With Grand Theft Auto 4 hitting stores this week, Broadcast Gamer becomes Radio BG for one week only! Outside of the theming, this episode is also packed with the features you expect: the mailbag, the weekly editorial, a preview of Age of Conan, news for the week, and a review of Final Fantasy 7: Crisis Core contributed by Boric Phallico and Silrayne! Use your preferred podcatcher to download this week’s episode, or you can download it directly.

Game Talk Featured:
Mailbag
Editorial: Gran Tarismo Prologue… DLC?
Age of Conan MMORPG Beta
Final Fantasy Crisis Core
XenoSaga: Episode 2

Art by Jamie Noguchi

This Week:
Two years ago, a hot blooded youth from the future and his Cyber Assistant started a Japanese Pop Culture podcast that has since evolved into a Giant Flaming Katamari of Epic Chaos ™. This week, Mike, Sylene, and Mai celebrate 50 episodes of the continued run of the GFKoEC that is R5 Central with this Mega Episode to shatter the heavens. So massive, in fact, that it has to be split up into THREE episodes!

Featured in this portion: Short but sweet segments featuring Mike and Card Captor Will going on about Kamen Rider Den-O and later Sylene with the first four episodes of Kamen Rider Kiva. Also, the long-awaited Well Wish Montage, the Pick of the Week…and a quick glimpse at the future after the credits that you can’t afford to miss!

Keith Justice Says: “Hey folks! If you’re new to the site and all the kickassery around here, but sure to check out parts A and B of R5 Central after the jump! And you’ll catch a brief promo of HJU/R5’s interview with Matt Mullins who plays Kamen Rider Wing Knight and the first part of our interview with Mark Musashi at the end of Part C. See you there!

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This Week:
Two years ago, a hot blooded youth from the future and his Cyber Assistant started a Japanese Pop Culture podcast that has since evolved into a Giant Flaming Katamari of Epic Chaos ™. This week, Mike, Sylene, and Mai celebrate 50 episodes of the continued run of the GFKoEC that is R5 Central with this Mega Episode to shatter the heavens. So massive, in fact, that it has to be split up into THREE episodes!

Featured in this portion: a follow up review of Sukeban Deka: Codename Asamiya Saki with Erin and Noah from Ninja Consultant, news of a possible Godman sequel, and Daryl Surat. Need I say more on that subject?

Click the pic to check out Part 1 of the Epic 50th Episode of R5 Central!

EDIT: He might also want to mention news regarding THE NEW KAMEN RIDER DEN-O vs KIVA MOVIE!!!!

Yes it’s belated but click the pic to check out the latest episode of R5 Central!

This Week:
In the homestretch to Episode 50 and to celebrate the holidays, Mike has cooked up a collection of Christmas tunes. Featuring Japanese Christmas classics, both past and present, this mixtape should make for some pleasant ambiance as you tear into those presents on Christmas Morning!

The Notorious Lisa J scores again, with an exclusive interview the Karan Ashely, the Second Yellow Power Ranger! Click here to download and find out what ol’ Karan’s been up to all this time. Thanks, Lisa J!

On October 31st, Mike, Sylene, and new co-host Mai, attempted to record an Halloween-themed episode. What occurred was the most terrifying, blood-chilling, most horrible experience ever recorded on a podcast. As a result, this episode was locked and sealed away, never to be heard from again…that was, until now.

Click the pic to check out the most anticipated episode of R5 Central to date!

Click the pic to check out the latest episode of R5 Central!
-Mike