April 14, 2017

Episode 184: RANK0 The Robert

2 hours 33 minutes

Chris and a full complement of Toms discuss new developments in Overwatch and Minecraft as well as Bayonetta, The Signal From Tolva, and a little bit of Mass Effect: Andromeda.

Plus: stealin’ guys, the death of Eggman, moon resistance, poor broccoli timing, robot road manners, game dreams, the Andromeda question, and rum. And wine.

Tom’s game, Heat Signature, benefits from the attention of many Johns.

Here’s Wes Fenlon’s immersive sim roundtable with Tom and a few friends, including Warren Spector, Harvey Smith, and Steve Gaynor.

Overwatch’s Uprising update wages war on Roberts.

The wonderful Bayonetta materialised on PC this week.

Here’s that silly time-travel move in Injustice 2.

Jim Rossignol and Big Robot’s The Signal From Tolva also prominently features robert war.

Listener Jake is doing a gaming marathon in support of Cancer Research UK. Find out more here.

Here’s Tom’s solo pod on Horizon: Zero Dawn.

Sam Greer’s article on the failings of Andromeda’s trans representation provides insightful context to our discussion about some of that game’s issues.

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Our intro music is by The Mandibles from their track Clambake. Many of the band members now tour as Count Bobo And The Bullion.

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