Apple has finally included podcast downloading in the iPhone firmware with version 2.2. This is a good move as I know millions of you loyal 2P START! Live! fans out there were waiting for this very update before buying the iPhone/iPod Touch JUST so you could get your 2P START! Live! fix when you were away from your computers. The screenshot shows just how perfect (5 stars) our podcast is…to the three people that reviewed it (probably Ray, myself, and my dad). But seriously, now would be a great time to review the podcast on iTunes, and make sure you’re subscribed!

I’m curious what you guys think of 2P START! these days and how we can better your experience. No promises or anything, but Ray and I always like hearing what you guys think and we’re always looking for new, creative ways to have fun here, so feel free to vote, add your own suggestions, or just leave comments below!

Podcast coming later today, but in the meantime, I thought I’d inform you of some promo codes that will save you some money on a t-shirt order! I know we’ve promised new shirts, and they WILL be coming in 2009. But for the time being, these codes will work for our current lineup of shirts for all your holiday shopping needs!

• Code: 18OFFHOLIDAY Valid: 11/17 only for 18% off!
• Code: 17OFFHOLIDAY Valid: 11/18 only for 17% off!
• Code: 16OFFHOLIDAY Valid: 11/19 only for 16% off!
• Code: 15OFFHOLIDAY Valid: 11/20 only for 15% off!
• Code: 14OFFHOLIDAY Valid: 11/21 only for 14% off!

The time is here, the time is now. The most important election EVER is upon us, and from now until November 4th, you’ll be able to cast your vote for President of the United Gamers. To see where the candidates stand, you can review the last three podcasts which contain our acceptance speeches, our debate, and some blatant lies political ads. Results will be revealed once all the votes are tallied.

Just wishing everyone a Happy Halloween! I also just finished the above pumpkin carving, which took 5 hours to do! Of course I should have been writing a paper that’s due in 23 hours, but this was well worth it.

Thought you guys might want to see a few pictures from E for All as well as our thoughts on the show (aside from what we said on the podcast). The picture above shows Ray’s face of triumph after beating FlyWrench for the first time (he has since beaten the game in under 7 minutes). FlyWrench was his pick of the show, and for good reason. With basic graphics and basic controls it still manages to be wholly engrossing and very addictive. It’s free, so check it out!
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In case you were unaware, Ray is on his way down to L.A. to visit and attend the E For All video game convention with me as we did last year. Our expectations are lower this year since Nintendo decided not go attend, but Microsoft will be there, so that should help a bit. There will also be lots of Indie games to check out. And since we’re getting in this year as media, we feel special! We’ll provide lots of details in our Monday podcast!

Ray’s Dancing with the Stafy comic is now a wallpaper in a variety of resolutions. Be sure to let Ray know if there are any other wallpapers you guys are looking for!

Well as most of you have probably noticed, our site was down all weekend pretty much. We got hit hard from Reddit.com due to our Level Up! comic and our host shut us down. It was probably time for us to move on from shared hosting anyway as our rising popularity has caused the site to slow and we were causing considerable trouble for others on our server (sorry!). As it stands, we’re pretty much back up on our new host with just a bit more work to be done. Here’s what you probably want to know:

• Today’s podcast isn’t up quite yet, but it should be soon.
• Old podcasts aren’t all up yet, but last week’s should be up now.
• Comments and forum posts made over the weekend may be lost. Sorry.
• The site should be faster now!

Please let me know of any issues you still see on the site by posting comments below. Thanks for your patience.

I thought I’d give you guys a taste of what’s happening in the forums because we don’t want you to miss out on something cool! I’m pretty happy with how the forums have grown so far. It’s probably one of the ‘kindest’ forums I’ve seen related to videogames, so if you’ve sworn off forums in the past because of over-opinionated jerks, give ours a try! So what IS happening? Here are a few of the highlights:

• - RoadJCat has been tinkering with some video editing at put together this nice Top 10 Wii Games video (seen above). You may not agree with his picks, but there’s some good gameplay footage there! He’s got a collection of Wii videos he’s posting here.
• - Sheppy has started an art challenge with a monthly theme. It’s a great way for artists to get their creative juices flowing and get some constructive feedback about their work!
• - Into (non-videogame) Role-Playing Games? Anon has started quite a few of them in the Gaming forum. Check them out and join in when new ones open up!
• - The never-ending Video Game Wars are pretty fun as you must come up with a video game character that can beat the previous one posted (i.e. Thwomp smooshes Sonic). Jump in!
• - Lwelyk’s Video Game Music Contest has been begging for a winner to Round 5. If you enjoyed our Trivia For You segment in the podcast, Lwelyk’s contest is for you!