Episode 38 is a Lost Cause.

Holy Crap. Mike likes Lost.

At least the final episode. Really, that's the only one he ever watched. And he still felt qualified to review that episode. Sometimes I'm as confused by our show as you are.

Anyway, Episode 38, by nature of the since the previous episode, is jam-packed full of goodness. Not only do we spend time on the final epic episode of Lost, but we review multiple summer blockbusters, rate our own abilities to predict the future through the Hype Machine ReSpawned, and we ultimately tear into the games we've been playing. Which is partially why this episode was so late. The other reason are the two babies the Barcode Boys have been raising. (Hint: One is an actual living thing, and the other is a band. Figure out who's is who.)

Most importantly, we prep for the upcoming 2010 E3 Wrap-Up episode, which may or may not end in tears or fears. Possible with Tears for Fears. Who knows? Either way, you have to check this one out to truly believe a couple of men can fly.

-Check all this out and more over at www.BarcodePodcast.com or via iTunes!

Makk & Mike

It's Award Season!

It's Time for the 2009 BCPGOTY Awards!

We're going to try something a little different this year. As there are plenty of worthy contenders for each award, we decided to post a list of all the official nominees for each BCPGOTY Award. That way all our faithful listeners can peruse the list in advance and decide how best to tear down the logic behind any and all of our choices. You may notice there is no actual nominee list for the BCPGOTY itself. This is simply our misguided attempt to retain a bit of secrecy and surprise for the night of the event. So without further ado, we present to you, the Nominees for the 2009 BCPGOTY Awards!

Platform Awards

PS3 Game of the Year– Uncharted 2, KZ2, Ratchet, Buzz! Quiz World, Batman: AA

Wii Game of the Year– Dead Space, House of the Dead: OverKill, New Super Mario Bros Wii, Murasma

Handheld/Portable Game of the Year – Mario: Bowser’s Inside Story, Zelda: Spirit Tracks, GTA: Chinatown Wars, Professor Layton & the Diabolical Box, Henry Hatsworth & the Puzzling Adventure, Patapon 2, LBP PSP

Xbox 360 Game of the Year – Modern Warfare 2, Assassin's Creed 2, L4D2, Forza 3

Genre Awards

Best Action Game – inFamous, Batman: AA, Assassin's Creed 2, Shadow Complex, L4D2

Best RPG – Dragon Age: Origins, Mario: Bowser's Inside Story, Zelda: Spirit Tracks, Demon’s Souls

Best Sports Game - Fight Night Rd 4, NHL 2010, Madden 10, MLB 09: The Show, UFC 2009: Undisputed

Special Achievements

Best Multiplayer – L4D2, Halo: ODST, Modern Warfare 2, KillZone 2, Borderlands

Best Single Player – Uncharted 2, Ratchet & Clank, GTA: Chinatown Wars (DS), Batman: AA, Assassin’s Creed 2, Resident Evil 5, inFamous

Best Tech Graphics – Forza 3, Uncharted 2, KillZone 2, Modern Warfare 2, Batman, Resident Evil 5

Best Art Graphics – Murasma, Brutal Legend, Borderlands, Street Fighter 4, Beatles: RB, Champions Online, Ratchet & Clank

Best Storyline – Assassin's Creed 2, Uncharted 2, Mario: Bowser's Inside Story, Brutal Legend, Dragon Age: Origins

Best Original IP – inFamous, Brutal Legend, Borderlands, Dragon Age: Origins

Best Sound/Music – KillZone 2, Batman:AA, Silent Hill, Forza 3, Brutal Legend, DJ Hero, Wet

Best Character - Nathan Drake, Joker, Henry Hatsworth, Soap McTavish, Mike Tyson, Cole

Biggest "Holy S#?!" Moment - "No Russian" level, Train Crash in UC2, Batman childhood memory scene, End of inFamous

