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Nintendo Direct Reactions - Ep. 222 Feb 19, 2021

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This week we've got 3 amazing guests: returning to the show is G4's Riana Manuel and Spawn on Me's Kahlief Adams while we welcome Gamertag Radio's Parris Lilly for his first appearance to chat about the first Nintendo Direct of 2021 including Smash, Zelda, Splatoon, and more. Then we enter the "Xbox Power Hour" and discuss all the Microsoft news before heading into hands-on. Riana is loving Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War Zombies, Parris is "hate playing" Halo 5, Kahlief & Andrea tried out Amazon Luna, and Britt clawed her way around Bowser's Fury and Super Mario 3D World. Lastly, in honor of Black History Month, the panel discusses what the celebration means to them, the challenges of being a black content creator online, and the importance of education and activism with their platforms...and yes, the oatmeal raisin cookie debate rages on.

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Timestamps:

Segment One: News

5:40 Nintendo Direct Recap

32:32 Microsoft’s accessibility program

38:23 Xbox FPS Boost feature

49:14 New Xbox wireless headset

56:07 DualSense lawsuit

Segment Two: Hands-On

1:04:20 Call of Duty Zombies

1:11:46 Control: Ultimate Edition

1:13:30 Halo 5

1:22:15 Amazon Luna

1:37:41 Super Mario 3D World and Bowser’s Fury

Segment Three: Let’s talk to Parris, Kahlief and Ri!

155:25 Welcome back!

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The Last of Us HBO Casting - Ep. 221 Feb 12, 2021

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This week we're chatting about the first details surrounding E3 2021's digital event, CD Projekt Red got hacked, Pokemon's card shortage and the casting announcements for The Last of Us HBO adaptation. In hands-on Andrea visited The Summit in The Division 2, Steimer tried Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town, and Britt got a first look at Harvest Moon One World.

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Timestamps:

Segment One: News

3:18 E3 2021 is a digital event

11:43 CD Project hacked

21:10 The Last of Us casting details revealed

31:40 Pokémon cards are in high freakin’ demand

Segment Two: Hands-On

54:05 The Division 2/RE Event

1:06:10 Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town

1:12:48 Harvest Moon: One World preview event

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Mass Effect Reactions with Jovenshire! - Ep. 220 Feb 05, 2021

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This week The Jovenshire joins Andrea, Britt, and Steimer to react to the massive news drop for Mass Effect Legendary Edition, Google shuttering Stadia, and more! In hands-on Joven chats about Magic the Gathering Arena, Andrea tried the new update for The Division 2, and Britt is going full JRPG with the Trails of Cold Steel series. Then we chat with Joven about his new show Dungeons & Dragons show The Stuff of Legends and how he transitioned from content creator to showrunner.

**Britt note: During the show I said Nintendo's online infrastructure dates to the GameCube, I meant the Wii U!

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Timestamps:

Segment One: News

4:11 Mass Effect Legendary Edition news

33:07 Google Stadia shuts down internal studios

45:51 Embracer acquired Gearbox

51:09 Destiny 2: Season of the Chosen

51:52 Nintendo sold a LOT of switches

54:54 The PS5 is selling well (SURPRISE)

56:02 Lady D’s height has been confirmed

58:37 God of War has a free update

59:14 People are already making movies about GameStop

Segment Two: Hands-On

1:05:53 MTG Arena Mobile

1:10:17 The Division 2 update

1:17:10 Trails of Cold Steel

Segment Three: Q&A With Jovenshire

1:21:59 Welcome back!

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The Medium Review - Ep.219 Jan 29, 2021

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This week the Steimbachers are BACK to talk about those big ol' Xbox Game Pass subscription numbers, IO Interactive's success with Hitman and what awaits in Project 007, confirmed locations in Dragon Age 4 and much more! In hands-on Britt talks about her time in The Medium and Steimer is reading a damn good book.

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Timestamps:

Segment One: News

4:06 Xbox Game Pass subscribers

10:00 DICE Awards nominations

19:51 Hitman 3 is profitable

23:35 What Project 007 could look like

30:00 Dragon Age 4 locations confirmed

40:37 What’s up with the stock market and GameStop?

41:59 Yakuza: Remastered Collection is on Game Pass

42:06 BioMutant has a release date

43:41 Lord of the Rings: Gollum has been delayed

Segment Two: Hands-On

46:09: Welcome back!

47:43 The Medium

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Resident Evil Village Gameplay Reveal - Ep. 218 Jan 22, 2021

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On this week's episode the crew recaps all the news from the Resident Evil Showcase (hosted by Britt!!) included the release date for Village, the reveal of the multiplayer mode, a collab with The Division 2 and more. Plus Pokemon Snap got some new features announced and Dead By Daylight responds to criticisms from its community. In hands-on Andrea and Britt chat about the Maiden demo from Resident Evil Village and Steimer and Britt chat about their time with Hitman 3. Lastly, the Patreon-produced segment is about our gaming routines and turns out: we like snacks.

