AVoCADo GamesCast

Episode #111: Cheetahs and the Last Berserker

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Featuring:
Merve
The Kappa

Editor:
The Kappa

Timestamps:
0:15 – Introduction
6:00 – GameStop Leaves Canada and France
18:40 – Nintendo Switch 2 Direct
29:35 – Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii
37:30 – Assassin’s Creed Shadows
1:11:15 – Metaphor: ReFantazio
1:19:15 – Total War: Warhammer III
1:22:20 – inZOI
1:23:00 – Ixion
1:26:30 – Urban Myth Dissolution Center and Social Media
1:38:25 – Conclusion

Download Link: https://archive.org/details/avocadogamescast_ep111

Podcast header image from Urban Myth Dissolution Center. Podcast header font Pixeled by OmegaPC777. Mild spoilers for Assassin’s Creed Shadows from 37:30 to 1:11:15. Linkdump after the jump.

Introduction (0:15)
  • Report on Skype’s shutdown. (Source: CNN)
  • Official website for the Discord bot Craig.
    • GameStop Leaves Canada and France (6:00)
    • Report on GameStop’s intent to sell Canadian and French assets. (Source: CBC)
    • Wikipedia article the Hudson’s Bay Company. Confirmation: It is not only the oldest company in Canada, but in all of North America.
    • Report on the closure of fabric retailer Joann. (Source: CNN)
      • Nintendo Switch 2 Direct (18:40)
      • Archive of the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct. (Source: Nintendo of America on YouTube)
      • Confirmation: The MSRP for the PS5 Slim with a disc drive is $649.99 CAD, so it’s in the same ballpark as the MSRP for the Switch 2. (Source: Best Buy)
      • Report on Nintendo shutting down Switch 2 preorders in the United States. (Source: The Verge)
      • Clarification: The announcement that preorders of the Switch 2 were also being suspended in Canada came two days after we recorded. (Source: MobileSyrup)
        • Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii (29:35)
        • Steam store page for Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii.
        • Wikipedia article on Mass Effect 2.
        • Confirmation: The Mass Effect 2 Vanguard power Merve was describing is indeed called Charge. (Source: Mass Effect 2 Wiki on FextraLife)
          • Assassin’s Creed Shadows (37:30)

          MILD SPOILERS: Assassin’s Creed Shadows

          • Steam store page for Assassin’s Creed Shadows.
          • Wikipedia article on American Football (the band, not the sport).
          • Wikipedia article on Yasuke.
          • Wikipedia article on the kusarigama.
          • Clarification: Historically, the naginata was used by both male and female warriors. Nowadays, the martial art of naginatajutsu is more commonly practiced by women in Japan than by men, but the gender balance of the sport is more equal in other countries. (Sources: Wikipedia)
          • An explanation of the choice of siding with Yaya or with Mitsumune in Assassin’s Creed Shadows. (Source: GamesRadar+)
          • An article about not being able to harm animals in Assassin’s Creed Shadows. (Source: Kotaku)
          • Wikipedia article on Ghost of Tsushima.
          • Wikipedia article on the 2025 live-action Snow White.
          • Wikipedia article on kawaii.
          • Correction: Merve was thinking of the bamboo strike minigame from Ghost of Tsushima. The wood chopping minigame he mentioned was from Like a Dragon: Ishin! (Sources: Ghost of Tsushima Wiki on Fandom; The Gamer)
            • Metaphor: ReFantazio (1:11:15)
            • Steam store page for Metaphor: ReFantazio.
              • Total War: Warhammer III (1:19:15)
              • Steam store page for Total War: Warhammer III.
              • Wikipedia article on Creative Assembly’s cancelled game Hyenas.
              • Steam store page for The First Berserker: Khazan.
                • inZOI (1:22:20)
                • Steam store page for inZOI.
                  • Ixion (1:23:00)
                  • Steam store page for Ixion.
                  • Steam store page for Metal Eden.
                  • Steam store page for Doom: The Dark Ages.
                    • Urban Myth Dissolution Center and Social Media (1:26:30)
                    • Steam store page for Urban Myth Dissolution Center.
                    • Steam store page for Emily is Away.
                    • Wikipedia article on Myspace.
                      • Conclusion (1:38:25)

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