Pause Screen: The Video Game Podcast

This week on Pause Screen: poor william and his grown up life doesn't have time to play any games, Kaz is kinda in the same boat, just coasting along with Wow and Heroes. Kyle, our hero, played a lot: Momodora, Sky Force, Double Dragon Neon, Bloodstained and more. On the Hype train we talk about Cadence of Hyrule which has been getting good reviews, Dota Underlords is now available in beta, and how Kaz needs to apply for Kaz Hirai's vacant position at PS/Sony. We also poke fun at the terrible choices that Pokemon Sword/Shield have been making and EA's defense of their Loot Boxes. In our discussions we each pick out our top favorite things from this year's E3. Do you have any excitement in common with the crew? Come pause with us!

On this week's episode of Pause Screen Kaz talks some more PSVR and compares notes on Yoshi's Crafted World with Kyle, who's finished with Gato Roboto and Ninja Blade, and has started Team Sonic Racing and some Mario hacks. Then William chimes in to let everyone know he's still playing Vesperia. In our news section, we talk Google Stadia info, Baldur's Gate 3, the Pokemon direct, some new announcements, rumors, release dates, translation patches, and more! To finish up, we raise a glass and talk about GameStop's woes and the apparent end of the 3DS era. Come pause with us!

This week on Pause Screen Kaz did not projectile vomit on her first VR expedience, Kyle is just too good at platforms and gets himself stuck and William didn't get to play much (except for mobile games, who want's to hear about that?) On the Hype train we are all surprised with the release date of Death Stranding. We talk about the excrement or derision surrounding the game. Oh and the fetus in the expansion pack. We all get confused at the new Call of Duty naming scheme and the new Pokemon Sleep game, but can still be excited about them. In discussions we talk about the nature and future of Esports, are we doomed to just watch games come and go as companies pour money into it as a marketing tactic? Last of all we talk about the direction MIcrosoft is taking, will we see the end of console exclusives soon? Come Pause with us!

This week on Pause Screen Kyle talks Sonic Forces, Bowser's Inside Story, Legendary, and Mario Kart Tour, Kaz has finished up with Stardew Valley and ordered a PSVR, and William updates us on Vesperia, Furi, and FGO. In the Hype Train we have the Mario Maker 2 Nintendo Direct, DOTA OVERLORDS, Insomiac hiring sprees, Nioh 2, wacky handhelds, Nintendo pulling mobile games from Belgium, and more! We also discuss Epic's poorly handled 'mega sale,' and Amazon's attempts to 'gamify' the workplace. And to finish up, we talk our E3 predictions for this year! Come pause with us!

This week on Pause Screen the crew update us on what they've been playing. Kyle complete Sekiro and gives his review of the Fairune Collection, Kaz is creating soap opera levels of mischief in Stardew valley while keeping up on her WoW chores, and William did play some Fate: Grand Order but has internet connection issues all episode long! On the hype train we talk about Sekiro's Sales numbers, the Smash Ulitmate stage builder leak, Spyro Reignited patch (Kyle can finally finish!) and Nintendo Direct rumors. After a tangent on complaining about YouTube and Youtuber Culture, We get into our discussion about Nintendo being Ranked the 9th most reputable company in the US. What has nintendo done to earn the good will of it's fans? What are other video game companies missing? and how easy it is for a company to loose the grace of it's fans. Come pause with us!

This week on Pause Screen Kaz updates us on things Warcraft, Kyle talks about Sekiro and the Fairune Collection, and William wallows in Fate/Grand Order. In our Hype Train we talk the Genesis Mini, Bethesda's future games, Best Buy leaks, and more! We also discuss Bioware's management issues and Gamestop sinking further into their financial hole. Finishing up we briefly express our feelings about difficult/exclusionary gameplay in games. Come pause with us!

William spent the night in update purgatory, but Kaz made her triumphant return to the podcast with an exciting announcement. The crew had fun talking about their time playing Mario RPG and Sekiro. In the news we touch on the early announcements of Pax East, Warcraft 1 and 2 going up on GOG, Persona 5's announcement of an announcement and a new Gollum game. In the discussion section we look back on the changing opinions of gamers on digital media in the last 6 years, sony's choice to no longer sale digital codes in retail stores and EA laying off 3.5%of it's company. Come Pause with us!

