So the long, slow, hot days of Summer are upon us, what better time to listen to the latest show, where I cover:

• Halo the movie … the Microsoft way or no way!
• More Resident Evil movies planned.
• World of Warcraft keeps growing and growing…
• The Matrix Online … sold!
• Don’t buy this violent video game, even though it’s not out yet and nobody has played it.
• THQ to publish Supreme Commander, hell yeah!
• Some interesting game releases this week.
• GameTalk: How to get a job in the game industry — Part 2.
• SporeTalk: So … now what?
• Quicktake: Early impressions of Dungeon Siege II for the PC.
• In-depth review of Kirby: Canvas Curse for the Nintendo DS.
• RetroReview: Total Annihilation for the PC.
• “Name That Game!” contest winner from last week, a new clip, and a new prize!
• Plus some more random thoughts on playing older games.

Get the podcast from this page (87 minutes): Gaming Steve Episode 15.

You can also subscribe to the weekly podcast.

Here it is, part two of my interview with gaming legend Will Wright where we talk more about Spore. In addition to the interview I also cover:

• Sony ships 90 milllllllllion PS2s.
• Microsoft just loves losing money on the Xbox.
• Anti-game bill nearly law.
• Nintendogs causes DS sales to soar.
• Blizzard keeps on banning.
• GameTalk: How to get a job in the game industry.
• SporeTalk: Part two of my interview with Will Wright (Warning: This is pretty hard to understand, but the complete interview transcript is listed as well).
• In-depth review of Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones for the GameBoy Advance.
• RetroReview: Conker’s Bad Fur Day for the Nintendo 64.
• “Name That Game!” contest winner from last week and a new clip.
• Plus some more random thoughts on the future of PC gaming.

Get the podcast from this page (87 minutes): Gaming Steve Episode 14.

You can also subscribe to the weekly podcast. To view the transcript of my interview with Will Wright select “continue reading” below.