Starside Chat - A Podcast About Video Games

It's a very exciting episode of Starside Chat because we finally get to talk about our early adventures in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom!

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We return after a week off to talk about the latest gaming news! Aaron also tells us about his trip to New York City, where he got to visit the Nintendo Store. We also talk about the latest Zelda Tears of the Kingdom previews. We talk about the rocky release of Star Wars Jedi Survivor, and give some early impressions of the indie, metroidvania The Last Case of Benedict Fox.

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We return after a couple of weeks off to talk mainly about all the Tears of the Kingdom footage from the gameplay direct and the final trailer. But we also have to talk about some missteps by Microsoft recently with the announcements about Redfall and Ghostwire Tokyo.

Also, there have been a bunch of game previews to discuss from xDefiant, to Disney Speedstorm, to Immortals of Aveum.

We also talk briefly about the Super Mario Bros. Movie!

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On this week’s episode, there’s a lot of news to dive into, including the latest on the Microsoft purchase of Activision/Blizzard, the latest preview coverage of Redfall, and GDC-related things. Also, we talk about the Diablo 4 open beta and how we’re getting back into Loop Hero!

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This week we talk about some of the latest gaming news before diving into our initial thoughts on the Exoprimal open beta. Then we give our top 5 picks for games we'd take to keep us entertained if we were stranded on a desert island.

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On this week’s episode, we talk about the Starfield delay, the Mario Bros. Movie final trailer and what we’ve been playing lately, including Dead Cells: Return to Castlevania and Like A Dragon: Ishin!

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On this week’s episode, we finally get around to talking about Metroid Prime Remastered, along with more talk about Wild Hearts. We also talk about the Final Fantasy 16 previews, and the latest setback for Beyond Good and Evil 2.

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Last week, we totally forgot to even mention that it was our 100th episode, so we acknowledge that we’ve done more than 100 of these this week! Then there’s some news, a ton of new game releases, and a PlayStation State of Play to talk about!

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This week’s episode covers so many games (and a little bit of news)! Zach has finished Fire Emblem Engage, Dead Space Remake, the Sea of Stars Demo, and started Wild Hearts. Meanwhile, Aaron has started Metroid Prime: Remastered!

This week also has a special topic, as we dig into our top 5 games we think need a sequel!

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On this week’s episode, we go over the big announcements and shadow drops from the February 2023 Nintendo Direct. We also talk about the Dragon Age: Dreadwolf leaks and give impressions on the Dead Space Remake.

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On this week’s episode, we talk about the bad news for E3 2023, and a handful of live service games that are ending service this year. There’s also a crazy new artificial intelligence-driven Seinfeld parody channel on Twitch we have to talk about. And there’s more news and rumors out there about Starfield, Silksong and the upcoming Super Mario movie!

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On this week’s episode there are a lot of games out we have to talk about. But first, have a good amount of news to talk about. And of course, we have to talk about the Xbox developer direct!

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The first big game release of 2023 is Fire Emblem Engage, so we talk over some initial impressions. But firsts, we have to dig into the news of layoffs at Microsoft that has hit its gaming divisions.

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This week, we get excited about Xbox and Bethesda’s upcoming games showcases and talk through Ubisoft’s tough times.

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On this week's episode of Starside Chat we discuss some of the latest games industry news before counting down our most anticipated games of 2023!

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On this week’s episode, we finally get around to our God of War Ragnarok ending spoilers discussion, and we decide which of the big three (Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft) won 2022 in a brief year in review discussion.

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On this week's episode we recap the winners and the reveals at the Game Awards 2022! 

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On this week’s episode we talk about the new trailer for The Super Mario Bros. movie, some of the latest game releases and everything we have been playing and watching lately!

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On this week’s podcast, we go through the Game Awards nominations and predict the winners. Then we dive into our thoughts on God of War Ragnarok so far. We haven’t finished the game yet, but we do give some minor spoilers for up to about halfway through the game.

