On this week's show, we discuss why Brad has fallen back in love with FIFA 19, Micah's initial experience with Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Terrence being pleasantly surprised with Fist of the North Star, The Witcher's author and how he played himself, whether or not it's a positive thing that Telltale's Walking Dead might be seen to completion by another developer, Microsoft's announcment of xCloud and why we couldn't care less, and the Seattle Police Department stepping up to combat swatting of gaming personalities.    Headlines  

• The Witcher author trying to squeeze $16M in royalties out of CD Projekt Red
• Blizzard co-founder Mike Morhaime steps down after 27 years in charge of the company
• New Switch hardware with an updated screen coming in 2019 according to reports
• Agreement reached with Robert Kirkman’s Skybound Games to complete last episodes of Telltale’s Walking Dead

  Top Stories  

• Microsoft reveals Project XCloud, a streaming service to bring console-quality experience to tablets and smartphones
• Seattle PD instituting new initiatives to protect streamers from SWATting

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Dense Pixels is a weekly video game podcast covering gaming news, game reviews, and industry analysis. From AAA blockbusters to indie gems, we break down the latest game releases, PlayStation and Xbox news, Nintendo Switch, PC gaming, Steam, Game Pass, fighting games, RPGs, esports, retro gaming, and the business side of the gaming industry. Hosted by Brad, Micah, Carrie, and Terrence. A TNP Studios production. New episodes weekly on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and all major platforms. Join our Discord at densepixels.com/fans. For more TNP Studios content, check out The Nerdpocalypse (movie & TV news), Black on Black Cinema (Black film reviews), and Look Forward (progressive politics).

Carrie joins Terrence and Brad this week to find out what YOU PEOPLE want us to talk about. Before we get there though, we discuss Carrie's early Spider-Man impressions, the newest news from the Telltale Games saga, Sony dipping their toe into the cross-play waters with Fortnite, and Google formally announcing Project Stream. Headlines  

• Telltale going to possibly finish the Walking Dead series>>>Telltale is also facing a possible class-action lawsuit
• Nintendo allows cloud saves grace period to 6 months

  Top Stories  

• Sony rolling out cross-play for Fortnite in beta form
• Google formally announces Project Stream
• QUESTION OF THE WEEK

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Dense Pixels is a weekly video game podcast covering gaming news, game reviews, and industry analysis. From AAA blockbusters to indie gems, we break down the latest game releases, PlayStation and Xbox news, Nintendo Switch, PC gaming, Steam, Game Pass, fighting games, RPGs, esports, retro gaming, and the business side of the gaming industry. Hosted by Brad, Micah, Carrie, and Terrence. A TNP Studios production. New episodes weekly on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and all major platforms. Join our Discord at densepixels.com/fans. For more TNP Studios content, check out The Nerdpocalypse (movie & TV news), Black on Black Cinema (Black film reviews), and Look Forward (progressive politics).

This week we're discussing why Micah's Ace of Spades in Destiny 2 will be lesser than Brad's, some Spider-Man spoilers (don't worry; we warn you before!), Sony getting in on the retro mini trend with the PlayStation Classic, Spider-Man overtaking God of War as the fastest-selling PS4 game, Nintendo going two steps forward and one step back with online accounts on the Switch, wishing the best for Nobou Uematsu, the sudden closure of Telltale Games, and the domestic violence allegation surrounding a prominent member of the fighting game community.   Headlines  

• PlayStation getting in on the classic mini trend with the PlayStation Classic on December 3
• You can now download PS2 and certain PS4 games on PS Now service
• Spider-Man overtakes God of War as the fastest-selling PS4 game of all time
• You can now have your Switch account and play your games on multiple Switch consoles, but it’s Nintendo, so there’s a catch
• Vita manufacture and shipping ending in 2019
• PS4 exclusivity now only lasts a week for Call of Duty
• Nobou Uematsu cancels all of his current projects due to poor health

  Top Stories  

• Telltale Games announces sudden closure; lays off vast majority of staff without severance
• Famed Street Fighter pro Infiltration removed from Capcom Pro Tour after disturbing domestic violence allegation

  Use our Amazon page to donate to the show: www.densepixels.com/amazon   Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Dense Pixels   You can now follow us on Twitch! Brad - DensePixelsBrad Terrence - App4RITioN410 Micah - denseblacknerd   Twitter: @DensePixels Facebook: Dense Pixels Podcast Subscribe on iTunes or Google Play Music

Dense Pixels is a weekly video game podcast covering gaming news, game reviews, and industry analysis. From AAA blockbusters to indie gems, we break down the latest game releases, PlayStation and Xbox news, Nintendo Switch, PC gaming, Steam, Game Pass, fighting games, RPGs, esports, retro gaming, and the business side of the gaming industry. Hosted by Brad, Micah, Carrie, and Terrence. A TNP Studios production. New episodes weekly on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and all major platforms. Join our Discord at densepixels.com/fans. For more TNP Studios content, check out The Nerdpocalypse (movie & TV news), Black on Black Cinema (Black film reviews), and Look Forward (progressive politics).

