ShackCast Episode 11: Halo 3, Team Fortress 2, Hellgate: London, Crysis, Tokyo Game Show

This week features Halo 3, Team Fortress 2, Hellgate: London, multiplayer Crysis, Tokyo Game Show highlights including Metal Gear Solid 4 and Ninja Gaiden 2, and Jam Sessions on DS!

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We're trying out publishing the podcast on Friday going forward, to better line up with how news is released. Unfortunately, we ran into numerous bizarre technical problems, hence the later-than-intended release this week. Let us know what you think of the new schedule, and keep sending your questions and comments into shackcast@shacknews.com.

Episode 11 starts off with plenty of Halo 3 discussion, followed by Team Fortress 2 impressions and Nick's highlights (and lowlights) of TGS, including Metal Gear Solid 4, Ninja Gaiden 2, and NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams.

Nick and Steve have been playing and enjoying Hellgate: London, and Remo finds out Crysis' multiplayer component is more ambitious than he anticipated. Faylor really wants Samba de Amigo on Wii, Remo likes Jam Sessions on DS, Steve and Faylor are mixed on Clive Barker's Jericho, and Retro Studios has crushed our dreams by debunking its own Metroid Dread rumors.

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00:00: It's a song!
00:52: Halo 3 Halo 3 Halo 3 Halo 3 Halo 3 Halo 3 Halo 3 Halo 3 Halo 3 Halo 3
23:58: Team Fortress 2 Team Fortress 2 Team Fortress 2 Team Fortress 2
34:55: Nick recaps Tokyo Game Show
37:33: Metal Gear Solid 4 is super cool (Preview)
39:16: Ninja Gaiden 2 is super violent (Preview)
40:00: Nights: Journey of Dreams is super lame? (Preview)
41:58: Samba de Amigo on Wii is super unconfirmed but probably real (Story)
46:49: Hellgate: London is super awesome, say Nick and Steve
58:13: Crysis' multiplayer mode is super ambitious
66:58: Clive Barker's Jericho is super beautiful but lacking otherwise (Demo)
68:24: Jam Sessions for DS is super rad and musical
75:10: Metroid Dread is super nonexistent...thanks, Retro (Story)
78:21: Reader listener mail: how games are marketed

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