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Project: CHALLENGED delivers a vivisection of Marvel's "The Defenders" grisly enough to make Elektra herself proud. Eric finished reading Ready Player One just in time to avoid spoilers from the upcoming movie's promotion. We whip out our e-peens for an embarrassing pissing match in gamer prowess in the setup for an epic showdown that will determine the fate of humanity. Humanity, or pointless bragging rights. One of those. Or maybe both? Just to be safe, don't bet your humanity on it?

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PC+ Regarding Eric's point about the patience required for a perfect Pac-Man game, check out the link below for a crash course on the history and a great bio on one of the brave souls who has endured the hike to glory. You can even watch Stoodley's live perfect game in its entirety. There is, in fact, a place you can "park" Pac-Man that the ghosts won't find you, look to the 1:48:45 of the first of five videos. https://arcadeblogger.com/2015/08/23/pac-man-achieving-the-perfect-game/

PC+ Love him or hate him (there is no in between), Billy Mitchell's record achievements in multiple classic arcade games make him one of the most compelling gamers ever to have stepped up to the stick. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Mitchell_(video_game_player)

The Challenged Are Chugging: 4 Noses Brewing Company's Tart Mango Wheat - 4.7% ABV, 19 IBU: Eric 4/5 Odyssey Beerwerks Ghost Drifter Pale Ale - 5.8% ABV, 36 IBU: Doug 3.6/5 Odd 13 Brewing's Codename: Superfan American IP - 6.5% ABV, 80 IBU: Doug: 4.8/5 (Thanks, Tyler!)

Doug and Eric return from summer hiatus with a bang as we welcome the talented Ryan Kirley to Project: CHALLENGED. The genius behind the P:C theme, Ryan peppers insight into the creative process with Tales From The College Years with Eric that you won't want to miss. Be sure and soak in the Sun of Aquarius at the official SoundCloud page, https://soundcloud.com/user-73667850, it's sure to hit you in the head harder than an SNES controller.

The Challenged Are Chugging: St. James Brewery's Guinness Stout - 4.3% ABV, 45 IBU: Ryan 4/5 Dry Dock Brewing's Apricot Blonde - 5.1% ABV, 17 IBU: Eric 4.2/5 Ballast Point Brewing Company's Orange Vanilla Fathom - 7.0% ABV, 70 IBU: Doug 4.5/5

Carl returns to Project: CHALLENGED as the ink to Doug's pencil in our bigger, longer, and thick-cut annual. Listen to two grown men go full frontal fanboy over all of the creamy goodness oozing from this year's premier geek event; San Diego Comic Con. Make sure to catch Eric's coverage of SDCC on Bitfaced Episode 106.

The Challenged Are Chugging: Pike's Peak Brewing Company's Elephant Rock IPA - 7.7% ABV, 75 IBU: Doug 3.1/5 CEL Smug Aspen Basil Kentucky Mule - probably 80% ABV knowing this lush: Carl 4.8/5

Project: CHALLENGED's good fortune with friendly visits continues as our buddy Rob flies all the way from California just to lend some respectability to our humble show. Our decimals got a little Dewey as Rob regaled us with tawdry tales of life behind the stacks: An office job not unlike most, except when your patrons are scrogging in the reference section. Reminiscing on pro wrestling starts out all Dude Love, but ends with the Iron Sheik selling autographs at a Chuck E. Cheese. Oh, and there's some Twin Peaks… But nobody really understands that show, do they?

The Challenged Are Chugging: Great Divide Brewery's Denver Pale Ale - 5.0% ABV, IBU unknown: Eric 3.6/5 Green Flash Brewing Co's Soul Style IPA - 6.5% ABV, 75 IBU: Doug 4.6/5 Coors Non-Alcoholic -

There's nothing better than being surrounded by old friends while mourning the loss of another: Doug, Eric, and comic-buff Carl pay their respects to the legendary Adam West. Carl explains the deft skill necessary to play a video game, train for a triathlon, and waterboard an albino simultaneously. DC demonstrates its reboot prowess with The Flintstones, while Universal follows the tired track to trainwreck with The Mummy. Eric spins a chilling campfire tale of broken servers and manual matchmaking courtesy of Illfonic's popular new Friday the 13th title, and Doug is a spoiled bitch when it comes to software. Powder.

