Thursday Night Throwdown 5/27: Blur

Strap on your Union Jack Doc Martens and slap on your vinyl copy of Parklife, because we're playing Blur on this week's edition of Thursday Night Throwdown! Britpop! Madchester!

That's right, we'll be playing Bizarre Creations' latest... bizarre creation this Thursday, May 27th from 4PM to 6PM Pacific Daylight Time. If you want to be part of the action, throw a friend request to GBTNT on either the Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3. If you'd rather just watch, that's cool too! We'll be live-streaming the whole thing and taking your questions and comments from the chat right here. 
 
UPDATE: Show's over, folks! Thanks to everyone who joined us both in the game and on the live-stream. If you missed it, you can watch the archived version in the window below. 
 
  

No Red Dead...? Lame.

Awww, thought that said vinyl copy of "Painkiller"!

i wouldn't say old but at least give the game like 2 weeks so people can have a chance to buy it

Number of  total Blur plays for xbox according to gianbomb is 27 while  Red Dead Redemption has 7500, hmmm that makes sense!!!!!!!!!!

Glad to see Blur is this week's TNT game choice. After Split / Second last week I'm extremely  interested to see how Blur plays :)

You should continue until TNT has covered all of Damon Albarn's projects. Next week will be Gorillaz, of course. Though I suppose someone should make it into a game first...

sorta excited for this ^^

Yes!

Huzzah!  I can potentially play with the Giantbomb guys!

too bad I don't care for Blur or I'd join you guys...if you were doing Modnation Racers on the other hand

HANG ON FRAN!  Anyways, can't wait.  Watching last week's TNT was THE BOMB (AHAHAH- no? ok... sorry.)

Fewer Fiery Buses this week.
/sadpanda

Glad TNT is playing Blur after Split/Second last week. 

" You should go back and games like Uncharted or Killzone 2.  Games that are out but still popular. "

Really looking forward to a Modnation Racers TNT, but I don't know if it'll happen next week since 3 racers in a row seems like overkill. The load times might make for awkward viewing as well, but I'd really love to see it on TNT regardless.

" Really looking forward to a Modnation Racers TNT, but I don't know if it'll happen next week since 3 racers in a row seems like overkill. The load times might make for awkward viewing as well, but I'd really love to see it on TNT regardless. "

The reason for playing a game the week that it's out is that it's difficult to have any footage of a game's online multiplayer in the week of its release. GBTNT gives the folks at home who don't have a copy of the game the chance to see what playing online is like, and the early adopters a chance to rub elbows with the elite V.I.P. club of the video games journalism crew. That being said, it would be neat if they went back and played some classic titles, maybe in the lulls where there aren't many big online games being released.

Just got my copy a day early so I'll be there.

" @Scrumdidlyumptious said:

" Really looking forward to a Modnation Racers TNT, but I don't know if it'll happen next week since 3 racers in a row seems like overkill. The load times might make for awkward viewing as well, but I'd really love to see it on TNT regardless. "

I would totally be up for that, though I'm in Ireland so I'd probably be lagging all over the track. Would be great to see Giantbomb's character and car creations. "

" Number of  total Blur plays for xbox according to gianbomb is 27 while  Red Dead Redemption has 7500, hmmm that makes sense!!!!!!!!!! "

I'd rather strap on my cowboy boots but...ah well...Blur looks like it'll be a fun watch at least.

I wish I could participate. I'll be picking up a copy of Blur this weekend. I think it's great that you're giving racing games some attention on TNT. They are often overlooked by most people, but are extremely fun!

" Number of  total Blur plays for xbox according to gianbomb is 27 while  Red Dead Redemption has 7500, hmmm that makes sense!!!!!!!!!! "

" @bigsmoke77 said:

" Number of  total Blur plays for xbox according to gianbomb is 27 while  Red Dead Redemption has 7500, hmmm that makes sense!!!!!!!!!! "

By this logic we'd just play Modern Warfare 2 every week! Or World of Warcraft! "

Can we eventually move the questions and user commentary to a forum to make it a little more organized? 

" @bigsmoke77 said:

" Number of  total Blur plays for xbox according to gianbomb is 27 while  Red Dead Redemption has 7500, hmmm that makes sense!!!!!!!!!! "

By this logic we'd just play Modern Warfare 2 every week! Or World of Warcraft! "

great, turned on my 360 to get the red rings.  guess im out.  god, this was a launch one too.

So sad that I'm away from an Xbox, this is such a fantastic game, I loved the beta.
 
I will be watching for sure!

ITT: cry babies

" @bigsmoke77 said:

" Number of  total Blur plays for xbox according to gianbomb is 27 while  Red Dead Redemption has 7500, hmmm that makes sense!!!!!!!!!! "

By this logic we'd just play Modern Warfare 2 every week! Or World of Warcraft! "

Looking forward to seeing some of the other tracks on Blur. Really liked the demo but right now I'm so split between Split(ha!)/Second and Blur.

I had fully intended to purchase Blur day one but sort of forgot that was this week.  Whoops.  Somehow I thought it was next week even though I knew they were doing Blur for this weeks TNT.  Man, my brain must be miss-firing.  Oh well, still looking forward to watching tonight and it will just make me run to the store after work tomorrow to pick it up.  Though, I have time, I could do it now but I just took my shoes off, putting them back on would be such a drag.

I'll make sure to throw on Modern Life is Rubbish in the background while i watch. ;)

" What time will this be on east coast time? "

Would love to see a modnation racers or RDR TNT.

" Would love to see a modnation racers or RDR TNT. "

A scented piranha told me that there will be a major throwdown here?

" Awww, thought that said vinyl copy of "Painkiller"! "

The video should be out of focus all night.

METAL GEAR ONLINE FOR THE NEXT TNT!!!!!! lol 

I will watch since I don't have this game.