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It’s our super special Game of the Year awards podcast! Amber, Matt, Ethan and Ricardo gather round to discuss: The Trailer Trash of the Year (Click for Full Playlist), Best New Character, Best Story, and of course: Game of the Year. Stay tuned till the end for a special announcement about the future of the
It’s our super special Game of the Year awards podcast! Amber, Matt, Ethan and Ricardo gather round to discuss: Best Phone Game, Best Visuals, Best Surprise, Best Music, Worst Game, and Best Multiplayer! Next week we’ll return with the Trailer Trash of the year, and of course: Game of the Year
Games we played: Matt: Super Smash Bros Ultimate, Command & Conquer Rivals Ricardo: SSBU, Realm Royale, Idle Champions of The Forgotten Realms Ethan: Super Smash Bros Ultimate, Return of the Obra Dinn Amber: SoulCalibur 6 The NEWS HOUR News Topics: Woo boy, so they released the first look at Sonic for his new live
Games we played: Matt: Surviving Mars, Gravity Rush 2, Command & Conquer Rivals Ricardo: Nothin’ new Ethan: Command & Conquer Rivals, Artifact The NEWS HOUR News Topics: We should probably check in with The Game Awards stuff Bethesda briefly doxed everyone who had submitted support tickets for their Fallout 76 Collector’s Edition bag debacle…
Games we played: Matt: The Quiet Man, Jackbox Party Pack 5, Nippon Marathon, Marching Order Ricardo: Jackbox Party Pack 5, Nippon Marathon Ethan: Hitman 2, Florence, Nippon Marathon, The Hush Hush Boy The NEWS HOUR News Topics: Nintendo’s Controversial “Creators” Program is closing Speaking of endings, Steam Link (in its current form) has been
Games we played: Matt: Not Much! Ricardo: Nah… Ethan: Hitman 2 Amber: Soulcalibur VI (creating characters) The NEWS HOUR News Topics: Sony is skipping E3 2019 Several Telltale Games no longer available on Steam Remember that Five Nights at Freddy’s movie they were making? Me either… X018: Announcements are kinda meh, but Xbox gets
Games we played: Matt: Finished Deltarune and Obra Dinn Ricardo: Just more Castlevania and Diablo! Ethan: Red Dead Redemption 2 The NEWS HOUR News Topics: Let’s talk about BlizzCon! Yes… even that one announcement. Blizzard responds to backlash concerning Diablo: Immortal Riot employees and former employees are suing the company for gender discrimination Follow-up:
Games we played: Amber: SoulCalibur VI, Return of the Obra Dinn, Deltarune Matt: Return of the Obra Dinn, Deltarune Ricardo: Capcom Beat ‘em Up Bundle (Knights of the Round), Castlevania Requiem Ethan: Red Dead Redemption 2 The NEWS HOUR News Topics: SMASH BROS. DIRECT HAPPENED, so here’s some stuff we learned PlayStation Classic’s full
Games we played: Amber: Soul Calibur VI Matt: Soul Calibur VI Ricardo: Dead by Daylight Ethan: Jackbox Party Pack 5, Minecraft, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey The NEWS HOUR News Topics: Kotaku’s Jason Schreier dives deep with a 10,000 word, 90 person investigation into Rockstar’s culture of crunch Spider-Man’s latest update pokes fun at #Puddlegate Everyone’s
Games we played: Amber: Forza Horizon 4, Ocarina of Time 3DS Matt: Noffin Ricardo: Finished Dark Souls 3 The NEWS HOUR News Topics: Let’s talk about Rockstar and its dev practices…. Ahead of BlizzCon 2018, Blizzard clarifies what fans should expect from Diablo franchise Loot Crate introduces indie game subscription service, “Loot Play” Discord
Games we played: Ethan: Forza 4 life, Just a wee bit of Assassin’s Creed Odyssey Matt: Finished Spider-Man, some thoughts Ricardo: Nothing new! The NEWS HOUR News Topics: Follow-up to the follow-up; Skybound Entertainment says TWD’s last season will be finished Sony says next gen hardware “necessary,” hinting at the future of PlayStation Sony
Games we played: Ethan: SoulCalibur VI network test, Forza Horizon 4, Dead Cells, Arena of Valor on SWITCH Matt: I thought I had played something but I guess I hadn’t Ricardo: SoulCalibur VI network test Amber: SoulCalibur VI network test, Forza Horizon 4 The NEWS HOUR News Topics: Author of “The Witcher” novels wants
Games we played: Ethan: Onward, Social Club VR, Stories Untold, Bioshock: Remastered Matt: How to completely break your Mass Effect textures with mods! Ricardo: Capcom Beat ‘em Up Bundle The NEWS HOUR News Topics: Let’s talk about the Telltale situation… PS4-locked Fortnite accounts are now freed on XBONE and Switch Apropos of that, PS4
Games we played: Ethan: Marvel’s Spider-Man, blackout beta Matt: Marvel’s Spider-Man, Blackout Beta Ricardo: Blackout Multiplayer Beta The NEWS HOUR News Topics: PlayStation announces its PlayStation Mini As one door opens… another closes. Sony ending PS Vita manufacture in 2019. Like GTA 5 before it, you can play Red Dead Redemption 2 in first
Games we played: Ethan: Marvel’s Spider-Man, Hidden Agendas, Little Nightmares Matt: Marvel presents Marvel’s Spider-Man brought to you by Marvel Amber: Marvel’s Spider-Man, Mass Effect 2 Ricardo: Fire Pro Wrestling, Hidden Agendas, Knowledge is Power The NEWS HOUR News Topics: Let’s talk about the Nintendo Direct (Online Service, Smash Reveal, Ports, etc.) HEY! Suggest
Games we played: Ethan: Noffin Matt: Donut County, Two Point Hospital Amber: Donut County The NEWS HOUR News Topics: WildStar Developer, Carbine Studios, is shutting down Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning and 38 Studios’ assets acquired by THQ Nordic Steam is trying to change its policies for the better…? Trailer Trash: PLAYLIST Call of
Games we played: Ethan: The Long Dark, Overlord II Rico: Spacelords Matt: Nofin’ Amber: Mass Effect The NEWS HOUR News Topics: Mass shooting at Madden Tournament Nindies Switch games announced Spiderman fans are mad about a puddle Paper Mario Thousand Year Door’s Happy Lucky Lottery is a scam! Trailer trash: Playlist Taiko no
Games we played: Ethan: holedown, Graveyard Keeper Rico: Same ol’ same ol’ Matt: Ain’t NOTHIN’ The NEWS HOUR News Topics: Amazon making some changes to gaming related services through Prime: Pre-order discount ends on the 28th Twitch Prime will no longer offer ad-free viewing through its service Sony changing PlayStation Store’s awful search
Games we played: Ethan: Paladins Rico: Fighting EX Layer, No Man’s Sky NEXT Matt: Nothin new The NEWS HOUR News Topics: That IGN editor fired for plagiarism? That might not have been his first, or second, or even 5th offense… Stay awhile and listen, on the go as you play Diablo 3 on your
Join us for an extra long episode where we discuss EVO, two weeks worth of games we’ve been playing, and whole lotta’ news! Games we played: Ethan: Zarvot, Save Your Nuts, Hollow Knight, No Man’s Sky, Pocket Rumble Rico: Zarvot, Save Your Nuts, Street Fighter V (trying out G) Matt: Zarvot, Save Your Nuts, Dead