Pause Screen is here! This time Kyle tells us about Ys VII, Castlevania 4, and his collecting addiction while William talks about Tales of Vesperia, Touhou 6, and Fate/Grand Order. For the Hype Train, we get hype about Sekiro coming out, Cuphead on Switch, and more! For discussion topics, we tackle Microsoft extending Xbox Live to iOS and Android (plus the Switch), Google's Stadia, and the Badland Games/Publishing mess with Axiom Verge. To finish up, Kyle tells us about one more game he's played: the weird postmodern Travis Strikes Again. Come pause with us!

This week on Pause Screen Kyle talks more Smash, Tetris 99, and Fire Emblem Echoes, while William has been too sick to play anything except some Daemon X Machina. For this week's Hype Train we talk about the EVO lineup, Pokemon Sword and Shield, Detective Pikachu, Anthem, Darksiders 3, some journalism, and an unusual game title. We also discuss Reggie's upcoming retirement, potential relationships between Microsoft and Nintendo, and GOG's recent layoffs. Come pause with us!

We have returned! Pause Screen is back with some audio only episodes! Kaz is sick for now, but Kyle is here to catch us up with Kingdom Hearts 3, Tetris 99, Smash, and a few other games. Meanwhile William has only been playing Tales of Vesperia and the Bleach gacha game. In the Hype Train we mention Piranha Plant joining Smash Ultimate, Hollow Knight: Silksong, along with a couple other topics, and a bunch of stuff from the Nintendo Direct including Fire Emblem, Bloodstained, Astral Chain, and Link's Awakening. In our Discussions, we mention Blizzard's recent firing spree, Apex Legends, and hitting the reset button on Metroid Prime 4. Come pause with us!

Welcome to a new year with Pause Screen! This week, Kaz talks Yoku's Island Express, finally saving Jaina in WoW, and playing some Smash Ultimate. Kyle's also been Smashing, as well as playing some PSVR, Salt and Sanctuary, and Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom. William has done a quick playthrough of Undertale, and bought himself the old Xenosaga trilogy. For the Hype Train, we discuss the multitude of potential (but unannounced) games from From Software, the Megaman 11 team, Square's Business Division 11, and whatever Persona 5 R is. We also touch on the sudden firing of Blizzard's CFO, and start discussions about Artifacts poor performance and licencing issues surrounding tattoos in games. Come pause with us!!

We're wrapping up the year here at Pause Screen, and other than some World of Warcraft and Celeste, all three of us have been playing a lot of Smash Ultimate! In the Hype Train, we talk a bit about the Smash DLC, Below, the Nintendo Classic Consoles ending production, and a PSVR sale. In our discussions, we tackle Blizzard's sudden announcement about Heroes of the Storm, suing Epic Games about Fortnite dances, a Kingdom Hearts 3 leak, and the dubious Sonic movie posters. Finally, we wrap up with each of our top five 'games we played this year' lists! Come pause with us!

This Week we countdown to Smash Ultimate release by talking about video games! Kyle has reached a game ending glitch while trying to 100% Spyro, and played some OnRush and HotS. Kaz thoroughly enjoyed exploding corpses in Diablo III and barely failed to kill Gu'Huun. William's impressions of Celeste is dropping below luke warm and he continues to play Xenoblade. On the Hype train we kind of live cast the game awards, talk about soulja boy's new console, and Counter Strike is now F2P. In the discussions we talk about Epic's new game store, hopefully the competition will help make steam better, we can't wait! on the down side of the news, Red Dead Online's economy is having a really tough time, Fallout 76 nylon bags and Bethesda's 'fix' continues to be the worst for PR, and Playstation Classic's lazy implementation. Come Pause with us!

