Got any SPF 10,000 sunscreen? Because this week Ash, Nathan, and Fahey are going straight to Hell. That’s right, Splitscreen descends into the depths of hell with discussions on our own personal video game hells, updates on the latest in hell news, and Nathan explains the Satanic Panic of games like Doom and Mortal Kombat like we're five-years-old. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Oct 16, 2020•45 min•Ep. 249
For our first episode of the new and rebooted Splitscreen we’re discussing...wait for it...reboots! Join us as we chat about the difference between a reboot and a remaster, argue about which of our favorite reboots is the best, and Nathan holds us all hostage as he obsesses over the 2012 remake of the Atari hit SpyHunter. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Oct 09, 2020•41 min•Ep. 248
We're bringing Splitscreen back in a whole new way! Yes, we have Maddy, Kirk, and Jason's blessing to do so, and we're hoping you too will give us a chance. We're going to be diving into all aspects of video games, arguing over them, and getting into the nitty gritty with a whole new feel. Welcome to the new Splitscreen! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Oct 08, 2020•4 min•Ep. 247
Kirk and Maddy start by congratulating Jason on his new fatherhood, then get straight to the heart of the matter: video games. Maddy's still playing Fire Emblem and also tried two cool tabletop games, Sheriff of Nottingham and Escape from Aliens in Outer Space . Kirk's tabletop group is still playing Betrayal Legacy ; Kirk also played the new Hitman level and... drumroll... Destiny 2: Shadowkeep . After a break (28:32), we bring on Kotaku 's editor-in-chief Stephen Totilo to talk about Ghost Rec...
Oct 01, 2020•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 246
Episode 223: Kirk, Jason, and Maddy talk about Persona 5 and Animal Crossing, the cures for everyone's woes, then share some stories from listeners (43:19) about how they're coping with corona. Then they talk about a certain show that Jason's finally watching... (1:09:17) Music pick: “Tropicalia” by Beck from Mutations , 1998 Maddy's stream this weekend: https://www.twitch.tv/gamers4bernie See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#...
Sep 24, 2020•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 245
Episode 221: Jason, Maddy, and Kirk talk about their adventures in Nioh 2, Black Mesa, and Persona 5 before taking a deep dive into the cancellation of E3 2020 (43:44), an unprecedented move that comes in the wake of the global coronavirus pandemic. What will this mean for the video game industry? Then they get into off-topic (1:05:15) on I Think You Should Leave, Castlevania, and one fantastic episode of Reply All. Music pick of the week: “Blues Stride” by McCoy Tyner from Infinity, 1995 Animal...
Sep 17, 2020•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 244
Episode 222: As the coronavirus pandemic upends all of our lives, let Kotaku Splitscreen distract you for a little while with talk of delightful video games. First up, Jason, Kirk, and Maddy talk about Kentucky Route Zero, Persona 5 Royal, and Ori and the Will of the Wisps, then dive into the recent PS5 spec reveal (32:44) and talk about how they're coping with self-isolation. Then it's time for off-topic chat (1:07:25) on The Wire, McMillions, and The Wrecking Crew. Music pick of the week: “Cab...
Sep 10, 2020•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 243
Episode 220: Kirk, Jason, and Maddy talk about Kentucky Route Zero, Baldur's Gate 3, and a bit more Kirby before jumping into a few different topics (24:24) including their gamer personalities, a frustrating VentureBeat article about Quantic Dream, and the much-hyped Final Fantasy VII remake demo, which they have LOTS of thoughts about. Finally, off-topic discussion (1:28:38) on Curb Your Enthusiasm and Bojack Horseman. Music pick of the week: “Get By’ By Talib Kweli from Quality, 2002 Links: Qu...
Sep 03, 2020•1 hr 44 min•Ep. 242
Episode 219: Jason, Kirk, and Maddy talk about Dragon's Dogma, Death Stranding, and Divinity: Original Sin 2 for a while before diving into the game that everyone's playing -- Kirby: Planet Robobot (33:27). Then they talk about how the coronavirus pandemic may impact the video game industry this year in some big ways and discuss whether Trials of Osiris will bring Kirk and Jason back to Destiny 2. Finally, some off-topic chat on Uncut Gems, RoboCop, and Better Call Saul. Music pick of the week: ...
Aug 27, 2020•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 241
Episode 196: The Splitscreen krew talks Gears 5, Link's Awakening, and Telling Lies, then moves into news of the week (33:53) on P.T. discoveries, Destiny's five-year anniversary, and esports in the Olympics. Then they get into off-topic (48:58) chat on Derren Brown's 'Secret,' Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, and Succession, before bringing back "Jason's NFL story of the week" to introduce the legend of Gardner Minshew Music pick of the week: “7” by Prince and the New Power Generation from The ...
