Collateral Gaming Video Game Podcast

Title: Resident Evil Village (バイオハザード ヴィレッジ, Baiohazādo Virejji, literally: Biohazard Village) [ Wikipedia ] [ IMDb ] Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom Designers: Morimasa Sato (director), Isamu Hara Platforms: Microsoft Windows , PlayStation 4 , PlayStation 5 , Stadia , Xbox One , Xbox Series X/S Release date: May 7, 2021 PROMO:  Trial by Error Variety Show  ( @tbevarietyshow ) SHOW...

Title: Mortal Kombat 11 [ Wikipedia ] [ IMDb ] Developer: NetherRealm Studios Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Designers: Ed Boon  (director), Graeme Bayless (producer), John Edwards Platforms: Microsoft Windows , Nintendo Switch , PlayStation 4 , Xbox One , Stadia , PlayStation 5 , Xbox Series X/S Release date: April 23, 2019 (WW; PC, PS4, XB1) PROMO:  Trial by Error Variety Show...

Title: Minecraft, Minecraft: Java Edition, et al. [ Wikipedia ] [ IMDb ] Developer(s): Mojang , 4J Studios  (consoles), Other Ocean Interactive  (3DS) Publisher(s): Mojang (PC/Java, Android, iOS, Wii U, 3DS, Switch), Xbox Game Studios  (360, XB1, Windows Phone, Win10), Sony Interactive Entertainment  (PS3, PS4, PSV) Designers: Markus "Notch" Persson  (2009-11), Jens "Jeb" Bergensten  (2011-) Platf...

Featured Games: Mortal Kombat [ Wikipedia ] [ IMDb ] Mortal Kombat II [ Wikipedia ] [ IMDb ] Mortal Kombat 3 [ Wikipedia ] [ IMDb ], Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 [ Wikipedia ] [ IMDb ], Mortal Kombat Trilogy [ Wikipedia ] [ IMDb ] Mortal Kombat 4 [ Wikipedia ] [ IMDb ], Mortal Kombat Gold [ Wikipedia ] [ IMDb ] PROMO: Trial by Error Variety Show  ( @tbevarietyshow ) COLLAB: Collateral Cinema Movie Pod...

Title: Mortal Kombat [ Wikipedia ] [ IMDb ] Director: Simon McQuoid Producers: James Wan , Todd Garner , Simon McQuoid , E. Bennett Walsh Writers: Greg Russo (screenplay/story), Dave Callaham (screenplay), Oren Uziel (story), Ed Boon ( original game ), John Tobias (original game) Stars: Lewis Tan , Jessica McNamee , Josh Lawson , Tadanobu Asano , Mehcad Brooks , Ludi Lin , Chin Han , Joe Taslim ,...

PROMO: Trial by Error Variety Show  ( @tbevarietyshow ) SHOWNOTES: Happy 4/20, gamers! To celebrate the stoner holiday, we are giving our recommendations for "weed smoking" games this episode of the Bonus Round. From indie games to retro games to bad games, we talk it all and smoke through it all. And that's not all for #420 content this month; so smoke whatever you got and stay tuned for our upco...

Title: Metroid Fusion (メトロイドフュージョン, Metoroido Fyūjon) [ Wikipedia ] [ IMDb ] Developer: Nintendo R&D1 Publisher: Nintendo Designer(s): Yoshio Sakamoto  (director), Takehiko Hosokawa (director), Takehiro Izushi (producer), Tomoyoshi Yamane Platform: Game Boy Advance Release date: November 18, 2002 (NA) PROMO:  Trial by Error Variety Show  ( @tbevarietyshow ) SHOWNOTES: Welcome back, list...

Featured Game Review: Metroid: Other M [ Wikipedia ] [ IMDb ] PROMO: Trial by Error Variety Show  ( @tbevarietyshow ) SHOWNOTES: Welcome back to the Bonus Round, gamers! Ash and Zach discuss the Metroid franchise even further with a list of each of our top five bosses faced by Samus. Afterward, we review inarguably the worst title in the series: Other M. If you haven't already, check out Part 1 of...

