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Eddie Inzauto, Jason Fanelli, and GamerNode contributor Kyle Stallock cover a number of topics ranging from racism, to Twitter, to console price wars and the business of videogames, finally settling into a discussion of the various methods of video-game distribution, their importance and implications, and the future of videogame sales.\n\n00:00 - Welcome! Introductions.\n01:19 - What we've been playing. Wolfenstein. Street Fighter IV. BlazBlue. Electronic masturbation. The Beatles: Rock Band. Scribblenauts.\n04:46 - Scribblenauts word list. 5th Cell response. "Sambo" racism.\n06:46 - Twitter in Uncharted 2.\n07:37 - Mag Beta. "OMG, it's LIKE CALL OF DUTY, BUT MORE PEOPLE!"\n08:26 - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Xbox 360 bundle.\n09:12 - Forza 3 and Halo 3: ODST Xbox 360 bundles.\n10:02 - Kyle's tales of the Red Rings of Death and other Xbox 360 problems.\n11:32 - Wii price cut confirmed(?) by Toys R Us ad. "The day the toys died."\n13:09 - Tatsunoko vs. Capcom new characters confirmed. "I've covered wars, you know."\n14:40 - Bobby Kotick the a-hole, Activision, and the business of games.\n20:04 - Kurt Cobain in Guitar Hero 5.\n20:41 - Blockbuster closing stores.\n21:00 - Adult film industry pushing to be in PlayStation Store.\n22:09 - Dumb Batman: Arkham Asylum pirates and dev response. "...a bug in your moral code."\n24:23 - Videogame sales and distribution discussion. Retail, resale, digital.\n24:44 - How/where do you buy your games?\n30:37 - Game store employees. The government agent/military medic GameStop associate.\n38:23 - Have most/many gamers made a switch to digital?\n39:45 - Who won't change? Why?\n42:22 - How the casual shift creates divergent sales trends?\n43:07 - Digital downloads and bank accounts. Retail cards for digital products.\n48:52 - Are preowned sales hurting the videogame industry? Should this change?\n53:38 - Apple's game sales model. Inexpensive. Reaching a mass market vs. hitting sales goals.\n55:00 - Videogames following music? Spreading the wealth within the industry.\n58:01 - Kyle's elegant and low-cost "a la carte" solution. Eddie's sliding price scale.\n59:57 - Is the consumer the problem? \n61:42 - Budget differences and return on investment.\n64:29 - Passion vs. profits. Franchise investments vs. short-term strategy.\n65:53 - The future of videogame distribution. Our models.\n72:37 - Forward-thinking. Remember broadband's infancy. \n73:45 - Kanye West chimes in. Thanks and outro.\n\nIntro music, Main Theme from 5th Cell's Scribblenauts, 2009. "Come Together" by The Beatles, 1969.\n\nLinks:\nGamerNode: http://www.gamernode.com\nKyle Stallock's Ludic Dreams - http://www.ludicdreams.com\nEddie's Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/EddieInzauto\nJason's Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/bigmanfanelli\nKyle's Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/coyotegrey