Then we talk about:

> Special guests

> id Software buyout /Mythic-Bioware merger

>The Stephen Conroy Dickwad Theory

> Prototype

> Blizzard

> iPhone world domination

Then we hold two (2) competitions. Make a song and sneak Lex’s name in there. Also, design a DUG Tshirt, and if we choose your design you will win a copy of your shirt with the design on it and have it posted on the DUG Merch Cave, coming soon! Send all submissions to ice.dug@gmail.com or by clicking the Icebag link

Then we have a short discussion about why PC gaming isn’t going to die and how developers can help in preventing the exodus.

The music this week was all by Aussie hip hop group, The Hilltop Hoods.

CLOSING NOTES: As we say in the episode, there will be a short hiatus because of employment and me moving house and not having the internet in any decent capacity. We hope to rectify this situation very soon.

Then they talk about:
> E3
> Being sick
> Getting called out by some punks over at The Jankcast
> Starwars (Rib gets a bunch of stuff wrong
> Zombies
> Jenn from the Trapcast
> and a bunch of other stuff!

The music this week was provided by:

> Disturbed: The Sickness

> Muse: Assassin

> From Clerks: Chewbacca

> The Acro-brats: Laughtrack

And if you want your mail read out on the show, feel free to click the link above for the Mailbag, or you can Tweet at any of us. You could even go to our forum which is also listed above!

~Rib

Now a note that this isn’t a normal PC games show, we actually discuss roleplaying games however, I personally found it very entertaining to listen to so I would recommend it anyway as you get to listen to a few guys havin a casual chat about podcasting and RPGs.

So have a listen and enjoy, I quick note that it was about 5:30am for me so I’m a little slow at the start, but it was still a bunch of fun.

Rib

Just letting you in on a little bit of insider information.

There wont be an episode this week due to the fact that E3 is on and it would be silly to release a podcast during the expo so We’re going to wait for this upcomming weekend to drop it into your laps.

Just a reminder to drop us a line at the Mailbag located along the top and ask us questions, anything you want and we’ll try our best to answer it on the show.

Well, thats all, keep an eye out on all the game press this week, it’s the biggest week in gaming for a reason and we can’t wait till we sink our teeth into all the big news and all that jazz.

So keep dancin’

Rib

We talk about a number of things, including a bunch of news and what we’ve been playing in the break.

Lex talks about the DOTA song by Basshunter.

Link to a Shadow Warrior rap thanks to Phil!

Rib’s Blog, DING!

Featured music:

> First it Giveth by Queens of the Stone Age

> The Collector by Nine Inch Nails

> Fire, Water, Burn by The Bloodhound Gang

Twitters: Rib, Ice, Lex

So thanks, we have solved our hosting issues now and should be back on track with episodes in the coming weeks, stay tuned!

Well there is some good news and some bad news. I’ll start with the good!

We recorded and have ready an episode yay! Soon you’ll be able to hear our melodic sexy Australian voices again, get excited!

The bad news. Our dumbass content host has decided to assimilate to Libsyn and leavin us stranded as we can’t afford to host the content at the moment (Libsyn charges for all plans, don’t have a free one). So right now we’re unable to host an episode until we find a new one.

The worst bit of all is that now we’re going to have to upload every episode through a new host, which no doubt will take some time to get done but until we find a solution we’ll be stuck here in limbo.

We thank all you folks out there (and your mums) for sticking with us, we go into detail about the dramas we have had lately with PCs and a bunch of other crap that you’ll have heard about if you follow me on Twitter.

So again, thanks for everything, we’ll have this rectified soon and we’ll be able to release an episode the second it’s done.

Rib

This week we tryout a new format, a new name and a new intro. Then we talk about some news, followed by a bunch of games we’ve been playing. Lex has joined us from his deathbed to talk in length about QuakeLive and some things about being a great champion of Team Steve (and being a team-killing fucktard)

Then, Ice gets an erection as we talk about World of Warcraft and why no other game seems able to knock it off the top.

Now I have a bunch of things I need to link.

Firstly, this week’s sponsor the Lexcalibre [NSFW]

Lex wanted me to link both developer journals for Star Wars: The Old Republic (*cough* galaxies) courtesy of 1Up.

Some QuakeLive love, join in and add “crackedrib” and I’ll give you the names of the other DUG hosts.

Also, found the name of the guy who did the Tunnel Full of Dicks song, Michael Althouse, I got the first name right, but failed on the surname.

Twitters (FOR TEH FOLLOWZ!):

Rib

Ice

Lex

If I have forgotten anything on this list of shownotes, hit us up on Twitter or alternatively on the forum!

Anyways, I hope you enjoy the show,

RIB OUT!

After that, we talk about Midway’s demise, Quake Live, Dawn of War 2 and Lex’s impressions on Street Fighter IV.

However, Ice isn’t with us so it is a bizarre mix of late night and just Rib and Lex. ENJOY!