Games we played: Ethan: Chuchel, Manual Samuel, Use Your Words, No Man’s Sky: NEXT, Pocket Rumble Rico: Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven Matt: No Man’s Sky: NEXT, Overwatch The NEWS HOUR News Topics: Discord server loses partnership over NSFW channel, sparking controversy over community guidelines MONSTER HUNTER IS ESPORTS. USA championships going down
Games we played: Ethan: Pokemon Quest, Ratchet and Clank Rico: Absolver Matt: Money Puzzle Exchanger Amber: Money Puzzle Exchanger The NEWS HOUR News Topics: Let’s talk about this ArenaNet nastiness. The story… And a deeper dive on some of the ongoing fallout of the firings. Naughty Dog says Nathan Drake doesn’t take bullet damage…
Games we played: Ethan: Overlord Rico: Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven Matt: Nothin’ new! The NEWS HOUR News Topics: Summer Games Done Quick sets records once again. Breaks $2 million mark. Speaking of charity, everyone’s fave song from the Fallout trailer is now on-sale with proceeds going to charity. French regulators declare loot
Games we played: Ethan: Battletech, SEA OF THIEVES Rico: Power Rangers: Legacy Wars, Intro to Fallout 4 Matt: The Last of Us Remastered, Mario Tennis Aces, NEW SEA OF THIEVES CONTENT The NEWS HOUR News Topics: Pokemon GO update brings trading, friends and Alolan Pokemon to the game. Tetsuya Nomura admits FFVII Remake announced
Games we played: Ethan: Disneyland Adventures! Rico: For Honor Matt: Yoku’s Island Express Amber: Butterfly Soup The NEWS HOUR News Topics: Let’s talk a little about that Death Stranding trailer (plus some of Matt/Amber’s thoughts on stuff they saw) E3 fallout: Crackdown 3 finally got a new release date, but new questions about the
Games we played: Ethan: Trials Fusion, E3 games! Rico: Trials Fusion, Street Fighter V, More Fortnite Let’s talk about some conferences… EA: Battlefield V, Unravel 2, Sea of Solitude Anthem, sports and Star Wars Microsoft: Halo Infinite, Gears 5, DMC 5, Sekiro, Forza Horizon 4, Dying Light 2, Tomb Raider, Metro Exodus, We Happy
With Matt absent, Rico and Ethan predict E3 2018!! Games we played: Ethan: State of Decay 2, Dauntless Rico: Same stuff (Overwatch/Fortnite) The NEWS HOUR News Topics: Valve’s tired of making awful, incremental improvements to Steam curation so they’re just giving up… Stay a while and speculate; is there a new Diablo game on
Games we played: Matt: State of Decay 2, I bought Okami I will totally play it at some point Ethan: Pokemon Quest, Monster Hunter Generations Rico: Overwatch The NEWS HOUR News Topics: Sue you Fortnite! Microsoft laid off Xbox support staff, in favor of volunteers It’s Almost E3 so you know what that means:
Due to Ricardo’s PC situation this episode has a variety of different audio recordings, and because of that the podcast has become a pain in the ass to try to edit. For now we have the video version up on the website, and on our YouTube page. We apologize for the poor quality. Hopefully we’ll
Games we played: Matt: God of War Ethan: Ni Nu Kuni II, Fortnite Thanos mode Amber: God of War, Alto’s Adventure, Alto’s Odyssey The NEWS HOUR News Topics: Nintendo is coming into the 21st century with the internet… kind of? Sony’s upcoming games are no longer being sold on Amazon Developer kicked off of
Games we played: Matt: God of War Ethan: FrostPunk, Stardew Valley Multiplayer, Hearthstone Witchwood Single-player, The Void: Secrets of the Empire The NEWS HOUR News Topics: God of War becomes the fastest-selling PS4 exclusive ever SNK Neo Geo Mini revealed by an anonymous source Battle royale mode coming to MOBA Battlerite Activision’s CEO Made $28.6
Games we played: Ricardo: NOTHING Matt: ALSO NOTHING The NEWS HOUR News Topics: Valve acquires Firewatch developer, Campo Santo Capcom shutting down Puzzle Fighter after just 5 months Billy Mitchell to possibly be defrocked as “King of Kong” Quantic Dreams is suing French media outlets for reports on toxic workplace Ben Brode leaving Blizzard
While Matt’s AWAY AWAY hanging out on Maui with Maui I assume, Ethan and Ricardo talk about all the neat updates in the games they’ve been playing. Games a service sure is great! We know you just came for the Disneyland talk tho right? Games we played: Ricardo: Monster Hunter World (Kulve Taroth update)
Please respect. Games we played: Matt: Minit Ricardo: Nothin’ new… Ethan: ARK, MHW Spring Update, Cash Show The NEWS HOUR News Topics: You now don’t have to tell everybody what you’re playing on Steam with new Privacy Settings. In turn, Steam spy is dead They streamed the Zuckerberg hearings on Twitch. It went how
Games we played: Matt: Stellaris Ricardo: Dragon Ball Fighterz (DLC Characters Bardock/Broly) Ethan: EVE Valkyrie, ARK The NEWS HOUR News Topics: Goodbye Steam Machines, we hardly knew thee’. Middle-Earth: Shadow of War no more microtransactions. Maybe this will save it??? Chrono Trigger PC port, gimmie the SNES GRAPHICS. Amazon’s Twitch-ready competitive brawler, Breakaway, is
Games we played: Matt: Another Sea of Thieves adventure Ricardo: Monster Hunter World (Deviljho Update) Ethan: MHW World, Gunpoint, Rust The NEWS HOUR News Topics: Seat of Thieves hits some rough water… Crashes caused one crew to lose a record-setting haul of loot Rare announces a “Death Cost,” then says it’s cancelled those plans
Games we played: Matt: Sea of Thieves Ricardo: Fortnite Duos Ethan: Sea of Thieves, PUBG Mobile, Fortnite Duos Amber: Sea of Thieves The NEWS HOUR News Topics: My god… it’s full of bots! PUBG Mobile is out, also it has lots of bots possibly A movement is starting for game developers to unionize, will
Games we played: Matt: Nothin! Ricardo: Incredibox Ethan: Into the Breach The NEWS HOUR News Topics: “She asked me ‘do you love me?’/ I tell her only partly/ I only love my bits and my mods, I’m sorry…” Twitch is expanding freebies to Prime members by giving them free PC games every month Monster
Games we played: Matt: Into the Breach Ricardo: More MHW and DBFZ Ethan: Into the Breach The NEWS HOUR News Topics: ~NINTENDO DIRECT SEGMENT~ Monster Hunter World is now the best selling Capcom game of all time Ubisoft instituting a “Player Code of Conduct” into Rainbow Six Siege with toxic behavior being grounds for
Games we played: Matt: Into the Breach Ricardo: Dragon Ball FighterZ Ethan: Monster Hunter: World The NEWS HOUR News Topics: The ESRB creates a label to denote “in-game purchases” Nintendo Switch institutes user reviews, then takes them away. Calls it a “trial.” Crytek CEO steps down System Shock Reboot is in turmoil PS+ say
Games we played: Matt: Monster Hunter World Ricardo: Endgame MHW, Dragon Ball FighterZ Ethan: Monster Hunter World, Forza Horizon 3, A dab of SFV: Arcade Edition The NEWS HOUR News Topics: The Sonic movie is coming out in 2019. More details about the creative team involved. Hey, why can’t you cancel Nintendo Eshop preorders?