Aug 20, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 240
Episode 215 : Kirk and Maddy talk about games they're playing, with Kirk still restricting himself to beating A Plague Tale: Innocence before he can start playing The Evil Within 2 . Maddy is playing too many games and has decided to start another one, which is Kentucky Route Zero . After a break (22:54), they bring on Kotaku staff writer Ethan Gach for a Destiny 2 update and more emails from listeners about hard-won gaming accomplishments. Then we get into off-topic talk (1:05:16) about The Wit...
Aug 13, 2020•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 239
The Hardest Things We've Ever Done In A Game Episode 213: Jason, Kirk, and Maddy talk about Disco Elysium, Hollow Knight, and Monster Hunter: Iceborne before checking in on some quick news (29:00): Sony's skipping E3 and Final Fantasy VII and Avengers are both delayed. Then they open up the listener mailbag for some questions about the hardest things they've ever done in a video game, whether Microsoft will ever turn Xbox into a living room PC, and the games they might hypothetically speedrun. T...
Aug 05, 2020•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 238
Episode 218: Jason returns to complete the trifecta and take his rightful place as Splitscreen's Triforce of Power... or is it Triforce of Courage? He, Kirk, and Maddy talk about some video games they're playing, including Dragon's Dogma, Death Stranding, and Enter the Gungeon. Then they dive into a Disco Elysium spoilercast (38:31) to talk about the game's guiding ethos, its ending decisions, and what it all means. Finally, it's off-topic talk (1:16:53) about Mythic Quest, the new Apple TV show...
Jul 30, 2020•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 237
Episode 216 : Maddy and Kirk talk about games they're playing, with Maddy having beaten Disco Elysium and returning to Death Stranding , and Kirk having beaten A Plague Tale: Innocence and finally able to start The Evil Within 2 . After a break (35:53), we bring on Kotaku video producer Paul Tamayo to talk about his coverage of Journey To The Savage Planet . Then, he tries to sell us on playing Dragon's Dogma (and he's pretty convincing). We close with off-topic discussion (59:51) about The Wire...
Jul 23, 2020•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 236
Episode 217 : Kirk and Maddy start by discussing the upcoming "reinvention" of Anthem , then talk about what we're playing, with Kirk having beaten The Evil Within 2 and Maddy playing Death Stranding and Super Metroid . Next we bring on Kotaku senior reporter Nathan Grayson (20:41) to talk about the new Metro Exodus DLC, as well as his recent reporting on Twitch and Mixer and the lucrative deals that streamers have been cutting with platforms. We close with off-topic talk (53:46) about John Wick...
Jul 16, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 235
Episode 214 : Maddy and Kirk talk about games they're playing (without Jason), with Maddy starting up Pokemon: Shield and Kirk having finally beaten Disco Elysium , as well as continuing with The Witcher 3 and Plague Tale: Innocence . After that (36:52), we read listeners' stories about the hardest challenges they've ever bested in video games. We don't get through all of them, so we're going to keep that up in future episodes. We close out the show with off-topic discussion (1:06:06) about You ...
Jul 09, 2020•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 234
Episode 213: Jason, Kirk, and Maddy talk about Disco Elysium, Hollow Knight, and Monster Hunter: Iceborne before checking in on some quick news (29:00): Sony's skipping E3 and Final Fantasy VII and Avengers are both delayed. Then they open up the listener mailbag for some questions about the hardest things they've ever done in a video game, whether Microsoft will ever turn Xbox into a living room PC, and the games they might hypothetically speedrun. They close things off with some off-topic talk...
Jul 02, 2020•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 233
Episode 212: Kirk, Jason, and Maddy talk about the games they played over the holidays, like Resident Evil 2 , The Witcher 3 , and Control , then look back at their predictions for 2019 to see who got the most things right (28:22). Then they make predictions for 2020, a year that will no doubt be full of fun video game nonsense. They close things off with movie talk on Knives Out, Parasite, Little Women, and more (1:10:53). Music pick of the week: “Dream Sweet in Sea Major” by Miracle Musical (ミ...
Jun 25, 2020•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 232
Episode 176: Jason's back from vacation to talk about all sorts of video games with Kirk and Maddy, including Mortal Kombat 11, Baba Is You, Hitman 2, Assassin's Creed Odyssey, and Phoenix Wright. Then the trio dives into Days Gone ( 42:16) , the new PS4-exclusive that's all about killing zombies -- sorry, freakers -- and being sad on a motorcycle. Finally, some off-topic talk ( 1:02:10) on Avengers: Infinity War, Carmen Sandiego, and Barry. Music Pick of the Week: “First it Giveth” - Queens of ...
Jun 11, 2020•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 230
Episode 186: Happy fourth of July! Kirk, Jason, and Maddy talk about some video games (Mario Maker 2, Metro Exodus, Cadence of Hyrule) before cracking open the mailbag (22:32) for some listener questions about video game streaming in schools, how to review video games, whether Final Fantasy VII Remake will still be going until the 2030s, and much more. Then, off-topic chat (1:20:18) on Fullmetal Alchemist, Veep, and a very important question about Toy Story's Woody. See Privacy Policy at https:/...
