058: Draft Day 2021

Discussions on Ori and the Blind Forest, Total War: Warhammer II, Twitch removing the PogChamp emote, some of the best (and worst) video game commercials we've seen, the continued frustration around trying to buy graphics cards, and kicking off our fantasy video game draft for 2021.

00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:38 - Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition (Chris)
00:16:45 - Total War: Warhammer II (Chris)
00:34:11 - Dishonored Tattoo Featured at Storming of the Capitol
00:36:30 - Twitch Deletes PogChamp Emote
00:39:11 - Brian David Gilbert Leaves Polygon
00:41:13 - Some of the Best (and Worst) Video Game Commercials
00:46:12 - Tariffs and Bitcoin Make Purchasing GPUs a Nightmare
00:55:02 - Fantasy Video Game Publisher Competition Draft 2021
01:17:25 - Closing Statements

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Original release date: January 24th, 2021

057: Our Top 10 Games of 2020

Discussions on Heath finally playing Dishonored, Cyberpunk 2077's continued launch issues, the show's very first guest, and our favorite 10 games we played in 2020.

00:00:00 - Intro
00:03:07 - Death Stranding (Heath)
00:06:44 - (*Spoiler Section*) Dishonored
00:32:18 - Heath's 2021 Game Playing Schedule
00:36:25 - Cyberpunk 2077's Launch Woes Continue
00:42:43 - Twitch Bans the Words: Simp, Virgin, and Incel
00:47:35 - Netflix's The Witcher Season 2 First Details
00:49:45 - Heath's Nonsense Nexus
01:08:58 - Top 10 Games Played in 2020
02:30:07 - Closing Statements

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Original release date: December 31st, 2020

056: Red Death Stranding Online

Discussions on The Fall, Luigi's Mansion 3, A Way Out, Death Stranding, Red Dead Online, and covering all of the news and announcements from The Game Awards 2020.

00:00:00 - Intro
00:04:37 - The Fall (Chris)
00:21:09 - Luigi's Mansion 3 (Chris)
00:34:09 - Carrion (Heath)
00:36:08 - The Jackbox Party Pack 7 (Heath/Chris)
00:41:42 - A Way Out (Heath)
00:51:01 - Death Standing (Heath)
01:00:18 - Red Dead Online (Heath)
01:10:51 - The Game Awards Announcements
01:29:40 - The Game Awards Winners Discussion
01:34:50 - The Game Awards 2020 Predictions Resolution
01:39:25 - Closing Statements

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Original release date: December 16th, 2020

055: The Game Awards 2020 Predictions

Discussions on predicting this year's winners at The Game Awards and another edition of our music guessing game Mobius Tunes.

00:00:00 - Intro
00:05:44 - General Game Awards Musings and Criticisms
00:12:38 - The Game Awards 2020 Predictions
01:19:55 - Mobius Tunes Volume 9
02:01:57 - Closing Statements

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Original release date: November 26th, 2020

054: Replaced Dada with Banana

Discussions on Bioshock, Super Mario Galaxy, Death Stranding, Chris upgrading his PC, and a big pile of listener emails.

00:00:00 - Intro
00:03:11 - Spyfall (Heath)
00:07:42 - Bioshock (Heath)
00:20:24 - Super Mario Galaxy (Chris)
00:24:11 - Death Stranding and the "Kojima Korner" (Heath)
00:41:15 - Chris Upgraded his PC
00:51:39 - Email: Could Esports Gambling Replace Sports Betting?
01:04:58 - Email: Video Game Recommendations for Date Night
01:17:07 - Email: Heath Torture Time
01:23:43 - Email: Are Video Games Art Revisited
01:40:00 - Closing Statements

Heath's Kojima Korner Graph:
https://twitter.com/heathcottengim/status/1329107751897849859/photo/1

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Original release date: November 19th, 2020

053: A Myriad of Screams

Discussions on Hades, Dusk, The Jackbox Party Pack 7, Carrion, Pikuniku, the latest wave of Twitch DMCA takedowns, another Cyberpunk 2077 delay, and we try our hand at the guessing game Video Game 20 Questions.

00:00:00 - Intro
00:06:27 - Hades (Chris)
00:10:07 - Dusk (Chris)
00:19:55 - Heath Likes Tim Rogers
00:24:52 - The Jackbox Party Pack 7 (Heath)
00:29:02 - Carrion (Heath)
00:35:20 - Pikuniku (Heath)
00:38:05 - Clue Movie (Heath)
00:46:22 - Twitch DMCA Takedown Scandal
00:51:38 - Google Stadia Creative Director's Controversial Tweet
01:01:23 - First Fire Emblem Game Coming to Switch (For a Limited Time Only)
01:07:31 - Sean Connery Passed Away
01:11:47 - Cyberpunk 2077 Delayed to December (After Going Gold)
01:18:14 - Epic Games v. Apple Court Date Set
01:20:53 - Video Game 20 Questions
01:42:57 - Closing Statements

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Original release date: November 9th, 2020

052: Are Video Games Art?

Discussions on Jackbox Party Pack games, Hades, Little Nightmares, Super Mario Galaxy, and a long meandering conversation debating whether or not video games should be considered art.

00:00:00 - Intro
00:03:30 - Jackbox Party Pack games (Heath)
00:13:09 - Hades (Chris)
00:22:36 - Little Nightmares (Chris)
00:28:42 - Super Mario Galaxy (Chris)
00:35:49 - FIFA 21 Legacy Edition on Switch is a Carbon Copy
00:41:27 - PS5 Teardown Video Shows the Console's Internals
00:44:28 - AMD Announces Zen 3 Ryzen 5000 Processors
00:52:47 - Are Video Games Art?
01:45:44 - Closing Statements

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Original release date: October 29th, 2020