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Episode 166: Snirkles, From the Makers of STARK

We’re back with a brand new schedule! Expect us every Friday from now on! Matt, Ethan, and Ricardo join forces once again to tackle difficult Destiny drudges, personal Pyre preferential plus Persona, and luscious long locks litigation. That, plus some follow up news from last week, and also some of the best trailers we’ve seen in a while. Also a special guest to weigh in on the important question of what constitutes long hair.

Games we played:

Matt: Finished Pyre, Persona 5

Ethan: Destiny 2

Ricardo: Destiny 2

The NEWS HOUR News Topics:

Fortnite “error” temporarily allowed PS4 and Xbox One players to play together.

Battleborn support ending just 1 ¼ years after release.

Update: YouTube accepts Campo Santo DMCA claim, Steam review bombings occur, and Valve releases a new review-monitoring tool.

Goodnight, flappy prince; Flappy Bird no longer playable after iOS 11 update.

Nintendo Arcade games are coming to the Switch

WEIRD NEWS: Game Boy Advance SP inside an ECG machine

Trailer trash:

Heat Signature – Launch Trailer

Lake Ridden – Story Trailer

Mario Party: The Top 100

The 25th Ward: The Silver Case – Official Announcement Trailer

Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown – TGS 2017 Trailer

Left Alive – TGS 2017 Announcement Trailer

Battle Princess Madelyn – Teaser Trailer

Monster Hunter World – TGS 2017 Trailer

TOMB RAIDER – Official Trailer [very long hair]

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Episode 158: Summer Podcasts Done Quick

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Happy July 4th to all you Americans (or American sympathizers) but no time for that we have to get through this podcast quick if we’re going to beat the World Record. All Segments Any %. 1:07:34

Games we played:

Matt: NOTHIN

Ethan: ARMS, Pokemon Go

Ricardo: Starcraft: Anthology, Clash Royale

The NEWS HOUR News Topics:

Key resellers, G2A, are back selling keys, but with “better” regulation

Unsurprisingly, Mario and Nintendo cleaned up at the E3 Critics Awards

Cool story: SWERY and the Star Fox 2 developers celebrate the game finally being released

Summer Games Done Quick has started, raising money all week for Doctors Without Borders

Trailer trash:

Exzore: The Rising – Official Hero Trailer

Augmented Empire – Official Release Date Trailer

The Long Reach – Official Teaser Trailer

GoNNER – Official Launch Trailer

Micro Machines: World Series – Official Launch Trailer

Past Cure – Official Story Trailer

Starcraft: Remastered – “We are under attack!” Trailer

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Episode 157: NES Classic Addiction

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Matt, Ethan, and Ricardo return still kind of in the lull after E3. Matt has been punching Max Brass in his fist-shaped head, Ethan has been shredding monsters with the power of metal, and Ricardo is considering paying money for gems to unlock treasure chests. That, plus an SNES Classic on the way from Nintendo (with enough to sell this time they swear,) a Tumbleseed redo, and more!

Games we played:

Matt: Wolfenstein: The New Order, ARMS, Mass Effect: New Earth aka Mass Effect the Ride

Ethan: Pokemon Go, Brutal Legend

Ricardo: Clash Royale

The NEWS HOUR News Topics:

Nintendo announces SNES Classic releasing this September

And to answer your first question; Nintendo is making “significantly more” of them than the NES Classic

Meanwhile, SEGA releases free classic games on mobile but… some ports are poopy

Sad news; seems the cost of development on Tumbleseed may never be recouped

Sadder news; former Valve start-up, CastAR, closes its doors

Trailer trash:

Ancient Amuletor Official Launch Trailer

Arizona Sunshine Official Launch Trailer

Rugby 18 Reveal Trailer

Official Cryptark Launch Trailer

Get Even Launch Trailer

Over My Dead Body (For You) Early Access Trailer

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Episode 155: Yeah, We Talked About E3 2017

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The BIG E3 NEWS HOUR News Topics:
EA
A Way Out, Brothers: A Tale of 2 Cons
Battlefront 2, now with more Battlefront II

MICROSOFT
Xbox One X, abbreviation XBOX, please do not confuse S with X
The Last Night seems cool but the dev is a GamerGater
Cuphead it’s coming out they gave a date also it has levels now
Sea of Thieves still looks dope
The Darwin Project, apparently it’s better than the horrible fake esports during the presentation
Anthem looks like what Destiny should have been all along, fuck Destiny 2

BETHESDA
VFR Doom and Fallout 4
Elder Scrolls card game
The Evil Within 2
Crazy insane Wolfenstein 2 trailer on LSD

UBISOFT
Mario+Rabbids + XCOM
Assassin’s Creed (Now with even more Tom Clancy/Far Cry/Dark Souls!!!!)
Transference, Elijah Wood is making Black Mirror for your VR in 2018
Skull and Bones (Pirates are fun!)
BEYOND GOOD AND EVIL 2, IT’S REALLY HAPPENING (or is it?)

