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This week, Kevin's dream comes true, and we discuss tonnes of "shooting" games. Dan also speaks about his favourite game of the year, The Convenience Store and Ben boogies down to the addictive OST of Crypt of the Necrodancer.

Praise The Pickle is a podcast about video games - game development, the latest stories from the industry, and talk of what we love, hate and find incredibly mediocre about what we've played of late. Nothing here but exceptional journalism and top class professionalism.

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Games Mentioned: Hunt: Showdown, Sector's Edge, Apex Legends, Crypt of the Necrodancer, Ori and the Blind Forest, The Convenience Store, 7th Sector, Two Point Hospital

This week, the hosts get into a heated discussion regarding GOG's new refund policy, Kevin finds out he can finally play Half life with the new Black Mesa mod and we discuss the implications of cancelling this years gaming conferences over coronavirus concerns.

Praise The Pickle is a podcast about video games - game development, the latest stories from the industry, and talk of what we love, hate and find incredibly mediocre about what we've played of late. Nothing here but exceptional journalism and top class professionalism.

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News stories: Companies pulling out of GDC conference; China pulling Plague Inc from the app store; GOGs new refund policy; Konami code creator dies aged 61; Platinum games announces new self published IP; Black Mesa Release; Hideo Kojima Bafta fellowship award; FIFA pro banned from EA services; Nintendo's 95 year old fan; XBOX Series X specifications revealed.

This week, we've played a lot of new indie games, some atmospheric masterpieces, some eye melting platformers, and Kevin even throws himself into some more artistic adventures.

Praise The Pickle is a podcast about video games - game development, the latest stories from the industry, and talk of what we love, hate and find incredibly mediocre about what we've played of late. Nothing here but exceptional journalism and top class professionalism.

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Games Mentioned: Dreams, The Gardens Between, Void Bastards, Lightmatter, Florence, The Suicide of Rachel Foster, A Short Hike, Lazr - A Clothformer, Bleeding Edge, Modern Warfare, Journey to a Savage Planet, Witcher 3, Wolcen Lords Of Mayhem

This week, we cover a range of news stories from a busy week in the gaming world. We talk about the chances of Anthem's redesign being a success, look to the past in light of Sony's problems with keeping the PS5 price down, and reflect on what E3 was, and what it will become.

Praise The Pickle is a podcast about video games - game development, the latest stories from the industry, and talk of what we love, hate and find incredibly mediocre about what we've played of late. Nothing here but exceptional journalism and top class professionalism.

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Games Mentioned: Stoneshard, Journey to a Savage Planet, Wolcen Lords Of Mayhem, Children of Morta, Disco Elysium, Life is Strange, Anthem, Animal Crossing, Stardew Valley, Modern Warfare, Bleeding Edge, Outriders

Special mention: Blaqk swan (YouTube)

This week, the trio discuss this weeks major news stories and discover some new indie delights. We unwrap Blizzard's inability to admit to their own mistakes, some top dogs in the game development world leaving their posts, and Nintendo's failure to meet the basic expectations of the modern consumer with the much hyped Animal Crossing sequal.

Praise The Pickle is a podcast about video games - game development, the latest stories from the industry, and talk of what we love, hate and find incredibly mediocre about what we've played of late. Nothing here but exceptional journalism and top class professionalism.

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In our second moonlight special, we do a deep dive review of this months game, Dark Souls 3. We break down gameplay mechanics, visuals, audio and story as we collectively establish our overall score for the game.

This episode is SPOILER HEAVY.

Praise The Pickle is a podcast about video games - game development, the latest stories from the industry, and talk of what we love, hate and find incredibly mediocre about what we've played of late. Nothing here but exceptional journalism and top class professionalism.

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This week, the trio are joined by Adam! We test our new structure and discuss some major news stories from the last week including Blizzards Warcraft 3 "Refunded" distaster, Stadia's response to the disappointed community, and Nintendo's stance on refunding pre-orders. Later in the episode, some thought provoking questions spark some conversation of a deeper nature.

Praise The Pickle is a podcast about video games - game development, the latest stories from the industry, and talk of what we love, hate and find incredibly mediocre about what we've played of late. Nothing here but exceptional journalism and top class professionalism.

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Praise The Pickle is a podcast about video games - game development, the latest stories from the industry, and talk of what we love, hate and find incredibly mediocre about what we've played of late. Nothing here but exceptional journalism and top class professionalism.

This week, Ben pretends to be listening to Dan's news story, Kevin badly describes a game he has been playing (again) and Dan uses his exceptional journalism skills to dismantle Kevin's news story.

This weeks random game recommendation is "Little Nightmares"

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Praise The Pickle is a podcast about video games - game development, the latest stories from the industry, and talk of what we love, hate and find incredibly mediocre about what we've played of late. Nothing here but exceptional journalism and top class professionalism.

This week, the trio get stranded on a desert island, so Kevin takes the opportunity to practice his child entertainment skills. Ben radiates sunshine and builds a hammock, and Dan decides it's the perfect opportunity to explore the world of teledildonics - the true driving force behind virtual reality.

This weeks random game recommendation is "#IDARB (It Draws A Red Box)"

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The boys are back in town. Ben and Kevin touch eachother whilst Dan does his best to summarise several weeks of gaming news.

This weeks random recommandation is "Detention"

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Happy New Year to all of our wonderful listeners!