The official reveal of the new Xbox is only a few days away -- what would Microsoft have to do to steal away attention from the PS4?

Talking points: Gran Turismo blowout; shirtless Joe Biden; Cyberpunk Monster Hunter: London; EA kills online passes; 1666 put on ice; shoddy attempts at faking Destiny on Vita; Citadel Noire; C-Wars coming to Vita; powerslam simulators; weekly Playstation Plus update; NextBox imminent; R minus R.

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Jeff Hanneman is dead, so therefore Slayer and metal are dead, too. But The Firmware Update is alive and well! Boy, what a segue. Also, Joe forgot to mention during the Firmware Update that Stealthy Box is giving away a free copy of Injustice: Gods Among Us to a random commenter. Get it!

Talking points: Batgirl in Injustice; Star Wars crosses over to the Dark Side; Sony figures out how to make money; Studio Santa Monica's mystery project; Gran Turismo 6 closer to reality; Ubisoft fires Assassin's Creed creator; Sony announces three new indie games; Firmware Update: The Game; the Wolfenstein no one asked for; PS2 is super officially done; Plants vs. Zombies 2 doesn't have the best subtitle; a new Vault Hunter for Borderlands 2; ¡arriba, Guacamelee!!; May's PlayStation Plus outlook; Slayer or Uncharted?; laziest listener; gaming habits.

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There's no feature segment on the Firmware Update, but that's okay -- there are sixteen news items on the docket, and that holds us over just fine.

Talking points: executive pay cuts; GTA V trailers; Final Fantasy XIV refuses to die; a Conroy-less Origin; SHOCKER: a new Call of Duty in November; a microtransaction Destiny; a Tiny Tina DLC scoop; XCOM rebranded; Watch Dogs in November on all platforms; preorder Diablo III PS3, idiot; a replacement for BioShock Infinite's Elizabeth; Injustice: Gods Among Us DLC; Dragon's Crown art called out by Gearbox; Capcom might have broken your Dragon's Dogma save; GTA Prime coming to PSN; PlayStation Plus update; look at RK's friend's thing!

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Regina McMenomy and Rhonda Ogelsby of GameOnGirl.com join the show this week and class up the joint by a significant margin; Joe and Malcolm make sure to talk about video game sharks and superhero fights in between discussions about gender and identity in gaming.

Talking points: Higher learning and 8-bit sharks; THQ is super-done; Shinji Mikami's new game; the evils of EA; save the Rayman date; Skyrim gets a complete edition; the problematic art of Dragon's Crown; g-g-g-Ghosts!; Metal Gear Solid collections; Ratchet & Clank at the movies; marketing to women; self, role, and mastery; MGS3 really is the best, you know; all the comics you can handle.

Guests: Rhonda Ogelsby (@rhorhoom), Regina McMenomy, Ph.D. (@doclizz)

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There isn't a tremendous amount of news this week but don't worry -- we get to talk about the state of the Fast & Furious films.

Talking points: Sony's PS4 launch date; Gran Turismo 6 spotted on Newegg; Final Fantasy Versus XIII will come with an apology; another Metal Gear Solid collection?; SuperBot Entertainment's new IP; PlayStation Plus news; Injustice: Gods Among Us; R&R; punching above our weight class.

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Malcolm said last week that Xalaga would be on this show, so that can only mean one thing: she's not. Instead, Smikey takes her place, and everyone gets to call Malcolm a liar.

Talking points: WrestleMania 29; Batman: Arkham Origins; David Cage impressions; Bethesda teases announcements; Tearaway gets a bad release date; Level-5 is working on PS4; Mega Man FPS; Tales of Xillia comes to North America; PSN best-sellers for March; PlayStation Plus deals; the greatest Vita update there will ever be; Nextbox rumors; R&R.

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The Firmware Update is back on its regular schedule, which has given Joe plenty of time to build up and plug his new site.

Talking points: Yum; RIP LucasArts; Sony's rumored pre-E3 event; Metal Gear Solid V; Telltalle Games announce Poker Night 2; Telltale also announces a name for their Fables adaptation; Activision cans the Deadpool team now that the game is done; Demon's Souls comes to PlayStation Plus; Rainbow Moon's delightful soundtrack; the absurdity of Green Arrow fighting Doomsday; neither of us are Greg Miller; PS+ on PS4; a legit, big-ass Avengers giveaway from our pal RK.

