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Scott Benson (Night in the Woods, Revenant Hill) and the lads grab some holy water and their sturdiest whips as they cover what is widely considered to be one of the greatest games ever made: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. Topics include the gorgeous art-style, some sweet speedrunning tricks, and the lasting impact of art that pokes at the edges of its own possibility. Want more TWOAPW? Get access to our full back catalogue of premium/bonus episodes and add your name to the masthead of our website by subscribing for $5/month at Patreon.com/worstofall! Scott Benson - Twitter // Instagram Revenant Hill - Website // Steam Media Referenced in this Episode: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night // Available on All Major Platforms Castlevania Radio Drama “Cynthia Harrell, The Woman Who Sang 'Snake Eater,' Is Ready To Be Heard Again” by Ash Parrish, Kotaku October 21, 2020 “Dendy's Dream Debased” by Roman Muradov, Medium February 2, 2015. No Cartridge Live With Scott Benson “Unfinished symphony: Castlevania's keeper speaks” by Simon Parkin, Eurogamer, April 9, 2014. “What's next for Koji Igarashi, the man who left Castlevania and Konami behind” by Michael McWhertor, Polygon, March 19th, 2014. TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com

Your nice hosts recorded separately again this week, as Mark has been isolating at home. Stephen rants about examines fall damage mechanics in Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and other games. Is fall damage overrated? Well, Stephen has OPINIONS. Mark talks about all of the things he's been doing to occupy his mind while he's been stuck in his apartment by himself—including some deep thinking about Tears of the Kingdom. Ellen rides her bike.Slayers X is OUT NOW! - SteamGumshoe Gooper plushie - MakeshipWhat Is Paxlovid Rebound, and How Common Is It? - Fionna M. D. Samuels, Scientific AmericanGenerational cusper - Wikipedia We've talked about the show Taskmaster many times before on the podcast... "Godot! God-ot? Godot." ...many times... "The drama of the reveal." Lessons from Tears of the Kingdom 0:26:40 Mark LaCroixGame DesignNintendo's classic Ultra Hand toy lives on in Tears of the Kingdom - Michael McWhertor, PolygonBolson, a character in Breath of the Wild - Fandom Fall Damage 56:40 Stephen McGregorGame DesignHow to Fall - Dougald MacDonald, Climbing.com

#244 "Maximum Whooo!"Roundtable 2021.11.25 As the podcast approaches its fifth anniversary, your hosts get a little (more) frivolous. Mark shares some industry news about hardware releases. Ellen prompts everyone to share their experiences of learning development tools and examine their process of learning through the lens of Maximum Whooo. Stephen explores the difference between cooperative and collaborative gameplay, and invents something called a Feedborm. Dang!Steamworks Virtual Conference: Steam Deck - SteamSteam Deck launch delayed by two months - Jay Peters, The VergeIndie handheld Playdate delayed to 2022 - Michael McWhertor, PolygonHow Long to Beat: Metroid Dread - HowLongToBeat Learning to Use Tools 14:05 Ellen Burns-JohnsonMisc.ToolsArticulate Storyline 360, an e-learning development toolGodot, an open-source 2D & 3D game engineGodot: Getting Started >> Step by step - Juan Linietsky, Ariel Manzur and the Godot community, GodotTuckman's stages of group development - WikipediaCoDecks: Playful PlanningSonder (a story) - Ludum Dare 48Proactive and Retroactive Interference (re: learning interference) - Dr. Saul McLeod, Simply Psychology Co-Op Games 53:10.0 Stephen McGregorGame DesignOvercooked Co-Op Review: Five-star co-op gaming - Jason Love, Co-OptimusThere's a Difference Between Cooperation and Collaboration - Ron Ashkenas, Harvard Business Review

On this week's episode, Logan and Trevor discuss the latest big acquisition news as the Embracer Group acquires some studios from Square Enix. Main Topic: "Square Enix sells off Tomb Raider, Deus Ex IPs and the studios behind them" by Michael McWhertor, Polygon https://www.polygon.com/23053137/square-enix-embracer-eidos-crystal-dynamics-tomb-raider Shoutout: "Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy has the strongest moral arc in superhero movies," by Daniel Dockery, Polygon https://www.polygon.com/23043438/best-spider-man-movies-sam-raimi-explained "When Mary Jane Kissed Spider-Man," by Jake Kring-Schreifels, The Ringer https://www.theringer.com/movies/2022/5/3/23053906/spider-man-kiss-tobey-maguire-kirsten-dunst Follow the Nerds: Logan: @LeftyLoggy Trevor: @TrevorJStarkey That Nerdy Site: @thatnerdysite

Amy Hennig's back in the Star Wars business, Crazy Taxi's back in the headlines, and Greg's back to pissing off the audience. Come watch a happy Gary Whitta! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:03:30 - Housekeeping Episode 3 is live on youtube.com/kindafunnygames! https://youtu.be/wAWGP6nGTf0?t=1216 https://kindafunny.com/platinum Gen and I need you! Charity stream tonight at 8 pm pt! https://www.twitch.tv/kindafunnygames/ Thank you to our Patreon Producers: FargoBrady, Pranksy, & Anonymous The Roper Report  - 00:06:05 - Amy Hennig's NEW Star Wars Game, Michael McWhertor @ polygon 00:15:50 - any possibility that Project Ragtag could be resurrected - Best Friends Q:TheSheepWhisper 00:17:45 - Crazy Taxi (and Jet Set Radio) REBOOT?! Ta-kashi Mochi-zuki @ Bloomberg 00:29:09 - Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Coming SOONER, Jeff Grubb @ GameBeat 00:34:03 - BREAKINg: Avengers Lives 00:35:50 - Ad 00:41:13 - Elden Ring Gets a Major Patch, Joe Skrebbels @ IGN 00:58:06 - VIDEO GAMES GO TO THE MOVIES! 01:00:45 - Out today 01:03:00 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow's Hosts: Bless and Shannon Liao of Washington Post

It's that season—there's snow on the ground, and it's time for the annual "year in review" episode. Your nice hosts are getting ready to take a break from recording for a few weeks while serving up some of our favorite episodes from the past year. But before we start hibernating, there's a lot to discuss! What did we accomplish this year, and how do we feel about it? What are our goals for next year? Are we taking on any fun projects during our hiatus? And what are we looking forward to playing next year (besides all the Kirby games, of course)?Nice Games Club is five years old! That's a solid handful of years. Happy birthday show, and thanks to you all for listening! The feeling is real, even if this video isn't. Local Releases (2021) 0:13:45 Mark LaCroixStephen McGregorEllen Burns-JohnsonIRLFingeance by Escape Industries - itch.ioTotally Reliable Delivery Service (console release this year) - YouTubeAnodyne 2: Return to Dust (on Nintendo Switch this year) - Nintendo.comClosed Hands by Passenger Games Ltd. Nicest (2021) 0:43:17 Mark LaCroixStephen McGregorEllen Burns-JohnsonGamingHades by Supergiant GamesFirewatch by Campo SantoWhere Should We Begin? A Game of Stories from Esther PerelMetroid: Fusion (Ellen played it on emulator) - Nintendo.comPokémon Quest - Pokemon.comBowser's Fury - Nintendo.comRatchet & Clank: Rift Apart - Playstation.comMetroid: Dread - Nintendo.comHumankindDeathloopRogue CompanyHaven - YouTubeValheimIt Takes Two - Steam Most Anticipated (for 2022) 1:10:25 Mark LaCroixStephen McGregorEllen Burns-JohnsonGamingEndling: Extinction is Forever (from Handy Games)Weird West (by Wolfeye Studios, published by Devolver) - Game InformerTiny Tina's Wonderlands - Game InformerSCHiM - EwoudSolo-developed ‘Mars First Logistics' is a physics-based sandbox on Mars - Alan Wen, NME.comCyberpunk cat adventure Stray will let you do highly accurate cat stuff - Michael McWhertor, PolygonLittle Kitty, Big City - Double Dagger StudioThe Playdate handheld system!!!Kirby™ and the Forgotten Land - Nintendo.comMultiversus (from Warner Bros)Dragon's Dogma 2 will run on the same engine as Resident Evil Village, leaker s… - Connor Sheridan, GamesRadar Gamedev Resolutions / What We're Working On (for 2022) 1:26:51 Mark LaCroixStephen McGregorEllen Burns-JohnsonIRL

It's that season—there's snow on the ground, and it's time for the annual "year in review" episode. Your nice hosts are getting ready to take a break from recording for a few weeks while serving up some of our favorite episodes from the past year. But before we start hibernating, there's a lot to discuss! What did we accomplish this year, and how do we feel about it? What are our goals for next year? Are we taking on any fun projects during our hiatus? And what are we looking forward to playing next year (besides all the Kirby games, of course)? Nice Games Club is five years old! That's a solid handful of years. Happy birthday show, and thanks to you all for listening! The feeling is real, even if this video isn't. Local Releases (2021) 0:13:45 Mark LaCroix Stephen McGregor Ellen Burns-Johnson IRL Fingeance by Escape Industries - itch.io Totally Reliable Delivery Service (console release this year) - YouTube Anodyne 2: Return to Dust (on Nintendo Switch this year) - Nintendo.com Closed Hands by Passenger Games Ltd. Nicest (2021) 0:43:17 Mark LaCroix Stephen McGregor Ellen Burns-Johnson Gaming Hades by Supergiant Games Firewatch by Campo Santo Where Should We Begin? A Game of Stories from Esther Perel Metroid: Fusion (Ellen played it on emulator) - Nintendo.com Pokémon Quest - Pokemon.com Bowser's Fury - Nintendo.com Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart - Playstation.com Metroid: Dread - Nintendo.com Humankind Deathloop Rogue Company Haven - YouTube Valheim It Takes Two - Steam Most Anticipated (for 2022) 1:10:25 Mark LaCroix Stephen McGregor Ellen Burns-Johnson Gaming Endling: Extinction is Forever (from Handy Games) Weird West (by Wolfeye Studios, published by Devolver) - Game Informer Tiny Tina's Wonderlands - Game Informer SCHiM - Ewoud Solo-developed ‘Mars First Logistics' is a physics-based sandbox on Mars - Alan Wen, NME.com Cyberpunk cat adventure Stray will let you do highly accurate cat stuff - Michael McWhertor, Polygon Little Kitty, Big City - Double Dagger Studio The Playdate handheld system!!! Kirby™ and the Forgotten Land - Nintendo.com Multiversus (from Warner Bros) Dragon's Dogma 2 will run on the same engine as Resident Evil Village, leaker s… - Connor Sheridan, GamesRadar Gamedev Resolutions / What We're Working On (for 2022) 1:26:51 Mark LaCroix Stephen McGregor Ellen Burns-Johnson IRL

As the podcast approaches its fifth anniversary, your hosts get a little (more) frivolous. Mark shares some industry news about hardware releases. Ellen prompts everyone to share their experiences of learning development tools and examine their process of learning through the lens of Maximum Whooo. Stephen explores the difference between cooperative and collaborative gameplay, and invents something called a Feedborm. Dang!Steamworks Virtual Conference: Steam Deck - SteamSteam Deck launch delayed by two months - Jay Peters, The VergeIndie handheld Playdate delayed to 2022 - Michael McWhertor, PolygonHow Long to Beat: Metroid Dread - HowLongToBeat Learning to Use Tools 14:05 Ellen Burns-JohnsonMisc.ToolsArticulate Storyline 360, an e-learning development toolGodot, an open-source 2D & 3D game engineGodot: Getting Started >> Step by step - Juan Linietsky, Ariel Manzur and the Godot community, GodotTuckman's stages of group development - WikipediaCoDecks: Playful PlanningSonder (a story) - Ludum Dare 48Proactive and Retroactive Interference (re: learning interference) - Dr. Saul McLeod, Simply Psychology Co-Op Games 53:10.0 Stephen McGregorGame DesignOvercooked Co-Op Review: Five-star co-op gaming - Jason Love, Co-OptimusThere's a Difference Between Cooperation and Collaboration - Ron Ashkenas, Harvard Business Review

As the podcast approaches its fifth anniversary, your hosts get a little (more) frivolous. Mark shares some industry news about hardware releases. Ellen prompts everyone to share their experiences of learning development tools and examine their process of learning through the lens of Maximum Whooo. Stephen explores the difference between cooperative and collaborative gameplay, and invents something called a Feedborm. Dang! Steamworks Virtual Conference: Steam Deck - Steam Steam Deck launch delayed by two months - Jay Peters, The Verge Indie handheld Playdate delayed to 2022 - Michael McWhertor, Polygon How Long to Beat: Metroid Dread - HowLongToBeat Learning to Use Tools 14:05 Ellen Burns-Johnson Misc. Tools Articulate Storyline 360, an e-learning development tool Godot, an open-source 2D & 3D game engine Godot: Getting Started >> Step by step - Juan Linietsky, Ariel Manzur and the Godot community, Godot Tuckman's stages of group development - Wikipedia CoDecks: Playful Planning Sonder (a story) - Ludum Dare 48 Proactive and Retroactive Interference (re: learning interference) - Dr. Saul McLeod, Simply Psychology Co-Op Games 53:10.0 Stephen McGregor Game Design Overcooked Co-Op Review: Five-star co-op gaming - Jason Love, Co-Optimus There's a Difference Between Cooperation and Collaboration - Ron Ashkenas, Harvard Business Review

