In this episode Alex and Fliss talk about building a PC, the final update to the long running Switch watch, Mario Kart 8, the impressive Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, Alex’s disappointment with TWD: A New Frontier, Tencent implementing measures to combat gaming addiction in China, more Horizon on the horizon, and why Splatoon became a sleeper megahit.

“How Nintendo fosters deep player engagement in - and around - Splatoon” by Carly Smith
http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/256182/How_Nintendo_fosters_deep_player_engagement_in__and_around__Splatoon.php

“The essence of Splatoon, and what it gets right” by Christian Nutt
http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/256182/How_Nintendo_fosters_deep_player_engagement_in__and_around__Splatoon.php

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