Dense Pixels - Video Game News and Reviews

This week we discuss another tough week for Blizzard as the controversy surrounding their reaction to the Free Hong Kong movement continues. We also talk some features that Google Stadia will be missing at launch, Riot Games' new slate of announced games, a potential Diablo IV leak, and more!   Use our Amazon page to donate to the show:  www.densepixels.com/amazon Subscribe to our YouTube channel:...

We have a really huge amount of news to tackle this week! Obviously we spent a lot of time on the controversy surrounding Blizzard and discuss how colossally bad they handled the fallout. We also discuss the death and rebirth of Fortnite, new confirmed PlayStation 5 facts, an NPD study that suggests broadband caps are going to be a major problem for game streaming services, and so much more.   Use...

This week Brad and Micah discuss their thoughts on the first week of the new Destiny 2 expansion Shadowkeep and how much we're digging the new content, an insane week at Sony including the departure of Shawn Layden, Cross-Play now being "out of beta", and the PlayStation Now price drop, what the point of Ghost Recon Breakpoint is, and more.   Use our Amazon page to donate to the show:  www.densepi...

This week Brad and Micah discuss Borderlands 3 spoilers and end game content, our excitement for Destiny 2: Shadowkeep, the recent PlayStation State of Play stream and why we aren't excited for The Last of Us: Part II, Mortal Kombat 11's new raid mode, and our expectations for Final Fantasy VII Remake.   Use our Amazon page to donate to the show:  www.densepixels.com/amazon Subscribe to our YouTub...

This week Brad and Carrie are here to tell you their thoughts on The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening and whether a remade Gameboy game is worth the attached $60 price tag. We also discuss the rumored new Batman game possibly coming from WB Montreal, the Batman/Fortnite crossover event, video game companies getting involved in the fight against climate change, the first limited event coming to Bo...

Brad and Micah talk their impressions of Borderlands 3, but that's at the end of the show! Before we get there, we talk Bus Simulator, Billy Mitchell trying to clear his tarnished name, the new Resident Evil multiplayer game, and the KFC-produced Colonel Sanders Dating Sim game?!   Use our Amazon page to donate to the show:  www.densepixels.com/amazon Subscribe to our YouTube channel:  Dense Pixel...

If you can believe it, it's our 300th episode! We celebrate by answering your questions by asking What Do YOU PEOPLE Want? We also discuss Micah's experience with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, last week's Nintendo Direct news, potential new Joy-Con controllers from Nintendo, Kojima giving up the game in Death Stranding, and more!   Use our Amazon page to donate to the show:  www.densepixels.com/amazon...

We have all been obsessed with some recent releases, as we give our thoughts on Slay the Spire, Monster Hunter World, Fire Emblem: Three Houses, No Man's Sky Beyond, and a lot more. We also comb through the last two weeks of gaming news (and there's a lot!), talk about the tragic situation that unfolded as the 'Me Too' movement has finally come to the gaming industry, laugh at the ridiculous NBA 2...

Brad and Micah are joined by Jay as we begin the Roger Moore era in earnest with Live and Let Die! Find out what happens when you cross James Bond with Blaxploitation in one of the more controversial entries in the Bond franchise! We discuss how the film attempts to toe the line with its portrayal of black people, how good the title song really is, learn how a crocodile farm made it into the film,...

This week we discuss a really bad week for Respawn and Apex Legends, Gamescom, Insomniac and Sony finally making it official, the Luke Smith Destiny 2 manifesto, and yes, peeing in Death Stranding.   Use our Amazon page to donate to the show:  www.densepixels.com/amazon Subscribe to our YouTube channel:  Dense Pixels You can now follow us on Twitch! Brad -  DensePixelsBrad Terrence -  App4RITioN41...

We're back to discuss SummerSlam 2019! We talk about the impressive debut match of The Fiend, where the Universal Championship goes from here, why the card was as perfect as they could have made it, and a whole lot more. Before that though, we also discuss a jam-packed week of news including: Wal-Mart and ESPN falling for the ruse (or being complicit in it), the most screwed-up act of swatting yet...

We give our statement on the tragedies that occurred in Dayton and El Paso this past weekend and the fact that the Republican party seeks to scapegoat video games yet again. We then discuss Ninja's move from Twitch to Mixer, Nintendo making good on Joy-Con drift, PlayStation 4's 100 million milestone, the Diamond casino in Grand Theft Auto Online (and the optimistic view of it), and all the news f...