Logan returns to give his thoughts on the ongoing Activision Blizzard saga alongside Cameron and Trevor. And Cameron discusses the potential effects of T-Mobile possibly backing away from their Activision Blizzard eSports sponsorships. Time Stamps and Links: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:23 - Activision Blizzard Lawsuit Continued "Blizzard Entertainment president J. Allen Brack steps down" by Samit Sarkar and Nicole Carpenter, Polygon https://www.polygon.com/22598694/blizzard-president-resigns-j-allen-brack-activision-lawsuit "Blizzard's HR boss is the latest exec to say goodbye" by Nicole Carpenter, Polygon https://www.polygon.com/22608340/blizzard-hr-sexual-harassment-lawsuit "Activision Blizzard Faces Second Lawsuit Over First Lawsuit" by Mike Fahey, Kotaku https://kotaku.com/activistion-blizzard-faces-second-lawsuit-over-first-la-1847415904 "Activision Blizzard staff reject company's choice of law firm" by Jeffrey Rousseau, gamesindustry.biz https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-08-03-activision-blizzard-staff-reject-companys-choice-of-law-firm 00:34:27 - "Activision Blizzard loses T-Mobile as sponsor for Overwatch, Call of Duty esports leagues" by Michael McWhertor, Polygon https://www.polygon.com/22607861/activision-blizzard-t-mobile-overwatch-league-call-of-duty-cod-league-esports 00:52:22 - Shoutouts: "What Really Happened At That BlizzCon Panel, According To The Woman In The Video" by Ethan Gach, Kotaku https://kotaku.com/what-really-happened-at-that-blizzcon-panel-according-1847408469 "Playdate sells out 2021 stock supply in less than 20 minutes" by Danielle Partis, gamesindustry.biz https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-08-03-playdate-sells-out-2021-stock-supply-in-less-than-20-minutes MegaRan Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/megaran/mega-ran-live-95-the-new-album 00:56:29 - Outro Organizations you can support in solidarity with the #ActiBlizzWalkout: Black Girls Code: https://www.blackgirlscode.com/ Futures Without Violence: https://www.futureswithoutviolence.org/ Girls Who Code: https://girlswhocode.com/ RAINN: https://www.rainn.org/ Women in Animation: https://womeninanimation.org/ Women in Games International: https://www.getwigi.com/ Support on Patreon: patreon.com/thatnerdysite Follow the Nerds: Logan: @LeftyLoggy Trevor: @TrevorJStarkey Cameron: @RevCabbott That Nerdy Site: @thatnerdysite

Lots of news this week as Logan and Trevor discuss Indies venting their PlayStation frustrations, what they want from Grand Theft Auto VI, and the response to the Switch OLED announcement. Time Stamps: 00:00 - Intro 00:51 - "Why Indie Publishers Are Fed Up With PlayStation" by Rebekah Valentine, IGN https://www.ign.com/articles/why-indie-publishers-fed-up-playstation 22:17 - "Don't expect Grand Theft Auto 6 anytime soon" by Tom Phillips, Eurogamer https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-07-05-dont-expect-grand-theft-auto-6-anytime-soon 44:15 - "The new Nintendo Switch isn't 4K, to almost everyone's surprise" by Michael McWhertor, Polygon https://www.polygon.com/22565075/new-nintendo-switch-oled-model-4k-pro-nvidia-dlss 53:16 - Outro Support on Patreon: patreon.com/thatnerdysite Follow the Nerds: Logan: @LeftyLoggy Trevor: @TrevorJStarkey That Nerdy Site: @thatnerdysite

A regular nice roundtable! In the first part this week's episode, Mark leads an examination of how fonts can support gameplay, worldbuilding, and immersion. In the second half, Stephen makes us think—really think—about the benefits of "janky" gameplay. Mark shares some font history facts, Stephen starts his manifesto, and Ellen takes on the case.Mark's new keyboardChel Wong's charity albumPress Reset (new gamedev book) - Jason SchreierWhere to Start with Vlad Taltos (the book series that Ellen mentioned) - Stephen Brust, Tor Books Fonts 0:09:37 Mark LaCroixMisc.History and Evolution of Typography - Konstantin Kirilov; Nikolay Petroussenko, Font FabricThe history of fonts - PrepressurePopular Standards - International Organization for StandardizationMini MetroDestinyNight in the WoodsVA-11 HALL-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action Jank 0:39:52 Stephen McGregorGame DesignBalan Wonderworld is a strange game of furry musicality - Michael McWhertor, PolygonBalan Wonderland gameplay video  - Kinda Funny Gamescast, YouTubeBullet Witch on SteamGoat SimulatorHuman Fall Flat on SteamL.O.V.E.R.S in a Dangerous SpacetimeINSIDEOvercooked

A regular nice roundtable! In the first part this week's episode, Mark leads an examination of how fonts can support gameplay, worldbuilding, and immersion. In the second half, Stephen makes us think—really think—about the benefits of "janky" gameplay. Mark shares some font history facts, Stephen starts his manifesto, and Ellen takes on the case. Mark's new keyboard Chel Wong's charity album Press Reset (new gamedev book) - Jason Schreier Where to Start with Vlad Taltos (the book series that Ellen mentioned) - Stephen Brust, Tor Books Fonts 0:09:37 Mark LaCroix Misc. History and Evolution of Typography - Konstantin Kirilov; Nikolay Petroussenko, Font Fabric The history of fonts - Prepressure Popular Standards - International Organization for Standardization Mini Metro Destiny Night in the Woods VA-11 HALL-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action Jank 0:39:52 Stephen McGregor Game Design Balan Wonderworld is a strange game of furry musicality - Michael McWhertor, Polygon Balan Wonderland gameplay video  - Kinda Funny Gamescast, YouTube Bullet Witch on Steam Goat Simulator Human Fall Flat on Steam L.O.V.E.R.S in a Dangerous Spacetime INSIDE Overcooked

#182 "I will not threaten you with a noogie."Roundtable 2020.07.10 Guest host Charles McGregor starts the episode by getting REVENGE. The group talks a bit about the state of the growing "serious games" industry and what it's like to work alongside family members. Also, Stephen does a good transition, and... no one mentions Star Trek?! In his intro speech, Charles references episode #37: "Ugly and hard to use."The last days of Mixer - Mikhail Klimentov, The Washington PostTwitch Reckons with Sexual Assault as it Begins Permanently Suspending Streamers - Jacob Kastrenakes, The VergeTwitch bans popular streamer Dr Disrespect - Michael McWhertor, PolygonTwitch temporarily bans President Trump - Jacob Kastrenakes, The Verge Serious Play Conference 2020 0:16:00 Ellen Burns-JohnsonEventsSerious Play Conference Home PageSerious Play Conference ScheduleNew Metaari Forecast for Worldwide 2020-2025 Game-Based Learning Market Shows N… - Serious Play WireStop & Think: Teaching Players About Media Manipulation in Headliner - GDC, YouTubeMDA: A Formal Approach to Game Design and Game Research (PDF) - Robin Hunicke, Marc LeBlanc, Robert Zubek, Northwestern UniversityMDA Framework  - Wikipedia5 Reasons Why Game-Based Learning Should Matter to Organizations - Karl Kapp, Allen InteractionsGamification vs Games-Based Learning: What's the Difference? - Halden Ingwersen, Capterra Blog Working with Family 0:42:09 Stephen McGregorIRL Mark mentioned the Nice Games Jam episode that started Reravel (#157): Reravel: A Backwards Storytelling GameEllen and Eric took blacksmithing at the Chicago Avenue Fire Arts Center

#182 "I will not threaten you with a noogie." Roundtable 2020.07.10 Guest host Charles McGregor starts the episode by getting REVENGE. The group talks a bit about the state of the growing "serious games" industry and what it's like to work alongside family members. Also, Stephen does a good transition, and... no one mentions Star Trek?! In his intro speech, Charles references episode #37: "Ugly and hard to use." The last days of Mixer - Mikhail Klimentov, The Washington Post Twitch Reckons with Sexual Assault as it Begins Permanently Suspending Streamers - Jacob Kastrenakes, The Verge Twitch bans popular streamer Dr Disrespect - Michael McWhertor, Polygon Twitch temporarily bans President Trump - Jacob Kastrenakes, The Verge Serious Play Conference 2020 0:16:00 Ellen Burns-Johnson Events Serious Play Conference Home Page Serious Play Conference Schedule New Metaari Forecast for Worldwide 2020-2025 Game-Based Learning Market Shows N… - Serious Play Wire Stop & Think: Teaching Players About Media Manipulation in Headliner - GDC, YouTube MDA: A Formal Approach to Game Design and Game Research (PDF) - Robin Hunicke, Marc LeBlanc, Robert Zubek, Northwestern University MDA Framework  - Wikipedia 5 Reasons Why Game-Based Learning Should Matter to Organizations - Karl Kapp, Allen Interactions Gamification vs Games-Based Learning: What’s the Difference? - Halden Ingwersen, Capterra Blog Working with Family 0:42:09 Stephen McGregor IRL Mark mentioned the Nice Games Jam episode that started Reravel (#157): Reravel: A Backwards Storytelling Game Ellen and Eric took blacksmithing at the Chicago Avenue Fire Arts Center

In continuing our console development basics series, we look at what it takes to develop an indie game for Nintendo's latest game console, the Switch. If you like more options, we'll look at a way you can make a limited Switch game with no permission from Nintendo whatsoever. Finally, we'll take a look at the most manageable option for going old school with your own NES project. Community Events Catch Todd's Game Dev Camp 2020 presentation free via Facebook on Saturday, November 28th, 2020, 4 AM - 1 PM CST, 10 AM - 7 PM GMT. Watch the website/Facebook for speaker schedule. Show Notes Developing for Switch - https://developer.nintendo.com Main call to action is to register. Registration is free, but you'll sign an NDA right away before gaining access to the dashboard, tools, or forums. This does not include a game pitch, similar to the ID@Xbox program. Nintendo requires info about your planned project and your development background before approving a game. Listed Nintendo consoles: Switch, Wii U The Wii and Wii U are still getting games in 2020, Michael McWhertor - https://www.polygon.com/2020/6/26/21304491/shakedown-hawaii-nintendo-wii-u-ports-release-date-vblank 3DS Nintendo 3DS officially discontinued (Hardware) https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-09-17-nintendo-3ds-officially-discontinued, Tom Phillips: "We can confirm that the manufacturing of the Nintendo 3DS family of systems has ended," a Nintendo spokesperson told our sister site GamesIndustry.biz. "Nintendo and third-party games for the Nintendo 3DS family of system will continue to be available in Nintendo eShop, on Nintendo.com and at retail. There's no expectation that the 3DS eShop or online services will be affected in the near future. Alternatives Games within a game Fuze4 - Provides a basic-like language and assets to allow you to make your own games to play on the Switch. You can plug in a keyboard to code with. You can download and upload games for other Fuze users, but that's it. https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/fuze4-nintendo-switch/ NESMaker - $36 homebrew engine. Allows you to make games you can play on an NES emulator, make cartridges with your game, or even dive into 6502 Assembly If you enjoy GameDev Breakdown Sign up for our free game dev newsletter! Subscribe to the podcast on the platform of your choice Follow us on Twitter: @GameDevPod, @CodeWritePlay, @Mechatodzilla Check show notes and articles at CodeWritePlay.com Join us on Discord! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gamedevbreakdown/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gamedevbreakdown/support

Your nice host emeritus Martha Megarry returns to the (virtual) clubhouse, along with Dale LaCroix (of Evil Games Club) to celebrate 200 episodes!Each of your nice hosts have picked an episode from the past 4 years and pulled clips to listen to and discuss, expanding on the original topics. We also talk about the past, present, and future of the show, and and and... well, it's a double-length episode, so listen and find out!Did we mention we now have a Patreon? 100th Episode Special (revisit) 0:11:42 Mark LaCroixIRLMetaYou heard right, we've got merch! Get your Nice Games Club t-shirt today!Favicon (pronounciation) - Wiktionary Learning Through Games (revisit) 0:52:05 Ellen Burns-JohnsonGame DesignMetaUI / UXPointer (computer programming) - WikipediaAdventures With Anxiety! - Nicky Case Messages and Meanings (revisit) 1:13:45 Stephen McGregorGame DesignMetaPortal 2 Finds A Unique Way to Offend - Michael McWhertor, KotakuNo chess at the Olympics anytime soon - André Schulz, ChessBase Game Libraries (revisit) 1:46:04 Martha MegarryGamingMetaOur favorite games from the Itch.io racial justice bundle - EngadgetLizzy Crossing - Eva Lee

