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Lit Gaming Arena

Justin Mattiolilitgamingarena.com
Join us for a weekly dose of video game content and news, and hopefully a few laughs along the way. We will also be your number one audio source of the happenings around Lit Gaming Arena. Buckle your seat belts, it's another video game podcast!
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Episodes

Terminal News December 7, 2020 - You're Going To Jail!!

Here's some video game related content! Bonus: Justin talks about his perfect idea for a mobile game Bonus 2: A deep dive into what's hot and what's not at Universal Studios Island of Adventure in Florida As usual, here are all the links you need in life: Check out our website at litgamingarena.com Join our Guilded community! chat.litgamingarena.com We're also on Twitter! www.twitter.com/litgamingarena AND we are on Instagram! @litgamingarena And of course Facebook www.facebook.com/litgamingaren...

Jan 01, 20211 hr 30 minSeason 2Ep. 79

LGAcast 084 - Phil Spencer's Gifts

On this episode listen to us discuss Pikmen 3 Deluxe, Demon's Souls, Children of Morta, Hotshot Racing, Yakuza 0, Avorion, and Justin went on a mega binge of the Trailer Park Boys show so enjoy that! As usual, here are all the links you need in life: Check out our website at litgamingarena.com Join our Guilded community! chat.litgamingarena.com We're also on Twitter! www.twitter.com/litgamingarena AND we are on Instagram! @litgamingarena And of course Facebook www.facebook.com/litgamingarenaCO S...

Dec 21, 20201 hr 26 minSeason 2Ep. 78

Terminal News November 30, 2020 - How Long Until Wireless Isn't Fast Enough?

Tune in for all the best video game discussion you'll ever need, plus a bonus rant about wireless speeds and how close you have to be until you're just plugged into the grid for newer wireless technlogies. As usual, here are all the links you need in life: Check out our website at litgamingarena.com Join our Guilded community! chat.litgamingarena.com We're also on Twitter! www.twitter.com/litgamingarena AND we are on Instagram! @litgamingarena And of course Facebook www.facebook.com/litgamingare...

Dec 17, 20201 hr 12 minSeason 2Ep. 77

LGAcast 083 - The Flame Lurker Is Not Hard!

We're back with the LGAcast after an extended hiatus, and boy howdy does Marcus have a lot of games to talk about! Listen to discussion about Pikmin, Bugsnax, plus his thoughts and comparison of the next gen controllers. Also he has a bit to say about Demon's Souls and how everyone is playing it wrong, the Flame Lurker is not hard! And what would our show be without a classic Andre Bones segment. He caught the covid and is threatening bioterrorism against the kids who supposedly gave it to him, ...

Dec 15, 20201 hr 17 minSeason 2Ep. 76

Terminal News November 23rd, 2020 - The Game Awards Sealed Envelope

Listen to us talk about The Game Awards before they happened! How close were we to the actual winners? Find out by listening! As usual, here are all the links you need in life: Check out our website at litgamingarena.com Join our Guilded community! chat.litgamingarena.com We're also on Twitter! www.twitter.com/litgamingarena AND we are on Instagram! @litgamingarena And of course Facebook www.facebook.com/litgamingarenaCO Sound effects obtained from www.zapsplat.com Give our Podchaser list a BIG ...

Dec 14, 20201 hr 33 minSeason 2Ep. 75

LGacast 082 - If It's Red, It's Dead, And Then It's Demption

Justin went all in on Yakuza 0 and played hours and hours of it. Andre Bones crashed the recording session in a spectacular way and delivered a holy crusade on why he agrees with Alex Hutchinson, some guy that works for Google, on streamers needing to pay for licenses to stream video games. The police were called and he left the same way he came in. As usual, here are all the links you need in life: Check out our website at litgamingarena.com Join our Guilded community! chat.litgamingarena.com W...

Nov 27, 20201 hr 22 minSeason 2Ep. 74

Terminal News October 27, 2020 - Now Listen Here Mr. Sony, If You Don't Play Nice Then We're Not Gonna Put Elder Scrolls 6 On The Playstation 7

As it turns out, Andre Bones has been more of a nuisance than we had previously thought. For the week of Halloween he cursed Justin's mic, which is incredibly ironic because on this episode he discusses his beef with a particular Kotaku editor for praising the Blue Yeti X as one of the best USB microphones...all while having TERRIBLE audio. You better buckle up, you're in for a ride on this show, from hilarious jokes, to some of the worst audio we've had since Season 1 Episode 1, we cover all th...