Ryan Kirley, composer of the P:C theme "American Punk", can now be found under his new brand "Sun of Aquarius" at https://www.facebook.com/rdkirley and https://soundcloud.com/user-73667850

The Challenged Are Chugging: Anchor Brewing's Mango Wheat - 4.5% ABV, 25 IBU: Eric 3.9/5 , Doug 3.8/5 TinCup Bourbon Whiskey - 42% ABV: Carl 4/5

Doug and Eric agree that E3 2017 wasn't mind-blowing, but there is still no bigger week in gaming news.  We canvas the highlights from PS4, XBOX, and Nintendo as well as the EA, Bethesda and Ubisoft pressers.  This episode has been rejected by Sony due to child safety concerns.

SPOILER ALERT!!! Doug, Eric, and Tyler examine Wonder Woman, DC's latest (and certainly greatest) entry to their cinematic universe. This picture finally manages to capture what we love most about our DC characters, and is now worthy of being included in the dialog of great superhero movies alongside Marvel's. Do yourself a huge favor and see the movie before listening!

The Challenged are Chugging: Uinta Brewing's Farmside Saison - 5.6% ABV, 14 IBU, 5.0 SRM: Eric & Doug 4/5 Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company's Big Eddy Royal Nektar - 9.5% ABV, 12 IBU: Tyler 4.2/5

Doug & Eric are joined again by the balance of the Bitfaced crew for a reverse upside-down-pineapple-shit sandwich. Tyler and Rebecca weigh in on beer, the current objects of our ire, and why you should hire us to endorse your shiny thing. Hear the debut of our new theme song, and check the show notes for where to see Becca's beer reactions!

Becca's Beer Face: https://youtu.be/oaMjIpkuAmA

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The Challenged are Chugging:

Epic Brewing Company's Lil' Brainless Raspberries (5.2% ABV, 7 IBU) Rebecca: -5/5 Doug: 2.5/5 Eric: 3.8/5 Tyler: 4/5

Small Town Brewery's Not Your Mother's Apple Pie (5.0% ABV, 0 IBU) Rebecca: 1/5 Doug: 1/5 Eric: 2/5 Tyler: 3.5/5

Blue Moon Brewing Company's Cinnamon Horchata Ale (5.5% ABV, 10 IBU) Rebecca: 0/5 Doug: 1/5 Eric: 2/5 Tyler: 2/5

Doug & Eric lead with acknowledgment of the tragic news of Chris Cornell, and the no-so-tragic complaints of our butt-hurt President. We give early thoughts on several major series launches on the fall television docket before diving into Eric's meaty review of Injustice 2. Rounding out this episode are two huge gaming announcements before your hosts whip out their playlists to see how they compare.

The Challenged are Chugging: Ballast Point Limited Release Unfiltered Sculpin Extra-Hopped IPA - 7.0% ABV, 37 IBU: Doug 4.2/5 Boulder Beer Company's Hola Maria Mexican-Style Ale - 5.2% ABV, 15 IBU: Eric 1.8/5

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The Regulators livestream June 10th at 11am on the Bitfaced Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/bitfacedgames

Doug & Eric share the story of their first beer, and both hope they're too old to be grounded for it. Public service has never been a strong suit here, but the More You Know the less likely it is that Fisher Stevens will make off with knowledge of your undisclosed rollerblading fetish. Take advantage of the US sans FBI Director and copy every VHS tape you can find! (Especially the Deathstalker series) P:C debates the ethics of downloading copyrighted games and TV. The Nintendo Switch revisited, new entries to the Psych and Blade runner canon, Robotech nostalgia & more on Project: CHALLENGED Episode 10.

Lead-In: "Ming the Messenger" by Silent Signals Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/silent-signals

The Challenged are Chugging: Upslope Brewing Company's Citra Pale Ale - 5.8% ABV, 37 IBU: Eric 4/5 Crazy Mountain Brewing Company's Snowcat Coffee Stout - Doug 3/5 Note: Edwards is Crazy Mountain's second brewery near the Vail/Beaver Creek area

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