This episode of the show welcomes back our friend Chris Baker from Zen Studios to chat for a spell!
The show kicks off with Chris Baker joining us to discuss all things Zen Studios. From the recently released genre-bending action game CastleStorm II, to the recently unveiled partnership with Arcade 1Up to create an in-home Star Wars pinball table, all the way to the obligatory question about what is in the works and Zen and what tables we might be able to look forward to in the future! Always a great time having Chris on!
After Chris heads out, it’s news of the week as we discuss GameStop making a business partnership with Microsoft to use Surface tablets and Office in their stores, Avengers playerbase woes, Modern Warfare quickly beginning to outgrow hard drives, PS Now additions for October, and the latest DLC for Mortal Kombat 11 including an appearance from freakin RAMBO. All that plus our usual shenanigans and a batch of reviews!
Jacob Garner joins the show to review Nickelodeon Kart Racers 2: Grand Prix, a souped up sequel packed with tracks and characters from BamTang Games & GameMill Entertainment. Jacob also covers Ben 10: Power Trip, an open world action adventure game from PHL Collective & Outright Games. RIDE 4 is the latest in the hardcore simulation streetbike racing series from Milestone.
The Survivalists is an adventure filled survival sandbox set in The Escapists universe from Team17. Reflection of Mine is a journey to solve the broken puzzle that is a young girl’s mind from Redblack Spade & Ratalaika Games. We take a look back at Cat Quest, the pun-filled and super adorable action RPG from The Gentlebros & PQube. The sequel just celebrated it’s first anniversary too!
Surlyna writes in a review of Birthday of Midnight, a blend of golf and platforming in a super stylish world from Petite Games & Ratalaika Games. Smart Moves is a turn based puzzle game with a strong roguelike feel where smart movies are the key to survival from grin robot & Xitilon. Finally, Dark Grin Mariupolis is a classic adventure game set in a world of noir, magic, greek mythology, and stifling routine from Team Mariupolis & Xitilon.
This episode features some music from the always awesome Mazedude!
Mazedude – Mazedude’s Kitchen (Adventures of Lolo)
Mazedude – Dragonborn Concerto (Skyrim)