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On this week’s episode, we go over some of the latest news before talking about our early impressions of God of War Ragnarok! We also talk briefly about Sonic Frontiers (neither of us have played it) and Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope (one of us has finished it!) and A Plague Tale Requiem (one of us has started it!).

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Welcome to a very spooky, Halloween edition of Starside Chat! On this week’s episode, we talk about some of the Halloween-themed movies and games we’re into. Then we talk about some of the latest news. But the highlight this week is more impressions on Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope, and all the big news coming happening lately for fans of the Fallout franchise.

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On this week's episode, tons of new games are out, several were announced, and there are previews of upcoming games to be excited about. We talk go over some of the latest gaming news and get into early impressions of Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope. Zach gives final thoughts after finishing Ghostwire Tokyo. And we discuss the very mixed reviews of Gotham Knights.

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On this week's episode we've really just been playing more Dome Keeper (and Zach talks more about Ghostwire Tokyo), so we cover some of the latest gaming news, including some recent releases. Then Aaron gives some recommendations for some new anime shows to watch this fall!

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On this week's episode we have to talk about the Super Mario Bros. Movie trailer Nintendo released. But first we get into the news about CD Projekt Red announcing new games in the Witcher and Cyberpunk franchises. We have also both been playing Dome Keeper, so we talk more about that game. And Zach has started playing the hidden gem Ghostwire Tokyo, and Aaron has found a new favorite menu item at Panda Express!

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It's officially fall! That means fall games season is upon us. So, this week we talk about some of the latest game releases and look ahead to what's coming in October. But first, we have to talk about Google's decision to shut down Stadia and even more GTA 6 leaks!

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We're back after a couple of weeks off, so this week's episode is jam packed! We briefly cover some news and the latest game releases, then we get into the Ubisoft Forward, Nintendo Direct and the PlayStation State of Play! Oh, and while we were away, we've been busy playing games that we're excited to talk about as well!

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On this week's episode, we talk pizza, the latest gaming news and get way too distracted talking about whether we should talk about Destiny 2 again. Then we finally get into the 2022 Gamescom Opening Night Live!

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On this week's episode, we reminisce about the good ol days of Destiny 1 and lament that we never quite got as into Destiny 2. Then we talk about some of the latest gaming news and releases before looking ahead to the Fall video game release schedule. 

We have also been playing a lot of No Man's Sky and Minecraft, so we talk about our adventures in those games as well!

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In this week's episode we talk about some interesting gaming-related news before talking about the hot new releases. Then we finally get around to giving our full thoughts on Stray. Zach is also recently obsessed with No Man's Sky, so he tries to pitch Aaron on why he should be playing it. Then Aaron teases Zach with a mystery movie he watched recently (spoilers it's Chungking Express), and they give their thoughts on it.

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We kick off this week's episode talking about games we wish we had finished, and reminiscing about games that have stuck with us. Then we get into some of the recent games industry news. Aaron gives a brief overview of his thoughts on Stray. Then talk about Into the Breach and No Man's Sky in the section on what we've been playing lately!

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This week it's all news and discussion of the latest trailers and gameplay reveals!

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We recorded this episode before the long holiday weekend, but it's a fun one! We go over Nintendo's latest Direct in which they showed off a good lineup of games coming to the Switch!

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This week we talk about SGDQ, the latest game releases and how to get your hands on classic Hong Kong films that are hard to find in the west!

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This week we talk about some of the smaller games we thought were interesting from "Fake E3."

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On this week's episode we talk about the pre-Summer Games Fest announcements, including going over everything in the Sony State of Play, and we give our predictions of what we think we'll see announced once Summer Games Fest kicks off!

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On this week's episode, we talk about the latest gaming news and get excited for Summer Games Fest!

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In this episode we finally have our hands on a Steam Deck, so we give our initial impressions on it. But before that we go over some interesting news items. We also delve into a number of games we've been playing!

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On this week's episode we finally talk about Vampire Survivors, plus Aaron has played Haiku the Robot, so he gives his initial impressions of that game. But first, there's a bunch of interesting video game news items to talk about!