Title: Metroid Fusion (メトロイドフュージョン, Metoroido Fyūjon) [ Wikipedia ] [ IMDb ] Developer: Nintendo R&D1 Publisher: Nintendo Designer(s): Yoshio Sakamoto  (director), Takehiko Hosokawa (director), Takehiro Izushi (producer), Tomoyoshi Yamane Platform: Game Boy Advance Release date: November 18, 2002 (NA) PROMO:  Trial by Error Variety Show  ( @tbevarietyshow ) SHOWNOTES: Ash and Zach final...

PROMO: Trial by Error Variety Show  ( @tbevarietyshow ) SPECIAL GUEST: Dan Rockwood , Victims and Villains  ( @VctmsAndVillans ) SHOWNOTES: We're celebrating the 35th anniversary of one of our collective favorite franchises of all time: The Legend of Zelda ! This episode of Bonus Round! Ash, Zach, Megan, and guest Dan give our top recommendations for dungeons across the Zelda series. Whether it's...

Title: Ghost of Tsushima [ Wikipedia ] [ IMDb ] Developer: Sucker Punch Productions Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment Designer(s): Nate Fox (director), Jason Connell (director), Brian Fleming (producer) Platform: PlayStation 4 Release date: July 17, 2020 PROMO:  Trial by Error Variety Show  ( @tbevarietyshow ) SHOWNOTES: Ash and Zach continue our analysis of Ghost of Tsushima from Sucker P...

PROMO: Trial by Error Variety Show  ( @tbevarietyshow ) SHOWNOTES: In this iteration of Bonus Round!, we're once more giving you games from our childhood or everyday life that we truly think any gamer should check out! Ash's and Zach's list this time takes you through personal favorites we grew up with, multiplayer titles, and a couple more obscure adventures. So, sit back, take a hit of whatever...

PROMO: Trial by Error Variety Show  ( @tbevarietyshow ) COLLAB: Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast ( @CCinemaPodcast ) SHOWNOTES: Holding off on Part 2 of our Ghost of Tsushima discussion for just a bit longer, Collateral Gaming teams up with Collateral Cinema on this special Bonus Round! and crosscast! We've dived into movie adaptations of video games, but what about the inverse? Beau and Ash talk a...

Title: Ghost of Tsushima [ Wikipedia ] [ IMDb ] Developer: Sucker Punch Productions Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment Designer(s): Nate Fox (director), Jason Connell (director), Brian Fleming (producer) Platform: PlayStation 4 Release date: July 17, 2020 PROMO:  Trial by Error Variety Show  ( @tbevarietyshow ) SHOWNOTES: こんにちは！ (Konnichiwa!) We are stoked to discuss our experiences i...

Title: Assassin's Creed Valhalla [ Wikipedia ] [ IMDb ] Developer: Ubisoft Montreal Publisher: Ubisoft Designer(s): Ashraf Ismail (director), Eric Baptizat (director), Julien Laferrière (producer), Yohan Cazuax Platforms: Microsoft Windows , PlayStation 4 , PlayStation 5 , Xbox One , Xbox Series X/S , Stadia , Luna Release date(s): November 10, 2020 (PC/PS4/Stadia/XB1/XXS); November 12, 2020 (PS5...

Featured Game Review: Batman: Arkham Origins [ Wikipedia ] [ IMDb ] PROMO:  Trial by Error Variety Show  ( @tbevarietyshow ) SHOWNOTES: Happy Holidays, Collateral Gamers! To celebrate the season we have very special Bonus Round! we recorded on Christmas Day for you! To start, Ashley and Zachary will be discussing Batman: Arkham Origins, a video game set on Christmas Eve. Then, we give our predicti...

