Everyone's been talking about Modern Warfare 2, and wouldn't you know it... killing swarms of civilians is just too much fun. As a result, though, we revisit the question of how interactivity is affected by narrative.

While we're busy forgetting to mention that there's no show next week, we do remember to complain about reviewers who don't complain about Demon's Souls - apparently Ara is a big fan of consistency. And words. He pushes Rich and Josh to express themselves in an effort to explain what makes Borderlands so "good". It's not so easy.

For this very special episode, number 300, we've got Justin Wong, virtual street fighter extraordinaire. For extra credit, check out the EmpireArcadia.com website.

Remember when Ara whined about Demon's Souls and how he couldn't even get past the first stage? He felt strongly enough about this game that he arranged for Alon and Rich to experience it as well. They didn't get much further... In other news, Gabe Newell is pretty awesome. We also bring you some World of Goo sales stats and find out just how cheap gamers can be.

Although Ara opens up the show with a heated response to Demon's Souls, this week is really all about Adam Atomic and Danny Baranowsky. If you haven't played Canabalt for free at AdamAtomic.com or payed some cash money to play it on the iPhone/iPod touch, you're missing out.