Pause Screen: The Video Game Podcast

It's time for another episode of Pause Screen! In this episode, Kaz begins winding down on Animal Crossing, William is still slowly moving through Three Houses, and Kyle's been playing Code Vein, Bravely Default, and Streets of Rage 4. On board the Hype Train, we talk about the surprise reveal of Paper Mario: The Origami King, Unreal Engine, poorly handled Xbox events, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, and more! Come pause with us!

This week we're Williamless, but Kaz and Kyle make up for it by playing World of Warcraft, Animal Crossing, Indivisible, Minecraft Dungeons, and more. On the Hype Train, we round up all the latest next gen rumors and news—from Xbox backwards compatability and HDR reconstruction to Sony's rumored PS5 reveal next week. We close out by talking about Valve's excursion to China, free Raymonds for the people, the possible return of a long-lost classic and more! Come pause with us!

Things might be crazy, but Pause Screen is still here! Kaz is still working on the WoW gold grind, Kyle's been playing Minecraft Dungeons,Yooka-Laylee, Kororinpa: Marble Mania, and Shovel Knight, and William begins to tell the tale of Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition. In the hype train, we talk Sony's 'Future of Gaming' PS5 event, and a ton of the games that were shown. We also talk about EA on steam, Microsoft and mods, the Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality, and the sorrow of E3 being dead. Come pause with us!

Join us again at Pause Screen for another episode in quarantine! Starting off, Kyle and William have a rousing debate about Final Fantasy 7 Remake, Bravely Default, and Megaman X 6, while Kaz waits patiently to talk about WoW and Animal Crossing. In the Hype Train, we discuss the Last of Us 2 leaks, the Ghost of Tsushima release date, WWE Battlegrounds, the surprise Indivisible Switch launch, Assassin's Creed Valhalla's reveal trailer, and more! Then, to finish up, we talk about the Nintendo account hacks. Come pause with us!

Wash your hands, it's time for another episode of Pause Screen! Over the last two weeks, Kyle's been playing a lot of games, including Doom Eternal, FFVIIR, Bravely Default, Sayonara Wild Hearts, Contra 4, and more. Meanwhile, Kaz and William have kept their focus more narrow; Kaz with Animal Crossing, and William with the Bravely Default 2 demo. Then for news and discussion, we talk the DualSense controller, Sony's 'Play at Home,' Resident Evil 4 remake rumors, Kotaku, Chex Quest, the Epic of Cooking Mama: Cookstar, and more! Come pause with us!

This week on Pause Screen, we're all surviving the quarantine with the help of video games. Kyle has been playing so many games including Doom Eternal, he has some salty beef with the game. Kaz is happliy stuck in Animal crossing and william has been playing another Fate: Grand order event and Bleach: Immortal Soul. On the Hype Train we disscuss rumors of big plans for Mario's 35th anniversary, a random Nintendo Mini Direct, Square Enix's Final Fantasy 9 mistake and more. Come pause with us!

We return with Pause Screen: Quarantine Edition. It's been an interesting month and we've played a lot of video games. William's still playing Three Houses and FGO, but his dreams have come true in the Trials of Mana remake demo. Kaz has finished up Warcraft 3 Reforged to move into some Fire Emblem of her own and finally started WoW raiding again. Kyle was able to play Ori and the Will of the Wisps before falling to games obscure and/or terrible. Then, finishing up with discussion and news, we talk about the Sonic movie's performance, the newly revealed upcoming console specs, new game releases, upcoming Square JRPG remakes, cancelled events, and more! Come pause with us!

This week on Pause Screen: Kaz continues her journey back through Warcraft III: reforged and her Night Elf Hate knows no bounds. Kyle give his review of Darksiders Genisis sans the Leviathan maze (screw that part), dabbles in the Bleeding Edge beta and shares his story on how he (almost) beat Hungrybox at Smash Ultimate. William got to spend some quality time with Fire Emblem 3 Houses and he is very happy about it! In the news we talk about the record breaking Sonic movie opening, the Animal Crossing Direct, Star Craft: Ghost leaked footage and more. Come pause with us!

It's another episode of Pause Screen! Over the last two weeks Kyle's been playing Children of Morta, The Surge 2, and MegaMan classic, William has barely progressed in Three Houses and Fate/Grand Order, and Kaz continues to build up her handheld collection. She's also been playing Warcraft III Reforged, and we take some time to discuss the situation surrounding that game and Blizzard in general. As a twist, we finish up with the Hype Train, where we talk Final Fantasy VII, Platinum kickstarters, EVO lineups, shady mobile game practices, and more! Come pause with us!

This week on Pause Screen: In a shocking twist William admits he's ready to uninstall Fire Emblem Heroes and sinks some serious time into grinding Fate/Grand Order. Kaz has been bitten by the retro collection bug and has a serious score in her new Gameboy collection. Kyle gives his review of several games he played this week: Moonlighter, Slain: Back from Hell, and Children of Morta. He is also on a Megaman kick again and surprised us all by playing more Archero. In the News we talk about Byleth coming to smash, the xbox Series X and Left 4 Dead 3 VR leaks, Pokemon Go's success and more. We then hopped on the Sad Train to talk about all the major games that have been delayed so far in 2020. For our thing of the week we talk about the weirdness around video game genres and how it got to be that way. Come pause with us!

