Pens & Pixels Popcast

​We're back! This week in the Newsy News: Moogles in FFXV, Amy Hennig's comments on AAA game development, Nomura's newest info on FF7 remake, the Power Rangers trailer, the new Spider-Man animated series, Iron Fist and Sigourney Weaver's inclusion in The Defenders.

Then after the break ( 55:26 ) the boys go over Great Speculations for the biggest upcoming video games. How will The Last Guardian be received? Can Horizon Zero Dawn live up to mammoth expectations? And how can Prey stick the landing?

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With Final Fantasy XV right around the corner, your hosts take a look back at the first 3D iteration of their favourite series.

Best moments, worst chracters, how it holds up in 2016 and what we expect for the highly anticipated FF7 Remake.

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​This week the boys chat about One Punch Man, Firewatch as a film, the next Far Cry, Destiny 2 rumours, Spiderman Homecoming's surprising new character rumour, Portal's film adaptation, Beauty and the Beast's Beast, the greatness that is the Child Play's series and much more.

Then after the break (1:08:00) they go over which superheroes they'd like to see make their way to the small screen by way of animation or netflix live action.

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This week in the Newsy News, John Wick 2 with double the action, adults turning down full time employment for video games, what sounds like confirmation of what the NX is, info on From Software's upcoming games, Marvel's never ending Civil War and more.

Then after the break the boys go over what ever happened to movie licensed video games and movies they'd like to see translated into videogames.

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This week in the Popcast's Newsy News lineup: What rapper Nelly has been up to, the news of Mad Max The Wasteland, the sequel to Mark Duplass' Creep, Jared Leto's DC universe abscence, Netflix cracking down on FCC data caps, Netflix's violent nude Death Note, the merits of Gremlins 2, John Lithgow as the Joker, Mr. Sinister and much more.

After the break (1:00:25) your hosts go over the Top 5 Obscure games you've never played but should. Or not. I mean, you can YouTube them and get the same effect I'm sure.

Does Jade Cocoon make the list? Almost certainly not. But you'll have to tune in to find out.

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​This week the boys talk about Haylie Duff's exciting new gig, what Rebecca Black is doing, Ni No Kuni 2's sparse details, Cyberpunk 2077's development, VR's lackluster sales, Mario on iPhone, the PS4 Pro, Mass Effect's newest footage, Booster Gold's absence from the DCEU, Deathstroke's inclusion and some weird commissions for artists.

Then after the break (1:10:00) they review the Final Fantasy XV extended universe content, from Episode Duscae all the way to the feature length movie Kingsglaive.

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This week the boys chat about even more actors wanting to return to Fantastic 4, Bill Nye's new Netflix show, Justice League Dark, Ben Affleck's Deathstroke tweet, two hot games hemorrhaging players, and EA's true stance on remasters.

Then after the break they boot up their Likely-O-Meter™ for the most popular Tokyo Game Show 2016 predictions.

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Time Stamps below

Pens & Pixels News - 03:03

Kate Mara willing to return to F4 - 07:45

Deadpool Writers on Set - 10:45

Bill Nye Netflix - 15:35

Justice League Dark - 18:05

Deathstroke in Batfleck - 23:40

Pokemon Go loses 15million players - 31:20

No Mans Sky loses 90% of its player base - 36:31

Another NX Rumor - 44:06

New Bioware IP - 48:45

EA Stance on Remasters - 51:40

​It's nearing the end of summer, and with that comes one more fillercast so the boys can soak in as much sun as they can before the harsh Canadian winter rolls in.

This time they wrassle down a list of the Top 10 best cartoons. Everything from The Fairly Oddparents to Rick and Morty gets a mention. Things predictably go off the rails a couple times but that's what keeps us going.

The question on everyone's mind, does Duckman make it on a list? You'll have to tune in to find out.

Spoiler Warning: No.

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This week in Newsy News, Below delayed, Miles Teller's willingness to do another Fantastic Four Movie, FFXV's Delay, who may play Cable in Deadpool 2, Half Life 3 rumors, and the new IT design.

After the break the boys delve into what a modern arcade would need to do to be a success. They hypothetically spend about $40 million dollars.

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​This week the boys dive head first into the Playstation Meeting, PS4 Neo, Sony's Anti-Motion Sickness Patent, a Stranger Things video game, Spider-Man's Villains, the definitive versions of superheroes, Bad Boys 3, Man of Steel 2, Aquaman's Villain, and the Rogue One trailer.

Then after the break (1:03:30) we discuss when should you stop supporting a company or franchise and separating the art from artist.

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