Pause Screen: The Video Game Podcast

Kaz returns this week with epic tales of cornfields and Battlechasers, but she's a little bummed to be missing raid already! Willam played more Portrait of Ruin and Fire Emblem Heroes. Please forgive Kyles poor internet for dropping every once in a while, but he did manage to play a ton of games with week, most notably Spider-man and Mega Man 11. In the New we were excited to go over the happenings of the Nintendo Direct, we also dig into the issue with backending in cloud saves. For the rest of the discussion we dive into the legal issues EA continues to have with loot boxes in Belgium. For something fun we talk about the 5 games that would best embody the types of games we like. Come Pause with us!

Welcome back to Pause Screen, this week Kaz is out, so Kyle and William are on their own, so all bets are off. William takes the opportunity to talk about the scandalous Catherine and a bit more of Portrait of Ruin. Kyle is still stuck on Dead Cells, though he took a bit of time to try out Tekken 7. In news, Spider-Man comes out tomorrow, Destiny 2 is still getting expansions, Nintendo cancels a Direct, leaving Megaman 11's demo out in the cold, and the Xbox Adaptive Controller is out! For discussions this week, we tackle microtransactions and the business model that is making them an unfortunate reality in gaming. We also take a look at the beautiful disaster that is Riot games attempting to change the public perception of their work culture. To finish up, we talk about some of our guilty pleasures in gaming, and speculate about what Kaz's would be. Come pause with us!

Kyle has returned from the magical land of Disney and played a bunch of games. William started playing Portrait of Ruin again and Kaz has been neck deep in Goatman work and Warcraft. In the news we talk about CD projekt Red's unexpected Cyberpunk 2077 gameplay stream, A new IP coming out from Nintendo, the International and a Netflix Diablo series. On a more serious note we mourn the loss of life at the Madden qualifier tournament event in Jacksonville. We also can't believe a Pirate site is taunting Nintendo and hosting ROMS and also discuss EA's move to delay Battlefield 5. Come Pause with us!

This week with Pause Screen, Kyle is on vacation, William hasn't played anything besides Fire Emblem: Heroes, and Kaz is enjoying Battle for Azeroth and a little bit of Battle Chasers. In news, we talk about the ongoing Gamescom and all that's happened there. Cyberpunk 2077, Battlefield 5, Sekiro, Devil May Cry 5, and more. We also mention Amazon Prime dropping thier preorder discount, and the legendary Windjammers 2 trailer. For discussion topics, we have the newly debuted steam.tv, and to wrap up, we talk Battlefield 5 and the web of controversy surrounding it. Come pause with us!

We're back after a week break and have a LOT to talk about! Kyle played the most with a bunch of old games. Good news is that he finally beat Enter the Gungeon, but is somewhat slogging through the Megaman X Collection 1. William is revisiting portal to achievement hunt and played some Fire Emblem Fates Conquest. Laura battled a giant skeletal man in Dark Souls 3, and it tearing it up in the new WoW expansion! In our quick news we talk about Diablo 3 for Switch, DS remastered release date, DOOM Eternal, Evo and more. In our Discussion we talk about former IGN editor Filip Miucin and his Plagiarism, Bethesda's litigious moves on games re-sellers and Riot'

This week is a Kaz and Kyle show because William has caught the plague. Kaz is diving deep into dark souls and has encountered her first Lord of Cinder. Kyle tried really hard to beat Enter the Gungeon. In the new, Kyle can't help but mentioning Spyro's awesome soundtrack options, and Kaz mentions there's a Slenderman movie (remember that name?). We discuss in depth the huge Copyright Hammer down on a couple popular ROM sites, Next Gen cloud Xbox possibilities, an unfortunate Loot box loophole in Denmark and more, come pause with us!

This week Kaz is coming off of a losing streak in heroes, and a similar streak in Dark Souls 3. William is back from the dead with a shiny 'Double S' achievement from Dustforce and having played a little of Octopath Traveler. Kyle returns with a report on the Hololens, Beat Saber, Megaman X, and Enter the Gungeon. In our quick news, we mention Evo, Spider-Man, Valve, off disc Spyro 2-3, and the Megaman and Castlevania animated shows. For discussion, we take a look at some of Sylvanas' actions as warchief in the upcoming WoW expansion, and a bit of the player reaction. Then, to finish up, we discuss examining games based on player experience as opposed to actual content, and subjectivity (or objectivity, if you prefer). Come pause with us!

