This week's episode is all about the recent Pokemon Presents as Logan and Trevor discuss their thoughts on New Pokemon Snap, the Diamond and Pearl remakes, and how much like Breath of the Wild will we actually get from Pokemon Legends: Arceus.

Time Stamps and Related Links:

00:00 - Intro

01:29 - "Pokemon Presents Revisits the Series' Past and Teases its Future" by Kenneth Shepard, Fanbyte

https://www.fanbyte.com/news/icymi-pokemon-presents-revisits-the-series-past-and-teases-its-future/

31:08 - Outro

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With the revelation that a Lead Designer on Hogwarts Legacy has a problematic YouTube history, Logan and Trevor discuss WB Games' continued indifference to the controversies surrounding the game.

Time Stamps and Related Links:

00:00 - Intro

02:53 - "Lead Designer of Hogwarts Legacy Used to Be an Anti-Social Justice YouTuber" by Natalie Flores, Fanbyte

https://www.fanbyte.com/news/lead-designer-of-hogwarts-legacy-used-to-be-an-anti-social-justice-youtuber/

Shoutouts:

29:27 - "Bugsnax Designer Explains How (& Why) Each Bugsnak Was Created," Noclip

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtRCO7_hU7M

30:18 - Gene Park of the Washington Post's Mario and Zelda Rankings

https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2020/05/06/every-mario-game-ranked/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/reviews/every-zelda-game-ranked/

32:03 - Congratulations Belinda!

https://twitter.com/bbcgarcia/status/1363904071942344704

32:45 - Outro

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With Logan unavailable (but safe) in the Texas power outages, Trevor responds to the revival of the previously cancelled Six Days in Fallujah and the absurd notion that its developers don't want it to be a "political commentary."

Related Links:

"Six Days in Fallujah 'not trying to make a political commentary,' creator says" by Charlie Hall, Polygon

https://www.polygon.com/2021/2/15/22279600/six-days-in-fallujah-interview-iraq-war-politics

"Six Days in Fallujah dev: 'I don't think we need to portray the atrocities,'" by James Batchelor, GamesIndustry.biz

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-02-16-six-days-of-fallujah-dev-i-dont-think-we-need-to-portray-the-atrocities

Important Twitter Threads:

John Phipps: https://twitter.com/mistermegative/status/1359930578066374661

Rami Ismail: https://twitter.com/tha_rami/status/1361409118146334720

Daniel Ahmad: https://twitter.com/ZhugeEX/status/1360209397792854016

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Logan and Trevor discuss the impressive Switch sales numbers and E3 planning an all digital event.

Time Stamps and Related Links:

00:00 - Intro

00:01:32 - "Nintendo Switch sales overtake 3DS as Nintendo raises forecasts again" by Christopher Dring, GamesIndustry.biz

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-02-01-nintendo-switch-overtakes-3ds-as-nintendo-raises-forecasts-again

00:27:17 - "E3 pushes forward with plans for a digital 2021 event" by Andy Robinson, Video Games Chronicle

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/e3-pushes-forward-with-plans-for-a-digital-2021-event/

Shoutouts:

00:44:26 - "Here's How Video Game Embargoes (And Other Restrictions) Work" by Stephen Totilo, Kotaku

https://kotaku.com/how-video-game-review-restrictions-work-and-dont-1846199977

00:46:46 - "For The Streamer From The Last of Us Bunny Meme, Virality Led To Death Threats Over Things She Never Did" by Nathan Grayson, Kotaku

https://kotaku.com/for-the-streamer-from-the-last-of-us-bunny-meme-virali-1846183478

00:54:59 - "Tom Brady vs Colin Kaepernick: Super Bowl LV Conjures QB Political Debate" by Scott McDonald, Newsweek

https://www.newsweek.com/tom-brady-vs-colin-kaepernick-super-bowl-lv-conjures-qb-political-debate-1564347

01:04:23 - Outro

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Logan and Trevor respond to the news that Google is giving up on Stadia's first-party game development and give an update to last week's Scavengers Studio story.

