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Episode 153: Show me your Tamagatchi

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The whole gang is back to talk about all the video games we’ve been playing, and it’s a lot! Matt’s been on a journey, Ethan has found multiple games that will kill him repeatedly, and Ricardo’s been playing a children’s adult’s card game! That plus Monster Hunter double crosses Nintendo, Blizzard is making phone games, and we talk about that there new Far Cry that done got announced. Plus we all time travel to 2014.

Games we played:

Matt: Overwatch, Old Man’s Journey, Dead Cells, PLAYER UNKNOWN’S Battlegrounds

Ethan: Dead Cells, Injustice 2, PLAYER UNKNOWN’S Battlegrounds

Ricardo: Injustice 2, Gwent: The Witcher Card Game

 

The NEWS HOUR News Topics:

Overwatch Skins issues

MONSTER HUNTER ON SWITCH: the announcement driving largest rise in Nintendo stock in 8 years

Unsurprisingly, Nintendo gearing up for a big manufacturing push for Switch

Blizzard hiring for potential mobile project? What could it be?

Update: Hitman is NOT DEAD. Searching for “new steward” to lead the franchise

 

Trailer trash:

Angry Birds Evolution

Deliriant – Official Launch Trailer

Quarantine – Official Launch Trailer

Neighborhorde – Official Release Trailer

Million Onion Hotel – Trailer

Monster Hunter XX Switch Trailer

Far Cry 5 – Announcement Trailer

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Episode 152: Destiny Dads

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With Ricardo mysteriously absent Matt and Ethan recruit Parker to help us parse through all the new Destiny news that just launched! Matt gets emotional during a credits sequence, Parker is looking at his dog in whole new ways (not in a gross way, you sicko), and Ethan—and this is not a joke—takes off his pants. That plus plenty of Destiny news, The Witcher on Netflix, weird Squirtles, and possibly the worst Larry the Cable guy impression you’ve heard.

 

Games we played:

Matt: Nier Automata is DONE, Dead Cells

Ethan: Injustice 2

Parker: The Last Guardian, Breath of the Wild

 

The NEWS HOUR News Topics:

Destiny 2 on PC! On…Blizzard client?

The Witcher is coming to Netflix near you. I can’t watch any other TV until I finish watching this

Red Dead Redemption is delayed!

Squirtle in Build-A-Bear. Looks weird

 

Trailer trash:

Destiny 2 Cinematic Trailer

Old Man’s Journey Launch Trailer

Skylar & Plux: Adventure on Clover Island

Lawbreakers PS4 Reveal Trailer

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Episode 151: IO, You…

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Matt, Ethan and Ricardo are joined by Laurentius once again as he tells us what he’s been up to in Mass Effect Andromeda! Matt is on his third run through Nier Automata, Ethan talks about heartburn, Ricardo advertises heartburn remedies, and Laurent forms a SQUAD. That, plus the news that no Remedy will save Alan Wake, ZeniMax is on a lawsuit roll, and the sad news of IO Interactive’s sale from SquareEnix.

 

Games we played:

Matt: Nier: Automata

Ethan: Breath of the Wild

Ricardo: Overwatch, Marvel Puzzle Quest

Laurentius: Mass Effect: Andromeda, Squad v. Alpha 1.9

 

The NEWS HOUR News Topics:

The ZeniMax vs. John Carmack scandal thickens as ZeniMax goes after Samsung’s Gear VR

FEEL BAD; Square Enix drops Hitman developer, IO Interactive…

FEEL GOOD; PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds raises nearly a quarter million dollars for Gamers Outreach

There might be a Legend of Zelda title coming to phones

I Am A Sleep; the day Alan Wake died

Phantom Dust remastered is free?

 

Trailer trash:

Official Injustice 2 Gameplay Launch Trailer

Tokyo 42 Multiplayer Trailer

Call of Duty Black Ops 3 Zombies Timeline Trailer

A Walk in the Dark Official Announcement Trailer

Ad Infinitum Official Reveal Trailer

Rakuen Release Date Trailer

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Episode 146: A Podcast for Workgroups

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Matt has returned from Japan and as is back joined by Ethan and Ricardo as we catch up on his many adventures, plus some of the experiences of Japanese arcades! We look into some recent Overwatch leaks, some streaming controversies, some Scorpio specs, and of course some Trailer Trash. Plus: Matt starts a space roman batmen empire, Ethan buys a Switch on a whim, and Ricardo sings us an Easter song.

Games we played:

Matt: Taiko Drum Master, Japanese Arcades, Typeshift, Stellaris, Persona 5

Ethan: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, SFV

Ricardo: Diablo 3 (Seasons)

 

Beer we drank: Suntory Whiskey – Hibiki, Boatswain H.L.V., Stone Brewing – Pataskala Red IPA

 

The NEWS HOUR News Topics:

Persona 5 is OUT! But you might get in TWOUBLE if you STWEAM IT!

We have some more deets on Project Scorpio; trying to win back consumers AND devs

Update: Mass Effect Andromeda has patched out some of the scary facial features in the game

Update number 2: Pewdiepie to go “family friendly” on YouTube and start doing weekly Twitch streams

Overwatch trailer leaked revealing new map mode and lore stuff

Trailer trash:

Starblood Arena Official Launch Trailer

Talent Not Included Official Launch Trailer

NBA Playgrounds Official Trailer

Sacred Fire Official “Storm Within” Trailer

Injustice 2 – Introducing the Flash

Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles – Official Announcement Date Trailer

Overwatch Insurrection

Golf for Workgroups

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Episode 138: Just a punk and useless junk

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The gang continues with the podcasts despite the distance between them and finds what could be one of the greatest mobile games ever created. If you’re not into mobile games, maybe you can fight some knights as a samurai? That’s what Ricardo did! Ethan just banged his head against Dark Souls some more.

 

Games we played:

 

Matt: Dandy Dungeon, Pokemon Moon

Ethan: Dark Souls

Ricardo: For Honor Open Beta

 

Beer: Sneak Attack Saison – 21st Amendment Brewery, Passion Fruit Kicker Wheat Ale Passion Fruit, Trader Joe’s Boatswain Double IPA

 

The NEWS HOUR News Topics:

Activision Blizzard had their best year EVER…

Call of Duty going “back to roots” in this year’s game

A Costume Quest animated series is coming to Amazon

Steam Greenlight is going away and indie devs are PISSED

The saddest news… no new Skylanders game this year…

Pewdiepie dropped by Maker Studio (Disney Subsidiary) over anti-semitic video clips

RUMOR: Nintendo ceasing production on NES Classic

 

Trailer trash:

Perception; Teaser Trailer

Seabed Prelude; Teaser Trailer

Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns; Bachelorettes Trailer

Diluvion – Launch Trailer

LogicBots

Phoning Home

For Honor; Gameplay Launch Trailer

Injustice 2; Swamp Thing Trailer

 

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Episode 106: E3 2016! Angry Dads and Robot Hate

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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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