This week Brad and Micah give their review of Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3, Brad yells at everyone for underselling Assassin's Creed Odyssey to him for the past 9 months, we talk about a new Switch, Joy-Cons, and Joy-Con Drift, Microsoft's deal of the century for Game Pass Ultimate, and the meager gaming news coming out of San Diego Comic Con.   Use our Amazon page to donate to the show:  www.densep...

Terrence has made his triumphant return to the show! Micah gives us a very unsettling review of Senran Kagura: Peach Ball, Brad tells you why you should absolutely avoid Dr. Mario World, we tell you the real reason Ubisoft is nixing XP-boosting custom missions in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, we discuss the white paper put out by Take This detailing the mental health challenges facing game developers,...

Carrie joins Brad this week to talk Pokemon Sword & Shield controversy, Epic Games covering PC refunds for Shenmue III, Shigeru Miyamoto's belief that Nintendo "hasn't fallen behind" when it comes to online services, and an extended Dense Pixels Post Office to paper over one of the lightest news weeks in Dense Pixels history!   Use our Amazon page to donate to the show:  www.densepixels.com/am...

This week we're discussing Tim Sweeney's comments that exclusives on the Epic Games Store are the only way to move Steam off the traditional 70/30 revenue split with developers, and we kind of agree with him. Micah also gives his impressions on Bloodstained and Samurai Shodown, we discuss the latest Schreier-bomb and the story of Treyarch's troubled development of Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII, Dr....

This week we return to give impressions on Hollow Knight, Judgment, My Friend Pedro, and more, we discuss whether the best way forward for game makers is live service games or big single player titles, the ridiculous attempted rebranding of loot boxes by an EA attorney, and whether or not you'd like to smell like Xbox!   Use our Amazon page to donate to the show:  www.densepixels.com/amazon Subscr...

We've reached peak insanity, as Micah and Brad are joined by Jay to review the 20th, and Pierce Brosnan's last, James Bond film: 2002's Die Another Day. This movie is a dumpster fire of a film so you know a good time is being had tearing into it. Listen as James Bond becomes the most impossible white man in history, marvel at how every Halle Berry line of dialogue is a double entendre, listen to B...

E3 2019 is upon us, and the press conferences are in the books! Find out what we thought of the conferences this year as a whole, and we detail the announcements that were shown during each event that we're most excited about! Or to put it another way, our wallets are going to be hurting in September as well as next spring...   Use our Amazon page to donate to the show:  www.densepixels.com/amazon...

This week Brad gives his review of the Oculus Quest VR headset, we discuss what we hope to see this year at E3 2019 and discuss why we're less excited than we've ever been for the show. We also comb through all of the pre-E3 news including if we like the new direction Call of Duty is taking, our how ridiculous Pokemon Sleep is, and our thoughts on the newest Death Stranding trailer.    Use our Ama...

Dauntless came out last week and caught us off guard with how fun it is. Terrence and Brad detail their experiences in their review as we try to get Micah to check it out as well as we discuss why the fun with the monster hunting looter may get us all the way to Borderlands 3. Brad also rants about the state of competitive and the pinnacle weapons in Destiny 2 and pay our respects to the Ouya, a s...

This week we discuss the surprising news of Sony and Microsoft's new partnership, The Division 2 raid and it's nearly untenable difficulty on console, the continuing controversy at Riot Games, turmoil with the 2020 Call of Duty release, and what impact we think Minecraft Earth will have.   Use our Amazon page to donate to the show:  www.densepixels.com/amazon Subscribe to our YouTube channel:  Den...

This week we are discussing why Randy Pitchford needs to sit down and lay low in the lead up to Borderlands 3, why Final Fantasy VII Remake is going to not be what everyone is hoping for, the US Senate weighing in on loot box culture in gaming, why we're hyped for Predator: Hunting Grounds, and why Apex Legends is absolutely not dead.   Use our Amazon page to donate to the show:  www.densepixels.c...

This week we're discussing Brad's impression of the Burnout Paradise Remastered edition, Epic Games' snatching up of Rocket League developer Psyonix, the horrendous Sonic movie trailer, and why we're hype for Borderlands 3 after the reveal event (as well as why Randy Pitchford probably needs to check himself before he tweets).   Use our Amazon page to donate to the show:  www.densepixels.com/amazo...

This week we break down the insanity that is Mortal Kombat 11's economy and how it's one of the most predatory models we've seen in some time. Micah also gives his MK11 impressions, we talk employee solidarity in the wake of abuses at Riot Games, the Epic Games extortion scheme against Valve and Steam, the new PlayStation 5 specs, the garish Capcom Home Arcade, and Bungie's decision to nerf the Lu...