News and reviews are the distractions of the day as Joe tires to not cry over a lost kitty while giving away a ton of Outright Games titles on Xbox!

The show kicks off with Jacob Garner, Bri Galgano, and Aki on hand to hear the sad news that Cocoa, one of the backyard kitties at Joe's, has said goodbye after three years. She, and her beautiful face, will be missed very much. We also cover the PlayStation State of Play Showcase, PS Plus Game Catalog additions, Stellar Blade rumors, Red Dead Redemption going for another ride, a Silent Hill 2 whoopsie, and tons more! Plus Joe whines about how Gameloft's stupid account system really ruined their game Asphalt Legends since it kills all the Game Pass Perks.

On top of that, if you weren't at our live show, you missed Outright Night where we gave away a ton of games courtesy the fine team at Outright Games! It's always great covering their lineup each year and it's great that they were awesome enough to throw some game keys our way! So yeah, heed this reminder! Visit our Twitch shows Tuesdays and Thursdays! Plus reviews!

0:00 - Intro/News
58:16 - Arcade Archives 2 TOKYO WARS - HAMSTER Corp. (Jacob)
1:03:30 - A Pizza Delivery - Eric Osuna, Dolores Entertainment (Bri & Aki)
1:12:03 - Saving Princess of Mars - HrtZ Games, Ocean Media (Jacob & Bri)
1:20:41 - First Time in Paris - BoomZAP, Ocean Media (Jacob, Bri, Aki)
1:28:51 - Static Dread: The Lighthouse - solarsuit.games, Games Harbor (Bri)
1:35:45 - Legends BMX - Saga Legends, Firenut Games (Jacob)
1:42:20 - Skopje '83 - Dark-1, PM Studios (Aki & notes from Lloyd Berry)
1:57:57 - Before Exit: Gas Station - Take IT STudio (Bri & Jacob)
2:03:37 - Let Them Come: Onslaught - Tuatara, Digital Bandidos (Jacob)
2:09:00 - Hidden Cats in Rio de Janeiro - Nukearts, Silesia Games (Bri)
2:12:40 - House Fighters: Total Mess - Revulo Games (Jacob)
2:17:05 - Magnetism X - Tail House Game Studio (Bri & Aki)
2:24:24 - KIDZ KORNER: PAW Patrol Rescue Wheels: Championship - 3DClouds, Outright Games (Jacob & Bri)

The show ends with one of my favorite EarthBound songs from Dale North off of the Bound Together project!

2:34:15 - Dale North - Home Again (EarthBound)

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It's a basic pack of reviews with Jacob making a visit on a Tuesday recording for a special Kidz Korner!

The show kicks off with Pernell Vaughan, Andy Sperry, Chris Taylor, and Aki on hand to chat about what we've been up to lately. Chris has been streaming Dragon Quest games so we chat about the upcoming Dragon Quest remakes and remasters. Andy is chatting about how much Clover Pit he's been playing, which is a mix of rogue-lite gameplay and slot machines with a touch of insanity. Meanwhile, Pernell just won himself a Mario Kart 8 tournament and got himself a gift card, so it's been a good week for everybody. Except Aki because Jacob visit during reviews.

0:00 - Intro/Banter
15:08 - Atomfall: The Red Strain DLC - Rebellion (Aki)
28:21 - Aethermancer - moi rai games, offbrand games (Pernell)
39:11 - Earthion - Ancient Corporation, Bitwave Games, Limited Run Games (Andy & Chris)
46:27 - Candy Rangers - Mechano, JanduSoft (Pernell)
51:31 - Hula Hula Wee - AFIL Games (Aki)
59:13 - KIDZ KORNER: Nicktoons & The Dice of Destiny - Petit Fabrik, Fair Play Labs, GameMill Entertainment (Jacob & Pernell)

The show ends with some Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles goodness straight out of your local early '90s Pizza Hut. And no, I don't remember where I got the files.

1:28:12 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Pizza Power (Coming Out of Their Shells)

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Oh we've got a fun one this week as we've got Garth Noyce of Triple Eh? joining the show to chat Lumo 2, and a LOT more.

