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Is Super Rub ‘a’ Dub a lame duck? Is the Sonia Bravia X series, the best Full HD LCD TV under $6000? Will Halo 3 be a system seller? Also on the Incomplete Gamer’s inaugural podcast we discuss video gaming journalism ethics and gaming site advertising, and in the process spend way too much time discussing a fish shop in Helsinki. We also sneak in our first impressions of Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops, and discuss the latest offerings on the Australian Playstation Store. Join the Incomplete Gamer’s Jeremy and Guest Panelist Mark for the inaugural Incomplete Gamer Podcast.

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You might recall our Super Rub ‘a’ Dub post a few days ago. IGN were basically of the opinion that even if the game were free, it still wouldn’t be worth the effort you had to make to play it.

Which got us to thinking. With the advent of the Playstation Store and the Xbox Live Marketplace, the Wii Shop Channel, together with the recent flood of PSP demos into the wild, gamers are almost spoilt for choice. But IGN have a point. There’s no such thing as a free lunch game. For those on capped download plans there’s the size of the download to consider. The advent of high-def gaming means some of these games will take a bite out of your monthly cap. Then there’s the time you’re going to have to invest getting your head around the controls of a demo. Like we said, this is no free ride. So let the other sites tell you when the demo has landed; the Incomplete Gamer will tell you whether the demo is worthy of your time. For this, our very first DEMOgraphy, we take a look at the Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops multiplayer demo.

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