Title: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim [ Wikipedia ] [ IMDb ] Developer: Bethesda Game Studios Publisher: Bethesda Softworks Designers: Todd Howard  (director), Bruce Nesmith , Kurt Kuhlmann, Emil Pagliarulo Platforms: Microsoft Windows , PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 , PlayStation 4 , Xbox One , Nintendo Switch Release date: November 11, 2011 (PC/PS3/360) PROMO:  Trial by Error Variety Show  ( @tbevariety...

Title: The Last of Us Part II [ Wikipedia ] [ IMDb ] Developer: Naughty Dog Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment Designers: Neil Druckmann  (director), Anthony Newman  (director), Kurt Margenau  (director), Emilia Schatz , Richard Cambier Platform: PlayStation 4 Release date: June 19, 2020 PROMO:  Trial by Error Variety Show  ( @tbevarietyshow ) SHOWNOTES: Collateral Gaming continues our disc...

Title: Mortal Kombat [ Wikipedia ] [ IMDb ] Director: Paul Anderson Producer: Lawrence Kasanoff Writer(s): Kevin Droney , Ed Boon  ( video games ), John Tobias  (video games) Stars: Linden Ashby , Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa , Robin Shou , Bridgette Wilson , Talisa Soto , Christopher Lambert Release date: August 18, 1995 PROMO: Too Many Captains ( @ItsaFilmPodcast ) COLLAB: Collateral Cinema Movie Podcas...

Title: The Last of Us Part II [ Wikipedia ] [ IMDb ] Developer: Naughty Dog Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment Designers: Neil Druckmann  (director), Anthony Newman  (director), Kurt Margenau  (director), Emilia Schatz , Richard Cambier Platform: PlayStation 4 Release date: June 19, 2020 PROMO:  Trial by Error Variety Show  ( @tbevarietyshow ) SHOWNOTES: Finally, we are proud to present our...

Title: Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity [ Wikipedia ] [ IMDb ] Developer: Omega Force Publisher(s): Nintendo , Koei Tecmo  (JP) Designers: Ryota Matsushita  (director), Yosuke Hayashi  (publisher), Masaki Furusawa  (publisher), Kenta Shiraishi Platform: Nintendo Switch Release date: November 20, 2020 PROMO:  Trial by Error Variety Show  ( @tbevarietyshow ) SHOWNOTES: Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calami...

Title: Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales [ Wikipedia ] [ IMDb ] Developer: Insomniac Games Producer: Sony Interactive Entertainment Designers: Brian Horton (director), Bryan Intihar (director), Marcus Smith (director), Ryan Smith (director), Cameron Christian, Mark Stuart, Josue Benavidez, Mike Daly, Joel Goodsell, Casey Smith Platforms: PlayStation 4 , PlayStation 5 Release date: November 12, 20...

Title: Until Dawn [ Wikipedia ] [ IMDb ] Developer: Supermassive Games Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment Designers: Will Byles  (director), Nik Bowen (director), Pete Samuels  (producer), Tom Heaton Platforms: PlayStation 4 Release date: August 25, 2015 (NA) PROMO:  Trial by Error Variety Show  ( @tbevarietyshow ) SHOWNOTES: Yes, it's a little late, but it's here! This Halloween, we were prep...

Featured Game Review: Mass Effect [ Wikipedia ] [ IMDb ] PROMO:  Trial by Error Variety Show  ( @tbevarietyshow ) SHOWNOTES: We hope our Mass Effect fans out there had an exciting N7 holiday! In the spirit of BioWare's military sci-fi action RPG series, Megan and Ash decided to review the 2007 title that started it all. Then, we delve out our predictions on the series future, hot on the heels of t...

Titles: The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask [ Wikipedia ] [ IMDb ], The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D [ Wikipedia ] [ IMDb ] Developer(s): Nintendo EAD , Grezzo  (3D) Publisher: Nintendo Designers: Eiji Aonuma  (director / producer [3D]), Yoshiaki Koizumi  (director), Shigeru Miyamoto  (producer), Mikiharu Ooiwa  (director [3D]), Koichi Ishii  (producer [3D]) Platforms: Nintendo 64 , GameCube ,...