Game Mess Decides

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95: GON' PHISHING IN ARTIFACT Sep 07, 2018

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Jeff is back from PAX, and Mike is back from All In wrestling ... we should do one of those GamesBeat Decides podcasts. On this week's episode, Jeff talks about competing in the Kinda Funny championship, and Mike talks about playing and finishing Spider-Man for the PlayStation 4.
In the news, the GamesBeat Decides crew talk about the devastating Hokkaido earthquake in Japan and how that forced Nintendo to move around a scheduled event. Jeff and Mike also wonder why Valve thinks it's a good idea to not moderate the chat feature in its upcoming card battler Artifact.
For all that and more, join us for GamesBeat Decides!
What we talked about
The games
Jeff
PAX West
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Streets of Rage 4
Windjammers 2
Valkyria Chronicles 4
Building a PC
Mike
Spider-Man
All in
The news
Nintendo Direct delay
Yoshi's Crafted World
Civilization VI on Switch
God of War surpasses 9 million players
Doom and the fake outrage
THQ Nordic picks up the Kingdoms of Amalur IP
Valve won't moderate Artifact chat
Pearl Abyss acquires CCP Games
Athlon is making a Lord of the Rings game

94: I FILL MY RAGE METER WITH THE NEWS Aug 29, 2018

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GamesBeat PC gaming editor Jeffrey Grubb hurt his hand after 80 hours of Dead Cells and poor posture, and now he's going to whine to you about it. If that sounds like your kind of content, you can tune into this week's GamesBeat Decides podcast with co-host Mike Minotti.
On this episode, Jeff and Mike talk about how one day they can speak about Spider-Man for the PlayStation 4. Jeff also finally beat Dead Cells. In the news, Mike and Jeff try to cover the tragic events from Jacksonville over the weekend. They also get into some of the other, more frivolous headlines from the last week.
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93: RAY TRACING, PRIVATE DICK Aug 24, 2018

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The GamesBeat Decides podcast is back, and it's going to get it right this time. On this episode, GamesBeat PC gaming editor Jeffrey Grubb and review editor Mike Minotti talk about video games and private detective Ray Tracing.
The crew also dives into the NPD numbers for July. Nintendo did really well, and so did Octopath Traveler.
WHAT WE’VE BEEN DOING
Jeff:
Dead Cells
The Messenger
Samsung ultrawide monitor
MIKE:
The Messenger
World of Warcraft
News:
NPD
Battlefield V preorders
Xbox One All Access
No 2019 Assassin's Creed
Steam.tv
And more.

92: An artisanal, locally plagiarized podcast Aug 16, 2018

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The GamesBeat Decides podcast is here this week to present other people's work as their own. On this week's episode, hosts Mike Minotti and Jeffrey Grubb talk about new developments in the Filip Miucin plagiarism story at IGN, Ninja's no-girls-allowed rule, and Discord's new store.
Mike and Jeff also gush more about Dead Cells, and they get into the new World of Warcraft expansion.
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91: LUIGI'S BLOATED CORPSE Aug 08, 2018

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We've only had 5 days between recordings of the GamesBeat Decides podcast, so we weren't expecting to have a lot to talk about on this week's episode. That was our first mistake.
The GamesBeat Decides crew has spent most of the last week playing Dead Cells, and that's what they spend the top half of this week's episode talking about. But then it is a huge news section with several major stories including IGN's plagiarism problem, Riot's sexism problems, and Steam's Fallout 76 problem.

90: Wait ... How Many Songs Mention Colin Kaepernick? Aug 03, 2018

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It's time for another GamesBeat Decides podcast. This week, PC gaming editor Jeffrey Grubb and reviews editor Mike Minotti get together to talk about some games and the news.
On this episode, the crew discusses virtual bedrooms, Donkey Kong '94, and World of Warcraft. The duo also talk about EA Sports bleeping Colin Kaepernick's name in a song on the Madden NFL 19 soundtrack, and how that is part of why it's hard for Jeff to enjoy Madden on PC.
In the news, it's mostly the monthly game sales report from The NPD Group. The NES Classic was a big seller, and Mario Tennis Aces was the winner on the software chart.
You can listen to all of that and more if you join us.

