Featuring:
The Kappa
Bresson
Lord Stoneheart
LittleMac

Editor:
The Kappa

Timestamps:
0:15 – Introduction
1:20 – Project Sonic Watch 2021
2:30 – What We’ve Been Playing
27:30 – Some Pre-E3 Discussion
38:45 – Games that Won You Over
1:35:50 – Conclusion

Download Link: https://archive.org/details/avocadogamescast_ep76

Podcast header image from Golf Story. Linkdump after the jump.

• Correction: It’s our second Merveless GamesCast. The first was Episode #53, “I Could Have Mined Bitcoin.”
• Clarification: LittleMac is making his first regular appearance on this episode, but he did previously contribute year-end top 3 lists to Episode #56 (2019) and Episode #73 (2020).

• Announcement of the new Sonic game. (Source: Sonic the Hedgehog on YouTube)

• Official Nintendo page for Golf Story.
• Wikipedia article on Outlaw Golf.
• Official Nintendo page for Ring Fit Adventure.
• Steam store page for NieR: Automata.
• Epic store page for Maneater.
• Wikipedia article on the Jaws video game.
• Wikipedia article on E.V.O.: Search for Eden.

• Trailer for Alfred Hitchcock – Vertigo. (Source: Xbox on YouTube)
• Clarification: Alfred Hitchcock – Vertigo is being developed by Pendulo Studios, which did not develop Garfield Kart or Syberia. However, it is being published by Microids (f.k.a. Microïds), which also published Garfield Kart and Syberia. (Sources: Wikipedia)
• Information on the upcoming “Marvel XCOM” game. (Source: PC Gamer)
• Update: We did get a new trailer for Elden Ring. (Source: PlayStation on YouTube)
• Correction: There was no horse in the original announcement trailer for Elden Ring. (Source: PlayStation on YouTube)
• Wikipedia article on Fallout 76.

• Steam store page for Elite Dangerous.
• Wikipedia article on the SaGa series.
• Wikipedia article on Fire Emblem: Three Houses.
• Wikipedia article on Final Fantasy VII.
• Wikipedia article on Red Dead Redemption 2.
• Wikipedia article on Diablo III.
• The first trailer for No More Heroes. (Source: IGN on YouTube)
• Wikipedia article on Lollipop Chainsaw.
• No More Heroes and No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle were released for the Switch on October 28th, 2020. (Sources: Wikipedia)
• The No More Heroes spinoff that we discussed was called Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes. (Source: Wikipedia)
• Clarification: Killer7 and Killer Is Dead are different games. Both were developed at Grasshopper Manufacture and written by Suda51, but the latter was actually directed by Hideyuki Shin. (Sources: Wikipedia)
• Wikipedia article on the Baldur’s Gate series.
• Wikipedia article on Dragon Age: Origins.
• Wikipedia article on Divinity: Original Sin.
• Wikipedia article on Larian Studios.
• Wikipedia article on Fortnite.
• The YouTube channel Stop Skeletons From Fighting.
• Wikipedia article on Red Faction.
• Wikipedia article on Dark Souls.
• Wikipedia article on Elden Ring.

No links here.

Featuring:
Merve
Ben
Bresson
HobbesMk2
The Kappa

Editor:
The Kappa

Timestamps:
0:15 – Introduction
3:20 – What We’ve Been Playing
35:00 – Rainy Day Games
42:30 – Happy Games
59:55 – Autumn Games
1:10:45 – The First Game You Play After Winning the Lottery
1:17:05 – Doritos and Dew Games
1:21:30 – Games You Play in Front of Your Mom
1:27:40 – Egyptian Burial Games
1:36:45 – “Potato” Games
1:39:25 – Games You Stream from Orbit
1:57:10 – Conclusion

Download Link: https://archive.org/details/avocadogamescast_ep75

Podcast header image from Balan Wonderworld, taken from GamesIndustry.biz. Linkdump after the jump.

• An explainer on what’s going on with GameStop stock. (Source: The Verge)
• An article about the enthusiastic fan reaction to Lady Dimitrescu, the tall vampire lady, in the Resident Evil Village trailer. (Source: Eurogamer)
• Vicarious Visions, developers of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2, have been merged into Blizzard. Rumour has it that they’re working on a remake of Diablo II. (Source: Bloody Disgusting)

• Steam store page for Little Nightmares.
• “Turtle World,” one of the stop-motion shorts that aired on Australia’s ABC. (Source: Uriel Dominguez on YouTube)
• Ontario children’s television mascot Polkaroo posing with former Ontario premier Dalton McGuinty, Jr. (Source: Torontoist)
• Steam store page for Tainted Grail: Conquest.
• Steam store page for Islanders.
• Steam store page for Bad North.
• Steam store page for Borderlands 3.
• Nintendo page for MDickie’s Wrestling Empire.
• Steam store page for The Medium.
• Steam store page for Murdered: Soul Suspect.
• Steam store page for Shadow Man.
• Steam store page for Yakuza 0.
• Steam store page for RollerCoaster Tycoon 2.
• Steam store page for Balan Wonderworld.

• Wikipedia article on Halo 3: ODST.
• Wikipedia article on Advance Wars: Dual Strike.
• Wikipedia article on Mega Man.

• Steam store page for Shovel Knight.
• Steam store page for Plants vs. Zombies.
• Music video for the “zombie on your lawn” theme song from Plants vs. Zombies. (Source: Plants vs. Zombies on YouTube)
• Wikipedia articles on Donkey Kong Country, DKC2, and DKC3.
• The Donkey Kong Country for SNES did not use special chips in their cartridges. (Source: rec.games.video.classic on Narkive)
• Wikipedia article on Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze.
• Steam store page for Far Cry.
• Steam store page for Far Cry 2.
• Steam store page for Stardew Valley.
• Steam store page for Graveyard Keeper.
• Steam store page for Dead Rising.

• Clarification: Launceston is located in the north of Tasmania. (Source: Wikipedia)
• Wikipedia article on the Gears of War series.
• Steam store page for Frostpunk.
• Steam store page for Iron Harvest.
• Steam store page for Ghost of Tsushima.
• Steam store page for Night in the Woods.
• Steam store page for Firewatch.
• Wikipedia article on Fable.
• Wikipedia article on Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
• Wikipedia article on Monster Bash.
• Wikipedia article on Alien Carnage, formerly known as Halloween Harry.
• Wikipedia article on the Monster Bash pinball table (not related to the video game).
• Official trailer 2 for Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury.

