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Are you feeling hungry… for video game talk!? This week we talk about the Borderlands 3 reveal, the state of Bioware, and more! We also ask the question, “What is the perfect video game meal?” Join us as we discover the right blend of herbs, spices and sinner sandwiches to fit our refined palates.

Works Discussed

• Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice developed by From Software
• Borderlands 3 developed by Gearbox Software
• Borderlands: Game of the Year Enhanced developed by Gearbox Software and Blind Squirrel Games
• Borderlands 2 developed by Gearbox Software
• Tales from the Borderlands developed by Telltale Games
• Destiny developed by Bungie
• No Man’s Sky developed by Hello Games
• The Division 2 developed by Ubisoft
• Overwatch developed by Blizzard Entertainment
• Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel developed by 2K Australia and Gearbox Software
• Battleborn developed by Gearbox Software
• Lawbreakers developed by Boss Key Productions
• Anthem developed by BioWare
• Mass Effect: Andromeda developed by BioWare
• Dragon Age: Inquisition developed by BioWare
• Deadly Premonition developed by Access Games
• Animal Crossing: New Leaf developed by Nintendo
• Castlevania developed by Konami
• Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild developed by Nintendo
• Pac-Man developed by Namco
• Kingdom Hearts developed by Square
• Dark Souls developed by From Software
• Persona 4 developed by Atlus
• Team Fortress 2 developed by Valve Corporation
• Fallout 4 developed by Bethesda Softworks
• Final Fantasy XV developed by Square Enix
• Super Mario Bros. developed by Nintendo Creative Department
• Hearthstone developed by Blizzard Entertainment
• Our Planet directed by Alastair Fothergill and narrated by David Attenborough
• The Red Strings Club developed by Deconstructeam
• Subsurface Circular developed by Mike Bithell Games

Salutations

• Olivia: Hearthstone Fireside Gatherings: https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/hearthstone/22936254/join-us-by-the-hearth-at-a-microsoft-store-fireside-gathering
• Rebecca: The Red Strings Club: https://www.devolverdigital.com/games/view/the-red-strings-club
• Tyler: Our Planet: https://www.netflix.com/title/80049832 (content warning: animal death in Episode 2)

Links

• “Where There Is Dark Souls Discourse, There Is Waypoint Radio,” by Patrick Klepek, Waypoint: https://waypoint.vice.com/en_us/article/wjmvw9/where-there-is-dark-souls-discourse-there-is-waypoint-radio
• “Borderlands 3 Reveal & More! – Gearbox PAX East Stream,” by GameSpot, YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAF_grlC9_0
• “E3 2018: The Division 2 DLC Will Be Completely Free, Ubisoft Announces,” Oscar Dayus, Gamespot: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/e3-2018-the-division-2-dlc-will-be-completely-free/1100-6459699/
• “Battleborn – Steam Charts,” Steam Charts: https://steamcharts.com/app/394230
• “How BioWare’s Anthem Went Wrong,” by Jason Schreier, Kotaku: https://kotaku.com/how-biowares-anthem-went-wrong-1833731964
• “The Past And Present Of Dragon Age 4,” by Jason Schreier, Kotaku: https://kotaku.com/the-past-and-present-of-dragon-age-4-1833913351
• “Worldwide digital games market: February 2019,” Superdata: https://www.superdataresearch.com/worldwide-digital-games-market/
• “Full Course Meals Explained,” Webstaurant Store Blog: https://www.webstaurantstore.com/blog/2578/full-course-meal.html
• “Sinner’s Sandwich,” Deadly Premonition Wiki: https://deadlypremonition.fandom.com/wiki/Sinner%27s_Sandwich
• “We Talked to the ‘The Red Strings Club’ Devs About Queer Art and Intention,” by Danielle Riendeau, Waypoint: https://waypoint.vice.com/en_us/article/wjp9pz/red-strings-club-intention-queer-art

Corrections

• At the time of this podcast’s release, Battleborn had a 38 player 24-hour peak according to Steam Charts, not 0 players. A link to the Steam Charts page (which is an unofficial site) is in the links section.
• Episode 2 of Our Planet has the Walrus death scene.