Games we played: Matt: Monster Hunter World, Sea of Thieves beta Ricardo: Monster Hunter World Ethan: Monster Hunter World, Sea of Thieves beta Interruption The NEWS HOUR News Topics: Motiga shutting down Gigantic Epic shutting down Paragon Red Dead Redemption delayed to October 2018 GDC rescinds achievement award to Nolan Bushnell after public outcry
Games we played: Matt: Dream Daddy Ricardo: More FFXV Amber: Dream Daddy, Hidden Folks The NEWS HOUR News Topics: RIP Miitomo; Nintendo shutting down app this May Anthem being delayed into 2019 DOTA players and fans banning ESL following streaming controversy New PlayStation figures aren’t Amiibo, but they’re still pretty cool Namco clarifies the
Games we played: Matt: Nothin’ (Except more Persona) Ethan: Wolfenstein: The New Order, Kingdom Hearts HD Final ReMIX 1.8 and 2.8 Ricardo: Dissidia Final Fantasy NT, Arena of Valor The NEWS HOUR News Topics: Nintendo’s newest insane thing they’re trying is Nintendo Labo. Nintendo also saying MAYBE Netflix will eventually come to Switch so…
Games we played: Matt: Persona 5 Ethan: The Infectious Madness of Dr. Dekker, VRChat, Superhot VR, Arena of Valor, HQ Trivia Ricardo: Fortnite: Battle Royale The NEWS HOUR News Topics: Nintendo Direct Mini announces remasters, ports and DLC for Switch Consumers for Digital Fairness aiming to take down exploitative loot box practices Unrelated, but
Matt, Ricardo, Amber and 100 Kirbys drop out of a plane and into 2018 to duke it out against the world! With Ethan suspiciously missing since the New Year (but will probably turn out to be back next week) the crew discuss the stuff they played over the winter break, wrap up some missed 2017
Matt, Ethan, Ricardo, and Amber join to discuss the best and worst of 2017! This episode: Best trailer Best new character Best story Game of the Year
Matt, Ethan, Ricardo, and Amber join to discuss the best and worst of 2017! This episode: What even is? Best music Best online multiplayer Best local multiplayer
Matt, Ethan, Ricardo, and Amber join to discuss the best and worst of 2017! This episode: Best phone game Best visuals Biggest disappointment Best surprise
Games we played: Matt: Gorogoa Ethan: Getting Over It, Nier first playthrough Ricardo: Gang Beasts The NEWS HOUR News Topics: Same as it ever was; Activision announces CoD: WWII and Destiny 2 are the highest selling games in North America in 2017. Rumors abound: Dark Souls Remaster on Switch?! A remaster that is REALLY
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,
Games we played: Matt: Nothin’ Ethan: Mario & Rabbids: Kingdom Battle, Resident Evil VII, Skyrim: Special Edition Ricardo: Madden 18, Life is Strange: Episode 1 The NEWS HOUR News Topics: Capcom announces Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition, but it’s not as bad as it sounds… With only a week left to crowdfund, Swery still
Games we played: Matt: Cook, Serve, Delicious! 2, Fornite Battle Royale Ethan: Destiny 2, Fornite Battle Royale, Ricardo: Tooth and Tail The NEWS HOUR News Topics: YouTube removing links to Patreon in push to get content creators to join Partners Program. Voice actors strike ends as they reach an agreement with game makers. Controversial
We’re back with a brand new schedule! Expect us every Friday from now on! Matt, Ethan, and Ricardo join forces once again to tackle difficult Destiny drudges, personal Pyre preferential plus Persona, and luscious long locks litigation. That, plus some follow up news from last week, and also some of the best trailers we’ve seen
It’s been a week but we’re back again! Matt, Ethan, and Ricardo are on to talk about all the new games they’ve been playing during our break (due to some traveling.) Destiny, Dads, and Mario coming to terms with his empty shell of an existence; this podcast has it all! Games we played: Matt: Pyre,
Amber joins Matt, Ethan, and Ricardo as the team catches up on some older games they’ve still yet to finish. Ricardo has been losing all his souls to a board game, Ethan brought breakfast, Amber is has been chasing the dragons, and Matt really wants everyone to know that Luigi dabs. Meanwhile, Valve springs a
Games we played: Matt: That’s You! Ethan: That’s you! Ricardo: SMITE THE BEER REVIEW: Alesmith – Sublime Mexican Lager The SLOW NEWS HOUR News Topics: GAMESCOM…. Uh did anybody watch the live streams? Horizon: Zero Dawn getting an easier difficulty mode for its story. Thoughts on trend towards giving more difficulty options for
Sorry for the long break but we’re back on schedule! Due to family stuff and trips we’ve been out, but now Matt, Ethan, and Ricardo reconvene to talk more games! Matt can’t remember any Pyre character’s names, Ethan compares Splatoon 2 to For Honor, and Ricardo’s would like to clarify that the Trailer Trash voice
Dude Matt and Ricardo really like Pyre. Matt and Ethan really like Gigantic. Ethan and Ricardo… uhhhh get along just fine. This is one of the best itmes to be playing video games, unless you’re stream sniping in PUBG! Those people should be banned!! (but only for like a day or two) Also, this
The boys are back in town! And they’re back together in the same room! It’s crazy! Matt, Ethan, Ricardo and Amber catch up on Evo and ComicCon stuff they missed, a few games, and plenty of Trailer Traaaash. Matt is still recovering from being sick at Evo, Ethan lined up to look at a SNES
Matt, Ethan and Ricardo haven’t prepped at all for EVO, should be fine, right? Matt gets a Chicken Dinner, Ricardo gets excited about a talking dog, and right before this podcast Ethan told us he actually liked the new Jamunji trailer. Games we played: Matt: Breath of the Wild DLC, PLAYERUNKNOWN’S Battlegrounds Ethan: Anything but Injustice
Happy July 4th to all you Americans (or American sympathizers) but no time for that we have to get through this podcast quick if we’re going to beat the World Record. All Segments Any %. 1:07:34 Games we played: Matt: NOTHIN Ethan: ARMS, Pokemon Go Ricardo: Starcraft: Anthology, Clash Royale The NEWS HOUR News
Matt, Ethan, and Ricardo return still kind of in the lull after E3. Matt has been punching Max Brass in his fist-shaped head, Ethan has been shredding monsters with the power of metal, and Ricardo is considering paying money for gems to unlock treasure chests. That, plus an SNES Classic on the way from Nintendo
Games we played: Matt: Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Ethan: Horizon: Zero Dawn, Crazy Taxi Gazillionaire, Ricardo: Tekken 7, Crazy Taxi Gazillionaire The NEWS HOUR News Topics: So with E3 done, response to the show has been mixed, particularly regarding security… GOOD NEWS CHEATING HITMEN! IO has gone independent and somehow has retained
The BIG E3 NEWS HOUR News Topics: EA A Way Out, Brothers: A Tale of 2 Cons Battlefront 2, now with more Battlefront II MICROSOFT Xbox One X, abbreviation XBOX, please do not confuse S with X The Last Night seems cool but the dev is a GamerGater Cuphead it’s coming out they gave a
