AVoCADo GamesCast

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.

AVoCADo GamesCast is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://avocadogamescast.wordpress.com/

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.

AVoCADo GamesCast is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://avocadogamescast.wordpress.com/

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.”

AVoCADo GamesCast is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://avocadogamescast.wordpress.com/

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.

AVoCADo GamesCast is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://avocadogamescast.wordpress.com/

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.

AVoCADo GamesCast is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://avocadogamescast.wordpress.com/

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.

AVoCADo GamesCast is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://avocadogamescast.wordpress.com/

Featuring:
Merve
dw
Wolfman Jew
Ben
The Kappa

Editor:
The Kappa

Timestamps:
0:15 – Introduction
2:15 – What We’ve Been Playing
30:40 – Games You Might Have Missed in 2020
1:01:45 – Games We Missed in 2019
1:33:15 – Conclusion

Download Link: https://archive.org/details/avocadogamescast_ep66

Podcast header image from AI: The Somnium Files. Linkdump, disclaimers, and spoiler warnings after the jump.

• Official website for Crucible.
• Clarification: “Crucible” is also the name of Destiny’s PVP mode, hence the joke about the “wrong crucible.” Aren’t jokes so much funnier when they’re explained to you? (Source: Destinypedia)
• News on Crucible being unreleased. (Source: GameByte)

• Steam store page for Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2.
• Official website for Persona 5 Royal.
• Nintendo website for Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics.
• Steam store page for Fallout 76.
• Steam store page for Infini.
• Correction: The game Wolfman Jew was thinking of was Hylics. (Source: Steam)

DISCLAIMER: We were not aware of the recent sexual misconduct allegations against (now former) Simple Plan bassist David Desrosiers at the time of recording. We apologize if our remarks in this segment appear insensitive.

• Steam store page for Wide Ocean Big Jacket.
• Steam store page for Ori and the Will of the Wisps.
• Epic Games store page for Journey to the Savage Planet.
• Steam store page for Two Point Hospital.
• Steam store page for Halo: The Master Chief Collection.
• Steam store page for Murder by Numbers.
• Steam store page for Timelie.
• Steam store page for Golf With Your Friends.
• Wikipedia article on Simple Plan.
• Nintendo website for Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise.
• Spotify pages for Melee by Dogleg, You’ll Be Fine by Hot Mulligan, Ivy by Charmer, and Amends by Grey Daze.

SPOILER WARNING: Major spoilers for Life Is Strange 2.

• Epic Games store page for Control.
• Nintendo website for Fire Emblem: Three Houses.
• Steam store page for Disco Elysium.
• Epic Games store page for Untitled Goose Game.
• Steam store page for Blair Witch.
• Steam store page for AI: The Somnium Files.
• Wikipedia article on the Kingdom Hearts series.
• Confirmation: The Atlantica level in Kingdom Hearts II contains two songs from The Little Mermaid and three originals. (Source: Kingdom Hearts Wiki on Fandom)
• Steam store page for Life Is Strange 2.
• Steam store page for the Resident Evil 2 remake.

• Steam store for Hylics.

AVoCADo GamesCast is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://avocadogamescast.wordpress.com/

Featuring:
Merve
Lovely Bones
Lutair
The Kappa

Editor:
The Kappa

Timestamps:
0:15 – Introduction
2:00 – Harassment and Abuse in the Games Industry
1:09:25 – PlayStation 5: The Future of Gaming
1:32:00 – PC Gaming Show
1:46:25 – Future Games Show
1:52:05 – EA Play Live
2:07:20 – Other Summer Gaming Streams
2:14:05 – Conclusion

Download Link: https://archive.org/details/avocadogamescast_ep65

Podcast header background: “Ivory Off White Paper Texture” from Photos Public Domain. Podcast header font: Another Typewriter by Johan Holmdahl. Linkdump and content warnings after the jump. Due to the subject matter of this episode, listener discretion is advised.

