been asking what's an MVP or how can I be part of this program? Well I had the chance to sit down with our Xbox MVP lead Tyler Welch from Microsoft. He gave us more information about the program that been going on for about 15 years. Are forum posters important in the Xbox Community? Yes, They've been huge role in the community for years. They are the one giving us news, rumors, feedback & even coverage on events to other forum members. I have Witchking9 (From IGN boards) & Wiseguy (TeamXbox boards) for this week's show. They are also Xbox MVPs and don't have a blog, site or even a podcast. We had recorded a short audio on why they continue to post on forums then having an official site & how they had the chance to be part of the MVP program. Enjoy this week's episode & remember to post at our forums!

We are back with a new episode for GTR! This week I came to Seattle, WA for the MVP Summit 07. Here is more information about the global summit: MVP Award recipients are invited to attend the MVP Global Summit, one of the largest multiday Microsoft MVP events. At the MVP Global Summit, MVPs receive access to exclusive technical content, participate in direct feedback sessions, and meet with Microsoft executives, product teams, and their peers from around the world. So far we got to see alot of COOL stuff. We can't post anything but I decided to get some of the Xbox Mvps for a roundtable discussion about important topics going on in the community. Here are some pictures from the roundtable at: Dirty Diva's Flickr page. Also we have a podcast exclusive interview with EA about their new game Skate coming for the Xbox 360 & PS3. Find out why this game is different then the Tony Hawk series, What the pro-skaters had to say about the game & more.... Give us your feedback at the forums. Custom Soundtrack Of The Week: Mos Def - Lifetime Dante Terrell Smith (born December 11, 1973), best known by his stage name Mos Def, is a critically acclaimed American rapper and actor.

GTR are back for more interview madness! This week we have one of the staff members from Kontrolfreek.com. He gave us more information about this product. How could this help you during racing or fighting games for the Xbox 360? Listen to the interview to find out. Also this week we invite Design Director of Oblivion Shivering Isles, Bruce Nesmith from Bethesda Softworks. Alot information about the expansion pack coming out this month on the XBL marketplace. What's different about this story? Why we won't see this in retail stores? Coming soon an Oblivion Special Edition game? Check out the show and let us know your feedback! Enjoy... Custom Soundtrack Of The Week: Jel - All Around He was but a young buck, wet behind the ears and not all that wise. But if Jeffery James Logan--Catholic-born Chicago son, one-time Chuck Berry enthusiast, junior high schooler- knew one thing, he knew that he needed to play the drums. If he knew another thing, it was that he wouldn't get to, no matter how much angsty teen protest or sullen-...

This week we have the magazines episode! GTR invited both 360Zine & Official Xbox 360 Magazine to the show so they can give us more information about the magazine, how the internet changed the industry, game reviews, Xbox community feedback & more. This week's episode we have GTR staff member Miss Irie! The GTR staff would like to thank Dave Taylor (360Zine) & Ryan McCaffrey (OXM) for the interview. It was fun interviewing them and remember to support these magazines! Custom soundtrack of the week: The Listening "Starships & Rockets" by Soul Street Symphony feat Klass E.

A few weeks ago GTR got invited to a charity event during Super Bowl weekend. Snoop Dogg vs Johnny Damon BATTLE OF THE COMMISSIONERS! Check out this short video from the event. Enjoy..

Happy 2nd year anniversary GTR! This week staff members Godfree & Nano gets together for a short discussion about the podcast. GTR's Best & worst moments! Why it took us 10 takes to record our first episode? We are planning to save the celebration for episode #100 which will be out later this year. For this week's show we have the founder of The Professional Gamers League of America. He gave us a brief history about the league, what he thinks of MLG & more. Also the producer of Def Jam Icon Brian Hayes gave us the 411 about the game. What he thinks about Hip Hop & gaming, features, the soundtrack & more. Once again JVB from Podtacular.com is a special guest during this interview. Enjoy!!

* This week after a few delays we are back with a new episode! Today staff members Pinksage, Feelz Good & Godfree are hosting Ep #86. We talked about GTR's Birthday and how we need your help to come up with an idea for next weeks show. The winner will get a free game. Sega joins us for an interview about their upcoming game Virtual Tennis 3. If you're a fan of the game since the old Dreamcast then don't miss this interview! I think this could be more fun with online play, extra new features such as VTtv & more . They gave us the whole scoop about it and wants to battle the GTR staff for some multiplayer action. Sega vs GTR (coming soon)! This interview features Nano 551. Also Mo Lam the Global Product Manager from Microsoft of the Xbox Rewards. He joins us and wants the community to know more about their new program. During this interview JVB from Podtacular.com came to help us out and asked a couple of questions. I know some of you are happy that we can finally win some cool prizes for just unlocking achievements on the Xbox 360! Pinksage wants all our listeners to give us some *Hugs* for Valentines Day. Specially Feelz Good since he will be all alone playing some old Xbox games. So any females out there reply to this thread with *Hugs* to show him some love. This week giveaway winners: I Kage I thank you for diggin our podcast! For that you get a free copy of NBA Street Homecourt (Xbox 360) & Spartan 5O wins a free copy of Virtual Tennis 3. Thank you for being active on our GTR forums. Please give us your addy asap and thank you to EA & Sega for the games. Custom Soundtrack of the week: Teriyaki Boyz ft Kanye West - I Still Love H.E.R. TERIYAKI BOYZ is a j-hip hop group from Yokohama, Japan. Their first CD from Def Jam Recordings/BAPE Sounds entitled BEEF or CHICKEN? was produced by a who's who of rap/electronica producers including Daft Punk, Adrock, DJ Premier, DJ Shadow and Cornelius.