Matt, Ethan, and Ricardo return for a big episode with lots of news and trailers! Don’t worry, there’s a lot of good stuff in this episode! Matt thinks AR is better than VR, Ethan has been perfecting his splash, and Ricardo is fighting everywhere and all the time. Games we played: Matt: Mario Kart 8
The whole gang is back to talk about all the video games we’ve been playing, and it’s a lot! Matt’s been on a journey, Ethan has found multiple games that will kill him repeatedly, and Ricardo’s been playing a children’s adult’s card game! That plus Monster Hunter double crosses Nintendo, Blizzard is making phone games,
With Ricardo mysteriously absent Matt and Ethan recruit Parker to help us parse through all the new Destiny news that just launched! Matt gets emotional during a credits sequence, Parker is looking at his dog in whole new ways (not in a gross way, you sicko), and Ethan—and this is not a joke—takes off his
Matt, Ethan and Ricardo are joined by Laurentius once again as he tells us what he’s been up to in Mass Effect Andromeda! Matt is on his third run through Nier Automata, Ethan talks about heartburn, Ricardo advertises heartburn remedies, and Laurent forms a SQUAD. That, plus the news that no Remedy will save Alan
Amber joins Matt, Ethan, and Ricardo this week to update us on the 70 hours she’s poured into Persona 5. Matt and Ethan took a trip together to murder island, and Ricardo’s been just doing raccoon things. Matt continues to talk about but not really say much about Nier: Automata, Ethan hates sneaking missions, Amber
Another late podcast this week, we apologize! Matt is Switching it up, Ethan took a vacation to murder island, and Ricardo Marvels at all the copyright claims he’s been getting on YouTube. Games we played: Matt: Puyo Puyo Tetris, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Tumbleseed Ethan: PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Ricardo: Guardians of the
Games we played: Matt: Nier: Automata Ethan: Breath of the Wild Ricardo: The Disney Afternoon Collection The NEWS HOUR News Topics: We’re getting a Jackbox Party Pack 4 and its headline game is Fibbage 3 Fully out of ideas, the next Call of Duty game will return to WWII Christ, both the FFVII Remake
Sorry for the late podcast this week! Some family issues for all of us prevented us recording at our usual time! With that said, enjoy as Matt get’s into his birthday suit, Ethan imitates mild-mannered Wario, and Ricardo watches the NES Classic slip right between his fingers. Games we played: Matt: NIER: Automata, Overwatch
Matt has returned from Japan and as is back joined by Ethan and Ricardo as we catch up on his many adventures, plus some of the experiences of Japanese arcades! We look into some recent Overwatch leaks, some streaming controversies, some Scorpio specs, and of course some Trailer Trash. Plus: Matt starts a space roman
Games we played: Ethan: Street Fighter V Ricardo: Final Fantasy VII, Kingdom Hearts, Eon Altar, 1,2 Switch Beer we drank: Cali Creamin’ (Mother Earth Brewing), Boatswain Heavy Lift Vessel The NEWS HOUR News Topics: The New Day appear as Final Fantasy classes, ride a fat Chocobo cart at Wrestlemania 33 A year
With Matt out galavanting around Japan, Ethan and Ricardo hold down the fort. This week the two take a nostalgic look at McDonald’s characters, talk about Final Fantasy VII and if it holds up, Dark Souls and of course the hit new Super Mario Run. Nintendo’s Switch is still having issues, but maybe they’re getting
Matt and Ricardo ramble through their latest Zelda discoveries. Ethan did the unthinkable. Ricardo is mad at Street Fighter V. So all-in-all an average week on the Pixel Podcast. But this time we also talk about ARMS, which Mass Effect aliens are most bangable (hint it’s not the dog like ones) and of course how
Now that the One True Game™ is out in Breath of the Wild, Matt, Ricardo and Ethan don’t have much to talk about… except for more Disc Jam and The Witcher 3! Plus: Ricardo yells about Snowboard Kids, Matt is wonders what mothers will think of gore in trailers, and Ethan just up and leaves
The Nintendo Switch is officially out and Matt, Ethan, and Ricardo are here to talk about midnight launches as well as The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, 1-2-Switch, Snipperclips, and even several non-Switch games! Matt can’t stop talking about Zelda, Ethan kills a spider, and Ricardo lights himself on fire. That plus a
This week Amber joins Matt, Ethan and Ricardo as the group dives into more new games. Ethan tried to kill a brainless spider, Ricardo was thowing exploding frisbees at people, Matt makes alligator noises, and Amber plays bass in her friend’s band. All that plus news like buying games on Twitch, ZeniMax is a blood-starved beast, and
The Pixel Podcast gets brutal this week as Matt, Ethan, and Ricardo bathe in the blood of their enemies! Ricardo has been slaying every Viking, Knight, or Samurai that gets in his way, Ethan has been killing werewolves and injecting their blood into his leg, and Matt makes cute anime creatures battle one another for
The gang continues with the podcasts despite the distance between them and finds what could be one of the greatest mobile games ever created. If you’re not into mobile games, maybe you can fight some knights as a samurai? That’s what Ricardo did! Ethan just banged his head against Dark Souls some more. Games
Matt is out of the great state of Southern California, but that doesn’t stop him from hosting the Pixel Podcast. The gang gathers around to talk about satisfying simulations, great customer service, awful free to play games and the Killers! Games we played: Matt: A Fire Emblem Ethan: Project Highrise, Dark Souls, Fire Emblem
Laurentius joins Matt, Ethan, and Ricardo again to catch us up on what he’s been up to recently. Sounds like he’s been simulating the military, which might prove useful in the near future. Matt’s been stopping Ethan from playing The Witcher 3 solely out of spite. Ethan has been playing phone games instead! And Ricardo
Another episode of the Pixel Podcast brings a brand new beer that hasn’t been featured before on a previous podcast in the last few months! Amber returns to tell tales of sexy professors! Ethan pretends to rob someone in the Witcher 3, Ricardo always be textin’ in Lifeline: Flatline (Online), and Matt gets thrown into
Games we played: Matt: Hidden my game by mom 2, Journey Ethan: Hidden my game by mom 2, Witcher 3 Ricardo: Let it Die, SFV Beer we drank: Chai High, Avery Brewing Co The Nintendo Switch NEWS HOUR News Topics: Nintendo Switch Updates! nintendo.com/switch Price: $299, Controllers too expensive? Release: March 3rd, preorders
Matt, Ethan, Ricardo and Amber sit down to decide Pixel Legends’ official Game of the Year awards for 2016! The final part gets us down to the nitty gritty and the final selection of our Top 5 games! This episode: Best Online Multiplayer Best Local Multiplayer Best new character Best Story Game of the Year Top
Matt, Ethan, Ricardo and Amber sit down to decide Pixel Legends’ official Game of the Year awards for 2016! Things start to get serious now as we get into the big categories! This episode: What even is? Best humor Best music Best time sink game
