Into The Video Game Z

NEWS: TF2/CSGO Source Code Leak- 00:52 Animal Crossing breaks records as fastest selling digital game in a single month- 5:23 160k Nintendo accounts breached- 7:46 Japan Retro Gaming Association loaning out Super Famicom amid quarantine- 8:16 Nintendo shutting down Wii U and 3DS E-shop across 42 countries- 11:10 Travis Scott concert in Fortnite pulls 12.3M concurrent players- 16:00 Ghost of Tsushima and Last of Us 2 get release dates, Last of Us 2 plot leaks, be warned- 21:17 Tetsuya Nomura suggests in FF7R interviews that they may shoot for shorter parts releasing more often- 25:56 Kitase says FF7R will not depart from FF7 story in Part 2- 30:21 Stadia Connect reveals Octopath, PUBG, and Jedi: Fallen Order among other EA games coming to the platform- 32:04 TOPICS: Playing League of Legends as a new player and solo- 34:21 Predator: Hunting Grounds first impressions- 41:57 Pokemon Gen 1 source code leaks, Helix Chamber leaks, Spaceworld 1999 demo leaks- 45:27 Fangames and relationships to major companies- 51:54 Pretentious Game Design- 1:03:10 Japanese/Western dealing with dark themes in games and heroic characters- 1:10:54 Upcoming Reviews/Projects/Gambling Games- 1:16:10

NEWS: Warner Bros and Xbox Game Studios next among wave publishers to leave GeForce Now- 00:33 Valorant and the Anti-Cheat controversy- 5:30 Bloomberg report suggests PS5 aiming for lower first-production run, console could be priced $499 or higher- 14:45 Sony patents Virtual Sympathy Robot- 31:05 Pokemon Rumble Rush shuts down around a year after launch, similar fate to other Pokemon mobile titles- 43:45 Gamescom cancelled but moves to digital event- 45:18 Nintendo increasing production of the Switch, sees surprisingly steady demand going into 4th year of the console- 45:39 Switch update suggests support for a new hardware model- 50:46 Nintendo accounts being hacked in large numbers- 52:03 Mick Gordon's DOOM Eternal soundtrack and breaking from working on the series- 52:49 FF7R ships/sells 3.5M in the first three days- 1:03:46 TOPICS: Animal Crossing New Horizons is an absurd cultural force right now- 1:07:11 Guilty Gear Strive closed beta test impressions- 1:12:56 After-market body mods for consoles and controllers- 1:44:37

NEWS: Stadia Pro free for two months, Stadia base free for everyone with a Gmail- 1:37 Embracer Group raises another 164M to acquire more studios- 3:19 Switch selling out worldwide, Japanese retailer with 130 units had a lotto with 200k entries to purchase one- 9:39 Sony's Play At Home initiative gives away free games and establishes funds for struggling indie devs- 14:28 A new Crysis game is teased- 16:22 Resident Evil 4 Remake news leaks- 24:23 TOPICS: Can Capcom's fighting game division keep up with recent Capcom success?- 34:31 FFXIV deserves more credit- 42:16 Hard takes on how cool the Dualsense controller is- 44:18 Resident Evil 3 Remake/Resident Evil Resistance impressions- 56:56 Final Fantasy 7 Remake full review- 1:01:54 EMAILS: Is it okay for a dev to to lie to the player for a story/gameplay payoff later on?- 1:31:11 Discord fighters/mods and games with highest learning curves- 1:42:28

NEWS: Bethesda will not have a digital showcase in June- 1:00 Phil Spencer is feeling confident about Xbox Series X in wake of PS5 reveal- 5:10 PS5 Dualsense controller is revealed- 15:26 Amazon Tempo streaming service, New World MMO, and Crucible- 25:50 The Last of Us II delayed indefinitely, store pages pulled, pre-orders refunded- 27:57 Sony, Nintendo, Microsoft, and more offer COVID-19 relief- 46:50 IGN teams up with major publishers to create "Summer of Gaming" which will effectively replace E3- 48:24 CERO rating agency closes doors until May, could delay many Japanese games- 55:12 Xbox events likely going all digital until July 2021- 57:19 TOPICS: FF7 Remake is not what you think it is- 58:57 Mount and Blade II: Bannerlord- 1:05:39 Persona 5 Royal changes- 1:08:46 Game soundtracks so strong you can listen to them regardless of circumstances- 1:17:36 Will Arena Shooters ever see a resurgence?- 1:22:52

NEWS: Switch passes lifetime Wii sales in Japan- 1:00 Animal Crossing sales dominate Japan, more Switch sold than during launch week- 6:35 Nintendo to remaster a ton of 3D Mario games in 2020, a new Paper Mario is also on the way- 8:17 Nintendo Direct Mini; all announcements and news- 20:12 Xbox Series X graphics source code stolen from AMD and held for 100M ransom- 55:26 Sony throttling download speeds during COVID-19 crisis- 1:01:00 Original Nier is getting a remake- 1:03:21 TOPICS: Mount and Blade: Bannerlord- 1:11:13 Celeste review- 1:16:23 Half-Life Alyx mid point review- 1:28:21 We just moved into content house; update on podcast and upcoming projects- 1:37:31

