The Pixel Podcast

Matt returns and the trio is reunited for another episode of the Pixel Podcast! He tells us a little bit about Portland. Meanwhile Ethan is getting to know his Uncle Death, and Ricardo has been discovering the Wii U has good games on it! This plus Overwatch debt (not the kind you think of), stupid Russian robot teddy bears, and a rendition of one of your favorite rock star songs!

Games we played:

Matt: Competitive Overwatch

Ethan: Let it Die

Ricardo: Let It Die, Super Mario 3D World

Beer we drank: Fusty Puckett – Warmer Winter Brow Ale – Barley Forge

The NEWS HOUR News Topics:

TODAY: Twitch is streaming games from the White House to promote Obamacare sign-ups…

Dude gets effed over by Paypal/Microsoft and goes into Overwatch debt. Blizzard to the rescue!

Like to get paid? DON’T WORK FOR CRYTEK.

In crazy EVE Online news, 5,700 players gathered to destroy massive player-made structure christened “The Death Star.”

Trailer trash:

Space Hulk: Deathwing Launch Trailer

Perfect Official Launch Trailer

Maize – Launch Trailer

Strafe Uber Gore 2.0 Trailer

Sea of Thieves Technical Alpha Gameplay Trailer

Telltale Games’ The Walking Dead Season 3 — Launch Trailer

Monster Hunter XX Official Trailer (Japanese)

Senran Kagura Peach Beach Splash Official Gameplay Trailer (Japanese)

Her Majesty’s Spiffing

Matt is out galavanting around in the fairytale land known as Portland. But the rest of the crew keeps their heads out of the clouds and deals with the reality of two big shows back to back. Ricardo and Ethan are joined by Anders, who has recently ventured into the world of VR. Is VR worth it? Listen to find out. Just be sure you have your internet turned on in your house.

Games we played:

Matt: PORTLANDIA

Ethan: Hitman

Ricardo: Nothin’… had to move (._.   )

Anders: Witcher 3, Oculus, Battlefield 1, Titanfall 2

Beer we drank: 21st Amendment: Fireside Chat

The NEWS HOUR News Topics:

First, The Game Awards happened. Did anybody watch? Discussion on some of the winners? Hey, how about that Death Stranding trailer…

Then, there was the Playstation Experience, where a BUNCH of crazy stuff was shown/got announced.

Trailer trash:

Death Stranding TGA 2016 Trailer

Rad Rodgers World One Launch Trailer

Prey TGA 2016 World Premier Trailer

Train Sim World Beta Trailer

Mass Effect:Andromeda

Yakuza Kiwami Announcement Trailer

Resident Evil 7 Biohazard

Let it Die PSX trailer

Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite Gameplay Trailer

The Last of Us 2 PSX announcement trailer

After our big group last week it’s back to just Matt, Ethan and Ricardo again, but somehow we still manage to make the podcast extra long! Guess it’s from all those video games we’ve been playing over the weekend. Matt almost plays No Man’s Sky but then doesn’t, Ethan is exploring the underwater desert, and Ricardo is training owls to drop bee hives on people.

Games we played:

Matt: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Overwatch

Ethan: Abzu, Titanfall 2 story, Overwatch

Ricardo: Far Cry Primal, Telltale Batman Episodes 3 & 4

Beer we drank: Josephs Brau Winter Brew

The NEWS HOUR News Topics:

No Man’s Sky gets a huge update! Enough to get you to come back to the game?

AN ABSOLUTELY RIPPING SATIRE! Football Manager imposes “Brexit” scenarios into 2017 game.

Ubisoft already announcing cross-platform support for its VR titles.

Street Fighter V to be supported through 2020 “or so”? OH HO HO HO HO HO HO HO!

It’s MAHVEL bay-bee?! Marvel vs. Capcom 4 reportedly in development for 2017 release

Trailer trash:

Way of the Passive Fist Reveal Trailer

Holoball Official Launch Trailer

Atelier Firis Announcement Trailer

Unit 4 Official Gameplay Features Trailer

Rock God Tycoon

Mario Party Star Rush – Launch Trailer

Super Mega Baseball 2 – Teaser Trailer | PS4

The Witch and the Hundred Knight 2 Official Trailer   

It’s another five person podcast as Amber and Laurentius join Matt, Ethan, and Ricardo for more video games, news and trailers! But first, a special congratulations to our friend Brandon! Then: Ethan is trying to be the next Banksy, Matt hasn’t seen the dark third chapter of the Cars franchise, Amber brings beer (that isn’t beer) for the first time, Ricardo predicts his untimely end, and Laurent decides to take all the branching paths at once.

