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| Games and Groceries Is Over...But Here's Why. | 14 Apr 2022 | 00:28:21 | |
Well...we didn't want to make this video...we didn't think we would have to make this video...but we came to this decision together and we want to explain why in this final video. We had some great time doing the show, but it's time to hang things up here and move on to other things. Games and Groceries might be over, but we're not stopping here...more is to come from us.
Chapters 0:00 - Intro 3:54 - Creative Control 11:43 - Making Friends Along The Way 21:02 - Never Forgotten Links To Our Other Stuff: Outro Music by Voltz Supreme Subscribe to Evalt: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqdSD3wSx93P1UTw2vReLIA Listen To What’s The Biz: https://open.spotify.com/show/3TtjvyQqqibjqPcynWjqkW We love you and we appreciate all of you! | |||
| The Hiatus Episode | 28 Jun 2021 | 01:15:49 | |
It's our final episode before we go on a longer Hiatus. We explain why we decided to do this and where we see the future, Adam discusses some behind the scenes processes, and we read your answers about why Video Games matter to you. This is it. Until Next Time. JOIN THE DISCORD! Subscribe to Evalt: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqdSD3wSx93P1UTw2vReLIA Listen To What’s The Biz: https://open.spotify.com/show/3TtjvyQqqibjqPcynWjqkW Give Us A Review Over At Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/games-and-groceries-690975 Intro Animation Artwork by Visual Don https://instagram.com/visualdon Intro and Outro Music by Voltz Supreme Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/GamingGroceries Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gamesandgroceries/ | |||
| Ep. 146: Should We ALWAYS Protest Games Industry Decisions?? | 26 Apr 2021 | 01:05:19 | |
In this week's episode, we discuss the film that premiered in Theaters and HBO Max "Mortal Kombat" (2021), MrMattyPlays was right on the money about a KOTOR Remake, It Takes Two sells over 1 Million copies in it's first few weeks, Epic Games Store offers an Indie Game App, and our big topic is asking should we always protest games industry decisions and if it actually makes a difference! Time Stamps ⌛: 0:00 - Intro Talk 4:24 - ‘Mortal Kombat’ Review 13:27 -KOTOR Remake News 17:34 - It Takes Two Sells A Million 21:23 - Itchio On Epic Games 27:37 - Should We Always Protest The Games Industry? 44:35 - Social Media Answers 1:00:10 - Closing Thoughts JOIN THE DISCORD! Subscribe to Evalt: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqdSD3wSx93P1UTw2vReLIA Listen To What’s The Biz: https://open.spotify.com/show/3TtjvyQqqibjqPcynWjqkW Give Us A Review Over At Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/games-and-groceries-690975 Intro Animation Artwork by Visual Don https://instagram.com/visualdon Intro and Outro Music by Voltz Supreme www.voltzsupreme.com Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/GamingGroceries Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gamesandgroceries/ Articles 📰: KOTOR Remake News: It Takes Two Sells A Million: Itchio On Epic Games: https://www.polygon.com/22396021/itchio-epic-games-store-windows-pc-apps | |||
| Ep. 60: Apolitical Gamers ft. MrMattyPlays | 29 Jul 2019 | 01:24:10 | |
In this week's podcast, we discuss Hideo Kojima's predictions for Video Game Streaming and what the future holds, Nintendo writing a memo to customer service with a no-questions-asked business model, CD Projekt Red being misquoted for religious themes, and our big topic is all about Apolitical Gamers with our special guest 'MrMattyPlays'! Intro Music: 'Follow Me' by Jimmy Fontanez MrMattyPlays Social: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmXH6CX_juGwNFTj3PESdoA Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/mrmattyplays Twitter: @G27Status Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mrmattyplays Our Social: Twitter: @GamingGroceries Instagram: gamesandgroceries Website: gamesandgroceries.com Time Stamps: Kojima Predicts Game Streaming – 4:26 Nintendo Fixes Joy-Con for Free – 7:27 Cyberpunk 2077 handling religions – 10:56 MrMattyPlay Interview – 17:20 Apolitical Gamers – 44:44 Equipment We Use: Microphones: https://amzn.to/2LJu3wb Lighting: https://amzn.to/2lx8nYr Soundboard: https://amzn.to/2luNzkf Headphone Monitor: https://amzn.to/30wFQ4j Articles: Kojima’s Streaming Predictions: https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/07/21/hideo-kojima-streaming-video-games-movies-interactive-future-comic-con Nintendo Will Fix Joy-Con for Free: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/8xzzva/internal-nintendo-memo-instructs-customer-service-to-fix-joy-con-drift-for-free?utm_source=wptwitterus&fbclid=IwAR1peb2sgyOS9ONmn8FX2o88ypONO4zl_jd_YkrAShpueuzJMEDk9O23gfA Religions will be in Cyberpunk 2077: https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/07/23/heres-what-cd-projekt-red-really-said-about-religion-in-cyberpunk-2077 | |||
