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The Tangent - 135: One, Two, Tertiary

Everyone's here tonight and ready to talk games. Gary opens and it's Cuphead. The crew loves the game and truthfully the difficulty. It's hard. Justin then talks some NBA and sells us on why he sometimes prefers NBA Live over NBA 2k. Strong points all around. He's also got a mobile game, Iron Marines. He likens it to Starcraft. We were all intrigued. Brian wraps up his Dishonored Death of the Outside DLC and Anthony tells us about the only game that ever scared him during his Amnesia Dark Decent discussion. Lastly, we wrap up with some SNES Classic talk.

Short news week, but again, go check out our interviews from the BostonFIG over on YouTube. Some interesting conversations.

The Drunken News

• Wulverblade Cuts Its Way To The Switch eShop Next Week
• Dark Horse publishing first Final Fantasy Ultimania Archive in Summer 2018
• PlayStation President Steps Down

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The Tangent - 134: Finger Guns

Brian finishes up his thoughts this week on Metroid: Samus Returns and I think it has left him somewhat divided. He then moves on to some Dishonored 2 DLC. Anthony's got DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE 2 for the Switch, and two of us have no idea what he is talking about. Finally, Gary and the full gang talk some more Destiny 2, which they still have to explain to Stephen, and the newly (and finally) released game, Cuphead. Does it live up to our expectations?

Plus, don't forget to check out our YouTube channel for interviews with game developers from the Boston FIG. If you prefer, we also put them on our podcast feed. So check your podcast players!

The Drunken News

• Rogue Squadron Dev Worked on Open World Pilotwings Game
• Layoffs At Everybody's Gone To The Rapture Dev, As Studio Plans To "Go Dark"
• Super Mario Kart Nearly Became F-Zero 2
• Big Layoffs Hit Agents of Mayhem Developer Volition
• October's Free PS Plus Games For PS4, PS3, Vita Announced
• Xbox Reveals Free Games with Gold for October 2017
• Grand Theft Auto 5 Switch Port May Be in the Works
• SNES mini teardown confirms recycled NES mini tech
• RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic launches on Steam
• The new Ataribox console priced and dated
• Nintendo's half-arsed online cripples FIFA 18 on Switch
• Nintendo to discontinue the Wii Shop Channel in January 2019
• Nintendo restricts livestreaming games for YouTubers in Nintendo’s partners program

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The Tangent - Boston FIG 2017

The Tangent crew attends the Boston FIG in Cambridge, MA at MIT. We have five interviews with game developers.

Renaine by Octosoft 
Take Out by Small Monster Games 
Beat Shot by Patrick McAnneny 
Quest Quest by Project Y Games 
Battery Boy by Petricore 

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The Tangent - 133: London, What Up?

Brian leads off and has Metroid: Samus Returns, and spoiler, he's now a little indifferent about it. Then, Anthony, Brian, and Gary talk Destiny 2, and another spoiler, oh have their minds changed on the series. 

Then stick around for the Drunken not-so-much-news this week, as we headed into MIT in Cambridge to the Boston Festival of Indie Games, and talk about all the games we saw there. So, stay tuned this week for audio interviews from Boston FIG and the video interviews on our YouTube channel!

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The Tangent - 132: Sixty Dollar Motel Room

Brian: Project Octopath Traveler, Metroid: Samus Returns

Justin: Infamous Second Son

Anthony: Destiny 2

The Drunken News

• NBA 2K18 on Switch is "same exact game" as others
• Component bottlenecks hit Nintendo’s Switch
• Nintendo: Super NES Classic production has been “dramatically increased”
• LawBreakers’ Player Count Drops Below 50 on Steam
• Ubisoft Announces Atomega, Multiplayer Shooter from Grow Home Devs
• Could Nintendo Be Bringing an Achievements System to Switch?
• Nintendo News: Nintendo Increases Inventory of Super NES Classic Edition; NES Classic Edition Returns to Stores in 2018
• ‘Reverie’ an Earthbound-Inspired Adventure Game Announced for PS Vita
• Switch version of Wonder Boy outsells all other platforms combined
• Confirmed! Okami HD is getting a digital and physical release on PS4. Rediscover one of gaming’s most treasured classics on December 12.
• Journey Developer Thatgamecompany Reveals Sky
• A message from Bruce Straley
• International Roundup: Phantasy Star Online 2, New Dillon, Lovers, Crypts And Style Boutiques
• Here's All the News From Today's Nintendo Direct

