Pens & Pixels Popcast

Pop in with your hosts, Cal and Mike, for another 5 Minute Warning. Rapid fire questions about irritating gaming mechanics, irrational gaming habits, paranormal experiences, which game needs a God of War style revamp, the dullness of CG reveals in 2018, sequels and more.

Plus the continuing season of PopBets where they bet on movie scores, release dates and whatever else.

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5 Minute Warning

01:57 - What gameplay mechanics drive you up the wall?

08:20 - What are your irrational gaming ticks?

14:24 - As technology evolves do you find it hard to keep up with the tools? ie. VR painting

19:50 - What is the best way to progress a game's story?

25:22 - What moment made you turn the console off and question why you're doing this?

30:50 - Have you ever had a paranormal experience?

36:45 - Is it time to do away with CG reveals with no gameplay?

42:46 - What game would you like to see have a God of War style reimagining?

48:27 - Has God of War changed the game?

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Pop in with your hosts, Cal and Mike, to discuss Jamie Foxx as Spawn, Oscar the Grouch's current home, DC's streaming service lineup including a James Wan produced Swamp Thing, Ryan Reynolds on Deadpool 3, The Simpsons breaking records and a correction to last week's Cyberpunk 2077 rumor.

Then, E3 20 Questions. The segment where we interrogate our guests about what we'll be seeing at E3 2018. This week, Steven Blomkamp, Artist at Cloudhead Games, is in the hotseat.

Lastly, After Dark, we're all about Avengers Infinity War. Non Spoiler discussion, Spoiler Review and speculation about Avengers 4. Check the time stamps for spoilers warnings and what might be of interest to you!

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Go check out Steven on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/sblomkamp

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TIME STAMPS

01:45 - Housekeeping

04:15 - RUMOR Jamie Foxx to be Spawn

11:08 - DC's Streaming Service Shows

16:40 - Ryan Reynolds on why Deadpool 3 may not happen

22:00 - Simpsons becomes longest running Primetime series

26:51 - CORRECTION Cyberpunk 2077 perspective

E3 Bets

29:50 - Intro w/Steven Blomkamp

31:33 - Bethesda

34:19 - Microsoft

36:50 - Sony

48:03 - Ubisoft

49:42 - Nintendo

50:05 - Hail Mary E3 Hopes and Dreams

After Dark

51:07 - Spoiler Free Avengers Infinity War Discussion

53:46 - Avengers Infinity War SPOILERS

1:35:44 - Avengers Infinity War Post Credits Discussion

1:39:18 - SPOILERS Set pics and pieced together info for Avengers 4

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Questions? Comments? Tweet us @PnP_Popcast

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Pop in with your hosts, Cal and Mike, to discuss Fast and Furious getting animated, A Quiet Place's sequel and the merits of a singular piece of art, James Cameron sparking debate over Avengers fatigue, Valve buying Firewatch dev Campo Santo, a rumor about Cyberpunk 2077 being First-Person and Nintendo's E3.

Then, E3 20 Questions. The segment where we interrogate our guests about what we'll be seeing at E3 2018. This week, Wout AKA "The Hashtagonist" of The Hashcast (http://bit.ly/hashcast) is in the hotseat.

Lastly, After Dark, we squeeze in Top Pop (our Art of the Month segment) in with what we've been playing, God of War. It's all God of War, all the time. Check the time stamps for spoilers warnings and what might be of interest to you!

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Go check out The Hashtagonist on Patreon:

https://www.patreon.com/TheHashtagonist

Or on Twitter: twitter.com/TheHashtag0nist

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TIME STAMPS

Newsy News

02:09 - Fast and Furious Cartoon

05:21 - Quiet Place Sequel and merits of a sequel

13:17 - James Cameron wants Avengers fatigue

21:15 - Valve buys Campo Santo

25:20 - RUMOR Cyberpunk 2077 is first person

32:12 - Nintendo only showing 2018 Switch at E3

E3 Bets

35:28 - Intro w/The Hashtagonist

40:18 - Bethesda

43:03 - Microsoft

47:07 - Sony

1:00:40 - Ubisoft

1:03:45 - Nintendo

1:08:58 - Hail Mary E3 Hopes and Dreams

After Dark

1:16:20 - Top Pop (Art of the Month)

1:26:05 - God of War Initial Impressions SPOILERS

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Questions? Comments? Tweet us @PnP_Popcast

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Pop in with your hosts, Cal and Mike, to discuss how Gremlins would even exist in the wild, Mike's weird history with the XxX franchise, how the hell they're going to integrate the X-Men into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, a new Bioshock being developed, and Bioware's focus on story going into Anthem.

