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I swear this is a podcast about video games. THINGS MENTIONED: 01:48 Intro 02:35 Brief EA acquisition talk Further reading: The EA Sale Is Bad News For Everyone - Aftermath 06:11 New Taylor Swift album 34:49 Summer Eternal art book 40:05 What we’re playing 1:04:42 Closing  Tori's on Spotify Nathaniel's online Noah's on

You know what they say, sometimes a month's worth of gaming news happens in a week. Something like that. THINGS MENTIONED: 00:00 Hideo Kojima's Next Announcement Is A Credit Card - Gamespot Further reading: Kojima Aiming To "Redefine" Entertainment With Next Project - Gamespot 06:36 Over 50% of Japanese game companies

Shorty of an episode this week because there was a bit of a pet emergency (everyone is OK!) midway through recording. We'll be back to our regularly-scheduled length next week, but enjoy a shorty this week :) THINGS MENTIONED: 00:00 Florida State University opens Garnet Gaming Lounge 09:18 Honoring the consoles we sold

Do you guys remember the song Pump it Up from 2002? THINGS MENTIONED: 00:00 Introduction/straight into Nintendo Direct talk The Mario movie leaked via Old Spice (sorry for a twitter link) I Don't Think This Was the Direct Nintendo Needs Right Now - Arlo 18:52 An embarrassing failure of the US patent system': Videogame

We're asking the big questions this week like... can games actually be good? Why is everything handheld? Why is Persona 5 Like That so much? THINGS MENTIONED: 00:00 Intro, Pokemon and, hear us out, what if games were good? 08:35 Comic book talk 14:30 NBA 2K's college game and WNBA coming to 2K? Further reading: EA's co

Sorry Wii U owners. Got some bad news in this one for all 20 of us. Mild CW for sexual assault and self harm during some Persona 5 talk from 47:35-50:04. THINGS MENTIONED: 06:55 Hideo Kojima says AI is the latest “revolution” for gaming - GamesRadar 19:39 Diablo Devs Unionize Following Layoffs And Dissatisfaction With