Pixels & Ink

On last week's Pixels & Ink Podcast: it's an extra long MEGA episode as Brendan, Chris, Dayna, and Jordan sit down to discuss the 2021 Video Game Awards. The gang talks at length about the event itself—how it feels like it may have lost it's way amongst corporate sponsorship; and needs to focus more on the awards themselves.

They also talk about the actual reason for the Game Awards: REVEAL TRAILERS! The events was jam packed with reveal trailers, so much so that you may have forgotten it was an awards ceremony! From the reveal trailer for the second Sonic the Hedgehog movie, to Alan Wake 2; there was no shortage of "world premiers!"

On this week's Pixels & Ink Podcast: Brendan, Chris, and Jordan return after a one-week break to talk about the new Democratic bill to discourage product scalping with bots, aptly named the "Stopping Grinch Bots Act." Naturally, this devolves into a strange tangent—Jordan thinks the name is inaccurate, and sympathizes with the Grinch's plight in the book. They continue on into the week's bummer segment: more news about Activision Blizzard—this time surrounding the resignation of Senior Tech Analyst: Jessica Gonzales, who was instrumental in employees' collective action efforts for better working conditions. Moving into happier news, Chris gushes over the newest trailer for The Book of Boba Fett—Jordan and Brendan also think it's pretty neat. 

Afterwards, the gang talks about the Orion Up Switch, and how it's kind of a ridiculous idea—Jordan is convinced it completely defeats the purpose of the Switch. To close off the news, the gang talks about Hayao Miyazaki's return from retirement—for the 19th time. 

In the review section, Jordan talks a little Solar Ash; Chris talks about the Brook Pocket Auto Catch Reviver Plus; and Brendan talks about the Electrohome Kingston 7-In-1 Record Player.

On this week's Pixels & Ink podcast: it's another late-night podcast as Brendan, Chris, Dayna, and Jordan sit down to talk about the latest batch of bad news surrounding Activison Blizzard; as employees staged a walkout and petitioned for CEO Bobby Kotick to step down. Moving to more cheerful news, the gang talks about the newly released Spiderman: No Way Home trailer, that showed a lot more of the tone of the film, and a lot more Molina. The gang moves on to discuss the announcement of the VGA2021 nominees—Jordan spends a bit too much time browsing the categories.

Moving on, Dayna is excited to talk about the bizarre Ed Sheeran/Pokémon Go collaboration, and Jordan is not at all excited to talk about DC's new Smash-like: Multiversus. 

On this week’s Pixels & Ink Podcast: Brendan, Chris, and Dayna sit down to talk about The Skyrim Anniversary, Weta being sold to Unity Software, the reaction to Fortnite removing the Travis Scott emote, and Paul Rudd and his new role as the sexiest man of the year.

If that were not all, there is plenty to talk about in the world of gaming, with Dayna diving into My Singing Monsters Playground, and Jurassic World Evolution 2, and Chris talking about what makes the new Animal Crossing Update so exciting.

On this week's Pixels & Ink Podcast: Brendan, Chris, and Jordan sit down to talk about Facebook's parent company rebrand—renaming to "Meta," and showcasing a greater emphasis on VR content—and what the future might hold for Facebook. Afterwards, they talk a little about the announcement of a sequel to Dune, following the success of recently released film. Continuing the film buzz, the podcast gang talks about the reveal trailer for the Buzz Lightyear prequel movie, named after the iconic character. 

Moving from film to videogames, the gang talks a bit about the new Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack—some of the issues people have been having with it and whether the selection of N64 is worth the added price of investment. They also talk a bit about some of the new developments with Activision Blizzard—McCree's new name, Bobby Kotick's pay reduction, and Vicarious Visions potentially being absorbed/renamed. They finish the news talking about the terrible tragedy involving Alex Baldwin on the set of Rust.

To bring the podcast to a close, Jordan talks a bit about Dusk, Chris talks about the Jackbox Party Pack 8, and Brendan talks about the Google Pixel 6 and new Amazon TV.

