Podcasts about Horizon Zero Dawn

Lords: * Danny * https://nightbrunchband.com/ * Walker * https://nightbrunchband.com/ Topics: * You Probably Think This Song is About You * The Perfect r/crappymusic Post: An audio tour of Archetypes * https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads-2024/images/3/3597ddeb-e52e-4cda-a59c-c64600489fea/0291r0zf.png * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EIwP0zerbk * Sample-based film scores in the 80s * https://www.tumblr.com/mogwaipoet/786937779224461312/terminator-2-1991-and-the-princess-bride-1987 * Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep, by Clare Harner actually * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DoNotStandatMyGraveand_Weep * Being a Video Game Newb in Your 40s Microtopics: * Is it a Topic or is it Just Banter? * Cleaning Lords, Lunch Lords and Cat Lords. * Have you heard the good word about the Gaylady? * Night Brunch. * Wearing your own band's t-shirt. * A thing that could happen for a while and then was no longer able to happen. * Hi Cindy! * Motivating yourself to work harder via self loathing. * Feeling the need to act all angsty so that people take you seriously as an artist. * A Touch of Grandiosity. * How many tracks get uploaded to SoundCloud every day? * Continuing to discover music from the 1970s. * It's called "Topic Lords," not "Correct Lords." * Once it becomes impossible to make new music, and we go back and start listening to all the SoundCloud uploads with 0 listens. * All the kids at Rock & Roll Camp getting excited about Lofey. * Pretending a topic is about one thing when it's actually about something else. * Canadian Actor Dave Coulier. * Tuesday at 3:01pm. * Learning a new chord on your Electric Tenor Guitar. * Bringing Pokemon Puzzle League characters into your love song. * Having a whole week to dial in that wub wub patch. * What art is for and what art should be for. * Fun is our only reward. * The objective best pitch wheel range. * The Funky Worm preset. * Synthesizers that can save and load patches but only when plugged into your phone. * Coming up with a Rube Goldberg machine to upload patches from a web server to your CZ-5000. * thisdx7cartridgedoesnotexist.com * In a convex optimization problem, there is no gradient to descend. * Fiddling with the synthesizer sliders until you reach a corner of the parameter space that doesn't make any noise and giving up. * Camp Counselor Grant hastily drawing all the synthesizer waves on the board. * Ask any Geometer, the triangle has three sides. Love triangles are actually just two love segments. * The All Topic Fakeouts episode. * The gulf between how an artist thinks they're presenting themselves and how they're being received. * A Beautiful Rainbow of the Human Experience. * Elderly rappers with excellent flow but terrible drip. * Piling onto propaganda music. * Someone doing their own thing with confidence and authenticity. * Graffiti with immaculate copyediting. * With improved access to art tools, taste is one of the only things left to get wrong. * Only the best crappy music. * Promoting your music in r/crappymusic. * Tori the Clown Rap Gal. * The audacity of extreme autotune. * All Youtube thumbnails converging on the same cognitive attention hacks. * Singing the comments on your last video. * Situations where echo chamber amplification is fun and good for the world. * Obscure Music That Slaps. * Serbian Kolos. * The Ketron Event Chrom. * The Nightmare Klaxon that Represents Dread. * All the Fairlight CMI presets used in the Terminator 2 soundtrack. * Growing up playing samples at every possible speed in Impulse Tracker. * Slowly sucking dog food out of a can to simulate the sound of a mimetic polyalloy passing through steel bars. * It's been a long day and you're ready to go home but you need to slam 1000 more inverted glasses into bowls of yogurt, let's hurry it up guys. * That one sample library squeaking metal door sound that everyone uses. * Calling out comb filtering whenever you hear someone exhale deeply while sitting down at a desk. * The sound guy instructing all the actors when to breathe to minimize comb filtering. * Rubber Baby Knopfler Romplers. * All the things you are after you die. * The purpose of suffering. (So we can write cool poems about it.) * Making art about how trauma used to exist. * Why wireheading will not solve our problems. (Because everything uses bluetooth now.) * Who needs trauma when we have CRISPR? * Shepherding noobs. * Play Any Video Game Day. * Complicated goose controls. * Trying to play Portal as your first 3D game. * Learning video games vs. learning board games. * Trying to get into video game series that don't change. * Looking at the screen and/or ants until it coalesces into an image. * Video games filled with really gross blood squirt sounds. * Jumping on and off of buildings. * Playing Breath of the Wild and just collecting mushrooms and herbs. * Grass simulation in Breath of the Wild vs. in Horizon Zero Dawn. * Putting yourself in the head-space of the protagonist in order to do protagonist stuff. * Spelling brunch the secret way.

New Trailers for Insomniacs Wolverine and The Mandalorian and Grogu have blown me away. Black Ops 7 gives a full multiplayer reveal, Xbox jacks up prices in an unprecedented move, and Nintendo is trying to rewrite the rules. Plus Daredevil is getting more screen time, Disney+ is hiking up prices, Alien: Earth needs more time, and James Gunn says Batman has to be done right. That and more on this weeks episode.

Welkom bij GK Daily, de dagelijkse podcast van Gamekings. In pak-hem-beet twintig minuten nemen we de laatste ontwikkelingen met je door, zodat je het snel en makkelijk tot je kan nemen. Bijvoorbeeld als je onderweg bent naar je werk, je jezelf even verveelt of je in het zweet werkt in de fitness. JJ heeft deze keer Jasper uitgenodigd om het laatste nieuws met jullie door te nemen. De twee gaan praten over de tweede prijsverhoging van de Xbox in de VS binnen een paar maanden, de mogelijke komst van Ghost of Tsushima en Horizon Zero Dawn naar de Xbox en een onderzoek dat uitwijst dat gamen met inverted controle settings je meer secuur maakt. Dit en meer ga je zien en horen in de GK Daily van maandag 22 september 2025.De Xbox Series X wordt zo wel heel erg duurGK Daily is er op de doordeweekse dagen behalve op de vrijdag. Op die dag hebben we namelijk EvdWL. De uitgebreide podcast. In GK Daily praten we je in 20 minuten bij over wat er zich allemaal afspeelt in de wereld van videogames. Dat doen we in de bekende gezellige Gamekings stijl. In deze aflevering behandelen we het meest spraakmakende nieuws van de laatste dagen. Bijvoorbeeld de verrassende prijsstijging van de Xbox in de VS. De duurste Xbox series X wordt straks 799 dollar. Dat zijn toch onmogelijke prijzen voor een console? Is dit dus een slimme zet van Microsoft? Je krijgt het antwoord in deze video.Waar speelt de nieuwe God of War zich af?De twee kijken ook naar de mogelijk setting van de nieuwe God of War. Waar gaat Kratos dit keer met zijn bijlen en zwaarden zwaaien? En waarom kiezen sommige gamers voor een inverted instelling op hun controller? Hoe wordt dat bepaalt in je hersens en welke van de twee opties laat je beter gamen. Een nieuw onderzoek van Dr Jennifer Corbett en Dr Jaap Munneke van de Brunel Universiteit in London wijst dit uit. Hoe kijken de beide heren hier tegenaan? 

