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Delays, Byleth, AGDQ Fundraising Record Jan 23, 2020

Show notes

This week, we talk about all of the game release dates that have been pushed back, community reactions to Byleth and a fundraising record broken by AGDQ.

This week's stories:

Delays delays delays
1. Cyberpunk 2077, FF7 Remake, Other Video Game Release Dates Delayed
1. The Internet Reacts To Yet Another Fire Emblem Character In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Byleth added to smash… internet says "meh." DLC pack 2 announced
1. AGDQ 2020's fundraising breaks another record, with another $3 million
AGDQ sets fundraising record!

Mentions:

Austin - Halo: Reach, WoW

Doug - Star Wars: Rebels, Assassin's Creed: Odyssey

Jeremiah - Death Stranding, Ori and the Blind Forest, DBZ: Kakarot

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Pokémon DLC, Sony not at E3, Morbius Jan 16, 2020

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This week, we talk about the upcoming Pokemon DLC, Sony passing on E3, and the new Morbius trailer.

This week's stories:

Mentions:

Doug -

Thrawn (Timothy Zahn book)

Jeremiah -

Super Dragon Ball Heroes
Death Stranding

Jon -

Hollow Knight, Inheritance (The Inheritance Series)

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Game release schedule for 2020 Jan 09, 2020

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This week, we talk about upcoming games that we're excited about for 2020

This week's stories:

Upcoming 2020 Titles

January

Monster Hunter World: Iceborne (PC) - January 9
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot - January 17
Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore - January 17
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Remastered Edition - January 23
The Walking Dead: Saints and Sinners - January 23
Journey to the Savage Planet - January 28

February

Zombie Army 4: Dead War - February 4
Granblue Fantasy: Versus - February 6
Ori and the Will of the Wisps - February 11
Yakuza 5 - February 11
Darksiders Genesis - February 14
Dreams - February 14
Snack World: The Dungeon Crawl - Gold - February 14
Street Fighter V: Champion Edition - February 14
Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[cl-r] - February 20
Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection - February 25
Iron Man VR - February 28
One-Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows - February 28

March

Final Fantasy VII Remake - March 3
Nioh 2 - March 13
Animal Crossing: New Horizons - March 20
Doom 64 - March 20
Doom: Eternal - March 20
Bleeding Edge - March 24
Persona 5: Royal - March 31
Half-Life: Alyx - March TBA

April

Resident Evil 3 Remake (includes Project Resistance) - April 3
Cyberpunk 2077 - April 16
Trials of Mana - April 24
Minecraft Dungeons - April TBA

May

Marvel's Avengers - May 15
Wasteland 3 - May 19
The Last of Us Part II - May 29

Disaster Report 4: Summer Memories
Eastward
Heart of the Woods
Psikyo Shooting Stars Alpha and Bravo
Session
System Shock
Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York

Battletoads
Disintegration
Dying Light 2
Empire of Sin
Grounded
Kerbal Space Program 2
Roller Champions
Sports Story

Streets of Rage 4

Axiom Verge 2
Death Stranding (PC)
Griftlands
Outriders
Planet Coaster: Console Edition
Tell Me Why
Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Earthblood

Cook, Serve, Delicious! 3?!
Guilty Gear -Strive-
Halo Infinite

12 Minutes
A Total War Saga: Troy
Crusader Kings III
The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope
Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise
Death March Club
Destroy All Humans!
Digimon Survive
Doom Eternal (Switch)
Gods and Monsters
Gridiron Champions
Humankind
Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
Little Nightmares II
Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond
Microsoft Flight Simulator
No More Heroes III
Oddworld: Soulstorm
One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4
Pokémon Sleep
Predator: Hunting Grounds
Psychonauts 2
Robotics;Notes Elite
Rust
SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated
Tales of Arise
The Artful Escape of Francis Vendetti
The Settlers
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Quarantine
Twin Mirror
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2
Watch Dogs Legion
Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition
Yakuza: Like a Dragon

What's on your plate?