Oct 28, 20201 hr 19 minSeason 2Ep. 73

LGAcast 081 - Andre Bones: There's No Disk, The David S Pumpkins Special, The Video Game

Nobody seems to be talking about video capture and streaming from the next gen consoles, despite the huge livestream scene, and Justin is concerned about whether it will be allowed for sure or not. Are we safe in just assuming they will allow video capture devices for streaming? Justin isn't so sure. Andre Bones popped in for the second time, this time without violence and he had some interesting stuff to say about next-gen console production. Are the manufacturers going to push the digital ecos...

Oct 22, 20201 hr 29 minSeason 2Ep. 72

Terminal News October 19th, 2020 - No That Was The Bethesda Game That Nobody Played!

This week Marcus and Justin go head first into the sneak peaks of the Xbox Series X and Playstation 5 interface and discuss some games that are going to be Xbox Series X enhanced on day one as well as some Playstation 4 games that won't be compatible with the Playstation 5. Then there was other news, like some crazy rapper named Logic buying a first edition mint foil Charizard card, and the Sonic Fall Guys crossover nobody asked for! As usual, here are all the links you need in life: Check out o...

Oct 20, 20201 hr 15 minSeason 2Ep. 71

LGAcast 080 - You Could Call It A Time Trial!!

In this episode, an uninvited guest assaulted Justin and demanded to be on the show! Out of fear for his life he obliged to a man known as Andre Bones who attempted to rename the show! He spewed a whole lot of terrible conspiracy theory drivel in relation to video games and as quickly as he arrived, he vanished. Will we see more of him? Before Justin was assaulted, Marcus talked about his experiences with Hades, providing some thoughtful observations, and also started on Mario 64 from the 3D All...

Oct 19, 20201 hr 2 minSeason 2Ep. 70

Terminal News October 12th, 2020 - You Gotta Be A Cheesy Beef Bowl Face To Build A PC

We more spooky October gaming news for you this week! We discuss all sorts of stuff, Sony changing their confirm and cancel buttons in Japan, which launches us into discussing layouts of all controllers. Activision Blizzard closes a French Studio, we move onto used console prices, and the fact that Justin unintentionally catfishes people when he buys off of Facebook Marketplace. We discuss the Nvidia RTX 3070 Delay, Genshin Impact not recognizing Taiwan, AMD announcing the new Ryzen 5000 line, M...

Oct 14, 20201 hr 36 minSeason 2Ep. 69

LGAcast 079 - Creepy Gaming Arena

It's the creepiest time of year, October, and it's time to unveil our new EXCLUSIVE October format: Creepy Gaming Arena. Almost nothing is changed from the podcast, except sometimes we talk about spooky stuff, and we have a SPOOKY new intro and outro just for this month! This week we dive into Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Hades, Railway Empire, The Great Pretender, Ratched, One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, and we ask our listeners if they've ever bought a new gaming console off of a scalper, and if...

Oct 12, 20201 hr 33 minSeason 2Ep. 68

Terminal News October 5th, 2020 - We've Never Had A Better Bomberman And We Never Will

First off, don't forget to check out #AllTheHorror, the event we're participating in for this month raising some money for Scares That Care! In the news we get right into the lawsuit talk between Apple and Epic Games. After that we discuss Fortnite School, aka Konami's esports school, in which Justin gets on his high horse about Bomberman 64. We also get into the new Smash Bros fighter, which is Minecraft Steve! That's right, ANOTHER Microsoft character! Justin presents his theory on Microsoft b...

Oct 07, 20201 hr 16 minSeason 2Ep. 67

LGAcast Special - #AllTheHorror Slender Man and Ben Drowned Creepypasta With Guests Dos: After You and The Cabinet Podcast

This week is a very special episode! We're taking part in an awesome event for October called #AllTheHorror. Every day is a different episode from a different podcast and we're also raising money for Scares that Care! We're proud to be first up this year and hopefully we set the mood for all the spooky topics to come from the many awesome podcasts particpating, and make sure you keep an eye on our Twitter for links to the other shows! We are joined by Tim of The Cabinet Podcast and David of Dos:...

Oct 01, 20201 hr 48 minSeason 2Ep. 66

Terminal News Sept 28, 2020 - Microsoft: Going Back To the Gamer Homeland

In this week's episode we skipped a couple weeks to catch up to October. Don't worry, we'll still release the backlog episodes! Justin has big news, he finally bought a Switch, and Marcus, the Nintendo guy, preordered the Xbox Series X, and boy what that quite the tale. I won't spoil it for you, you just gotta listen! Now that both console had their preorder periods, we go over the timeline of major events involving these console announcements going back to June and give you a play by play, blow...

