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173 Madden NFL 19 Sep 03, 2018

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Shane buys pie under the table at a roadside stand. Karl has a secret admirer who lavishes him in external disk space. Joel doesn't care about frosting. Just give him a good cake. Grab some sweets and enjoy another episode of video games, recommended music and good beers with three mates having way too much fun doing a podcast they love.

0:04:50 Side A Video Games

News

Amazon ending 20% discount on preorders
XBOX All Access subscription service
Halo: The Master Chief Collection and other games added to XBOX Game Pass
Streets of Rage 4 revealed

Video Games

Dead Cells final thoughts
Madden NFL 19

Easy PlayStation 4 Trophies

Twin Robots
TETRA's Escape

0:46:16 Beers

New New | 1840 Brewing Company
Disco Fork Lift Truck | Drygate Brewing Co
Nitro Vanilla Porter (NVP) | Breckenridge Brewery

0:54:27 Side B Music

Recommended Albums

Featured
- Disques Debs International Vol. 1
Devils Teeth Suki Yaki Hot!
James Booker The Lost Paramount Tapes
Polyrhythmics Octagon
Pagan Black Wash
Eminem Kamikaze

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172 Dead Cells Hit And Run Aug 21, 2018

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Shane's soul is worth one hundred bucks, Joel doesn't tinker with the price of hot dogs and Karl doesn't play well with others in the kitchen.

0:05:03 Side A Video Games

News

Bethesda doesn't want you to buy their games used
Google didn't make 50 million off of Fortnite sales in their Android store
Diablo III coming to the Nintendo Switch this fall
Plagiarism in video game reviews and recent controversy with a former IGN employee's Dead Cells review

Video Games

Dead Cells impressions

Now Playing

New ABOG Battlefield 1 Platoon
Joel finally beat his favorite video game from 2017
Overcooked 2

Easy PlayStation Trophies

ROCKETSROCKETSROCKETS
Twin Robots | Ratalaika Games

0:39:38 Beers

Red, White and Blue (In The Spirit Series) | Third Space Brewing
Lean Back | Parallel 49 Brewing
Joker IPA | Williams Bros. Brewing Co.

0:49:21 Side B Music

Recommended Album

Dog Party Hit & Run

Also Listening To

Atmosphere Sad Clown Bad Year (#9 - #12 Collection)
Atmosphere Fishing Blues
Deafheavan Ordinary Corrupt Human Love
Shane's new turntable -- Audio-Technica AT-LP120
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band Trout Mask Replica

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171 Tax Deductible Beers Aug 07, 2018

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Joel sticks up for Hello Games, Shane needs eleven spins to confirm an album is good and Karl has a deal for you.

0:04:35 Side A Video Games

News

Nintendo sues a couple ROM sites to protect their IP's
Nintendo Entertainment System: NES Classic Edition is the best selling console for the month (June). First time in over 30 years.
Exercise to stay e-fit
- Washed up by mid-20's?
Survival mode in FIFA 19

Games

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Hidden Agenda
The Jackbox Party Pack
No Man's Sky

Easy PlayStation Trophies (E-Penis)

Super Destronaut DX
Pic-a-Pix Color

0:39:40 Beers

Mental Floss | Beere Brewing Company
All In Jim APA | Time and Tide Brewing
Rise of the Angels | 18th Street Brewery
- Special shout out to Roadhouse Brewing Co. in Jackson Hole, WY

0:48:43 Side B Music

Recommended Album

The Fever 333 Made An America
The Last Gang Keep Them Counting

Also Listening To

The Replacements For Sale: Live at Maxwell's 1986
Weezer Weezer (White Album)
Charles Bradley Changes
The War on Drugs live at Riverside Theater 7-22-18
The War on Drugs A Deeper Understanding
The Interrupters Fight The Good Fight
Kamasi Washington Heaven and Earth

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170 Naked Threesome Jul 17, 2018

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E-sports made better with beers, pickles, onions and experimental hip hop.

0:03:21 Side A Video Games

News

International Olympics Committee to host an e-sports forum
Nintendo wants to help developers with cross-play aspirations
Rocket League is now available in XBOX Game Pass

Games

Fortnite Season 5
Doom (XBOX One)
The Crew 2 (PS4)

Easy PlayStation Trophies (E-Penis)

N.E.R.O. Nothing Ever Remains Obscure (PS4)
Puzzle Showdown 4K (PS4)
The Wolf Among Us (PS3)
Dead Synchronicity (PS4)

0:53:57 Beers

Naked Threesome | Raised Grain Brewing Company
Invisible No Coast IPA | Powell Brewery
Guinness | St. Jame's Gate, Dublin

1:04:38 Side B Music

Recommended Album

Jpegmafia Veteran

Also Listening To

Janelle Monae The ArchAndroid
Theia The Ghost Light
Dogs in Ecstasy Dreams and Gripes
Buffalo Gospel On the First Bell

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169 Thick Enough To Stop Cross Play Jul 03, 2018

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Sony's handling of cross-platform play with Fortnite reminds Joel of their former arrogance, Shane doesn't like free games and Karl thinks Oatmeal Man is the worst superhero ever.

