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This week’s Gaming Podcast is a fairly routine one, with no Gaming Flashback or even a Question of the Week. However, this week features a ton of great news and industry discussion. Paul also announces that he will be unable to do the podcast in a few weeks for an extended period of time due to surgery. The news items...

Final Fantasy XIV was an unmitigated disaster, forcing Square-Enix to drop the monthly subscription for over a year and work on improving the MMO. Well, Version 2 of Final Fantasy XIV is being launched – and the big question is: will it successfully lure fans back to the MMO? Jonah Falcon is a blogger for TMRzoo and GameStooge.com and covers...

This is another beer that I would not have been able to get my hands on were it not for my east coast trading partner who wishes to remain anonymous. So first, big thanks to him (or her?). Second, I loooves me a big ol' stout. The bigger and darker, the better. In fact, I'd even venture to say...

The marketing and design team hit a home run with this one.  Gigabyte’s new Force M9 Ice Wireless Mouse has a no-nonsense type aura to it.  The name alone makes any avid tech enthusiast’s mouth water.  It get’s better from there.  The device looks amazing, having the word “Force” tattoo’d right on top.  Four red LEDs on the left...

As Munich’s Oktoberfest is an ode to German culture, Fremont’s Oktoberfest is an ode to the quirky sensibility of the Fremont neighborhood. The event is a benefit for the Fremont Chamber of Commerce to fund local schools, art groups, community events and promoting Fremont as the “Center of the Universe.” The 16th annual Fremont Oktoberfest takes place September 21-23rd. Why...

Mark Irvin, co-founder of No-Li Brewhouse and pictured in the center, led the group of 12 craft brewers at the first-ever Spokane/Inland Northwest Craft Brewers Conference. Twelve craft brewers from East Washington and Northern Idaho shared their stories, beers and dreams. Spokesman Review beer columnist Rick Bonino was also in the crowd. The group’s first project is to...

I just got this update from my favorite nano-brewery, Night Shift Brewing in Boston. It looks like the have a lot of cool stuff going on this month. Make a point to check these guys out – Hey Everyone, Many of you probably know that today is National IPA Day. As much as we love many of the IPAs out...

Just wanted to share this short time-lapse of Dogfish Head Brewery's recent tank installation with you. They're shooting for 500,000 barrels within the next 10 years, and these tanks are part of that plan. "In 2012 and beyond, we will continue to prioritize strong growth over fast growth," says Dogfish Head Founder and President Sam Calagione. "We believe staying...

From the producer of Wedding Crashers – written and directed by and starring comic talent Dax Shepard (NBC’s “Parenthood”), HIT AND RUN is the story of Charlie Bronson (Shepard), a nice guy with a questionable past who busts out of the witness protection program to drive his fiancé (Kristen Bell) from their small home town to Los Angeles so...

Jack McAuliffe, a pioneer in craft brewing and founder of The New Albion Brewing Company, and Jim Koch, brewer and founder of Samuel Adams announced today their plans to brew McAuliff’s original New Albion Ale for the first time in 30 years. Recognized by beer experts as the original American craft beer, this American pale ale will be brewed...