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Polygon.com's Matt Leone joins Jose Otero, Bob Mackey, and Marty Sliva for the most off-topic pre-E3 Microsoft predictions podcast ever.

1UP pal Kat Bailey joins Jeremy, Bob, and Marty to recap the trials and travails of Nintendo's recent past while looking ahead to our hopes and expectations for the company's E3 showing. Also, Mario and stuff.

Gaijinworks' Victor Ireland joins Jeremy, Bob, and Christian Nutt to discuss the thinking behind and challenges ahead of his company's RPG localization Kickstarter venture.

Remakes, re-releases, and re-imaginings -- which is the best way to spend your new money on old things? On this episode of Games, Dammit, Bob Mackey, Jose Otero, and Marty Sliva discuss the many methods of moving old experiences to new formats, and the possible problems that can crop up along the way.

J13 really is an unlucky number as this 13th episode was rendered completely obsolete before it was published. Neat! Please enjoy guest Dan Stapleton on this totally moot discussion about what creators owe us vis-a-vis the Mass Effect 3 ending debate.

Jeremy, Thierry, and Jose share their thoughts on Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning. There's also talk of football, which is weird given that Reckoning was bankrolled by a baseball star, but whatevs.

Kept you waiting, huh? We're back in action with this long-delayed episode. IGN's Stephanie Lee joins Jeremy Parish, Thierry Nguyen, and Ryan Winterhalter to talk about BioWare's new(-ish) Star Wars MMO.

In this era of social games and cheap iOS apps, do dedicated portable systems like Vita and 3DS stand a fighting chance? Jeremy, Jose, and Matt discuss.

Jeremy, Bob, and Jose reconvene in the studio to field listener write-ins about the year ahead. Eventually, Thierry wanders in and every shares their own aspirations for 2012. It's an episode brimming with expectation! And stuff.

With 2011 about to be yanked off life support, your friendly neighborhood 1UP crew gathers to reflect on the year's rad haps. And the bad ones, too. Thanks for listening, and we'll see you (or talk at you) in the new year.

In this mercifully brief episode, Jeremy Parish, Matt Leone, and Thierry Nguyen go free-form to discuss holiday gaming memories and realize they have none. Well, except for a really heartbreaking one belonging to Matt.

Game music! What's up with that? Jeremy Parish, Bob Mackey, and Marty Sliva do their best Seinfeld routines while discussing the past, present, and future (OK, just the past and present) of the medium. Genre. Whatever. P.S., if you hate hearing music in podcasts, you should probably just hit "delete" now.

In light of this year's glut of sequels and three-peats, Jeremy Parish wonders aloud if creativity in game design is dead. Then Thierry Nguyen and Ryan Winterhalter tell him why he's dumb for an hour.

Jeremy Parish, Jose Otero, and Bob Mackey discuss their mixed feelings on the latest Legend of Zelda, the role and expectations of reviewers and readers, Nintendo's challenges, and the madness of iterative sequels.

Jeremy Parish, Thierry Nguyen, and Marty Sliva shatter the Internet chat paradigm by talking about the good and bad of Assassin's Creed instead of Skyrim. Daring! Specific talk about Revelations is balanced by general franchise contemplation.

Our Friday podcast gets a reset with this week's episode. Jeremy Parish, Thierry Nguyen, and Ryan Winterhalter dive into the mechanics, lore, and history of Skyrim and The Elder Scrolls.

Ryan Winterhalter kicks Matt out of his usual seat to regale Thierry and Jose with tales of The Old Republic. Meanwhile, Jeremy's back from NYCC but keeps talking about food instead of Skyrim like he promised.

Jose Otero slips into the hosting chair this week and is joined by Bob Mackey, Matt Leone, and Mike Nelson. Get ready for 90 minutes of games and news discussions ranging from Forza 4 to Ghost Trick, and bid farewell to a 1UP veteran.

Jeremy Parish, Thierry Nguyen, Jose Otero, and Bob Mackey discuss junket food, Evangelion, and prison survival in this riveting episode. Also, there's some stuff about Dark Souls and PS Vita or whatever.