Ranting After Dark Podcast (RADcast)

On this episode Elaine is joined by Melissa to talk about DOOM, LEGO Dimensions, Disney Infinity’s demise, Nintendo mobile games, hot hardware price drops, the horrors of Five Nights at Freddy’s, and a variety pack of other hot nonsense. Don’t feed us after midnight, beware the weird cat gurgles.

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News:

Lego Dimensions first wave is now complete. 

Disney closes down development of all video games. Disney Infinity is done.

Why and what might have been: 

Closure of Avalanche Software as a result of Disney closedown 

Alice Through the Looking Glass Disney Infinity figures to drop May 24. 

Nintendo drops the price of the 2DS down to $80 

Nintendo says Animal Crossing and Fire Emblem Mobile will be free 

Civ 6 is happening in October. 

Five Nights at Freddys getting remade for consoles

Lumines is coming to phones.  

Mass Effect Andromeda getting an early 2017 launch. 

Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2 gets a huge free update soon

Salt and Sanctuary releases on PC!

Batman Return to Arkham comes to PS4/Xbox One in July. 

On this episode Elaine is joined by Carolyn and Tim to discuss charting the Uncharted, the true horrors of moving and unpacking, Killer Instinct, the unknowns of the Nintendo NX, mods on console games, and of course PERSONA 5 OMG. Make sure to pack your breakable items in bubble wrap and mark those boxes fragile!

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News:

Dark Souls 3 sold a lot of copies already 

Witcher 3’s final expansion is announced and dated for May 31. 

You can sign up for Fallout 4 mod testing on Xbox One right now. 

Occulus is sending Rift units to Best Buy….before all preorders are filled. 

Binding of Isaac Afterbirth comes to Xbox One and PS4. 

Steam changes how game reviews work. Opens things up to more review bombing. 

Downwell coming to PS4 and vita!

Is the Nintendo NX going to be without an optical drive? 

Nintendo NX rumored to be debuting at TGS in September.

Dawn of War 3 gets announced!

Dishonored 2 dated for November 11 

VVVVV gets pulled from Nintendo 3DS eshop due to exploit. (Citizens of Earth also got pulled)

Street Fighter V falls short of Capcom’s sales expectations. I WONDER WHY, CAPCOM. 

Persona 5 launches in Japan September 15. Rad new trailer is rad. 

This episode Elaine, Roxie, and Justin sit down to discuss The Secret of Monkey Island, a whole bunch of toys to life video game nonsense (including new Amiibo), Rocket League’s Hoops mode, Fallout 4’s revamped survival mode, Pokemon selling all the copies, and goats. Yes, goats. No, we have no idea what we are talking about. GOATS!

(Image credit: http://technabob.com/blog/2015/02/17/melting-a-rubiks-cube/)

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News:

* More Binding of Isaac DLC incoming and another game 

* Yoshinori Ono accepts that lack of single player content in SFV may have been a mistake. DUHHHHHHH.

* Rocket League Launches it’s newest “Hoops” mode letting you expand your car’s ball handling skills to now include basketballs and includes other assorted NBA content. (BALLS)

* Splatoon’s Squid Sisters Callie and Marie to be added to amiibo lineup. Fans prepare their wallets in anticipation. ELAINE NEEDS THIS.

* Xenoblade Chronicles is coming to Wii-U Virtual Console.

* Youtube’s content ID system getting an overhaul to help creators from having ad revenue stolen via false DMCA take downs.

* Fallout 4 survival mode overhaul comes out of beta making the wasteland and even more uninhabitable nightmare for players looking for a challenge.

* As predicted back in march Lionhead Studios officially shuts its doors.

* Pokemon Generation One re-release on 3DS hits 1.5 millions sales.

* Sega adds steam workshop support to its 50 genesis titles on steam, allowing for community ROM hacks.

* John Romero & Adrian Carmack cancel Kickstarter for Blackroom. 

* Gamestop explains it’s trade-in scheme with Goats. GOATS. THIS IS SO DUMB. 

* Battlefield 5 to be revealed next week.

 

This week Elaine is joined by Karf and Roxie to discuss the ongoing state of Virtual Reality, the crazy town that is Bayonetta 2, the MOBAness of Heroes of the Storm, and the ups and downs of Starfox Zero. The crew also touches on the Nintendo NX, Fallout 4 mods, games they want rebooted, the games that grab on and won’t let go, and of course codpieces on Mechsuits. HASHTAG CONTENT. HASTAG WE’RE SORRY. HASHTAG OH GOD BATMAN WHAT THE HELL?!

(Photo credit: http://collider.com/batman-armor-images-from-comic-con-2015/)

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News:

* Atlus announces livestream May 5th on NicoNico when mysterious Persona 5 clock is set to end

NIS and Atlus breaking ties for publishing NIS titles in the west after acquisition of Atlus by Sega is fully wrapped up

Fallout 4 Mods launch in open beta on Steam, console mods promised to release by June

Borderlands movie has possibly found a writer and is rumored to be R rated 

Esports League bans YouPorn’s team because of their association and sponsorship with a pornographic service

Nintendo NX will be out in March 2017, will not appear at E3 

New Zelda game is delayed into 2017 

It will also be their only playable game at E3 

Rockband 4 is getting online multiplayer 

Dark Souls board game got funded FAST

Ecto Cooler is returning! 

 

On this episode Elaine is joined by Scott and Roxie to discuss; the pain of roguelikes, the liquid joy of Ratchet and Clank, a return to Fallout 4’s wasteland, the curious case of the Playstation 4 Neo, cheap Steam games, intense Sesame Street fatalities, and so.much.more! Surgeon General’s Warning: this podcast may cause permanent damage and should only be used with extreme caution!  (image credit to gavacho13 on deviantart!)

