Jiggle Physics

Carli, Jen, and Rebecca mourn the cancelation of Anthem Next and speculate on the future of other BioWare properties. They also check out the news from the latest Pokémon Direct, including Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, and Pokémon Legends: Arceus.

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• Anthem Next officially canceled, development efforts shifting to the next Dragon Age and Mass Effect | Windows Central
• RIP Anthem: Incredible potential that was never reached | Windows Central
• Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl for Nintendo Switch: Everything you need to know | iMore
• Pokémon Legends: Arceus — Everything you need to know | iMore
• Stardew Valley can break up the monotony of quarantine, at least for a little while | Android Central

The gang react to all the announcements from the latest Nintendo Direct! They also cover an update to No Man's Sky that enables adopting creatures as pets. Now you can live out all your Jurassic Space fantasies!

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• Everything Nintendo announced at its first 2021 Nintendo Direct | iMore
• Pyra and Mythra from Xenoblade 2 join Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | iMore
• Project Triangle Strategy announced for Nintendo Switch, demo available later today | iMore
• The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD flies onto the Nintendo Switch | iMore
• Nintendo is releasing a new pair of Zelda-themed Joy-Con | iMore
• No Man's Sky update lets you adopt space pets | Android Central
• No Man's Sky update turns the game into Jurassic Park and I love it | Android Central

Rebecca starts a fake orphanage and buys 30 McDonald's Happy Meals just for the Pokémon cards. The gang also commemorate this highly auspicious episode with some of the most notable boom-boom time in video games, plus their favorite real (and imaginary) dating sims. Nice!

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• The Pokémon Company is releasing limited edition Pokémon cards in McDonald's Happy Meals | iMore
• I bought 30 Pokémon 25th Anniversary Happy Meals from McDonalds in order to catch 'em all! | iMore

It's hard to believe, but there's more to talk about this week than all 114 glorious inches of Tall Vampire Lady! Google is shutting down their first party Stadia development studio to focus on third-party relationships. Mass Effect: Legendary Edition is coming on May 14, and Apex Legends is set to arrive for Switch on March 9.

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• Introducing the new Jiggle Physics podcast Twitter! | Android Central
• Capcom reveals just how tall the Tall Vampire Lady is: 9'6" | Android Central
• Stadia Games and Entertainment shutting down, changing focus to partnering with third-party teams | Android Central
• Is Stadia shutting down? | Android Central
• Mass Effect: Legendary Edition release date set for May 14, 2021 | Windows Central
• Embracer Group announces $1.3 billion merger with Borderlands creator Gearbox Entertainment | Windows Central
• Apex Legends coming to Nintendo Switch on March 9 after delay | iMore

The Jiggle Physics team try to make some sense of the whole GameStop stock thing. They're also joined by Sara Gitkos for a detailed look at The Legend of Zelda as the game franchise turns 35.

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• Sara Gitkos (@Sera_BelleG6) / Twitter
• This GameStop stock fiasco is getting out of hand | Windows Central
• The Legend of Zelda 35th anniversary retrospective: A windy adventure | iMore

Samuel Tolbert swings by to chat with the crew about Resident Evil Village, aka the 'Tall Vampire Lady' game. They also discuss a pricing change to Xbox Live Gold, developer Vicarious Visions being merged into Blizzard Entertainment, and more.

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• Tony Hawk remake developer Vicarious Visions merged into Blizzard Entertainment | Windows Central
• Xbox Live Gold pricing is going up to $60 for six months in the U.S, also adjusting in other regions [Update] | Windows Central
• Xbox Live Gold just became the worst deal in gaming [Update] | Windows Central
• Resident Evil Village coming to PS4, free upgrade to digital PS5 version | Android Central
• Tall Vampire Lady stole the show during today's Resident Evil Village showcase | Android Central
• Resident Evil Village 'Maiden' demo impressions: A tense showcase for what's to come | Android Central
• Samuel Tolbert (@SamuelTolbert) / Twitter

Razer is in the news this week with a Chroma RGB equipped N95 medical-grade mask and a bonkers new gaming chair. Rebecca reports on Super Mario 3D World + Bower's Fury for Nintendo Switch.

Star Wars fans have a new hope now that EA is no longer an exclusive creator of games for Lucasfilm. And CDPR's co-founder is 'deeply sorry' about the Cyberpunk 2077 console launch debacle.

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• Project Hazel from Razer is a smart N95 medical-grade mask … with Chroma RGB (of course) | Windows Central
• Razer's Project Brooklyn is a wild gaming chair concept perfect for 'The Expanse' | Windows Central
• Super Mario 3D World: 2 Minutes of Bowser's Fury shown in trailer | iMore
• EA, Star Wars breakup proves Lucasfilm is finally serious about gaming | Windows Central
• CDPR co-founder is 'deeply sorry' for Cyberpunk 2077 console launch | Windows Central

Carli, Jen, and Rebecca share what games they're looking forward to playing in 2021 along with some changes they'd like to see occur the industry.

The gang finish out the year by responding to your questions! Yes, it gets super weird.

Jen, Carli, and Rebecca devote this episode to Cyberpunk 2077, starting with a look at the meta issues surrounding development and performance of the game. But then they dig into the gameplay itself and there's a whole lot to say. Keanu Reeves is glorious, and there sure are a lot of dildos just laying around. So unsanitary!

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• Cyberpunk 2077 PC review: Joining industry legend as a contender for best game ever made | Windows Central
• Cyberpunk 2077 for PS5 review: All set dressing, little substance | Android Central
• Cyberpunk 2077 releases 1.04 hotfix update, also brings bug fixes and improvements to Xbox Series X|S, Stadia | Windows Central
• Cyberpunk 2077 has 'large' updates slated for January and February | Windows Central
• With Cyberpunk 2077's review restrictions, CD PROJEKT RED played the system | Windows Central
• Cyberpunk 2077 to fix the amount of dildos spawning in future update | Windows Central
• CD Projekt Red is telling PlayStation owners to wait for Cyberpunk 2077 refunds | Android Central