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This week Nathan and Riley are joined by special guest Kat Bailey, former news director at IGN and current host of the Axe of the Blood God podcast, to discuss a news week that's certainly been… interesting. First we talk about the entire staff of long-running video game site God Is A Geek quitting after its now-ex-priest owner threw up a Nazi salute at a pro-life conference. Guess you can only get away with that shit if you're a billionaire. Then we dig into BioWare's recent post-Dragon Age woes, with EA reshuffling some developers into non-BioWare teams and laying off others. Is the next Mass Effect in trouble? And beyond that, does BioWare as we know it have a future? Lastly, in response to a variation on the age-old question of which Pokemon would taste best to eat, we pose another: Could Moltres die of avian flu?    Credits - Hosts: Nathan Grayson, Riley MacLeod, & special guest Kat Bailey - Podcast Production & Ads: Multitude - Subscribe to Aftermath! About The Show Aftermath Hours is the flagship podcast of Aftermath, a worker-owned, subscription-based website covering video games, the internet, and everything that comes after from journalists who previously worked at Kotaku, Vice, and The Washington Post. Each week, games journalism veterans Luke Plunkett, Nathan Grayson, Chris Person, Riley MacLeod, and Gita Jackson – though not always all at once, because that's too many people for a podcast – break down video game news, Remember Some Games, and learn about Chris' frankly incredible number of special interests. Sometimes we even bring on guests from both inside and outside the video game industry! I don't know what else to tell you; it's a great time. Simply by reading this description, you're already wasting time that you could be spending listening to the show. Head to aftermath.site for more info.

Nadia Oxford joins Kat Bailey and Victor Hunter as they recall the best snow levels in retro games. Retronauts is made possible by listener support through Patreon! Support the show to enjoy ad-free early access, better audio quality, and great exclusive content. Learn more at http://www.patreon.com/retronauts 

It's the end of the year and Rob has crawled out of the ruins of his home repairs long enough to talk to Axe of the Blood God's Kat Bailey about the ruins and rebuilding opportunities in game journalism. Kat talks about the challenges of making game journalism relevant to the communities most engaged with games, and the challenge of adapting a model that has its origins in print to our fractured digital age. Plus, Kat tells Rob which RPGs he needs to go back to, and tells everyone what is the one RPG they shouldn't miss this year. Then Cado and Rob solve lasers.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, Seyrr and Klauss talk about the news from FFXIV Live Letter 83 from Tokyo Game Show, Yoshida's thoughts on an FFIX Remake, possible plans for FFXVI to come to Xbox, and an interesting opinion piece asking if SE's expecations of Final Fantasy games is too high. Enjoy! Show Notes: Donate to Phoenix Down Radio's Extra Life 2024 Campaign: https://www.extra-life.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donordrive.participant&participantID=531318Yoshi-P thinks a FFIX Remake Will Take More than One Game - by Kat Bailey: https://www.ign.com/articles/yoshi-p-thinks-a-final-fantasy-9-remake-would-take-more-than-one-gameFFXIV Pauses Housing Demolition in the wake of Hurricane Helene - by Kat Bailey: https://www.ign.com/articles/final-fantasy-14-pauses-housing-demolition-in-the-wake-of-hurrican-heleneSE Wants to bring Final Fantasy XVI to Xbox, but can't say when - by Tom West: https://www.trueachievements.com/news/final-fantasy-16-on-xboxAre SE's Expectations For Final Fantasy Too High? - by Matthew Morante: https://www.cbr.com/square-enix-final-fantasy-expectations/FFXIV Live Letter 83 summary - by Tony Garsow: https://novacrystallis.com/2024/09/final-fantasy-xiv-live-letter-83-summary-patch-7-1-detailed-ffxi-collab-chaotic-alliance-raids/

In Season 4, Episode 3 of The SurgeCast, Kat & Bailey are joined by Carolina Hurricanes President Doug Warf to discuss:- Doug Warf Interview- TDA to KHL Rumors- Canes 5K- Could See Nikishin as Soon as Spring 2025+ much moreUse Code "THESURGECAST" to get $20 off your first order with Seat Geek at seatgeek.com. Follow Seat Geek on X (@SeatGeek)Check out Primo X Hockey at primoxhockey.com and use code "SURGECAST" for 20% off your order. Follow them on Twitter along with their Instagram (@PrimoXHockey)Use Code "THPN" for 20% Off + Free Shipping with Manscaped (@manscaped)Use Code "THPN" when betting on DraftKingsThis episode is brought to you by Better Help. Go to betterhelp.com/THPN for 10% offTo keep up to date with the Canes, follow Zach on X (@OneTrueZach), Bailey on X (@BaileyyCurtis), Kat on X (@CaniacChic), and the podcast (@TheSurgeCast).Check out the podcast on Instagram and YouTube (@thesurgecast).https://linktr.ee/TheSurgeCast.

