Podcasts about gamepolitics

Game previews galore but sadly not terribly much that’s calling to me. 0:00 – The new Predator animated anthology is pretty cool! 7:28 – Catch Me at the Ballpark! is a charming anime so far! 13:05 – The Switch 2, like its predecessor, is a great platform to play worse versions of old games 27:25 ...Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episode 405 – Mostly Only Positive’ »

Maybe they should try plot armor! 0:00 – YouTube continues making everything worse 4:32 – Games are more expensive these days; the total cost simply isn’t the entirety of the initial purchase price 33:18 – Storm Trooper armor offers no protection 43:04 – I can’t get into Kowloon Generic Romance because the protagonist is inexplicably ...Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episode 404 – Storm Trooper Armor Is Fashion Over Function’ »

This podcast has nothing to do with the fact that I haven’t had a burger in years. 0:00 – Sometimes, movie trailers are good! 12:25 – Can we crack the code of the inexplicable popularity of Gemma from Monster Hunter Wilds? 26:38 – I watched Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines on a whim and it’s ...Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episode 402 – Little Ado About Everything’ »

Still super annoying though. 0:00 – I accidentally ripped off my dentist 2:54 – Incredibly, YouTube manages to make its platform worse 8:10 – For next year’s Oscars, the academy members will have to actually watch all the films in a category to vote 15:36 – TV shows. Do I prefer all episodes released at ...Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episode 401 – The Least of YouTube’s Problems’ »

To celebrate the landmark achievement of reaching an arbitrary but no less round and impressively large episode number, and certainly not due to simple, serendipitous happenstance, we’re spending this week’s episode talking shop with YouTube musician extraordinaire, RafScrap and her producer/collaborator Gezeus! Check out their channels: RafScrap – https://www.youtube.com/@RafScrap Gezeus Quiryst – https://www.youtube.com/@GezeusQuiryst If you ...Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episode 400 – RafScraptacular!’ »

Nintendo Switch 2. I have thoughts. 0:00 – Monster Hunter is like Jell-o. There’s always room for more. Unless you’re full. Or just don’t like it in the first place. 28:14 – Nintendo’s expensive new console has expensive new games! If you missed Saturday's live broadcast of Molehill Mountain, you can watch the video replay on ...Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episode 399 – Nintendo Direct Into My Veins’ »

It’s not the solution, it’s the journey. 0:00 – Yahoo can’t design a website, YouTube can’t stop ad blocking software, and Facebook doesn’t care about it’s own Community Guidelines 9:42 – I thought Marvel’s five hour live stream revealing the cast of Avengers: Doomsday was kinda dumb… but it grew on me 13:40 – Nintendo ...Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episode 398 – Rube Goldberg Solutions’ »

Daredevil, Monster Hunter Wilds, and not much else. 0:00 – There’s this movie where a samurai fights off 400 dudes in one 77-minute unbroken cut! I could only sit through 17 minutes 11:58 – Daredevil is off to a good start but the third episode didn’t really work for me 38:40 – Technical issues aside, ...Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episode 397 – Daredevil Ep3 Didn’t Do It For Me’ »

Watch where you’re not looking, jerk! 0:00 – There comes a time in every adult’s life where you must poop in an envelop and send it through the post 8:11 – Monster Hunter Wilds is a lot of fun but yikes are there some issues with the visual presentation 1:06:24 – Sometimes, ogling attractive people ...Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episode 396 – Caught Not Ogling’ »

Free marketing! 0:00 – “10 Things You Need to Know” videos are mostly just reading publisher-provided fact sheets. Darn shame that YouTube has engineered its platform in a way that forces creators who make videos for a living to pad their output with this fluff, as clever and well-made as some of it can be. ...Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episode 395 – 10 Things to Know Before You Podcast!’ »

The best part of Valentine’s Day is the subsequent sale on candy! 0:00 – I couldn’t find any Valentine’s Day candy so I bought a giant Valentine’s Day cookie 13:00 – Yahoo Mail’s redesign is objectively worse 26:30 – Capcom’s marketing blitz for Monster Hunter Wilds isn’t always presenting the game in the best light ...Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episode 394 – Valentine’s Candy Sale!’ »

PSN is back up which means I can spend more time in the Monster Hunter Wilds character creator. 0:00 – The PSN was down for a day and Sony is being unnervingly quite about it 19:00 – The early hours of Mario & Luigi: Dream Team are a bit dull 37:21 – Sing is a ...Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episode 393 – I’m Sure It Was Nothing’ »

