Pixels and Puppets

Welcome to the last podcast of 2025! We'll be back for Season 4 in January!

Keep up with everything Operation: Puppet does at https://www.operationpuppet.com!

Intro

• Intro, the last pod of the year!
• Good things from this year! Um...
• How about a good thing in two years?
• Coping Mechanism! Sara Loves Archery Soulframe YouTube, Bright Sun Films

26:34

The Puppet Pit

• Year end wrap-up and what's ahead
• Pixels and Puppets YouTube/Twitch is returning to main O:P channel
• All links on https://www.operationpuppet.com. Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/3zPqDcGJAC

37:04

Pixeltown

• Kevin played something that isn't Warframe!
• Andrew's No Man's Sky catch-up
• But Kevin really played Warframe and made our first produced Warframe video guide! Join the OP Warframe clan!
• RIP home computing, also probably handhelds
• RIP AAA gaming
• Going into 2026 we welcome the new age of ordinary people keeping old hardware running for longer, playing old(er) games, and using FOSS because there literally isn't any other choice.

Music Credits:

• Opening Music/Stinger: Funk Babe by emiliomerone. Audiojungle Broadcast License.
• Pixeltown: kiddpark, Freesound.org (Creative Commons 0 License).

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Keep up with everything Operation: Puppet does at https://www.operationpuppet.com!

Intro

• Intro. Frankie, eh?
• New Trek direction is INNNNNTERESTING
• Coping Mechanism! Retro Collective

25:33

The Puppet Pit

• Recent builds: Commissions! A Neef and a replacement Greeblee bound for Austria
• Build streams continue (for another week)!
• Oracle Season Finale coming soon(ish)!
• All links on https://www.operationpuppet.com. Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/3zPqDcGJAC

34:35

Pixeltown

• Old news now but we gotta talk about Steam hardware!
• No Man's Sky check-in
• Guild Wars Reforged!
• Unnamed Platform Partner Showcase!
• Vampire Crawlers! And Survivors 2!
• Upcoming: Xbox Series X hdd to ssd upgrade
• Waframe check-in: Alliance continues to be good, expect actual produced videos in December! Join the OP Warframe clan!

Music Credits:

• Opening Music/Stinger: Funk Babe by emiliomerone. Audiojungle Broadcast License.
• Pixeltown: kiddpark, Freesound.org (Creative Commons 0 License).

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Keep up with everything Operation: Puppet does at https://www.operationpuppet.com!

Intro

• Intro. Andrew has a potty mouth.
• Coping Mechanism! Fuck yeah NYC! Secret Base is cool

26:37

The Puppet Pit

• It's time to have The Talk. Things are changing. Don't panic.
• Pssst. Buddy. Wanna buy a frog? Also shop sale.
• Recent builds: Eyegor! And commissions
• Build streams (almost) continue!
• All links on https://www.operationpuppet.com. Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/3zPqDcGJAC

54:00

Pixeltown

• Deck Nook! Deck gets screen off low power download mode ; PS Portal can stream Ps5 now
• GTAVI lol
• Last time it was Fallout Day, today it's N7!
• No Man's Sky starts yearly Expedition re-run
• PSVR2 working on... Linux? Gasp
• Halo Infinite is done
• Waframe check-in: tripled QTCC goal, dev stream happened, from one charity drive to another: Movember, and yes the Clan situation changed again. Related: Join the OP Warframe clan!

Music Credits:

• Opening Music/Stinger: Funk Babe by emiliomerone. Audiojungle Broadcast License.
• Pixeltown: kiddpark, Freesound.org (Creative Commons 0 License).

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Intro

• Intro. Are we a sports podcast now?
• Tron Ares!
• Coping Mechanism! Andrew's: Garth! Kevin's: QTCC

42:46

The Puppet Pit

• Recent builds: Two Hoomans and Antifa Frogs!
• Antifa frog huh?
• Build streams (almost) continue!
• All links on https://www.operationpuppet.com. Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/3zPqDcGJAC

53:13

Pixeltown

• Deck Nook. Bad news: ROG Ally X is good hardware and bad OS. Good news: It runs Bazzite just fine.
• AWS is down? No sleep for you!
• Let the internet grade your poop
• Fallout day! Hooray!
• You Definitely want an AI OS right? Yeah, you do.
• The Next Xbox (which is everything, remember) will be expensive and "curated" (whatever that means) Also, New Old Halo! (and they moved the game pass logo)
• No Man's Sky update AGAIN?
• Waframe check-in: The Vallis Undermind update is live, Nokko is adorable, The Pixels and Puppets Clan isn't. However shoutout GreatBardini and the College of Bard

Music Credits:

• Opening Music/Stinger: Funk Babe by emiliomerone. Audiojungle Broadcast License.
• Pixeltown: kiddpark, Freesound.org (Creative Commons 0 License).