This week, Carrie joins the crew as we talk more Destiny 2: Forsaken, Spider-Man, Octopath Traveler, and Yakuza Zero, we talk about the scary incident that occurred with Dr. Disrespect, streaming games on the Nintendo Switch, the marathon clear for Destiny's new Last Wish raid, and all the news fit to print from the recent Nintendo Direct (and why Carrie is still raging!).   Headlines

• (In)Famous PUBG streamer Dr. Disrespect’s house was shot at during a stream
• Assassin’s Creed Odyssey to become the second game to stream to NIntendo Switch in Japan
• Last Wish raid took a record almost-19 hours for its first clear

Top Stories

• All the Nintendo Direct news

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Dense Pixels is a weekly video game podcast covering gaming news, game reviews, and industry analysis. From AAA blockbusters to indie gems, we break down the latest game releases, PlayStation and Xbox news, Nintendo Switch, PC gaming, Steam, Game Pass, fighting games, RPGs, esports, retro gaming, and the business side of the gaming industry. Hosted by Brad, Micah, Carrie, and Terrence. A TNP Studios production. New episodes weekly on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and all major platforms. Join our Discord at densepixels.com/fans. For more TNP Studios content, check out The Nerdpocalypse (movie & TV news), Black on Black Cinema (Black film reviews), and Look Forward (progressive politics).

This week Micah and Brad are discussing the THQ Nordic acquisition of the Kingdoms of Amalur license and what that could mean for the series' future, Henry Cavill's being cast as Geralt in the upcoming Netflix Witcher series, and who still is dying for voice control for their Xbox One. We then discuss our pretty robust impressions of both Marvel's Spider-Man on PS4 and the Destiny 2: Forsaken expansion! Headlines 

• THQ Nordic acquires the Kingdoms of Amalur license! (but needs EA’s permission to do a Reckoning remaster)
• Henry Cavill to star as Geralt in the Netflix live-action Witcher series
• Xbox One Insiders get Alexa and Cortana support

  Top Stories

• Destiny 2: Forsaken and Spider-Man Impressions!

Use our Amazon page to donate to the show: www.densepixels.com/amazon   Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Dense Pixels   You can now follow us on Twitch! Brad - DensePixelsBrad Terrence - App4RITioN410 Micah - denseblacknerd   Twitter: @DensePixels Facebook: Dense Pixels Podcast Subscribe on iTunes or Google Play Music

Dense Pixels is a weekly video game podcast covering gaming news, game reviews, and industry analysis. From AAA blockbusters to indie gems, we break down the latest game releases, PlayStation and Xbox news, Nintendo Switch, PC gaming, Steam, Game Pass, fighting games, RPGs, esports, retro gaming, and the business side of the gaming industry. Hosted by Brad, Micah, Carrie, and Terrence. A TNP Studios production. New episodes weekly on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and all major platforms. Join our Discord at densepixels.com/fans. For more TNP Studios content, check out The Nerdpocalypse (movie & TV news), Black on Black Cinema (Black film reviews), and Look Forward (progressive politics).

This week it's a mega-sized episode! We give impressions of Yakuza Kiwami 2, Dead Cells, and Destiny 2's Gambit mode (GAMBO!). Brad talks about his hands on time with Call of Duty Black Ops 4, the SCUF Vantage Controller, and more from his recent trip. We detail the absolute bevy of new releases from the past two weeks. Then we discuss Streets of Rage 4, the Microsoft All Access Pass (and why financing a game console is a horrible idea!), the Super Smash Bros Pro Controller, Cyberpunk 2077's fantastic extended look demo, 2K stripping some features out of NBA 2K19 to comply with loot box laws, the senseless tragedy at the Jacksonville Landing Madden tournament, and finally, Epic's terrible decision and reaction to putting profits over security in Fortnite.   Use our Amazon page to donate to the show: www.densepixels.com/amazon   Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Dense Pixels   You can now follow us on Twitch! Brad - DensePixelsBrad Terrence - App4RITioN410 Micah - denseblacknerd   Twitter: @DensePixels Facebook: Dense Pixels Podcast Subscribe on iTunes or Google Play Music   Headlines  

