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Episode 140: Disc Jam Icon

This week Amber joins Matt, Ethan and Ricardo as the group dives into more new games. Ethan tried to kill a brainless spider, Ricardo was thowing exploding frisbees at people, Matt makes alligator noises, and Amber plays bass in her friend’s band. All that plus news like buying games on Twitch, ZeniMax is a blood-starved beast, and Target leaking games which we’re forced to watch trailers of!

 

Games we played:

Matt: Hidden Folks, Disc Jam Open Beta

Ethan: Bloodborne

Ricardo: Disc Jam Open Beta, For Honor

Amber: Night in the Woods, Pokemon Sun

 

Beer: Toaster Pastry – 21st Amendment Brewery, Henry Hotspur’s Hard Pressed for Cider, Whizbang – New Belgium, Little Sumpin’ Ale – Lagunitas Brewing Company

 

The NEWS HOUR News Topics:

Like this game you’re seeing on a stream? Twitch will let you buy it through them!

Sony is happy with the number of PSVRs they have sold thus far

Meanwhile, ZeniMax is going for blood against Oculus

Just how sexy is sex in Mass Effect: Andromeda? Devs think it’s gonna be real sexy…

EA’s Peter Moore is leaving to run a soccer team

Target accidentally leaks that there’s a sequel to Shadow of Mordor on the way

 

Trailer trash:

Middle-Earth: Shadow of War Cinematic Announcement Trailer

Bulletstorm: Full Clip Story Trailer

Snipperclips Official Cut it Out, Together! Trailer

The Sexy Brutale- Full House Edition – Official Trailer

Genesis Alpha One – Reveal Trailer

2Dark- Official Gameplay Trailer

Blackwake – Release Trailer

Northguard – Early Access Trailer

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Episode 125: Spooky Swery Skeletons

Matt, Ethan, Ricardo, and Amber settle down on All Hallows Eve to do a spooooooky version of the Pixel Podcast. Which is more or less the same version but the names of the segments have changed. And by changed I mean spooooooky. Matt posts phone numbers on the Internet, Ethan learns to love anime, Ricardo gets a job at games.infowars.com, and Amber trusts no one.

Games we played:

Matt: Civ VI

Ethan: Titanfall 2, Civilization VI

Ricardo: Madden 17

Amber: Mass Effect

 

Beer we drank: Sam Adams Rebel Grapefruit IPA

 

The NEWS HOUR News Topics:

Swery retires from Access Games

Hello Games gets “hacked.” Stupidity ensues

Green Man Gaming done fucked up, sends people invalid codes for Battlefield 1 and Titanfall

Guys, Orgin banned Myanmar

EA continues to be the worst at promoting Battlefield 1

Microsoft says screw you Oculus we’re making our own cheap headset

Sonic the Hedgehog film by Deadpool director?

Bethesda not sending out Review codes

 

Trailer trash:

Yomawari Night Alone Launch Trailer

Dead Rising 4 Combo-Ween Trailer

Townsmen Steam Trailer

STEEP Open Beta Trailer

Tonight We Riot Reveal Trailer

Ginger: Beyond the Crystal

Oh…sir!! Insult Simulator

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Episode 106: E3 2016! Angry Dads and Robot Hate

 

The giant spectacular E3 episode is here! LIVE! Or it was live last night, now it’s just a recording, but still just as good! Apologies for the delay but we wanted to hear as much E3 news as possible before we recorded! Check out all our hot takes, including some thoughts on the Warcraft movie and some thoughts on our latest beers. PLUS you know all that news from E3!

Thoughts on the Warcraft film

The E3 EXTRAVAGANZA:

http://e3recap.com/ < check here for all details and trailers!

THE EA CONFERENCE

  • Titanfall 2
  • SPORTS (Madden and Fifa)
  • Fe(?)
  • Look at all the Star Wars that’s going to probably come out
  • Battlefield 1

THE BETHESDA CONFERENCE

 

  • Quake Champions
  • Hearthst… I mean The Elder Scrolls: Legends
  • Fallout and Doom stuff
  • Fuckin’ here’s Skyrim again, who gives a fuck…
  • PREY IS ALIVE
  • Elder Scrolls Online like who give a fuck, c’mon
  • Dishonored 2

 

