Some Other Castle

HEY WE BOTH GOT CATS! So yeah, I hope you like cat talk, because there's a lot of that this week, and probably for the foreseeable future. DEAL WITH IT. When we're not busy being belligerent about our cat content, we're also playing new games, old games, and new versions of old games. We also have things to say about Summer Game Fest, but more importantly, about weird Doritos and spiked coffee. Also, did we tell you we got cats? Games We Are Playing: Thirsty Suitors, Tetris 99, Paranormasight, FFVII Rebirth, Paper Mario TTYD Snack Chat: Baja Blast Doritos and a terrible Dunkin Hard Iced Coffee.  Links! Summer Game Fest - Live Friday, June 7 at 2p PT / 5p ET Listen Mail! FOR THE KITTIES (BET YOU THOUGHT THAT WAS GOING TO SAY SOMETHING ELSE) someotherpodcast@gmail.com

Video games are great! And also video games suck a whole lot! Both things are true in Flavortown. EVERYTHING is true in Flavortown. It's a place with no rules, but also with ALL the rules. You get what we're saying? Don't worry, friends. You will. Oh, YOU WILL. Games We Are Playing: Stellar Blade, Peglin, Cocoon, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Dragon Age: Origins, Thirsty Suitors Snack Chat: Flavortown drink.  Links! Sony mandates that you must have a PSN account to play Helldivers 2 (yes even on Steam). This forces the game to no longer be able to be sold in regions where there is no way to make a PSN account. This results in people review bombing Helldivers 2 on Steam and Steam issuing refunds even if you played more than 2 hours of the game. After all of that Sony walks back the mandate. Helldivers 2 players triumph as Sony walks back PSN account linking decision and studio CEO says he's "impressed by the willpower of the community" | GamesRadar+ Xbox is once again looking like the evil Yakuza villain as they close Arkane Austin, Tango Gameworks, and more studios. Microsoft Closes Redfall Developer Arkane Austin, HiFi Rush Developer Tango Gameworks, and More in Devastating Cuts at Bethesda - IGN Nintendo Confirms Switch successor is in production. June direct will NOT have any info on it. There may have been a leak of the specs? New Nintendo Switch 2 Leaks Could Reveal Vital Tech Specs (kotaku.com)  Nintendo Switch 2 Announcement Will Come By Next March (forbes.com) Take 2 lays off around 70 people in the Seattle area. This includes Intercept games the makers of Kerbal Space Program 2.: Take-Two Interactive layoffs hit Seattle area; 70 workers affected – GeekWire Ghost of Tsushima has an online mode that requires a PSN login so it is getting the same restrictions that Helldivers 2 was hit with on Steam: Ghost of Tsushima on Steam Is Now Restricted in the Same Countries as Helldivers 2 - IGN Listen Mail! FOR FLAVORTOWN someotherpodcast@gmail.com

Even Logan Paul's Prime can't stop this podcast. Elaine and Leah discuss Stardew Valley's 1.6 update (and the level of obsession it is causing in Elaine's house) and a current steam sale (and the problems for both our houses). The ladies also probably wax lyrical about some absolute nonsense while describing their bad life choices. BUCKLE IT ON UP. Games We Are Playing: Stardew Bro, Yakuza Like a Dragon ,428: Shibuya Scramble, Dragon Age Origins, FFVII Remake Snack Chat: Elaine bought a Creami and Leah tried Prime. Please help us. Links! Fallout 4 gets a current gen update and it's not going so great out there: Fallout 4's big next-gen patch isn't going over well, especially on PC: "I had very low expectations but this is MUCH less than I expected" | GamesRadar+ Fortnite Festival now works with Rockband 4 instruments including the new PDP Riffmaster: Fortnite Festival guitar controller support is now available | GamesRadar+ Hades 2 technical test is winding down in but it will launch into early access soon: Hades 2 technical test "winding down" in a few days, but don't be too sad – Supergiant says the roguelike's early access launch is "relatively soon after that" | GamesRadar+ Fallout show has been renewed for a Season 2: 'Fallout' Renewed for Season 2 at Amazon (variety.com) New city builder Manor Lords launches into early access and people are digging it: Manor Lords surpassed 100,000 concurrent players within hours of release, and now it's the global top seller on Steam | PC Gamer Listen Mail! Please? someotherpodcast@gmail.com

You know how sometimes when you're young you make really bad decisions and then you're over it in like a day? Well, we're here to tell you that those same bad decisions are SO MUCH WORSE when you get old. Really, I promise you. SO much worse. This is all to say that you shouldn't buy the 25 ounce Rita. I know it sounds funny, but it's pretty awful, actually. Anyway, video games. Games We Are Playing: Dredge, Yakuza: Like a Dragon, Venba, Princess Peach Showtime!, Case of the Golden Idol, Persona 3, Peglin Snack Chat: Those little Caesar's crazy puffs are super good you guys. So are both new flavors of Mountain Dew. Links! Baldur's gate is really good, y'all: Baldur's Gate 3 is the first game in history to win five major game of the year awards: those from BAFTA, D.I.C.E., Game Developers Choice, Golden Joystick, and The Game Awards. Fallout games suddenly super popular after show drops Discord shutting down servers for switch emulators after Yuzu lawsuit Balatro gets first major patch that makes the early game feel a little easier/more approachable. Final Fantasy 7R maybe complete by 2027? Is that a real year? Some dude was selling hacked Pokemon and got his dumb ass arrested New games added to Nintendo Online: Super R-Type, Wrecking Crew ‘98, and Sugoi Hebereke Send us questions! We NEED questions. someotherpodcast@gmail.com FEAR THE RITA.