• Streets of Rage 4 is happening
• Microsoft announces All Access Pass for Xbox One
• Super Smash Bros getting a limited edition Pro Controller and bundle
• Cyberpunk 2077 releases the glorious 48-minute gameplay demo shown behind closed doors at E3
• 2K strips some features out of NBA 2K19 to comply with Dutch and Belgian loot box laws

  Top Stories  

• Three killed, including the shooter, at a Madden tournament in Jacksonville
• EA announces $1 million livestream event to support the victims of the Jacksonville shooting
• Epic’s first Fortnite Android installer allowed a pathway for malware to get to your phone
• And Epic accuses Google of scoring cheap PR points by publishing the flaw

Dense Pixels is a weekly video game podcast covering gaming news, game reviews, and industry analysis. From AAA blockbusters to indie gems, we break down the latest game releases, PlayStation and Xbox news, Nintendo Switch, PC gaming, Steam, Game Pass, fighting games, RPGs, esports, retro gaming, and the business side of the gaming industry. Hosted by Brad, Micah, Carrie, and Terrence. A TNP Studios production. New episodes weekly on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and all major platforms. Join our Discord at densepixels.com/fans. For more TNP Studios content, check out The Nerdpocalypse (movie & TV news), Black on Black Cinema (Black film reviews), and Look Forward (progressive politics).

This week we discuss Mario Kart rip-offs, Patrick Soderlund's insane bonus from last year, whether or not video game film properties would work better as TV shows instead, the new DualShock 4 colors, and Amazon ending popular benefits for both Amazon Prime and Twitch Prime. We then give our thoughts on all the action from WWE SummerSlam 2018!   Use our Amazon page to donate to the show: www.densepixels.com/amazon   Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Dense Pixels   You can now follow us on Twitch! Brad - DensePixelsBrad Terrence - App4RITioN410 Micah - denseblacknerd   Twitter: @DensePixels Facebook: Dense Pixels Podcast Subscribe on iTunes or Google Play Music   Headlines  

• Patrick Soderlund has left EA
• A Vampyr TV series is in the works at Fox
• Four new DualShock 4 colors announced
• Amazon ends 20% discount program for Prime pre-orders and Twitch eliminates ad-free streaming for Twitch Prime

  Summerslam 2018 Review

Dense Pixels is a weekly video game podcast covering gaming news, game reviews, and industry analysis. From AAA blockbusters to indie gems, we break down the latest game releases, PlayStation and Xbox news, Nintendo Switch, PC gaming, Steam, Game Pass, fighting games, RPGs, esports, retro gaming, and the business side of the gaming industry. Hosted by Brad, Micah, Carrie, and Terrence. A TNP Studios production. New episodes weekly on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and all major platforms. Join our Discord at densepixels.com/fans. For more TNP Studios content, check out The Nerdpocalypse (movie & TV news), Black on Black Cinema (Black film reviews), and Look Forward (progressive politics).

Terrence makes his triumphant return as we discuss the new PlayStation 4 Pro celebrating 500 million units sold, all of the news from the Smash Brothers Ultimate Nintendo Direct, Discord venturing into selling games, Tyler "Ninja" Blevin's lack of desire to stream with female gamers, Microsoft's new studio acquiring some big names, Bethesda blocking game sales, IGN's firing of an editor caught plagiarising, and whether Sony should consider crossplay.   Use our Amazon page to donate to the show: www.densepixels.com/amazon   Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Dense Pixels   You can now follow us on Twitch! Brad - DensePixelsBrad Terrence - App4RITioN410 Micah - denseblacknerd   Twitter: @DensePixels Facebook: Dense Pixels Podcast Subscribe on iTunes or Google Play Music   Headlines

• Super Smash Bros Ultimate new dump
  • Simon and Richter Belmont added as characters
  • So was King K. Rool
  • And Dark Samus and Chrom were added as echo fighters
  • The game will feature 103 stages as well as a stage morph feature
• Discord is going to begin selling games
• Ninja explains why he doesn’t stream with female gamers
• Microsoft new studio adds several senior talent from some big name studios
• Bethesda blocks sale of a second-hand (though still sealed) game