The show kicks off with Bri Galgano and Aki on hand as we welcome Gareth Noyce from Triple Eh? back to the show for his second visit. First visit was for Lumo 1 back on Episode 199. And we're all still doing this. We chat about the game's history, changes compared to the first title, discussions about sales between platforms, and those ducks. Hot damn do we talk about those friggin ducks... Jacob Garner shows up somewhere in there.

After a while, we shift the talk to news of the week including the horrible news that EA sold out to Kooshner and The Saudis that was somehow eclipsed by Microsoft's WORSE news of upping the price of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate by 50% from $19.99 to a whopping $29.99 a MONTH. We discuss the move, the "additions" to the tier including Fortnite crew junk none of us actually want, and our fears about Microsoft and the Xbox brand in general. Did we mention Gareth was a long time Xbox employee? He has opinions! Pac-Man Mega Tunnel Battle: Chomp Champs is getting delisted in November, Rock Band 4 is getting delisted like tomorrow, and four Puzzle Quest games are already delisted. But hey! A new Pinball FX table got announced! Ball Squad! Plus reviews!

0:00 - Intro/Lumo 2 Chat
1:10:29 - News
1:55:07 - Silent Hill f - NeoBards Entertainment, KONAMI (Aki)
2:11:50 - LEGO Party - SMG Studio, Fictions (Bri/Jacob/Aki)
2:27:16 - Alien: Rogue Incursion Evolved Edition - Survios (Aki)
2:38:07 - Arctic Awakening - GoldFire Studios (Jacob & Aki)
2:43:41 - Tiny Lands: Deluxe Edition - Hyper Three Studio, Hidden Trap (Bri/Jacob/Aki)
2:49:46 - Galacticon - Radin Games, Flynn's Arcade (Jacob)
2:53:27 - XIII A final Game of Tarot - Indigo Dreams, Bad Minions, Little Giant (Bri)
2:57:35 - Cloud to Gold - AFIL Games (Aki & Jacob)
3:03:40 - Slide Viking - AFIL Games (Aki & Jacob)
3:07:39 - KIDZ KORNER: Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer - Headless Chicken Games, GameMill Entertainment (Jacob)
3:14:23 - KIDZ KORNER: NBA Bounce - Unfinished Pixel, Outright Games (Jacob)

The show ends with the song Bounce by System of a D....wait. We can't? The kids stuff? Yeah. That makes sense... The show ends with a fun NBA Jam tune from our friends Kunal Majmudar, Mustin, and Steve Lella!

3:21:47 - Kunal Majmudar - From Downtown (feat. Mustin & Steve Lella) (NBA Jam)

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We've got a whole bunch of people around on this episode to tackle a ton of reviews, so let's get going!

The show kicks off with Pernell Vaughan, Andy Sperry, Chris Taylor, Bri Galgano, and Horror Acolyte all on hand to chat about cats a little bit and then the awful new owners for Electronic Arts a little bit and then we're all wondering where the hell Aki is because she's usually the first one in and we have reviews to do and she's still not here so we chat about how things are going an Dave K shows up and we chat and then Bri has to leave soon so I guess we just have to start reviews even though Aki was supposed to be a part of the first one. She's not. She shows up later. Yay!

0:00 - Intro/Banter
24:36 - HOTEL BARCELONA - White Owls, CULT Games (Bri, Pernell, HA)
49:09 - Concierge - KODINO, Digital Tribe (Dave K)
59:09 - Shujinkou - Rice Games (Aki & Pernell)
1:09:39 - Folly of the Wizards - Upfox Labs, Numskull Games (Horror)
1:22:41 - Assassin's Creed Shadows: Claws of Awaji DLC - UBISOFT (Aki)
1:32:18 - Alphadia III - EXE-CREATE, KEMCO (Chris)
1:46:00 - Super Farming Boy - LemonChili Soft, Renxo Europe Limited (Andy & Pernell)
2:04:53 - Twinkleby - Might and Delight (Aki)
2:11:11 - Jamboy, a Jelly-cious Hero - Nakama Game Studio (Andy)
2:18:34 - Beacon Patrol - BrutalHack, Shapes and Dreams, Assemble Entertainment (Pernell)
2:26:02 - PREVIEW: Kindling - Talonbyte Games (Andy)

The show ends with some Earthworm Jim tunes from our friends The OneUps!