Is it possible for video games to suck and to be awesome at the same time? Turns out it is! We are very excited about one half of those things this week, and we'll let you guess which. Well, you probably don't have to guess, actually. You could just listen to the podcast. Join us as we discuss cross-breeding flowers, horrific versions of beloved mascots, and baby baby baby baby baby baby baby..... Games We Are Playing: Yakuza: Like a Dragon, Nier Replicant, Final Fantasy 7 Remake, Persona 3 Reload, Balatro Links! Helldivers 2 is getting mechs soon Suicide Squad Kill the Justice League sets a Season 1 date for later this month Nintendo takes legal action against Yuzu emulator and wins. New emulators are popping up in its wake FF14 is still going. New expansion and new graphical overhaul FF7 Rebirth Moogles are…..well they make me uncomfortable Layoff Watch 2024: EA lays off over 600 people and cancels a Star Wars game Sony lays off 900 employees and closes London studio Send us questions! Most especially crazy questions. someotherpodcast@gmail.com Fear the Moogle!

Hello friends! It is our ONE HUNDREDTH EPISODE! CELEBRAMOS!! Aside from poisoning our insides with questionable beverages (and snacks), we are also here to give you the sickest, hottest, hypest news and chat about video games. Are those things that the youths say? We don't really know, but probably! Games We Are Playing: Yakuza: Like a Dragon, Tekken 8, Helldivers 2, Dave the Diver, Nier Replicant Links! Xbox State of the Business Podcast Helldivers 2 Patch Helldivers 2 Concurrent Player Cap PS5 in Later Stage of Life PS5 Pro? Elden Ring DLC Trailer Pokemon Direct Nintendo Partner Direct Send us questions! We need questions! someotherpodcast@gmail.com

We play games that were released this decade. Sometimes? It's not exactly our preferred time period, I suppose. Come along with us as we explore old games, new games, short games, long games, and just ALL the games. Hey, send us listener mail! It would brighten our lives if you did. Games We Are Playing: Yakuza: Like a Dragon, The Fortnite, Beat Saber, Metroid Prime 3, Brave Fencer Musashi, Marvelous: Another Treasure Island, Silent Hill: The Short Message Links! Sony State of Play Final Fantasy State of Play New Plastic Instruments Layoffs Layoffs! Layoffs!! Send us questions! We love questions! someotherpodcast@gmail.com

We know what you guys want. You want talk about video games, right? ....right? Okay, okay. You probably also want us to talk about weird stuff, eat weird snacks, and read a whole bunch of listener mail. Well, brothers and sisters, WE HAVE GOT YOU COVERED. Enjoy! (And seriously, don't vote on covering me in spiders. She doesn't need the encouragement.) Popularity Links! Destiny Drakengard 3 Sims 4 Rogue Legacy Destiny servers went down and were possibly hacked by assholes No more Rock Band Network... Oculus is a new platform now P4 Dancing All Night delayed You should probably email us! Do that thing and make us feel like cool kids: someotherpodcast@gmail.com  

We really are SO DUMB. Like, seriously. We pretty regularly discuss how bemused it makes us that people still listen to us after all this time, but it's really apparent this week. So... thanks? We think? Yeah. Batlinks: Destiny Rogue Legacy GlomTom Syndicate Lords of Shadow Drakengard 3 Binding of Isaac Rebirth has a date and a really weird trailer Smash Bros 3DS will work with the new 3DS but not the circle pad pro Microsoft might be trying to buy Minecraft creators Mojang Miyamoto made an animated short film with Pikmin God damn it, we're both going to end up with new 3DSes... Robin Williams tribute made with Art Academy is pretty rad, actually Do you want to send us email? Of course you do! Do that thang: someotherpodcast@gmail.com  

The season of pumpkin spice is upon us, but what season is that, really? Winter? Summer? Winter in the podcast, summer in the outtakes? If you are confused, we suggest that you press Y to podcast. Or to call Zobek. Or to call zombees? Perhaps all of the above are appropriate responses. It can't hurt to try, anyway. Summer in the links.... Assassin's Creed 4 Binding of Isaac Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Dead Rising 2 Guardian Heroes Binding of Isaac: Rebirth may be out soon.... Elaine may poop herself Cards Against Humanity has a fifth expansion now Buy an XBOX One and get a free game, for one week only Nintendo announced a new 3DS PERSONA 5 IS COMING TO THE PS4 WE NEED THIS AAAAAAAAAA Send us email! WE NEED THIS. someotherpodcast@gmail.com!

Seems like everything is centered around a theme this week, and that theme is boats. The secondary theme is T-Pain, but you guys can probably guess how we feel about that. (Spoilers: We feel pretty good, actually.) METAL GEAR???? Mermaid Links: Final Fantasy VII Metal Gear Solid 4 Hearthstone Binding of Isaac Assassin's Creed 4 Dumb DDoS attacks are dumb Amazon has purchased Twitch Mountain Dew and Doritos have teamed up with Activision for a promotion Apparently the cool kids watch porn on their PS3 Mario Kart 8 is getting paid DLC Edmund McMillen's cat passed away, is immortalized in BoI Kingdom Hearts 2.5 has a bunch of new stuff Send us things! We like things. someotherpodcast@gmail.com is where you should send things. Things!

