Stray Pixels

This week, the Pixels (with new co-host Madison Berge!) discuss the embarrassing current state of the console war, their hopes for its resolution, and the frustrating launch of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet! "The Secret of Pokémon's Success" by Mother's Basement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zadf8SBlic Our Pixels this week: Host: Colin Buchanan (he/they) https://noisypixel.net/author/colin-buchanan/ @thearcaneranger Co-Host: Madison Berge (they/them) https://noisypixel.net/author/madison/ @Mads_In_Zero Guest (Part 1 & 2): Semy Rahman (he/him) https://noisypixel.net/author/semy/ @semysin Guest (Part 2): Wade Hilton (he/him) @CrepusculusXIV

This week, the strays talk about the most important thing in the industry, the video game awards. They also decide to talk about the current state of the Ninth Generation of consoles and whether or not they have actually begun.

This week the strays dive back into the revamped PS+ service, has anything changed for the better since it was released? Spoiler alert, not really.

This week the pixels take on the scariest monster of all, audio issues. Despite this, they decided to shoulder on and take about the Resident Evil and Silent Hill showcases.

Spooky season is still underway and this week the pixels discuss the end of life for the First Soldier as well as continue to talk about some of their favorite horror titles over the years.

This week, the pixels take a look at the launch of Overwatch 2 along with a small history that leads us to this point. They then indulge in some talk about spooky scary games. As is the style at the time.

This week the pixels decide to take you back to the past by remembering the juggernaut that was the Nintendo DS, as well as the late blooming successor, the 3DS. Be warned, tangents and showing off game collections abound all around.

This week, the pixels dive into the mess that is Kingdom Hearts Dark Road and the takedown of the Zerofield spreadsheets by NISA. Expect some twists along the way and submit yourself to everlasting darkness.

This week, the pixels talk about what it means to go woke, and the origin of the phrase. The talk goes a bit long but there is a lot of information to go through.

This week the pixels tackle a topic that's on everyone's mind. How in the world do the steam guidelines actually work? Warning there will be some sensitive topics this time around.

This week the strays decide to talk about the cat came and why at the end the cat should have just picked up a gun and started shooting. Oh, and also that thing about HBO merging with Discovery. Note: There was a small error in the recording with Colin's audio. Games we talked about: Stray, Multiversus, Suicide Squad Kills the Justice League

This week the pixels celebrate the release of Live a Live by talking about the other HD-2D games that came before it. They also talk about the comments that made them laugh and cringe. Games that we talked about: Triangle Strategy, Live A Live, Megaman, Chrono Trigger

This week the pixels decide that instead of talking about nothing to instead talk about the current state of the Science Adventure Series. They also welcome a new face to the podcast.

This week, the pixels take a look at one of the most celebrated JRPGs in recent times. They also decide to talk about Ubisoft I guess. Games we talked about: Assassin's Creed, Far Cry 3, Trails in the Sky, Trails in Cold Steel Times: 0:00 Intro 3:06 New Faces?! 5:40 Ubisoft done messed up 31:16 Nate beat Sky? 1:06:16 Nate's Final Thoughts/Outro

This week, the pixels go over the final conference for the summer, probably. Nintendo once again has saved us all from ourselves and are ready to start dropping the games we didn't know we wanted. Games we talked about: Persona ( The entire series), Rune Factory, Harvestella, Portal, Sonic Times: 0:00 Intro 4:50 The End of Not E3 33:58 Mario + Rabbids and beyond 1:01:11 THE Persona Discussion (Colin's Wrong BTW) 1:09:20 Closing Thoughts/Outro

This week, the pixels talk everything about Sonic and the latest footage coming from his most recent adventure. This may not be Adventure 3, but the devs let us know that they would still make it if fans showed some support. Games we talked about: Sonic Frontier, Fire Emblem Three Hopes, AI the Somnium Files Nirvana Initiative, Overwatch 2, No Man's Sky, Ape Escape, Final Fantasy XVI Times: 0:00 Intro 4:13 A Promise Fulfilled 23:35 Seven Seas Union Update 26:36 Overwatch 2? 35:24 No Man's Switch. 41:36 Playstation Spartacus First Two Weeks 52:42 FFXVI News Speedrun Any% 1:00:05 Final Thoughts Outro

This week the pixels delve into the final showcases for Summer Games Fest. They also decide to talk about one of the biggest announcements of the week. The second half features major spoilers so listen at your own discretion Games We Talked About: Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak, Resident Evil 2, Resident Evil 3, Resident Evil 4, Resident Evil Village, Final Fantasy 7 Remake, Crisis Core: Final Fantasy 7 Reunion, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth 0:00 Intro 1:05 Final Showcase Discussion 34:15 Speculation Ahoy (Spoilers for FF7R) 1:09:30 Outro

This week, the pixels are once again joined by their long-lost co-host as they try to survive the onslaught of gaming presentations and news. Both Hot and Cold takes are thrown around as they talk about what they are personally excited by. Games we talked about: Persona, The Last of Us, Cult of the Lamb,   Times: 0:00 Intro 2:04 Too Many Showcases, Too Long 3:40 Our personal Favorites from the Showcases 29:43 Anti-Hype 37:50 We never saw it coming! 45:20 The other presentations 1:13:20 Final Thoughts/Outro

This week, the pixels welcome back a familiar face, as they talk about the Sony State of Play, as well as the unionization of the industry. This episode can be a bit much so we appreciate you sticking through to the end! Games we talked about: Stray, Resident Evil 4 Remake, Resident Evil 5, Resident Evil Code Veronica, Resident Evil 6, Evernights, Street Fighter 6 Times: 0:00 Intro 1:13 Expectations for the State of Play 2:49 Resident Evil 4 Remake 10:14 Highlight Reel for the other games 37:14 Power to the Workers 59:30 Final Thoughts/Outro

This week, the pixels are joined by gacha expert Ryuji to talk about the latest disastrous developments in the world of free to play mobile games, and what we can look forward to in crypto-shilling from Netmarble. Please note: Colin was misinformed about the current presence of cryptocurrency integration in Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds, which launched with the feature. He didn't play far enough into the game to spot them. We regret this inaccuracy.   Games we talked about: Ni No Kuni: Cross Worlds, Trails of Gacha   Times: 0:00 Intro 3:28 Don’t Worry We’re Experts 10:35 We don’t Ni No Kuni 15:49 NetMarble’s Stonks go Down 30:52 The BAMCO Graveyard  47:21 Where should Tales Gacha go from here? 57:57 Outro