• Wikipedia article on the SimCity series.
• Wikipedia article on Mobile Suit Gundam: Bonds of the Battlefield.
• Steam store page for Half-Life: Alyx.
• Steam store page for RollerCoaster Tycoon.
• Wikipedia article on 38 Studios, known for defaulting on a loan given to them by the government of Rhode Island.
• Wikipedia article on The Most Dangerous Game.
• The game in the Battle Rooms in Ender’s Game doesn’t have a name. (Source: Ender’s Game Wiki on Fandom)
• Blitzball is a sport featured in Final Fantasy X and its sequel. (Source: Final Fantasy Wiki on Fandom)
• Wikipedia article on Rollerball.
• Wikipedia article on Quidditch, a fictional sport from the Harry Potter series.
• Wikipedia article on Dr. Hannibal Lecter, the fictional cannibal created by author Thomas Harris.
• Wikipedia article on The Last Starfighter.
• Wikipedia article on Clerks: The Animated Series.

• Wikipedia article on the Grand Theft Autoseries.
• Wikipedia article on The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.
• Wikipedia article on the Jak and Daxter franchise.
• Wikipedia article on the Ratchet & Clank franchise.
• Wikipedia article on the Sly Cooper franchise.
• Wikipedia article on the Call of Duty series.
• Wikipedia article on the Soulcalibur series.

• Wikipedia article on Rampage 2: Universal Tour.
• Steam store page for BioShock.
• Wikipedia article on the Animal Crossing series.
• Steam store page for RollerCoaster Tycoon.
• Wikipedia article on El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron.
• Steam store page for Journey.
• Wikipedia article on flOw.
• Steam store page for Abzû.
• Steam store page for Euro Truck Simulator.

• Steam store page for Pharaoh + Cleopatra.
• Steam store page for Katamari Damacy.
• Steam store page for Catlateral Damage.
• Correction: Mewgenics’ development was indeed put on hold, but it has been back in production since 2019. (Source: PC Gamer)
• Wikipedia article on Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy.
• Steam store page for The Mummy Demastered.
• Wikipedia article on the 2017 remake of The Mummy.
• Wikipedia article on the National Treasure series.
• Steam store page for Assassin’s Creed III.
• Wikipedia article on Conduit 2.
• Steam store page for Assassin’s Creed II.
• Steam store page for Metal Wolf Chaos.
• Steam store page for Call of Duty: Black Ops III.
• Wikipedia article on Lollipop Chainsaw.

• Steam store page for Portal 2.
• Steam store page for I am Bread.
• Steam store page for Stardew Valley.
• Correction: Nintendo’s “Turn Up for Turnips” campaign referred to games as “turnip-filled,” not “turnip-based.” (Source: Merve’s Tumblr)
• Steam store page for Farming Simulator 19.
• Wikipedia article on Harvest Moon.
• Wikipedia article on Genshin Impact.

• Steam store page for Kerbal Space Program.
• Wikipedia article on Asteroids.
• Wikipedia article on Space Invaders.
• The arcade game Bresson was thinking of was called Sinistar. (Wikipedia)
• Wikipedia article on the Star Fox franchise.
• Wikipedia article on Pac-Man.
• Wikipedia article on Pong.
• Wikipedia article on World of Warcraft.
• Steam store page for Football Manager 2021.
• Wikipedia article on Minesweeper.
• Steam store page for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.
• Two video games fit the description of an early vector-based Star Wars arcade game. The first is simply called Star Wars. The second is named after the second/fifth film, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, and it was sold as an upgrade kit for the first. (Source: Wikipedia)
• Wikipedia article on Ehrgeiz.
• Wikipedia article on Mace: The Dark Age.
• Wikipedia article on the Mortal Kombat franchise.
• Wikipedia article on 2017’s Prey.
• Wikipedia article on 2006’s Prey.
• Wikipedia article Xena: The Warrior Princess: The Talisman of Fate.
• Wikipedia article on SimAnt.
• Correction: Will Wright has not left game development entirely. He is currently working on a new game called Proxi. (Source: Wikipedia)
• Wikipedia article on Spore.
• Steam store page for Golf With Your Friends.
• Wikipedia article on Space Station Silicon Valley.
• Wikipedia article on Moonbase Alpha.
• Wikipedia article on Second Life.
• Steam store page for Hentai Fighter.
• Steam store page for HuniePop.
• Wikipedia article on reduced-gravity aircraft, a.k.a. the “vomit comet.”
• The 3-axis gimbal in which astronauts train is known as an Aerotrim or a Multi-Axis Trainer. (Source: Wikipedia)
• Wikipedia article on Mission: SPACE.
• Wikipedia article on PogChamp.

No links here

Featuring:
Merve
Lovely Bones
Andy Tuttle

Editor:
The Kappa

Timestamps:
0:15 – Introduction
2:15 – What We Played over the Holidays
26:40 – What We’re Looking Forward to in 2021
52:00 – 2021 Predictions
1:24:15 – Will It Get Delayed?
1:50:30 – Conclusion

Download Link: https://archive.org/details/avocadogamescast_ep74

Podcast header image from Tales of Zestiria. Linkdump, content warnings, and spoiler warnings after the jump.

• Mass Effect Wiki article on Salarians. (Source: Fandom)

CONTENT WARNING: JOKES ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH. SPOILERS FOR DANGANRONPA V3.

• Wikipedia article on the 2016 Hitman reboot.
• Wikipedia article on Weezer’s discography. Merve’s “teal game” remark was a reference to Weezer’s cover album, known colloquially as “The Teal Album.” (Source: Wikipedia)
• Wikipedia article on Assassin’s Creed Unity.
• Wikipedia article on Murder by Numbers.
• Clarification: “Oekaki” is a Japanese word for doodling or drawing. “Oekaki rojikku” or “Oekaki logic” is a Japanese term for picross. There was a Japan-exclusive picross game for the PlayStation called O-Chan no Oekaki Logic. (Sources: Wiktionary and Wikipedia)
• Wikipedia article on Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony.
• Wikipedia article on Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze.

