With the fall gaming season right around the corner things are starting to get busy in the world of gaming. So let’s jump right into this week’s show!

00:00:55 Game News:
• Nintendo ringtones? Sweet!
• GameStop-EB merger almost complete.
• World of Warcraft expansion to debut at BlizzCon.
• Rockstar serving decaf in September.
• Age of Empires III demo sets sail.
• Myst V set for bittersweet farewell.
• News Corp. absorbs IGN.
• Key Blizzard departures appear at Red 5 Studios.
• Guild Wars: Sorrow’s Furnace stoked.
• Girls of gaming strip down for Playboy (again).
• The first game-movie hybrid UMD to be released.
• Anarchy Online continues to be free.
• EverQuest & EverQuest II expanded.
• WOW patch adds oodles of new content.
• Sims 2 Nightlife ready to party!
• It’s Sony turn to recall their AC adapters.
• Retailers react to California games bill.
• ESRB demands publisher audit for hidden game content.
• Michigan “violent gaming” bill signed into law.
• 00:35:56 GameTalk: Welcome to the post-Hot Coffee world.
• 00:57:48 SporeTalk: Spore, the “dark period”.
• 00:59:34 Game Review: Rebelstar: Tactical Command for the GameBoy Advance.
• 01:13:15 RetroReview: Chrono Cross for the PlayStation.
• 01:21:15 “Name That Game!” contest winner from last week, a new clip, and a new prize!
• 01:24:24 Final Thoughts on the iPod Nano, the length of the show, and the huge number of upcoming releases.

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