If you missed our live broadcast on Saturday, we have an audio file of the live show available for you to download right now. During the (over) three hour live show Andrew Eisen and E. Zachary Knight discussed all the interesting things that came out of the Electronic Entertainment Expo last week - with an emphasis on the top three console makers - Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo. They also answered questions and responded to comments from the live audience and read listener email. It was a good time had by all! Read more

Electronic Arts has confirmed that it has closed Medal of Honor developer Danger Close. According to EA labels boss Patrick Soderlund, after it put the Medal of Honor franchise on hold, the studio had effectively closed. The majority of employees have left the company or have been absorbed at other studios with in EA including DICE Sweden. EA had previously declined to comment on whether Danger Close had been shut down.

Ubisoft's Watch Dogs couldn't be more topical and timely than at this very moment. With the revelation that the NSA is allegedly collecting data from our Internet activity on sites like Google and Facebook and tracking the data of Americans' mobile phones, Watch Dogs is like this generation's cautionary tale on government tyranny (think 1984 or Fahrenheit 451). Read more

Libertarian publication Reason has a new song from resident parody prodigy Remy about the NSA's mobile phone surveillance program called "Tap It: The NSA Slow Jam." The song makes fun of the NSA's PRISM program and its practice of collecting Americans' mobile phone meta-data that was leaked by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden.

The best line in the song, in my opinion:

"Text yourself about it, let us know how you feel."

You can find the lyrics here.

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Having not learned any lessons from SimCity's abysmal launch because it was an "always-on" title, EA has revealed that the next Command & Conquer game being developed by Victory Games will be free-to-play and will have a similar always connected requirement. Read more

Indie developer Vlambeer was robbed at E3, according to Rami Ismail, co-founder of the company. The Ridiculous Fishing developer claims that a backpack was stolen on early Thursday morning from the Figueroa Hotel pool bar, a popular hangout for developers. That backpack contained laptop, two iPads, a PlayStation Vita, a Vita test kit, a Kindle Fire, various connectors and cables, and code for Vlambeer's upcoming game Luftrauser.

Another year, another E3 Expo has come and gone. The Entertainment Software Association (ESA), owner of the annual video game industry trade event, said that 48,200 video game industry professionals, investor analysts, journalists, and retailers from 102 countries attended this week's event in Los Angeles.

The ESA also said that an estimated 28,000 hotel room nights were purchased by attendees of the show and generated nearly $40 million in revenue for the city. Approximately 230 exhibitors showcased video game hardware and software, and accessories this year.