Your nice host emeritus Martha Megarry returns to the (virtual) clubhouse, along with Dale LaCroix (of Evil Games Club) to celebrate 200 episodes! Each of your nice hosts have picked an episode from the past 4 years and pulled clips to listen to and discuss, expanding on the original topics. We also talk about the past, present, and future of the show, and and and... well, it's a double-length episode, so listen and find out! Did we mention we now have a Patreon? 100th Episode Special (revisit) 0:11:42 Mark LaCroix IRL Meta You heard right, we've got merch! Get your Nice Games Club t-shirt today! Favicon (pronounciation) - Wiktionary Learning Through Games (revisit) 0:52:05 Ellen Burns-Johnson Game Design Meta UI / UX Pointer (computer programming) - Wikipedia Adventures With Anxiety! - Nicky Case Messages and Meanings (revisit) 1:13:45 Stephen McGregor Game Design Meta Portal 2 Finds A Unique Way to Offend - Michael McWhertor, Kotaku No chess at the Olympics anytime soon - André Schulz, ChessBase Game Libraries (revisit) 1:46:04 Martha Megarry Gaming Meta Our favorite games from the Itch.io racial justice bundle - Engadget Lizzy Crossing - Eva Lee

Logan and Trevor discuss CD Projekt Red's decision to require crunch in the lead-up to the game's release and the recasting of Peter Parker's face for PlayStation's Spider-Man in the next generation. This week's stories and time stamps: 00:00 - Intro 02:09 - Cyberpunk Crunch "Cyberpunk 2077 Publisher Orders 6-Day Weeks Ahead of Launch" by Jason Schreier, Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-29/cyberpunk-2077-publisher-orders-6-day-weeks-ahead-of-game-debut 27:58 - Peter Parker Has a New Face for PlayStation 5 "Spider-Man's PS5 remaster gives Peter Parker a new face" by Mike Minotti, GamesBeat https://venturebeat.com/2020/09/30/spider-mans-ps5-remaster-gives-peter-parker-a-new-face/ 40:53 - Shoutouts "Ghost of Tsushima multiplayer and new game plus arrive Oct. 16" by Michael McWhertor, Polygon https://www.polygon.com/2020/10/5/21502303/ghost-of-tsushima-multiplayer-legends-new-game-plus-patch-release-date 42:49 - Outro Support on Patreon: patreon.com/thatnerdysite Follow the Nerds: Logan: @LeftyLoggy Trevor: @TrevorJStarkey That Nerdy Site: @thatnerdysite

Guest host Charles McGregor starts the episode by getting REVENGE. The group talks a bit about the state of the growing "serious games" industry and what it's like to work alongside family members. Also, Stephen does a good transition, and... no one mentions Star Trek?! In his intro speech, Charles references episode 37: "Ugly and hard to use." The last days of Mixer - Mikhail Klimentov , The Washington Post Twitch Reckons with Sexual Assault as it Begins Permanently Suspending Streamers - Jacob Kastrenakes , The Verge Twitch bans popular streamer Dr Disrespect - Michael McWhertor , Polygon Twitch temporarily bans President Trump - Jacob Kastrenakes , The Verge Serious Play Conference 2020 0:16:00 Ellen Burns-Johnson Category Events Serious Play Conference Home Page Serious Play Conference Schedule New Metaari Forecast for Worldwide 2020-2025 Game-Based Learning Market Shows N… - Serious Play Wire (GDC) Stop & Think: Teaching Players About Media Manipulation in Headliner - Jakub Kasztalski , YouTube MDA: A Formal Approach to Game Design and Game Research (PDF) - Robin Hunicke, Marc LeBlanc, Robert Zubek , Northwestern University MDA Framework - Wikipedia 5 Reasons Why Game-Based Learning Should Matter to Organizations - Karl Kapp , Allen Interactions Gamification vs Games-Based Learning: What’s the Difference? - Halden Ingwersen , Capterra Blog Working with Family 0:42:09 Stephen McGregor Category IRL Mark mentioned the Nice Games Jam episode that started Re-Ravel Re-ravel: A Backwards Storytelling Game Ellen and Eric took a blacksmithing workshop at the Chicago Avenue Fire Arts Ce…

Once again we've sprung another leak, this time from Naughty Dog and Nintendo. Should we be surprised? The games industry is one of the leakiest ships at sea, right? This week on the EXP Podcast, we discuss these new leaks, some memorable old ones, and what information we would actually want to see in the future. Show Notes: - Runtime: 36 min 58 sec - "The Last of Us Part 2 leaked by hackers, reports say," by Michael McWhertor, via Polygon - "Massive Nintendo Leak Reportedly Includes Wii Source Code, Developer Materials, And N64 Test ROMs,"by Ethan Gach, via Kotaku - Music by Brad Sucks

Active Quest Episode 59: The Last of Us on HBO, DOOM Eternal Sounds Hella Good, and an Amnesia Sequel Joseph Yaden - twitter.com/josephyaden Josh Nichols - twitter.com/Mrjoshnichols Chris Penwell - twitter.com/PenwellWrites You can find us on iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, Spotify, and Google Play. You can also subscribe through our RSS feed.  Follow us on Twitter @ActiveQuestShow Email us @ ActiveQuestPodcast@gmail.com Rate us on iTunes so we can continue to reach people, go to E3, get more review codes to provide coverage to you all and more. Reviews help us get there! :)  Twitter: @ActiveQuestShow Get our official shirt! https://teespring.com/active-quest-shirt#pid=2&cid=566&sid=front We are proud to be a part of the HP Video Game Podcast Network!: https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtistSeeAll?cc=us&dkId=4§ion=0&ids=1482427275 Music LYFO - High -> https://soundcloud.com/lyfomusic/high TeknoAXE - Edge of Tomorrow: http://teknoaxe.com/Link_Code_3.php?q=1242 Quick Notes Konami delays Turbografx-16 mini due to coronavirus impact Taylor Lyles https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/6/21167774/turbografx-16-mini-delayed-coronavirus-konami-production A Short Hike, Anodyne 2, and Mutazione free on Epic Games Store in March Jenae Sitzes https://www.gamespot.com/articles/3-fantastic-games-will-be-free-at-epic-next-week/1100-6474442/ The Doom Eternal soundtrack trailer is hella metal Joseph Yaden https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2020/03/05/doom-eternal-soundtrack-choir-metal-vocalists/ No Plans To Cancel EVO 2020 from Coronavirus threat yet Alistair Wong https://www.siliconera.com/evo-2020-organizer-confirms-no-plans-to-cancel-or-postpone-the-event/ Antonio Banderas Joins Uncharted Cast Justin Kroll https://variety.com/2020/film/news/antonio-banderas-uncharted-movie-tom-holland-1203520345/ Quick Upcoming Releases Ghost of Tsushima comes to PS4 in June  (Release Date: June 26; multiple versions announced) Michael McWhertor  polygon.com/2020/3/5/21166250/ghost-of-tsushima-release-date-ps4-sucker-punch Amnesia: Rebirth, a direct sequel to the original, coming this fall (Fall 2020 - PS4, Windows) Thomas Grip https://blog.us.playstation.com/2020/03/06/frictional-games-reveals-horror-sequel-amnesia-rebirth/ News The Last of Us being adapted into HBO TV series Borys Kit and Patrick Shanley https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/last-us-series-works-at-hbo-chernobyl-creator-1282707 E3 2020 Loses iam8bit as Creative Directors Chandler Wood https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2020/03/05/iam8bit-resigns-creative-directors-e3-2020/ Turns out, Resident Evil 3’s safe rooms are still safe Nicole Carpenter  polygon.com/2020/3/6/21168004/resident-evil-3-remake-nemesis-safe-rooms Shannon Studstill Leaves Sony Santa Monica, Yumi Yang Takes Over Jasmine Henry https://gamerant.com/sony-god-of-war-developer-santa-monica-boss/ February 2020 Most Downloaded Games https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2020/03/06/dreams-ps4-downloads-were-among-the-top-10-in-february-2020/ What We’ve Been Playing                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Joseph Vanquish (review code provided by SEGA) Red Dead Redemption II Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate Final Fantasy VII Remake Chris Final Fantasy VII Remake Rainbow Six Siege Devil May Cry 3 Switch Edition (Review code provided by Capcom) Smite Dreams Josh Alien Hominid HD  Crash Bandicoot: N. Sane Trilogy  Recommended Listening/Reading: You Should Check Out → Indie Pod! Spotify: https://t.co/yTqY5b6iB0?amp=1 300 Dollars Crazy Catnip Party! (ENG SUB) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UztzsbeIdU

Listen to The Besties free, only on Spotify! Search your podcast app right now, and subscribe to Gaming Ride Home. It's Whitta Thursday! Gary joins Blessing to discuss the continuing affects of Coronavirus in the industry along with even more Xbox Series X details. Time Stamps - 00:03:20 - Housekeeping Tomorrow! IGN is putting on a livestream in celebration of Black History Month AND I’m going to be a part of it! Starting at 1:30pm pacific time, come hang out as I get to talk to other black folks in the games industry about their experiences breaking into games. It’s happening from 1:30PM to 4:30PM over on IGN.com and I’ll be on it periodically hanging out, playing games, interviewing folks, and more. Zelda In Review comes out on the 3rd anniversary of Breath of the Wild...March 3rd, that’s TUESDAY, as a YouTube Premiere at 2pm PT on YouTube.com/KindaFunnyGames! Thank you to our Patreon Producers: James Davis, Frankfurter, Drew Gardiner, Katie Gallacher, David Meintel, Shiraz Razak, Dominic Shorter, Mohammed Mohammed, Patrick Higgins, Ginny Berndt, The Nano Biologist, Travis Guy-kow-ski, Joseph Soler The Roper Report - 00:09:08 - Microsoft’s Xbox Series X will be able to resume games even after a reboot, this is by Tom Warren of The Verge 00:23:32 - Dreams is looking to improve its trending tab to feature more original content, this is by Matt Kim of IGN 00:29:30 - Is it better for Media Molecule to focus on supporting the creators and players who are already invested or should they be pushing viral content to catch the eyes of the uninitiated? - Best Friends Q:Jamie S 00:33:20 - PlatinumGames is Opening a New Studio, this is by Michael McWhertor of Polygon 00:37:45 - BREAKING NEWS: Microsoft Drops Out Of GDC, Too This is by Ethan Gach on Kotaku 00:39:07 - The hits for GDC continue as Unity pulls out, this comes from a blog post written by John Riccitiello, CEO of Unity Technologies titled “An update on our GDC 2020 plans” 00:43:03 - As news of the virus spreads and gets in people's ears do you think it will have a long term effect on the games industry? - Best Friends Q:Frank Furtter 00:46:25 - Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope Gets First Details and Release Window, this is by Wesley Leblanc of IGN 00:50:12 - ANNAPURNA REVEALS A NEW GAME, this is from their twitter 00:52:42 - THE BESTIES 00:53:50 - THE GAMING RIDE HOME PODCAST 00:54:35 - Out today Reader mail - 00:56:55 - how do you suspect that Xbox and PlayStation will expand on the “Share” features built into each console? - Fatality 89 01:04:15 - With all the talk of Smart Delivery, and the likelihood of only one copy of a game being sold, with the system determining what version to load, do you expect all versions to be on the disc itself? - Alexis 01:10:15 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg and Blessing

Welcome back to the Bros and Consoles podcast, everybody! One-half of the dynamic duo is at it again, so if you were looking for a huge amount of info on games you've possibly never heard of and the interesting news of the week, then you've come to the right place! Hope you enjoy the show! Feel free to send any comments, questions, or feedback to the usual places listed below: Email = brosandconsoles@gmail.com Twitter (Nathan) = @IndieRonin Instagram (Michael) = @The.world.of.mike Time-codes: 03:00 - Seg. 1: What're ya playin'? 17:10 - Seg. 2: The Bropinion Report (3 items) 17:44 - #1: PlayStation survey hints at new possible remote play options in the future (Austen Goslin, Polygon) 23:18 - #2: PS4 game sales top 1 billion all-time (Owen S. Good, Polygon) 26:45 - #3: Wizards of the Coast's new game studio (Michael McWhertor, Polygon) 31:15 - Seg. 3a: The Entire List of Upcoming Games on the PlayStation Network, as listed by Justin Massongill, brought to you by the Bros and Consoles co-hosts each and every weekend! 54:06 - Seg. 3b: The Weekly Nintendo Switch Picks 58:58 - Seg. 4: The N.I.C. (Scourgebringer, developed by Flying Oak Games and E-Studio, published by Dear Villager, coming to Xbox Game Pass for PC and Steam in Early Access on 2/6, and coming to consoles at a later date) See you all again next week, and thank you for all the support! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/brosandconsoles/support

