Infinite Respawn Podcast

Oak's back from his vacation with a few stories to share. Chicken ignored Baka to run off and play a single player game. And Grif is getting her whole family into gaming now! In the news, there's lots you can't do with your new Nintendo Switch. For all of it's issues, the Switch is still a pretty strong new console. The crew shares stories about their previous console mishaps. The sequel to Shadow of Mordor, Shadow of War(dor), has been anounced! Destiny 2 is on the way but there's not much making the jump over from the first game in respects to player characters. Xbox has a new rental program on the way, but is it worth the ten bucks a month? Twitch is looking to offer streamers a little monetary kickback if their viewers buy games straight from their Twitch pages. And Blizzard might have over-tweaked Overwatch's Bastion during the last update. He's getting a little ridculous. All this and much more on this week's Infinite Respawn Podcast! 

Chicken and Baka are still working on For Honor, but they've taken a break to try out Ghost Recon Wildlands. That's been quite the adventure thus far. Grif gets all agro right out of the gate after people complain about Blizzard not forcing people to take breaks while playing WoW. Is Mythic raiding getting out of hand? In a follow up to last week's story about $10K worth of missing SNES games has a happy ending! Nintendo's Switch might have a few issues at launch, we'll give you a brief rundown on that problem. Blizzard's teasing new Overwatch characters but will it be who we think it is? Future Halo games will come standard with split-screen co-op. Does this signal a return to the franchise's roots? All this and much more on this week's Infinite Respawn Podcast!

Oak's hung over which apparently makes him crazy. He and Chicken have been playing lots of For Honor. Grif's getting into the DM seat for a small Dungeons & Dragons campaign. One of Portal 2's writers has left Valve. Does this mean we'll never see a Portal 3? The new special message for Neir: Automat is a little weird to say the least. The Switch's UI has been shown off due to a shipping error and someone receiving their console early. Resident Evil has a new CGI movie on the way that should bridge the gap between RE6 & RE7. Does Leon actually know how to shoot a gun or what? All this and much more on this week's Infinite Respawn Podcast!

Oak's playing GTA V randomly which sparks some interesting conversation. Chicken and Baka have been playing the For Honor beta and they're ready to go own people once it's fully released this week. Grif is finding out just how much she and her sister have in common as they bond over video games. In the news,  Valve is working on full VR titles and finally eliminating the Greenlight program. Oak & Chicken debate details of VR hardware and how expensive the final products might be. E3 will be open to everyone this year but the tickets are a little pricey. Are they letting the public in to foot the bill for failing interest on the commercial side? All this and much more on this week's Infinite Respawn Podcast!

Grif's had too much coffee so this show should be pretty high energy. Chicken's in that post-game depression after finishing the Mass Effect trilogy. Sister Lynam is really getting into gaming, this week Grif introduced her to Silent Hill. In the news PS4 is getting external hard drive support (finally!). G2A, the game key re-seller, held an AMA on Reddit and got blasted by the community. For Honor is holding an open beta next week. Star Wars Battlefront won't be getting any more support as the devs turn their attention to Battlefront 2. All this and much more on this week's Infinite Respawn Podcast!

Baka and Chicken tried out For Honor and they're ready to offer a pretty deep look at the game. Chicken's still stuck on Mass Effect and it's the perfect time to replay the original trilogy with Andromeda right around the corner. Speaking of which, Andromeda got a new trailer! Nintendo made an ad for the Switch directed at gamers who want to play while on the toilet. Prey gets a release date but will it be a game everyone picks up at launch? What companies can you really trust for day one buys at this point?  And the crew veers into a ramble about reviews and ethics. It's a wild ride. All this and much more on this week's Infinite Respawn Podcast!

Baka returns to the podcast just in time to talk about a new Call of Cthulhu game! Chicken exposes Baka's cheating in table top games. Oak is a warmonger according to Civ 6. And Grif's introducing her sister to the world of gaming. In the news, the upcoming Zelda game will be the last first party game Nintendo makes for the Wii U. Speaking of the new Zelda game, fans have already translated the text on the scroll that comes with the collector's edition of the game and think they have an idea of the game's back story. Gabe Newell teased a new Valve project set in the Half-Life and Portal universe but it's not a continuation of either series. Will we ever get a third installment of any Valve game?! Is the industry returning to handing out demos to promote games? Is this a good move? All this and much more on this week's Infinite Respawn Podcast!

This week there's LOTS to talk about. Scalebound was canceled after much delay. AGDQ raised a record-breaking dollar amount for cancer prevention by speed-running tons of games. And the thing everyone's talking about: Nintendo unveil The Switch and all of its details. Lots of new games on the way for this console, but which ones are worth getting excited about? All this and more on the Infinite Respawn Podcast!

Oak and Grif carry on while Baka and Chicken are out for the week. With a lack of noteworthy news, Oak and Grif spend most of the show catching up on what they've been playing since our last show. Oak is gaming to learn Japanese. Grif is finally catch up with all of the Dragon Age games by playing them in reverse order. Grif picked up the Mass Effect series on sale over the holidays and is looking forward to trying it out. Of course she has reservations due to prior experience with the first ME game. One of Grif's friends is a big fan of inverted controls but it baffles Oak and Grif. All this and much more on this week's Infinite Respawn Podcast!

This week there's no shortage of news thanks to The Game Awards and PSX! A new trailer for Death Stranding has everyone confused. Kojima seemed uncomfortable thanks to a weirdly complementary speech. Naughty Dog announced The Last of Us Part 2, leaving everyone cautiously optimistic about what the future holds for Joel and Ellie. Remasters are all the rage with games like Wipeout and Crash Bandicoot getting relaunches. All this and so much more on this week's Infinite Respawn Podcast!