Episode 133: Watching Arthur at 13

Happy New Year! Ring it in with your favorite new podcast (unless you’ve already been listening in which case your favorite old podcast.) Matt, Ethan, Ricardo and Amber are all here to update you on their holiday presents and what games they’ve been playing over the break! Ethan sets himself an impossible new year’s resolution, Ricardo is revealed to be Frog Fractions 2, Amber falls asleep underwater, and Matt gets the nuts he wanted.

Games we played:

Matt: Abzu, Overwatch Holiday Special, DOOM

Ethan: Street Fighter V, Oxenfree, The Witcher 3

Ricardo: Telltale Batman Finale, Street Fighter V Season 2

Amber: Rachet and Clank, Until Dawn

Beer we drank: Back Home Gingerbread Stout – Golden Road

The NEWS HOUR News Topics:

Hold onto your bugs, Frog Fractions 2 is officially out for realsies

https://waypoint.vice.com/en_us/article/inside-the-development-of-gamings-biggest-mystery-frog-fractions-2

Ariana Grande to be in Final Fantasy mobile game, let’s just start this new year weird

http://www.gamespot.com/articles/ariana-grande-will-be-in-a-final-fantasy-game/1100-6446560/

Super Mario Run not out on Android yet, but you can register to find out when it is!

http://www.gamespot.com/articles/super-mario-run-opens-pre-registration-for-android/1100-6446543/

Steam gives us the first ever Steam Awards, and lists its top sellers, they’re kind of what you’d expect

http://www.polygon.com/2016/12/31/14136362/steam-awards-winners-valve

http://www.polygon.com/2017/1/2/14144802/steam-best-sellers-2016-sale

Trailer trash:

80s OVERDRIVE – Gameplay Trailer

Trove – Beta Trailer

The Dwarves – Gameplay Trailer

Gravity Rush: The Animation – Overture | Teaser

Laser Disco Defenders – Accolades Trailer

Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Official Launch Trailer

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About the Author

Matt started Pixel Legends originally to cover E3 2011. Aside from video games Matt also enjoys books, wasting time on the internet, and being from England. He doesn’t have a British accent.