Pixels & Ink

On this week's Pixels & Ink Podcast: Brendan, Chris, Dayna and Jordan sit down to talk about Star Wars day—they reminisce about their first viewing of Star Wars and their memories of the series. They also talk about some of the events going on to celebrate May the 4th; namely the Star Wars event in Fortnite. 

After this, the gang talks about some of the terrible things going on in the industry—Nintendo has been accused of union busting, Game Freak allowing for 4-day work weeks, but at a reduced salary, and Yuji Naka talking about how terrible Square Enix was during the production of Balan Wonderworld. Afterwards, Brendan talks a bit about PAX East.

On this week's Pixels & Ink Podcast: Chris, Jordan, and Khari sit down to talk about Netflix losing 200 thousand subscribers and they're placing the blame squarely on you; the viewer. This leads to a discussion about what caused this massive hit to Netflix and how it compares to other streaming services. Afterwards, the gang talks briefly about Amy Henning and Skydance media announcing a new Star Wars game; and they also talk about the reveal trailer for Thor: Love and Thunder—which leads to much speculation about the film, and incredible tangents about the MCU.

On this week's Pixels & Ink Podcast: Brendan, Chris, Dayna and Jordan sit down to talk about Elon Musk trying to buy Twitter, and the potential ramifications of that purchase—having left Twitter for good, Jordan is pretty ambivalent towards it. Afterwards, they talk about the Square Enix's 20th Anniversary of Kingdom Hearts, and the surprise reveal of Kingdom Hearts VI—Jordan spoils the ending to the terrible plot of the three year-old game. 

Afterwards, they talk about the surprise announcement of No Man's Sky's Outlaw update; which adds new features and areas to the game. The gang looks back a bit on No Man's Sky, and how genuine their commitment to building the game to its initial vision is. They also talk briefly about Aspyr purchasing Beamdog and how Epic games received $2 billion dollars from Sony and Epic. How they plan to use that money is anyone's guess. 

In the review section: Dayna has been watching Single Drunk Female, Brendan watched Russian Doll: Season 2; and Jordan watched Sonic the Hedgehog 2! 

On this week's Pixels & Ink Podcast: Brendan, Chris, Dayna and Jordan sit down to talk about the Canandian Indie Game Awards—the winners and the good stuff that comes from the indie scene. Afterwards, they talk about how the The 8-Bit Big Band's arrangment of "Meta-Knight's Revenge," from the Kirby franchise won a Grammy; and this leads to a larger conversation about the legitimacy of video game music.

Moving on, the gang talks about how Epic is teaming up with Lego to "create a space for kids in the Metaverse," and naturally Jordan isn't impressed. In other Epic related news, they talk about how Fortnite raised 144 million dollars towards the relief fund for the war in Ukraine; and also how Epic is also potentially facing a lawsuit from Kyle Hanagami, who claims Epic stole his dance routine for Fortnite emotes.

The gang also talks about how Remedy is planning on remaking Max Payne 1 & 2, and Jordan hopes the quality of those games isn't ruined my modern gaming sensibilities. They also briefly talk about Jim Carey potentially stepping away from acting after Sonic the Hedgehog 2.

In reviews, Chris has some things to say about Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga and Brendan talks a bit about the Matebook.

On this week's Pixels & Ink Podcast: Brendan, Chris, Jordan, and Shak sit down to talk about Sony's new paid subscription plans for Playstation Plus—whether what they're offering for each tier is worth the price, and how this subscriptions compares to Microsoft or Nintendo's. Continuing the talk of subscription plans, the gang talks a bit about GTA V's new subscprition plan for GTA Online—what it offers and the moral questionableness of the whole thing. Afterwards they talk a bit about the recent news of the Breath of the Wild sequel being pushed to 2023.

Of course, they move on to talk about the biggest news of the week: the Oscar wins, and the infamous slap. After a lengthy conversation about it, they move on to talk a bit about the news that E3 2022 is officially cancelled, both digitally and in-person. They end the news talking a bit about the tragic news of Bruce Willis' retirement from acting, due to his Asphasia diagnosis. 

In a light review section, Shak talks about The Bubble; but Chris wants to talk a bit about his time spent playing Disco Elysium, and Jordan has some crazy stories about AI Dungeon.