This past weekend during the Super Bowl here in Miami, Fl. There were many events and one of them had to do with gaming. Snoop Dogg & Johnny Damon (NY Yankees) battle it out on Madden 07 (Xbox 360) for charity. We have exclusive audio interviews from the event with Johnny Damon, Eric V (Baka Boyz) & Snoop Dogg talking about the event. But that's not all we interviewed Martyn Brown from Team17. He gave us new details about Worms coming out for the Xbox Live Arcade. He talked about the game features, downloadable content, online gameplay, & what he thinks about XBL Arcade. We continue with our final interview with Atari staff members about Bullet Witch gaming coming out this month. Enjoy this very cool episode and give us your feedback at the forums! This week Soulfizzy wins a copy of NBA Street Homecourt for the Xbox 360! Congrats! Custom Soundtrack Of The Week: DJ Jazzy Jeff "My Souls" feat Raheem DJ Jazzy Jeff (born Jeffrey A. Townes on January 22, 1965 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an African American hip hop/R&B record producer. He is best known for his early career with Will Smith as half of DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince.

We are back with more interviews! Can you believe our 2nd year anniversary is coming next month? To celebrate during the month of Feb 07. There will be surprises, giveaways & more interviews! In this new episode we have GTR's new staff member Feelz Good joining us this week along with Godfree & Nano. Are you ready for the new Command & Conquer 3 coming for the Xbox 360 this spring? We invited the dev team to our show so they can give us more information about the game, monthly podcast & community blog. Also more details about NBA Street Homecourt. Find out during an interview with the online producer of the game! Our first weekly winner for our "Digg Our podcast contest" is Col Hartman. Also we decided to giveaway a surprise to one of our forum members with a free copy of Virtual Tennis 3. Who could it be???

Part 2 of NBA Street Homecourt community day at EA in Canada. The dev team for NBA Live joins us for a Q&A with community members. They want to know our feedback about the last year's game 07 & gave us some hints about the future for NBA Live 08.

In our first part coverage of NBA Street Homecourt for the Xbox 360. Nano give us his feedback about the game & recap about the whole event from EA in Canada

What's the best way to start with a big bang for 2007? With our new episode for GTR! In this 3rd season for the podcast we have our very own Miss Irie at CES 07 with some behind the scenes news, thoughts of her being at the Bill Gates keynote & more. But that's not all! The staff had the chance to interview Red Octane. Hopefully they can give us all the juicy info on the new Guitar Hero II for the Xbox 360. Btw Nano swears that he will be a rockstar after this game releases this year. We also want to thank Grandma Hardcore & her grandson Timothy for being part on this weeks episode. All of us had a great time interviewing Grandma! Remember to visit her blog at Oghc.blogspot.com Remember to be part of our new "Digg Our Podcast" contest to win a free Windows Vista Launch Kit!

The first show of the year! This week the staff had the chance to interview band members from Mayday! They performed last year during Community Vibes and are planning to attend at this year's event. During the interview we talked about their new album and why they love Call Of Duty World At World. Also new details about Community Vibes IV. Listen to Episode #175 and spread the word about GTR's 4th year anniversary event. Enjoy... Custom Soundtrack Of The Week: Termanology - "Spazz Out" & Mayday! - "The Future Is Now"

So today we release a nice audio interview episode with Aaron Greenbreg (Xbox Live Arcade manager). He gave us new information about the new update for some old Xbox Live Arcade games. With this update you can use with Xbox Live Vision online! Games like Spades, Bankshot Billiards 2, and more. This will happen on launch day of the camera Sept 19, 2006. Just listen to the interview for more information. Also EA Sports interview about the Madden 07 for the Xbox 360. Enjoy..

We are back with a podcast exclusive episode! Live from MLG Orlando 2006. In this week's show we interviewed a few players that are part of this tournament & the gave us their experience for this season. Some people came to the GTR mini studio to be part of our show. Dawn Wells - Mary Ann Summers from Gilligan's Island, Tsquared, KSI Sirens, Lil Poison & Sick Vic, MoB clan, Foomo Jive Podtacular.com, Team X-Rated and much more! Thanks to all that were part of this episode,