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This week, Terrence and Micah talk about their impressions of Devil May Cry 5, Brad discusses his first week in Destiny 2's Season of the Drifter, if true early access is viable for AAA games and if that could quell the backlash many games face at launch, and our take on the Rape Day controversy and why Steam should have seen this coming.   Use our Amazon page to donate to the show: www.densepixels.com/amazon Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Dense Pixels You can now follow us on Twitch! Brad - DensePixelsBrad Terrence - App4RITioN410 Micah - denseblacknerd Carrie - supitscarrie   Twitter: @DensePixels Facebook: Dense Pixels Podcast Subscribe on iTunes or Google Play MusicThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5941715/advertisement

This week Carrie and Brad discuss Carrie's thoughts on Toe Jam & Earl: Back in the Groove, Apex Legends' amazing first month their influence on the battle royale genre, Melee (finally!) being expunged from the lineup at EVO, our thoughts on the reveal of Pokemon Sword & Shield, and how live service games could better be marketed to avoid the rocky reaction most of them receive at launch.   Use our Amazon page to donate to the show: www.densepixels.com/amazon Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Dense Pixels You can now follow us on Twitch! Brad - DensePixelsBrad Terrence - App4RITioN410 Micah - denseblacknerd Carrie - supitscarrie   Twitter: @DensePixels Facebook: Dense Pixels Podcast Subscribe on iTunes or Google Play MusicThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5941715/advertisement

This week we discuss what tweaks and changes Terrence would like to see made in Apex Legends, our full impressions of Anthem, and then a discussion centered around the coverage of Anthem's release and if traditional game reviews need to evolve to appropriately review live service games.   Use our Amazon page to donate to the show: www.densepixels.com/amazon Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Dense Pixels You can now follow us on Twitch! Brad - DensePixelsBrad Terrence - App4RITioN410 Micah - denseblacknerd Carrie - supitscarrie   Twitter: @DensePixels Facebook: Dense Pixels Podcast Subscribe on iTunes or Google Play MusicThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5941715/advertisement

This week we discuss the surprisingly awesome Tetris 99, last week's Nintendo Direct, Activision laying off 800 employees despite posting record-high revenue in 2018, and whether or not Microsoft truly needs to be concerned with the quality of their entire first-party game catalog.   Use our Amazon page to donate to the show: www.densepixels.com/amazon Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Dense Pixels You can now follow us on Twitch! Brad - DensePixelsBrad Terrence - App4RITioN410 Micah - denseblacknerd Carrie - supitscarrie   Twitter: @DensePixels Facebook: Dense Pixels Podcast Subscribe on iTunes or Google Play MusicThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5941715/advertisement

This week we discuss the Pennsylvania State Legislature attempting to pass a 'sin tax' on mature-rated video games, why we think Apex Legends has real staying power in the Battle Royale space, whether we think retro classic consoles are worth it, and what PlayStation needs to change to stay on top next generation.   Use our Amazon page to donate to the show: www.densepixels.com/amazon Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Dense Pixels You can now follow us on Twitch! Brad - DensePixelsBrad Terrence - App4RITioN410 Micah - denseblacknerd   Twitter: @DensePixels Facebook: Dense Pixels Podcast Subscribe on iTunes or Google Play MusicThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5941715/advertisement

Micah makes his triumphant return to the podcast, and he returns with some surprising game impressions from his paternity leave! We also discuss Anthem's long-term viability and expectations versus reality, Microsoft's seemingly odd Xbox Live strategy, and why we think folks shouldn't get bent out of shape about PC store exclusivity.   Top Stories   Microsoft planning on bringing Xbox Live to Switch and mobileXbox Live was having a slew of problems last weekDense Pixels Post Office   Use our Amazon page to donate to the show: www.densepixels.com/amazon Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Dense Pixels You can now follow us on Twitch! Brad - DensePixelsBrad Terrence - App4RITioN410 Micah - denseblacknerd   Twitter: @DensePixels Facebook: Dense Pixels Podcast Subscribe on iTunes or Google Play MusicThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5941715/advertisement