THE MICROSOFT CONFERENCE

  • New Xbox model!
  • Gears of 4
  • General Raam coming to Killer Instinct
  • Forza, gents… right oh KOO-DOS points
  • ReCore
  • Final Fantasy XV
  • Division stuff…
  • A buncha dev stuff. I dunno, VR. Minecraft
  • We Happy Few
  • Hearthst… I mean Gwent
  • De4d Rising
  • SCALEBOUND
  • Tekken 7
  • Sea of Thieves
  • State of Decay 2
  • Halo Wars 2
  • SCORPIOOOOOOOOOOO

THE AWKWARD PC CONFERENCE

  • Dawn of War III
  • Oxygen Not Included
  • ARK
  • Lawbreakers
  • A buncha VR bullshit, who cares…
  • Vampyr
  • Mount and Blade 2? Whut?
  • Killing Floor 2
  • Arma 3…
  • Observer
  • Turing Test
  • Overland
  • Dual Universe
  • Days of Infamy
  • Mirage: Arcane Warfare
  • Mages of Mystralia
  • Warframe Lunario

THE UBISOFT CONFERENCE

  • Just Dance… fuck
  • Ghost Recon: Wildlands
  • South Park: The Fractured But Whole
  • Some more VR bullshit, Jesus
  • FOR HONOR
  • Grow Up
  • Trials of the Blood Dragon
  • Watch Dogs 2
  • Steep

THE PLAYSTATION CONFERENCE

  • God of 4
  • Days Gone
  • THE LAST GUARDIAN HAS A RELEASE DATE
  • Horizon Zero Dawn
  • Detroit
  • Resident EVIL
  • Buncha licensed VR stuff, I dunno you can be Batman or something
  • THE CALLA DOOTIES
  • Crash Bandicoot is back and he’s all over the place
  • LEGO Star Wars… okay
  • Death Stranding
  • Spider-Man

WHATEVER NINTENDO’S THING WAS

  • The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
  • Pokemans

MISC.

  • Injustice 2
  • Walking Dead Season 3
  • Telltale’s Batman
  • Mafia 3
  • Friday the 13th
  • Harvest Moon: Skytree Village
  • Tacoma
  • Rhythm Heaven Megamix

 

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Episode 95: Travis

With Matt out of town Ricardo and Ethan hold down the fort with a little help from Parker. The team discusses bad voice acting, CRPGs, VR and video games that Parker finds boring. At the end we got crazy spoilers for hit Zach Snyder film, Batman V Superman. Be careful if you’re sensitive to that sort of thing. It’s a good one!

Games we played:

Ethan: Divinity: Original Sin Enhance Edition, SFV

Ricardo: SFV, Pokken

Parker: Destiny, Wolfenstein: The New Order, Lords of the Fallen

The NEWS HOUR News Topics:

VR is here. It seems good, but no great games yet.

Wii U might be shutting down production? Also a fake controller surfaces.

Guess how much all the DLC will cost for RB4 on PC!!

Possible leaked outline for EA E3 presentation

Fake but fun.

Trailer trash:

Dark Souls 3

1979 Revolution

Total War: Warhammer: Master Necromancer

Ratchet and Clank Story Trailer

Starfox Zero nostalgia trip

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Episode 87: Heaven Sword

Matt, Ethan, and Ricardo hang out over the Internet just to make sure you don’t miss the latest episode of the Pixel Podcast! Ricardo’s been trying to get to heaven via a Final Fantasy MMO, Ethan took out some rogue agents in the dark during The Division beta, and Matt has been Witnessing to all he meets. Also: DETECTIVE PIKACHU.

Ethan: The Division BETA, Super Mario Land

Ricardo: Final Fantasy XIV (whatever the subtitle is these days)

Matt: The Witness

 

The NEWS HOUR News Topics:

EA OUT OF E3 and Bethesda IN:

http://www.gamespot.com/articles/bethesda-e3-2016-briefing-confirmed/1100-6434381/

http://www.polygon.com/2016/1/27/10842598/electronic-arts-e3-2016-booth-press-conference-ea-play

Trademark react and you get you in trouble:

http://www.gamespot.com/articles/popular-youtubers-trademark-react-find-themselves-/1100-6434399/

DETECTIVE. PIKA. CHUUUUUUUUU

Saint’s Row game surfaces as free ISO:

http://www.polygon.com/2016/1/29/10868846/canceled-saints-row-undercover-psp-free-download

Peter Molyneux account hacked:

http://www.polygon.com/2016/1/28/10862734/peter-molyneux-hacked-retirement-godus

Insomniac reveals Song of the deep, which is published by Gamestop:

http://www.polygon.com/2016/1/28/10854186/song-of-the-deep-insomniac-games-gamestop

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