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This week we talk about the latest gaming-related headlines, plus recent releases MythForce and Shattered: Tale of the Forgotten King. But before that, I (Zach) have finished Elden Ring and started Tunic, so we talk about both of those games!

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This week we talk about Sony's new subscription service tiers. But before that we talk about some of the more interesting video game-related news over the last couple of weeks, including Nintendo delaying the sequel to Breath of the Wild, the announcement of a new Monkey Island game and a new game in the Hyper Light Drifter universe.

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This week we discuss initial impressions for Tunic, a new Zelda/Souls-like game, and the information revealed during the Hogwarts Legacy State of Play, and we talk about the Starfield information given during Bethesda's latest video. And as usual, we get sidetracked talking more about Elden Ring, which we continue to not be able to get enough of.

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We may never be done talking about Elden Ring. We're definitely turning a corner on our first real experience with a souls/borne game. But before we get back to talking about it, we go over some recent news and talk about Sony's most recent State of Play!

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On this week's episode we dive deeper into Elden Ring! But first we discuss the latest news.

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On this week's episode of Starside Chat, we briefly touch on our interest level in the new Uncharted movie (now that it's out) and talk about how much we love the classic Sci-Fi TV show Farscape. But then we get into the latest gaming news before diving into the big new patch 1.5 for Cyberpunk 2077 and the latest trailers Nintendo showed off in its latest Direct.

As of this recording, Zach has only briefly started Horizon Forbidden West, so he gives some brief, initial impressions. We'll talk more about it on the next podcast!

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We were excited to talk about our top 5 most anticipated games of 2022 this week, but then Microsoft dropped a bombshell piece of news we couldn't ignore. So, we talk about Microsoft buying Activision/Blizzard, and then we go through our most anticipated games of the year. But first we talk about what we've been playing and that includes the game everyone is talking about - "Nobody Saves the World."

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We're back for our first episode of 2022! This week we have a little bit of news to get to, and then we're counting down our top 10 games of 2021!

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This week we're recapping the Game Awards and going over all the big reveals. 

On this week's Episode of Starside Chat, we talk about Sony's rumored game service to rival Microsoft's Game Pass. We discuss a few other little news items and then we talk about our early impressions of Solar Ash (the new game from the developer of Hyper Light Drifter).

Then we talk about what we expect to see revealed at the Game Awards!

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We're back! The Fall games season is upon us and there's so many games to talk about! So we're keeping the news section short and spending the majority of the episode talking about the games we've been playing! We've both put in some time on Metroid Dread and Eastward, and Zach talks about his early experiences playing New World (political intrigue is afoot). 

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Starside Chat Episode 051

Aaron is out this week, so Zach tries his hand at a solo podcast.

In this episode, Zach gives a brief review of Psychonauts 2, and talks about the metroidvania-style game, Grime!

Then, he runs down the fairly lengthy list of games coming out in September! There's a lot to be excited about this month! Plus, he looks ahead to games coming the rest of this year!

Gamesom 2021 happened this last week, and a lot of games announced official release dates. So we talked about those games. Plus, a crazy looking new game called DokeV got announced, and Bethesda released a few videos covering locations you'll be able to explore in their upcoming spacefaring RPG, Starfield! 

Oh, and we have been busy playing games, making videos about them, and watching a few TV shows. We cover it all in episode 050 of Starside Chat!

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Starside Chat Episode 048

In this week's episode, we recap the big news from the shows at E3/Summer Games Fest 2021!

This one's a long episode because there's lots to cover.

Starside Chat Episode 047

On this week's episode we talk what we've been playing (including Biomutant, Scarlet Nexus Demo, Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order), and then we deep dive the schedule for E3 and the Summer Games Fest to speculate on what we might see and what we hope to see.

It's a long episode this week because there's lots to cover!

Starside Chat - Episode 046

Starside Chat Episode 045

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Starside Chat Episode 044

Wouldn't you know it? As soon as we recorded this episode an announcement dropped that Watchdogs Legion was delaying its cooperative mode indefinitely. So we didn't reference that news while discussing the upcoming cooperative mode.

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