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Nick, Aaron, and Tyler look back at the seventh generation of gaming consoles -- the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Nintendo Wii.

Interviews from PAX 2013. Jeff Tunnell talks about puzzler Contraption Maker. Mike Tipul discusses strategy/space sim Enemy Starfighter.

This week the crew discusses horror games' gory glory in honor of Halloween, complete with a Vincent Price impersonation.

Adults enjoy Pokémon, too. Our staff dissects Pokémon X and Y, and wonder if it's a positive direction for the series.

Nick, Tyler and Spencer talk about the newly announced Steam initiative -- the OS, the Boxes, the controller and what it all means.

Photo by Marion Doss Season 3, Ep. 12 - The News Silicon Sasquatch Download It's time again for the Silicon Sasquatch Podcast! This week, the gang discusses new hardware - both logical and inexplicable - from Sony, Hideo Kojima's push for more "erotic" characters in his games, and the alleged budget of Grand Theft Auto 5. Give it a listen! Intro music: Message Sent Outro music: Ding! Both tracks b...

PAX Prime 2013 - Day 3 Debrief Silicon Sasquatch Download Several days late (but hopefully not a dollar short), here's our long, sleep-deprived, addled rambling as Spencer, Nick, Aaron, and Nae Morris tried to recap Sunday of PAX Prime 2013. Give it a listen - we'll have a new, ordinary Squatchcast up tomorrow.

Aaron and Spencer conquer Day 2 of PAX Prime. Nick might be dead.

PAX Prime 2013 - Day One Debrief Silicon Sasquatch Download Well, we made it. One day down and three to go. Aaron, Spencer and I took a few moments to rest and gather our thoughts on the first 25% of the 2013 Penny Arcade Expo in (surprisingly) sunny Seattle, Washington. Have a listen and stay tuned for more updates throughout the weekend!

Season 3, Ep. 11 - Raise Ya Salts Silicon Sasquatch Download This week, Aaron and Nick got together to talk about streaming - be it of big gaming tournaments or of inexplicable online betting parlors. Will we really be streaming our gameplay constantly in the near future? Who knows? In the interim, watch for the tournaments, bet on small hitboxes, and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes . Intro tra...

Aaron, Nick and Spencer discuss their plan of attack for PAX 2013.

Season 3, Ep. 9 - Hang One's (Fez) Hat Silicon Sasquatch Download Fez II, the sequel to the critically acclaimed puzzle-platformer profiled in Indie Game: The Movie , is officially canceled . According to creator Phil Fish, this decision comes not as the result of any isolated incident but out of a desire to escape what he sees as a hostile environment in gaming. Fish tweeted: to be clear, im not...

Memory Card - Ep. 2 - Family Silicon Sasquatch Download It's finally here! Memory Card is back with our second-ever episode! In Episode 2, true stories from Nicole Leung ,  Alvaro Sarria , and Rebecca Jennings about family, games, and the intersection of the two. We've got drama, humor, angst -- something for everyone! If you like the show, please tell your friends about us. If you have feedback o...

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Season 3, Ep. 6 - Will the Circle Be Unbroken? Silicon Sasquatch Download The Silicon Sasquatch Podcast is back again! In this episode, Nick, Spencer, and Aaron discuss Bioshock Infinite: What they liked, what they didn't, and where they expect the series to go in the future. WARNING: NUMEROUS SPOILERS CONTAINED THEREIN. DO NOT LISTEN TO THIS PODCAST UNLESS YOU'VE FINISHED THE GAME, OR DON'T CARE...

Season 3, Ep. 5 - It's (Always) Online! Silicon Sasquatch Download Happy Saturday! The Squatchcast is back again, in time for your weekend (or whatever special day it might be )! In this episode, our regular panelists - Aaron, Nick, and Spencer - have a chat about the recent controversy regarding Microsoft's ex-Creative Director Adam Orth, the next Xbox, and the implications of always-online DRM....

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ep3.66-adeathinthefranchise Season 3, Ep. 3, Part 3 - A Death in the Franchise Silicon Sasquatch Download The podcast is back with part 3 of our February recording session! Nick and Aaron spend a chunk of time thoroughly eviscerating Assassin's Creed 3 and discuss why this entry in the franchise fell flat for them. Spoilers contained therein - if you haven't finished AC3 yet, this one probably isn...

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