Austin - The Witcher, Dark Souls

Doug - The Witcher, FFXV

Jeremiah - Death Stranding, Finished Letterkenny, Shadow Tactics

Jon - Hollow Knight, Mandalorian

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Flightless Nerd 2.20 Jan 02, 2020

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Our favorite games of the decade!

Mentions:

Austin - The Witcher

Doug - Mandalorian

Jeremiah - Persona 5, Mandalorian, Witcher, Death Stranding, Letterkenny

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Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker SPOILERS After 12:35!!! (Special) Dec 21, 2019

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This is our full discussion of Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker. If you have not seen the movie, the spoilers start at the 12:35 time stamp. This is a long episode as there is a LOT to unpack here!

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Star Wars Reviews, Game Awards, Nintendo Switch Sales Dec 19, 2019

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This week, we talk about preliminary reviews for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, our follow up to the game awards, and Nintendo Switch sales.

This week's stories:

Star Wars Reactions

https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a30255140/star-wars-the-rise-of-skywalker-twitter-reactions/

Game Award thoughts

https://www.trueachievements.com/n40105/the-game-awards-2019-announcements-winners

Switch outsells Xbox One

https://www.vgchartz.com/article/441759/nintendo-switch-outsells-xbox-one-worldwide/

Mentions:

Jeremiah - Persona 5, Fire Emblem 3 houses, Mandalorian… STAR WARS!

Doug - Tomb Raider - Stadia, Star Wars - Empire of Dreams, a New Hope

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Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Special) Dec 16, 2019

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This is the last of eight episodes of a special series in anticipation of the release of Star Wars: Rise of the Skywalker on Dec 20th. In this episode, we have a full discussion about Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Check back every Monday for a continuation of this series in addition to our regular episodes on Thursdays!

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Game Award Predictions, PlayStation State of Play, Wonder Woman 1984 Dec 12, 2019

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This episode, we give our picks for the Game Awards, PlayStation State of Play, and discuss the new Wonder Woman Trailer.

This week's stories:

Game Award Predictions
- Game of the Year
- - Control (Remedy/505 Games) Doug
  - Death Stranding (Kojima Productions/SIE) Jon
  - Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Bandai-Namco/Sora/Nintendo)
  - Resident Evil 2 Remake (Capcom/Capcom) Austin, Miah
  - Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (FromSoftware/Activision)
  - The Outer Worlds (Obsidian/Private Division)
- Game Direction
- - Control (Remedy/505 Games)
  - Death Stranding (Kojima Productions/SIE) Jon, Doug, Miah
  - Resident Evil 2 (Capcom/Capcom)
  - Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (FromSoftware/Activision) Austin
  - Outer Wilds (Mobius Digital/Annapurna)
- Narrative
- - A Plague Tale: Innocence (Asobo/Focus Home)
  - Control (Remedy/505)
  - Death Stranding (Kojima Productions/SIE) Austin, Jon, Miah, Doug
  - Disco Elysium (ZA/UM)
  - The Outer Worlds (Obsidian/Private Division)
- Art Direction
- - Control (Remedy/505)
  - Death Stranding (Kojima Productions/SIE)
  - Gris (Nomada Studio/Devolver) Doug, Jon
  - Sayonara Wild Hearts (Simogo/Annapurna)
  - Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (FromSoftware/Activision)
  - The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Grezzo/Nintendo) Miah, Austin
- Score
- - Cadence of Hyrule (Brace Yourself Games/Nintendo) Austin, Doug
  - Death Stranding (Kojima Productions/SIE)
  - Devil May Cry 5 (Capcom) Miah
  - Kingdom Hearts III (Square Enix) Jon
  - Sayonara Wild Hearts (Simogo/Annapurna)
- Audio Design
- - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (Infinity Ward/Activision) Jon
  - Control (Remedy/505)
  - Death Stranding (Kojima Productions/SIE) Austin
  - Gears 5 (The Coalition/Xbox Game Studios)
  - Resident Evil 2 (Capcom) Miah, Doug
  - Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (FromSoftware/Activision)
- Best Performance
- - Ashly Burch as Parvati Holcomb, The Outer Worlds
  - Courtney Hope as Jesse Faden, Control
  - Laura Bailey as Kait Diaz, Gears 5
  - Mads Mikkelsen as Cliff, Death Stranding Miah, Austin, Doug, Jon
  - Matthew Porretta as Dr. Casper Darling, Control
  - Norman Reedus as Sam Porter Bridges, Death Stranding
- Games for Impact
- - Concrete Genie (Pixelopus/SIE)
  - Gris (Nomada Studio/Devolver) Doug
  - Kind Words (Popcannibal) Jon
  - Life Is Strange 2 (Dontnod/Square Enix) Austin, Miah
  - Sea of Solitude (Jo-Mei Games/EA)
- Multi Player Game
- - Apex Legends (Respawn/EA)
  - Borderlands 3 (Gearbox/2K)
  - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (Infinity Ward/Activision) Austin, Doug, Jon
  - Tetris 99 (Arika/Nintendo) Miah
  - Tom Clancy's The Division 2 (Massive Entertainment/Ubisoft)
- Action Game
- - Apex Legends (Respawn/EA)
  - Astral Chain (Platinum Games/Nintendo)
  - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (Infinity Ward/Activision) Austin, Miah, Doug, Jon
  - Devil May Cry 5 (Capcom/Capcom)
  - Gears 5 (The Coalition/Xbox Game Studios)
  - Metro Exodus (4A Games/Deep Silver)
- Action / Adventure Game
- - Borderlands 3 (Gearbox/2K)
  - Control (Remedy/505 Games) Miah
  - Death Stranding (Kojima Productions/SIE) Austin, Doug
  - Resident Evil 2 Remake (Capcom)
  - The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Grezzo/Nintendo) Jon
  - Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (FromSoftware/Activision)
- Fighting Game
- - Dead or Alive 6 (Team Ninja/Koei Tecmo)
  - Jump Force (Spike Chunsoft/Bandai Namco) Austin
  - Mortal Kombat 11 (NetherRealm/WBIE) Miah, Doug
  - Samurai Showdown (SNK/Athlon)
  - Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Bandai Namco/Sora/Nintendo) Jon
- Family Game
- - Luigi's Mansion 3 (Next Level Games/Nintendo)
  - Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
  - Super Mario Maker 2 (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
  - Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Bandai Namco/Sora/Nintendo) Austin, Jon, Doug, Miah
  - Yoshi's Crafted World (Good-Feel/Nintendo)
- RPG
- - Disco Elysium (ZA/UM) Doug
  - Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix)
  - Kingdom Hearts III (Square Enix)
  - Monster Hunter World: Iceborne (Capcom) Miah
  - The Outer Worlds (Obsidian/Private Division) Austin, Jon
- Strategy Game
- - Age of Wonders: Planetfall (Triumph Studios/Paradox)
  - Anno 1800 (Blue Byte/Ubisoft)
  - Fire Emblem: Three Houses (Intelligent Systems/Koei Tecmo/Nintendo) Miah, Austin, Doug, Jon
  - Total War: Three Kingdoms (Creative Assembly/Sega)
  - Tropico 6 (Limbic Entertainment/Kalypso Media)
  - Wargroove (Chucklefish)
- Sports and Racing Game
- - Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled (Beenox/Activision) Austin, Doug
  - DiRT Rally 2.0 (Codemasters)
  - eFootball Pro Evolution Soccer 2020 (PES Productions/Konami)
  - F1 2019 (Codemasters)
  - FIFA 20 (EA Sports) Miah, Jon
- Best Ongoing Game
- - Apex Legends (Respawn)
  - Destiny 2 (Bungie) Austin
  - Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix)
  - Fortnite (Epic Games) Doug, Miah, Jon
  - Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft)

Playstation State of Play
Wonder Woman 1984 Trailer

Mentions:

Jon - The Inheritance series (Eldest)

Jeremiah - Persona 5, My Friend Pedro

Austin - Destiny, Halo: Reach

Doug - Destiny

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Special) Dec 09, 2019

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This is the seventh of eight episodes of a special series in anticipation of the release of Star Wars: Rise of the Skywalker on Dec 20th. In this episode, we have a full discussion about Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Check back every Monday for a continuation of this series in addition to our regular episodes on Thursdays!

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