| Ep. 59: Game Subscription Services | 22 Jul 2019 | 01:02:29 | |
In this week's episode, we discuss the YouTube documentary on God of War (2018) titled 'Raising Kratos', a beloved Studio Director leaves a large studio after 24 years of service, EA gives a big patch to Sims 4 to the point where you'd call it Sims 5, a newly improved Nintendo Switch is silently releasing, and our big topic is all about Gaming Subscription Services such as Game Pass and Stadia! Intro Music: 'Follow Me' by Jimmy Fontanez Time Stamps: Movie Minutes – 5:22 Tim Willits Leaves – 16:27 Sims 4 Patch – 20:21 New Nintendo Switch – 27:23 Subscription Services – 33:57 Articles 📰: Tim Willits Leaves ID Software: https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/07/18/id-software-studio-director-tim-willits-to-leave-studio Sims 4 Patch: https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/news/patch-15179 New Nintendo Switch Details: https://www.techradar.com/news/nintendo-switch-2 | |||
| Ep. 58: Marriage and Gaming Pt 3 | 15 Jul 2019 | 01:08:10 | |
In this week's episode we dive into the 2018 film 'The Spy Who Dumped Me', discuss an announcement for a new video game based Netflix series that will be sure to please a good amount of watchers, we get the announcement of a new Splinter Cell & Assassin's Creed game but not in the way you'd think, Nintendo drops the biggest news of the week with a small iteration, and finally we take a lot at our marriage and it has been built up over the course of this podcast! Intro Music: 'Follow Me' by Jimmy Fontanez Time Stamps: Movie Minutes - 4:30 Cuphead on Netflix – 15:39 Splinter Cell VR – 19:52 Nintendo Switch Lite – 24:13 Marriage & Gaming Part 3 – 34:43 Equipment We Use: Microphones: Lighting: Soundboard: Headphone Monitor: https://amzn.to/30wFQ4j Articles: Cuphead on Netflix: https://www.pcgamer.com/cuphead-is-getting-turned-into-a-netflix-series/ Splinter Cell VR: https://www.gamesradar.com/splinter-cell-assassins-creed-oculus-vr-exclusive/ Nintendo Switch Lite Details: https://www.nintendo.com/switch/lite/?cid=N1027-01:ch=pdpd Marriage and Gaming: Part 1: https://radiopublic.com/games-and-groceries-GqzKap/ep/s1!81ccd Part 2: https://radiopublic.com/games-and-groceries-GqzKap/ep/s1!49961 | |||
| Ep. 57: The Message Behind Sea of Solitude | 08 Jul 2019 | 01:17:05 | |
In this week's episode we discuss the latest film in the MCU 'Spider-Man: Far From Home', Epic becomes charitable towards a developer and their kickstarter backers after a major backlash, Remedy Entertainment regains the rights to a fan favorite game series and discusses the future of it, EA once again is disconnected from their audience perspectives, and our big topic of the week is all about the deeper message behind the newly released game 'Sea of Solitude'. Intro Music: 'Follow Me' by Jimmy Fontanez SpiderMan Far From Home: 3:37 Epic Refunds Backers: 14:10 Remedy Regains Rights: 18:35 EA Struggles with Bad Guy Perception: 23:24 The Message Behind Sea of Solitude: 31:19 Articles: Epic Refunds Backers: https://www.pcgamesn.com/shenmue-3/refund Remedy Takes Back Alan Wake: https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-07-01-alan-wake-developer-remedy-regains-publishing-rights Sony Interested in Remedy: https://gamingbolt.com/sony-lining-up-bid-to-acquire-remedy-entertainment-rumour EA Struggles with Bad Guy Perception: Kotaku Anthem Article: https://kotaku.com/how-biowares-anthem-went-wrong-1833731964 Follow us on Social Media: Twitter: @GamingGroceries Instagram: gamesandgroceries YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7gPPze1bq4KGDOgHH3mu2w | |||
| Ep. 56: Break the Mold (ft. Nick DePalo) | 01 Jul 2019 | 01:26:16 | |
In this week's episode, we take a look at a new follow up game from Josef Fares but it's not A Way Out 2, Phil Harrison brings good news about purchases made on the Google Stadia platform, Tim Sweeney once again defends his exclusive game captures on Twitter, and today we have the developer behind Adam's Ascending, Nick DePalo! WE talk about his favorite PS1 games, his thoughts on Christian games, and we have a fantastic discussion all about breaking the mold of traditional content consumption! Nick DePalo: Twitter: @Depalo Instagram: nick_depalo
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| Ep. 55: Does Gaming Make You Fat? | 24 Jun 2019 | 01:09:30 | |
