Dense Pixels

So Marvel's Avengers is in a bad way! We talk about that and the shut down of Crucible to discuss why games need more than just a business model to succeed. We also talk more Hades (of course), PS5's now-fleshed out backwards compatibility plans, even more censorship in gaming, the tragic irony with Star Wars Squadrons, Slay the Spire strats, Microsoft trying an end-around on Apple, and Big E's eventual push.   Donate to Carrie's Extra Life here: Carrie's Extra Life campaign   Use our Amazon page to donate to the show: www.densepixels.com/amazon Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Dense Pixels You can now follow us on Twitch! Brad - DensePixelsBrad Terrence - App4RITioN410 Micah - denseblacknerd Carrie - supitscarrie   Twitter: @DensePixels Facebook: Dense Pixels Podcast Subscribe on iTunes or Google Play MusicThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5941715/advertisement

Is Super Mario Bros 35 a good game? Brad tries to figure it out in real time. Terrence comes through with a surprise game purchase, crunch will never disappear from the games industry, Miles Morales isn't the only guy getting a glow up on PS5, there's a surprise Need for Speed announcement, and Japan is forced to join the rest of western civilization!   Donate to Carrie's Extra Life here: Carrie's Extra Life campaign   Use our Amazon page to donate to the show: www.densepixels.com/amazon Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Dense Pixels You can now follow us on Twitch! Brad - DensePixelsBrad Terrence - App4RITioN410 Micah - denseblacknerd Carrie - supitscarrie   Twitter: @DensePixels Facebook: Dense Pixels Podcast Subscribe on iTunes or Google Play MusicThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5941715/advertisement

Hades is so good we talk about it for another 20 minutes this week! We also talk about what games are prime to be the next No Man's Sky-esque redemption story, memory upgrades in this next console generation, Amazon's debut of Luna, and which Premier League club should each of the other Dense Pixels hosts support?   Use our Amazon page to donate to the show: www.densepixels.com/amazon Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Dense Pixels You can now follow us on Twitch! Brad - DensePixelsBrad Terrence - App4RITioN410 Micah - denseblacknerd Carrie - supitscarrie   Twitter: @DensePixels Facebook: Dense Pixels Podcast Subscribe on iTunes or Google Play MusicThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5941715/advertisement

Hades is PHENOMENAL and Micah and Brad are here to tell you why and make Terrence pine for a PlayStation release. Both Sony and Microsoft stumble and fall when it comes to PS5/Xbox Series X preorders, how are we STILL using AA batteries in controllers?!, Madden buyers ensure they will receive a minimum viable product every year, the 3DS is officially in the ground.   Oh, and Microsoft bought Bethesda. Seems like something we should talk about.   Use our Amazon page to donate to the show: www.densepixels.com/amazon Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Dense Pixels You can now follow us on Twitch! Brad - DensePixelsBrad Terrence - App4RITioN410 Micah - denseblacknerd Carrie - supitscarrie   Twitter: @DensePixels Facebook: Dense Pixels Podcast Subscribe on iTunes or Google Play MusicThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5941715/advertisement

We finally have date and price for both the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X (and S). Which one are we getting? Microsoft makes the Series S even more of a bewildering product, Brad and Terrence remind you Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning - still really damn fun, EA adds a ton of value to Game Pass Ultimate, Remedy giveth and Remedy taketh away, and which game hero archetypes are we absolutely over at this point?   Use our Amazon page to donate to the show: www.densepixels.com/amazon Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Dense Pixels You can now follow us on Twitch! Brad - DensePixelsBrad Terrence - App4RITioN410 Micah - denseblacknerd Carrie - supitscarrie   Twitter: @DensePixels Facebook: Dense Pixels Podcast Subscribe on iTunes or Google Play MusicThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5941715/advertisement

This week Micah and Terrence give their impressions of Marvel's Avengers, we talk about the EA controversies surrounding Madden 21 and UFC 4, there was about 35 years worth of Mario news last week, and the Apple vs Epic battle continues in earnest!   Use our Amazon page to donate to the show: www.densepixels.com/amazon Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Dense Pixels You can now follow us on Twitch! Brad - DensePixelsBrad Terrence - App4RITioN410 Micah - denseblacknerd Carrie - supitscarrie   Twitter: @DensePixels Facebook: Dense Pixels Podcast Subscribe on iTunes or Google Play MusicThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5941715/advertisement