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Our Fine Meal (Spoilers)

1. Hor d’oeuvres: Paopu Fruit from Kingdom Hearts
2. Amuse-bouches: 1-Up Mushroom from Super Mario Bros
3. Soup: The Beef Bowl Challenge (aka The Meat Dimension) from Persona 4
4. Appetizer: The Sinner Sandwich from Deadly Premonition
5. Salad: Estus Soup from Dark Souls
   6: Fish: Dubious Food from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
6. Main Course 1: Wall Chicken from Castlevania
7. Palate Cleanser: Power Pellet from Pac-Man
8. Main Course 2: Completely normal and absolutely nothing suspicious Sandvich from Team Fortress 2
9. Dessert: Lucio Oh’s from Overwatch
10. Mignardise: Brewster’s Coffee from Animal Crossing: New Leaf and Fancy Lad Snack Cakes from Fallout 3

GDC is happening and that means we have a boatload of news. We talk about the latest Nindies, the Google Stadia announcement, the Playstation State of Play stream, the Apple Arcade subscription and more. We also find time to have a Sekiro Second.

Works Discussed

• Cuphead developed by Studio MDHR
• Celeste developed by Matt Makes Games
• RAD developed by Double Fine
• Cadence of Hyrule developed by Brace Yourself Games
• Crypt of the Necrodancer developed by Brace Yourself Games
• The Red Lantern developed by Timberline Studio
• Overland developed by Finji
• My Friend Pedro developed by DeadToast Entertainment
• Sayonara Wild Hearts by Simogo
• Neo Cab developed by Chance Agency
• No Man’s Sky developed by Hello Games
• Everybody’s Golf VR developed by Clap Hanz
• Marvel’s Iron Man VR developed by Camouflaj
• Five Nights At Freddy’s VR developed by Steel Wool Studios
• Job Simulator developed by Owlchemy Labs
• Vacation Simulator developed by Owlchemy Labs
• Yoshi’s Crafted World developed by Good-Feel
• Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice developed by From Software
• Onimusha: Warlords developed by Capcom
• Bloodborne developed by From Software

Salutations

• Olivia: Retroarch by The Libretro Team
• Rebecca: Love, Death & Robots produced by Joshua Donen, David Fincher, Jennifer Miller, and Tim Miller
• Tyler: Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle by Ubisoft Milan and Ubisoft Paris

Links

• “New Nintendo Switch Games: Nindies News Roundup,” by Chris Pereria, Oscar Dayus, Kevin Knezevic and Steve Watts, Gamespot: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/new-nintendo-switch-games-nindies-news-roundup/1100-6465723/
• “Google’s Stadia looks like an early beta of the future of gaming,” by Tom Warren, The Verge: https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/20/18273977/google-stadia-cloud-game-streaming-service-report
• “When Google Fiber Abandons Your City as a Failed Experiment,” by Adam K. Raymond, Gizmodo: https://gizmodo.com/when-google-fiber-abandons-your-city-as-a-failed-experi-1833244198
• “Apple Arcade is a game subscription service for iPhones, Mac and Apple TV,” by Dara Kerr and Joan E. Solsman, CNET: https://www.cnet.com/news/apple-arcade-is-a-game-subscription-service-for-iphones-mac-and-apple-tv/
• “EA Laying Off 360 People, About 4% of Staff,” by Brian Crecente, Variety: https://variety.com/2019/gaming/news/ea-laying-off-350-people-1203172646/
• “Sony has sold 4.2 million PlayStation VR headsets,” by Jeff Grubb, VentureBeat: https://venturebeat.com/2019/03/25/playstation-vr-sales/
• “Sekiro guide: Rot Essence and Dragonrot,” by Dave Tach, Polygon: https://www.polygon.com/sekiro-guide/2019/3/21/18274357/rot-essence-dragonrot-unseen-aid-blood-sample-anayama-emma-dragons-blood-droplet-recovery-charm

Corrections

• We did not identify the correct city when discussing the roadwork issues caused by Google Fiber installation. The city was Louisville. We have linked to a source to in the links section.
• Sony sold more than 4.2 million PS VR systems. We have linked to a source to in the links section.

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Welcome to the hypnospace travelers. This week we discuss the games we’ve been playing, our favorite Pokemon, the life and death of the vita, and the games we would like to get the remake treatment.

