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  • It's time for episode 80 of the Halcyon Frequency Podcast! This week Blind, FG and Suwey talk knitting, rediscovering old hobbies and the return of Telltale games!

    The Expanse: A Telltale Series: https://telltale.com/the-expanse/

    Techtonica: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1457320/Techtonica/

    Verses of Enchantment: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2086910/Verses_of_Enchantment/

    Let’s School: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1937500/Lets_School/

    Xenonauts 2: https://store.steampowered.com/app/538030/Xenonauts_2/

    Delta V: Rings of Saturn: https://store.steampowered.com/app/846030/V_Rings_of_Saturn/

    Little Friends: Puppy Island: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2172900/Little_Friends_Puppy_Island/

    A Long Journey to an Uncertain End: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1164830/A_Long_Journey_to_an_Uncertain_End/

    News

    Halcyon Game Jam

    https://itch.io/jam/hf-summer-game-jam-2023

    Ubisoft clarifies Account Deletion

    https://twitter.com/ubisoftsupport/status/1684275940400979986?s=46

    Life by You delayed to March 2024

    https://www.pcgamer.com/life-by-you-paradoxs-open-world-sims-like-game-is-delayed-to-2024/

    Tencent to buy majority stake in Techland

    https://www.gameinformer.com/2023/07/24/tencent-to-purchase-majority-stake-in-dying-light-developer-techland

    The Suwey Segment: https://twitter.com/FF_XIV_EN/status/1684977127706525696?t=IuG6sGlR_P3Y5-Z3eZYJ0A&s=19

    Caves of Qud: https://twitter.com/KitfoxGames/status/1684926687929057280

  • Arch, Blind and Drongo sit down to talk about the latest in F1, pets with special needs, and the lingering effects of Frostpunk

    Xenonauts 2 https://store.steampowered.com/app/538030/Xenonauts_2/

    Space Haven https://store.steampowered.com/app/979110/Space_Haven/

    Runescape https://store.steampowered.com/app/1343400/RuneScape/

    Melvor Idle https://store.steampowered.com/app/1267910/Melvor_Idle/

    Homeseek https://store.steampowered.com/app/2093000/Homeseek/

    Against the Storm https://store.steampowered.com/app/1336490/Against_the_Storm/

    The Halcyon Game Jam is soon! 

    https://itch.io/jam/hf-summer-game-jam-2023

    Ubisoft Deletes inactive accounts:

    https://twitter.com/LegacyKillaHD/status/1682653876418224129/photo/1

    https://twitter.com/UbisoftSupport/status/1682046437834784768

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  • FG, Kiri and Suwey catch up with the post-con hype of TwitchCon EU, getting the itch to travel (upcoming Japan trip!), and Kiri appearing in another game!

     
    PowerWash Sim

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/1290000/PowerWash_Simulator/

    A Little to the Left

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/1629520/A_Little_to_the_Left/

    Forever Skies https://store.steampowered.com/app/1641960/Forever_Skies/

    Tiny Rogues https://store.steampowered.com/app/2088570/Tiny_Rogues/

    Kingdom Eighties https://store.steampowered.com/app/1956040/Kingdom_Eighties/

    Endless Dungeon

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/1485590/ENDLESS_Dungeon/

    News

    Microsoft wins FTC fight to buy Activision Blizzard

    https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/11/23779039/microsoft-activision-blizzard-ftc-trial-win 

    Microsoft and UK regulators agree to pause their Activision battle to negotiate

    https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/11/23791149/microsoft-activision-blizzard-uk-regulators-cma-appeal 

    Diablo IV season 1 starts 20th July

    https://diablo4.blizzard.com/en-us/season 

    Gord Twitch Drops announcement

    https://twitter.com/GordTheGame/status/1679516395644637185 

  • Drongo and Jess sit down for a one-on-one podcast to talk about investing in other platforms as content creators, the struggles of personal health, and the Halcyon Frequency Game Jam! 


