This week, the crew talks about people making news out of things that aren't news, and also video game marketing. Tom finds enjoyment in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5. The Ratchet and Clank film is accused of misogynistic messaging. Ryan gives his initial impressions of Overwatch.
This week, the crew has another guest! Alberto "Birdman" Aranda joins the fray. Ryan and Tom talk about the fun they've had with Alienation. The discussion of how much games should cost at retail ensues. Talks are also had about Nintendo's nebulous future. Alberto forgets to turn off his phone despite Ryan's specific instructions that he do so. Pokemon Snap needs to come to Wii U.
This week, the crew discusses the possibility of starting a battle bot fighting ring in Tom's garage. Also a discussion of the rumored PlayStation "Neo", and what a potentially shorter console cycle means for consumers and developers.
This week, the Tom and Ryan talk enthusiastically about their experiences with Dark Souls 3 and Ratchet and Clank. Shanee asks about the replay value of the crew's favorite games. Later in the show, a hypothetical conversation about the possibility of an all digital console future ensues. This episode is twice as long, but that probably also means it's twice as awesome.
This week, the crew talks about sexuality in video games, examining the differences between sexy and exploitive. Shanee Howard returns, and Tom busts out video game trivia questions. As it turns out, Ryan and Shanee know almost literally nothing about video games.
This week, the guys are recovering from a four square hangover. Tom got to try the most recent Killer Instinct and Ryan asks why we play video games. The numerical rating system used by most video game publications is drawn into question.
This week, Tom asks Ryan questions about things like his favorite video game and what games he's always wanted to play but never got a chance to enjoy. Ryan struggles to form coherent responses to these questions.
This week, Tom and Ryan discuss what they feel are the most culturally important video games of all time. From Pong to Call Of Duty, they talk about the games that had the biggest impact on the industry and why.
This week Tom and Ryan have a very general discussion about industry goings on and also discuss the teamwork dynamics of cooperative video games. Ryan gushes about his excitement over Doom and The Division and Tom side eyes his lame jokes.
This week Tom and Ryan sit down and talk to James Wells and Bryan Powell of The Friendcast about their favorite video games and why Bryan doesn't play any games made after 2001. We find out each guys favorite console and two more Badasses are born.
This week the guys give their impressions of Street Fighter V. They talk about what they enjoyed about Capcom's flagship series, but also what it lacks. It's also established that Ken rules.
This week Tom and Ryan discuss the widening gap between console and PC gaming, unfinished games, and bringing children up with video games. There's also speculation as to the current whereabouts of a one Jonathan (Taylor) Thomas.
This week, Ryan is late to the party and talks about his initial experiences with recently having purchased an Xbox One. Tom anxiously awaits the release of Street Fighter V. The boys talk about the possible virtues of fighting game crossovers, and the pitfalls of vertical tanks and Mech Warrior themed barcades.
This week, the guys talk to Kayl Bristol(Twitch's PixelKaye) about the art of speed running, what games he loves to race through, and which he plans to finish in record time. The guys also learn about some of the strategies Kayl uses in his runs and get acquainted with some of the speed runner lingo(death warp?). Laughs were had, knuckles were bumped.
In this week's episode, Ryan and Tommy discuss the finer points of Esports, Major League Gaming, and the evolution of competitive gaming in our world today! DOTA, League of Legends, Street Fighter, Smash Bros.—it's all here in this episode!
