Three huge topics are discussed in Episode 11 of the Game Central Podcast. Are video games art? Sequels to established games, are they worthy? And an extreme interrogation of an outed pirate on pirating PC games. These topics are so juicy that we need a two-parter!

Tom is back in this rather serious episode of the Game Central Podcast. We are joined by guest Belladonna from the Game Central forums, discussing female gamers, social commentary in games, and the issue of outsourcing talent in the gaming industry, specifically mass communication.

On this Tom-less episode 9 of the Game Central Podcast, we discuss the differences between PC game design now and then, our impressions of the Max Payne movie trailer, and Mac gaming. We also touch upon the games in our recent gaming happenings.

Competitive gaming is in the scope of the staff in this Game Central Podcast. Also discussed are the decline of arcade/side-scrolling games and adventure games.