AnavCast

No, this is not episode four. • 00:48 - High Guard shutdown • 02:16 - Digital fashion • 14:18 - Game development costs • 21:23 - Marathon vs High Guard • 29:04 - Live service games • 38:43 - Personal opinions • 64:25 - Collections

*This is not a financial podcast. • 01:11 Show production • 02:32 Steam hardware • 07:04 Bungie's Marathon • 13:15 Overwatch discussion • 21:27 Power washing • 33:36 Resident Evil • 54:51 Dresden books

You know what we're talking about this week. Or you will. Maybe. If we bother explaining it.

Belief is an action. Geoff Keighley, I love you. • 00:33 - Steam Machine Price • 03:00 - High Guard Game • 07:16 - Original IPs vs Sequels • 17:27 - Discord Age Verification • 30:38 - Privacy Concerns • 42:06 - Sacrificing for Beliefs • 47:41 - Mobile Gaming Future

Welcome to the first audio-only episode of our video podcast. • 00:18 - Audio-only visual podcast • 01:33 - High Guard game discussion • 07:20 - Jeff Keighley promotion impact • 21:24 - Steam Machine announcement • 35:40 - PC vs. console gaming debate

Now sponsored by Atlas, the AI browser (not really)! • 00:12 Introductions • 01:32 Award Categories • 19:38 Best Book • 21:18 AI Discussion • 31:23 YouTube Timecodes • 40:26 PowerWash Simulator • 43:55 Closing Recommendations

• 00:49 - Xbox ads • 02:46 - Cloud gaming implementation • 11:05 - Ad-supported gaming • 24:55 - Lord of the Rings • 31:59 - Passionate filmmaking • 37:15 - Steam machine price • 39:56 - Johnnie's Game Pass setup

Crazy that we still don't know. 03:59 - Ark addiction 11:20 - Steam Deck WoW 17:32 - Assassin's gateway 23:30 - Steam Machine mystery 27:33 - Consumer goodwill 32:14 - Dragon romance 39:32 - Victory laps

It's the end of an era, and the start of a new one! Happy New Year!

Life is hard. Get a helmet and universal healthcare.

A famous villain once said "let the past die; kill it if you have to." But he also ended that sentence with a preposition, so that might be bad advice. 00:00 - Warner Brothers acquisition

Halo and gruntbye. 00:00 - Halo

Worse than you could have ever imagined. 00:10 - Introductions 02:38 - Octopath Traveler 03:26 - Xbox naming 12:05 - Controller comparisons 38:12 - Allowance systems 48:19 - Steam Deck testing 56:36 - Friendo Year Endo 2025 nominations

The Steam Room is your starting point in the Steam Frame when you're connected to your Steam Machine with your Steam Controller using the Steam Pads and the Steam Pipeline to play your Steam Library. • 00:11 - Intro • 01:04 - Power supply issues • 05:11 - Fortnite iOS • 11:14 - Steam hardware • 30:20 - Xbox concerns • 54:57 - Game Pass • 65:34 - Console future

The new Halo game will end an hour later on Playstation but only during winter. • 00:11 - Podcast absence • 02:13 - Daylight savings • 20:11 - Halo remake • 25:18 - Adding sprint • 29:52 - Story closure • 36:30 - Gears timeline • 46:28 - Game pricing

Look, you all heard me NOT say his mic was fine. • 00:10 - Episode introduction • 00:48 - Mic drops • 04:05 - Computers are problematic • 09:55 - Reading habits • 26:32 - Digital vs physical media • 36:40 - Gaming achievements • 43:31 - Upcoming games • 51:34 - Final Fantasy release

AnavCast is going to be the first Game Pass-exclusive podcast in the world at this rate. • 00:33 - Computer breakdown • 01:18 - Mac vs PC • 20:55 - Healthcare systems • 34:00 - Gaming subscriptions • 40:14 - Final Fantasy Tactics • 45:32 - Game Pass pricing • 53:48 - Subscription exclusives

Funeral services are to be conducted imminently, as soon as Farmer rejoins us. 00:00 - Xbox

Johnnie sounds bad. Please don't donate. We like the shoe being on the other foot. Also, Game Pass is still cool (the price increase happened ~32ish hours after this episode was recorded). 00:12 - Audio Setup 07:04 - Helldivers 2 11:29 - Final Fantasy Tactics 41:55 - Physical Media 52:32 - Game Collecting

The Observer Effect is a real thing, and we know because the ghost of Farmer is here. 00:36 - Family vacation stress 01:38 - Family business dynamics 04:47 - Gaming with Helldivers 10:05 - Japanese holidays 12:45 - Xbox game news

Farmer is in absentia today to be able to carry on AnavCast after we get kicked off the air. 01:58 - Nintendo Direct 05:05 - Switch Availability 15:30 - iPhone 17 28:41 - iPhone Air 42:07 - AirPods Translation 50:25 - Language Learning

We go a little mental with how our brains make gaming associations - from where we play affecting how much we enjoy games, to how updates can clash with our mental image of what a game "should" be. • 00:12 - The Phantom Farmer • 03:41 - Helldivers 2 Strats • 07:30 - Gaming Space • 14:03 - Nobody Wants to Die • 24:26 - Can Games Change Too Much?

The irony is, the game launch wasn't for four more hours. • 00:44 - Season 9 kickoff • 02:10 - Halo on PlayStation • 07:30 - Xbox's hardware future • 13:26 - Microsoft's gaming strategy • 33:46 - PlayStation's verification fee

The full main cast returns for their contractual audio appearance as we talk about whatever Johnnie wants to talk about, including doxxing DiJaDi's very first job and how some dogs just aren't very good ones. • 00:26 - Show Updates • 03:17 - Theater Experiences • 13:40 - Game Difficulty Settings • 23:57 - Music Release Strategy • 30:31 - Seasonal Music Trends • 41:29 - Upcoming Prequels • 46:27 -...

Lean back, and don't trust Farmer. • 00:13 - Skywalker Family Drama • 05:46 - East Coast Meetup Plans • 12:03 - Horizon Game Lawsuit • 28:47 - WoW Leaning Update • 34:17 - Baldur's Gate Chaos • 44:02 - Too Many Hobbies • 51:54 - Jurassic Flight Simulator