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	<title>Fall Damage - A Video Game Podcast</title>
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	<description>It&#039;s not the fall that&#039;ll kill you...</description>
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		<title>Fall Damage: Level 27 &#8211; The Show Show</title>
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The gang&#8217;s back to talk Sony&#8217;s Move at GDC, Final Fantasy&#8217;s evolution (or lack thereof), and why Aevan is anxious about Portal 2.
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		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2010/03/fall-damage-level-27-the-show-show/</link>
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		<title>Fall Damage: Level 26 &#8211; The Heavyshocksiders Show</title>
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The pieces finally fall into place on the video show as the team discusses Heavy Rain, Bioshock 2, Darksiders, the shakeup at Infinity Ward, the PSN outage, and Portal 2!
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		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2010/03/fall-damage-level-26-the-heavyshocksiders-show/</link>
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		<title>Fall Damage: Level 25 &#8211; The Chafing Show</title>
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This week the crew talks Heavy Rain and what makes a game more than just an interactive movie.  Then Aevan runs off and hides her virgin ears as Goji comes on to go all spoilerific on Mass Effect 2.
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		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2010/02/fall-damage-level-25-the-chafing-show/</link>
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		<title>Fall Damage: Level 24 &#8211; The Sideboob Show</title>
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The Fall Damage crew is joined by Cruz and forums fanatic Mephianse this week as they discuss the DLC/DRM showdown, if there&#8217;s a WRONG way to play Mass Effect, and whether OnLive can work as promised.  There&#8217;s also plenty of hot blue alien sideboob.
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		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2010/02/fall-damage-level-24-the-sideboob-show/</link>
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		<title>Fall Damage: Level 23 &#8211; The Phoenix Show</title>
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This week Fall Damage goes back to its Audio-only roots, though that may be the only thing we haven&#8217;t changed!  We discuss the Heavy Rain demo (and story in games as a generality) as well as DLC&#8230; the scourge (or savior) of modern day gaming!
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		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2010/02/fall-damage-level-23-the-phoenix-show/</link>
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		<title>Project Needlemouse has been unveiled.</title>
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That is all.
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		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2010/02/sonic-4/</link>
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		<title>Fall Damage: Level 22 &#8211; The TechFail Show</title>
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Technological failures abound, but the Fall Damage team prevails and provides some killer convo on Assassin&#8217;s Creed 2, Mass Effect 2, and Bayonetta.  As the video stream goes off the rails, Mixmoff, Aevan, and Dr. Scares (with a little Cruz for good measure) power through to provide you the entertainment you&#8217;ve grown to tolerate [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2010/02/1245/</link>
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		<title>The Megaman 10in2 &#8211; How I Played Through A Decade Of Gaming History In A Fortnight</title>
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Two weeks ago I find myself deep in thought pondering over a question that was posted on our forums &#8211; &#8220;What is your personal greatest achievement in gaming?&#8221; After serious consideration and headaches, I could only come up with a single answer. I have absolutely no idea.
The successive migranes, however, did make me realise a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2010/02/the-megaman-10in2-how-i-played-through-a-decade-of-gaming-history-in-a-fortnight/</link>
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		<title>Akira Yamaoka Joins Up with Suda51</title>
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A few short weeks ago, Silent Hill composer Akira Yamaoka ended his 16 year relationship with Konami. It appears he won&#8217;t be filing for unemployment anytime soon however, as Famitsu broke word that he has officially joined on with Suda51&#8217;s team at Grasshopper Manufacture. (via 1up)
Those in the know will remember Suda51 is currently in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2010/02/akira-yamaoka-joins-up-with-suda51/</link>
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		<title>Level 22 Livestream &#8211; An event not to be missed!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So we&#8217;ve been doing this for a couple weeks now, and I think we&#8217;ve got most of the kinks worked out! If your entertainment calendar is free for Wednesday at 6:30pm (CST) head over to our chat to watch the livestream of our newest podcast episode. (fall-damage.com/forums/chat)
To get an idea of how it&#8217;s looking these [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2010/02/level-22-livestream-an-event-not-to-be-missed/</link>
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		<title>Dante&#8217;s Inferno Update: New Content!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[All the more reason to look forward to traversing the depths of Hell this spring; Dante&#8217;s Inferno DLC promises Co-op and Content Creation [For Both 360 and PS3].  
What does this mean for my excitement level for the most salacious game of the season?  Oh, it&#8217;s sky-rocketing.  Most hack-and-slash games that have come out lately [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2010/02/1201/</link>
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		<title>Not the very model of a Modern Major General</title>
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Mass Effect 2: where else will you see aliens singing Gilbert and Sullivan?
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		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2010/01/mordin-sings/</link>
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		<title>Fall Damage: Level 21 &#8211; The MASSIVE Effect Show</title>
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Not ones to rest on their laurels of awesomeness, the Fall Damage crew is back again in full splendiferous video form!  This week they talk Bayonetta, Critter Crunch, Mass Effect 2, and the upcoming game that is sure to be 2012&#8217;s Puzzle Game of the Year&#8230;. BRAID!*
To watch the full video, check out the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2010/01/fall-damage-level-21-the-massive-effect-show/</link>
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		<title>Mass Effect 2: This Time, It&#8217;s More Personal Than It Was Last Time</title>
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Mass Effect 2 is big. Oh, you may think it&#8217;s a long way down the road to the chemist, but etc., etc., more thinly veiled references to the Hitchhiker&#8217;s Guide to the Galaxy.
Joking aside, that is the very first thing that has struck me about this game. It&#8217;s huge. It&#8217;s immense. It is heaving and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2010/01/mass-effect-2/</link>
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		<title>Fall Damage: Level 20 &#8211; The LIVE Show</title>
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It&#8217;s a super special week on Fall Damage, as the entire show was streamed LIVE to our raving fans via our Justin.tv page!
This week Mixmoff, Aevan, and Dr. Scares talk Demon&#8217;s Souls, Bayonetta, Hexen, Mario Kart Wii, The Saboteur, and Persona!
You can listen along in the classic audio-only fashion, or you can watch the full [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2010/01/fall-damage-level-20-the-live-show/</link>
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		<title>A Very Special Fally Breakfast</title>
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Scares mentioned it yesterday, but we&#8217;ve made a handful of bonus announcements regarding the Level 20 event tomorrow.
Most notably, we will be broadcasting the podcast LIVE as it&#8217;s being recorded. If you visit the forums, you will now see a &#8220;Stream&#8221; tab along the top of the page. Click that and you&#8217;ll see a nifty [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2010/01/a-very-special-fally-breakfast/</link>
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		<title>Level 20 is Cursed</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I google imaged &#8220;cursed&#8221;, and this is what came up:

