Pardon me while I commit the sin of posting something NOT E3 related during E3. This was actually forwarded to me by a friend and I found this too entertaining not to share. The video features Jeff Bukovinsky and Brian Roller of the No Pants Players, a comedy troupe based in Charleston, West Virginia. Jeff and Brian discuss Brian’s obsession with Felicia Day’s twits.

Now please pardon me while I go enjoy Nathan Gamer’s man twits.

The staff has been hard at work preparing to start recording what we like to call “The Mushroom Cloud,” MEGATONik’s new podcast dedicated to serious and not-so-serious discussion on facts that are important to gamers. We’re not talking about the latest sales figures or boring things that people in suits care about. The Mushroom Cloud will go that extra mile to give you the latest gaming news, thoughts, and enough not-safe-for-work jokes to land you in your office’s gender-sensitivity training for the rest of the week. We’re doing this for you, our readers, because we care.

We’re finishing up the details and preparing to record our first episode next week. Prepare yourself for a show that will take your questions and discuss with us live. Expect reviews, live games, and plenty of ridiculous humor that will leave you rofl-ing all over yourself. Nasty, huh?

We’ll be posting show notes and much more for the first episode in the middle of next week. Until then, let us know if you’ve got any ideas for topics, features, or live games. I promise that this podcast will be worth your time, or I’ll post embarrassing pictures of Cortez. You’ll be entertained either way.

By now I’m sure that nearly all of you reading this are aware of my love/hate relationship with Halo 3. Yes, I play it daily and love and hate every minute of it. This video, made to reflect the Bud Light “Real Men of Genius” ads, absolutely nails some of the major flaws that can be found in the game.

What the f***? The BR’s broken.

Valve has just released a new trailer for another character, The Sniper, in their Team Fortress 2 “Meet the..” series. That these two-minute-long trailers provide more personality than most games with full-fledged storylines is certainly a testament to TF2’s character design. I wish I had an Australian accent.

Check out previous trailers after the jump.
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Super Deluxe does it again with this humorous take on rehabilitating World of Warcraft junkies. The video bothered me though. Would a woman really tear a man from WoW like that? I set out to find the answer in the typical investigative reporting style.

Sadly, my MMO junkie friend who is getting married was unavailable for comment, because he’s currently trying to find his body.

[via GamePolitics]

With Metal Gear Solid 4 being just a few days away, Konami wants to remind you of some of the most awkward times in MGS history. Enjoy the embarrassment.

In its continuing effort to kick E3 while it’s down, Gamecock has announced its “BE-3 Initiative,” to “mock and take full advantage of the E3 Expo (or, since its death, the Media & Business Summit).” In conjunction with this, Grand Champeen of Gamecock Mike Wilson is running for ESA President (see his campaign ad above).

It’s hard to argue with “fun we can believe in,” and I’d vote for him just to get his hair into office (if I actually could).

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Browsing on Digg today, I saw this video review I thought I’d share with you all. It’s highly informational, extremely entertaining, and completely dead on. This post is for you who people out there that didn’t exactly agree with my views on Turok being an absolute shitfest of a game.

Hail Yahtzee.

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Today marks the release of Super Smash Bros. Brawl, possibly the most hyped game of the year so far. With it comes a comic ready to poke fun at the fervor, but, surprisingly, it’s not a webcomic. It’s the nationally syndicated FoxTrot, one of my favorite comics of all time. The best part about the strip is that Bill Amend, the strip’s writer and drawer, slips in a few other jabs at game stores like “AB Games” besides the main punchline. My favorite part is how the poster underneath the counter switches between the first and third panels.

FoxTrot by Bill Amend