The Pixel Podcast

Games we played:

Matt: Monster Hunter World Beta, BotW Champions Ballad DLC

Ethan: Monster Hunter World Beta, Cook Serve Delicious 2

Ricardo: Monster Hunter World Beta, Pokemon UltraSun

The NEWS HOUR News Topics:

Follow-up on The Game Awards; winners and other trailers/announcements

Capcom Cup came with some big Street Fighter announcements

Crytek is suing the makers of Star Citizen for breach of contract

Additionally, Star Citizen has failed to refund money to some backers months after the initial request

Trailer trash:

Playlist

Nine Parchments – Official Launch Trailer

Finding Paradise – Official Trailer

Zelda: BotW: Champions’ Ballad – Announcement Trailer

Oh My Godheads – Official Launch Trailer

Street Fighter V Arcade Edition – Official Cinematic Opening Trailer

Games we played:

Matt: What Remains of Edith Finch

Ethan: Robo Recall, Space Pirate Trainer, Medium, Rec Room, Dream Daddy

Ricardo: Pokemon Sun

The NEWS HOUR News Topics:

Capcom bringing the nostalgia with Mega Man X collection and Mega Man 11 announcement, also; Devil May Cry collection announced today

There’s a new Tomb Raider coming, and it’ll be sooner than you think *wink*

Destiny 2 back in the news as players are getting locked out of weekly activities due to not having the new DLC

Update: Epic has reached a settlement regarding some of their Fortnite cheaters

Some game updates:

Overwatch’s Winter Wonderland returns with a new asymmetrical game type

Far Cry 5 and The Crew 2 delayed to actually make good

Pokemon GO introduces Gen III Pokemon and new system tied to actual weather patterns

Lastly; oh boy… Detective Pikachu might have found his voice actor

Trailer trash:

Youtube List

World War Z – Game Award Trailers

In the Valley of Gods Announcement Trailer

SOULCALIBUR VI ANNOUNCEMENT TRAILER

Full Metal Furies – Release Date Trailer

Floor Kids – Release Date Trailer

Lost Sphear – Official Demo Trailer

Dragon’s Crown Pro – Announcement Trailer

Iconoclasts – Official Release Date Trailer

Senran Kagura: Peach Beach Splash Official Valkyrie Drive Bhikkuni Trailer

Hearthstone: “The Light Candle” Official Kobolds & Catacombs Launch Trailer

SECRET SURPRISE 8 MINUTE TRAILER

Games we played:

Matt: Night in the Woods, Mario Odyssey

Ethan: What Remains of Edith Finch, The Park, Oculus Games

Ricardo: Final Fantasy XV, Pokemon GO

The NEWS HOUR News Topics:

One last (?) story about Battlefront II lootboxes; the reason why EA said they didn’t focus on cosmetic items…

Epic Games is suing Fortnite cheaters, and one of their mom’s is PISSED

Bungie gets in hot water for misleading Destiny 2 players; opens up about plans moving forward

You can now buy plots of land in Star Citizen. Star Citizen is still not a game that is out

Demon’s Souls servers to finally go offline in Feb. 2018

Mario is getting his own cereal (again).

Trailer trash:

YouTube Playlist

Crossing Souls – “Ready for Adventure” Cinematic Trailer

Knights of Valour – Official Launch Trailer

The Longest Five Minutes – Official System Trailer

Shin Megami Tensei V – Announcement Trailer

Parkasaurus – Official Announcement Trailer

Look man, this week is all about that Animal Crossing mobile game. Boy what a game that is.

Games we played:

Matt: Night in the Woods, “Finished” Mario Odyssey

Ethan: Bound, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp

Ricardo: Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp

The NEWS HOUR News Topics:

Bloodborne enemy discovered in 2017

Rock Band is 10 years old y’all

Need For Speed Payback changes its progression system

HQ CEO is a crazy person who doesn’t understand journalism

Trailer trash:

YouTube  Playlist

Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite – Venom, Winter Soldier, & Black Widow Gameplay Trailer

Valkyria Chronicles 4 – Announcement Trailer

Conquer the Seven Kingdoms in Game of Thrones: Conquest

The Seven Deadly Sins: Knights to Britannia – Gameplay Trailer

Games we played:

Matt: Million Onion Hotel

Ethan: Noffin!

Ricardo: WWE SuperCard Season 4, Diablo 3

The NEWS HOUR News Topics:

The Battlefront II/EA/Loot Box situation has come to a head…

EA did a Reddit AMA… they probably shouldn’t have

LAST MINUTE NOPE YOU CAN’T BUY ANYTHING WITH REAL MONEY

Kinda related…The story of the fake EA employee

Disney and Marvel shut down Marvel Heroes

The Game Awards 2017 nominees are out. Thoughts?

Hey man, fuck this clip of Pikachu talking from the new Pokemon movie

Trailer trash:

YouTube Playlist

Path of Exile: War of the Atlas – Announcement Trailer

Uurnog Uurnlimited – Launch Trailer

Russian Subway Dogs – Announcement Trailer

Attack on Titan 2 – Official Action Trailer

Final Fantasy XV: Comrades – Multiplayer Launch Trailer

ARMS 4.0 Update: New Fighter – Misango – Nintendo Switch

Rush: A Disney/ Pixar Adventure – Official Launch Trailer

Rampage (2018 movie)

Games we played:

Matt: NOTHIN’ (Except more Mario Odyssey)

Ethan: Mario Odyssey, Everything, Hearthstone

Ricardo: The Muscle Hustle

The NEWS HOUR News Topics:

So, let’s talk a little about Blizz Con; atmosphere, announcements, etc.

