Due to it’s bad behaviour and terrible habits, The Lazygamer Podcast is going away for a while.

We bring you the unfortunate news that due to this occurrence there will no longer be new episodes of The Lazygamer Podcast up every Wednesday but anyone interested in any of the old episodes can grab them by clicking the podcast link in the categories menu down on the left side of the website.

Thanks to those who took time to listen to our weekly show, we hope you enjoyed it and we hope that in future we will possibly be able to bring you even more cool shows. There is no indication of when the show will be back from rehab, it will all depend on it’s behaviour and the self-control needed to not abuse Lindsay Lohan* relentlessly every time that it sees her.

Boo doo beep, pidda dapadda pew, ju ju ju ju ju ju ju, vroop vroop vreep, [insert intro music here].

*[Ed] I have a feeling I am the only person left on the planet who still thinks Lindsay’s hot… mind you I have always been attracted to the party girl sort.

Who wants to win some hot Borderlands gear? I thought so, make sure you listen to the podcast to get the details, we won’t be posting this competition up anywhere else on the website, so this is the place to be.

Seeing as we are all pretty addicted to Borderlands, we were all really amazed that we were able to tear ourselves away for an evening to put this week’s episode of the podcast together. The great news is that we did it so that we could spend all of our time talking mostly about Borderlands anyway! We also have some info about the Forza 3 launch and South Africa’s local console sales stats, so get listening!

• South African Console Sales

For those having troubles with the stream and mp3 file, we have uploaded the podcast as a zip file which can be downloaded by clicking here . Please let us know if this has helped you out in the comments below.

Write to us with your thoughts, or even if you just have something that you really want to say at podcast@lazygamer.co.za and if you have an interesting suggestion, topic or question, we may even read it on the podcast. It’s just like being on TV, except it really isn’t.

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This weeks podcast sees Danny, Marc and myself discussing some of the awesome games that we have been playing over the last week including Forza 3, Brutal Legends and a couple more. We also have a good chat about the news and especially take a look at this new debacle with Modern Warfare 2’s dedicated servers.

• MS perma-bans Forza and Borderlands pirates
• MS bans third party memory units in next update
• Modern Warfare 2 not delayed, no dedicated servers
• Cross game chat coming to PS3
• New Xbox in 2012?
• Xbox 360 struggling in Japan. Give SA some love then!

For those having troubles with the stream and mp3 file, we have uploaded the podcast as a zip file which can be downloaded by clicking here . Please let us know if this has helped you out in the comments below.

Write to us with your thoughts, or even if you just have something that you really want to say at podcast@lazygamer.co.za and if you have an interesting suggestion, topic or question, we may even read it on the podcast. It’s just like being on TV, except it really isn’t.

Don’t forget to tell your friends, subscribe and rate us on iTunes and if you prefer downloading the MP3 directly, or want to stream it right now, you can do so below.

We know it’s going to be difficult to top the amount of awesome that we packed into the rAge 2009 podcast last week but life goes on and so we return to your usual programming. This week we discuss some Modern Warfare 2 price changes as well as the shenanigans surrounding Forza 3 in South Africa. This and more of the awesome stuff listed below.

• We Have Moved!
• Modern Warfare 2 Gets Global Price Increase
• Modern Warfare 2 Not Delayed
• Forza 3 DLC – South Africans Screwed Once Again
• Borderlands Gets 4 for 3 Special On Steam
• What Games Are Our Readers Buying In ‘09
• Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2
• NHL 2K10
• Uncharted 2 Multiplayer Beta

For those having troubles with the stream and mp3 file, we have uploaded the podcast as a zip file which can be downloaded by clicking here. Please let us know if this has helped you out in the comments below.

Write to us with your thoughts, or even if you just have something that you really want to say at podcast@lazygamer.co.za and if you have an interesting suggestion, topic or question, we may even read it on the podcast. It’s just like being on TV, except it really isn’t.

