Pixel Radio

PAX 2019 was fun! We talk about that a bit and about what makes a genre over-saturated.

Ninja is on Mixer, Twitch is showing porn on his channel, the Epic store and Steam continue their battles and we're here to talk all of it as we talk about the role of these platforms in the growing gaming community and what we as consumers can do about it.

We're finally back in the saddle! And speaking of saddles, since summer is a time for kicking back and doing all the things you couldn't do in the winter, we're talking about getting back into games. What stops you? What brings you back to a game? Tune in and find out!

In this episode, Zach has been addicted to Stardew Valley and it's up to the gang to determine if this is a bad thing, why some games are so addictive, and why does it bother us when we spend time on some games vs. others.

Well, well, well, we're finally back! Listen, we're not just fans of video games, we're fans of board games too, so check out this episode where we compare the two and figure out what makes a board game work, as well as if there are any board games that feel like video games.

In which the gang gets together for a rousing discussion of what esports needs as en entity in order to gain have comparable mind share in the general American population to the other major sports, what it's missing and what obstacles are inherent to that form of competition. We also discuss why sports work as a whole and the beginnings of some bonafide controversies...

Congrats to NicroVeda on the first ever sub-hour speedrun of Super Mario Odyssey! Hooo boy, we have a lot to catch you up on this week. Google's got their streaming system on the way, Halo is coming to steam, Link/Zelda are in a rhythm game. What is the world coming to?

We catch up on all the news and games from the time since we've been buried under snow! Who would have guessed that the two biggest games and arguably best games of the year so far would be battle royale games? And who would have guessed that one of them would be Tetris? We discuss all of that and the retirement of Reggie Fils-Aime. We'll miss you Reggie

Man, it really seems like all the games coming out this year are long awaited sequels to games from the mid 2000s, doesn't it? We've got Kingdom Hearts III, Shenmue 3, Luigi's Mansion 3, Gears of War 5...ok maybe not that last one... We give our predictions for the year to come, and talk about Kingdom Hearts and Zach's disappointment with Octopath Traveler. Enjoy!

2018 has come and gone! And now it's time to figure out our GOTY! What's GOTY? Is it Giving Out Tons of Yachts? Glorifying Okra Tactfully on Yelp? Great Owls Talking Yoga? No! It's our Game(s) of the Year! 2018 had some great ones, so who gets our award?

Smash is out and we've been so busy playing it we've barely had time to get an episode out! Zach and Carlo spend some time talking about the newest installment in Nintendo's bonkers beat-em-up and all of the happenings within.

Pokemon Let's Go came out the same week as Pokemon Go community weekend so Christine and Evelyn had a whoooooole lot to talk about. Also we talk Hitman and why Zach should give the new ones a shot, when he really didn't care for Hitman Absolution.

It's just about the most wonderful time of the year. Or maybe that's the steam summer sale...Oh Well. Anyway, the holidays are coming up, so you know what that means; It's time to buy some gifts on black friday for that special gamer someone in your life! We tell you what things to buy, what things not to buy so you know what's up. Also Christine and Evelyn talk about Pokemon a lot.

It's that time of the year. The most important time for us folks in the United States. Election time! What, you thought I was gonna say Halloween? Or Red Dead Redemption 2? Or Hitman 2? Or Pokemon: Let's Go? Those are all well and good, but before you sit down to play those games, vote! Oh and also listen to us talk about the recent desire for games to change their formula. What does it mean? Why is it happening? And so much more!

Wow! We're back! It's been so long...I'd tell you about how we were off wandering the wilderness for the last few weeks but...well actually that isn't too far from the truth...Anyway, we're back and we're here to catch you up on everything from PAX (that we can remember) and to talk about major game studios closing, what it means, what we can do about it, etc. Enjoy!

Once again, folks, it's time for PAX Prime! And we're here to get you totally ready for it. We talk what we're excited about, what we wish we'd known before our first PAX for newbies and trends that we're going to see a lot more of throughout PAX and the future of gaming. Enjoy!

We're back, we're back! With a topic that we all care about but is especially Christine's baby; Accessibility in Gaming! What games are best for people with disabilities, what creative things have we seen games do to try and bring in new audiences and what would we like to see game makers do. Hope you're listening, EA!

Obviously, people have really been talking about historical accuracy in games these days and we thought we'd bring in our Hot Taeks. In case you're wondering, while we state our opinions on the current controversy, we also try to step outside it to give a broader perspective and ask when historical accuracy is important and when it's not. Hope you enjoy!

T'was the day after E3 and all through the land The kids played some Fortnite, and listened to bands "So many games..." they whispered with glee For Sony, Xbox, the Switch and PC Hot takes they flew like a fleet of balloons And pirate games filled with tons of doubloons Who could make the definitive calls About which games were big and which ones were small So hear this commentary from the radio of pixels And then you won't sound like a really big dick...sel...

This episode, the Pixel Radio crew talks about the recent trend of games becoming more difficult and the praise they're getting for it. Is it a good thing? Bad thing? Bit of both? We try to figure that out! Also we have our first bleep ever! Hooray!