Not a lie, just sad. 0:00 – Happy birthday to me. Sans cake. 8:15 – The dead are uninsurable. 30:28 – Forensic mystery game Tokyo Psychodemic has some pretty rough spots but it’s got a solid foundation that I hope the creatives behind it get the opportunity to refine and expand on. 58:20 – The ...Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episode 392 – The Saddest Carrot Cake’ »

Let’s see how many Astro Bot cameos I recognize. NOTE: This is probably not a great audio-only episode as the majority of it relies on video game footage. 0:00 – Making people cry with Barbershop. In a good way! 3:55 – For a Nintendo fanboy, I recognize a surprising number of PlayStation characters. Hmm… If ...Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episode 391 – Secret PlayStation Fanboy?’ »

I’m sure the Switch 2 will be about as powerful as a console that came out over 10 years ago. 0:00 – Maybe we shouldn’t listen to venture capitalists, let alone adopt their falsehood-based, self-serving opinions 36:28 – Switch 2 is exactly what we expected it to be, even without the leaks 1:00:10 – My ...Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episode 390 – I’m Sure the Games Will Be Good’ »

NOTE: This podcast is not streamed in 4K. 0:00 – 4K gaming isn’t as easy as getting a PS5. You need a 4K TV. And if you want to stream them you need a 4K capture card. And a 4K switcher. And 4K HDMI cables. 9:13 – Ghost of Tsushima is Horizon: Zero Dawn with ...Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episode 389 – Fun With 4K’ »

But I’m going to make a big deal about it anyway. 0:00 – I put my weights outside for the Extra Life marathon. It rained once for 10 minutes and the darn things rusted 2:39 – Jurassic World: Chaos Theory’s antagonist is from the most recent movie. I didn’t recognize her. Even though I saw ...Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episode 388 – All the News That Doesn’t Matter’ »

During the recent Extra Life charity marathon, we raised enough money for me to fell 13 colossi in Shadow of the Colossus.  Unfortunately, we only got to 8 of them during the event.  So, I’m using a podcast to tackle the rest.  Probably not the best episode to listen to audio-only but you do you! ...Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episode 387 – Light Blocked By the Big Thing’ »

You know you have a problem if your video game trailer has to link a blog post to explain what you just watched. 0:00 – Adventures in shopping 31:59 – Adventures in editing 41:43 – Adventures in marketing If you missed Saturday's live broadcast of Molehill Mountain, you can watch the video replay on YouTube.  Alternatively, ...Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episode 386 – An Insufficient Amount of Coke’ »

It’s very… Nintendo. 0:00 – You had one job, USPS! 10:31 – The first keyboard was my fault. The second… 15:12 – Alarmo is a neat concept but way overpriced for what’s one offer If you missed Saturday's live broadcast of Molehill Mountain, you can watch the video replay on YouTube.  Alternatively, you can catch audio ...Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episode 385 – Oh No, Alarmo!’ »

I was satisfied. 0:00 – I’ll admit, blocking Amazon’s new AI chatbot gave me a little thrill 3:27 – Vons anti-shoplifting efforts are so anti-customer, it feels like its deliberately trying to drive shoppers away 17:46 – The recent Tokyo Games Show showed games in Tokyo 46:15 – Metaphor is an RPG in which the ...Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episode 384 – Metaphor Play’ »

From video games you haven’t beaten. And other things too but I’m specifically referring to video games in this case. 0:00 – Agatha All Along leaves a positive first impression 8:44 – Did you have Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii on your bingo card? 22:25 – Sony isn’t revealing the price of their 30th Anniversary Edition ...Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episode 383 – It’s Okay to Walk Away’ »

I mean, that was REALLY hard to get. 0:00 – Some woman I don’t know left her phone number on a sticky note and affixed it to the back of a book on my bookshelf. I don’t know who she is or how she got in my apartment. 5:55 – The IRS won’t tell me ...Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episode 382 – I Never Called’ »

Bad game advertisement strike again! 0:00 – Conjuring a bed is the best superpower making Zelda the best superhero. That’s just science! 2:47 – Expedition 33’s first look gameplay video left me wanting. And not in a good way… 18:28 – Terminator Zero is kinda dull 31:28 – Sneak peak at some ideas I have ...Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episode 381 – No Explanation or Context’ »

Odd to have an entire convention for one game but it was one I’m anticipating so it’s fine. 0:00 – Furiosa is like the Alien prequels 9:32 – Deadpool & Wolverine exercises more restraint than Alien: Romulus 34:30 – Gamescom’s opening night bored me to tears. Manly tears. 53:44 – Monster Hunter Wilds looks nifty! ...Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episode 380 – The Only Game at Gamescom’ »

