Pixels & Pints Podcast

Episode 13 of Pixels and Pints Podcast, with Bradley and Michael. We're just two dudes discussing recent video game releases while drinking some adult beverages.

In this episode we look at some big wins and rough Ls from the gaming industry and give a little history on what brought about the incidents.

We cover the big showcases of the week, and wow ... it's a lot. Nintendo came out with the life and farm simulation dream games, and knocked it out of the park with Goldeneye on the N64. Then the Sony State of Play looked at Nintendo, vanished behind them, snickered and whispered "Nothing personal kid". Tokyo Game Show followed suit, letting some heavy independent developers show off some of the most interesting titles of the season before capping it off with Microsoft, Capcom, 505 Games, Sega/Atlus, Konami, D3 Publisher, and 110 Industries.

This week was the biggest week in gaming news we've experienced all year, in out opinion of course. Thanks for watching and listening. Please leave a comment, subscribe if you haven't, like the video if you liked it or dislike if you hated it.

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Episode 12 of Pixels and Pints Podcast, with Bradley and Michael. We're just two dudes discussing recent video game releases while drinking some adult beverages.

We cover a wild range of new in this episode. Jim Ryan lashes out at Phil Spencer and his Call of Duty offer. CDProjektRed details Cyberpunk DLC and gives bad news to previous gen console owners. Sony released a 3rd revision of the PS5 with significant internal changes. Nintendo is releasing a Pokemon Violet & Scarlet special edition OLED switch, and rumors rumble about the upcoming Nintendo Direct. We cover some new juicy acquisitions in the work with Ubisoft. NIS America released a new showcase full of bangers. There's some news on Mario & Rabbids: Sparks of Hope. A new trailer dropped for Skull & Bones, and we talk about pimping our ships for combat on the open seas. Assassin's Creed drops all kinds of news for new projects and the end of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla.

Xbox Game Pass adds some new games for September 2022, and some others make their leave : Disney Dreamlight Valley: Founder’s Edition (Cloud, Console & PC) Opus Magnum (PC) Train Sim World 3 (Console & PC) Ashes of the SIngularity: Escalation (PC) [September 13th] DC League of Super-Pets; The Adventures of Krypto & Ace (Cloud, Console, & PC) [September 13th] You Suck at Parking (Cloud, Console, & PC) [September 14th] Despot’s Game (Console & PC) [September 15th] Metal: Hellsinger (PC & Xbox Series X/S) [September 15th]

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Episode 11 of Pixels and Pints Podcast, with Bradley and Michael. We're just two dudes discussing recent video game releases while drinking some adult beverages.

We look at the new Double Kickstarter campaign for Armed Fantasia and Penny Blood.

We review the new firmware updates on August 30th for the Nintendo Wii U & Nintendo 3DS, and look at what it means for CFW users and regular consumers.

There are tons of new games coming out on the Playstation Plus Essentials, Extra, and Premium platforms. We cover all the new releases and what you might want to sink some time into or avoid.

Nintendo makes a few more good consumer based changes and removes the Remove Gacha Pipe System in late September for Mario Kart Tour on IOS and Android devices.

The Tokyo GameShow 2022 streaming schedule released this week, and we go over everything available to us at the time of recording. There are a lot of new games coming out, some possible new IPS, and some throwbacks to some rumors about old favorites making a come back!

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Episode 10 of Pixels and Pints Podcast, with Bradley and Michael. We're just two dudes discussing recent video game releases while drinking some adult beverages.

We cover the new PlayStattion 5 price increase, review the reasons behind it, and talk about the pros and cons of this current tactic.

New physical DRM SDKs are in works with Denuvo announcing “Nintendo Switch Emulator Protection” for Switch. What does this mean for consumers?

Gamescom 2022 comes out swinging and we cover almost every announcement from the live stream; Everywhere, Dune: Awakening, Sony Dualsense Edge, The Callisto Protocol, The Lords of the Fallen, Moving Out 2 / 2023 / Team 17, Hogwarts Legacy: Sebastian Sallows Dark Legacy Trailer, New Tales from the Borderlands, Dying Light 2: Stay Human: Bloody Ties Story DLC, Destiny 2 Lightfall Expansion, Sonic Frontiers / November 8th, Under the Waves, Goat Simulator 3, Return to Monkey Island, Moonbreaker, Friends vs Friends FPS Card Game, Lies of P, Stranded Alien Dawn, Atlas Fallen, Homeworld 3, Genshin Impact 3.0 update, Honkai Star Rail, High On Life, Hardspace Shipbreaker, The Expanse: A TellTale game, Killer Klowns from Outer Space, Scars Above, WyrdSong, Age of Empires 4 Update, Gotham Knights, Where Winds Meet, Park Beyond, Warhammer 40,000: Dark Tide, BlackTail, Phantom Hellcat, Dorf Romantik Nintendo Switch Announcement, Outlast Trials, The Finals, and Dead Island 2.

We review the overall Gamescom announcement list, and give our top three games that we're excited for before closing out the show.

Thanks for listening. Rate us 5 stars and tell us what your favorite reveals from Gamescom were and we'll tell you how wrong you are on the next episode.

