Episodes

  • We'd stop the world and rot with you.

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  • After almost a decade in, we know what we’re doing.

    Games we played this week include:
    PS5 Pro (05:35)
    Sorry We’re Closed (17:35)
    UFO 50 (28:15)
    Mario and Luigi Brotherhood (39:55)
    Super Mario Party Jamboree (43:30)
    LEGO Horizon Adventures (46:15)
    Death of the Reprobate (48:45)
    Vampire Hunters (53:05)

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    News things talked about in this episode:
    Streamer taunts Nintendo into suing him for piracy (47:35)
    https://www.eurogamer.net/nintendo-sues-streamer-who-said-he-could-broadcast-its-pirated-games-all-day

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  • We love videogames and there’s nothing else we’d rather talk about.

    Games we played this week include:
    Dragon Age: Veilguard (0:55)
    UFO 50 (32:30)
    Slitterhead (37:55)

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    News things talked about in this episode:
    Michel Ancel returns to Ubisoft, having totally missed any sort of internal investigations (47:35)
    https://www.eurogamer.net/rayman-creator-discusses-new-project-believes-ubisoft-should-greenlight-prince-of-persia-lost-crown-sequel

    The next Switch will be backwards compatible (51:35)
    https://www.eurogamer.net/ubisoft-launches-first-ever-blockchain-game-with-nfts-costing-up-to-50k

    Binding of Isaac’s co-op mode is coming this month (55:15)
    https://www.eurogamer.net/the-binding-of-isaacs-free-online-co-op-mode-finally-has-a-release-date

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  • Spectrums have two ends, you see.

    Games we played this week include:
    Vampire Survivors (9:25)
    UFO 50 (18:25)
    Life is Strange: Double Exposure (20:30)
    New Worlds Aternum (25:35)
    Sonic X Shadow Generations (26:45)

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    News things talked about in this episode:
    Firewalk Studios closed, Concord fully dead (46:25)
    https://www.eurogamer.net/sony-shuts-down-concord-developer-firewalk-studios-game-will-remain-permanently-offline

    Ubisoft’s NFT game has a token they want to sell for $64k (47:45)
    https://www.eurogamer.net/ubisoft-launches-first-ever-blockchain-game-with-nfts-costing-up-to-50k

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  • And you thought we forgot.

    Games we played this week include:
    Metaphor: ReFantazio (11:00)
    New Worlds Aternum (18:35)
    Hades II (30:55)
    The Rocky Horror Show Video Game (35:19)

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    News things talked about in this episode:
    Nintendo has their own secret online game with thousands of players pledged to silence (44:05)
    https://www.eurogamer.net/details-of-nintendos-mysterious-switch-online-playtest-leak

    Bloober says they’re done making bad games (51:55)
    https://www.gamespot.com/articles/bloober-team-says-its-done-with-shitty-games-and-silent-hill-2-remake-wasnt-a-fluke/1100-6527269/

    Ubisoft Montpellier disbands team behind critically acclaimed Prince of Persia game (57:40)
    https://www.eurogamer.net/ubisoft-responds-to-report-prince-of-persia-the-lost-crown-development-team-disbanded

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  • A little encouragement goes a long way.

    Games we played this week include:
    Life is Strange: Double Exposure (08:00)
    Metaphor: ReFantazio (21:30)
    UFO 50 (36:25)
    Nintendo Alarmo (59:10)
    Starship Troopers: Extermination (1:07:20)

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  • Can you believe such a catchy slogan could turn out to be so wildly inaccurate?

    Games we played this week include:
    Silent Hill 2 Remake (06:50)
    Metaphor: ReFantazio (27:15)
    Satisfactory (40:40)
    Cryptmaster (45:15)
    UFO 50 (55:05)
    Spell Brigade (1:07:10)

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    News things talked about in this episode:
    In most impotent protest yet, Gamers change review descriptions of Silent Hill 2 remake on Wikipedia (1:07:30)
    https://www.eurogamer.net/silent-hill-2-remake-wikipedia-page-locked-after-salty-fans-try-to-rewrite-its-critically-acclaimed-reception

    Sonic Team expresses commitment to older generation hardware for Sonic games (1:09:15)
    https://www.ign.com/articles/monster-hunter-wilds-sonic-ps5-pro-support

    Roblox accused of inflating player counts to investors (1:11:30)
    https://www.eurogamer.net/damning-roblox-report-claims-company-inflates-player-numbers-to-investors-by-as-much-as-42

    Nintendo patented room sensing technology only to put it in an alarm clock (1:16:30)
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMqWTkgDt6A

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  • Don’t you dare question it.

