Pause Screen: The Video Game Podcast

It's time for another episode of Pause Screen! This week we skip talking about what we've been playing in favor of talking about E3 news! Listen as we get distracted by vampires while talking about Redfall, enjoy the 'serious tone' in Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin, get super hype about Metroid Dread, and speculate about The Sequel to the Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild. Come pause with us!

Welcome to another episode of Pause Screen! This week the games that we talk about playing are the disappointing Pokemon Snap and the intriguing Panzer Paladin. For news, we get to cover the first bit of E3 announcements including Enden Ring, Solar Ash, Devolver Digital's conference, and more! We then finish up with a special Collector's Corner segment, where we talk about the various game aquisitions we've made over the last few months. Come pause with us!

Pause Screen is back with some changes! We start off with a welcome to our new podcaster, Eric, who comes with a wealth of general gaming knowledge. This week, we talk about playing Resident Evil: Village, Kaze and the Wild Masks, and Digimon: Cyber Sleuth Story. For news, we talk about the Sonic Central 30th Anniversary stream and the Dragon Quest 35th anniversary stream. Following that, we introduce a new podcast section, Foresight, where we attempt to predict things that will happen, this time focused on E3! We finish up with a podcast game poking some fun at IGN reviews over the years: Too Much Water. Come pause with us!

Welcome to this week's episode of Pause Screen! Kaz has been playing some WoW and Stardew Valley, William is trying out Super Meat Boy, and Kyle's been playing Bravely Default 2, Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, and League of Legends: Wild Rift. On our Hype Train, we talk TMNT: Shredder's Revenge, this year's upcoming E3, Vtubers advertising Game Pass, and more! Then we jump to the Sad Train to talk about Sony closing digital storefronts and the changing landscape of the video game collection market, with some tangents about D-pads along the way. Come pause with us!

It's time for another episode of Pause Screen! This week William really wants to talk about Nier: Automata's ending E, Kyle is lukewarm on Bravely Default 2, and Kaz has finished Link's Awakening and dipped back into Stardew Valley. On our Hype Train we talk the D&D Dark Alliance trailer, the PS5 VR controllers, and more! We then jump to the Sad Train to cover Nintendo putting games back in the vault, Blizzard's layoff of esports employees, Sony's acquisition of EVO, and we finish off on a more neutral note with the new developments around the harassment claims made against Riot's CEO. Come pause with us!

Welcome back to another episode of Pause Screen! This week Kyle's been finishing up Little Nightmares 2, Bravely Second, and some Heroes of the Storm; William has started and nearly completed(!) Nier Automata; and Kaz has been playing Doughnut County, WoW, and Link's Awakening! On our Hype Train we have plenty to discuss, with Blizzconline, a Nintendo Direct, a Sony State of Play, and more! We then jump to trains of less specified emotion where we talk about the end of Anthem, PSVR, and the upcoming Pokemon Direct. Come pause with us!

Time for another episode of Pause Screen! Since last time, Kyle's been playing The Medium, Little Nightmares 2, Resident Evil Revelations 2, and Hades; William has finally finished Xenoblade Chronicles; and Kaz has finished Yoshi's Crafted World, and is dipping back into The World Ends With You. We've expanded the news train again, further differentiating hype levels! This week, we discuss Blizzconline, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Six Days in Fallujah, Terraria and Google Stadia, and more! Come pause with us!

Welcome back to Pause Screen! This episode, Kyle's finished Blaster Master Zero 2, Shantae and the Seven Sirens, and Cyber Shadow. William has finally beaten Xenoblade and moved on to Future Connected, and Kaz talks about Townsmen, WoW, Adventure Capitalist, and more! Moving onto the Hype Train, we spend a while talking about GameStop and the crazy situation surrounding their stocks. We also talk Capcom's Resident Evil plans for the year, Sonic's voice actor replacement, the current state of Blizzard, and more! Come pause with us!

Welcome to Pause Screen's first episode of the new year! Over the holidays William's picked up Ring Fit Adventure plus Xenoblade, Kaz has been enjoying more WoW, and Kyle's played a ton of Resident Evil, Blaster Master 0, and Bravely Second. On the hype train, we talk Nier: Automata's last secret, what Lucasfilm Games means for Star Wars (and Indiana Jones!) games, Scott Pilgrim's physical release, and more! We also interrupt ourselves with plenty of tangents, such as 'what is a Soulslike?' and more Important Topics. We also discuss how we fared with last year's resolutions to finish up! Come pause with us!

It's nearly the holidays, and we're here with another episode of Pause Screen! William's still taking it easy on games with just FGO, while Kaz is immersing herself in WoW, but also had time for Bugsnax, Civ 6, and even some HotS, and Kyle has triumphed over La-Mulana, Fall Guys Season 3, Resident Evil 3 remake, and Mad Rat Dead. On the Hype Train, we talk Sephiroth in Smash, the Game Awards, Diablo Immortal's alpha, and more! We also visit the sad train with the eventful Cyberpunk 2077 launch, CDPR's PR difficulties, and we finish that up with some good ol' EA purchasing another studio. Then, to close us out, we talk about what it means to love art, whether or not it has good ratings. Come pause with us!