Matt, Ethan, Ricardo and Amber sit down to decide Pixel Legends’ official Game of the Year awards for 2016! Stay tuned for 3 new episodes this week! This episode: Best phone game Best visuals Biggest disappointment Biggest surprise
Happy New Year! Ring it in with your favorite new podcast (unless you’ve already been listening in which case your favorite old podcast.) Matt, Ethan, Ricardo and Amber are all here to update you on their holiday presents and what games they’ve been playing over the break! Ethan sets himself an impossible new year’s resolution,
Amber joins Matt, Ethan, and Ricardo to chat about some Super Mario Run, and explain whether or not its worth $10. Ethan explains his dreams of buying VR for less than that, Ricardo explains spooky sharks, and Matt explains 90s Nintendo nostalgia. That plus some Nintendo Switch news, some of the most boring trailers in a
Matt returns and the trio is reunited for another episode of the Pixel Podcast! He tells us a little bit about Portland. Meanwhile Ethan is getting to know his Uncle Death, and Ricardo has been discovering the Wii U has good games on it! This plus Overwatch debt (not the kind you think of), stupid
Matt is out galavanting around in the fairytale land known as Portland. But the rest of the crew keeps their heads out of the clouds and deals with the reality of two big shows back to back. Ricardo and Ethan are joined by Anders, who has recently ventured into the world of VR. Is VR
After our big group last week it’s back to just Matt, Ethan and Ricardo again, but somehow we still manage to make the podcast extra long! Guess it’s from all those video games we’ve been playing over the weekend. Matt almost plays No Man’s Sky but then doesn’t, Ethan is exploring the underwater desert, and
It’s another five person podcast as Amber and Laurentius join Matt, Ethan, and Ricardo for more video games, news and trailers! But first, a special congratulations to our friend Brandon! Then: Ethan is trying to be the next Banksy, Matt hasn’t seen the dark third chapter of the Cars franchise, Amber brings beer (that isn’t
Matt, Ethan, Ricardo, and Amber pick up the pieces after last week and still found some time to play some video games. Ricardo still seeks the perfect shooter, Ethan titan falls through time, Amber hits men and owl boys, and Matt starts a the cutest ranch ever. That plus Nintendo hardware news, Guardians of the
It’s the end of the political season (and life as we know it) but the Pixel Legends crew is still here to talk about video games! Matt, Ethan, and Ricardo have all been playing some new games, some ye olde shooters, some future anime shooters, some shooters where you’re an owl flying through floating islands
Matt, Ethan, Ricardo, and Amber settle down on All Hallows Eve to do a spooooooky version of the Pixel Podcast. Which is more or less the same version but the names of the segments have changed. And by changed I mean spooooooky. Matt posts phone numbers on the Internet, Ethan learns to love anime, Ricardo
In this extra long episode Matt, Ethan, and Ricardo make a SWITCH and played a bunch of new games! And a ton of news happened! And we discover just how chill of a bro George Washington was. Don’t worry the podcast doesn’t SAG or get boring in the middle. If you RED between the lines you
It’s a five person podcast this week as Amber, Ethan and Matt are back from IndieCade this weekend, joined by Ricardo and Laurentius to talk about that plus a myriad of other games and news that have been played this week! Is Red Dead Redemption 2 a real thing? (Yes, it was officially announced 12
Matt and Amber are back this week with some stories (and beer) from New Mexico, plus a whole mess of wacky games and that come from playing games we don’t like, drinking seawater beer, and a farewell to a Trailer Trash staple that will always last in our hearts. Games we played: Ethan: Heroes
Matt is out galavanting around in New Mexico looking at giant balloons, but the rest of the crew is here in Southern California blowing their own hot air. In fact, they get help from Laurent, who brings the phone games. You know, giant capital ships are pretty similar to hot air balloons. They’re both slow, lumbering
We recorded this podcast in the middle of a heated debate between two presidential nominees. Surprisingly not a lot of debating on this podcast, but there was at least 400% more political discussion this week than normal so watch out! Games we played: Ethan: Egg Inc, Sunset Overdrive, Diablo III co-op Ricardo: Dark Souls
It’s an episode full of Original Character’s (Do not Steal) as Matt’s learning to make games, Ricardo is creating new House of Cards and Overwatch spinoffs, Ethan is speccing his stats the wrong way, and Amber is enumerating Nonograms. That plus we have a debate on what counts as beer, what makes games old, and how
Matt, Ethan and Ricardo get together to drink some too-strong beers, some crazy Japanese apps with some really catchy music, some games you can’t buy anymore even if you want to, and Batman! Plus Ethan tries to hide the biggest news of the week, and none of the trailers this week are good, except for
While Matt and Amber have played barely any games this week, and Ricardo has been too busy with wrestling events to play anything that isn’t on his phone or a clicker, Ethan makes up for it by playing several games and recording an interesting experience during the Battlefield 1 beta test! We have a few
This week Matt, Ethan and Ricardo are joined by an extra beer each! Join us as we take a look at a game that isn’t out yet, a phone game, and a game from 2004! Plus Monster Hunter I guess. The news this week is full of stories, so full that we almost forgot one
Matt, Ethan, and Ricardo have all dug into their versions of No Man’s Sky! And… it’s just OK. Well I suppose it depends who you ask. We discuss at length the different ups and downs of such an anticipated title, but also get some time to get an update on Monster Hunter, and learn how
While it may be a shorter episode than usual, we still cover a lot of ground and Amber joins the guys to chat about chaotic cooking, multiplayer monster hunting, and scenic sea floors. We discuss all the upcoming and forthcoming No Man’s Sky news, and check out some anime waifu trailers (plus some for normal
Matt, Ethan and Ricardo take a week to look at the art of hunting monsters, as well as the art of being monsters. Plus we’ve heard about those NX rumors, those No Man’s Sky leaks, and those crazy, crazy new Pokemon. Games we played: Ethan: Evolve: Phase 2, Tumblestone, SFV Ricardo: Hearthstone, Monster Hunter Generations,
The tale of two conventions! Matt, Ethan, Ricardo and Amber sit down to discuss the two events so big we had to take a week off of podcasting! We talk so much about Evo and Comic Con that we have to skip news a bit, but there’s still plenty of time for Trailer Trash! It’s