• Announcement trailer for the Western release of Persona 5 Strikers. (Source: PlayStation on YouTube)
• Trailer for HD remaster of Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne. (Source: Nintendo on YouTube)
• Trailer for Shin Megami Tensei V. (Source: Nintendo on YouTube)
• Official story and gameplay trailer for The Medium. (Source: IGN on YouTube)
• Teaser trailer for Mass Effect Legendary Edition. (Source: GameSpot Trailers on YouTube)
• Announcement trailer for Sports Story. (Source: Nintendo on YouTube)
• Gamescom 2020 trailer for Cris Tales. (Source: Xbox on YouTube)
• Official trailer for NUTS. Clarification: At the time of recording, the Apple Arcade and Switch versions of the game hadn’t yet been announced. In fact, they were announced literally the day after we recorded. (Source: IGN on YouTube)
• Announcement trailer for Disgaea 6: Defiance of Destiny. (Source: Nintendo on YouTube)
• Announcement trailer for Balan Wonderworld. (Source: Nintendo on YouTube)
• Brain in a Jar trailer for Psychonauts 2. (Source: DoubleFineProd on YouTube)
• Report on Cyberpunk 2077’s troubled development. (Source: Bloomberg)

• Wikipedia article on Bluepoint Games.
• Wikipedia article on Quantic Dream.
• Wikipedia article on Housemarque.
• Wikipedia article on Media.Vision.
• Wikipedia article on Dontnod Entertainment.
• Clarification: Dontnod self-published Twin Mirror on PC, but Bandai Namco published the console versions of the game. (Source: Wikipedia)
• Wikipedia article on Team17.
• Report on Sony’s de-emphasis of the Japanese market. (Source: Bloomberg)
• Reveal trailer for Horizon Forbidden West. (Source: PlayStation on YouTube)
• Confirmation: The “Christmas Shopping” trophy for Psychonauts is indeed available in the PlayStation version. (Source: PSNProfiles)
• Announcement trailer for Kena: Bridge of Spirits. (Source: PlayStation on YouTube)
• The Majora’s Mask fan film Terrible Fate. (Source: EmberLab on YouTube)

• Wikipedia article on Net Promoter Score.
• E3 2019 announcement trailer for Elden Ring. (Source: PlayStation on YouTube)
• Official teaser trailer for Bayonetta 3. (Source: Nintendo on YouTube)
• First look for Metroid Prime 4. (Source: Nintendo on YouTube)
• Correction: Lovely Bones had the correct month. The last full Nintendo Direct was held in September 2019. (Source: Nintendo Wiki on Fandom)
• Gameplay trailer for GhostWire: Tokyo. (Source: PlayStation on YouTube)
• Game Awards 2020 trailer for Dragon Age 4. (Source: IGN on YouTube)
• First look trailer for the sequel to Breath of the Wild. (Source: Nintendo on YouTube)
• E3 2018 cinematic trailer for Beyond Good & Evil 2. (Source: Ubisoft North America on YouTube)
• Official announcement trailer for Starfield. (Source: GameSpot on YouTube)
• Teaser trailer for Babylon’s Fall. (Source: PlayStation Europe on YouTube)
• Trailer for Shin Megami Tensei V. (Source: Nintendo on YouTube)
• Correction: JAG aired from 1995 to 2005. Merve was definitely not a baby during that time. (Source: Wikipedia)
• World premiere trailer for Gotham Knights. (Source: DC on YouTube)
• Official trailer for Dark Alliance. (Source: IGN on YouTube)
• Official reveal trailer for the Fable reboot. (Source: IGN on YouTube)
• Awakening trailer for Final Fantasy XVI. (Source: PlayStation on YouTube)
• Information on MachineGames’ new Indiana Jones game. (Source: PCGamer)
• Trailer for No More Heroes III. (Source: Nintendo on YouTube)
• Official announcement trailer for the Perfect Dark reboot. (Source: Xbox on YouTube)
• Third trailer for Resident Evil Village. (Source: Resident Evil on YouTube)
• Announcement trailer for State of Decay 3. (Source: IGN on YouTube)
• Trailer for TUNIC. (Source: Xbox on YouTube)
• Windjammers 2 gameplay footage. (Source: IGN on YouTube)
• Official announcement trailer for The Wolf Among Us 2. (Source: IGN on YouTube)

• E3 announcement trailer for Tales of Arise. (Source: Bandai Namco Entertainment America on YouTube)
• Andy Tuttle’s Tuesday New Games column for The Avocado.
• Lovely Bones’s monthly Game News Roundup column for The Avocado.

Featuring:
Merve
The Kappa
Lovely Bones
SingingBrakeman
Zeussical
Science is Bad
Lutair
LittleMac
Bresson
3rdstringhero

Editor:
The Kappa

Timestamps:
0:10 – Introduction
3:55 – The Game Awards
21:55 – COVID-19 and Console Launches
36:25 – E3’s Cancellation and Gaming Livestreams
50:25 – Mixer’s Shutdown and Twitch’s Woes
1:05:40 – Vtubing
1:08:50 – Harassment, Abuse, and Labour Issues
1:22:40 – Epic vs. Apple and Google
1:34:00 – Microsoft’s Acquisition of ZeniMax
1:45:35 – Cyberpunk 2077 Controversies
2:23:15 – Community Segment: Zeussical
2:25:30 – Community Segment: Science is Bad
2:32:40 – Community Segment: Lutair
2:34:20 – Community Segment: LittleMac
2:41:40 – Community Segment: Bresson
2:44:55 – Community Segment: 3rdstringhero
2:51:15 – Our Favourite Games of 2020
4:11:05 – Least Favourite Games and Disappointments of 2020
4:45:30 – Biggest Surprises of 2020
5:00:55 – Conclusion

Download Link: https://archive.org/details/avocadogamescast_ep73

Podcast header image from Call of the Sea. Linkdump and spoiler warnings after the jump.

• Wikipedia article on Among Us.
• Wikipedia article on Carly Rae Jepsen.

