March 20th, 2019
We've been gone for two weeks and we missed a ton in that time, so we're trying to cover as much as possible this week! In particular, we need to discuss Google's Stadia cloud gaming platform!
Also, there's some other news, like Destiny 2's latest update and the latest Pokémon announcement, we need to discuss. But more importantly, Aaron has finally binge watched The Expanse so we start discussing how much we love the show!
[News of the Week]
[It’s time to talk about Destiny again] (46:30)
New Pokémon Game Coming to Switch: (51:03)
[What We’re Playing/Watching] (01:01:36)
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February 28th, 2019
We took a week off, but we're back to talk about the early negativity surrounding Anthem now that the game has officially launched. Before that, we talk about some of the bigger pieces of news happening this week - including some speculation about the cloud gaming wars that are soon to come!
#cloudwars - You heard it here first!
[News of the Week]
[Features]
- Anthem release window discussion (40:20)
[What We’re Playing/Watching]
- Apex Legends (01:05:09)
- Aaron’s Hulu recs (01:06:53)
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February 15th, 2019
This week we're recapping the Nintendo's surprise Direct, and we're talking about the crazy number of games coming out! We're also recapping our experience with The Division 2 Beta and talking about how much fun we're having with Apex Legends!
[News of the Week]
[Features]
- The Division 2 Private Beta (45:24)
- Open beta coming March 1-4
- Full game release on March 15
[What We’re Playing/Watching]
- Apex Legends - Console vs PC (54:22)
- Zygote
February 7th, 2019
This week we're talking about Respawn's new hero/battle royale game Apex Legends. We're also doing a brief follow up to last week's Anthem discussion, and we're reacting to the new info that came out during the open demo. We also discuss The Division 2 and whether or not we're actually interested in playing it.
[News of the Week]
[Features]
- Anthem Demo (57:44)
- Server connectivity and loading bug fixed. New bugs appear.
- End game content embargo lifts.
- Surprise reveal Sunday afternoon.
[What We’re Playing/Watching] (1:08:40)
January 30th, 2019
This week is all about Bioware's upcoming looter-shooter, Anthem!
Last weekend was the VIP Demo, and it was very eventful! So we're deep-diving on what it was like to play, and whether or not it was good. We also do a bit of a Q/A to explain everything we know about Anthem up to this point.
Since we reference video of Anthem gameplay quite often in this episode (for the purpose of illustrating specific points), we have made a video version of this podcast available on our YouTube channel!
Did you play the Demo? Are you planning on playing the free, open demo this weekend? We want to hear from you!
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January 14th, 2019
I hope you haven't taken off your 2019 new years party glasses, cause though we're a little late to the party, we're celebrating the first Starside Chat of 2019 this week!
The biggest news lately is Bungie parting ways with Activision (they get to keep Destiny), so we speculate what that could mean for the future of the franchise. And once we get through some other news we discuss the games we're most looking forward to this year!
[News of the Week]
[Features]
[What We’re Playing/Watching] (51:08)
Aaron's Parting Wisdom - The Final Cheese
Also this:
Instapot Chicken Burrito Bowl Recipe - https://damndelicious.net/2018/02/26/instant-pot-20-minute-chicken-burrito-bowls/
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December 28th, 2018
This week we're going over our top 5 games of the year! We also discuss our favorite movies and TV shows of the year, our most disappointing games, the games we missed and what we're looking forward to next year!
The games we missed - (01:20)
The disappointments - (02:15)
Top 5 Games of 2018:
Number 5 - (03:32)
Number 4 - (06:58)
Number 3 - (11:27)
Number 2 - (14:07)
Number 1 - (18:24)
Favorite remasters - (25:04)
Honorable Mentions that didn't make our top 5 - (25:43)
Favorite Movies of 2018 - (26:29)
Favorite TV Show of 2018 - (30:43)
Comparing our top 5 games this year to last year's top 5 games - (34:40)
Anticipating what's to come in 2019 - (37:18)
Games we discussed that we did videos about:
Assassin's Creed Odyssey (Project Stream) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btJpIwORfD0
Destiny 2 Forsaken:
- Prelaunch Talk - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vswicp5hqU
- Gambit mode impressions - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNktN0IEzvo
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMokHQAF_RY
Tetris Effect - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxwJ7ZBB5po
Enter the Gungeon - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=truCFHD-PU0&t=1s
Red Faction Guerilla ReMarstered Edition - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sv5b8LarpjQ
Monster Hunter World - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ts8KgE5Y3qs&t=39s
Into the Breach - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2fiqUhPHFw&t=1s
God of War - Let's Play Playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaGgQdjLxC9E7kBE_qSnpSZc2jmkZPJu7
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December 21st, 2018
This week we're mainly talking about Smash Ultimate and Red Dead Redemption 2, but we go over some of the latest news (including trainer battles in Pokémon Go) and, of course, we get sidetracked along the way.
Also, stay tuned for our year in review podcast episode next week!
[News of the Week]
- PVP has come to Pokemon Go! (01:55)
- Free copy of Assassin's Creed Odyssey if you participate in the Project Stream beta (9:20)
- New Epic Launcher (11:10)
- Dusk is out now! (15:30)
- We both want a GoldenEye N64 Remaster on Switch! (17:32)
- Alfonso Ribeiro and Backpack kid suing Fortnight (19:20)
[Features]
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Discussion + speculation about upcoming characters (28:58)
- Red Dead Redemption 2 Discussion (49:31)
[What We’re Watching] (56:04)
November 30th, 2018
On this week's show we discuss the latest news in video games and TV. We also get sidetracked discussing streaming services.
[News of the Week] - (02:40)
- Darksiders 3 is out (it’s getting mixed reviews) -
- Red Dead Redemption 2 Online Beta beginning this week
- “Red Dead Online transforms the vast and deeply detailed landscapes, cities, towns and habitats of Red Dead Redemption 2 into a new, living online world ready to be shared by multiple players. Create and customize your character, tailor your abilities to suit your play style and head out into a new frontier full of things to experience.”
[What We’re Playing/Watching] - (47:20)
- Pokemon Let’s Go
- The Meg
- The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
- A Quiet Place
- Origin
[Out Next Week]
- Just Cause 4 (PC/Xbox/PS4)
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Switch)
November 16th, 2018
On this week's episode we're talking about Tetris Effect and how great it is! But first we're discussing Sony's departure from E3 2019, the controversy over Bethesda's game engine, the Detective Pikachu trailer and a few other odds and ends. Send us your comments or questions at starsidecafe@gmail.com or @starsidecafe on Twitter!
[News of the Week]
[Features]