Schon Anfang August ergab sich wieder eine wundervolle Gelegenheit zu einem Sommerinterview mit einem Synchronschauspieler und Michael konnte den mega-sympathischen Daniel Welbat als Gast in Folge 69 von „Echo 3 an Echo 7“ begrüßen. Mit seiner markanten Stimme ist uns Daniel bereits in vielen Rollen aufgefallen, die am ehesten dem „Bester Kumpel“-Typ entsprechen: Kürzlich noch als Brasso in „Andor“, aber auch als Cleveland Booker in „Star Trek: Discovery“, Aoi Todo in „Jujutsu Kaisen“, Jonah Maiava in „Tomb Raider“ oder als Varl in „Horizon Zero Dawn“ und Sequel – das ist doch wohl kein Type Casting?! Gar nicht kumpelhaft sind dagegen die verschiedenen Varianten von Kang dem Eroberer im MCU; außerdem kennt man ihn vielleicht auch als Lotti in „Deponia“, Tsukasa Shishio in „Dr. Stone“ und Terry Francisco in „Bob's Burgers“. Aber auch über die Synchro hinaus ist Daniel richtig aktiv, denn schon als Teenager hat er sich der Musik verschrieben und rockt seitdem unter anderem mit seiner Band „WellBad“ über die Bühnen der Republik. Eine besondere Ehre war daher auch für ihn, als er den Gesang von Bowser in der deutschen Version des „Super Mario“-Films übernehmen durfte – im Original bekanntermaßen Jack Black. Doch auch abseits der diversen Mikros ist Daniel kein unbeschriebenes Blatt, denn er schreibt und produziert auch eigene Werke – oder kümmert sich um seine kleine Tochter, die im Frühjahr geboren wurde: Herzlichen Glückwunsch!

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In today's Daily Fix:Tencent has fired back at Sony in the ongoing lawsuit over Tencent's Light of Motiram video game. Sony is alleging Motiram is a 'clone' of Horizon Zero Dawn; now Tencent is saying Sony has copied other games when Horizon was being developed, citing Ninja Theory's Enslaved: Oddsey to the West as an example. In other news, former IGN staffer Destin Legarie was sent what he believes to be legitimate leaks of the price for the upcoming ROG Xbox Ally X, and it's not going to be cheap. And finally, Borderlands 4's latest patch hopefully fixes some of the performance issues plaguing the PC version of the game.

Bienvenue à toutes et tous dans ce 7ème épisode de Crossplay et le tout premier de la team 2. Crossplay est une émission mensuelle dans laquelle plusieurs membres éminents de l'équipe de PSI se réunissent autour d'une table virtuelle pour ne parler QUE de JEU VIDÉO ! Si nous ne résisterons pas toujours au pouvoir enchanteur des digressions, nous resterons sérieux dans l'exercice qui sera le notre. À savoir, celui du débat et de l'analyse de jeux aussi variés que l'industrie vidéoludique peut l'être. En ce mois d'août, nous vous parlons des titres suivants : 01:15 - Horizon Zero Dawn par Yacine38:15 - Camper Van : Make it Home par Johanna01:00:30 - Dreams par AdrienTrès bonne émission !

In this episode of the Day One Patch Podcast, we cover the latest Starfield leak hinting at a new “Cruise Mode” for real-time space travel, break down Sony's lawsuit against Tencent over claims that Light of Motiram is a Horizon: Zero Dawn clone, and discuss the Secure Boot requirement causing headaches for Battlefield 6 players on PC. Plus, we share what we've been playing and this week's Video Game Fun Fact on the history of the Battlefield series.

In today's Daily Fix:In light of Sony's lawsuit, megapublisher Tencent has changed some of the assets on the Steam page for Light of Motiram. The game fell into Sony's crosshairs for looking a lot like their Horizon Zero Dawn games, and judging by some of those marketing assets, Sony might have a case. Tencent has changed the description and some of the art featuring a female protagonist that looks an awful lot like Horizon's Aloy, as well as easing up on mentions of giant mechanical beasts. In other news, Bethesda's Starfield may finally be giving fans what they want: the ability to fly between planets. Although not officially announced, the new 'feature' won't be exactly like No Man's Sky's key feature of letting you take off from a planet's surface, fly into space, through the atmosphere of another planet, and onto that surface without an obvious loading screen. Starfield is getting a PS5 port sometime next year, and could see some new feaures added, like the aforementioned 'flying between planets' ability. And finally, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick is promsing BioShock 4 will come out, despite recent news that the game had failed an internal review after years of development.

This Week: Nintendo drop a surprise showcase featuring all their upcoming third-party games and we have the deets: Monster Hunter Stories 3, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment, and a whole lot more. A censorship controversy involving Steam blows up and Sony takes legal action against Tencent over what they claim is a blatant Horizon Zero Dawn copycat. Plus, Nintendo announces a price hike on Switch consoles and games. Kahlief Adams returns to talk price hikes, the censorship debate, and our highlights from the Nintendo Direct!

INT. POSH HOTEL SUITE - DAY TENCENT: Hey, Sony. Can we make a Horizon game? SONY: Nah. We good. TENCENT: Oh okay. Bummer. SONY: WHAT THE F—- So yeah… Sony is suing Tencent for what it calls a “slavish clone” of Horizon: Zero Dawn. Bold move! Also: EA, Microsoft, Capcom earnings, an update on the Mastercard/Visa censorship of legal game content, and more. You can support Virtual Economy's growth via our Ko-Fi and also purchase Virtual Economy merchandise! TIME STAMPS [00:00:30] - Some News From Us! [00:05:21] - An Update on the Conservative Assault on Steam and Itch.io [00:15:34] - EA Q1 FY26 Earnings [00:20:25] - Microsoft Q4 FY25 Earnings [00:30:00] - Capcom Q1 FY26 Earnings [00:35:48] - Sony Sues Tencent Over Horizon: Zero Dawn Clone [00:41:59] - Investment Interlude [00:50:23] - Quick Hits [00:50:44] - Labor Report SOURCES Mastercard Denies Pressuring Steam To Censor ‘NSFW' Games [Update: Valve Responds] | Kotaku Vile is Banned | DreadXP Freedom to Buy Games | GOG Electronic Arts Reports Q1 FY26 Results | EA Earnings Release FY25 Q4 | Microsoft Consolidated financial results for the 1st Quarter of FY2025 | Capcom Sony's PlayStation Sues Tencent Over Its ‘Slavish Clone' of ‘Horizon' Video Game Franchise | Variety Complaint for Copyright and Trademark Infringement | United States District Court, Northern District of California INVESTMENT INTERLUDE Atari enters into an agreement to invest in Thunderful Group AB | Atari Puzzle & Dragons studio considers shareholder group request for a vote to dismiss its president | VGC Lyrical Media Launches Indie Video Game Publisher Led by UTA, Take Two Vet Blake Rochkind; Three Titles in Development | Variety LABOR REPORT Supermassive Layoffs | Supermassive on LinkedIn Indie Publisher Firestoke Games is Shutting Down | Paul Farley on LinkedIn The studio behind Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants Unleashed brings in union after facing closure | GamesIndustry Raven Software Workers Secure First Contract at Microsoft | CODE-CWA

The rumor mill is churning as a new era of Bond takes shape under Amazon’s ownership. Tom Holland might have let slip that he’s in the running for the iconic role, and Steven Knight is officially attached as a writer. Plus, Sony is suing Tencent over their copy-cat Horizon Zero Dawn game, and The Naked Gun might be the comedy movie of the summer. Follow Jason: IG & Bluesky Follow Rosie: IG & Letterboxd Follow X-Ray Vision on Instagram Join the X-Ray Vision DiscordSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today's episode, we have a discussion about the Sony suit against Tencent over a copy of a game that looks a lot like Horizon Zero Dawn - or does it?Then we take a look at Nintendo's Partner Showcase to see what's upcoming for Nintendo.

