The gang bonded over a special game of Mario and Sonic Olympics, and you get to hear about it. Call of Duty 4 is still broken, but at least the problem isn't universal. Ara wonders at what point you decide not to like a new game. Rich answers to some hatemail.

This week we interview Tyrone Rodriguez, designer of the newest Konami Mobile game, Castlevania: Order of Shadows. We also discover that Rich is just as inept at some video games as people who've never picked up a controller. Finally, we offer our condolences to the large lot of EA Chicago employees who just got their pink slips.

Guitar Hero 3 is good, but what about the new Hannah Montana? Is new intellectual property necessary for a good game experience? How does our guest, Dara, react to games she hasn't played before (and one she has)? Answers to these questions and more in this week's episode.

Rich went to E For All but apparently didn't play anything there. Maybe he didn't play Super Smash Bros. Brawl because of the absurd control scheme used at the show... Ara takes a few minutes tonight to actually say good things about a game - Project Gotham Racing 4. We also take on some listener mail.

Have you played Team Fortress 2 yet? Really? Yeah, neither have we... it played us. TF2 isn't the only thing broken around here, though. It seems Halo 3 is also unplayable without a system update that not all players have. Fortunately, it's not a big deal and people are liking the game. In fact, it's so good that the whole world seems to be playing it and doing nothing else. Luckily, we were able to pull ourselves away from Halo 3 and Portal to talk to Gil from Rainbow Studios about some technical details of game development.