POP Ep.39: Our Contribution to Society (Voicemail line: 713-893-8069)

We open this episode by talking a little bit about which outlet we thought had the better E3 show coverage (or, rather, whose coverage we looked at most). But E3 is but a distant memory for the remainder. While we chat about what games we've been playing and rap for a little while about the Jeff Bell Internet drama (full story at links in the show notes) and game developer Dave Perry's comment about the Wii's fad factor, we spend most of this episode on more of the crew's "Tales of How I Got Into the Industry."This time it's CJ and Phil, whose stories about breaking into the industry run parallel at one point (thus why we did them at the same time, aside from it also generally being a slow news week). No Greg this week and no feedback section, though if we get enough calls on the voicemail line that'll return next time.Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069. Or you can e-mail us, vote for us on Digg, leave a comment on the iTunes Music Store, leave a comment on the blog page or join our forums! Thanks to all who participated in our Bomberman Live game night last Friday.* BTW, "Playing like Derek" is a reference to an Easter Egg in Bomberman Live for Xbox 360.This week's links:Kotaku: Just Doing Our Job: AP Interrupts Our Miyamoto InterviewPicross DSBomberman LiveNCAA '08Sonic the HedgehogSuper Stardust HD1UP.com: Microsoft's Jeff Bell Calls Out Message Board PosterJoystiq: Jeff Bell asks message board user: "And your contribution to society is...what?"Next-gen.biz: In Defense of Jeff BellCJ's blog: Three and a half months later, the dream is overMagweasel: Phil's first issue of EGMMagweasel: CJ's first issue of EGM digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/podcasts/Player_One_Podcast'; digg_bgcolor = '#FFCC99'; digg_skin = 'compact';