Alon picked up a cheap copy of Shadow of the Colossus this weekend and was somehow surprised when he realized it, and Ico, are not as good as people make them out to be. We all wonder if game Studio Director, Paul Wedgwood, has valid concerns about the industry's method of determining bonus pay from Metacritic scores. We also listen to a viral video advertising Tenchu: Shadow Assassins and discuss what games we play to relax.

Alon and Rich enjoyed themselves at CES even though there weren't a lot of games to play there. Ara quizzes the two of them on real world stats about portable gaming habits and resale values. Collectively, the team wonders how people allow games to ruin they're scholastic careers and why so many like World of Warcraft even though it's not fun.

After learning about a six year old in driver's ed, we discuss the maturity of gaming as an artistic medium. Some might argue the medium is immature, but Ara claims it's because you're immature.

Back from another break, Alon publicly deals with his internal conflict over digitally distributed console games; it's a love/hate thing. Rich takes an unexpected phone call from Ron Workman, cofounder of Destructoid.com, to discuss plans for the upcoming CES. There's also a little discussion about Adam Sessler's recent Soapbox rant about complaints of violence in games.

Got an iPhone? Like games? Too bad the games that sound good usually suck. You know what else is pretty lame? PlayStation Home and it's microtransaction economy. What else could we complain about this week? Well, to complete the trinity of lame, please enjoy our argument about narrative in games, based on a little commentary by Steven Spielberg.