Games we played:

Matt: Planet Coaster, Overwatch

Ethan: Planet Coaster, Enter the Gungeon, The Wing Commander Movie

Ricardo: NOTHIN’

Amber: Planet Coaster

Laurent: Telltale Batman, Mafia III, Battlefield 1

Beer we drank: Newton’s Folly Authentic Cider

The NEWS HOUR News Topics:

The Game Awards are back… so yeah who cares. But moreso, they’ve removed Pokemon Uranium and Metroid II Remake from “Best Fan Creation” Ballot

Next Assassin’s Creed to somehow be less story driven than past installments

FUCK the Resident Evil dudes are making the Monster Hunter movie…

Smash Bros. is a 15 year old franchise. Fond memories/thoughts about Smash?

Trailer trash:

Super Mario Maker for 3DS: Play everywhere. Create anywhere.

Yakuza 0 The Fun Side of 1980s Japan

NBA 2KVR Experience

Hasbro Family Fun Pack

Drive! Drive! Drive! Announcement trailer

The Last Guardian Cinematic Trailer

Kopanito All-star Soccer

Matt, Ethan, Ricardo, and Amber pick up the pieces after last week and still found some time to play some video games. Ricardo still seeks the perfect shooter, Ethan titan falls through time, Amber hits men and owl boys, and Matt starts a the cutest ranch ever. That plus Nintendo hardware news, Guardians of the Galaxy rumors, Black Friday ethical decisions, the hunt for the next Criminal Girls 2 trailer, and our most trailer ever?

Games we played:

Matt: Slime Rancher, Overwatch

Ethan: Titanfall 2

Ricardo: Titanfall 2 (and Battlefield 1, Madden and Diablo, but we’ve talked a lot about that…)

Amber: Hitman, Owlboy

Beer we drank: Anchor Brewing Meyer Lemon Lager

The (extremely slow) NEWS HOUR News Topics:

The NES Classic drops… we assume. Shortages rampant.

FOLLOW-UP: it’s still impossible to tell if the Wii U is still in production.

Telltale reportedly making a Guardians of the Galaxy adaptation. THOUGHTS?

HEY Black Friday Deals are Popping Up. Is anybody planning on participating this year?

Trailer trash:

Watch Dogs 2 Launch Trailer

Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds Announcement Teaser Trailer

The Sexy Brutale Character Series: Reginald Sixpence “The Clockwork Baron”

Circuit Breakers Official “Shoot All Robots” Trailer

Badiya Launch Trailer

Candle Launch Trailer

Senran Kagura Bon Appetit! FULL COURSE Launch Trailer

It’s the end of the political season (and life as we know it) but the Pixel Legends crew is still here to talk about video games! Matt, Ethan, and Ricardo have all been playing some new games, some ye olde shooters, some future anime shooters, some shooters where you’re an owl flying through floating islands carrying a guy who is doing the shooting. A lot of variety. Also Ethan went to BlizzCon so we talk about that for a while!

Games we played:

Ethan: Titanfall 2, Batman Telltale Episode 2

Ricardo: Battlefield 1

Matt: Oh… Sir!!, Owlboy

Beer we drank: Refuge Brewery Blood Orange Wit

The NEWS HOUR News Topics:

Blizzcon? Ethan went

Call of Duty PC players get segmented

Akuma is coming to SFV

Wii U is dead, RIP

Valve makes sure you have to have real screen shots to sell a game

Uwe Boll isn’t going to make any more movies

Trailer trash:

Mass Effect Andromeda

Mass Effect Andromeda 2

Overwatch League

Dishonored 2 Narrative Trailer

Political Animals

Yankai’s Triangle

Creepy Castle Launch Trailer

Matt, Ethan, Ricardo, and Amber settle down on All Hallows Eve to do a spooooooky version of the Pixel Podcast. Which is more or less the same version but the names of the segments have changed. And by changed I mean spooooooky. Matt posts phone numbers on the Internet, Ethan learns to love anime, Ricardo gets a job at games.infowars.com, and Amber trusts no one.