On this week's Pixels & Ink Podcast: Brendan, Chris, Dayna, and Jordan sit down to talk about the newest season of Fortnite Chapter 3—as building has been disabled, new mobility options have been added, and the Battle Pass rewards are...subpar? But Chris, Dayna, and Jordan have thoughts that they share and what they think is in store for the future of the chapter.

Afterwards, the gang talks about all the winners of the Game Developers Choice awards and how they feel about it. Afterwards, the gang—but mostly Jordan—talks about the newest Nintendo Switch firmware update that allows for creating folders, but only in your game library so...yay? To close off the news, they briefly talk about Sony acquiring Haven Studios, and what could mean.

In a jam packed review section, Chris has more to say about Final Fantasy: Stranger in Paradise; Jordan talks about Kirby and the Forgotten Land and Rune Factory 5, and Dayna talks about Tiny Tina's Wonderland.

On this week's Pixles & Ink Podcast: Brendan, Chris, Dayna, and Jordan sit down to talk quickly about Elden Ring—as is the new custom on the Podcast—as From Software's newest game surpassed 12 million copies and recieved a pretty substantial patch. Afterwards, the gang dives deep into film talk as a new slate of trailers for Ms. Marvel, Sonic 2, and Puss in Boots: The Last Wish were released. This leads into a long disscussion about movie memories, underated classics and all sorts of fun things!

Afterwards, the gang talks a bit about the first wave of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe DLC that released, and what they hope for the future waves. 

In the review/impressions section: Brendan has some Elden Ring guides, and he also got his hands on the Secretlab TITAN Evo 2022, Chris got to play Chocobo GP, and try the HexGaming Rival Tactical Controller; Dayna tried out the Fold 3, and Jordan watched Turning Red.  

On this week's Pixels & Ink Podcast: It's Mario Day, as Brendan, Chris, Dayna, and Jordan sit down to talk about their memories of everyone's favourite Italian plumber (except Brendan who cares not for Super Mario). Afterwards, they discuss the reveal trailer of the Disney+ series: Obi-Wan Kenobi. They talk about their impressions with the trailer and what they hope for the series. They also talk about Sony's State of Play for March 2022—there wasn't a lot on display, and Jordan was pretty unimpressed with it. 

They continue to talk about the latest news that Rockstar will be releasing a PS5 upgrade for GTAV, at the cost of $10, which prompts a discussion of paid vs. free upgrades for new consoles. They also talk a bit about Nintendo delaying the release of Advance Wars Reboot Camp in light of the recent attempted invasion of Ukraine by Russia. They also briefly mention that Overwatch 2 is still a thing. 

In lieu of a pretty light review section; Brendan, Jordan, and Chris have an extended conversation about Elden Ring. 

On this week's Pixels & Ink Podcast: Brendan, Chris, Dayna and Jordan sit down to talk about the situation unfolding in the Ukraine, and how several game and media companies have been getting involved to offer their support. In a radical 90-degree  on from that sombre topic, the gang talks a bit about the announcement from the Pokemon Presents, mainly the announcement of two new mainline Pokemon games: Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. 

Afterwards, the gang reminisces a little about the Nintendo Switch for it's fifth anniversary, sharing their memories of the system and favorite games. They close off the news by talking a bit about Resident Evil 2 and 3 Remake, as well as Resident Evil 7 getting PS5 and Xbox Series X/S upgrades later this year; and Twisted Metal getting a full season show on Peacock. 

In the review section: Brendan watched The Boys: Diabolical Series, Dayna watched Fresh, and Jordan played Triangle Strategy.

On [last] week's Pixels & Ink Podcast: Brendan, Chris, Jordan and Khari sit down to talk about the Elden Ring launch—Brendan had been playing it and shared his thoughts about it. They also talked about the reveal of the PSVR2 and as usual, Jordan was not super impressed with the notion of VR. They also talked about some of the reveals from Capcom, specifically Street Fighter 6, and the Capcom Fighting Collection. 

In Nintendo news, the gang talked a bit about the rumour of a new potential mainline Fire Emblem game coming sometime next year, as well as Nintendo's acquisition of SRD. They finished off the news by talking about Bioware saying Dragon Age 4 was "about halfway through development."

In reviews: Brendan talked about Martha is Dead, Chris talked about the Final Fantasy VI Pixel Remaster, and Khari talked about CrossfireX