Logan and Trevor have an old-fashioned "whatcha been playing" episode this week and discuss Horizon: Forbidden West, Dying Light 2, and... James Bond 007: Blood Stone for the PS3?!?!?!

Time Stamps:

00:00 - Intro

00:30 - Horizon Forbidden West

15:54 - Dying Light 2

33:17 - James Bond 007: Blood Stone

51:13 - Shoutouts:

"Lessons learned from the success of Spiritfarer," by Colin Campbell, gamesindustry.biz

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-02-15-lessons-learned-from-the-success-of-spiritfarer

"How Spiritfarer Helped Me Say Goodbye," by Trevor Starkey, That Nerdy Site

https://thatnerdysite.com/2020/11/10/how-spiritfarer-helped-me-say-goodbye/

54:27 - Outro

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Ahead of this week's Horizon: Forbidden West release, they reflect back on Horizon: Zero Dawn with some of their memories of the game.

Time Stamps:

00:00 - Intro

00:32 - Reflecting Back on Horizon: Zero Dawn

37:18 - Shoutouts:

"This Nintendo 'insider' fooled thousands of followers with fake predictions," by Kyle Orland, Ars Technica

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2022/02/how-to-become-a-fake-nintendo-insider/

"Queer Characters in James Bond Films" by Calvin Dyson, YouTube

https://youtu.be/Ta-A9YLscqg

42:11 - Outro

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Logan and Trevor discuss last week's Spawn on Me award show - The Spawnies - and the great work that Kahlief Adams, Riana Manuel, and their team put together.

Time Stamps:

00:00 - Intro

01:13 - The Spawnies 2021

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3wMoVevILQ

Andrea Rene and Kahlief Adams Twitter Space

https://twitter.com/andrearene/status/1490067560674430976

37:10 - Shoutouts/Outro:

"Final Fantasy 7 Is A Timeless Tale of Hope, Growth, And Love," by Jessica Howard, GameSpot

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/final-fantasy-7-is-a-timeless-tale-of-hope-growth-and-love/1100-6500280/

"Sifu's Brawler Is A Soulless Caricature," by Khee Hoon Chan, The Gamer

https://www.thegamer.com/sifus-brawler-soulless-caricature-racism/

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The big budget acquisitions of 2022 continue with PlayStation making a $3.6B purchase of Bungie. Logan and Trevor discuss how this latest move may play into Sony's strategy. News Articles: "Bungie is Joining PlayStation" by Jim Ryan, PlayStation Blog

https://blog.playstation.com/2022/01/31/bungie-is-joining-playstation/

"Sony buying Bungie for $3.6 billion" by Brendan Sinclair, GamesIndustry.biz

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-01-31-sony-buying-bungie-for-usd3-6-billion

"Microsoft, Sony, and others have no reason to slow down their acquisition sprees" by Jeff Grubb, VentureBeat

https://venturebeat.com/2022/02/01/microsoft-sony-and-others-have-no-reason-to-slow-down-their-acquisition-sprees/

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Logan and Trevor discuss the recent report of crunch at the LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga and how it may impact the game.

News Articles:

"Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga has led to extensive crunch at TT Games," by Jack Yarwood, Polygon

https://www.polygon.com/features/22891555/lego-star-wars-the-skywalker-saga-has-led-to-extensive-crunch-at-tt-games

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Logan and Trevor discuss what may end up as 2022's biggest story of the year: Microsoft's announcement that they are acquiring Activision.

Time Stamps:

00:00 - Intro

00:34 - Microsoft Buying Activision

"Microsoft to acquire Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion" by Tom Warren, The Verge

https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/18/22889258/microsoft-activision-blizzard-xbox-acquisition-call-of-duty-overwatch

31:48 - Shoutout

"The Next Video Game From BioShock's Creator Is in Development Hell" by Jason Schreier, Bloomberg

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-01-03/bioshock-creator-s-next-game-and-its-narrative-legos-in-turmoil

33:59 - Outro

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Logan and Trevor sit down together IN PERSON to discuss their most anticipated games of 2022.

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Logan and Trevor tally their 2021 gaming predictions and make a new set of predictions for 2022.

Time Stamps:

00:00 - Intro

00:33 - Reviewing our 2021 Predictions

17:24 - Making our 2022 Predictions

45:06 - Outro

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Logan and Trevor discuss the news that Vodeo Games has become the first North American video game company to unionize.

Main Story:

"North America has its first video games union at Vodeo Games" by Nicole Carpenter, Polygon

https://www.polygon.com/22834924/vodeo-games-first-video-game-union-north-america-code-cwa

Twitter Statement, by Asher Vollmer, Vodeo Games:

https://twitter.com/VodeoGames/status/1471125568951226373

"Vodeo Games staff becomes first unionized game studio in North America" by Jeffrey Rousseau, gamesindustry.biz

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-12-15-vodeo-games-staff-becomes-first-unionized-game-studio-in-north-america

Shoutout:

"Why Queer Star Wars Fans Are So Upset at Its News Video Game Saga" by James Whitbrook

https://gizmodo.com/why-queer-star-wars-fans-are-so-upset-at-its-newest-vid-1848212595

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Logan is out sick this week so Trevor and Cameron discuss the 2021 Game Awards.

Shoutouts:

"The Battle for Bungie's Soul: Inside the Studio's Struggle for a Better Work Culture," by Rebekah Valentine, IGN

https://www.ign.com/articles/bungie-report-battle-soul-work-culture-harassment-crunch

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