    Deep Rock Galactic

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/548430/Deep_Rock_Galactic/

    Skyrim with AI

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/489830/The_Elder_Scrolls_V_Skyrim_Special_Edition/

    Dave the Diver

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/1868140/DAVE_THE_DIVER/

     D4

    https://diablo4.blizzard.com/en-us/

    News

    OMG GAME JAM
    https://itch.io/jam/hf-summer-game-jam-2023

    Meta’s Twitter competitor Threads: 

    https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/8/23754304/instagram-meta-twitter-competitor-threads-activitypub

    Threads launch delayed in EU:
    https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/jul/05/meta-delays-eu-launch-of-twitter-rival-threads-amid-uncertainty-over-personal-data-use

  • Another week and another Halcyon Podcast! Drongo, FG and Kiri talk tech woes, FG road trips with random strangers, and Kiri's addiction to Diablo grows

    Total War: Warhammer III https://store.steampowered.com/app/1142710/Total_War_WARHAMMER_III/

    Station to Station https://store.steampowered.com/app/2272400/Station_to_Station/

    Luna Abyss https://store.steampowered.com/app/1933000/Luna_Abyss/

    Diablo IV https://diablo4.blizzard.com/en-us/

    Aliens: Dark Descent https://store.steampowered.com/app/1150440/Aliens_Dark_Descent/

    Kingdom Eighties https://store.steampowered.com/app/1956040/Kingdom_Eighties/

    Star Wars Jedi: Survivor https://store.steampowered.com/app/1774580/STAR_WARS_Jedi_Survivor/

    News

    Among Us is getting an Animated Series https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/among-us-animated-series-cbs-studios-owen-dennis-1235655516/

    The Cycle: Frontier shutting down in September https://twitter.com/TheCycleGame/status/1673951156119171072?s=20

    Starfield partners with AMD https://kotaku.com/starfield-pc-amd-nvidia-dlss-xess-fsr-framerate-specs-1850583521

    Minecraft devs exit the game’s Subreddit https://www.pcgamer.com/minecrafts-devs-exit-its-7-million-strong-subreddit-after-reddits-ham-fisted-crackdown-on-protest/

  • In this week of FGRants, Blind and FG sit down to discuss the outdated concept of never asking a woman her age, the best of Steam’s next fest games, and booing billionaires on Zambonis

    Games

    Trepang2

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/1164940/Trepang2/

    Stunt Durby

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/2026450/Stunt_Derby/

    Driftwood

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/2223700/Driftwood/

    Mars First Logistics

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/1532200/Mars_First_Logistics/

    Steam Next Fest

    https://store.steampowered.com/sale/nextfest

    Lil’ Guardsman

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/1924360/Lil_Guardsman/

    Broken Roads

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/1403440/Broken_Roads/

    Cataclismo

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/1422440/Cataclismo/

    News

    Twitch reintroduces hype chat

    https://blog.twitch.tv/en/2023/06/22/introducing-hype-chat-a-new-way-to-stand-out/

    Kick blocked in Greece “update”

    https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/kick-reportedly-blocked-in-greece-for-providing-unauthorized-gambling-services-2184269/

  • Totally Not a Warhammer Episode

    Arch, Drongo and Suwey join together to discuss turbonerding MMO’s, Twitches new Partner Plus launch and narrowly avoid a Warhammer lore dump

    Games:

    Wargoove

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/607050/Wargroove/

    The Elder Scrolls Online Necrom

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/2172860/The_Elder_Scrolls_Online_Necrom/

    Albion Online

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/761890/Albion_Online/

    Everdream Valley

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/1403650/Everdream_Valley/

    Solasta

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/1096530/Solasta_Crown_of_the_Magister/

    News:

    Twitch announces partner plus:
    https://twitter.com/Twitch/status/1669383315558891525?s=20


    Steam launches new version with overhauled UI:
    https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/593110/?emclan=103582791457287600&emgid=3687931965598906184

  • Join Drongo, Blind and Suwey as they discuss the summer games fest, the mess that is Twitch news right now, and Drongo and Blind finally get to talk F1 while Suwey gets interested in the aesthetics.

