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“Guild Wars 2” finally has a Summer Festival, and Beoulus is just itching to talk about it! But how does this fare match up against other MMO’s summer offerings?

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There are all manner of new MMORPGs coming to the Western market this year, which brings to mind the question: Is the MMORPG seeing a resurgence to prominence?

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So, with “Battle Royale”-style games all the rage right now, why aren’t we seeing this sort of PvP gameplay incorporated into MMORPGs like “World of Warcraft”? Could this save PvP in MMORPGs, or destroy the genre entirely?

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There has been a rumor of Google working to get into the console gaming market. If so, what would that look like, and do they have a chance against Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo?

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Today we discuss how many people are watching other people playing games on YouTube and/or Twitch, be they video games, tabletop roleplaying games, and even board games! Beoulus and Scormus talk about the pros and cons of this practice, among other things.

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Beoulus and Scormus talk a bit about useful tools for Gamemasters of tabletop roleplaying games, on today’s show.

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Today, in honor of Faire and Convention season being well under way, we talk about Cosplay. Our thoughts on this fandom, discuss some issues that have arisen around it, and so forth.

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Beoulus and Scormus talk about games that we’ve bought new consoles for, or built new computers to play, as well as sundry other stuff.

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On today’s podcast, Scormus and Beoulus talk about the problem with players jumping from one MMORPG to the next, always chasing after the “Next Big Thing”.

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Talking today about character models in roleplaying games, be they miniatures, action figures, drawings, or whatever. How important are these to the overall experience?

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