Featuring:
Merve
QuinleyThorne
The Kappa
Timestamps:
0:35 – Introduction
4:15 – Summer Game Fest: General Thoughts
6:45 – PlayStation State of Play
30:05 – Guerrilla Collective
44:10 – Access-Ability Summer Showcase
52:40 – Summer Game Fest Live
1:11:50 – Day of the Devs
1:21:00 – Devolver Digital
1:22:45 – Atlus Exclusive Showcase: Metaphor: ReFantazio
1:33:00 – Future of Play Direct
1:36:00 – Wholesome Direct and Paying for Showcase Spots
1:39:55 – Latin American Games Showcase and Women-Led Games Showcase
1:44:00 – Future Games Show
1:53:05 – Xbox Games Showcase
2:57:45 – PC Gaming Show
3:10:20 – Ubisoft and Star Wars
3:38:05 – Dragon Age: The Veilguard
4:36:30 – Conclusion
Download Link: https://archive.org/details/avocadogamescast_ep102
Podcast header image from The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, taken from Gaming Bible. Podcast header font is Balgruf. Spoiler warning: Dune; Dragon: Age Inquisition. Content warning: graphic sexual discussion. Linkdump and timestamps for warnings after the jump.
Introduction (0:35)
Leaker “Midori”’s confession. (Source: r/GamingLeaksAndRumours on Reddit)Daniel Ahmad’s Twitter account. (Source: @ZhugeEX on Twitter)Summer Game Fest: General Thoughts (4:15)
PlayStation State of Play (6:45)
VoD of the presentation. (Source: PlayStation on YouTube)TV Tropes page for Team Fortress 2 fan film Emesis Blue.Report on the slowdown of PS5 sales. (Source: Forbes)PS5 has sold roughly half of PS4’s lifetime sales so far. (Source: VGChartz)Announcement trailer for Astro Bot. (Source: PlayStation on YouTube)Gameplay trailer for Infinity Nikki. (Source: PlayStation on YouTube)Release date trailer for Silent Hill 2. (Source: PlayStation on YouTube)Christina Aguilera’s 1999 Teen Choice Awards outfit. (Source: r/silenthill on Reddit)Gameplay trailer for Concord. (Source: PlayStation on YouTube)Report on “trans bullets” in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Call of Duty: Warzone. (Source: Metro Game Central)Wikipedia article on Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory.Guerrilla Collective (30:05)
CONTENT WARNING: graphic sexual discussions
Access-Ability Summer Showcase (44:10)
VoD of the presentation. (Source: LauraKBuzz on YouTube)Periphery Synthetic Accessibility Trailer. (Source: LauraKBuzz on YouTube)An explanation of Street Fighter 6’s Modern control scheme. (Source: Polygon)An outline of Forza Motorsport’s accessibility features. (Source: Forza Support)Summer Game Fest Live (52:40)
VoD of the presentation. (Source: thegameawards on YouTube)Official teaser trailer for Sid Meier’s Civilization VII. (Source: Sid Meier’s Civilization on YouTube)Official release date trailer for Once Human. (Source: Once Human on YouTube)“Blitz, Brawl, Blaze” gameplay trailer for Mecha BREAK. (Source: Mecha BREAK on YouTube)The Blumhouse Games section of SGF Live. (Source: thegamewards on YouTube)Clarification: Spooky’s House of Jump Scares is now officially titled Spooky’s Jump Scare Mansion because of a potential legal battle. (Source: Steam)Official announcement trailer for Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves. (Source: GameSpot on YouTube)Alan Wake 2 – Night Springs expansion launch trailer. (Source: PlayStation on YouTube)Steam store page for Quantum Break.The actor who played Tommy Carcetti on The Wire and Littlefinger on Game of Thrones is Aiden Gillen. (Source: Wikipedia)World premiere trailer for Neva. (Source: thegameawards on YouTube)Summer Game Fest 2024 trailer for Delta Force: Hawk Ops. (Source: PlayStation on YouTube)World premiere trailer for Dune: Awakening. (Source: thegameawards on YouTube)Sonic X Shadow Generations trailer at Summer Game Fest. (Source: Sonic the Hedgehog on YouTube)Know Your Meme page on Christian Sonic fanart.Kingdom Come: Deliverance II trailer at Summer Game Fest. (Source: thegameawards on YouTube)Day of the Devs (1:11:50)
VoD of the presentation. (Source: thegamewards on YouTube)Day of the Devs presentation on Phoenix Springs. (Source: thegameawards on YouTube)Day of the Devs presentation on Afterlove EP. (Source: thegameawards on YouTube)Day of the Devs presentation on Screenbound. (Source: thegameawards on YouTube)Day of the Devs presentation on Building Relationships. (Source: thegameawards on YouTube)Day of the Devs presentation on Tides of Tomorrow. (Source: thegameawards on YouTube)Day of the Devs presentation on Battle Vision Network. (Source: thegameawards on YouTube)Wikipedia article on Lies of P.Official website for Cheat Engine.Know Your Meme page for the “You Cheated Not Only the Game, But Yourself” copypasta.Devolver Digital (1:21:00)