2:37:37 - The OneUps - Andy Asteroids (Earthworm Jim)

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Tokyo Game Show week means we have way too much to talk about and nowhere near enough time for it. So let's do it!

The show kicks off with Jacob Garner, Bri Galgano, and Aki on hand to hang out listen to me talk about my KFC Bowl and my delicious Mtn Dew Sweet Lightning. Oh and games! Sony State of Play happened with Saros, Chronoscript, NIOH 3, and WOLVERINE which looks absolutely insane. Xbox had a TGS showcase with a new GunGrave, Romancing SaGa 2 on Xbox, and a Forza Horizon 6 LOGO!! Plus a potential EA sale, ROG Ally X and more Xbox pricing, Doug Bowser leaving Nintendo, Avatar getting new DLC, Yakuza releases, and Scared Stiff coming to Pinball FX for some Ball Squad fun! All that plus reviews including Bri's take on Borderlands 4, graciously provided to us by the folks at Xbox. And yes, I'm VERY jealous Bri got it...

0:00 - Intro/News
1:19:42 - Borderlands 4 - Gearbox Software, 2K (Bri)
1:40:19 - Atelier Resleriana: The Red Alchemist & the White Guardian - KOEI TECMO (Aki)
1:51:26 - Arcade Archives 2 STEEL WORKER - HAMSTER (Jacob)
1:56:30 - DeTechtive 2112 - M11 Studio, 5Deniz (Bri)
2:01:43 - PREVIEW: My Wife is a Spy?! - Transparent Games, Error 300 (Aki)
2:10:11 - Grief like a stray dog - Rayonist, Sometimes You (Jacob)
2:16:31 - Harmony Chronicles: Cat Out of the Bag - JetDogs Studios, Ocean Media (Jacob/Bri/Aki)
2:26:33 - Tennis Pro Tournaments - InLogic Software, Ocean Media (Jacob/Bri)
2:33:13 - Green Soldiers Heroes: Extreme Bikers - DERIK D.F (Jacob/Bri)
2:40:34 - Carrot's Crusade: Mimika's Reckoning - Synnergy Circle Games (Bri)
2:44:09 - Bunny Pit Stop - AFIL Games (Aki/Bri/Jacob)
2:46:12 - Bunny Pit Stop Attempt 2 - AFIL Games (Aki/Bri/Jacob)
2:51:33 - KIDZ KORNER: DreamWorks Gabby's Dollhouse: Ready to Party - Infinigon Games, Outright Games (Jacob)

The show ends with a track from the game Hollow Night from our buddies in The Tiberian Sons!

3:03:01 - The Tiberian Sons - This is Halloween (Hollow Knight)

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We've got our friend Matt Pie joining the show once again to hang out and review, so let's get going!

The show kicks off with Pernell Vaughan, Chris Taylor, and Aki on hand to welcome Matt Pie back to the show to chat about what he's been up to and what he's been playing. But first Aki shares the news that her gunplay got a bonus tariff on it that she has to pay before it gets delivered! Yay! Then Matt talks about picking up games under $10 before we go into a fun little discussion on Caves of Qud and the upcoming Switch version! Plus reviews!

0:00 - Intro/Banter
17:20 - Baby Steps - Bennett Foddy, Gabe Cuzzillo, Maxi Boch, Devolver Digital (Matt)
37:27 - Agatha Christie: Death on the Nile - Microids Studio Lyon, Microids (Aki)
48:37 - HYKE: Northern Light(s) - Akatsuki Games, Blast Edge Games, Aniplex (Chris & Pernell)
1:00:54 - Wander Stars - Paper Castle Games, Fellow Traveller (Pernell)
1:12:10 - HYPERxFANTASY - ONYXPRISM (Aki)
1:22:33 - Platypus Reclayed - Claymatic Games (Chris)
1:30:38 - DeadWire - Shotgun Anaconda, The CoLab (Pernell)
1:36:32 - Sushi Ben - Big Brane Studios (Aki)

The show ends with some Super Dodge Ball fun from the one and only Danimal Cannon off of the Bad Dudes project No Balls, No Glory!