In this week's episode we discuss the Directorial Debut of Idris Elba with "Yardie", Bungie caring for the work-life balance of their development team, Microsoft scrapping their ideas for an affordable console and hiding all of the evidence, EA officially calling Loot Boxes by a different name and Epic claiming to be a non-profit organization, and our big topic for the week is all about fitness and gaming as well as some quick tips for efficient workouts while giving more time for gaming. Articles: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-06-video-games-obesity.html Intro Music: 'Follow Me' by Jimmy Fontanez | |||
| Ep. 54: E3 Thoughts After Sleeping On It | 17 Jun 2019 | 01:09:25 | |
In this week's episode we discuss the film " Borg vs. McEnroe" as two players face off with differing mentalities, Dontnod releasing a statement that their next title in 2020 and will be an exclusive to Epic Game Store, Todd Howard discusses new gameplay details on Starfield along with partnering with Elon Musk, Phil Spencer talking more rumors for a bigger partnership with the Nintendo Switch, and out big topic for the week is all about E3 and what our thoughts are one week after the big showcases. Intro Music: 'Follow Me' by Jimmy Fontanez | |||
| Ep. 53.2: E3 2019 Part 2 | 12 Jun 2019 | 01:29:30 | |
Part 2 of this week's episode continues our discussion of more showcases out of E3 2019! We talk on the PC Gaming show and the highlight game that'll take a bite out of the competition, Limited Run Games giving us a truckload of PS Vita games and supporting another handheld system, Ubisoft allowing us to play as an old lady assassin and telling us how they plan to copy Rocket League, Square Enix giving a lot of information on the Final Fantasy remake as well as their Avengers project, and finally we conclude with Nintendo who fired on all cylinders with a new Animal Crossing and a highly anticipated sequel. Intro Music: "Synergy" by Geographer | |||
| Ep. 53: E3 2019 Part 1 | 10 Jun 2019 | 01:19:41 | |
In this week's episode, we're taking a deep dive in the first 4 showcases of E3 2019! We take a look at EA Play, even if it didn't take part in E3, and we talk on Jedi Fallen Order, FIFA 20, and the new expansion on Sim 4. Microsoft came next and it was mildly disappointing for us, we talk on a ton of games coming to users on Game Pass Ultimate, Gears of War 5, some indie game we liked, and their "talk" on the next-gen Xbox. Bethesda was next up to bat and we discuss new Fallout 76 DLCs, a new IP from Tango Gameworks, and a brand new technology for Streaming games in the Cloud. And finally we've got Devolver Digital and what can I see, it's more ridiculousness from the company and we talk about how much we enjoyed them. Intro Music: 'Synergy' by Geographer | |||
| Ep. 52: Importance of Game Worlds | 03 Jun 2019 | 01:05:39 | |
In this week's episode we discuss the Hulu exclusive film 'Please Stand By' in our Movie Minutes, Phil Spencer promises to bring the heat at this year's E3 by announcing a whole lot of exclusives, Death Stranding getting a 9 minute trailer of story and gameplay along with a surprising release date, Todd Howard admitting to IGN of how shaky Fallout 76 was, and our big topic for the week is all about Video Game worlds and how they keep you invested in a game's story. Intro Music: 'Follow Me' by Jimmy Fontanez | |||
| Ep. 145: A New Shift In The Console Wars | ft. CommanderNici | 19 Apr 2021 | 01:31:02 | |
In this week's episode, we discuss the Netflix Original film called "Thunder Force", the announcement of Oxenfree 2 at the Nintendo Indie World show, F-Zero series is not done but needs a "Grand Idea", Epic Games able to secure a lot more funding for the future, and our big topic is a discussion on the shift in focus throughout the Console Wars with special guest, CommanderNici! Time Stamps ⌛: 0:00 - Intro Talk 3:34 - ‘Thunder Force’ Review 11:13 - Oxenfree II Announced 16:30 - F-Zero Needs A Grand Idea 21:20 - Sony Invests More Into Epic 27:12 - Is There A Shift In The Console Wars? 58:04 - Social Media Answers 1:22:17 - Closing Thoughts JOIN THE DISCORD! =============================== Links For CommanderNici: Side Quest Episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/side-quests-episode-68-maneater-with-commandernici/id1227321765?i=1000514511966 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiCTrA-fXZIHfNbCdOFoBBg Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/commandernici/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/commandernici ================================ Subscribe to Evalt: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqdSD3wSx93P1UTw2vReLIA Listen To What’s The Biz: https://open.spotify.com/show/3TtjvyQqqibjqPcynWjqkW Give Us A Review Over At Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/games-and-groceries-690975 Intro Animation Artwork by Visual Don https://instagram.com/visualdon Intro and Outro Music by Voltz Supreme www.voltzsupreme.com Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/GamingGroceries Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gamesandgroceries/ Articles 📰: Oxenfree II Announced: https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-04-14-oxenfree-2-announced F-Zero Needs A Grand Idea: Sony Invests More Into Epic: | |||