And I literally think nothing could be more apt. If you haven&#8217;t read the subtext (which would make sense because I haven&#8217;t really given any, unless of course you&#8217;ve read the title and can&#8230; I DIGRESS) level 20 is cursed. We tried recording last night, but [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2010/01/level-20-is-cursed/</link>
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		<title>New Features on the Forums</title>
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For those of you who have not yet signed up for the forums, there&#8217;s been a few big things of note happening over there the last few days.  Of specific note is the new Listener of the Week Questionnaire which anyone can fill out and email in to be considered for the award!
Additionally, please [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2010/01/new-features-on-the-forums/</link>
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		<title>T-Minus 5 Days Until Launch</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The count down is on.
With the beginning of this new decade in this, the 21st of our modern centuries, on the date of twenty and six with the stars of Orion acting as a sign post&#8230; it will begin.
The hype machine is in full gear for the Mass Effect 2 launch and I, humble as [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2010/01/t-minus-5-days-until-launch/</link>
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		<title>Slight Delay in Level 20!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My power&#8217;s been out for about 4 hours now, so we were unable to record the level 20 show tonight.  We&#8217;ve rescheduled for tomorrow night, meaning the new episode should be up Friday morning.
I&#8217;m currently using up what precious little laptop battery power (and cell phone battery power) I have left to notify you. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2010/01/slight-delay-in-level-20/</link>
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		<title>Super Mario Bros + Tetris = So very much win&#8230;.</title>
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At this link you will find a mashup of the original Nintendo staples Super Mario Bros and Tetris.  Flawlessly executed by Newsgrounds user SwingSwing, the game makes so much sense it&#8217;s ridiculous.
Give it a try!
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		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2010/01/super-mario-bros-tetris-so-very-much-win/</link>
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		<title>StarCraft 2 Gameplay Footage</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I am verging on forgiving Blizzard for splitting the game into three seperate parts&#8230;but they need more than a 37 second clip to truly win me over.  I am trying to comfort myself with the presumption that more time in between games means that they&#8217;ll be wonderous and beautiful, and everything a girl could [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2010/01/starcraft-2-gameplay-footage/</link>
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		<title>Halo Reach: New Details</title>
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According to February&#8217;s edition of Game Informer, the prequal to Halo: Combat Evolved, brings us back into a world of Spartan III&#8217;s and all the joys that are had in saving the world while still being completely and utterly expendable.  There are a few notable differences though.
Instead of being just a singular bad ass that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2010/01/halo-reach-new-details/</link>
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		<title>Just When You Thought It Was Safe To Go To The Movies</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Over at our Forums, Animate The CAKE has shared with us an&#8230; interesting Youtube find.  This is, from what I have been able to decern, a trailer for the live-action Tekken movie.  I don&#8217;t think there are enough adjectives in the english language to sum up my feelings on this video, so I will just [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2010/01/just-when-you-thought-it-was-safe-to-go-to-the-movies/</link>
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		<title>Fall Damage: Level 19 &#8211; The Roberto Show</title>
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This week Mixmoff, Aevan, and Dr. Scares discuss The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks, The Sims 3, Phantom Dust, Dark Void, Dragon Age: Origins, Wii Sports, and Magnetis.  They dive into discussion on Sony and Microsoft&#8217;s upcoming motion controllers.  Stay tuned until the very end of the show, as the hosts are joined [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2010/01/fall-damage-level-19-the-roberto-show/</link>
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		<title>Cheaper Than The Real Thing: Crayon Physics Deluxe</title>
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In what has become a DD tradition, it seems that when games reach a certain anniversary, the developers decide that they no longer want to rip everyone off.  I shouldn&#8217;t say Rip Off, really&#8230; most games are priced fair for the amount of fun you get out of them and the delight that they  bring [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2010/01/cheaper-than-the-real-thing-crayon-physics-deluxe/</link>
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		<title>Fall Damage: Level 18 &#8211; The Slash Forums Show</title>
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It&#8217;s a new year, and Mixmoff Aevan and Dr. Scares are back with a brand spanking new episode of Fall Damage!
This week we have an interview with RetroAffect, the developers behind the upcoming Puzzle/Platformer Snapshot!  Also we talk ModNation Racers, Silent Hill: Shattered Memories, Eufloria, and Aevan finally weighs in on Uncharted 2.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2010/01/fall-damage-level-18-the-slash-forums-show/</link>
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		<title>More Dragon Age: Origins Coming in March</title>
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Today Bioware announced Awakening, the first expansion pack for Dragon Age: Origins.  It will feature &#8220;new party members, spells, abilities and more in March 2010.&#8221;
Designed and written by the same team that brought you Dragon Age: Origins, the Awakening expansion pack offers a brand new area of the world to explore known as [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2010/01/more-dragon-age-origins-coming-in-march/</link>
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		<title>Welcome to the New Generation: Margin for Error = 0.0</title>
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As Capcom has at least semi-officially closed the door on future collaboration with future developers, it&#8217;s now very clear how little margin for error exists in this generation of gaming development.  After pledging to work with western devs in order to expand their sales in the western markets, Capcom&#8217;s failure to revive [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2010/01/welcome-to-the-new-generation-margin-for-error-0-0/</link>
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		<title>Fall Damage: Level 17 &#8211; The Fally Awards Show</title>
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Here they are, the first annual Fallies!
With our winners for:
Best Action/Adventure
Best Shooter
Best RPG
Best Platformer
Best Puzzle Game
Best Download-Only Game
Best Story
Best Setting
Best Gameplay
Best Online/MP Experience
Best Soundtrack
Best Voice Acting Performance
Worst Character
Best New Character
Best Supporting Character
Best Lead Character
Best New IP
Developer of the Year
Quit of the Year
Crit of the Year

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		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/12/fall-damage-level-17-the-fally-awards-show/</link>
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		<title>Snakes&#8230; Why Did It Have To Be Snakes!?</title>
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Despite the fact that we mentioned it in a podcast a while back, I still don&#8217;t think enough people have been introduced to the wonderful world of Spelunky. I have become completely addicted to the game as of late, and I think more of you out there in internetland should do the same.
Spelunky is a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/12/snakes-why-did-it-have-to-be-snakes/</link>
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		<title>The Fall Damage Forums</title>
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I started Fall Damage with the sole intention of talking about video games with some friends.  It&#8217;s developed into a fun little podcast that keeps getting more and more fun with every episode.
I decided to launch these forums with the intent of being able to communicate more freely with our listeners, and to make [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/12/the-fall-damage-forums/</link>
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		<title>Thing To Make You Feel Inadequate, or I RESPECT THAT</title>
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Note as you watch this that Shine, the kid playing Gouken, is 15 years old, and up against one of the best Akuma players on Earth. We believe Shine&#8217;s mom drove him to the tournament.
I&#8217;m going to go cry in a corner over my copy of SFIII Third Strike now.
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		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/12/thing-to-make-you-feel-inadequate-or-i-respect-that/</link>
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		<title>Holy Shi- Steam Sale</title>
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 In case you haven&#8217;t signed into Steam today, and Fall Damage was your first stop in the journey around the internets; I&#8217;d thought you&#8217;d like to know about the massive sales going on on right now.  Games %60 &#8211; %80 off, bundle packs for less than $3?  You bet your sweet candy-ass it has all [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/12/holy-shi-steam-sale/</link>
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		<title>Fall Damage: Level 16 &#8211; The Aevsomnia Show</title>
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This week we&#8217;re rocking a full third dozen hosts! Oh wait that&#8217;s math&#8230; nevermind!
Mixmoff, Aevan, Dr. Scares, and Cruz talk about Dante&#8217;s Inferno, PixelJunk Shooter, Trash Panic, Valkyria Chronicles, and consoles of the past!  We also announce the categories for the Fallies: our year of the end awards show set to air December 31st!
*There&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/12/fall-damage-level-16-the-aevsomnia-show/</link>
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		<title>Slight Level 16 delay</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So we recorded the Level 16 podcast last night, but I have been out of town today and unable to post it to the site!  Look for the new episode tomorrow morning, after I get a chance to edit out all of Cruz&#8217;s racial epithets.
What he has against Laotians I&#8217;ll never know&#8230;
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		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/12/slight-level-16-delay/</link>
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		<title>Steam&#8217;s &#8220;Midweek Madness&#8221;: The Last Remnant $9.99</title>
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A game that has been mentioned on several occasions as being down right awesome, is now just 9.99!  For a scope of how amazing that deal is, The Last Remnant usually goes for a cool 39.99 on Steam.  That is a 75% discount!  Crazy!  I will personally recommend this game to everyone who visits this [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/12/steams-midweek-madness-the-last-remnant-9-99/</link>
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		<title>Aaaaand unfix&#8217;d</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So a handful of days after a successful YLOD fix, my not-so-trusty PS3 has died yet again.  This time I was able to disassemble, apply the fix, and reassemble by memory&#8230;. but it was to no avail.  The blinking red light has been replaced by a unlit LED, and this machine has obviously [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/12/aaaaand-unfixd/</link>
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		<title>Borderlands, and an apology.</title>
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It took me officially Way Too Damn Long, but a hole in my budget opened up long enough to let a copy of Borderlands slip through, and I&#8217;m really wondering why I didn&#8217;t get this sooner.
Right now I&#8217;m about 75%-ish through my first playthrough. I&#8217;m playing the Soldier class; since he is a planet-hopping mercenary [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/12/borderlands-and-an-apology/</link>
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		<title>Valve Announces New DLC, Brings Back Familiar Faces</title>
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Today Valve announced the first piece of downloadable content for Left 4 Dead 2, and it really feels like they know exactly what their user base wants.
The new campaign, &#8216;The Passing&#8217;, will be set after the events of Dead Center from Left 4 Dead 2, and will feature our old favourite characters Bill, Francis, Louis [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/12/valve-announces-new-dlc-brings-back-familiar-faces/</link>
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		<title>Is it Fix&#8217;d?</title>
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		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/12/is-it-fixd/</link>
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		<title>The Saga of Mixmoff&#8217;s PS3 &#8211; Episode I</title>
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So, Mixmoff has forced me into updating the general public about his vain attempt to get his PS3 working again. As you can see, he has managed to completely destroy disassemble the console fairly well so far, let&#8217;s just hope he can figure out how to put it back together and somewhat resemble what it [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/12/the-saga-of-mixmoffs-ps3-episode-i/</link>
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		<title>Oh noes, my PS3 has YLODed!</title>
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Just in time for the holidays, my 60 gig PS3 has just bit the bullet!  After a sudden self-reset I am now faced with the dreaded Yellow Light of Death on the refurb model Sony sent me about 6 months ago.
Out of warranty, and disinclined to spend another $150 for a temporary refurb replacement, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/12/oh-noes-my-ps3-has-yloded/</link>
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		<title>Pixeljunk Shooter&#8217;s First Level</title>
		<description><![CDATA[PixelJunk Shooter dropped on the PSN yesterday, and it includes the very nifty option to record video and direct upload to YouTube from within the game.  We&#8217;ve discussed this feature of the PS3 before, but it&#8217;s nice to see games actually using it!