NEWS: Mark Cerny's PS5 presentation- 1:07 Konami denies Silent Hill rumors- 30:22 Steam hits 22M concurrent record, COD Warzone hits 30M- 31:42 Gamestop deems itself essential business amid shutdowns, is shut down anyway- 32:10 DOOM Eternal accidentally launches without DRM from the Bethesda Launcher- 38:19 Sega Anniversary Tease- 44:25 Polish Government opens Minecraft server for students in wake of shutdowns- 54:59 HP, Valve, and Microsoft team up for next gen VR headset- 55:54 TOPICS: Pokemon Unbound Battle Tower Demo- 1:00:51 Resident Evil 3 Demo- 1:03:25 DOOM Eternal review- 1:11:04 Animal Crossing New Horizons early impressions- 1:42:25 Nioh 2- 2:03:27 EMAILS: Ever bought two games and shelved the more anticipated one for the less?- 2:08:11 What games are left that still deserve remakes?- 2:18:24

NEWS: E3 and pretty much everything is cancelled- 3:25 COVID-19 causes games themselves to change, notably Pokemon Go and NBA 2k20- 8:21 Steam breaks concurrent player record with 20M- 10:21 Call of Duty Warzone hits 6m players in 24hrs, 15m in a few days- 15:03 Xbox Series X official features detailed- 16:56 Mark Cerny to talk about PS5 specs and features- 28:33 Platinum Games creating new engine for future projects- 32:38 Rumors suggesting Sony may be purchasing Konami IP such as Silent Hill, Metal Gear, and Castlevania- 34:19 Nintendo Indie World Showcase announcements and games- 48:28 TOPICS: Nioh 2 early impressions- 59:59 Call of Duty Warzone is great- 1:08:12 History of Epic Games and the EGS situation- 1:26:53

NEWS: Reggie joins the Gamestop Board of Directors- 0:59 PS2 is 20 years old- 8:44 Star Wars Project Maverick leak- 13:19 Amnesia Rebirth- 18:34 Resident Evil 3 Remake new info- 21:12 Coronavirus concerns cancel most major gaming events, have industry employees working from home- 25:43 E3 will likely be cancelled/creative directors of E3 back out- 28:30 Will Coronavirus delay or impact next gen's launch?- 31:55 How will Esports be affected?- 36:05 Call of Duty Warzone announced- 39:10 Mario/Lego collaboration might suggest a delayed Nintendo Direct- 44:08 TOPICS: The Outer Rim mod for Blade and Sorcery is peak VR- 51:29 Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[cl-r] review- 1:00:10 Deadly Premonition Origins review- 1:19:23 Patreon supporters forced us to review a Hannah Montana game- 1:29:11 Upcoming Games and Recent Releases- 1:51:18 EMAILS: Witcher 3 correction- 1:51:56 Medabots games- 1:55:24 Audio editing questions- 1:56:17 Original Xbox non-first-party game recommendations- 2:00:15

NEWS: Platinum Games announces Project G.G and new Tokyo studio for live service games- 1:02 Switch turns 3 years old- 8:42 GDC canceled due to Coronavirus fears, relief fund set up for Indie devs- 17:10 GOG 30-day refund policy is placing a bet on the good faith of players- 20:41 Baldur's Gate 3 revealed at PAX East- 30:11 After a huge sales boost, Plague Inc. has been removed from digital storefronts in China- 33:08 Xbox Series X quick resume feature still works after updates and console reboot- 35:22 What is Kojima Productions teasing?- 40:39 Gamestop cuts 10 district managers as company value continues to fall- 45:21 Valorant is Riot Games' competitive 5v5 shooter- 58:39 TOPICS: PAX East 2020 intro discussion- 1:01:38 Kerbal Space Program 2- 1:10:05 Disaster Report 4- 1:15:39 Genshin Impact- 1:17:57 Final Fantasy 7 Remake- 1:20:14 Predator: Hunting Grounds- 1:29:16 Disintegration- 1:35:20 Samurai Gunn 2- 1:38:53 Alchemic Cutie- 1:39:21 Dragon Fang- 1:40:48 Chromatose- 1:42:03 Star Renegades- 1:44:27 Windjammers 2- 1:45:40 Doom Eternal- 1:46:15 Tool's Up- 1:47:03 Granblue Fantasy Versus- 1:47:27 Midnight Ghost Hunt- 1:48:51 Ciel Fledge review- 2:00:30 Email Responses- 2:21:40 Are graphics just tool for devs to use, or something more meaningful?- 2:34:31

NEWS: Embracer group acquires notable porting experts Panic Button- 00:28 Coronavirus impacts game industry as console production takes a hit, events are delayed, and companies pull out of cons- 5:07 Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 to have every airport in the world- 11:37 Bethesda pulls all games except for Wolfenstein: Youngblood from GeForce Now- 15:38 CD Projekt Red is Europe's 2nd biggest gaming company behind Ubisoft- 18:59 Phil Spencer officially discusses specs and features of Xbox Series X- 22:20 Animal Crossing Direct- 44:20 TOPICS: VR compatibility tricks- 1:03:07 Blood Bowl 2- 1:09:44 Ciel Fledge early impressions- 1:12:21 Checking back in on indie Games from 2018/2019 and GOTY contenders from those years- 1:18:47