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GameSpot.com, your #1 destination for video game news, reviews, previews and more, presents The HotSpot! Join GameSpot editors as they discuss the hottest topics from the week in gaming headlines.

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The HotSpot 06/30/2009

There's more to the HotSpot than meets the ear when Ricardo Torres, Brian Ekberg, Tom Mc Shea, and Brendan Sinclair stick a verbal potato in the cinematic tailpipe of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (spoilers!). But that still leaves plenty of time to talk about The Conduit, id Software being acquired by the owners of Fallout and Oblivion, Mortal Kombat's day in kourt, and Uncharted setting sail for the silver screen....

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[ Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:00:00 PDT ]

The HotSpot 06/23/2009

Tom Magrino, Tom Mc Shea, Lark Anderson, and Brendan Sinclair threaten to drop support for the PS3 and PSP if Sony doesn't drop the price, then jack up the cost of their Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor and Prototype discussion. Also, Angry Barry co-creator Aaron McCray talks about his political beat-'em-up and what's wrong (and right) with Xbox Live Community Games....

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[ Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:00:00 PDT ]

The HotSpot 06/16/2009

Who you gonna call for impressions of Ghostbusters, Prototype, and Legendary Starfy? The HotSpot fab five of Justin Calvert, Kevin VanOrd, Sophia Tong, Tom Magrino, and Brendan Sinclair, of course. ...

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[ Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:00:00 PDT ]

The HotSpot 06/09/2009

E3 2009 saw a lot of people drop a lot of megaton bombs. Brian Ekberg, Sophia Tong, Shaun McInnis, and Brendan Sinclair reflect in the aftermath of the big show, talk a little Sims 3, and pick sides in the cases of Activision v. Double Fine, Darksiders v. New Year's Day, and PC Gamers v. The World....

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[ Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:00:00 PDT ]

The HotSpot 06/03/2009

Giddy from lack of sleep and abundance of gaming goodness, Tom Magrino, Tom Mc Shea, Shaun McInnis, and Brendan Sinclair close out the HotSpot's E3 2009 coverage with a micro-cast recap of what was learned, seen, and played on the show floor. Highlights include Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, APB, Left 4 Dead 2, and hands-on impressions of Scribblenauts....

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[ Wed, 03 Jun 2009 12:00:00 PDT ]

The HotSpot 06/02/2009

Kevin VanOrd, Chris Watters, Tyler Winegarner, and Brendan Sinclair burn through the Nintendo and Sony press conferences, pausing briefly to reflect on motion controls, Mario, Metroid: Other M, the PSP Go, Mass Effect 2, God of War 3, and so much more....

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[ Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:00:00 PDT ]

The HotSpot 06/01/2009

Tor Thorsen, Tom Magrino, and Brendan Sinclair recap a news-packed first day of the Electronic Entertainment Expo, with all the latest from E3 briefings held by Activision Blizzard, Microsoft, Ubisoft, and Electronic Arts. ...

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[ Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:00:00 PDT ]

The HotSpot 05/26/2009

Shaun McInnis, Tom Mc Shea, Ricardo Torres, and Brendan Sinclair bask in the electric glow of Infamous, take a few swings at Punch-Out!!, and scratch their heads over leaked footage from Team Ico, the price of Tony Hawk: Ride, and what to expect from next week's Electronic Entertainment Expo....

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[ Tue, 26 May 2009 12:00:00 PDT ]

The HotSpot 05/19/2009

With E3 mere weeks away, Shaun McInnis, Giancarlo Varanini, Kevin VanOrd, Chris Watters, and Brendan Sinclair run down who needs to show what. Also, Activision's latest Tony Hawk game wants to take you for a Ride, and we've got impressions of Bionic Commando and Terminator: Salvation....

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[ Tue, 19 May 2009 12:00:00 PDT ]

The HotSpot 05/12/2009

Tyler Winegarner, Tom Mc Shea and Brendan Sinclair bombard Treyarch Call of Duty community manager Josh Olin with questions about the game's latest add-on, the studio's ambitions, and more. Also, the gang wants to go even further Beyond Good and Evil, Thief 4 steals other people's hearts, and Tom comes out as a zombie sympathizer....