    Games we played this week include:
    The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (07:30)
    Void’s Vigil (24:25)
    Balatro (31:15)

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    News things talked about in this episode:
    ███████'█ Techbase delisted for being political and in defiance of a Zenimax employee (32:05)
    https://www.eurogamer.net/bethesda-pulls-thatchers-techbase-doom-mod-again-says-maker-now-deliberately-disobeying-a-zenimax-employee


    Pokémon Unite getting shut down in Belgium and the Netherlands over loot box laws (43:45)
    https://www.gamesindustry.biz/pokemon-unite-shutting-down-in-belgium-and-netherlands-next-year

    Horizon Zero Dawn on PS4 gets price hike after announcement of remaster (45:50)
    https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/26/24255343/sony-horizon-zero-dawn-remaster-price-double-psn

    California passes law requiring digital platforms to disclose customers don’t own what they’re buying (50:30)
    https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/26/24254922/california-digital-purchase-disclosure-law-ab-2426

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  • It’s been too long.

    Games we played this week include:
    The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (08:50)
    Earth Defense Force: World Brothers 2 (17:30)
    Void’s Vigil (26:30)
    The Plucky Squire (29:55)
    Halls of Torment (33:30)
    Serious Sam (35:25)

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    News things talked about in this episode:
    Nintendo and Pokémon Company sue Palworld developer for patent infringement (40:30)
    https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/18/24248602/nintendo-pokemon-palworld-pocketpair-patent-infringement-lawsuit


    President of company that bought Tango Gameworks doesn’t expect Hi-Fi Rush 2 to make money (47:55)
    https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/-we-don-t-think-hi-fi-rush-2-is-going-to-make-us-money-krafton-ceo-says-tango-gameworks-acquisition-is-about-legacy

    Thatcher’s Techbase returns, politics-free, as ███████'█ Techbase (1:01:45)
    https://www.eurogamer.net/thatchers-techbase-doom-mod-returns-in-a-blaze-of-politics-free-malicious-compliance

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  • We’re simply too enthusiastic.

    Games we played this week include:
    The Plucky Squire (04:55)
    Satisfactory (10:30)
    Funko Fusion (12:25)
    Zero Zero: Perfect Stop (24:45)
    Serious Sam 4 (28:20)

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    News things talked about in this episode:
    PS5 Pro announcement was not executed well (33:15)


    A year in, Unity ditches the runtime fee (57:30)
    https://unity.com/blog/unity-is-canceling-the-runtime-fee

    Entire staff of Annapurna Interactive walked out (1:01:45)
    https://www.eurogamer.net/developers-rush-to-reassure-players-of-forthcoming-releases-following-annapurna-interactive-mass-exodus

    The sad exploitation of Flappy Bird continues (1:07:00)
    https://www.eurogamer.net/flappy-birds-original-creator-does-not-support-its-revival

    Microsoft cuts another 600 jobs from games division (1:09:40)
    https://www.eurogamer.net/microsoft-lays-off-further-650-xbox-staff-no-games-cancelled-or-studios-closed

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  • Good riddance.