SONY
The Pre Show had more cool stuff than the main show?
Uncharted, ladies edition
Horizon Zero Dawn DLC
Days Gone, still… kinda drawing a blank on any feelings for this game
Monster Hunter World, and Ricardo and Ethan just had their bean freaked
Some PSVR stuff that I don’t remember, except for the Redwall (Moss) one
Shadow of the Colossus HD HD
WWII and Call of Duty, for the first time together again at last!
Marvel vs Capcom Infinite, a story from the people who brought you SFV story mode (no fighting shown)
Detroit, AKA David Cage still doesn’t understand stories
God of War, dad of war
Destiny 2, old news Anthem is the new thing
Spiderman, quick time events ala 2010!

NINTENDO
KIRBY, it’s a reboot?
YOSHI, also a reboot
Metroid Prime 4, it’s a logo! HAPPY NOW?!
Fire Emblem Warriors
Zelda DLC
Rocket League on Switch
Super Mario Odyssey, MARIO IS A DEMON WHO POSSESSES ALL THINGS

Trailer trash SPECIAL E3 EDITION:
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
Griftlands
Mario+Rabbids: Kingdom Battle
Super Mario Odyssey
A Way Out
The Evil Within 2
Beyond Good and Evil 2
Monster Hunter World
God of War
Skull and Bones
Battlefront 2
Undertale PS4
Marvel vs Capcom Infinite
The Last Night
Sonic Forces
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy

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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

Far Cry 5 is about living under fear in America

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Episode 143: The Sexiest Aliens

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Matt and Ricardo ramble through their latest Zelda discoveries. Ethan did the unthinkable. Ricardo is mad at Street Fighter V. So all-in-all an average week on the Pixel Podcast. But this time we also talk about ARMS, which Mass Effect aliens are most bangable (hint it’s not the dog like ones) and of course how we all secretly want to work at Nintendo. Also, why is Goat Simulator still a thing?

Games we played:

Matt: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Ethan: Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Hidden Folks

Ricardo: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Street Fighter V

Beer: Fremont Lush IPA, Trader Joe’s Simpler Times

The NEWS hour:

Let’s talk about some of these Mass Effect: Andromeda animations (and why they’re not being patched out)

RUH ROH; Don’t start a new Zelda: BotW game unless you want your current one OVERWRITTEN

Guy seemingly achieves dream of working for Nintendo of Japan while the rest of us are fucking losers

RUMOR: is a proper Pokemon game actually coming to consoles?

Trailer trash:

ARMS – Character Introduction Trailer ARMS – Weapon Showcase Trailer

Injustice 2 – Cheetah Trailer

Goat Simulator: Waste of Space – Official Announce Trailer

Kona – Launch Trailer

Senran Kagura Estival Versus – PC Launch Trailer

The Disney Afternoon Collection

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Episode 142: Calamity Poppins

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Now that the One True Game™ is out in Breath of the Wild, Matt, Ricardo and Ethan don’t have much to talk about… except for more Disc Jam and The Witcher 3! Plus: Ricardo yells about Snowboard Kids, Matt is wonders what mothers will think of gore in trailers, and Ethan just up and leaves the podcast for an indeterminate length of time! That plus the revenge of John Carmack, Playstation Now adds support for last gen, and the controversy surrounding plastic figurines while sprinting to fight Ganon.

Games we played:

Matt: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Overwatch PTR

Ethan: Disc Jam, The Witcher 3

Ricardo: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Disc Jam

Beer: Shocktop Belgian White, Down to Earth Session IPA – 21st Amendment Brewery, Samuel Adams Rebel IPA

The NEWS hour:

Playstation NOW finally receiving PS4 game in upcoming beta test.

Quake Champions announces it’s KINDA free-to-play…

D.O.T.A. in the U.S.A.; Washington DC wiring an arena for e-sports and sponsoring a team

You better pay for your Steam games if you want to review them, now

Another Zenimax vs. Oculus update; the Carmack strikes back

CONTROVERSY IN SPEEDRUNNING! Zelda: BotW being beaten in under an hour… but with help

Trailer trash:

Shred It – Teaser Trailer

Innerspace – Official Gameplay Teaser Trailer

Friday the 13th – “The Killer” PAX East 2017 Trailer

Dauntless – PAX East Trailer

The Persistence – Reveal Trailer

Discovering Space 2 – Launch Trailer

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Episode 141: Breath of the Sueño

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The Nintendo Switch is officially out and Matt, Ethan, and Ricardo are here to talk about midnight launches as well as The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, 1-2-Switch, Snipperclips, and even several non-Switch games! Matt can’t stop talking about Zelda, Ethan kills a spider, and Ricardo lights himself on fire. That plus a whole bunch of Switch news, some light editorializing headlines from Ricardo, and some only slightly obnoxious pop culture references in this week’s Trailer Trash!

Games we played:

Nintendo Switch Launch with Matt and Ethan

Matt: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, 1-2-Switch, Snipperclips – Cut it Out: Together!

Ethan: Bloodborne, Layers of Fear, 1-2-Switch, Snipperclips

Ricardo: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Dark Souls 3

Beer: Sapporo Premium Beer, Simple Times Pilsner – Trader Joe’s, El Sully

The NINTENDO SWITCH NEWS HOUR News Topics (brought to you by Sony PSVita):

You cannot currently transfer save games from one Switch to another

Some issues with Wi-Fi and controller sync as well

Warren Spector fucking hates VR

Oculus drops the Oculus headset by $100 and touch controllers by $100

Netflix style gaming announced for Xbox One