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Episode 9 of Pixels and Pints Podcast, with Bradley and Michael. We're just two dudes discussing recent video game releases while drinking some adult beverages.

In this episode we take a look at some of the community backlash from the XII Remake in 2020, and the publisher, Microids, response. A new trailer releases promising a new patch, and a hopeful return to the roots of what XII was meant to be.

Bradley gets pumped about Nintendo announcing Wave Race 64's release on the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pass on August 19th.

Death Stranding is announced for PC Game Pass and will be available on August 23rd. What does this mean for future Kojima titles?

Embracer Group entered in multiple purchase acquisitions on August 18th, and we go over what it means to us and possibly the gaming marketplace as a whole.

Michael drops a surprising Dead Island 2 accidental leak on a Amazon store listing, and reported by Wario64 on twitter.

We discuss the Gamescom initial twitter announcement review, and a bit of hype.

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Episode 8 of Pixels and Pints Podcast, with Bradley and Michael. We're just two dudes discussing recent video game releases while drinking some adult beverages.

In this episode we take a look at the THQ Nordic Showcase, and discuss what they have to offer. We gush over the Alone in the Dark remake, A Rat's Quest, Endling, and wax nostalgic over games like Wreckreation.

Nintendo released a ton of new information about Splatoon 3, we go over all the details including new characters, weapons and features.

Sony announced a large list of games joining the PS Plus lineup in August that includes : Bugsnax (PS5 / PS4), Dead by Daylight (PS5 PS4), Ghost Recon: Wildlands (PS4), Metro Exodus (PS5 / PS4) Monopoly Madness (PS4), Monopoly Plus (PS4), Trials of Mana (PS4), UNO (PS4), Wheel of Fortune (PS4), Yakuza 0, Yakuza Kiwami, Yakuza Kiwami 2 (PS4). The four hour long Diofield Chronicles Demo launched on August 10th. Be sure to check that out if you're into SRPGs.

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Episode 7 of Pixels and Pints Podcast, with Bradley and Michael. We're just two dudes discussing recent video game releases while drinking some adult beverages. In this episode we take a deep dive into the secret church found in Nier Automata's Copied City, Tactics Ogre: Reborn gets more information through a Playstation Store price tracker, Sony gives us an update on Sony PSVR2 capabilities, Sony also dropped a new PS5 Beta firmware including support for new resolutions and other new OS quality of life improvements, Nintendo also announced Mario Kart 8 Deluxe's Wave 2 courses, PS Essentials and Games with Gold had some new games announced, and finally we take a closer look at the Annapurna Interactive Showcase.

Episode 6 of Pixels and Pints Podcast, with Bradley and Michael. We're just two dudes discussing recent video game releases while drinking some adult beverages.

In this episode we talk about Xenoblade Chronicles 3 being leaked on eBay and potentially already available for people to download ahead of the July 29th launch date release. Sony and Naughty Dog continue to have leak issues with gameplay of Last of Us Part 1 being released on the internet causing Naughty Dog to react with their own information dump on the features of the remake. The faucet remains open as potential confirmation of a new Monster Hunter game called Monster Hunter Paradise is found tucked away behind some developer settings in Discord. Hogwarts Legacy Collector's Edition information was found hidden away in a file on the game websites server. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Cowabunga Collection has a release date trailer dropped. Nintendo releases some interesting games onto their Nintendo Online service. No More Heroes 3 finally escapes the Nintendo Switch. Persona 5 Royal upgrade path is non-existent. PlatinumGames is making moves on their journey to become a publisher/developer studio. It's hot outside and Nintendo and Valve warn users about operating temperatures for their hand-held devices. Yakuza 8 early footage spotted out in the wild. Nintendo continues to remind us about the imminent closure of their e-shop for Wii-U and 3DS

Original recording date: July 17th, 2022

Episode 5 of Pixels and Pints Podcast, with Bradley and Michael. We're just two dudes discussing recent video game releases while drinking some adult beverages.

We gush over Bayonetta 3, discuss all the game removal drama from Ubisoft & other publishers like Nintendo. We cover some better news like Playstation's loyalty program, Nintendo acquiring Dynamo Pictures, Lollipop Chainsaw Remake dev clarifications, Metal Gear’s 35th Anniversary, SaGa Frontier 2 Remaster leak, Sony completes Haven Studio acquisition, Sony also completed acquisition of Bungie, Sony is also acquiring Repeat.GG, Nintendo Switch Online, PSN Plus Extra / PSN Plus Premium July game leaks, Nintendo’s DLSS patent, and Kirby Dream Buffett.

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Original recording date: July 10th

Episode 4 of Pixels and Pints Podcast, with Bradley and Michael. We're just two dudes discussing recent video game releases while drinking some adult beverages.

We go over some news about Metroid Prime Remastered, Playstation Plus leaks, Star Ocean Drama, PS VR2 Leaked images, Nintendo’s Investor’s Meeting, The Diofield Chronicle, Lollipop Chainsaw Remake, Ubisoft's Skull and Bones, Sony's State of Player rumor, Mario & Rabbids presentation, Crisis Core: Reunion, Robocop: Rogue City, anxiety around ordering physical games from outside the US, and a few new releases coming out.

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