On this week's Pixels & Ink Podcast: Brendan, Chris, Dayna and Jordan sit down to talk about Animal Crossing: New Horizons' final piece of DLC and why no one is happy about it; the official trailer for the Uncharted movie starring Tom Holland and Mark Walberg; and the allegations of toxic set conditions on Batwoman put forth by Ruby Rose. Also, Dayna went all the way to Austria to talk about some of the newest tech offerings from Huawei! 

Afterwards, Jordan talks a bit about the newest bit of weirdness from SWERY65, The Good Life, Brendan talks a bit about Halloween Kills, and Chris talks a bit about the new iPad.  

On this week's Pixels & Ink Podcast: Brendan, Chris, Dayna, and Jordan sit down to get a little night sassy while talking a little Marvel news—Will Poulter of We're The Millers fame, cast as Adam Warlock in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3; as well as the short trailer for Hawekeye. Dayna has strong feelings about both. Continuing the comic book movie news, the gang talks a little about the short teaser for The Batman, and the gang swoons a bit over Robert Pattinson's Bat-Voice. 

Speaking of movies—literally—the podcast gang talk about some of the new trailers, including a ones for a new Home Alone, and Scream. This leads to a somewhat strange tangent about horror movies, and how many horror icons have gone to space. Continuing the space theme, the gang talks a bit about William Shatner's trip to space.

Towards the end, Jordan has been playing with the Switch OLED and has some thoughts, Chris has thoughts on Final Fantasy XIV and Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town; Dayna is still playing Alchemic Cutie, and Brendan has been trying a new Fitbit. 

On this week's Pixels & Ink Podcast: Brendan, Chris, Dayna, and Jordan sit down to talk about the reveal of Kingdom Hearts' Sora for Super Smash Bros Ultimate—a long requested character who is definitely and interesting inclusion, but seems a bit lacking without any Disney connection. Jordan talks a bit about Smash Bros transcending itself and Kingdom Hearts as a bit of a messy game. 

Afterwards the gang talks a bit about some of the Marvel and DC announcements and rumours, as well as the colossal Twitch leak and Facebook shutdown. Brendan talks a little about Dune, Chris talks a bit about Stranger of Paradise: A Final Fantasy Origin; Dayna talks a bit about Alchemic Cutie, and Jordan talks about Death's Gambit.

On this week's episode of the Pixels and Ink Podcast, Brendan, Chris, Dayna, and Eduard are back to discuss all things to with comics, gaming and film.

With the Epic Vs. Apple still waging, the CGM crew jump in to discuss the latest news, and how it will effect gaming and mobile going forward. This did not stop there, with plenty of news and details about the Nintendo Direct, discussion about the latest legal trouble at Activision Blizzard, Twitch and their music woes being addressed, and finally the rumour about a Quantic Dream Star Wars game.

This was also a week filled with previews and reviews, with a preview for Marvel Guardians Preview, details on the NZXT hardware reviews, the Chris' view of Star Wars Visions, and plenty of talk about Fifa 22.

In this week's Pixels & Ink Podcast: Brendan, Chris, Dayna, and Jordan get together after a two-week absence (we were really busy with TIFF and playing video games). To kick off the podcast, the gang talks about the tragic passing of Canadian comedy legend: Norm Macdonald—our introduction to him and his dead-pan style, and the legacy he leaves behind. Moving on from that, the gang talks a little about Ikea's push to organize some of it's furniture into a "gamer" section. It's weird, but probably inevitable. 

Afterwards, Brendan makes the mistake of getting Jordan to talk about Undertale, and more specifically, the surprise announcement of Deltarune Chapter 2. Dayna was unaware of Jordan's love of the game, so he spends a bit of time rambling about that. Moving on from that, the podcast gang talks about the Playstation Showcase and all the exciting games that were announced. 

To bring the podcast to a close, Brendan and Dayna talk about some of the films they saw at TIFF, Chris shares his thoughts on Star Wars Visions, and Jordan played Lost in Random and a bit of Aragami 2.