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Episode 141: Breath of the Sueño

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

No Man’s Sky wins innovation award at GDC, the team is not there to receive it

 

Trailer trash:

Ghost Recon: Wildlands – Launch Trailer

Persona 5 – Sizzle Trailer

Tokyo Twilight Hunters Daybreak Special Gigs – Steam Trailer

Styx: Shards of Darkness – Official Co-op Trailer

Fire Pro Wrestling World – Announcement Trailer

Overwatch – Orisa Origin Story Trailer

Shakedown: Hawaii

Wargroove Announcement Trailer

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Episode 122: Slurp Guys Classic

Matt and Amber are back this week with some stories (and beer) from New Mexico, plus a whole mess of wacky games and that come from playing games we don’t like, drinking seawater beer, and a farewell to a Trailer Trash staple that will always last in our hearts.

 

Games we played:

Ethan: Heroes of the Storm, Inversus

Ricardo: Transformers Devastation

Matt: Rhythm Heaven Megamix, Virginia, Sonic CD

Amber: Two Dots

 

Beer we drank: Duel Brewing Dirty Amber, Garage Project Umami Monster

 

The NEWS HOUR News Topics:

PSVR is out, and…it’s complicated, but reviews mostly positive

Star Citizen campaign delayed… again

Mafia 3 came out and was locked at 30fps, people were mad. It’s also kinda buggy.

With Palmer Luckey absent, Oculus Connect is all about diversity

 

Trailer trash:

Thumper Release Trailer

Prey – Official Gameplay Trailer – Version 2 | Another Yu

STAR WARS: The Old Republic – Knights of the Eternal Throne – “Betrayed” Trailer

Mafia III – Revenge – Official Launch Trailer

Job Simulator Official PS VR Launch Trailer

Criminal Girls 2: Party Favors Official Sui Trailer

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Episode 107: Flaccid Sci-Fi

Amber joins Matt, Ethan and Ricardo for another revelation-filled episode of the Pixel Podcast! She’s been playing Overwatch (which we can’t talk about), Matt’s learning fantasy definitions, Ethan’s in a hurry to end this dumb podcast and go get food, and Ricardo has a revelation that will SHOCK you. Stay tuned!

Games we played:

Ethan: Total War: Warhammer, Resident Evil VII Demo

Ricardo: Hearthstone: Whispers of the Old Gods expansion

Matt: Total War: Warhammer (…Overwatch?)

Amber: Overwatch, tennis phone game

The NEWS HOUR News Topics:

Fallout 4 console mods now require a steam account

TWITCH HATES THEM CHAT BOTS

E3 has a lower attendance, but not by much

WARCRAFT IS DA MOST SUCCESSFUL VIDEO GAME MOVIE EVER

Unsurprisingly, Mass Effect Andromeda won’t acknowledge your ME3 ending

Trailer trash:

The greatest Hearthstone ad of all time

Paper Mario Color Splash E3

Yo-Kai Watch 2 E3

Mario Party Star Rush

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Episode 95: Travis

With Matt out of town Ricardo and Ethan hold down the fort with a little help from Parker. The team discusses bad voice acting, CRPGs, VR and video games that Parker finds boring. At the end we got crazy spoilers for hit Zach Snyder film, Batman V Superman. Be careful if you’re sensitive to that sort of thing. It’s a good one!

Games we played:

Ethan: Divinity: Original Sin Enhance Edition, SFV

Ricardo: SFV, Pokken

Parker: Destiny, Wolfenstein: The New Order, Lords of the Fallen

The NEWS HOUR News Topics:

VR is here. It seems good, but no great games yet.

Wii U might be shutting down production? Also a fake controller surfaces.

Guess how much all the DLC will cost for RB4 on PC!!

Possible leaked outline for EA E3 presentation

Fake but fun.

Trailer trash:

Dark Souls 3

1979 Revolution

Total War: Warhammer: Master Necromancer

Ratchet and Clank Story Trailer

Starfox Zero nostalgia trip

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Episode 71: Independent Arcade 2015

Matt, Ethan, and Amber and fresh off their experience at IndieCade 2015! Learn about 1D games, the future of simulating an office job, games that get scarier if you get scared, pedaling a horse while wearing an Occulus Rift, and much more! But first we hear how Ricardo’s favorite band One Direction was given the Guitar Hero treatment. We’ve got lots to talk about in this episode, and stay tuned for more video content from our IndieCade trip!

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Episode 60: Ghost in the Dinklage

Matt, Ethan and Ricardo are joined by Anders to talk about current things! Like The Mummy starring Brendan Frasier, World War II games, Catherine and Counter Strike. Also learn what the word “rig” is short for, which voice actors are in The Box Trolls, and what on Earth Time was thinking with their recent Oculus cover story. All of this and more in one of our best episodes yet!

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Episode 42: Hertz so Good

Matt, Ethan and Ricardo are joined by Anders as they take him on a tour of the magical land known as IKEA. Then we catch up on our Weekly Monster Hunter 4 Update and dig into the news from GDC and PAX East. All that plus Sportsball Will Ethan maintain his grip on the news or will newcomer Anders steal his thunder?! Birds will fly, hearts will soar on this exciting episode of the Pixel Podcast!

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