AVoCADo GamesCast

Episode #13: Year in Review

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Featuring:

Merve
Science is Bad
Ben
The Kappa

Editor:

The Kappa

Timestamps:

0:15 – Introductions
1:50 – Crytek’s Woes
10:40 – Hello Games and No Man’s Sky
23:45 – Bethesda’s Review Policy
37:05 – The CS:GO Betting Scandal and Steam Issues
57:40 – Street Fighter V and Other Fighting Games
1:05:50 – Virtual Reality
1:16:45 – The Warcraft Movie and Other Video Game Movies
1:30:05 – The Closure of United Front Games
1:39:30 – Ben’s Favourite Games of the Year
1:51:20 – Science is Bad’s Favourite Games of the Year
2:16:15 – The Kappa’s Favourite Games of the Year
2:40:10 – Merve’s Favourite Games of the Year
3:00:10 – Games that Surprised Us
3:07:50 – The Worst and/or Most Disappointing Games of the Year
3:38:10 – Games We Haven’t Yet Finished

Download Link: https://archive.org/details/avocadogamescast_ep13

Linkdump after the jump.

Introductions (0:15)

Nothing link-worthy here.

Crytek’s Woes (1:50)

  • At the time of recording, many Crytek employees were not receiving paycheques. Before we posted this, the company downsized and shut down most of their studios. (Sources: Kotaku and Destructoid)
  • Homefront: The Revolution (which Crytek worked on before selling it off) was riddled with bugs. (Source: Game Informer)
  • The Chinese loot box law. (Source: PC Gamer)

    • Hello Games and No Man’s Sky (10:40)

    • Correction: No Man’s Sky was released in August and the Foundation Update was released in late November. (Source: Wikipedia)
    • It was Sony Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida that threw Hello Games under the bus. (Source: Polygon)
    • The No Man’s Sky Subreddit.
    • Sean Murray’s Twitter account got hacked. (Source: Polygon)
    • Reddit user daymeeuhn was the person who bought a leaked copy of No Man’s Sky and posted gameplay footage. (Source: PC Gamer)

      • Bethesda’s Review Policies (23:45)

      • Bethesda now sends out review copies only a day before release. (Source: Polygon)
      • Gameological’s Game In Progress feature on Final Fantasy XV.
      • Correction: Ben was referring to the Joystiq (now Engadget) “review” of Nier by Justin McElroy.
      • Clarification: Eidos – an advertiser on GameSpot back in 2007 – didn’t pay GameSpot for higher review scores, but Jeff Gerstmann’s negative review for Kane and Lynch
        • was possibly a factor in his termination from the site. (Source: Wikipedia)

        The CS:GO Betting Scandal and Steam Issues (37:05)

        • A summary of the scandal. (Source: Kotaku)
        • Tmartn’s apology video. (Source: Larry Johnson on YouTube)
        • An explanation of the G2A scam. (Source: Kotaku)
        • Official website for EA Access.
        • Hacker Ruby Nealon uploaded a fake game to Steam through a security vulnerability in order to draw Valve’s attention to the bug. (Source: Medium)
        • We couldn’t find the game that was released without all the files necessary to run it. Sorry. (If you know the game in question, please let us know.)

          • Street Fighter V and Other Fighting Games (57:40)

          • Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas’ “Hot Coffee” mod. (Source: Wikipedia)
          • Keijo!!!!!!!! is… well, it has to be experienced to be understood. (Source: Funimation)

            • Virtual Reality (1:05:50)

            • Many Oculus Rift pre-orders were delayed by around a month. (Source: The Verge)
            • Wikipedia article on Microsoft HoloLens.
            • The image we discussed from the Naughty America homepage. (It’s safe for work.)

              • The Warcraft Movie and Other Video Game Movies (1:16:45)

              • Trailer for the Warcraft movie. (Source: YouTube)
              • The Assassin’s Creed film was released on December 21st, 2016. We recorded this podcast before then. (Source: Wikipedia)

                • The Closure of United Front Games (1:30:05)

                • United Front Games closed down in the middle of developing Smash+Grab. (Source: Kotaku)
                • The development history of Sleeping Dogs. (Source: Wikipedia)
                • Correction: Hitman: Absolution actually sold 3.6 million copies. However, it, Sleeping Dogs, and Tomb Raider all failed to meet sales expectations. Their sales expectations were bonkers, though. (Sources:  Destructoid and IGN)