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CONTENT WARNING: DISCUSSIONS OF ABUSE, SEXUAL MISCONDUCT, RAPE, AND DISCRIMINATION

• Allegations of racism in management at Mixer. (Source: Kotaku)
• Sexual assault allegations at Ubisoft. (Source: Gamasutra)
• Stories of sexual harassment in the streaming community. (Source: Vice)
• Stories of employee abuse and sexual harassment at IGN from accusers Kallie Plagge, Eric Sapp, and Mitch Dyer. (Source: Twitter)
• Accusations of sexual assault and harassment against Chris Avellone. (Source: Gamasutra)
• The survivor stories spreadsheet for the streaming industry. (Source: Medium)
• Moira Donegan’s essay outing herself as the creator of the Shitty Media Men list. (Source: The Cut)
• Information on the Twitch partnership program. (Source: Twitch)
• Allegations of infidelity and lying to partners against Ashraf Ismail of Ubisoft. (Source: Kotaku)
• Chloi Rad on sexist mistreatment at IGN. (Source: Twitter)
• Tina Amini is the current editor-in-chief at IGN. (Source: IGN)
• Mariah Carey has been accused of workplace abuse and sexual misconduct by several people, examples here and here. (Sources: Rolling Stone and Grazia)
• Allegations of workplace mistreatment at Cards Against Humanity. (Source: Polygon)
• Sexual harassment allegations against OPG CEO Omeed Dariani. (Source: Ginx)
• Kitboga’s Twitch channel.
• Information on the sexual misconduct allegations against Tyler Malka. (Source: Vice)
• Brian Altano’s Twitter thread on why there’s workplace abuse in the games industry.
• Correction: The senior executive at Riot Games who was suspended over workplace misconduct was the COO, Scott Gelb. Riot does not have a CFO. (Sources: Wikipedia and Riot Games)
• Accusations of sexual misconduct against Jesse Lacey of Brand New. (Source: Uproxx)

• List of summer gaming streams. (Source: ResetEra)
• Recaps of the PS5 showcase, here and here. (Source: PlayStation Blog and GameSkinny)
• Archive of The Avocado’s live-chat for the event.
• Archive of the event’s stream. (Source: PlayStation on YouTube)
• Announcement trailer for Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart. (Source: PlayStation on YouTube)
• Announcement trailer for Sackboy: A Big Adventure. (Source: PlayStation on YouTube)
• Announcement trailer for Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales. (Source: PlayStation on YouTube)
• Announcement trailer for Gran Turismo 7. (Source: PlayStation on YouTube)
• Showcase trailer for Little Devil Inside. (Source: PlayStation on YouTube)
• Announcement trailer for Bugsnax. (Source: PlayStation on YouTube)
• PlayStation blog entry on Kero Kero Bonito’s theme song for Bugsnax.
• The name of the island from Bugsnax is Snaktooth Island. (Source: USGamer)
• Reveal trailer for Goodbye Volcano High. (Source: PlayStation on YouTube)
• Teaser trailer for Stray. (Source: PlayStation on YouTube)
• Titanfall Wiki article on “The Beacon,” the level featured the robots Merve mentioned. (Source: Fandom)
• Gameplay reveal trailer for GhostWire: Tokyo. (Source: PlayStation on YouTube)
• Gameplay reveal trailer for Godfall. (Source: PlayStation on YouTube)
• Steam store page for Ryse: Son of Rome.

CONTENT WARNING: SLURS

• Recap of the event. (Source: IGN)
• Archive of The Avocado’s live-chat for the event.
• Archive of the event’s stream. (Source: PC Gamer on YouTube)
• Gameplay trailer for Evil Genius 2: World Domination. (Source: Rebellion on YouTube)
• PC Gaming Show 2020 trailer for Dwarfheim. (Source: PC Gamer on YouTube)
• Teaser trailer for Project Wingman. (Source: PC Gamer on YouTube)
• PC Gaming Show 2020 trailer for Rogue Lords. Correction: The game is not called “Rogue Wars.” (Source: PC Gamer on YouTube)
• PC Gaming Show trailer for The Forgotten City. (Dear Villagers on YouTube)
• Short trailer for Haven. (Source: TheGameBakers on YouTube)
• PC Gaming Show trailer for Cris Tales. (Source: MDE Gaming on YouTube)
• Teaser trailer for Twin Mirror. (Source: PC Gamer on YouTube)
• Beta trailer for New World. (Source: PC Gamer on YouTube)
• New Blood interview from the PC Gaming Show 2020. (Source: PC Gamer on YouTube)
• Persona 4 Golden PC reveal. (Source: PC Gamer on YouTube)
• PC Gaming Show trailer for Humankind. (Source: IGN)
• Mortal Shell gameplay from the PC Gaming Show 2020. (Source: PC Gamer on YouTube)
• Teaser for Icarus. (Source: PC Gamer on YouTube)