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News:

* Upgraded PS4 may be named NEO. It’ll have some processing/ram upgrades  

* PSN is getting two factor authentication finally 

* Batfleck movie, with Benny writing and directing

* Code 8 – a movie by Stephen and Robbie Amell is so funded, indiegogo campaign ends Friday 

* Rockband 4 PC Crowdfunding was a huge failure

* Henry Cavill really likes World of Warcraft 

* Apparently Ubisoft is going to get serious about banning Division cheaters 

* Hot new game breaking Division bug lets players do nearly unlimited damage

* Shovel Knight hits 1 million in sales 

* Capcom may actually start dealing with rage quitters in SF V 

* Gamestop is going to demo the HTC Vive….someone is going to get the pink eye  

* Insomniac is all in on VR 

Steam Games Under $20:

* Hyperlight Drifter

* Enter The Gungeon

* Nuclear Throne

* Super Meat Boy

* Shovel Knight

* The Escapists

* Rivals of Aether

* Stardew Valley

* FTL: Faster Than Light

* Hotline Miami

* State of Decay

* Papers Please

* Gunpoint

* Axiom Verge

* Freedom Planet

 

The RADCast enters a whole new world of Virtual Reality! Elaine is joined by Ryan and Karl to talk about VR headsets, LEGO Dimensions and how much Elaine needs to play it, Stardew Valley’s fruit trees, Final Fantasy 15’s nonsense, Trackmania’s mania-ness, the wars of EVE Online, VR porn experiences, and the difficult question of Hitler vs. Chocolate. IT’S A REALLY GOOD THING THIS PODCAST EXPERIENCE IS NOT AVAILABLE IN VR.

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News:

* Final Fantasy 15 has an anime series, a full-length Sprits Within-esque movie, and A FUCKING CUSTOM-MADE CAR.

* Final Fantasy 15 needs to sell 10 million copies to succeed 

* HTC (mainly Digital River) Cancelling some VIVE preorders right before release?  

* Oculus sites “unexpected component shortage” as reason for shipping issues 

* Turok 1 and 2 coming to Xbox One 

* Starbound is getting an update to finally bring it out of early access 

* Next Hitman episode is April 26

* Activision Lays off Guitar Hero Live staff 

* Eve Online’s latest war is the largest in its history and is funded by an online casino. (Plug: @sciencegroen’s book on EVE war history is now available)

* ‘DOTA 2’ VR spectator mode may be as exciting as playing the game 

This week Elaine is joined by Scott to talk about State of Decay, the addictive game loops of The Division and Stardew Valley, the MEHness of Batman vs. Superman, flying spaceships with William Shatner’s voice guidance, a pricey Rock Band song package, console half steps, and so much more! Call in the next 10 minutes to double your order/receive free shipping/get a digital punch to the face! WARNING: BATMAN VS. SUPERMAN SPOILERS FROM 35:00 UNTIL 48:00. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED IF YOU CARE ABOUT THAT SORT OF THING.

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News:

* PS4.5 seems to be real. Will likely be called PS4k

* Probably coming before PSVR Launch

* Rumored NX controllers were in fact fake

* Occulus says you can sell your games on Steam, other services 

* Microsoft making good on the original promise that any XBO could be a dev box

* That DNA thing they use in The Division? It’s actually a thing. 

* Every song in Rock Band for PC….for $2500 

* Bandai Namco would like you to not download the international version of Dark Souls III

* William Shatner doing voice work for Elite Dangerous 

* Someone has found every terminal in Fallout 4 

* Destiny is getting an April update with shiny armor 

* Final Fantasy 15 release date and demo details leaked

RADCast Episode 2 is upon us! Elaine is joined by Ryan and Karl (Karf) and they talk about The Division, the dark addictions that are Stardew Valley and Clash Royale, Pokemon fighting, Salt and Sanctuary’s Dark Souls roots, and Hitmaning in Paris. There’s also discussion about console half steps, VR talk, some more nonsense about sharks and bears, another wonderfully disgusting story, random gong sounds, and so much more! Settle in with a drink and your sound effects board because it’s about to get real dumb.

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News Links:

* Sony may be working on PS 4.5

* Nintendo to cease production of the WiiU this year?

* Nintendo claims they’ll still be making WiiUso

* Playstation VR priced at $399

* Oculus gets some release game info

* Someone has hit the max level in The Division…. It took 130 hours

* The Division has a HUGE opening week.

* Firewatch has moved 500k copies in about a month

* Razer is dropping their notebook boosting external graphics card enclosure in April

* Amazon.jp will ship a bunch of items stateside

* Massive Layoff at 5th Cell

* Sony shuts down Evolution Studios

* Some DOTA folks are switching teams

For the inaugural  episode of the RADcast Elaine and Carolyn get together to discuss coming down from Xenoblade Chronicles X with some Last Remnant, the ridiculously divided Fire Emblem: Fates, surprise boxes, the insane selling power of Stardew Valley, and a very specific scenario of sharks vs. bears. You were promised insanity…..you’re getting it.

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News Links:

* Luke Cage show has a date (September 30) 

* Pay $10 for some surprise games from Square via the Easter Surprise box 

* Mario Maker course creator offers up whiskey to Shinya Arino if he plays and defeats his course 

* Diablo 2 was just patched….yup you read that correctly DIABLO 2 

* Stardew Valley has sold over 425k units. It was made by one dude. 

* Microsoft cancels Fable Legends, considers shutting down Lionhead 

* Microsoft is going to support open platform cross play 

* Axiom Verge is coming to Xbox One and WiiU! 

Welcome Internet! This quick and dirty introduction episode will give you folks an idea of what to expect from the RADCast. We’re looking forward to talking about video games and a whole lot of nonsense on this thing. Stay tuned for episode 1!