This week is all about next-gen systems. I have been known to get excited about new hardware, and I am fully ready for some 1080p anti-aliased goodness — Erik and Jon, not so much. We cover the full gamut of recent rumors surrounding the alleged presence of next-gen Xbox development kits, the Wii U, importance of services going forward, Sony’s stance in the hardware game and much more. Jump in and get a taste of what our pre-show conversations are like every week. Also, Summer jams and struts. Follow us: @castmedium Jonathan Downin...

Erik is out this week so we rangled in Ross to fill the empty seat. Along with Jon, Ross takes care of business over at XBLAfans, so we thought it only fitting to talk XBLA and the forthcoming Summer of Arcade. Trenched just hit XBLA this week, and Ross reviewed it for XBLAfans, so we start off with that. Then it is on to the games of Summer of Arcade: Bastion, Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet, From Dust, Fruit Ninja Kinect and Toy Soldiers: Cold War. We also hit the announcement of Halo: Anniversary edition and the recent confirmation of Kinect...