BELIEVE! In trivia!Brendan Hunt is best known as Coach Beard on the Apple TV series “Ted Lasso.” He'll tell us about how the show got started, why they decided to put out another season, and why fans always recognize him in airports.Ashly Burch is a well-known part of gaming culture. She's voiced characters of such critically-acclaimed games like Horizon: Zero Dawn and Life is Strange. She'll demonstrate her voice work and tell us about her YouTube series “I'm Happy You're Here.”Areas of Expertise:Ashly: The show “Parks and Recreation” seasons 3 and 4, 2006's (aka 2005's) Pride & Prejudice, and aerial silks.Brendan: Elvis Costello's under-appreciated album Spike, the Beatles song “Hey Jude,” and the Great Chicago Fire of 1871What's the Difference: PaybackWhat's the difference between restitution and reparation?What's the difference between a spinal cord and a spinal column?Guest Experts:Jeri Heiden and John Heiden: Grammy-winning designers whose work included albums for Madonna, Pink, Elvis Costello, and more.Mara Marini: Actor who's appeared in shows like “Parks and Recreation,” “Schitt's Creek,” and “Blackish.”Natalie Morales: Actor who's appeared in shows like “Parks and Recreation” and films like My Dead Friend Zoe.Hosts: J. Keith van StraatenHelen HongCredits:Theme Song by Jonathan Green.Maximum Fun's Senior Producer is Laura Swisher.Co-Producer and Editor is Julian Burrell.Seeing our next live-audience shows by YOU!

Nesse episódio, Bruno Carvalho, Edu Aurrai, Felipe Mesquita e Rodrigo Cunha falam sobre o anúncio de lançamento e o preço do Zeenix Pro, modelo premium do portátil da Tectoy, durante a Retrocon; a Microsoft dominando a lista de jogos mais vendidos no Playstation; Sony processando a Tencent por Light of Motiram, o clone descarado de Horizon Zero Dawn; e muitos mais. Quer conferir como é a gravação do programa? Então aparece lá na live! Todas as quartas-feiras, a partir das 19h00, no nosso canal do YouTube! Duração: 94 min Comentados: Light of Motiram, a cópia sem vergonha de Horizon Zero Dawn Playando Cast sobre a segunda temporada de The Last of Us ENCERRAMENTO: You're Not Alone - Final Fantasy IX - Famitracker 8bit COMPRE O MARS 2120, METROIDVANIA BRASILEIRO: PC (STEAM) PLAYSTATION 4, PLAYSTATION 5 XBOX ONE, XBOX SERIES S|X NINTENDO SWITCH Vídeos: Fighter!! (ft. ASCA) | K.O. Coliseum OP | Set Cinematic - Teamfight Tactics Battlefield 6 Official Reveal Trailer FlexStrike Wireless Fight Stick - Features Trailer | PS5 & PC MARVEL Cosmic Invasion | Character Reveal | Beta Ray Bill & Silver Surfer Mario Paint - Super NES – Nintendo Classics Super Mario Bros. Remastered - Reveal Trailer

Support the show Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/PSTrophyroom Discord: https://discord.gg/wPNp3kC    BSYK: https://tinyurl.com/3e24bn7y    Store: https://tinyurl.com/ktbsdw3s ----------------------------- This week on The Trophy Room:  A PlayStation Podcast hosts Teegan, Kyle, and Joe talk about the news from the PlayStation. A mysterious new job posting from Sony that hints at multiplatform push for PlayStation games going to other platforms that include Steam, Epic Games, Xbox, Nintendo, and mobile games. Is it really bad to see Astro Bot on a Nintendo Switch 2?  Sony is sues Tencent over Light of Moritam a pretty shameless Horizon Zero Dawn Clone. Sony is suing over the art direction of the game down to the red haired protagonist that looks like Aloy. WB Game trying at an other live service game after the Suicide Squad Kill The Justice League floped.

Nos jogos, aprendemos a apreciar o nobre esporte bretão em Rematch, enxergamos Pac-Man sob uma nova luz em Shadow Labyrinth e confrontamos a mediocridade d Hunter x Hunter: Nen x Impact. Também comentamos a nova onda de censura contra o Itch.io, Silksong, Metroid Prime 4 vindo aí, os planos multiplataforma da Sony e mais! 00:10:45: Inscrições na EVO 2025 despencam 00:14:28: Playstation processa clone de Horizon: Zero Dawn 00:16:30: Itch.io também remove jogos adultos de seu catálogo 00:42:07: Retrocon 2025 00:49:02: Zeenix Pro começa a ser vendido 01:01:11: Xbox diminui o preço de Outer Worlds 2 01:09:24: Forza Horizon 5 é o jogo mais vendido no Playstation em 2025 01:15:57: Playstation vai lança mais jogos multiplataforma? 01:22:41: Metroid Prime 4 será lançado em breve? 01:27:02: Hollow Knight: Silksong será jogável na Gamescom 01:31:48: Rematch 02:03:10: Hunter × Hunter: Nen x Impact 02:26:05: Shadow Labyrinth 03:00:43: Perguntas dos ouvintes Contribua | Twitter | YouTube | Twitch | Contato

En PlayStation, las cosas no andan del todo bien. En Sony andan un poco enojados por el nuevo juego de Tencent Games, Light of Motiram, ya que el juego es una calca de Horizon Zero Dawn. Por lo ya preparan una demanda por plagio. Además, nos preparamos de cara a Gamescom y revisamos los juegos que queremos durante el evento.

I just may, whaddya say? Comic-Con came and went this year, and maybe because the MCU and DCU were so muted, but there were still some good announcements. Xbox says game pass revenue is up, so is it profitable? Wolfenstein is heading to TV, and EA says no to $80. Air Bud is returning and I have serious questions, South Park takes time in its return, Star Trek goes all in on Comic Con, plus reviews of Happy Gilmore 2 and Fantastic Four!

En PlayStation, las cosas no andan del todo bien. En Sony andan un poco enojados por el nuevo juego de Tencent Games, Light of Motiram, ya que el juego es una calca de Horizon Zero Dawn. Por lo ya preparan una demanda por plagio. Además, nos preparamos de cara a Gamescom y revisamos los juegos que queremos durante el evento.