Games we played:

Matt: Civ VI

Ethan: Titanfall 2, Civilization VI

Ricardo: Madden 17

Amber: Mass Effect

Beer we drank: Sam Adams Rebel Grapefruit IPA

The NEWS HOUR News Topics:

Swery retires from Access Games

Hello Games gets “hacked.” Stupidity ensues

Green Man Gaming done fucked up, sends people invalid codes for Battlefield 1 and Titanfall

Guys, Orgin banned Myanmar

EA continues to be the worst at promoting Battlefield 1

Microsoft says screw you Oculus we’re making our own cheap headset

Sonic the Hedgehog film by Deadpool director?

Bethesda not sending out Review codes

Trailer trash:

Yomawari Night Alone Launch Trailer

Dead Rising 4 Combo-Ween Trailer

Townsmen Steam Trailer

STEEP Open Beta Trailer

Tonight We Riot Reveal Trailer

Ginger: Beyond the Crystal

Oh…sir!! Insult Simulator

In this extra long episode Matt, Ethan, and Ricardo make a SWITCH and played a bunch of new games! And a ton of news happened! And we discover just how chill of a bro George Washington was. Don’t worry the podcast doesn’t SAG or get boring in the middle. If you RED between the lines you might hear about some streams that will be going up shortly. Also it’s almost Halloween ooh spooky DEAD skeletons or something I’m out of ideas for this bit.

Games we played:

Matt: Sid Meier’s Civilization VI, Mass Effect

Ethan: Thumper, Jackbox Party Pack 3, Battlefield 1, Hitman: Bangkok

Ricardo: Madden 17, Jackbox Party Pack 3

Beer we drank: Buffalo Bill’s America’s Original Pumpkin Ale

The NEWS HOUR News Topics:

NINTENDO SWITCH

Voice actors officially on strike

DDOS attack affects PSN/XBOX LIVE

Civilization VI is eSports

Trailer trash:

Dishonored 2 Live Action Trailer

Wailing Heights Official Announce Trailer

Pokemon GO! Halloween is Approaching

Hired Ops Early Access trailer

Seraph Launch Date Announcement

Red Dead Redemption 2

It’s a five person podcast this week as Amber, Ethan and Matt are back from IndieCade this weekend, joined by Ricardo and Laurentius to talk about that plus a myriad of other games and news that have been played this week! Is Red Dead Redemption 2 a real thing? (Yes, it was officially announced 12 hours after recording this.) Did Ethan get a massage at Indiecade? Will Amber ever find out when Night in the Woods is coming out? Is WWE 2K17 a good game?! Find out the answers to some of these questions and more on this week’s episode!

Games we played:

Matt: IndieCade

Ethan: Overwatch, IndieCade

Ricardo: WWE 2K17, Overwatch: Halloween Terror Updates

Laurent: Mafia 3, Osiris New Dawn  

Amber: IndieCade

Beer we drank: Refuge Brewery Grapefruit IPA

The NEWS HOUR News Topics:

RED DEAD IS BACK in some form, we don’t know quite yet…

SAG-AFTRA video game voice actors are going on strike

Trump Mains Hanzo; humorous anti-Trump campaign materializes

Trailer trash:

Disney Magical World 2 Launch Trailer

A Haunting: Witching Hour Official Teaser

Farming Simulator 17 – Garage Trailer

Headmaster New Student Orientation Trailer

Matt and Amber are back this week with some stories (and beer) from New Mexico, plus a whole mess of wacky games and that come from playing games we don’t like, drinking seawater beer, and a farewell to a Trailer Trash staple that will always last in our hearts.

Games we played:

Ethan: Heroes of the Storm, Inversus

Ricardo: Transformers Devastation

Matt: Rhythm Heaven Megamix, Virginia, Sonic CD

Amber: Two Dots

Beer we drank: Duel Brewing Dirty Amber, Garage Project Umami Monster

The NEWS HOUR News Topics:

PSVR is out, and…it’s complicated, but reviews mostly positive

Star Citizen campaign delayed… again

Mafia 3 came out and was locked at 30fps, people were mad. It’s also kinda buggy.

With Palmer Luckey absent, Oculus Connect is all about diversity

Trailer trash:

Thumper Release Trailer

Prey – Official Gameplay Trailer – Version 2 | Another Yu

STAR WARS: The Old Republic – Knights of the Eternal Throne – “Betrayed” Trailer

Mafia III – Revenge – Official Launch Trailer

Job Simulator Official PS VR Launch Trailer

Criminal Girls 2: Party Favors Official Sui Trailer