Ubisoft makes an incredible unforced error and we're actually pretty pissed about it. Fall Guys pays their meteoric rise forward to charity, Gamescom Opening Night Live was a pretty solid success, the war between Epic Games and Apple continues in pettiness, the Biden/Harris campaign finds a new avenue for promotion, and digital Ronald Reagan seems a crappy as IRL Reagan from the looks of Call of Duty: Black Ops: Cold War.   Use our Amazon page to donate to the show: www.densepixels.com/amazon Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Dense Pixels You can now follow us on Twitch! Brad - DensePixelsBrad Terrence - App4RITioN410 Micah - denseblacknerd Carrie - supitscarrie   Twitter: @DensePixels Facebook: Dense Pixels Podcast Subscribe on iTunes or Google Play MusicThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5941715/advertisement

We finally gained some insight on the DC games coming from WB Games with Gotham Knights and the far off Suicide Squad titles that were shown off at DC Fandome, it's Madden time already?!, Activision seems to be running against the grain with next-gen upgrades, a new Switch may truly be coming next year, we talk our favorite battle themes not found in Final Fantasy or Golden Sun, and which holidays were the absolute worst to work at GameStop?   Use our Amazon page to donate to the show: www.densepixels.com/amazon Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Dense Pixels You can now follow us on Twitch! Brad - DensePixelsBrad Terrence - App4RITioN410 Micah - denseblacknerd Carrie - supitscarrie   Twitter: @DensePixels Facebook: Dense Pixels Podcast Subscribe on iTunes or Google Play MusicThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5941715/advertisement

The big news is the developing battle between Epic Games and Apple (and Google) as we give our thoughts on last week's event and why this is one of the most important video game happenings in the last decade. We have some games from the recent Nintendo Indie World showcase that we're excited for, Call of Duty has a real opportunity to make the most unique CoD ever in Black Ops: Cold War, and can Brad guess Micah's five favorite wrestling finishers?   Use our Amazon page to donate to the show: www.densepixels.com/amazon Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Dense Pixels You can now follow us on Twitch! Brad - DensePixelsBrad Terrence - App4RITioN410 Micah - denseblacknerd Carrie - supitscarrie   Twitter: @DensePixels Facebook: Dense Pixels Podcast Subscribe on iTunes or Google Play MusicThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5941715/advertisement

Are we talking Fall Guys for a second straight week? You betcha! Micah has some thoughts about the Marvel's Avengers beta, Halo Infinite gets delayed, a legend is leaving Capcom, Apple is engaging in a predictable pissing match with Microsoft, Trump was trying to ban Fortnite until he wasn't, and Chris Jericho continues his IRL heel turn.   Use our Amazon page to donate to the show: www.densepixels.com/amazon Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Dense Pixels You can now follow us on Twitch! Brad - DensePixelsBrad Terrence - App4RITioN410 Micah - denseblacknerd Carrie - supitscarrie   Twitter: @DensePixels Facebook: Dense Pixels Podcast Subscribe on iTunes or Google Play MusicThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5941715/advertisement

Terrence returns, and apparently Fall Guys is going to be our new obsession? Halo Infinite becomes ever free-er than before, xCloud is coming, Sony has made the ultimate dick-move , and Strauss Zelnick continues to exemplify Take Two's general crappiness.   Use our Amazon page to donate to the show: www.densepixels.com/amazon Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Dense Pixels You can now follow us on Twitch! Brad - DensePixelsBrad Terrence - App4RITioN410 Micah - denseblacknerd Carrie - supitscarrie   Twitter: @DensePixels Facebook: Dense Pixels Podcast Subscribe on iTunes or Google Play MusicThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5941715/advertisement

We give our thoughts on the Xbox Games Showcase including whether Xbox Games Pass can possible be sustainable when it isn't being used as a hail mary. The US military is using streaming to find new recruits (and maybe violating the First Amendment!). Ghost of Tsushima is PlayStation's fastest-selling new IP. And G4 is back sort of?   Use our Amazon page to donate to the show: www.densepixels.com/amazon Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Dense Pixels You can now follow us on Twitch! Brad - DensePixelsBrad Terrence - App4RITioN410 Micah - denseblacknerd Carrie - supitscarrie   Twitter: @DensePixels Facebook: Dense Pixels Podcast Subscribe on iTunes or Google Play MusicThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5941715/advertisement

Ubisoft had a solid not-E3 presentation only to get Schreier'ed this week. The conversation about crappy video game corporation culture transitions nicely into a critical eye toward the need for actual journalism in this industry. A surprising amount of Shin Megami Tensei news was announced, Metacritic is trying to not let review bombing be a thing on their site, Microsoft appears to be transitioning away from offering Gold singularly, Capcom's digital splits are shocking, and finally, Brad believes the Mass Effect remaster is HAPPENING!   Use our Amazon page to donate to the show: www.densepixels.com/amazon Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Dense Pixels You can now follow us on Twitch! Brad - DensePixelsBrad Terrence - App4RITioN410 Micah - denseblacknerd Carrie - supitscarrie   Twitter: @DensePixels Facebook: Dense Pixels Podcast Subscribe on iTunes or Google Play MusicThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.c