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[ Tue, 12 May 2009 12:00:00 PDT ]

The HotSpot 05/05/2009

Tom Magrino, Kevin VanOrd, and Brendan Sinclair welcome Telltale Games co-founder Kevin Bruner into the studio to talk Wallace & Gromit, Wolverine, the rumored disc-less redesign for the PSP, games as art, and new developments on the BioShock feature film....

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[ Tue, 05 May 2009 12:00:00 PDT ]

The HotSpot 04/28/2009

It's no-holds-barred podcasting action as Shaun McInnis, Kevin VanOrd, Tom Mc Shea, Tyler Winegarner, and Brendan Sinclair submit to Ultimate Fighting Championship, BioShock 2, and Uncharted 2. Once the bleeding stops and the bones knit, it's time to sit down with ESA executive Rich Taylor about the Video Game Voters Network and the imminent arrival of a new and improved E3....

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[ Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:00:00 PDT ]

The HotSpot 04/21/2009

Tor Thorsen, Chris Watters, Tom Mc Shea, and Brendan Sinclair draw a thin line between tangents and actual topics like Fallout: New Vegas, a bad month of NPD numbers, M-rated games for Wii and DS, and Activision's Scratch lawsuit. And for those who enjoy linearity, a perfectly coherent interview with Leisure Suit Larry creator Al Lowe!...

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[ Tue, 21 Apr 2009 12:00:00 PDT ]

The HotSpot 04/14/2009

Shaun McInnis saw Saw, and he shares impressions of the horrifying puzzle game with Tom Mc Shea, Andre Segers, and Brendan Sinclair. Then the gang gets up in arms about Dead Space's debut on Wii, Nintendo's problems in Japan, the screenwriter for the new Shadow of the Colossus movie, and a slew of five-word game reviews....

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[ Tue, 14 Apr 2009 12:00:00 PDT ]

The HotSpot 04/07/2009

Kevin VanOrd, Sophia Tong, Andre Segers, and Brendan Sinclair go hands-on with the Nintendo DSi and rundown the launch lineup in every sense of the word before moving on to Ninja Blade, Riddick, and more. Also, the largest HotSpot collection of corrections, clarifications, retractions, and apologies yet!...

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[ Tue, 07 Apr 2009 12:00:00 PDT ]

The HotSpot 03/31/2009

Tom Mc Shea, Shaun McInnis, Tom Magrino, and Brendan Sinclair recover from the Game Developers Conference with speculation about The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks, impressions of Batman: Arkham Asylum, praise for Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, and mixed reactions to the OnLive on-demand game-streaming service....

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[ Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:00:00 PDT ]

The HotSpot 03/24/2009

Tom Mc Shea, Shaun McInnis, Sophia Tong, Andre Segers, and Brendan Sinclair play Animal Crossing for all the wrong reasons before digging into news of Max Payne 3 and Ninja Gaiden Sigma II. Then it's time to put the Resident Evil 5 discussion to bed, revisit GTAIV's full-frontal nudity in lingering detail, and dig up what we can on a 360 gamer by the name of Xkamun1k80r....

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[ Tue, 24 Mar 2009 12:00:00 PDT ]

The HotSpot 03/17/2009

Brian Ekberg, Lark Anderson, Kevin VanOrd, Justin Calvert, and Brendan Sinclair go into the gory details on Resident Evil 5, Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, MadWorld, then run through a sequel-heavy news week with tidbits on BioShock 2, Army of Two: The 40th Day, RE: Darkside Chronicles, and more....

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[ Tue, 17 Mar 2009 12:00:00 PDT ]

The HotSpot 03/10/2009

Chris Watters, Ricardo Torres, Tom Mc Shea, Brendan Sinclair, and game designer David Sirlin talk about watching the Watchmen, balancing fighting games, the used game business, BioShock 2, Resident Evil 5, and Quiz and Dragons?...

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[ Tue, 10 Mar 2009 12:00:00 PDT ]

The HotSpot 03/03/2009

Tom Magrino, Lark Anderson, Ricardo Torres, Tom Mc Shea, and Brendan Sinclair lean deep into the strike zone and take one for the team with Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li. Once they purge themselves of those memories, it's on to Halo Wars, the future of the PSP, the latest Wii release slate, and more....