Top Stories

• IGN fires editor for plagiarizing Dead Cells review
• Bethesda (appears) to take a hard stance with cross-play for Elder Scrolls Legends
• Ninja calls Sony out for “greed” blocking PS4 cross-play

Dense Pixels is a weekly video game podcast covering gaming news, game reviews, and industry analysis. From AAA blockbusters to indie gems, we break down the latest game releases, PlayStation and Xbox news, Nintendo Switch, PC gaming, Steam, Game Pass, fighting games, RPGs, esports, retro gaming, and the business side of the gaming industry. Hosted by Brad, Micah, Carrie, and Terrence. A TNP Studios production. New episodes weekly on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and all major platforms. Join our Discord at densepixels.com/fans. For more TNP Studios content, check out The Nerdpocalypse (movie & TV news), Black on Black Cinema (Black film reviews), and Look Forward (progressive politics).

Micah and Brad discuss changes coming to Destiny 2 and why Micah is back on the Sparrow, Fallout 76 avoiding Steam, why gamers bitch and moan about games we know they love, the nonsense that is the Zelda timeline, and our thoughts on EVO 2018 weekend and the new characters coming to our favorite fighting games.   Use our Amazon page to donate to the show: www.densepixels.com/amazon   Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Dense Pixels   You can now follow us on Twitch! Brad - DensePixelsBrad Terrence - App4RITioN410 Micah - denseblacknerd   Twitter: @DensePixels Facebook: Dense Pixels Podcast Subscribe on iTunes or Google Play Music   Headlines  

• Fallout 76’s PC version won’t be releasing on Steam
• Nintendo places Breath of the Wild square at the end of the “Zelda Timeline”

  Top Stories  

• EVO 2018 Review
  • G and Sagat both available in Street Fighter V
  • Negan headlines new Tekken 7 fighters
  • Cooler coming to Dragonball FighterZ
  • Nintendo announces a Smash Direct for Wednesday

Dense Pixels is a weekly video game podcast covering gaming news, game reviews, and industry analysis. From AAA blockbusters to indie gems, we break down the latest game releases, PlayStation and Xbox news, Nintendo Switch, PC gaming, Steam, Game Pass, fighting games, RPGs, esports, retro gaming, and the business side of the gaming industry. Hosted by Brad, Micah, Carrie, and Terrence. A TNP Studios production. New episodes weekly on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and all major platforms. Join our Discord at densepixels.com/fans. For more TNP Studios content, check out The Nerdpocalypse (movie & TV news), Black on Black Cinema (Black film reviews), and Look Forward (progressive politics).

This week Micah and Brad discuss the prospects for NBA Playgrounds 2 now that it's being published by 2K Games, the first season of the Overwatch League, why we didn't give Metal Gear Solid V the time of day, the death of loot boxes and what brought it on, the conclusion of the No Man's Sky redemption story, an update on the Quantic Dream court case, and the pros and cons between Android and Apple's app ecosystems. Then we field your questions about one of our favorite game consoles ever: the original PlayStation.   Use our Amazon page to donate to the show: www.densepixels.com/amazon   Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Dense Pixels   You can now follow us on Twitch! Brad - DensePixelsBrad Terrence - App4RITioN410 Micah - denseblacknerd   Twitter: @DensePixels Facebook: Dense Pixels Podcast Subscribe on iTunes or Google Play Music   Headlines  

• NBA Playgrounds 2 to be published by 2K Games
• London Spitfire win inaugural Overwatch League championship
• Metal Gear Solid V gets new update that allows you to play as Quiet
• Loot boxes getting yanked from Forza 7 in a future update
• No Man’s Sky reaches #1 position on Steam again after NEXT update release

  Top Stories  

• Quantic Dream loses one of their court cases against one employee who complained of harassment
• A leak suggests the Android version of Fortnite will not be downloaded through the Google Play Store
• QUESTION OF THE WEEK

Dense Pixels is a weekly video game podcast covering gaming news, game reviews, and industry analysis. From AAA blockbusters to indie gems, we break down the latest game releases, PlayStation and Xbox news, Nintendo Switch, PC gaming, Steam, Game Pass, fighting games, RPGs, esports, retro gaming, and the business side of the gaming industry. Hosted by Brad, Micah, Carrie, and Terrence. A TNP Studios production. New episodes weekly on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and all major platforms. Join our Discord at densepixels.com/fans. For more TNP Studios content, check out The Nerdpocalypse (movie & TV news), Black on Black Cinema (Black film reviews), and Look Forward (progressive politics).