As we all know, I occasionally lend my voice to the fellows over at Nintendorks.com to discuss all things video gamey. As it happens, this week is E3 week, so I might be on a couple of shows. The first of which, is right below:

One of the benefits of not getting to go to E3 this year is having more time for stupid podcasts. Huzzah! You can get your episode now on iTunes (search for Nintendorks Radio in the iTunes store) or right here.

Episode 67: Bread Stick Cast
Microsoft and Sony conference discussion.

Huzzah!

Other than your dignity, that is. At this point in time we have all accepted what it looks like to shake a remote vigorously in front of our TVs. By now it is all second nature. Until today, however, we really did not know how much our bank account would suffer to upgrade to the new, super higher deffed, no controller having Microsoft Kinect. Well if you have been standing in anticipation (because as of now the Kinect doesn’t really understand sitting) to learn how much games will cost for the device, then today is your day.
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Remember kids, today marks the day when you too can spend hours typing out one Facebook or Twitter message on your Xbox 360! Like all Xbox updates, when you start your console today you’ll be greeted with an automatic update that you can’t not get. From the official Xbox website:

Facebook and Xbox LIVE join forces to connect you with your friends on the largest entertainment and gaming network on TV and the largest social site on the Web. Share real-time status updates and photos with your friends, as well as your favorite gaming moments from your television to Facebook.

Take bragging rights to a completely new level by sharing updates to Facebook on your achievements and success in upcoming games available on Xbox 360.

So gird your loins, people, for now it’ll be easier than ever to let your friends know that you spend more time than you really ought to shooting twelve year olds in Modern Warfare 2 (trust me, it happens).

But that’s not all, with this update comes a few other, more interesting things as well.

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