Here at Some Other Podcast, we have differing opinions on the place of pumpkin spice and other fall flavors. This should come as no surprise, given the food-related polarization of this show, but... well, we know how you guys love it when we fight about stuff, so here you go! There may also be some sort of talk about video games, but we're not really promising anything. Limited Edition Links: Final Fantasy VII Dead Rising 2 Wolfenstein: The New Order The Binding of Isaac Gamescom Microsoft Gamescom Sony Tomb Raider sequel will have timed exclusivity on XBox ONE Smash Bros 3DS XL bundle is pretty rad Send us your questions! We love them, even if they are dumb. ESPECIALLY if they are dumb, actually. Someotherpodcast@gmail.com!

Pickle juice and Peeps and Redline and terrible chips and WHO KNOWS! Apparently there are a lot of things we have to eat on this show, and they all seem like a good idea when we've been drinking. Hey, remember when this show used to be about video games? ....yeah, neither do we. Friendly links: Kirby Triple Deluxe Dragon Fantasy Book 1 Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D Brink Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 Destiny Binding of Isaac Wolfenstein: The New Order Gamestops in Philly will be fingerprinting people who trade in games Persona Q is getting minifigs Adachi and Marie will be free DLC for Ultimax shortly after release Yoshi has a ridiculous full name Someone is actually suing Sony because Killzone wasn't in 1080P Resident Evil getting a remaster of the 2002 remake We have an email, and you should send things to it! someotherpodcast@gmail.com!

Seems like Fridays in this basement always end up about the same... and we're okay with that, really.  Links for the week: Final Fantasy VII Lego Lord of the Rings Diablo 3 Binding of Isaac Destiny Slender the Arrival is coming to consoles A new Peggle is coming! What?? Dragon Age: Inquisition and Persona Q will be competing for time All of the system updates! Court settlement over 2011 PSN hacks Send us things, because we like things and we will read them on the show! someotherpodcast@gmail.com

We are unreasonably angry at each other this week, but I don't think it's anyone's FAULT, really. It's just that the things that we're drinking would make anyone enraged. On a related note, this episode is brought to you by Seagram's Escapes, apparently... ANGRY LINKS Tomodachi Life Rainbow Six Vegas 2 Final Fantasy VII Binding of Isaac Shovel Knight Rogue Legacy coming to PS3, PS4, and Vita, cross-buy style Kinect 2 coming to PC for $200 Alien: Isolation will offer original cast as DLC whether you preordered or not XBox One retail units can maybe still be dev kits? Email us! It may make us less angry (but no promises). someotherpodcast@gmail.com!

Everyone's into something different, and here at Some Other Castle we support whatever weird shit you want. I guess? Sure. As with last year around this time, we're dedicating our ridiculousness today to Ryan Davis. We still miss you, duder. YOU NEED THESE LINKS Picross 3D Final Fantasy VI Fable 3 Binding of Isaac Wolfenstein: The New Order Adachi is free DLC in Ultimax for the first week after release Binding of Isaac Rebirth has a ton of content Hearthstone tournament banned female players and then changed its mind Season finale of Wolf Among Us is out next week Email us and we will make with the happy dances! someotherpodcast@gmail.com  

We discover the true power of energy drinks this week, and by that I mean that we TALK VERY FAST AND KIND OF SWEAT A LOT AND I'M STILL KIND OF SHAKING SO MAYBE DON'T DRINK REDLINE. THIS HAS BEEN A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT. SWEATY SWEATY LINKS Picross 3D Final Fantasy VI Fable 3 Binding of Isaac Mario Kart 8 Kirby Triple Deluxe There was news here, but REDLINE. EMAIL! someotherpodcast@gmail.com! GO GO GO GO GO!

It's only ONE revelation, apparently. More than one would cause our feeble little brains to implode. Maybe more Vitamin D would solve this problem? It's a possibility, and one that we explore pretty thoroughly in this commentary. We know nothing, though, so take it all with a grain of salt.

We believe in you. YOU CAN DO IT! DO THESE LINKS! Bravely Default Yoshi's New Island Lord of the Rings: War in the North Halo 3 Binding of Isaac Mario Kart 8 Persona Q special edition E3! You can send us things to talk about, if you want. We want! SO DO IT. someotherpodcast@gmail.com!

Remember how our special guests are always super-special and better than everything else ever? Well, our trend continues this week with super-special Carolyn from the Hell Yeah Podcast. Listen as we talk about the last of the Ritas, get all happy with cookie butter, and sometimes even get in some chat about video games! Don't Touch These Links Mario Kart 8 Binding of Isaac Rainbow Six Vegas Bravely Default Child of Light PS4 and Vita bundle potentially leaked by Amazon France XBox One controller now works on PC June XBox One update is now live Theatrhythm is coming to NA September 16 Persona Q intro video is the most awesome Gamecube controller adapter for Wii U will be awesome for Smash Bros EMAIL US! We love the emails. someotherpodcast@gmail.com is where you do that thing.

