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8-4 Play 6/25/2021: SUMMER OF PARADISE Jun 25, 2021

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The hype train has left with a resounding choo-choo! In its wake, we unpack this year's E3 news and share thoughts on Stranger of Paradise, FF7R Intergrade, 25 years of N64, and more!

Time – Topic Discussed:

01:40 – Nicknames 11:17 – Apex Legends 19:47 – Stranger in Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin 35:20 – Final Fantasy VII Remake: Intergrade 52:07 - Mass Effect: Legendary Edition 54:28 – Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers 1:05:37 – News: E3 Recap; Sonic's 30th Anniversary, Nintendo 64's Anniversary, and more!

8-4 Play 6/11/2021: BACK ON TRACK Jun 11, 2021

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E3 is (sorta) back, which means it's time to buckle up for another round of baseless speculation, ridiculous predictions, and general mayhem as we once again board the #E3HYPETRAIN!

Time – Topic Discussed:

25:30 – News: Nintendo, Uncharted 4 on PC, E3's Award show, and more! 34:17 – Nintendo E3 Speculation 57:14 – More News: The EGRETII mini, Yuji Naka's retirement (?), The Playdate, and more! 01:26:35 – Capcom E3 Speculation 01:33:08 – Microsoft & Bethesda E3 Speculation 01:44:38 – Square-Enix 01:50:30 – Our Wishlists & Last Minute Predictions

8-4 Play 5/28/2021: PRIME SLIME May 28, 2021

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Dragon Quest may be getting 'darker' and 'more adult', but we here at 8-4 Play pledge to remain as cute and carefree as ever. Join us for talk of all the recent DQ-related announcements, the latest Switch rumors, a little RE: Village and New Pokémon Snap, and more! Time – Topic Discussed:

00:50 – Nicknames 13:22 – News: Dragon Quest Announcements, Valve's portable steam device, new Switch Pro rumors, and more! 1:17:54 – Resident Evil: Village 1:25:48 – Control 1:29:50 – Earthbound 1:39:07 – New Pokémon Snap 1:45:43 – Last Minute Rumors & News: Team Ninja & Final Fantasy, Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Edition, and a little bit more!

8-4 Play 5/14/2021: RESIDENTAL May 14, 2021

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No news is good news when the only news is Alex "cvxfreak" Aniel joining us for nearly two hours of impressions of two of the past month's biggest releases: Returnal and Resident Evil Village! Check out Alex's book Itchy, Tasty: An Unofficial History of Resident Evil (Thanks to Peter Jonca for the Resident Evil font used in our image!) Time – Topic Discussed:

01:04 – Nicknames 09:17 – Returnal 41:59 – Resident Evil: Village

8-4 Play 4/30/2021: G IS FOR GOLDEN Apr 30, 2021

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It's Golden Week in Japan! Join us for pre-holiday impressions of SaGa Frontier Remastered and NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139, plus the latest news from the worlds of video games and fast food (spoiler: MacDonald is out this week, but McDonald's is -in-).

Time – Topic Discussed:

01:25 – Nicknames 13:05 – SaGa Frontier Remastered 33:29 – NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139… 01:01:37 – News: PS5 Sales, PS3/PS Vita stores are here to stay, RE8 news recap, and more!

8-4 Play 4/16/2021: TENDER IS THE FUR Apr 16, 2021

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Impressed with the dioramas in Fantasian, we work together to construct a faithful replica of the 8-4 office. We spare no detail, including our fridge in the state-of-the-art podcast wing filled with tiny Chu-hi!

Time – Topic Discussed:

01:31 – Nicknames 14:21 – Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers 24:26 – Monster Hunter Rise 27:04 – The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 31:42 – Fantasian 40:32 – Dragon Quest X 41:59 – No Man's Sky 52:03 – News: Nintendo Indies Announcement, the latest Sony happenings, and more!

8-4 Play 4/2/2021: MY FAIR GAIJIN HUNTER Apr 02, 2021

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Joined by special guest Adam "Gaijin Hunter" Evanko, we celebrate the latest pointy, bitey addition to the Monster Hunter franchise! 00:53 – Nicknames 05:52 – Monster Hunter Rise 1:04:48 – News: DLSS on the Next Switch, Sony's Sunset Plans PS3/PSP/PSVita stores, and more!

8-4 Play 3/19/2021: OUT OF SYNC Mar 19, 2021

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This week we bravely default to talking about Japan, games, and Japanese games! Plus a bit of reminiscing about boy bands, print gaming media, and some classic puzzle platformers.

Time – Topic Discussed:

00:58 – Nicknames 27:19 – Bravely Default II 38:40 – Don't Starve Together 44:45 – Little Nightmare 2, Inside, & Limbo (***Limbo Spoilers***) 51:28 – News: Bethesda Joins Microsoft, Super Nintendo World, Apex Legends on Switch and more!

8-4 Play 3/5/2021: UP IN SMOKE Mar 05, 2021

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17-Bit's Jake Kazdal returns to talk about his newly-announced VR title "Song in the Smoke," Japan Studio's closure, a bigger-screen Switch, PS5 VR, banana controllers, being Seth Rogen's stunt double, and more!

Time – Topic Discussed:

00:58 – Nicknames 10:59 – Song in the Smoke 44:49 – News: PlayStation VR News, Japan Studio's fate, New Switch rumors, and lots more

8-4 Play 2/19/2021: DIRECT DE GO!! Feb 19, 2021

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We gorge on Nintendo news along with 17-Bit's Jake Kazdal, topping it off with lots (and lots) of thoughts on Bowser's Fury and very, very little FFXIV updates. And the long-awaited reveal of exactly what time Gabe secured his PS5 order.

Time – Topic Discussed:

00:51 – Nicknames 15:10 – Devil May Cry 5 18:50 – Nintendo Direct News 1:07:35 – Super Mario 3D World: Bowser's Fury 1:41:27 – More News: GoldenEye Leak, DualSense drift, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 movie, Final Fantasy XIV's next expansion, and more!

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