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This week we try to spark with sexy monsters, and Claudia becomes a salamander with fire powers. Buckle up...

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Anand is overconfident of his gaming prowess, Jordan makes us consider Daffy Duck’s knees, and Claudia loves paperclips.

Most of the stuff we talked about this week:

Xbox Adaptive Controller: We we sent one, it’s great and fun.

DC meets Looney Tunes: The crossover you didn’t know you needed.

A Dark Room http://adarkroom.doublespeakgames.com/ : We spent too much time talking about Universal Paperclips instead.

My Hero Academia: All powers are not created equal

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Why is it so hard to kill Sean Bean?? Plus we become obsessed with paper clips, and Jordan’s bad thing backfires.

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This week we examine how much gaming is contributing to problem gambling, we learn Anand has old old eyes, and Dr Frost hatches his most villainous scheme yet.

Most of the stuff we talked about this week:

Batman Arkham Asylum https://bit.ly/2DCzN67: Finn says it’s ‘The best Batman comic. Period. Fight me!’. So we did.

Lazarus https://bit.ly/2DQ2XeA: Sci-fi action comic that brought our love for comics back to life.

Irredeemable https://bit.ly/2TxTJfZ: What if our heroes weren’t well adjusted people? Do we have the comic for you.

Universal Paperclips http://www.decisionproblem.com/paperclips/: How even the most mundane AI can go rogue.

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Unpacking Fallout 76's fallout, and Anand has a nuanced opinion of Berserk and all three hosts find out.

What we talked about this week:

Berserk: Because Finn won't rest till his co-hosts love it as much as he does https://mangarock.com/manga/mrs-serie-26314

This War of Mine: The rare kind of game which focuses on the consequences of war instead of the combatants https://bit.ly/2tSGaLV

Paradigm: A point and click adventure ft. a mutant sloth who vomits candy, what more do you need from me https://bit.ly/2PWZmp2

Fallout 76: The multiplayer Fallout that so very few people were asking for https://fallout.bethesda.net/

Batman Arkham Asylum: The best Batman comic. Period. Fight me, internet https://bit.ly/2DCzN67

Lazarus: Sci-fi action comic with a (spoiler) unkillable main character https://bit.ly/2DQ2XeA

Irredeemable: A comic that asks the question 'What if Superman was a dick?" https://bit.ly/2TxTJfZ

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Farewell to industry legend Stan Lee, welcome to guest host Mr Jordan Frost, and an update on the continuing dumpster fire that is Diablo Immortal.

Most of the stuff we talked about this week:
Berserk: Unquestionably, the world's STRONGEST fantasy manga https://bit.ly/2OKr2J7

When Marnie Was There: A Studio Ghibli classic that takes a sharp turn into the bizarre https://bit.ly/2PpK2Si

Papers Please: The most beautiful game about a low-level bureaucrat in a fascist state you'll ever play https://bit.ly/2x3pqGM

Next week's homework:

This War of Mine: A game that focuses on the consequences of war instead of the combatants https://bit.ly/2tSGaLV

Paradigm: A point and click adventure ft. a mutant sloth who vomits candy https://bit.ly/2PWZmp2

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Blizzcon 2018 is a wrap so we sift through the ashes of our Diablo disappointments. Also on this episode: Finn and Anand discover they're surprisingly into Sabrina The Teenage Witch, Anand proves he has an ashtray for a heart and Claudia flees the country.

Most of the stuff we talked about this week:

Darkest Dungeon: A punishingly difficult Gothic rogue-like adventure RPG

Junji Ito's 'The Enigma of Emigara Fault': One of the best pieces of manga horror form arguably the best horror mangaka of all time

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina the Teenage Witch: Betty Draper does blood magic now, what's not to love?

Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion:

Blizzcon 2018: Activision Blizzard manage to disappoint literally everyone


Next week's homework:

Berserk: Unquestionably, the world's STRONGEST(These caps are essential Maggie) fantasy manga.

When Marnie Was There: A Studio Ghibli classic which according to Claudia, takes a sharp turn into the bizarre.

Papers Please: The most beautiful game about a low level bureaucrat in a fascist state that you'll ever play

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Featuring Lebron James' reboot of Friday the 13th, Red Dead Redemption 2's launch and the apparently 100-hour weeks Rockstar's staff put in to finish it. Because as everyone knows, the real horror is workplace exploitation.

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In the inaugural episode of Nerdshub, we discuss the downfall of Telltale Games, Jodie Whittaker as the latest incarnation of Doctor Who, and hear some thoughts from the one person on earth who hadn't yet played Skyrim.

Most of the stuff we talked about this week:

Skyrim: (Xbox 360 Version): If we have to tell you what this game is I'm astonished you're listening to this podcast.
Made in Abyss: Crunchyroll's Anime of the year winner and all around fantastic piece of media with only a few more penises in it than you're expecting.
Layers of Fear - PC horror game where you play a painter slowly losing his mind while trying to paint his masterpiece. Good, schlocky, hallucinogenic fun.
Saga comic: A space opera which manages to creatively and believably combine magic, sci-fi, emotive storytelling and quips like 'suck my haemorrhoids'.

Next week's homework:

Classic 2008 Anime film Summer Wars which kick-started the age of Sword-Art Online.
The absolutely chill and definitely not terrifying visual novel Doki Doki Literature Club.
Dominion board game: Can't tell you much about it yet because we haven't played it but I feel like it's going to test our friendships.

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