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Timestamps:

Segment One: News

2:41 Resident Evil Showcase recap

27:26 Pokémon Snap’s online functionality

31:55 Dead by Daylight

42:45 Peter Moore

43:32 Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-reckoning

43:41: Hero U coming to Switch!

Segment Two: Hands-On

47:20 Resident Evil Maiden demo

56:30 Hitman 3

Segment Three: Patreon Produced Segment

1:13:17 Do you have a go-to routine when gaming? Like any particular setup, snacks, drinks, or ambiance that you enjoy? -Chris Lionbeard

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Pokémon Snap Release Date Revealed! - Ep. 217 Jan 15, 2021

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This week we're chatting about the Lucasfilm Games news including a new Indiana Jones game from Machine Games and a new Star Wars game from Massive Entertainment. We're joined by special guest, John Drake, VP of Business Development and Licensing for Disney Games, to chat about what these deals mean. Plus Britt reveals she will be hosting the upcoming Resident Evil Showcase where Capcom will debut new gameplay from Village, we analyze the CD Projekt Red apology video, and Pokémon is celebrating their 25th anniversary with lots of news! In hands-on, Britt is playing indie horror game Outbreak: The New Nightmare and Andrea tried the new demo for Monster Hunter Rise while Steimer enjoyed the hot gossip of Netflix's Bridgerton.

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Timestamps:

Segment One: News

5:10 Indiana Jones game announced

9:30 EXCLUSIVE interview with one John Drake

18:21 Ubisoft’s Star Wars announced

35:35 EA is still working on Star Wars

37:58 Resident Evil Showcase is coming next week!

Segment Two: News Continued

42:49 CDPR responds to Cyberpunk controversy

48:49 Pokémon signs Katy Perry to celebrate 25th anniversary

53:09 Pokémon Snap has a release date!

1:05:04 Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury new details

1:12:27 Sony gives updated release window for PS5 games

1:17:09 Hogwarts Legacy delayed to 2022

1:17:36 Mass Effect Legendary Edition

Segment Three: Hands-On

1:24:30 Outbreak The New Nightmare

1:30:35 Monster Hunter Rise demo

1:40:05 Bridgerton

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Hitman 3 Preview: MUFFIN MURDER - Ep. 216 Jan 08, 2021

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The crew is back for the first official show of 2021 talking about Respawn's rumored new IP, Outrider's delay, and speculation on why Epic Games bought an old shopping mall. In hands-on Steimer and Britt spent more time with Cyberpunk 2077 and Spiritfarer, Britt finished Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, and Andrea got hands-on with a demo of Hitman 3.

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Timestamps:

Segment One: News

12:42 Is Respawn working on a new game?

20:43 Outriders has been delayed

29:23 Nintendo acquired a studio!

32:00 Epic bought a mall?!

38:20 Battleborn servers are being shut down

38:56 Cyberpunk 2077 sold a LOT

Segment Two: Hands-On

40:33 Cyberpunk 2077

52:58 AC: Valhalla

54:09 Hitman 3

1:09:45 Spiritfarer

1:19:15 Age of Calamity

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Most Anticipated Games of 2021 - Ep. 215 Jan 01, 2021

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With 2020 officially behind us, it’s time to look ahead and get pumped for the big releases of 2021! In this episode the crew discusses which games they’re most looking forward in 2021, like Resident Evil Village, Horizon Forbidden West, God of War Ragnarok, Breath of the Wild 2, Halo Infinite, Dying Light 2 and more. The ladies also make predictions as to what their personal and critical GOTY of 2021 will be.

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What's Good Games Awards 2020 - Ep. 214 Dec 25, 2020

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It’s time for the WGG Awards! Join Britt, Andrea and Steimer as they talk about some of their favorite moments, characters, choices and more from video games in 2020. Let us know what your picks would’ve been in the comments below! NOTE: spoilers for The Last of Us Part II, Ghost of Tsushima and Final Fantasy VII Remake are within. Check below for which topic has spoilers.

6:20 Game of the most sleepless nights

10:06 Best Villain SPOILERS

13:32 Best Fictional World

16:23 Best Waifu

19:45 Best Husbando

24:38 Best Friendship SPOILERS:

28:23 Best Musical Moment SPOILERS

30:02 Best Horsey/Mount SPOILERS

41:19 Best Costume

45:16 Funniest Moment SPOILERS

52:04 Best Romance SPOILERS

56:23 Best DLC

58:47 Best Photo Mode Screenshot

1:02:44 Best NPC

1:06:51 Best LFG

1:09:35 Most Emotionally Devastating Moment SPOILERS

1:15:21 Most Agonizing Choice SPOILERS

1:18:06 Games That Surprised You SPOILERS

1:25:15 Personal GOTY

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Cyberpunk 2077: What's Going On? - Ep. 213 Dec 18, 2020

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This week Riana Manuel joins us to chat about what the heck is going on with Cyberpunk 2077 and CD Projekt Red. We also recap the Nintendo indies showcase and discuss Ri's time with Tetris Effect: Connected and Immortals Fenyx Rising. Lastly we ponder what video game stories we want to see that haven't been done and all I'll say is: SPICE GIRLS.

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