Send us a textSony's job posting for a "senior director of multi-platform and account management" sparks heated debate about which PlayStation exclusives might come to Xbox, with Spider-Man emerging as the most likely candidate despite overall skepticism.• PlayStation games rumored to come to Xbox following Sony job posting seeking someone to manage games "beyond PlayStation hardware"• Game Pass profitability questioned, with both hosts arguing the model isn't sustainable and damages the industry• Former Arcane Studios president describes Game Pass as "increasingly damaging the industry for a decade"• Sony suing Tencent for "Motor Ram," an alleged Horizon Zero Dawn ripoff featuring similar post-apocalyptic setting and robot dinosaurs• Mortal Kombat 2 movie trailer receives positive reactions, focusing more on Johnny Cage than the previous film• Nintendo Switch 2 breaks Japanese sales records with 1.5 million units sold in first month, surpassing PlayStation 2 and Game Boy AdvanceSupport the show

Deze week praten Wout Funnekotter, Arnoud Wokke, Jelle Stuip en Imre Himmelbauer over de Tencent-kopie van Horizon Zero Dawn, beperken van bootloaderongrendeling, gamen op oudere consoles, de 18+-verificatie-app van de EU, de Wolfenstein-serie van Amazon en Windows. 0:00 Intro0:19 Opening1:15 .post14:56 Een kopie van Horizon, en nu?21:26 Makers custom roms willen regels rond bootloaders30:29 Skeer gamen? Koop oude consoles36:10 EU verplicht Google niet bij 18+-app47:15 Amazon maakt Wolfenstein-serie, hoezo?52:05 Windows 11 is Windows 10 voorbij1:11:03 Sneakpeek Links:'The force is with Cristal beer'-videoSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Have your voice heard: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfVpF8lnzYVfuF4S8TmpSahYI3fAYMw2h_qZRNTTy4sPL5oqw/viewform Go to http://factormeals.com/kindafunny50off and use code kindafunny50off to get 50 percent off plus FREE shipping on your first box Go to https://mood.com and use code KINDAFUNNY to get 20% off your first order. - Start - HousekeepingYou just got Gamescast which was our Grounded 2 reviewThere is no stream today after this.If you're a Kinda Funny Member:Today's Gregway is 15 minutes of Greg being on trial. The charge? Being a CONSOLE CONTRARIAN.Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Karl Jacobs, OmegaBuster, & Delaney "The Somm" TwiningThe Roper Report   - - Sony files lawsuit against Tencent for allegedly cloning Horizon series - Chris Kerr @ Game Developer - Following Suicide Squad's flop, Warner Bros. is hiring for another live service game - Jordan Middler @ VGC - Ad - Atari has agreed to acquire Thunderful for around €4.5 million - Chris Scullion @ VGC - Mario Paint Comes to Nintendo Switch Online, And You Don't Need a Switch 2 To Use The Mouse Functionality - Vikki Blake @ IGN - Wee News! - SuperChats & You‘re Wrong Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Let's talk about Fumes, it's in Early Access! Also: Shadow Labyrinth, IGN's big user study, the Roblox nightmare, the new PS5 firmware beta, Donkey Kong, Sony going after Tencent's Horizon: Zero Dawn clone, and yes, even more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the anniversary year of The Chinese Room's BAFTA-winning Everybody's Gone to the Rapture, Kris sits down with creative visionary Dan Pinchbeck to talk about this ground-breaking walking sim. In an interview that covers a multitude of topics - full timecodes below - the two talk about the power of agency in games relating to character development, how the team was forced to include a feature that became their biggest regret, the sheer emotional force of Jessica Curry's music, and much more. As you might expect, this interview contains major spoilers for Everybody's Gone to the Rapture, with minor spoilers also for Horizon Zero Dawn. 03:19 - Pushing the walking sim genre 14:30 - A butterfly's life 18:05 - A very complicated spreadsheet 24:29 - Running the whole thing as a TV shoot 33:03 - The 1980s 35:00 - Secular sacred 42:00 - Favourite places On this episode were Dan Pinchbeck (@danpinchbeck and danpinchbeck.co.uk) and Kris (@DigitalStrider).Links to where you can find us - StayingInPodcast.com

Hi everyone, happy Tuesday! I'm not a huge gamer, but even I know what a big deal Ashly Burch is in the video game world. She has voiced so many beloved and iconic characters, including Aloy in Horizon Zero Dawn and Horizon Forbidden West, Chloe Price in Life is Strange and Tiny Tina in Borderlands 2 and 3. She's also had a fascinating career as an actor, writer and director starting when she created Hey Ash, Whatcha Playin'? with her brother Anthony and progressing to writing and/or directing on Side Quest, Mythic Quest and Adventuretime, among others. She is crazy talented and also so smart when it comes to her work and the future of the industry. We talk about AI, mental health and what it was like to grow up in Arizona the daughter of an immigrant and fall in love with video games. I had such a good time talking to Ashly and I hope you enjoy our conversation! Be sure to stick around for the Hindsight, where Jeph and I talk about the parallels between the Sci-Fi and video game fan culture and answer some of your questions from the Mailsack! Should I FREEZE MYSELF when I die? | S2E9 with Katee Sackhoff | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oc6ffxAiZ28 Robert Ettinger: Dying for Immortality (Jeph's Cryo Doc) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AF-KhUkT_kc I'm Happy You're Here Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SfUO2QmxHM Send me an email thesackhoffshow@gmail.com Produced by Rabbit Grin Productions Mail Sack Song by Nicolas @producer_sniffles Join us on Patreon! http://patreon.com/thesackhoffshow

This episode was recorded as part of a live panel event at Pelican House on the 13 April 2025 celebrating the London launch of Max's board game Billionaires and Guillotines, published by Pluto Press. In this episode we talked about the role of games and play in the coming revolution; the game mechanics of Billionaires & Guillotines and what its format might offer players; why Max chose the guillotine as the instrument of abolition; and we even played a game role-playing a war profiteer, an aristocrat and a tech overlord.Danny Dorling is Oxford geography professor and bestselling author of books including Seven Children: Inequality and Britain's Next Generation and Peak Injustice: Solving Britain's Inequality Crisis.Meg Jayanth is an award-winning narrative and game designer whose credits include 80 Days, Sunless Sea and Horizon Zero Dawn.Max Haiven is Canada Research Chair in the Radical Imagination, writer of books including Palm Oil: The Grease of Empire and Revenge Capitalism: The Ghosts of Empire, the Demons of Capital, and the Settling of Unpayable Debts.Against the Fascist Game is the second season of The Exploits of Play, a podcast about games and capitalism. Join host Max Haiven and producer Faye Harvey as they interview game designers, critical theorists and grassroots activists struggling with games to understand, confront and abolish the rising threat of fascism in our times. We ask questions including: how is the far-right around the world using games as platforms for ideology, recruiting and violence, both close to home and around the world? How have vicious reactionary politics emerged from a form of capitalism where most people feel trapped in an unwinnable game? What do fascism and antifascism mean today? And what role, if any do play and games have in confronting the fascist threat and creating a new world? The Exploits of Play is a production of Weird Economies, a platform for exploring the intricacies and excesses of our economic imaginaries, in cooperation with RiVAL: The ReImagining Value Action Lab. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 This week, Zak and Aaron sit down to discuss the absolute onslaught of video game movie adaptations coming down the pike at breakneck speed. From questions of quantity over quality to musings on which projects have the most potential, your intrepid hosts dig into what may be the next Hollywood craze - or an unsustainable bubble building towards an inevitable burst.Please, enjoy.Listen to Beach Girl on SpotifyCheck out MosscatMarket on EtsyCheck out even more MosscatMarket on Instagram

