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Welcome to Episode 09, Max from The Unqualified Geeks Podcast joins Luke and Conor to talk about our Top 5 favorite games we played this year. We each came with our list of 5 and will battle it out for a winner! We also Discuss the Game Awards and some of its glory!

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Recent News:

Cyber Punk is out

SHOW TOPIC:

Everyone's top 5 games of the year so far (lets do this a revolving order count down - start with everyone's 5, 4, 3 etc tally them up)

Max TOP 5: Nioh 2, The Last of Us Part II, Demon Souls PS5, Phantasy Star, Streets of Rage 4

Luke TOP 5: Final Fantasy 7 Remake, Persona 5 Royal, Demon Souls PS5, Hades, Dragon Quest 11 Definitive Edition

Conor TOP 5: The Last of US Part II, Final Fantasy 7, Among Us, fall guys, The Forest

Was also thinking we should look at our play time for each of our favorites

The Game Awards 2020 - List of game award winner and nominees- https://variety.com/2020/digital/news/the-game-awards-winners-list-2020-1234850547/

Thoughts on the show?

Nier

Sephiroth in smath lol

New Perfect Dark

New mass effect

Disney announces a bunch of star wars

Outriders? Featuring Bring Me The Horizon - Mantra

It takes two trailer? Looks fun!

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Originally published on 12/13/2020

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Welcome to Episode 08, Conor and Luke Discuss Gaming Tech moving Beyond gaming and how it is used in movies and TV and the endless possibilities even for architectural visualization. We nerd out on how the unreal engine and other facets of gaming are changing the game for movie making and production studios, and even delve into a little bit of fan made movies and game remakes. Conor also shares his experience with Playstation NOW the PS game streaming service.

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Recent News:

How to use PlayStation Now - if you worry about streaming games, do not fret. I downloaded PS4 game and use it through PS NOW subscription AND updated game installs, was super easy, etc

The Last of Us theme on “Life Below Zero” tv show… nerd moment

Meme… Tesla Cars getting proximity chat? Bluetooth hack and steal a tesla model x in 90 seconds? New Nicholas Cage movie?

Brit-to-the-ney PC issue… upgrading processor, running benchmarks? Perhaps encode through CPU since games run heavy on some graphics cards

MGS Movie news! Oscar Isaac as... Snake!? Tweet with other cast…

Birthday Presents: New PC case to rebuild old windows 7 PC, burrito blanket.

SHOW TOPIC:

Unreal Engine The Mandolorian, Martin (Steve carrell), Random Short Films, Fan Made remakes of games, MGS solid fan remake, majoras mask terrible fate AND Kena game…

Unity

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Originally published on 12/07/2020

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Welcome to Episode 07 of Dear Downloads. Conor and Luke go into depth with their favoritve video game franchise of all, Metal Gear Solid. We mainly discuss MGSV The Phantom Pain and its ending, or none ending… wait did it end? We are not quite sure either. Luke and Conor also discuss all the other games in the series and our favorite of them all! Luke and Conor also discuss some black friday purchase and Lukes new 4k TV!

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Recent News:

Black Friday news: MDOT 2 ssd 1tb

TV / new setup… PS5 with 4k TV, had to update TV firmware for HDMI 2.1

SHOW TOPIC:

What does Metal Gear Solid mean to you?

When you first played MGS on PS how scared were you in that wet dock to get to the elevator…

Character Twists

Favorite Metal Gear of the series?

Playstation Now!

MGS 1 - (1998 PS1 7mil 7%) Tactical Espionage Action, shadow Moses, darpa chief, liquid, master, Campbell and Naomi. Otacan, Grey Fox, Codex calls. FOXDIE,Nanomachines, Clones, VR Missions. Ghost Babel, GB on Game Boy, GB? Theme?

MGS 2 - (2001 PS2 7mil5%) TEA Sons of Liberty, Substance (Xbox), Big Shell, Raiden. Information Age, Memetics (Memetics describes how an idea can propagate successfully, but doesn't necessarily imply a concept is factual), fake news, Theme?

MGS 3 - (2004 PS2 4mil 3%) TEA Snake Eater, Subsistence (Xbox), Naked Snake, 1964 Soviet Jungle, Boss, birth of Big Boss, Acid + Acid 2, Portable Ops? MGS Mobile? Theme?

