Mike, Ting and Mike (@msdq) from Xdrive Megabox (@xdrivemegabox) talk about Baldur's Gate 3.

Contains SPOILERS for Baldur's Gate 3!

Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or [email protected]

Background

• 01 Baldur's Gate 3 Original Soundtrack - Main Theme Part I (YouTube)
• Baldur's Gate 3 - Metacritic
• Baldur's Gate 3 Proves Modern Gaming is Getting Worse + Western Devs Attack Larian Studios Success (YouTube)
• Baldur's Gate - Wikipedia
• Anthem (video game) - Wikipedia
• Divinity: Original Sin - Wikipedia
• Icewind Dale (series) - Wikipedia
• Planescape: Torment - Wikipedia
• Torment: Tides of Numenera - Wikipedia
• Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023) - IMDb
• D&D rule change will let your druid turn into an owlbear after all - Polygon
• Dragon Age: Origins - Wikipedia
• Fallout (series) - Wikipedia

Characters and Party

• 04 Baldur's Gate 3 Original Soundtrack - Who Are You
• Who Is Tav In Baldur's Gate 3?
• The Paladin Class for Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) Fifth Edition (5e)
• Dungeons & Dragons Sets Up Big Changes to the Drow
• The Half-Elf Race for Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) Fifth Edition (5e)
• The Druid Class for Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) Fifth Edition (5e)
• The Barbarian Class for Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) Fifth Edition (5e)
• The Tiefling Race for Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) Fifth Edition (5e)
• Warped Headband of Intellect - Baldur's Gate 3 Wiki
• Mary Sue - Wikipedia
• A Fire Upon the Deep (Zones of Thought, #1) by Vernor Vinge | Goodreads
• The Monk Class for Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) Fifth Edition (5e)
• Companions - Baldur's Gate 3 Wiki
• Moonrise Towers - Baldur's Gate 3 Wiki
• Goblin Camp - Baldur's Gate 3 Wiki
• Crèche Y'llek - Baldur's Gate 3 Wiki
• Should you take The Mountain Pass or The Underdark in Baldur's Gate 3
• Free True Soul Nere - Baldur's Gate 3 Wiki
• Adamantine Forge (Location) - Baldur's Gate 3 Wiki
• Where to find the Everburn Blade in Baldur's Gate 3 | PC Gamer

Moments

• 14 Baldur's Gate 3 Original Soundtrack - Twisted Force (YouTube)
• Where to Find and Recruit Gale - Baldur's Gate III Guide - IGN
• Where to Find and Recruit Minthara - Baldur's Gate III Guide - IGN
• Baldur's Gate 3: What Should You Do With The Dying Mindflayer On The Beach?
• Larian Studios Gets TikTok Ban for Bear-Form Druid Sex Scene in Baldur's Gate 3 | Push Square
• Scratch - Baldur's Gate 3 Wiki
• Strange Ox - Baldur's Gate 3 Wiki
• Timber - Baldur's Gate 3 Wiki
• Gandrel - Baldur's Gate 3 Wiki
• Vampire Bite - Baldur's Gate 3 Wiki
• Defeat the Goblins - Baldur's Gate 3 Wiki
• Brand of the Absolute - Baldur's Gate 3 Wiki
• Iron Flask - Baldur's Gate 3 Wiki
• Disco Elysium - Wikipedia
• What is Karmic Dice in Baldur’s Gate 3? - Polygon
• Inspiration - Baldur's Gate 3 Wiki
• Edowin - Baldur's Gate 3 Wiki
• Baldur's Gate 3: Should You Use Your Illithid Powers?
• Gerringothe Thorm - Baldur's Gate 3 Wiki
• Find Your Belongings - Baldur's Gate 3 Wiki
• Auntie Ethel - Baldur's Gate 3 Wiki
• 4 Halfling Barbarians (YouTube)

Summary

• 06 Baldur's Gate 3 Original Soundtrack - Quest For A Cure (YouTube)
• Cookie Clicker - Wikipedia
• Super Mario Bros. Wonder - Wikipedia
• Prologue: Escape - Divinity: Original Sin II Guide - IGN

Mike and Ting talk about the Inside Out 2 teaser trailer, the Humane Ai Pin and buying an Apple Watch.

NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Baldur's Gate 3.

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Pre-Chat

• Inside Out 2 | Teaser Trailer (YouTube)
• Inside Out (2015) - IMDb
• Rule 34 - Wikipedia
• How to Tell Whether You've Got Angst, Ennui, or Weltschmerz
• Loving-Kindness Meditation | Practice | Greater Good in Action
• This is the Humane Ai Pin (YouTube)
• Her (2013) - Crowd scene (YouTube)
• Jony Ive and OpenAI are planning the ‘iPhone’ of AI - The Verge
• SoftBank paid WeWork lenders almost $1.5bn before bankruptcy filing
• Millennials: It's ok to mourn the death of social media
• YouTube is cracking down on ad blockers globally
• It's Patty, chump! (YouTube)
• Apple Watch Series 9 vs. Ultra 2 Buyer's Guide: 25 Differences Compared - MacRumors
• Affordable Art Fair Singapore
• Anchoring effect - Wikipedia

Mike and Ting talk about the Microsoft leaks, Switch 2 rumours and Unity runtime fee debacle.

Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or [email protected]

Microsoft Leaks

• First-Look Xbox Series X Gameplay on Inside Xbox (YouTube)
• Microsoft leaked its own Xbox documents, court says - The Verge
• Read the full unredacted email where Microsoft reacts to Sony’s PS5 reveal - The Verge
• Leaked Microsoft Documents Show the Xbox Series S Might Be More Popular Than You Think - IGN
• The World Design of Banjo-Kazooie (YouTube)
• Baldur's Gate 3 just made the future of Xbox Series S a bit more uncertain
• Microsoft completely misjudged Baldur's Gate 3
• Baldur's Gate 3 now lets you change your name thanks to Hotfix #9 | Eurogamer.net
• Microsoft documents leak new Bethesda games, including an Oblivion remaster - The Verge
• Redfall doesn’t have enough Steam players to fill a team | PCGamesN
• New Update is Bad News for Deus Ex Fans
• Microsoft Casually Discussed Buying Nintendo Or Valve In Leaked Email
• Star Citizen has received $600 million in funding
• This is Microsoft’s new disc-less Xbox Series X design with a lift-to-wake controller - The Verge
• Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard deal gets preliminary approval from UK regulator - The Verge

Switch 2

• Everything we know about ‘Switch 2,’ Nintendo’s next-gen console - Polygon
• Nintendo's backward compatibility Problem... | MVG (YouTube)
• Nintendo Switch 2 Leak Offers a Huge Clue About 'Metroid Prime 4'
• Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door finally coming to Nintendo Switch - Polygon

Unity Runtime Fee

• EA CEO John Riccitiello On Gaming Microtransactions (YouTube)
• Unity plan pricing and packaging updates
• "I Am Altering the Deal, Pray I Don’t Alter It Any Further." (YouTube)
• @unity - We want to acknowledge the confusion and frustration we heard after we announced our new runtime fee policy.
• Unity clarifies which game installs developers will pay a fee for | Digital Trends
• United States - Corporate - Withholding taxes
• Unity, A Controversial Engine of Self-Destruction - Design Club (YouTube)
• Slay the Spire developer pledges to ditch Unity unless controversial charges plan reversed | Eurogamer.net
• Unity to Roll Back Some Key Aspects of Runtime Fee Policy - IGN
• IronSource is known for leveraging their ad network and installers to distribute... | Hacker News
• AppLovin abandons effort to acquire Unity after $20 billion bid was rejected
• Unity Silently Offers Developers Runtime Fee Waiver if They Switch to LevelPlay, its Ad Monetization Service - GamerBraves
• Cloud gaming firm: Unity must clarify its terms, reinstate our license [Updated] | Ars Technica
• Unity clarifies ToS changes, welcomes back “unsupported” SpatialOS | Ars Technica
• Unity Silently Deletes GitHub Repo that Tracks Terms of Service Changes and Updated Its License - GamerBraves
• @unity - Genuinely disappointed at how our removal of the ToS has been framed across the internet. We removed it way before the pricing change was announced because the views were so low, not because we didn't want people to see it.
• Unity finally addressed developers’ biggest questions about its new pricing model - The Verge
• EA Voted Worst Company in America, Again
• EA CEO John Riccitiello's thoughts on microtransactions : r/gaming
• Unity CEO apologizes for calling some game developers ‘fucking idiots’ - The Verge
• John Riccitiello - Wikipedia
• Official - DOTS development status and next milestones - June 2023 - Unity Forum
• Unity's Gigaya has been canceled : r/gamedev
• Epic is changing Unreal Engine’s pricing for non-game developers - The Verge

Mike and Ting talk about the latest horrible Fitbit app update and cruise ship buffets.

NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Micro Leaks, Switch 2 and United Against Unity.

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Pre-Chat

• Fitbit fans aren’t happy about the official app’s redesign – here’s why | TechRadar
• Scrum is a cancer | Hacker News
• The Withings Health Mate 6.0 update: More than just a facelift
• Nokia 'regrets' Withings health app backlash - BBC News
• Charge 4 broken bands - Page 2 - Fitbit Community
• Freesound - "Popcorn Dream.wav" by BrianKatz
• I Spent 7 Days on a $1,000,000,000 Luxury Cruise Ship (YouTube)

Mike and Ting talk about the The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.

Contains SPOILERS for Tears of the Kingdom!

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World

• Title - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom OST (YouTube)
• Regional Phenomena best order in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - Polygon
• Archaic Warm Greaves - Zelda Dungeon Wiki, a The Legend of Zelda wiki
• ‘Tulin of Rito Village’ quest walkthrough in Zelda Tears of the Kingdom - Polygon
• Wind Temple walkthrough in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - Polygon
• Cursed Problems in Game Design (YouTube)
• All 5 Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Sage Summons, Ranked Worst To Best
• Dragon Tear geoglyph and Memory locations in Zelda: TOTK - Polygon

Moments

• Lookout Landing - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom OST (YouTube)
• How to get the Master Sword in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
• Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - Link retrieves the Master Sword @ 4K 60ᶠᵖˢ ✔ (YouTube)
• [Spoiler] Thunderhead Isle is quite possibly the single WORST experience I have ever had in a single player video game : r/tearsofthekingdom
• Unique weapons and durability? : r/TOTK
• How to get a house in Zelda Tears of the Kingdom | Eurogamer.net
• Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom: How To Infiltrate Yiga Clan HQ & Get The Earthquake Ability | Nintendo Life
• ‘Destroy Ganondorf’ walkthrough, how to get to Ganondorf in Zelda: TOTK - Polygon

Story

• Link and the Light Dragon - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom OST (YouTube)
• Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom's story, ending explained | Digital Trends
• Magatama - Wikipedia
• Temporal paradox - Wikipedia
• Chekhov's gun - Wikipedia
• [Totk] [Spoilers] It's implied that the Sheikah tech has been dismantled over the years : r/truezelda
• What is the exact age of the current Zelda? (BOTW and TOTK Zelda) : r/tearsofthekingdom

Summary

• Get Master Sword - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom OST (YouTube)
• New Interview With Zelda Boss Suggests There Are No Plans For TOTK DLC | Nintendo Life
• The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Expansion Pass for Nintendo Switch
• All of the Zelda Direct Sequels Before Breath of the Wild 2
• Tears of the Kingdom is already the second-bestselling Zelda game
• The Legend of Zelda Movie Rumors Shut Down by Illumination CEO
• Top Selling Title Sales Units - IR Information
• Tears of the Kingdom's Depths Hides One of the Biggest Zelda Secrets Ever - IGN
• How to get through the Lost Woods in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - Polygon
• The Secret Room - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Guide - IGN
• Can You Beat EVERY DUNGEON Without the Paraglider in Tears of The Kingdom? (YouTube)
• I started over... and went straight to Ganondorf. (YouTube)
• Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom: How To Complete 'The Mayoral Election' Side Adventure | Nintendo Life
• ‘Potential Princess Sightings,’ Lucky Clover Gazette guide - Zelda TOTK - Polygon

Next Time

• Baldur's Gate 3

Mike and Ting talk about the iPhone 15 and Chrome's new "Privacy Sandbox".

NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - Part 2.