Send us a Text Message.The Nintendo Switch 2 reveal countdown is well underway with a firm deadline of March 2025 -- but when will Nintendo officially announce and reveal the next-gen successor to Switch? Will it be this year? Or early 2025? Pending on reveal timing, so goes the release window. Will Switch 2 release in early 2025 or could it find its way to the latter half of 2025? Furthermore, has the Nintendo Switch exceeded expectation in 2024 as Nintendo begins to transition to new hardware? We discuss this & more.Support the Show.

Kat Bailey, one of the general managers of the Tonga Hut (LA's oldest tiki bar), started mixing tropical drinks there in 2018 after years of slinging martinis alongside wanna be actors and crafting menus for karaoke bars. A lifelong Angeleno, Kat was going to the Tonga Hut years before she actually worked there, and was a huge fan of LA's 90s alt rock scene too, as her devotion to locals the Red Hot Chili Peppers demonstrates. Check out her Tonga mix here, because it truly had a bit of everything: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3yq2g5ZhdBgoWH8GsrMUbb?si=33be0f940e04448b

Kat Bailey enters the boardroom this week to rank all 13 NES games that appear on Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition. What are the best games from Nintendo's first console? And is Excitebike better than Logan thinks? Plus, Justin shares his thoughts on TMNT: Splintered Fate, and Logan thinks he's cracked the code to the theme for Splatoon 3's final consequential Splatfest. Follow us on Twitter: https://x.com/toadstoolbr Join our Discord: https://discord.com/invite/GKVqZTRVAQ Would you like your voice heard on Episode 100? Send us a voice memo over at https://sayhi.chat/toadstoolbr

Jeremy Parish, Kat Bailey, and Stuart Gipp put on their trendiest threads and rub Hachiko's nose for good luck as they work their way through the Shibuya-shaped maze that is Square Enix's iconoclastic DS classic The World Ends With You. Retronauts is made possible by listener support through Patreon! Support the show to enjoy ad-free early access, better audio quality, and great exclusive content. Learn more at http://www.patreon.com/retronauts

IGN's Kat Bailey joins the team to talk Alan Wake 2, review Thirsty Suitors with Greg, and more! - Starts - Spin Rhythm XD - Alan Wake 2 - Thirsty Suitors - Super Mario Wonder - Starfield Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

IGN's Kat Bailey joins the team to talk Alan Wake 2, review Thirsty Suitors with Greg, and more! - Starts - Spin Rhythm XD - Alan Wake 2 - Thirsty Suitors - Super Mario Wonder - Starfield Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

IGN's Kat Bailey joins the team to talk Alan Wake 2, review Thirsty Suitors with Greg, and more! - Starts - Spin Rhythm XD - Alan Wake 2 - Thirsty Suitors - Super Mario Wonder - Starfield Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

IGN's Kat Bailey joins the team to talk Alan Wake 2, review Thirsty Suitors with Greg, and more! - Starts - Spin Rhythm XD - Alan Wake 2 - Thirsty Suitors - Super Mario Wonder - Starfield Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Another live presentation from Long Island! Jeremy Parish, Nadia Oxford, Diamond Feit, Kat Bailey, and Jared Petty mull the prehistory of the metroidvania genre. Then, Jeremy Parish and Kevin Bunch dive into the history of Epoch, the original also-ran. Retronauts is made possible by listener support through Patreon! Support the show to enjoy ad-free early access, better audio quality, and great exclusive content. Learn more at http://www.patreon.com/retronauts

Jeremy Parish, Kat Bailey, Nadia Oxford, and Kevin Bunch take a moment to answer the question in the title: Why is video game history worth celebrating and preserving at all? Plus: Jeremy takes the question to a panoply of other retro gaming luminaries! Retronauts is made possible by listener support through Patreon! Support the show to enjoy ad-free early access, better audio quality, and great exclusive content. Learn more at http://www.patreon.com/retronauts

This week on Casual Magic, I'm joined by IGN's Senior News Editor (and very dear friend of mine) Kat Bailey to discuss Magic and Microtransactions, and how it lines up with the Video Games industry! This episode was brought to you by CoolStuffInc, Archidekt, and Quiver!