This is one of the very first commentary tracks that we recorded, back when the podcast was still in its infancy, and was still even occasionally about video games instead of weird snack foods, or questionable energy drinks, or sandwich preferences. You know, we really do talk about food a lot, don't we? Huh. Anyway, here's what I remember about this commentary: We talk about pork roll a lot. Enjoy!

I really never know what day it is due to all kinds of weird scheduling taking place, so it's not a huge surprise that I think it's Friday sometimes. It FEELS like Friday, anyway. Podcasts usually happen on a Friday, right? I think I should get to set the rules for that kind of thing. It only makes logical sense. Friday Links! Lightning Returns Akai Katana Child of Light Rainbow Six: Vegas Binding of Isaac Kirby Triple Deluxe Wolfenstein: The New Order Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Amplitude Kickstarter gets funded Vita version of Child of Light is coming soon P4 Arena Ultimax has a date and can be preordered Vita TV is getting PS4 remote play You can send us email no matter what day it actually is! You should do that: someotherpodcast@gmail.com!

Here at Some Other Castle, we're no strangers to talking about movies, particularly when they're related to video games. And honestly, the worse the movie is, the better our commentary is likely to be. That's the way we see it, anyway. We're hoping to release a few of our vintage efforts in the near future, and we're planning to record new ones soon as well, but for now, we'd like to present our first commentary in quite a while. This time, it's for Resident Evil. Let us know what you think by emailing someotherpodcast@gmail.com, or leave a comment here! We welcome any suggestions you might have as to what we should tackle in the future. Rest assured, we have a LOT of ideas already...

Is this even a show about games anymore? We don't really know. It is a place where we can drink Mang-O-Ritas, though. And maybe eat Bacon Ritz, or shrimp chips, or any number of things that are gastronomically questionable. Apparently you guys like that? Well, we live to please.... Link-O-Ritas! Kirby Triple Deluxe Tearaway Binding of Isaac Lightning Returns Castle Crashers XBox One $399 model sans Kinect Nintendo is hemorrhaging money Halo 5 coming in Q4 2015, surprising no one Far Cry 4 looks pretty dumb, but in a good way EMAIL US IF YOU LOVE US! (And we know you love us....) someotherpodcast@gmail.com

I think we may have gone a little overboard on the "eating and drinking weird stuff" front this week. Dat Raz-Ber-Rita, doe. Fus-Ro-Links: Borderlands Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII Binding of Isaac Cook, Serve, Delicious! South Park: The Stick of Truth Have things to tell us? Of course you do! You should send an email to someotherpodcast@gmail.com and tell us all about it. We like that.

We don't always have special guests, but when we do, they're pretty much the best thing ever. Join us for talk about bad games, good beer, and Batman. Always be Batman. Batlinks: Borderlands Saw II: Flesh and Blood Binding of Isaac Bioshock Infinite: Burial At Sea Lord of the Rings: Third Age Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Snoop Dogg will narrate your CoD matches for $2.99 Email us! We will love you long time. someotherpodcast@gmail.com!

Listen, they can't all be fancy beers, okay? Sometimes you just have to go with what's available. Same thing for podcasts. I know there have to be SOME out there that actually talk about their stated topics, but we... get sidetracked by dick jokes a lot. I don't know what to tell you. Shotgun these links: Splinter Cell: Conviction Borderlands Killer Is Dead Binding of Isaac Earthbound Bioshock Infinite The Persona 3 movie is coming to the US Citizens of Earth kickstarter has been picked up by Atlus Send us listener mail! We would love to read it, and probably to make dumb comments and dick jokes at it. someotherpodcast@gmail.com!

Stealth games just aren't for everyone, okay? Some of us are more suited to the whole "run in and shoot everything in the face before it can get away" style of play. And there's nothing wrong with that! NOTHING. Jelly links: The Binding of Isaac Cook, Serve, Delicious! inFamous Second Son FEAR 3 Tales of Xillia Splinter Cell: Conviction Persona 4 will be a PS2 Classic on the PS3, and we are going to buy it again because OF COURSE We probably just need to buy Goat Simulator 2014 already Amazon displays Metacritic scores now, because that was necessary for some reason? Find us on the interwebs! We can be reached at someotherpodcast@gmail.com, or @someothercastle, @Improbable42, or @etdragon on Twitter. THANKS DUDERS!

We have a long-standing tradition of being dumb, and this week doesn't disappoint. Listen to the outtakes if you doubt me, but why would you? Listen to the outtakes anyway. And the rest of the episode, too. Trust me on this one. It's pretty good. Real Links, Real Fast: Yoshi's New Island inFamous Second Son FEAR 3 Tales of Xillia Oculus bought by Facebook for basically all the moneys We have a store where you can buy things! Here it is: www.zazzle.com/someothercastle You should probably tell us what you think, or ask us questions, or you know, whatever. That happens at someotherpodcast@gmail.com, or @someothercastle, @Improbable42, and @etdragon on Twitter!