After Dark, what they've been reading, watching and playing including the cult classic Cube, Spoiler Free impressions of A Quiet Place, a Ready Player One rant, Nic Cage's latest film Mom and Dad, South Korean zombie flick Train to Busan, Netflix's Lost in Space reboot, Ubisoft's XCOM style Mario+Rabbids Kingdom Battle and final thoughts on Ni No Kuni II Revenant Kingdom. Check the time stamps for spoiler warnings and what might be of interest to you!

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TIME STAMPS

01:59 - Next Gremlins is "almost definitely a reboot"

09:30 - Vin Diesel acquires XxX franchise

13:30 - Spielberg to direct DC's Blackhawk

20:10 - How will X-Men be integrated into the MCU?

31:15 - A Way Out sold more in 2 weeks than EA thought it would total

33:38 - New Bioshock being developed

37:58 - Bioware focusing on story for Anthem

After Dark

46:57 - Cube (1997) SPOILERS

52:31 - A Quiet Place

57:05 - Ready Player One SPOILERS

1:06:19 - Mom and Dad SPOILERS

1:09:16 - Train to Busan SPOILERS

1:12:26 - Lost in Space

1:23:31 - Mario+Rabbids Kingdom Battle

1:30:10 - Ni No Kuni II Revenant Kingdom Review

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Questions? Comments? Tweet us @PnP_Popcast

Tell us what you think in the comments! Or if you're on iTunes why not drop us a rating? We'd super appreciate it.

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Pop in with your hosts, Cal and Mike, to discuss the death of Alien 5, Sony's newest blockbuster king Jumanji, Netflix skipping the Cannes film festival, Batman Arkham devs hiring for multiplayer, Playstation 5's release being a ways off and Bethesda promising a variety of things at E3.

Then, E3 20 Questions. A new segment where we interrogate our guests about what we'll be seeing at E3 2018. This week, Jimmy Good of Critical Reviews (youtube.com/c/CriticalReviews) is in the hotseat.

Lastly, After Dark, what they've been reading, watching and playing including Netflix anime The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. and indie horror flick Terrifier. Check the time stamps for spoiler warnings and what might be of interest to you!

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Go check out Critical Reviews on Twitch:

https://www.twitch.tv/criticalreviews

Or on Twitter: twitter.com/JimmyGood013

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TIME STAMPS

Newsy News

03:28 - Neill Blomkamp has no drive for Alien 5

06:34 - Jumanji is Sony's highest grossing film

09:55 - Netflix not going to Cannes

14:22 - Rocksteady hiring multiplayer testers

22:20 - Sources say Playstation 5 is still a ways off

25:12 - Bethesda promises variety at E3

E3 Bets/Questions

31:40 - Intro w/Jimmy Good of Critical Reviews

35:13 - Bethesda

39:53 - Microsoft

48:40 - Sony

1:02:17 - Ubisoft

1:07:53 - Nintendo

1:13:28 - Hail Mary Hopes and Dreams

After Dark

1:28:50 - The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.

1:37:30 - Terrifier (SPOILERS)

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Questions? Comments? Tweet us @PnP_Popcast

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Pop in with your hosts, Cal and Mike, to discuss James Cameron almost directing Jurassic Park, the rumor of Woody Harrelson as Carnage in the Venom movie, three Star Trek scripts floating around hollywood, Spyro's new visuals, a bunch of new Spider-Man details from Game Informer and more.

Then, After Dark, what they've been reading, watching and playing including the comedy Game Night, indie horror film Pyewacket, and then a bunch of random anime talk. Check the time stamps for spoiler warnings and what might be of interest to you!

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01:04 - James Cameron almost directed Jurassic Park

08:42 - RUMOR Woody Harrelson is Carnage

12:13 - There are three "Star Trek 4" scripts

20:56 - Spyro Reignited Trilogy

27:35 - Bioware/EA details

31:15 - Spider-Man PS4 Detail Extravaganza

After Dark

54:54 - Game Night

57:25 - Silent Hill discussion for some reason

59:27 - Pyewacket (Minor SPOILERS)

1:02:55 - My Hero Academia

1:06:29 - Full Metal Panic

1:10:03 - Golden Kamuy

1:11:53 - Mike explains a weird anime

1:17:00 - Dragon Ball Super (SPOILERS)

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Questions? Comments? Tweet us @PnP_Popcast

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Pop in with your hosts, Cal and Mike, to discuss details behind Lord and Miller's actions behind the scenes in Solo A Star Wars story, New Mutants being pushed even further, JJ Abrams being in on the decision to not release Cloverfield Paradox theatruically, Cannes Film Fest banning Netflix and Amazon from awards, Uwe Boll's continuing insanity, debating whether we'd leak information to our hypothetical children and more.

After news, it's time again for Top Pop! At the end of each month they'll crown a winner for the art direction of a video game that spoke to them most.