Sep 29, 20202 hr 5 minSeason 2Ep. 65

Terminal News August 31st, 2020 - Superman's A Bad Guy

We have more outdated "news" for you, but as always, our conversations are timeless regardless of the subject! Listen to us talk about how awful the Twitch chat was for Gamescom, and a whole lot of details from the DC Fandome, including Batman discussion, Superman being a bad guy, Cyborg, and terrible Flash villains! Check out our website at litgamingarena.com Join our Guilded community! chat.litgamingarena.com We're also on Twitter! www.twitter.com/litgamingarena AND we are on Instagram! @litga...

Sep 28, 20201 hr 40 minSeason 2Ep. 59

LGAcast 075 - It's Not The Battletoads You Wanted, But It's The Battletoads You Got

This particular episode starts out with a special LGA Game Fuel and Doritos ASMR session, please don't hate us! After that's finally over, Marcus talks about how Battletoads actually isn't a bad game, despite his initial reaction to it. He also gets into Spiritfarer and the fact that he got the platinum trophy for Cuphead on the PS4. He also binged The Legend of Korra so we get pretty deep into what our thoughts about that entire series are. After the break, Justin discusses Carrion, and the sho...

Sep 20, 20201 hr 19 minSeason 2Ep. 58

Terminal News August 24th, 2020 - The Switch Hasn't Launched In India Yet??

In this Episode we talk about lots of stuff! The Fact that the Switch isn't in India yet surprises Justin. There are a lot of indie games coming to the Switch. Untitled Goose Game leads Justin to rant about Goat Simulator. And there is discussion about Batman, The Flash, and the greater DC Cinematic Universe Check out our website at litgamingarena.com Join our Guilded community! chat.litgamingarena.com We're also on Twitter! www.twitter.com/litgamingarena AND we are on Instagram! @litgamingarena...

Sep 15, 20201 hr 4 minSeason 2Ep. 57

LGAcast 074 - Hey I Remember Kudos From Project Gotham Racing

We got a packed episode this week! Everything from Fall Guys, Super Paper Mario, Origami King, all the way to Inside, Observation, and Trailmakers! For the question of the week, we asked the community what is the best exploit or cheat you've used in a video game! Also Marcus kills a spider mid-episode. Check out our website at litgamingarena.com Join our Guilded community! chat.litgamingarena.com We're also on Twitter! www.twitter.com/litgamingarena AND we are on Instagram! @litgamingarena And o...

Sep 09, 20201 hr 24 minSeason 2Ep. 56

Terminal News August 17th, 2020 - The Only Thing Worse Than Being Ninja is Being Friends with Ninja

We have some old news for you this week, but our conversations always stay fresh! Listen in as we talk about game delays, lawsuits between major corporations, a rant about cell phone service, juicy Dr Disrespect info, an uncertain future for Street Fighter, showrunners leaving shows on Netflix, AND a return to the best show ending segment in the podcasting business! As usual, here are all the links you need in life: Check out our website at litgamingarena.com Join our Discord community! chat.lit...

Sep 08, 20201 hr 37 minSeason 2Ep. 55

LGAcast 073 - Transformers: Robots Always in Disguise

This episode we're joined by Marcus the Darkest, dropping some unexpected dark humor bombs on us, followed up by Justin ranting about not being able to find Game Fuel in town at all, and somehow we create a new character named Vince Diesel. Marcus goes in depth with Paper Mario Thousand Year Door and Origami King as well as more Cuphead. Justin talks more about Astroneer talking about rovers and stranded on a moon by accident. Justin also talks at length about the new Netflix Transformers series...

Aug 27, 20201 hr 19 minSeason 2Ep. 54

Terminal News August 10th, 2020 - You Need To Shut Your Cheesy Beef Bowl Face

Listen to us discuss news about how much money Nintendo and Sony made on video games, how we predicted Halo Infinite multiplayer being free to play nearly two years ago, Marcus's disappointment in Battletoads, the Spiderman controversy on The Avengers, Fall Guys, and much more! As usual, here are all the links you need in life: Check out our website at litgamingarena.com Join our Discord community! chat.litgamingarena.com We're also on Twitter! www.twitter.com/litgamingarena AND we are on Instag...

Aug 20, 20201 hr 40 minSeason 2Ep. 53

LGAcast 072 - In Three Years, You Could Start Your Own Dojo!

This week is thick with content, Marcus discusses a bunch of Ghost of Tsushima gameplay, as well as Paper Mario Origami King. Justin plays Astroneer and watches BNA, and Heist which is a terrible heist movie, despite the name. And during the community engagement segement we discuss Joe Rogan's controversial comments about gaming and also talk about scammy podcast promotion As usual, here are all the links you need in life: Check out our website at litgamingarena.com Join our Discord community! c...