Works Discussed

• Pokémon Sword And Shield by Game Freak
• Space Jam directed by Joe Pytka
• Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Let’s Go, Eevee! by Game Freak
• Pokémon Sun And Moon by Game Freak
• Pokémon X and Y by Game Freak
• Sound Shapes by Queasy Games
• Assassin’s Creed III: Liberation by Ubisoft
• Uncharted: Golden Abyss by SIE Bend Studio
• Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster by Square Enix and Virtuos
• Persona 4 Golden by Atlus
• Fortnite by Epic Games and People Can Fly
• The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild by Nintendo
• Super Mario Odyssey by Nintendo
• Gravity Rush by SIE Japan Studio (Team Gravity)
• Gravity Rush 2 by SIE Japan Studio (Team Gravity)
• Tearaway by Media Molecule
• God of War (2018) by SIE Santa Monica Studio
• The Last of Us by Naughty Dog
• Marvel’s Spider-Man (2018) by Insomniac Games
• Bloodborne by FromSoftware
• LittleBigPlanet Karting by United Front Games, SIE San Diego Studio and Media Molecule
• Horizon Zero Dawn by Guerrilla Games
• The Elder Scrolls Travels by Vir2L Studios
• Ryse: Son of Rome by Crytek
• Dance Central by Harmonix
• Darkest Dungeon by Red Hook Studios
• Cultist Simulator by Weather Factory
• SOMA by Frictional Games
• The Division 2 by Ubisoft
• Devil May Cry 5 by Capcom
• Sunless Sea by Failbetter Games
• Sunless Skies by Failbetter Games
• Fallen London by Failbetter Games
• Riverdale (2017 TV series) developed by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
• The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (2018 TV series) developed by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
• Hypnospace Outlaw by No More Robots
• Resident Evil 2 (2019) by Capcom
• The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D by Nintendo and Grezzo
• Twisted Metal (1995) by SingleTrac
• Rocket League by Psyonix
• Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning by 38 Studios and Big Huge Games
• Arx Fatalis by Arkane
• Fable by Big Blue Box Studios and Lionhead Studios
• Oregon Trail by MECC
• Rust by Facepunch Studios
• Euro Truck Simulator by SCS Software
• Knights of the Old Republic by BioWare
• Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords by Obsidian Entertainment
• The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind by Bethesda Game Studios

Salutations

• Olivia: “The Black Lotus” by Rhystic Studies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAvLC3fz068
• Rebecca: Hypnospace Outlaw by No More Robots: https://store.steampowered.com/app/844590/Hypnospace_Outlaw/
• Tyler: Riverdale (2017 TV series) developed by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa: https://www.cwtv.com/shows/riverdale/

Links

• “Pokemon Sword And Pokemon Shield – Official Reveal Trailer,” by Gamespot, YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3LsQYENpGg
• “Pokemon: Art Direction & History,” by Sam Santala, Twitter: https://twitter.com/samsantala/status/1101533939074777090?s=21
• “‘Is that a monkey?’ ‘HE’S GOT A GUN!’, Hellboy: The Right Hand of Doom, by Mike Mignola, Pat Brosseau, Dave Stewart and Scott Allie: https://imgur.com/C4cIv
• “Major newspaper duped by ‘Pokémon Gun’ meme from Twitter,” by Joseph Knoop, The Daily Dot: https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/pokemon-gun-meme-twitter-mexican-newspaper/
• “Sony has officially stopped producing the PS Vita,” by Andrew Liptak, The Verge: https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/2/18247864/sony-playstation-vita-officially-stopped-producing-rip
• “‘New’ Wii U hardware prices have skyrocketed,’” by Ben Kuchera. Polygon: https://www.polygon.com/2019/1/7/18171998/wii-u-price-new-unopened-ebay
• “Microsoft is reportedly planning an Xbox One without a disc drive for 2019,” by Gabe Gurwin, Digital Trends: https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/report-xbox-one-no-disc-drive-2019/
• “TES Renewal Project”: https://tesrenewal.com/
• “Sony patent hints at PlayStation 5 backward compatibility,” by Sean Keane, CNET: https://www.cnet.com/news/sony-patent-hints-at-playstation-5-backwards-compatibility/

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In 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 Discussed

• Yoshi’s Crafted World by Good-Feel Co., Ltd.
• Daemon X Machina by MARVELOUS!
• Tetris 99 by Arika
• Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker by Nintendo EAD Tokyo
• Wandersong by Greg Lobanov

Salutations

• Olivia: King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters directed by Seth Gordon
• Rebecca: – Wandersong by Greg Lobanov
• Tyler: Making bread from scratch

Links

• “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/

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This week we discuss Activision-Blizzard laying off 800 people, our thoughts on Apex Legends, first impressions on The Division 2 and Devil May Cry 5, and finally the various pigs in video games. Also, we got our very first listener question.