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		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/12/pixeljunk-shooters-first-level/</link>
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		<title>And So, War Was Declared</title>
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It looks like the new Team Fortress 2 update has just gone live, and it seems that the Soldier and Demoman will indeed be competing with each other.
Along with the new weapon being revealed each day for each class, a la the Spy vs Sniper update, the class with the most kills against the opposing [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/12/and-so-war-was-declared/</link>
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		<title>Alert! A Friendship Has Been Detected, And Will Be Eliminated!</title>
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So those of you who regularly keep track of TeamFortress.com, Valve&#8217;s development blog for the wonderful class-based multiplayer title will have seen the webcomic teaser posted yesterday linked form the following phrase;
Friendship ends in one day.
So what could this mean? The most likely answer is a Soldier vs. Demoman update, just like the Spy vs. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/12/alert-a-friendship-has-been-detected-and-will-be-elminated/</link>
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		<title>Fall Damage: Level 15 &#8211; The Bosom Buddies Show</title>
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Mixmoff, Aevan, and Dr. Scares return for another week of wit and wonder (and a lot of puns about boobs.)  This week they discuss Demon&#8217;s Souls, Magna Carta 2, Infinite Undiscovery, and Gravity Crash.  Also featured on this show is an interview with Chelsea from Proper Walrus, makers of the great new iPhone [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/12/fall-damage-level-15-the-bosom-buddies-show/</link>
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		<title>A Future Possible?</title>
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Once upon a time during a podcast, I was asked what game I had played that had eluded to a  sequal but never delivered.  My response to this inquiry was quite simply; Portal.   A fantastic game unlike anything we had all seen at the time, and one that had us all quoting it for months [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/12/a-future-possible/</link>
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		<title>Honoring Independent Developers:  Tipoli</title>
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All of us here behind the scenes at Fall Damage believe that all great developers get their start with nothing more than an idea, a dream, and a passion to see it through..  To celebrate and honor this ideal, we will be bringing you new games that we&#8217;ve found through our adventures.  Hopefully, this will [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/12/honoring-independent-developers-tipoli/</link>
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		<title>Tomb Raider: Underworld $7.49</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tomb Raider: Underworld represents a new advancement in exploration-based gameplay. As fearless adventurer Lara Croft explore exotic locations around the world, each designed with an incredible attention to detail resulting in breathtaking high-definition visual fidelity that creates a truly believable world and delivers a new level of challenge and choice.
As always Steam is pumping out [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/12/tomb-raider-underworld-7-49/</link>
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		<title>The Road To The Next Border(lands)</title>
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Randomly lurking on the Gearbox forums today, I noticed a juicy piece of news. It seems that Gearbox has filed a new trademark document for something entitled &#8216;Borderworlds&#8217;. Pretty much seals the deal for a sequel, or maybe even a massive expansion/DLC pack for the original game that moves the focus to multiple different worlds [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/12/the-road-to-the-next-borderlands/</link>
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		<title>Fall Damage: Level 14 &#8211; The Pro Show</title>
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This week Mixmoff, Aevan, and Dr Scares conduct a killer interview with Pro Gaming Tour founders Frost and BiggK.  Then they cover Dragon Age: Origins, Left 4 Dead 2, MAG, Lucidity, Primal, and the video game mechanics they wish the could forget.
Check out the Pro Gaming Tour at theprogamingtour.com
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		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/12/fall-damage-level-14-the-pro-show/</link>
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		<title>Direct2Drive Sales Better Than They Actually Are</title>
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During my morning lurk on the PC digital distribution websites, I stumbled upon the Direct2Drive 24 Days of Christmas Sale, where each day this month will see a different game on sale until Christmas Eve. Today&#8217;s sale is The Witcher Enhanced Edition Director&#8217;s Cut for 50% off, making it $19.99 until tomorrow morning.
However, I noticed [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/12/direct2drive-sales-better-than-they-actually-are/</link>
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		<title>Steam&#8217;s Midweek Madness Won&#8217;t Clash With Your Wallet</title>
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This week for the traditional mid-week sale, Zeno Clash is 66% off on Steam, allowing you to pick up this absolutely bizarre Source engine-based indie gem for just five of your US dollars and ten of their percents.
Zeno Clash is what I can only refer to as a &#8216;first-person-brawler&#8217;, with a lot of obvious inspiration [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/12/steams-midweek-madness-wont-clash-with-your-wallet/</link>
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		<title>How To Piss Cruz Off In 1 Minute 58 Seconds</title>
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Apparently, this is no joke.  This is the actual piece of crap trailer that they are using to advertise the new King of Fighters movie.   Could it be worse than Mortal Kombat?  Could it be worse than that nightmare of a Chun-Li movie?  Dear God, I think it might be.  It looks to completely ignore [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/11/how-to-piss-cruz-off-in-1-minute-58-seconds/</link>
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		<title>Fall Damage: Level 13 &#8211; The Ice To See You Show</title>
		<description><![CDATA[




Mixmoff, Aevan and Dr Scares break down Assassin&#8217;s Creed 2, Peggle, LittleBigPlanet, New Super Mario Brothers Wii, Battlefield Bad Company 2, God of War 3, and are joined by BossGoji to talk about movie homages in video games! 
Just to warn you, this show is mostly unedited because we want to spend time with our [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/11/fall-damage-level-13-the-ice-to-see-you-show/</link>
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		<title>Super Street Fighter 4: It&#8217;s Good To Know More Than Two Moves</title>
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This just-in: Capcom has confirmed three new characters for Super Street Fighter 4, and teased at a fourth. Final Fight vets Cody and Guy, along with Street Fighter Alpha fan-favorite Adon, are going to be in the game when it drops, and promotional material has hinted that everyone&#8217;s favorite ninja from Street Fighter 3, Ibuki, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/11/super-street-fighter-4-its-good-to-know-more-than-two-moves/</link>
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		<title>When Iwata Asks, Miyamoto Answers</title>
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Okay, so that title makes this seem a little more mean than it actually is. There is currently a Q&#38;A session going on between Shigeru Miyamoto and Satoru Iwata over the release of Super Mario Bros. Wii, which is posted for everybody to read. Iwata has been asking many questions on the history of the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/11/when-iwata-asks-miyamoto-answers/</link>
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		<title>Once Again, Uncharted 2 In One Word</title>
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After finally playing through Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, I find it only fitting to write my own single word review.
&#8220;Masterpiece.&#8221;
In response to the review we commented on previously, I only recall two quick time events used in the entire game, and those are only when fighting a certain type of enemy, and only if they [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/11/once-again-uncharted-2-in-one-word/</link>
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		<title>Get Off My Lawn Texture!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For some reason, I am being incredibly nostalgic today. Remember when&#8230;
* &#8230;there was no such thing as automapping, and if you wanted a map of the dungeon you had to DRAW AN ACTUAL MAP?
* &#8230;copy-protection came in quiz-format, rather than DRM fuckery?
* &#8230;you didn&#8217;t realize that Nintendo Power was NOTHING but advertisements?
* &#8230;the manual would [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/11/get-off-my-lawn-texture/</link>
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		<title>Calling all Sackpeople!</title>
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Tonight, November 20th at 9:00 CST Aevan and Mixmoff will be playing LittleBigPlanet on the PSN!   If you want to join us, send a friend request to PSN users:  Mixmoff or Aevan_