May 28, 2020•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 231
Maddy and Kirk talk about what they're playing; in Maddy's case, that involves a brand new gaming monitor that makes Outer Wilds look so, so good. She's also playing Madden NFL 20 . Meanwhile, Kirk beat Death of the Outsider , started up Wolfenstein: Youngblood and Fire Emblem , and tried Burgle Bros with his tabletop group. We then bring in Kotaku senior reporter Cecilia D'Anastasio (35:06) for discussion about her article, " For Men Who Hate Talking On The Phone, Games Keep Friendships Alive ,...
May 14, 2020•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 229
Episode 180: We've gotten so many interesting listener e-mails about privacy in gaming, we just had to keep talking about it! First, the Splitscreen gang talks about some of the games they're playing including Phoenix Wright, Rage 2, and Destiny. Then they get into the news of the week (28:18) on Minecraft Earth, the God of War documentary, and a major shakeup in Call of Duty-land. After the news, Kirk, Maddy, and Jason read some listener emails and talk more about advertisers using our data, ta...
May 07, 2020•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 228
Scott Benson and Bethany Hockenberry, two members of the team that made Night In The Woods, are now part of a games studio without any bosses. It's a worker co-op called The Glory Society, and at GDC 2019, Scott and Bethany dropped by the podcast to explain why they prefer bylaws to bosses. In the second half of the episode, longtime Splitscreen guest Matthew Burns came by to talk about his new visual novel about artificial intelligence and also, how cool he thinks SpeedTree is. See Privacy Poli...
Apr 30, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 227
This is it -- after four and a half years and over 300 episodes, the hosts of Kotaku Splitscreen are saying goodbye. The good news? Kirk, Jason, and Maddy are starting a brand new video game podcast that you'll be able to find on their Twitter feeds as soon as this goes live. Join us for one final episode to reminisce about Kotaku Splitscreen and even talk about some video games. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sel...
Apr 16, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 226
Episode 225: Kirk, Jason, and Maddy catch up on some Half-Life Alyx and Persona 5, then dive into Final Fantasy VII Remake (20:50), a wonderful game that the Splitscreen crew still has trouble believing is real. They close things out by talking The Wire, Star Trek Picard, and Community (58:16). Music pick of the week: John Prine - Spanish Pipedream from John Prine , 1971 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info...
Apr 09, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 225
Episode 224: Kirk, Maddy, and Jason talk about some games they've been playing, like Half-Life Alyx and Kentucky Route Zero. Then they get into some news on Mario remasters and Gearbox disasters (26:30), followed by some chill Animal Crossing chat and an email from a listener who works in video game certification. Finally: The Wire! (55:07) Music pick of the week: “Think About Things” by Daði Freyr (“Daldi - Freyr”) See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at...
Apr 02, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 224
Episode 223: Kirk, Jason, and Maddy talk about Persona 5 and Animal Crossing, the cures for everyone's woes, then share some stories from listeners (43:19) about how they're coping with corona. Then they talk about a certain show that Jason's finally watching... (1:09:17) Music pick: “Tropicalia” by Beck from Mutations , 1998 Maddy's stream this weekend: https://www.twitch.tv/gamers4bernie See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#...
Mar 26, 2020•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 223
Episode 222: As the coronavirus pandemic upends all of our lives, let Kotaku Splitscreen distract you for a little while with talk of delightful video games. First up, Jason, Kirk, and Maddy talk about Kentucky Route Zero, Persona 5 Royal, and Ori and the Will of the Wisps, then dive into the recent PS5 spec reveal (32:44) and talk about how they're coping with self-isolation. Then it's time for off-topic chat (1:07:25) on The Wire, McMillions, and The Wrecking Crew. Music pick of the week: “Cab...
Mar 19, 2020•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 222
Episode 221: Jason, Maddy, and Kirk talk about their adventures in Nioh 2, Black Mesa, and Persona 5 before taking a deep dive into the cancellation of E3 2020 (43:44), an unprecedented move that comes in the wake of the global coronavirus pandemic. What will this mean for the video game industry? Then they get into off-topic (1:05:15) on I Think You Should Leave, Castlevania, and one fantastic episode of Reply All. Music pick of the week: “Blues Stride” by McCoy Tyner from Infinity, 1995 See Pr...
Mar 12, 2020•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 221
Episode 220: Kirk, Jason, and Maddy talk about Kentucky Route Zero, Baldur's Gate 3, and a bit more Kirby before jumping into a few different topics (24:24) including their gamer personalities, a frustrating VentureBeat article about Quantic Dream, and the much-hyped Final Fantasy VII remake demo, which they have LOTS of thoughts about. Finally, off-topic discussion (1:28:38) on Curb Your Enthusiasm and Bojack Horseman. Music pick of the week: “Get By’ By Talib Kweli from Quality, 2002 Links: Qu...
Mar 05, 2020•1 hr 44 min•Ep. 220