The next gen is here and we're so excited! too bad our episode had some technical difficulties (or human stupidity?) and most the episode was lost, we still gush over Xbox Series X and Kaz recounts her experience so far with the PS5. in the news we talk about Mass Effect Legendary Edition (No, Andromeda didn't happen), Phil Spencer trying to keep Elden Ring relevant, and the Roblox 'Oof' kerfuffle. Come pause with us!

After a short break, Pause Screen is back and a lot has happened over the past month! Kyle's checking out some new releases with Xcourgebringer, Gonner 2, Crash 4, Fall Guys season 2, and the XCloud version of Bloodstained. Kaz has finished her GB Macro product, and has played Shadows of War, Animal Crossing, pre-patch WoW, and a little bit of the Age of Calamity demo. William is also partaking of the demo, and has also checked out Genshin Impact, and is just about done with Xenoblade Chronicles. On the Hype Train, we talk the surprise Nintendo Partner Direct, the PS5 UI, the Demon's Souls remake trailer, the FFXVI website, Cyberpunk delays, Halo Infinite troubles, and more! Come pause with us!

Welcome back to Pause Screen! This week Kaz has finished up Shadow of War and picked Animal Crossing up again, Kyle's had the full Mario experience in Super Mario 64, Super Mario Bros 35, and Paper Mario: The Origami King, and William has finished farming season in FGO to begin the endgame in Xenoblade Chronicles. For news on the Hype Train, we talk a lot about Microsoft's purchase of Zenimax, but we also discuss Steve in Smash, Spider-Man Remastered, the new studio Dreamhaven, CD Projekt Red's rededication to crunch, and more! Come pause with us!

Welcome back to Pause Screen! This week Kaz has been playing Hollow Knight, Shadow of War, and has finished Death Stranding. William has finished up with Mark of the Ninja Remastered, finally returned to Xenoblade Chronicles, and is mired in a farming event in Fate/Grand Order. As for Kyle, he's played through Touhou Luna Nights, Maneater, Fall Guys, and some more... questionable titles. On the Hype Train there's a lot to talk about: the long awaited prices and release dates for the new consoles, the announcement of Final Fantasy XVI and Hogwarts Legacy, new trailers, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, and more! Come pause with us!

It's time for another episode of Pause Screen! This time, Kyle's finally finished the futuristically fatalistic Final Fantasy VII, fully fallen into Fall Guys, and endured the fallen flat Double Kick Heroes. William has reconnected with his lost love: the Wii U Pro Controller, with which he's played Touhou Luna Nights, Mark of the Ninja Remastered, and Hyrule Warriors. And to wrap us up, Kaz has been playing Luigi's Mansion 3, and has returned to the handheld modding scene. On the Hype Train, we talk the Mario 35th anniversary Direct, new DC game announcements, poorly titled hashtags, the Lab Zero dissolution, being out of touch, and more! Come pause with us!

Welcome back to Pause Screen! This week Kaz has finished up Shadow of War and picked Animal Crossing up again, Kyle's had the full Mario experience in Super Mario 64, Super Mario Bros 35, and Paper Mario: The Origami King, and William has finished farming season in FGO to begin the endgame in Xenoblade Chronicles. For news on the Hype Train, we talk a lot about Microsoft's purchase of Zenimax, but we also discuss Steve in Smash, Spider-Man Remastered, the new studio Dreamhaven, CD Projekt Red's rededication to crunch, and more! Come pause with us!

Time for another episode of Pause Screen! In this episode Kyle talks about Forager, Transistor, Spongebob: BfBBR, and Smash; William covers his Undertale genocide run, Fate/Extra, and what happened to his Switch; and Kaz relates her adventures with Animal Crossing, FE: Three Houses, Carrion, WoW, and the Lastu of Us 2. On the Hype Train, we talk Sony's State of Play, xCloud, the Nintendo gigaleak, Halo Infinite's multiplayer, recent announcements, and more! Come pause with us!

Here is another episode of Pause Screen! This episode Kyle and William are Kaz-less, and have no one to stop them from complaining about games they don't like. Luckily, they've been playing games that they like well enough, with Carrion, Neon Abyss, Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2, and Smash on Kyle's side, and Undertale, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, and Xenoblade on William's side. After an impromptu discussion about the nature of violence and narratives in video games, we jump onto the Hype Train to cover the Xbox Games Showcase, UbiForward, the Nintendo Direct Mini, some recent releases, and more! Come pause with us!

In this episode of Pause Screen we have a hard talk about terrible things that have been going on in several gaming communities. We need to talk about things more to help stop things like this from happening in the future.  In the news we talk about upcoming Limited Run Games, including some Game Boy Color games, Deadly Premoniton 2, NBA 2K21 use of Kobe Bryany and standard edition price, the next gen of games look and prices and the future of physical media and more.  Come pause with us! But in all seriousness, we can make our communities better, be kind, keep an eye out for red flags and keep each other safe. 

It's time for another episode of Pause Screen! This week, Kaz has picked 3 Houses back up and watched some video game movies, William is stalled in Xenoblade and admiring the FGO engine update, and Kyle is playing Timespinner, Death's Gambit, and all sorts of garbage on the Xbox 360. As for news, we talk about the Mixer's sudden shutdown, a new wave of allegations, Cyberpunk delays and anime, Pokemon announcements, Crash 4 and more! Then to finish, we have an impromptu discussion about video game media and touch on how much we value gameplay and story integration. Come pause with us!