Aevan&#8217;s giving her new PS3 a test drive, and what better way to do so than have a romp through the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/11/calling-all-sackpeople/</link>
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		<title>New Dragon Age: Origins DLC &#8220;Return to Ostagar&#8221; en Route for the Holidays</title>
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Do gamers need more Dragon Age?  From all corners of the internet the answer seems to be &#8220;Oh God YES!&#8221;
Bioware has heard your cries (and heartily anticipated them) and wiill be releasing another packet of DLC this holiday season.  From the Press Release:
Return to Ostagar, BioWare’s next thread in the Dragon Age: Origins [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/11/new-dragon-age-origins-dlc-return-to-ostagar-en-route-for-the-holidays/</link>
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		<title>Quick TMIF Update</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ll be doing Thank Mods It&#8217;s Friday a little late this week, as I am at a LAN party today.
The post will be up on Sunday (LAN going on longer than expected!), have a good weekend guys!
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		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/11/quick-tmif-update/</link>
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		<title>Fall Damage: Level 12 &#8211; The Duck Bully Show</title>
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Mixmoff and Aevan welcome new co-host Dr. Scares for their longest show EVAR.  Left 4 Dead 2, Modern Warfare 2, Okami, Section 8, Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core, and Drakengard 2 are all on the menu, and we walk through some of the best gaming deals for Black Friday!
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		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/11/fall-damage-level-12-the-duck-bully-show/</link>
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		<title>Left 4 Dead 2 Campaign Post-Game *MILD SPOILERS*</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
The mild spoilers contained herein reference dialogue in the finale for the final campaign of Left 4 Dead 2. As much as the story in the game is fairly transparent, there is one present. It&#8217;s nothing critical or major, it was just something fairly interesting. Read on, but don&#8217;t be upset if I spoil the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/11/left-4-dead-2-campaign-post-game-mild-spoilers/</link>
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		<title>Dragon Age: See You Later, Space Cowboy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My actual review of Dragon Age is coming, but it&#8217;s been delayed. Mostly, it has been delayed by me wanting to PLAY IT, instead of sitting down and writing a review, which is pleasantly poetic and should tell you something about it right off the bat. But I&#8217;m not here to talk about that today.
I&#8217;m [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/11/dragon-age-see-you-later-space-cowboy/</link>
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		<title>Left 4 Dead 2 &#8211; IT&#8217;S ALIVE!</title>
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For those of you who don&#8217;t already know, Left 4 Dead 2 is unlocked as of last night at 1AM CST. So everybody that pre-ordered the game now has no reason not to have played it yet, and everybody that didn&#8217;t pre-order it has no excuse not to own it at all.
Due to how late [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/11/left-4-dead-2-its-alive/</link>
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		<title>Thank Mods It&#8217;s Friday! &#8211; Unreal Demolition</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
Did you ever play Destruction Derby on the PSX?
If you did, you&#8217;re probably in the same boat as me, wondering why the hell there has not been a current-gen update for the series in years. If you didn&#8217;t, then you really missed out. It&#8217;s not a game I would suggest running out and picking up [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/11/thank-mods-its-friday-unreal-demolition/</link>
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		<title>A Message from Mixmoff</title>
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		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/11/a-message-from-mixmoff/</link>
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		<title>Weekend Deal &#8211; Overlords In A Crysis</title>
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Ironically, considering Aevan talked about Overlord 2 on the podcast this week, it seems that Overlord, the expansion pack and Overlord 2 are 75% off this weekend! This means you can pick up all three games for the insanely low price of $8.75!
Also, Crysis and Crysis Warhead are 50% off each&#8230; but Crysis sucks, despite [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/11/weekend-deal-overlords-in-a-crysis/</link>
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		<title>Explosive Beats &#8211; Symphony</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
So last week, when wading through the vast list of submission for this year&#8217;s Independent Games Festival, I took notice of an interesting little game called Symphony. I was a little apprehensive about posting about it here, as Empty Clip Studios, the development team working on it, have not yet released any sort of playable [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/11/explosive-beats-symphony/</link>
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		<title>Fall Damage: Level 11 &#8211; The OMGSOMANYGAMES Show</title>
		<description><![CDATA[




Mixmoff and Aevan kick it old-school this week as they talk Gay Tony, Ratchet and Clank, Modern Warfare 2, Dragon Age, Beaterator, Ninja Blade, and more.  This show also features a special guest editorial segment by open casting call respondent Dr. Scares!
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		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/11/fall-damage-level-11-the-omgsomanygames-show/</link>
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		<title>Dr. Ned To Unleash Undead Hordes Soon</title>
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Looks like those who are lucky enough to own a copy of the sublime Borderlands will be getting treated to a vacation on The Zombie Island of Dr Ned on the 24th of this month. It will be available on PS3 and Xbox 360 for $10 (no word on the PC version or how much [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/11/dr-ned-to-unleash-undead-hordes-soon/</link>
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		<title>There Will Be No Thank Mods Its Friday This Week</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sorry guys, but there will be no TMIF today, due to the fact that most of the people I play all of these lovely mods with have been either out of town or unavailable. I will however be raring to go next Friday with a write-up on Unreal Demolition, the mod I planned to be [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/11/there-will-be-no-thank-mods-its-friday-this-week/</link>
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		<title>Steam Weekend Deal: Mass Effect $9.99</title>
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Do you love Mass Effect as much as our Podcast Hosts do, but you haven&#8217;t had the finances to spare for the 20 dollar game?  Have no fear, mere mortals!!  This weekend Steam [who you all know I love, worship and generally hump when I can] is hacking the price in half just for all [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/11/steam-weekend-deal-mass-effect/</link>
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		<title>Fall Damage Podcast: Open Casting Call!</title>
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As announced this week on the show, we are currently looking to expand our stable of truly awesome guest hosts, and we&#8217;re reaching out to our listeners with the chance to join the crew!  
Requirements are minimal&#8230; you just need to have interesting things to say about video games, and you need access to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/11/fall-damage-podcast-open-casting-call/</link>
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		<title>Fall Damage: Level 10 &#8211; The Cake Show</title>
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Mixmoff Cruz and Goji are on tap this week to talk about Mass Effect, Torchlight, Super Robot Wars, and the terror of Video Game Movies.  We also answer a listener question and announce the big Level 10 surprise!
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		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/11/fall-damage-level-10-the-cake-show/</link>
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		<title>Torchlight: God Damn The Pusherman</title>
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Last night, I downloaded a copy of Torchlight, on the recommendation of a number of sources, most notably Penny Arcade and my girlfriend. I was expecting it be a fun little romp, a cute little hack-n-slash to keep me sated until moving on to bigger and better games. So I booted it up, figuring &#8220;oh, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/11/torchlight-review/</link>
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		<title>*Insert Clever Name For A Top Five List Here*</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
In the spirit of Video Game Blogs / Podcasts the world over, I thought I&#8217;d kick off the first ever Top Five List [Yet To Be Named] with my thoughts on the very best in video game music.  I am not talking the annoying little diddy&#8217;s that get stuck in your head for days, so [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/11/insert-clever-name-for-a-top-five-list-here/</link>
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		<title>The Unfinished Swan Needs To Be Finished, Already.</title>
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I found this game on the internets roughly a year ago.  I was immediately entranced and drawn into the concept.  I watched the video.  I looked up the site.  I waited with baited breath and then&#8230;  &#8230;nothing.   Over a year later and no more word on when it will be released, if it will be [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/11/the-unfinished-swan-needs-to-be-finished-already/</link>
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		<title>New ..and Improved?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ 
Recently during a bit of a back and forth Question and Answer session, Miyamoto [the brains and awesome behind Nintendo] was asked some rather interesting inquiries regarding the future of the Wii&#8217;s motion controls and how ir will play into the next Zelda title.   Was that one long run on sentence?  Could be. 
This was his [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/11/new-and-improved/</link>
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		<title>Things To Make You Feel Inadequate, or &#8230;Holy Fucking Shit.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
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		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/11/things-to-make-you-feel-inadequate-or-holy-fucking-shit/</link>
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		<title>Prince of Persia Movie Trailer Released, No Emo Prince In Sight</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
So the trailer for Disney/Bruckheimer&#8217;s Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time was released this week, and I have to admit I am completely taken aback at how genuinely appealing this looks for a licensed video game movie. Jordan Mechner himself is working on the movie, so it would be hard for them to make [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/11/prince-of-persia-movie-trailer-released-no-emo-prince-in-sight/</link>
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		<title>Things To Make You Feel Inadequate, or You Fight Like A Nun</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
If only I was this good at fighting games. Oh well, back to Eternal Fighter Zero for me.
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		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/11/things-to-make-you-feel-inadequate-or-you-fight-like-a-nun/</link>
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		<title>This Is Not Yet The New Shit</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Originally, today was going to be the debut of an exclusive on-release review of Bioware&#8217;s new fantasy epic, Dragon Age: Origins. I had planned it out meticulously, right down to a prepared character-build. Unfortunately, there was one rather significant fly in the ointment:

Alas, poor Frankenbox, you served me well. You arrived broken, we fixed you; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/11/this-is-not-yet-the-new-shit/</link>
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		<title>The Fall Damage Guide To PC Gaming On A Budget</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
Trying to get into the PC gaming scene can be daunting. You&#8217;ve probably heard stories from friends about the latest great PC release on Steam, or how games like Left4Dead and Team Fortress 2 are far better on PC than their console counterparts, or maybe you&#8217;re just looking to get into the latest big MMO [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/11/the-fall-damage-guide-to-pc-gaming-on-a-budget/</link>
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		<title>Back Through The Looking Glass&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
It seems as if one of my biggest hopes in gaming is about to be fulfilled, as a new teaser site has appeared. If you dig around enough on the page, you will eventually be linked to the trailer posted here.
American McGee&#8217;s Alice was one of the most unique and well made games of the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/11/back-through-the-looking-glass/</link>
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		<title>Podcast Challenge: Aevan&#8217;s List of Fail</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We mentioned on the podcast that I would be putting up a list of games that I own that I&#8217;ve never touched.  I am not including games that I have played but not finished [yet], or games that I&#8217;ve completed.  Because of this, the game list is significantly shorter than to be expected.  This is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/11/podcast-challenge-aevans-list-of-fail/</link>
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		<title>Why We Cannot Have Nice Things</title>
		<description><![CDATA[An article over on Brainy Gamer pointed out part of the &#8220;marketing scheme&#8221; for Modern Warfare 2 to me, and I have to say, I&#8217;m&#8230; well, not quite upset, because it&#8217;s pretty much the same kind of mindless tripe I&#8217;ve come to expect from stuff marketed to the &#8220;gamer&#8221; crowd, but&#8230; well, look, just go [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/10/why-we-cannot-have-nice-things/</link>
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		<title>Thank Mods It&#8217;s Friday! &#8211; Shotgun Sunrise</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
I told myself that this week I wouldn&#8217;t do yet another mod that involved zombies, demons, or anything in the same vein&#8230;
Damnit.
In my defense however, it IS Halloween, so I guess one more mod featuring zombies would be keeping in the spirit of things. And hey, this one also features fabulously dressed cowboys. So juice [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/10/thank-mods-its-friday-shotgun-sunrise/</link>
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		<title>The Internet &#8211; It&#8217;s A Small World</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As much of the internet as there is out there, and so many games to play online, and so many thousands of servers each game might be running it&#8217;s amazing how small a world it actually is.
Take last night for instance, my group and I decided to jump on Team Fortress 2 to get the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/10/the-internet-its-a-small-world/</link>
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		<title>Fall Damage: Level 9 &#8211; The Borderlands Rules Show</title>
		<description><![CDATA[




Mixmoff and Aevan are joined by a special guest this week, blog author DestinedCruz!  Discussion of Left4Dead 2, Borderlands, Small Worlds, and MAG (thanks for the beta key NavalHawk75!)  We also answer a listener question and run down the big games still to come this year!
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		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/10/fall-damage-level-9-the-borderlands-rules-show/</link>
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		<title>Things To Make You Feel Inadequate or Kill Everyone You Meet</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
This video was uploaded to the Youtubez back in the year 2007, but it doesn&#8217;t change how absolutely ownage the sniper is.  I can only imagine the level of focus and concentration needed to keep a hand that steady in order to make shots that fast.  The amount of training [see: lack of anything better [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/10/things-to-make-you-feel-inadequate-or-kill-everyone-you-meet/</link>
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		<title>Games as Art: Your Opinion is Bad and you should feel Bad</title>
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&#8220;My faith in the gaming industry has officially been destroyed. Fuck the industry, and fuck the indie knockoffs that think they&#8217;re producing art. Video games aren&#8217;t even close to being &#8216;art&#8217; until someone can prove to me that they can outdo movies, images and novels.&#8221;
That was a comment sourced from an artists journal on [SITE [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/10/games-as-art/</link>
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		<title>Nintendo Announces New &#8216;DSi LL&#8217;</title>
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At Nintendo&#8217;s press conference in Tokyo today, they announced a new handheld to be sold alongside the DSi &#8211; the DSi LL.
The DSi LL has a larger screen &#8211; 4.2 inches over the original 3.2 inch screen &#8211; which essentially almost doubles the viewable screen area of the DSi. Nintendo are gearing this new version [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/10/nintendo-announces-new-dsi-ll/</link>
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		<title>Borderlands LAN &#8211; Short Post-Game Note</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Well the Borderlands LAN was some kind of success. It was an absolute blast, although two things happened differently to how we planned them.
1) As I mentione before, it didn&#8217;t run the entire time because one guy got sleepy.
2) From what I can see from our progress, at level 30 and playing for something like [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/10/borderlands-lan-short-post-game-note/</link>
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		<title>Things That Make You Feel Inadequate or How To Really Play Guitar Hero With Balls</title>
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My journey around the internets brought this little marvel to my attention.  Considering the timing needed to kick a ball, let it travel, and still hit the mark dead on at the right pace&#8230; I&#8217;d say these chaps aren&#8217;t half bad.  Of course, by half-bad I mean, better at life than I will ever be. 
Have [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/10/things-that-make-you-feel-inadequate-or-how-to-really-play-guitar-hero-with-balls/</link>
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		<title>Borderlands Broadcast</title>
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So, the Borderlands action isn&#8217;t going the full time as planned, as one of the guys bailed for being &#8216;too tired&#8217;, and will be back later on in the day. I&#8217;ll be back in the action at around midday!
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		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/10/borderlands-broadcast-coming-soon/</link>
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		<title>24+ Hours In Pandora &#8211; A Day And A Half With Borderlands?</title>
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So, Borderlands is officially out on PC today. What am I doing to celebrate? Well, let me tell you&#8230;
As some of you may know, and most of you do not, I will be spending tomorrow starting at around 6-7pm CST and then at the very least the next 24 hours following that playing Borderlands LAN&#8217;d [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/10/24-hours-in-pandora-a-day-and-a-half-with-borderlands/</link>
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		<title>Borderlands: The Most Dangerous FPS Ever.</title>
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One more.
One more quest.  One more gun locker.  One more shop update.
&#8220;One more&#8221; never really means &#8220;one more&#8221; on the world of Pandora, a world where every nook and cranny might hide something amazing.
If Borderlands has managed to prove anything, it&#8217;s that Gearbox understands how to build a loot system.  They lure [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/10/borderlands-the-most-dangerous-fps-ever/</link>
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		<title>Thank Mods (Of Mods) It&#8217;s Friday! &#8211; Zombie Master TETRIS!</title>
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Sometimes the best mods are mods of mods that already exist&#8230; mods&#8230;.
Do you like puzzle games? Do you like survival themed games? Do you love guns? Do you love crowbars? Do you love squashing your friends beneath giant stone blocks to the sound of Russian folk music? Then this particular map for the Half Life [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/10/thank-mods-of-mods-its-friday-zombie-master-tetris/</link>
