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8-4 Play

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Every other week, tune into 8-4 Play for talk about Japan, video games, and Japanese video games, straight from the 8-4 offices in beautiful downtown Tokyo.

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8-4 Play 12/29/2017: VS. SUPER RADIO BROS. 29.12.2017 2:11:04

PUBG, Vs. Super Mario Bros., Gorogoa, RE7: Not a Hero, Tales from America, NJPW, a bonus Star Wars: The Last Jedi spoiler chat, and more! Happy New Year!

8-4 Play 12/15/2017: SUNSET RIDERS 15.12.2017 1:47:48

Monster Hunter World, Zelda: The Champions' Ballad, Earth Defense Force 5, Shenmue walking tour, The Game Awards, and more!

8-4 Play 12/1/2017: MEDIEVAL CRIMES 01.12.2017 1:32:34

Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, Netflix in Japan, Xanadu Next, trips to ancient Edo, Devil May Cry V rumors, and more!

8-4 Play 11/17/2017: STRANGER DANGER 17.11.2017 1:41:14

Xenoblade Chronicles 2, City Shrouded in Shadow, Assassin's Creed Origins, Bloodborne, Dark Souls 3, Stranger Things 2, Danganronpa V3, Game Awards nominees, Chip Tanaka, and more!

8-4 Play 11/3/2017: WHO'S THAT MARIO 03.11.2017 1:37:46

Mario Odyssey, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, Nintendo financial reports, Paris Games Week, and more!

8-4 Play 10/20/2017: THE FARMER WITHIN 20.10.2017 1:20:24

The Evil Within 2, Stardew Valley, Donkey Kong Country, South Park: The Fractured but Whole, Dragon Quest XI, Nintendo World Championships, Super NT, Mario Odyssey speedruns, and more!

8-4 Play 10/6/2017: STEVE WOULD LIKE YOU TO PLAY IT LOUD 06.10.2017 2:46:00

Come for the Super Famicom Mini chat, stay for a really fun interview with our friends working on the upcoming South Park RPG, The Fractured But Whole. Also: Golf Story, Destiny 2 (YES, MORE), Danganronpa V3, and a smattering of news.

8-4 Play 9/22/2017: T-G-YAAAAAAS: Tokyo Game Show 2017 22.09.2017 2:29:54

Join us for our annual Tokyo Game Show first-night free-for-all, starring Monster Hunter World, Dragon Ball FighterZ, Code Vein, Sonic Forces, City Shrouded in Shadow, Zone of the Enders VR, Mario Kart VR, Final Fantasy V, and more!

8-4 Play 9/15/2017: DATE WITH DESTINY, TOO 15.09.2017 1:29:30

Destiny 2, Project Octopath Traveler, Knack 2, Metroid: Samus Returns, Nintendo Direct, a bunch of random news, and more!

8-4 Play 9/1/2017: BEST OF THE BEST 01.09.2017 1:25:28

Metroid: Samus Returns, Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age, Dragon Quest XI, Secret of Mana remake, Fist of the North Star, Nindies showcase, Famitsu and Edge top 100s, and more!

8-4 Play 8/18/2017: CHAOS STOLE YOUR LADDERS 18.08.2017 1:58:17

Mike Drucker joins us to talk Splatoon 2, Sonic Mania, No Man's Sky, Yakuza Kiwami, Kid Icarus: Uprising, vampire restaurants, automatic bidets, and more!

8-4 Play 8/4/2017: THIS DRACULA HUGS 04.08.2017 1:44:01

Dragon Quest XI, Pyre, Kingsway, Kingdoms and Castles, Monster Hunter XX demo, Dragon Quest XI sales, Pokemon Go updates, and more!

8-4 Play 7/21/2017: SPLAT CRACKLE POP 21.07.2017 1:45:54

Splatoon 2, Destiny 2, Castlevania, Hollow Knight, Pulstar, Polybius, Nintendo Switch Online, Evo2k17, and more!

8-4 Play 7/7/2017: NO ES NES BUENO 07.07.2017 1:57:32

Zelda: Breath of the Wild DLC, Brittle Blue, Farpoint, Everybody's Golf mobile, Dead Cells, Hollow Knight, SNES Classic Mini, and more!

8-4 Play 6/23/2017: YOU'RE THE MANHOLE NOW 23.06.2017 2:04:07

The hype train has once again departed for parts unknown, but there's still plenty of E3-related goodness to discuss in its wake. Join us as we tear through all (OK, most) of the games announced at this year's show with the usual mish-mash of thoughts and impressions on everything Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony had to offer.

8-4 Play 6/9/2017: NEW DONK EXPRESS 09.06.2017 2:01:26

It's E3 time again! Join us as we walk through all the major conferences, make some terrible predictions, miss out on numerous big announcements that happened after we recorded (Bubsy? Really?!), and more! #E3HYPETRAIN

8-4 Play 5/26/2017: INGLORIOUS DASTARDS 26.05.2017 2:43:26

Fire Emblem Echoes, Magikarp Jump, Shovel Knight, Phantom Dust, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, Xbox Game Pass, Destiny 2, plus a special chat about Fire Emblem with two of Nintendo Treehouse's finest!

8-4 Play 5/12/2017: THE BEAUTY AND THE DUTY 12.05.2017 1:48:39

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Everything, I am Setsuna, Blazing Star, What Remains of Edith Finch, Fire Emblem Echoes, New 2DS XL, Street Fighter V's new character, and more!

8-4 Play 4/28/2017: GACHAHOLICS ANONYMOUS 28.04.2017 1:23:54

Dark Souls 3: The Ringed City, Fire Emblem Heroes, FAST Racing NEO, Puyo Puyo Tetris, Super NES Mini, Capcom and Nintendo earnings, and more!

8-4 Play 4/14/2017: PUDDIN' POPS 14.04.2017 2:50:47

Persona 5, NieR: Automata, Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap, Night in the Woods, Rain World, Castlevania: Circle of the Moon, Nintendo Direct news, Dragon Quest XI news, Scorpio news, and more!

8-4 Play 3/31/2017: WANT A MEDAL? 31.03.2017 1:43:06

Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Snipperclips, No Man's Sky Path Finder update, Overwatch, JoyCon issues, Seiken Densetsu Collection, Japanese McDonalds news, and more!

8-4 Play 3/17/2017: TOKYO DAYS, HYRULE NIGHTS 17.03.2017 1:43:26

Switch launch + impressions, (spoiler-free!) Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Night in the Woods talk, news on Switch sales, Disney Collection, Dragon Quest XI...and more!

8-4 Play 3/3/2017: NIER MISS 03.03.2017 1:35:12

NieR: Automata, Zelda at GDC, Switch purchase plans, GDC Awards, and more!

8-4 Play 2/17/2017: SAMURAI SOULS 17.02.2017 1:30:43

Nioh, Yakuza 0, Fire Emblem Heroes, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Expansion Pass, Valentine's Day musings, Gabe Newell on VR, and more!

8-4 Play 2/3/2017: THE MARKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW 03.02.2017 1:48:34

Fire Emblem Heroes, Resident Evil 7, Gravity Rush 2, Yakuza 0, Nintendo financials, Switch news, Cup Noodles, Evo 2017, and more!