We’re all here to chat about Asura’s Wrath (demo), Bionic Commando, Afro Samurai, Red Faction Armageddon, Trials HD, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning (demo), Skyrim, Saints Row the Third, and Final Fantasy XIII-2.

• Alan Wake PC details
• Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney movie getting localized, sounds totally awesome/weird
• Ace Attorney 5 announced! But without details.
• THQ faces stock market delisting, still has time to clean up their act
• Trials Evolution leaked, RedLynx didn’t do it this time
• Kaz Hirai will shortly be in charge of Sony
• Nintendo finally starts to catch up, announces the Nintendo Network
• Microsoft claims there’s no new Xbox at E3 or this year, we find that hard to believe

The gang’s all here to chat about Battlefield 3, Bionic Commando, The Darkness 2 (demo), Game Dev Story, Halo Reach, Fable 3, Trials HD, Doritos Crash Course, Snoopy’s Flying Ace, Chime, Gears of War 3, Skyrim, Asura’s Wrath (demo), Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning (demo), Saint’s Row the Third, and Quarrel.

• A collection of Next Xbox rumors
• Also, a bunch of WiiU rumors that I don’t have a link for. Sorry.
• Netflix drops game rental plans with little fanfare or explanation
• TVGPSA: AT&T 3G data price changes affect the Vita, too
• RUMOR: Microsoft to drop Microsoft Points across all services

It’s a snowy week here in Ohio, which means we had plenty of time to play Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning (demo), Ninja Gaiden 2, Bionic Commando, Battlefield 3, Gears of War 3, Left 4 Dead 2, Mortal Kombat, Saints Row the Third, Asura’s Wrath (demo), Skyrim, Saints Row the Third, Forza 4, and Gears of War 3.

• December NPDs!

It’s been a super weird week, but we chat about Saints Row the Third (twice), Renegade Ops, NFL Blitz, Left 4 Dead 2, Battlefield 3, Ninja Gaiden 2, and Skyrim.

• CES happened, we cover a few stories
• You can now buy certain Nintendo VC games with your dusty coins
• Mass Effect 3 and Kingdoms of Amalur demos unlock content in each other’s full games
• Kinect for Windows official announced, is more expensive
• OnLive will soon be in your Google TV
• RUMOR: One console maker to drop out of the race at E3
• New Tomb Raider game gets a super cool geocaching promotional tie-in
• Diablo 3 coming to consoles but probably not but maybe
• Razer goes insane, announces a chimera
• xbox Live House Party announced for Feb.
• I’m not making this up, EA is being sued for putting helicopters in BF3
• Mortal Kombat gets an edition with everything in it. It’s Komplete, if you will.

We’re back! We start 2012 off with a recap of the games we played during the break, which are Game Dev Story, Sonic CD, The Williams Collection, Batman: Arkham City, Gears of War 3, Mortal Kombat, UFC Live, Fist Of the North Star, Puzzle Arcade, Left 4 Dead 2, Battlefield 3, Renegade Ops, Saints Row the Third, Dragon Age 2, Forza 4, Chrono Trigger, and Skyrim.

• Update on the Silicon Knights/UE3 court case
• RUMOR: Wii U to feature non-game apps

We recap our predictions for this past year (and crown a winner!) along with our hilarious predictions for 2012.

We pick our top games this year, along with TVGP’s Game of the Year!  Beware: We do get a little spoilery with LA Noire and Dead Space 2.

In our last episode before vacation (don’t worry, more episodes are on the way while we’re on break), we chat about Battlefield 3, Left 4 Dead 2, Gears of War 3, Halo Reach, Game Dev Story, Words With Friends, Skyrim, Modern Warfare 3, Mario Party 3, Tiny Tower, and Gears of War 3 (again).

• We chat a bit about the disastrous Spike VGA Awards
• Bastion gets new DLC and released on a new platform
• We revisit the forgotten PS3 Other OS removal class action lawsuit
• Alan Wake finally coming to PC

We’re almost on vacation, but we still get loopy and chat about X-Men Arcade, RAGE, Final Fight: Double Impact, Shadows of the Damned, Gears of War 3, Left 4 Dead 2, Sonic 2, Ghostbusters, Halo Reach, Words With Friends, Dead Space 2, MGS: Peace Walker, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, and Infinity Blade.

• Xenoblade Chronicles coming to the US!
• EA Passes expiring for new games, but kind of not?

Despite crippling technical difficulties, we chat about Contract Killers: Zombies, Shadowgun, Batman: Arkham City, Left 4 Dead 2, AC: Revelations, X-Men Arcade, Battlefield 3, Gears of War 3, Voltron: Defenders of the Universe, Words With Friends, Blops, Skyrim, Deadly Premonition, Infinity Blade, Uncharted 3, and Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker.

• Microsoft and Nintendo make piles of money during Black Friday.
• Vita memory card prices unveiled. Put simply, they suck.
• GamePro is dead
• Obsidian’s new RPG has been announced