    Games we played this week include:
    I Am Your Beast (19:55)
    Warhammer 40k: Space Marine 2 (27:40)
    Leo the Firefighting Cat (47:55)
    Astro Bot (50:45)

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    News things talked about in this episode:
    PS5 Pro announced to nobody’s surprise (55:45)
    https://www.eurogamer.net/leaked-playstation-5-pro-design-seemingly-confirmed-by-sonys-official-30th-anniversary-art

    Days Gone director salty about character reference in Astro Bot (57:30)
    https://www.eurogamer.net/days-gone-director-is-upset-his-leading-man-has-been-reduced-to-a-cartoon-shill

    Former Sony exec says corporate greed isn’t the cause of industry layoffs (1:01:45)
    https://www.eurogamer.net/games-industry-layoffs-not-the-result-of-corporate-greed-and-those-affected-should-drive-an-uber-says-ex-sony-president

    Rockstar offers abysmal pay for licensing music (1:07:00)
    https://www.eurogamer.net/heaven-17-singer-tells-rockstar-to-go-fk-yourself-after-iniquitous-gta-6-royalties-offer

    Balatro coming to mobile (1:09:40)
    https://www.eurogamer.net/balatro-out-on-mobile-later-this-month

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  • Brought to you by lead.

    Games we played this week include:
    Astro Bot (11:25)
    Gori: Cuddly Carnage (20:30)
    Desvelado (39:10)
    Squirrel with a Gun (40:45)

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    News things talked about in this episode:
    Concord pulled from sale less than two weeks after launch due to lack of players (47:15)
    https://www.eurogamer.net/concord-pulled-from-sale-as-sony-admits-our-initial-launch-didnt-land

    Phil Spencer admits he’s bad at his exorbitantly well-paid job (1:09:35)
    https://www.eurogamer.net/ive-made-some-of-the-worst-game-choice-decisions-says-xbox-boss-phil-spencer

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  • Oh, you’ll never guess what madcap nonsense we got up to this time!

    Games we played this week include:
    All Will Rise (3:50)
    Crypt Custodian (13:55)
    Gori: Cuddly Carnage (19:30)
    Butts in Space (32:25)
    Concord (40:00)
    S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 (41:20)
    Path of Exile 2 (42:00)
    Date Everything (43:25)
    Immortal (45:50)
    Project Timmy: Sasha’s Curse (48:25)
    Civilization 7 (50:05)
    Monster Hunter Wilds (51:25)
    Proteus Accessibility Controller (52:05)

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    News things talked about in this episode:
    Accessibility advocate revealed to have never existed (1:04:40)
    https://www.ign.com/articles/a-prominent-accessibility-advocate-worked-with-studios-and-inspired-change-but-she-never-actually-existed

    Unionized workers at Raven Software allege bad faith negotiating from Microsoft and Activision (1:09:35)
    https://www.eurogamer.net/call-of-duty-studio-raven-software-alleges-bad-faith-bargaining-in-complaint-against-microsoft-and-activision

    Game workers at French studio Spiders plan to strike again (1:10:55)
    https://www.gamesindustry.biz/spiders-workers-to-strike-as-open-letter-calls-out-mismanagement

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  • Many tiny hands make light work.

    Games we played this week include:
    Doom/Doom II (7:15)
    Fallout: London (17:50)
    Strange Telephone (27:30)

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    News things talked about in this episode:
    Content creators get a list of “Do’s and Don’ts” for coverage of Black Myth: Wukong (32:20)
    https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2024/08/18/the-black-myth-wukong-no-feminist-propaganda-no-covid-19-discussion-email-is-real/

    Uwe Boll surfaces to make fun of Borderlands (49:21)
    https://www.pcgamer.com/movies-tv/even-uwe-boll-is-dunking-on-the-borderlands-movie-fiasconow-you-wish-i-directed/

    Film based on 1993 fighting game Eternal Champions in the works (59:50)
    https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/sega-eternal-champions-movie-skydance-1235975970/

    Bayonetta voice actress Atsuko Tanaka, dead at 61 (1:06:30)
    https://www.eurogamer.net/bayonettas-japanese-voice-actress-atsuko-tanaka-has-passed-away

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  • Everywhere you look, decay.