                  • Ben’s Favourite Games of the Year (1:39:30)

                  • Launch trailer for Killer Instinct, season 3. (Source: Xbox on YouTube)
                  • Correction: Iron Galaxy has 130 employees, not 12.
                    • (Source: Wikipedia)
                  • Launch trailer for Ronin. (Source: GameSpot Trailers on YouTube)
                  • Launch trailer for Inside. (Source: IGN on YouTube)

                    • Science is Bad’s Favourite Games of the Year (1:51:20)

                    • Launch trailer for Doom. (Source: Bethesda Softworks on YouTube)
                    • Vulkan
                      • is a 3D graphics API that is considered the successor to OpenGL. (Source:
                      Wikipedia)
                    • Release date trailer for The Witness. (Source: PlayStation on YouTube)
                    • Launch trailer for Picross 3D: Round 2. (Source: Nintendo on YouTube)

                      • The Kappa’s Favourite Games of the Year (2:16:15)

                      MILD SPOILERS FOR TITANFALL 2.

                      • Launch trailer for The Division. (Source: Ubisoft US on YouTube)
                      • Trailer for the Titanfall 2 single-player campaign. (Source: Titanfall Official
                        • on YouTube)
                      • Gameplay trailer for Overwatch. (Source: PlayOverwatch on YouTube)

                        • Merve’s Favourite Games of the Year (2:40:10)

                        MILD SPOILERS FOR SEASON 1 OF MARVEL’S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D.

                        • Gameplay trailer for Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth. (Source: Bandai Namco
                          • Entertainment America on YouTube)
                        • Story trailer for Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End. (Source: PlayStation on YouTube)
                        • September 2016 trailer for Firewatch. (Source: Campo Santo Productions on YouTube)

                          • Games that Surprised Us (3:00:10)

                          • Story trailer for Far Cry Primal. (Source: PlayStation EU on YouTube)
                          • Launch trailer for Star Fox Zero. (Source: Nintendo on YouTube)
                          • Gameplay trailer for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan. (Source:
                            • PlayStation on YouTube)
                          • Launch trailer for Dan the Man. (Source: Halfbrick Studios on YouTube)
                          • Go play We
                            • Become What We Behold! (Source: Itch.io)

                            The Worst and/or Most Disappointing Games of the Year (3:07:50)

                            • Launch trailer for Zheros. You know you’ve got a quality game on your hands when
                              • the audio in the trailer is heavily compressed. (Source: Rimlight Studios on
                              YouTube)
                            • Launch trailer for Super Dungeon Bros. I assume all the frames missing from this
                              • trailer made it into the game. (Source: PlayStation on YouTube)
                            • Launch trailer for Battleborn. I have no idea why this “FPS; hobby-grade
                              • coop campaign; genre-blended, multi-mode competitive e-sports; meta-growth,
                              choice + epic Battleborn Heroes!” didn’t succeed. (Sources: Battleborn on
                              YouTube and Randy Pitchford (@DuvalMagic) on Twitter)
                            • Trailer for Marvel: Ultimate Alliance. (Source: Activision on YouTube)
                            • Launch trailer for Deus Ex: Mankind Divided. (Source: GameSpot on YouTube)
                            • The Jimquisition on how
                              • Square Enix meddled with Deus Ex:
                              Mankind Divided.
                            • Trailer for Pony Island. (Source: Daniel Mullins on YouTube)
                            • Launch trailer for That Dragon, Cancer. (Source: GameSpot Trailers on YouTube)
                            • Story trailer for Mirror’s Edge Catalyst. The story is exactly as awful as you’d
                              • expect, based on the trailer. (Source: Mirror’s Edge on YouTube)
                            • Launch trailer for Dishonored 2. (Source: Bethesda Softworks on YouTube)

                              • Games We Haven’t Yet Finished (3:38:10)

                              • Gameplay trailer for Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun. (Source: GOG.com on
                                • YouTube)
                              • Launch trailer for Tyranny. (Source: Paradox Interactive on YouTube)
                              • Launch trailer for Final Fantasy XV. (Source: PlayStation EU on YouTube)
                              • Official trailer for Assault Android Cactus. (Source: Witch Beam on YouTube)
                              • Launch trailer for Shantae: Half-Genie Hero. (Source: WayForward on YouTube)
                              • Launch trailer for Planet Coaster. (Source: Planet Coaster on YouTube)
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