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Pre-Chat

• Eat the rich - Wikipedia
• Maslow's hierarchy of needs - Wikipedia
• Apple Event - September 12 (YouTube)
• France halts iPhone 12 sales over radiation levels - BBC News
• Apple CEO Tim Cook seems to be a big fan of Coachella — he's been spotted at the festival over the years
• SpaceX Starship - Wikipedia
• iPhone 15: Apple forced to ditch lightning charger - BBC News
• Google gets its way, bakes a user-tracking ad platform directly into Chrome | Ars Technica
• @wdormann - I really hate this "Got it" form of @darkpatterns for deciding what users want.
• @wdormann - Yeah, I suppose that could be it. "There are several of these Privacy Sandbox popups, which are designed for certain regions of the world."
• Firefox early version history - Wikipedia
• Brave
• Opera GX (@operagxofficial) / X
• How Opera GX’s Twitter became a viral memeing sensation - Dexerto
• Tim Gurner apologises over call for more unemployment to fix worker attitudes - BBC News

Mike and Ting talk about Diablo 4.

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What is Diablo 4?

• Diablo IV | Original Soundtrack (YouTube)
• Diablo (series) - Wikipedia
• Dungeon Siege - Wikipedia
• Diablo 3 - BlizzCon 2008 Panel - Runes in Action (YouTube)
• Berlin Interpretation - RogueBasin
• All Altar of Lilith maps and locations in Diablo 4 - Polygon
• Diablo: Immortal broke the unspoken rules of Blizzard, and BlizzCon - Polygon
• Diablo 4 announced, no rainbows in sight - Polygon
• Diablo IV for PC Reviews - Metacritic
• Diablo for PC Reviews - Metacritic
• War Stories: Diablo’s loot lottery was almost a turn-based affair | Ars Technica
• Rogue (video game) - Wikipedia
• Diablo 4 Earned Over $666 Million in the Five Days Following Launch - IGN
• BlizzCon 2019 Diablo IV: World and Lore Panel Transcript | Blizzplanet
• Why Diablo's Auction House Went Straight to Hell | WIRED
• Diablo 4’s Shop Prices Are Concerning
• Horse Armor | Know Your Meme
• Diablo 4 beta players report GPU issues, Blizzard investigating

Mechanics

• How the Renown System works in Diablo 4 | Eurogamer.net
• Every male sorcerer armor is either # 1 or 2, there’s no in between. : r/diablo4
• Diablo 4 Character Build Guides - Maxroll.gg D4
• How many Acts does Diablo 4 have? - Dexerto
• Gear Systems and Itemization Overview (Season 1) - Diablo 4 - Icy Veins
• Aspects Explained - Full List of Legendary Aspects - Diablo 4 Guide - IGN
• Kiosk | Destiny Wiki
• Diablo 4 devs walk back patch changes as Metacritic score plummets | GamesRadar+
• Regarding the extra skill slots... : r/diablo4
• Diablo 4: Level Scaling, Explained
• Diablo 4: Paragon Board Guide
• Sorcerer Enchantment Slots Unique Class Mechanic - Diablo 4 Maxroll.gg

Moments

• Andariel | Diablo Wiki
• Duriel | Diablo Wiki
• World Bosses - Diablo 4 Guide - IGN
• Capstone Dungeons Guide - diablo 4 maxroll.gg
• DIABLO 4 Inarius Vs Lilith Cinematic Full Battle 4K (YouTube)
• Diablo 4: Achievement/Trophy Guide

Story

• Neyrelle | Diablo Wiki
• Lorath Nahr | Diablo Wiki
• Donan | Diablo Wiki
• Bloodied Wolf | Diablo Wiki
• What Happens to Neyrelle and Lorath After Diablo 4? (Story Spoilers) - Wowhead News
• Lilith | Diablo Wiki
• Inarius | Diablo Wiki

Summary

• Sequels vs. Prequels: Which Star Wars Trilogy Is Better
• The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt for PC Reviews - Metacritic
• Breaking Bad - Season 5 Reviews - Metacritic
• Diablo 2 Dev Explains Why The Loot System Wasn't Updated At Launch
• Diablo 2 respec: How to reset your skills and stats explained | Eurogamer.net

Post-Chat

• I Have Created a Weekly Pack That WILL Give You a Sloth (YouTube)
• Sloth | Super Auto Pets Wiki

Mike and Ting talk about X and lazy girl jobs.

NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Diablo 4.

Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or [email protected]

Pre-Chat

• I was wrong, you can totally have a single letter domain name 🤷‍♂️
• Single-letter second-level domain - Wikipedia
• Elon Musk: Twitter rebrands as X and kills off blue bird logo - BBC News
• Threads active users have halved in a week, report says | Mashable
• Clubhouse
• The Twits - Wikipedia
• Local timeline - Gamedev Mastodon
• How the 'lazy girl job' took over work TikTok - BBC Worklife
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer Rewatch: Evil rephrased—it eats you, starting with your bottom | Tor.com

Mike and Ting talk about the games announced this summer.

Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or [email protected]

Starfield

• Starfield Official Gameplay Trailer (YouTube)
• Interstellar (2014) - IMDb
• Physicist who inspired Interstellar spills the backstory—and the scene that makes him cringe | Science
• Starfield Direct – Gameplay Deep Dive (YouTube)
• Is No Man's Sky Worth Playing In 2023?
• Every Elder Scrolls Game Ranked By Map Size
• The Director | Left 4 Dead Wiki
• Starfield Doesn’t Let You Fly Seamlessly from Space to Planet: ‘That’s Really Just Not that Important’ - IGN
• X: Beyond the Frontier - Wikipedia
• Starfield's robot companion Vasco will say the player's name just like Fallout 4 | GamesRadar+
• Starfield predicts a grim fate for Earth, after the community spots this detail - VideoGamer.com

Nintendo

• Super Mario Bros. Wonder - Nintendo Direct 6.21.2023 (YouTube)
• Why do we say "big brown dog" instead of "brown big dog"? - Wisdom Biscuits
• New Super Mario Bros. - Super Mario Wiki, the Mario encyclopedia
• Super Mario Run
• Why Puss In Boots 2 Looks So Different To Shrek
• Super Mario RPG - Nintendo Direct 6.21.2023 (YouTube)
• Smash Ultimate leaker explains why Nintendo won’t make Geno a fighter - Dexerto
• Paper Mario (video game) - Wikipedia
• Untitled Princess Peach Game - Teaser | Nintendo Direct 2023 (YouTube)
• Nintendo's backward compatibility Problem... | MVG (YouTube)

Rapid Fire

• Baldur’s Gate 3 gets new PC release date, delayed PS5 version - Polygon
• Divinity: Original Sin 2
• Star Trek: Infinite - Gameplay Reveal Trailer
• Star Trek: Birth of the Federation - Wikipedia
• Call of Duty poll says Warzone 1 is much, much better than Warzone 2 | PCGamesN
• Baby Steps | 2024 | PlayStation 5 and PC (YouTube)
• Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty — Official Trailer (YouTube)
• Should You Play Cyberpunk 2077 Now Or Wait For Phantom Liberty?
• Why bike theft needs to be re-criminalised, urgently | Cycling Weekly
• FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH – Summer Game Fest 2023 Trailer (YouTube)
• Sonic Superstars - Announce Trailer (YouTube)
• Penny's Big Breakaway - Announcement Trailer (YouTube)
• Star Wars Outlaws: Official World Premiere Trailer (YouTube)
• Marvel's Spider-Man 2 - PS5 Exclusive | PlayStation (US)

Mike and Ting talk about the Reddit, Twitter and Threads.

NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Not E3 2023.

Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or [email protected]

Pre-Chat

• Virgin Atlantic
• How Reddit crushed the biggest protest in its history - The Verge
• Twitter limits the number of tweets users can read amid extended outage | TechCrunch
• Twitter has reportedly refused to pay its Google Cloud contract | Engadget
• Introducing Threads: A New Way to Share With Text | Meta
• Twitter warns it could sue Meta over ‘copycat’ Threads app - The Verge
• Mark Zuckerberg agrees to Elon Musk cage match challenge - The Verge
• Judo - Wikipedia
• Elon Musk's Dad Says His Son's Whole Career Was Funded by That Emerald Mine