    Games:

    System Shock

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/482400/System_Shock/

    Trepang2

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/1164940/Trepang2/

    Halls of Torment

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/2218750/Halls_of_Torment/

    Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/2186680/Warhammer_40000_Rogue_Trader/

    The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/489830/The_Elder_Scrolls_V_Skyrim_Special_Edition/

    Hades

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/1145360/Hades/

    Final Fantasy XIV

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/39210/FINAL_FANTASY_XIV_Online/



    News

    Twitch announces controversial policy changes: https://help.twitch.tv/s/article/branded-content-policy

    https://twitter.com/twitch/status/1666183145526538240



    Summer games fest: 

    https://www.ign.com/articles/summer-game-fest-2023-everything-announced

    Full schedule:
    https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/summer-game-fest-schedule-2023/

    https://build.glimesh.tv/t/goodnight-glimesh/690 

  • Drongo, FG and Kiri sit down to talk about 3 am television, Diablo IV, and what went wrong with Gollum

    Games:

    The Lord of the Rings: Gollum

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/1265780/The_Lord_of_the_Rings_Gollum/

    Solasta: Crown of the Magister - Palace of Ice DLC

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/1096530/Solasta_Crown_of_the_Magister/

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/2100431/Solasta_Crown_of_the_Magister__Palace_of_Ice/

    Darkest Dungeon II

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/1940340/Darkest_Dungeon_II/

    Above Snakes

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/1589120/Above_Snakes/

    Timberborn

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/1062090/Timberborn/

    News

    Diablo IV aims to commemorate first 1000 players to reach lvl 100 with hardcore character put on statues

    https://twitter.com/Diablo/status/1662205024326516737?s=20 

    1st GeoGuessr world cup announced

    https://twitter.com/geoguessr/status/1663456229769859073 

    Mountaincore Dev update

    https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2370310/view/3721707694912203087?l=english 

    Glimesh shutting down on July 1st

    https://build.glimesh.tv/t/goodnight-glimesh/690 

    Bobby Kotick continues to be an ass

    https://www.pcgamer.com/activision-blizzard-ceo-audaciously-claims-that-sexism-and-harassment-problems-were-made-up-by-an-aggressive-labor-movement-trying-to-destabilize-the-company/

  • Arch, Blind and FG sit down to talk about guerilla gardening, games that just scream Blind, and Arch’s yearning for the mines

    Games:

    Astra Protocol 2:

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/2026750/Astra_Protocol_2/

    Path of Achra:

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/2128270/Path_of_Achra/

    Star Trek: Resurgence:
    https://www.startrek-resurgence.com/

    Above Snakes:

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/1589120/Above_Snakes/

    Castle of Alchemists:

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/1724770/Castle_Of_Alchemists/

    Albion Online:

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/761890/Albion_Online/

    Warlander:

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/1675900/Warlander/

    Len’s Island: 

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/1335830/Lens_Island/



    News

    Sony announces their Handheld Q

    https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/24/23736595/sony-project-q-playstation-handheld-official-showcase

  • Bel, Blind and Kiri talk about taking time off to relax, adventures outdoors, and Nicholas Cage

    Games

    Path of Achra

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/2128270/Path_of_Achra/

    Mountaincore

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/2370310/Mountaincore/

    Shadows of Doubt

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/986130/Shadows_of_Doubt/

    Laysara: Summit Kingdom

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/1823950/Laysara_Summit_Kingdom/

    V Rising

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/1604030/V_Rising/



    News:

    Embracer + Amazon announces Lord of the Rings MMO:
    https://embracer.com/releases/embracer-groups-middle-earth-enterprises-and-amazon-games-announce-new-the-lord-of-the-rings-game/ 

    Roots of Pacha removed from Steam Store:
    https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/stardew-like-roots-of-pacha-removed-from-steam-after-the-developer-and-publisher-disagree-over-the-rights 

    Blizzard scrapping Overwatch 2 PVE mode:
    https://www.pcgamer.com/blizzard-is-scrapping-overwatch-2-co-op-missions-and-hero-progression-its-clear-that-we-cant-deliver-on-the-original-vision-for-pve 

    Nicholas Cage x Dead by Daylight:
    https://twitter.com/DeadbyDaylight/status/1658850169218015234 

