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Will Pokemon save us from the Ai? Stormgate, you remember Stormgate right? Tim Morten had a rather honest rundown of where he feels the post-Blizzard design team went wrong and brings up the changing landscape of Venture Capital. The episode can’t help but get real on the eve of Pokemon’s release. Love em or hate em, Nintendo is about to drop another massive Poke’drama’pocalypse into the world as reviews come in around 8/10. Xbox continues its cursed run by talking about an upcoming “ad supported” tier of Xbox Game Pass. We’re both playing Megabonk. Emails and more.
The Round Table gathers. 7.3: The Promise of Tomorrow MSQ ends the Dawntrail ark in traditional fashion. Garrett, Kyle and Jesse freshen themselves up on the story happenings, having played it back in August. Preach, recently caught up, shares a fresh viewer's perspective. Is Calyx around for the long haul? What does that mean for the story and Sphene? What lessons have the devs learned from Dawntrail and what will they carry into the future. One thing is clear, FFXIV is a story first game and it’s future rides on its ability to capture it’s fans once again. 7.3 seems a solid start.
Lets’s Talk About Star Wars
The Kenobi Series wraps up it final episode ever...maybe? Leia finds a use for her holster. And Aunt Beru ain't who you wanna be messin' with, ya hear? Join hosts Garrett Weinzierl, Jennie Josephson, and Tom Merritt as they talk about why this episode rocks!
Garrett Weinzierl squeels for 48 minutes, Tom Merritt contemplates the lack of the Empire's strategy, and Jennie Josephson extolls the badassery of young Leia. Also, enough with the assumed parallels, we're given cutscenes that parallel the action in a beautiful dance.
The ANGRY CHICKEN
This is the final episode of The Angry Chicken. We’ll miss you all and could not have done this without you. Please note that there are a few more curses than usual in this episode... can you blame us?
Joce and Hat talk about their experiences in the first thirty hours of the new expansion, Festival of Legends! They also have a pretty big announcement off the top of the show, don’t skip it!