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Episode 158: Summer Podcasts Done Quick

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

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 156: Pokemon NO

Games we played:

Matt: Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons

Ethan: Horizon: Zero Dawn, Crazy Taxi Gazillionaire,

Ricardo: Tekken 7, Crazy Taxi Gazillionaire

 

The NEWS HOUR News Topics:

So with E3 done, response to the show has been mixed, particularly regarding security…

GOOD NEWS CHEATING HITMEN! IO has gone independent and somehow has retained the Hitman IP!

Atari is reportedly making a new console… what?!

Pokemon Go has a new cooperative gym battling system but is anybody still playing that game? I dunno…

 

Trailer trash:

Crash Bandicoot N-Sane Trilogy Workout Teaser

CTRL Launch trailer

WWE 2K18 Cover Reveal Teaser

Darkest Dungeon – The Crimson Court Launch Trailer

THE ARTFUL ESCAPE | E3 2017 Reveal Trailer

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Episode 112: To Cut the Head Off the Snake…

Matt, Ethan and Ricardo take a week to look at the art of hunting monsters, as well as the art of being monsters. Plus we’ve heard about those NX rumors, those No Man’s Sky leaks, and those crazy, crazy new Pokemon.

 

Games we played:

Ethan: Evolve: Phase 2, Tumblestone, SFV

Ricardo: Hearthstone, Monster Hunter Generations, Tumblestone

Matt:  Total War: Warhammer Call of the Beastmen DLC, Tumblestone

 

The NEWS HOUR News Topics:

LOOK AT DES POKEMAN

The Last patch for Destiny Ps3 and 360

Pokemon GO, people are pissed

Dude gets No Man’s Sky early, starts bumming people out with reports

Solid NX rumor is what we all thought

 

Trailer trash:

The Sonic anniversary stream

Transport fever

The longest five minutes teaser trailer

Rollercoaster Dreams

Tricky Towers

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Episode 111: Con Men and Women

The tale of two conventions! Matt, Ethan, Ricardo and Amber sit down to discuss the two events so big we had to take a week off of podcasting! We talk so much about Evo and Comic Con that we have to skip news a bit, but there’s still plenty of time for Trailer Trash! It’s the year of the Sonic, and we find out just who owns this Pokemon GO thing we’ve been hearing so much about.

Beer review: Pabst Old Tankard Ale

Con Talk:

EVO
SDCC

Games We Played:

Ethan: Deformed, Battlefield 1, Monster Hunter: Generations, Titanfall 2

Ricardo: Monster Hunter: Generations, Pokemon GO, Street Fighter V

Matt: ReCORE, Below, VIDEOBALL

Amber: ReCORE, Below, Kentucky Route Zero Act IV

NEWS HOUR News Topics:

Investors do research, find out Nintendo isn’t sole owner of Pokemon GO, shares plummet

You won’t need a PS+ Subscription to play No Man’s Sky

Dude who threatened Blizzard has been indicted

 

TRAILER TRASH (a-hyuk):

Kojima Productions official logo trailer

Sonic Mania – 25th Anniversary Debut

Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV trailer

Project Sonic 2017 Debut Trailer

Human: Fall Flat launch trailer

Haimrik announcement trailer

Quadrilateral Cowboy release trailer

Cook Serve Delicious 2 Reveal trailer

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Episode 110: Pocket Monsters: Global Offensive

Matt, Ethan, Ricardo, and Amber are all chasing the dragon, by which we mean a rare Dragonite or Gyarados! It’s like the 90s all over again! Besides the inevitable Pokemon GO talk we also found some time to discuss the wonderful stories of Inside and…Street Fighter V?

Games we played:

Ethan: Pokemon GO

Ricardo: Pokemon GO, Street Fighter V (Story and Online)

Matt: Pokemon GO, Inside, Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse, HITMAN

Amber: Pokemon GO, Inside

 

POKEMON GO NEWS HIGHLIGHTS:

The Good: Nintendo’s stock rises with launch of Pokemon GO

The Bad: Niantic Labs gets full access to your Google account when you register

The Ugly: Girl finds dead body in river following Pokemon GO excursion

 

Battlefield television series greenlit by Paramount

Adam Boyes leaves Sony

 

Follow ups from last week:

SGDQ sets new record for charity

CSGO Lotto and its owners have been sued

 

Dumb News:

People are harassing a poor NJ pizzeria with calls about Five Nights at Freddy’s

 

TRAILER TRASH (a-hyuk):

Brawlout Reveal

Song of the Deep Launch Trailer

Blade Ballet Launch Date Announcement

The Girl and the Robot Launch Trailer

The Great Whale Road Steam Early Access Trailer

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Episode 65: “Do It!”

Punished “Venom” Ethan has to endure Master “Kazuhira” Matt, Amber “Shalashaska” Ocelot, and D-Ricardo talk endlessly about how great Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is! We played him like a damn fiddle! But we do get the chance to talk about some non-Metal Gear madness, such as Mario Maker, Until Dawn, a new Nintendo president, and whether or not Pokemon are real.

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