A Band of Gamers

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213 Good News Everyone Apr 28, 2020

Show notes

Shane is serving up grilled disinfectant wipe sandwiches and plays games the way they're intended. Joel finds a new groove at four in the morning and won't help another stranger with a bum leg. Karl gets back in the dugout and revisits his high school nickname.

News and Conversations

PlayStation is giving away two fantastic free games so you stay home and play
Sony might limit the run of PS5's this year but it's not due to COVID-19
Nintendo patch fixes the buttons and helps us XBOX and PlayStation gamers from inadvertently going backwards

Games

Football Manager 2020
Red Dead Redemption 2

Easy PlayStation Platinum Trophies

Thunder Paw

Cheers to Tom

Good News!

Recommended Records

Colter Wall Songs of the Plains
Mike Herrera Moments Like These: Texas

Give both a listen and let us know what you think in the Discord thread

Links

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212 Legit Apr 14, 2020

Show notes

Cutting edge, expert takes and all the brand new games in yet another legit gaming podcast episode brought to you by the world renowned ABOG guys.

News and Conversations

Nintendo actively patching Animal Crossing based on fan feedback and reduces the annoyance of all them eggs
Automatic digital refunds for preorders of The Last of Us Part II and Iron Man VR
35 years of Mario celebration with rumored re-releases of classic Mario games
Sony announces a new controller design and features for their upcoming PS5 console

Games

Shane completed the campaign in Red Dead Redemption 2 and shares his final thoughts
Demon's Tilt

Easy PlayStation Platinum Trophies

Rush Rover
Null Drifter

Song at the end

Brett Newski "Grow Your Garden" Don't Let The Bastards Get You Down
https://brettnewski.bandcamp.com/album/dont-let-the-bastards-get-you-down
https://brettnewski.com

Links

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211 Creep The Bells Apr 06, 2020

Show notes

The end of optical ports, a delay we can support, great time to be a gamer, our favorite racer goes offline, eggs are only good for scrambling and best friends.

News and Conversations

Two classic Star Wars games coming to PS4 and Switch
XBOX Series X ditching the optical port
The Last of Us II delayed indefinitely
World Health Organization supporting video games as a way to stay home

Games

Don't Starve Together
Bunny Day is no fun in Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Driveclub goes offline and ABOG celebrates their favorite racing game one last time
Apex Legends
Mother Russia Bleeds

Song at the end

Please support the band

North by North "My Friends (Will Hurt Your Friends)" off their album Get Weird
Available on bandcamp
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Links

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210 New Horizons Mar 30, 2020

Show notes

Covid-19 and the impacts on our gaming hobby in addition to how the ABOG trio and special guest Shay are keeping sane through it all. The perfect distraction with impeccable release timing- Animal Crossing New Horizons.

News and Conversations

Covid-19 and impact on the gaming industry

No Sony experts in the manufacturing plants for production of PS5
Microsoft development could be affected by work-at-home situation
GameStop brick and mortar not open to shoppers except for Delivery at Door option (curbside)
The impact on our lives and how we're keeping our sanity through it all

Games

Animal Crossing

Recommended Record

The Bombpops Death in Venice Beach

Links

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209 Elephant Blues Mar 24, 2020

Show notes

Joel, Shane and Karl are stuck indoors talking PS5 architecture, XBOX Series X memory cards, NFL2K making a comeback but not as needed and a new GameStop big guy.

News and Conversations

Reggie Fils-Aime joins GameStop Board of Directors
2K NFL games are returning in 2021 but not as we want
XBOX Series X expansion memory card
Mark Cerny presentation about PS5 architecture

Games

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
Riddled Corpses EX

Recommended Record

Wayne Kramer & The Pink Fairies Cocaine Blues

Links

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208 Personal Touch Mar 10, 2020

Show notes

XBOX Series X tech and features revealed, Cyberpunk 2077 smart edition, advice for GameStop that will not save their business, Bleeding Edge, two easy PlayStation Platinum Trophies and Supersuckers.

News and Conversations

The waiting game
XBOX Series X
- 12 Teraflops
- Variable Rate Shading
- Hardware Accelerated DirectX Ray Tracing
- SSD Storage
- Quick resume for multiple games
- Dynamic Latency Input
- Four generations
- Smart Delivery
Cyberpunk 2077 smart edition
GameStop trying new things but Joel has some advice for how they can succeed

Games

Bleeding Edge
- XBOX One Console Exclusive
- Ninja Theory

Easy PlayStation Platinum Trophies

Milo's Quest
Deep Space Rush

Records

Brad's Recommended Record Supersuckers Play That Rock 'n Roll
Next recommended record is Wayne Kramer & The Pink Fairies Cocaine Blues
- Give it a few listens and drop some thoughts in our Discord

Links

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207 Dollars and Sense Feb 25, 2020

Show notes

Shane pulls a muscle opening a banana, Joel may have a price limit but can't fight his impulsiveness and Karl escapes the UK to stay in Alcatraz.

News and Conversations

Nintendo Switch a complementary console as we suggested last episode and now there is data to prove it
Potentially expensive PS5 and XBOX Series X has us considering a limit
- Community and co-host commentary
- @ABandofGamers Twitter and A Band of Gamers Facebook Group community input
Full backwards compatibility could make a world of difference and change the value proposition of the upcoming consoles

Games

My Friend Pedro
River City Girls

Music

Brad's new blog post reviewing Green Day | Father of all Motherfuckers
Next recommended record is Supersuckers Play That Rock N' Roll. Give it a listen and drop your thoughts in our Discord Server

Links

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206 Burning The Controller At Both Ends Feb 11, 2020

Show notes

Shane likes to sting six year olds, Karl finally gets to the Witcher 3 dlc and Joel believes in a digital future so hard he may retire the gaming shelf.

News and Conversations

Feedback from the system wars conversation in last episode and related Twitter poll @ABandofGamers
Phil Spencer, Head of XBOX, says their competition is Google and Amazon rather than Sony and Nintendo
Joel might shift his game buying habits from physical to digital
Coronavirus causing delays to Nintendo Switch manufacturing and if doesn't get resolved soon could also delay launch windows for the upcoming XBOX Series X and PlayStation 5

Games

Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher III Wild Hunt: Hearts of Stone dlc
Bee Simulator

Records

Brad's new blog post reviewing Beach Slang's The Deadbeat Bang of Hearthbreak City
Listen to Green Day's new album and then leave your thoughts about it in our Discord Server

Links

Email: ABOGpod@gmail.com

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205 System Wars Hair Splitting Jan 28, 2020

Show notes

Shane cuts his own hair, Karl readies the mascara and Joel pivots his backlog list after not enjoying one of the games.

News and Conversations

Sony skipping E3 again and the guys wax lyrical about the old days of E3
System Wars are dead
Overwhelmed by all the good games
Long list of game delays in 2020
Redbox exits the game rental business

Games

Gone Home
TowerFall Ascension
Luigi's Mansion 3

Links

Email: ABOGpod@gmail.com

Intro and outro music provided by Tiny Rockets and used with permission.

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204 Street To Fleet Jan 14, 2020

Show notes

PS5 reveals a logo and DualShock 4 attachment, Microsoft will have no exclusive games at the launch of the Series X, Need for Speed Heat, Bus Simulator, Oculus Quest and Joel's late to the party God of War thoughts.

News

Sony takes a step towards the XBOX Elite controller
Power battle starts to reveal itself between PS5 and XBOX Series X
Microsoft more interested in selling you Game Pass than they are the new console later this year

Games