• Official website for The Game Awards.
• The “human razor” was a reference to the Schick Hydrobot mascot at the 2016 Game Awards. (Source: Know Your Meme)
• Clarification: Xbox put out a separate developer interview around the same time as the CG trailer for Perfect Dark debuted at The Game Awards. (Source: Xbox on YouTube)
• The “consequences” for how you complete an objective in Perfect Dark that The Kappa was referring to happen in the missions Air Base: Espionage and Air Force Once: Antiterrorism. Depending on how you complete the former, you start in a different location in the latter. (Source: The Perfect Dark Wiki on Fandom)
• Sephiroth trailer for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. (Source: GameSpot on YouTube)
• Reveal trailer for The Callisto Protocol. (Source: GameSpot on YouTube)
• Back 4 Blood gameplay trailer. (Source: GamersPrey on YouTube)
• Master Chief reveal trailer for Fortnite. (Source: IGN on YouTube)
• World premiere trailer for Evil West. (Source: Focus Home Interactive on YouTube)
• List of nominees and winners for the 2020 Game Awards. (Source: The Game Awards)

• Episode #60 of the GamesCast, where we interviewed Scott LaGrasta.
• Wikipedia articles on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and Series S.

• Official website for E3.

• Reporting on Twitch’s increased music-related DMCA takedowns. (Source: The Verge)
• Reporting on Twitch’s more stringent language rules. (Source: Kotaku)
• Wikipedia article on the Scunthorpe problem.
• Information on the “felony streaming” bill. It appears that for now, Twitch will be unaffected by it. (Source: The Verge)
• Tweet about DMCA takedowns on 127.0.0.1. (Source: @WeldPond on Twitter)

• Quinleythorne’s articles on Vtubers for The Avocado.
• Polygon’s explainer on Vtubers.

• Episode #65 of the GamesCast, where we covered this summer’s allegations.
• Jason Schreier’s Twitter thread on crunch and awards.
• Duke Nukem Forever co-director and Apogee co-founder George Broussard’s Twitter thread on crunch.
• Interview with Amir Rao and Greg Kasavin of Supergiant Games that touches on how the studio avoids crunch. (Source: Kotaku)

• Wikipedia article on Epic Games v. Apple.
• Correction: Microsoft’s statement in support of Epic is technically not an amicus brief, because the matter has not yet been decided and then appealed. (Source: GameLuster)
• Merve’s mention of “Xenoblade” was a reference to the series’ Titans. (Source: Xenoblade Wiki on Fandom)

• Microsoft’s announcement of the acquisition.
• Episode #69 of the GamesCast, where we previously discussed the acquisition.
• Wikipedia article on Guerrilla Games.
• Correction: The first PlanetSide game was released in 2003, nearly two decades ago. (Source: Wikipedia)

• The New York Times story on Cyberpunk 2077.
• Reports on crunch and delays at CD Projekt Red from Bloomberg and Game Informer.
• ResetEra thread on CD Projekt Red and transphobia.
• The “no preorders except Cyberpunk” meme. (Source: ME.ME)
• Tweet about an unconscious body turning into a patio set. (Source: @katietiedrich on Twitter)
• Wikipedia article on No Man’s Sky.
• Destructoid’s review-in-progress and final review of the game.
• Gamespot’s review of the game.
• Sony’s announcement that they’re pulling the game from their digital store.
• Report on the save file bug in Cyberpunk 2077. Since recording, it has been patched. (Sources: Eurogamer and PC Gamer)

• Wikipedia article on Murder by Numbers.
• Wikipedia article on Spiritfarer.
• Wikipedia article on Hades.

• Wikipedia article on Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
• Wikipedia article on Paradise Killer.
• Wikipedia article on Hades.

• Wikipedia article on Genshin Impact.
• Wikipedia article on Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
• Wikipedia article on Hades.

• Wikipedia article on Super Mario Bros. 35.
• Wikipedia article on Paper Mario: The Origami King.
• Wikipedia article on Hades.

• Wikipedia article on Bugsnax.
• Wikipedia article on Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2.
• Wikipedia article on Animal Crossing: New Horizons.

• Wikipedia article section on Persona 5 Royal.
• Wikipedia article on The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV.
• Wikipedia article on 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim.

• Wikipedia article on Yakuza: Like a Dragon.
• Correction: The Nancy summon in Yakuza: Like a Dragon is a crawfish, not a lobster. (Source: Yakuza Wiki on Fandom)
• Wikipedia article on the used panty, or “burusera,” fetish.
• The Peely Awards, The Avocado’s awards (dis)honouring the worst in pop culture.
• Steam store page for Wargroove.
• Wikipedia article on Hades.
• Wikipedia article on Gears Tactics.
• Wikipedia article on Paradise Killer.
• Wikipedia article on the Danganronpa series.
• Wikipedia article on Dicey Dungeons.
• Official website for Camp Camp.
• Wikipedia article on Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2.
• Wikipedia article on Ori and the Will of the Wisps.
• Wikipedia article on Call of the Sea.
• Wikipedia article on H. P. Lovecraft.
• Wikipedia article on Ghost of Tsushima.
• Wikipedia article on Wasteland 3.

SIGNIFICANT SPOILERS FOR KENTUCKY ROUTE ZERO

• Wikipedia article on Death Come True.
• Wikipedia article on Kentucky Route Zero.
• Wikipedia article on Maid of Sker.
• Wikipedia article on Murder by Numbers.
• Wikipedia article section on the remastered edition of Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles.
• Wikipedia article on Warcraft III: Reforged.
• What Happened? on Warcraft III: Reforged. (Source: Matt McMuscles on YouTube)
• Wikipedia article on Disintegration. Clarification: The game was developed by V1 Interactive but published by Private Division, a label of Take-Two Interactive.

• Wikipedia article on Genshin Impact.
• Wikipedia article on the spirit Paimon.
• “Yvan eht nioj” is a reference to “New Kids on the Blecch,” the fourteenth episode of Season 12 of The Simpsons. (Source: Wikipedia)
• Steam store page for A Summer’s End – Hong Kong 1986.
• Steam store page for If Found…
• Steam store page for Halo: The Master Chief Collection.
• Wikipedia article on Paradise Killer.
• Wikipedia article on Darksiders Genesis.
• Wikipedia article on Final Fantasy VII Remake.
• Final Fantasy VII Remake Tonberry boss fight. (Source: Boss Fight Database on YouTube)

No links here.

Featuring:
Merve
The Kappa

Editor:
The Kappa

Timestamps:
0:15 – Introduction
1:15 – What We’ve Been Playing, Part 1
35:00 – This Year’s Console Launches
44:40 – Marvel’s Avengers
1:11:20 – What We’ve Been Playing, Part 2
1:18:00 – Games that Influenced Us
3:05:55 – Conclusion

Download Link: https://archive.org/details/avocadogamescast_ep72

Podcast header image from Yakuza: Like a Dragon. Linkdump and spoiler warnings after the jump.