Listen now on Apple, Spotify, and YouTube.—Steve is a games user research consultant, helping teams use player insight to create successful games. He works with publishers, platforms and studios of all sizes to transform their game development process, and build product strategies that combines player data with creativity. He work from ideation to post-launch in order to de-risk game development, and make games players love.Prior to this he was a senior user researcher for PlayStation and worked on many of their top European titles, including Horizon Zero Dawn, SingStar, the LittleBigPlanet series and the PlayStation VR lineup.Steve started the Games User Research mentoring scheme, which has linked hundreds of students with industry professionals from top games companies such as Sony, EA, Valve, Ubisoft and Microsoft. He wrote the bestselling book How To Be A Games User Researcher to share the expertise needed to work in the games industry.He regularly speaks at games industry conferences and on podcasts about games user research + playtesting, and has been recognised as a member of BAFTA. He also wrote the bestselling book Building User Research Teams, and helps teams build impactful research practice in-house.In our conversation, we discuss:* The evolution of Steve's career from early days at PlayStation to running his own games UX consultancy.* The difference between research in games vs. traditional tech, especially around the lack of discovery work.* How to measure subjective experiences like “fun,” and why that starts by redefining what “fun” even means.* The influence of secrecy, creative ownership, and marketing pressure on research methods in the games industry.* Real-world methods used in games UX, like mass playtesting labs and segment-based multiplayer analysis.Some takeaways:* Research in games is heavily evaluative. Unlike traditional UX, which often starts with uncovering user needs, games UX usually kicks in once there's a playable prototype. Because the “user need” in games is often just “make it fun,” research is focused more on assessing emotional impact and usability than on early-stage exploration.* Measuring fun is both subjective and contextual. Teams often ask, “Is this fun?”—but that question is too broad to act on. Steve explains that researchers must first help define what kind of fun is intended, whether that's emotional engagement, replay behavior, or challenge. Only then can appropriate metrics or qualitative signals be applied.* Creative ownership adds complexity to stakeholder management. Games are seen as artistic work. Designers may be deeply emotionally invested in their ideas, which can make it harder to embrace critical feedback. This makes relationship-building, empathy, and framing feedback constructively especially important in games UX.* Secrecy shapes everything, from methods to sampling. Due to high financial stakes and aggressive marketing timelines, games researchers often can't test publicly. This leads to lab-based studies with high participant control. Mass playtesting labs (20–80 people at once) are common for running controlled, large-scale tests without leaking content.* Toxicity and matchmaking need research too. Games with multiplayer or social components must test how players interact, especially when strangers are thrown together online. Teams look at voice/chat features, segmentation by playstyle, and matchmaking fairness to reduce toxicity and create balanced experiences.Where to find Steve:* Website* LinkedIn* Twitter/X* BlueSkyInterested in sponsoring the podcast?Interested in sponsoring or advertising on this podcast? I'm always looking to partner with brands and businesses that align with my audience. Book a call or email me at nikki@userresearchacademy.com to learn more about sponsorship opportunities!The views and opinions expressed by the guests on this podcast are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views, positions, or policies of the host, the podcast, or any affiliated organizations or sponsors. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.userresearchstrategist.com/subscribe

Who cares about the games I played the most...what you want to know is what games I played the LEAST! Also, should you play Horizon Zero Dawn? On an all-new and all-stupid episode of the PlayStation Daily+ podcast...JOIN THE DISCORD and talk PlayStation with the PSD+ community:https://discord.gg/pEDZDp4kTGFOLLOW ME ON TWITCH and watch me record the show LIVE:https://www.twitch.tv/psdailypod/FOLLOW ME ON BLUESKY at psdailypod:https://bsky.app/profile/psdailypod.bsky.socialFOLLOW ME ON TIKTOK at ps.daily.pod:https://www.tiktok.com/@ps.daily.podIntro and Outro music is "The Concord Crew" by Daniel Pemberton from the Concord soundtrack.

PS This is Awesome: Episode 372Fred is still clocking hours in Octopath Traveler 2, staying steady at around 34 hours. Jake's been making solid progress in Jedi Survivor, now about 20 hours in and still loving it. He also watched the director's cut of Robocop this week, which got him pumped to dive into Robocop: Rogue City—and yeah, he's playing that now too.As for the news, Bungie is finally ready to show off more of Marathon during a livestream on Saturday, April 12th. Hopefully this one delivers—we're all overdue for a real look at what that reboot's going to be. In other updates, Horizon Zero Dawn's planned TV series isn't happening anymore. Creative differences reportedly got in the way, so now it's being reimagined as a movie instead. Honestly, could be a better fit.There's also chatter around the Switch 2 and what it even is at this point. Hades 2 is launching first on Switch and PC, which makes sense—but it does raise the question: do we even consider the Switch 2 a full console anymore? Or is it basically a high-powered handheld? The lines are getting blurrier, that's for sure.Let's get into the show!By joining our Patreon community for ONLY $1.00 per month, you'll also enjoy these exclusive benefits:Early Access: Be the first to listen to our episodes as soon as they're ready. Get ahead of the game and dive into the latest news, reviews, and discussions.Personalized Shoutout: As a token of our gratitude for your support, we'll give you a special shout out during one of our podcast episodes, acknowledging your contribution and dedication to our show.Custom Die-Cut Vinyl Sticker: Receive an exclusive custom die-cut vinyl sticker featuring our podcast's unique design. Showcase your support with this limited-edition collectible.Your support goes a long way in helping us continue to create the content you love. It's a simple and direct way to show your appreciation for our podcast.To become a patron and unlock these exciting benefits, visit www.patreon.com/psthisisawesome today. Your support keeps us going and ensures that we can keep delivering top-notch PlayStation content.Please, if you enjoyed the content or even if you didn't quite enjoy this one, we encourage you to come back. We try to offer something for everybody. Please share with your friends and help us spread the show as we try to build a bigger community here! As always you can support our show at our Patreon Page. Thanks for listening.http://www.patreon.com/psthisisawesome  Support PS This is Awesome! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This Week: Are single-player games really dying? The CEO behind Baldur’s Gate 3 doesn’t think so. Meanwhile, Assassin’s Creed Shadows is facing review-bombing backlash despite its success, and Ubisoft has responded. Actor Jack Quaid shares his dream video game adaptation, new data suggests Xbox is making a major shift toward PC, and Horizon Zero Dawn voice actor Ashly Burch weighs in on AI’s growing role in game development. The ever-lovely Maude Garrett joins me to break it all down. Let’s get into it!

Discover the way ahead at Indiana Wesleyan University. Learn more here. This week, Tim is back from his trip to merry ol' England and we find out how he did with his beans on toast assignment. Also, the guys look back on Episode 600 one year ago, chat about the new PlayStation first-party studio, AI and Aloy, and much, much more! Former Treyarch studio co-head and Black Ops 3 director is heading up a new first-party PlayStation studio https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/former-treyarch-studio-co-head-and-black-ops-3-director-is-heading-up-a-new-first-party-playstation-studio/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=PC_Gamer_/magazine/PC+Gaming+News Hear what Horizon Zero Dawn actor Ashly Burch thinks about Sony AI taking her job https://www.theverge.com/news/630176/ashly-burch-sony-ai-horizon-aloy-tech-demo-sag-aftra-strike?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=theverge/magazine/Gaming Watch the Ark in the Darkness HERE.

