Please Do Not Turn Off Your Console

Guys I don't know if you knew this but they are finally putting Sakura into Street Fighter V  (did I watch the trailer again while grabbing the link to it? Goddamn right I did!) and Aaron, at least, is pretty goddamn excited about it. Excited enough to send frantic text messages to his friends at 3am, anyway.  You might not be quite as excited as Aaron is, but don't worry! We don't just talk about Sakura the whole show - in fact, we cover a wide variety of things including... hmm, I'm seeing "Street Fighter II" here, as well as "Street Fighter 30th edition" and "playing Street Fighter on the SNES Classic." Oh, and Sunset Overdrive, The Spider Cave, pooping in the dark, Knights of the Old Republic II, and maybe a brief acknowledgement that we all saw The Last Jedi and are very much not going to talk about it on the show. Oh, and maybe next week we'll get around to discussing that Destiny 2 expansion, but none of us have played it yet, so! Come back next week if that's your thing. Jah bless.

I am confident that I could leave you with nothing but the title and that would be enough of a reason to listen to this finely crafted podcast, now featuring 100% less chewing noise than the last one that Paul was on. Instead, the three gentlemen with aspirations of podcasting are coming at you with the hottest fire available to them, that is to say that Battlefield II is still kind of a garbage non-fun game, Splatoon 2 is a harsh mistress, and Puzzle Fighter has Hot Ryu. Hot. Ryu. Also Julia is on this podcast, isn't it adorable? It's super professional. Super Profesh. Opening theme: "Sweet Blue Flag" - Jun Fukuda, Killer7 Closing theme: "Xor Connection" - Stephane Picq, Commander Blood

We're a man short this week, but never fear! Aaron and Matt are here to give you the hottest news on all things video game news. No, really! Aaron and Paul checked out the new changes to Splatoon 2, and we talk about it! Plus, Aaron played some of Prey, a game that came out this year. Matt also played a game that came out this year! It was Nier Automata! There's some talk about that at the end of the podcast.  More importantly though, Aaron rekindled the flame in his heart for Star Wars, and it burns so hot that he even has some nice things to say about Battlefront 2, before he gets kind of worked up about the mess that is that game's progression (perhaps you have heard that it is bad? I can confirm that it is in fact bad!). Also discussed: Yoda jumping around, the importance of asteroid levels, and sexy claps. Opening theme: "Theme of F.A.N.G." - Capcom, Street Fighter V Closing theme: "Xor Connection" - Stephane Picq, Commander Blood

Look I'm not going to lie to you, the first like 30 minutes of this thing feature a hefty helping of mouth noises coming from Paul, because he is a goddamned savage and does not know how to behave. Also we are joined a few times by the young Julia, who is very EXCITED to talk to the strange men on the computer. It's all very adorable. The Julia stuff, not Paul's savage cronching. That shit's just gross. But there's a lot of ground to cover, and some of that ground is even video game related! Please, join Aaron and Matt and the sound of Paul slavering into a mic as they discuss Horizon Zero Dawn, even thiccness distribution, election day, Too Much Blood, Thor, Mario's Com-moonist agenda, Tunak Tunak Tun, and Hidden My Game By Mom. Opening theme: "Back to the Light" - Jun Fukuda, Killer7 Closing theme: "Xor Connection" - Stephane Picq, Commander Blood

Seriously? Nobody tells me anything. All the boys are back in town, if towns are defined as the same video call, which means this episode contains roughly 33% more boy than usual! We talk about all kinds of things, ranging from video games that did not release in the current calendar year to... Well, I think we talk about Zelda and Mario Odyssey, so I guess there's some relevance there. Can you believe that we're going to get the three of us together again to do this next week? I can't either, and I don't think it will happen. But we'll try! Opening theme: "Sweet Blue Flag" - Jun Fukuda, Killer7 Closing theme: "Xor Connection" - Stephane Picq, Commander Blood

The boys are back in town, which is to say that Aaron and Matt are back to serve you up the spiciest of chicken sandwiches and also chicken nuggets, which is to say that Burger King has spicy chicken nuggets now and Matt tried some. Honestly, there's a lot of food talk in this one. I don't know, maybe we were hungry or something. We also talk about Godzilla for an awfully long time. In addition, we briefly touch on the closing at Visceral Studios (it's how we get to the Godzilla talk), as well as the cold weather, seltzer water, Jean Reno's Onimusha, and a shocking revelation about Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker that blew Matt's mind.  Well, it didn't really blow his mind. But he didn't know about it! And now he does and YOU WILL TOO. Opening theme: "Back to the Light" - Jun Fukuda, Killer7 Closing theme: "Xor Connection" - Stephane Picq, Commander Blood

