Podcast appearances and mentions of nikole zivalich

Nikole Zivalich (writer, producer, on-air host) becomes the best like no one ever was, turns her hat backwards, slings out an Ultra Ball but ends up catching a ninety-nine question interview. Join Nikole and I as we discuss a love of Pocket Monsters (tm), world unity through condiments, terror birds, chili oil, a Cate Blanchett sandwich, Tron bike horses, too many rubber ducks, and the legend that is Carrie Fisher. Ukrainian Relief Donation Link - International Committee of the Red Cross --CALL ME! The 99 Question Hotline!-- 732-592-9838 (aka REAL-WAX-VET) 99questionspod@gmail.com 99Q on Twitter 99Q Merch --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/99questions/support

Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode, Ben Hanson, Janet Garcia, Leo Vader, Jeff Marchiafava, and Kyle Hilliard review their time with Techland's open-world zombie game Dying Light 2 Stay Human. We also talk about the huge news that Sony purchased Bungie and run down the only big independent developers left in the game industry. Then we're joined by O'Dell Harmon Jr and Nikole Zivalich to talk about Game Freak's bold changes with Pokémon Legends: Arceus and answer wonderful questions submitted on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Watch and share the video version of the show here - https://youtu.be/4knW9k0GiqU Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.zmangames.com/en/products/star-wars-jabbas-palace/ https://bit.ly/fixturegaming https://www.iam8bit.com https://www.divergecoffee.com/ To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:50 - Dying Light 2 00:22:04 - Sony buys Bungie 00:29:41 - The biggest independent developers remaining 00:39:13 - Pokémon Legends: Arceus 00:59:19 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters 01:02:33 - Community questions 01:46:50 - Get A Load Of This Nikole's GALOT - https://www.cbsnews.com/news/regenerative-medicine-leg-amputated-regrown-frogs/ O'Dell's GALOT - https://earthsky.org/earth/megaflash-2-new-world-records-for-lightning/#:~:text=A%202nd%20new%20world%20record,new%20record%20is%2017.102%20seconds. Hanson's GALOT - https://shmuplations.com/ocarinaoftime/ Kyle's GALOT - https://mobile.twitter.com/cejetvole/status/1469126578667802625 Community GALOT - https://www.windowscentral.com/report-certain-affinity-working-xbox-exclusive-monster-hunter-codenamed-suerte Follow us on Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow Subscribe to our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/minnmax Support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Buy MinnMax merch here - https://minnmax.com/merch Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/minnmaxshow Follow us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/minnmaxshow Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow Become a Game Champion by supporting MinnMax at the $50 tier on Patreon and lock in the game of your choice! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Bob Buel - Windjammers 2 PureBredNumber6 - Sly 2: Band of Thieves Swiggity Swoo - Sonic The Hedgehog (2006) Drew Waranis - Radical Dreamers: Nusumenai Hōseki Christopher Walton - Lost Plant: Extreme Condition Spider Dan - Illusion of Gaia (Illusion of Time) Steve B - Jak 2 PrettyGoodPrinting.com - Ultima Online Jonathan - Smite Clemens Zobel - Digimon World 3 IanTClarke - Dying Light 2 Stay Human DominicCichocki - Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht Starkiller - Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Jawarhello - Monster Rancher 2 Roger Reichardt - Super Castlevania IV Ted Ryser - Kodo Tag BeatenDownBrian - Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII

Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode. Ben Hanson, Sarah Podzorski, Leo Vader, and Kyle Hilliard share their picks for some overlooked great games from 2021 and also talk about the news that Harmonix is now owned by Epic Games. Then we're joined by previous guests Nikole Zivalich (previously on the Weekend Confirmed podcast) and O'Dell Harmon Jr (former Game Informer intern) to talk about Pokémon Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl and Riot Games' big multimedia expansion with League of Legends. Then we answer questions submitted on Patreon by the community and award the iam8bit question of the week! You can win a prize and help make the show better by supporting us on Patreon and leaving a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Watch and share the video version of the show here - https://youtu.be/W_Lolx_YT38 You can follow Nikole here - https://twitter.com/nikolez And O'Dell here - https://twitter.com/ODellHarmonJr Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://bit.ly/fixturegaming https://www.iam8bit.com https://www.divergecoffee.com/ To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:44 - Our favorite old games this year 00:07:02 - 2021's most underappreciated games 00:08:21 - FIST: Forged in Shadow Torch 00:10:06 - Unpacking 00:13:17 - Olija 00:14:49 - They Always Run 00:16:19 - Narita Boy 00:17:53 - Toem 00:20:23 - Genesis Noir 00:22:25 - Into The Radius VR 00:25:32 - Little Nightmares 2 00:27:43 - Gas Station Simulator 00:29:36 - Before Your Eyes 00:31:52 - Riders Republic 00:34:37 - Epic buys Harmonix 00:40:03 - O'Dell and Nikole intros! 00:43:26 - Pokémon Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl 01:00:17 - Arcane and Riot Games' multimedia push for League of Legends 01:08:33 - Ruined King: A League of Legends Story 01:13:44 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters 01:15:44 - Thanking iam8bit 01:16:40 - Community questions 01:50:29 - Get A Load Of This O'Dell's GALOT - https://interestingengineering.com/little-giant-broke-electric-land-speed-record-353-mph Hanson's GALOT - https://www.resetera.com/threads/tim-schaefer-and-the-art-of-the-brutal-subtweet.516267/ Nikole's GALOT - https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/cassowaries-were-raised-by-humans-18000-years-ago-180978784/ Community GALOT - https://www.engadget.com/amazon-studios-is-close-to-a-deal-to-develop-a-mass-effect-series-110558040.html Follow us on Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow Subscribe to our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/minnmax Support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Buy MinnMax merch here - https://minnmax.com/merch Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/minnmaxshow Follow us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/minnmaxshow Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow Join the Thank You Crew over on Patreon to add your name to this list! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Divergecoffee.com Andrew Uerkwitz Opposwitch on Xbox Kris Shakes True King Music Fixture Gaming's Fixture S1 Iam8bit Ludwig Roque Zachary Pligge Andrew Vala BeatenDownBrian PrettyGoodPrinting.com Jawarhello Mirko Arico-Torreno Mark Seliga John Higby Call Me By Your Game Podcast Drew Waranis Dan Villone Starkiller Ted Ryser Clemens Zobel Steve Bamdad PureBredNumber6 Spider_Dan Preetham Yarlagadda SpiralInYourEyes GeneralNadine99

Episode Notes Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode, Ben Hanson and Kyle Hilliard are joined by Sarah Podzorski (@sarahpodz), Kelsey Lewin from the Video Game History Foundation (@kelslewin), and Nikole Zivalich (@nikolez) to celebrate all things Pokémon. We unpack the news that Game Freak is making a Breath of the Wild-inspired game called Pokémon Legends: Arceus, share our favorite underrated entries from the series' history, and more. Then we answer questions submitted on Patreon by the community and award the iam8bit question of the week! You can win a prize and help make the show better by supporting us on Patreon and leaving a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:43 - Pokémon's 25th anniversary 00:08:20 - Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Peal 00:23:24 - The most underrated Pokémon media 00:32:33 - New Pokémon Snap 00:36:16 - Pokémon Legends: Arceus 00:49:21 - Maquette 00:53:22 - Valheim 01:02:07 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters 01:03:09 - Thanking iam8bit 01:04:00 - Community questions 01:42:01 - Get A Load Of This Hanson's GALOT - https://www.resetera.com/threads/omar-%C3%81lvarez-former-nintendo-spain-pr-shares-interesting-trivia-from-his-7-years-working-for-nintendo.384152/ Nikole's GALOT - https://scitechdaily.com/42000-year-old-trees-enable-accurate-analysis-of-earths-last-magnetic-field-reversal/ Sarah's GALOT - https://www.polygon.com/2021/3/3/22311352/playstation-patents-banana-controller-sony-weird Community GALOT - https://venturebeat.com/2021/03/02/fortnite-developer-epic-buys-fall-guys-studio-mediatonic/ Buy MinnMax merch here - https://minnmax.com/merch Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/minnmaxshow Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow Follow us on Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow Please support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Thanks to the following Patreon supporters for their generous support of MinnMax at the $50 tier! Get your name on the list right here - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Will Cornelius Iam8bit Jawarhello Mirko Arico-Torreno MoonFaceNick Zachary Pligge BeatenDownBrian PrettyGoodPrinting.com Ludwig Roque mark seliga Andrew vala jesse vitelli SuperSeriousSam Thomas Hoster Yarrow SpiralInYourEyes Richard Smuts Clint Farley Spider_Dan Preetham Yarlagadda Clayton Myers Starkiller Steve Bamdad SlyckNic Alex Payne