It's football season, so what better way to mark the occasion than watching … an NFL propaganda film? Rob and Patrick are joined by IGN's Kat Bailey to discus Draft Day, an officially approved NFL movie that might actually work better as accidental satire than advertisement, even if there's a ton of product placement. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

IGN news director and Axe of the Blood God creator Kat Bailey joins the panel to discuss Metacritic scores, ranked polls, and what the ESRB actually does all day. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, Brandon Sheffield, and Kat Bailey. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Questions this week: Frank Cifaldi asks: What are the best British games? (05:11) Why doesn't a Sight & Sound-style poll work for video games? (12:22) How does IGN review games? (25:33) If ESRB ratings were literal, which games would actually be for everyone, for teens, and mature? (29:43) Insert Credit Ad Break - Sully: A Very Serious RPG (36:45) Azurelore Korrigan asks: What medium is best for adapting to video games? (38:29) What's something you wished video games would do, they eventually did, and now you've had enough? (45:14) What counts as video game news? (50:12) Did everyone here always know what IGN stands for? (58:09) LIGHTNING ROUND: From Yeso - Oblique Game Designs (59:24) Recommendations and Outro (01:06:54) Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: Final Fantasy VII: Remake Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Final Fantasy XV Final Fantasy V Sonic R Plok July 4th Best British Games Spectacular, with Bennett Foddy and Mathew Kumar Cannon Fodder Batman Ste and John Pickford Solar Jetman: Hunt for the Golden Warpship Equinox Tim Follin The Bitmap Brothers The Chaos Engine series Judge Dredd Alien³ OutRun series Snake Rattle N Roll Battletoads Bubsy series Slippy Toad Star Fox Croc: Legend of the Gobbos Donkey Kong Country Star Fox Adventures Slalom Highlander: The Last of the MacLeods Cobra Triangle R.C. Pro-Am Sensible Soccer series Football Manager series Dog's Life Red Dog: Superior Firepower Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975) The Sight and Sound Greatest Films of All Time 2022 100 best video games, ranked by experts Ernest Borgnine Laser Mission (1989) From Here to Eternity (1953) Seven of Nine Wild Arms series The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time StarCraft The Last of Us Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings Super Mario Bros. Pac-Man Final Fantasy VI Tetris Sonic the Hedgehog games Academy Awards Goichi Suda NetHack Dwarf Fortress Factorio IGN Eurogamer Edge Metacritic Hyper Gunsport Deadly Premonition ESRB Ratings Call of Duty series Wii Sports Diablo II Mad Planets California Extreme Skies of Arcadia Koudelka Flappy Bird Candy Crush Saga Grand Theft Auto series Mortal Kombat games MSCHF's Tax Heaven 3000 Star Wars: Jedi - Survivor Disco Elysium David Cage VIDEOBALL Baroque Neon White 2K Sports Jake From State Farm Is A Character In NBA 2K22's City God of War Marko's Magic Football Michael Jordan: Chaos in the Windy City Fire Pro Wrestling series Dear Boys Captain Tsubasa licensees Football Drama Dragon Quest series Carcassone Baldur's Gate Forgotten Realms Pathfinder licensees Cyberpunk 2077 Disney's DuckTales Battlefield series Legend of the Red Dragon series Final Fantasy XIV Online Ultima Online EverQuest World of WarCraft Kingdoms of Amalur series The Lord of the Rings Online series Star Wars: The Old Republic The Matrix Online Destiny Phantasy Star Online Monster Hunter series GameDeveloper.com Thegia Recommendations: Brandon: Continue to listen to this if we keep doing it, I Am a Hero (2015) Kat: Episode 400 of Axe of the Blood God with Felipe Pepe Frank: Episode 34 of Video Game History Hour with Felipe Pepe This week's Insert Credit Show is brought to you by Sully: A Very Serious RPG, and patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

