They tried to warn us about stairs.

Games we played this week include:

Ballionaire (11:35)

Punirunes (21:40)

Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers: Rita’s Revenge (34:40)

Marvel Rivals (47:50)

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News things talked about in this episode:

Game Awards gives award to guy who helps laid off devs find work, nerdzis send him threats and bigotry (1:02:15)

https://www.eurogamer.net/the-game-awards-first-game-changers-recipient-responds-to-hateful-and-disturbing-comments-accusing-him-of-fraud

Black Myth Wukong producer posts through not winning Game of the Year (1:09:00)

https://www.eurogamer.net/black-myth-wukong-producer-on-the-game-awards-top-prize-snub-i-came-all-the-way-here-for-nothing

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Whatever did they do to deserve this?

Games we played this week include:

Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers: Rita’s Revenge (19:35)

Satisfactory (25:40)

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (31:35)

Metaphor Refantazio (42:00)

Home Safety Hotline: Seasonal Worker Edition (45:30)

The Thing: Remastered (50:25)

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News things talked about in this episode:

Tencent in talks to acquire controlling share of Ubisoft (1:00:10)

https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/ubisoft-shareholders-talks-over-possible-buyout-terms-sources-say-2024-12-06/

Beyond Good & Evil 2 isn’t done because the leadership can’t decide what it is (44:20)

https://www.eurogamer.net/beyond-good-evil-2s-troubled-development-due-to-passionate-managers-not-getting-along-says-creator-michel-ancel

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But will we learn from this?

Games we played this week include:

UFO 50 (4:55)

Mouthwashing (10:35)

Void’s Vigil (18:20)

PS5 Pro (22:10)

Romance of the Three Kingdoms VIII Remake (29:45)

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News things talked about in this episode:

Niantic has built a “Large Geospatial Model” on data collected from its AR games (39:20)

https://www.404media.co/pokemon-go-players-have-unwittingly-trained-ai-to-navigate-the-world/

Listings for Switch 2 accessories pop up on Alibaba (44:20)

https://www.reddit.com/r/GamingLeaksAndRumours/comments/1h5izz4/tempered_glass_and_switch_2_case_appears_in/

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Really should have paid closer attention in school.

Games we played this week include:

Quantum Witch (11:50)

Dynasty Warriors 8 Xtreme Legends (22:25)

Witchfire (24:20)

UFO 50 (29:40)

Dustborn (40:31)

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News things talked about in this episode:

Balatro racks up huge sales numbers on mobile (47:05)

https://www.eurogamer.net/balatro-has-made-almost-44m-from-its-mobile-release-alone

Sony making a bid to buy Kadokawa (50:00)

https://www.eurogamer.net/fromsoftware-owner-kadokawa-acknowledges-takeover-interest-from-sony

Phil Spencer says nothing is off the table for Xbox properties on other platforms (51:45)

https://www.eurogamer.net/phil-spencer-says-no-red-lines-over-any-xbox-game-coming-to-nintendo-or-playstation

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We'd stop the world and rot with you.

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Photo Credit: Swiertz / CC BY 3.0

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After almost a decade in, we know what we’re doing.

Games we played this week include:

PS5 Pro (05:35)

Sorry We’re Closed (17:35)

UFO 50 (28:15)

Mario and Luigi Brotherhood (39:55)

Super Mario Party Jamboree (43:30)

LEGO Horizon Adventures (46:15)

Death of the Reprobate (48:45)

Vampire Hunters (53:05)

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News things talked about in this episode:

Streamer taunts Nintendo into suing him for piracy (47:35)

https://www.eurogamer.net/nintendo-sues-streamer-who-said-he-could-broadcast-its-pirated-games-all-day

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We love videogames and there’s nothing else we’d rather talk about.

Games we played this week include:

Dragon Age: Veilguard (0:55)

UFO 50 (32:30)

Slitterhead (37:55)

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News things talked about in this episode:

Michel Ancel returns to Ubisoft, having totally missed any sort of internal investigations (47:35)

https://www.eurogamer.net/rayman-creator-discusses-new-project-believes-ubisoft-should-greenlight-prince-of-persia-lost-crown-sequel

The next Switch will be backwards compatible (51:35)

https://www.eurogamer.net/ubisoft-launches-first-ever-blockchain-game-with-nfts-costing-up-to-50k

Binding of Isaac’s co-op mode is coming this month (55:15)

https://www.eurogamer.net/the-binding-of-isaacs-free-online-co-op-mode-finally-has-a-release-date

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Spectrums have two ends, you see.

Games we played this week include:

Vampire Survivors (9:25)

UFO 50 (18:25)

Life is Strange: Double Exposure (20:30)

New Worlds Aternum (25:35)

Sonic X Shadow Generations (26:45)

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News things talked about in this episode:

Firewalk Studios closed, Concord fully dead (46:25)

https://www.eurogamer.net/sony-shuts-down-concord-developer-firewalk-studios-game-will-remain-permanently-offline

Ubisoft’s NFT game has a token they want to sell for $64k (47:45)

https://www.eurogamer.net/ubisoft-launches-first-ever-blockchain-game-with-nfts-costing-up-to-50k

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And you thought we forgot.

Games we played this week include:

Metaphor: ReFantazio (11:00)

New Worlds Aternum (18:35)

Hades II (30:55)

The Rocky Horror Show Video Game (35:19)

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News things talked about in this episode:

Nintendo has their own secret online game with thousands of players pledged to silence (44:05)

https://www.eurogamer.net/details-of-nintendos-mysterious-switch-online-playtest-leak

Bloober says they’re done making bad games (51:55)

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/bloober-team-says-its-done-with-shitty-games-and-silent-hill-2-remake-wasnt-a-fluke/1100-6527269/

Ubisoft Montpellier disbands team behind critically acclaimed Prince of Persia game (57:40)

https://www.eurogamer.net/ubisoft-responds-to-report-prince-of-persia-the-lost-crown-development-team-disbanded

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A little encouragement goes a long way.

Games we played this week include:

Life is Strange: Double Exposure (08:00)

Metaphor: ReFantazio (21:30)

UFO 50 (36:25)

Nintendo Alarmo (59:10)

Starship Troopers: Extermination (1:07:20)

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Follow Conrad at ConradZimmerman on Twitter/Instagram/BlueSky and check out his Patreon (https://patreon.com/fistshark). You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at https://mercenarycreative.com.