Into The Video Game Z

Soul Calibur VI, Shinobi Striker, Phogs, The Takeover, Fight Knight, Save Your Nuts, Black Future 88, Banner Saga 3, Pizza Titan Ultra, Yakuza 6 Song of Life, Detroit Become Human, Tiny Metal, Code Vein, Dauntless, Ion Maiden, Konsui Fighter, Spirit, Dark Souls Remaster, Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze, Hyrule Warriors Definitive, SNK Heroines Tag Team Frenzy, Dead Cells, The Messenger, Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido, Ashen, Wargroove, Monster Prom, Omensight, Shape of the World, Donut County, Cook Serve Delicious 2, Pit People, Due Process.

News: Spyro Reignited Pokemon vs Digimon vs Yokai Watch GTA V most profitable entertainment product ever made Radical Heights new Battle Royale from Boss Key How many battle royale games can co-exist? Gamestop CEO says unannounced Switch lineup for 2018 looks very strong Dinty Moore Beef Stew is Good For the Trenchfoot Etrian Odyssey X announced, claims to be last "very new" 3DS game Topics: Monster Hunter World Spring Blossom Event Absolver Combat and the School System Pokemon Spinoffs and Mystery Dungeon Post-game Yakuza 6 is coming out next week Favorite Horror Games/Jump Scares/Subverting Expectations

News: Dragon Quest 11 Finally Coming to the West MIA Switch Games- Minecraft physical, Pocket Rumble, War Groove Nier Automata almost didn't happen because Yoko Taro didn't want to wake up early for work Steam Machine section taken down from Valve storefronts, super dead Fortnite overcomes Minecraft numbers on Youtube Video Game April Fools Day joke roundup Topics: The state of Steam UI Blazblue Cross Tag Battle early opinions Why and When Grinding in RPGs is bad design Far Cry 5 Attack on Titan 2 Under Night In-Birth Story Games- Choice Based vs Directed Narrative Great examples of Character Development What is gaming fatigue? How do you solve being a jaded player? Reproduction Cartridges, Romhacks, and Japanese Import games

Josh and Cam go in super deep to discuss the differences in game design approach/outcomes between western and eastern (Japanese) developers, and why these divisions exist. They also end up discussion games which fuse the two design angles, and the direction the western market in particular is heading.

Cam finally bursts under the pressure of not getting to talk about Pokemon on podcast and defends Gen 5 for nearly an hour in this delirium-fueled rambling.

Into The Video Game DLC is a selection of side-content made at a whim on a variety of topics. These are generally shorter than official episodes, and have minimal editing.

NEWS: THQ Nordic and Nickelodeon Team Up to Bring Back Old Franchises New Smash Invitational Tourney at E3 New Elder Scrolls Online Expansion- Summerset Isles EA Hiring for New Star Wars Open World Game Is Monster Hunter World Casualization? Level 5 Wants Their Next Game to be a Large Scale Online Game in Modern Day Square Enix Opens a New Division for AAA Games with Tabata at Helm Nintendo Files New Patents for Wario Land DISCUSSION TOPICS: A Way Out Ni No Kuni 2 Breath of the Wild Spoiler Time Toys R' Us Closing Sale Bad Persona Arcana/Morgana is Horrible Battle Royales Are Too Strong Corporate Money is Bad for the Fighting Game Community Story Games vs Games with Good Worldbuilding

The team covers a plethora of new releases such as Sea of Thieves, DMC Remaster, and Kirby Star Allies. They also discuss Nintendo's "Nindies" showcase, Ubisoft winning their battle against hostile takeover, the newly revealed Atari VCS, and Epic Games releasing all Paragon assets to Unreal Engine 4 developers for free. Who's the coolest video game character? If your choice can't beat ours in a fight, they clearly aren't cool enough.

(Hosted by Cam, Halie, Josh, Sam)

To be young and full of Smash. The team rounds up all the news and announcements from the latest Nintendo Direct and give their impressions on what sort of surprises are still left in store in 2018 from Nintendo. They also discuss additional new game announcements such as Call of Duty Black Ops IIII and Division 2. Valve is jealous of Nintendo's recent success, Smash gets a lot of play, Oculus Rifts get bricked, and the team explains the tech behind the best consumer CRT for retro gaming.

(Hosted by Josh, Sam)

Get your mind out of the gutter. Due to power outages, the crew details their dark weekend by reviewing some games played out of desperation on handhelds with dwindling battery. They also discuss rumors regarding the next Battlefield being set in WW2 and what they'd like to see from the series, explain different video input types for consoles, and cover the best consoles to play all the mainline Zelda games.

(Hosted by Cam, Sam, Zack)

The team's home state is under threat of attack by an additional sin tax on M rated video games! On this week's episode the gang challenges the video game violence debate with their gargantuan craniums by explaining some history behind the ESRB and tackling the issue from a multitude of directions. They also discuss how Metal Gear Survive flopping may be the best thing that could have happened to Konami, the reasons behind abnormally strong sales data from all consoles in January, and some rumors regarding Bandai Namco leaks.

(Hosted by Cam, Josh, Sam)