AVoCADo GamesCast

Episode #106: Douglas & Dewey

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Featuring:
Merve
The Kappa

Editor:
The Kappa

Timestamps:
0:15 – Introduction
3:10 – Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
22:15 – Helldivers 2
47:10 – Hell of an Office, Part 1
53:55 – A Digression on Emo
58:35 – Hell of an Office, Part 2
1:03:35 – Indie Games in 2024
1:08:55 – The Audience for Games from Major Publishers
1:15:35 – A Digression on JRPGs
1:20:30 – Tourism in Canada and the United States
1:36:00 – Our Gaming Hells
2:30:05 – Fiction about Hell
2:33:40 – Conclusion

Download Link: https://archive.org/details/avocadogamescast_ep106

Podcast header image from Hell of an Office. Content warnings: gore; sexual violence; graphic sexual content; cultural genocide; suicide. Spoiler warning: early hours of Metaphor: ReFantazio. Linkdump, timestamps for warnings, and resources for Hurricane Helene assistance after the jump.

Introduction (0:15)
  • Baldur’s Gate Wiki article on Shadowheart.
    • Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 (3:10)
    • Steam store page for Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2.
    • Steam store page for Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader.
    • Steam store page for Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun.
      • Helldivers 2 (22:15)
      • Steam store page for Helldivers 2.
      • Steam store page for Helldivers.
      • Clarification: Merve was specifically referencing Planetside 2, not the first game in the series.
      • Report on a culture of toxic positivity at Concord developer Firewalk Studios. (Source: The Gamer)
      • Clarification: Sony first announced a PSN requirement for Helldivers 2 on PC but then backed down from it a few days later after backlash. (Source: GamesIndustry.biz)
      • When this linkdump was being prepared, Helldivers 2 was in the top 50 of games on Steam with the most concurrent players. (Source: Steam Charts)
        • Hell of an Office, Part 1 (47:10)
        • Steam store page for Hell of an Office.
        • Correction: The game that The Kappa referred to as “Douglas and Dewey” is actually called Dale & Dawson Stationery Supplies. Merve says that you have permission to turn this into our “Spoonheaven.” (Source: Steam)
        • Steam store page for Backfirewall_.
          • A Digression on Emo (53:55)

          CONTENT WARNING: Mentions of gore, sexual violence, and graphic sexual content

          • An archive of promotions for the Xbox “Game with Fame” campaign. It doesn’t look like Further Seems Forever participated, but Killswitch Engage did. Here’s their promo. (Sources: xboxgamewithfame on YouTube and Wikipedia)
          • Correction: Jason Gleason actually is the current lead singer of Further Seems Forever. Chris Carrabba left the band in 2021. (Source: Wikipedia)
          • Correction: Drive Like Jehu is from San Diego, California. (Source: Wikipedia)
          • Wikipedia article on Emogame.
          • Steam store page for Continue?9876543210.
          • Wikipedia article on Hot Water Music.
            • Hell of an Office, Part 2 (58:35)

            CONTENT WARNING: Allusions to sexual violence and graphic sexual content

            • Wikipedia article on n.
              • Indie Games in 2024 (1:03:35)
              • Steam store page for Dustborn.
              • Steam store page for Cryptmaster.
              • Steam store page for Clickolding.
              • Steam store page for Palworld.
              • Correction: Mintrocket isn’t being spun off from Nexon as an independent company, but rather as a subsidiary corporation wholly owned by Nexon. (Source: GamesIndustry.biz)
                • The Audience for Games from Major Publishers (1:08:55)
                • Wikipedia article on the Overwatch franchise.
                • Wikipedia article on Heroes of the Storm.
                • Goodreads page for Jason Schreier’s Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment.
                • Epic Games Store page for Star Wars Outlaws.
                • Kinda Funny’s review of Star Wars Outlaws. (Source: Kinda Funny Games on YouTube)
                  • A Digression on JRPGs (1:15:35)
                  • Steam store page for Metaphor: ReFantazio.
                  • Wikipedia article on the Persona series.
                  • Wikipedia article on the Xeno franchise.
                    • Tourism in Canada and the United States (1:20:30)

                    CONTENT WARNING: Mentions of cultural genocide

                    • Wikipedia article on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
                    • Wikipedia article on the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
                    • Wikipedia article on the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
                    • Wikipedia article on the Hockey Hall of Fame.
                    • Official website for the city of Toronto.
                    • Official website for New York City.
                    • Official Facebook page for Tom’s Lobster Shack in Peggy’s Cove, Nova Scotia.
                    • Wikipedia article on the Lions Gate Bridge.
                      • Our Gaming Hells (1:36:00)

                      CONTENT WARNING: Mentions of suicide. MILD SPOILERS: Early hours of Metaphor: ReFantazio.

                      • Official website for Nexus Mods.
                      • Adult Swim’s “Too Many Cooks.” (Source: Adult Swim on YouTube)
                      • Steam store page for Far Cry 5.
                      • Nintendo store page for Princess Peach: Showtime!
                      • Wikipedia article on Heaven’s Gate.
                      • Confirmation: The “last chance to evacuate planet earth before it is recycled” speech was by the leader of Heaven’s Gate. (Source: Genius)
                      • Wikipedia article on Far Cry 6.
                      • Wikipedia article on XDefiant.
                      • Steam store page for Metaphor: ReFantazio.
                      • Steam store page for Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess.
                      • Steam store page for Pillars of Eternity.
                      • Wikipedia article on Tales of Zestiria.
                      • Wikipedia article on the Xenoblade Chronicles series.
                      • Steam store page for Final Fantasy XIII.
                        • Fiction about Hell (2:30:05)
                        • Wikipedia article on the Divine Comedy.
                        • Wikipedia article on Paradise Lost.
                        • Wikipedia article on Dante’s Inferno.
                          • Conclusion (2:33:40)
                          • Wikipedia article on ayahuasca.
                          • An explanation of the U.S. Department of Justice’s antitrust case against Google. (Source: TechTarget)
                            • Hurricane Resources
                            • Resources for local organizations helping out in North Carolina in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. (Source: ResetEra)
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