    Epic Games Store launches Epic Rewards:
    https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/news/the-epic-games-store-launches-epic-rewards 

    Steam offering 90-min game trials starting with Dead Space:
    https://www.gamespot.com/articles/steam-now-offers-90-minute-game-trials-starting-with-dead-space/1100-6514177/ 

  • FG, Kiri and Suwey sit down for a nice chat about the games and news of the week, decluttering their lives, and Suwey shares her blossoming love of all things pink

    Darkest Dungeon II

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/1940340/Darkest_Dungeon_II/

    Park Beyond 

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/1368130/Park_Beyond/

    Hi-Fi Rush

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/1817230/HiFi_RUSH/

    Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/2330750/Cataclysm_Dark_Days_Ahead/

    Coffee Talk

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/914800/Coffee_Talk/

    Divinity Original Sin 2

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/435150/Divinity_Original_Sin_2__Definitive_Edition/

    News:

    Silksong delayed:

    https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1656106351184199680 

    Diablo IV server slam with new reward:
    https://diablo4.blizzard.com/en-us/server-slam 

    There’s an open beta for Street Fighter too! 

    https://www.streetfighter.com/6/en-us/demo/

  • Drongo, FG, and Kiri sit down to discuss the upcoming games they are excited about, which fandoms they belong to, and Kiri shares her falling out with Star Wars

    Roots of Pacha

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/1245560/Roots_of_Pacha/

    Cassette Beasts

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/1321440/Cassette_Beasts/

    Dead Island 2

    https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/dead-island-2

    Darkest Dungeon

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/262060/Darkest_Dungeon/

    Showgunners

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/1155330/Showgunners/

    Age of Wonders 4 

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/1669000/Age_of_Wonders_4/

    News:

    The Dwarf Fortress Hot Potato Raises $32,841.11

    Pokemon Go falls to its lowest monthly profits ever:

    https://www.gamesindustry.biz/pokemon-go-hit-347m-in-april-its-lowest-monthly-sum-in-five-years

    Twitch introduces the ability to label branded content like YouTube https://help.twitch.tv/s/article/branded-content-policy?language=en_US 

    Discord announces username changes by removing discriminator 

    https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us/articles/12620128861463 

  • From biology, finance and singing videos on youtube, Jess, Drongo and Suwey talk about how they found Twitch, what inspired them to begin streaming, and what keeps them going today.

    Games: 

    Death Roads: tournament

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/1619570/Death_Roads_Tournament/

    Crab Champions

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/774801/Crab_Champions/

    Blocky Dungeon

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/1683370/Blocky_Dungeon/

    The Magical Mixture Mill

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/1883800/The_Magical_Mixture_Mill/

    Wartales

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/1527950/Wartales/

    Path Of Exile

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/238960/Path_of_Exile/



    News:

    King Under the Mountain renamed to Mountaincore and re-released.

    https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/930230/view/3684547928703321044?l=english

    Ark 2 pushed to 2024, Unreal Engine 5 for Ark prices at $60

    https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/ark-survival-ascended-will-be-sold-without-ark-2-after-backlash-but-will-still-cost-60

    DFHack is out on Steam!

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/2346660/DFHack__Dwarf_Fortress_Modding_Engine/

  • Bel and FG Talk about their time in university and archaeology while Blind sits there looking pretty

    Games: 

    Death Roads: tournament

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/1619570/Death_Roads_Tournament/

    Crab Champions

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/774801/Crab_Champions/

    Blocky Dungeon

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/1683370/Blocky_Dungeon/

    The Magical Mixture Mill

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/1883800/The_Magical_Mixture_Mill/

    Wartales

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/1527950/Wartales/

    Path Of Exile

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/238960/Path_of_Exile/



    News:

    King Under the Mountain renamed to Mountaincore and re-released.

    https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/930230/view/3684547928703321044?l=english

    Ark 2 pushed to 2024, Unreal Engine 5 for Ark prices at $60

    https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/ark-survival-ascended-will-be-sold-without-ark-2-after-backlash-but-will-still-cost-60

    DFHack is out on Steam!