IGN news director and Axe of the Blood God creator Kat Bailey joins the panel to discuss Metacritic scores, ranked polls, and what the ESRB actually does all day. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, Brandon Sheffield, and Kat Bailey. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Questions this week: Frank Cifaldi asks: What are the best British games? (05:11) Why doesn't a Sight & Sound-style poll work for video games? (12:22) How does IGN review games? (25:33) If ESRB ratings were literal, which games would actually be for everyone, for teens, and mature? (29:43) Insert Credit Ad Break - Sully: A Very Serious RPG (36:45) Azurelore Korrigan asks: What medium is best for adapting to video games? (38:29) What's something you wished video games would do, they eventually did, and now you've had enough? (45:14) What counts as video game news? (50:12) Did everyone here always know what IGN stands for? (58:09) LIGHTNING ROUND: From Yeso - Oblique Game Designs (59:24) Recommendations and Outro (01:06:54) Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: Final Fantasy VII: Remake Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Final Fantasy XV Final Fantasy V Sonic R Plok July 4th Best British Games Spectacular, with Bennett Foddy and Mathew Kumar Cannon Fodder Batman Ste and John Pickford Solar Jetman: Hunt for the Golden Warpship Equinox Tim Follin The Bitmap Brothers The Chaos Engine series Judge Dredd Alien³ OutRun series Snake Rattle N Roll Battletoads Bubsy series Slippy Toad Star Fox Croc: Legend of the Gobbos Donkey Kong Country Star Fox Adventures Slalom Highlander: The Last of the MacLeods Cobra Triangle R.C. Pro-Am Sensible Soccer series Football Manager series Dog's Life Red Dog: Superior Firepower Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975) The Sight and Sound Greatest Films of All Time 2022 100 best video games, ranked by experts Ernest Borgnine Laser Mission (1989) From Here to Eternity (1953) Seven of Nine Wild Arms series The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time StarCraft The Last of Us Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings Super Mario Bros. Pac-Man Final Fantasy VI Tetris Sonic the Hedgehog games Academy Awards Goichi Suda NetHack Dwarf Fortress Factorio IGN Eurogamer Edge Metacritic Hyper Gunsport Deadly Premonition ESRB Ratings Call of Duty series Wii Sports Diablo II Mad Planets California Extreme Skies of Arcadia Koudelka Flappy Bird Candy Crush Saga Grand Theft Auto series Mortal Kombat games MSCHF's Tax Heaven 3000 Star Wars: Jedi - Survivor Disco Elysium David Cage VIDEOBALL Baroque Neon White 2K Sports Jake From State Farm Is A Character In NBA 2K22's City God of War Marko's Magic Football Michael Jordan: Chaos in the Windy City Fire Pro Wrestling series Dear Boys Captain Tsubasa licensees Football Drama Dragon Quest series Carcassone Baldur's Gate Forgotten Realms Pathfinder licensees Cyberpunk 2077 Disney's DuckTales Battlefield series Legend of the Red Dragon series Final Fantasy XIV Online Ultima Online EverQuest World of WarCraft Kingdoms of Amalur series The Lord of the Rings Online series Star Wars: The Old Republic The Matrix Online Destiny Phantasy Star Online Monster Hunter series GameDeveloper.com Thegia Recommendations: Brandon: Continue to listen to this if we keep doing it, I Am a Hero (2015) Kat: Episode 400 of Axe of the Blood God with Felipe Pepe Frank: Episode 34 of Video Game History Hour with Felipe Pepe This week's Insert Credit Show is brought to you by Sully: A Very Serious RPG, and patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

This week Jenna is chatting with Kat Bailey, an accomplished pole competitor and entrepreneur from the UK, who at the time of recording is about to welcome her third child! Kat shares the ups and downs of her pole journey which spans over a decade, from battling the stigma and public pushback she experienced when first starting pole, to weathering the storm of the pandemic as a studio owner, to pole dancing in Kenya to raise money for charity. She also shares her experience pole dancing throughout all three of her pregnancies, her journey to motherhood through fertility treatment, her struggles with pre and post natal depression and more! Kat's journey is inspiring, and her tenacity, commitment to pole, and love of trying new things truly shine through in this conversation! Connect with Kat at https://www.instagram.com/polekatfitness/    If you are enjoying the podcast, please subscribe, share, and leave us a rating or review! Connect with us on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/thedancermamapodcast/  Email us at dancermamapod@gmail.com  Cover Art by: https://www.instagram.com/craftymama.yyc/  

Insert Credit reports directly from GDC 2023. Brandon Sheffield relives past GDC memories with new and familiar faces, while Liz Ryerson and Ty Underwood dive into the dark underbelly of Web3 Cryptopits and explore the show floor. Segments: Brandon picks up his badge (00:00) Liz and Ty wait in line (02:33) Brandon interviews Greg Miller about GDC memories (08:10) Ty and Liz interview Evan Balster and Tammy Duplantis about why GDC is bad this year, lines, and lunch (14:46) Brandon hangs out with Ash Parrish in a bar watching baseball (19:13) Liz and Ty cover Web3 and the Trauma Trough with Emily Rose (23:43) Brandon and Vincent Diamante cover planes in hurricanes, cranky old men, and meeting IRC friends (28:28) Liz updates after emceeing the main stage (35:00) Liz and Ty walk the expo hall and talk to Issac Io Schankler (37:30) Brandon talks GDC memories in a bar with Kat Bailey, Wesley Fenlon, Jeremy Parish, and JJSignal (45:07) Liz recovers after a difficult day (54:25) Brandon shares his reason for coming to GDC (and DICE) and shares shoe repair tricks (56:26) Liz tests positive for covid (01:03:50) Ty reports for the Experimental Game Workshop and asks the hard questions (01:05:52) Brandon settles on an Italian restaurant with Frank Cifaldi, Chris Charla, and Kelsey Lewin and share stories (01:10:09) Brandon and Jenn Sandercock have a serendipitous meeting (01:29:02) Ty scours Yerba Buena to get final thoughts on the conference (01:30:09) Brandon gets Jim Stormdancer's GDC memories (01:32:28) Brandon and Ash Parrish discuss preconceptions, Kirby, Iran, and the giving nature of people at GDC (01:35:25) Ty unwinds with Eva Khoury to get the vibe of the show (01:51:22) Brandon runs into Mimsy and talks parties and Oakland (01:52:04) Ty shares their final thoughts on GDC 2023 (01:55:11) Brandon wraps up the show (01:55:50) Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums Support on Patreon Subscribe: RSS, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

