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Show Summary: Follow us Around the Pool Table as we continue to tackle the flood of games. Our main topic addresses the challenge video games face as attempts are made to address controversial issues such as terrorism. Around the Pool Table: Brandon: - Went to Midnight Release of MW2 & Played in tourney - Playing A LOT of MP and passed SP (moving on to Veteran) Bryan: - Playing Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 - Playing New Super Mario Bros Wii - Is proud of his music choices - Went to Reno to watch Fresno State get killed Wayne: - Finished Uncharted 2 - Playing Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 - Playing Trials HD – gotta keep high scores - Updated to Win 7 Matt: -  Not Playing Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 -  Playing Dragon Age (PS3) -  Playing God of War: Collection (PS3) -  Went to Vampire Weekend concert in Visalia -  Watched True Blood (HBO) -  Watched V Mr Matt’s Album of the Week Vampire Weekend – Vampire Weekend Main Topic: Can Videogames Tackle Serious Issues: With the upcoming release of Modern Warfare 2, and the bit of controversy from its portrayal of “acts of terrorism”, it makes sense to try to address this question: As long as video games continue to rely on constant and mass killing of enemies, can they really be sued to “honor” soldiers or to provide social commentary on modern day (or historical) atrocities? - How can the consequences of war be communicated when a players character magically regenerates their health after be shot repeatedly? - Can we really use the “it’s just a game!” excuse to justify the mass action, then use the “hey, its art!” excuse to justify scenes of horrific violence? - If Saving Private Ryan had featured badass action sequences with Tom Hanks blowing away tons of guys in slow motion, wouldn’t it be categorized as offensive? The Community: - A couple questions from Griff

David Snodgrass from TheEl33tist.com gives you a look at the new RPG from Bioware.

direct download: http://media.libsyn.com/media/borecast/Borecast27.mp3 Doug and Kevin welcome back special guest Robert to talk about Holiday hardware SEGMENT ONE: HOLIDAY HARDWARE/SOFTWARE We clue you in on the few good console/PC gaming deals out there for Black Friday, and tell you what to avoid (or at least be aware of). Doug talks a little about the HP Mini 311 ION netbook, and gives some tips on using all your gift cards to assemble a reasonably priced gaming PC. SEGMENT TWO: PC RPG ROUNDUP, PLAYLIST (46:00) Left 4 Dead 2, and a sidetrack into Borderlands (59:20) Assassin's Creed 2 (1:07:30) King's Bounty: Armored Princess (1:18:00) Gyromancer (1:19:30) Adventures to Go! (PSP) (1:22:10) Dragon Age (1:50:25) Risen (1:57:45) Divine Divinity 2 (2:00:00) Lord of the Rings Online: Siege of Mirkwood SEGMENT THREE: POSTMODERN WARFARE (2:07:10) Here's your warning: If you're a huge fan of Modern Warfare 2, or you don't want to be spoiled, then you should probably just pretend the show ends here. We come not to praise Captain Price, but to bury him. We'll talk to you again on December 9th!

Angry Joe Fights Demons & Darkspawn in his Review to the Best RPG of 2009! Sex and Violence Await in this Epic High Fantasy Adventure!

Angry Joe Fights Demons & Darkspawn in his Review to the Best RPG of 2009! Sex and Violence Await in this Epic High Fantasy Adventure!

Modern Warfare 2 Talk, Caprica Posters, Dollhouse CANCELLED, Gattica Series in the works and Clash of the Titans trailer. Also Doug's Stargate : Universe recap and Best and Worst of the Week. Opening Quote from : Fox and Friends Opening Music : Yackety Sax Closing Music : Modern Warfare 2 Soundtrack Check us out on iTunes and at www.thezeroroom.net Email us @ podcast@thezeroroom.net