Aug 17, 20201 hr 52 minSeason 2Ep. 52

Terminal News August 3rd, 2020 - Nintendo Gigaleaks, Halo Infinite Graphics, The Witcher Prequel on Netflix, Cuphead, Valve Region Locking Games

Terminal News is back with all the best gaming news! There's been a gigantic leak of classic Nintendo data appropriately dubbed, "The Gigaleak" and we're here to rummage through the good stuff, including Luigi in Mario 64, a horrific looking Yoshi, and high quality Starfox voices. There's also been some controversy over the graphics in Halo Infinite and we offer our take on the situation. There's also talk of the working situation at Respawn with remote work and we discuss takes on both sides. D...

Aug 12, 20201 hr 20 minSeason 2Ep. 51

LGAcast 071 - Ghost of Tsushima, Paper Mario, Rockstar Games, Open World Games, Microtransactions in Mobile Games

As usual, here are all the links you need in life: Check out our website at litgamingarena.com Join our Discord community! chat.litgamingarena.com We're also on Twitter! www.twitter.com/litgamingarena AND we are on Instagram! @litgamingarena And of course Facebook www.facebook.com/litgamingarenaCO Sound effects obtained from www.zapsplat.com Give our Podchaser list a BIG heart! https://www.podchaser.com/lists/Alternate-Reality-Radio-107Zzr3Wr5 And find our friends here: www.gamingpodcastalliance...

Aug 10, 20201 hr 12 minSeason 2Ep. 50

Terminal News July 27th, 2020 - Microsoft, Xbox, Halo Infinite, Fable, Dragon Quest, Youtuber Callout, Blue Yeti Conspiracy, Logitech Gaming Chair, Avatar Legend of Korra

What an episode! Some major malfunction caused Justin to lose over an hour of his audio while recording so a whole section of the show had to be re-recorded, but don't worry, the best content is still delivered directly to you ears! This week is a massive dump from Microsoft, featuring many great titles and teasers for Dragon Quest, Exomecha, Echo Generation, Balan Wonderworld, State of Decay 3, Fable, and of course it goes without saying Halo Infinte! Listen to Marcus and Justin geek out over t...

Aug 04, 20202 hr 1 minSeason 2Ep. 49

LGAcast 070 - Paper Mario Color Splash, Curse of the Moon 2, Netflix, Japan Sinks 2020, The Floor is Lava, The Old Guard, The Cloverfield Paradox, Gamers Dislike EA

This week listen in as Marcus dives further into the Paper Mario series with Color Splash. He also discusses Curse of the Moon 2. He also watches a depressing anime on Netflix called Japan Sinks 2020. Justin discusses a bit of Netflix's Hyper Drive after hearing Marcus talk about The Floor is Lava. Also, listen to his thoughts on The Old Guard also on netflix. They also discuss how bad The Cloverfield Paradox was. And to round things off with communty engagaement, there's a bonus question as wel...

Jul 30, 20201 hr 10 minSeason 2Ep. 48

Terminal News July 20th, 2020 - Ubisoft Misconduct Controvery, Twitter Hacked, Devolver Digital, Valve Half Life 3 Millhouse, Insane Clown Posse and Juggalos, Trampoline Controllers

Once again we're back with another installment of Terminal News, and the volume of news does not disappoint. First up: Twitter got hacked in the most spectacular possible way and we got to witness it unfold. After tht we covered the Ubisoft event which had a lot of stuff. We had more Trials, more Watchdog Legion, more Beyond Good and Evil 2, a surprise game release: Hyper Scape, Ubisoft's new take on a Battle Royale, Asassin's Creed Valhalla gameplay, and of course we can't not talk about the co...

Jul 27, 20201 hr 30 minSeason 2Ep. 47

LGAcast 069 - The NICE Episode

Welcome to Episode 69, where we disappointingly start WITHOUT GAME FUEL no thanks to the local gas station running out! But spirits must be kept high and we truck on and discuss a few NICE moments in video games, including a game made by Marcus's high school classmates with a pump action squirt gun. In further discussion, Marcus discusses the great value of Clubhouse Games 51 Worldwide Classics with his favorite game, Mastermind and regales us with a depressing tale from his youth. And unsurpris...

Jul 16, 20201 hr 4 minSeason 2Ep. 46

Terminal News July 8th, 2020 - Streamers, The Last of Us 2, WB Games Possible Acquisition, Sony's Investment in Epic Games, Expensive Next Gen Games, Exploitative DLC

This week is off to a rough start when Marcus and Justin try to create an AI to record the show for them which does not go well at all. Once the show as underway, however, we brought you all the best news. We discuss the dangers and difficulty of being a full time streamer, after the news of multiple suicides in the last couple weeks in the community, which then led to us discussing that Ninja is now streaming on Youtube. Continuing after that we talk about the USA banning TikTok. The Last of Us...

Jul 14, 20201 hr 24 minSeason 2Ep. 45
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