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Intro

• Intro, old men complain about weather and brains
• movie round up including One Battle After Another and a note about Fronkensteen
• Coping Mechanism: How We Beat the Fascists Last Time by J Draper
• Steve Marsh
• https://youtube.com/@steve-marsh?si=nTXWmyU6H69F6ezN

48:38

The Puppet Pit

• Recent builds: my first sloth! And more commissions. And a delayed foam shipment.
• Build streams continue! Ever see a man shave a sloth?
• All links on https://www.operationpuppet.com. Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/3zPqDcGJAC

1:11:36

Pixeltown

• Deck Nook: yay more tariffs
• Bluesky CEO Posts Through It. Result: the Fediverse gets another round of escapees. A sumary and why Bluesky is "decentralized" in name only.
• Game Pass. Lol. Lmao.
• Reflections on 1 year of Warframe. Also The O:P Clan is open!
• Assassin's Creed: Post Civil War? Yeah, nah
• VR is back baby! New Samsung XR, and Valve is rolling too
• Related: we may have reached a decision in the "keep the PS5?" choice

Music Credits:

• Opening Music/Stinger: Funk Babe by emiliomerone. Audiojungle Broadcast License.
• Pixeltown: kiddpark, Freesound.org (Creative Commons 0 License).

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Keep up with everything Operation: Puppet does at https://www.operationpuppet.com!

Intro

• Remote recording? On a Sunday? MADNESS!
• Coping Mechanism: Words Unraveled by Rob Watts and Jess Zaffaris ; Nick Lutsko

13:30

The Puppet Pit

• After a week off it’s time for Spooky Season!
• Build streams continue! Sorta!
• All links on https://www.operationpuppet.com. Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/3zPqDcGJAC

23:04

Pixeltown

• Lenovo Legion Go 2 preorders exceed supply ROG Xbox Ally is officially priced, many are re-evaluating the MSI Claw (Intel based)
• Steam Deck goes on sale until Oct 6!
• It wasn't Kevin's cup of horny tea but props to Larian for making a Linux native port of Baldur's Gate 3
• Xbox gets yet another price increase while Costco dumps it completely
• Gamer's Nexus adding Linux benchmarking
• Is EA going private for $50B? Sure why not
• Kevin has been spending a lot of time in virtual spaceships, and a review of the amazing history of the first Elite game.
• The new Balatro is out, and it's a hit
• Warframe check in! Update imminent!

Music Credits:

• Opening Music/Stinger: Funk Babe by emiliomerone. Audiojungle Broadcast License.
• Pixeltown: kiddpark, Freesound.org (Creative Commons 0 License).

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Keep up with everything Operation: Puppet does at https://www.operationpuppet.com!

Intro

• Folow-up thoughts on negativity bias
• The brilliant Some More News episode on toxic nostalgia
• Coping Mechanism: Kevin has ben enjoying a delightful No Man's Sky streamer/creator, Captain Steve

16:37

The Puppet Pit

• Tariffs follow-up and the road ahead
• A call for collaborators!
• We regret to announce that the O:P TikTok is back
• Recent builds: A rod arm monster and protoyping new designs.
• New Oracle Episode is out!
• Build streams continue! Sorta!
• All links on https://www.operationpuppet.com. Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/3zPqDcGJAC

38:05

Pixeltown

• Yes, we will in fact Talk About The Thing
• No Man's Sky check-in and an update on the PS5/PSVR2 decision
• Star Citizen Squadron 42 in 2026? Maybe, maybe not
• Apple! Nah. Well, maybe live translation on AirPods Also, Meta's Hypernova! Cooool
• Our plummet into New Puritanism hits large(r) YouTubers with "Restricted Mode"
• AI bullshit: Classic Indian movie gets ending changed. A feature length AI film! French Lara Croft performance was murdered
• In Fucktendo news: Nintendo granted a ridiculously broad patent for “summoned companions who battle for you” in video games
• Also Nintendo Direct featured 30 games, 26 were sequels or ports. Also a Virtual Boy shell to put your switch 2 in to play those. DQ7 Reimagined looks great tho (it's on all platforms lol)
• Last: A week(ish) of Pixels and Puppets streams! Including tabletop!

