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Happy New Year! We are back kicking off 2023 with a three part series on Alien Isolation by Keith R.A. DeCandido. The game that it is based on, also called Alien Isolation is by far one our favorite games of all time. It's set a decade or so after the disappearance of The Nostromo, the ship featured in the original Alien film. The main character is the 20-something daughter of Ellen Ripley, named...

It's our Game of the Year Episode! Phil and Kevin take turns listing their top ten games of the year, counting down to their favorite game this year. Take a listen! Do you agree with their picks? Shoot us an email over at pixel.lit.pod@gmail.com if you want! Or not! I dunno. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for joining us for our FIRST full year doing the PixelLit Podcast. If you have the...

Today we are looking at a short story set in the Bioshock universe with special guest Evelynn from the YouTube channel I Am Error ! The story takes place shortly before the events of Bioshock Infinite and was released as part of the leadup to the release of the game. If you are looking for something that is a "good nuanced handling of the issues handled in Bioshock Infinite" well, you're looking i...

In today's episode we wrap up Ico: Castle in the Mist! Overall: great book. And we get through the episode without too many side quests. (That's what I'm going to start calling it every time we get off topic). With Castle in the Mist wrapped up we will have a few one-off episodes to end the year on before starting next year with Alien: Isolation, so look forward to that! Show Notes 2:11  - Bo...

Welcome back to our series on Ico: Castle in the Mist. In Part 2 we find out a bit more about Yorda and her backstory. Phil has some (minor) concerns about the direction that the book is heading, but Kevin is full steam ahead for the flashback train. Ico: Castle in the Mist was written by Miyuki Mizabe and translated by Alexander O. Smith. In the Whaddya Playin segment, Phil talks about the Rose's...

New series! ICO was a game made by ICO team in the early 2000s. The game released after it, Shadow of the Colossus is must more well known but a lot of the "quiet world" design elements were first shown off in ICO. This book which was released a few years later, was written by Miyuki Mizabe and translated into english by Alexander O. Smith. So far we have been having a great time with the book! In...

Welcome to the FINALE of Dark Souls: Masque of Vindication. This book was terrible. Not going to pull any punches. What you are about to listen to is a podcast episode featuring two men just absolutely losing their faith in a book. During the Whaddya Playin segment, Kevin gets really nerdy about Marvel Snap, a collectible card game for your phone featuring Marvel Characters. See it's actually real...

Welcome back to Dark Souls: Masque of Vindication! We had a little more trouble with this section and it feels like we are starting to go off the rails a little bit with this book. We are introduced to some new characters. Those characters go away though so don't get too attached. Phil's cat interrupts by trying to climb the grate on his computer. It's a barrel of laughs and fun!  We really w...

New series! We are tackling Dark Souls: The Masque of Vindication, by Michael A. Stackpole. The book follows the adventures of an Undead named Ferranos who is traveling through the land of Trafaram on a quest to figure out why he has been awoken from death. Along the way he meets friends, enemies, bonfires and more! Show Notes 1:25 - Opening back and forth. Recap of Kevin's new podcast he is co-ho...

On Today's post-Halloween episode we are taking a look at Harlan Ellison's dystopic story and video game of the same name: I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream. We will recap the story and discuss about how the story evolved to create a much broader and more nuanced experience within the point and click adventure. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pixellitpod Our website: https://www.pixellit...

In this episode we wrap up Halo: The Rubicon Protocol. Be forewarned, lots of of sad times ahead. And also spoilers for Battlestar Galactica. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pixellitpod Our website: https://www.pixellitpod.com Our discord: https://discord.gg/NdwmVEwFbQ Join our Steam Group: https://steamcommunity.com/groups/pixellitpod PixelLit is the video game-literary nerd’s dream com...

More on the adventures of the wayward crew of the Infinity! Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pixellitpod Our website: https://www.pixellitpod.com Our discord: https://discord.gg/NdwmVEwFbQ Join our Steam Group: https://steamcommunity.com/groups/pixellitpod PixelLit is the video game-literary nerd’s dream come true. It’s a podcast where we read and discuss video game novelizations, and the...

New series! We received this book complimentary from the publisher. Today we are talking about Halo: The Rubicon Protocol by Kelly Gay. The novel tells the story of the six months leading up to Halo: Infinite. We're loving the heck out of it so far, so listen along! Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pixellitpod Our website: https://www.pixellitpod.com Our discord: https://discord.gg/NdwmVE...