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		<title>Fall Damage: Level 8 &#8211; The Bowie Showie</title>
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BossGoji is back from his party in space to join Mixmoff and Aevan as they discuss Borderlands, Brutal Legend, Saints Row 2, and bring back Level Builder: Open Worlds.
*Apologies for the occasional static noise in the first few minutes, we had a minor mic issue.  It rights itself fairly quickly!
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		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/10/fall-damage-level-8-the-bowie-showie/</link>
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		<title>Killing Floor Free Weekend &#8211; ZOMBIES COMIN&#8217; UP THE HELL!</title>
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It has recently been brought to my attention (that and Aevan beat me to it last night, but I&#8217;m taking all the credit!) that mod-turned-retail mutant/zombie/cyborg smasher slaughtering co-operative survival horror first person shooter Killing Floor is going free for this weekend only! Now hang on a moment, before you think this is positively the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/10/killing-floor-free-weekend-zombies-comin-up-the-hell/</link>
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		<title>Borderlands Co-op Broken on PS3</title>
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Day one purchasers of Borderlands on PS3 were faced with an unpleasant surprise on Tuesday: the game&#8217;s co-op mode is completely borked.
PS3 users from all over are experiencing several game-breaking issues including their friends not showing up in the in-game friends list, 30 minute freezes when opening the online public game list, and lag-filled experiences [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/10/borderlands-co-op-broken-on-ps3/</link>
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		<title>Uncharted 2: In One Word?</title>
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So PS3 Informer (don&#8217;t click that you&#8217;ll just encourage them!) posted their one-word review of Uncharted 2, which was simply &#8220;QTE&#8221;.
Now we here at Fall Damage have been longstanding opponents of Quick Time Events (note that&#8217;s 3 words  ) in all their trappings.  However to say this is in any way shape or [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/10/uncharted-2-in-one-word/</link>
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		<title>[MAINSTREAM&#039;D!]</title>
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So, now that Borderlands is officially out on consoles as of today (read: I get shafted until next week), it would be a fitting time to show you exactly why you need to buy &#8216;the best f***ing game ever made&#8217;.
IGN in collaboration with Gearbox created this wonderful (and badass) reason to buy the game. I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/10/mainstreamd/</link>
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		<title>An Irradiated Toe On The Line &#8211; Moral Dilemmas In a Post Apocalyptic Wasteland</title>
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For the most part, I enjoy morality systems in games. Despite what our podcast hosts think about them, I like the choices it gives in how you can play a particular game, however transparent those choices may actually be for achieving the final goal. My one grating problem that I do have with these systems, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/10/an-irradiated-toe-on-the-line-moral-dilemmas-in-a-post-apocalyptic-wasteland/</link>
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		<title>OMG Guys.  Guys, OMG.</title>
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During a developer discussion held by Namco Bandai, the question was asked &#8220;Will you be making a Vesperia 2?&#8221;   The general manager&#8217;s reply, quite simple and yet so vague. &#8220;It appears that [within the company] there&#8217;s a desire to make part 2. We&#8217;re thinking about it.&#8221;
Thinking about it?  Come on.  Do [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/10/omg-guys-guys-omg/</link>
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		<title>So What&#8217;s That Cruz Guy Doing?</title>
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Lately it&#8217;s been Mass Effect and the newer Fallout 3 DLCs. Check back periodically for this live broadcast to see what I&#8217;m up to. Click the &#8216;power&#8217; button in the lower left hand corner to start the stream.
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		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/10/so-whats-that-cruz-guy-doing/</link>
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		<title>Thank Mods It&#8217;s Friday! &#8211; The Hidden: Source</title>
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Why aren&#8217;t there more games where you play as the Predator?
Sure, there is the fantastic Aliens vs Predator games, and possibly a few other random games where you play as The Predator in some fashion, but I want to know why there are zero to none which just feature you as a single, invisible hunter, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/10/thank-mods-its-friday-the-hidden-source/</link>
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		<title>Aevan, This Is Why You&#8217;re Wrong About Bayonetta&#8230;</title>
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Come for the witch transformations&#8230;.. stay for the bazooka tonfas (at 0:34!)
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		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/10/aevan-this-is-why-youre-wrong-about-bayonetta/</link>
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		<title>Destructive Deal Of The Day WEEKEND DEAL</title>
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Lurking the Steam store today has revealed a very exciting little piece of information, it seems as though Red Faction: Guerrilla is on sale for one day only THE WHOLE WEEKEND! Down from the regular price of $39.99, the latest game in the series is on sale for $29.99. I highly recommend picking this game [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/10/destructive-deal-of-the-day/</link>
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		<title>Fall Damage: Level 7 &#8211; The We Heart Cruz Show</title>
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Mixmoff and Aevan discuss Eternal Sonata, Uncharted 2, Dead Space, Bayonetta, and Sword of the New World.   We also dive into some listener questions and work out the pronunciation of Aevan&#8217;s name!
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		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/10/fall-damage-level-7-the-we-heart-cruz-show/</link>
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		<title>We&#8217;ll Do The Mario In Your Honour&#8230;</title>
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A large part of my childhood just died.
Take one *sniff* step, and then again *sniff*
Come on, it&#8217;s time to go! Do the *sniff* Mario!
A sad day indeed. For those of you who may not know, Captain Lou Albano, aside form being some kind of famous WWE manager, he also charmed the hearts and souls of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/10/well-do-the-mario-in-your-honour/</link>
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		<title>How Much Would You Goo?</title>
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I&#8217;ve been waiting to post this all morning, as 2DBoy&#8217;s website seems to be down from the sheer amount of traffic that this must be generating, as they have a VERY special deal to mark the one year anniversary of the game&#8217;s release.
Head over to their website today and for the next six days, and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/10/how-much-would-you-goo/</link>
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		<title>hey u guys want 2 do achievment???</title>
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Looks like the website Xbox360Achievements.org has the new list of achievements online for Left4Dead 2, and it seems Valve have it down again for the amount of ludicrous stuff to do that you would usually never think of but provides hilarious results. The ones that especially grabbed my interest however, are &#8216;Sob Story &#8211; Navigate [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/10/hey-u-guys-want-2-do-achievment/</link>
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		<title>Coming Soon:  Burst Damage podcasts!</title>
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So you say you love the weekly Fall Damage podcast, but that&#8217;s just not enough podcasty goodness for you?  
Well we hear your cries of despair and we are taking immediate action!  This week we&#8217;re starting an occasional secondary podcast to run alongside the main one.  Called &#8220;Burst Damage&#8221; podcasts, they will [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/10/coming-soon-burst-damage-podcasts/</link>
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		<title>Time Well Wasted &#8211; Star Guard</title>
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Star Guard &#8211; Level 3 from Sparky on Vimeo.

