Not all fun and games this week as we talk about the death threats being sent to Naughty Dog in response to The Last of Us Part 2. 

But never fear! It's not all serious either. We're also chatting about game announcements (like the upcoming Monkey Island anthology collection and new titles coming to Nintendo Switch Online), MariCar's spectacular crowdfunding failure, Ninja's move to YouTube, free copies of Watch Dogs 2, and how NBA 2K21's $70 price tag might herald a rise in the standard game price for the coming gen. 

Finally after all that, we look back at Final Fantasy IX on the game's 20th anniversary.

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The band is back together this week, and we've got lots to talk about! First we're covering game announcements, like the troubles of the upcoming Harry Potter RPG, Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2's co-op mode, Cyberpunk 2077's PS4 sale, and Shakedown Hawaii's physical editions for Wii and WiiU (yep, you read that right -- Wii and WiiU). 

Next it's headline time: We discuss the postponed opening of Super Nintendo World, the new survey that says over half of Americans think playing video games is more difficult than playing contact sports, the soon-to-be announced Xbox Series S, Sony's $50k bug bounty for the PS4, and mobile gaming's whopping $100 billion year. Finally, we wrap up with a look back at Diablo II on the game's 20th anniversary. Ryan even sings!

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Ryan is cutting class this week, but filling in, we have streamer extraordinaire Donnie G. It's a busy episode full of Sonic headlines, including Sonic's new energy drink and a changing of the guard at Sonic's Twitter account. We're also talking game announcements (including Min Min in Smash Bros, Cyberpunk 2077's delays, Crash Bandicoot 4, and Pokemon Unite), ex-Playstation CEO Shawn Layden's comments about the cost of AAA game development, Guinness reinstating Billy Mitchell's records, and the end of Microsoft's Mixer. Finally, we wrap up the episode with a look back at the first Sonic the Hedgehog game on the title's 29th anniversary.

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First the bad news -- technical difficulties caused us to the lose the recordings for the second half of our episode. We offer our apologies and general groveling. But now the good news -- Red is back, and we still have a great first half of a show for you! We're talking about delicious-looking video game food, the good ol' days of the 16-bit console wars, all the new Pokemon announcements, Nintendo's crackdown on Animal Crossing black markets, and the bleak future of Chuck E. Cheese. 

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Red is absent this week (he's off renewing his mage license), but in his place, we are joined by Bill Tucker of @theAustinot. In this new episode, we're looking at the Digital Trends' report that says CEOs of video game companies may be overpaid. We also discuss the Nintendo account hacks, the PS5 reveal event, Australia's fining of Sony for "misleading representations," the Kagawa Prefectural Government's efforts to control children's gaming time, and Naughty Dog's big oops in using a song in The Last of Us Part 2 without permission. Finally we wrap the show up with a look back at Earthbound on the game's 25th anniversary.

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SEGA fans have been breathlessly waiting for the company's rumored big announcement, and this week, they finally got it--it's the Game Gear Micro? We also just figured out that Reggie has a podcast (we run a cutting edge operation here)(*wink*). Other news includes the Sonic the Hedgehog movie sequel, Forbes and GameSpot's opposing predictions on how the Unreal Engine 5 will affect development costs, and Infinity Ward's efforts to crack down on racist user names. Finally, we wrap everything up with a discussion about Super Mario Bros: The Lost Levels on the game's 34th anniversary.

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This week, we're still waiting for news about Sony's PS5, so for now we have to content ourselves by discussing the newly announced Kingdom Hearts series due to arrive on Disney+. We're also talking about the pro driver who got caught cheating by hiring a gamer to drive for him, the strange new Nintendo 3DS emulator Citra, the Fortnite debut of the trailer for Christopher Nolan's new film "Tenet," and the jam-packed schedule of IGN's Summer of Gaming. After all that, we'll look at the science behind why we enjoy watching others stream video games before finishing up with a look back at Superman 64 on the infamous game's 21st anniversary.

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It's been another weird and wonderful week in the world of video games, with both highs (a gaming grandmother wins a Guinness World Record) and lows (PETA's #BlathersIsOver Twitter stunt). We're also discussing Game Stop's huge sales boost, the New Game+ Expo coming in June, PS5 game announcements due "soon," and Reggie Fils-Aime's Animal Crossing: New Horizons island. Finally, we break down the latest scientific study that asks, "Is game addiction real?" before finishing up with a look back at Pac-Man on the game's 40th anniversary.

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The news this week was all about the PS5, and we're discussing all the headlines! But first, we're talking Mike Tyson's cannabis company and his dreams for a Punch Out!! revival, Reggie Fils-Aime's announcement that he's joining the board of Spin Master Corp., Nintendo's report that the Switch is half-way through its life cycle, the Illumination animated Super Mario movie, and yet more lawsuits from Billy Mitchell. Finally, we wrap up the show with a look back at the Sega Saturn on the console's 25 year anniversary.

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It's been a weird week for news! Billy Mitchell is heading to court to defend his record and his honor--along with XBox, which is being sued for controller drift. We're also discussing the rumor mill that is the TLOU Part 2 leak disaster, PewDiePie's exclusive deal with YouTube, the impossibility of ranking the Super Mario library, and how Cyberpunk 2077's character maker lets you customize...well, basically everything. Finally, we cap off the show with a discussion of Breath of Fire III on the game's 22nd anniversary.

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