89: TRUTH IN CLOUD ADVERTISING Jul 25, 2018

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PC gaming editor Jeffrey Grubb is on vacation, but he came back for the podcast because what if everyone realizes they don't need him. This is why his hair is going white. Capitalism is going to kill him.
On this week's episode, fellow host and GamesBeat reviews editor Mike Minotti talks about Mega Man X. Jeff talks about Dead Cells and Spintires: Mudrunner. And together they tackle the news.
Join them, won't you?

88: WE DEMAND SEXY SHE-RA Jul 17, 2018

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This week, co-host Jeffrey Grubb has begun calling himself the "godking" because his people in Frostpunk have started worshiping him. This has left GamesBeat reviews editor Mike Minotti, fellow GamesBeat Decides podcast co-host, frightened and alone. You'll have to listen to see if he decides to submit to lord Jeffrey's rule.
On this episode, Mike and Jeff also talk about She-Ra, Danger Zone 2, and Dead Cells on Switch. In the news, the crew discusses how typos can destroy a game, Epic's bold move to give more money to asset creators, and Capcom's stock price.
Here’s what we talked about:
20XX
Frostpunk
Danger Zone 2
Dead Cells
Modders fix Alien: Colonial Marines by fixing a typo
Epic increases payout to 88 percent
Capcom shares plummet because analysts are concerned about Monster Hunter sales
Rainbow Six: Siege players are getting banned for slurs
No Man's Sky Next trailer
Epic's first esports Fortnite event didn't go so well
German court bans vague dates in promotional material
Wolfenstein II probably didn't sell very well
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87: YOUR FEEDBACK ON WHO TO FIRE IS VALUABLE TO US Jul 10, 2018

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We're back after taking a week off for Independence Day, and everyone is talking about ArenaNet for some reason? Well, the GamesBeat Decides podcast is not going to miss out on a mess like this. That studios decision to fire two of its Guild Wars II writers for being mildly of abrasive on Twitter takes up a good portion of this week's news section.
In addition to overreactions from ArenaNet management, hosts Jeffrey Grubb and Mike Minotti also talk about the first 10 hours of Octopath Traveler, Frostpunk, and the Nintendo Virtual Boy. The Decides crew also weighs in on Steam sales, Todd Howard, and Crash Bandicoot.
You can hear all that and more by clicking play below. Join us, won't you?
Here's what we talked about:
Octopath Traveler
Frostpunk
Red Faction Guerrilla: Re-Mars-Tered Edtion
The Sexy Brutale
Virtual Boy
ArenaNet has messed up
Steam's best-selling PC games
Todd Howard says things
Monster Hunter: World comes to PC August 9
Super Mario 64 in 60 frames per second
Ratchet & Clank is Insomniac's best-selling game
Crash Bandicoot is the fastest-selling Switch game in 2018
Nintendo is going to announce more games later this year
A lot of third-party games are coming to Switch
Hearthstone expansion
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86: HAMMOND IS VERY GOOD Jun 30, 2018

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On this week's GamesBeat Decides podcast, hosts Jeffrey Grubb and Mike Minotti talk about Summer Games Done Quick, Mario Tennis Aces online, and more.
We also had some news with Microsoft's Xbox Community Content platform and more.
Listen, won't you?
Here's what we talked about:
Here's what we talked about:
Wolfenstein 2
Battlefield V
Overwatch with Hammond
Mario Tennis Aces
SGDQ
Xbox One gets Steam Workshop-like platform
Amy Hennis left EA
Bluehole dropped Fortnite lawsuit
Hollow Knight on Switch is selling very well
Google is planning a game platform
Mario Kart 8 gets Toy-Con support
PUBG Mobile's progression pass leads to 365% boost
Pokemon Go is back
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