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A tribute. Games we played this week include: Pokémon Legends: Arceus (14:10) Sifu (33:20) Silent Hill Book of Memories (39:10) Killzone Mercenaries (41:35) God of War Chains of Olympus (44:30) Unbound Saga (44:55) Unit 13 (45:55) --- News things talked about in this episode: Pokémon Legends Arceus sells 6.5m copies in a week, probably because it's good (18:30) https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2022-02-04-pokemon-legends-arceus-sells-6-5m-copies-in-seven-days Google rumored to be dropping Stadia, trying to shop its tech around (46:40) https://www.vg247.com/stadia-reportedly-deprioritized-inside-google-which-aims-to-secure-deals-under-google-stream-label Microsoft is rolling out the anti-trust defense propaganda, points cheeky fingers at Apple (50:15) https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2022/02/09/open-app-store-principles-activision-blizzard/ Ubisoft is licensing their characters to third-party NFT producers (56:44) https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2022-02-09-ubisoft-rabbids-added-to-blockchain-metaverse-the-sandbox Itch.io calls NFTs what they are: a scam (1:00:00) https://twitter.com/itchio/status/1490141815294414856 No, Nintendo isn't going to be buying up developers like Sony and Microsoft (1:02:25) https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-02-03/nintendo-cuts-switch-outlook-again-on-supply-logistics-jam Kotaku feature on Steph (1:10:35) https://kotaku.com/jim-stephanie-sterling-youtube-interview-jimquisition-w-1848501185 --- Buy official Jimquisition merchandise from the Jimporium at thejimporium.com Find Laura at LauraKBuzz on Twitter, Twitch, YouTube, and Patreon. All her content goes on LauraKBuzz.com, and you can catch Access-Ability on YouTube every Friday. Follow Conrad at ConradZimmerman on Twitter and check out his Patreon (patreon.com/fistshark). You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at pinfultruth.com.
The Zed to Zed Podcast: The Show For Xbox Achievement Hunters and Gamerscore Junkies
024 - Ell, Michelle, and a Proulx This week both Randy and Tarragon were away, so Big Ell, Matrarch, and Proulx join Brandon to talk news, gaming and achievements. And there was much rejoicing. Show notes are always available on the Zed to Zed website We are on iTunes, Stitcher and Google Play! Please give us a rating or review, it will really help us and is a free, easy way to support the show! Contact us! Twitter: @zedtozed Email contact@zedtozed.com PM any of the hosts on TrueAchievements Comment on the dedicated podcast post on zzUrbanSpaceman's blog Also check out the Zed to Zed Podcast Leaderboard on TrueAchievements. Hosts: Brandon Fream aka "Freamwhole" - TrueAchievements - Xbox Guests Proulx - TrueAchievements - Xbox Big Ell - TrueAchievements - Xbox Michelle aka “Matrarch” - TrueAchievements - Xbox 0:00:00 - Intro Fream is all alone today Achievement sponsor: Hero of the Day from World of Tanks Fream's Dark Souls Twitch Stream Random To-Do List officially starting soon Tarragon's list of new games: Grand Prix Rock 'N Racing Active Soccer 2 DX Super Night Riders Level 22 Shred It Styling Garden Defense Coffin Dodgers Factotum 90 Krinkle Krusher Reagan Gorbachev Mega Coin Squad Fream's list of new games: Zombie Army Trilogy Rogue Legacy The Escapists: The Walking Dead Halo: The Master Chief Collection Monthly challenges Mostly a complete fail ;) Fream will beat Tarragon on Project Spark due to the weekly achievement Crandy beat Fream on Tomb Raider Fream and Crandy equalized on 5/12 in Geometry Wars Introducing segment: Playing Zed Host vs host weekly challenges First week: Fream vs Crandy - In Between We welcome community vs host challenges! 0:13:47 - Guest Introductions and Recap Introducing Big Ell, Matrarch and Proulx Come back McLovin', it's only for one show ;) Everybody still leaping in Leap Frog What achievements are you proud of unlocking during Leap Frog? What point did you start matching achievements to the Leap Frog requirement? UNEVEN GAMERSCORE OH GOD MY OCD Brandon: Project Spark Disney Infinity 2.0 PvZ 2 Quantum Break Proulx Disney Infinity 2.0 Killer Instinct Halo: MCC Mush (WP) Big Ell Shadow Complex Halo: MCC Matrarch The Cave Might and Magic: Clash of Heroes Letterquest 0:52:17 - Feature: Community Spotlight Proulx's podcast Earl Grey Podcast 1:24:41 - News Barbie and her Sisters Puppy Rescue and Monster High price drops TrueAchievements Redesign UHH is over: Cakau is winner DanielJJ14 post-mortem thoughts on the format Minecraft Battle Mode Rocket League Crossplay PC to Xbox One State of Decay and Xbox Fitness challenges Xbox Hardware E3 Rumours VR GamerScore Discounts in Canada 2:02:49 - Listener Feedback Thanks for the review Tatey! SaucySlingo asks about Hololens Keith271179 asks about predictions for surprise game announcements at E3 NBA Kirkland asks about Xbox hardware updates, and clarifies free multiplayer suggestion Kaiba Chaos asks why Big Ell hates leaderboards so much 2:21:08 - Knobs and Discos Nothing … oh wait! Mural is back in Killer Instinct. Thanks Big Ell! 2:21:53 - Backwards Compatibility and Game Delays New BC titles: Ducktales Remastered, XCOM: Enemy Unknown, Hexic 2, Magic 2012, Domino Master, Unbound Saga, SSX 2:24:06 - Zombie News Walking Dead Theme Park Attraction Deadlight: Director's Cut available for preorder for $10? 2:27:36 - Outro All audio production and podcast backend support provided by Tarragon Allen. Songs and sounds that have been used in the show: "Jive Bot", “Tally Screen” (x2), “Dalmation Station (It Gets Better Mix)” by Jake Kaufman from the games Mighty Switch Force! 1 and 2, developed and published by WayForward Technologies Epic Voice Announcements by RJBANKSWA Glossary of Xbox Gamerscore and achievement jargon and terms