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Malcolm's back from PAX East, and he comes bearing gifts. Namely, a lengthy interview with Greg Miller, IGN's executive PlayStation editor. Well, that's pretty much all he brought back.

Talking points: Square Enix's president resigns; Tomb Raider is the best-selling failure of all time; Dragon's Crown comes to PS3 and Vita this summer; DuckTales, WOO-OOH!; indie games galore out of GDC; Guacamelee! is out in two weeks; Puppeteer gets a release date, too; PlayStation Plus news; 40-plus minutes with Greg Miller; Ghost Dad; Joe starts a website.

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There's not a whole lot to talk about because the short lead time between episodes limited the amount of news there was to collect. But, uh, Malcolm's going to PAX East! That's fun!

Talking points: More exclusives coming Sony's way; God of War: Ascension's no-name roster; Final Fantasy X HD is bringing FFX-2 along with it; sweet game deals; weekly PlayStation Plus roundup; Kitchen Nightmares; PAX East; the sanctity of WrestleMania.

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Joe and Malcolm lost their bid to be the first dual-Pope in history, thus another week's worth of PlayStation happenings is ready for your earholes.

Talking points: Veronica Mars; the best Vita news in months; the second-best Vita news in months; Bros Before Foes; a surprising culprit puts the BioShock movie in a watery grave; Drag-On Dragoon 3; PlayStation Plus news; the relatably superhuman Tomb Raider; buy Hawkeye, dummy; submit your questions for a certain Oreo Orator; the fanciest cosplayer.

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This week on the Firmware Update, Joe finally sends anthrax to Malcolm's house. Wee!

Talking points: Giving up on Metal Gear Rising; the best gaming news of the week; PS4 @ GDC; Japanese Vita sales skyrocket; big PS3 announcements to come; Assassin's Creed IV gets the sloppiest reveal; Season 2 of The Walking Dead to win Game of the Year, three years running; Thief goes next-gen; Minecraft's PlayStation future; PlayStation Plus news for March; free games for Vita owners; misogyny through Trophies in God of War: Ascension; Tomb Raider/Uncharted mash-ups; Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within for some reason.

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The dust has all but settled on PlayStation 4 announcements, but there's still plenty of life left in your PS3...especially in March, for some reason. We're here to tell you what's what.

Talking points: March madness; Assassin's Creed's hunt for booty; Kingdom Hearts finally comes to PS3; selling the very last bits of THQ; Blizzard and Capcom announce announcements; Gran Turismo 6! In 2013! On PS3?!; cult RPG Rainbow Moon gets a sequel; save 87GB on your hard drive if you want to download Uncharted 3; Metal Gear Rising; preordering at KB Toys.

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A few other things happened this week, but let's not pretend that anyone wants to talk about anything besides the newly-announced PlayStation 4. Joe and Malcolm even had to bring on Travis Foster of Front Towards Gamer to help digest it all, and it ends up being a huge show even without other news to discuss.

Talking points: Pee Ess Four; Mad Max and 2Pac; Scott Baio for some reason.

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The PS4 hype train is full-steam ahead, but we're not quite at the station yet, kiddo. Before we get the skinny on February 20th, rumors still abound, all while a major developer tries to steal $60 from faithful fans of a certain sci-fi horror movie franchise this week!

Talking Points: Swiss Army controller prototypes; we may or may not be closer to hearing what may or may not be happening with The Last Guardian; The Last of Us gets delayed; WB confirms a Batman Arkham game for 2013; Bungie is close to finally pulling the curtain back on Destiny; PlayStation Store news; Gearbox spent six years lying right to your face about Aliens: Colonial Marines; terms of service, user agreements, and other fine print; graffix, F2P models, and cloud gaming.

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Joe and Malcolm look to shake things up with an all-new segment, but forget to adjust the amount of news to read on the air. It's a long episode, is what we're getting at.

Talking points: Sly Cooper sneaks onto shelves; PS4 pricing rumors; Sony sales slump; SuperBot rebooted; Michael gets canned; Ratchet & Clank Vita delayed once more; we can't get away from Assassin's Creed; Rayman Legends comes to PS3; Dead Island goes quintuple platinum; TMNT returns to gaming; the Skylanders dynasty; PS3-exclusive Metal Gear Rising DLC; yet another Wii U exclusive goes multiplat; Scott Pilgrim still has DLC news; a new Vita game; PlayStation Store news blowout; David Cage wants you to grow up; the worst possible accent impression; ten minutes of silence.

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