We're back, and it's our Royal Rumble review! Find out what we thought about what ended up being a pretty stellar card for the women's division and where we're headed on the Road to Wrestlemania. Before we get to there though, Carrie discusses her entry into the Kingdom Hearts franchise, Brad and Terrence talked about what we really liked and what needs some work from the Anthem VIP Demo, we talk EA's complete ineptitude with the Star Wars license, our initial thoughts on Mortal Kombat 11, Nintendo starting over with Metroid Prime 4, and how Epic Games has transformed the PC landscape in just a couple short months.   Headlines   EA cancels planned open-world Star Wars gameMortal Kombat 11 revealed; here’s what’s newNintendo scraps current development on Metroid Prime 4; hands title off to Retro StudiosQuantic Dream receives funding from Chinese company NetEase; will begin publishing their games multi-platformMetro Exodus ditches Steam for the Epic Games storeFortnite Save the World mode getting rid of blind l

Terrence returns this week and joins Brad and Carrie. Terrence gives us his (real) Game of the Year for 2018 and discusses the Resident Evil 2 'One Shot' demo, we look at the most downloaded games of 2018 on PS4, detail the absolutely wild legal battle embroiling Randy Pitchford of Gearbox, marvel over some of the speedrunning accomplishments from Awesome Games Done Quick, talk about the impact The Division 2 foregoing Steam could have on the PC market, the shocking and sudden divorce between Bungie and Activision and where the Destiny community is on the move, and then we answer your questions. And we talk about Soulja Boy. Again. Because we have to. Headlines   Here were the most downloaded games on PS4 in 2018Wild lawsuit filed against Randy Pitchford and Gearbox accusing Pitchford of siphoning $12 million from company; possession underage pornographyRocket League now cross-play across PS4, XB1, Switch, and PC     Games Done Quick raises $2.3 million for charitySoulja boy has learned absolutely nothing, no

Brad is joined this week by Carrie as we give our 5 favorite games of 2018! We also discuss Capcom getting rid of their obtrusive Street Fighter V ads (for now), Bloodstained dropping support for a couple more platforms, Bethesda's homework assignment for banned Fallout 76 players, Overwatch continuing to be one of the most inclusive games out there, and what happened when Soulja Boy tried to step to Nintendo.   Headlines   Capcom bows to pressure, or it’s because the Capcom Pro Tour happened, but Street Fighter V ads are gone for nowBloodstained drops support for Mac and LinuxIf you’d like your banned Fallout 76 account back, you’ll have to write Bethesda an essayOverwatch confirms another of their heroes as LGBTQNintendo games now being sold on the Humble StoreSoulja Boy out of the console business; website redirects to Nintendo’s site                                           Top Stories   Our 2018 Games of the YearDense Pixels Post Office   Use our Amazon page to donate to the show: www.densepixels.com/am

Special episode of The Nerdpocalypse called 'No Time To Bleed.' A discussion of our favorite action movies. This week the guys discuss the 1985 classic Commando!  This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5941715/advertisement

It's the last Dense Pixels of 2018, and as a special holiday treat we have a return of What Do You People Want in the Dense Pixels Post Office! Before we get there though, we have to discuss the Kingdom Hearts III retail leak and why it's hilarious, Discord attempting to stand toe-to-toe with Steam and Epic Games, the desperate flailing of everybody to get their cut of Fortnite's success, and Kage (that's Kar-gay, btw!) debuting in Street Fighter V.    Headlines   Kingdom Hearts III retail copies leak well ahead of the game’s launch; game director pleads for fans to not post content onlineDiscord store now allowing developers to self-publish and only taking a 10% revenue shareEpic opening up Fortnite’s cross-platform services to all developersAlfonso Ribeiro sueing Epic Games for use of the ‘Carlton Dance’ in FortniteKage is a sort of new character that has released for Street Fighter V   Top Stories   Dense Pixels Post Office - What Do You People Want?   Use our Amazon page to donate to the show: www.densepi