MGS 4 - (2008 PS3 6mil 7%) TEA Guns of the Patriots, 5 years after MGS2, Old Snake, Liquid Ocelot, Otacon, Bosses in game, A.I., PMC, Industrial Military Complex, Meryl and oops-a-poops Johnny, Vamp, back to shadow Moses, MGS Touch on mobile is MGS4,  I got to meet Hideo Kojima at PAX West in Seattle, story. Signed poster. What I told him...

MGS Peace Walker - PSP then ported, I own but need to play… Social Ops on mobile? Revengances? - peace we

MGS 5 - (2015 PS4 6mil 5%) Tactical Espionage Operations, Venom Snake, Ocelot

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Originally published on 11/30/2020

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Welcome to Dear Downloads Episode 06. Conor and Luke wing it this week and talk about all things gaming and what a week with the Playstation 5 has been like for Luke. Luke shares his joy with playing Demon Souls on the playstation 5. Luke and Conor talk about AAA game develeper studios and how they need to give us a game that is 10 hours long... you know just something short and sweet we can play and love and move forward with. We also talk a wee bit about our opinions on Star Wars and some controversies, some Star Trek Wars.

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How big is the ps5 on your entertainment center.

Ps5 + PS plus

Opened new games at GameStop

Gaming STATS: Celebrating PS launches USA

PS 9.09.1995 (25 yrs old) ~100m units

PS2 10.26.2000 (20 yrs old) ~155m units

PS3 11.17.2006 (14 yrs old) ~87m units???

PS4 11.15.2013 (7 years old) ~113m units

PS5 11.12.2020 (XX days old) ~11m by end of 2020

PS6 thursday 11.12.2026 (6 years) I call that!

PS5 shipping chartered 60 747

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Originally published on 11/24/2020 

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Anfe joins Conor and Luke on Dear Downloads this episode. This episode is chalked full of excitement for the Playstation 5 and its features. We go into depth of how it plays and what this could mean for the future of gaming. 

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How did you secure a pa5? 

How stoked to it pickup? 

Saves / profile transfer issues? Easy? Games transfer? 

Try any ps4 games? 

Most notable launch memory / story?? 

Game / console? 3D audio? You get headset? 

Streaming to twitch function? How does it work? Etc? 

PS button (hold vs tap) 

What games you play? 

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Originally published on 11/16/2020 

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This week Conor and Luke put on their Nostalgia Glass and discuss all the previous consoles from the last and current generations and recall our favorite games and some of the features that those consoles had that changed the gaming experience. 

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Cyberpunk delayed lol. 

Top 10 PS4 must play games (week before PS5 launch(PLaystation video access video). 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kLPEtz2U1jE

Game Gear? Sega MINI console? LR- that game gear looks rad. 

Worst / best console design or console design over time. 

favorite feature that was in a console or favorite memories from a game / it’s features?

Xbox live. 

Halo and Halo 2 LAN parties. 

App support / Netflix. 

Party chat. 

Capture gallery built in to console. 

Plex. 

What's your first console you owned?

What consoles have you owned?

Favorite console?

Favorite games from each? Or at least ones that stand out...

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10.27.2020 Welcome to Episode 03 of Dear Download this week Conor and Luke discuss Spooky Games + Holiday Events in games.  Go on some side tangents about Hades, FFXI, MK11 update, Uncharted movie, etc.  tune in.  Out a bit late this week, see you next Tuesday.

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Spooky Games + Holiday Events in game… Warzone Update.

Games to play for Halloween https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.gamespot.com/amp-articles/best-horror-games-for-halloween/1100-6482573/

In Game Events https://www.google.com/amp/s/screenrant.com/best-video-game-halloween-live-events-october-2020/amp

Favorite horror game?

