Episode 23 - Cons, Stocks, And Missed Games The Weekly Daily

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Blizzard's got new problems with their games effectively shut down in China after a "bad break-up" with NetEase. Forspoken released with some rather lackluster reviews. Also, we've been playing FFXIV and are looking forward to leaving Ishgard and the Seasonal Affective Disorder that accompanies it behind. In upcoming games: Silly dodgeball, dungeon crawler in space, and pretty game about taking pictures and stuff.…

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Episode 51 - AGDQ 2023 Recap 1:04:17

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AGDQ 2023 has concluded, so we give our highlights. With AGDQ ending, we've concluded our Hades runs, and have our best results for that. Plus, bees. Upcoming games include: A nice point-and-click from a familiar face, anime tactics, and expensive magic parkour sim (with a side of combat).

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Episode 50 - AGDQ 2023 56:26

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AGDQ is in full swing once again! Plus, making plans is hard and our progress in our Hades speedruns. In upcoming games: One that's familiar, one that's cool, one that's a very popular pirate anime.

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Episode 49 - Nostalgia and Countdown to ADGQ 1:01:18

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Happy New Year! A look at a game demo gets us talking about nostalgia in gaming, and we talk more about our progress in bringing down our Hades runtimes leading up to AGDQ.

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Episode 48 - Hades and a Very Old MMO 48:35

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Continuing from last week, we talk more about our experiences in FFXI and in our forays into Hades speedrunning.

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Episode 47 - The 1-Year Episode 43:48

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That's right! It's been a year (and six days) since we started on this adventure. We look back on a year of figuring out how to podcast, ponder on the future of the podcast, and talk about our recent foray into a VERY old MMO.

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Episode 46 - Game Awards Recap 1:08:48

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We're back, Chris isn't sick, and we have some Game Awards to talk about. We recap some of the announcements and other highlights from last week's event. In the upcoming games, a red panda with PTSD and Slavic mythology.

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Episode 45 - Pokemon, Callisto Protocol, and Dystopian Technologies 1:03:42

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We're back! This is our first episode back since Pokemon Scarlet/Violet released, so we had notes. Aside from that, Pokemon also has some issues popping up with Pokemon TCG Live, the newer version of their online TCG. Plus, Callisto Protocol has a day 1 season pass that includes... extra death animations? And story DLC, of course. Also, EA's submitted another patent, this time for collusion detection in online games, and Facebook says they've made considerable progress with CICERO, an AI that has achieved "human-level performance" in the board game Diplomacy. For upcoming games, yet another Square Enix release, Warhammer 40k: Darktide, and the aforementioned Callisto Protocol, among others.…

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Episode 44 - Game Awards Nominees, Dark Souls, Splatfest and Pokemon 1:03:02

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Game Awards 2022 approaches, and the nominees for this year have been announced, with a solid selection for GotY and a new category: Best Adaptation. Plus, Splatoon 3's Pokemon-themed Splatfest ended in a landslide, Dark Souls Remastered is back online on PC, and cheat maker AimJunkies' counterclaim against Bungie for alleged hacking and "clandestine surveillance" has been dismissed by the judge. Plus, regarding the real world, Beck goes on a rant regarding art censorship and the looming threat of worldwide conflict. In upcoming games: Pokemon, third-person action-shooters, and goats.…

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Episode 43 - Reviews and News 1:05:21

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This week, we talk about the perils of game reviews from publications, a cool idea that EA patented, and more. Upcoming games include Norse gods, medieval art, aliens and more.

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Episode 42 - Call of Duty bugs and skill-based matchmaking 1:07:29

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This week, CoD: MW2 released, and with it comes the bugs, balancing, and controversy (including skill-based matchmaking, which we didn't even realize was a controversy). Plus, an update on Adriana Chechik's recovery following injuries sustained and the recent TwitchCon event. In upcoming games: More spoopy, a new MOBA, and Sanic.…

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Episode 41 - Silent Hill announcements, OG DS 1 for PC going offline 52:17

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Silent Hill had a pretty big content drop, including a movie and multiple games. Dark Souls 2 is back online on the PC (sort of), but Dark Souls: Prepare to Die edition won't be coming back online. Also, Bayonetta's original voice actress walks back her original statements regarding her offered pay for Bayonetta 3. In the upcoming games: several spooky games, another Square Enix RPG, and a diver named Dave.…

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Episode 40 - Bayonetta 3, G4, and More 1:09:38

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Content warning: One of this episode's stories involves abuse. If you would like to avoid this topic, avoid listening between 39:30 - 44:20. This week: a 16 billion GP OS Runescape kill, G4 is apparently shutting down, and an follow-up on the status of streamer Adriana Chechik after her injury at TwitchCon. Plus, we're going over the whole deal with the Bayonetta 3 voice acting controversy, and talking briefly on the recent revelations about Amouranth's abusive relationship. In this week's upcoming games: A highly aesthetic sci-fi/fantasy ARPG, Mario + Rabbids + XCOM, Ubisoft presents Gotham Theft Auto*, and Garbage Pail Kids. Yes. Garbage Pail Kids. *Gotham Knights is not a Ubisoft game. It's also not a Rockstar game. You probably knew that, but we wanted to clarify.…

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Episode 39 - The launch of Overwatch 2, the lows of TwitchCon 1:06:04

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Overwatch 2 released, and "rocky" would be an understatement. TwithCon featured a little more (but not too much) info on the impending revenue split changes for streamers, as well as an unfortunate incident involving a streamer (and apparently many others) and a foam pit. Upcoming games for the week include the upcoming Dragon Ball asymmetrical PvP horror game, a Ghostbusters asymmetrical PvP horror game, and another game about potion-making.…

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Episode 38 - Overwatch 2: Part IV, Terraria's New "Final" Update, and Pay-2-Win Customer Support 1:05:56

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