1:48:49 - Danimal Cannon - Maybe We Should Stick to Football (Super Dodge Ball)

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We've got news of the week and the biggest batch of reviews I think we've ever had on the show, so let's not waste time!

The show kicks off with Bri Galgano, Jacob Garner, Aki, and Horror Acolyte on hand to chat about the news of the week including last Friday's Nintendo Direct! Mario Galaxy, Dragon Quest VII Reimagined, the return of Virtual Boy, and tons more were discussed along with the latest Xbox Game Pass lineup, new GBA games hitting Nintendo Switch Online, New Blood Interactive hitting Xbox, and more! Plus an insane SIXTEEN reviews!

0:00 - Intro/news
36:28 - LEGO Voyagers - Light Brick Studio, Annapurna Interactive (Bri/Aki/Jacob)
49:33 - Type-NOISE: Shonen Shojo - DankHearts, WhisperGames (Aki)
59:03 - Dead Reset - Dark Rift Horror, Wales Interactive (Bri)
1:06:18 - Yet Another Zombie Survivors - Awesome Games Studio (Horror)
1:21:50 - Monstrous Lovers - Man-Eater Games, Ratalaika Games (Jacob/Aki)
1:32:19 - Hidden Cats in Tokyo (starring Piddles the Cat) - Nukearts, Silesia Games (Bri)
1:37:10 - Arcade Archives 2 VIDEO HUSTLER - HAMSTER (Jacob)
1:42:05 - Sips and Sonnets - Blue Tango Street (Bri/Aki)
1:48:56 - Bananitro - Inventario, Bad Minions, Little Giant (Jacob/Bri)
1:52:25 - Sokomine - AFIL Games (Aki)
1:56:14 - Groaky Must Jump - Synnergy Circle Games (Bri)
2:00:38 - Mel the Cat - Ember Box Studio (Jacob/Aki/Bri)
2:05:42 - Cat Needs - LeJunesArt, Ratalaika Games (Aki)
2:08:58 - Frame Cat - Half-Cat Team, Xeneder Team (Bri/Aki/Jacob)
2:14:24 - Meow and the Diamond Jump - YUME GAME STUDIO (Aki/Bri)
2:18:00 - Bratz: Rhythm & Style - RecoTechnology, Outright Games (Jacob)

I'm out of breath. Yes, from typing. I'm out of shape and old. Let's keep this song short.

2:32:42 - virt - You Just Blipped (Spelunker)

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We've got a pack of reviews and a visit from Julian Rice of Rice Games to chat Shujinkou, so let's rock!

The show kicks off with Pernell Vaughan, Aki, Tim Ekkebus, and Horror Acolyte hanging out and not chatting much because we got limited time and lots to talk about before our interview with Julian Rice of Rice Games about halfway through! We chat about the origins of Shujinkou, the steps made to make it both a fun RPG and a learning tool for those taking an interest in Japanese, influences including the Etrian series, and tons more! The game is out now on PS5 & Steam and coming soon to Switch, all with a meaty demo, so check it out! Download it while you listen or something.

0:00 - Intro
6:21 - METAL GEAR SOLID Δ: SNAKE EATER - KONAMI (Aki & Tim)
24:54 - Star Wars Outlaws Gold Edition - UBISOFT (Tim)
36:28 - Hirogami - Bandai Namco Singapore, Kakehashi Games (Pernell)
43:01 - Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree - Primal Game Studio, Knights Peak Interactive (Pernell)
49:25 - Goat Out of Hell - AFIL Games (Aki)
53:26 - Shujinkou Interview w/ Julian Rice of Rice Games

The show ends with some Etrian Odyssey music arranged by Yuzo Koshiro!

