Mark and Billie Cox talk about the controversy around Palworld vs. Pokemon, the differences between what is inspired by something vs. ripping it off, and why we see so many games copying each other's homework.

Let us know: What is the biggest ripoff in video games?

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Twitter: @nolisgvi

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Mark and Jake Martin talk about the ways video games can uniquely present their story, a few different categories for stories in games, and what we hope to see from video game narratives in the future.

Let us know: What do you want to see in narrative from video games?

Play Metacritic Golf QUARTER 2: ⁠⁠shoot your shot⁠

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Podcast: BitCast

Twitter: @BitBloggist

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Mark and Jake Martin talk about the lack of truly good video game protagonists and how the medium itself creates a challenge to write great characters.

Let us know: Can we ever get a truly great video game protagonist?

Play Metacritic Golf QUARTER 2 by April 15: ⁠shoot your shot

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Podcast: BitCast

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Mark takes a look back at the games of Q1 2024, along the results of Metacritic Golf to see how we perceived games matches up to their ultimate review scores.

See the charts: i wanna see the charts

Play Metacritic Golf QUARTER 2: shoot your shot

Let us know: What's your favorite game from 2024 so far?

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Introducing the Second Opinion: a brand-new format of revisiting an old topic with a fresh perspective.

Mark and Nate McKeever of The Backlog Breakdown talk about the continual shift towards digital media, the potential pitfalls and concerns, but also why not getting up from your couch is nice.

Missed the original episode? Listen to Ep. 54, The Digital Apocalypse with Billie Cox here.

Let us know: Are you okay with an all-digital future?

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The Backlog Breakdown: Podcast

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Twitter: @bbdowncast

Instagram: @thebacklogbreakdown

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Mark and Justin and Matthew of Watcher Gaming talk about the use of time limits in video games, when they're implemented well, and when they're just the worst.

Let us know: Do you like time limits?

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Twitter: @PuffyRedShirt

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Twitter: @zeroparse

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A real quick podcast about video games. New episodes go up on Wednesdays.

What happened to 11 & a Half Minutes to Talk About Video Games? We never left. We just found a little bit more time.

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Mark and Sarah Erickson talk about the collaborative games they've played, loved, and tolerated, and how they relate to each other through cooperative games.

Let us know: What's your favorite collaborative game?

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Mark and Jake Martin talk about the stories around and behind their favorite games and consider what it would take to have a new favorite game.

Let us know: Why is your favorite game your favorite game?

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Mark and Nate McKeever of the Backlog Breakdown talk about how exclusive games (or the lack thereof) brand a console, particularly when it comes to Xbox.

Let us know: Should we have console exclusives?

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The Backlog Breakdown: Podcast

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Recommended listening: Bite sized: Excluding Exclusivity

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