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- NEWS GAME PLUS: Episode 6 - Why Disagreeing About Favorite Video Games is OKIn this week's episode, Jeff Cannata highlights the games launching with Google's Stadia, Xbox's "Surprise Me" feature, Sonic the Hedgehog's new movie look, and discusses why it is totally okay to disagree about which games are the best.9 min
- LOCAL CO-OP: Episode 6 - The Longer the Game, the Better?In Today’s episode, Alex Berg and Christian Spicer talk about how bloated, lengthy games can affect playability. Do new-gen games need to have super-long story lines in order to be fun? Tune in and find out!17 min
- CTRL PAD: Episode 22 - Apple and Valve AR, China and More!Join Jeff Cannata, Nikole Zivalich, Christian Spicer, and Alex Berg for this week’s episode about Apple partnering with Valve on an AR headset; China’s gaming regulations for minors; and how Death Stranding and non-violent games make us see the world differently!44 min
- NEWS GAME PLUS: Episode 5 - Fall 2019 Releases, BlizzCon, and Death Stranding!Fall is for GAMING! In today’s episode, we highlight all the new releases coming this November; Diablo 4, Overwatch 2, and BlizzCon news; and how Hideo Kojima’s much anticipated game Death Stranding pushes limits! Tune in and join the excitement!9 min
- LOCAL CO-OP: Episode 5 - Problems in Always Covering New GamesAlex Berg and Christian Spicer take inspiration from the chats for this week’s show, examining the issues and reasons in covering new games. Also, please note, there will be no CTRL PAD or News Game Plus this week. Hopefully they will be back soon!18 min
- CTRL PAD: Episode 21 - Game Delays, MP Bots, Fallout 76This week, Jeff Cannata, Nikole Zivalich, Christian Spicer, and Alex Berg talk about the Last of Us: Part II delay, Ubisoft game delays, Bethesda and Fallout 76 subscription, bots in multiplayer games, and more!41 min
- NEWS GAME PLUS: Episode 4 - When Great Games Become Just Good EnoughOn this week’s News Game Plus, Jeff Cannata talks Fortnite bots, this week’s new, big releases, Pokemon Go’s upcoming PvP, and questions when great games are made just “good enough.”9 min
- LOCAL CO-OP: Episode 4 - Preservation vs PiracyAlex Berg and Christian Spicer use the recent MS-DOS games added to the Internet Archive as a jumping off point to discuss preservation vs piracy.18 min
- LOCAL CO-OP: Episode 3 - Character Cameos and CrossoversNikole Zivalich and Christian Spicer discuss character cameos and crossovers, and what they mean for games, gaming ... and life?18 min
- CTRL PAD: Episode 20 - Niantic & Data Tracking, Riot Games, Fortnite Chapter 2, StadiaJoin Jeff Cannata, Nikole Zivalich, Christian Spicer, and Alex Berg for this week’s episode about the data practices at Niantic, Google Stadia, Fortnite Chapter 2 PR strategy and the future of next gen consoles.45 min
About CTRL PAD
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Welcome to CTRL PAD! Home to the CTRL PAD Show; LOCAL COOP; and NEWS GAME PLUS!
In the CTRL PAD Show, each week, Jeff Cannata, Nikole Zivalich, Christian Spicer, and Alex Berg (plus the occasional awesome guest) cover select hot topics in the video game world, while bringing in community viewpoints, opinions, and conversations.
In LOCAL COOP, Alex Berg and Christian Spicer (and sometimes some other fun, cool people) examine larger concepts in and around video games and the broader world in which we live.
And NEWS GAME PLUS is a video game news show that hits on the biggest news in gaming, and takes a deeper look at one of the biggest issues, themes, and talking points in and around the world of video games.