Welcome back to the Bros and Consoles podcast, everybody! One-half of the dynamic duo is at it again, so if you were looking for a huge amount of info on games you've possibly never heard of and the interesting news of the week, then you've come to the right place! Hope you enjoy the show! Feel free to send any comments, questions, or feedback to the usual places listed below: Email = brosandconsoles@gmail.com Twitter (Nathan) = @IndieRonin Instagram (Michael) = @The.world.of.mike Time-codes: 01:33 - Seg. 1: What're ya playin'? 14:17 - Seg. 2: The Bropinion Report (3 items) 16:04 - #1: Ninja Theory announces "Project: Mara" and studio direction (Michael McWhertor, Polygon) 20:53 - #2: Housemarque puts Stormdivers on hold (Michael McWhertor, Polygon) 25:35 - #3: Dying Light 2 delayed (Samit Sarkar, Polygon) 29:53 - Seg. 3a: The Entire List of Upcoming Games on the PlayStation Network, as listed by Justin Massongill, brought to you by the Bros and Consoles co-hosts each and every weekend! 49:15 - Seg. 3b: The Weekly Nintendo Switch Picks 56:19 - Seg. 4: The N.I.C. (Indivisible, developed by Lab Zero Games, published by 505 Games, out now on PS4/Xbox 1/Steam, available on Xbox Game Pass, and coming to Switch soon!) See you all again next week, and thank you for all the support! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/brosandconsoles/support

Welcome back to the Bros and Consoles podcast, everybody! The dynamic duo is at it again, so if you were looking for a huge amount of info on games you've possibly never heard of and the interesting news of the week, then you've come to the right place! Hope you enjoy the show! Feel free to send any comments, questions, or feedback to the usual places listed below: Email = brosandconsoles@gmail.com Twitter (Nathan) = @IndieRonin Instagram (Michael) = @The.world.of.mike Time-codes: 04:02 - Seg. 1: What're ya playin'? 26:43 - Seg. 2: The Bropinion Report (6 items) 27:44 - #1: The Game Awards results, announcements, and the winner of our Prediction King Championship belt 1:37:40 - #2: Xbox Series X (Peter Brown, GameSpot) 1:41:43 - #3: New Bioshock game in development (Daniel Cooper, Engadget) 1:46:11 - #4: MLB The Show is going multi-platform (Michael McWhertor and Samit Sarkar, Polygon) 1:51:49 - #5: Company fined nearly $100K for publishing unapproved game in China (Rebekah Valentine, GamesIndustry.biz) 1:57:34 - Must read: "The Year of PR disasters", by Rebekah Valentine on GamesIndustry.biz 1:58:49 - #6: State of Play for December 2:06:26 - #6.5: Nintendo Indie World for December 2:14:21 - Seg. 3a: The Entire List of Upcoming Games on the PlayStation Network, as listed by Justin Massongill, brought to you by the Bros and Consoles co-hosts each and every weekend! 2:31:36 - Seg. 3b: The Weekly Nintendo Switch Picks 2:35:11 - Seg. 4: The N.I.C. (Long Gone Days, by BURA, out now in early access on Steam for $14.99, full game release and console releases not announced yet) 2:45:40 - Seg. 5: Sonic's Super-Fast Minute See you all again next week, and thank you for all the support! And don't forget about the giveaway mentioned at the end of episode 49 as well! The codes are up for grabs for those who are still interested! Just send in an email or tweet @IndieRonin a question you'd like read on the show for a PS4/Xbox/Nintendo store code for your platform of choice. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/brosandconsoles/support

Try Hims today by starting out with a FREE online visit by going to http://forhims.com/gamesdaily. Go to http://tipsyelves.com/games now to get 20% off your entire order! Get 20% off and free shipping with the code GAMES at http://manscaped.com. Blessing Adeoye Jr. and Gary Whitta talk about the returning rumors of a digital only Next-Gen Xbox, In the Valley of the Gods getting put on ice, and why Gary loves Christmas more than Kevin! Time Stamps - 00:10:54 - Housekeeping Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Black Jack and Mohammed Mohammed! The Roper Report - 00:11:15 - In the Valley of the Gods on hold thanks to Valve, Michael McWhertor at Polygon 00:19:37 - Sources Say Microsoft Is Still Planning A Cheaper, Disc-Less Next-Gen Xbox, Jason Schreier at Kotaku 00:27:04 - There’s a New Multiplayer Outlast coming (Comes from a Press Release) 00:31:06 - Bluepoint’s next game is great… according to Bluepoint, Sal Romano at Gematsu 00:36:20 - PlayStation Is 'No Longer' Interested in Making Handheld Consoles, Chris Priestman at IGN 00:41:00 - With Sony not working on another handheld console which market do you think they will try to enter first if at all? Mobile games with their IPs? Or will they have their own version of cloud based gaming that will be on the go? - Best Friends Q 00:45:35 - Metal Gear Solid Movie Director Says a New Draft of the Script is Done and It’s “Full Koijima-Quirk”, Logan Moore at DualShockers 00:49:30 - Out today 00:57:33 - HIMS 00:59:30 - TIPSY ELVES 01:01:25 - MANSCAPED Reader mail - 01:03:22 - Pitch me your next Bond game - BJ Bernardo 01:10:28 - Morning KFGD crew, hope you all slept well! With the Jedi: Fallen Order trailers that spoiled the ending of the game, it's called something into question for me. I was one of the people that got caught with the spoilery unskippable ad (I'm only halfway through the game) and I'm wondering at what point does it (if at all) affect the merit of the game? - Lorenz 01:14:40 - Squad Up: a shoutout 01:16:27 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg and GameSpot’s Mike Mahardy

Half-Life: Alyx Announcement Sources“Valve announces Half-Life: Alyx, its first flagship VR game,” by Sean Hollister, The Verge: https://www.theverge.com/2019/11/18/20971514/valve-announces-half-life-alyx-its-first-flagship-vr-game“Half-Life: Alyx Announcement Trailer,” by Valve, YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2W0N3uKXmo“Half-Life: Alyx demands more than a VR headset – it also needs 12GB RAM (minimum),” by Darren Allan, TechRadar: https://www.techradar.com/news/half-life-alyx-demands-more-than-a-vr-headset-it-also-needs-12gb-ram-minimum“Data Suggests Most Steam Users' PCs Aren't Ready To Play Half-Life: Alyx,” by Nathan Grayson, Kotaku: https://kotaku.com/data-suggests-most-steam-users-pcs-arent-ready-to-play-1840037617“Half-Life: Alyx Is 'About the Same Length as Half-Life 2',” by Matt Kim, IGN: https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/11/21/half-life-alyx-is-about-the-same-length-as-half-life-2"“The Final Hours of Half-Life: Alyx -- Behind Closed Doors at Valve Interview,” by The Game Awards, YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9K0eJEmMEw“Half-Life: Full-Life Consequences: Free Man,” by ICTON, YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULWgEnnmcv4“Freeman's Mind: Episode 1,” by Accursed Farms, YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SQhfkpX9bcGoogle Stadia Has A Rough Launch Sources“Stadia Is a Glimpse Into the Future—But Maybe Not Yours or Google's,” by Alex Cranz, Gizmodo: https://gizmodo.com/stadia-is-a-glimpse-into-the-future-but-maybe-not-yours-1840000235“Google Stadia Review,” by Kevin Lee, IGN: https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/11/22/google-stadia-review“Microsoft's Xbox streaming app isn't official yet, but it's already way better than Google's new video game service,” by Kevin Webb, Business Insider: https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-project-xcloud-xbox-google-stadia-streaming-comparison-cloud-gaming-2019-11“Chromecast Ultra Overheating,” by armadeon7479, reddit: https://np.reddit.com/r/Stadia/comments/dzd6v8/chromecast_ultra_overheating/“Stadia - Official Launch Trailer | Now Available,” by Stadia, YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ry72b_fIKAk“Frank Cifaldi twitter thread about Stadia,” by @frankcifaldi, Twitter: https://twitter.com/frankcifaldi/status/1196880617369145362:Google Points Finger at Developers For Stadia Games Not Streaming at 4K,: by Patrick Kleppek, Vice: https://vice.com/en_us/article/bjwqb4/google-points-finger-at-developers-for-stadia-games-not-streaming-at-4kStadia Launched With One Exclusive Game, and It's Not Very Good: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/ywa8d7/stadia-launched-with-one-exclusive-game-and-its-not-very-good“A day later, many Google Stadia founders still don’t have their launch codes,” by Sean Hollister, The Verge: https://www.theverge.com/2019/11/19/20973139/google-stadia-launch-codes-founder-unique-name-cloud-gaming“Google says you might have to wait to play Stadia, even if you preorder,” by Jay Peters, The Verge: https://www.theverge.com/platform/amp/2019/10/22/20927575/google-stadia-founders-edition-sold-out-premiere-edition-release-dateXbox XO19 Sources“Everything Announced For Xbox One And PC At X019”, by Chris Kohler, Kotaku: https://kotaku.com/everything-announced-for-xbox-one-and-pc-at-x019-1839867694“Everything Announced at X019's Inside Xbox Conference,” by Jonathon Dornbush, IGN: https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/11/14/everything-announced-at-x019s-inside-xbox-conference“Microsoft Reveals All 24 Playable Games At XO19,” by Gavin Sheehan, Bleeding Cool: https://www.bleedingcool.com/2019/11/07/microsoft-reveals-all-24-playable-games-at-xo19/“Classic Final Fantasy Games Coming to Xbox Game Pass In 2020,” by JNyla, Evostrix: https://evostrix.com/classic-final-fantasy-games-coming-to-xbox-game-pass-in-2020/“Rare reveals its next game, Everwild,” by Michael McWhertor, Polygon: https://www.polygon.com/2019/11/14/20965184/rare-everwild-game-announced-xbox-one-windows-pc-x019Questions? Comments?Email us at GreetingsFromCast@gmail.comCall us at +1-FIRM-GAMERS (+1-347-642-6377)Follow us onTwitter at https://twitter.com/greetingsfrompcFacebook at https://www.facebook.com/greetingsfromcast/Discord at https://discord.gg/fn8hVehYouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs2Q7mpzlKYY24IY5i_8r2AOr individually atOlivia: https://twitter.com/LivjqRebecca: https://twitter.com/RebeccafayTyler: https://twitter.com/WorldjumpinVisit us at http://www.greetingsfrom.zone/ for more episodes or to subscribeOur intro and outro music is an edited version of “Deep Fried Space Food” by SubstituteSandwiches under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode)Download the song at: https://soundcloud.com/substitute_sandwiches/deep-fried-space-food

Adam Christou and Gianni Di Giovanni sit down to chat about two of the games they've been playing and the news that piqued our interest. This week Gianni has been playing next entry in the massive franchise Pokémon Shield which is selling like hotcakes despite some initial backlash from fans, and Adam has jumped into Obsidian's next RPG The Outer Worlds, with a strong Fallout and Mass Effect styling. NEWS LINKS Vice Gaming: 'World of Warcraft' Changed Video Games and Wrecked Lives Polygon: Half-Life: Alyx is Valve’s VR-exclusive, full-length prequel to Half-Life 2 Pixel Sift is produced by Scott Quigg, Sarah Ireland, Fiona Bartholomaeus & Mitch Loh, Daniel Ang and Adam Christou. Gianni Di Giovanni is our Executive Producer.

