As of late, Xbox has been the media darling in terms of PR. They've been saying the rights things and doing the right things. Their main competitor in Sony Has been... Less so. But even with Sony being some sort of PR Disaster and Nintendo continuing to march to the beat of their own drum, you have to wonder, what state is Xbox really in? They have 23 studios without a whiff of a first party exclusive coming any time soon. They are rocking with Game Pass, but is that enough for long term dominan...
May 17, 2021•2 hr 21 min
Video games are known for a lot of different reasons. There’s the interactive storytelling. There’s gorgeous computer rendered graphics. There’s the various systems that coalesce into a fun gameplay loop. But perhaps the thing that has arguably defined video games in pop culture more than any other aspect has been a little thing called the Boss. Bosses and Boss battles are one of, if not, the most recognizable phrases in all of pop culture. When you say the phrase boss battle, people inherently ...
May 10, 2021•2 hr 4 min
Remakes have been around for quite a while at this point. Whether it be developers and publishers trying to extract as much money as humanly possible from their product or a move to gauge interest in possible sequels or reboots, Video Game remakes have remained in vogue for quite some time. Most of these are ports or upresed remasters, but every now and then something comes along that makes you think, huh maybe this could be a cool move. Take for example the studio Blue Point. Blue Point is a po...
Apr 30, 2021•2 hr
It is absolutely no secret to anyone that listens to this show that we love a good Role Playing Game. Whether it be Austin’s gushing over Pokemon, my continued support of Final Fantasy, or even Dylan’s consistent love of The Witcher, it’s very clear that we care a lot about the genre. But one thing we have yet to do is dive deep into why that is. Why do we love the genre? What makes it so special? What even makes a good RPG a good RPG? Well, strap in folks because that’s what we plan to discuss ...
Apr 26, 2021•2 hr 33 min
Videogames are an ever-evolving medium and we’re constantly finding new ways to play. Whether it be new streaming techs like Amazon Luna and Google Stadia or Virtual Reality coming from the likes of Valve’s HTC headsets or Sony’s Playstation VR. On top of that, there are constant innovations in tech that bring the scope of what video games can do into a massive new world. At the forefront of these conversations in recent years has been Microsoft’s Xbox brand. With the Xbox One X being a powerhou...
Apr 16, 2021•1 hr 59 min
One thing is probably clear to anyone who listens to our podcast, Austin is the Nintendo guy. Josh loves his switch to death and is very nostalgic for the NES and SNES era of Nintendo, but he is not as ingratiated into that community as really either Austin or Dylan is. That doesn’t mean that he doesn’t pay attention and as such, he has some thoughts about where Nintendo is sitting currently in comparison to the other two giants of the industry, Xbox and Playstation. That said, to keep him in li...
Apr 15, 2021•2 hr 4 min
Music is as integral to gaming as it is to any other form of visual media out there. Without music, you couldn’t have the same feeling of intensity in the boss battles of The Witcher 3. Nor could you have the feeling of adrenaline pumping vigorously through your veins as when the chase music hits in Metal Gear Solid. On the opposite end of the spectrum, you couldn’t have the same feeling of immense sadness as you would when Sniper Wolf tells her life’s story at the end of her boss fight or the d...
Apr 10, 2021•1 hr 48 min
Video games are such a wonderful medium for storytelling. They combine tons of variations on different mediums. They can entice with their visual splendor. They can evoke emotions through incredible narratives. They can even give you the tactile feeling of overcoming an obstacle. There is one part of gaming, however, that is often overlooked and that is the music. While it needs to be stated, that isn't true in every single instance, when you go to tell someone about a video game, music will not...
Apr 05, 2021•1 hr 3 min
Video Game Preservation is a topic that at one point became a big issue of discussion for most gamers. In the lead up to the more modern age of gaming old games made for old hardware were often lost if the rights holders didn't make sure to preserve them. This led to many games being lost to time forever. In the dawning of the new digital age of gaming, that question persists with perhaps an even renewed vigor. What happens to our games if it's just a digital copy? The recent rumor of Sony shutt...
Mar 28, 2021•2 hr 20 min
Have you ever had an experience so impactful that you’ve never forgotten? Some people will remember their first kiss with the most vivid clarity that it’s like they’re reading from a book. Others may remember a really awful break up. These experiences strike right to our core and we remember them forever. Media can also do that. Many of us can recount the very first time that we saw our favorite movie of all time. Some will remember the concert that was “like a religious experience”. And for som...
