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Episode 166: Seeing a New Future

Shulk and Leaked Videos in the Smash Bros. Update, the New 3DS, and Amazon’s purchase of Twitch are discussed. Also, Pokkén Tournament is announced, the “dying” of the term “gamer” in the industry, and much more! Our guest is Darkurai – editor of Moon Prism Power Hour and DJ on RTM Radio. Youko, Solharath, Eevee, and Darkurai break down the latest news from the gaming world!

Easter Egg: Bill Trinen and the Purple Dragon

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HEADLINES
Headline 1: Smash Bros. Update – Shulk and Leaked Gameplay Videos
Headline 2: Nintendo announces New 3DS and New 3DS LL for Japan
Headline 3: Amazon buys Twitch
Hilarity of the weak: The “dying” of the term “gamer”

STORY POOL
Pokkén Tournament coming to arcades in 2015 in Japan

OUT RECENTLY
Madden NFL 15, The Walking Dead: Season Two – Episode 5, inFAMOUS First Light, Professor Layton vs Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney

WUT R U PLAYN?
Solharath: Project M, Fire Emblem Awakening
Darkurai: Tales of Xillia, Tales of Xillia 2, Grand Theft Auto V
Eevee: The Binding of Isaac, Bioshock Infinite, Starbound
Youko: The Walking Dead: Season Two – Episode 5, inFAMOUS: First Light, Professor Layton vs Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney

YOUTUBE VIDEO RECOMMENDATIONS
Solharath: GaMetal – Sonic Fan Medley
Darkurai: Cosmo Wright’s Ocarina of Time 18:10 speedrun record (Commentary)
Eevee: Steam Train – Five Nights at Freddy’s AND Two-Year-Old Swears After Ice Bucket Challenge
Youko: Detroit Lions – Gridiron Heroes

Episode 157: Handheld Fire

Smash Bros. Direct in the Smash Bros. Update, Amazon Fire TV, and Nintendo’s venture into Season Passes are discussed. Also, PlayStation doing Flash Sales correctly and Skies of Arcadia’s ship battles in the Soapbox segment, Call of Duty “swatting” is our Hilarity of the Weak, and much more! There is a lot to cover, after our two-hour Smash Bros. video analysis from earlier this month. Youko, Super, and TonyTH break down the latest news from the gaming world!

Easter Egg: Colbert to The Late Show

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WUT R U PLAYN?
Super: Super Mario Bros. 3 (3DS), Mario & Luigi: Dream Team, Skies of Arcadia Legends
Tony: Gone Home, Batman: Arkham Origins, Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, Kirby’s Return to Dreamland
Youko: Tales of Symphonia, Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective

HEADLINES
Headline 1: Smash Bros. Update – Smash Direct
Direct recap, sponsors, documentary sequel Kickstarter
Headline 2: Amazon Fire TV
Headline 3: Nintendo enters the world of Season Pass DLC
Hilarity of the Weak: “Swatting” occurs after Call of Duty loss

STORY POOL
Game Boy turns 25 – Handheld memories?
Humongous Entertainment games hit Steam
Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel announced
Danganronpa 2 coming stateside on September 2
Tales of Hearts R coming stateside this winter
Ace Attorney goes to the Meiji era
Rise playable in P4A Ultimax
Bungie composer Marty O’Donnell fired without cause
Five-year-old exposes Xbox One security flaw

OUT RECENTLY
The Elder Scrolls Online, LEGO: The Hobbit, Kinect Sports Rivals, R.B.I. Baseball, Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars, Trials Fusion

SOAPBOX
Youko: PlayStation doing things right with Flash Sales
Tony: Man of Steel’s ending fight
Super: Ship battles in Skies of Arcadia

YOUTUBE VIDEO RECOMMENDATIONS
Super: Starbomb – It’s Dangerous to Go Alone AND Fat Refund
Tony: Gone Home playthrough
Youko: Metal Gear Solid V trailer recreated in GTAV

Episode 156: Virtual Fools

Super Mario 3D Land in the Smash Bros. Update, Virtual Reality at GDC, and April Fool’s Day are discussed. Also, Polaris’ GAME_JAM debacle and Square Enix’s paradigm shift in the Soapbox segment, Japan’s World Cup 2014 mascot is our Hilarity of the Weak, and much more! We are joined by SolidSnake120 from Twitch and TheDobaga from Read the Manual – what will they get on their Soapbox about? Youko, TonyTH, SolidSnake120, and TheDobaga break down the latest news from the gaming world!

Easter Egg: Cucumber/Kukobu Quest

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WUT R U PLAYN?
Tony: South Park: The Stick of Truth, NBA Jam (SNES)
Doba: RollerCoaster Tycoon
Scott: Final Fantasy X HD, Diablo III: Reaper of Souls, Professor Layton and the Curious Village, Dark Souls II
Youko: Tales of Symphonia, Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes, 999: The Novel HD, inFAMOUS: Second Son

HEADLINES
Headline 1: Smash Bros. Update – Super Mario 3D Land
Headline 2: GDC – PlayStation gets VR with Project Morpheus prototype AND Facebook buys Oculus Rift for $2 billion
Headline 3: April Fool’s Day 2014
Hilarity of the Weak: Pikachu is Japan’s mascot for 2014 World Cup