Welcome back to the Bros and Consoles podcast, everybody! The dynamic duo is at it again, so if you were looking for a huge amount of info on games you've possibly never heard of and the interesting news of the week, then you've come to the right place! Hope you enjoy the show! Feel free to send any comments, questions, or feedback to the usual places listed below: Email = brosandconsoles@gmail.com Twitter (Nathan) = @IndieRonin Instagram (Michael) = @The.world.of.mike Time-codes: 03:57 - Seg. 1: What're ya playin'? 52:08 - Seg. 2: The Bropinion Report (7 items) 52:36 - #1: PlayStation Worldwide Studios president, Shuhei Yoshida, steps down (Christopher Dring on GamesIndustry.biz; Michael McWhertor on Polygon) ~52:36 - #2: Gio Corsi leaves PlayStation (Brendan Sinclair, GamesIndustry.biz) 1:10:58 - #3: Mai Shiranui won't appear in Super Smash Bros (Julia Lee, Polygon) 1:1:17:34 - #4: Shenmue 3 won't be the end of the series (Liz Lanier, IGN) 1:25:53 - #5: Is Splinter Cell coming back soon? (Ubisoft Spain twitter) 1:33:54 - #6: The Outer Worlds coming to Switch in early 2020 (Julia Lee, Polygon) 1:37:03 - #7: Airplane Mode game announced (Owen S. Good, Polygon) 1:41:31 - Seg. 3a: The Entire List of Upcoming Games on the PlayStation Network, as listed by Brett Elston, brought to you by the Bros and Consoles co-hosts each and every weekend! 1:57:18 - Seg. 3b: The Weekly Nintendo Switch Picks 2:08:10 - Seg. 4: The N.I.C. (Sparklite, by Red Blue Games (developer) and Merge Games (publisher), coming to PS4/Xbox 1/Switch/PC on November 14th, for $24.99) 2:13:50 - Seg. 5: Sonic's Super-fast Minute See you all again next week, and thank you for all the support! And don't forget about the giveaway mentioned at the end of the episode as well! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/brosandconsoles/support

Welcome back to the Bros and Consoles podcast, everybody! Last week I went and said that summer months after E3 tend to be pretty light, and then a big news week hit the very next episode! We've got a lot to talk about, ranging from new studio acquisitions, surprise game releases, major layoffs, and even a couple video game movie adaptations. Hope you're all ready for a ride this week, and hope you enjoy the show! Feel free to send any comments, questions, or feedback to the usual places listed below: Email = brosandconsoles@gmail.com Twitter (Nathan) = @IndieRonin Instagram (Michael) = @The.world.of.mike Time-codes: 06:20 - Seg. 1: What're ya playin'? 28:30 - Seg. 2: The Bropinion Report (6 items) 28:56 - #1: Sony will be acquiring Insomniac Games (Samit Sarkar on Polygon) 32:12 - #2: Yakuza Remastered Collection released, kinda (Michael McWhertor on Polygon) 38:10 - #3: New Death Stranding footage (Patricia Hernandez on Polygon) 47:42 - #4: Smash Ultimate's newest fighter too 'random' for some pro players (Ian Walker on Polygon) 55:07 - #5: Gamestop lays off 120 people, roughly 14% of total staff (Rebekah Valentine on GamesIndustry.biz) 1:00:55 - #6: Microsoft has no plans to release more exclusives on other consoles (Christopher Dring on GamesIndustry.biz) 1:08:15 - #7: Metro 2033 getting film adaptation (Owen S. Good on Polygon) 1:12:12 - #8: Sony's Uncharted movie loses another director (Michael McWhertor on Polygon) 1:15:22 - Seg. 3a-1: The Entire List of Upcoming Games on the PlayStation Network, as listed by Justin Massongill, brought to you by the Bros and Consoles co-hosts each and every weekend! 1:37:09 - Seg. 3b: The Weekly Nintendo Switch Picks 1:46:15 - Seg. 4: The N.I.C. (Decay of Logos, by Amplify Creations and published by Rising Star Games, planned to release on 8/27 for PS4/Xbox 1, on 8/29 for Nintendo Switch, and on 8/30 for PC) 1:51:00 - Seg. 5: Sonic's Super-fast Minute See you all again next week, and thank you for all the support! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/brosandconsoles/support

Welcome back to the Bros and Consoles podcast, everybody! We hope you all are ready for a bit of a different show this week! Our recording schedule got a little bit changed up this week again due to big events going on (and one of your hosts being under the weather, *cough cough, Nathan*). We hope you all enjoy the surprise solo episode, and as always, have a great rest of your weekend! Feel free to send any comments, questions, or feedback to the usual places listed below: Email = brosandconsoles@gmail.com Twitter (Nathan) = @IndieRonin Instagram (Michael) = @The.world.of.mike Time-codes: 05:30 - Seg. 1: What're ya playin'? 29:11 - Seg. 2: The Bropinion Report (6 items) 29:50 - #1: Nintendo exchanging some Switch consoles for newer model (Michael McWhertor on Polygon) 35:45 - #2: Nintendo clamps down on YouTube gaming music channels (James Batchelor on GamesIndustry.biz) 40:24 - #3: Speedrunner breaks Super Mario Bros. record (Owen S. Good on Polygon) 44:42 - #4: ELeague will broadcast Nintendo 2019 World Championships on CBS (Rebekah Valentine on GamesIndustry.biz) 47:27 - #5: EVO 2019 attendees may have been exposed to measles (Austin Goslin on Poygon) 52:37 - #6: Duck Tales makes staggering last-minute comeback (James Batchelor on GamesIndustry.biz) 56:26 - Seg. 3a-1: The Entire List of Upcoming Games on the PlayStation Network, as listed by Justin Massongill, brought to you by the Bros and Consoles co-hosts each and every weekend! 1:10:08 - Seg. 3a-2: Last week's PSN drop (for the week of August 13th) 1:16:21 - Seg. 3b: The Weekly Nintendo Switch Picks 1:24:32 - Seg. 4: The N.I.C. (Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX, by Inti Creates, planned to release on September 26th for PS4/Switch/PC) See you all again next week, and thank you for all the support! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/brosandconsoles/support

While Stephen is away at the Game Devs of Color Expo in New York, Ellen Burns-Johnson joins in the club house to discuss organizing your game library and what to do when you actually know nothing about marketing. Martha throws it in the 'eh' pile, Mark delegates, and Ellen has it all under control.Game Devs of Color Expo 2019Depression and the Solace of 'Grinding' in Online Games - Julie Muncy, Wired Game Libraries 0:02:49 Martha MegarryGamingHow to deal with your Steam backlog - Michael McWhertor, PolygonAdobe Flash Debug Downloads - The "Flash Player Projector" can open SWF files from your desktop or from a URL. It is a portable application that doesn't need to be installed.2064: Read Only Memories - Turing Collector's Plush (SOLD OUT, to Martha's lame…When your nice hosts went to Seattle for PodCon this year, they visited the Liv…Mark has been watching a lot of "old tech" content on YouTube latelyTechnology Connections - YouTubeThe 8-Bit Guy - YouTube Marketing 001 0:28:08 Ellen Burns-JohnsonMarketingHow, why, when and how much to pay for indie game marketing? - Tavrox, MediumBest PR, Marketing & Community Talks / GDC 2019 - Thomas Reisenegger, Medium

While Stephen is away at the Game Devs of Color Expo in New York, Ellen Burns-Johnson joins in the club house to discuss organizing your game library and what to do when you actually know nothing about marketing. Martha throws it in the 'eh' pile, Mark delegates, and Ellen has it all under control. Game Devs of Color Expo 2019 "Depression and the Solace of 'Grinding' in Online Games" - Julie Muncy , Wired Game Libraries 0:02:49 Martha Megarry Category Gaming "How to deal with your Steam backlog" - Michael McWhertor` , Polygon Adobe Flash Debug Downloads - The "Flash Player Projector" can open SWF files from your desktop or from a URL. It is a portable application that doesn't need to be installed. 2064: Read Only Memories - Turing Collector's Plush (SOLD OUT, to Martha's lame… When your nice hosts went to Seattle for PodCon this year, they visited the Liv… Mark has been watching a lot of "old tech" content on YouTube lately Category Hardware Technology Connections - YouTube The 8-Bit Guy - YouTube Marketing 001 0:28:08 Ellen Burns-Johnson Category Marketing "How, why, when and how much to pay for indie game marketing?" - Tavrox , Medium "Best PR, Marketing & Community Talks / GDC 2019" - Thomas Reisenegger , Medium

Welcome back to the Bros and Consoles podcast! This week, Michael and Nathan are back together again! We bring you all along through the weekly news such as EVO 2019 and a huge personal information leak from E3, and it's a lot of fun now that we can have full blown conversations again in real time. So sit back, relax, and enjoy! As always, feel free to reach out to us with your questions, comments, or feedback to: @IndieRonin (Nathan's twitter), @The.World.of.Mike (Michael's instagram), or brosandconsoles@gmail.com (shared email). Time-codes: 01:56 - Seg. 1: What're ya playin'? 1:02:52 - Seg. 2: The Bropinion Report (7 items) 1:03:52 - #1: Total free choice creates a nightmare for developers of The Outer Worlds (Russ Frushtick on Polygon) 1:12:38 - #2: EVO Champions so far (Adam Newell on Dot Esports) 1:24:38 - #3: EVO 2019: Fighting game deals and new character announcements (Emily Heller, Owen S. Good, and Michael McWhertor on Polygon) 1:30:24 - #4: Genshin Impact coming to PS4 in 2020 (Sam Lai on PlayStation Blog) 1:33:46 - #5: E3 organizers leak personal info of 2000+ journalists (Maddy Myers on Kotaku) 1:39:26 - #6: Mixer criticized for clothing guidelines (Joseph Knoop on IGN) 1:49:04 - #7: Jim Carey responds to Sonic movie controversy (Mat Elfring on Gamespot) 1:56:19 - Seg. 3a: The Entire List of Upcoming Games on the PlayStation Network, as listed by Justin Massongill, brought to you by the Bros and Consoles co-hosts each and every weekend! 2:07:24 - Seg. 3b: The Weekly Nintendo Switch Picks 2:19:07 - Seg. 4: The N.I.C. (YU-NO: A Girl Who Chants Love at the Bound of this World, by 5pb, coming to PS4/Switch/PC on 10/1/2019) 2:25:53 - Seg. 5: Sonic's Super Fast Minute See you all next time! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/brosandconsoles/support

Welcome back to the Bros and Consoles podcast! This week, Nathan brings you all along through the weekly news and interesting events going on in the video game landscape. So sit back, relax, and enjoy! As always, feel free to reach out to us with your questions, comments, or feedback to: @IndieRonin (Nathan's twitter), @TheWorldofMike (Michael's instagram), or brosandconsoles@gmail.com (shared email). Time-codes: 05:56 - Seg. 1: What're ya playin'? 36:16 - Seg. 2: The Bropinion Report (6 items) 37:24 - #1: Third console skew for the Nintendo Switch (Michael McWhertor on Polygon) 51:16 - #2: Falcom teases modern console ports for a couple classic games (Sal Romano on Gematsu) 55:31 - #3: The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel 3 delayed (Sal Romano on Gematsu) 58:40 - #4: Game list announcement for Ubisoft's Uplay Plus service (Cass Marshall on Polygon) 1:06:15 - #5: Pokemon Go x One Piece crossover event (Michael McWhertor on Polygon) 1:10:08 - #6: Indie developers and Steam (Rebekah Valentine on GamesIndustry.biz) 1:17:44 - Seg. 3a: The Entire List of Upcoming Games on the PlayStation Network, as listed by Justin Massongill, brought to you by the Bros and Consoles co-hosts each and every weekend! 1:35:58 - Seg. 3b: The Weekly Nintendo Switch Picks 1:44:56 - Seg. 4: The N.I.C. (Roguelike Hero, by Carrya.Tec and X.D. Network, coming to PS4/Switch/PC) 1:51:55 - Game challenge for Michael! See you all next time! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/brosandconsoles/support

Welcome back to the Bros and Consoles podcast! This week, Michael brings you the info on the recently announced Nintendo Switch Lite and updates on the sonic the Hedgehog movie, Because everyone wants to know about the Sonic the Hedgehog movie! As always though, feel free to write in your questions, comments, or feedback to Nathan on Twitter via @IndieRonin, to Michael on Instagram via @the.world.of.mike, or both of us on our email: brosandconsoles@gmail.com Hope you enjoy the show, and have a great rest of your week! Time-codes: 02:08 - Seg. 1: What're ya playin'? 08:10 - Seg. 2: The Bropinion Report (3 items) 09:07 - #1: The Nintendo Switch Lite (Polygon, Michael McWhertor) 14:36 - #2: Sonic the Hedgehog update (Gamespot, Eddie Makuch) 19:59 - #3: PS4 Hidden Trophy Unlock (Gamespot, Chris Periera) 24:44 - Seg. 3a: The Entire List of Upcoming Games on the PlayStation Network, as listed by Justin Massongill, brought to you by the Bros and Consoles co-hosts each and every weekend! 36:10 - Seg. 3b: The Weekly Nintendo Switch Picks 40:17 - Seg. 4: Sonic's Super Fast Minute 46:18 - Closing Comments See everyone again next week with the Trophy Titan, Nathan Choquette! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/brosandconsoles/support