We're back! Remember us? We remember you. So, since we're all acquainted, let's all sit around and chat about the stuff that matters. You know, like video games? And also, ball sweat. Apparently? I guess. Listen, some tequila/Shaquila may have contributed to the recording of this week's episode, and we make no apologies for that.  Shalinkquas: Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes Yoshi's New Island The Binding of Isaac South Park: The Stick of Truth Gears of War 3 Battleblock Theater Persona 3DS in Japan; it looks sexy and we will both buy one if it comes to NA Cook, Serve, Delicious could come to consoles very soon, hopefully? Some Other Castle merch! Hey! You! Yes, YOU! Send us your mails! someotherpodcast@gmail.com, or Tweet at us: @someothercastle, @Improbable42, or @etdragon. DO EEEEEET!

"But Leah," I hear you thinking, "isn't EVERY episode a vodkacast?" The answer is no. Sometimes there is beer. Anyway, this episode is going to be about as much a surprise to me as it is to you, so HOLD ON TO YOUR BUTTS. The Adventure of Links: The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds Super Mario 3D World Beyond: Two Souls Tales of Xillia Peggle 2 to be released on December 9 Gaikai will start streaming to the PS4 in Q3 2014 PERSONA OVERLOAD Microsoft is making a bra now, because....what? The Walking Dead season 2 coming December 17 Skull Kid will be an assist trophy for Smash Bros WiiU Divekick coming to XBox One FFXIV beta on PS4 starts February 22 Would you like to ask us things? If so, the place to do that is someotherpodcast@gmail.com. We will almost certainly answer them, because that's what kings do.

There's a lot of anger surfacing in this week's episode, but it's not about the things you might expect, like unspecified nerd rage. It's mostly about Christmas music, actually. Don't worry, it'll all make sense by the outtakes. Probably. In the meantime, check out our first forays into the world of new consoles, our journeys back into the world of old games, and more! Time-Appropriate Links: Killzone Shadow Fall Knack Resogun Super Mario RPG Pokemon Y Telltale is making a Game of Thrones game October's best-selling console in the US? It's the 3DS! The Last of Us "Left Behind" DLC coming next year inFamous Second Son will be released on March 21, 2014 ...and just before that, on March 18, 2014, the US will get the FFX/X-2 remaster Twitch will not be available on the XBox One until 2014 PS4 failure rate less than 1%, according to Sony You *could* download the One's day 1 patch to a USB key, but maybe not anymore? And as promised, here is a deeply disturbing picture: If you would like to weigh in on Christmas music (warning: there is a right and a wrong answer here) or any other potentially less controversial issues, you can do so by emailing someotherpodcast@gmail.com, or you can Tweet to @someothercastle, Improbable42, or @etdragon.

Some of the things we've been playing this week are probably about what you'd expect, but some... well, there are some wildcards, too. All I can say is that when you're expecting Beyond but find empty space, strange things can happen. Good things, though! Also, if you're curious about our detailed thoughts on sherbet, we put some time into discussing them. That's mostly in the outtakes, though. Mostly. ANYWAY HERE ARE SOME LINKS: Batman: Arkham Origins Grand Theft Auto V Knack Pokemon Y Super Mario RPG You can have a friends list of 2000 people on PS4. If you know that many people, that is. FTL is getting free DLC and also an iPad version Sony is kind of pulling a Microsoft over the DLNA/MP3 thing iTunes has 200 Pokemon X/Y tracks for $10 Killer Instinct Classic will only come as a bonus for the crazy edition of new KI Kirby: Triple Deluxe will be spreading unbounded joy on the  3DS next year Microsoft bringing Games With Gold to XBox One The Last of Us is getting "Left Behind" DLC early next year PS4 getting an Uncharted game, surprising precisely no one Maybe Fallout 4? You. YES, YOU! HEY! ....send us email? someotherpodcast@gmail.com, pleasekthx.

Hey, you guys. Hey. HEEEEEEY. We may not have played a whole lot of games since the extravaganza that was Extra Life 2013 (which is all archived on twitch.tv/etdragon, just in case you were wondering), but we still have plenty to talk about this week. Mostly it's trying to remember exactly what happened in the basement, but there's also a lot of talk about unicorns, sherbet, and terrible, terrible jokes. I guess there might be some news, too? Perhaps. I can't really promise anything. LIIIIIINKS Batman: Arkham Origins Sequence Pokemon Y No More Heroes Peggle 2 is delayed; Elaine cries Warner Bros. apologizes for Batman bugs You can now use Paypal on PSN XBox One will support media streaming and MP3s I guess someone thought it was a good idea to bring that weird red Canadian Wii to the US? The Last Guardian is still a thing, and it's going to.... oh, whatever. I can't do this anymore. Microsoft is giving away XBox Ones to the elite and deserving, or something Sony shows off the innards of the PS4 Send us listener mail! Please? someotherpodcast@gmail.com is where you do that thing. Also, we're going to be doing some live streaming very soon (Rock Band will be involved), so sign up on twitch.tv/etdragon to keep up with the latest on that.  

