April 16, 2007
POP Ep.25: To the Losers Go the Spoilers (Voicemail line 713-893-8069)
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Warning: Depending on your stance on game spoilers, you'll either love or hate this episode of the Player One Podcast. Because Gamestop locations are running a video in-store that shows the ending of Zelda: Twilight Princess, we thought it would be the perfect time to talk about spoilers. What is and is not a game spoiler? Is watching the first 10 minutes of a highly anticipated game via a webcast spoiling the experience? When is the statute of limitations up, making it OK to spoil? After all, Twilight Princess has been out for a few months -- but is it still too early? Join us as we discuss these questions and more. (But if you care about spoilers for Metal Gear Solid 2, Halo 2 and Super Paper Mario you may want to skip it to keep yourself pure.)Also this week we discuss Activision's Guitar Hero II microtransaction buzzkill. We were all ready (as some of you probably were too) to buy tracks from Guitar Hero 1 to play on our 360s. What we weren't prepared for was the cost of the privilege. And because it wouldn't be a show without talking about Sony, we spend a segment talking about Sony officially killing off the 20GB PS3 in North America. Good idea, or bad idea?Thanks for listening! Leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069. Or you can e-mail us, vote for us on Digg, leave a comment on the iTunes Music Store, leave a comment on the blog page or join our forums! Thanks for listening, and we'll be back next week.This week's links: Super Paper Mario Wii Boom Boom Rocket Xbox 360 MLB 2k7 Xbox 360 World of Warcraft PC Beyond the Red Line PC Singstar Pop PS2 Guitar Hero II Xbox 360 Pokemon Diamond and Pearl DS Oblivion Xbox 360 Joystiq: Major Nelson talks Guitar Hero II microtransactions Andrew Pfister 1UP blog: Guitar Hero sells out 1UP.com: Sony officially dropping 20GB PS3 in North America Joystiq: Gamestop spoils Twilight Princess ending in stores digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/podcasts/Player_One_Podcast'; digg_bgcolor = '#FFCC99'; digg_skin = 'compact';