Welcome back to the Bros and Consoles podcast! This week, Nathan shares a bit of light news as well as a special surprise for listeners who are familiar with the podcast or those who are joining us for the first time! On an unrelated note, although the deadline for the guessing game has passed, feel free to send your guesses to our email or just shout out video game names to Nathan on Twitter: @IndieRonin. Nathan has decided to keep the prize up for grabs, so listen back to episodes 29 or 27 to hear how to win! As always though, feel free to write in your questions, comments, or feedback to Nathan on Twitter via @IndieRonin, to Michael on Instagram via @TheActualMagicMike, or both of us on our email: brosandconsoles@gmail.com Hope you enjoy the show, and have a great rest of your week! Time-codes: 01:22 - The Surprise! 02:45 - Seg. 1: What're ya playin'? 22:53 - Seg. 2: The Bropinion Report (6 items) 23:20 - #1: Alan Wake belongs to Remedy again (Charlie Hall on Polygon) 27:31 - #2: Glass Bottom Games' Kickstarter success (Rebekah Valentine on GamesIndustry.biz) 30:00 - #3: Dreams early access doing well so far (Brianna Reeves on PlayStationLifestyle.net) 35:05 - #4: Last-minute PS Plus game swap (Michael McWhertor on Polygon) 40:23 - #5: Wargroove coming to PS4 sometime soonish (Brianna Reeves on PlayStationLifestyle.net) 42:45 - #6: Xbox Game Pass games incoming and leaving (Austin Goslin on Polygon) 46:13 - Seg. 3a: The Shortened List of Upcoming Games on the PlayStation Network, collected by Nathan, brought to you by the Bros and Consoles co-hosts each and every weekend! 50:15 - Seg. 3b: The Weekly Nintendo Switch Picks 56:15 - Seg. 4: The N.I.C. (Eagle Island, by Pixelnicks, coming to Nintendo Switch and Steam on July 11th, 2019) 1:03:22 - Champion Back-talk/Question response (kinda) See everyone again next week with the Sonic's #1 Fan, Michael Pontoriero! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/brosandconsoles/support

Stephen's back from E3, and brought back tales of standing in line, going out at night, and staying in on Thursday. But before hearing about all the unreleased games Stephen played while in Los Angeles, your nice hosts discuss all the news and announcements from the show. Google Stadia at E3 2019 0:05:28 HardwareNews Microsoft E3 2019 0:16:57 NewsE3 2019: ID@Xbox Shines the Spotlight on Amazing Independent Games - Lisa Trott, Xbox WireThe SDK 'Power Mac G5' for the Xbox 360 - Soutenir le blog, journaldulapinUltra-high-speed SSD is 'the key' to next-gen PS5 - Anthony Garreffa, TweakTown Bethesda at E3 2019 0:22:49 News"How to make a perfect E3 press conference (or drinking game)"  - Polygon, YouTube"Deathloop: Everything we know so far"  - Heather Wald, GamesRadar Square Enix at E3 2019 0:34:50 News"Marvel's Avengers: Is it Connected to Spider-Man PS4?" - Rob Leane, Den of Geek Nintendo at E3 2019 0:38:27 News"The Story of Zelda: Link's Awakening"  - Gaming Historian , YouTube"Everything We Noticed From The Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Sequel Teaser"  - Joseph Stanichar, Game Informer Others at E3 2019 0:54:37 News Stephen's Travelogue! 0:56:03 Stephen McGregorEventsThat shop in Little Tokyo Stephen visited was Retro Game Camp LA.When the power went out at E3, Nintendo was prepared - Michael McWhertor, Polygon

Stephen's back from E3, and brought back tales of standing in line, going out at night, and staying in on Thursday. But before hearing about all the unreleased games Stephen played while in Los Angeles, your nice hosts discuss all the news and announcements from the show. Google Stadia at E3 2019 0:05:28 Category Hardware News Microsoft E3 2019 0:16:57 Category News "E3 2019: ID@Xbox Shines the Spotlight on Amazing Independent Games" - Lisa Trott , Xbox Wire "The SDK 'Power Mac G5' for the Xbox 360" - Soutenir le blog , journaldulapin "Ultra-high-speed SSD is 'the key' to next-gen PS5" - Anthony Garreffa , TweakTown Bethesda at E3 2019 0:22:49 Category News "How to make a perfect E3 press conference (or drinking game)" - Polygon , YouTube "Deathloop: Everything we know so far" - Heather Wald , GamesRadar Square Enix at E3 2019 0:34:50 Category News "Marvel's Avengers: Is it Connected to Spider-Man PS4?" - Rob Leane , Den of Geek Nintendo at E3 2019 0:38:27 Category News "The Story of Zelda: Link's Awakening" - Gaming Historian , YouTube "Everything We Noticed From The Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Sequel Teaser" - Joseph Stanichar , Game Informer Others! 0:54:37 Category News Stephen’s Travelogue! 0:56:03 Stephen McGregor Category Events That shop in Little Toyko Stephen visited was Retro Game Camp LA "When the power went out at E3, Nintendo was prepared" - Michael McWhertor , Polygon

This week in the clubhouse, Stephen wants do more with less, Mark wants to do more with more, and Martha wants to do less to more."Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language"  - Gretchen McCulloch, book"Your conference is too damn big"  - John Pavlus, Fast Company"The Game Design Studio on a Boat"  - Clinton Nguyen, ViceEvil Games Club co-host Dale is now tweeting for us! Follow us for behind-the-microphone goodness: @nicegamesclub. We're always trying to get feedback, but it's hard! So Dale is encouraging gamedevs to start using #FeedbackFriday on Twitter as a way for to get opinions from their peers on things they're working on. Try it out this Friday! Extra Modes 0:07:06 Mark LaCroixProduction"Assassin's Creed Isn't Necessarily Done With Multiplayer"  - Jordan Ramée, GameSpot"Why City Trial is the most memorable part of Kirby Air Ride"  - Chris Hovermale, Destructoid"Fortnite Battle Royale Took Two Months to Develop and Launch"  - Derek Nichols, GameRant"Riot got rid of League of Legends' URF mode because it made people stop playin… - Ali Jones, PCGamesN"Threading the Needle: The Making of Quake Team Fortress"  - David Craddock, Shacknews"The making of Gwent"  - Phil Savage, PC Gamer"Where Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker came from"  - Michael McWhertor, Polygon Unit Testing 0:41:31 Martha MegarryProgramming"Unit testing with Jasmine: The very basics"  - Aurel Kurtula, dev.toTesting Unity Projects  - ilkinulas, GitHubNUnit framework"Unit Testing Tutorial: What is, Types, Tools, EXAMPLE"  - Guru99, Guru99.com"What is Unit Testing, Why We Use It, and Sample Test Cases"  -  Lets Build That App, YouTubeTesting Computer Software, 2nd edition  - Cem Kaner, book"The 100% code coverage problem" - Jeroen Mols

This week in the clubhouse, Stephen wants do more with less, Mark wants to do more with more, and Martha wants to do less to more. "Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language" - Gretchen McCulloch , book "Your conference is too damn big" - John Pavlus , Fast Company "The Game Design Studio on a Boat" - Clinton Nguyen , Vice Evil Games Club co-host Dale is now tweeting for us! Follow us for behind-the-microphone goodness: @nicegamesclub We're always trying to get feedback, but it's hard! So Dale is encouraging gamedevs to start using #FeedbackFriday on Twitter as a way for to get opinions from their peers on things they're working on. Try it out this Friday! Extra Modes 0:07:06 Mark LaCroix Category Production "Assassin's Creed Isn't Necessarily Done With Multiplayer" - Jordan Ramée , Gamespot "Why City Trial is the most memorable part of Kirby Air Ride" - Chris Hovermale , Distructiod "Fortnite Battle Royale Took Two Months to Develop and Launch" - Derek Nichols , GameRant "Riot got rid of League of Legends’ URF mode because it made people stop playin… - Ali Jones , PCGamesN "Threading the Needle: The Making of Quake Team Fortress" - David Craddock , Shacknews "The making of Gwent" - Phil Savage , PC Gamer "Where Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker came from" - Michael McWhertor , Polygon Unit Testing 0:41:31 Martha Megarry Category Programming "Unit testing with Jasmine: The very basics" - Aurel Kurtula , dev.to Testing Unity Projects - ilkinulas , GitHub NUnit framework "Unit Testing Tutorial: What is, Types, Tools, EXAMPLE" - Guru99 , Guru99.com "What is Unit Testing, Why We Use It, and Sample Test Cases" - Lets Build That App , YouTube Testing Computer Software, 2nd edition - Cem Kaner , book "The 100% code coverage problem" - Jeroen Mols

Welcome back to the Bros and Consoles podcast! This week on the docket we have the first half of our E3 predictions, hot off the presses! Will the Master of Predictions Championship Belt change hands to Sonic's #1 Fan, or will the Trophy Titan reign supreme?? Stay tuned to find out in a couple weeks after all the E3 press conference hotness! Otherwise, we'll keep you guys and gals updated with all the news you can use and info about upcoming exciting new games. :D As always, well free to reach out to Nathan on Twitter via @IndieRonin, Michael on Instagram via @TheActualMagicMike, or both of us using the email: brosandconsoles@gmail.com We look forward to your questions, comments, and feedback! Enjoy the show, and see you again next weekend! Time-codes: 02:10 - Seg. 1: What're ya playin'? 26:59 - Seg. 2: The Bropinion Report (4 topics) 35:10 - #1: Death Stranding and Call of Duty Modern Warfare trailers 41:48 - #2: Pokemon Press Conference 2019 rundown (Brian on Nintendo Everything) 51:24 - #3: D&D Classics coming to consoles (Michael McWhertor on Polygon) 54:44 - #4: Pre-E3 announcements 59:31 - Special Segment: E3 Predictions (Part 1 w/ Nathan) 1:31:02 - Seg. 3a: The Entire List of Upcoming Games on the PlayStation Network, as listed by Justin Massongill, brought to you by the Bros and Consoles co-hosts each and every weekend! 1:44:51 - Seg. 3b: The Weekly Nintendo Switch Picks 1:52:41 - Seg. 4: The N.I.C. (Kunai, by Turtleblaze, coming to PC and Switch at undisclosed date) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/brosandconsoles/support

Welcome back to the Bros and Consoles podcast! This week was a smaller news week, but there were so many games to play and new things to talk about that we couldn't NOT get excited about recording! As well as some new stories, we've also got updates on a story from last week too, so don't miss it. :D On one other note, this will actually be the last normal episode for a little while, which we've also gone into detail about on the podcast itself (after segment 1). I (Nathan) am going to be gone for about 3 months for the first of 4 externships, which I need to complete for the final year of my graduate schooling, and I won't be back until mid-to-late August. What does that mean for the podcast? It means that instead of having both Michael and me on the show together, we will be putting out solo episodes during that time period. We decided we didn't want to go back to an awful audio setup, similar to our rough first episode, so we decided it made more sense to attempt to continue the show on a weekly basis in this fashion temporarily so that you listeners have something to look forward to each week. Obviously, this will be a bit different and may take some getting used to, but we're hoping you'll still enjoy the content and bear with us until we can come back together in full force! As always though, we thank each and every one of you for the continued support, and we look forward to continuing the show for you all. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, feel free to reach out to me on Twitter via @IndieRonin, or via email: brosandconsoles@gmail.com Hope you enjoy the episode! Time-codes: 02:32 - Seg. 1: What're ya playin'? 45:57 - Housekeeping and temporary format change explanation (New format starts next week and continues until mid-to-late August) 50:15 - Seg. 2: The Bropinion Report 51:25 - #1: Sony's State of Play for May 2019 1:09:46 - #2: US Senator wants to legislate loot boxes targeted at kids (Charlie Hall on Polygon) 1:17:38 - #3: China's PUBG replacement, "Game for Peace" (Patricia Hernandez on Polygon) 1:22:35 - #4: New take on E-sports (Cass Marshall on Polygon) 1:31:08 - #5: Ongoing story, "Rioters Unplugged" walkout (Cecilia D'Anastasio & Nathan Grayson on Kotaku) 1:34:23 - #6: Delta Airlines tells staff to not unionize, and instead buy video games (Chris Bell on BBC News) 1:38:05 - #7: Failed attempts at Metroid and Castlevania cartoon creations in the past (Michael McWhertor on Polygon) 1:41:15 - Seg. 3a: The Entire List of Upcoming Games on the PlayStation Network, brought to you by the Bros and Consoles co-hosts each and every weekend! 1:54:30 - Seg. 3b: The Weekly Nintendo Switch Picks 2:03:29 - Seg. 4: The N.I.C. (John Wick Hex, by Bithell Games, coming to "consoles & PC") 2:08:16 - Seg. 5: Sonic's Super-Fast Minute! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/brosandconsoles/support