This week on Pause Screen Kyle talks Disneyland, SNES games, Heroes, and Spyro, while Kaz has spent some time with BattleChasers, Warcraft, and Red Dead Redemption 2, and William finishes with Torna: The Xenoblade DLC. For news, we mention Darksiders 3, MediEvil, the Game Awards, Smash Ultimate being leaked, and Kyle gives us a ... synopsis of the Kingdom Hearts games. For discussion, we talk Sony pulling out of E3 2019, Bethesda and the Fallout 76 disaster, the Switch breaking sales records, the dismal PS Classic, and the end of the Nintendo Creators Program. Finishing up, we talk impressions of the Detective Pikachu film's first trailer. Come pause with us!

The crew is back after the Blizzcon break! Kaz, William and Kyle decide to take a different approach to the cast taking a deep dive into the games we're playing and talking about Blizzcon. There Also was a bunch of smash brothers news to discuss, but the meat of the podcast surrounds Diablo: Immortal. Is this a fatal misstep by Blizzard? Come pause with us to hear our thoughts!

This week on Pause Screen Kyle continues playing through platformers old and new, William inches further in Torna: The Golden Country, and Kaz is still stuck in the progression loop of WoW minutia. In our news, we talk about custom Soul Calibur VI characters, the Kingdom Hearts package on PSN, PSN username changes, Mel'Ganis coming to HoTS, wireless Gamecube controllers, and the future of Telltale's final season of the Walking Dead. In our discussion section, we tackle Microsoft's new streaming project, and their soon-to-be acquisition of Obsidian. After that, we talk a bit about remaking games, the pluses and minuses. Come pause with us!

This week on Pause Screen, the goatman is consuming Kaz's life but she still managed to unlock flying in a old zone that doesn't matter much, Kyle over-100%'d Slim-San and got noticed by the devs on twitter, and William didn't get to play much -poor guy. On the hype train we get excited for Soul Calibur, TWEWY and the Diablo 3 switch bundle. We also look at the success of CODBLOPSIIII, and Dragalia Lost. In the discussion section we dive deep into the over worked Dev controversy brought up by Dan Houser and the team of Red Dead 2. We have a laugh over PS4s being soft bricked before diving into a discussion about the recent rise of Japanese game titles. Come pause with us!

This week on PauseScreen, Kaz gets sucked into Wow... but its into content that is three years old. Wiliam is loving Torna and Kyle gives his review of Megaman 11 and more games no one has heard of. In the news Kaz mourns Mike Morhaime's departure, but is excited over blizzcon merch. In the odd combinations corner, Megaman is getting a live action movie and Skrillex is helping make Kingdom Hearts 3's main theme. on the sad train, Telltale is completely dead. In Discussions we talk about the rumors of an upgraded switch release, will they go Crazy like the DS/3DS? Then the crew gets excited about the leaked Harry Potter game! Come pause with us!

This week on Pause Screen Kaz catches us up on some Battle For Azeroth, William battles the whales, and Kyle finishes up Spiderman and tries out some smaller games. In news, the Ace Attorney Trilogy is ported to the current console gen, Castlevania Requiem is announced, and we talk a bit about cloud saves, Warcraft classic, and the slowing down of Smash Ultimate character reveals. For discussion, we take a look at the sudden implosion of Telltale, the sleazy microtransactions in DMC5, and PlayStation finally joining the crossplay party. Then, to finish up, we talk about... terrible Deviantart submissions??? Come pause with us!

We're back for another week in gaming and Kaz has been diving headfirst into Battle for Azeroth, but she also has stumbled back into hearthstone somehow? At least she has something to do while Darksouls is kicking her butt. Kyle gushes about Aaero, a rhythm, rail-shooter game that is under appreciated, as well as talks neutrally positively about more Spiderman. He also reports on his first week of Switch Online. William is starting to be quite the arena champion in Fire Emblem Heroes, getting to rank 21 without spending one dime on the game, Impressive! For the Hype train we talk about Sony's PlayStation Classic and the new Pro controllers, Kingdom Hearts 3's box art, Devil May Cry 5, and Tales of Vesperia. Kaz gushes about the new BfA patch announcement for a while before the crew gets into a discussion about Spider-man's success. Is it going to lead to more Marvel games? For the thing of the week we talk about our biggest gaming turn offs. Come pause with us!