• Recaps of the Future Games Show, here and here. (Sources: GamesRadar+ and Tom’s Guide)
• Archive of The Avocado’s live-chat of the event.
• Archive of the event’s stream. (Source: GamesRadar on YouTube)
• Announcement trailer for Dustborn. (Source: GamesRadar on YouTube)
• Announcement trailer for Morbid: The Seven Acolytes. (Source: GamesRadar on YouTube)

• Recap of the event. (Source: Tom’s Guide)
• Archive of The Avocado’s live-chat for the event.
• Archive of the event’s stream. (Source: Electronic Arts on YouTube)
• The Origin store.
• Reveal trailer for It Takes Two. (Source: GamersPrey on YouTube)
• Official teaser trailer for Lost in Random. (Source: Electronic Arts on YouTube)
• Skate 4 announcement teaser. (Source: IGN on YouTube)
• Article about Lamar Jackson making the cover of Madden NFL 21. (Source: Louisville Courier Journal)
• Gameplay trailer for Star Wars: Squadrons. (Source: EA Star Wars on YouTube)

• Archive of The Avocado’s live-chat for the New Game+ Expo.
• Archive of the New Game+ Expo stream (Source: New Game Plus Expo on YouTube).
• Archive of The Avocado’s live-chat for Night City Wire.
• Archive of the Night City Wire: Episode 1 stream. (Source: Cyberpunk 2077 on YouTube)
• Clarification: Persona 5 Scramble was developed as a collaboration between studios owned by Koei Tecom and Atlus, but Atlus is in charge of publishing it. (Source: Wikipedia)
• Announcement trailer for Tell Me Why. (Source: Xbox on YouTube)
• Announcement trailer for Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time. (Crash Bandicoot on YouTube)
• Official reveal trailer for New Pokémon Snap. (Source: GameSpot on YouTube)
• Official trailer for Pokémon Unite. (Source: IGN on YouTube)
• Archive of the Marvel’s Avengers War Table stream. (Source: Marvel’s Avengers on YouTube)
• Wikipedia article for the Deadpool video game.
• Wikipedia article for the X-Men Origins: Wolverine video game.
• Wikipedia article for Marvel Heroes.
• Wikipedia article on High Moon Studios. They are currently owned by Activision.
• Confirmation: The Night City Wire stream has roughly ten times the number of likes+dislikes as the War Table stream, so Merve’s “order of magnitude” comment was pretty much correct. (Sources: Cyberpunk 2077 and Marvel’s Avengers on YouTube)
• Clarification: The entire War Table stream archive is available on the Marvel’s Avengers YouTube channel, but a half-hour excerpt containing an extended gameplay reveal is available on the Marvel Entertainment YouTube channel, and that video has fewer than 20,000 total likes and dislikes. (Sources: Marvel’s Avengers and Marvel Entertainment on YouTube)

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AVoCADo GamesCast is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://avocadogamescast.wordpress.com/

Featuring:
Merve
The Kappa

Editor:
The Kappa

Timestamps:
0:15 – Introduction
1:05 – What We’ve Been Playing
59:40 – How We Put a Podcast Together
1:24:25 – Podcasting History and Philosophy
1:43:20 – Tastes in Games
1:54:05 – The Future of Games
2:14:05 – Conclusion

Download Link: https://archive.org/details/avocadogamescast_ep64

Podcast header image from Developer Approved’s custom “Enter My Black Hole” course for Golf With Your Friends. Linkdump after the jump.

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• Steam store pages for Total War: Warhammer II, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, Destiny 2, and Elite Dangerous.
• Wikipedia article on Final Fantasy VII Remake.
• Steam store page for Kentucky Route Zero.
• Clarification: This podcast was recorded on May 31st, when the PS5 showcase was still scheduled for June 4th. It was later postponed to June 11th. Here’s a recording of the showcase. (Source: GameSpot Trailers on YouTube)
• Steam store page for Black Desert Online.
• Wikipedia article on Kingdom Hearts III.
• Steam store pages for Battle Chasers: Nightwar and Octopath Traveler.
• Wikipedia article on Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE.
• Official website for Sandship: The Last Engineer.
• Official website for Super Hexagon.
• Correction: Golf With Your Friends is not available on mobile platforms. (Source: Team 17)
• Steam store page for Golf With Your Friends.
• Steam store page for Quantum League.