No links here.

• Wikipedia article on the Xbox Series X.
• Wikipedia article on Assassin’s Creed Valhalla.
• Clarification: Assassin’s Creed Origins, Odyssey, and Valhalla were indeed all built on the same engine, AnvilNext 2.0. (Source: Wikipedia)
• Wikipedia article on the Breath of Fire series.
• Article on the giant children bug in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. (Source: Gamerant)
• Confirmation: Flyting was indeed a real thing. (Source: Wikipedia)
• Wikipedia article on Yakuza: Like a Dragon.
• Clarification: Merve was not counting spin-off games (aside from Judgment) in his tally of Yakuza games. Moreover, many of the spin-off games were never released outside of Japan. (Source: Wikipedia)
• A screenshot of Yakuza: Like a Dragon’s protagonist using a vibrator as a weapon. (Source: Merve’s screenshots on Steam Community)
• Wikipedia article on L.A. Noire.

• American department store Kohl’s, not to be confused with Canadian bookstore Coles. (Source: Wikipedia)
• Wikipedia article on Sackboy: A Big Adventure.

• Wikipedia article on Marvel’s Avengers.
• Article on Avengers’ poor sales. One analyst estimates it only sold 3 million copies. (Source: Screen Rant)
• Wikipedia article on Anthem.
• Wikipedia article on the upcoming Gotham Knights.
• Correction: Square Enix’s HD Games division reported a loss of ¥6.5 billion. (Source: @gibbogame on Twitter)
• Ishaan Sahdev’s retrospective on Monolith Soft. The name of the Nintendo exec who handled Monolith was Hitoshi Yamagami. (Source: Kotaku)
• Why Polish securities law affected the announcement of Cyberpunk 2077’s delay. (Source: Game Informer)

• Steam store page for Halo: The Master Chief Collection.
• Wikipedia article on Halo 4.
• Wikipedia article on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019).

MAJOR SPOILERS FOR DEUS EX. MINOR SPOILERS FOR DRAGON AGE: ORIGINS.

• Wikipedia article on Warcraft: Orcs & Humans.
• Wikipedia article on Marble Drop.
• Wikipedia article on the Incredible Machine series.
• Wikipedia article on Final Fantasy Tactics.
• The “twelve X” game The Kappa was referring to was Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings. (Source: Final Fantasy Wiki on Fandom)
• Wikipedia article on RollerCoaster Tycoon.
• Destructoid’s review of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. Correction: Merve meant “review,” not “interview.”
• Wikipedia article on Halo: Combat Evolved.
• Wikipedia article on Deus Ex.
• The name of the religious faction in Deus Ex: Invisible War is the Order. (Source: Wikipedia)
• Wikipedia article on Fallout 3.
• Correction: You drive on the right in Grand Theft Auto, because it was set in the United States, not the United Kingdom. (Source: Wikipedia)
• Wikipedia article on Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4.
• Wikipedia article on Persona 5.
• Wikipedia article on Dragon Age: Origins.
• Wikipedia article on The Walking Dead.
• Wikipedia article on Anthem.
• Wikipedia article on Super Mario 64.
• Wikipedia article on Undertale.

No links here.

Featuring:
Merve
ThoughtsThoughtsThoughts
The Kappa

Editor:
The Kappa

Timestamps:
0:10 – Introduction
2:20 – What We’ve Been Playing
16:55 – The Games that Influenced ThoughtsThoughtsThoughts
33:30 – Mass Effect
45:15 – Kingdom Hearts
2:38:35 – Conclusion

Download Link: https://archive.org/details/avocadogamescast_ep71

Podcast header image from Kingdom Hearts III. Podcast header font is Basic Comical NC by Jayvee Enaguas. Linkdump and spoiler warnings after the jump.

• Episode #63 of the AVoCADo GamesCast, “MachEnid BlyGun Julio.”

• Wikipedia article on Destiny 2.
• Wikipedia article on Iron Harvest.
• The JavaScript Snake game Merve plays.
• Wikipedia article on the Mass Effect series.
• Wikipedia article on Genshin Impact.

• Wikipedia article on the GameCube.
• Wikipedia article on Lego Harry Potter.
• Wikipedia article on Final Fantasy X.
• Wikipedia article on Horizon Zero Dawn.
• Wikipedia article on Death Stranding.

SPOILERS FOR THE ENTIRE MASS EFFECT SERIES

• Confirmation: Garrus was indeed on Omega, as the vigilante Archangel. (Source: Mass Effect Wiki on Fandom)
• Correction: Liara was in her early 100s at the start of the series. (Source: Mass Effect Wiki on Fandom)
• Wikipedia article on Mass Effect: Andromeda.

SPOILERS FOR THE ENTIRE KINGDOM HEARTS SERIES

• Wikipedia article on the Kingdom Hearts series.
• Wikipedia article on Kingdom Hearts.
• Kingdom Hearts Wiki article on Chernabog.
• Wikipedia article on Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days.
• Wikipedia article on Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories.
• Wikipedia article on The World Ends with You.
• Wikipedia article on Kingdom Hearts II.
• Wikipedia article on The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More.
• New Mickey Mouse Cartoons playlist. (Source: Mickey Mouse on YouTube)
• Wikipedia article on Atlantis: The Lost Empire.
• Wikipedia article on Treasure Planet.
• A screenshot of a weird NPC face from The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. (Source: Bloody Disgusting)
• Rapunzel in Kingdom Hearts III is played by Kelsey Lansdowne. (Source: Kingdom Hearts Wiki)
• Wikipedia article on the “Prime Directive” from Star Trek.
• Sora in Monstropolis from Kingdom Hearts III. (Source: Pinterest)
• Sora in the Pridelands from Kingdom Hearts II. (Source: Kingdom Hearts Wiki)
• Wikipedia article on Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep.
• Correction: Pete’s superhero alias in Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep was Captain Justice, not Captain Power. (Source: Kingdom Hearts Wiki)
• Wikipedia article on Bravely Default.
• Shipping Wiki article on Terrella, the ship between Terra and Cinderella. (Source: Fandom)
• Wikipedia article on Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance.
• The “chopped-up art deco world” is called The World That Never Was. (Source: Kingdom Hearts Wiki)
• Wikipedia article on Kingdom Hearts χ. Clarification/correction: “Union χ” is the name of the browser game, and “χ Back Cover” is the name of the movie.
• Wikipedia article on Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue.
• Wikipedia article on Kingdom Hearts III.
• Correction: The Organization XIII members who appear in The Caribbean are Vexen and Luxord. Larxene appears in Arendelle. (Source: Kingdom Hearts Wiki)
• Clarification/correction: Buzz Lightyear does get possessed by a Heartless in Kingdom Hearts III, but at no point does the player fight against him. (Source: rubhen925 on YouTube)
• Clarification/correction: Terra-Xehanort actually split himself into “Ansem” (not the real Ansem), a Heartless, and Xemnas, a Nobody. (Source: Kingdom Hearts Wiki)
• Kingdom Hearts Wiki entry on No Name, Xehanort’s Keyblade.
• Wikipedia article on Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory.
• Correction: Sora does not wear dungarees. (Source: Dictionary.com)
• Wikipedia article on Farscape.