2:04:16 - Yuzo Koshiro - Battlefield: Storm (Etrian Odyssey IV)

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New and a massive ton of reviews are on the docket tonight, and Aki isn't here, so let's party!

The show kicks off with Bri Galgano and Jacob Garner on hand to discuss the most talked about news of the early to mid week. Predictions for the Nintendo Direct! We also chat about the latest PlayStation Plus Game Catalog updates for September, the return of Acclaim and the news games they unveiled, Nintendo officially out of all 3DS/2DS system parts, and the passing of composer Masashi Kageyama. All that plus our usual pack of reviews!

0:00 - Intro/News
16:35 - Warhammer Space Marine 2 Year 2 Season Pass - Saber Interactive, Focus Entertainment
21:15 - Scar-Lead Salvation - Idea Factory, Compile Heart, IFI (Jacob)
30:17 - KARMA: The Dark World - Pollard Studio, Wired Productions (Bri)
39:20 - Arcade Archives 2 MACH BREAKERS - HAMSTER (Jacob)
45:57 - Gloomy Eyes - Fishing Cactus, Untold Tales (Bri)
50:48 - Rally Arcade Classics - NETK2GAMES, NETKDOS (Jacob)
58:40 - Particle Hearts - Underwater Fire Games, First Break Labs (Bri)
1:04:07 - UBOAT - Deep Water Studio, Ultimate Games (Jacob)
1:13:47 - Hellstuck: Rage With Your Friends - Terror Dog Studio, Ultimate Games (Bri)
1:18:01 - Attic Archive - Imagine Software, Pixel Games (Jacob)
1:28:02 - Compass of Destiny: Istanbul - M11 Studio, 5Deniz (Bri)
1:37:36 - Claim the Forest - AFIL Games (Jacob & Bri)
1:42:10 - 9 Lives to Defend - Goldarait, Silesia Games (Bri)
1:46:39 - KIDZ KORNER: Goosebumps: Terror in Little Creek - PHL Collective, GameMill Entertainment (Jacob)

Reviews end with Goosebumps? Show ends with Goosebumps. Tiberian Sons, KICK IT!

1:59:33 - The Tiberian Sons - Welcome to Your Nightmare (Goosebumps)

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Late start, not much banter, let's just get this over with.

The show kicks off with Pernell Vaughan, Chris Taylor, Aki, and Horror Acolyte on hand to welcome our friend Dave K back to the show to talk about the fact that this was the night that Aki decided to try "The Last Dab" from the popular Hot Ones web series that has celebrities burn their mouths for our entertainment. Tonight is Aki's turn and she does it on her last TWO reviews. That's right, she did it once, and then decided to do it a second time when Bri Galgano dropped by near the end. Plus a review in there from Andy Sperry too!

0:00 - Intro/Banter
7:54 - STORY OF SEASONS: Grand Bazaar - Marvelous/XSEED (Pernell)
21:04 - Casebook 1899: The Leipzig Murders - Homo Narrans Studio (Dave K)
33:27 - Metal Eden - Reikon Games, Deep Silver (Aki)
40:04 - Dragon Ruins - Graverobber Foundation, KEMCO (Chris)
49:36 - Neon Apex: Beyond the Limit - repixel8, Numskull Games (Pernell)
58:25 - The Mystery of Woolley Mountain - Lightfoot Bros Games (Horror)
1:11:52 - The Order of the Snake Scale - FM Simple Games Studio, Ultimate Games (Aki)
1:20:21 - Katanaut - Voidmaw, Acclaim (Andy)
1:23:53 - Psycho Dream - Edia, Ratalaika Games (Chris)
1:40:36 - Snack & Quack - AFIL Games (Aki)

The show ends with a "unique" choice. Aki burned her mouth with hot sauce and drank water. WATER. The title and the song are for her. God Lives Underwater remix style...

1:52:29 - Bloodhound Gang - Fire Water Burn (We Don't Need No God Lives Underwater Remix)

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