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Episode 125: Spooky Swery Skeletons

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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 112: To Cut the Head Off the Snake…

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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

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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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What Makes a Game—In Game Advertising, Why are People Mad?

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It’s not as bad as people think

Product placement is nothing new to the world of the mass media. It has been in movies and TV shows for years now and is considered a very effective way of advertising a product inside of a piece of entertainment. Reese’s Pieces probably would not exist today if it wasn’t for E.T. and M&Ms being too snobby to show their product in a movie. Of course, game publishers at some point realized that, “Hey! We can make even more money if we sell ad space inside the game!” A cry was heard from the internet as people were angry that their sacred form of entertainment was being tainted by the man.

"The trailers are the best part!"

"The trailers are the best part!"

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Episode 4: The First “Real” Episode

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A new episode of The OFFICIAL Pixel Legends Podcast is out now! Get it here! Be sure to subscribe! Join us as we talk about video games and our anticipation of the PS Vita!

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