Interview with Anthony Aguirre The NIST's new directive to AI Safety Institute partners scrubs mentions of "AI safety" and "AI fairness" and prioritizes "reducing ideological bias" in models Jensen Huang GTC Keynote in 16 minutes Nvidia and Yum! Brands team up to expand AI ordering Google Is Officially Replacing Assistant With Gemini - Slashdot Google's Gemini AI is really good at watermark removal Hollywood warns about AI industry's push to change copyright law Hear what Horizon Zero Dawn actor Ashly Burch thinks about AI taking her job Guardian agrees with Leo The Daily Wire announces new advertising partnership with Perplexity and The Ben Shapiro Show Elon Musk's Grok to merge with Perplexity AI? Perplexity dunks on Google's 'glue on pizza' AI fail in new ad Google announces new health-care AI updates for Search Google plans to release new 'open' AI models for drug discovery EFF: California's A.B. 412: A Bill That Could Crush Startups and Cement A Big Tech AI Monopoly Italian newspaper says it has published world's first AI-generated edition AI ring tracks spelled words in American Sign Language Kevin Roose joins the AGI cult: Why I'm Feeling the A.G.I. I Hitched a Ride in San Francisco's Newest Robotaxi Elon Musk's X obtains $44bn valuation in sharp turnaround The 560-pound Twitter logo from its San Francisco headquarters is up for auction Andreessen wants to shut down all higher education in America FSF's Memorabilia Silent Auction Begins Today - Slashdot Bluesky made more money selling T-shirts mocking Zuckerberg than custom domains Google acquires cybersecurity firm Wiz for $32 billion Alphabet spins off Starlink competitor Taara Oh Mary! TechCrunch Founder-Turned-Crypto Investor Pays $60 Million for Miami Beach Home Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau Guest: Anthony Aguirre Download or subscribe to Intelligent Machines at https://twit.tv/shows/intelligent-machines. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: uscloud.com zscaler.com/security

Interview with Anthony Aguirre The NIST's new directive to AI Safety Institute partners scrubs mentions of "AI safety" and "AI fairness" and prioritizes "reducing ideological bias" in models Jensen Huang GTC Keynote in 16 minutes Nvidia and Yum! Brands team up to expand AI ordering Google Is Officially Replacing Assistant With Gemini - Slashdot Google's Gemini AI is really good at watermark removal Hollywood warns about AI industry's push to change copyright law Hear what Horizon Zero Dawn actor Ashly Burch thinks about AI taking her job Guardian agrees with Leo The Daily Wire announces new advertising partnership with Perplexity and The Ben Shapiro Show Elon Musk's Grok to merge with Perplexity AI? Perplexity dunks on Google's 'glue on pizza' AI fail in new ad Google announces new health-care AI updates for Search Google plans to release new 'open' AI models for drug discovery EFF: California's A.B. 412: A Bill That Could Crush Startups and Cement A Big Tech AI Monopoly Italian newspaper says it has published world's first AI-generated edition AI ring tracks spelled words in American Sign Language Kevin Roose joins the AGI cult: Why I'm Feeling the A.G.I. I Hitched a Ride in San Francisco's Newest Robotaxi Elon Musk's X obtains $44bn valuation in sharp turnaround The 560-pound Twitter logo from its San Francisco headquarters is up for auction Andreessen wants to shut down all higher education in America FSF's Memorabilia Silent Auction Begins Today - Slashdot Bluesky made more money selling T-shirts mocking Zuckerberg than custom domains Google acquires cybersecurity firm Wiz for $32 billion Alphabet spins off Starlink competitor Taara Oh Mary! TechCrunch Founder-Turned-Crypto Investor Pays $60 Million for Miami Beach Home Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau Guest: Anthony Aguirre Download or subscribe to Intelligent Machines at https://twit.tv/shows/intelligent-machines. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: uscloud.com zscaler.com/security

Interview with Anthony Aguirre The NIST's new directive to AI Safety Institute partners scrubs mentions of "AI safety" and "AI fairness" and prioritizes "reducing ideological bias" in models Jensen Huang GTC Keynote in 16 minutes Nvidia and Yum! Brands team up to expand AI ordering Google Is Officially Replacing Assistant With Gemini - Slashdot Google's Gemini AI is really good at watermark removal Hollywood warns about AI industry's push to change copyright law Hear what Horizon Zero Dawn actor Ashly Burch thinks about AI taking her job Guardian agrees with Leo The Daily Wire announces new advertising partnership with Perplexity and The Ben Shapiro Show Elon Musk's Grok to merge with Perplexity AI? Perplexity dunks on Google's 'glue on pizza' AI fail in new ad Google announces new health-care AI updates for Search Google plans to release new 'open' AI models for drug discovery EFF: California's A.B. 412: A Bill That Could Crush Startups and Cement A Big Tech AI Monopoly Italian newspaper says it has published world's first AI-generated edition AI ring tracks spelled words in American Sign Language Kevin Roose joins the AGI cult: Why I'm Feeling the A.G.I. I Hitched a Ride in San Francisco's Newest Robotaxi Elon Musk's X obtains $44bn valuation in sharp turnaround The 560-pound Twitter logo from its San Francisco headquarters is up for auction Andreessen wants to shut down all higher education in America FSF's Memorabilia Silent Auction Begins Today - Slashdot Bluesky made more money selling T-shirts mocking Zuckerberg than custom domains Google acquires cybersecurity firm Wiz for $32 billion Alphabet spins off Starlink competitor Taara Oh Mary! TechCrunch Founder-Turned-Crypto Investor Pays $60 Million for Miami Beach Home Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau Guest: Anthony Aguirre Download or subscribe to Intelligent Machines at https://twit.tv/shows/intelligent-machines. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: uscloud.com zscaler.com/security

Interview with Anthony Aguirre The NIST's new directive to AI Safety Institute partners scrubs mentions of "AI safety" and "AI fairness" and prioritizes "reducing ideological bias" in models Jensen Huang GTC Keynote in 16 minutes Nvidia and Yum! Brands team up to expand AI ordering Google Is Officially Replacing Assistant With Gemini - Slashdot Google's Gemini AI is really good at watermark removal Hollywood warns about AI industry's push to change copyright law Hear what Horizon Zero Dawn actor Ashly Burch thinks about AI taking her job Guardian agrees with Leo The Daily Wire announces new advertising partnership with Perplexity and The Ben Shapiro Show Elon Musk's Grok to merge with Perplexity AI? Perplexity dunks on Google's 'glue on pizza' AI fail in new ad Google announces new health-care AI updates for Search Google plans to release new 'open' AI models for drug discovery EFF: California's A.B. 412: A Bill That Could Crush Startups and Cement A Big Tech AI Monopoly Italian newspaper says it has published world's first AI-generated edition AI ring tracks spelled words in American Sign Language Kevin Roose joins the AGI cult: Why I'm Feeling the A.G.I. I Hitched a Ride in San Francisco's Newest Robotaxi Elon Musk's X obtains $44bn valuation in sharp turnaround The 560-pound Twitter logo from its San Francisco headquarters is up for auction Andreessen wants to shut down all higher education in America FSF's Memorabilia Silent Auction Begins Today - Slashdot Bluesky made more money selling T-shirts mocking Zuckerberg than custom domains Google acquires cybersecurity firm Wiz for $32 billion Alphabet spins off Starlink competitor Taara Oh Mary! TechCrunch Founder-Turned-Crypto Investor Pays $60 Million for Miami Beach Home Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau Guest: Anthony Aguirre Download or subscribe to Intelligent Machines at https://twit.tv/shows/intelligent-machines. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: uscloud.com zscaler.com/security