VoD of the presentation. (Source: thegameawards on YouTube)Possessor(s) reveal trailer. (Source: DevolverDigital on YouTube)The Crush House trailer. (Source: DevolverDigital on YouTube)Atlus Exclusive Showcase: Metaphor: ReFantazio (1:22:45)
VoD of the presentation. (Source: Official ATLUS West on YouTube)Wikipedia article on Bravely Default.Clarification: Archetypes are Metaphor: ReFantazio’s job system, and Archetypes can learn new skills, but each Archetype belongs to a lineage, and more advanced Archetypes (i.e. jobs) can be unlocked by deepening bonds with other characters who control a particular lineage. (Source: Official ATLUS West on YouTube)Correction: The main character in Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE, Itsuki Aoi, mostly uses electricity skills and is by default weak to fire. (Source: Fire Emblem Wiki on Fandom)Denerim is the capital of Ferelden in the world of Dragon Age, Thedas. (Source: Dragon Age Wiki on Fandom)Future of Play Direct (1:33:00)
VoD of the presentation. (Source: GameSpot on YouTube)Correction: Melios does appear to be a creation of GLITCH, the company that organized this showcase. (Source: GLITCH)Steam store pages for the upcoming ABYSS X ZERO, Cozy Marbles, and Sandara: City of a Thousand Eclipses.Tumblr for Twitch streamer Demily Pyro.Wholesome Direct and Paying for Showcase Spots (1:36:00)
VoD of the presentation. (Source: Wholesome Games on YouTube)Official website for Popagenda.Latin American Games Showcase and Women-Led Games Showcase (1:39:55)
VoD of the presentation. (Source: Latin American Games Showcase on YouTube)Official gameplay trailer for Slime Heroes. (Source: GameTrailers on YouTube)VoD of the presentation. (Source: Women-Led Games on YouTube)Release date trailer for The Star Named EOS. (Source: GameTrailers on YouTube)Official trailer for Woodo. (Source: GameTrailers on YouTube)Official trailer for Mexico, 1921: A Deep Slumber. (Source: GameTrailers on YouTube)Steam store page for 1979 Revolution: Black Friday.Steam store page for Tenebris Somnia.Future Games Show (1:44:00)
VoD of the presentation. (Source: FGS on YouTube)First Dwarf gameplay official trailer. (Source: GameSpot Trailers on YouTube)The Operator gameplay trailer. (Source: FGS on YouTube)Official gameplay trailer for Nobody Wants to Die. (Source: IGN on YouTube)Dustborn gameplay trailer. (Source: FGS on YouTube)The Precinct gameplay trailer. (Source: FGS on YouTube)Release date reveal trailer for Parcel Corps. (Source: FGS on YouTube)Sacrifire gameplay trailer. (Source: FGS on YouTube)Official Steam Next Fest trailer for SCHiM. (Source: GameTrailers on YouTube)Gameplay trailer for Hell of an Office. (Source: FGS on YouTube)Xbox Games Showcase (1:53:05)
CONTENT WARNING: graphic sexual discussion
PC Gaming Show (2:57:45)
VoD of the presentation. (Source: PC Gamer on YouTube)Official story reveal trailer for Wander Stars. (Source: GameTrailers on YouTube)Official announcement trailer for I Am Your Beast. (Source: GameTrailers on YouTube)Unbeatable trailer. (Source: PC Gamer on YouTube)Deathsprint 66 trailer. (Source: PC Gamer on YouTube)Official reveal trailer for Crescent County. (Source: IGN on YouTube)Official gameplay trailer for Mars Tactics. (Source: GameTrailers on YouTube)Third faction reveal trailer and developer interview for Stormgate. (Source: PC Gamer on YouTube)Official trailer for Inferni: Hope & Fear. (Source: Inferni: Hope & Fear on YouTube)Steam store page for the early access game Core Keeper.Official gameplay trailer for Gunboat God. (Source: GameTrailers on YouTube)Ubisoft and Star Wars (3:10:20)
VoD of the presentation. (Source: Ubisoft on YouTube)Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake trailer. (Source: PlayStation on YouTube)New release date trailer for The Rogue Prince of Persia. (Source: Ubisoft on YouTube)Confirmation and further details: The Sands of Time remake was originally being worked on by Ubisoft Pune and Ubisoft Mumbai before it was given to Ubisoft Montreal. (Source: Wikipedia)Wikipedia article on the 2008 Prince of Persia game.Game overview trailer of Star Wars Outlaws. (Source: Ubisoft on YouTube)Wikipedia article on Metallica.Live action teaser for Anno 117: Pax Romana. (Source: Ubisoft on YouTube)Launch trailer for XDefiant. (Source: Ubisoft on YouTube)Dragon Age: The Veilguard (3:38:05)
MAJOR SPOILERS: Dragon Age: Inquisition and its DLC
Conclusion (4:36:30)
An interview with Dashiell Wood, the last person left playing Babylon’s Fall. (Source: Rock Paper Shotgun)
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