Music Credits:

• Opening Music/Stinger: Funk Babe by emiliomerone. Audiojungle Broadcast License.
• Pixeltown: kiddpark, Freesound.org (Creative Commons 0 License).

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Intro

• Carnies: the pioneers of enshittification
• New segment? Coping Mechanism: stuff that has inspired, interested or distracted us. This time: Kevin learned the most wholesome and uplifting story in... heavy metal? Raj Against The Machine: Bloodywood. And the follow up: Expect a Riot. And do watch the video for Jee Yeeray.
• For comfort watching Andrew reccomends Baumgartner restorations

34:57

The Puppet Pit

• Recent builds: A goblin, two Sonks and almost a rod arm monster.
• Tariffs, eh?
• Build streams (sorta) continue, plus new tutorial video! Boning! Expect jokes.
• All links on https://www.operationpuppet.com. Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/3zPqDcGJAC

59:56

Pixeltown

• 7 Years of Proton, a literal game changer
• Commodore is back!
• Is the tide finally turning for the "AI" bullshit bubble? Never mind, the scammers are already shifting to "quantum"
• Toxic Avenger remake buys medical debt! Now THAT'S marketing
• How about that 3 hour documentary from Gamer's Nexus on the AI GPU black market? Nevermind, it got Bloomberg'd. (side note about youtube essays in general)
• Hollow Knight: Silksong turns into the indie GTA6
• Vivaldi (Kevin's browser of choice) takes a stand against adding AI chatbots.
• Kevin's PS5 saved by No Man's Sky update. Or has it?
• Did we pay any attention to Gamescom? Kevin: No. Andrew: kinda

Music Credits:

• Opening Music/Stinger: Funk Babe by emiliomerone. Audiojungle Broadcast License.
• Pixeltown: kiddpark, Freesound.org (Creative Commons 0 License).

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Intro

• Media check!
• The problem with "canon" and how that relates to... Arthurian literature and the Bardic traditions? What?

27:49

The Puppet Pit

• Recent builds: Two Greeblees, Two Smols, A Hooman, Two Sonks and a rainbow fur live hands monster! Whew!
• Build streams continue!
• All links on https://www.operationpuppet.com. Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/3zPqDcGJAC

41:05

Pixeltown

• Ghost 6.0 released with full Fediverse support, meaning every publication based on Ghost (eg 404 Media) can be followed from any Fediverse-connected account (like Mastodon). https://ghost.org/changelog/6/
• Surgical takedown of a "neutral" AI vision of the future
• We can back up your brain! It will kill you!
• A really nice article about a font
• OK one more bad AI story, Meta AI flirts a guy to death
• Is it time for Kevin to divest of his last console? Discuss
• Playing games that aren’t (a) Warframe or even (b) video games: it can be done! Coming Soon on the Pixels and Puppets video channels: Tabletop For One
• But Warframe is still good. Check-in. (shout-out Savaal Enclave in general and Great Bardini in particular)

Music Credits:

• Opening Music/Stinger: Funk Babe by emiliomerone. Audiojungle Broadcast License.
• Pixeltown: kiddpark, Freesound.org (Creative Commons 0 License).

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Intro

• So, about the podcast ending...
• Andrew traveled
• Kevin did not

26:36

The Puppet Pit

• Recent builds: a lot!
• Etsy continues to suck
• Kevin's episode of Fireside Fedi: https://video.firesidefedi.live/w/kXyX7zXzkzwuLNJyaA56G3
• Build streams continue
• New video series: Tips, Trick and Tutorials
• All links on https://www.operationpuppet.com. Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/3zPqDcGJAC

52:01

Pixeltown

• Deck Nook-ish
• Tech check-in: what have we been tinkering with?
• The Great Linux Experiment is no longer an experiment
• ALL THE TECH NEWS DURING OUR BREAK
• LOL nah but is Intel going to die? Plus VR headsets are dead but AR is back baby, AI is going to kill us,
• Game check-in: what have we been playing? Spoiler alert: Kevin's playing Warframe
• Hey some movies are actually good!

Music Credits:

• Opening Music/Stinger: Funk Babe by emiliomerone. Audiojungle Broadcast License.
• Pixeltown: kiddpark, Freesound.org (Creative Commons 0 License).

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