Most Hours Logged - Modern Warfare 2, Fallout 3 DLC, L4D2, Dragon Age: Origins

Best Innovation - Create a Storyline in SvR: 2010, Online Franchises in Madden, Legacy Mode in Fight Night Rd 4, Physics in Red Faction: G, "Go-Anywhere" Movement Control Scheme in inFamous, Input in ScribbleNauts, Custom KillStreaks in Modern Warfare 2

Best Downloadable Game - Fat Princess, Shadow Complex, Battlefield 1943, Trials HD

Best Expansion Content - GTA Content, Fallout 3 DLC, Halo Waypoint, Batman: AA (Joker/Challenge Maps)

Funniest Game - Brutal Legend, Matt Hazard, Monkey Island: SE, Rachet & Clank, Mario: Bowser's Inside Story

Most Offensive Character - Ellis the Redneck (L4D2), Gay Tony (GTA4), Flavor Flav (DJ Hero), Freddy Mercury (SingStar: Queen), Mike Tyson (Fight Night Rd 4)

Best Achievement/Trophy - Matt Hazard's "Multiplayer Master" (What? No multiplayer? Sigh. Well...not like we can take the achievement back NOW...."), MW2's "Royale with Cheese" (Defend Burger Town), Borderland's "My Brother's an Italian Plumber" (Kill an enemy by stomping on it's head), Dirt 2's "2 Cups, 1 Girl" (WIn two team events with the same female teammate)

Dubious & Surprising Honors

Most Disappointing Game of the Year – Brutal Legend, Prototype, Tony Hawk: Ride, Scribblenauts, MadWorld, Wolfenstein

Most Surprising Game of the Year – GTA: Chinatown Wards (DS), Batman: AA, Ghostbusters, Borderlands, 50 Cent: BotS

Most Overhyped Game of the Year– Scribblenauts, Tony Hawk: Ride, Brutal Legend, Avatar, The Conduit, Halo: ODST, Modern Warfare 2

Most Underhyped Game of the Year – Ratchet & Clank, inFamous, Buzz! Quiz World, Demon’s Souls

Worst Use of License – Beatles Rockband, TH: Ride, DJ Hero, Star Trek: D-A-C, Indiana Jones: Staff of Kings

Game I Wanted to Hate – 50 Cent:BoTS, New Super Mario Bros Wii, Assassin's Creed 2, Dead Space: Extraction, Excite Bots, Halo: ODST

Game I Wanted to Love – Brutal Legend, Tony Hawk: Ride, Dragon Age: Origins, Scribblenauts, Resident Evil: Darkside Chronicles, F.E.A.R2: Project Origin, Section 8

Worst Game We Played – Rogue Warrior, Avatar, Scribblenauts, LSL: Box Office Bust, Darkest of Days, Indiana Jones: Staff of Kings, G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra

2010 Prediction Award

Most Anticipated of 2010– Bioshock 2, Dark Void, Heavy Rain, Mass Effect 2, God of War 3, Last Guardian, Gran Turismo 5, Splinter Cell: Conviction, Alan Wake, Star Wars: The Old Republic, MAG, Alpha Protocol, Dante's Inferno

Who said Christmas was over??

Other than pretty much everyone, I guess. Well, as usual, the Barcode Boys move to the beat of their own drum, so what might be right for you, may not be right for them. These two paragons of the industry continue to set the standard for cutting edge coverage by doing a Christmas List Recap a month after Christmas! Listen as they tell the single most amazing story you will ever hear in your life! Marvel at how Mike finally admits that he understands why people listened to a certain historically significant German character of questionable moral fiber! Gasp in jealousy as you covet the list of incredible and unnecessary gifts they received from family and friends! Avert your eyes as you feel pity for Makk as he slowly tumbles into a pit of alcoholism! Episode 35 has it all, and they even find time to switch up the alcohol half-way through. Truly this episode is one for the history books. Oh, and as usual, the Boys drink more than anyone medically should, holiday or no holiday.

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