Insert Credit reports directly from GDC 2023. Brandon Sheffield relives past GDC memories with new and familiar faces, while Liz Ryerson and Ty Underwood dive into the dark underbelly of Web3 Cryptopits and explore the show floor. Segments: Brandon picks up his badge (00:00) Liz and Ty wait in line (02:33) Brandon interviews Greg Miller about GDC memories (08:10) Ty and Liz interview Evan Balster and Tammy Duplantis about why GDC is bad this year, lines, and lunch (14:46) Brandon hangs out with Ash Parrish in a bar watching baseball (19:13) Liz and Ty cover Web3 and the Trauma Trough with Emily Rose (23:43) Brandon and Vincent Diamante cover planes in hurricanes, cranky old men, and meeting IRC friends (28:28) Liz updates after emceeing the main stage (35:00) Liz and Ty walk the expo hall and talk to Issac Io Schankler (37:30) Brandon talks GDC memories in a bar with Kat Bailey, Wesley Fenlon, Jeremy Parish, and JJSignal (45:07) Liz recovers after a difficult day (54:25) Brandon shares his reason for coming to GDC (and DICE) and shares shoe repair tricks (56:26) Liz tests positive for covid (01:03:50) Ty reports for the Experimental Game Workshop and asks the hard questions (01:05:52) Brandon settles on an Italian restaurant with Frank Cifaldi, Chris Charla, and Kelsey Lewin and share stories (01:10:09) Brandon and Jenn Sandercock have a serendipitous meeting (01:29:02) Ty scours Yerba Buena to get final thoughts on the conference (01:30:09) Brandon gets Jim Stormdancer's GDC memories (01:32:28) Brandon and Ash Parrish discuss preconceptions, Kirby, Iran, and the giving nature of people at GDC (01:35:25) Ty unwinds with Eva Khoury to get the vibe of the show (01:51:22) Brandon runs into Mimsy and talks parties and Oakland (01:52:04) Ty shares their final thoughts on GDC 2023 (01:55:11) Brandon wraps up the show (01:55:50) Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums Support on Patreon Subscribe: RSS, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

A free-for-all outpouring as Jeremy Parish, Bob Mackey, Stuart Gipp, Henry Gilbert, and Kat Bailey confess the undisputed video game masterpieces and fan favorites that they've never enjoyed. Will they learn to love, or are they doomed to remain churls? Retronauts is made possible by listener support through Patreon! Support the show to enjoy ad-free early access, better audio quality, and great exclusive content. Learn more at http://www.patreon.com/retronauts

Story Screen Reports is our team REACTING to the top 5 film, television and entertainment news stories of the month. Join us as we dissect and comb through everything from upcoming releases to studio drama. On this episode, Diana DiMuro hops on to discuss a narrative change in the upcoming Avatar sequels, and a certain Anaheim bubs talking like he was born in Mississippi in the 1930's, as well as a few other stories. You can find those stories, and the sourced articles, linked below. 1. Jake Sully Will Be Replaced By His Lo'ak As Narrator For Future Avatar Films Written by Ryan Dinsdale at IGN https://www.ign.com/articles/avatar-3-jake-sully-out-as-narrator-replaced-by-son-loak 2. Netflix Says It Never Canceled A Successful Show Interview by Lucus Shaw at Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2023-01-21/netflix-ceo-reed-hastings-steps-down-interview-with-greg-peters-ted-sarandos 3. Austin Butler Stuck With Accent Forever Written by Leah Bitsky at Page 6 https://pagesix.com/2023/01/18/austin-butlers-elvis-accent-is-genuine-voice-coach/ 4. Zach Cregger's Next Movie Weapons Is Happening Written by Borys Kit at The Hollywood Reporter https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/barbarian-director-zach-creggers-weapons-1235308587/ 5. Tomb Raider Series In The Works At Amazon From Fleabag Writer Written by Kat Bailey at IGN https://www.ign.com/articles/tomb-raider-tv-series-in-the-works-at-amazon-from-fleabag-writer Listen on....

The clock's running out on 2022, so let's cap it off with part 2 of our GOTY show, with our Top 5 Games of 2022 and a roster of guests including Brendan Hesse of The Crawl, Kat Bailey of IGN and Axe of the Blood God, Tony Wilson of Framework, and Wii Universe's Steve Guntli and Woody Ciskowski! Which games claimed our top honors this year? Jump in and find out!

As another year draws to a close, it's time to look back on the past 12 months and pick our top 10 games of the year, with help from special guests including Alex Faciane, Kat Bailey, TL Foster, Chris Baker, Anthony Abatte, and Tony Wilson. Following last year's precedent, we're splitting the top 10 into two manageable chunks. Check out our picks for 10 through 6 this week, and stay tuned for next week, when we'll tackle 5 through 1!

