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Although this week’s news wasn’t as crazy as last week there was plenty of interesting items in the world of gaming. Plus find out the status of the Name That Game contest where you can win a free next-gen game console. And by amazing coincidence I had the opportunity to sit down with yet another representative from Wizards of the Coast (seriously, it was completely unplanned). This time I get to chat with legendary Magic: The Gathering player and VP of of Digital Gaming Randy Buehler. Randy and I discuss Wizards new digital initiative and how they plan to implement move all of their games to the online space, plus Randy critiques my Vintage (Type 1) Magic deck … awesome! Enjoy the show! Gaming Steve Episode 65 Program 00:03:28 Game News: Xbox 360 sales to rival the Wii, PS3 still plays catchup. Kane & Lynch site caught fibbing about review scores. Boy attacked by moose “feigns death,” and loses aggro thanks to WoW. GameStop promoted to the S&P 500. Nintendo pulls their Wii ads … must make more Wiis! Eve Online patch accidentally bricks XP, oops! Activison to replace Guitar Hero III Wii discs, will anyone even notice? Wii Fit debuts at #2 in Japan … and Assassin’s Creed debuts at #8? PaRappa creators to make new music game for the Wii. GameSpot on Gerstmann-gate. 00:30:43 Interview: Randy Buehler, Vice President of Digital Gaming from Wizards of the Coast. 01:04:37 RetroReview: Culdcept for the PlayStation 2. 01:09:02 Name That Game: Do I pick the winner for the next-gen console this week? 01:12:32 Show Mail: I answer your email and audio questions. 01:35:26 Final Thoughts: Updating the site! Download the show (99 minutes): Gaming Steve Episode 65 (MP3). Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes (MP3). Add the Gaming Steve Podcast feed to your RSS aggregator.