Then, debut of Question of the Week where we read your answers to pressing questions. This week: What franchise with horrible lore/story do you inexplicably love?

Lastly, After Dark, what they've been reading, watching and playing including impressions of Farcry 5, Santa Clarita Diet Season 2 and more. Check the time stamps for spoiler warnings and what might be of interest to you!

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TIME STAMPS

02:08 - Anonymous actor on Lord and Miller's Solo Star Wars

07:05 - RUMOR Meryl Streep to play Princess Leia

10:42 - New Mutants pushed even further into 2019

13:52 - JJ Abrams Cloverfield Paradox wasn't commercially viable

16:17 - Cannes Film festival bans Netflix from awards

21:03 - Uwe Boll is crazy

28:10 - Final Fantasy XV director's new studio

29:46 - Todd Howard won't tell his kid about the next Elder Scrolls

33:56 - System Shock is back in devleopment

36:25 - Top Pop (Art of the Month)

48:00 - Question of the Week

After Dark

1:08:02 - Far Cry 5 (Beginning SPOILERS)

1:25:40 - Santa Clarita Diet S2

1:33:18 - Baroness Von Sketch

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Our review for Josef Fares' sophomore game: A Way Out

A Way Out is a co-op game through and through and your hosts, Cal and Mike, played the game start to finish in one sitting. Check out what they thought of this very unique and fun, if flawed, game.

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Questions? Comments? Tweet us @PnP_Popcast

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Pop in with your hosts, Cal and Mike, to discuss The Last Jedi Director not wavering to fan reaction, Steven Spielberg's stance on Netflix movies, an interesting interview with Chris Evans that indicates Avengers Infinity War may be his last appearance as Cap, God of War's one shot camera, more Cyberpunk 2077 details, CD Projekt Red's other triple A RPG in the works and more.

Then, After Dark, what they've been reading, watching and playing including Annihilation, Ni No Kuni 2, Resident Evil Revelations and a bunch more. Check the time stamps for spoiler warnings and what might be of interest to you!

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01:18 - Recommended Reading (https://t.co/m7MVhGySZz)

06:58 - Last Jedi Director says reaction won't affect future trilogy

15:16 - Steven Spielberg doesn't think Netflix movies should get Oscars

19:57 - Does Captain America die in Infinity War?

24:06 - Shia Labeouf to play his father in a movie about himself

27:39 - God of War's One Shot camera

34:14 - Cyberpunk 2077 details (http://en.cdprojektred.com/jobs/combat-designer/)

37:50 - CD Projekt Red's other game (https://goo.gl/cK6iS3) <--Page 26

41:10 - Former Bioware writer sheds light on Dragon Age 4

46:38 - The Witness dev offering grants to minority game devs

After Dark

50:28 - Last Man on Earth (Light SPOILERS)

53:48 - Annihilation (SPOILERS)

1:09:31 - Ni No Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom

1:27:45 - Resident Evil Revelations

1:37:41 - Question of the Week

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Questions? Comments? Tweet us @PnP_Popcast

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Pop in with your hosts, Cal and Mike, to discuss Sherlock's Martin Freeman casting the future of the series in doubt, Fox's potential Buffy the Vampire Slayer revival, Fortnite being the biggest game ever, Mario's brother's dick causing some stir on the internet, Cyberpunk 2077 getting confirmed as a cross-gen title (PS4/PS5), Splinter Cell randomly popping up, Bluepoint's next big remake and more.

Then, After Dark, what they've been reading, watching and playing including Thor Ragnarok, AICO Incarnation, Last Man on Earth, Binding of Isaac, Sea of Thieves Open beta and a bunch more. Check the time stamps for spoiler warnings and what might be of interest to you!

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TIME STAMPS

01:21 - Martin Freeman says Sherlock isn't fun anymore

09:38 - Fox won't revive Buffy without Joss Whedon

13:17 - Fortnite is hella popular

18:45 - Shadow of the Tomb Raider reveal/release date

21:47 - Luigi's Penis (https://goo.gl/qV2LzT)

26.44 - Cyberpunk 2077 might be cross-gen

33:47 - Splinter Cell 2018 Listing

36:02- Insomniac chose which Marvel property they'd be working on

40:25 - FFVII Remake job listings

44:47 - Bluepoint's next game is another bigger remake

After Dark

53:29 - Nailed It

55:45 - Thor Ragnarok SPOILERS

1:05:49 - Last Man on Earth

1:10:32 - AICO - Incarnation

1:14:37 - Children of the Whales

1:21:12 - Binding of Isaac Afterbirth

1:26:18 - Sea of Thieves Open Beta

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Questions? Comments? Tweet us @PnP_Popcast

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