In this episode we discuss:
- The Fall of a Million Games – what are we looking forward to. How many of them will we buy?
- Tomb Raider Reboot Part 3
- Grand Theft Horse 3
- Fallout 76
- Ben & Jones complain about the misuse of the word “literally” (again)
- Battlefield V Beta – Ben played it, what does he think?
- What will be ret-conned in Star Wars Episode 9?
- How far will they go with fan-service?
- Why Clint Eastwood ages better than all other old actors.
- Theories as to how Darth Vader’s mom got pregnant.
- Call of Duty Black Ops 4 Day One Patch / Why even bother with discs?
- Xbox Streaming Service
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In this episode we discuss:
- So many games coming out this fall!
- Which ones are we interested in?
- How can they all be successful?
- Are these open world games cheaper to develop than linear ones?
- Battlefield V
Discussion
- Parker hated Battlefield 1. Ben loved it. We discuss!
- The insane amount of detail Battlefield 1 put into the guns, yet they have Random Bullet Deviation unlike earlier BF games.
- What Battlefield V is supposed to do differently.
- How EA will make up for revenue lost with no Premium Pass.
- Why rampant character customization could be bad for gameplay.
- Projects we’ve been working on lately.
- Ben’s accessibility controllers and new Controller Monitors.
- Parker’s Signal Defined Radio to make a DIN-slot car radio with the Raspberry Pi.
- We discuss computers inside cars.
- Macrofab, Oshpark and manufacturing in USA.
- Have the Chinese tariffs affected Parker’s company? Where does this stuff come from?
- We then discuss pollution and environmentalism for a while, and argue about California’s “straw ban”.
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We’re back again! Topic today include:
- The price of videogames and DLC, Season Passes and add-on content
- We use a calculator to see how inflation might somehow be involved – shocking!
- Cost of games has barely risen while development costs have skyrocketed.
- Historical comparison of game prices.
- How inflation is “hidden” in games, compared to how it’s hidden in food and other items.
- Deadpool’s success and the sure-to-come New Wave of R-Rated Films
- What will Hollywood’s knee-jerk reaction be?
- Why theaters should charge people for bringing babies to movies
- How airlines should arrange passengers on an airplane
- PG-13 strip clubs scenes in movies
- Anyone old enough to care about Die Hard, Terminator, etc IS OLD ENOUGH TO SEE AN R-RATED MOVIE!
- What if Pixar made an R-rated movie? (for some reason)
- Current state of the Battlefield franchise and what should change
- How to use tanks in Battlefield.
- Our hatred of snipers in videogames!
- Titanfall’s mech balance vs Battlefield’s armor
- Getting very tired of fake “modern warfare” scenarios that no longer make any sense.
- Would WW1 make a fun game?
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