Works Discussed

• Apex Legends by Respawn Entertainment
• The Division 2 by Ubisoft
• Devil May Cry 5 by Capcom

Year Of The Pig

Tyler:

• Bloodborne by FromSoftware
• Darkest Dungeon by Red Hook Studios

Olivia:

• Stardew Valley by Eric Barone (ConcernedApe)

Rebecca:

• Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs by The Chinese Room

Salutations

• Olivia: Frye Festival Documentaries: Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened (Netflix) and Fyre Fraud (Hulu)
• Rebecca: Speed Dating for Ghosts by Copychaser Games
• Tyler: Russian Doll (Netflix) created by Natasha Lyonne, Amy Poehler, and Leslye Headland

Links

• “Activision Blizzard Reports Record Revenue as They Fuck Over 800 Employees,” by Patrick Klepek, Waypoint:
  https://waypoint.vice.com/en_us/article/yw83kg/activision-blizzard-reports-record-revenue-as-they-fuck-over-800-employees
• “The Two Fyre Festival Docs Show Very Different Sides of Poisonous Influencer Culture,” by Justin Kirkland, Esquire:
  https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a25896310/fyre-festival-documentary-review/
• “Rich Millennials Paid Thousands for Ja Rule’s Fyre Fest and are Now Stranded on an Island in Disaster Relief Tents,” by Gabrielle Bluestone, Vice:
  https://news.vice.com/en_us/article/j5d944/rich-millennials-paid-thousands-for-ja-rules-fyre-fest-and-are-now-stranded-on-an-island-in-disaster-relief-tents

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This week, join us as we discuss the Resident Evil 2 demo, Gearbox Software suing itself, our final thoughts on AGDQ, and games we played during our childhoods. Has Leon Kennedy’s 90s hair stood the test of time? Will the plot of Kingdom Hearts ever make complete sense? Is Detective Barbie the next logical sequel in the Detective Pikachu franchise? Find out all this and more on Episode 8!

Works Discussed

• Resident Evil 2 by Capcom
• Resident Evil 7: Biohazard by Capcom
• Dead Space 2 by Visceral Games
• Resident Evil: Code Veronica by Capcom
• Kingdom Hearts Series by Square Enix
• Red Dead Redemption 2 by Rockstar Games
• Bioshock Infinite by Irrational Games
• SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom by THQ
• Final Fantasy X by Squaresoft
• Final Fantasy X-2 by Squaresoft
• Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty by Konami
• Final Fantasy XIII by Square Enix
• Pokemon Red/Blue by Game Freak
• Pokemon X/Y by Game Freak
• Pokemon: Let’s Go, Eevee! by Game Freak
• Pizza Hut Demo Disks
• Chex Quest by Digital Café
• Viva Piñata by Rare
• Barbie Adventure Riding Club by Human Code
• Barbie Magic Hairstyler by EAI Interactive
• Barbie’s Ocean Discovery by Gorilla Systems Corporation
• Detective Barbie in The Mystery of the Carnival Caper by Gorilla Systems Corporation
• The Playroom by Brøderbund Software
• Lemmings by Rockstar North
• Treasure Cove! + Treasure Mountain! by The Learning Company
• SimAnt: The Electronic Ant Colony by Maxis Software

Salutations

• Olivia: Fallout: New Vegas — Prima Strategy Guide by Prima Games
• Tyler: Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice by Ninja Theory
• Rebecca: Game Demos!

Postage Stamp

• Discolored by Jason Godbey

Links

• Our quicklook of the Discolored demo: (https://blog.greetingsfrom.zone/post/182296494466/postcards-1-a-quick-look-at-discolored-2019)
• Join our Discord!: (https://discord.gg/bVkhZet)
• Ars Technica’s article on the Randy Pitchford/Wade Callender lawsuits: (https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/01/gearbox-ceo-allegedly-kept-underage-porn-on-usb-stick-new-lawsuit-alleges/)
• AGDQ VODs: (http://gdqvods.com/event/agdq-2019/)

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