So we are almost to Dragon*Con and a lot of you are asking if we are going to have a meetup. Well technically we’re not, but we are fans of podcasts just like you, so we can tell you where you might find us while at Dragon*Con. One of the first places you might be able to find a lady is at the shared TWiT/Sword & Laser/Frogpants table in the Hilton near the podcasting, space, science, and skeptics stuff. So if you come by the table Friday-Monday you may see some of the following awesome podcasters: Tom Merritt, Veronica Belmont, Brian Dunaway, Brian Ibbott, Len Peralta, Brian Bushwood, Jonathan Strickland and of course Stephanie, Kim & myself. The ladies will have stickers & buttons for anyone who would like to leave with a little swag :)
There is also a pretty big TWiT / Sword and Laser crossover meetup that’s in the works for Saturday the 4th, from 6pm-8pm, at the Westin’s Sun Dial Bar. The ladies will be attending this fun event as well! To help get a better idea of how many people might be going there, you can RSVP over on Goodreads.
As we know more about events I’ll be updating this post! Safe travels to everyone & we are looking forward to a great Dragon*Con!
Sorry everyone, this week episode had technical issues in the second half of the show. I was able to save most of the show and added in the ending in post edit. I guess you’re not a podcaster till you loose a show :(
Fallout 3 – Nicole, Kim: Buy It; Stephanie: Rent It (she’s prefers Borderlands :)
PuzzleQuest 2 – Kim: Buy It
Shank – Nicole: Download Demo (warning the game is very mature) You can also get the full game soundtrack for FREE!
Stand O’Food – Stephanie: Buy It
From TechCrunch – Could Angry Birds be getting a line of toys and possibly a movie? We hope so!!
Angry Birds is also coming to PSN & PSP (soon)
The 2nd season of Ultimate Gamer is out on SyFy. You can find the 1st & 2nd season on Hulu & YouTube.
Video Game Quiz!
We discussed a new documentary called “The Raid” a few episode back and it looks like it’s ready for screening. In fact, “The Raid” will be hosting a pre-screening event on October 23rd after the closing of Blizzcon and we (and a few others :) have your tickets to the event! So if you are 21+ years old & going to be at Blizzcon or LA area and would like to attend the screening, all you have to do is answer what video game the music we played at the end of episode 25. Send us an email at contest @ ladiesofleet.com with the answer. We will pick the winners randomly from the people who entered & secure your place to this awesome event!
Nicole, Kim & Stephanie will be giving out LoL stickers (thanks StickyLife!) at DragonCon in September, but if you can’t make it, you can also buy them at Nicole & Marc’s store they set up for their other site The Wood Whisperer. Check out StickyLife if you are looking to get your very own awesome stickers made. Use the discount code LADIESOFLEET and you will get 25% off your entire order!
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StarCraft2 – Nicole, Stephanie: Buy It; Kim technically bought it for her husband but in the end Skips It
Rachet & Clank: A Crack In Time – Nicole: Rent It
We talk about why female heroes were dropped from a game at Activision.
RDR first pay DLC is releasing Aug 10th called Legends & Killers! No new CO-OP in this DLC (which is what I’m playing lately) – it’s all multiplayer additions including Escalera town fighting and Tall Trees snowy area. Repentance Rock showcases the new weapon, the tomahawk which allows you to stay hidden on the map while you take down an opponent.
Bargain Buys!
A wonderful puzzle adventure game called Machinarium is 75% off till Aug 12 ($5!!!) Get it!
Listener CeeCee sent in an iphone/ipad recommendation called Arachnophilia, you play as a spider building a web to catch bugs.
Steph downloaded HighbornHD for the ipad. It’s a turn based game with a lot of the humor of Deathspank. Very clean graphics. $2.99 during initial release.
WoW Talk
Not much news in WoW this week, but we discuss how to keep the game fresh while waiting for the expansion.
Video Game Quiz!
The answer for last weeks video game quiz was Batman: Arkham Asylum and our winner of the VIP DUCO Beta Key is Chris! Congrats Chris!!!
Nicole, Kim & Stephanie will be giving out LoL stickers (thanks StickyLife!) at DragonCon in September, but if you can’t make it, you can also buy them at Nicole & Marc’s store they set up for their other site The Wood Whisperer. Check outStickyLife if you are looking to get your very own awesome stickers made. Use the discount code LADIESOFLEET and you will get 25% off your entire order!
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The girls are now playing in the beta for Cataclysm and both Kim & Stephanie agree that the Goblin starting area is their favorite (Nicole still hasn’t had a chance to play since she has been traveling :)
Video Game Quiz!
Don’t forget if you want to enter the Video Game Music Quiz Contest for a chance to win a VIP PC Beta Access Key to DC Universe Online, you will need to send an email to contest @ ladiesofleet.com, include the answer to the 1 video game audio that were played during the show. The answer to quiz and the winner will be announced on the next episode of Ladies of Leet! Good Luck!!!
Nicole has also created a couple of Firefox personas for both LoL & ExtraLife. Check them out here! She’ll be adding more of the FrogPants family to this location so keep checking for new personas!
Also check out StickyLife if you are looking to get some awesome stickers made. Use the discount code LADIESOFLEET and you will get 25% off your entire order! Nicole, Kim & Stephanie will be giving out LoL stickers (thanks StickyLife!) at DragonCon in September, but if you can’t make it, you can also buy them at Nicole & Marc’s store they set up for their other site The Wood Whisperer.
Be a Part of the Show!
Give us a call on our voicemail line at 623-252-4263!