Interview with Anthony Aguirre The NIST's new directive to AI Safety Institute partners scrubs mentions of "AI safety" and "AI fairness" and prioritizes "reducing ideological bias" in models Jensen Huang GTC Keynote in 16 minutes Nvidia and Yum! Brands team up to expand AI ordering Google Is Officially Replacing Assistant With Gemini - Slashdot Google's Gemini AI is really good at watermark removal Hollywood warns about AI industry's push to change copyright law Hear what Horizon Zero Dawn actor Ashly Burch thinks about AI taking her job Guardian agrees with Leo The Daily Wire announces new advertising partnership with Perplexity and The Ben Shapiro Show Elon Musk's Grok to merge with Perplexity AI? Perplexity dunks on Google's 'glue on pizza' AI fail in new ad Google announces new health-care AI updates for Search Google plans to release new 'open' AI models for drug discovery EFF: California's A.B. 412: A Bill That Could Crush Startups and Cement A Big Tech AI Monopoly Italian newspaper says it has published world's first AI-generated edition AI ring tracks spelled words in American Sign Language Kevin Roose joins the AGI cult: Why I'm Feeling the A.G.I. I Hitched a Ride in San Francisco's Newest Robotaxi Elon Musk's X obtains $44bn valuation in sharp turnaround The 560-pound Twitter logo from its San Francisco headquarters is up for auction Andreessen wants to shut down all higher education in America FSF's Memorabilia Silent Auction Begins Today - Slashdot Bluesky made more money selling T-shirts mocking Zuckerberg than custom domains Google acquires cybersecurity firm Wiz for $32 billion Alphabet spins off Starlink competitor Taara Oh Mary! TechCrunch Founder-Turned-Crypto Investor Pays $60 Million for Miami Beach Home Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau Guest: Anthony Aguirre Download or subscribe to Intelligent Machines at https://twit.tv/shows/intelligent-machines. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: uscloud.com zscaler.com/security

GTKY: Dogs & spring sports New Stuff: Altered Carbon, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, Modern Family; Fahrenheit 451; Horizon Zero Dawn; Lady Mechanika, Batman: Damned Sportsball: Myles Garrett Trailer Talk: In the Lost Lands; The Studio Nerd News: Harry Potter casting, Reacher Batman, Monopoly & Sims movies, Monty Python & the Holy Grail 50th anniversary rerelease Coming Soon: Daredevil: Born Again; Harley Quinn/Elvira, Star Wars: Jedi Knights Join these fine folks at patreon.com/besottedgeek on $3, $1, and FREE tiers:  Otter Sean Steve Nisey Alan Brent Jim Bruce David Randall Izzy Mark Jeof Beaver James Andrew Gray Edward Contact info & outro  

Send us a textIn this episode...--> A new leak from an anonymous tipster has revealed PlayStation maker Sony is working on AI-driven characters, including Aloy from the Horizon series.--> A new report claims that the next console from Xbox might not be a traditional console at all, and that it might be targeting a 2027 launch.--> The World Video Game Hall of Fame has revealed this year's 12 finalists up for induction, including Quake, Mattel Football, and Tamagotchi.--> Coperni staged a fashion runway show conjoined with a 200-person LAN party.--> Also: Top 3 New Releases, Very Important PollWe love our sponsors! Please help us support those who support us!- Check out the Retro Game Club Podcast at linktr.ee/retrogameclub- Connect with CafeBTW at linktr.ee/cafebtw- Visit A Gamer Looks At 40 at linktr.ee/agamerlooksat40- Get creative with Pixel Pond production company at pixelpondllc.comHosts: wrytersview, donniegretro, loveretrobtwOpening theme: "Gamers Week Theme" by Akseli TakanenPatron theme: "Chiptune Boss" by donniegretroClosing theme: "Gamers Week Full-Length Theme" by Akseli TakanenSupport the show

Horizon Zero Dawn and its sequel Horizon Forbidden West have had an uphill battle to become some of the most successful AAA open world games. The first entry released alongside The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and the follow-up came out just ahead of Elden Ring, two games that are not just direct competitors for the Horizon series, but also genre re-defining titles. Yet, much like the series' protagonist, Aloy, the Horizon games have persisted. They have eventually found their audience and have delivered some of the best Open World gaming the current generation has seen as of 2025. While the Horizon games on their face are a visual feast focused on hunting down robotic dinosaurs in a stunning post apocalypse, what lies beneath the surface is what kept Bryan and Clint coming back for more. A sweeping sci-fi story with ambitious and surprising writing drives Horizon's cybernetic heart forward. That and a surprisingly deep combat system that forces you to use all parts of the robotic buffalo. In this podcast Clint and Bryan discuss the sweeping story told across both Horizon Zero Dawn and Horizon Forbidden West before focusing in on the finer points of the more recent entry. So grab your bow and spear and tune your focus in to Pixelated Playgrounds as we discuss the Horizon Series!Three Word Reviews:Bryan - Defying Human NatureClint - Giant Robot Dinosaurs!

GTKY: Putting away x-mas decorations, poker tournies New Stuff: Wicked; Creature Commandos, Veep; Horizon Zero Dawn, Cyberpunk 2077; Hill House Sportsball: NFL playoff bracket (good job Otter!) Trailer Talk: The Last of Us s2, Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man Nerd News: Recasting Black Panther, Dark Knight Armie Hammer, Weekend Box Office Coming Soon: Harley Quinn s5; Donkey Kong Country Returns HD; Green Lantern; Fractured Spectrum, You Won't Feel a Thing Outro Support the show: patreon.com/besottedgeek Free membership level available!

