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Konami announced that it will pull the plug on Metal Gear Online on June 12. The first phase of this shutdown will be the closure of the Metal Gear Online shop on March 21. Being discussed right now on Re:Fresh

Konami announced that it will pull the plug on Metal Gear Online on June 12. The first phase of this shutdown will be the closure of the Metal Gear Online shop on March 21.

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Should games even bother trying to tell a meaningful story?

For decades now, large parts of the game industry have been striving to create games that are more meaningful—games that can speak to the human condition and tell an impactful story that’s deeper than “remember when I shot that guy?” At a DICE Summit presentation today, Twisted Metal designer David Jaffe made an impassioned argument that such efforts have been misguided, and a huge waste of the industry’s time and resources.

We’re having a very productive discussion about this on Re:Fresh

In an investor call today, NCSoft confirmed that plans are moving forward on a console release of Guild Wars 2, stating that they are in a “preparation stage.”

In an investor call today, NCSoft confirmed that plans are moving forward on a console release of Guild Wars 2, stating that they are in a “preparation stage.”

Re:Fresh Full Playlist For 02/19/12 Show

On this weeks show: We look at the Greece fires…and rioting….and looting, how Virginia wants to get all up in you…literally, news about the LHC, creepo TSA agents, plus resistance to ACTA in Europe, Metal Gear Online is going buh-bye and new tech to keep your data secure. We also read your suggestions for names for our pipe and pin a name down. Oh and we pay tribute to Whitney Houston.

Thaddeus David - Less Is More FEATURED
Digital Martyrs (Archetype, Ant Chedda, Mikial, Otayo Dubb, Dj Upper Cutz) - The Underdog FEATURED
Fatal Lucciauno - Drunken Poetry
Russ - 15 areA

Busdriver - Bon Bon Fire
Chiddy Bang - Extra Well feat Chip Tha Ripper
Kyzer Ricoy - Paradigm Shift / Harbinger FEATURED
Sol - Paint FEATURED

Flatbush Zombies - Thug Waffle
Locksmith - Metabolic
Doomtree - Bolt Cutter FEATURED
Death Grips - Known For It

Sidewalk Chalk - Water Song FEATURED
Phony People - 4 The 1st Time
The Roots - Mellow My Man
The Get By - On The Rocks

KnowMads - FareWell (feat La)

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Re:Fresh episode 17 - Ghost Pepper

Pelosi v Colbert, teens are having just as much sex but having fewer babies, a FL Judge ordered a man to take his wife to Red Lobster after he threatened and choked he, stupid Marines, and more crooked cops. We take a look at a review for one of the most messed up video games we’ve ever heard of: Katawa Shoujo, talk about stoner superstitions, and Joe encounters a Ghost Pepper.

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Square Enix would really like you to buy some DLC

If you’ve been holding off on buying some of that Deus Ex or Just Cause 2 DLC on XBLA, you might like to know that for the next week (almost) all of Square Enix’s content will be up to 50% off. This includes Just Cause 2 and Battlestations: Pacific at $22.49 (down from $29.99), Deus Ex Human Revolution’s “Missing Link” DLC at 600msp, and Tomb Raider: Underworld at $14.99.

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Double Fine Rakes in over $500k from Kickstarter Funding

Double Fine’s Tim Schafer and Ron Gilbert have proven that using crowd-sourced funding can be successful. Last night the company launched a Kickstarter page asking the community for $400,000 to create a new point-and-click adventure title. Around $300,000 of that will go towards development, while $100,000 of the money will be spent to create a “making of” documentary series about the game by 2 Player Productions.

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The name of the game translates to Disability Girls, though that’s inaccurate—the word katawa in this context is an unprintable epithet for the disabled, connoting worthlessness. Being discussed on Re:Fresh

The name of the game translates to Disability Girls, though that’s inaccurate—the word katawa in this context is an unprintable epithet for the disabled, connoting worthlessness.

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Re:Fresh 16 - Scramble The Ambulances!

Demi Moore’s 911 call, Susan G Komen gets bitchy with Planned Parenthood, Anonymous uncovers Ron Paul white supremacist connection, video games get blamed for another shooting, and religious people get upset about gay marriage in Star Wars: The Old Republic, plus much more.

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This week on Re:Fresh: we talk about Rick Santorum, a new drug called ‘Roflcoptr’, Nazi boardgames, rumors about the X-Box720, the good & bad sides of Microsoft, and tell you about the latest threat to internet free speech and expression: ACTA. We also examine the case of Megaupload, their founder Kim Dotcom, and an idiot by the name of Aaron Barr whose been trying to “infiltrate” Occupy by dying his hair blue. Oh, did I mention a dead guy got trailer trash pregnant? I couldn’t make this up if I wanted to…

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Re:Fresh LIVE on Gamer Escape Radio

Re:Fresh is live right now (8pm-11pm EDT) on Gamer Escape Radio. Click the ‘Tune In’ image to listen in, or here’s the direct link to the Shoutcast server. You can also chat with the hosts or just follow along, here, on our Tumblr page. We’ll be live blogging links to stories as we discuss them.

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AIAS Award Nominees Announced

And the nominees are…./drumroll

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Re:Fresh 13 - The Number Thirteen

Our 13th episode which was recorded on Friday Jan 13th 2012. On the show: Ubisoft apes Occupy by making them the antagonist in the new Rainbow Six game, Rick Santorum’s racist comment about “not wanting to give black people money”, weed doesn’t impair lung function, and the author of SOPA is a copyright violator. Shocking. C’mon honey boo-boo child, you know you wanna listen.

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Re:Fresh LIVE on Gamer Escape Radio

It’s time for Re:Fresh live on Gamer Escape Radio and for this episode we’ll be live tweeting @ReFreshPodcast as well as chatting in our chat room. Come join us for the fun!

On this weeks show: Ubisoft apes Occupy by making them the antagonist in the new Rainbow Six game, Rick Santorum’s racist comment about “not wanting to give black people money”, weed doesn’t impair lung function, and the author of SOPA is a copyright violator. Shocking.

Music from: Brand new music from: Jean Grae, Nacho Picasso, Sol, Brother Ali, Gabriel Teodros, Kyzery Ricoy and NyceGuyz. Plus tracks from Mark Dago, G-Side, Chev, P.O.S., and Blacastan.

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