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Episode 151: IO, You…

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 140: Disc Jam Icon

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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 136: Mod Squad Goals

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Laurentius joins Matt, Ethan, and Ricardo again to catch us up on what he’s been up to recently. Sounds like he’s been simulating the military, which might prove useful in the near future. Matt’s been stopping Ethan from playing The Witcher 3 solely out of spite. Ethan has been playing phone games instead! And Ricardo is breaking up illegal panty smuggling rings all over Japan.

Games we played:

Matt: The Witcher 3, Overwatch Lunar New Year event

Ethan: Yu-gi-oh Duel Link, Ninja Spinki, The Witcher 3

Ricardo: Yakuza 0, WWE Champions

Laurent: Squad, Fallout 4, ARMA 3

Beer we drank: Saison du Buff – Dogfish Head, Victory, Stone

The NEWS HOUR News Topics:

*Insert didn’t ask for this joke here*: Eidos puts Deus Ex series on hold as studio moves to work on Marvel project.

Jill sandwich? More like dollar bill sandwich… Resident Evil movies make $1 billion.

Mad Catz still in big trouble as they may possibly be dropped from NYSE.

(DON’T READ THIS LINK) Can you guess the unfortunate name of this new Japanese tv series inspired by the true story of a father and son bonding over playing FFXIV?

Evo 2017 games announced

Masaya Nakamura, founder of Namco, has died at age 91.

Trailer trash:

Urban Empire Release Trailer

Gorogoa // Reveal Trailer

Portal Knights Console Release Trailer

MLB The Show: Ken Griffey Jr. Mocap trailer

Mario Sports Superstars Home Run trailer

Mass Effect Andromeda Pathfinder Team Briefing Trailer

Gunman Taco Truck

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Episode 126: I’m with Sombra

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It’s the end of the political season (and life as we know it) but the Pixel Legends crew is still here to talk about video games! Matt, Ethan, and Ricardo have all been playing some new games, some ye olde shooters, some future anime shooters, some shooters where you’re an owl flying through floating islands carrying a guy who is doing the shooting. A lot of variety. Also Ethan went to BlizzCon so we talk about that for a while!

Games we played:

Ethan: Titanfall 2, Batman Telltale Episode 2

Ricardo: Battlefield 1

Matt: Oh… Sir!!, Owlboy

Beer we drank: Refuge Brewery Blood Orange Wit

The NEWS HOUR News Topics:

Blizzcon? Ethan went

Call of Duty PC players get segmented

Akuma is coming to SFV

Wii U is dead, RIP

Valve makes sure you have to have real screen shots to sell a game

Uwe Boll isn’t going to make any more movies

Trailer trash:

Mass Effect Andromeda

Mass Effect Andromeda 2

Overwatch League

Dishonored 2 Narrative Trailer

Political Animals

Yankai’s Triangle

Creepy Castle Launch Trailer

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Episode 118: Hap-y Hour

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Matt, Ethan and Ricardo get together to drink some too-strong beers, some crazy Japanese apps with some really catchy music, some games you can’t buy anymore even if you want to, and Batman! Plus Ethan tries to hide the biggest news of the week, and none of the trailers this week are good, except for one! And it’s not the one about shoes.

Games we played:

Ethan: Rimworld, Castle of Illusion, Hidden my Game by Mom

Ricardo: Batman: The Telltale Series Episode 1

Matt: Sid Meier’s Sim Golf OR How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the ROM, Rimworld, Hap Games (HMGBM)

Beer we drank: Victory Golden Monkey

The NEWS HOUR News Topics:

Demo discs are back! Every PSVR gets a demo disc

Super Mario Run! Coming to iOS

Pokeman on my Apple watch?

Playstation Pro and Slim! Pro is HDR and 4K compatible and slim is….slim!

Actually everyone gets HDR compatibility

Fallout 4 and Skyrim won’t have mods on PS4