I’ll try to talk about website design without getting angry. 0:00 – There has never been a good website redesign. Or I’m just unreasonably picky. 15:00 – They made two movies explaining the origins of the Alien. I don’t know, I was always satisfied with “from space” as an answer. 49:21 – I mean, Saitama ...Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episode 379 – Mash vs Saitama’ »

Leslie and Bob will return. 0:00 – Disney announced some stuff. I had opinions 19:58 – Amazon Prime’s ad breaks are crap (the new Batman show is okay though!) 24:47 – I got a promotion and my health insurance provider benefited! 33:30 – The Legend of Nayuta has a great, fully-featured New Game Plus mode! ...Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episode 378 – It’s a Seikret to Everybody’ »

Less comics, more con? 0:00 – The Legend of Nayuta is a perfectly okay game, though it does overstay its welcome 13:32 – Behold! The long and tortured rational I used to predict Fie and Sara’s origins in Trails of Cold Steel! 33:41 – San Diego Comic Con is happening RIGHT NOW!!! If you missed ...Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episode 377 – Let’s See What We Can SDCC’ »

New game. New predictions. Same batting average. 0:00 – A small issue with the otherwise spiffy Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess demo 12:47 – Here are my Trails of Cold Steel predictions before I start streaming the game tomorrow If you missed Saturday's live broadcast of Molehill Mountain, you can watch the video replay on YouTube.  ...Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episode 376 – Predictions of Cold Steel’ »

Technically a failing grade in being right. 0:00 – How accurate were my Trails to Azure predictions? 14:30 – I finally beat Persona 5 Royal. What did I think? 51:46 – Some anime has red flags. So let’s talk about the first two episodes of My Wife Has No Emotion If you missed Saturday's live ...Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episode 375 – A Good Guess’ »

Not-E3 saved the best for last. 0:00 – I wanted to hook up an external mic to my camera but I bought the wrong cable. Oops! 4:30 – I bought a box of Flamin’ Hot Cheetos Mac ‘N Cheese. It’s… colorful! 11:10 – I bought a set of 50 lb dumbbells. They’re very expensive! 25:46 ...Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episode 374 – There Is No Zuul, Only Nintendo!’ »

All lanes are my lane! 0:00 – There were more video game trailers this week. Some of them caught my attention 47:10 – The Lollipop Chainsaw RePop trailer and why it is the worst trailer in the history of video game marketing If you missed Saturday's live broadcast of Molehill Mountain, you can watch the ...Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episode 373 – Armchair Marketing Consultant’ »

Thank goodness for gameplay-less game trailers or I’d never get through them all! No timestamps this week as I spend the entire episode talking about the various video game trailers that caught my eye. If you missed Saturday's live broadcast of Molehill Mountain, you can watch the video replay on YouTube.  Alternatively, you can catch audio ...Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episode 372 – Games, Games Everywhere’ »

I beat Persona 5’s Okumura. But at what cost? 0:00 – Netflix used some pretty silly thumbnail art for Godzilla Minus One 12:56 – I finally beat Okumura in Persona 5! Of course, now I have to play the rest of the game… 44:42 – Sony showed more than just Monster Hunter Wilds at its ...Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episode 371 – Never Give Up Until You Surrender!’ »

The Jurassic World cartoon is back! 0:00 – After two years, I’ve finally thrown in the towel on Persona 5 20:00 – It’s not good when your stove breaks. It’s even less good when it starts pumping gas into your home 24:43 – My car isn’t supposed to shake violently when I idle in gear, ...Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episode 370 – But Hey, That’s Just a Chaos Theory!’ »

I’m not in marketing but I sure do have opinions on movie and game trailers! 0:00 – Spaceships, aliens, and laser swords are neat but Tales of the Empire is not very good 34:10 – I was ding-dong dashed by a religious person in a grocery store 40:50 – The trailer for the new Assassin’s ...Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episode 369 – Ding-Dong Dash For Jesus?’ »

Was Voyager 1 CENSORED?!!! 0:00 – Stellar Blade patched out some potentially naughty graffiti 8:22 – Voyager 1 broke last fall. They patched it from 15 billion miles away and now it’s working again. Neat! 15:47 – The City Hunter movie isn’t great but the lead performance sure it! 24:48 – Thankfully, I didn’t end ...Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episode 368 – Day 17,027 Patch’ »