This is an interesting episode! We recorded this in 2016 during our first attempt to launch the pod. Take a listen for histories sake! Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pixellitpod Our website: https://www.pixellitpod.com Our discord: https://discord.gg/NdwmVEwFbQ Join our Steam Group: https://steamcommunity.com/groups/pixellitpod PixelLit is the video game-literary nerd’s dream come true....

It's OVER! We DID IT! ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED! Tune in next week for a very special episode though. A part four? If you will? Or might it be another part 1? We shall seeeee. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pixellitpod Our website: https://www.pixellitpod.com Our discord: https://discord.gg/NdwmVEwFbQ Join our Steam Group: https://steamcommunity.com/groups/pixellitpod PixelLit is the vide...

Wait? Is this book... getting better? Maybe. Or it's just an illusion like a oasis of water deep in the desert of gamey (get it) writing. Either way, enjoy a popping fresh episode of FNAF Silver Eyes! Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pixellitpod Our website: https://www.pixellitpod.com Our discord: https://discord.gg/NdwmVEwFbQ Join our Steam Group: https://steamcommunity.com/groups/pixel...

Oh Boy. We are reading FNAF: The Silver Eyes for the second time in show history. First time was YEARS ago when we tried to start the podcast in 2016. Book was so bad we had to bail. But we are BACK with a VEGENCE. And we are coming for YOU Scott! Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pixellitpod Our website: https://www.pixellitpod.com Our discord: https://discord.gg/NdwmVEwFbQ Join our Steam...

Today we wrap up on Brandon Sanderson's Infinity Blade Awakening! This book is punching way above it's weight class. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pixellitpod Our website: https://www.pixellitpod.com Our discord: https://discord.gg/NdwmVEwFbQ Join our Steam Group: https://steamcommunity.com/groups/pixellitpod PixelLit is the video game-literary nerd’s dream come true. It’s a podcast wh...

Infinity Blade had not one but two novellas written about it! That's neat huh? This first one, titled Awakening was written by Brandon Sanderson and covers the gap between Infinity Blade 1 and 2. So tag along for an adventure into a game world that is now abandonware! Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pixellitpod Our website: https://www.pixellitpod.com Our discord: https://discord.gg/Ndwm...

In this episode Ax Battler wins! Cause of course he does, he just keeps on winning. Check out Dylan's Skyrim Overhaul Mod Pack: https://www.wildlandermod.com/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pixellitpod Our website: https://www.pixellitpod.com Our discord: https://discord.gg/NdwmVEwFbQ Join our Steam Group: https://steamcommunity.com/groups/pixellitpod PixelLit is the video game-literary...

Did you know Golden Axe got a novelization? As expected it's "not great" but we read it and recapped it for you anyway! So come with us, and Ax Battler into the land of Yuria to kill the vicious Death Adder. These are the names and they are real! Check out Dylan's Skyrim Overhaul Mod Pack: https://www.wildlandermod.com/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pixellitpod Our website: https://www...

Phil and Kevin are back for another Graphic Novel, this time Assassins Creed: Bloodstone. I would say that we loved it but we all know that's a lie. Halfway through the episode Phil goes on a rant about Assassins Creed games, so look forward to that! Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pixellitpod Our website: https://www.pixellitpod.com Our discord: https://discord.gg/NdwmVEwFbQ Join our St...

We spoke with the king of media tie-in novelizations and adaptations himself, Alan Dean Foster! We asked him about Shadowkeep and a whole slew of other stuff, so you don't want to miss it! Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pixellitpod Our website: https://www.pixellitpod.com Our discord: https://discord.gg/NdwmVEwFbQ Join our Steam Group: https://steamcommunity.com/groups/pixellitpod Pixel...

On more trip into Shadowkeep! In this episode we follow the party through their adventures conclusion and then we get coy about next weeks episode. Wink. Nudge. Also we talk about what we are playing this week and MORE! Actually, no not more, pretty much exactly what this description says. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pixellitpod Our website: https://www.pixellitpod.com Our discord: h...

The action and adventure gets cranked up to 12th gear as the part arrives at Shadowkeep! But first they gotta make a stop with an innkeeper who knows TOO MUCH. Or is just a bored busybody. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pixellitpod Our website: https://www.pixellitpod.com Our discord: https://discord.gg/NdwmVEwFbQ Join our Steam Group: https://steamcommunity.com/groups/pixellitpod Pixel...