With very little time until Extra Life begins, we're tempting fate by giving ourselves EVEN MORE time to hate each other a little bit while sitting in Elaine's basement. WE DO THIS FOR YOU, INTERNET! LINK LINK LINK Hyperdimension Neptunia Sequence Pokemon Y Grand Theft Auto V Beyond: Two Souls GameStop stops pricing Xenoblade and Metroid Prime Trilogy all crazy-like Zelda triples WiiU sales... but they're still not all that great Sexy, sexy Zelda 3DS coming to North America to taunt us XBox One launch could maybe be a disaster, which is a bit worrisome New Kinect distance is 4.5 feet, according to leaked manual XBox One headset adaptor not out until 2014 Deadly Premonition: Director's Cut is on PSN for $30 Sony releases huge, sort of depressing PS4 FAQ PS4 gets giant day 1 patch, but it can be background downloaded 12-year old kid hacked government websites in exchange for video games GTA V shipped 29 million units in 6 weeks Nintendo discontinues Swapnote because somehow no one thought there would be pictures of dongs We're probably doing Extra Life stuff right now. NOW! GO WATCH! twitch.tv/etdragon! Then you can email us at someotherpodcast@gmail.com, or Tweet at us: @someothercastle, @Improbable42, @etdragon.

You know, sometimes we wonder why other people put up with us at all. I mean, it's not like we're very nice to them. Mostly we just plot out ways to scare the crap out of them for our own entertainment. This *may* be related to the titular horse masks of this week's episode. Maybe? It's hard to say. Join us to find out about that, and to help solve the mystery of the hole in the fight stick! (I bet you can guess who our prime suspect might be...) Links in the dark: Dragon's Crown 999: 9 Hours, 9 Persons, 9 Doors Grand Theft Auto V Beyond: Two Souls Pokemon X Myst creators Kickstarting new game Kingdom Hearts 2.5 HD is happening Killer Instinct is getting a stupidly expensive fight stick OMG YOU GUYS IT'S TANAKA FOR REALS Wind Waker HD caused a huge sales bump in Europe Dragon's Crown cross-play is live between Vita and PS3 versions Tales of Symphonia HD is getting a super hot CE Hulu Plus is on 3DS now, if anyone wants it Rayman and Splinter Cell didn't hit their sales targets Delays, delays, delays Do you want to tell us things? Of course you do! You can do that thing at someotherpodcast@gmail.com, or at @someothercastle, @Improbable42, or @etdragon on Twitter. Also, hit up our YouTube channel to check out Building Character! It is here. Extra Life is fast approaching! Check out our donation page here, and stay tuned to the website and the podcast for more details. We'll be streaming our madness, so you may want to go ahead and subscribe to twitch.tv/etdragon while you're at it.    

We had SO MUCH to talk about this week after missing two shows that things are a bit all over the place (which is why my title isn't more snappy...but we can also blame that on jet lag). If you listen carefully, though, you can still pick out some important topics of discussion, like Eurogamer insights, games we have to be drunk to play properly, and REAL Final Fantasy talk. An embarrassment of links: Castle Crashers 999: 9 Hours, 9 Persons, 9 Doors The Bureau: XCOM Declassified Star Trek Dragon's Crown Grand Theft Auto V Beyond: Two Souls Killer Is Dead Peggle Final Fantasy X/X-2 has a Japanese release date of December 26 Enhanced version of FFVI coming to iOS and Android 3DS is getting a new Harvest Moon game EA may be getting Sim City offline Sega of America hit with layoffs God damn it, Dennis Dyack XBox One day 1 update reported to take 15-20 minutes WiiU 4.0 firmware update allows Wii games to be played on gamepad Wii production is stopping...we didn't know it hadn't already Got questions? Email us! someotherpodcast@gmail.com! Tweet at us! @someothercastle, @Improbable42, or @etdragon! We also have a YouTube channel where our Building Character series lives, a Twitch channel where our Extra Life nonsense will be streamed (and where our sporadic live streams take place), and a donation page for our Extra Life marathon, which you can read about in our update posts on this site. Check out all the things!          

It's tough to NOT be a little gangsta when you're as thug as we are. No, seriously! Stop laughing! Anyway, we continue to live out our gangsta lives with a wide variety of awesome games, and also with more sandwich discussion. (You didn't think we forgot about awful sandwiches, did you?) Thug Links: The Bureau: XCOM Declassified Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn Amnesia: The Dark Descent Saints Row 4 Rayman Legends GTA V JJ Abrams was not pleased by that Star Trek game Mighty No. 9 hit a stretch goal and is now coming to PS3, 360, and WiiU Blizzard is getting rid of the Diablo 3 auction house Sega bought Atlus. So now what? Wii Fit sequel is free for the first month, then $20 Bayonetta is getting an anime, because OBVIOUSLY Sony is targeting 5 million PS4s sold by April 1st Wind Waker decals are pretty and also rad Send us emails! They go to someotherpodcast@gmail.com. You can also check us out on iTunes, and leave a review, if you roll that way. Extra Life is coming soon, and we have SO MUCH DUMB STUFF PLANNED! If you'd consider throwing a few bucks our way, we'd love you forever. I mean, we do already, but MORE so. Also, watch our Building Character video series! We're extra funny while playing Persona.    