I wanna be in the room where it happened! 0:00 – Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown: A Ubisoft Exclusive has a lot to like but overall is a pretty average metroidvania 18:01 – Stellar Blade’s marketing continues to flabbergast me 47:00 – I saw Godzilla kiss Kong. That’s the movie’s title, right? 53:58 – ...Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episode 367 – Stellar Blade, Funky Marketing’ »

Catching up on a few 80s sci-fi franchises. 0:00 – I haven’t seen all the Terminator movies. I have now! 32:31 – I haven’t seen all the Alien and Predator movies. And I still haven’t. But I’m getting closer! If you missed Saturday's live broadcast of Molehill Mountain, you can watch the video replay on YouTube.  ...Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episode 366 – Filling the Gaps’ »

I’m not talking about Jaws. Though, that would be an example. 0:00 – I’m playing a LOT of RPGs simultaneously. Progress is slow. So let’s talk about how much I’m just not that into Tears of the Kingdom! 32:07 – Hays Code got your movie down? Fear not; Barbara Stanwyck will save it! 43:24 – ...Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episode 365 – The Book Wasn’t Better’ »

I’m in doubt. 0:00 – Remember that animated Gremlins show that came out last year? It’s pretty good! 6:15 – I’m a big ‘ol dork for Ghostbusters. I’m afraid to see the new movie because it looks… not very good. 35:12 – If The Acolyte, the new Star Wars show, is about stabbing Jedi, I ...Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episode 364 – When In Doubt, Talk About Movies’ »

I watched a movie. Then I watched its sequels. 0:00 – Warner Bros. really wants Live Service games to work 37:03 – Argylle’s marketing left me cold but its social media haters piqued my interest! 44:01 – I watched the first three Nemesis movies and I have thoughts! If you missed Saturday's live broadcast of ...Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episode 363 – Stellar Buns’ »

I watched a movie. Then I watched its sequels. 0:00 – Warner Bros. really wants Live Service games to work 37:03 – Argylle’s marketing left me cold but its social media haters piqued my interest! 44:01 – I watched the first three Nemesis movies and I have thoughts! If you missed Saturday's live broadcast of ...Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episode 362 – Downhill’ »

Wanna see something utterly underwhelming? 0:00 – Every month I treat myself to sushi. So I bought my own reusable chopsticks! 8:25 – I played The Room. It’s pretty cool! 12:12 – I watched Aquaman 2. It’s pretty cool! 21:20 – Honestly? I think “Ghostbusters: Frozen Summer” is a better title. 24:38 – Publishers’ ability ...Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episode 361 – I’m Going to Show and Tell On You!’ »

I’ve seen things. 0:00 – So, I played a few video game demos this week 33:02 – So, I watched a few movies this week If you missed Saturday's live broadcast of Molehill Mountain, you can watch the video replay on YouTube.  Alternatively, you can catch audio versions of the show on iTunes. Molehill Mountain streams live ...Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episode 360 – Movies, TV, and Game Demos’ »

Let’s read through a legal document.  That’ll be fun, right? 0:00 – So, about my federal tax refund… 2:08 – Carano’s legal complaint reads like it was written by a fourteen-year-old. Let’s have a laugh, shall we? If you missed Saturday's live broadcast of Molehill Mountain, you can watch the video replay on YouTube.  Alternatively, you ...Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episode 359 – Carano’s Crap Complaint’ »

Just what the heck does an extra $40 get you in Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth? 0:00 – the Resident Evil 4 remake is good but I think the original works better overall 43:31 – Sega is being REALLY crappy with how it’s selling Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth If you missed Saturday's live broadcast ...Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episode 357 – What Are Ya Buyin’?’ »

Last year I saw Christmas cookies shaped like cat butts. 0:00 – Delicious in Dungeon’s first episode didn’t do it for me 15:33 – I played Cookie Cutter. A bit of low-budget jank here and there but otherwise pretty fun! 32:12 – Demos should be free and the Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth is no ...Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episode 356 – A Cookie Cutter Podcast’ »

I failed Christmas. Again. 0:00 – I don’t know how my sister manages to get presents to me before Christmas but it’s a feat I can’t seem to manage 8:05 – The Nutcracker and the Four Realms is not a good movie but I kind of love it anyway 33:05 – I watched The Christmas ...Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episode 355 – Merry Christmas Eve Eve’ »

They say you never do. I guess mine must not have been that notable. 0:00 – I like Christmas displays and the White House managed to do something nifty this year 20:31 – The Sacrifice Game is a Christmas movie. No, really! 28:33 – Christmas In Connecticut is a Christmas movie. No, really! 34:32 – ...Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episode 354 – I Forgot My First Time’ »