At least, that's what I think he said.

[Via POETV]

This has to be one of the most hilarious PR fuckups ever. It is the equivalent of the Godfreys man dropping a 16-pound bowling ball on his foot. "Just to show you all how safe it is, I'll jump in the piranha pool first." Ha ha ha. Jesus Christ. It could not have went any worse for them.

But on the plus side, I'm sure Micah will appreciate the excuse to change his name and get a new job.

On an unrelated note:

Here are the patch notes, direct from our source at Capcom HQ:

Street Fighter IV Patch 1.02

BUGFIXES: Fixed a bug that would sometimes cause characters other than Ken to appear on the Character Select screen during online play.

Ha! Seriously though, I'd really like it if all you Ken people died in a fire. That would just be absolutely neato.

Row, row, row your pod, gently down the stream:

Downloadable MP3 here; RSS feed here.

Apologies in advance for the audible pops and clicks – apparently my mic is a giant piece of shit. I need to buy a new one, but I have no idea what kind to get. Suggestions, as always, are appreciated.

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SHOW NOTES

Programme
(Blue text indicates music)

0:00 – Intro and grumbling
1:26 – The Legend of Princess by Konjak
10:36 – Player-generated vs. designed narratives
16:26 – Street Fighter is rad
18:45 – Street Fighter 3: Third Strike – Gill's Stage
22:31 – The insanity of Kaz Hirai
45:11 – Nobody – Live at Magfest
49:28 – Chiptunes and SID music
52:13 – Great inauguration, but where were the videogames?
60:15 – Wrap-up
62:51 – Dan Staines – Titan

General Links

Konjak's site (developer of Legend of Princess and Noitu Love 2)
Hirai: We're the "official" industry leader
A glimpse into the horror of Home courtesy of UK: Resistance
Game Diary - January 21, 2009: Video Games’ Inauguration Irrelevance
Barack Obama Inauguration Site, Rendered Via ‘Fallout 3′
Obama Rep: White House Tech Is In An ‘Atari’ State
Obama Family Brings Gaming One Generation Closer to the Presidency
 

Music Links

The High Voltage SID Collection (enormous collection of SID music)
The Electromagnectic Music of Jupiter

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SENATOR JOHN MCCAIN & SAGAT (VIA DESTRUCTOID)