Mar 19, 2021•2 hr 36 min
This week was a weird one for the boys as they decided to do something a bit different and live stream the show. Well how do you integrate the entire capabilities of livestreaming with a podcast about a designated topic? Easy, you just talk about the News. This week the boys break down rumors about the Nintendo Super Switch, the dissolution of Sony Japan Studio, and Marvel's Avengers XP restructure. All of that and so very much more. As always you can find us on social media for all things Cultu...
Mar 12, 2021•2 hr 17 min
They did it. They finally did it. The good ole peoples at Gamefreak and Nintendo gave us our first Pokemon Direct since January of last year and our first direct with information on mainline entry games since February of 2019 when Pokemon Sword and Shield were first announced and they blew the event out with some pretty big announcements. The direct was a gigantic boon for some long-time fans of the series and was a slight disappointment for others. With that all said, there was no denying that ...
Mar 05, 2021•2 hr 24 min
As many, if not all, of the listeners, are aware, I try my best to keep our show as politics-free as I possibly can. The main reason for this is that I genuinely believe in bringing as many people together as I can because I think the world is a better place when we can all come together to converse and share our individual experiences and passions together. That said, there has been a news story percolating within the last couple of weeks that has gotten me thinking. The news story in question ...
Mar 02, 2021•1 hr 47 min
Difficulty in games is a topic that has been discussed pretty much ad nauseum for a good long while at this point. We can look back to the days of NES Classics such as Megaman and Castlevania for their punishing difficulty, or we can take a look at more modern games such as the From Software IP/Souls series of games. But what happens when that just isn’t enough? What if you want more? Certain games will offer this in the form of higher difficulty offerings and others add it as gameplay modifiers...
Feb 26, 2021•2 hr 22 min
Innovation. It’s a term that’s tossed around an awful lot and despite it having a tangible definition, it is often far more nebulous in conversation. What do we actually mean when we say innovation, and even having said that, what are the parameters that we place upon that definition. Is The Last Of Us Part 2 the most innovative game of all time because it’s minute attention to detail with every single animation being painstakingly detailed? Or is Hades and innovative masterpiece because of all ...
Feb 12, 2021•1 hr 42 min
We had several topics ideas that we were tossing around this week, some of which I think we’ll get to in the near future, but one kept sticking in my head. Dylan has asked me repeatedly what my sort of “gimmick” will be for twitch and I think I’ve figured it out. That will be PS1 games. That has gotten me in the headspace of retro games and when Austin came forth with the topic of this particular show, well, how could I not resist. So what pray-tell is the subject of conversation this week? Well...
Feb 05, 2021•2 hr 31 min
We’ve done a look back at our takes on the best games of 2020. We’ve done a look forward at the games we’re most anticipating. We also made a big predictions for this year. The last thing that we now need to do is take a look back at the last generation and that, kind listeners, is what we plan to do for you today. We aren’t going to rank these or argue or anything like that. No, instead, we just plan to celebrate what made the last generation great. We do have to set some ground rules first how...
Jan 21, 2021•2 hr 28 min
We’ve almost officially finished with our look backs, save for one more episode that will be coming soon, but we wanna go ahead and keep our eyes on the prize and that prize is of course, the games coming this year. So today, We’re going to just talk to you guys about our most anticipated games of 2021. This won’t be anything special, just us talking about our hopes and dreams for 2021. We also do some talking about Waifus, Fishing, and another Friday The 13th. We also talk a little about Cyberp...
Jan 14, 2021•2 hr 27 min
So We are here! It has come to this. Hunting Pixels is ready to get to you, the listener, our Game Of The Year! That said, We need to go ahead and explain our system and the ground rules. First, we’re using the system that was completely ripped off from Giant Bomb and Let’s Fight A Boss and we will be listing the games that we’ve played and then cutting them one by one until we get to our ultimate winner, the Hunting Pixels Game Of The Fucking Year!!! Now, to qualify for our list, the game had t...
Jan 01, 2021•2 hr 25 min
This week’s episode will be all about next year. That’s right, we’re already looking forward to next year. This will be our annual tradition going forward. The basic premise is that we’re doing a predictions show which we will tally up every year and the winner will be the king/queen of the podcast for the year. Each Person has come up with 3 personal predictions that we will all either say yes or no to and then tally those points when this episode arrives again next year. There will be one ulti...
