This week we're talking about the huge Google Stadia announcement that dropped last week, what questions we still have about the platform, if the US in particular is prepared for a streaming-only platform, and the reaction we may see from the rest of the gaming industry. Micah and Terrence are talking about their first impressions of Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. Oh, and Sony probably should've set expectations for their State of Play presentation this week. Use our Amazon page to donate to the sho...
Mar 26, 2019•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 117
This week we discuss how Destiny 2 is delivering their best-ever storytelling, why the hell Micah wants to buy Sekiro, Turtle Rock developing Back 4 Blood (which is totally not Left 4 Dead 3), what we expect to see from a modern Borderlands game, the Apex Legends battle pass, and which gaming mistakes we wish we could have undone. 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 - DensePixel...
Mar 19, 2019•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 116
This week, Terrence and Micah talk about their impressions of Devil May Cry 5, Brad discusses his first week in Destiny 2's Season of the Drifter, if true early access is viable for AAA games and if that could quell the backlash many games face at launch, and our take on the Rape Day controversy and why Steam should have seen this coming. 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...
Mar 12, 2019•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 115
This week Carrie and Brad discuss Carrie's thoughts on Toe Jam & Earl: Back in the Groove, Apex Legends' amazing first month their influence on the battle royale genre, Melee (finally!) being expunged from the lineup at EVO, our thoughts on the reveal of Pokemon Sword & Shield, and how live service games could better be marketed to avoid the rocky reaction most of them receive at launch. Use our Amazon page to donate to the show: www.densepixels.com/amazon Subscribe to our YouTube channe...
Mar 05, 2019•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 114
This week we discuss what tweaks and changes Terrence would like to see made in Apex Legends, our full impressions of Anthem, and then a discussion centered around the coverage of Anthem's release and if traditional game reviews need to evolve to appropriately review live service games. 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 - App4RITioN410 Micah - denseb...
Feb 27, 2019•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 113
This week we discuss the surprisingly awesome Tetris 99, last week's Nintendo Direct, Activision laying off 800 employees despite posting record-high revenue in 2018, and whether or not Microsoft truly needs to be concerned with the quality of their entire first-party game catalog. 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 - App4RITioN410 Micah - denseblackn...
Feb 19, 2019•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 112
This week we discuss the Pennsylvania State Legislature attempting to pass a 'sin tax' on mature-rated video games, why we think Apex Legends has real staying power in the Battle Royale space, whether we think retro classic consoles are worth it, and what PlayStation needs to change to stay on top next generation. 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 - ...
Feb 12, 2019•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 111
Micah makes his triumphant return to the podcast, and he returns with some surprising game impressions from his paternity leave! We also discuss Anthem's long-term viability and expectations versus reality, Microsoft's seemingly odd Xbox Live strategy, and why we think folks shouldn't get bent out of shape about PC store exclusivity. Top Stories Microsoft planning on bringing Xbox Live to Switch and mobile Xbox Live was having a slew of problems last week Dense Pixels Post Office Use our Amazon ...
Feb 05, 2019•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 110
We're back, and it's our Royal Rumble review! Find out what we thought about what ended up being a pretty stellar card for the women's division and where we're headed on the Road to Wrestlemania. Before we get to there though, Carrie discusses her entry into the Kingdom Hearts franchise, Brad and Terrence talked about what we really liked and what needs some work from the Anthem VIP Demo, we talk EA's complete ineptitude with the Star Wars license, our initial thoughts on Mortal Kombat 11, Ninte...
Jan 30, 2019•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 109
Terrence returns this week and joins Brad and Carrie. Terrence gives us his (real) Game of the Year for 2018 and discusses the Resident Evil 2 'One Shot' demo, we look at the most downloaded games of 2018 on PS4, detail the absolutely wild legal battle embroiling Randy Pitchford of Gearbox, marvel over some of the speedrunning accomplishments from Awesome Games Done Quick, talk about the impact The Division 2 foregoing Steam could have on the PC market, the shocking and sudden divorce between Bu...
Jan 15, 2019•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 108
Brad is joined this week by Carrie as we give our 5 favorite games of 2018! We also discuss Capcom getting rid of their obtrusive Street Fighter V ads (for now), Bloodstained dropping support for a couple more platforms, Bethesda's homework assignment for banned Fallout 76 players, Overwatch continuing to be one of the most inclusive games out there, and what happened when Soulja Boy tried to step to Nintendo. Headlines Capcom bows to pressure, or it’s because the Capcom Pro Tour happened, but S...