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Welcome to the “don’t miss this one” episode of The Lazygamer Podcast as we bring you an earlier than usual special episode from rAge 2009 that you won’t want to miss out on.

We have a very special treat for our listeners this week. We recorded our podcast live from rAge 2009 and managed to get David Holse from 2K Games and Brent George from Ubisoft to come in and join us for an awesome podcast. For all you fans out there, we even managed to get our very own Geoff to join us as well!

With us also being so impressed with Megarom’s stand this year, I also managed to get an interview with their marketing manager Jason Borea and have put it up right after the podcast.

This is our awesomest-er-est podcast so far and a good one to celebrate our 20th episode, so to all our readers that have not yet give the podcast a listen, now is the time!

Side Note (thanks to EvilRedZombie): If you are using a Blackberry phone and cannot download the podcast due to the 5mb restriction, download Opera Mini and everything will be sorted.

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It’s the pre-rAge 2009 podcast which means that Danny, Marc and myself have a chat about what excites us about this years rAge as well as what we can all expect to see when we get there. Also check out an in-depth chat about the Forza 3 demo as well as an awesome PC games that lets you be lazy and awesome at the same time.

• rAge 2009 – This year is gonna be a rockin’
• Forza 3 – Is it worth all of Turn 10’s hype?
• Majesty 2 – Out now and sounding really awesome

Write to us with your thoughts, or even if you just have something that you really want to say at podcast@lazygamer.co.za and if you have an interesting suggestion, topic or question, we may even read it on the podcast. It’s just like being on TV, except it really isn’t.

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Just a heads up to our listeners, the new episode of The Lazygamer Podcast will be up on Thursday this week.

Usually delays are caused by technical issues, or time constraints and things like that but for us it’s a little different. Marc and Danny from QCF Design will be up in Gauteng this week for rAge 2009 which means we are going to be recording the podcast in the same room instead of via Skype.

This means more high fives and fist pounds during the podcast, which is always a good thing so be sure to give it a listen when it goes up tomorrow.

As I am writing this post I can hear the roar of the beautiful Indian Ocean around 50 metres away. The reason for that is because I am actually on vacation.

Amazingly, the fact that I am on vacation just happens to be the same reason that there will be no podcast this week. We are nearly up to episode 20 of the podcast, so if you have missed any then be sure to grab some of the previous episodes and give them a listen.

Don’t hate on me too much though, the weather forecast for the rest of the week is predicting some rather terrible weather.

I really need to just embrace the geek in me and pack my consoles with me when on vacation, stupid weather.

Episode 18 of The Lazygamer Podcast looks at console-less Guitar Heros, days that require you to sit and play games as well as price cuts, local distributors and more. We also ask ourselves why games are getting easier, more casual and whether or not that is actually a problem in this day and age.

• Microsoft appoints new Xbox 360 Distributer
• Firmware 3.01 released for Playstation 3
• Guitar Hero to work without consoles in future?
• X3G’s Big Day In – Get prizes for sitting on your ass
• Nintendo scared? Wii price drop coming
• Valve wants to bring mods to Xbox 360 and pay the creator

Write to us with your thoughts, or even if you just have something that you really want to say at podcast@lazygamer.co.za and if you have an interesting suggestion, topic or question, we may even read it on the podcast. It’s just like being on TV, except it really isn’t.

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Todays episode of The Lazygamer Podcast marks the dawn of a new era as we switch from our usual recording methods to online voice recording, which in this case means better quality at the same low size. We are still working some of the kinks out, so bear with us as we bring you another great show.

• What we think of Batman: Arkham Asylum
• Videogame Pirates: Batman and Microsoft are out for your blood
• New Halo ODST short film makes us want a Halo Movie – Uwe Boll cries a little
• Sony using Firmware 3.00 to kill knock-off controllers?
• Modern Warfare 2 multiplayer video makes us want a time machine
• Playstation 3 lenses breaking right before Slim launch? Conspiracy hats on.
• Dealing with our videogame piles of shame

Write to us with your thoughts, or even if you just have something that you really want to say at podcast@lazygamer.co.za and if you have an interesting suggestion, topic or question, we may even read it on the podcast. It’s just like being on TV, except it really isn’t.