• Twitter for Secret Message Productions.

Featuring:
Merve
Lovely Bones
dw
Science is Bad
Ben

Editor:
The Kappa

Timestamps:
1:15 – Introduction
5:25 – What We’ve Been Playing
53:35 – Scary Gaming Stories
1:11:10 – Military Shooters
1:15:00 – Graphics Card Troubles
1:18:20 – Cursed Final Fantasy and Cutscene Jank
1:23:55 – Batman, Superhero Games, and Continuing Narrative
1:52:35 – Leaks and Rumours
1:58:40 – Deleting Data and Modding
2:05:25 – I Guess We’re Talking About Kingdom Hearts Again
2:08:35 – Nintendo Gimmicks and Star Fox
2:11:30 – Broken Consoles
2:16:50 – Popular Things, Bro Games, and Remedy Games
2:26:00 – Next Gen Upgrades
2:31:25 – Conclusion

Download Link: https://archive.org/details/avocadogamescast_ep70

Podcast header image from Genshin Impact. Intro is “Cursed Intro” and outro is “Ominous Forces,” both by Rafael Krux, used under CC BY 4.0. Linkdump, content warnings, and spoiler warnings after the jump.

• Dictionary.com entries for menses and meninges.
• Confirmation: Mercedes-Benz does indeed make convertibles, such as the E-Class Cabriolet. (Source: Mercedes-Benz USA)
• Clarification: The hypothetical “brown note” (not “noise”) has never been demonstrated to actually exist. (Source: Wikipedia)

MILD SPOILERS FOR THE DEVIL MAY CRY SERIES, HALO 2, DARKSIDERS III, AND JOHN WICK.

• Steam store page for Spiritfarer.
• Wikipedia article on Charon.
• Steam store page for Devil May Cry 3.
• Steam store page for Ori and the Blind Forest.
• How Long to Beat, a repository of video game completion times.
• Wikipedia article on the Darksiders series.
• Steam store page for Darksiders III.
• Steam store page for Golf With Your Friends.
• Wikipedia article on the 2006 Prey.
• Wikipedia article on the Halloween franchise.
• Wikipedia article on Weezer.
• Wikipedia article on Genshin Impact.
• Steam store page for Raji: An Ancient Epic.
• Steam store page for Paradise Killer.

CONTENT WARNING FOR GRAPHIC DISCUSSIONS OF BLOOD AND GORE

• Wikipedia article on 127 Hours.
• Wikipedia article on The Simspons episode “Bart the Murderer.”
• The eighth episode of the AVoCADo GamesCast, “The Trainwreck.”
• Wikipedia article on the floppy disk.
• Wikipedia article on Disney’s Tarzan.
• Wikipedia article on the 1996 Tomb Raider game.
• Screenshot of the weird flesh Atlantis from Tomb Raider. (Source: Twitter)

• Wikipedia article on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.
• Wikipedia article on Battlefield: Bad Company 2.
• Wikipedia article on Spec Ops: The Line.
• Wikipedia article on Call of Duty: Warzone.

• Wikipedia article on Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare.
• Wikipedia article on Pillars of Eternity.
• A screenshot of tSassy the Merciless [sic]. (Source: Merve’s screenshots on Steam)

SPOILERS FOR FINAL FANTASY VII. CONTENT WARNING FOR GRAPHIC DISCUSSIONS OF BLOOD AND GORE.

• Wikipedia article on Final Fantasy VII.
• Wikipedia article on Dragon Age: Origins.
• A screenshot of a man on fire from Dragon Age: Origins. (Source: Merve’s screenshots on Steam)

CONTENT WARNINGS FOR SLURS AND DISCUSSION OF INJURIES.

• Friend of the podcast Randy Pitchford’s viral PS5 Tweet. (Source: @DuvalMagic on Twitter)
• Wikipedia article on Batman: Arkham City.
• Correction: The Arkham City achievement Merve mentioned requires you to talk to a specific character on 12 different holidays, one of which is Christmas. (Source: TrueAchievements)
• Screenshot of Penguin’s monocle from Arkham City. (Source: Pinterest)
• Wikipedia article on Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League.
• Wikipedia article on Marvel’s Avengers.
• The fiftieth episode of the GamesCast, “The Pefect Ouya.”
• Official website for Genshin Impact.
• Wikipedia article on Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order.
• Wikipedia article on the Fight Club video game.

• Wikipedia article on Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag.
• Wikipedia article on Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3.
• Wikipedia article on Pokémon Sun and Moon.

• Wikipedia article on Final Fantasy XIV.
• Wikipedia article on Super Smash Bros. Melee.
• Wikipedia article on RollerCoaster Tycoon.
• Official website for Monster Factory. (Source: The McElroy Family)
• Wikipedia article on Command & Conquer: Renegade.

• Wikipedia article on Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories.
• “Simple and Clean” by Hikaru Utada. (Source: Hikaru Utada on YouTube)
• “Sanctuary (Opening)” and “Sanctuary (Ending)” by Hikaru Utada. (Source: Hikaru Utada on YouTube)

SPOILERS FOR STAR FOX 64.

• Wikipedia article on Star Fox.
• Screenshot of Andross. (Source: YouTube)

• Wikipedia article on Assassin’s Creed Odyssey.
• Wikipedia article on Fallout: New Vegas.
• The September 2020 game news roundup. (Source: The Avocado)
• Official website for EB Games Australia.

MILD SPOILERS FOR CONTROL.