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The Tangent - 131: Two Denim, One Khaki

Justin: Infamous: Second Son

Brian: Uncharted: Lost Legacy DLC, Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, Overwatch

Anthony: Yakuza Kiwami, RBI Baseball 2017, Pillars of Eternity

The Drunken News

• Despite Square Enix’s promises and after almost six months, NieR: Automata has not received any patch on the PC
• Mario Is Officially No Longer A Plumber
• Resident Evil 7: New DLC Screenshots and Story Details
• Lifeless Moon, the follow-up to Lifeless Planet, looks like a classic sci-fi dream
• 4 NEW VERSIONS OF L.A. NOIRE COMING NOVEMBER 14
• Resident Evil: Revelations 1 and 2 Release Date Revealed
• Nintendo Exec Discusses The "Problem" With VR Right Now
• What does it take to run Destiny 2 at 1080p60?

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The Tangent - 130: Not Down With The Thickness

Brian: Uncharted: Lost Legacy DLC, Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle

Justin: Mages of Mystralia, Red Dead Redemption

Anthony: Hellblade, Yakuza Kiwami

The Drunken News

• Secret of Mana 3D Remake Launches February 15 on PS4, PS Vita
• Fire Emblem Warriors Lets Players Lower Resolution to Get 60 FPS
• Miiverse Ending Service On November 8
• PlayStation Plus Games for September 2017 Leak
• PlayStation Plus lands inFamous: Second Son and Hatoful Boyfriend in September
• Shovel Knight’s Tale Comes To A Close With King Of Cards In 2018
• Unbelievably Rare NES Prototype of SimCity Finally Unearthed
• Until Dawn Prequel The Inpatient's PS4 Release Date Announced
• Sonic Forces Bonus Edition announced, releasing November 7 – includes controller skin and SEGA/Atlus costumes
• Wii Remote Lawsuit Ends in $10M Verdict Against Nintendo

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The Tangent - 129: Smells Like Middle Earth

Brian: Sonic Mania, Uncharted: Lost Legacy DLC

Gary: Shadow Warrior, Shadow or Mordor, Doom

Anthony: Starcraft Remastered, Hellblade

The Drunken News

• Why PS4 downloads are so slow
• Bioware Confirms That Single-Player Updates For Mass Effect: Andromeda Are Over
• Final Fantasy XV is officially coming to the PC in 2018
• GAMESCOM 2017: AGE OF EMPIRES IV ANNOUNCED
• PlayStation gets hacked by OurMine
• 'BioShock Remastered' Launches for macOS Computers on Steam, Mac App Store Coming Soon
• Epic Games head Tim Sweeney bemoans iOS App Store's leeching of developer profits
• Anno 1800 takes series back to the industrial 19th century
• Microsoft confirms they're in talks with Sony about crossplay
• Rocket League Reveals Mario And Metroid Series Vehicles
• Nintendo Switch Getting A New Western-Inspired Fantasy RPG From The Xenoblade Team

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The Tangent - 127: Red Dead Idiot

Gary: Lawbreakers

Anthony: Splatoon 2, Starcraft Remastered

The Drunken News

• Batman: The Telltale Series receives 22GB of patches in 4 days
• Japan: My Nintendo Store Accepting Pre-Orders For Nintendo Switch From August 22nd
• Sci-Fi Action RPG Songbringer Comes to PS4 September 5
• Blizzard Brings Back Battlenet Name
• Pokemon Dev Says Ruby/Sapphire Were The Hardest Pokemon Games To Make
• Crackdown 3 delayed to 2018

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The Tangent - 127: Red Dead Idiot

Brian: Lawbreakers

Gary: Lawbreakers, Overwatch, Little Nightmares

Justin: Metal Gear Solid 5, The Office Quest

Anthony: Splatoon 2

Drunken News

• Horizon Zero Dawn: The Frozen Wilds Launches November 7
• Nintendo Bringing Back The World Championships In October
• Big No Man's Sky Update Launches This Week On PC/PS4 For Free
• Valve announces Artifact, a Dota-themed digital card game
• Want to teach an AI to Zerg Rush? Blizzard and DeepMind have the tool for you
• PlayStation 4 firmware update 5.0 will add 1080p60 Twitch streaming
• Gearbox Announces New Game, But It’s Not Borderlands 3
• Next Major Xbox System Update: Sneak Peek!

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