It's time for episode 80 of the Halcyon Frequency Podcast! This week Blind, FG and Suwey talk knitting, rediscovering old hobbies and the return of Telltale games!

The Expanse: A Telltale Series: https://telltale.com/the-expanse/

Techtonica: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1457320/Techtonica/

Verses of Enchantment: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2086910/Verses_of_Enchantment/

Let’s School: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1937500/Lets_School/

Xenonauts 2: https://store.steampowered.com/app/538030/Xenonauts_2/

Delta V: Rings of Saturn: https://store.steampowered.com/app/846030/V_Rings_of_Saturn/

Little Friends: Puppy Island: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2172900/Little_Friends_Puppy_Island/

A Long Journey to an Uncertain End: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1164830/A_Long_Journey_to_an_Uncertain_End/

News

Halcyon Game Jam

https://itch.io/jam/hf-summer-game-jam-2023

Ubisoft clarifies Account Deletion

https://twitter.com/ubisoftsupport/status/1684275940400979986?s=46

Life by You delayed to March 2024

https://www.pcgamer.com/life-by-you-paradoxs-open-world-sims-like-game-is-delayed-to-2024/

Tencent to buy majority stake in Techland

https://www.gameinformer.com/2023/07/24/tencent-to-purchase-majority-stake-in-dying-light-developer-techland

The Suwey Segment: https://twitter.com/FF_XIV_EN/status/1684977127706525696?t=IuG6sGlR_P3Y5-Z3eZYJ0A&s=19

Caves of Qud: https://twitter.com/KitfoxGames/status/1684926687929057280

Arch, Blind and Drongo sit down to talk about the latest in F1, pets with special needs, and the lingering effects of Frostpunk

Xenonauts 2 https://store.steampowered.com/app/538030/Xenonauts_2/

Space Haven https://store.steampowered.com/app/979110/Space_Haven/

Runescape https://store.steampowered.com/app/1343400/RuneScape/

Melvor Idle https://store.steampowered.com/app/1267910/Melvor_Idle/

Homeseek https://store.steampowered.com/app/2093000/Homeseek/

Against the Storm https://store.steampowered.com/app/1336490/Against_the_Storm/

The Halcyon Game Jam is soon! 

https://itch.io/jam/hf-summer-game-jam-2023

Ubisoft Deletes inactive accounts:

https://twitter.com/LegacyKillaHD/status/1682653876418224129/photo/1

https://twitter.com/UbisoftSupport/status/1682046437834784768

FG, Kiri and Suwey catch up with the post-con hype of TwitchCon EU, getting the itch to travel (upcoming Japan trip!), and Kiri appearing in another game!

 
PowerWash Sim

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1290000/PowerWash_Simulator/

A Little to the Left

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1629520/A_Little_to_the_Left/

Forever Skies https://store.steampowered.com/app/1641960/Forever_Skies/

Tiny Rogues https://store.steampowered.com/app/2088570/Tiny_Rogues/

Kingdom Eighties https://store.steampowered.com/app/1956040/Kingdom_Eighties/

Endless Dungeon

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1485590/ENDLESS_Dungeon/

News

Microsoft wins FTC fight to buy Activision Blizzard

https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/11/23779039/microsoft-activision-blizzard-ftc-trial-win 

Microsoft and UK regulators agree to pause their Activision battle to negotiate

https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/11/23791149/microsoft-activision-blizzard-uk-regulators-cma-appeal 

Diablo IV season 1 starts 20th July

https://diablo4.blizzard.com/en-us/season 

Gord Twitch Drops announcement

https://twitter.com/GordTheGame/status/1679516395644637185 

Drongo and Jess sit down for a one-on-one podcast to talk about investing in other platforms as content creators, the struggles of personal health, and the Halcyon Frequency Game Jam! 

Deep Rock Galactic

https://store.steampowered.com/app/548430/Deep_Rock_Galactic/

Skyrim with AI

https://store.steampowered.com/app/489830/The_Elder_Scrolls_V_Skyrim_Special_Edition/

Dave the Diver

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1868140/DAVE_THE_DIVER/

 D4

https://diablo4.blizzard.com/en-us/

News

OMG GAME JAM
https://itch.io/jam/hf-summer-game-jam-2023

Meta’s Twitter competitor Threads: 

https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/8/23754304/instagram-meta-twitter-competitor-threads-activitypub

Threads launch delayed in EU:
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/jul/05/meta-delays-eu-launch-of-twitter-rival-threads-amid-uncertainty-over-personal-data-use

Another week and another Halcyon Podcast! Drongo, FG and Kiri talk tech woes, FG road trips with random strangers, and Kiri's addiction to Diablo grows

Total War: Warhammer III https://store.steampowered.com/app/1142710/Total_War_WARHAMMER_III/

Station to Station https://store.steampowered.com/app/2272400/Station_to_Station/

Luna Abyss https://store.steampowered.com/app/1933000/Luna_Abyss/

Diablo IV https://diablo4.blizzard.com/en-us/

Aliens: Dark Descent https://store.steampowered.com/app/1150440/Aliens_Dark_Descent/

Kingdom Eighties https://store.steampowered.com/app/1956040/Kingdom_Eighties/

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor https://store.steampowered.com/app/1774580/STAR_WARS_Jedi_Survivor/

