Heather, Nick, and Matt deep dive on Death Stranding. They talk about the satisfaction that comes from making deliveries, get into the weirdness of Hideo Kojima, making weapons with your bodily fluids, and more. Special Die-Hardman shout out from Tommie Earl Jenkins!

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Carl Tart (Drunk History, Comedy Bang Bang) joins Nick and Heather to discuss Mutant League Football. They talk about side quests in modern sports games, the in-game advantages popular players tend to get, and more.

 

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Cirocco Dunlap (Russian Doll, Miracle Workers) joins Nick and Heather to discuss the roast fighting game Oh…Sir! The Hollywood Roast. They talk about video games that try to be funny, crafting insults within the game, and more!

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Nick, Heather and Matt ask enrolled Cowlitz Indian Tribal Member Joey Clift (Telling People You’re Native American When You’re Not Native Is A Lot Like Telling A Bear You’re A Bear When You’re Not A Bear, Lego Ninjago: Decoded) to review Custer's Revenge for a very special Thanksgiving episode, and Joey has a serious discussion with them about tokenization.

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Erin Whitehead (Wild Horses) joins Nick and Heather to discuss the freemium horse dating sim My Horse Prince. They talk about famous video game horses, how the horse in this game gaslights the player, and more.

 

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John Hodgman (Medallion Status, Judge John Hodgman) joins Nick and Heather to discuss the viral phenomenon Untitled Goose Game! They discuss the appeal of the awful goose, the Atlantic article, and debut a new segment: the Untitled Quiz Game.

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Nick and Heather take a second to talk about their friends Sean Clements and Hayes Davenport of the medium popular podcast Hollywood Handbook. Find Hollywood Handbook in your podcast app and subscribe! https://h.earwolf.com/theboys

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Heather Anne Campbell (The Twilight Zone, Whose Line is it Anyway?) and Nick Wiger (Doughboys, I Love You America) love video games. Together, they are playing the very worst and weirdest games ever made with their funniest friends to get down to this fundamental question: How Did This Get Played? Coming to Earwolf June 24th.

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