Jan 08, 2019•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 107
Special episode of The Nerdpocalypse called 'No Time To Bleed.' A discussion of our favorite action movies. This week the guys discuss the 1985 classic Commando!
Dec 25, 2018•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 106
It's the last Dense Pixels of 2018, and as a special holiday treat we have a return of What Do You People Want in the Dense Pixels Post Office! Before we get there though, we have to discuss the Kingdom Hearts III retail leak and why it's hilarious, Discord attempting to stand toe-to-toe with Steam and Epic Games, the desperate flailing of everybody to get their cut of Fortnite's success, and Kage (that's Kar-gay, btw!) debuting in Street Fighter V. Headlines Kingdom Hearts III retail copies lea...
Dec 19, 2018•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 105
***Apologies for the sub-standard audio quality on this episode. We were forced to use our backup recording this week.*** This week Carrie finally joins the show to valiantly defend the dumpster fire that is Fallout 76! We also give our initial impressions of Super Smash Bros Ultimate, and Terrence makes his triumphant return after a few weeks away! We also discuss Epic being the first real contender to Steam, even more bad news for Bethesda and their cursed canvas bag, Street Fighter V getting ...
Dec 11, 2018•1 hr 44 min•Ep. 104
This week Brad and Micah discuss Valve increasing revenue to its most successful games, the FTC and loot boxes, Nintendo joining digital media in 2018 with the end of the YouTube Creators Program, our cautious optimism for Dragon Age news, Bethesda's falsely advertising Fallout 76's Collector's Edition, and the nasty homophobic incident that occurred in Fallout last week. Headlines Valve now giving larger percentage of Steam Revenue to very successful games FTC pledges to look into loot crates N...
Dec 04, 2018•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 103
It's a jam-packed holiday edition of the Dense Pixels Post Office where we answer a ton of your gaming queries including if it's possible to love and hate a game simultaneously and what elements are needed to tell a great story in a game. We also discuss who's going to pay $800 for a box of Amiibos, Shenmue's total haul from their fans, and the new pinnacle weapons coming to Destiny 2 and if Brad thinks the new Crucible weapon is going to break PvP. Headlines There’s a super-limited number of Sm...
Nov 27, 2018•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 102
It's a jam-packed show, as Brad and Micah have both a bevy of game news and Survivor Series talk this week! On the game front, we're going over our picks for the 2018 Game Awards, PlayStation skipping E3 for the first time ever, Reggie pouring cold water on the N64 Classic rumors, a video game-related criminal being brought to justice, and the disc-less Xbox One. Then we breakdown the action from both NXT TakeOver: War Games and Survivor Series 2018 and what we thought of all the action shown ov...
Nov 20, 2018•2 hr 2 min•Ep. 101
This week we discuss Red Dead Redemption 2's unmatched success, the death of strategy guides in video games, Square canceling the rest of Final Fantasy XV's DLC, all the news from XO18 last weekend, and what YouTube can do to combat game streamers operating in bad faith without gating the platform. Headlines Nintendo removing offensive imagery from Super Smash Bros Ultimate Red Dead 2 has already shipped 17 million copies Strategy Guide maker Prima Games is shutting down Square cancels remaining...
Nov 13, 2018•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 100
This week Carrie joins Micah and Brad to discuss Micah's first impressions of Red Dead Redemption 2, Carrie's experiences in the Fallout 76 B.E.T.A., the PlayStation Classic games list, Blizzard's misstep with the reveal of Diablo Immortal at BlizzCon, the surprise release of Deltarune, our reaction to the Smash Bros Nintendo Direct, and your questions about the board game Brad wants to play with the TNP crew, whether lapsed Pokemon fans should hop back on with Let's Go, and if Anthem can be a D...
Nov 06, 2018•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 99
This week the whole crew is back to discuss Micah's impressions of SoulCalibur VI, the new game that Terrence invested over 20 hours in last weekend which makes him a MASSIVE hypocrite, Rockstar employees coming to the studio's defense over crunch allegations, Epic hunting big YouTube game in court over Fortnite cheats, Hitman 2 going full meta with their first elusive target, the Devil May Cry 5 Collector's Edition that may be the most overpriced CE of all time, and then we answer your question...
Oct 23, 2018•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 98
This week Micah and Brad are discussing Brad's surprisingly fun time with Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, Micah's existential crisis with Assassin's Creed Odyssey, the game that caused the need to forever banish the 'Game of the Year' naming convention, PSN finally allowing for ID name changes, what impact Microsoft's rumored acquisition of Obsidian Entertainment, the fact that we're totally shocked (shocked!) that Sony is working on the PlayStation 5 (PSnü), why solving the problem of crunch in the ...
