Whatever happened to the creative glory that was Shiny and PlanetMoon Studios? Why are games rarely made these days that match the surreal caliber of games like MDK, Sacrifice and Giants: Citizen Kabuto?

As a follow up, are there any developers who you personally wish would regain the creative glory of their heyday?

needs more tears

In quite a few cases games are better in their second or third iterations like fable two or perhaps even final fantasy nine.

So why do you think that the boys that be (i.e Game Makers) don't skip the first one and move right onto the logical conclusion number two?

Oh and would you ever like to see a Braid two and how special would it have to be on a scale of one to what ever number you fancy.

I heard you won the election in Iran, Mr. Burch, and people are not pleased?

This one is for Linde:

What has made your life more miserable, The Ocarina of Time debacle or Bonerquest?

Will Samit be my boy?

What type of sequels do you prefer? Direct sequels that lead off directly from the last game, sequels that aren't connected except for a common name and the same basic mechanics or remakes?

Also, do you think game series benefit from being planned before the first game is even created or after it is released?

Ghostbusters: The Game is a soul-ed good time!

Right?

1.) Will Samit yell LATIKA!!! as loud as he can for me? That would be amazing.

2.) Do you think developers should stop trying to make graphics more realistic and more artistic? I thought that Team Fortress 2 was one of the best looking shooters I have seen in a while.

3.) What genre of gaming do you think has the best potentil for story telling?

4.) Did you guys see the new pixar movie "Up" yet? It's one of the best movies I've seen in years!

Do you guys think a game should be allowed to sacrifice some of its enjoyability for the sake of artsyness, or do you believe that it's too integral to the medium?

For Jim:

Do you think the attitude towards jokey racism is different in the US? Because i often feel very uncomfortable with the jokes you lot pretty much pile upon Samit, who i`m sure feels sometimes like it goes too far? Maybe my dumb-ass, uptight british sensibilites are clouding my judgement. But, sometimes, the whole browntown thing is purely leaning on his skin colour as a means of finding something to dig at him with, and just seems a little.....i dunno, lame, and seemingly a touch racist. Dont get me wrong, I know you lot are not obviously actually racist! And i dont know what you guys are like with each other - but your last podcast reminded me that some of you only met samit for the first time, in person, at the E3. So, yea, Jim - if this was a british podcast, do you not think you would have to know Samit a lot better, and definitely of met him in person, to be piling on the pseudo-racism for giggles? Ive got mates i can hit with that now and again, but to keep using it is asking for actual offense to eventually be caused, albeit just fatigue from unimaginative abuse. I used to call a 'tinted' friend of mine Chocolate Tree, much to his eventual irritation, but that was when i was 13. It`s like you all repeatedly calling Anthony a fake-chink, or something, like constantly. How would that feel ant? You`d expect them to be more imaginative right?

Just a question. Maybe you dont realise, but from the outside listening in, there is a disproportionate amount of time spent dissing Samit. Just call him Sports-dick or something, dont bring the race thing into it maybe? Samit, I think, should have the second opinion on this question, and can put me in my place if im talking arse. Which i suspect i am.

Loooooove podtoid by the way

Do sims menstruate?

A wizard has turned you into a whale. Is this awesome?

Do any of you have more or less than 2 testicles? Just curious.

Please, Jim needs to be Toucan Rider more often

You guys need to remind Aaron that his middle name is Frank more.

Sims 3 is greater than Prototype and inFAMOUS combined. Discuss.

Do you guys as bloggers/journalists ever have the feeling that you do in some ways actually influence someones purchasing decisions. I'm not meaning in reviews but in general discussions during the recording of the show? I'm all for good games, but I have found myself wanting to buy NHL 09 and MLB 09: The Show because of how much Samit talks about them. While do enjoy watching hockey on tv, rerely do I ever buy a sports game, but to hear a podcaster talk about a game(s) it does tend to raise a bit of interest after awhile. So does that ever happen to you guys?

Re: my height
My last name is Nakamura. Give me a break.

If you had to be gay for any videogame character who would it be?SLASH if you are gay for a videogame character, who is it, and how're they in bed?

I asked this one last week, but it wasn't really about E3 so I'll give it another go.

o any of you play table top rpgs? If so, which ones, and what aspects of these table top games do you think could improve gaming experience if applied to video games? For me the concept of a dungeon master could work really well in an online setting since a person can provide more human reactions than current AI. Apparently The Matrix Online did something like this, where characters like Morpheus were played by paid actors and acted as key leaders and directors of the game's story.

@ XivGNP: Saint's Row 2 was like that for me. Maybe because the cops weren't as big a problem as the other gangs, but I mowed crowed areas down to get at one guy in the back of a diner or some such.

Keep fighting the good fight Samit. Sports gamers are people, too!

Zoey is a noey for left 4 dead 2!

im sorry for the pun im pretty sure it was horrible,
but i have a question also 1 of the 3 new special infected has been
revealed my question is what do you wish the 2 other new infected will do?