Man one day we'll get back on a solid track, but until that day you get this thing that we recorded Friday night. I don't remember much of it. Whimsy. Opening theme: "Back to the Light" - Jun Fukuda, Killer7 Closing theme: "Xor Connection" - Stephane Picq, Commander Blood

Yo welcome to our new food podcast, where Matt talks about stuff he ate on tour including Skyline chili, Waffle House, and Swenson's. Also I guess we talk about some video games in there too, including *heavy sigh* more about Destiny 2. Also discussed: jarred hot dogs, mixing drinks, re-purposed beer drawers, Halo 5, Broken Age, the good old WoW days, guided games, and, after the show was over, this thing. Opening theme: "Back to the Light" - Jun Fukuda, Killer7 Closing theme: "Xor Connection" - Stephane Picq, Commander Blood

Okay, so we made a token effort to talk about other games (Hiveswap), but ended up just talking about Destiny 2 again. Only it was Paul and Aaron this time, so that's a change from last week? Enjoy. Opening theme: "The Traveler" - Martin O'Donnel et al, Destiny Original Soundtrack Closing theme: "Xor Connection" - Stephane Picq, Commander Blood

Hey, did you hear about that new Destiny game? The second one? Well, in case you were unaware, it came out! On consoles! Where you can play it! And it is pretty good! Matt and Paul spend a lot of time marveling about the fact that Destiny 2 is good. Maybe more time than is strictly necessary, but they do break things up in the middle for a brief discussion of XCom, Metal Gear Solid, and... gosh, that probably is all. Please enjoy as we struggle to stick to our own podcasting schedule! Opening theme: "Back to the Light" - Jun Fukuda, Killer7 Closing theme: "Xor Connection" - Stephane Picq, Commander Blood

Right off the top here, let me warn you that from about 12:30 to uh, 36:00 there is a serious chance that we spoil some part of Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, so if that bothers you, then you should probably skip those bits! We started way earlier but got sidetracked by American McGee and his Alice games (both of 'em!) so the spoiler warning we give at the top of the show is basically useless. After we finally have our conversation about Senua, we veer into the worlds of Final Fantasy for a bit, reminiscing about the MMOs and MMOs in general. Then it gets real D&D real fast. And that's basically the rest of the show. Cheers! Opening Theme: "Flying on the Wings of Steam (Remix)" - Chris Vrenna, American McGee's Alice Original Musical Score. Closing theme: "Xor Connection" - Stephane Picq, Commander Blood.

Surprise, Aaron and Matt are back at it again with another hot track for your listening pleasure. While they talk, why not enjoy some roast beef? Put it in your mouth and savor its fine flavor. They sure as hell did!  While you're enjoying that good mouth sounds of Matt eating roast beef, stick around and listen to some other mouth sounds, like their discussions on video games and of course pooping a lot, plus: Mayo's cause is righteous, college mail, deli talk, chicken parms, audio woes, Hellblade is super fucking good, Pyre, Destiny 2 for like a second, wurms, dev documentaries, and other nonsense. We are on a new recording setup because Cast has been unreliable so hopefully this all wound up sounding nice and good! If it did not then we are really in trouble, huh? There were some moments where our mics adjusted themselves and... not sure why that happened, but whatever I think it still sounds fine. Sorry for any peaking. Opening theme: "Theme of F.A.N.G." - Capcom, Street Fighter V   Cl

Well, we tried. It's been a while, and we came to this podcast loaded for bear, which is precisely why we spent so much of it talking about Shin Godzilla and Pro Wrestling Entertainment. You know, video games! Fear not! We also talk about the young, dumb, and full of uh... mayo Splatfest currently happening (as of this recording anyway) in Splatoon 2, which is a game that is very good! Then some other stuff happens? I don't know, I have a very poor short-term memory and in spite of promising to take notes while recording every time, I have yet to actually do that. Look, it'll be a surprise for all of us. I'll be right there with you, hearing the whole thing again for the first time. EDIT: Cast messed up and couldn't quite fix it, so enjoy Matt's precognitive abilities. Opening theme: "A Cruel Angel's Thesis" - Yoko Takahashi, Zankoku na Tenshi no These/Fly Me to the Moon Closing theme: "Xor Connection" - Stephane Picq, Commander Blood