• Official website for Funko.
• Correction: The Korean game we were discussing is called Dungeon Fighter Online, not “Dungeon Crawler Online.”
• Wikipedia article on CrossFire.
• Official campaign reveal trailer for CrossfireX. (Source: Xbox on YouTube)
• Wikipedia article on Control.
• The main character’s name in Quantum Break is Jack Joyce. (Source: Wikipedia)

• Wikipedia article on Dark Souls.
• Wikipedia article on Afro Samurai 2.

• Wikipedia article on secant lines.
• Wikipedia article on Among Us.
• Wikipedia article on Are You Afraid of the Dark?
• Episode #51 of the GamesCast, “Whales.”

Featuring:
Merve
Lutair
Wolfman Jew
Bresson
The Kappa

Editor:
The Kappa

Timestamps:
0:20 – Introduction
1:55 – What We’ve Been Playing
36:30 – Microsoft’s Acquisition of ZeniMax and Its Implications
56:25 – The Crossover Game: Introduction
57:20 – The Crossover Game: RollerCoaster Tycoon and Persona
1:02:30 – The Crossover Game: Halo and Journey
1:07:00 – The Crossover Game: Forza Horizon and Super Mario Odyssey
1:11:40 – The Crossover Game: X-COM and Animal Crossing
1:14:45 – The Crossover Game: Mass Effect and Danganronpa
1:18:15 – The Crossover Game: Turok and Sly Cooper
1:22:50 – The Crossover Game: Star Fox and Batman: Arkham
1:26:40 – The Crossover Game: Portal and Tropico
1:31:30 – The Crossover Game: Max Payne and Jet Set Radio
1:37:35 – The Crossover Game: The Elder Scrolls and Yakuza
1:40:40 – The Crossover Game: Metroid and Arkanoid
1:45:05 – Conclusion

Download Link: https://archive.org/details/avocadogamescast_ep69

Due to a mistake in the recording process, this episode was recorded at a lower audio quality level than normal. We apologize for the error.

Podcast header image from Cibo Matto’s music video for “Sugar Water.” Linkdump and spoiler warnings after the jump.

• Official YouTube channel for Jelle’s Marble Runs.

• Steam store page for Hades.
• Steam store page for Among Us.
• Steam store page for Pyre.
• Steam store page for Cuphead.
• Steam store page for Dark Souls.
• Steam store page for Dark Souls III.
• Clarification: Ambrosia is the food of the Greek gods, and nectar is the drink. This got kind of lost in the crosstalk. (Source: Wikipedia)
• Epic store page for Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2.
• Wikipedia article on Skate.
• Wikipedia article on the SpellForce series.
• Steam store page for SpellForce 3.
• Doug Cockle voiced Geralt in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. (Source: IMDB)
• Steam store page for SpellForce 3: Soul Harvest.
• Wikipedia article on Yakuza 4.
• Wikipedia article on Yakuza 0.
• Episode #36 of the GamesCast, which featured substantial discussion of the Yakuza series.
• Wikipedia article on Yakuza 3.
• Correction [SPOILERS]: Bresson was mixing together the plots of Yakuza 4 and Yakuza 5. Saejima does not return to prison in Yakuza 4, and he is indeed the second character. (Sources: Wikipedia)
• Origin store page for A Way Out.
• Clarification: Merve’s mention of a music video directed by Michel Gondry was a reference to “Sugar Water” by Cibo Matto. (Sources: Wikipedia and YouTube)

• Official press release for the acquisition. (Source: Microsoft)
• Amazon store page for Blood, Sweat, and Pixels by Jason Schreier.
• News story about Amazon’s announcement of Luna. (Source: The Verge)
• Clarification: At the time we recorded, Amazon had not yet announced that they were discontinuing development on Crucible. We were simply referring to the game’s relative lack of success. (Source: Crucible)

• The previous GamesCast episode about crossovers.

• Wikipedia article on the RollerCoaster Tycoon series.
• Wikipedia article on the Persona series.
• Steam store page for AI: The Somnium Files.
• The “penis demon” from the Persona series is Mara. (Source: Megami Tensei Wiki on Fandom) [slightly NSFW]
• Steam store page for NieR: Automata.
• Walt Disney World page for Toy Story Mania!
• Wikipedia article on Horizons, the now-closed Epcot ride that had multiple endings.
• Walt Disney World page for Millennium Falcon: Smuggler’s Run.

• Wikipedia article on the Halo series.
• Wikipedia article on Journey.
• Halopedia article on Sadie Endesha.

• Wikipedia article on Forza Horizon.
• Wikipedia article on Super Mario Odyssey.
• Wikipedia article on Driver: San Francisco. Wolfman Jew wasn’t joking about the possession.
• Wikipedia article on Killdozer!
• Steam store page for Batman: Arkham Knight.
• Super Mario Wiki article on Whomps.

• Wikipedia article on the X-COM series.
• Wikipedia article on Animal Crossing.
• Wikipedia article on Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle.
• Wikipedia article on Pokémon Snap.

SPOILERS FOR DANGANRONPA: TRIGGER HAPPY HAVOC

• Wikipedia article on the Mass Effect series.
• Wikipedia article on the Danganronpa series.
• Steam store page for Consortium.
• Steam store page for Among Us.

• Wikipedia article on the Turok series.
• Wikipedia article on the Sly Cooper series.
• Correction: The turtle’s name is Bentley, not Benny. (Source: Sly Cooper Wiki on Fandom)
• Correction: Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse was an original Xbox game, not an Xbox 360 game. That being said, the game can be played on the 360 due to backwards compatibility. (Sources: Wikipedia)
• Wikipedia article on Sonic Unleashed.

• Wikipedia article on Star Fox.
• Wikipedia article on the Batman: Arkham series.
• Steam store page for No Man’s Sky.
• Steam store page for Starlink: Battle for Atlas.

• Wikipedia article on the Portal series.
• Wikipedia article on Tropico.

SPOILERS FOR MAX PAYNE 3 AND JOHN WICK

• Wikipedia article on the Max Payne series.
• Wikipedia article on Jet Set Radio.
• Max’s infamous strained face. (Source: MSN)
• Wikipedia article on Streetlight Manifesto.
• Correction: The game is called My Friend Pedro, not “I Am Pedro.” (Source: Steam)
• Origin store page for Mirror’s Edge Catalyst.
• Article on Serious Sam 3’s anti-piracy protection. (Source: Engadget)

• Wikipedia article on The Elder Scrolls series.
• Wikipedia article on the Yakuza series.