Settle in, folks, because you're in for a long one this week! (See what I did there?) Listen as Leah discusses her newly-realized fear of the dark, Elaine gushes about the joys of being President, and we both joyfully plunge into ALL OF THE LISTENER MAIL!! (You guys are so great!) Links in the light: The Last Story Amnesia: The Dark Descent Saints Row 4 The Bureau: XCOM Declassified Hearthstone Vita TV looks awesome, but not scheduled for release outside of Japan yet Microsoft has purchased the xbone.com domain. THANKS, INTERNET. Ubisoft is making... a JRPG? What? A third Riddick game is in the works, but it's not Starbreeze this time.. PS3 is getting a free-to-play Soul Calibur game, because THAT makes sense Break music this week is the Main Music from Amnesia: The Dark Descent (because OF COURSE) We're going to be doing a whole lot of dumb stuff for Extra Life, and we could really use your help! Our donation page is here, and we're also going to need help...you know, staying awake...so watch our Twitter feed for more details on watching us stream this endeavor. ALSO, are you watching our Building Character series? You should be! Head on over to YouTube and check it out. We wouldn't say no to subscriptions, either. I'm just saying. Another thing we would love subscriptions on is our iTunes feed, so if you're so inclined, please to be doing that. Maybe a review? Thanks! FINALLY, keep those awesome emails coming! It's someotherpodcast@gmail.com!      

I mean, come ON. It's episode 69. Just... insert your own joke here and save me the trouble, okay? Okay. Heh. Insert. LINKS GET INSERTED HERE: The Last Story Final Fantasy VI The Bureau: XCOM Declassified Hearthstone XBox One has a launch date, so prepare your wallet XBox One will not support external hard drives You can use up to 8 controllers with the One, for whatever reason Sexy, sexy Pokemon 3DS XL bundles confirmed for NA Lego Marvel Heroes has Stan Lee as a playable character Deadly Premonition Director's Cut coming to Steam WHY DON'T WE HAVE HELLO KITTY BEER RIGHT NOW?? Break music is "Theme of The Last Story" from The Last Story. Just a reminder, if you're not watching our Building Character video series, you probably should be! Also, we have a tumblr now, which is a great place to catch up with our assorted nonsense. Check out these things, and please continue sending us email! That's someotherpodcast@gmail.com! Also, subscribe on iTunes ok? Maybe leave us a comment? I mean only if you're into it that is.        

Bad (?) news, guys: there's no Soda Shaq this week. It will make a triumphant return, certainly, but we needed a break. Instead, we talk about... video games? I guess? That's usually where things end up, anyway. Every Two Links: Injustice: Gods Among Us DuckTales Remastered Remember Me 999: 9 Hours, 9 Persons, 9 Doors Plants vs. Zombies 2 Pikmin 3 XCOM: The Bureau Declassified Wii U gets a price drop and Zelda gets a release date Uh.... 2DS? SimCity has come to Macs 100 games are now on Steam Greenlight Soul Calibur 2 HD online will have Spawn, but not Link PS4 and Vita will have cross-platform party chat Shadow of the Eternals kickstarter fails AGAIN, but gets Greenlit? Doritos and Mountain Dew giving away XBox ONEs because LOL STEREOTYPES Maybe email us? We like that. someotherpodcast@gmail.com, please and thank you! Also, remember that we have a Tumblr now? Well, we do: shitleahandelainesay.tumblr.com    

I mean, really, who can say what the division of services will be like when the new consoles are released? Perhaps we will find ourselves in a land where mythical creatures finally get the respect they deserve. That's how we think Peter Molyneux would see it, anyway. I wonder if he likes his sandwiches dry or moist? Feral links: Deadly Premonition Cook, Serve, Delicious! Injustice: Gods Among Us Resident Evil 5 Pikmin 3 Plants vs. Zombies 2 Disney Infinity XBox One preorders will come with FIFA 14 in Europe Ballmer is leaving MS WiiU is getting a Wind Waker bundle, probably PS4 release date is officially November 15 Vita and its memory cards both get some pretty good price drops Rocksmith 2014 will work with electric ukuleles and violins Rogue Legacy and a bunch of other awesome indies will be coming to the PS3, PS4, and the Vita Borderlands 2 is coming to the Vita We're still drinking weird things. It will probably not stop. Help us! someotherpodcast@gmail.com!

WE DO THIS FOR YOU, INTERNET! Link-based products: Deadly Premonition Cook, Serve, Delicious! Final Fantasy V Pikmin 3 Plants vs. Zombies 2 XBox One no longer requires Kinect XBox One can tell when it's overheating and will shut itself down GTA Online is a thing that is happening pretty soon GameStop continues to be ultra-shady about their pricing practices No more NFL Sunday ticket on PS3 For some reason, there might be a 12 gig PS3 launching soon? Why? WiiU being sold at a loss Iwata says that the WiiU doesn't need a price cut, it needs games. Well, NO SHIT! Soda Shaq is not a thing we made up You can send your suggestions for the horrible things we should be drinking to someotherpodcast@gmail.com. We're probably dumb enough to try them. Also subscribe to us on iTunes and drop us a rating! We like ratings. Ratings are sexy.      

I know this podcast was supposed to be about something, but it gets harder with each passing week to remember exactly what that is... it might be sandwiches, though. Or possibly sharks? I definitely remember something about sharks and spiders. Spider sharks? Oh GOD, I just horrified myself. Scary, scary links: Deadly Premonition Cook, Serve, Delicious! Final Fantasy V Pikmin 3 Earthbound Dragon's Crown John Carmack is CTO of Oculus now, which makes sense SEGA is a bidder for the Atlus parent company Nintendo reveals some nifty numbers about ALL their hardware and software sales XBox One will lock some things behind a pay wall 3DS removes need for pesky humans in order to street pass Boy stops a speeding car with skills he learned from Mario Kart PS4 will let you stream and record without Plus EMAILS! ....can be sent to someotherpodcast@gmail.com.

