Episode 25 was chock-full of lists you need!

And Here....We...Go.

The Top Ten List of Alcohol-Involved Games

10. Duke Nukem 3D

9. Leisure Suit Larry (Series)

8. BioShock

7. Postal 2

6. Oblivion

5. Conker's Bad Fur Day

4. Tapper (The Original)

3. Fallout 3 (and Series)

2. Grand Theft Auto 4

1. Condemned 2

Beer-Tasting Challenge List of Options

From Left to Right...

1. Rochefort Trappist #6
2. Starboard Oat Malt Stout
3. Weyerbacher FireSide Ale
4. Oskar Blues Gordon Ale
5. Flying Dog Gonzo Porter
6. Oskar Blues Dale's Pale Ale
7. BluePoint Toasted Lager
8. Founder's Double Trouble
9. Oskar Blues Ten-Fidy Stout
10. Flying Dog Horn Dog Barley Wine Ale
11. Samichlaus Malt Bier
12. Sinebrychoff Porter

Check it all out and more at www.BarcodePodcast.com!

-Makk & Mike

The BarcodePocast isn't just about tech, right?

There is also that little part about the liquor. Beer, to be exact. Well, the Boys decided to give you all a very special Episode this week:

The Beer Episode!

This is the very first time you have ever seen (or heard) an episode this incredible, this ambitious, this awe-inspiring, so strap in, kids! The Boys were able to pull together a bunch of alcohol-themed Listener Live questions (some better than other...and some just plain terrible), beer-related News items, a beer version of ListMania (which you can find under Updates Galore as well as in this blog), and their most ambition bit yet: a first-ever, LIVE on the podcast, Beer-Tasting Competition! You will just have to listen to find out who will be crowned the King of All Beers. Plus, as a Bonus, the Boys replay their Award-Winning "Build the Best Bar" bit that you all raved over.

As scary as it may be, you will most likely even learn something from this episode, so grab a beer or twelve, try not to get too hammered, and enjoy the First Ever (but certainly not the Last) BarcodePodcast Beer Episode!

Check all this out and more over at www.BarcodePodcast.com!

-Makk & Mike

The Barcode Boys are Hi-Tech!

In case you haven't noticed, the site has been redesigned almost daily in order to improve it and meet your impossibly high standards. We've added sticky's to keep you up-to-date on all the newest features, added a brand new blog, and made it infinitely easier to contact us directly via quick clicks. Please, don't embarrass us by not using any of it!

a) You can follow our blog by either subscribing to it directly or clicking on the "RSS" button at the top to follow the RSS feeds.

b) Also, you can view all our features by using the handy new NAV bar at the top...there is no reason to ever miss out on an exciting new update!

c) We have a brand new survey that will finally let us see what you think about our "exciting" and "fun" bit, Best Year Ever! Get involved, bitches!

d) Finally, DO NOT FORGET TO SUBMIT YOUR LISTENER LIVE COMMENTS and ANSWERS TO THE QUESTION OF THE WEEK!! Now look what you've done. I've gone and yelled at my computer, and it wasn't his fault. Seriously, how else will we know what you think of us? Please. This show doesn't write itself.*

Check it all out and more at www.BarcodePodcast.com!

-Makk & Mike

*Of course it doesn't! That would require a highly sophisticated AI the likes of which hasn't been seen before. We write it, of course. That should go without saying. Haven't you listened to it?

Happy New WebSite....I mean Year!

With a Brand New Year comes a

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!!!!