I just spent around an hour playing through a very cool little indie game entitled Star Guard. Harking back to a simpler time, when stories were simple and gargantuan space monsters were little more than a pile of red squares, Space Guard sees you having to guide [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/10/time-well-wasted-star-guard/</link>
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		<title>To: Goji &#8211; My Collection Is Almost Complete</title>
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Since from your interest in Guilty Gear and BravBlue I figured you had more than just a passing interest in 2D fighters Goji, I wanted to show you that there&#8217;s a new addition to my collection. I&#8217;ll give you a hint &#8211; it&#8217;s the top left PS2 game. Click the picture for the full image.
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		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/10/to-goji-my-collection-is-almost-complete/</link>
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		<title>Fall Damage: Level 6 &#8211; The Uncharted 2 Show</title>
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This week is a special &#8220;All about Uncharted 2&#8243; show, following Mixmoff&#8217;s attending of the Sony Uncharted 2 Special Screening event.
Mix, Aevan, and BossGoji talk extensively about the gameplay, characters, and development of Naughty Dog&#8217;s upcoming mega-blockbuster title.  There&#8217;s some interesting inside info you don&#8217;t want to miss!*
*Unless you don&#8217;t have a PS3 like Aevan [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/10/fall-damage-level-6-the-uncharted-2-show/</link>
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		<title>Speed Kills &#8211; The Saga of Sonic 2006</title>
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Speed kills coming down the mountain
Speed kills coming down the street
Speed kills with presence of mind and
Speed kills if you know what I mean
- “The People That We Love,” by Bush
I was not a Sonic fan.
Allow me to quantify this. The only Sega system I have ever owned was a Game Gear, though I&#8217;ve been [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/10/speed-kills-the-saga-of-sonic-2006/</link>
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		<title>A Movie Based On a Game That Doesn&#8217;t Exist &#8211; Guaranteed Not To Suck</title>
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It is literally impossible to find a video game based movie that&#8217;s actually good, so what if somebody made a movie based on a futuristic video game that doesn&#8217;t actually exist? Personally, I think it would be the only chance we&#8217;re ever going to have for a good movie in this ilk.
Well, Jarett Lee Conaway [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/10/a-movie-based-on-a-game-that-doesnt-exist-guaranteed-not-to-suck/</link>
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		<title>Aevan&#8217;s Weekend Deal</title>
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Get  your shiny headed assassin faces over to Steam this weekend and pick up any or all of the Hitman games for %50 off!  That&#8217;s right, any or all.  You can pick them up individually for half off or buy the entire collection for..get this&#8230; half off!   It puts the games at a cool $5 each, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/10/aevans-weekend-deal/</link>
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		<title>Thank Mods It&#8217;s Friday! &#8211; The Haunted</title>
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What would you do for a million dollars?
That&#8217;s a pretty hard question for me to answer, and I&#8217;m fairly sure I&#8217;m not allowed to go into the details of the kind of things I would do here. HEGI and his small group, however, have decided to make a kick-ass survival horror mod for Unreal Tournament [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/10/cruz-thanks-mods-its-friday-the-haunted/</link>
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		<title>Sandboxing In An 8-bit Wonderland</title>
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Neverdaunt: 8-bit is a wonderful looking new MMO with a very interesting twist. Instead of the standard fare of running around medieval/cyberpunk/urban/alien worlds killing Bazillions of monsters grinding experience/gold/fish, Neverdaunt: 8-bit takes the approach of allowing players to build their own 8-bit worlds to their own desires, all with a delightful retro 8-bit theme.
There is, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/10/sandboxing-in-an-8-bit-wonderland/</link>
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		<title>Left4Dead 2 Gets New Multiplayer Mode, Needs Gas</title>
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Last night, Valve announced a new multiplayer mode for Left4Dead 2 entitled &#8216;Scavenge&#8217;. From what I can gather, this new mode appears to play out like a cross between the Survival and Versus modes from Left4Dead, but with a fun twist. More details after the cut.
Rounds begin on one of the six unique Scavenge maps [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/10/left4dead-2-gets-new-multiplayer-mode-needs-gas/</link>
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		<title>Borderlands to DestinedCruz&#8217; Steam List &#8211; Your Move, Mixmoff</title>
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Your turn, Mix. I don&#8217;t care if you pre-ordered it on some home console. You don&#8217;t have any friends, especially friends who play console games. Come the end of the month, we have at least a Bazillion guns to find.
This goes out to anybody on our Steam list too. I will be tied up on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/10/borderlands-to-destinedcruz-steam-list-your-move-mixmoff/</link>
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		<title>Uncharted 2 Had YouTube Connectivity During Development</title>
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In speaking with Jacob Minkoff, one of the designers at Naughty Dog, some interesting facts came to light regarding Youtube SDK integration.
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves ships with a &#8220;Cinema Mode&#8221; that allows players to save, edit, and share gameplay videos, but in development this mode also offered the ability to upload directly to Youtube from [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/10/uncharted-2-had-youtube-connectivity/</link>
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		<title>The Crystal Bearers &#8216;Bear&#8217; All In Latest Trailer</title>
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Square-Enix have recently released a new trailer for their forthcoming Wii RPG set in the Crystal Chronicles universe, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers.
It seems an interesting decision for Square to take a typically multiplayer centric series and set a single player game in the same universe, but if the game is half as [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/10/the-crystal-bearers-bear-all-in-latest-trailer/</link>
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		<title>Valve Gets DotA, Wins Hard</title>
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PlayDotA.com posted some very exciting news for fans of the Hero-based tower-defense inspired incredibly popular mod for Warcraft III.
It seems the leader of the development team for Defense of the Ancients, &#8216;IceFrog&#8217;, has been signed on to lead a team at Valve Software. No details have been given as of yet regarding exactly what the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/10/valve-gets-dota-wins-hard/</link>
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		<title>XBLA Deal of the Week &#8211; Prince of Persia: Epilogue</title>
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Anybody who happens to be a fan of last years wonderful re-boot to the Prince of Persia series is in for a treat today, as this weeks Deal of the Week on Xbox Live Arcade is Prince of Persia: Epilogue. Epilogue continues after the *SPOILER ALERT* catastrophic mistake at the *SPOILERS OVER NOW* end of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/10/xbla-deal-of-the-week-prince-of-persia-epilogue/</link>
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		<title>Play That Funky Music, Link Mah Boi</title>
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Let&#8217;s be honest, it&#8217;s been a slow weekend.
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		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/10/play-that-funky-music-link-mah-boi/</link>
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		<title>Gamer Deals of the Week[end]</title>
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This weekend on Steam you can get one of the most fantastic audio based games that ever existed.  Audiosurf is now just $4.99 for their weekend special and a definite recommend if you have a large music library.  Navigate through various difficulty levels as you rock out to your own tunes, moving your rocket ship left to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/10/gamer-deals-of-the-weekend/</link>
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		<title>Now This Is More Like It</title>
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I&#8217;m going to take the path of arrogance here and say that Capcom released a new trailer that actually shows the new characters AND gameplay footage for Super Street Fighter IV simply because I complained about the last one.
It can be my own little fantasy world where I&#8217;m best friends with Capcom and they care [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/10/now-this-is-more-like-it/</link>
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		<title>Thank Mods It&#8217;s Friday! &#8211; Korsakovia</title>
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I love horror games.
Let me rephrase that, I love well written, tripped out psychological holy crap what the hell did I just see out of the corner of my eye WHAT WAS THAT SOUND horror games. The kind that make you afraid to be in dark places alone for at least a week after playing [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/10/cruz-thanks-mods-its-friday-korsakovia/</link>
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		<title>Fall Damage: Level 5 &#8211; The Twewy Show</title>
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This week is a self-proclaimed awesome train wreck with fireworks&#8230; and ninjas.
Crit or Quit:
Aria of Sorrow, The World Ends with You, Eat Lead, Zombie Apocalypse, Touhou 6, Chaos Legion, Lost Planet 2
Level Builder
This week we break down &#8220;leveling up&#8221;!  E.V.O., Demon&#8217;s Souls, Devil May Cry, and (of course) Fallout 3.
End Game:
We take a moment [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/10/fall-damage-level-5-the-twewy-show/</link>
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		<title>Wii Are Not Having Fun Right Now</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Wii update 4.2 was released yesterday, with the release specifically targeted at shutting down systems running illegal homebrew applications using a modified console. For the most part, this update has been a success, though for the rest of you innocent Wii owners out there I warn you to hold off on updating your console for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/10/wii-are-not-having-fun-right-now/</link>
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		<title>My favorite moment from Crash Course Versus</title>
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I wish I knew who that hunter was.  He was a true hero and a patriot.
You can watch Aevan and I fumble our way through the full Crash Course campaign on our Justin.tv page, or just hit play on the video in the right sidebar. 
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		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/10/my-favorite-moment-from-crash-course-versus/</link>
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		<title>Final Fantasy XIII TGS Trailer &#8211; With Subtitles!</title>
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Square Enix showed a new trailer for Final Fantasy XIII this week at TGS, and it sure looks fancy. The only problem was, the trailer was in Japanese, so those of us that don&#8217;t speak the language have no idea what&#8217;s going on.
Lucky for us, Gametrailers have added English subtitles and have given us something [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/09/final-fantasy-xiii-tgs-trailer-with-subtitles/</link>
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		<title>Blazblue: Continuum Shift details</title>
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Quick little post! As more information comes in on Blazblue: Continuum Shift, I, BossGoji, your resident weeaboo, will be here to give you the scoop. We&#8217;ve now got detailed information on the character changes so far, including new moves and what&#8217;s been altered about gameplay, thanks to the good folks at the Dustloop Forums. You [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/09/blazblue-continuum-shift-details/</link>
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		<title>Another Super Sequel?</title>
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Capcom today released a new trailer for their upcoming standalone expansion/sequel/Super Enhanced Champion EX Alpha Edition to Street Fighter IV. Whilst the trailer actually shows zero to nothing in terms of actual gameplay, it is a beautifully rendered fight between Ken and Ryu performed in much the same way as the original Street Fighter IV [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/09/another-super-sequel/</link>
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		<title>New L4D Episode Crash Lands Today</title>
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The new DLC episode for Left 4 Dead has been released! The new episode, Crash Course ties the No Mercy and Death Toll campaigns from the original release together, and sees our favourite four survivors at the site of their downed helicopter &#8211; the very same one they used to escape at the end of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/09/new-l4d-episode-crash-lands-today/</link>
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		<title>Fable II Episodes&#8230; First One&#8217;s on the House!</title>
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Urgent news from the word of Albion!  Today Lionhead has released “Fable II: Game Episodes” which gives Gold Xbox LIVE account holders the ability to download and install Fable II one episode at a time.  To tease the product to those of you who haven&#8217;t had the pleasure of experiencing it, they&#8217;ll let [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/09/fable-ii-episodes-first-ones-on-the-house/</link>
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		<title>Blazblue: Continuum Shift announced; Wheel of Fate apparently still turning</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Blazblue: Continuum Shift(scans and gameplay footage at the link), the sequel to Blazblue, has been announced. Confirmed new playable characters include Tsubaki Yayoi, Terumi Yuki, and a more balanced version of Nu-13 known as Lambda-11(who has already been given the fan-nickname &#8220;Lamb-Chop&#8221;). Additional changes include:
* DRASTIC upward tier-shift for Tager thanks to improved speed and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/09/blazblue-continuum-shift-announced-wheel-of-fate-apparently-still-turning/</link>
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		<title>:o Live Broadcasting!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Just in case you missed it: We are now broadcasting live at Justin.Tv!  You can check it out by clicking at the widget to the right of the main page!  See you there!
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		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/09/aevan-has-gone-live-rogue-galaxy/</link>
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		<title>Uncharted 2 Sneak Preview&#8230; We&#8217;ll Be There!</title>
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A sneak preview event is being held for Naughty Dog&#8217;s upcoming AAA release Uncharted 2 and Fall Damage will be there!  The event will be taking place simultaneously at four theaters across the US on October 5th and 6th.  If you&#8217;re not within driving distance of San Fransisco, Thousand Oaks CA, Rosemont IL, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/09/uncharted-2-sneak-preview-well-be-there/</link>
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		<title>Fall Damage: Level 4 &#8211; The F&amp;#$dumplious Show</title>
		<description><![CDATA[