    Games we played this week include:
    Creatures of Ava (34:30)
    Paper Trail (40:45)
    Shadow of Rome (44:05)
    Doom/Doom II (50:40)

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    News things talked about in this episode:
    New Valve game gets 20k concurrent players over weekend, bans anyone who talks about it (54:55)
    https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/12/24219016/valve-deadlock-hands-on-secret-new-game

    Roblox banned in Turkey to protect children (1:06:55)
    https://www.eurogamer.net/roblox-responds-to-platform-ban-in-turkiye

    Equity sets new minimum rates for video game performers in UK (1:10:40)
    https://www.eurogamer.net/uk-actors-union-equity-introduces-minimum-rates-to-address-systemic-low-pay-for-video-game-performers

    Bloober Team president asks gamers to trust them with Silent Hill 2 remake (1:12:50)
    https://www.eurogamer.net/bloober-ceo-dreaming-that-gamers-will-trust-us-to-deliver-silent-hill-2-remake

    Retro games based on Halloween and Ash vs Evil Dead announced (1:18:35)
    https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/rs-gaming/halloween-evil-dead-retrorealms-game-series-1235079059/

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  • Nom nom nom nom nom.

    Games we played this week include:
    Thank Goodness You’re Here (07:20)
    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate (21:35)
    Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess (30:20)
    Tomba! Special Edition (47:25)
    World of Goo 2 (55:05)

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    News things talked about in this episode:
    Balatro creator’s will stipulates game cannot be licensed or sold to casinos (1:04:50)
    https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/you-wont-be-seeing-the-balatro-ip-used-by-casinos-or-gambling-companies-the-developer-has-forbidden-it-in-his-will

    Date Everything developer signs on to SAG/AFTRA interim agreement (49:30)
    https://x.com/robbiedaymond/status/1818395901154701581

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  • That’s a lot of episodes.

    Games we played this week include:
    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate (19:15)
    Dungeons of Hinterberg (32:05)
    Thumper (38:26)
    Earth Defense Force 6 (45:20)
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    News things talked about in this episode:
    SAG-AFTRA calls for strike against AAA industry (4:40)
    https://deadline.com/2024/07/sag-aftra-strike-video-game-companies-1236020355/
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    Follow Conrad at ConradZimmerman on Twitter/Instagram/BlueSky and check out his Patreon (https://patreon.com/fistshark). You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at https://mercenarycreative.com.

  • It’s what you might call a broad spectrum.

    Games we played this week include:
    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate (7:05)
    Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition (16:40)
    Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn (24:45)
    Arranger (33:15)
    Danganronpa v3 (36:25)
    Silent Hill 2 (40:05)

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    News things talked about in this episode:
    Microsoft announces COD release dates, with Black Ops 6 launching after Game Pass changes (48:15)
    https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-3-is-now-on-xbox-game-pass/

    The FTC is mad Microsoft did the thing the FTC knew Microsoft would do after buying Activision (49:30)
    https://www.eurogamer.net/ftc-slams-microsofts-xbox-game-pass-tier-changes-calls-it-a-degraded-product

    Ubisoft grovels to right-wing gamers over the black samurai in Assassin’s Creed (53:35)
    https://www.eurogamer.net/microsoft-staffer-blasts-decision-to-lay-off-internal-team-focused-on-diversity-due-to-changing-business-needs

    Ziff-Davis lays off all staff at Humble Games (1:01:45)
    https://www.eurogamer.net/external-translators-hired-for-nintendo-projects-bemoan-lack-of-credit-in-almost-every-big-title

    Deadpool’s butt controller (1:03:00)
    https://www.polygon.com/24200443/xbox-deadpool-wolverine-wireless-controller-giveaway-ass

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  • An historic trigger pull.

    Games we played this week include:
    Clickolding (11:15)
    Magical Delicacy (19:40)
    Concord (31:25)
    DMC: Devil May Cry (36:20)
    Reveil (43:15)
    Bokura (23:41)

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    News things talked about in this episode:
    Microsoft introduces new Game Pass tiers, increasing prices and stripping day-one releases (1:00:15)
    https://www.eurogamer.net/microsoft-confirms-big-changes-for-xbox-game-pass-ditching-day-one-releases-for-basic-tier

    Internal Microsoft email reveals disposal of DEI team based on “business needs” (1:09:25)
    https://www.eurogamer.net/microsoft-staffer-blasts-decision-to-lay-off-internal-team-focused-on-diversity-due-to-changing-business-needs

    Nintendo criticized for not crediting external translators (1:15:05)
    https://www.eurogamer.net/external-translators-hired-for-nintendo-projects-bemoan-lack-of-credit-in-almost-every-big-title

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