Dec 23, 2020•1 hr 50 min
Every year, it gets this time of year and everyone starts putting out their game of the year nominees and winners and we’re no different. However, in the interest of giving you smaller more digestible episodes we’ve decided that it’s more beneficial to break those things up, and as such we’re going to have separate shows for separate things. This week’s episode will be in service of the various awards that we’ve decided to give out that aren’t Game Of The Year. This includes a multitude of eleme...
Dec 18, 2020•2 hr 36 min
Every genre of art seems to have its own sort of awards showcasing excellence within it’s given field. Music has The Grammys, the American Music Awards, and the Billboard Music Awards. Television has the Golden Globes and The Emmys. Hollywood and Film, in general, have a metric ton of awards with probably The Oscars, the Golden Globes, and The BAFTAs being the most well known. The biggest difference between those genres and video games, however, is that those awards garner prestige and as much a...
Dec 12, 2020•2 hr 8 min
Every year, around this time, it never fails that people crawl out of their beds after a long day of eating turkey, and go out to do holiday shopping. Whether or not this is an ideal thing is not really debatable because people do it regardless. So we’ve decided, in the spirit of being as obnoxious as possible we would feed into the horrible reality that is Black Friday. So we’re going to run through the sales for video games and give our feedback and hopefully give you something to think about ...
Nov 26, 2020•2 hr 9 min
This week's show wonderful and somewhat unorthodox. With Austin out this week, it's just Josh and Dylan bringing it home. We’re going to talk a little bit about the new and current generation because Josh managed to get his hands on an Xbox Series X. We’ll also get into some new games like Call Of Duty Black Ops Cold War, the longest video game title ever. We also talk about a little game called Ikenfell, that people are really sleeping on. We’re also going to talk about the stuff we’ve been doi...
Nov 20, 2020•1 hr 58 min
Due to some technical issues that were out of our control (Josh was without power for a full four days due to the hurricane), we didn’t really get a chance really pontificate on a weekly topic this week the way that we usually would and so we’ve decided to forego that topic and just go really in-depth with what we’ve been doing, what we’ve been playing, and some rather disheartening news for many gamers. Josh talks about a bunch of Friday The 13th Content. Austin tells us about Mobile Suit Gunda...
Nov 07, 2020•2 hr 27 min
As listeners may already know, Josh is a massive horror fan. I mean, all he's been talking about for the past couple of episodes is the horror movies he's been watching. That said, Dylan also has an affinity for some horror-based video games such as Resident Evil, and Austin also tends to like horror as a genre. So with Halloween literally right upon us, we thought it would be fun for us to do something a little different for this episode and keep it themed around horror. Today we’re going to pi...
Oct 30, 2020•2 hr 23 min
2018 was a gigantic year for games. Between the heavy hitting stories of Red Dead Redemption 2 and God Of War, the narrative front was covered. There were also two gigantic collectathon checklist games in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey and Far Cry 5. Indie games flourished with wonderful little titles like Dead Cells and Celeste being amongst big triple AAA titles for Game Of The Year. That’s not even mentioning the really fantastic Tetris Effect, the addictive madness of Super Smash Brothers Ultimate...
Oct 23, 2020•2 hr 18 min
Video games have not always featured stories. When we go back and look at the very first games in the arcade and on home computers, stories were an afterthought if they were even thought of at all. Eventually Stories would worm their way into arcade games in primitive form and with the advent of the home console market, stories began becoming more and more integrated into game development. Eventually they would become the norm especially with the rise in popularity of the RPG genre. It does seem...
Oct 16, 2020•2 hr 36 min
Company acquisitions aren’t new to any business, let alone the gaming industry. The recent news, which we will get into later, of Microsoft’s purchase of Zenimax media was gigantic. Not only, did they garner alot of attention, they also managed to gain additional value for their netflix style gaming service, Game Pass, AND bolstered their first party teams. It’s this part that we found probably the most intriguing game room of the acquisition and got us thinking about a ton of things, including ...
Oct 03, 2020•4 hr 3 min
One of the great things about gaming is its ability to connect with us on some level, whether that be narrative, gameplay mechanics, music, art design, or any other number of factors. One particular way has been through the use of characters. From Mario to Link to Commander Shepard to Geralt Of Rivia, characters are some of the most well known aspects of gaming. So we decided to talk about that today, but with a fun little twist. As a sort of nod to the recently announced Mario 35 and perhaps a ...
Sep 21, 2020•2 hr 15 min