Oct 16, 2018•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 97
On this week's show, we discuss why Brad has fallen back in love with FIFA 19, Micah's initial experience with Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Terrence being pleasantly surprised with Fist of the North Star, The Witcher's author and how he played himself, whether or not it's a positive thing that Telltale's Walking Dead might be seen to completion by another developer, Microsoft's announcment of xCloud and why we couldn't care less, and the Seattle Police Department stepping up to combat swatting of g...
Oct 09, 2018•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 96
Carrie joins Terrence and Brad this week to find out what YOU PEOPLE want us to talk about. Before we get there though, we discuss Carrie's early Spider-Man impressions, the newest news from the Telltale Games saga, Sony dipping their toe into the cross-play waters with Fortnite, and Google formally announcing Project Stream. Headlines Telltale going to possibly finish the Walking Dead series >>> Telltale is also facing a possible class-action lawsuit Nintendo allows cloud saves grace p...
Oct 02, 2018•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 95
This week we're discussing why Micah's Ace of Spades in Destiny 2 will be lesser than Brad's, some Spider-Man spoilers (don't worry; we warn you before!), Sony getting in on the retro mini trend with the PlayStation Classic, Spider-Man overtaking God of War as the fastest-selling PS4 game, Nintendo going two steps forward and one step back with online accounts on the Switch, wishing the best for Nobou Uematsu, the sudden closure of Telltale Games, and the domestic violence allegation surrounding...
Sep 25, 2018•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 94
This week, Carrie joins the crew as we talk more Destiny 2: Forsaken, Spider-Man, Octopath Traveler, and Yakuza Zero, we talk about the scary incident that occurred with Dr. Disrespect, streaming games on the Nintendo Switch, the marathon clear for Destiny's new Last Wish raid, and all the news fit to print from the recent Nintendo Direct (and why Carrie is still raging!). Headlines (In)Famous PUBG streamer Dr. Disrespect’s house was shot at during a stream Assassin’s Creed Odyssey to become the...
Sep 18, 2018•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 93
This week Micah and Brad are discussing the THQ Nordic acquisition of the Kingdoms of Amalur license and what that could mean for the series' future, Henry Cavill's being cast as Geralt in the upcoming Netflix Witcher series, and who still is dying for voice control for their Xbox One. We then discuss our pretty robust impressions of both Marvel's Spider-Man on PS4 and the Destiny 2: Forsaken expansion! Headlines THQ Nordic acquires the Kingdoms of Amalur license! (but needs EA’s permission to d...
Sep 11, 2018•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 92
This week it's a mega-sized episode! We give impressions of Yakuza Kiwami 2, Dead Cells, and Destiny 2's Gambit mode (GAMBO!). Brad talks about his hands on time with Call of Duty Black Ops 4, the SCUF Vantage Controller, and more from his recent trip. We detail the absolute bevy of new releases from the past two weeks. Then we discuss Streets of Rage 4, the Microsoft All Access Pass (and why financing a game console is a horrible idea!), the Super Smash Bros Pro Controller, Cyberpunk 2077's fan...
Sep 04, 2018•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 91
This week we discuss Mario Kart rip-offs, Patrick Soderlund's insane bonus from last year, whether or not video game film properties would work better as TV shows instead, the new DualShock 4 colors, and Amazon ending popular benefits for both Amazon Prime and Twitch Prime. We then give our thoughts on all the action from WWE SummerSlam 2018! 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 ...
Aug 21, 2018•1 hr 48 min•Ep. 90
Terrence makes his triumphant return as we discuss the new PlayStation 4 Pro celebrating 500 million units sold, all of the news from the Smash Brothers Ultimate Nintendo Direct, Discord venturing into selling games, Tyler "Ninja" Blevin's lack of desire to stream with female gamers, Microsoft's new studio acquiring some big names, Bethesda blocking game sales, IGN's firing of an editor caught plagiarising, and whether Sony should consider crossplay. Use our Amazon page to donate to the show: ww...
Aug 14, 2018•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 89
Micah and Brad discuss changes coming to Destiny 2 and why Micah is back on the Sparrow, Fallout 76 avoiding Steam, why gamers bitch and moan about games we know they love, the nonsense that is the Zelda timeline, and our thoughts on EVO 2018 weekend and the new characters coming to our favorite fighting games. 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 - App...
Aug 08, 2018•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 88