Join Jeff Cannata, Nikole Zivalich, Christian Spicer, and Alex Berg for this week’s episode about Apple partnering with Valve on an AR headset; China’s gaming regulations for minors; and how Death Stranding and non-violent games make us see the world differently!

This week, Jeff Cannata, Nikole Zivalich, Christian Spicer, and Alex Berg talk about the Last of Us: Part II delay, Ubisoft game delays, Bethesda and Fallout 76 subscription, bots in multiplayer games, and more!

Nikole Zivalich and Christian Spicer discuss character cameos and crossovers, and what they mean for games, gaming ... and life?

Join Jeff Cannata, Nikole Zivalich, Christian Spicer, and Alex Berg for this week’s episode about the data practices at Niantic, Google Stadia, Fortnite Chapter 2 PR strategy and the future of next gen consoles.

Join Jeff Cannata, Nikole Zivalich, Christian Spicer, and Alex Berg for this week’s episode about Blizzard and Hong Kong, Apple Arcade, and the release dates for the PS5 and XBOX Project Scarlett.

Join Jeff Cannata, Nikole Zivalich, Christian Spicer, and Alex Berg for this week’s episode about changes coming to Pokemon, the game Kind Words, the WGA and video games, and seasonal content in games.

Jeff Cannata is back! So, join Jeff Cannata, Nikole Zivalich, Christian Spicer, and Alex Berg for this week’s episode about Untitled Goose Game, the environmental impact of gaming, Last of Us Part II hands-on impressions, and aging and gaming ... plus our in-depth impressions/review of Borderlands 3.

This week, Nikole Zivalich, Christian Spicer, and Alex Berg talk about how many calories chess players burn during tournaments and what that means for esports, Venn and video game TV networks, and E3’s current pitched pivot.

Join Jeff Cannata, Nikole Zivalich, Christian Spicer, and Alex Berg as they discuss inclusion in games, what they want to know about a game in advance, the state of GameStop, and, shhhh, your devices are listening!

This week Jeff Cannata, Nikole Zivalich, Christian Spicer, and Alex Berg discuss “Dad Builds,” SNES games possibly coming to Nintendo Switch, games aging, and new VR experiences.

This week Jeff Cannata, Nikole Zivalich, and Christian Spicer talk about procedurally-generated games, discuss what Bully 2 could or should be in 2020, chat cancel culture and games, and weigh in regrading loot-box disclosure requirements.

This week Jeff Cannata, Nikole Zivalich, and Alex Berg are joined by John Davison for a discussion about Fortnite, Twitch, Death Stranding, and more!

This week Jeff Cannata, Nikole Zivalich, and Christian Spicer are joined by John Davison for a discussion about Nintendo’s Joy-Con response, The Witcher, game reviews, and more!

This week Jeff Cannata, Nikole Zivalich, and Christian Spicer are joined by John Davison for a discussion about games ending, scarcity in tech, Ubisoft’s subscription service, gardening games, and more!