Matt, Ethan, Ricardo, and Amber are all chasing the dragon, by which we mean a rare Dragonite or Gyarados! It’s like the 90s all over again! Besides the inevitable Pokemon GO talk we also found some time to discuss the wonderful stories of Inside and…Street Fighter V? Games we played: Ethan: Pokemon GO Ricardo: Pokemon
Matt, Ethan, and Ricardo decide to eat socially while recording this week’s podcast and stream to Twitch! In the meantime we talk some new Drawful, some cheatin’ Hitman, some competitive Overwatch, and some cooperative Total War! Plus an in-depth look into the shady underbelly of Counter Strike skins. Games we played: Ethan: HITMAN, Total War:
We’re drinking cheap beers and making cheap jokes in this week’s episode! Ricardo’s been Witchin’, Ethan’s been Hittin’, and Matt hasn’t played anything new. Overwatch still finds a way to break into the podcast, and we go over some bad PR choices, some bad translation choices, and some bad accusations of cheating in this weeks
Amber joins Matt, Ethan and Ricardo for another revelation-filled episode of the Pixel Podcast! She’s been playing Overwatch (which we can’t talk about), Matt’s learning fantasy definitions, Ethan’s in a hurry to end this dumb podcast and go get food, and Ricardo has a revelation that will SHOCK you. Stay tuned! Games we played: Ethan: Total
The giant spectacular E3 episode is here! LIVE! Or it was live last night, now it’s just a recording, but still just as good! Apologies for the delay but we wanted to hear as much E3 news as possible before we recorded! Check out all our hot takes, including some thoughts on the Warcraft
Matt, Ethan and Ricardo try with varying levels of success to steer the conversation away from Overwatch and talk about some of the other games they’ve been playing! Like…listen Overwatch is pretty good, OK? We check out the news with Ethan’s clickbait skills put to the test, Capcom bans, undelivered Kickstarters and Xbox One price
Matt, Ethan, and Ricardo are joined by Brandon to pretty much just gush about Overwatch for an hour (OK fine, we do get into some critical analysis of the characters) and then talk about a few other games as well! Ricardo teaches us a little bit too much about how horses are managed and Matt
Matt, Ethan and Ricardo are joined by Amber to discuss the some more games and a new beer! With everyone in the world from Tokyo to New York playing Overwatch we dip our toes into that, but don’t think we only focus on that mirage, as other games have taken up plenty of our game sessions like DOOM,
Despite reocording problems and actually having to edit, Matt, Ethan, and Ricardo all return to bring you more of the Pixel Podcast you crave. We review a new beer, talk about some Indie darlings as well as the 3rd latest game in the Uncharted series, and then take some time to review some news and
Look let’s be real. This is the podcast where we finally gush about Overwatch. Of course we do it when Matt’s away, but that’s okay. He’ll get to chime in next week. Tons of great news and a new sort of feature, where we bring in a beer and talk about it. Yup, this is
It’s our 100th episode! (Confetti falls from the sky) Aaaand other than that it’s pretty much things as normal on the Pixel Podcast. Matt walks us through the slow and steady beginnings of Twilight Princess HD, Ricardo’s sweet feelings towards Star Fox Zero have a slightly bitter aftertaste compared to his meal of Dark Souls
Ethan is back! And with him he brought a bunch of weird games to talk about. Matt is still coping away from his gaming PC and Ricardo decided to check out his favorite franchise. Lots of surprises in this episode including our trailer trash winner! Games we played: Ethan: 1979 Revolution: Black Friday, Star Wars
By over indulging in podcast hosting Ethan has given himself the sickness, so it’s up to Matt and Ricardo to hold down the fort now. We talk world building in Dark Souls 3 and Hyper Light Drifter, bullet hell (literally) rogue lights with Enter the Gungeon, and pure anime madness with Bayonetta. We discuss the
Matt calls in from a mysterious location to scold Ethan’s rampant destruction of the podcast. Ethan does not listen to Matt and continues ruining the podcast. (But for real his internet cut out sometimes) Brandon and Ricardo join in the chaos by talking about gods and guns. Games we played: Ethan: This War of Mine
Miss the Small Council? Well, Ethan and Ricardo reunite to bring you a one-on-one podcast that doesn’t involve that awful Game of Thrones game. Instead, they talk about eSports, the biggest wrestling event of the year, being excellent at Hitman, the dark social app that is Miitomo and much more! Games we played: Ethan: Hitman,
With Matt out of town Ricardo and Ethan hold down the fort with a little help from Parker. The team discusses bad voice acting, CRPGs, VR and video games that Parker finds boring. At the end we got crazy spoilers for hit Zach Snyder film, Batman V Superman. Be careful if you’re sensitive to that
Ethan, Matt and Ricardo sit down for a chill podcast with just the three of them. On the docket this week is VR, Pokkén, UFC 2 and of course Stardew Valley. If we didn’t convince you to listen already, just know the crew takes a quiz on United States regional sayings. Also we go down
Matt’s cooler younger brother, Andrew, who rides a motorcycle, stopped by the podcast to make fun of Matt. He’s so cool. But besides that games! Ricardo has finally dug into his Wii U purchase and played Splatoon and Hyrule Warriors. Matt started playing Stardew Valley. Ethan on the other hand is letting Stardew Valley take
Despite not playing many games this week the Pixel Legends crew still delivers an extended podcast! All of us are getting cute farm animals killed in crossbow and spike traps, Ethan is dreaming about married carpenters, Amber is ready to get cooking, Matt gets excited and then un-excited about Paper Mario, and Ricardo has a
Ethan, Matt and Ricardo are once again joined by Brandon to discuss pizza, tacos, video games, nostalgia being a powerful force and of course poop. Games we played: Ethan: SUPERHOT, Ori and the Blind Forest, Street Fighter V Ricardo: Pokemon Blue Version, Street Fighter V Matt: SUPERHOT, Warhammer 40,000 Deathwatch: Tyranid Invasion Brandon: Plants Vs Zombies Garden
For a special episode of the the Pixel Podcast we were able to chat with Eric Kieron Davis from Cloud Imperium Games via Skype. Eric is a producer on the upcoming titles Star Citizen and Squadron 42. We talk about the upcoming games, the challenges and joys of game development, communication with an international team of studios,
Matt, Ethan, and Ricardo are joined again by Brandon as we catch up with some games he’s played since he was last on. Turns out it’s some anime thing. Also learn more about the Early Access version of Street Fighter V, the woes of fumigating your house while you eat chips, an which waifu Ricardo
Matt, Ethan, Amber and Ricardo discuss the hit new first person narrative game, Firewatch. How do the choices affect the game? Which dog did everyone choose? Did you play with the gps on? The Pixel Legends crew ask the hard questions in the latest episode of the Spoiling Point. As always, there are spoilers abound.