Jeremy Parish, Kat Bailey, and Shane Bettenhausen connect via Codec to debate the ultimate truth of the entire Metal Gear saga: Which Metal Gear was best? Spanning the full history of the franchise, the canonical answer lies within! Retronauts is made possible by listener support through Patreon! Support the show to enjoy ad-free early access, better audio quality, and great exclusive content. Learn more at http://www.patreon.com/retronauts

Throughout the '90s, Star Fox transitioned from technical showpiece to extremely reliable rail shooter; but in the following decade, Fox McCloud and the gang didn't fare nearly as well. The 2000s saw the Star Fox brand transform into a sandbox for gameplay ideas, with each attempt disappointing players still chasing the high of Star Fox 64. Then, the series went into hibernation for a decade, only to emerge when the Wii U desperately needed a hit. Still, one question remains: are these various tamperings with the Star Fox formula really all that bad? On the finale of this two-part series, join Bob Mackey, Henry Gilbert, Diamond Feit, and Kat Bailey as the crew barrel rolls into the back half of the Star Fox library to explore the lower moments of Nintendo's most tortured IP. Retronauts is a completely fan-funded operation. To support the show, and get two full-length exclusive episodes every month, as well as access to 50+ previous bonus episodes, please visit the official Retronauts Patreon at patreon.com/retronauts.

In this week's episode, Taliz rejoins Klauss and Seyrr to discuss Disc 1 of the Final Fantasy XIII Original Soundtrack, the latest news from Final Fantasy XIV and XVI, as well as talk about the current status of our Extra Life 2022 campaign! Enjoy! Show Notes FFXIV Patch 6.28 Patch notes: https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/topics/detail/c8900c4aae544f7a013a49553aa104c1961a5c87 FFXIV Tactics Ogre Reborn Screenshot Contest: https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/topics/detail/8ac9b0fc856404b7052e788422f08f385fd1e765 FFXVI is 95% done, release date expected at end of the year written by Darryn Bonthuys: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/final-fantasy-16-is-95-done-release-date-reveal-expected-by-the-end-of-the-year/1100-6508903/ FFXVI devs talk about lore, GoT comparisons, and representation following latest trailer release written by Kat Bailey: https://www.ign.com/articles/final-fantasy-16-square-enix-interview-lore SE's first Ethereum NFT game announced, Symbiogenesis written by Andrew Hayward: https://decrypt.co/113471/final-fantasy-square-enix-reveals-first-ethereum-nft-game Final Fantasy XIII - Disc 1: https://finalfantasy.fandom.com/wiki/Final_Fantasy_XIII:_Original_Soundtrack

In this week's episode, Taliz rejoins Klauss and Seyrr to discuss Disc 1 of the Final Fantasy XIII Original Soundtrack, the latest news from Final Fantasy XIV and XVI, as well as talk about the current status of our Extra Life 2022 campaign! Enjoy! Show Notes FFXIV Patch 6.28 Patch notes: https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/topics/detail/c8900c4aae544f7a013a49553aa104c1961a5c87 FFXIV Tactics Ogre Reborn Screenshot Contest: https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/topics/detail/8ac9b0fc856404b7052e788422f08f385fd1e765 FFXVI is 95% done, release date expected at end of the year written by Darryn Bonthuys: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/final-fantasy-16-is-95-done-release-date-reveal-expected-by-the-end-of-the-year/1100-6508903/ FFXVI devs talk about lore, GoT comparisons, and representation following latest trailer release written by Kat Bailey: https://www.ign.com/articles/final-fantasy-16-square-enix-interview-lore SE's first Ethereum NFT game announced, Symbiogenesis written by Andrew Hayward: https://decrypt.co/113471/final-fantasy-square-enix-reveals-first-ethereum-nft-game Final Fantasy XIII - Disc 1: https://finalfantasy.fandom.com/wiki/Final_Fantasy_XIII:_Original_Soundtrack

October is more than just the spookiest month: it's chock-full of games for Nintendo Switch owners, too. Reb Valentine, Kat Bailey, Peer Schneider and Seth Macy talk upcoming games, Kat's trip to Japan, a giant TV that appeared in Seth's basement, and an exciting new announcement from Reb about LIFE?!? Great show this week, you're going to like it. 00:00:00 - Intro & Kat's TGS Impressions00:10:10 - Reb's Life Updates & What We're Playing00:31:59 - Mario & Rabbids: Sparks of Hope Preview Impressions00:42:48 - Upcoming Games for October01:07:17 - Question Block & Outro

IGN's Kat Bailey joins Destin and Ryan to discuss the latest leak surrounding Microsoft's seemingly imminent Xbox Game Pass Friends & Family subscription plan. We speculate what it might cost, and how it further adds to Game Pass's already-amazing value proposition. Plus: we talk Madden NFL 23 and sports video games, debate what we want out of the just-announced new Mafia game (including when we want it to be set), and more!