Welcome back to the Bros and Consoles podcast! We've got lots to talk about this week, from China's new gaming policies to games being used to detect Alheimer's dementia. And as always, lots of new exciting games coming within the next week! Feel free to email in your questions, comments, and feedback to: brosandconsoles@gmail.com Or field your questions to @LightningHatNH on twitter if that's easier for you! Enjoy the show, and we'll see you all back next week! Time-codes: 02:37 - Seg. 1: What're ya playin'? 22:15 - Seg. 2: The Bropinion Report 22:53 - #1: China's new video game rules (Andrew Liszewski on Gizmodo) 27:53 - #2: Epic Games will stop securing platform exclusives if Valve change's their profit scheme (Michael McWhertor on Polygon) 30:20 - #3: BioWare cancelled the original Dragon Age 4 to finish Anthem (Dustin Bailey on PC Games N) 36:38 - #4: Nintendo Game Boy turns 30 years old (Christopher Brito on CBS News) 44:46 - #5: Nintendo president says 'no plans' for cheaper Switch at E3 2019 (Owen S. Good on Polygon) 49:58 - #6: Nepal PUBG ban lifted by their Supreme Court (Brendan Sinclair on GamesIndustry.biz) 53:20 - #7: Video game for detecting Alzheimer dementia (Zack Zwiezen on Kotaku) 56:48 - #8: NBA star Gordon Hayward embraces gaming passion (Noah Smith on Washington Post) 1:01:55 - Seg. 3a: The Entire List of Upcoming Games on the PlayStation Network, as listed by Sid Shuman, brought to you by the Bros and Consoles co-hosts each and every weekend! 1:17:11 - Seg. 3b: The Weekly Nintendo Switch Picks 1:28:17 - Seg. 4: The N.I.C. (Figment, by Bedtime Digital Games, coming to PS4 on 5/14/19, already on PC and Switch) 1:33:14 - Seg. 5: Sonic's Super-Fast Minute --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/brosandconsoles/support

Welcome back to the Bros and Consoles podcast! This week's episode is short and sweet, but with an interesting array of news topics, and some long-awaited news on the next Sony console in the works! Plus, we've decided on some permanent nicknames! :D As always, we appreciate each and every one of you listening, and we'd love to hear from you all! If you've got any questions, comments, or feedback for the show, feel free to email us at: brosandconsoles@gmail.com For any quick updates or questions when you don't have time for an email, you can find me as @LightningHatNH on Twitter. See everyone again next week, and enjoy the show! Time-codes: 04:02 - Housekeeping/Corrections 05:15 - Seg. 1: What're ya playin'? 22:00 - Seg. 2: The Bropinion Report 23:33 - #1: PS5 details announced! (Michael McWhertor on Polygon) 35:19 - #2: Notre Dame fire and Assassin's Creed Unity possibly helping with repairs (Natalie Dreier on Boston 25 News) 37:39 - #3: A.I. helping old video games look newer (James Vincent on The Verge) 47:17 - #4: "Raising Kratos", A God of War documentary (Scott Rhode on PlayStation Blog) 50:02 - #5: Troy Baker and Borderlands 3 update (Adam Bankhurst on IGN) 52:34 - #6: Carolina Panthers gaming homage (Colin Stevens on IGN) 56:29 - #7: Zelda rumors (Gary Jones on Express.co.uk) 1:00:22 - Seg. 3a: The Entire List of Upcoming Games on the PlayStation Network, as listed by Justin Massongill, brought to you by the Bros and Consoles co-hosts each and every weekend! 1:09:11 - Seg. 3b: The Weekly Nintendo Switch Picks 1:25:26 - Seg. 4: The N.I.C. (The Sinking City, by BigBen, coming to PS4/Xbox 1/PC on 6/27/19) 1:30:25 - Seg. 5: Sonic's Super-fast Minute! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/brosandconsoles/support

Welcome back to the Bros and Consoles podcast everybody! Our apologies for the delay this week, but here's the regular episode like always! We're trying to get back on our regular schedule, but sometimes life, work, or studies gets in the way of recording, so we thank you all for bearing with us and being patient when we're unable to get an episode out over the weekend. We'll do our best to keep you all informed as to what's going on, so you can check for updates from me on twitter (@LightningHatNH), and feel free to email us with any questions, comments or feedback to: brosandconsoles@gmail.com Enjoy the show, and we'll see you again (hopefully) on the weekend! Time-codes: 02:09 - Seg. 1: What're ya playin'? 23:42 - Seg. 2: The Bropinion Report 24:06 - #1: Borderlands 2 review bombing on Steam (Owen S. Good on Polygon) 33:03 - #2: Conspiracy theories concerning Epic Games (Charlie Hall on Polygon) 42:02 - #3: Rage 2 getting cheat code pre-order incentives (Owen S. Good on Polygon) 51:37 - #4: Xbox Game Pass Ultimate rumors (Michael McWhertor on Polygon) 55:04 - #5: 8 states with varsity video game teams (Natalie Coleman on Futurism) 59:40 - #6: Randy Pitchford vs Troy Baker (Javy Gwaltney on Game Informer) 1:08:31 - #7: Doom level speedrun record beat after 20 years (Alex Walker on Kotaku) 1:12:02 - Seg. 3a: The Entire List of Upcoming Games on the PlayStation Network, as listed by Justin Massongill, brought to you by the Bros and Consoles co-hosts each and every weekend! 1:35:27 - Seg. 3b: The Weekly Nintendo Switch Picks 1:39:22 - Seg. 4: The N.I.C. (Those Who Remain, by Camel101, coming to all consoles and PC in 2019) 1:43:33 - Seg. 5: Sonic's Super-Fast Minute --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/brosandconsoles/support

With Borderlands 3 now an Epic Games Store exclusive, the war between Epic and Valve seems to be heating up...hotter than a round of Fortnite (or DOTA). Epic is no stranger to brash and impetuous characters, but is their exclusive-buying policy proving to be more brash and impetuous than any of them? And what about that time they told the world they'd never steal a game from Steam again, before changing course not three weeks later? Finally, what does Steam's response to fans "review bombing" the Borderlands series' other entries tell us about just how seriously they are taking Epic's emerging threat to their empire. CHECK OUT THE VIDEO AT: https://youtu.be/It_P1KYyC80 #Epic #Steam #VirtualLegality *** Discussed in this episode: "Epic on pulling Metro Exodus from Steam: 'We don't want to do that ever again'" PCGamer - March 21, 2019 (https://www.pcgamer.com/epic-on-pulling-metro-exodus-from-steam-we-dont-want-to-do-that-ever-again/) "Epic's move into digital game distribution is a shot heard 'round the gaming world" GameDailyBiz - December 5, 2018 - Mike Futter (https://gamedaily.biz/article/433/epics-move-into-digital-game-distribution-is-a-shot-heard-round-the-gaming-world) "We've had a lot of discussions about this since GDC." Twitter Thread - April 1, 2019 (https://twitter.com/TimSweeneyEpic/status/1112814870129504262) "Epic's Tim Sweeney: Exclusivity deals are 'up to developers and publishers'" GameDailyBiz - April 5, 2019 - Sarah LeBoeuf (https://gamedaily.biz/article/749/epics-tim-sweeney-exclusivity-deals-are-up-to-developers-and-publishers) "Valve targeting ‘off-topic review bombs’ in Steam user reviews" Polygon - March 15, 2019 - Michael McWhertor (https://www.polygon.com/2019/3/15/18267720/valve-steam-user-review-bombings-scoring-update) "Review-bombed Borderlands 2 is the first to have user scores thrown out by Steam" Polygon - April 6, 2019 - Owen Good (https://www.polygon.com/2019/4/6/18298215/epic-games-store-review-bombs-steam-borderlands-2) *** FOR MORE CHECK US OUT: On Twitter @hoeglaw At our website: https://hoeglaw.com/ On our Blog, "Rules of the Game", at https://hoeglaw.wordpress.com/ On "Help Us Out Hoeg!" a regular segment on the Easy Allies Podcast (formerly GameTrailers) (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZrxXp1reP8E353rZsB3jaA) Biweekly on "Inside the Huddle with Michael Spath" on WTKA 1050

Mark (and special guest Dale!) got back from GDC on a red-eye flight, took a quick nap, then immediately joined Martha and Stephen in the clubhouse to recap the year's largest gathering of game creators.Nindies (Nintendo Indies) Showcase Spring 2019 - Nintendo, YouTube"Developer Is Making an Official Zelda Game"  - Tom Marks, IGN Music from Eric Fullerton - Eric Fullerton MUSIC, YouTube GDC 2019 Sessions 0:08:06 Mark LaCroixEventsGDC on YouTube - YouTube#notGDC - notgdc.fungamedev.worldIndiepocalypse 14 v 18"Valve redesigns Steam game library, adding Steam Events" - Michael McWhertor, Polygon Dale Makes GDC Magic 0:25:17 Dale LaCroixEventsAmir's game about anxiety: @unboxedexperience - @unboxedexperience, TwitterKate Compton's “Illegal zines.” - @GalaxyKate, TwitterThe Full GWU @ GDC 2019 Schedule!Copenhagen Game Collective's "The Undie Game"Schell Games Unveils Virtual Reality Sword Fighting Game ​‘Until You Fall' The MIX 2019 0:49:05 Mark LaCroixEventsUntitled Goose GameFalcon AgeAway: The Survival SeriesBeast PetsThe Sojourn Mark Does GDC Business 0:53:56 Mark LaCroixEventsGame Connection America "Developer/Publisher Relations (with Kongregate's August Brown)" Nice Games Club episode is a good episode to learn about meeting with a publisher Developer/Publisher Relations2019 Digital Media and Video Game Conference Game Workers Unite! 1:11:16 Mark LaCroixEvents"Tim Schafer Talks Unionization, Streaming, And The Future Of Double Fine"  - Maddy Myers, Kotaku SplitscreenGame Workers Unite

Mark (and special guest Dale!) got back from GDC on a red-eye flight, took a quick nap, then immediately joined Martha and Stephen in the clubhouse to recap the year's largest gathering of game creators. Nindies (Nintendo Indies) Showcase Spring 2019 - Nintendo , YouTube "Developer Is Making an Official Zelda Game" - Tom Marks , IGN https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWlmE51efA4 - Eric Fullerton MUSIC , YouTube GDC session recap 2019 0:08:06 Mark LaCroix Category Events GDC on YouTube - YouTube #notGDC - notgdc.fun gamedev.world Indiepocalypse 14 v 18 "Valve redesigns Steam game library, adding Steam Events" - Michael McWhertor , Polygon Dale makes GDC magic at GDC 2019 0:25:17 Dale LaCroix Category Events Amir’s game about anxiety: @unboxedexperience - @unboxedexperience , Twitter Kate Compton’s “Illegal zines.” - @GalaxyKate , Twitter The Full GWU @ GDC 2019 Schedule! Copenhagen Game Collective's "The Undie Game" Schell Games Unveils Virtual Reality Sword Fighting Game ​‘Until You Fall’ The MIX 2019 0:49:05 Mark LaCroix Category Events Untitled Goose Game Falcon Age Away: The Survival Series Beast Pets The Sojourn Mark does business at GDC 2019 0:53:56 Mark LaCroix Category Events Game Connection America "Developer/Publisher Relations (with Kongregate’s August Brown)" Nice Games Club episode is a good episode to learn about meeting with a publisher Developer/Publisher Relations 2019 Digital Media and Video Game Conference Wrap-up/Game Workers Unite! at GDC 2019 1:11:16 Mark LaCroix Category Events "Tim Schafer Talks Unionization, Streaming, And The Future Of Double Fine" - Maddy Myers , Kotaku Splitscreen Game Workers Unite

Stay awhile and listen to the Greetings From podcast. Listen to Rebecca Fay, Olivia Quinn and Tyler Smith talk about what they are playing, what is new in the world of video games.SummaryIn this thrilling episode we talk about the THQNordic/8chan debacle, Devotion getting review bombed, Nintendo direct games, hacking a 3DS, Baptiste, and who we would marry, “kiss”, or kill in the video game world.Works DiscussedYoshi’s Crafted World by Good-Feel Co., Ltd.Daemon X Machina by MARVELOUS!Tetris 99 by ArikaCaptain Toad: Treasure Tracker by Nintendo EAD TokyoWandersong by Greg LobanovSalutationsOlivia: King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters directed by Seth GordonRebecca: - Wandersong by Greg LobanovTyler: Making bread from scratchLinks“THQ Nordic Held Q&A on a Website Banned for Suspected Child Pornography,” by Patrick Klepek, Waypoint: https://waypoint.vice.com/en_us/article/59xk5z/thq-nordic-held-qanda-on-a-website-banned-for-suspected-child-pornography“Horror game Devotion pulled from Steam after Winnie-the-Pooh controversy,” by Michael McWhertor, Polygon: https://www.polygon.com/2019/2/25/18240318/devotion-steam-pulled-review-bombing-winnie-the-pooh-taiwan“Nintendo Direct 2.13.2019,” Nintendo: https://www.nintendo.com/nintendo-direct/02-13-2019/“Baptiste,” Overwatch: https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/heroes/baptiste/Questions? Comments?Email us at GreetingsFromCast@gmail.com*Follow us on *Twitter at https://twitter.com/greetingsfrompcFacebook at https://www.facebook.com/greetingsfromcast/Tumblr at https://blog.greetingsfrom.zone/Discord at https://discord.gg/fn8hVehOr individually at:Olivia: https://twitter.com/LivjqRebecca: https://twitter.com/RebeccafayTyler: https://twitter.com/WorldjumpinVisit us at http://www.greetingsfrom.zone/ for more episodes or to subscribeOur intro and outro music is an edited version of “Deep Fried Space Food” by SubstituteSandwiches under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode)Download the song at: https://soundcloud.com/substitute_sandwiches/deep-fried-space-food