This week was ALL OF THE INTERESTING, and while much of that may not really have had a whole lot to do with video games, it seems like you guys are kind of into that. We do get around to talking about stuff that we've been playing eventually, though. I promise. Links, sponsored by #dryvsmoist: Deadly Premonition Cook, Serve, Delicious! Final Fantasy V Darksiders Dragon's Crown Hotline Miami New Super Luigi U Some kind of Eternal Darkness something is probably happening... Earthbound creator leaves a warm and squishy little message Australia says no to Saints Row IV...again... New Mortal Kombat game is in development Take 2 is having a happy year financially Bully  2??!?1? WiiU is NOT selling, but Nintendo posts a profit anyway All current headsets will work with XBox One Bioshock Infinite DLC sounds pretty rad For those of you who stuck around for all the outtakes.... cupcake before vs. cupcake after.  To weigh in on important sandwich issues, please contact us at someotherpodcast@gmail.com. You can also ask about other stuff, I guess, but why would you?

Very important issues are discussed on this podcast, and we're probably going to need help resolving it, so listen up, take notes, and choose a side! CHOOSE CAREFULLY. Dry/Moist Links: Dragon's Crown Darksiders Darksiders 2 Deadly Premonition Soul Calibur 2 coming to XBLA and PSN this fall There's a Persona 3 movie trailer, and we watched it Indies can now self-publish on XBox One JOHN MADDEN SAYS BOOM TO THIS LAWSUIT XBox One records your last five minutes of gameplay Saints Row 4 season pass includes Enter the Dominatrix Activision splits from Vivendi for 8.2 billion dollars Fez 2 cancelled over temper tantrums You want to email us, right? Of course you do! You can do this thing at @someotherpodcast@gmail.com.

We have lots of stories this week, which may or may not be related to video games. There's a lot of talk about sandwiches and sunburns and people doing inappropriate things in cars, so you should probably just settle in and wait for the part where we get back on topic. Or, you know, as much "on topic" as we ever get. Come on, you guys know how this works by now! Topical links: Darksiders II The Walking Dead: 400 Days Final Fantasy V (here is the link to Leah's Final Fantasy Project) Animal Crossing: New Leaf XCOM: Enemy Unknown Darksiders Atlus parent company is set to auction off operations, leaving us scared about Persona 5 EarthBound is now on the WiiU Virtual Console, but you probably already knew that because you could hear Elaine squeeing wherever you are Tons and tons of Animal Crossing sold Oh, Japan; Resident Evil attraction looks kind of awesome You can play games while they download on the XBox One, confirmed Ultra Street Fighter IV coming in 2014 to current-gen consoles Deadly Premonition on....Steam Greenlight? What? Firefly game coming.... to iOS and Android? What? Listener mail.... WHAT? someotherpodcast@gmail.com, plzkthxbai!

We don't get serious very often on this show, but we would both like to dedicate this episode to Ryan Davis, who served as an example and an inspiration to our show from day one. Thanks, duder. You will be missed. Links: The Last of Us Muramasa Rebirth Persona 3 FES Animal Crossing: New Leaf Cook, Serve, Delicious! Don Mattrick going to Zynga Final Fantasy VII is now on Steam Limited edition Pokemon X & Y bundles that are gorgeous are coming to Japan Atlus parent company registers Persona 5 domain MS removes fee to patch games on XBLA Rejected XBox One names Want to send us email? Of course you do! someotherpodcast@gmail.com is where you do that.

We both finished The Last of Us recently, and we have things to say about it. Please note: this podcast contains MASSIVE STORY SPOILERS, so if you have not finished the game--and I do mean FINISHED it--please do not listen to this show. You can come back later. For now, just go play the game. We'll wait for you to thank us.

Guys, we didn't even need outtakes this week. Just listen to the first fifteen minutes or so and you will have everything you need. Also, @underballz. Seriously. Links that are not balls: Disney Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion Castlevania: Lords of Shadow- Mirror of Fate Muramasa Rebirth The Last of Us Hotline Miami Cook, Serve, Delicious! Ellen Page is angry about characters that look like her Saint's Row anal probe causes it to be banned in Australia Nintendo fans want 3DS and Wii U to be region free Plants vs Zombies 2 has been delayed Ouya backers still don't have consoles, even though they are at retail MS spending tons of money on their cloud stuff EA claims they won't bring back online passes Mail! We love it! someotherpodcast@gmail.com! Thank you! Exclamation points!

So yeah, E3 is happening RIGHT NOW! LOOK BEHIND YOU! SERIOUSLY! Er... yes. We watched those conferences, and you probably did too, so check it out as we talk about the good bits, the bad bits, and the stuff we want to be playing right now. Links3! Star Trek Gravity Rush Marvel Heroes Remember Me Cook, Serve, Delicious! Microsoft Sony Nintendo Here is Kingdom Hearts, explained in an easy document! Here is Jack Tretton, dropping the fucking mic. Email us! Pleasekthx! someotherpodcast@gmail.com!