It's Friday, so you know what that means: It's podcast day! So get downloading, kick back, and listen to the soothing sounds of Chris, Ludwig, and ... well, that's it. But just because Justin isn't here this week, doesn't mean he's not here in spirit. There he is in that picture above! And we've got a couple special guests tasked with filling in his velcro shoes.

We're talking about LittleBigPlanet, we're giving away LittleBigPlanet beta codes (tune in!), and we're playing the latest hit game based on the podcast. No, not Earthosaur, you nerd. It's ColorBlind so check that noise out! And thanks to hard-working man Danny from the JPAG for the pic of his totally-not-a-photoshop work shirt.

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Music: "Get Ready for Love" by Nick Cave, "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt. 1" by The Flaming Lips

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While there's definitely some discussion of man crushes, we wouldn't want you to think that's the only thing going on here -- far from it! We're also talking LittleBigPlanet, Mega Man 9, Wipeout HD and Beyond Good and Evil, of all things.

Plus, Ludwig seduces a lady with just his accent and the words of Smoove B. It's magical. Oh, and welcome Ste Birks of the JPAG to the hyper-creepy photoshop club.

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Hosts: Chris Grant, Ludwig Kietzmann and Justin McElroy

Music: "Get Ready for Love" by Nick Cave, "Let's Dance to Joy Division" by The Wombats

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Here's a warning: About an hour in, this podcast just becomes utter madness, so if you want to skip over it (or straight to it), there's your heads-up. Before it happens, however, we talk Warhammer Online, Feist and Force Unleashed, so you'll want to be there for that.

Thanks (again) to Michael Mayne of the JPAG ,for keeping us supplied with photochops, and to videogame voice acting superstar David Sobolov for the intro.

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Hosts: Chris Grant, Ludwig Kietzmann and Justin McElroy

Music: "Get Ready for Love" by Nick Cave, "Red Eye" by Ben Kweller

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Normally, we want you to share the J-Pod with everyone you care about, but not this week. This week, inspired by the Spore DRM, you'll be limited to putting the podcast onto two different devices for a total of listens not to exceed 10. Any more than that and the podcast will become sentient and kill you.

Thanks to Michael Mayne of the JPAG for the totally wizard photochopping. (We're still in need of photochops by the way, so keep them coming on the JPAG!)

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In this week's Allspark-powered show, we say hello to Boston PAX and 360 price cuts, goodbye to Jeff Green and "we'll probably never, ever see you" to the Buffy MMO. Also, somebody's going to win a copy of Castle Crashers, and if you don't listen, you'll never know that it's not you.

Thanks to Danny Lujan of the JPAG for crunchy, reduced sodium photochopping greatness. (As an aside, we're running low on photochops, so join the group and fill the reserves!)

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Much like that stepbrother you really can't stand, this special PAX 2008 edition of the Joystiq Podcast drops in at an unexpected time and bears little to no resemblance to the rest of the family.

We didn't tamper with any of the Usual Suspect's traditions (sorry, no snacks, although we were obsessively eating Pocky Sticks during recording), else Crudwig McElroy might come after us with a seven-toed iron kick. Still, we had a microphone and 45 minutes to kill, so we decided to recap everything we had seen at the Expo pre-Omegathon final.

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Hosts: Ross Miller, Kevin Kelly and Jem Alexander

Music: "Everyday Hustlin'" by Rick Ro$$

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We've finally harnessed the power of our combined snacking knowledge to create a regular, completely non-game related segment on it. Oh, sure we're still talking about video games like Force Unleashed, Too Human and S.T.A.L.K.E.R., but snacks (S.N.A.X.?) really steal the show.

Thanks to Evan Minto, Jordan Wasilka and Max Varenik of the JPAG for the trifecta of photochopping greatness.

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This show, well, it wouldn't even exist without the Leipzig Games Convention and the LaserComb. That's an incontrovertible fact. But even if you don't have any interest in either of those you'll still find Tip of the Week, emails, the Killjoy and, naturally, a b-b-Brush with Fame.

Thanks to JPAG member Danny Lujan for this photoshop we couldn't refuse.

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Music: "Get Ready for Love" by Nick Cave, "Let's Dance to Joy Division" by The Wombats

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Wow, this is a talky one. Luckily for you, this more than hour-and-45-minute-long show is just chock-full of content. We've got all the usual features you know and love, a curtailed discussion of cursing, the downloadable game explosion, Geometry Wars 2 protips and, puzzlingly, Chris gets more excited about a game from the early 1970s than a brand new one.

Big ups to JPAG member Danny Lujan for this street-fightin' photoshop. Also, we've got a hit new helper, the Joystiq Killjoy, who fact-checked last weeks' ep. See the results after the jump.

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Snack-themed podcast titles continue with big episode 60, which includes discussion of Grand Theft Auto IV PC, Braid, Geometry Wars 2 and so much more. There's even a fresh Tip of the Week, Brush With Fame and mind-bogglingly annoying crunching noises to kick things off right.

Oh, and lest we forget, this week's absolutely horrifying Photoshop is courtesy of JPAG member Gus Falconi.

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You may think you know who the King of Snacks is. The chubby guy, right? Well no, in fact, you're wrong. Also, you're a racist. And though we normally don't associate with your type, we've gone ahead and recorded a podcast for you to enjoy.

Bear audio witness to a new Tip of the Week, the return of the Brush With Fame and some assorted gaming discussion! Bear it! (This week's thunderous photochopping comes to us from JPAG member Danny Lujan. Thanks, Dan!)

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We are actually excited to bring you the Joystiq Podcast this week. We know, it's shocking. Not only do we start with one of the best celebrity introductions ever, we close with a battle of epic proportions. Oh, and in between, we talk about video games.

Fun fact: This week's brilliant image was sent to us by Eric who, in a fit of rage, we once promised to set on fire. The resulting photoshopping made our hollow threats totally worth it.

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Hosts: Chris Grant, Ludwig Kietzmann and Justin McElroy

Music: "Get Ready for Love" by Nick Cave, The Merchant-Off

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After a brief hiatus, we've returned with the grand finale of our E3 2008 podcasts. This one's way better, we promise. First off, we're actually talking about games. Which games, you ask? Well how about Dead Space, Mirror's Edge, Resident Evil 5, Tomb Raider: Underworld and Dark Void for starters? Yeah, we thought so.

Oh, and it's not too quiet, there a bunch of embarrassing stories and no one falls asleep. So, yeah, a success all around.

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For some unfathomable reason, we've recorded a second E3 2008 podcast. Not only that, but we've uploaded it onto the interweb and constructed a largely vacuous paragraph urging you to listen to the show. What can you expect? There's talk of Prince of Persia, Mirror's Edge, Tom Clancy's Endwar and boring press conferences, not to mention a strict adherence to our remarkably high audio quality and professionalism. Ahem.

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Well, we've arrived at E3 and we're currently rushing about on the show floor playing games and just generally having clean, healthy fun. But just because we're swamped doesn't mean we're not taking time out to record the Joystiq Podcast.

For this first installment we took to the floor of Chris and Luddy's hotel room with Engadget's Ryan Block to dish about Microsoft and Thai food. Hope you enjoy it.

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