One of Swords Podcast 071: Karate Sleepover

by Dan on June 1, 2011

The big news this week is Call of Duty Elite — and I’ve got the big names from its developer, Beachhead, to cut through the confusion and give you the information straight from the source. Studio head Chacko Sonny and product director Noah Heller explain Elite’s goals, how DLC factors in, and how the project hopes to be a “no-brainer” for COD fans. Kat and Hugh and Dan have some thoughts on Elite as well, plus the usual poppycock involving Jerry Seinfeld, Sony’s return, So You Think You Can Dance, E3 jitters, city-building games, and even a smidgeon of news on Palette-Swap Ninja. Plus, it’s time for the OneOfSwords debut of the all-new, accidentally easy Stick It To The Dan!

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Special Guest: Chacko Sonny (studio head) and Noah Heller (product director), Beachhead/Call of Duty Elite

Co-host: Hugh Sterbakov, screenwriter, comic creator, and Emmy-nominated writer/toy wrangler for Robot Chicken
Co-host: Katrin Auch, graphic designer, bassist, photographer, light gun enthusiast, videographer, worgen mage, and inventor of Headshotmas

Soundtrack: Yameen – available on iTunes, Amazon MP3, and all online music stores

Relevant show links:

  • The details on Call of Duty Elite
  • Call of Duty is still not charging extra for multiplayer
  • Sony says PlayStation Network is back in full this week
  • So You Think You Can Dance
  • Jerry Seinfeld: Comedian
  • Palette-Swap Ninja
  • Enter your own question in Stick It To The Dan
    • NuffDREW4two

      The Stick It To The Dan link on this page isn’t working (for me at least).  I presume that the link and entry form from podcast 70 is kosher? Thanks!

    • Anonymous

      Totally agree with you, Hugh. Comedian is a GREAT movie and you really learn to appreciate the craft and process of joke writing or even putting together ten minutes of stand-up material. My favourite scene is where Chris Rock is telling Seinfeld about the Cosby show he had just attended. Seriously people, watch this movie.

    • Anonymous

      Hey, did Kat ever say who the Miss Spell figured was based on? Enquiring minds (ok, me and Booth) want to know!

    • http://oneofswords.com/ Dan (OneOfSwords)

      Oops. Try again — yes, same form. I just goofed with the link. Should work now! 

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    • Mick Zeroy

      got bored after 25 seconds. pass.

    • http://twitter.com/Bionic92 Bionic92

      Did you change the “Stick it to the Dan” intro at all? It sounds a bit different than it does on KOXM.
      I wasn’t really exited about Elite until you started talking about the groups you could join or create in it. For whatever reason that is now the biggest thing about it that I’m looking forward to.

    • Hugh

      Wow, talk about short attention span theater.

      Should we have had an explosion within 25 seconds? Or a murder? Which podcast grabs you in 25 seconds? I’d like to hear it.

      But my bigger concern is this: How is it possible that you listened for only 25 seconds, but then took the time to come here and post? That HAD to have taken more than 25 seconds. So do you always spend more time and effort complaining about things than you do experiencing them? That sounds miserable. I feel terribly sorry for you.

      Listen, man–therapy and meds have really worked for me. You should call someone. Take control of your life and start really living. I mean, there’s a whole world out there, full of experiences much longer than 25 seconds, which you could really enjoy. And think about all the time you’ll win back, apparently at least more than half of your life, by not complaining about the misery you’ve already incurred.

      Like–the next time you sneeze… it only lasts a second or two. Just let it go, man. Complaining will extend the experience for…gosh, like maybe three or four seconds. It’s just drawing out your misery. This podcast could have just been gone from your life in 25 seconds, but you must have pushed it to at least a full minute by coming here and posting. Geez–maybe a minute thirty. That’s a tough way to live. That’s 200% more misery!

      I hope you get some help, bud. Feel free to come back here and let us know how you’re doing. We’re all in this together.

      But we can’t put a murder in the first 25 seconds. We have to save the violence for the end. Big finish. Sorry.

    • Anonymous

      It’s too bad you didn’t make it to the 45 second mark. It got crazy good then.

      Dan, you should totally have an explosion sound effect within the first 25 seconds of your next podcast. :P

    • Andrewt29

      I am still laughing at Hughs answer to the “Stick it to the Dan” segment. Not a good start for you Hugh. Keep up the great work Dan, Kat and Hugh. Your podcast is a highlight of my week.

    • http://twitter.com/KatrinAuch Katrin Auch

      I didn’t.  It was based on Jennifer Garner.  I was crazy into Alias—which was great, especially the first season. 

    • Anonymous

      Great show.  I loved the Doll of Duty commercial.  Please add more made up commercials like that one.

    • http://oneofswords.com/ Dan (OneOfSwords)

      No, same exact Stick It sounder. It might be different compression settings between the two podcasts, though. This version is a 192k MP3 that got squashed down to 64k (which, if anybody is wondering, is the standard bitrate I use for the show) so maybe I didn’t give them as high fidelity a source file. I can send them this one to be safe. :)

    • http://oneofswords.com/ Dan (OneOfSwords)

      I lost interest in your message after the word “after.” So we’re even.

      You got what you paid for, though.

    • http://oneofswords.com/ Dan (OneOfSwords)

      I ran it once before, several months ago. I did one other fake commercial. I want to do more, I have a few ideas, but have not had the time. 

    • v Sim CO

      Great Podcast, will start listening to this every week. 

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