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GDC Podcast Interviews Supergiant’s Greg Kasavin About His Journalism Roots And Hades’ Narrative Design

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Supergiant's Hades is one of 2020's big breakout hits, and months after its 1.0 release on PC and Switch plenty of folks are still playing and talking about it. For a window into how the game took shape in Early Access and how Supergiant came to make a rogue like game with narrative continuity, check out this month's edition of the Game Developers Conference podcast. … [Read more...] about GDC Podcast Interviews Supergiant’s Greg Kasavin About His Journalism Roots And Hades’ Narrative Design

Thanks For Playing Digs Into Cyberpunk 2077

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Thanks For Playing is a bi-weekly game club discussion podcast with occasional episodes dedicated to other topics such as accessibility and esports. In their newest episode, hosts Matt and Lucas take on Cyberpunk 2077. The episode begins by equating the game's release in a buggy, unfinished state to that of Atari's infamous E.T. An extreme comparison perhaps, but a reminder … [Read more...] about Thanks For Playing Digs Into Cyberpunk 2077

The 6 Best Sea Of Thieves Podcasts And Youtube Channels

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Ahoy, pirates! Whether you're a seasoned pirate or just getting your sea legs in Rare's sandbox pirate adventure, there's a wealth of pirate knowledge just waiting for you. As Sea of Thieves gears up for the launch of its first "season" worth of progression this Thursday, why not get these five six podcasts and YouTube channels queued up so you'll be ready to plunder! … [Read more...] about The 6 Best Sea Of Thieves Podcasts And Youtube Channels

Match Point Focuses Their Reticles On The Hitman World Of Assassination Trilogy

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Match Point is a new game club podcast series from two former hosts of the Super Deluxe Games Cast. They've dedicated their first batch of episodes—a mini-series entitled Barcode Scanners—to IO Interactive's World of Assassination Trilogy, which began with 2016's Hitman. The first two episodes of the podcast are available now and dedicated to the first two titles, breaking down … [Read more...] about Match Point Focuses Their Reticles On The Hitman World Of Assassination Trilogy

Can You Escape From The Real Hades? Hey Lesson Finds Out

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The conceit behind podcast Hey, Lesson! is fantastic. Host Brendan Caldwell brings two experts on to each show; one, an expert on the game side of things to talk about the episode's game du jour. The second is an expert or academic on a topic inspired by that game. Take for example their episode on Supergiant's awesome roguelite action game Hades. Chris Bratt talks about the … [Read more...] about Can You Escape From The Real Hades? Hey Lesson Finds Out

Crawl Out From The Fallout Games With Too Much Future

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Too Much Future is a playthrough series, an historical overview, and game/narrative review podcast dedicated to the games in the Fallout franchise. The show began in 2019 with video episodes on the original Fallout, then Fallout 2. The show recently hopped to 2008's Fallout 3 and is near the end of its series of videos on that game. The video below is the beginning of the … [Read more...] about Crawl Out From The Fallout Games With Too Much Future

River City Girls Composer Megan McDuffee Interviewed By You Like The Worst Stuff

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In its first episode of the new year, Tony and Joe of video game and pop culture podcast You Like The Worst Stuff interview Megan McDuffee, soundtrack composer and vocalist for WayForward's side-scrolling brawler River City Girls. Find out how Megan began composing game soundtracks, her game and film work, how networking got her the job on RCG and more about her upcoming album … [Read more...] about River City Girls Composer Megan McDuffee Interviewed By You Like The Worst Stuff

Call of Duty Zombies Podcast Division Z Talks Upcoming Cranked Mode

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If you're the type of player who partakes in the many live-service or ongoing games out there, you may just want a show dedicated to your favorite game. The larger the fanbase a title has, the more you're likely to find something that fits the bill. It's a lot rarer that you can find a podcast that not just game-specific, but mode-specific as well. Enter Division Z—a Call of … [Read more...] about Call of Duty Zombies Podcast Division Z Talks Upcoming Cranked Mode

MinnMax Hitman 3 Preview Is Completely Bananas (And Two Muffins)

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Gameplay previews of IO Interactive's upcoming Hitman 3 began hitting the 'tubes today, and while some other outlets went for a much more straightforward approach, Leo Vader from MinnMax went in a more bananas direction. Just watch as Leo takes on the game's first mission in Dubai with Agent 47 using bananas as a weapon (and at one point he uses two muffins). Hitman 3 releases … [Read more...] about MinnMax Hitman 3 Preview Is Completely Bananas (And Two Muffins)

Go Beyond Cyberpunk 2077’s Bugs And Troubles With The Cyberpunk Lorecast

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Much of the Cyberpunk 2077 talk on gaming podcasts this month has centered around its troubles—performance issues, bugs, returns, delisting from PSN, etc. So it's at times hard to remember that there's a game in there too, one that some players are enjoying despite these issues; where players can spend a hundred-plus hours, based on an existing, long-running tabletop RPG series … [Read more...] about Go Beyond Cyberpunk 2077’s Bugs And Troubles With The Cyberpunk Lorecast