“Alfred, I can’t get this can of soup open. I need the Batmobile.”  Jay Petrequin, Adam Foster and Gary Swallow perch amongst the rooftops of Gotham City, watching as the Arkham Knight’s forces take over below them. They plan. They scheme. They plot their takeback of the city. The trio of caped crusaders discuss the fiasco surrounding Arkham Knight‘s messy PC port, delve into the announcement trailer for the still somewhat perplexing Minecraft: Story Mode game by Telltale, and analyze just what went wrong with Tale of Tales’ Sunset, and what the larger issues surrounding the situation were. Do we need more focus on grants for indie game developers? What would the project have been like if this were the case? Other topics include Batman: Arkham Knight, Hohokum, Tediore grenade…

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It turns out E3 was the real Dark Carnival all along.  It puts the fuckin’ magnets in the basket so I can figure out how they work. Jay Petrequin, Francis DiPersio and Adam Forster come together in this episode of the Hey Poor Podcast to talk about the E3 2015 aftermath. What were some of the best takeaways, and what were the biggest flops? Who won, if “winning” is really even a way E3 should be evaluated (spoiler: it’s not)? What do we take away from this year’s E3, and what should we just leave there to rot? We also get into stuff we’ve been playing, juggalo horror stories, arcade cabinets, Persona Q, The Witcher III, Lord of Magna: Maiden Heaven, weird game news aggregates, and more!…

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I hear Gamescom next year is being sponsored by the Mothman and the Jersey Devil.   Damn it Adam, I’m not racist. Jay Petrequin, Francis DiPersio, Adam Foster and Gary Swallow meet to lament the current state of Amiibo, discuss the pre-E3 revealing of things, speculate on Bethesda’s debut performance at the local county spelling bee commonly known as E3, take some shots in the dark at what the actual genocide of a show might hold, get wet with neon paint in Splatoon and with monster blood in Witcher 3, and more. Music comes from Heroes of the Storm, Fallout 4, and Splatoon. Hey Poor Player can be found on iTunes and Stitcher, as well as Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and Youtube. Check out Trevor’s YouTube channel, NoiselessMound, and Jay and Alec’s group, Scrub Tier Gamers.  You can also…

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When the co-hosts are away, Jay can…get lonely and play a bunch of music. With a group recording impossible on a holiday weekend, Jay flies solo. It’s an all-music episode, featuring tunes from Life is Strange, Crypt of the Necrodancer, Superbrothers Sword and Sworcery EP, Technobabylon, Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, Fez, Sonic CD, Final Fantasy VI, The Last Story, Katamari Damacy, Persona 3, and Pokemon Platinum. Hey Poor Player can be found on iTunes and Stitcher, as well as Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and Youtube. Check out Trevor’s YouTube channel, NoiselessMound, and Jay and Alec’s group, Scrub Tier Gamers.  You can also follow us on Twitter: Jay – Alec – Adam – Gary

Adam gets mad at Adam, but then Adam apologizes to Adam and Adam becomes friends with Adam.   Jay is joined by Adam Foster, Alec Rose, and Adam Brooker to discuss news from last week. Again! And then we discuss Star Wars, things we’ve been playing, and a million other thoroughly tangential things. Adam Foster is classic coca-cola, and Adam Brooker is the New Coke. Just roll with it. Music comes from Mario Kart 8, Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2 Record Breaker, and Splatoon. Hey Poor Player can be found on iTunes and Stitcher, as well as Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and Youtube. Check out Trevor’s YouTube channel, NoiselessMound, and Jay and Alec’s group, Scrub Tier Gamers.  You can also follow us on Twitter: Jay – Alec – Adam Foster – Adam Brooker

Sometimes everything’s lucky sevens and crazy eights; other times, it’s all fast-moving water and potassium-rich fruit.   There’s a prize at this episode. When you find it, you will understand the anme of this episode. Jay, Alec and Gary’s hey poor points of order: Gary’s unfortunate last name, Star Wars Battlefront, Silent Hills’ cancellation, Call of Duty: Black Ops III being a thing that exists (in Spanish), Steam’s paid mods policy, Destiny selling a house to a bunch of wolves, Alec’s inability to actually buy games, Frank’s inability to not eat delicious food, and getting murdered in a subway in the new Mario Kart 8 DLC. DJ Gruesome Gary’s track selections for the week include the Ribbon Road theme from Mario Kart: Super Circuit, the imperial march from Star Wars Battlefront, and “Melancholia” from Xenoblade Chronicles X. Hey…

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Nintendo direct, Zelda indirect, Batman PS4-erect.   Jay hooks up with Adam, Gary and Alec for nearly two whole hours of nonstop easter podcast special. The gang discusses everything shown in the latest Nintendo Direct, debates the implications of Zelda U‘s probable delay into 2016, and drool over the special edition PS4 for Batman: Arkham Knight. And as always, they discuss what they’ve been playing, leading to discussions on Bloodborne, and how to get free PS4 games without actually having your PS4 yet. Music for this episode includes “Something Good” by Alt-J (as featured in episode 2 of Life is Strange), the Cleric Beast theme from Bloodborne, and “Trace Awakens” from Axiom Verge. Hey Poor Player can be found on iTunes and Stitcher, as well as Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and Youtube. Check out Trevor’s YouTube…

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Alec has played as much Resident Evil in a month as I did Xenoblade in a year.   Jay, Adam and Alec return from spring break with beautiful tans and a bunch of games. We talk about the Uncharted 4 delay, speculate on Nintendo’s mysterious Project NX, shoot the shit on what they’ve been playing, and have some off-topic Zelda talk. Music for this episode comes from Uncharted 2, SanctuaryRPG, and Kevin MacLeod. Hey Poor Player can be found on iTunes and Stitcher, as well as Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and Youtube. Check out Trevor’s YouTube channel, NoiselessMound, and Jay and Alec’s group, Scrub Tier Gamers.  You can also follow some of us on Twitter: Jay – Adam – Alec

Somebody has probably made that joke before.   Jay, Frank, Gary and Jack visit Bethesda’s E3 press conference, summon their personas and get ready to steal some stuff, think romantic thoughts about Project Ukulele, do awful impressions, and more. Music includes “Buzzooka Brawl” from HarmoKnight, “Yxes” by Com Truise, and “Peppy Pepe” by Kevin MacLeod. Hey Poor Player can be found on iTunes and Stitcher, as well as Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and Youtube. Check out Trevor’s YouTube channel, NoiselessMound, and Jay and Alec’s group, Scrub Tier Gamers.  You can also follow some of us on Twitter: Jay – Gary

The Hey Poor Podcast will tell you why most video games are probably very stupid, but a few are only moderately stupid.   Jay is joined by Adam, Gary, and Jack to talk about misadventures in Smash Bros, FNaF3, Amiibos (again), Evolve, and some other trash. Music in this episode includes King Conga from Crypt of the Necrodancer, “To All of You” by Syd Matters as featured in Life is Strange, and Peppy Pepe by Kevin MacLeod. Hey Poor Player can be found on iTunes and Stitcher, as well as Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and Youtube. Check out Trevor’s YouTube channel, NoiselessMound, and Jay and Alec’s group, Scrub Tier Gamers.  You can also follow some of us on Twitter: Jay – Adam – Gary