This week, Colin, Gary and producer Kris Graft talk about the UK's recently-released Byron report, which encourages responsible media consumption by children. But what does it mean for the US, and should the ESRB change its model to follow movie ratings? We also hit on topics including the unfortunate closure of Stormfront Studios, as well as more lighthearted subjects such as this week's April Fool's gags and a few of the entries in the recently-released Guinness Book of World Records: Gamer's Edition.

Colin speaks with UK-based clinical psychologist Dr. Tanya Byron, author of the independent report, Safer Children in a Digital World. Here, she talks about protecting children from mature content in games, and how she is "absolutely not" recommending that adults be restricted from playing adult-rated games.

This week, Gary, Colin and producer Kris talk games, and just games. We talk the brilliance of Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, how we need more quiz games, the innovation of web browser-based games and some of our most anticipated games of 2008.

Gary, Colin and Kris are all wound up over Feruary's US videogame sales data from NPD Group, which reported over $1 billion in US sales. We also revisit Xbox 360's supply issues, PlayStation 3's turnaround, Nintendo's unstoppable momentum, iPhone game development and more news from the last week.

Gary, Colin and producer Kris take a look at analysts' forecasts for February US NPD sales; has the PlayStation 3 finally hit its stride? We think so. Also, we talk European hardware price cuts, M-rated games' sales revenues, women in games and a controversial Holocaust title.

(Producer's note: Skype was acting a bit funky during small parts of the show, so please excuse the hiccups.)

Gary, Colin and producer Kris talk about game publishers' ratings rankings, Hideo Kojima and the apparent insufficient space of Blu-ray, how the PlayStation 3 has gone from whipping boy to  loved underdog at the expense of Xbox 360 in the matter of weeks, and how we all want to stab a games pirate in his one good eye with his own peg leg. Also, an interview with a certain tall, bald former Sony exec fell through, but we still talk about him behind his back. Seriously... Infogrames?

There's more too--this episode has some meat...

Gary, Colin and producer/Next-Gen editor Kris Graft sound off on the highlights of the biggest news week yet this year: EA's bid for Take-Two (and the questionable pay raise Take-Two management is trying to give itself), Dawn of the Dead owners' litigation against Capcom's Dead Rising, and Nintendo's exploration into paid online services. In non-greed related news, we talk about another bombshell, Phil Harrison's departure from Sony, and GDC's evolution into an announcement platform...

Gary and Colin expound on Game Developers Conference's most fascinating highlights, as producer and Next Generation editor Kris Graft silently sulks, wishing he could have attended. We talk about a GDC "lunch with luminaries" (which was hosted by our own Gaz) that included such games industry stalwarts as Phil Harrison, Raph Koster, Neil Young, Peter Molyneux, Chris Taylor and David Perry. Unsurprisingly, they all had something interesting to say...

This week, Gary, Colin and greenhorn producer Kris Graft take a look at a few of the big upcoming sessions at next week's Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. Also: PlayStation 3's first monthly win over the Xbox 360 in the US, and how music fans and musicians can benefit from games like the recently announced Guitar Hero: Aerosmith...

Gary and Colin are traveling this week, so the next episode of Game Theory has been put off until this Friday, February 15. But hang in there; we'll be taking a pre-show look at next week's Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, which is shaping up to be the biggest yet...

Gary, Colin and Next Generation's Kris Graft dive headfirst into the post-Jeremy era with a discussion about politics in games--can games explore political messages beyond "nuclear war is bad"? Later, we reiterate that a one-console future isn't likely anytime soon, but we still think there would be some definite benefits. Ex-producer Jeremy's transition music lives on, as Kris blindly navigates sound editing software...

Next Generation Online contributor Kris Graft joins Gary, Colin and Jeremy for another lively discussion of the week's big gaming news stories. This week: Fox News' disgraceful coverage of Mass Effect, Valve unveils Steamworks, the Hot Coffee saga nears its end, and Microsoft actually makes money on the Xbox! Plus, an emotional farewell on this Very Special Episode...

Colin, Jeremy and Gary talk about the big three and look at PS3, Wii and Xbox 360's pros and cons. We also pay homage to World of Warcraft and its stupendous 10 million achievement. We look at the dirty business of aiding the game industry through politics and we peek into the future of online gaming, as Battlefield and Scrabulous dominate the headlines...

We're back. I hope this one works

We posted a podcast today that had been produced without Jeremy (he is traveling) . It had technical faults and was pulled. Wer'e trying to fix the file and get it back up. Apols for the delay.

Gary, Colin and Jeremy look back at the year's biggest events and look forward to the likely headlines of 2008. Includes analysis of the big hardware battles, the political upheavals and, of course, the games. We're off now for two weeks. Back on January 9th.

Jeremy had to attend to a family thing today, but we'll be back tomorrow. Remember, we're recording a little late with Colin down under, so look for the show towards late afternoon PST.

In a special jumbo-sized holiday special podcast, Bungie's Frank O'Connor joins us to talk about the latest goings-on at the house of Halo since going independent from Microsoft, and sticks around for an in-depth analysis and personal reflections on 2007's best games. Our longest, and perhaps bestest podcast ever - it's a Festivus miracle!

You thought we were going to skip one of the biggest talking points of the year? Not a chance pal. Gaz and Colin get stuck into the GameSpot Controversy  with extreme gusto. We also talk about the Activision Blizzard deal and what that means for the game industry as a whole. Also, Jack Tretton on PlayStation 3's woes, 2007's wobbly status as so-called 'best year ever' and the ignorance of parents. Our guest for the first ten minutes of the show is a retailer, Roger Lloyd, CEO of Play'n'Trade who tells us about life behind the sales till and why used games are keeping the business alive...

Gary and Jeremy are joined by guest co-host Chris Charla for a post-Thanksgiving hangover edition. How did the major console players emerge from the horror of Black Friday? Is Xbox Live ready for a gay Halo 3 player? Can Rock Band and BioShock be compared? Is Monkey Island on the iPhone a good idea? And will we ever finish all these leftovers? (mmmm... stuffing)