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Brad's review was just the beginning; we debate the exhilarating highs and inexplicable lows of Mass Effect 2. Plus: Tim quits games, classic sequels we love, and statistics, statistics, statistics. With Chi Kong Lui, Brad Gallaway, Mike "The Outlier" Bracken, Richard Naik, and Tim Spaeth.

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We're back! Our first show of 2010 offers looks at Divinity II: Ego Draconis and the Star Trek Online beta. Plus, we answer your letters about adventure games, lazy developers, insta-DLC, and games of the (last) decade. With Chi Kong Lui, Brad Gallaway, Mike Bracken, and Tim "Not Roy Scheider" Spaeth.

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Pour yourself a pitcher of egg nog, fire up a yule log, and join the GameCritics.com family as we reminice about the year that was. We'll reveal our game of the year, and discuss the best and worst 2009 had to offer. Featuring Chi, Brad, Mike, Dave, Dan, Richard, Tim, and a special appearance by one of our favorite listeners, Hargrada. Thanks to everyone for listening; we really do appreciate it. Have a happy and safe New Year's, and we'll see you back here in January.

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Award Categories:

• Surprise (Good) of the Year Award
• WTF of the Year Award
• The "Brad Gallaway is Single-Handedly Keeping Indie Developers in Business" Award
• Non-2009 Game of the Year
• Most Disappointing Game of the Year
• The Too Human Award for Inexplicable Excellence
• Developer We'll Miss the Most
• Best Argument for Abandoning Discs
• Most Promising New Franchise
• Nail in the Coffin Award
• The Internet Has No Idea What They're Talking About Award
• Best Argument for Games-as-Art
• The Steaming Pile Award
• 2009 Game of the Year

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Transcript of GameCritics.com podcast 27: What Compels You to Play?

What compels us to spend 25, 40, 50, even 70+ hours on a single game? We think we've figured it out. Join us for conversation about Dragon Age, Assassin's Creed 2, Way of the Samurai 3, Torchlight and Borderlands DLC. With Chi Kong Lui, Brad Gallaway, Mike Bracken, and Tim "Yes, I Like Borderlands Now" Spaeth.

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Topic and Game References:

• Dragon Age: Origins
• Assassin's Creed (series)
• Hitman (series)
• Way of the Samurai (series)
• Law of the West
• Diablo (series)

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Bonjour class! Welcome to Ludology 101. Matthew Wiese of the Singapore-MIT GAMBIT Game Lab talks about his work and his experience on the academic side of games. Is ludology as sleep-inducing as it sounds? No sir, and in fact criticism and academia may have more in common than you think. With Chi Kong Lui, Brad Gallaway, Mike Bracken, and Tim Spaeth. Happy Thanksgiving to all our listeners!

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Topic and Game References:

• Nerd Heroes: The Phenomenon of Loser Protagonists in Modern Japanese Games by Matthew Weise
• NY Times: Deconstructing the Video Game
• Resident Evil Code: Veronica Review by Chi Kong Lui

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