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Brand New Episode 24!

Well, it's actually the ONLY Episode 24, but who's counting? Hopefully you're not counting the number of times Mike tries out the brand new SOUNDBOARD, or you will lose your friggin mind! It's like watching a mentally challenged kid try to play with his new toy plastic bag...painfully, potentially dangerous, but you just can't look away. But Craig's effort to be funny is just as bad...and seriously uncomfortable. Punch out, Maverick!

But seriously, this show brings a lot of new content, a brand new Rant-Zolutions segment for 2009, and an in-studio guest. Possibly the last in-studio guest ever, as the boys are clearly not used to being called out on their bullshit. And they FINALLY finish the WORST BIT EVER CREATED, by ANYONE, EVER. Seriously. They almost quite doing the show in protest, but not quite.

Anyway, check out the new episode. You will most likely love 25% of what they say, hate about 50%, and be embarrassed by the remainder. Don't forget to drink along with the boys, or the end will be really uncomfortable to listen to. Drinking only makes it easier, trust me.

Check it all out and more at http://www.barcodepodcast.com/!

-Makk & Mike

2008 BCPGOTY Award Winners

2008 BCPGOTY Award Spectacular!

(in order of appearance)

Best Multiplayer Game: Left 4 Dead (Xbox360)

Best Singleplayer Game: Metal Gear Solid 4 (Ps3)

Best Graphics, Technical: Metal Gear Solid 4 (PS3)

Best Graphics, Artistic: LittleBigPlanet (PS3)

Best PS3 Game Overall: Metal Gear Solid 4

Best Xbox360 Game Overall: Grand Theft Auto 4

Best Wii Game Overall*: DeBlob

Best Handheld Game Overall: God of War: Chains of Olympus (PSP)

Most Disappointing Game: Mercenaries 2/Star Wars: Force Unleashed/Mirror's Edge (3-Way Tie)

Most Surprising: Fallout 3's VATS Combat System

Most Overhyped: Xbox360's NXE Dashboard

Most Underhyped: Burnout Paradise (Xbox360)

Best Action Game Overall: Call of Duty: World at War (Xbox360)

Best RPG/Adventure Game Overall: Fallout 3 (Xbox360)

Best Storyline: Grand Theft Auto 4

Most Annoying Fanboys: Wii Fanboys

Worst Exploitation of a Minority: Grand Theft Auto 4

Worst Use of a License: Guitar Hero Venues

Best Original I.P: LittleBigPlanet (PS3)

Best Sound/Atmosphere: Dead Space

Most Frustrating Gaming Moment: Left4Dead Multiplayer

Best Game I Wanted to Hate: Gears of War 2 (Xbox360)

Worst Game I Wanted to Love: Banjo Kazooie: Nuts & Bults (Xbox360)/Mercenaries 2/Spider-Man: Web of Shadows (3-Way Tie)

Most Anticipated Game of 2009: Batman: Arkham Asylum

Worst Game We Played: Too Human (Xbox360)

2008 BCPGOTY: Metal Gear Solid 4 (PS3)

*Also Known As Least Shitty Wii Game of the Year

Episode 23, the BCPGOTY Awards!!

The 2nd Annual BCPGOTY Award Spectacular 2008 is finally here! The Boys have an insane amount of awards this year, so each one has its own chapter to make navigation even easier. Plus, Wacker makes another (horrible) appearance on the Show, and mumbles some incomprehensible babble. The amazing thing is that even though they don't agree on everything, the face that they actually agree on anything at all should count for something. Craig gets angry and loud again (which is becoming a bit of a "we get it, you argue a lot" moment at this point), and Mike still sounds like he is barely knowledgeable enough to be on the Show at all. Oh, and they drink a lot, as usual. But this time it's crappy Carlsberg....yes, it can't always be good beer, we know.

Just so you know, you can find the BCPGOTY Awards listed in the blog post immediately following this one, along with a sticky on the main page. Seriously, if you aren't sick of these awards by the time you are done, you must have some Jedi mind tricks to preserve your sanity. Feel free to comment on the blog or via email if you think the Boys blew it when giving out the Awards, and when in doubt, follow the Show's mantra: Blame Wacker.

-Makk & Mike

We're Back! (And Better than Ever!)

Now that the Blog is up and running on the main page, feel free to send any comments or ideas you may have for us, things from older shows you want us to archive on here, or responses to the Question of the WEEK! Also, tell your friends to check us out (assuming you have friends), as we can always use the ego stroke of another iTunes subscriber. Coming soon: BCPGOTY!!!!

The NEW BarCODE Podcast BLOG!!

This will be the home for any verbal diahrea that we are unable to work into our 3 hour podcast (yes, it actually happens) as well as a venue for question of the week, any Build-a-perfect-something shopping lists and, of course, the annual BCPGOTY Award rundown. Stay tuned!!