STORY POOL
Amazon to reveal game system plans on April 2
Phil Spencer is the new head of Xbox division
Disney buys Maker Studios (Blip, Polaris, more)
Assassin’s Creed: Unity confirmed AND Sources leak “Comet”
Kickstarter game on hold after two years
PS4 receiving large video sharing update soon
EA no longer the “Worst Company in America”

OUT RECENTLY
Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes, Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster, Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z, Pokémon Battle Trozei, inFAMOUS: Second Son, Blazblue Chrono Phantasma, Diablo III: Reaper of Souls, Bioshock Infinite: Burial at Sea – Part 2, Goat Simulator, MLB 14: The Show

SOAPBOX
Youko: How I Met Your Mother series finale
Scott: Bravely Default’s success shifts Square Enix’s paradigm
Doba: Polaris’ GAME_JAM debacle
Tony: Retro gaming on CRT TVs

YOUTUBE VIDEO RECOMMENDATIONS
Doba: GDC Postmortem: Portal 2
Scott: GundamInfo channel AND DEATH BATTLE: Luigi vs. Tails
Tony: TheCompletionist’s FFVII retrospective
Youko: President Obama plays Titanfall AND Team Four Star’s Attack on Titan Abridged: Episode 1 (Ep. 1-6 SPOILERS)

EXTRA LINKS
Scott’s Twitch channel

Episode 153: Little Flappy Boom

Lucario and Little Mac in the Smash Bros. Update, Nintendo Direct for 2/13, and Sonic Boom are discussed. Also, King is at it again and Wonder Momo in the Soapbox segment, Flappy Bird’s drama is our Hilarity of the Weak, and much more! We are joined by CyberLink420 and GameBuddy of Sonic Paradox – what will Luke and Jeremy get on their Soapbox about? Youko, Super, CyberLink420, and GameBuddy break down the latest news from the gaming world!

Easter Egg: Catbug and Cat

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WUT R U PLAYN?
Super: Fire Emblem Awakening, Project M, Skullgirls, Magicka
Jeremy: Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams, Metal Gear Solid, Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc, Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, DmC: Devil May Cry
Luke: Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, Saints Row IV, Sonic Dash, Broken Age: Episode 1, Steel Diver: Sub Wars, Love
Youko: Fire Emblem Awakening, Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc

HEADLINES
Headline 1: Smash Bros. Update – Lucario and Little Mac
Headline 2: Nintendo Direct for 2/13
Headline 3: Sonic Boom ushers in new Sonic character design and gameplay
Hilarity of the Weak: Flappy Bird drama AND awful Twitter reactions

STORY POOL
EVO 2014 lineup determined, Smash TBD
Pokémon Bank finally available for download
Amazon buys Double Helix
Fraud attempted to cancel Ubisoft’s Watch Dog’s trademark (plus delay)
The Last of Us wins 10 DICE awards
Man winning with unusual Jeopardy strategy

OUT RECENTLY
Fable Anniversary, Bravely Default, Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc, The Last of Us: Left Behind

SOAPBOX
Youko: King continues to be a jerk with “Candy” copyright
Luke: ShiftyLook’s Wonder Momo
Jeremy: Black Lagoon is on sale
Super: Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers movie

YOUTUBE VIDEO RECOMMENDATIONS
Super: Project M: Super vs LordHelmet at Lake Effect 2
Jeremy: Edging Out the Competition
Luke: Persona 4: The Abridged
Youko: Sesame Street: 30 Rocks

Episode 141: Backpedaling on Cake

Luigi and Nintendo Direct in the Smash Bros. Update, Xbox One’s Kinect backpedaling, and Amazon’s rumored Android console are discussed. Also, Pokémon’s Mega Evolutions and Zelda II in the Soapbox segment, Send Me to Heaven is our Hilarity of the Weak, and much more! There’s no guest this week, as we attempt to broadcast in the middle of the week, instead of on a weekend. Youko, Super, and TonyTH break down the latest news from the gaming world!

Easter Egg: Cake vs Pie

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WUT R U PLAYN?
Super: Project M, The Legend of Zelda, Pokémon White, Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
Tony: Kirby’s Dream Land 2, Kirby Super Star, Mario & Luigi: Dream Team
Youko: Ace Attorney: Justice for All HD, Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations HD

HEADLINES
Headline 1: Smash Bros. Update – Luigi
Nintendo Direct 8/7/13
Headline 2: Microsoft backpedals on requiring Kinect for Xbox One
Headline 3: Amazon’s rumored Android console
Hilarity of the Weak: Smartphone game: Send Me to Heaven

STORY POOL
Streaming free/paid on PS4/Xbox One
Left 4 Dead 3 and Source 2’s existence leaked
PlayStation All-Stars DLC is dead

OUT RECENTLY
Pikmin 3, Dragon’s Crown, Tales of Xillia, Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, Mario & Luigi: Dream Team, Payday 2

SOAPBOX
Youko: Pokémon X/Y’s Mega Evolutions
Tony: Guest on RTM, Old Boy (Korean version)
Super: Zelda II experiences

YOUTUBE VIDEO RECOMMENDATIONS
Super: Mr. R’s Final Brawl combo video AND BlueFalcon30 Final Smashes AND Doug Walker’s Avatar: TLA Vlogs
Tony: JonTron State of Affairs
Youko: The Roast of the Angry Video Game Nerd