0:06:35 Side A Video Games

News

Sony blocking Fortnite cross-play between PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch
The red label is back with Greatest Hits on PlayStation 4
Vancouver Retro Gaming Expo 2018

Games

The Crew 2
Mario Tennis Aces

Easy PlayStation Trophies (E-Penis)

Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour
Batman: The Telltale Series
Wheels of Aurelia
Devious Dungeon

1:13:45 Beers

Hyde & Wilde American Style IPA | Sainsbury's
Power Slide | Parallel 49 Brewing Company
Elvis Juice | BrewDog

1:23:10 Side B Music

Recommended Album

Parquet Cours Wide Awake!

Also Listening To

The Interrupters Fight the Good Fight
Mad Caddies Punk Rocksteady
Jpegmafia Veteran
Guns 'N Roses Appetite For Destruction (Super Deluxe Edition)
Kamasi Washington Heaven and Earth

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168 E3 2018 Pint Glasses Half Full Edition Jun 19, 2018

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Devil worshippers love their kitties, game developers take copious amounts of acid and E3 is duller than dull. The world is flipped upside down yet the guys still attempt to give it a glass is half full chat. A full run through of all the pressers and games announced during E3 and a Side B jammed full of new bands to discover from recent gigs they attended.

0:03:00 Side A Video Games

E3 2018

- Microsoft XBOX
  - Halo Infinite
  - Ori and the Will of the Wisps
  - Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
  - Fallout 76
  - Crackdown 3
  - Metro Exodus
  - Sea of Thieves expansions
  - Forza Horizon 4
  - We Happy Few
  - Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition
  - Tom Clancy's The Division 2
  - Shadow of the Tomb Raider
  - Session
  - Black Desert Online
  - Devil May Cry 5
  - Dying Light 2
  - Battletoads
  - Just Cause 4
  - Gears POP!
  - Gears of War Tactics
  - Gears 5
  - Cyberpunk 2077
  - Tunic
  - Cuphead DLC The Delicious Last Course
  - The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit
  - Microsoft acquires Ninja Theory, Playground Games, Undead Labs, Compulsion Games
- Sony PlayStation 4
  - The Last of Us Part II
  - God of War New Game Plus
  - Destiny 2 Forsaken
  - Ghost of Tsushima
  - Resident Evil 2 Remake
  - Control
  - Kingdom Hearts III
  - Trover Saves The Universe
  - Death Stranding
  - Nioh 2
  - Deracine
  - Spider-Man
- Nintendo Switch
  - Daemon X Machina
  - Fire Emblem: Three Houses
  - Fortnite
  - Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna - The Golden Country
  - Hollow Knight
  - Overcooked 2
  - Dragon Ball FighterZ
  - Super Mario Party
  - Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
- Ubisoft, EA and Bethesda
  - The Elder Scrolls VI
  - Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order
  - Beyond Good and Evil 2
  - Fallout Shelter
  - Unravel Two

1:14:45 Beers

Filthy Dirty IPA | Parallel 49 Brewing Company
Hobgoblin IPA | Wychwood Brewery Company
IPA | Odell Brewing Co

1:24:05 Side B Music

Gigs

The Longshot live at Rickshaw Theatre June 13th
Download Festival at Donington Park June 8th-10th
- Employed To Serve
- Dragonforce
- Marmozets
- Andrew W.K.
- Jonathan Davis
- Bullet For My Valentine
- Bad Religion
- Avenged Sevenfold
- Lawnmower Deth
- Monster Truck
- Corrosion Of Conformity
- The Fever 333
- Babymetal
- Parkway Drive
- Guns N' Roses
- Greta Van Fleet
- Cradle of Filth
- Turbonegro
- Bad Cop/Bad Cop
- Kreator
- Black Foxxes
- Meshuggah
- Myrkur
- Marilyn Manson
- Rise Against
- Ozzy Osbourne
Mdou Moctar at Acme Records June 3rd

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167 No Throwing Allowed Jun 05, 2018

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Joel risks relationships and loses time to Pixel Junk Monsters 2. Shane demonstrates his skills by going underneath the beat in Sound Shapes. Karl finds usefulness in an old pair of socks and embarks on a cynical adventure.