This week we talk about the unwarranted backlash coming to Laura Bailey and how ridiculous you have to be to get upset with performers over performances. EVO Online's cancelation highlights the root issue behind the uphill climb to the FGC continues to face in delivering their product. $70 games appear to be coming down the pipe but should they be? And do you trust food out of a trash can? Generations of video games says you should!   Use our Amazon page to donate to the show: www.densepixels.com/amazon Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Dense Pixels You can now follow us on Twitch! Brad - DensePixelsBrad Terrence - App4RITioN410 Micah - denseblacknerd Carrie - supitscarrie   Twitter: @DensePixels Facebook: Dense Pixels Podcast Subscribe on iTunes or Google Play MusicThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5941715/advertisement

Did anyone realize Fortnite was still in early access? We have some qualms with the new Cyberpunk and Avengers footage, Crucible goes back to the drawing board, another Kickstarter cautionary tale, and a very robust Post Office this week.   Use our Amazon page to donate to the show: www.densepixels.com/amazon Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Dense Pixels You can now follow us on Twitch! Brad - DensePixelsBrad Terrence - App4RITioN410 Micah - denseblacknerd Carrie - supitscarrie   Twitter: @DensePixels Facebook: Dense Pixels Podcast Subscribe on iTunes or Google Play MusicThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5941715/advertisement

The game industry is seeing another Me Too-esque reckoning, and not a moment too soon. Mixer did exactly what Brad predicted it would years ago. EA Play was predictably underwhelming. And how excited is Micah for New Pokemon Snap?   Use our Amazon page to donate to the show: www.densepixels.com/amazon Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Dense Pixels You can now follow us on Twitch! Brad - DensePixelsBrad Terrence - App4RITioN410 Micah - denseblacknerd Carrie - supitscarrie   Twitter: @DensePixels Facebook: Dense Pixels Podcast Subscribe on iTunes or Google Play MusicThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5941715/advertisement

The week that was supposed to be E3 turned out not to be a let down, as Sony finally unveiled the PlayStation 5 in all its curvaceous glory. We give our thoughts on the reveal as well as the games which piqued our interest the most during the presentation. Carrie also goes off on Kingdom Hearts for their newest game announcement, and WB Interactive could be sold for how much?!   Use our Amazon page to donate to the show: www.densepixels.com/amazon Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Dense Pixels You can now follow us on Twitch! Brad - DensePixelsBrad Terrence - App4RITioN410 Micah - denseblacknerd Carrie - supitscarrie   Twitter: @DensePixels Facebook: Dense Pixels Podcast Subscribe on iTunes or Google Play MusicThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5941715/advertisement

Destiny 2 brought the big guns to their reveal this week by laying out the landscape of the thing to come in year 4...and beyond. EA is in the news, and it's a mixed bag, Terrence talks his experiences in Moonlighter, Micah gives his impressions of Indivisible, and Kingdoms of Amalur is back, BAY-BEE!   Use our Amazon page to donate to the show: www.densepixels.com/amazon Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Dense Pixels You can now follow us on Twitch! Brad - DensePixelsBrad Terrence - App4RITioN410 Micah - denseblacknerd Carrie - supitscarrie   Twitter: @DensePixels Facebook: Dense Pixels Podcast Subscribe on iTunes or Google Play MusicThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5941715/advertisement

Black Lives Matter   Use our Amazon page to donate to the show: www.densepixels.com/amazon Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Dense Pixels You can now follow us on Twitch! Brad - DensePixelsBrad Terrence - App4RITioN410 Micah - denseblacknerd Carrie - supitscarrie   Twitter: @DensePixels Facebook: Dense Pixels Podcast Subscribe on iTunes or Google Play MusicThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5941715/advertisement

The wildest monetization plan ever has arrived, and you can't be prepared for how nuts it is. Brad digs up a hidden gem in Moonlighter, the cash-in ports can't (and won't) stop, Konami did a kind of cool thing, Saudi Arabia gets to show off how "progressive" they are, and we talk video game endings, twists, and cool mechanics in the post office.   Use our Amazon page to donate to the show: www.densepixels.com/amazon Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Dense Pixels You can now follow us on Twitch! Brad - DensePixelsBrad Terrence - App4RITioN410 Micah - denseblacknerd Carrie - supitscarrie   Twitter: @DensePixels Facebook: Dense Pixels Podcast Subscribe on iTunes or Google Play MusicThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5941715/advertisement