Our sister podcast Final Score from the FrogPants Network has created a Final Score Steam Group & all the ladies are part of the group! Join the group and play with other fans of the shows & even us!
We’ve talked about The Guild in the past, but did you know that Felicia recently released 3 awesome prequel comics to the show?
Gaming News
Here’s your chance to become a video game tester & become a reality show star (sort of)! The Tester Season 2 Casting Call will close on July 17
New DLC for RDR will be release starting in August.
Also check out StickyLife and use the discount code LADIESOFLEET for 25% off your entire order!
Don’t forget if you want to enter the Video Game Music Quiz Contest to enter to win a copy of the PC version of Borderlands. You need to send an email to contest @ ladiesofleet.com and include the answers to the 3 video games that were played during the show. The answers to quiz and the winner will be announced on the next episode of Ladies of Leet! Good Luck!!!
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In this week’s episode we are discussing ModNation Racers, Red Dead Redemption DLC, Puzzle Quest, & Midsummer Fire Festival in WoW
Gaming News
We talk a little bit about E3 and an article that listener Luthera shared with us. We crossed our fingers that L.A. Noire will come to us sooner vs. later and how the technology used with this game should be a “game changer”
We also have discussed a great article out of Gaming Angels called “A 10 Year Old Boy Made Me Angry” and our own experiences with young people in game.
If you are leveling alts or toons don’t forget to do the Midsummer Fire Festival. By honoring and desecrating fires you get some serious XP and gold. For those new to the event WoW.com does a nice guide to the festival.
Bargain Buys Steam is having a HUGE sale every day until July 4. Check the site every day for new deals, along with the bundle deals that will be going on until July 4th.
In this week’s episode we are discussing Alan Wake, Super Mario Galaxy 2, Silent Hill: Shattered Memories, Phoenix Wright, Mass Effect 2, WoW & Red Dead Redemption
Since all 3 of us are playing a ton of RDR we found a funny article from Cracked telling us 6 ways RDR hates women.
In this episode we welcome Tempeste from the Bind on Equip podcast. She is also the guild leader of Pants on Head guild and a moderator for the forum The Old Gamers. We also discuss Red Dead Redemption, Alan Wake & Portal.
Our final verdict on Red Dead Redemption: Nicole, Kim & Stephanie – BUY IT!
Alan Wake: Nicole – Buy It! (but not if you don’t like to be scared)
From Yahoo News on May 28th – Researchers find gamers have fewer nightmares
From Cracked.com 5 Creepy Ways Video Games Are Trying to Get You Addicted
WoW Talk
Now you can create a custom mousepad with your own World of Warcraft character.
World of Warcraft Remote Auction House iPhone app to cost $2.99 a month
Boring Side Quests
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I highly recommend if the side quests are getting you down that you skip most of them and stick to the main quest. The game’s easy enough that you don’t need to grind huge amounts of XP/gold in order to proceed through the main story (which is easily one of the best JRPG stories I’ve ever played through, in my opinion).
If you stick with the game there’s a LOT of weird little rewarding things (like exploring a mansion in a Resident Evil style homage or fighting your way out of a dream in the style of a Choose Your Own Adventure story).
Fishing – A warning
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You’re going to hit a rather clunky fishing quest at some point as part of the main story. In the interest of saving your sanity, two tips : one – this is the ONLY compulsory fishing quest in the game. After this you never need to look at it again and two – it isn’t very clear but the beach next to the old man is NOT the place where you need to start fishing. Instead, look for the red cross on your map (it’s in a side cove en-route to the lighthouse). Hopefully that will save you an hour or so of frustration :)
The main character
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In the Japanese version, the character is actually younger and the girl is his sister. I actually think the decision to change it to a father/daughter dynamic works MUCH better or the story.
A second play through
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When you finish the game (which is actually quite short if you just plow through the main quest) you get to restart “GAME B” from about 2/3 of the way through (at the point where you need to recover all the parts of a key, in typical RPG style).
I HIGHLY recommend playing through the second time because it adds certain scenes and conversations that COMPLETELY twist the story on it’s head. For example, there are a couple of boss battles that are UTTERLY HEARTBREAKING to the point where I wasn’t even sure if I WANTED to win. It’s brilliant.
Sweary Underwear Girl
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Oh, and one final thing…it isn’t mentioned in the first play through of the game (and only really hinted at in the second) but the sweary girl in the underwear….well, there’s a reason she’s wearing a JOCK strap ;)
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In this episode we are discussing Nier, Fat Princess: Fistful of Cake, Bad Company 2, Sherlock Holmes vs Jack the Ripper and World of Warcraft.
Our final verdict on Nier: Nicole – Rent it/Buy it, Kim – Rent it; Stephanie – Hates GameFly
Sherlock Holmes vs Jack the Ripper: Nicole – Skip it!!!!!
Fat Princess: Fistful of Cake: Nicole – Buy it; Kim -Buy it
Gaming News/Buzz
G4 is looking for a boothbabe for E3. Um ok :P
Sony sells 13 million PS3 units but posts $454 million loss for the year. PSP sales dropped. Also video game sales were down overall for April
Matt, a listener of the show, introduced us to a Flash remake called Super Mario Crossover. This spin of Super Mario allows you to play as some of your favorite characters of times past (Link, Contra, Mega Man & Metroid) Thanks for the cool game Matt!
WoW Talk
Battle.net and Facebook Integration Announced on May 5, 2010
The ladies talk about doing the Recruit a Friend program to get the sweet mount.
The headset used at the end of the podcast to make all the voices is the Creative Labs Sound Blaster World of Warcraft Wireless Headset & Wired Headset
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