First thing's first: we are NOT sharing spoilers for The Last of Us Part 2. But we are discussing spoiler culture in light of the newly leaked cut-scenes for Naughty Dog's highly anticipated sequel. We're also talking Assassin's Creed: Valhalla, Tom Nook's financial fame, the strange story that is the Intellivision Amico, the updated release date for Tom Holland's Uncharted movie, and the new partnership between Electronic Arts and Stadia. Finally, we wrap things up with a retrospective on The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask on the game's 20th anniversary.

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Digital game sales went crazy in March! We discuss what that might mean for the new PS5--although predictably, Red takes us down a rabbit hole to talk about the Final Fantasy VII Remake instead. We also chat about the newest drama from Game Stop, the Super Mario Maker 2 update, Jason Schreier leaving Kotaku, and Business Insider's very professional proclamation that Animal Crossing: New Horizons is a dumb, baby game. After all that, we wrap up the show with a look back at the OG Nintendo GameBoy on the handheld's 31st anniversary.

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Rye Bread is absent this week, but never fear--we've got Bill Tucker of @theAustinot to fill in! On this jam-packed show, we deep dive into the controversy surrounding loot box mechanics in games, as well as the role of video game critics in our modern online world. We're also talking about the newly announced remake of Resident Evil 4, Animal Crossing's disappearance in China, and our first thoughts on the Final Fantasy VII Remake. Then to wrap up, we gush over the Disney Afternoon Collection on the third anniversary of its release.

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This week, everyone's talking about the Final Fantasy VII Remake, so we look back at Square Enix's epic franchise to find out why it's so popular. There's still plenty of news, however, like how Animal Crossing: New Horizons has officially outsold Mario Kart 8 in Japan, continued Switch stock delays, Amazon's new venture into making games, the reveal of the PS5's DualSense controller, and the UK government inserting "stay home" messaging into video games. Finally, we end the show with a retrospective of Smash Bros. Brawl.

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Remember when the WHO said excessive gaming is a disorder? Now they're advising us to stay home and play games during the COVID-19 pandemic, and Blue and Red have...thoughts. We also discuss Game Stop's news that they are closing 300 stores, the newly announced season four of Netflix's Castlevania, Sony's explanation of why they are reducing PS4 download speeds, Phil Spencer's statement that he feels "really good" about the XBox Series X's power and price, the upcoming Dragon's Lair film adaptation, and Business Insider's prediction that advertising is coming to gaming. Finally, we wrap up the show with a look back at The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past on the game's 28th anniversary.

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Much of the world is on lockdown--except Game Stop, that is, who thinks its essential pandemic retail. We also channel that righteous nerd rage as we read review bombs for Animal Crossing: New Horizons, educate Red about SEGA's history on the eve of the company's 60th anniversary, and humor Ryan as he tries to justify the Mortal Kombat movie as the best video game movie of all time. After that, we look back on Castlevania: Symphony of the Night in honor of the game's 23rd birthday.

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Red is back and better than ever (well, sort of) as we discuss developer Naughty Dog's culture of crunch in light of The Last of Us 2. Also on the agenda are the newly released specs for the XBox Series X and the PS5, an Animal Crossing-loving grandma, Mario Legos, and the implications around China's banning of the game Plague Inc. After all that, we wrap up with a retrospective of Super Metroid on the game's 26th anniversary.

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It's a busy week at Story Mode! Red is out of commission, but Mike from the Controller Throwers Podcast fills in to help us talk about the giant MAR10 Day celebration happening over on TheWellRedMage.com. We also discuss the upcoming adaptation of The Last of Us, Stadia's new game studio, Castlevania's big week, E3's cancellation, the ongoing lawsuit over Nintendo's drifting Joy-Cons, and finally, Reggie Fils-Aimé's move to Game Stop. Then we wrap things up with a retrospective of Chrono Trigger on the game's 25 year anniversary.

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It's Chapter 6, and we're hitting our stride--unlike Google's Stadia, which still only has 28 games in its library even four months after launch. We're also giving our thoughts on the surprise Final Fantasy 7 Remake demo and the sad story that is AT&T's threat to close DC Comics. After that, to mark the third anniversary of the Nintendo Switch, we share our thoughts on what makes the console great.

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