Keep in mind it doesn't have to be houndbite, but if you can host the mp3 somewhere that is best. If you are having issues getting us the voicemail contact us and we will try to help.

I usually find a way to play all of the games I want to play. I may not play as much of the game as I would like to, but I'll usually get all of them at some point -- it may not be in the same year, as I'm a cheap bastard and like to wait for markdowns on games that are only mildly interesting. The only time I don't is that rare 360 exclusive, since I won't buy a 360. 

The game I most regret that I will not be playing this year has already been released -- Mass Effect 2. When I got the original for PC last summer, it  managed suck me in unlike any other game has done in years, but unfortunately I'm afraid my computer would be unable to run the sequel (the old Pentium 4 does not hold up very well with newer games anymore). Buying a new PC or a 360 for one game seems like a bit of a waste since I recently upgraded my RAM and graphics card, but I've never been so tempted.

Yay! That's why I stopped recording Houndbites! But anyway, for now:



I'm probably going to be skipping Heavy Rain. To be clear, I'm not excited about this game. In fact, I kind of hate everything it stands for: It's a devolution for the format to try and interpolate the movie-going experience into a video game. I think David Cage needs to look to classic titles like Super Mario Bros. and Tetris and really learn what it is that makes the medium unique. As a for instance, the worst book-to-film or comic book-to-film adaptations generally hew too close to the original source material (Say, The Shining versus nearly every Stephen King movie). Video games are a totally different animal than film. As it stands, Heavy Rain just looks like a really classy version of Night Trap or the God of War enemy-execute QTEs.

So the reason I regret not being able to play it, is because my opinion right now if fully uninformed. I wish I could play the game and be certain that my concerns are in fact the case. But in the end, I'm not into the title, so it's hard for me to sit down and play it. My roommate even owns it. I have played the demo, though.

Sorry if that's too long to air!