• Steam store page for In Other Waters.
• Clarification: Jump Over the Age is the one-man studio run by Gareth Damian Martin. (Source: Jump Over the Age)
• Steam store page for Halo: The Master Chief Collection.
• Steam store page for Warhammer: Vermintide 2.

• Steam store page for If Found….
• The 51st episode of the GamesCast, “Whales” [NSFW].
• Official websites for Skype, MP3 Skype Recorder, and Audacity.
• Difficulties keeping a Windows PC asleep. (Source: Kotaku)
• Official websites for Microsoft Paint, Paint 3D, and GIMP.
• The Internet Archive.
• The official GamesCast website.
• Official website for Feedburner.
• The official GamesCast Tumblr.

• The first GamesCast episode.
• The previous GamesCast episode, which was originally planned to include a segment where Merve rattled off a list of pairs of games, and contributors would come up with oral design docs for them on the fly.
• The Pokémon episode of the GamesCast.
• The theme park episode of the GamesCast.

• Wikipedia articles on the Yakuza, Kingdom Hearts, Assassin’s Creed, Final Fantasy, and The Legend of Zelda series.
• Epic Games store page for Control.
• Steam store page for When Ski Lifts Go Wrong.
• Steam store page for Mark of the Ninja.

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No links here.

AVoCADo GamesCast is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://avocadogamescast.wordpress.com/

Featuring:
Merve
Wolfman Jew
Science is Bad
SingingBrakeman
The Kappa

Editor:
The Kappa

Timestamps:
0:15 – A Very Halo Introduction
5:45 – What We’ve Been Playing
1:03:00 – Notable Crossovers and Mash-Ups, Part 1
1:42:45 – Bad Crossovers
1:49:35 – Notable Crossovers and Mash-Ups, Part 2
1:57:00 – Crossovers We Want to See
2:11:20 – A Very Kingdom Hearts Conclusion

Download Link: https://archive.org/details/avocadogamescast_ep63_2 (sic)

Podcast header image from PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale. Linkdump after the jump.

• Steam store page for Halo: The Master Chief Collection.
• Clarification: We recorded this before the release date for the PC version of Halo 2: Anniversary was announced as May 12th. (Source: Destructoid)
• The 30th episode of the GamesCast, where we discussed Halo and Destiny.
• Steam store page for Baba Is You.
• Wikipedia article on Nonograms/Picross.

• Official website for Final Fantasy VII Remake.
• Wikipedia article on Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy.
• Steam store page for Sonic Forces.
• The infamous line from Sonic Forces about war. (Source: poke literal on YouTube)
• Steam store page for Yakuza 0.
• The infamous “You cheated not only the game, but yourself” Tweet. (Source: The Verge)
• Confirmation: Yakuza Kiwami 2 can indeed run at 60 FPS on PC. (Source: PCGamingWiki)
• Wikipedia article on Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Breakpoint.
• Wikipedia article on Jon Bernthal.
• Wikipedia article on Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE.

• The introductory cutscene for the Snake Vs Monkey minigame from Metal Gear Solid 3. (Source: puppet23ca on YouTube)
• The Watch Dogs mini-games are called Digital Trips. (Source: Watch Dogs Wiki on Fandom)
• Wikipedia article on the Super Smash Bros. series.
• Wikipedia article on Lego Dimensions.
• Wikipedia article on the Kingdom Hearts series.
• Wikipedia article on Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle.
• Davide Soliani cries at E3 2017 during the reveal of Mario + Rabbids. (Source: Tuan X on YouTube)

• Wikipedia article on PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale.
• Steam store page for Murder by Numbers.

• Wikipedia article on Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney.
• Wikipedia article on Warriors Orochi.

• Wikipedia article on the Mega Man series.
• Wikipedia article on Metal Gear series.
• Wikipedia article on the Total War series.
• Wikipedia article on the A Song of Ice and Fire series of fantasy novels, the basis for the Game of Thrones franchise.
• Wikipedia article on Avatar: The Last Airbender.
• Video footage of the Avatar game that Elca Gaming made in Dreams. (Source: IGN on YouTube)
• Wikipedia article on Lost Dimension.
• List of unique monsters in Xenoblade Chronicles 2. (Source: Xenoblade Wiki on Fandom)

• Wikipedia article on the Kingdom Hearts series.
• Official website for the Franchise Festival podcast.
• Singing Brakeman’s Franchise Festival articles. (Source: The Avocado)

AVoCADo GamesCast is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://avocadogamescast.wordpress.com/