038 - Lost Hosts, Roaches, and Game Shows

Proulx joins as a regular host; more achievement and games rarities; new monthly community challenges and leaderboard updates; and Fream introduces a new game show.

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Hosts:

• Brandon Fream aka "Freamwhole" - TrueAchievements / Xbox / Twitter
• Randy aka "Crandy" - TrueAchievements / Xbox / Twitter
• Damien aka "Spazpol" - TrueAchievements / Xbox / Twitter
• Daniel Proulx aka “Proulx”- TrueAchievements - Xbox
• Jo aka "angelsk" - TrueAchievements / Xbox / Twitter

Gameshow guests:

• Matrarch, Big Ell, Stushniken

0:00:00 - Intro

0:26:15 - Leaderboard Roundup

0:30:26 - Recap

0:44:26 - Forum Buzz

0:55:05 - Talking Zeds: All About Xbox One Physical Releases

0:58:35 - Listener Feedback

1:17:11 - News

1:26:24 - Knobs and Backwards Compatibility

1:28:15 - Shovelware Cemetery

• Lumo - Xbox Live / TrueAchievements
• Nightmares of the Deep 2: The Siren's Call - Xbox Live / TrueAchievements

1:53:47 - Achievement Guru Game Show

2:40:44 - Outro

Referenced during the show:

• Reddit thread: Wouldn't it be great if Xbox told you the % of players that had unlocked an achievement
• Xbox User Voice: Achievement "Rarity"
• Tarragon’s Daily Song Thread
• Tarragon’s Elite Dangerous Adventures
• September Gamertag Challenge: Big Ell and CSGeekSquad
• Wolfenstein Community Challenge
• The Great Random To Do List
• The Impossible Mario Maker Level
• Shovelware Cemetery reviews LUMO and Nightmares from the Deep 2: Siren’s Call
• BALROG: ZEGAPAIN (37 starters) and CONSTANT C (145 starters) FTW

All audio production and podcast backend support provided by Tarragon Allen.

Songs and sounds that have been used in the show:

• "Jive Bot", “Tally Screen” (x2), “Dalmation Station (It Gets Better Mix)” by Jake Kaufman from the games Mighty Switch Force! 1 and 2, and “Stage Clear!” from Shantae and the Pirate's Curse, developed and published by WayForward Technologies
• "Game Cool Dubstep Mode Logo" by Sparximer
• Epic Voice Announcements by RJBANKSWA
• crickets by rucisko
• Solo Zombie 1 by Slave2theLight
• Murder by Shovel by JenniferSJF
• Shovel digging into dry dirt (SFX) by MorneDelport
• FP_Burial_In_Wooden_Coffin by cmusounddesign

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Glossary of Xbox Gamerscore and achievement jargon and terms