Rib

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This week we talk about a lot of things, games, comics, communist Aussies, foolish South Australians and segues! More importantly, we talk about the R18 rating denial of Oz, comic games and movies, new releases and DLC for existing ones. Seriously, it’s ACTION PACKED!

So I hope you all enjoy this week’s episode, we apologise for the lateness, but I’m sure you’re getting sick of this by now.

Rib out!

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This week, we celebrate Australia Day with some Aussie music and some bad news for the gaming industry. But to keep things upbeat, Lex talks about Dawn of War 2 experiences and Rib talks about the parkour platformer; Mirror’s Edge. Also, we have some bonus material, some behind the scenes and a recording of Rib really drunk interviewing.

Songs used:

Men at Work: Land Downunder

The Hoodoo Gurus: What’s My Scene?

John Farnham: You’re the Voice

The whacky dog .gif we couldn’t stop laughing at

Hope you guys enjoy the show!

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I’m getting sick of apologising, but I’m actually properly back in town now so episode will be back to normal.

Speaking of episodes, this week we talk about the buyout and layoffs at 1up.com, I have a chat about Left4Dead and Lex and Ice have been playing Red Alert 3.

Stay tuned as this coming Monday is Australia Day and there will be a special show lined up where we talk about all things Aussie and all things gaming! So grab some snags, or for those American listeners, shrimp and throw them on the barbie. Dont forget to wear one of those cork hat things, something that i still don’t get.

So enjoy the latest episode, and by all means, step on by to our forums using the above link!

Rib out!

And again i am sorry to our listerners over the fact that there is no Ep. If you want to bag us out or just to have a say, go to the forum and post. POST DAMM IT!

~Ice

And how better to spend it with a belated Xmas Special!

Again, more apologies, we ended up travelling first thing the next morning with a final edit sitting on my computer. Not knowing how hard it would be to get a hold of the Internet in windy Warrnambool.

So, ENJOY! We should be returning to regular episodes in the coming weeks.

~Rib

Just shooting out a quick apology to all our fantastic fans. We were planning on recording for the past 2 weeks, but unfortunately, 2 of our hosts (Lex and our backup host Orc) have recently moved house and both are in lack of internet.

Now this is sad, seeing as Lex is constantly in a fetal position, crying and rocking muttering something about Wikipedia. There is, thankfully a well placed “however”.

However, this Friday night, both Lex and Ice will be storming the DUG Weekly HQ for a jam-packed Christmas Special. There will be revelling, drinking and some more drinking as we do our listener-driven countdown to the #1 Game of the Year!!

If you haven’t done so already, swing on by our forum using the above link, the one that says “forum”, not the one that says “home”, it’ll take you somewhere else, not really sure where.

When you get there, list your top 3 games of the year, with 3 votes going to what you think should be #1, 2 votes to #2 and 1 vote for #3.

I decided recently to allow people to vote for their favourite game from Q4 last year, so games like Portal and Bioshock will be able to make it in, however, they’ll get an honorable mention as they aren’t this year’s best game, a man’s gotta draw a line somewhere.

So get voting, and you’ll all find out in the very near future as to who wins!

Again, on behalf of the others I would like to apologise for this terrible timing on people MOVING HOUSE! myself and Ice decided that the show would be quite boring without a third chair.

Cheers and beers,

Rib

Enjoy!

Also, head on over to the Spooky Outhouse at www.spookyouthouse.com

And just so you all know, there will be plenty more where this came from,  I really apologise, its been a hectic couple of weeks but thanks to those who stuck with it.

Ok, well because of a couple of things coming up, we haven’t released an episode last week or this week yet, so we’re getting rid of our backlog and releasing three (3) or four (4) over the next couple of days so get ready.

All i need now is to stop playing Fallout.

Rib out!

On behalf of the other guys, I’m proud to announce that we are now members of Spooky Outhouse Productions, so we now have a working forum *Stabs Ice!* so if you are bored, or have any ideas or comments, by all means, hit us up at www.spookyouthouse.com/forum and look for our forum towards the bottom.

Happy fraggin’

~Rib

In this week’s episode, we talk about Ice’s mostly negative romp through Portal: Prelude. Then Rib and the Lex talk about all things Blizzard after Blizzcon wrapped up for another year. They talk about Starcraft’s announcment of going for a threesome and Diablo’s new class that Lex wants to have a threesome with! Sorry, I was kidding.

Anyway, enjoy!

~Rib

In this week’s episode, we talk about Lex’s WAAAAAAAAGH! Batman vs Subzero and what Rib looks forward to the most at this terrible time of year: Q4. (queue dramatic reverb)

Enjoy!

~Rib

New episode should drop this weekend!

~Rib

In this week’s episode, we talk about Ensemble’s departure, Lich King, MMOs, Force Unleashed and Spore.

Ladies and Gentlemen, here it is, the first published episode of the Down Under Gamers
Weekly Podcast.

In our first episode, we talk about a number of things including; the premature release of Spore, the goodies bag coming with the Red Alert 3 special edition and also our experiences whilst playing the beta.

Hosts: Rib, Lex and Ice