Aevan returns to join Mixmoff and BossGoji for another week of Fall Damage!
Crit or Quit:
Uncharted 2, Brutal Legend, Earth Defense Force 2017, Tales of Monkey Island
Level Builder
This week we break down &#8220;achievements and trophies&#8221;!
End Game:
All three hosts hit the &#8220;Reset Button&#8221; to forget the worst games they&#8217;ve ever played!
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		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/09/247/</link>
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		<title>Less Than A Minute: Scribblenauts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This week, I let you know what I really think about Scribblenauts.

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		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/09/less-than-a-minute-scribblenauts/</link>
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		<title>Direct2Drive: 5 Year Anniversary Sale</title>
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To celebrate the 5 year anniversary of Direct2Drive, they will be releasing a massive list of game titles up for download for just $5 each.  That&#8217;s right, for the next 5 weeks they will release a new list of titles out of a total of 50, that you can proudly own for just 5 dollars.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/09/direct2drive-5-year-anniversary-sale/</link>
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		<title>But Will It Call You In The Morning?</title>
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As much as I would love to say that my opinion of Trine remained more or less unchanged from the first podcast; I simply cannot bring myself to give it a glowing review that the demo had instigated.  My first impressions were that it was going to be different, fun and leave me feeling like [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/09/but-will-it-call-you-in-the-morning/</link>
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		<title>Monkeys and Mods, Oh my.</title>
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Get your game socks on kids, the deals are in full swing for this weekend and the week that follows.  As always, I direct your attention to Steam where you&#8217;ll find the best sales this side of sale-town.  For this weekend only, you too can be the proud owner of your very own copy of The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/09/monkeys-and-mods-oh-my/</link>
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		<title>So I Can Get Closer to that Heart&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Side note: Japan is insane.  This is the promo video for a DS game by Sega that purports to be able to read your feelings.
Wicked bear guitar solo at 3:37.

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		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/09/so-i-can-get-closer-to-that-heart/</link>
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		<title>Fall Damage: Level 3 &#8211; The Bravblue Show</title>
		<description><![CDATA[






BossGoji stands in for Aevan this week, and we announce the winner of the Trine giveaway.
Crit or Quit:
BlazBlue, Trine, Prototype, Kirby&#8217;s Adventure, The Beatles: Rock Band, and Darkest of Days
Level Builder
This week we break down &#8220;world maps&#8221; and discuss what games have done them well, which have done them poorly, and what developers can do [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/09/fall-damage-level-3-the-bravblue-show/</link>
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		<title>Firmware 3.0 Bumping PSN Sales?  Not Likely</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
James Brooksby, studio head at Doublesix was quoted recently as saying,
&#8220;We&#8217;re ecstatic at the 3.00 upgrade because not only have our sales gone up 40 per cent since the update but for me personally it’s what I’ve been calling for and looking forward to for a long time.&#8221;
Of course the gaming press has decided this [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/09/firmware-3-0-bumping-psn-sales-not-likely/</link>
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		<title>The Beatles: Rock Band Missing the Magic</title>
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&#8220;License great music&#8221; is obviously highlighted and underlined on Page 1 of Harmonix&#8217;s Rock Band playbook.  In The Beatles: Rock Band they went nuclear by grabbing the catalog of the most celebrated band in the history of music.  With a coup like that, the competition probably would have been content to rest on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/09/the-beatles-rock-band-missing-the-magic/</link>
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		<title>Roll for Initiative</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As of September 9th, 2009, the DnD based MMO, Dungeons &#38; Dragons Ebberon Unlimited, has gone from pay to play to free unlimited play.  This is good news in a world of wallet emptying MMO&#8217;s that I am sure many gamers around the world are thrilled to hear.  The only downside to the free-to-play MMO is that there is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/09/roll-for-initiative/</link>
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		<title>ModNation Racers Beta Dated, Coming with LBP GOTY</title>
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ModNation Racers Online Beta has been dated for this December, with access vouchers already available in the LittleBigPlanet Game of the Year Edition.
The second game in Sony&#8217;s &#8220;Play. Create. Share.&#8221; arsenal impressed us at this year&#8217;s E3 with it&#8217;s impressive track-building system.  ModNation Racers promises to usher in a new era of kart racing [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/09/modnation-racers-beta-dated-coming-with-lbp-goty/</link>
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		<title>Jedi Knight Coming Soon To Steam!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Charge up those light sabers and prepare yourself for a battle against the Dark Side.
In a recent announcement by Lucasarts, it has been confirmed that the Jedi Knight series of Star Wars FPS&#8217;ers will be coming to Steam sometime next week.  It will include both Jedi Knight&#8217;s Mysteries of the Sith and the Dark Forces [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/09/jedi-knight-coming-soon-to-steam/</link>
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		<title>Trine Giveaway Contest!</title>
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Courtesy of FrozenByte we are giving away a free full copy of the 2.5d platforming adventure Trine on Steam!  To enter for your chance win just follow 3 simple steps:
1) Register here on Fall-Damage.com to enable you to enter comments on this post
2) Visit our iTunes Store Listing and rate our podcast (preferably 5 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/09/trine-giveaway-contest/</link>
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		<title>Fall Damage: Level 2 &#8211; The Phat Loot Show</title>
		<description><![CDATA[




We&#8217;re back with Level 2 of Fall Damage, with your hosts Mixmoff and Aevan.  Listen to hear how you can win a free copy of Trine!
Crit or Quit:
Battlefield 1943, Sacred 2, Nation Red, Quantz, Osmos, and Time Gentlemen, Please
Patch Notes:
Starcraft 2 pay to play? Left2Dead DLC, Website news, This week&#8217;s release calendar
Level Builder
This week [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/09/fall-damage-level-2-the-phat-loot-show/</link>
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		<title>Mercantile Skill +5</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re in the mood for a good bargain, head over to Steam and check out Braid. 
It&#8217;s on sale this weekend, and this weekend only, for just $4.99.  That&#8217;s a whole 66% off the original price, folks&#8230;and you can&#8217;t beat that with a crowbar.
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		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/09/mercantile-skill-5/</link>
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		<title>Borderlands: Claptrap Web Series ep. 1</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Gearbox released the first episode in their Borderlands-based web series on YouTube today.  It&#8217;s getting harder to contain my excitement for this game!

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		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/09/borderlands-claptrap-web-series-ep-1/</link>
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		<title>Final Fantasy XIII&#8217;s Japan Launch Date Goes Official</title>
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A few short days after the leaked Japan launch date for Final Fantasy XIII, Square-Enix held its premiere party to give the official word.  Japan will get its collective mitts on the next belt-laden RPG on December 17th, with early word of a US launch to follow between March and May 2010.
Square-Enix reps also [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/09/final-fantasy-xiiis-japan-launch-date-goes-official/</link>
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		<title>Fall Damage: Level 1 &#8211; The Launch</title>
		<description><![CDATA[




Tonight we bring you the premiere episode of Fall Damage, with your hosts Mixmoff and Aevan.
Crit or Quit:
Shadow Complex, Last Remnant, Trine, WET, Tomb Raider: Underworld
Patch Notes:
Playstation Firmware 3.0, GTA Ballad of Gay Tony trailer, This week&#8217;s release calendar
Level Builder
This week we break down &#8220;morality systems&#8221; and discuss what games have done it well, which [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/09/fall-damage-level-1-the-launch/</link>
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		<title>A Backlog is a Hard Habit to Break</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It was 8:31am on a Tuesday as I pulled into the parking lot of the Target department store conveniently located on my way into work.  This store has one of those slow-opening automatic doors which always gives me pause, wondering if they&#8217;ve changed their store hours.  The infrared sensor finally detected my presence [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/09/a-backlog-is-a-hard-habit-to-break/</link>
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		<title>So let&#8217;s talk firmware&#8230;</title>
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Firmware 3.0 dropped on the Sony Playstation 3 late Monday night, and it has sent a ripple of discord through some of Sony&#8217;s most hardline fans.  Seemingly without reason Sony has decided to make some drastic visual &#8220;improvements&#8221; to the previously minimalist  XMB, but it&#8217;s not all bad news!

But the biggest complaint seems [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/09/so-lets-talk-firmware/</link>
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		<title>Level 1 incoming!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ETA on Episode 1 of Fall Damage is within the next few days. Aevan and I will discuss WET, Trine, Shadow Complex, and we&#8217;ll tackle the gaming concept of morality systems.
Keep your eyes here. You won&#8217;t want to miss this!
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		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/08/level-1-incoming/</link>
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		<title>Guitar Hero 5: Zombie Mode</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Guitar Hero 5 will resurrect the body of Kurt Cobain so players can prance about the stage in the departed rock god&#8217;s flannel.  
We here at Fall Damage think all of today&#8217;s greatest rock stars need to take a moment and bear witness to this.  Suicide doesn&#8217;t just hurt those you love, it [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/08/guitar-hero-5-zombie-mode/</link>
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		<title>It Only Does Everything.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So Sony&#8217;s much maligned ad department appears to have finally done something right.  In the past Sony has creeped us the hell out on numerous occasions (most recently with the Japanese Play Face ads) but their newest ad campaign is a home run.
Below you can see my favorite of these new ads, and the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/08/it-only-does-everything/</link>
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		<title>Cue the lights, we&#8217;re on!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Despite some continuous tweaking with the fiddly knobs of Wordpress, Fall Damage is officially live!
*taps microphone* Is this thing on?
Fall Damage will soon become your favorite podcast, assuming you like great humor, video gaming, or are directly related to one of our hosts.  We&#8217;ll start releasing weekly, with the first episode coming soon! While you&#8217;re [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fall-damage.com/2009/08/hello-world/</link>
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