***Apologies for the sub-standard audio quality on this episode. We were forced to use our backup recording this week.***   This week Carrie finally joins the show to valiantly defend the dumpster fire that is Fallout 76! We also give our initial impressions of Super Smash Bros Ultimate, and Terrence makes his triumphant return after a few weeks away! We also discuss Epic being the first real contender to Steam, even more bad news for Bethesda and their cursed canvas bag, Street Fighter V getting intrusive in-game advertisements, Soulja Boy becoming a player in the console space (not really!), and we go over The Game Awards 2018 discussing the winners, our favorite trailers, and the future relevance of this awards show.   Headlines   Epic Games launched a store and is taking a lesser cut than SteamBethesda support site leaks out info of Fallout 76 customers just trying to get their canvas bagsStreet Fighter V getting in-game adsSoulja Boy makes half-hearted swing at continued relevance, selling overpriced emu

This week Brad and Micah discuss Valve increasing revenue to its most successful games, the FTC and loot boxes, Nintendo joining digital media in 2018 with the end of the YouTube Creators Program, our cautious optimism for Dragon Age news, Bethesda's falsely advertising Fallout 76's Collector's Edition, and the nasty homophobic incident that occurred in Fallout last week.   Headlines   Valve now giving larger percentage of Steam Revenue to very successful gamesFTC pledges to look into loot cratesNintendo finally ending YouTube Creators programAre we getting Dragon Age news this week?   Top Stories   Fallout 76 falsely advertises the bag that came with the Power Armor edition; throws pittance at upset fansLooks like they were able to get some pretty nice bags out to influencers though!Bethesda lifetime bans group of players after vile homophobic attackDense Pixels Post Office   Use our Amazon page to donate to the show: www.densepixels.com/amazon Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Dense Pixels You can now follo

It's a jam-packed holiday edition of the Dense Pixels Post Office where we answer a ton of your gaming queries including if it's possible to love and hate a game simultaneously and what elements are needed to tell a great story in a game. We also discuss who's going to pay $800 for a box of Amiibos, Shenmue's total haul from their fans, and the new pinnacle weapons coming to Destiny 2 and if Brad thinks the new Crucible weapon is going to break PvP.   Headlines   There’s a super-limited number of Smash Amiibo boxes that include 63 Amiibo figuresUbisoft reversing course on censoring Rainbow Six Siege for everyone because of the Chinese marketShenmue has apparently still been crowdfunding; announces their final totalNew pinnacle weapons coming to Season 5 of Destiny 2   Top Stories   Dense Pixels Post Office   Use our Amazon page to donate to the show: www.densepixels.com/amazon Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Dense Pixels You can now follow us on Twitch! Brad - DensePixelsBrad Terrence - App4RITioN410 Micah

It's a jam-packed show, as Brad and Micah have both a bevy of game news and Survivor Series talk this week! On the game front, we're going over our picks for the 2018 Game Awards, PlayStation skipping E3 for the first time ever, Reggie pouring cold water on the N64 Classic rumors, a video game-related criminal being brought to justice, and the disc-less Xbox One. Then we breakdown the action from both NXT TakeOver: War Games and Survivor Series 2018 and what we thought of all the action shown over the weekend. Headlines The Game Awards 2018 predictionsPlayStation skipping E3 for first time ever in 2019Reggie pours cold water on N64 Classic rumorsCall of Duty Swatter pleads to several federal charges stemming from incident that led to death of uninvolved individualMicrosoft rumored to be working on entry-level Xbox One console that will forego disc drive Top Stories Survivor Series 2018 reviewDense Pixels Post Office Use our Amazon page to donate to the show: www.densepixels.com/amazon Subscribe to our YouTube

This week we discuss Red Dead Redemption 2's unmatched success, the death of strategy guides in video games, Square canceling the rest of Final Fantasy XV's DLC, all the news from XO18 last weekend, and what YouTube can do to combat game streamers operating in bad faith without gating the platform.   Headlines   Nintendo removing offensive imagery from Super Smash Bros UltimateRed Dead 2 has already shipped 17 million copiesStrategy Guide maker Prima Games is shutting downSquare cancels remaining Final Fantasy XV DLC, and game director leaves company   Top Stories   All the announcements from XO18: The Microsoft streaming eventYouTube pulls then reinstates Red Dead YouTube videos made in bad faith by streamer   Use our Amazon page to donate to the show: www.densepixels.com/amazon   Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Dense Pixels   You can now follow us on Twitch! Brad - DensePixelsBrad Terrence - App4RITioN410 Micah - denseblacknerd   Twitter: @DensePixels Facebook: Dense Pixels Podcast Subscribe on iTunes or