Cp: Condemened, Re7, Re3 og… RE4, death stranding?   PT

Mortal Kombat 11 on next gen… All your favorite characters + Rambo!! Also + RoboCop + Spawn + the Joker (looks like Hamill’s cartoon joker) + the terminator T800 (old Arnold) + Last but not least chuck norris + Jon Claude Van Dam (jk)

PS5 media options

Kojima productions new game is coming

Hadies

Uncharted movie?! Tom Holland!? Mark Wahlberg? How Draky Met Sully…

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Welcome to episode 02 of Dear Downloads. Conor and Luke discuss the ends and outs of building PCs, new PS5 info and other tidbits. Looking at building an affordable PC or an overclocked to the max PC, take a listen we discuss our trials and tribulations of creating our own PC setups.

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been watching archer

Evangelion 3+1 releasing in japan 1.32.2021 - when do you think it w ill hit the USA?

According to Sony, the PS5 is approximately 390mm (15.4 inches) tall, 260mm (10.24 inches) deep and 104mm (4.09 inches) wide

PlayStation NOW $9.99 a month AND on PC, compete with game pass. And include Exclusives, playstations like oh okay hold my beer.

PS v8.00 update???

Look at current ps4 changes to broadcast what ps5 experience will be like.., LR I think ps is going to talk about UI on 10/15 FYI https://youtu.be/7TBPrYJDoDE

Ps 5 voice chat info & UI https://blog.playstation.com/2020/10/16/details-on-new-voice-chat-functionality-coming-to-ps5/

You ever play destiny?

Question from Sam @TheHailst0rm on Twitter “will you branch out to other fields of discussion, like PC builds, and specs, etc.?... Just general guidelines when building your first gaming rig when you're on a budget (where to save money, etc.)”

affordable PC build based on alpha gaming YouTube page but why I altered it and based on my discussions with elgato / CORSAIR

Problems with OG computers and why did i rebuild

Affordable PC build by alpha gaming / modified = $615 total (does not include case / harddrive / operating system / monitor / keyboard / mouse) PCS can be $$$

$25 Thermaltake SMART 600W ATX 12V V2.3/EPS 12V 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply PS-SPD-0600NPCWUS-W

$165 AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler

$130 Asus TUF B450M-Plus Gaming AMD Ryzen 2 AM4 DDR4 HDMI DVI-D M.2 mATX Motherboard

$230 GeForce GTX 1660 OC 6G Graphics Card, 2X Windforce Fans, 6GB 192-Bit GDDR5, Video Card

$65 SOLD OUT Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3000 (PC4 24000) Intel XMP 2.0 Desktop Memory Model TLZGD416G3000HC16CDC01

The one unknown is the big navi announcement on 10.28 - what will AMD bring to the ray tracing table vs Nvidia - we some idea based off of what xbox and PS5 graphics but obviously the decrete G cards will provide improvements based off of the SoCs

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Welcome to Dear Downloads Episode 01 - The Last of Us Part II - hosts Luke and Conor talk with guest AnFe about The Last of Us Part 2 and what that game meant to us and gaming culture. We break down how part 1 and part 2 tell their stories and discuss what TLOU part 3 may be or at the very least some DLC concepts.

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What does this game mean to me?

Thoughts on story telling technique?

Thoughts on where we go?

Opinions on characters?

Gameplay system / upgrading?

The Last of us (part 1) 20 years later / loss of daughter / develop relationship Joel + Ellie. Complex of story ending (choice / no choice, her choice?)

The Last of us (part 2) 4 years later  / loss of friend or father figure? / develop relationship Ellie + Dina (abbi?)I Don’t feel like we understood or got to be a part what connected Dina and Ellie, but that’s what P1 was playing the part of connecting Joel + Ellie. New character, was a surprise to me and who she was. Complex of story: multiple complexes… revenge? Mercy?

The Last of us (part 3) The consequences of each story has cost each relationship that was developed… what’s next? We knew part 2 was going to be the aftermath? Family and kids? Abbi didn’t want kids, that cost her relationship w Owen...

What’s next with naughty dog? The ended Uncharted and TLOU?!

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Welcome to Dear Download Episode 00 with Luke and Conor where we talk about all things video games. Topics for our first Podcast range from gaming on PC to PS5 preorders, purchase bots, metal gear solid, Game Pass and more. We delve into some of our favorite games and what it means now that Bethesda is acquired by Microsoft. Continuing segments will be about the monthly upcoming games and what we are looking forward to playing. Join us next episode where we un-package the last of us part II and what that game meant to us and gaming as a hole.

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