Alon finally got to enjoy LittleBIGPlanet, although he's missing out on the all-important online universe. Why can't Sony get its act together? Of course, Rich also got Fallout 3, but he didn't get to talk about it because callers, instead, wanted to discuss making it in the business as an artist and that gaming press like to pretend they know it all.

Alon calls in while he's away on vacation. As usual, when Ara is left to run the show, it gets a lot better. This week, we question several things... if realism actually makes a game better, if Red Octane knows how to make gaming hardware, and if citizens have the right to be protected from being offended.

This show is all about LittleBigPlanet and how useless Sony's "recall" really is. If Walmart can sell it, what good does it do to make everyone else wait? Ara also practices his skills reciting the Koran. We kinda beat up Dave Halverson a little bit too... but he deserved it.

Ara somehow found Morrowind again, and Alon questions what a game like that does to reward the player and keep him interested in playing. We're also curious about video game marketing, given that we were supposed to have Tim Fitzrandolph on the show as part of his Radio Media Tour for Spectrobes: Beyond Portals. Finally, Ara wonders what DRM actually accomplishes in terms of protecting against piracy. Electrobes.

E For All was absolutely horrible, although Alon did enjoy some Gamer Grub and get a cool new piece of furniture to hold his gaming guitars (dudethingcreations.com). The best part of the show was the Indiecade. Stay tuned to future shows to learn more about the independent games at the show, but take the time to learn more about Flywrench right now at messhof.com. Come on... you've got plenty of time to check it out - it's not like you're playing Fable II online.