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[ Tue, 03 Mar 2009 12:00:00 PST ]

The HotSpot 02/24/2009

Shaun McInnis, Kevin VanOrd, Tom Mc Shea, and Brendan Sinclair provide a dramatic reinterpretation of Killzone 2's gripping narrative before delving into the surreal one-two punch that is Noby Noby Boy and 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand. Then the gang looks to the future and gets psyched to varying degrees for Lost Planet 2, Alice, Dead to Rights: Retribution, and the DSi....

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[ Tue, 24 Feb 2009 12:00:00 PST ]

The HotSpot 02/17/2009

Justin Calvert, Kevin VanOrd, Tom Magrino, Tom Mc Shea, and Brendan Sinclair go nuts for GTA: The Lost and Damned, Dawn of War II, and House of the Dead: Overkill before taking some time out to watch over the Watchmen game's associate producer Jerry Pritchard....

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[ Tue, 17 Feb 2009 12:00:00 PST ]

The HotSpot 02/10/2009

Wanted: Weapons of Fate executive producer Pete Wanat swings by the studio to curve bullets with Shaun McInnis, Tom Mc Shea, and Brendan Sinclair, then it's time to talk Dead Rising 2, Dead Space on Wii, Red Dead Redemption, the suddenly not dead Free Radical Design, and tons more....

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[ Tue, 10 Feb 2009 12:00:00 PST ]

The HotSpot 02/03/2009

Still buzzing from the weekend's Puppy Bowl V, Brian Ekberg, Sophia Tong, Kevin VanOrd, Tom Mc Shea, and Brendan Sinclair try to focus on Resident Evil 5, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Killzone 2, Mortal Kombat vs. Major Dad, and your best box quotes for terrible, terrible games....

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[ Tue, 03 Feb 2009 12:00:00 PST ]

The HotSpot 01/27/2009

Chris Watters, Kevin VanOrd, Tom Mc Shea, Tom Magrino, and Brendan Sinclair knuckle up like 3 Ninjas and go a few rounds with Street Fighter IV, Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, Prinny: Can I Really Be the Hero?, the new Ninja Turtles game, and the legacy of Uwe Boll....

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[ Tue, 27 Jan 2009 12:00:00 PST ]

The HotSpot 01/20/2009

Shaun McInnis, Tom Mc Shea, Sophia Tong, Tom Magrino, and Brendan Sinclair whack the Godfather II, play with Deadly Creatures, run down the best-selling games of 2008, and discussion about the story in Doom 4 morphs into an argument about the merits of early American literature in a fairly surreal installment of The HotSpot....

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[ Tue, 20 Jan 2009 12:00:00 PST ]

The HotSpot 01/13/2009

Tor Thorsen, Shaun McInnis, Tom McShea, and Brendan Sinclair run down the scene at CES 2009, pay a visit to Skate 2's Hall of Meat, ponder a year without a new Rock Band, assess the state of the fighting game, and lament the death of Electronic Gaming Monthly. ...

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[ Tue, 13 Jan 2009 12:00:00 PST ]

The HotSpot 01/06/2009

The HotSpot comes out swinging for 2009 with the longest episode yet, far surpassing the surgeon general's daily recommended allowance of inane chatter. Find out all about Nintendo's early '09 lineup, rumors of a new Zelda, why Gears of War 2 wasn't nominated for our Game of the Year, and why Metal Gear Solid 4 took home the hardware....

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[ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:00:00 PST ]

The HotSpot 12/16/2008

Ricardo Torres, Tom Magrino, Tom Mc Shea, and Brendan Sinclair recap the biggest trends of 2008 and look forward to God of War, Brutal Legend, Wolverine: Origins, and (fingers crossed) Michael Phelps vs. Aquaman....

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[ Tue, 16 Dec 2008 12:00:00 PST ]

The HotSpot 12/09/2008

Shaun McInnis, Jon Miller, Kevin VanOrd, and Brendan Sinclair fight through a serious case of "senioritis" to discuss the new Prince of Persia and a packed week of news featuring Uncharted 2, GTAIV for PC, Killzone 2, Brutal Legend, and casual racism as a PR strategy. ...

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[ Tue, 09 Dec 2008 12:00:00 PST ]

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