Go to http://auraframes.com and use code KINDAFUNNY to save $20 off their best-selling Carver Mat frame. A PlayStation State of Play is rumored for next week, the Bioware layoffs are worse than we thought, and our first look at the next Battlefield. Run of Show - - Start - Housekeeping Today after, KFGD, you'll get: GAMESCAST - Mike's Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 and Civ 7 impressions/ The STREAM is Mike and Nick play Streamer Life 2 If you're a Kinda Funny Member: You can get Greg's Royal Rumble stories from Indianapolis on today's Gregway! And you can get the Kinda Funny Podcast this afternoon, and tomorrow on YouTube and Podcast services. The Roper Report  - - PlayStation is reportedly prepping a February State of Play for Valentine's week - Andy Robinson @ VGC -EA shares pre-alpha gameplay of the next Battlefield - Tom Ivan @ VGC - Ad - After ‘Dragon Age: The Veilguard' Layoffs, BioWare Has Under 100 Employees - Paul Tassi @ Forbes - The Sleeping Dogs Movie IS in Development and We're Hearing Shang-Chi Star Simu Liu Is Set to Play Wei Shen - Wesley Yin-Poole @ IGN - Fallout: New Vegas and Horizon: Zero Dawn lead writer John Gonzalez returns to Obsidian - Matt Wales @ Eurogamer - Wee News! - SuperChats & You‘re Wrong Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Go to http://shadyrays.com and use code FUNNY to get 35% off polarized sunglasses. Go to http://rocketmoney.com/kindafunny to cancel your unwanted subscriptions with Rocket Money. Horizon's MMO has been seemingly cancelled, Bend Studio's still planning on making cool games, and how tariffs could affect video game prices. Thank You For The Support! Run of Show - - Start - Housekeeping Today after, KFGD, you'll get: GAMESCAST - Tim's Nintendo Switch 2 predictions The STREAM is Bless playing Eternal Strands then Mike playing Kingdom Hearts If you're a Kinda Funny Member: You can get today's Gregway And you can get Kinda Funny Podcast this afternoon, and tomorrow on YouTube and Podcast services. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Delaney Twining & Karl Jacobs The Roper Report  - - NCSoft's Horizon MMORPG has seemingly been cancelled - Jordan Middler @ VGC - Bend Studio Dev Says 'We Still Plan on Creating Cool S**t' After Sony Live Service Cancelation - Wesley Yin-Poole @ IGN - Ad - Mexico tariff could lead to ‘fewer physical game releases and increased software prices' - Tom Ivan @ VGC - Marvel Snap is back! - Microsoft has announced a new special edition Xbox controller - Wee News! - SuperChats Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Help those impacted by the LA Wildfires! American Red Cross: https://www.redcross.org/donate/donation.html/ World Central Kitchen: https://wck.org/donate  In this engaging episode, Frank and Jonathan kick off 2025 by discussing some of the hottest topics in geek culture! From Jason Momoa officially playing Lobo in Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow to Tom Holland's plans for retirement and the reboot of Holes, they cover it all. Dive into discussions about new adaptations like Horizon Zero Dawn and Helldivers, and learn about Marvel Rivals' exciting Season 1 updates. Timestamps 00:00 - Introduction and holiday reflections 00:14 - What series do you wish more people knew about? 07:01 - Jason Momoa confirmed as Lobo 11:25 - Jim Carrey's potential return in Sonic 3 14:04 - Tom Holland's plans for mental health and retirement 19:49 - Magic Mind partnership announcement 20:00 - Gender-swapped Holes reboot 28:09 - Upcoming Horizon Zero Dawn and Helldivers movies 37:04 - Top five best adaptations and Dungeons & Dragons discussion 39:08 - Marvel Rivals Season 1 review preview Takeaways Jason Momoa's portrayal of Lobo promises to be a game-changer in the DCEU. Tom Holland prioritizes mental health and family, planning to retire from acting when he becomes a father. Holes reboot with a gender-swapped cast could offer fresh perspectives and empower a new generation. Sony's foray into adapting Horizon Zero Dawn and Helldivers highlights the success of video game stories in Hollywood. Marvel Rivals' seamless Season 1 launch demonstrates a player-focused approach in gaming. Memorable Quotes “Jason Momoa as Lobo? It's like they drew the character while thinking of him!” “Tom Holland says he'll retire to be a stay-at-home dad—what a brilliant investment in his family and mental health.” “Post-apocalyptic movies don't have to be dark and dystopian; they can be beautiful too.” Call to Action Love what you hear? Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review the Geek Freaks Podcast on your favorite platform! Share your thoughts and top five ideas with us on social media. Links Website: GeekFreaksPodcast.com Magic Mind:  https://www.magicmind.com/FREAKSJAN  Social Media Facebook: Geek Freaks Podcast Instagram: @geekfreakspodcast Twitter: @geekfreakspod Threads: @geekfreakspodcast Tags Geek culture, video game adaptations, Marvel Rivals, DC Universe, Jason Momoa, Tom Holland, Sonic 3, Horizon Zero Dawn, Helldivers, Magic Mind, movie reviews, Dungeons & Dragons

Support the show Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/PSTrophyroom Discord: https://discord.gg/wPNp3kC  BSYK: https://tinyurl.com/3e24bn7y  Store: https://tinyurl.com/ktbsdw3s  This week on The Trophy Room:  A PlayStation Podcast hosts Teegan, Kyle, and Joe talk about Sony CES review of Horizon Zero Dawn, Helldivers 2 Movie reveals, The Last of Us Part 2 Seasons 2 Teaser Trailer Reactions and more! Sony isn't buying FromSoftware owner Kodakawa after all. We go head to head with our Most Anticipated PS5 Games of 2025. Where will Ghost of Yotei, Death Stranding 2, Doom The Dark Ages, Grand Theft Auto 6 and more. Will Rockstar delay GTA IV or GTA 6 with out the weird roman numerals get delayed to 2026 and so much more!

Jeff and Christian welcome Dave Jewitt to the show this week to discuss reports that Sony is working on a handheld, a new game that looks a little too much like Horizon Zero Dawn, Shuhei Yoshida leaves Playstation, and more! The Playlist: Dave: Foxhole, WoW classic, STALKER 2 Christian: Star Wars Outlaws Jeff: Star Wars Outlaws Tabletop Time: Dave: Warhammer 40,000 Necromunda  Jeff: Strike the Dice Game, Shut the Box Parting Gifts!

Download for Mobile | Podcast Preview | Full Timestamps Go to http://buyraycon.com/superbeast to get 20-50% off sitewide. -- Go to http://expressvpn.com/superbeast to get 3 extra months free with a 12-month plan. The Time We Almost Made a Game Like UFO50 The Vince McMahon Documentary  Silent Hill 2 Bloobermake First Impressions Blizzard Has Cancelled An Insane Amount of Games  Heihachi Throws Tekken 8's Review Score Off a Cliff Attention Star Citizens: Work Forever  Uzumaki's Quality Nosedive: There IS Someone To Blame   Watch live: twitch.tv/castlesuperbeast The director of the original Silent Hill 2, Masashi Tsuboyama shares thoughts about the remake Blizzard book Play Nice reveals dozens of canceled games Blizzard had a series in development with Netflix for Warcraft, Overwatch, and Diablo. But plans were canceled after Blizzard filed a lawsuit against Netflix for poaching former Blizzard CFO Spencer Neumann Tekken's Katsuhiro Harada revealed he tried and failed to have KFC mascot Colonel Sanders added as a guest character— But KFC Turned Him Down Tekken 8 Chief Katsuhiro Harada Says He's Going to Rethink His Role Following DLC Stage Backlash Star Citizen Developer Cloud Imperium Games Imposes 7-Day Work Week Ahead of Citizencon Sony has removed the ability to purchase Horizon Zero Dawn on Steam and the Epic Games Store, in preparation for Remastered's release on October 31. While the game's page on Steam remains, you'll no longer find an 'Add to Cart' button. Anyone who wants to play Horizon Zero Dawn on PC now must pre-purchase Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered, assuming they do not already own the 2020 release. Among a few enhancements, such as rerecorded dialogue and updated animations, the sticking point here is the remaster's requirement of a PlayStation Network account. PSN is a service only officially available in a handful of countries, which means that the remaster is now unavailable for purchase in over 170 countries. "We Were Screwed Over": Uzumaki Executive Producer, Toonami's Jason DeMarco Breaks Silence on Episode 2's Shocking Quality Drop “Joker: Folie à Deux” suffered an even worse box office debut than initially expected. The film brought in a tragic $37.8 million in its first weekend of release.  Lower than THE FLASH (55m) THE MARVELS(46m) and MORBIUS(39m). By comparison, the original “Joker” earned $39 million on Friday alone in 2019. Knock Off: Battle for Imagination [Gameplay Teaser 4K] Red Dead Redemption and Undead Nightmare coming to PC October 29. Alien: Isolation 2 Confirmed Bloomberg: Guillemot family and Tencent weighing buyout of Ubisoft