This week Jeff Cannata, Nikole Zivalich, Alex Berg, and Christian Spicer break down Nintendo’s newly announced Switch Lite, chat about why “mistakes” are made in movies and games, look at all the video-game shows coming to/on Netflix, and wonder how long you need to give a game before deciding if you like it or not.

This week Nikole Zivalich, Alex Berg, and Christian Spicer talk about players making content in games, Morhau’s racist community, and video games’ relationship with fashion. Have a topic you want discussed? Let us know!

This week Jeff Cannata, Nikole Zivalich, Alex Berg, and Christian Spicer talk about gameplay vs narrative, tariffs and video games, the best game of all time, and positive behaviors video games can encourage.

This week Jeff Cannata, Nikole Zivalich, Alex Berg, and Christian Spicer talk about what it means for a console to be “next generation,” look at representation in games, discuss introducing kids to games, and examine why developers might not want to show gameplay demos.

Jeff Cannata, Nikole Zivalich, Christian Spicer, and Alex Berg talk about spending E3 as Crash Bandicoot, examine the current trend of science fiction in video games, analyze what all the different subscription services mean for gaming’s future, and talk about whether licensed video games get more respect now than in the past.

Jeff Cannata, Nikole Zivalich, Christian Spicer, and Alex Berg talk about Google Stadia, the new Pokemon games and announcements, discuss what it takes to make something a forever game, and examine differences between remakes, remasters, and re-releases.

Jeff and Christian welcome the Community Manager for The Odd Gentlemen, Nikole Zivalich to the show this week to talk about Gears of War backwards compatibility, Summer Games Done Quick raising $1.2 million, playing Iron Man in GTA, Windows 10's release, and more! In the Playlist, everyone discusses the new King's Quest, Christian gets ont he 3D bandwagon with Streets of Rage for 3DS, and Jeff is wrapped up in the Witcher 3, Card Hunter, and HotS. For Tabletop Time, Jeff runs down some of the mist buzzed about new board games from this week's GenCon. All that, plus your Q's and our A's!

Jeff and Christian welcome the Community Manager for The Odd Gentlemen, Nikole Zivalich to the show this week to talk about Gears of War backwards compatibility, Summer Games Done Quick raising $1.2 million, playing Iron Man in GTA, Windows 10's release, and more! In the Playlist, everyone discusses the new King's Quest, Christian gets ont he 3D bandwagon with Streets of Rage for 3DS, and Jeff is wrapped up in the Witcher 3, Card Hunter, and HotS. For Tabletop Time, Jeff runs down some of the mist buzzed about new board games from this week's GenCon. All that, plus your Q's and our A's!

Old Geek Young Geek is proud to host Nikole Zivalich this week to talk San Diego Comic-Con 2015. Nikole WAS ACTUALLY THERE at the biggest nerd happening of the year.

We're honored to host our first guest, Nikole Zivalich, community manager at game developer The Odd Gentlemen. Odd Gentleman is busy rebooting King's Quest, and we get the inside scoop on how the point-and-click classic is being updated for the current generation. Also we chop it up about the gaming hype train (woo woo!) and give Scott some tips for attending his first E3.

Jeff Cannata is in the Big Apple this weekend, which leaves host Garnett Lee to lead this week's episode of Weekend Confirmed solo. He welcomes in Shacknews' Ozzie Mejia, Christian Spicer, and Nikole Zivalich and they lead off the show by discussing the increasing problems plaguingBattlefield 4 and where the game goes from here. The show then goes handheld, as Christian discusses everything that makes Media Molecule's Tearaway a sublime experience before Ozzie and Nikole dive into The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds. As you might expect, this leads to a comparison of the two handhelds. Afterwards, Garnett takes the floor and discusses the good and the bad of Gran Turismo 6, taking a critical look at its microtransactions before discussing everything that makes it a more-than-worth entry to the long-running series. The show wraps up with new Finishing Moves and the post-show Tailgate.