Welcome back to the Bros and Consoles podcast, where Michael and Nathan sit back and gush about video games they love, interesting topics in gaming news, and more! This week, the hot topic is the Nintendo Direct which aired on Wednesday the 13th, and brought Nathan back into the folds of Nintendo fandom with some great surprise showings! There was also a great deal of Sony talk, but honestly, when is there not on this podcast? ;) If listeners have any burning questions, comments or feedback for the show, be sure to write in to: brosandconsoles@gmail.com We appreciate all the support, and look forward to podcasting for you all again next week! Time-codes: 02:44 - Seg. 1: What're ya playin'? 34:36 - Seg. 2: The Bropinion Report 35:22 - #1: Wednesday's Nintendo Direct 53:42 - #2: The DICE Awards, and God of War's massive sweep 1:02:45 - #3: Sony shuffles PlayStation execs to increase focus on the PSN (Michael McWhertor on Polygon) 1:06:07 - #4: Activision Blizzard cuts 800 jobs despite 'record revenue' year (Allegra Frank on Polygon) 1:14:23 - #5: Shawn Layden predicts 'post-console' world (Eddie Makuch on GameSpot) 1:39:39 - #6: 'Carlton Dance' can't be copyrighted, says the government (Owen S. Good on Polygon) 1:44:08 - #7: Apex Legends & Chappie (Owen S. Good on Polygon) 1:47:25 - #8: Games leaving Xbox Game Pass in March (Owen S. Good on Polygon) 1:49:22 - #9: 'The Happy Hob' attempts 'The God Run' of Soulsbourne games (Michael McWhertor on Polygon) 1:56:33 - #10: Ultra rare Super Mario Bros cartridge sold for $100K+ (Sam Clayborn on IGN) 2:01:24 - #11: 5 biggest gaming trends colliding on same day (Chris Plante on Polygon) 2:06:30 - #12: New study on violent video games and aggression (Ollie Bardar on Forbes) 2:08:30 - Seg. 3a: The Entire List of Upcoming Games on the PlayStation Network, as listed by Justin Massongill, brought to you by the Bros and Consoles co-hosts each and every weekend! 2:19:29 - Seg. 3b: The Weekly Nintendo Switch Picks! 2:29:49 - Seg. 4: The N.I.C. (Praey for the Gods, by No Matter Studios, coming to PS4, Xbox 1, and PC in Q1 2019) 2:33:56 - Seg. 5: Sonic's Super-fast Minute For more updates on the Bros and Consoles Podcast, you can find Nathan on twitter as @LightningHatNH, or find Michael on Instagram as @Theactualmagicmike. See you all next week! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/brosandconsoles/support

Welcome back to the Bros and Consoles podcast! This week, we're excited to talk about our time with the Anthem demo, PS5 game development rumors, GameStop news, and even things as outlandish as Shaggy from Scooby Doo being tied with Mortal Kombat 11! Get ready for an interesting show, everybody! As always, if you want to make your voice heard and be part of the conversation, or just provide us with some comments or feedback, feel free to drop us an email at: brosandconsoles@gmail.com Time-codes: 01:12 - Housekeeping/Corrections 02:00 - Seg. 1: What're ya playin'? 16:36 - Seg. 2: The Bropinion Report 16:53 - #1: Sony 1st party devs moving to PS5 games! (Gerald Lynch on Tech Radar, and Joe Skrebels on IGN) 23:13 - #2: GameStop gives up on selling the company (Brendan Sinclair on GamesIndustry.biz) 34:46 - #3: EA backs down over loot boxes in Belgium (Haydn Taylor on GamesIndustry.biz) 41:20 - #4: Valve calls Metro Exodus deal with Epic Games "unfair" (Michael McWhertor on Polygon) 49:06 - #5: Fans want Shaggy in Mortal Kombat 11 (Jessie Wade on IGN) 56:22 - #6: Fortnite staged an entire Marshmello concert in-game (Adam Rosenberg on Mashable) 1:03:22 - #7: Resident Evil 2 board game (Charlie Hall on Polygon) 1:10:02 - #8: Fallout 76 down after patch brings back old bugs (Jordan Sirani on IGN) 1:15:01 - #9: Free-to-play battle royale Titanfall game leaked (Jason Schreier on Kotaku) 1:18:47 - Seg. 3a: The Entire List of Upcoming Games on the PlayStation Network, as listed by Justin Massongill, brought to you by the Bros and Consoles co-hosts each and every weekend! 1:32:02 - Seg. 3b: The Weekly Nintendo Switch Picks! 1:41:08 - Seg. 4: The N.I.C. ("Project Awakening", by Cygames, PS4 exclusive at a tba date) 1:45:12 - Seg. 5: Sonic's Super-fast Minute As always, thank you for the support, and we look forward to podcasting for you all again next week! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/brosandconsoles/support

In this week’s episode, Dave Tach and Michael McWhertor talk about Mike's Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker review. Press play to learn more about the game’s history and what you get with the new versions on Switch and Nintendo 3DS (spoiler: not a whole lot, but some of it seems cool). Stick around to find out just what it is about this little game that keeps Mike coming back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In each episode of Quality Control, a Polygon editor talks to a critic after they review a new game, movie or piece of gear and allows them to add a little bit of extra context and insight. Why did they feel the way they did? What do they wish they had been able to discuss in more depth in their review? Also: Did they play it wrong? This week, Polygon’s Michael McWhertor joins Charlie Hall to discuss his preview of Metal Gear Survive. https://www.polygon.com/2018/1/17/16897202/metal-gear-survive-single-player-campaign-gameplay Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Another year of great games! All "four" of your hosts gather in the freezing clubhouse to talk about some of the nicest games of 2017. They decided that they couldn't ALL talk about Zelda and Mario for the whole episode so each of them picked exactly two games to highlight. Mark is on brand, Stephen makes some ambitious resolutions and Martha totally didn't cheat the system.Listen to Sara's Widget Satchel Soundtrack here! - Sara FerrartPlay the jam version of Widget Satchel - Ludem Dare Game Jam Martha's/Mortho's Nicest (2017) 0:08:19 Martha MegarryNicestThimbleweed Park - Terrible Toybox, IncSlime Rancher - Monomi ParkDestiny 2 - BungieCheck out #madewithblocks on Twitter to see/share amazing things made with Bloc… We talk a lot about Destiny 2 in our topic, Repetition, in our episode "Schrödinger's Animal Crossing." Mark's Nicest (2017) 0:22:09 Mark LaCroixNicestStar Trek: Bridge Crew - UbisoftGorogoa - Buried Signal & Annapurna InteractiveThe old school Star Trek game we reminisced about is probably Star Trek: The Ne… - Spectrum Holobyte We talked about VR immersion in a past episode "You can see the cabbage in it."If you are local stop by Glitch's VR Night run by Mark!The Puzzle Of A Lifetime  - Chris Kohler , Kotaku Stephen's Nicest (2017) 0:32:33 Stephen McGregorNicestArms - NintendoNeurovoider - Flying Oak Games Hear more about Stephen's love for fighting games on our Fighting game topci in episode, "Shaniqua Shepard sounds cool." Stephen's Most Anticipated (for 2018) 0:38:35 Stephen McGregorNicestSoul Calibur 6 - Michael McWhertor, PolygonKirby 2018 - Nintendo, YouTubeSmash on the Switch (NINTENDO PLEASE) Martha's/Mortho's Most Anticipated (for 2018) Martha MegarryNicestMineko's Night Market - Meowza GamesOoblets - Glumberland

Another year of great games! All "four" of your hosts gather in the freezing clubhouse to talk about some of the nicest games of 2017. They decided that they couldn't ALL talk about Zelda and Mario for the whole episode so each of them picked exactly two games to highlight. Mark is on brand, Stephen makes some ambitious resolutions and Martha totally didn't cheat the system. Listen to Sara’s Widget Satchel Soundtrack here! - Sara Ferrart Play the jam version of Widget Satchel - Ludem Dare Game Jam Martha’s/Mortho’s Nicest 2017: 0:08:19 Martha Megarry Category Nicest Thimbleweed Park - Terrible Toybox, Inc Slime Rancher - Monomi Park Destiny 2 - Bungie Check out #madewithblocks on Twitter to see/share amazing things made with Bloc… We talk a lot about Destiny 2 in our topic, Repetition, in our episode "Schrödinger’s Animal Crossing." Mark’s Nicest 2017: 0:22:09 Mark LaCroix Category Nicest Star Trek: Bridge Crew - Ubisoft Gorogoa - Buried Signal & Annapurna Interactive The old school Star Trek game we reminisced about is probably Star Trek: The Ne… - Spectrum Holobyte We talked about VR immersion in a past episode "You can see the cabbage in it." If you are local stop by Glitch’s VR Night run by Mark! The Puzzle Of A Lifetime - Chris Kohler , Kotaku Stephen’s Nicest: 0:32:33 Stephen McGregor Category Nicest Arms - Nintendo Neurovoider - Flying Oak Games Hear more about Stephen’s love for fighting games on our Fighting game topci in episode, "Shaniqua Shepard sounds cool." Most Anticipated 2018 0:38:35 Martha Megarry Stephen McGregor Category Nicest Stephens's 2018 Most anticipated Category Nicest Soul Calibur 6 - Michael McWhertor , Polygon Kirby 2018 - Nintendo , YouTube Super Smash on the Switch (NINTENDO PLEASE) Martha’s/Mortho’s most anticipated 2018 Category Nicest Mineko’s Night Market - Meowza Games Ooblets - Glumberland

In each episode of Quality Control, a Polygon editor talks to a critic after they review a new game, movie or piece of gear and allows them to add a little bit of extra context and insight. Why did they feel the way they did? What do they wish they had been able to discuss in more depth in their review? Also: Did they play it wrong? This week, Polygon’s reviews editor Arthur Gies and managing editor Michael McWhertor join guest host Charlie Hall to discuss Ultra Street Fighter 2 for the Nintendo Switch: https://www.polygon.com/2017/5/25/15686474/ultra-street-fighter-2-review Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In each episode of Quality Control, a Polygon editor talks to a critic after they review a new game, movie or piece of gear and allows them to add a little bit of extra context and insight. Why did they feel the way they did? What do they wish they had been able to discuss in more depth in their review? Also: Did they play it wrong? This week, Polygon’s managing editor Michael McWhertor joins guest host Charlie Hall to discuss his review of Injustice 2: https://www.polygon.com/2017/5/17/15656220/injustice-2-review Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In each episode of Quality Control, a Polygon editor talks to a critic after they review a new game, movie or piece of gear and allows them to add a little bit of extra context and insight. Why did they feel the way they did? What do they wish they had been able to discuss in more depth in their review? Also: Did they play it wrong? In this episode, guest host Charlie hall talks with Michael McWhertor about his pre-review of Horizon Zero Dawn, and about the concept of a pre-review to begin with. You can read that story right here: http://www.polygon.com/2017/1/30/14435128/horizon-zero-dawn-hands-on-ps4-pre-review-preview Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In each episode of Quality Control, a Polygon editor talks to a critic after they review a new game, movie or piece of gear and allows them to add a little bit of extra context and insight. Why did they feel the way they did? What do they wish they had been able to discuss in more depth in their review? Also: Did they play it wrong? In this episode, guest host Charlie Hall talks with Matt Leone, Michael McWhertor, Russ Frushtick and Simone de Rochefort about Polygon's Games of the Year. http://www.polygon.com/2017/1/2/14129312/the-last-guardian-games-of-the-year-2016 http://www.polygon.com/2017/1/2/14147110/titanfall-2-games-of-the-year-2016 http://www.polygon.com/2017/1/3/14129368/stardew-valley-games-of-the-year-2016 http://www.polygon.com/2017/1/3/14107538/dishonored-2-games-of-the-year Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike Fahey, Michael McWhertor, in the same podcast! That's crazy!! But it's true. And we'll be taking your calls and discussing the fall of gaming.