It's a new year, and Pause Screen is here! It's been a long winter break, so both Kaz and Kyle have played tons of games, and William's thought about games, or something, but there's a lot to catch up on! In the Hype Train we talk about the ongoing AGDQ, the Pokemon direct, Platinum's dealings with Tencent, and games workers unions. Then we talk about the interesting legal situation revolving around Star Citizen, and finish up with a couple of gaming resolutions for the new year. Come pause with us!

This week Kaz returns! She tells of her experience with Tale of Verperia and Planet Zoo. William continues his internal battle with Breath of the Wild. Kyle Loved his time in River City Girls, but not so much with My Friend Pedro, but is continuing with Ring Fit Adventures. In our discussions we talked about our favorite parts of the Game Awards and where it will go. We talk about the new PS4 controller attachment and it's PS5 implications. To wrap up the year The three give their personal game of the year award.

This week, the Pause Screen crew are getting ready for the end of the decade! William has jumped back into Zelda: Breath of the Wild to try and sort out his feelings, while Kyle's been playing Remnant: From the Ashes, Control, Smash Ultimate, Heroes of the Storm, and buying way too many games. Then, in a relatively quiet Hype Train, we mention potential reveal leaks, Mario Maker 2, Snoop Dogg as a video game icon, Riot games, and more. Then we finish up with our discussion topic for the week: what we think the 'Top 5 Games of the Decade' were! Come pause with us!

This time on Pause Screen, Kaz is still on a break, Kyle talks Outer Wilds, Luigi's Mansion 3, Ring Fit Adventure, and his newly modded GBA, while William has begun playing Bloodsatined on his crippled computer and mourns his FGO login streak. In the Hype Train, Microsoft continues to expand Games Pass, Death Stranding and Pokemon happened, Sonic has a new look, Shenmue 3 is quietly coming out, and more. We also discuss Kojima's style of storytelling and Ubisoft's production patterns. Come pause with us!

This time on Pause Screen, with Kaz out, Kyle and William hold down the fort. Kyle's been playing Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair, Link's Awakening, Ratatouille, and Gears Pop, while William has finally made progress in Fire Emblem: Three Houses. In our Mild-Hype Train we have Steam's 'Remote Play Together' feature, Fortnite revenue, Mario Kart Tour, Doom Eternal delays, 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim, and more! Finishing up the news, we discuss the announcement of the PlayStation 5 and the newest Blizzard debacle, now featuring more nationalism! Come pause with us!

This week on Pause Screen, Kyle talks Darksiders 3, GoNNER, the Dead Cells update, Creature in the Well, and Contra: Rogue Corps, while William continues in Fire Emblem: Three Houses, and Kaz is as ready as she'll ever be. In the Hype Train, we talk Borderlands 3, Link's Awakening, free games (for a limited time!), the Planet Zoo beta, and more. Then, to wrap it up, we discuss Valve cleaning up the community in Dota and the baffling E3 pitch document that was leaked. Come pause with us!

William is out this week, but that doesn't stop Kaz and Kyle from talking about their time with Deadly Premonition, Darksiders 3, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate! In news, we talk about our new understanding of Death Stranding, dating fast food mascots, foiling bodybuilder dragons in Ring Fit Adventure, and Gamestop's troubled future. Come pause with us!

We're all back and didn't have any technical difficulties! The crew highlights some of the things we've been playing over the past week (month). Kaz is killing it in the mount hunting arena, Kyle is killing it the game collection arena, and William is very happy with Collection of Mana. After we highlight our favorite announcements from the Nintendo Direct, and make fun of our not-so-favorite announcements too. And in discussions we briefly talk about the Me too uprising in the Indie Game scene and the sudden departure of Ikumi Nakamura from Tango Gameworks. What is going on? Anyways, Come pause with us!

This week on Pause Screen, Kaz is out, so Kyle and William talk about playing Smash, Fire Emblem: Three Houses, and Hollow Knight. For news this time, we talk about new team composition rules in Overwatch League, the International, console unity against loot boxes, WayForward's upcoming games, and more! Then, to finish up, we talk about the recent Stadia announcements and how terrible they sound. Come pause with us!

After a short break, Pause Screen returns! Over the past month, Kaz returned to guest-star on the 3bit Gamer Show as well as play some WoW, Archero, and Tales of Vesperia, William has picked up Hollow Knight, and Kyle limits himself to talking about Mario Maker 2, Blazing Chrome, Rhythm Heaven Silver, Dota Underlords, and some Smash. On the Hype train, we talk about the Switch Lite announcement, Luigi's Mansion 3's release, SGDQ, Wind Waker's new barrier skip, and more! To finish up, we have a discussion about the sleaziness that is all of G2A. Come pause with us!