EZK returns to talk to Andrew about the Disney XD’s new Duck Tales and Spider-Man shows, Marvel’s The Defenders, and the upcoming slate of Star Wars side-story movies!
EZK is off to parts unknown so it’s just Andrew this week.
No timestamps this week but I talk a lot about why I’m not into The Last of Us after three hours of play, my favorite anime, cellphones in movie theaters, difficulties with my new editing software and other fun stuff!
I don’t know. You wanna talk about games?
Let’s talk about games.
This week we talk about the video game industry’s myriad shenanigans of late. I’m sure we’ll find something positive to talk about!
31:53 – Lawbreakers dev says game not Switch-bound because not enough buttons
41:03 – Metroid: Samus Returns gates content behind amiibo
52:47 – ThinkGeek hoards NES Classic Editions and forces you to buy overpriced bundles to get them
59:50 – Nintendo’s obnoxious Voice Chat solution
Andrew returns to chat about the San Diego Comic Con and stupid Atari hats.
1:40 – Andrew played Heavy Rain
12:06 – Zachary finally finished Aquaria.
19:42 – Atari releases the world’s dumbest hat
27:32 – The best and the meh from San Diego Comic Con
What happens when one of the podcast hosts has a life?
You get another Andrew solo show!
7:42 – I explain why I stopped playing Life Is Strange after five minutes
20:18 – I share my mixed thoughts on the first couple hours of Resident Evil 6
36:54 – Nintendo announced the SNES Classic Edition
By request, we’ve kept our pre-show banter in the video version of the podcast. You can skip ahead to the start of the show proper (or another topic) with the timestamps below. In the show’s final half hour, Andrew and Zachary discuss the future of AR games the cost of living in San Diego.
8:54 – We finally start the show!
37:14 – Atari is introducing new gaming hardware. What do we think it is?
51:11 – Sega is bringing its classic games to mobile devices for free (with ads)
We discuss E3 2017 and hand out silly awards.
E3 starts earlier and earlier every year.
No topic timestamps this week as it’s a solo show. Andrew spends the first half an hour moaning about how boring EA’s press conference was then spends the back half about Black Panther and Wonder Woman.
Nintendo’s online service might not be as fully featured as its competition but hey, at least it will be cheaper!
15:52 – Nintendo details pricing and features of its paid online service
25:55 – Voice chat headset for Switch is overly complicated
34:24 – Valve announces the price of Steam Direct
46:20 – The ethical implications of relabeling retro carts