0:01:55 Side A Video Games

News

Best Buy ends Gamers Club Unlocked
Dark Souls: Remastered
Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection

Indies

Pixel Junk Monsters 2
Forgotton Anne

Grow Your Virtual Bulge (Dirty Platinum Trophies)

Devious Dungeon
Demetrios The Big Cynical Adventure
Albedo: Eyes from Outer Space
InkSplosion
Sound Shapes

0:56:17 Beers

Arcade Glow | Boombox Brewing Company
Mr. President | BrewDog
It Was All A Dream | Third Space Brewing

1:04:30 Side B Music

Recommended Album

Bombino Deran

Also Listening To

Alkaline Trio (Past Live)
Ghost Prequelle
Dogs In Ecstasy Dreams and Gripes
Sevendust All I See Is War

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166 Dramatic Pauses May 22, 2018

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The sounds of silence can be dramatic. Enjoy a raw episode (no edits) covering the latest in gaming news and impressions including Nintendo's plans for the Switch online, Pinball Arcade loses a few tables and God of War. Thereafter a full does of indies with Raging Justice, Super Mega Baseball 2, wireless controller for Shane's 23 SNES Minis and Karl's stuffed boxers. Recommended record from Walt Hamburger, beers and many more albums for your discerning ears.

0:06:25 Side A Video Games

News

Nintendo Switch online service fully detailed
Pinball Arcade loses rights to Bally and Williams tables
NES Classis is returning to store shelves in June
God of War is fastest selling PlayStation 4 game
God of War further impressions

Indies

Raging Justice (PS4 & XBOX One)
Super Mega Baseball 2 (PS4 & XBOX One)
8bitdo Wireless Controller (SNES)

Undies Full of Indies (Dirty Platinum Trophies)

Gem Smashers (PS4)
Her Majesty's Spiffing (PS4)

Brews

Superpest Double IPA | Bomber Brewing
Clockwork Tangerine | BrewDog
Space Dust IPA | Elysian Brewing Company

1:06:20 Side B Music

Recommended Album

Walt Hamburger One Week Record Week 2

Listening To and Gigs

Arctic Monkeys Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino
Parkway Drive Reverence
Guns N' Roses "Shadow Of Your Love"
Buffalo Gospel On The First Bell
Tigernite Sublunary
Greatest Lakes Divisions
Ryley Walker Deafman Glance
Courtney Barnett Tell Me How You Really Feel
Bombino Deran

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165 Compression Enhanced May 01, 2018

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XBOX One adds more backwards compatible titles and includes compression enhancements. Super Mega Baseball 2 is out this week. Nintendo Switch doesn't have a Dark Soul yet. Discord integrates. God of War, MLB The Show 18 and Pixel Junk Monsters 2 Demo impressions. Instructions for enlarging your ego with easy PlayStation Platinum Trophies. Too many good beers. Recommended record from Bokassa and more great albums you should be spinning. Jeff Rosenstock and Gunn-Truscinski Duo gigs. Story time with Shane about beer artistry and the new ABOG logo.

0:03:00 Side A Video Games

News

Six more XBOX 360 games with XBOX One X Enhanced updates added
- Red Dead Redemption
- Gears of War 2
- Sonic Generations
- Darksiders
- Portal 2
- Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
More original OG XBOX backwards compatible games now available
- Blinx: The Time Sweeper
- Breakdown
- Conker: Live & Reloaded
- The Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind
- Hunter: The Reckoning
- Jade Empire
- Panzer Dragoon Orta
- SSX 3
- Destroy All Humans!
- Full Spectrum Warrior
- Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction
- MX Unleashed
- Panzer Elite Action: Fields of Glory (Europe only)
- Star Wars: Battlefront
- Star Wars: Battlefront 2
- Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
- Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter
- Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 2: The Sith Lords
- Star Wars: Republic Commando
Dark Souls delayed on Nintendo Switch
- Remastered version of Dark Souls will still launch on May 25th on PS4, Xbox One and PC, the Nintendo Switch version is being pushed back to summer
Super Mega Baseball 2 releases May 1st
Discord / XBOX integration
Loot boxes banned in several European countries

Impressions

God of War
MLB The Show 18
Pixel Junk Monsters 2 Demo
A Way Out
Human Fall Flat

PlayStation 4 E-Penis Extender (Dirty Plats)

Energy Invasion
Slyde
Lara Croft Go
36 Fragments of Midnight
Gem Smashers
Orc Slayer
Hitman Go
Squareboy Vs. Bullies
Siegecraft Commander
Puzzle Showdown 4K

Brews

White Oak Jai Alai | Cigar City Brewing
Heathen | Northern Monk
Raspberry Wheat Ale | Trading Post Brewing

1:23:02 Side B Music

Recommended Album

Bokassa Divide & Conquer

Listening To and Gigs

Black Stone Cherry Family Tree
You Big Idiot Mega Donair
The Longshot Love Is For Losers
Gunn-Truscinski Duo live at Acme Records
Jeff Rosenstock, Martha and Bad Moves live at The Back Room At Colectivo

2:01:14 Side C Community

Record Night Friday May 4th
New Logo

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164 Midwest Gaming Classic 2018 Recap Apr 17, 2018

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Joel and Karl recap Midwest Gaming Classic 2018, MGC Music and their experience hanging out in person for the first time. After the recap there's some audio recorded at Lakefront Brewery with a few close friends all sharing what's in their pint glasses.

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