• Wikipedia article on the Metroid series.
• Wikipedia article on Arkanoid.
• Steam store page for Yoku’s Island Express.

No links here.

Featuring:
Merve
Admirax
The Kappa

Editor:
The Kappa

Timestamps:
0:15 – Introduction
2:35 – What We’ve Been Playing, Part 1
7:05 – Cons, Part 1
9:25 – What We’ve Been Playing, Part 2
26:55 – Streaming, Part 1
47:50 – Mixer, Part 1
1:23:55 – Cons, Part 2
1:37:00 – Mixer, Part 2
1:49:55 – Streaming, Part 2
1:59:15 – The Internet Rabbit Hole of Weird YouTube
2:02:50 – Synergy! and the Economics of Gaming
2:14:50 – Conclusion

Download Link: https://archive.org/details/avocadogamescast_ep68

Podcast header image from the YouTube channel ABCSongs. Linkdump after the jump.

• Wikipedia article on the Mid-Atlantic accent.

• Wikipedia article on The Sinking City.

• Official website for PAX.

• Wikipedia article on God of War (2018).
• Wikipedia article on Ghost of Tsushima.
• Wikipedia article on Paper Mario: The Origami King.

• Wikipedia article on Kitboga.
• TheSushiDragon’s Twitch channel.
• Wikipedia article on Twitch Plays Pokémon.
• Wikipedia article on Dr Disrespect.
• Wikipedia article on P.T.

• Wikipedia article on Mixer.
• The “State of Decay with aliens” that Admirax mentioned is Deep Rock Galactic. (Source: Deep Rock Galactic Wiki on Gamepedia)
• Twitch channels for Ninja and shroud.
• Wikipedia articles on Windows Phone and Zune.
• Information on Mixer’s HypeZone feature. Correction: It wasn’t called the Hype Train. (Source: Mixer on Zendesk)
• News story about E3 Tweeting out a sexist article about games women play. (Source: Screen Rant)

• Official website for Facebook Gaming.
• Official website for AORUS.

• Article on racism at Mixer. (Source: Kotaku)
• Wikipedia article on Fallout 76.

• Wikipedia article on the now-defunct Revision3.
• Wikipedia article on Fortnite.
• Wikipedia article on Achievement Hunter.
• Wikipedia article on Animal Talking with Gary Whitta.
• The Amazon Prime series about uploading oneself into the afterlife is called Upload. (Source: Wikipedia)
• Information on Sparks, Mixer’s virtual currency. (Source: Mixer on Zendesk)

• News article about parenting YouTubers the Stauffers giving up their adopted son. (Source: Today)
• The Daddy Finger song. (Source: Super JoJo – Nursery Rhymes on YouTube)

• Wikipedia article on Crucible.
• Wikipedia article on Rage Against the Machine.
• Wikipedia article on the Amazon Kindle.
• Clarification: Ninja’s scene was cut from Jumanji: The Next Level. (Source: Dexerto)

No links here.

Featuring:
Merve
dw
Lovely Bones
Admirax
The Kappa

Editor:
The Kappa

Timestamps:
0:15 – Introduction
2:40 – What We’ve Been Playing
44:10 – Ubisoft
1:15:50 – Microsoft, Part 1
1:38:55 – Nintendo Gigaleak
1:54:10 – Microsoft, Part 2
1:59:00 – Conclusion

Download Link: https://archive.org/details/avocadgamescast_ep67

Podcast header image from Halo 2: Anniversary. Linkdump and content warnings after the jump.

• Wikipedia article on The Room.
• Arrested Development Wiki article on the Bluth family’s chicken dances. (Source: Fandom)

• Steam store page for Grounded.
• Wikipedia article on The Herculoids.
• Steam store page for Carrion.
• Lovely Bones’s article on Super Mario 64. (Source: The Avocado)
• Wikipedia article on Fire Emblem: Three Houses.
• Steam store page for Death Stranding.
• Recently, players of Metal Gear Solid V’s multiplayer component on PlayStation 3 finally achieved “nuclear disarmament,” triggering a secret cutscene. (Source: Vice)
• Wikipedia article on Ghost of Tsushima.
• “Those are good burgers, Walter” is a reference to The Big Lebowski. (Source: Flexicon9 on YouTube)
• Wikipedia article on samurai.

CONTENT WARNING for discussions of harassment and abuse

• Archive of The Avocado’s Ubisoft Forward live-chat.
• Report on harassment and abuse at Ubisoft. (Source: Bloomberg)
• Ubisoft’s statement on not making a statement about harassment and abuse during Ubisoft Forward. (Source: Twitter)
• Twitter thread about Ubisoft execs saying “women don’t sell.” (Source: @mariejasmin_ on Twitter)
• Confirmation: Maxime Béland did indeed resign from his position at Ubisoft. (Source: PC Gamer)
• Gameplay trailer for Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. (Source: IGN on YouTube)
• Reveal trailer for Far Cry 6. (Source: IGN on YouTube)
• Gameplay overview trailer for Watch Dogs: Legion. (Source: Ubisoft on YouTube)
• Ubisoft’s website for Gods and Monsters.

• Archive of The Avocado’s Xbox showcase live-chat.
• Official announcement trailer for The Gunk. (Source: IGN on YouTube)
• Brain in a Jar trailer for Psychonauts 2. (Source: DoubleFineProd on YouTube)
• Official story & gameplay trailer for The Medium. (Source: IGN on YouTube)
• Official campaign reveal trailer for CrossfireX. (Source: Xbox on YouTube)
• Campaign gameplay premiere for Halo Infinite. (Source: HALO on YouTube)
• Official trailer for STALKER 2. (Source: IGN on YouTube)
• Announcement trailer for State of Decay 3. (Source: IGN on YouTube)
• Official announce [sic] trailer for Avowed. (Source: Xbox on YouTube)

• Information on what was contained in the Gigaleak. (Source: IGN)
• Fallout Wiki article on “Van Buren.” (Source: Fandom)
• Double Fine’s internal game jam is called Amnesia Fortnight. (Source: Steam)
• Steam store page for Binary Domain.
• Steam store page for Half-Life: Alyx – Final Hours.

• Announcement trailer for Balan Wonderworld. (Source: Xbox on YouTube)
• Gameplay trailer for Supermarket Shriek. (Source: Xbox on YouTube)

No links here.