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Our current goal is to reach an average of $150. We had a very casual podcast a few years back but discontinued it due to scheduling conflicts. It's something we'd like to start up again, bigger and better than before, but we need the extra cash to improve and maintain our recording equipment as well as cover the additional hosting fees and compensate for the time spent producing it in addition to all of our regular content. This money will not only go towards creating the podcast but will also be used to better the site as a whole.

Please think about taking some time and checking out our Patreon page and giving us your support.

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We've got anther contest!

Basically what I want you guys to do is put down a comment on the Youtube page for our video of this game saying what you think Indiana Jones, Nathan Drake, or this Venture punk would do in their respective situations if thy were REAL archaeologists. You've got till midnight tonight (for specificity's sake let's say exactly 11:59PM PST 2/12/2014) to put down your funniest answer. When the contest ends I'll pick three winners and send them a message with a PSN code for the game.

Oh and while you're commenting please feel free to check out the rest of our channel and throw us a sub if you like what you see.

Good Luck!

(Be forewarned that the codes we're giving out are North American PSN codes and you must have a North American PSN account to use them.)

Hey guys, we're holding a small giveaway over on the homepage for a few copies of Toki Tori for the PS3; go check it out!

http://www.hbhud.com/2013/12/18/get-your-bird-on-win-a-copy-of-toki-tori-for-the-ps3/

Just as an update, the prize is a pre-order of Legend of Dungeon and the deadline is 5PM PST on Monday the 9th.

Well I've been getting some rumblings from the community asking me just what the hell happened to HalfBeard Survives; the short answer is no one was watching them and I got bored. But with interest renewed and September looking a little lean on releases I guess I might as well bring the series back.

That being the case what should I play? I could go back and finish Just Cause 2 and Sonic Generations but...y'know...meh. So what should I play instead? Make some suggestions in the comments below. Remember, the "Survives" part of the title isn't literal, it doesn't have to be a shitty game or about survival, it just has to be a game you'd want to see me play. I'll be taking suggestions until the end of this week so comment quick!

Oh yes and there will be some sort of prize, I haven't decided what yet but there will be something, almost certainly a Steam game.

[UPDATE: Just as an update, the prize is a pre-order of Legend of Dungeon and the deadline is 5PM PST on Monday the 9th.]

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[UPDATE...again]

So we have a winner and the next game we'll be playing is.....
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HOTLINE MIAMI

Not exactly a ton of entries to choose from but still a hard decision. Also because there were so few entries let's go over why I chose Hotline Miami, basically it was process of elimination.

FTL and SOTS: The Pit were suggested and for as much I like those games, I've already played a ton of them and I've never felt roguelikes make for good Let's Plays due to the amount of repeated content the viewer has to watch.

Super House of Dead Ninjas was suggested and would have worked but the guy who suggested it works for us and y'know...ethics.

Space Quest V was also a suggestion with a lot of merit, I haven't played it yet and it has the humor thing going for it. But unfortunately after some research I quickly found out that recording it would be a pain in the ass thanks to how old it is technologically.

And so we're left with Hotline Miami but I'm not complaining, it's an insane game with a lot of potential for fun screw-ups that I've honestly been meaning to get back into, so I call it a win-win. You'll see our first episode of it come out at some point later this week and in the meantime, congrats to Redlief, you'll be receiving your prize shortly.