Disc releases may have run dry in the past few weeks, but all is busy on the downloadable front! A handful of Indie Games kick off the show with PewPewPewPewPewPewPewPewPew, Notebook Adventures, Shield the Beat, Udder Chaos, and FortressCraft Chapter 1. Craig hacks and slashes his way through The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile, everyone is a bit lukewarm on Red Faction: Battlegrounds, Sean checks out the reboot of Yar's Revenge and updates everyone on his progress in Unbound Saga, and Craig and Jeremy take a look at Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes. Jeremy offers some additional thoughts on Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars, Craig runs through Lego Harry Potter, and Sean puts some time in with WWE All Stars and Crysis 2. E-mail us at comments@signedinpodcast.com! Visit us online at SignedInPodcast.com! Games discussed on this episode! 0:00:00 – Intro 0:07:08 – PewPewPewPewPewPewPewPewPew (Indie) 0:10:40 – Notebook Adventures (Indie) 0:13:40 – Shield the Beat (Indie) 0:20:37 – Udder Chaos (Indie) 0:23:52 – FortressCraft Chapter 1 (Indie) 0:31:27 – The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile (XBLA) 0:40:34 – Red Faction: Battlegrounds (XBLA) 0:48:49 – Yar’s Revenge (XBLA) 0:57:09 – Unbound Saga (XBLA) 0:58:27 – Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes (XBLA) 1:11:48 – Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars 1:18:57 – Lego Harry Potter 1:28:05 – WWE All Stars 1:32:42 – Crysis 2 1:43:54 – End
Craig is on full Indie Games duty this time around with Duodecad, Infinity Danger, Oozi: Earth Adventure Ep. 1, Cell, Astroman, and Wizard's Keep. Sean takes a look at the retro rebirth of Rush'N Attack: Ex-Patriot, Craig offers some impressions on Swarm, Sean buys Unbound Saga for a avatar awards, Craig and Sean give the low down on Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime, and Craig has fun by the globule loads with Islands of Wakfu. Jeremy gives Yoostar 2 a try, checks out WWE All Stars, and unfortunately runs into FPS fatigue with the visually stunning Crysis 2. Sean and Jeremy close out the show with their thoughts on the latest Lego offering with Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars. E-mail us at comments@signedinpodcast.com! Visit us online at SignedInPodcast.com! Games discussed on this episode! 0:00:00 – Intro 0:05:16 – Duodecad (Indie) 0:07:47 – Infinity Danger (Indie) 0:13:19 – Oozi: Earth Adventure Ep. 1 (Indie) 0:14:37 – Cell (Indie) 0:17:00 – Astroman (Indie) 0:18:26 – Wizard’s Keep (Indie) 0:22:25 – Rush’N Attack: Ex-Patriot (XBLA) 0:32:04 – Swarm (XBLA) 0:36:00 – Unbound Saga (XBLA) 0:37:59 – Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime (XBLA) 0:43:57 – Islands of Wakfu (XBLA) 0:57:02 – Yoostar 2: In The Movies 1:01:37 – WWE All Stars 1:10:52 – Crysis 2 1:19:56 – Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars 1:38:43 – End
Craig opens the show with the Indie Games Zombie Accountant and Deep Cave as well as some samplings of the latest XBLA offerings of Alien Breed 3 and Unbound Saga. Jeremy checked out the Red Dead Redemption DLC Undead Nightmare, Craig gives the new Enslaved DLC a run through, Sean and Jeremy take a look at the arcade style racer Nail'd, Craig gives his thoughts on Vanquish, Jeremy regresses with Splatterhouse, and Sean and Jeremy both share their thoughts on Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood. E-mail us at comments@signedinpodcast.com! Visit us online at SignedInPodcast.com! Games discussed on this episode! 0:00:00 – Intro 0:06:39 – Zombie Accountant (Indie) 0:09:00 – Deep Cave (Indie) 0:13:08 – Alien Breed 3: Descent (XBLA) 0:15:06 – Unbound Saga (XBLA) 0:21:50 – Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare (DLC) 0:31:38 – Enslaved: Pigsy’s Perfect 10 (DLC) 0:39:32 – Call of Duty: Black Ops 0:45:39 – Nail’d 0:54:53 – Vanquish 1:01:26 – Splatterhouse 1:12:33 – Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood 1:45:32 – End
New Releases. News. What We're Playing. Hands-On with KoF12 and Fate/Unlinited Codes. Reviews of NCAA Football 10, Unbound Saga, and Shatter. Emails and Voicemails. Trophy Watch. Comedian is Date Attell.
We have returned from Wondercon in San Francisco and we come bearing lots of interviews. This episode we chat with actor Martin Starr, currently starring in the movie Adventureland. We sit down with writer Ed Brubaker to talk about his web series Angel of Death on Crackle.com, his work for Marvel Comics, and video games. Speaking of video games, we have interviews from Emily Morganti of Telltale Games, Mike Kennedy of Vogster Entertainment about Unbound Saga, Capcom's Shawn Baxter about Capcom-Unity, Capcom's Robby Zinchak about Flock and MotoGP, and Kevin O'Leary from EA.