Unlockables: The Story of Video Games

My job wanted me to take a 2 month online course to learn how to integrate AI into business. Given my previous conversations about AI on this show, I wanted to give some more ordered thougths on the continuing advancement of this technology in our lives.

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The Unlockables is a video game podcast about people's stories and memories around the games that they play, as well as the story of the games themselves! The show consists of solo essay episodes, guest interviews, and collaborative episodes on some of the games that shaped us.

Rest in peace Hayden Panettiere. The news of her passing broke after this was recorded. Thank you for inspiring the Kingdom Hearts community with your role as Kairi and for the millions of lives you touched through acting and voice acting.

Over the weekend we got a ton of news on Kingdom Hearts 4 at D23, plus the announcement of a Kingdom Hearts animated series! Your favorite KH podcast sicko is here to break it all down.

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The Unlockables is a video game podcast about people's stories and memories around the games that they play, as well as the story of the games themselves! The show consists of solo essay episodes, guest interviews, and collaborative episodes on some of the games that shaped us.

The latest avalanche of video game news feels bad. Sony is killing of physical games, Xbox is firing thousands once again. Just when we think things have bottomed out they get worse, leaving Keith and Eric wondering, what is going on? And what do we do now?

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The Unlockables is a video game podcast about people's stories and memories around the games that they play, as well as the story of the games themselves! The show consists of solo essay episodes, guest interviews, and collaborative episodes on some of the games that shaped us.

An Ocarina of Time remake is no longer rumor, it is inevitable. At the most recent Nintendo Direct it was confirmed in a brief teaser trailer that the long rumored remake of the legendary N64 title is indeed real, and will be out later in 2026. But what does this mean? Should Nintendo completely remake Ocarina? Or are some games too important to be touched? I don't know. But I have a podcast, so I'm going to ramble about it anyways.

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The Unlockables is a video game podcast about people's stories and memories around the games that they play, as well as the story of the games themselves! The show consists of solo essay episodes, guest interviews, and collaborative episodes on some of the games that shaped us.

Destiny 2 is ending active development. What did Bungie achieve with their sci-fi follow up to Halo, and how will that legacy be remembered as the game enters a state of stasis?

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The Unlockables is a video game podcast about people's stories and memories around the games that they play, as well as the story of the games themselves! The show consists of solo essay episodes, guest interviews, and collaborative episodes on some of the games that shaped us.

I've played through Kanto and the original Pokémon adventure dozens of times. But this time, the playthrough felt different, and had me thinking a lot about how my relationship with the series has changed as I've grown up.

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The Unlockables is a video game podcast about people's stories and memories around the games that they play, as well as the story of the games themselves! The show consists of solo essay episodes, guest interviews, and collaborative episodes on some of the games that shaped us.

Pokémon Legends Z-A asked a question that I was genuinely interested in. So of course this sent me into an existential crisis. What do you do when that happens? Podcast about it of course. This episode is my attempt to make sense of my feelings towards Legends Z-A, the series in general and the unstoppable passage of time.

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The Unlockables is a video game podcast about people's stories and memories around the games that they play, as well as the story of the games themselves! The show consists of solo essay episodes, guest interviews, and collaborative episodes on some of the games that shaped us.

A life update, and some news about 2026 and the future of the Unlockables.

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The Unlockables is a video game podcast about people's stories and memories around the games that they play, as well as the story of the games themselves! The show consists of solo essay episodes, guest interviews, and collaborative episodes on some of the games that shaped us.

I have never witnessed in my life such a rush to integrate something into the very fabric of everyday life as I've seen with AI. Within a short time, tech companies are rolling out AI tools into every conceivable service and software they offer. AI has found its way to video games too, and with the threat to art, artists and people who make games reaching existential levels, is there anything we can do to stop the rising tide of AI?

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The Unlockables is a video game podcast about people's stories and memories around the games that they play, as well as the story of the games themselves! The show consists of solo essay episodes, guest interviews, and collaborative episodes on some of the games that shaped us.

The original Fire Emblem staring Marth would debut in 1990 for the Famicom and remain a Japan exclusive title for nearly a decade. But at the turn of the millenium, with the surprise success of Advance Wars and popularity of Marth and Roy in Smash Brothers Melee, Nintendo decided to bring its tactical JRPG series to an international audience for the first time. This is the story of Fire Emblem on the Game Boy Advance (also known as Fire Emblem 7 or Fire Emblem The Blazing Blade) and how it helped establish the series as a core franchise for Nintendo.

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The Unlockables is a video game podcast about people's stories and memories around the games that they play, as well as the story of the games themselves! The show consists of solo essay episodes, guest interviews, and collaborative episodes on some of the games that shaped us.