Wardcast

We mosey on back to good ol’ R-V-of-A to round up a posse of news and topics to discuss. We chat about recent departures from Giant Bomb, continued reflections on the Battle of the Tims, and lessons learned from the Axiom Verge documentary.

But then we get to the real meat of the matter — games. Overwatch is facing huge changes to its gameplay, Resident Evil Village finds the perfect balance from the franchise’s past, and New Pokémon Snap delivers on a twenty-two-year-old promise.

After that, we contend with rumors of a professional Switch and an update from your friends at Wardcast.

Games include Overwatch, Resident Evil Village, and New Pokémon Snap.

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We’re here in the great city of Austin, Texas, where Dylan has decided to take his fully vaccinated self to visit friend and colleague Coby West — technical producer at game dev co-op The Glory Society.

Dylan and Coby discuss their recent forays into tabletop gaming, try to agree on a definition for 2.5D, observe the ongoing Epic v. Apple trial, dive deep into some hands-on with the PlayStation 5 and Astro’s Playroom, and talk about upcoming games they’re excited for.

Games include Super Mario Maker 2, New Pokémon Snap, Blades in the Dark, Gone Home, Paradise Killer, and Astro’s Playroom.

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On this episode, we chart a course through all things games:

We start our journey from Recent Release Bay, where games that have recently entered the hype cycle slosh against the waves, including Returnal, Ratchet and Clank, and New Pokémon Snap.

We then enter the icy and tumultuous Activisea, where blistering gales carry the news of Activision Blizzard slowly transforming into the Call of Duty Corporation, with Toys for Bob forced to become a Warzone support studio. These harsh winds are only slightly buffeted by our quiet reflections on Hearthstone and World of Warcraft.

Once the squall ends, we sail straight towards the Game Dev Archipelago, using the Double Fine’s recently released Amnesia Fortnight 2019 documentary as a guide. By this point, it’s all calm waters, as we discuss individual authorship on massive game projects as well as anti-adventure games with Diaries of a Spaceport Janitor.

Games include Teardown, Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth, and Diaries of a Spaceport Janitor.

Got a question for the show? Join us on Discord at ward-games.com/discord or email us at [email protected]!

Another year in quarantine means another year without gaming events. At least, it’s another year without events in meatspace, so we zap into cyberspace to speculate on what an all-digital E3 looks like, all while getting our GDC fix from the Crows Developers Conference.

But even without the yearly industry event, we still hear about industry news aplenty: Jeffery Kaplan has jettisoned from Blizzard, itch.io comes to the Epic Games Store, and Discord decides to not get acquired by Microsoft as they eye a potential IPO.

And then it’s just games, games, games: Alex still has work to do at Together BnB, Monster Hunter rises up again for another whirlwind discussion, and Lil Nas X twerks his way into our hearts with a booty-shaking rhythm game.

Games include Crows Developers Conference, Monster Hunter Rise, Together BnB, Twerk Hero, PS1 Haunted Demo Disc, Say No! More, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, Brawl Stars, Holedown, Threes!, 2048, and Golf on Mars.

Got a question for the show? Join us on Discord at ward-games.com/discord or email us at [email protected]!

With germ juice coursing through our veins, we hop back onto the mics to discover a world different than where we left it — Mario is dead, Pokémon cards are skyrocketing in value, and everyone’s playing viral sensation Together BnB.

Beyond that, we memorialize the looming destruction of Yahoo Answers, mourn Deathloop’s prophesied delay, and return to the mean streets of Knockout City.

Games include Dishonored 2, Magic: The Gathering Arena, Together BnB, Knockout City, and Pac-Man 99.

Got a question for the show? Join us on Discord at ward-games.com/discord or email us at [email protected]!

We rise to the podcast occasion to talk about the one thing that matters most: superhero movi— wait, no… video games!

When we’re not criticizing the Snyder Cut and other assorted superhero fare, we’re checking out the newest brothers of Smash, fighting ancient gods in the Doom Eternal DLC, reviewing our self-assigned walking sim homework, and oh so much more.

In news: Squenix’s Balan Wonderworld seems to be in rough shape, and SIE CEO Jim Ryan thinks we shouldn’t worry ourselves about wanting to play old games, which is extremely distressing given the oncoming closure of the PS3, PSP, and PS Vita digital stores. But, hey, at least we’ll have these haunted PS1 demo discs to see us through.

Games include Monster Hunter Rise; Super Smash Bros. Ultimate; Doom Eternal; Dr. Langeskov, The Tiger, and The Terribly Cursed Emerald: A Whirlwind Heist; What Remains of Edith Finch; Adios; Haunted PS1 Demo Disc 2021; Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury; and Super Mario Odyssey.

Got a question for the show? Join us on Discord at ward-games.com/discord or email us at [email protected]!

To celebrate their one-year quarantine anniversary, Dylan and Alex take their taste buds on a space-faring adventure with some Halo-branded snacks, only to touch back down on terrestrial soil to uncover news of game devs investing in non-fungible tokens, the cancellation of the Anthem and Artifact reboots, the closure of Google Stadia’s internal studios, and DC’s Deathstroke apparently being a huge Halo fan?

We get Alex’s impressions on his continuing adventures in World of Warcraft as well as the Monster Hunter movie, all while taking the time to casually stroll through some walking sims.

Games include World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth; Fortnite; Minesweeper Effect; Wreckfest; What Remains of Edith Finch; Event Zero; and Dr. Langeskov, The Tiger, and The Terribly Cursed Emerald: A Whirlwind Heist.

Got a question for the show? Join us on Discord at ward-games.com/discord or email us at [email protected]!

Alex and Dylan are back at it again with a plethora of news and games as well as recording their live reactions to the long-awaited return of the Nintendo Direct. Listen in as we in realtime get disappointed by the latest Smash character reveal, become confused by Knockout City’s ad strategy, and argue about the relevancy of Splatoon.

But wait, there’s more! Instead of a Summer of Games, 2021 is poised to deliver to us a veritable Winter of Games. We grapple with the BlizzPros of BlizzCon, consider the state of PlayStation, and celebrate the House of Lightning Mouse’s 25th anniversary.

Games include Knockout City, World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth, and Dinosaur Planet.

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On this, our semiquincentennial episode, we get down to brass tacks to discuss the most important topics: what’s up with all these musicians performing inside of video games, whose idea was it to try to resurrect an ill-conceived game about the Iraq War, what are the core titles in the Mario and Zelda franchises, and exactly how tall is Lady Dimitrescu?

All these questions and more will be answered on this episode of the Wardcast!

Games include Fortnite, The Pathless, Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury, and Resident Evil 7: Biohazard.

Got a question for the show? Join us on Discord at ward-games.com/discord or email us at [email protected]!

We begin our eleventh month of quarantine talking about the things we know best. For starters: personal investing and stock market manipulation!

After we dance on the graves of a couple of hedge funds, we move on to eulogize the passing of Flash, use LEGO bricks to learn about game dev, talk about stars and the wars therein, and hit some mans in the latest release from IO Interactive.

Games include Stinkoman 20X6, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Star Wars Battlefront II, and Hitman 3.

Got a question for the show? Join us on Discord at ward-games.com/discord or email us at [email protected]!