The gang is all here and we’ve all played Firewatch! Stay tuned for an upcoming episode of The Spoiling Point about it, but in the meantime, hear Matt, Ethan, Ricardo and Amber talk about of few of their thoughts on the game, plus Yarn Yoshis, the nature of crypts vs. tombs (Nicolas Cage has a
Matt, Ethan and Ricardo are joined once again by Laurentius for a chat about Helldivers, XCOM 2, the various Final Fantasy games Ricardo is playing, frustrations with The Witness, our 3 month check up on Destiny, angry cats and their gaming peripherals, and a chunk of other news about video games! Ethan: XCOM
Matt, Ethan, and Ricardo hang out over the Internet just to make sure you don’t miss the latest episode of the Pixel Podcast! Ricardo’s been trying to get to heaven via a Final Fantasy MMO, Ethan took out some rogue agents in the dark during The Division beta, and Matt has been Witnessing to all
Matt, Ethan, Ricardo and Amber try to make sense of this week’s news and also some games we forgot to talk about before, as well as some new games we’ve played (like Oxenfree) and some we haven’t (like The Witness.) Ethan: Warhammer: End Times – Vermintide Ricardo: Super Mega Baseball? Matt: Darkest Dungeon, Oxenfree, Warhammer:
It’s been a long time since we met each other and talked about video games, so we have a lot of news to talk about! Also we’ve been playing some games as well. Ethan and Ricardo are excited for Thai food. Will their cravings be satisfied? Games we played: Ethan: That Dragon Cancer, Until Dawn,
For the final part of our Game of the Year 2015 discussions, Matt, Ethan, Ricardo and Amber dig in for the long haul to decide the best multiplayer*, best new character, best Metal Gear buddy, best story, and the coveted Pixel Legends Game of the Year! Warning: potential spoilers ahead!
Matt, Ethan, Ricardo and Amber return for more shouting and discussion on this years best games, including the weirdest, spookiest, funniest, and best sounding games of the year. As well as, Soniciest? Warning: potential spoilers ahead!
And so it begins. Strap in as Matt, Ethan, Ricardo, and Amber sit down to discuss some of the best, the worst, the biggest and the teeniest moments of 2015! Warning: potential spoilers ahead!
Late is better than never! Matt, Ethan and Amber sat down over a month ago to talk about the story of Life Is Strange, but it’s taken us a while to get the podcast to you! Sorry for the delay, but now that Game of the Year is upon us, you might want to listen
Happy new years everyone! What better way to start of the new year than to join Ethan, Matt and Ricardo and listen to them yak about the games they’ve been playing. Actually, they have a lot of games to talk about. Tales from the Borderlands, Splatoon, Guitar Hero Live, Invisible Inc and more all appear
Matt, Ethan, and Ricardo join up for the last podcast of 2015 to take a look at the last few games of the year we haven’t played yet. On this episode we talk some more Tales from the Borderlands, Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate, Tomb Raider, and Japanese candy! Note: Please excuse some audio issues including: sounds of
Guess which surprise character joins us on this out-of-control new episode of the Pixel Podcast! Matt, Ethan, Ricardo and Amber navigate through Star Wars and Undertale spoilers as we reach the end of the year to bring you discussions on hot new adventure games like Broken Age, Tales from the Borderlands, and King’s Quest! Ethan
With Ricardo out sick it’s up to Matt and Ethan to hold down the fort! Unfortunately… we played barely any games this week. But we did dip our toes into the new Tomb Raider and play some spooky scary indie game. Plus some MMO nostalgia and a little more Just Cause 3. Also the joys
After nearly a year, the Small Council comes to a close. Matt, who finished playing through all of the game only a few hours before, joins Ethan and Ricardo as the three dissect the A Game of Thrones Telltale game episode six and the series as a whole. How far we have come since the
After returning from the negative zone, where all podcasts that are swallowed by the ether go, Matt, Ethan, Ricardo, and Amber are here again to talk about some video games. We see if we can spot the liar (have you seen… THIS before?), pronounce unpronounceable games, get a little too excited to blow up things
Still stuffed from last week’s Thanksgiving celebration Matt, Ethan, and Ricardo bring you a shorter podcast this week as we both finish and begin some Telltale adventure games, hear about Monster Hunter roller coasters, and catch up on a slow news week with very serious video game opinions about video games journalism in the world
While Matt is off doing mysterious night errands, Ethan holds down the fort with the help of Ricardo and Parker. The trio discusses party etiquette, the let down of Halo 5, the okay game known as Battlefront, the heroes of Overwatch and video games journalism.
Anders joins Matt, Ethan and Ricardo! That’s because he’s the only one that’s played Fallout 4 and Halo 5! We have a long conversation about those as well as bit of talk on Metal Gear and StarCraft 2. Then it’s on to the news from the latest Nintendo direct. Can you guess which new character
Ethan is fresh off the boat from Blizzcon, which is good because Matt, Ricardo, and Amber haven’t played any new games! So lets listen to the thrilling details including not playing Overwatch, being in line only to find out items are sold out, and watching more Heroes of the Storm than ever!
Ricardo talks about Guitar Hero. Matt recovers from his dealings with the Life is Strange Finale, while also bringing up Rebel Galaxy. Ethan talks about SOMA and it’s increased scariness. Of course we talk about Star Wars. Look I’m doing a bad pitch here, just go listen. It’s a good one.
Matt, Ethan, and Amber and fresh off their experience at IndieCade 2015! Learn about 1D games, the future of simulating an office job, games that get scarier if you get scared, pedaling a horse while wearing an Occulus Rift, and much more! But first we hear how Ricardo’s favorite band One Direction was given the
Matt, Ethan and Ricardo are joined by never before seen guest Laurent who teaches them all about the Destiny raid since Ethan will probably never see it. Ricardo speaks of his desperate tales in Bloodborne. Ethan talks about a steamy new controller and Matt hosted the whole podcast! It’s a riot.
In this episode find out why Ethan spent the weekend touching cheese, why Matt has GOTTA go fast, which character from Goof Troop Ricardo is doing impressions of, and why Amber wants Peter Stormare to yell at her. We also talk video games including Destiny, Undertale, Dark Souls/Bloodborne, the Star Wars Battlefront Beta, the Far
Matt, Ethan and Ricardo take it back to basics talking over the latest indie games like Undertale and The Beginner’s Guide, Grow Home, the pitfalls of streaming Dark Souls 2, the pitfalls of streaming SOMA without locking your doors, the pitfalls in Mario Maker, the pitfalls of making games for last gen consoles, and also
In this edition of The Pixel Podcast, a vital member of the crew is missing and is replaced with special guest Kurt! Also Amber is there as well. Kurt brings to the table, his love for Destiny and Hearthstone. Ethan makes a startling realization about his Facebook and tells tales of his villagers surviving through
Matt, Ethan, Ricardo and Anders talk the joy of Metal Gear, the complications of MOBAs, and the improvements on Destiny. Listen to Ethan purchase a game live on the air, listen to Anders get the moons of Mars completely wrong, listen to Matt ask how far you will go to save your son, and listen to
Punished “Venom” Ethan has to endure Master “Kazuhira” Matt, Amber “Shalashaska” Ocelot, and D-Ricardo talk endlessly about how great Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is! We played him like a damn fiddle! But we do get the chance to talk about some non-Metal Gear madness, such as Mario Maker, Until Dawn, a new Nintendo
Matt, Ethan, and Ricardo are joined by Amber once again to talk about the lows of Shadow of Mordor, the (balloon launched) highs of Metal Gear Solid V, and the flats of Mad Max. That plus dice rolls in Armello and spooky scary horror games. Also it was really hot when we recorded this.