Another week comes and goes and Kaz hasn't gotten to play much between streaming and puppy. William forces himself through Fire Emblem Warriors and Kyle plays a whole slew of games: Runner 3, Super Bomberman R, Oceanhorn, and Sonic Mania Plus. In the new we talk about Nathan Fillions epic Uncharted fan film, how much space Super Smash Bros Ultimate will take on your switch, and a new $30 clicker game with NO MICROTRANSACTIONS?! We also discuss how rainbow six siege's choice to instaban user of Slurs might spread to all games, Nintendo's relaxed(or non-existent) approach to cheaters in Splatoon, and how one typo in coding can completely screw up a game. Come pause with us!

Welcome back from a short break! William has come back from a short vacation, but doesn't have much to show for it other than incremental progress in Dustforce. Kaz has begun an epic journey in both Dark Souls and Tooth and Tail, and Kyle has beaten Steamworld Dig 2, only to fall to piracy in order to play some rare games on his NES Classic. In news, we talk about Octopath Traveler, Bomb Chicken, the new Pokemon trailer, Warframe, Spyro, and Sonic Mania, followed up with some Smash amiibo and music. For our discussion, we look at ESPN and Overwatch, the banning of lootboxes in some countries, and Nintendo's new anti-pirate hardware. To finish up, we discuss collecting games, their value, and preservation as we move into the future. Come pause with us!

William is out of town but Kaz and Kyle carry on in his stead! Kaz got a boost in happy by turning to Mario Odyssey and playing with her new puppy. Kyle plays some Steam World Dig and beats yokus island express. In the news we celebrate SGDQs final donation numbers, twitch primes FREE game offerings and the return of the NES classic! For our discussion we speculate on what Amy Hennig will do with her own studio after leaving EA, we mourn Amazon prime dropping remaster and rereleases disount (thanks again Best Buy,) and fornite is pioneering story telling in the battle Royal genre, who knew? Come pause with us!

After a week of playing, Kyle isn't impressed with Mario Tennis, but he loves Yoku's Island express. William finally beat Bravely Default, and Kaz n' Frostee give their review of Detroit: Become Human. In the news we talk about devil may cry's dynamic soundtrack, the swelling support for waluigi for smash. In discussions we talk about announcement verses release dates, epic sewing over breech in contracts , and MegaMan changing boss names

Kaz and Kyle both play some battle chasers, but kyles warns us all not to get to excited for the ending! Kaz gives her first impressions of Detroit: Become Human, it seems promising! William reports on the ending of Wizards of Legend without even playing it, and Kyle pulls out some Ninja Gaiden Sigma. In the News we get hype for Mario Tennis Aces release, and talk about the beginnings of Super Smash Bros: Ultimate. Also how did Microsoft's E3 conference become the most watched live stream on Twitch of all time? Is the World Health Organization's definition of 'Gaming Disorder' too broad? Nintendo resumes it's habits of banning Cartridges used to pirate games and Gamestop is looking for a buyout. Come pause with us!

It's our 100th episode! This time, Kyle's finished Owlboy, become obsessed with Mario Tennis Aces, and made the ultimate sacrifice: playing battle royales. William's saving up a discussion on Bravely Default, but has picked up Blazblue Cross Tag Battle and a little bit of Wizard of Legend. Kaz has returned from AKON, having worked through much of Skyrim and despaired at Pokemon Quest. For news and discussions, we run through our favorite bits of E3, featuring Smash Bros Ultimate, samurai games, Cyberpunk 2077, Death Stranding, and more. Moving into discussions we take a brief look at the future, specifically next gen consoles and streaming/pass services for games. Finally, we celebrate our 100th episode with a small retrospective on the podcast itself. Come pause with us!

The gang is back with a heavy dose of nostalgia. this week, William goes old school RPG with Bravely Default, Kaz follows suit with Skyrim, and Kyle revisits the glory days of Castlevania with Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon. In news, we talk all the pre-E3 announcements, like Pokemon Quest, Pokemon Let's Go, Fallout 76, Team Sonic Racing, and Megaman 11. Then, we confuse William by quizzing him on recent(ish) Pokemon designs. Come pause with us!