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Episode 16 marks the last day that we all record in the same room as Marc and Danny completely abandon the souls of Gauteng in their quest for fame and fortune that can apparently only be found in Cape Town. We discuss the latest news, games and even have a fat chat about how impressed we were with District 9. (Go Blommie)

• PS3 Firmware 3.00 Out Now
• Defense Grid Coming To XBLA This Week
• Leonidas Has Nothing On Kratos – God Of War Compilation Coming To PS3
• 250GB Elite and PS3 Slim Coming
• No Xbox 360 Diet In The Works
• EA To Blame For Missing Features On The PS3?

Write to us with your thoughts, or even if you just have something that you really want to say at podcast@lazygamer.co.za and if you have an interesting suggestion, topic or question, we may even read it on the podcast. It’s just like being on TV, except it really isn’t.

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Buckle-up and get ready as we punch it down into 2nd, kick the tail out and powerslide directly into your ear canals. That’s right, we have been playing a bit of the DiRT 2 Demo a lot of Shadow Complex and more and are here to bring all the info and news to you in episode 15 of the Lazygamer Podcast.

• Hands-On With DiRT 2 Demo
• Shadow Complex Is Worth Every Penny
• G.I. Joe Played And Reviewed
• PS3 Slim Getting Slim Price Tag?   
• Don’t Believe It – Starcraft II Not Getting LAN Support
• Xbox 360 Elite Price Drop Next Week?
• Diablo III Could Be Coming To Consoles
• Defense Grid Coming To XBLA

Write to us with your thoughts, or even if you just have something that you really want to say at podcast@lazygamer.co.za and if you have an interesting suggestion, topic or question, we may even read it on the podcast. It’s just like being on TV, except it really isn’t.

Don’t forget to tell your friends, subscribe and rate us on iTunes and if you prefer downloading the MP3 directly, or want to stream it right now, you can do so below.

Jumping jelly donuts Batman, it’s Wednesday already! That means it’s podcast time and this week we have a stranger in the podcast and take some extra time out to discuss some super-cool indie games that you need to check out as well as Trials HD, Shadow Complex and some nifty iPhone games.

• Shadow Complex out today!
• Earthworm Jim coming to XBLA, PSN and Wiiware
• Xbox 360 Elite replacing Pro, losing HD cables.
• PS3 games get new box design
• Check out our weekly retail specials
• We talk about a lot of arcade and indie games, some strange, others stranger

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A scary man in tights, crazy rally cars, old airplanes and an evolution of Space Invaders is where it’s at this week as well as a good deal of gaming news and crazy talk from the podcast team.

• Batman: Arkhum Asylum demo impressions
• Hands-on with Heroes Over Europe
• Space Invaders comes back to life, in your pocket
• DiRT 2 powersliding its way into our hearts
• Starcraft 2 delayed – Korea takes a moment of silence
• Fat Princess developers deal with idiots
• Modern Warfare 2 Prestige Edition – move it or lose it, sister
• AVP confirmed for 2010
• A look at the new Xbox 360 Dash Update

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What’s this? Is it Wednesday already?

Yes it is, so celebrate the “hump day” with an all new episode of The Lazygamer Podcast as we discuss local Modern Warfare 2 pricing, Gears of War maps and a whole lot more.

• Official Modern Warfare 2 pricing in South Africa
• Batman: Arkham Asylum gets a demo this week
• CBHD Discs going to give Blu-Ray a run for its money?
• Female characters in Gears of War 3 – Some predictions
• Is the avatar marketplace just a light version of PS Home?
• PS3 price drop – reality or fantasy
• New Aliens vs Predator needs some love

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