Matt, Ethan and Ricardo are joined by nobody this week but still manage to talk about video games, with the impending releases of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain and Mad Max! Ricardo has been hitting the mobile train while Matt played some Heroes of the Storm. Ethan… has unleashed a nightmare. That, plus Hearthstone,
Parker joins Matt, Ethan, and Ricardo to talk about consumer electronics! Just kidding we talk about video games, if you count mobile card games about wrestling as video games. Besides that nonsense we talk about Ribeye vs. Sirloins, MORE HOTS, Smite, Rising Thunder’s controller support, N64 RPGs, strange coins, 4th place in Smash Bros tournaments, 256
Ethan is selling makeup from locked rooms, Matt and Amber are going to Disney bars, and Ricardo has actually been playing games…from last year! All this and more on the Stuff We Did This Week Podcast.
Matt, Ethan and Ricardo are joined by Anders to talk about current things! Like The Mummy starring Brendan Frasier, World War II games, Catherine and Counter Strike. Also learn what the word “rig” is short for, which voice actors are in The Box Trolls, and what on Earth Time was thinking with their recent Oculus
Parker joins Matt, Ethan and Ricardo again just in time for them to miss all of the recent news from Gamescom! We still find time to talk about Batman’s lack of boss fights, MOBA’s on your phone, selling digital dances in Destiny and Konami’s intent to install nano machines into all its employees so they can
Game of Thrones just keeps getting darker and darker. Ricardo and Ethan talk about the penultimate episode in great detail and predict who will live and die from the season finale. It’s our sickest episode yet! (We’re both sick)
Matt, Ethan, Ricardo and Amber discuss all kinds of fighting games: current ones, arcade ones, broken ones and working ones! That plus updates to Game of Thrones and Heroes of the Storm, almost beating Batman and whether or not you can actually tilt a pinball machine. In the news we have updates on Street Fighter’s
Welcome to The Spoiling Point! A podcast where we talk all about the finer parts of a video game’s story and what better way to kick off a new podcast than with the indie darling, Her Story. Join Matt, Amber and Ethan as they try to put their heads together and come up with what
Matt questions Ethan and Ricardo on their trip to Evo 2015, where what happens in Vegas…is broadcast on Twitch. Fighting games and the surrounding scene are discussed, as well as fighting game news, and everyone’s favorite sports game: Rocket League!
Matt, Ethan and Ricardo are joined by Amber to talk about Comic Con, Standard Definition vs. Low Definition, and the tragic passing of one of the most beloved figures in the industry. That is, if Ethan didn’t lose the recording again.
With all the explosions from 4th of July over Matt and Ricardo talk about video games while Ethan listens! Then he tries to convince us a horrible free to play mobile game is good! That plus a whole bunch of news and some follow up from last week’s Arkham Knight discussion!
Matt’s back! And he’s got a review for Ethan and Ricardo on the podcasts he missed. But enough of that, we’ve got just about a ton of E3 news and wraps up to catch up on, not to mention all the games we’ve been playing! We’ve got mobile games, broken Batmans (on PC), and Windows
So much news. So many games. So much…time is spent talking about games we played or games we are currently desiring to play. Parker and Anders accompany, Ethan and Ricardo again to discuss all things games and clean up after the information dump that is E3. Disagreements, laughs and maybe even a tear are shared
With Matt out of town, it’s up to Ethan to take the reigns of the podcast during the biggest week of gaming. Join Ethan and Ricardo with the return of Anders and the newcommer Parker. We dive into the insanity of E3 head first and talk about Microsoft, EA, Bethesda, Sony and Ubisoft, while perdicting what
We’re back again for arguably the best Game of Thrones episode yet. Ricardo and Ethan dive headfirst into the lives of all of your favorite Forrester characters. If it wasn’t clear from the first three episodes, spoilers are in this episode. Enjoy as the two predict what’s going to happen next! (and probably be wrong)
Is a later and shorter podcast really a bad thing when it gets you two Pixel Podcasts in five days? Matt, Ethan, and Ricardo talk games they have and haven’t played such as Splatoon, Heroes of the Storm, and Galaxy Trucker. Plus, stick around as we discuss the news and try to find out what
Matt, Ethan and Ricardo check the boxes and completely forget that this is the 50th Episode of the Pixel Podcast! We talk some Puzzle and Dragons: Mario Bros Edition, Battlefield Hardline and the weird ways to break old Zelda games. SPECIAL EASTER EGG CHALLENGE: Matt and Ricardo saw a movie they enjoyed this week, can
Matt, Ethan and Ricardo return to talk the end of Broken Age, the joys of Diablo, the downfall of Konami, and a future where everyone eats bugs. We also talk more about Puzzle and Dragons (and Mario) than we do about games we actually played! Join us, won’t you? Show note: This is how ethan
Finally, after a short delay The Small Council gets together again for a talk about The Sword in the Darkness. Turns out Asher’s storyline is still limping along, while everyone else’s is firing on all cylinders. The state of the Forrester house is looking even more grim than usual.
Before watching this episode, in which Matt, Ethan and Ricardo talk about Broken Age, Minecraft, Yooka-Laylee (Banjo-Kazooie 3), D4 for PC, and Star Wars, you must first listen to this beautiful song. It will all make sense later.
Matt, Ethan and Ricardo join forces once again to discuss video games like Broken Age, Mortal Kombat 9 (not X), Goat Simulator, the fact that Total War: Warhammer exists, the slow implosion of Konami and the ubiquity of the Five Nights at Freddy’s franchise. Some musical tracks provided by Bensound: bensound.com
Matt and Ethan (and “Ricardo”) struggle through multiple technical difficulties and missing files to bring you a Pixel Podcast almost lost to the midst of cyberspace. We talk dungeon Crawls, Star Wars, Marvel vs DC, mobile games that include Hearthstone, the Total War series, GTA V for PC and not playing Mortal Kombat X. Listen now
Matt, Ethan and Ricardo discuss using Uber, going to WonderCon, Nickelodeon jokes, and the important battle of Spiders vs. Daddy Longlegs. Also a few video games such as Life is Strange, Shovel Knight, Dark Souls and Splatoon. Please observe the pictures on Ethan’s wall!
Getting off to a rocky start, Matt, Ricardo and Ethan manage to get themselves out of murdertown, blind forests and cop jail only to land right in the thick of Nintendo’s new mobile ventures and whatever it could be that Hideo Kojima is up to. That plus game ideas stolen from Swery and much much
Matt and Ricardo join Ethan on his deathbed to talk about the latest and greatest video games and also Monster Hunter!
Matt, Ethan and Ricardo are joined by Anders as they take him on a tour of the magical land known as IKEA. Then we catch up on our Weekly Monster Hunter 4 Update and dig into the news from GDC and PAX East. All that plus Sportsball Will Ethan maintain his grip on the news
Matt, Ethan and Ricardo talk about Heroes of the Storm, Monster Hunter 4, Virtual Reality, video game engines and spoilers for the Walking Dead season 2. Also joined by special guest Brandon as he randomly dropped by the studio.