Matt, Ethan, Ricardo and Amber sit down to decide Pixel Legends’ official Game of the Year awards for 2016! The final part gets us down to the nitty gritty and the final selection of our Top 5 games!
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Matt, Ethan, Ricardo and Amber sit down to decide Pixel Legends’ official Game of the Year awards for 2016! Things start to get serious now as we get into the big categories!
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Matt, Ethan, Ricardo and Amber sit down to decide Pixel Legends’ official Game of the Year awards for 2016! Stay tuned for 3 new episodes this week!
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Happy New Year! Ring it in with your favorite new podcast (unless you’ve already been listening in which case your favorite old podcast.) Matt, Ethan, Ricardo and Amber are all here to update you on their holiday presents and what games they’ve been playing over the break! Ethan sets himself an impossible new year’s resolution, Ricardo is revealed to be Frog Fractions 2, Amber falls asleep underwater, and Matt gets the nuts he wanted.
Games we played:
Matt: Abzu, Overwatch Holiday Special, DOOM
Ethan: Street Fighter V, Oxenfree, The Witcher 3
Ricardo: Telltale Batman Finale, Street Fighter V Season 2
Amber: Rachet and Clank, Until Dawn
Beer we drank: Back Home Gingerbread Stout – Golden Road
The NEWS HOUR News Topics:
Hold onto your bugs, Frog Fractions 2 is officially out for realsies
Ariana Grande to be in Final Fantasy mobile game, let’s just start this new year weird
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/ariana-grande-will-be-in-a-final-fantasy-game/1100-6446560/
Super Mario Run not out on Android yet, but you can register to find out when it is!
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/super-mario-run-opens-pre-registration-for-android/1100-6446543/
Steam gives us the first ever Steam Awards, and lists its top sellers, they’re kind of what you’d expect
http://www.polygon.com/2016/12/31/14136362/steam-awards-winners-valve
http://www.polygon.com/2017/1/2/14144802/steam-best-sellers-2016-sale
Trailer trash:
80s OVERDRIVE – Gameplay Trailer
The Dwarves – Gameplay Trailer
Gravity Rush: The Animation – Overture | Teaser
Laser Disco Defenders – Accolades Trailer
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Official Launch Trailer
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Amber joins Matt, Ethan, and Ricardo to chat about some Super Mario Run, and explain whether or not its worth $10. Ethan explains his dreams of buying VR for less than that, Ricardo explains spooky sharks, and Matt explains 90s Nintendo nostalgia. That plus some Nintendo Switch news, some of the most boring trailers in a long time, and some heartbreaking news about everyone’s favorite background character with a weird face.
Games we played:
Matt: Super Mario Run
Ethan: The Division, Orwell
Ricardo: Let It Die, Super Mario Run
Amber: Super Mario Run
Beer we drank: Sierra Nevada Celebration IPA
The (bummer Nintendo) NEWS HOUR News Topics:
Well shit, the Switch will reportedly run “40% slower” while undocked…
Super Mario Run launches and Nintendo stocks take a dive
UPDATE: That dude with the weird face in the Assassin’s Creed 2 Remaster has been patched out
Gamestop did a survey of most-requested retro consoles/handhelds. Which do you think tops the list?
Trailer trash:
Dynasty Warriors 9 Announcement Trailer
Hitman – Elusive Targets “The Guru”
Astroneer Early Access Trailer
Fantastic Contraption Official Launch Trailer
ARK Park – Teaser Trailer | PS4
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Matt returns and the trio is reunited for another episode of the Pixel Podcast! He tells us a little bit about Portland. Meanwhile Ethan is getting to know his Uncle Death, and Ricardo has been discovering the Wii U has good games on it! This plus Overwatch debt (not the kind you think of), stupid Russian robot teddy bears, and a rendition of one of your favorite rock star songs!
Games we played:
Matt: Competitive Overwatch
Ethan: Let it Die
Ricardo: Let It Die, Super Mario 3D World
Beer we drank: Fusty Puckett – Warmer Winter Brow Ale – Barley Forge
The NEWS HOUR News Topics:
TODAY: Twitch is streaming games from the White House to promote Obamacare sign-ups…
Dude gets effed over by Paypal/Microsoft and goes into Overwatch debt. Blizzard to the rescue!
Like to get paid? DON’T WORK FOR CRYTEK.
Trailer trash:
Space Hulk: Deathwing Launch Trailer
Perfect Official Launch Trailer
Sea of Thieves Technical Alpha Gameplay Trailer
Telltale Games’ The Walking Dead Season 3 — Launch Trailer
Monster Hunter XX Official Trailer (Japanese)
Senran Kagura Peach Beach Splash Official Gameplay Trailer (Japanese)
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Matt is out galavanting around in the fairytale land known as Portland. But the rest of the crew keeps their heads out of the clouds and deals with the reality of two big shows back to back. Ricardo and Ethan are joined by Anders, who has recently ventured into the world of VR. Is VR worth it? Listen to find out. Just be sure you have your internet turned on in your house.
Games we played:
Matt: PORTLANDIA
Ethan: Hitman
Ricardo: Nothin’… had to move (._. )
Anders: Witcher 3, Oculus, Battlefield 1, Titanfall 2
Beer we drank: 21st Amendment: Fireside Chat
The NEWS HOUR News Topics:
Then, there was the Playstation Experience, where a BUNCH of crazy stuff was shown/got announced.
Trailer trash:
Death Stranding TGA 2016 Trailer
Rad Rodgers World One Launch Trailer
Prey TGA 2016 World Premier Trailer
Yakuza Kiwami Announcement Trailer
Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite Gameplay Trailer
The Last of Us 2 PSX announcement trailer
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After our big group last week it’s back to just Matt, Ethan and Ricardo again, but somehow we still manage to make the podcast extra long! Guess it’s from all those video games we’ve been playing over the weekend. Matt almost plays No Man’s Sky but then doesn’t, Ethan is exploring the underwater desert, and Ricardo is training owls to drop bee hives on people.
Games we played:
Matt: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Overwatch
Ethan: Abzu, Titanfall 2 story, Overwatch
Ricardo: Far Cry Primal, Telltale Batman Episodes 3 & 4
Beer we drank: Josephs Brau Winter Brew
The NEWS HOUR News Topics:
No Man’s Sky gets a huge update! Enough to get you to come back to the game?
AN ABSOLUTELY RIPPING SATIRE! Football Manager imposes “Brexit” scenarios into 2017 game.
Ubisoft already announcing cross-platform support for its VR titles.
Street Fighter V to be supported through 2020 “or so”? OH HO HO HO HO HO HO HO!
It’s MAHVEL bay-bee?! Marvel vs. Capcom 4 reportedly in development for 2017 release
Trailer trash:
Way of the Passive Fist Reveal Trailer
Holoball Official Launch Trailer
Atelier Firis Announcement Trailer
Unit 4 Official Gameplay Features Trailer
Mario Party Star Rush – Launch Trailer
Super Mega Baseball 2 – Teaser Trailer | PS4
The Witch and the Hundred Knight 2 Official Trailer
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