The Miiverse has come to a bittersweet close

Speaking of ends, the video game voice actors strong has now (officially) ended

And for a sadder end, Runic Studios has shut down

More bad news, Telltale Games lays off 25% of their workforce

Perhaps most poignantly, Take-Two has chimed in on their thoughts with the direction the industry has taken

Pokemon Go, but what if Harry Potter Go?

Trailer trash:

Youtube Playlist

Planet of the Apes: Last Frontier – Episode 1 Trailer

Fishing Master – Official Launch trailer

Hand of Fate 2 – Official Launch Trailer

Sonic Forces – Launch Trailer

World of Warcraft: Battle For Azeroth – Cinematic Trailer

Overwatch – Honor and Glory

Matt and Ethan hold down the fort as Ricardo is out watching the end of the World Series! What do they think of Mario Odyssey? Did Ethan finally finish Cuphead? Will we ever find out who won the baseball? Listen and you’ll hear the answer to all these questions!

Games we played:

Matt: Super Mario Odyssey

Ethan: Super Mario Odyssey, Cuphead

The NEWS HOUR News Topics:

Sony announced a bunch of stuff, let’s talk about it

A thorough investigation on the fall of Visceral Games

Battlefront 2 changing its loot box system after recent controversy around the practice

Super Mario Odyssey sells 2 million copies

Monopoly for Switch takes 6 minutes to load, which is more fun than Monopoly!

Trailer trash:

YouTube playlist

Marvel’s Spider-man

Ghost of Tsushima – PGW 2017 Announce Trailer | PS4

God of War – PGW 2017 Gameplay Trailer | PS4

Detroit: Become Human – PGW 2017 Gameplay Trailer | PS4

The Last of Us Part II – PGW 2017 Trailer | PS4

SHADOW OF THE COLOSSUS – Paris Games Week 2017 Trailer | PS4

The Hong Kong Massacre – PGW 2017 Announce Trailer | PS4

AER-Memories of Old – Release Trailer

Spelunky 2 – Announcement Trailer

Guacamelee! 2 – Announce Trailer | PS4

Erica – PGW 2017 Announce Trailer | PS4

Blood & Truth – PGW 2017 Announce Trailer | PS VR

Games we played:

Matt: Heat Signature

Ethan: Jackbox Party Pack 4

Ricardo: Downwell

The NEWS HOUR News Topics:

Rest in Peace, Kinect…

Finally, there are some more details on Metal Gear Survive. Will retail for $39.99

Hey, this is something: The Switch now supports Gamecube controllers

13 Original XBOX Games Announced for Xbox One backward compatibility

Trailer trash:

Dead by Daylight – Nightmare on Elm Street Trailer

LA Noire – 4K Trailer

Steel Rats – Official Trailer

Knowledge is Power – Official Trailer

Evasion – Official Announcement Trailer

Hidden Agenda – Official Launch Trailer

Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp – Official Trailer

Slayaway Camp: Butcher’s Cut – Official Trailer

Matt’s actually played some games this week! Ethan’s jumping the gun on podcast intros. Ricardo falls in love with a tiny elephant. That, plus a lot of bummer news, but hopefully that doesn’t stop you from enjoying this week’s Pixel Podcast!

Games we played:

Matt: Cuphead Co-op

Ethan: Cuphead, Picross S

Ricardo: The Witcher 3

The NEWS HOUR News Topics:

Visceral shuttered and Star Wars game is being retooled

Naughty Dog responds to sexual assault allegations

IGN acquires Humble Bundle. Do we need separation between reviews and sellers?

Sony to make PC and Switch games?

E3 gets a new logo… LET’S JUDGE IT.

Trailer trash:

Boyfriend Dungeon: Date your weapons – announcement trailer

Darkness Approaches the Alola Region in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Pokémon Ultra Moon!

Wunderdoktor – Launch Trailer

Yono and the Celestial Elephants – Launch Trailer

Star Wars Battlefront 2 Single Player Trailer

Matt, Ethan and Ricardo return, but haven’t played too much! Except Ethan, who went to IndieCade and has also been playing Cuphead! Matt talks a lot about Animorphs (when he’s not off mic trying to get his new puppy to behave herself), Ethan pulls his weight, and Ricardo sits in the back of a parked, driverless taxi.

Games we played:

Matt: Still nothin’

Ethan: Cuphead, Indiecade games

Ricardo: Nothin’ new

The NEWS HOUR News Topics:

Let’s get this out of the way; “The Good Life” fails to meet its goals on Fig, Swery vows to continue to pursue the game on Kickstarter.

Oculus announces “Oculus Go.”

Are you ready for some ESPORTS?! Hulu to introduce four new Esports-focused shows.

Let’s talk about Lootboxes (Tie-in to Star Wars Battlefront II Beta)

Trailer trash:

Hunt: Showdown – Early Access Steam Exclusive Trailer

San Giorli

Space Junkies – Official Trailer

Spintires: Mudrunner – Gameplay Trailer

The Evil Within 2 – Launch Trailer

Jump up, Super Star! – Super Mario Odyssey Musical