Jeff Cannata and Christian Spicer numbered among the crowds that descended on ComicCon last week. They tell Garnett and "Indie" Jeff a few tales from their adventure to start the show off. The opening segment concludes with a little more about Bastion, including a few spoilers in discussion of its ending. The rest of Whatcha Been Playin moves on to hit From Dust, NCAA Football, and Jeff's indie picks including It Belongs in an Ancient Ruin! The conversation continues with a look at whether gamers want familiar games or revolutionary change and when enough is enough with a frustrating title. In the news the big price cut on the 3DS ignites a conversation about the future for handheld gaming. And we wrap it all up with Finishing Moves.

Weekend Confirmed Ep. 71: 07/29/2011

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Weekend Confirmed comes in four segments to make it easy to listen to in segments or all at once. Here's the timing for this week's episode:

• Whatcha' Been Playin Part 1: Start: 00:00:00 End: 00:36:27

• Whatcha' Been Playin Part 2: Start: 00:37:01 End: 01:04:57

• The Warning: Start: 01:05:57 End: 01:36:36

• Featured music "Bloodlust" by Synn Start: 01:36:36 End: 01:40:21

• The Front Page news: Start: 01:40:21 End: 02:15:02

SYNN is a 5 piece melodic-metal band based out of Los Angeles comprised of Melissa Jane on vocals, Albert Ortega and Angel Nevarez on guitar, Mike Status on bass, and John Chominsky on drums. They have an upcoming show at The Keyclub next month. They Just finished a 2 song EP and are currently shopping for a record label.

Any Weekend Confirmed listeners who go to the Synn site and sign up on their mailing list, will get a free .mp3 of the song Bloodlust delivered to them via email. The song Bloodlust was mixed by the multi-platinum engineer John Kurtzweg who's worked with the likes of Creed, Puddle of Mudd, and Godsmack.

Original music in the show by Del Rio. Get his latest Album, The Wait is Over on iTunes. Check out more, including the Super Mega Worm mix and other mash-ups on his ReverbNation page or Facebook page, and follow him on twitter delriomusic.

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