Dense Pixels - Video Game News and Reviews

This week, it's all about The Game Awards and (*sigh*) the trailers that came with it and State of Play. We also talk the most shocking news that dropped last week, Brad's Apple Arcade impressions, and possibly Micah's best ad read ever!   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 - ...

We had to talk about the Jesus game. HAD TO. And we promise you won't be disappointed with the discussion! We also talk the Vanquish remaster, the most expensive gaming-related hoodie you'll ever see, the nWo in the Hall of Fame, and so much more.   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 and Carrie go it alone this week as Carrie delivers her long-awaited Pokemon Sword & Shield review! We also discuss the breaking Riot Games settlement news, an original copy of Mega Man selling for over $75,000, and much more!   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 -  De...

First, we have the nominees for the 2019 Game Awards. Listen to Micah and Terrence hear the nominees for the first time, and marvel at the two games that inexplicably have the most nominations! Brad and Micah then review the 2019 WWE Survivor Series aka The Rise of NXT! It's Keith Lee's glory; we're all just basking in it.   Use our Amazon page to donate to the show:  www.densepixels.com/amazon Su...

This week we discuss our initial impressions of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, and you'll never guess which of the three of us didn't particularly care for the game! Micah gives his thoughts on Pokemon Shield, Google Stadia sure is limping out of the gate, Bioware isn't giving up on Anthem yet, and please won't they just give us remastered Mass Effect already! We also end up discussing fighting gam...

Yes, we talk about the widely varying Death Stranding reviews, though none of us have played the game yet! We also discuss Blizzard and J. Allen Brack's non-apology apology at Blizzcon 2019, as well as the Diablo IV and Overwatch 2 distracti...er, announcements. Also, Call of Duty Modern Warfare is getting review-bombed by Russia, Anthem might really and truly be dead in the water, a popular Fortn...

Among the topics we discuss this week are Micah and Carrie's thoughts on their experiences so far in The Outer Worlds, Micah's knee-jerk Call of Duty Modern Warfare impressions, arguably the biggest Bethesda gaffe yet with the (failed) introduction of Fallout 1st, gamers forcing publishers to take more time developing their big releases, the Overwatch 2 "leak", WWE 2K20's embarrassing, bug-riddled...

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...