The panel you know and love reconvenes to weigh in on Overwatch 2, the GameCube handle, and Minter’s thing. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.
Questions this week:

What does it mean to beat a video game? (05:04)
In the “games as service” era, when do you update a game, and when do you make a sequel? (11:20)
What’s the best non-game feature a gaming console has ever had? (18:32)
What kinds of things aren’t video games licensing that they should? (28:21)
Insert Credit Quick Break: Egglien (33:12)
From ShlooterMcGavin: What would an eSports Utility Vehicle be like? (34:40)
When have game developers best anticipated player behavior? (44:21)
What games have successfully ripped off older games without anyone really noticing? (49:17)
What is the Who Shot Mr. Burns? of video games? (54:03)

LIGHTNING ROUND: GameFAQ&As: Tears of the Kingdom (01:01:00)
Recommendations and Outro (01:06:09)
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:


Hexyz Force


Tubi


2B


Ryo Hazuki


Cooking Mama


Pluto TV


AMC+


Arthur Morgan


Interview with the Vampire


Kanopy


Leon Kennedy


Yakuza / Ryū ga Gotoku series


Final Fantasy XV


Overwatch series


Overwatch 2’s director explains why its big PvE mode was canceled


RuneScape


Final Fantasy XIV Online


Final Fantasy XI Online


Forza Motorsport series


Gran Turismo series


Crazyracing Kartrider


Mario Kart Tour


PlayStation 2


PlayStation 3


Lair


Nintendo 3DS


StreetPass Mii Plaza games


PictoChat


Wii


Dreamcast


Xbox One


GameCube


Casio Loopy


Nintendo DS


Neo Geo Pocket


PlayStation Portable


Talkman


Matthew Lesko


Toro Inoue


Animal Crossing series


Horizon II: Forbidden West


Project Siren


Marvel Spider-Man


Atari Jaguar


Virtual Light Machine


Xbox 360


Jeff Minter


Cliff Bleszinski


Creative Business Unit III


The Witcher series


Pepsiman


ROG Gaming Routers


Alienware


Mac Pro


Kris Graft


Gunnar Optiks


Gamers Nexus


StarCraft


F.E.A.R. series


The Simpsons: Hit & Run


Deus Ex


BioShock


Crazy Taxi series


Nissan GT-R


Hyper Gunsport


Ico


Dog Patch


Jurassic Park (1993)


Friends


Nope (2022)


Another World


Ecco the Dolphin


Critter Crunch


Magical Drop


Money Puzzle Exchanger


AstroPop Deluxe


Zuma


Who Shot Mr. Burns?


Angry Birds


Scorched Earth


Who shot J.R.?


I Love Bees


Mortal Kombat II


NBA Jam


The Tower of Druaga


The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom


Spelunky


Fez


Recommendations:
Frank: Unofficial Rent-A-Hero No.1 Translation, use actual games saves and not save states if you’re using the Redream emulator, the Xbox Elite Controller
Tim: the Xbox Elite Controller, the Analogue Duo
Brandon: talk to your relatives about trans rights issues
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