News

Among Us is getting an Animated Series https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/among-us-animated-series-cbs-studios-owen-dennis-1235655516/

The Cycle: Frontier shutting down in September https://twitter.com/TheCycleGame/status/1673951156119171072?s=20

Starfield partners with AMD https://kotaku.com/starfield-pc-amd-nvidia-dlss-xess-fsr-framerate-specs-1850583521

Minecraft devs exit the game’s Subreddit https://www.pcgamer.com/minecrafts-devs-exit-its-7-million-strong-subreddit-after-reddits-ham-fisted-crackdown-on-protest/

In this week of FGRants, Blind and FG sit down to discuss the outdated concept of never asking a woman her age, the best of Steam’s next fest games, and booing billionaires on Zambonis

Games

Trepang2

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1164940/Trepang2/

Stunt Durby

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2026450/Stunt_Derby/

Driftwood

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2223700/Driftwood/

Mars First Logistics

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1532200/Mars_First_Logistics/

Steam Next Fest

https://store.steampowered.com/sale/nextfest

Lil’ Guardsman

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1924360/Lil_Guardsman/

Broken Roads

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1403440/Broken_Roads/

Cataclismo

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1422440/Cataclismo/

News

Twitch reintroduces hype chat

https://blog.twitch.tv/en/2023/06/22/introducing-hype-chat-a-new-way-to-stand-out/

Kick blocked in Greece “update”

https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/kick-reportedly-blocked-in-greece-for-providing-unauthorized-gambling-services-2184269/

Totally Not a Warhammer Episode

Arch, Drongo and Suwey join together to discuss turbonerding MMO’s, Twitches new Partner Plus launch and narrowly avoid a Warhammer lore dump

Games:

Wargoove

https://store.steampowered.com/app/607050/Wargroove/

The Elder Scrolls Online Necrom

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2172860/The_Elder_Scrolls_Online_Necrom/

Albion Online

https://store.steampowered.com/app/761890/Albion_Online/

Everdream Valley

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1403650/Everdream_Valley/

Solasta

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1096530/Solasta_Crown_of_the_Magister/

News:

Twitch announces partner plus:
https://twitter.com/Twitch/status/1669383315558891525?s=20

Steam launches new version with overhauled UI:
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/593110/?emclan=103582791457287600&emgid=3687931965598906184

Join Drongo, Blind and Suwey as they discuss the summer games fest, the mess that is Twitch news right now, and Drongo and Blind finally get to talk F1 while Suwey gets interested in the aesthetics.

Games:

System Shock

https://store.steampowered.com/app/482400/System_Shock/

Trepang2

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1164940/Trepang2/

Halls of Torment

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2218750/Halls_of_Torment/

Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2186680/Warhammer_40000_Rogue_Trader/

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

https://store.steampowered.com/app/489830/The_Elder_Scrolls_V_Skyrim_Special_Edition/

Hades

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1145360/Hades/

Final Fantasy XIV

https://store.steampowered.com/app/39210/FINAL_FANTASY_XIV_Online/

News

Twitch announces controversial policy changes: https://help.twitch.tv/s/article/branded-content-policy

https://twitter.com/twitch/status/1666183145526538240

Summer games fest: 

https://www.ign.com/articles/summer-game-fest-2023-everything-announced

Full schedule:
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/summer-game-fest-schedule-2023/

https://build.glimesh.tv/t/goodnight-glimesh/690 

Drongo, FG and Kiri sit down to talk about 3 am television, Diablo IV, and what went wrong with Gollum

Games:

The Lord of the Rings: Gollum

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1265780/The_Lord_of_the_Rings_Gollum/

Solasta: Crown of the Magister - Palace of Ice DLC

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1096530/Solasta_Crown_of_the_Magister/

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2100431/Solasta_Crown_of_the_Magister__Palace_of_Ice/

Darkest Dungeon II

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1940340/Darkest_Dungeon_II/

Above Snakes

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1589120/Above_Snakes/

Timberborn

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1062090/Timberborn/

News

Diablo IV aims to commemorate first 1000 players to reach lvl 100 with hardcore character put on statues

https://twitter.com/Diablo/status/1662205024326516737?s=20 

1st GeoGuessr world cup announced

https://twitter.com/geoguessr/status/1663456229769859073 

Mountaincore Dev update

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2370310/view/3721707694912203087?l=english 

Glimesh shutting down on July 1st

https://build.glimesh.tv/t/goodnight-glimesh/690 

Bobby Kotick continues to be an ass

https://www.pcgamer.com/activision-blizzard-ceo-audaciously-claims-that-sexism-and-harassment-problems-were-made-up-by-an-aggressive-labor-movement-trying-to-destabilize-the-company/

Arch, Blind and FG sit down to talk about guerilla gardening, games that just scream Blind, and Arch’s yearning for the mines

Games:

Astra Protocol 2:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2026750/Astra_Protocol_2/

Path of Achra:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2128270/Path_of_Achra/

Star Trek: Resurgence:
https://www.startrek-resurgence.com/

Above Snakes:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1589120/Above_Snakes/

Castle of Alchemists:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1724770/Castle_Of_Alchemists/

Albion Online:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/761890/Albion_Online/

Warlander:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1675900/Warlander/

Len’s Island: 

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1335830/Lens_Island/

News

Sony announces their Handheld Q

https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/24/23736595/sony-project-q-playstation-handheld-official-showcase