This week Carrie joins Micah and Brad to discuss Micah's first impressions of Red Dead Redemption 2, Carrie's experiences in the Fallout 76 B.E.T.A., the PlayStation Classic games list, Blizzard's misstep with the reveal of Diablo Immortal at BlizzCon, the surprise release of Deltarune, our reaction to the Smash Bros Nintendo Direct, and your questions about the board game Brad wants to play with the TNP crew, whether lapsed Pokemon fans should hop back on with Let's Go, and if Anthem can be a Destiny killer.   Headlines   Full PS Classic game list revealedBlizzard announces Diablo Immortal mobile game at BlizzCon; fans...not pleasedToby Fox drops Deltarune first chapter/demo on Halloween   Top Stories   Smash Direct sure was a thing that happenedKen, Incineroar, Piranha Plant are new charactersSpirits Mode World of Light AKA Sakurai murders the entire Smash universe completely out of spite DLC will have five new characters added by early 2020 + new stages and new musicQUESTION OF THE WEEK - Dense Pixels Post

This week the whole crew is back to discuss Micah's impressions of SoulCalibur VI, the new game that Terrence invested over 20 hours in last weekend which makes him a MASSIVE hypocrite, Rockstar employees coming to the studio's defense over crunch allegations, Epic hunting big YouTube game in court over Fortnite cheats, Hitman 2 going full meta with their first elusive target, the Devil May Cry 5 Collector's Edition that may be the most overpriced CE of all time, and then we answer your questions including what the term "hardcore gamer" means to us, the best secondary peripherals in gaming history, and whether or not we can play Resident Evil with the lights off.   Headlines   Rockstar employees given green light by HR to flock to studio’s defenseEpic taking major YouTube influencer to courtJade Raymond departs EA after 3 yearsSean Bean will be Hitman 2’s first elusive targetA DMC5 Collector’s Edition with Dante’s coat only costs $8000!   Use our Amazon page to donate to the show: www.densepixels.com/amazon  

This week Micah and Brad are discussing Brad's surprisingly fun time with Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, Micah's existential crisis with Assassin's Creed Odyssey, the game that caused the need to forever banish the 'Game of the Year' naming convention, PSN finally allowing for ID name changes, what impact Microsoft's rumored acquisition of Obsidian Entertainment, the fact that we're totally shocked (shocked!) that Sony is working on the PlayStation 5 (PSnü), why solving the problem of crunch in the game industry isn't as easy a solution as some think, why PUBG may have shot themselves in the foot, the real-life locales we'd love to see in a video game, our thoughts on story-based DLC announced pre-launch, and what games we don't see the need to pay $60 for.   Headlines   PSA!: Set your PSN message settings to privatePSN ID change entering preview program; rolling out fully early next yearMicrosoft reportedly on the verge of purchasing Obsidian Entertainment   Top Stories   Sony confirms the obvious: they’re worki

On this week's show, we discuss why Brad has fallen back in love with FIFA 19, Micah's initial experience with Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Terrence being pleasantly surprised with Fist of the North Star, The Witcher's author and how he played himself, whether or not it's a positive thing that Telltale's Walking Dead might be seen to completion by another developer, Microsoft's announcment of xCloud and why we couldn't care less, and the Seattle Police Department stepping up to combat swatting of gaming personalities.    Headlines   The Witcher author trying to squeeze $16M in royalties out of CD Projekt RedBlizzard co-founder Mike Morhaime steps down after 27 years in charge of the companyNew Switch hardware with an updated screen coming in 2019 according to reportsAgreement reached with Robert Kirkman’s Skybound Games to complete last episodes of Telltale’s Walking Dead   Top Stories   Microsoft reveals Project XCloud, a streaming service to bring console-quality experience to tablets and smartphonesSeattle PD