Time Stamps and Related Links:

00:00 - Intro

01:04 - "Google Stadia Shuts Down Internal Studios, Changing Business Focus" by Stephen Totilo, Kotaku

https://kotaku.com/google-stadia-shuts-down-internal-studios-changing-bus-1846146761

35:06 - "Scavengers suspends co-founder Simon Darveau" by Brendan Sinclair, GamesIndustry.biz

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-01-27-scavengers-suspends-co-founder-simon-darveau

Shoutouts:

40:55 - "How Harry Potter Fans Are Coping With J.K. Rowling" by Joshua Yehl, IGN

https://www.ign.com/articles/how-harry-potter-fans-are-coping-with-jk-rowling

43:14 - Hades Developing Hell #06: What Happened After Launch, Noclip Video Game Documentaries

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WG4vg-WyjNw

44:43 - Outro

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Logan and Trevor are joined by Cameron this week to discuss Vicarious Visions being absorbed into Blizzard and the toxic leadership of Scavengers Studio.

Time Stamps and Related Links:

00:00 - Intro

02:02 - "Vicarious Visions Merged Into Blizzard" by Brendan Sinclair, GamesIndustry.biz
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-01-22-vicarious-visions-merged-into-blizzard

19:08 - "Scavengers Studio Creative Director Accused of Belittling, Screaming At, Groping Employees" by Rebekah Valentine, GamesIndustry.biz
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-01-25-scavengers-studio-creative-director-accused-of-belittling-screaming-at-groping-employees

51:00 - Shoutout: "The Last Year Has Made Left 4 Dead More Powerful Than Ever" by Moises Taveras, Paste Magazine
https://www.pastemagazine.com/games/left-4-dead/left-4-dead/

53:40 - Outro

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Logan and Trevor discuss yet another week of CD Projekt bungling their PR. We also take a turn down "F*ck Capitalism" Lane.

Time Stamps and Related Links:

00:00 - Intro

05:53 - CD Projekt / Cyberpunk 2077

Apology video with Marcin Iwinski
https://twitter.com/CyberpunkGame/status/1349462362764537862

"Inside Cyberpunk 2077's Disastrous Rollout" by Jason Schreier, Bloomberg
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-16/cyberpunk-2077-what-caused-the-video-game-s-disastrous-rollout

46:54 - Shoutout: "The New York Times Is Worried Kids Are Playing Video Games Too Much During The Pandemic" by Zack Zwiezen, Kotaku
https://kotaku.com/the-new-york-times-is-worried-kids-are-playing-video-ga-1846077228

50:10 - Outro

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Logan and Trevor look ahead to 2021 and discuss their most anticipated games for the coming year.

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Logan and Trevor kick off 2021 with some of their gaming predictions for the year to come.

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To wrap up 2020, Logan and Trevor sit down with a look back on some of the biggest stories in gaming during the nightmare year that was 2020.

Time Stamps and Related Articles:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:06:12 - Crunch

"As Naughty Dog Crunches..." by Jason Schreier

https://kotaku.com/as-naughty-dog-crunches-on-the-last-of-us-ii-developer-1842289962

"In the World of Video Game Development..." by Jason Schreier

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-30/in-world-of-video-game-development-chronic-overtime-is-endemic

00:13:34 - Accessibility, Diversity, and Inclusion

"The Last of Us 2 Goes Beyond Accessibility..." by Stephen Wilds

https://www.polygon.com/2020/7/2/21310396/last-of-us-2-accessibility-vision-difficulty-gameplay-opinions

"Bungie dedicates first 8 minutes of Destiny 2 livestream..." by Charlie Hall

https://www.polygon.com/2020/6/9/21285304/bungie-destiny-2-livestream-george-floyd-black-lives-matter-silence-eight-minutes

"'Call of Duty' adds a new message..." by Brett Molina

https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2020/06/05/call-duty-adds-black-lives-matter-message-screen/3153210001/

00:23:39 - Cyberpunk 2077's Rocky Release

00:27:03 - The New Generation of Consoles

00:34:58 - E3 Canceled

"E3 2020 has been canceled" by Andrew Webster

https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/11/21163570/e3-canceled-coronavirus-outbreak-xbox-nintendo

00:43:20 - Microsoft Buying Bethesda

"Why Microsoft acquired Bethesda..." by Chris Plante

https://www.polygon.com/21449072/why-microsoft-acquired-bethesda-cost-xbox-ps5-pc

00:49:59 - Harassment and Abuse in the Industry

"Ubisoft: Sexual Misconduct Probe..." by BBC News

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-53391689

00:55:56 - Epic Sues Apple

"Epic's Nineteen Eighty-Fortnite video is an irresponsible piece..." by Rebekah Valentine

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-08-14-epics-nineteen-eighty-fortnite-video-is-an-irresponsible-piece-of-corporate-propaganda-opinion

01:02:06 - Outro

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