Welcome back to IGN Game Scoop!, the ONLY video game podcast! Daemon is away in Germany covering gamescom so your Omega Cops this week are Samuel Claiborn, Justin Davis, Kat Bailey, and Colin Stevens. This week we discuss our pics for collects Gamescom reveals, like Dead Island 2, Where Winds Meet, Lies of P, and Killer Klowns from Outer Space. We also talk about 25 years of poorly aged FPS action as Goldeneye turns a quarter-of-a-century old.

Welcome back to IGN Game Scoop!, the ONLY video game podcast! Daemon is away in Germany covering gamescom so your Omega Cops this week are Samuel Claiborn, Justin Davis, Kat Bailey, and Colin Stevens. This week we discuss our pics for collects Gamescom reveals, like Dead Island 2, Where Winds Meet, Lies of P, and Killer Klowns from Outer Space. We also talk about 25 years of poorly aged FPS action as Goldeneye turns a quarter-of-a-century old.

Join Peer Schneider, Kat Bailey, Brian Altano, and Seth Macy, four radical post-teens, for this week's Nintendo Voice Chat as we talk Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge, which is just the best possible game going right now. We also discuss the Fire Emblem leak, Persona coming to Switch (actually, not coming to Switch) and we learn about a game called Monkey Donkey, which is a rip-off of a Nintendo property from back in the days before Nintendo was able to stop such blatant copying. Seriously, it's the same game, but with gross colors.

Jeremy Parish, Stuart Gipp, Jared Petty, and Kat Bailey look deep inside their hearts and find that there is indeed room enough for love, even for crummy games that don't deserve it. This week, we discuss the lousy ol' games we love despite themselves. Retronauts is made possible by listener support through Patreon! Support the show to enjoy ad-free early access, better audio quality, and great exclusive content. Learn more at http://www.patreon.com/retronauts

Jeff and Christian welcome Kat Bailey from IGN back to the show to discuss her reporting on Nintendo of America, the sale of three big studios by Square Enix, Fortnite payable once again on iOS and ANdroid, Blizzard's new mobile Warcaft, and more! The Playlist: Elden Ring, Steam Deck, Sifu, Trek to Yomi, Vampire Survivors,Loot River VR Talk: Meta Quest 2 for new owners Tabletop Time: D&D streaming Parting Gifts!

Lots of labor news in the world of gaming this week, from Nintendo (allegedly) being shitty to Bobby Kotick (allegedly) being shitty (again). Tori and Noah break it all down as well as give updates on Fortnite, recommend some dungeonsynth and, uh, play Fortnite. THINGS MENTIONED: Jack Yarwood's follow-up article about crunch at Traveler's Tales. VGC's scoop about 2K LEGO sports games. Kat Bailey's story at IGN about Nintendo's culture. This NintendoLink article about the company using prison labor and this Gamespot article about Nintendo allegedly using Uyghur prisoners for forced labor. This Polygon article about Square Enix's crypto aspirations. This IGN article mentioning Reggie Fils-Aimé's blockchain beliefs. This Axios article about Bobby Kotick's latest legal troubles. This Polygon article explaining who Let Me Solo Her is. The episode of the podcast Sample Platter featuring the artists behind Chug Jug With You. And, of course, Chug Jug With You. This article on The Verge about Bluehole's lawsuit against Fortnite. Waypoint's review of Citizen Sleeper. Hole Dweller on Bandcamp, and Hole Dweller's YouTube compilation. Our cool sounds, and the intro and outro music are by GEIST and our show art is by Kai at Wisp Graphics. You can follow the show on Twitter @Press_StartPod and you can email us game recommendations and and whatever's on your mind at heypressstart@gmail.com. Find us on social media, and wherever else podcasts are found, here: linktr.ee/press_startpod. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/pressstart/support

Reggie Fils-Aime's book Disrupting the Game is available everywhere and we learned some pretty cool stuff from it. On the flip side, Kat put together a report about what it's like to be a contractor working for Nintendo, and it isn't quite the Willy Wonka Chocolate Factory we might have imagined. Join hosts Kat Bailey, Peer Schneider and Seth Macy for another exciting episode of NVC.

In this very special episode of Nintendo Voice Chat, Seth Macy, Kat Bailey, and Peer Schneider sit down with Reggie Fils-Aimé, former President of Nintendo of America. We talk about his new book “Disrupting the Game: From the Bronx to the Top of Nintendo”, Reggie's fondest memories at Nintendo, thoughts about the latest workplace news at Nintendo, and MUCH more!