But then Cast broke again, and I had to wait a day to get a file that wasn't broken, and here we are. I don't even remember what we talked about. Video games, probably. Maybe? This podcast is video game adjacent, at least.   Closing theme: "Xor Connection" - Stephane Picq, Commander Blood

Matt and Aaron are back in action with a perfectly normal podcast about important things, almost none of which are video games. So really, a normal show again. Discussed: a sensual place, nose tingles, headphone talk, Dungeons and Dragons and other nonsense, these hot phone accessories, Switchin', elite Tetris, wikia pronunciations, Baby Driver, the freshest takes, I haven't slept, Destiny....2?, Live Commerce, MST3k, The Handmaid's Tale, TV Talk, Kitty Horrorshow's Anatomy (until Matt gets too creeped out).  Maybe you want to watch Aaron play a game, or perhaps Paul; maybe you'd prefer Matt? Also, sometimes we stream on Beam! The choice is yours. I know they changed the name to Mixr or something like that but I WILL NEVER CHANGE. Find our Youtube page HERE. Opening theme: "Theme of F.A.N.G." - Capcom, Street Fighter V Closing theme: "Xor Connection" - Stephane Picq, Commander Blood

A bit of a departure from the norm this week. Normal service resumes next week. Opening theme: "Back to the Light" - Jun Fukuda, Killer7 Closing theme: "Xor Connection" - Stephane Picq, Commander Blood

Man I don't even know what happened here. This episode definitely went on the rambling side of the fence and did not come back no matter what enticements we offered it. I'll be honest, y'all. I've got a cold and I don't remember at least 3/4 of what we talked about, so go with God and hopefully we didn't say anything terrible. Maybe you want to watch Aaron play a game, or perhaps Paul; maybe you'd prefer Matt? Also, sometimes we stream on Mixer! The choice is yours. We lied about never changing. Find our Youtube page HERE. Opening theme: "Back to the Light" - Jun Fukuda, Killer7 Closing theme: "Xor Connection" - Stephane Picq, Commander Blood AW WHAT THE SHIT, CAST, YOU DE-SYNCED OUR AUDIO AGAIN. Time to figure out something new, I guess.

It's the run-up to the biggest game event of the year, so of course Aaron and Matt just talk about Dungeons and Dragons a lot. They also manage to talk about some video games for a bit, and go through a few of the more interesting announcements from the two press conferences that happened before they record this. But mostly it's all D&D all day, or at least until Cast breaks and forces this episode to a blessed close. Sometimes that is the way the cookie crumbles. But hey you can hear Aaron carry on for like four minutes without realizing Matt is gone.  Maybe you want to watch Aaron play a game, or perhaps Paul; maybe you'd prefer Matt? Also, sometimes we stream on Beam! The choice is yours. I know they changed the name to Mixr or something like that but I WILL NEVER CHANGE. Find our Youtube page HERE. Opening theme: "Back to the Light" - Jun Fukuda, Killer7 Closing theme: "Xor Connection" - Stephane Picq, Commander Blood

DO WHAT YOU WANT 'CAUSE A PIRATE IS FREE YOU ARE A PIRATE YAR HAR FIDDLE DEE DEE BEING A PIRATE IS ALL RIGHT TO BE DO WHAT YOU WANT 'CAUSE A PIRATE IS FREE YOU ARE A PIRATE Maybe you want to watch Aaron play a game, or perhaps Paul; maybe you'd prefer Matt? Also, sometimes we stream on Beam! The choice is yours. Find our Youtube page HERE. Opening theme: "Back to the Light" - Jun Fukuda, Killer7 Closing theme: "Xor Connection" - Stephane Picq, Commander Blood

Wow, did we really record another podcast? Did Matt and Paul really remember to record one and post it on time, no less? Wonders never shall cease in this prime video game playing time. There are so many new games coming out that we decided to just talk about a bunch of games at random, so good luck following along because I am NOT going to go back and listen for all the titles. Matt went to an indie game thing at NYU! It sounds like it was pretty neat, and he has some thoughts on what he saw. That is the best service that we have done you today. That and recommending that you play Dead Cells. Dead Cells is a very good Video Game. Maybe you want to watch Aaron play a game, or perhaps Paul; maybe you'd prefer Matt? Also, sometimes we stream on Beam! The choice is yours. Find our Youtube page HERE. Opening theme: "Back to the Light" - Jun Fukuda, Killer7 Closing theme: "Xor Connection" - Stephane Picq, Commander Blood