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==Podcasts==
Cheap Ass Gamer has been host to two video game podcasts, the CAGcast, and CAG Foreplay, but the latter is on permanent hiatus. The CAGcast won the [[Podcast Awards]] Gaming category in 2007, was a finalist in the Gaming and People's Choice categories in 2008 and 2009,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.podcastawards.com/ |title=Podcast Awards |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527093834/http://www.podcastawards.com/ |archivedate=2014-05-27 |df= }}</ref> and was a finalist in MCV's Games Media Awards podcast category in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mcvuk.com/news/28177/Games-Media-Awards-finalists-revealed|title=MCV Games Media Awards finalists revealed|access-date=2009-05-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070913162151/http://www.mcvuk.com/news/28177/Games-Media-Awards-finalists-revealed#|archive-date=2007-09-13|dead-url=yes|df=}}</ref> The CAGcast is consistently listed in iTunes Top 25 Video Game Podcasts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewGenre?id=1404&subMediaType=Audio|title=iTunes Video Game Category}}</ref>
==Lawsuit==
In July 2007, a user with the avatar "speedy1961" posted information from an upcoming [[Circuit City (1949–2009 company)|Circuit City]] Sunday newspaper ad flyer revealing a $100 PlayStation 3 price drop. Weeks later, Circuit City subpoenaed CAG Productions, LLC in an effort to obtain speedy1961's identity.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kotaku.com/gaming/not-cheap/circuit-city-subpoenas-cheapassgamer-288081.php|title=Circuit City Subpoenas Cheap Ass Gamer|access-date=2009-05-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090426090345/http://kotaku.com/gaming/not-cheap/circuit-city-subpoenas-cheapassgamer-288081.php#|archive-date=2009-04-26|dead-url=yes|df=}}</ref> To fight Circuit City, Cheap Ass Gamer hired an attorney and filed an objection and motion to quash the subpoena.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/12426033/CAG-Objection-Motion-to-Quash|title=Objection and Motion to Quash Subpoena - Circuit City v. John Doe, a.k.a. Speedy1961}}</ref> In February 2009, after declaring bankruptcy, Circuit City filed an order of nonsuit, ending the matter, keeping speedy1961's identity a secret.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/12426165/Circuit-City-Nonsuit|title=Nonsuit - Circuit City v. John Doe, a.k.a. Speedy1961}}</ref>
==Charity fundraisers==
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