Balan Wonderworld was a famously bad game, but did you ever … wonder… why? Well, former director Yuji Naka took to Twitter to tell us his side of the story. We also talk about Nintendo Switch Sports and how it might get your mom and dad to play video games again. Join hosts Seth Macy, Kat Bailey, Peer Schneider and special guest Mitchell Saltzman for another Nintacular episode of Nintendo Voice Chat. 00:00:00 - Intro & Housekeeping 00:01:08 - Balan Wonderworld Lawsuit 00:12:25 - Nintendo Switch Sports Review! 00:27:28 - NSO Gets 3 New (Great) Genesis Games 00:33:21 - Kirby Turns 30! 00:41:26 - Seth's Soapbox 00:48:18 - What We're Playing 01:03:06 - Question Block & Outro

Up up down town left right left right BA A Start! When IGN's Kat Bailey and Sam Claiborn meet LRG's Jared Petty and Jeremy Parish, it's an-hour long Contra love-on!

Welcome back to IGN Game Scoop!, the ONLY video game podcast! This week your Omega Cops -- Tina Amini, Sam Claiborn, Kat Bailey, and Colin Stevens -- are discussing Sony's second State of Play of the year covering a first look at Harry Potter Hogwarts Legacy's, new information on Starfield revealed by Bethesda, Dead Space's audio plus-ups, and how to go about playing the Pokémon series for the first time and where to start. And, of course, they play Video Game 20 Questions.

Welcome back to IGN Game Scoop!, the ONLY video game podcast! This week your Omega Cops -- Tina Amini, Sam Claiborn, Kat Bailey, and Colin Stevens -- are discussing Sony's second State of Play of the year covering the first look at Harry Potter Hogwarts Legacy's, new information on Starfield revealed by Bethesda, Dead Space's audio plus-ups, and how to go about playing the Pokémon series for the first time and where to start. And, of course, they play Video Game 20 Questions.

Welcome back to IGN Game Scoop!, the ONLY video game podcast! This week your Omega Cops -- Tina Amini, Sam Claiborn, Kat Bailey, and Colin Stevens -- are discussing Sony's second State of Play of the year covering the first look at Harry Potter Hogwarts Legacy's, new information on Starfield revealed by Bethesda, Dead Space's audio plus-ups, and how to go about playing the Pokémon series for the first time and where to start. And, of course, they play Video Game 20 Questions.

Casey DeFreitas and Jada Griffin join Kat Bailey and Seth Macy to talk about Mario Kart 8 Deluxe's first batch of DLC tracks, as well as an extended talk about Monster Hunter's June expansion, Sunbreak, some new additions to Pokemon BDSP and we actually answer more than one question block question this week. 00:00:00 - Intro & Mario Kart 8 Deluxe DLC chat 00:10:07 - New Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak reveals! 00:30:35 - What is Pokemon's Global Wonder Station? 00:38:27 - What We've Been Playing 00:46:05 - Question Block 00:49:13 - How to Break Into Games Journalism 01:07:45 - More Question Block & Outro

Our two-part countdown of 2021's best games concludes this week with our five favorite games of the year, with help from special guests Micah Seff; Steve Guntli and Woody Ciskowski of Wii Universe; Kat Bailey of IGN and Axe of the Blood God; Leif Johnson; Jorge Albor of Experience Points; Tony Wilson of Framework; and Greg Moore. Which games captivated us enough to merit almost two hours of chatter? Start listening and find out!

Greg and Tim tackle E3 adding more partners, Nintendo Switch's continued dominance, and more! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:03:00 - Housekeeping Tonight, Me, Nick, SnowBikeMike, and Andy are headed to IGN for their Stop AAPI Hate Stream! At 7 pm PT, we'll join a cavalcade of stars to play some Fall Guys and raise some money for charity! Come watch on twitch.tv/kindafunnygames tonight! Next Tuesdays at 11AM PT right here on twitch.tv/kindafunnygames we are partnering with Razer to show off the RTX 30-series powered Blade laptops with Andy and the boys playing some Warzone Thank you to our Patreon Producers:  Black Jack & Tom Bock The Roper Report   - 00:07:21 - E3 Additions 00:17:50 - Meanwhile at Summer Game Fest, Geoff Says... 00:28:10 - Switch Sales Are Insane, Matt Purslow @ IGN 00:44:50 - Nintendo's making its own Dreams, Kat Bailey at IGN 00:50:12 -  Ad 00:51:49 - New Division Games, Deets! 00:59:10 - PlayStation Store Lawsuit, Robert Burnson @ Bloomberg 00:59:50 - PS5 Redesign Reportedly in the Works, but just the Internals, Alex Newhouse @ GameSpot 01:01:00 - Should we get hyped for Game Boost? Push Square 01:03:20 - Out today 01:05:40 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow's Hosts: Greg and Jason Schreier

It's the end of the worst year in recent memory, but a great year for games - so let's take one last look back and anoint our 10 favorites! Clocking in at just under 4 hours, this year's show features appearances from Jorge Albor, Kat Bailey, Chris "Cbake" Baker, TL Foster, Steve Guntli, Leif Johnson, Micah Seff, Tony Wilson, and Kayla Zumbaum. It's a veritable explodaganza of long discussions about amazing games, so join us as we fondly remember the best parts of the worst year!

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