This week, William's finally picked up Bravely Default, Kaz is prepping for more cons and pushing forward in both Skyrim and Dark Souls 3, and Kyle has finished Hollow Knight and critiques Ruiner. For news, Detroit: Become Human, Dark Souls Remastered, and Runner 3 are all coming out, there's a somewhat more credible Smash Switch rumor, Battlefield V has been announced, and the PS4 is apparently entering the 'final stage of its life cycle.' We also discuss Nintendo selling Switches without docks, the end of Gamer's Club Unlicked, TotalBiscuit's passing, and Tencent acquiring more developers. And to finish up, we create the definitive, exhaustive, and in all other ways complete list of trains in video games. Come pause with us!

Kyle has a lot to say about God of War and Hollow Knight. William finished Order of Ecclesia and trials Blazblue. Kaz has more adventures in Skyrim and gets to her first real boss in Darksouls 3 In the news we cover many games and rumors: Bloodstained is getting an NES style prequel game, Rage 2 got leaked (it looks special), CODBLOPS4 is confirmed to have a battle royal mode and no single player campaign, Battlefield 5 gets a splashscreen teaser, and pokemon switch rumors continue to fly. the Crew dives deeper to discusses the new open source adaptive controller that Microsoft is making, Sony's discontinuation of Vita cartridges, the closure of Boss Key Productions, Details of Nintendo switch online and more. Come pause with us!

We're back after two weeks! During the break, we were able to get together and play some party games, including Lethal League, Windjammers, and Crawl. William is still working on SS in Dustforce, and has also started playing Fire Emblem: Conquest and picked up his old save file in Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia. Kaz has reached previously unexplored plotpoints in Skyrim, and abandoned them to become evil, she's also gotten back into Dark Souls 3, but this time, she knows what she's doing. Kyle is enjoying his time in Darkest Dungeon, and is extremely conflicted about the new God of War. For news, we mention the announcement for Shadow of the Tomb Raider, and cover some points from Nintendo's financial report: Kimishima is retiring as President, and sales are up. We also talk about Battlerite's new battle royale mode, Nintendo continuing to support the 3ds, and a liitle bit about a dead game from Eidos Montreal, which leads us into a discussion about games that were unexpected in style, success, or concept to

William gets sucked back into dustforce, but has no prayer of SS'ing the entire game. Kyle spends some time with Snake Pass and edge lord Victor Vran. Kaz's dreams comes true as she has been immortalized in Battle for Azeroth! In our new section we talk about Dark souls on the switch, a new Platinum collaborate game, question the choice to leave out the single player campaign in Black ops 4, but don't worry, they'll probably add a battle Royal mode and we morn Konami's history of bad choices. For our podcast thing of the week our twitch chat was raided and we have fun thinking of old video game titles that would make "awesome" movies

It's been another week! Kaz has finally finished Persona 4, and is playing some Skyrim and Kirby Star Allies (and talking to kids about cosplay) while looking for the next big thing, William continues moving through Fire Emblem Echoes, and wasn't impressed by Azure Striker Gunvolt, and Kyle starts to feel the grind in Prey and elects to torture himself with Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash. In news section, we talk about Nintendo's Nindies Showcase, Sonic animation and karting, the Smash Invitational, GDC, the public releasing of assets, and the reception of some recent releases. We also take a look at the current status of Battle Royale games, the changes happening in Star Wars Battlefront 2, and the ending of the relationship between Ubisoft and Vivendi. To finish up, we have an argument about the 'greatest games of all time' and consider some candidates. Come pause with us!

We're back after two weeks! Kaz has come back from a con in Atlanta, got herself a new rig, and has caught up with her old self in Skyrim. William has finished Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia, but still finds time to disparage Kirby. Kyle has found an amazing game in Celeste and a dissapointing game in The Evil Within 2. In our news section, we cover the Spyro trilogy remaster, talk about God of War's new reviews, Minit, the Megaman X Legacy Collections, and Nikki Minaj(!). We also talk a bit about the shutting down of Steam Spy, the success of GTAV, and the conclusion to the relationship between Twin Galaxies and Billy Mitchell. Finishing up, we take a look at sad games; some that we liked, and the mechanics and methods used to enhance them. Come pause with us!