4205 Cast

We're late due to computer issues! Today we examine the relevancy of E3 in light of companies being able to distribute news à la carte. E3 has struck back by making the event open to the public for the first time, attempting to turn it into the de facto "video game con." Does this help or hurt E3's future?

Due to Microsoft's revelation of a new VR controller, we decided to quickly revisit the virtual reality topic. What has changed in the year since we first discussed it. Also, personal MMO successes and failures, and kimodo dragons?

News about Darksiders 3 got us thinking about where open world games came from, where they are now, and our feelings on the state of the mega-genre. What has gone right or wrong in recent times? Plus, Star Wars day and Video Game Hall of Fame entrants.

The "3"DS is proving to be quite the resilient piece of hardware as it refuses to surrender in the light of the Switch attempting to take over the handheld market. In a rare case of breaking news landing on our laps as we record, we touch on the New 2DS XL, as well as some bits of Capcom news and May releases.

There will be spoilers in this episode. You will have MANY times to bail if you click play and you're unprepared. Theo and Andre break down the newest entrant into the Zelda franchise including a bunch of stuff we did not know we could do.

In a bit of a revisit of Episode 6, we discuss the current trend of remaking and porting older titles to current generations, as well as the development of games that purposely try and hit the nostalgia button. Apologies for the sound quality, but we lost our pro for the day.

Never ones to stay away from bizarre news cycles, Nintendo discontinues the NES Classic, puts out a Russia-only (as of this time) Switch bundle, hosts a Nintendo Direct that doesn't build a Virtual Console on the back of cancelled NES Classic, and manages to sell more copies of Zelda than Switch units. When you figure out what's going on here, please let us know.

We're back after a week off to give the people what they want: a new episode! April has brought some Destiny 2 news along with XB1's Project Scorpio, as well as the western release of Persona 5. Also, Joe had a guest spot on Thursday Ketchup, so check them out @ThursdayKetchup on Twitter, and on iTunes and Stitcher. https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/thursday-ketchup/id1171285051?mt=2 (Episode 22...

We still play Zelda, Zelda-likes, and open world games overshadowed by Zelda. Somewhere in there we mange to address a couple of listener questions as our main topic of discussion: The XBox exclusive library that catapulted Microsoft into a powerful position is now at the weakest it has ever been. What happened and where does MS go from here?

On a question posed to us from one of our contest entries, we tackle the topic of gaming's future, and if the Switch has started a new console revolution. Is Cloud Gaming the next step? *The Future Freaks Me Out, but don't ask for any royalties in stealing the title from MCS

We've been blessed with the Nintendo Switch, aka The New Face of Zelda Playing Methods. Take a listen to find out our thoughts on Nintendo's newest hardware and the forced purchase newest software for it.

On the heels of the Switch launch, we take a look at previous generations' launch titles and our memories on those games. Launches are generally considered to be the weakest point in a console's life, but we were surprised by a couple. Warning - long episode!

Welcome back! On this episode we speak on the card game Boss Monster, and our fun with it before tacking some Nintendo news bits and a more in-depth conversation about the importance of Byuu's odyssey to archive SNES games

2017 has started off pretty well between Resident Evil, For Honor and Nioh, and actually looks pretty good down the line. Take a listen for what we are looking forward to in the new year (psst... Zelda is one) **A quick note that our giveaway contest has been extended to March 3. Please see the pinned message on our facebook page for details**

On the 52nd* episode, we debut the new logo and tackle a bunch of news items that we were delayed in getting to due to life getting in the way. Tune in for information on the announced Castlevania Netflix series, the NBA launching their own eLeague, and the latest GameStop controversy. *No comics were used, referenced, or harmed in the making of this episode

Theo just started recording and we just went with it. We just wanted to go in and talk about nothing in particular. A less regimented discussion closer to our off-mic interactions.

Our top gaming picks for 2016. What did the grumpy old men at the table, Joe and Anthoney (??), actually like this year? Anything at all...? *crickets*

There will be spoilers in this episode. You will have MANY times to bail if you click play and you're unprepared. Theo and Andre break down the fifteenth installment of the popular series, and then look forward to the prospects of FF16 and beyond based on the expectations set by this title.

The cast returns from holiday, and we were considering a Game of the Year episode, but that had to wait because when Nintendo talks, the gaming world listens. The Nintendo Switch got a huge conference detailing release dates, system information (those controllers are small!), and games. Take a listen to our reactions, and stay tuned after that to hear a quick gameshow: "Real or Fake"

Take a listen to our Christmas special--where we examine what would be different about certain aspects of gaming if there was a crucial component missing, in the vein of "It's a Wonderful Life."

In a week full of news, Marvel vs Capcom Infinite and Last of Us Part 2 shined the brightest. But we got an unexpected party crasher in fifteen year old game. Yes, Joe has finally found something to play with Vagrant Story--but the challenge is still for you to name a contemporary game for him to play!

A newly reconstructed cast discusses two of the year's biggest releases. Join us on our look at Pokemon's 7th generation, and Final Fantasy's 15th main iteration

Thank you for joining us on our (final...whew!) look back at SquareEnix's flagship franchise, Final Fantasy! In this episode, we take a look at the spinoffs of the mainline games.

We're back with yet another awesome episode of the cast! As American Thanksgiving approaches, we decided to feast on gaming's biggest turkeys. We cover everything from Tingle to Dan Hibiki. Take a listen and let us know if we left off your call for gaming's biggest turkey!

Something happened last week... We didn't really get to do much game playing and the new games haven't hit us yet. The blahs were threatening to overtake us all, but heroically, we fought back with Blizzcon news and the games we use to dig out of slumps.