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/2346660/DFHack__Dwarf_Fortress_Modding_Engine/

  • The wonderful Marignetic joins Arch and BloodyDrongo this week where Arch celebrates International Beaver Day, Maria shares her adventures at recent events, and Drongo gets angry at the UN

    Check out Marignetic here:

    https://beacons.ai/marignetic

    Games: 

    Sun Haven

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/1432860/Sun_Haven/

    American Truck Simulator

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/270880/American_Truck_Simulator/

    Project Zomboid

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/108600/Project_Zomboid/

    Albion Online

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/761890/Albion_Online/

    Resident Evil 4 Remake

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/2050650/Resident_Evil_4/

    The Dark Pictures: Switchback VR

    https://www.playstation.com/en-nz/games/the-dark-pictures-switchback-vr/

    Horizon Call of the Mountain

    https://www.playstation.com/en-nz/games/horizon-call-of-the-mountain/

    News: 

    Walmart demo computer streams on Twitch to hundreds of viewers
    https://twitter.com/SamNChiet/status/1642801345626509312

    Monster Energy goes after indie Dev for using the word “Monster”

    https://www.thegamer.com/monster-energy-goes-after-glowstick-entertainment-for-using-the-word-monster/

    Twitter Algorithm revealed in a series of tweets.
    https://twitter.com/aakashg0/status/1641976892885540865

  • Blind, FG, and Kiri are joined by special guest RualStorge! They sit down to talk about breaks in streaming, Zelda’s upcoming scrap mechanics, and blind exposes himself 

    Catch RualStorge here:

    Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/rualstorge

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/RualStorge

    Games: 

    Death Road: Tournament

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/1619570/Death_Roads_Tournament/

    Full Gear

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/2212500/Full_Gear/

    Sun Haven

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/1432860/Sun_Haven/

    Dave the Diver

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/1868140/DAVE_THE_DIVER/

    Project Zomboid

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/108600/Project_Zomboid/

    Terra Nil

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/1593030/Terra_Nil/

    Touch Type Tale

    https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/touch-type-tale

    Dredge

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/1562430/DREDGE/

    The Last of Us Part I 

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/1888930/The_Last_of_Us_Part_I/

    Microsoft stops $1 Game Pass Trial

    https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/26/23657627/microsoft-xbox-game-pass-trial-offer-stopped 

    Ubisoft backs out of E3

    https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/ubisoft-has-pulled-out-of-e3-2023/

    E3 canceled

    https://www.eurogamer.net/e3-2023-cancelled

  • Drongo, FG and Kiri finally get together to talk about streamer brain, FG narrating her life, and Drongo develops a friendly rivalry

    Diablo 4

    https://diablo4.blizzard.com/en-us/

    Frostpunk

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/323190/Frostpunk/

    The Last Spell

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/1105670/The_Last_Spell/

    Sun Haven

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/1432860/Sun_Haven/

    7DTD

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/251570/7_Days_to_Die/

    Project Zomboid

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/108600/Project_Zomboid/

    Nitro; Stream Racing

    https://playnitro.com/

    NEWS

    Twitch CEO steps down

    https://techcrunch.com/2023/03/16/twitch-ceo-emmett-shear-is-stepping-down/

    https://twitter.com/LowcoTV/status/1579145894179803137

    Tears of the Kingdom will be 70 USD:

    https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nintendo-thinks-zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom-will-justify-its-70-price-tag/

  • Arch, Drongo and Suwey sit down to talk about awkward silences, AI in moderation, and unhinged podcast episodes

    Project Zomboid: https://store.steampowered.com/app/108600/Project_Zomboid/

    Against the Storm: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1336490/Against_the_Storm/

    Rimworld:

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/294100/RimWorld/

    State of Decay 2:

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/495420/State_of_Decay_2_Juggernaut_Edition/

    Sons of the Forest:

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/1326470/Sons_Of_The_Forest/

    7 Days to Die

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/251570/7_Days_to_Die/



    News:

    Discord introducing AI for moderation

    https://www.pcgamer.com/discord-is-injecting-ai-into-every-server-starting-with-chatgpt/

    Starfield delayed, launch in september

    https://www.ign.com/articles/starfield-delayed-again-launches-in-september