| Ep. 51: Video Games Make Memories | 27 May 2019 | 01:02:41 | |
In this week's episode we discuss an Australian indie film "The Rover" in Movie Minutes, a new Star Wars movie based on a video game developed by Bioware (yup, that one!), a promise from Sony that the transition to the next generation on consoles will be as smooth as possible, Gamestop making desperate attempts to stay financially afloat, and our big topic for the week is talking on how video games are able to give you great memories with your friends and family. Intro Music: 'Follow Me' by Jimmy Fontanez | |||
| Ep. 50: Ask Us Anything | 20 May 2019 | 01:07:48 | |
We've made it to 50 episodes y'all and this week we talk about our thoughts on John Wick 3 as well as answering fan questions sent in to us. Is a hotdog a sandwich? Will there be a Mass Effect Trilogy? What's the best comic book video game? Should the Sixers trade Ben Simmons? All this and more as the fans Ask Us Anything and we answer as many as we can! | |||
| Ep. 49: Thoughts on Life is Strange 2 Episode 3 | 11 May 2019 | 01:03:05 | |
In this week's episode we discuss we discuss how an upcoming Elder Scrolls Online Tabletop RPG learned their copy and paste skills from their old high school essay projects, a Senator from Missouri is trying to pass a bill that will help minor video game players learn to better their finances, a vital walk-out occurs in Riot studios that could lead to the unionization of game developers, and our big topic for the week is all about our thoughts and opinions of the latest episode in Life is Strange 2! Intro Music: 'Follow Me' by Jimmy Fontanez If you would like to submit a question for our Episode 50 AMA, you can tweet it to us using the hashtag #GG50 or email your question to us at gamesandgroceries@gmail.com | |||
| Ep. 48: The Case For Short Games | 06 May 2019 | 01:00:33 | |
In this week's episode we discuss the film 'John Wick 2' in Movie Minutes, the unfortunate events surrounding Slightly Mad Studio's project console 'Madbox', the Epic Games Store acquires yet another studio and game that will mess with the Steam ecosystem, the creators of World of Warcraft and Lord of the Rings Online released a new Educational MMO with a AAA experience, and our big topic for this week is our case to play more shorter games including some solid recommendations. Intro Music: 'Follow Me' by Jimmy Fontanez If you would like to submit a question for our Episode 50 AMA, you can tweet it to us using the hashtag #GG50 or email your question to us at gamesandgroceries@gmail.com | |||
| Bonus Episode: Avengers Endgame SPOILERcast | 29 Apr 2019 | 00:58:20 | |
We watched Avengers: Endgame for a second time, if you've seen it you can check out our thoughts. We won't even go over what we talked about in the description because that is ALSO a spoiler. Enjoy! If you would like to submit a question for our Episode 50 AMA, you can tweet it to us using the hashtag #GG50 or email your question to us at gamesandgroceries@gmail.com | |||
| Ep. 47: Female Gamers | 29 Apr 2019 | 01:02:21 | |
In this week's episode we introduce our plans for a special 50th episode, discuss the movie Endgame without spoilers, Nintendo president debunking a rumor for their E3 presentation, Hideo Kojima confuses us more about his new game at the Tribeca Film Festival, Tim Sweeney holding exclusives hostage until Steam meets their demands, and our big topic for the week is all about female gamers and how we can bring in more women into the video game culture! Intro Music: "Follow Me" by Jimmy Fontanez If you would like to submit a question for our Episode 50 AMA, you can tweet it to us using the hashtag #GG50 or email your question to us at gamesandgroceries@gmail.com | |||
| Ep 46: Show Your Hype Level | 22 Apr 2019 | 01:02:01 | |
In this week's episode we talk about the Hulu Exclusive movie "Destroyer" in our Movie Minutes, the Halo Showtime series has chosen its Master Chief actor, Microsoft has announced their All Digital edition of the Xbox One S (we need some oofs in the chat), Mark Cerny dropped a massive info dump for Wired about the PS5 specs, and our big topic for this week is all about being open to the emotions of your hype for a game or upcoming movie! | |||
| Ep. 45: Narrative-Driven Games (ft. Dan of The Greatest Story Ever Played Podcast) | 15 Apr 2019 | 01:09:40 | |
In this week's episode we discuss our thoughts on the Star Wars Episode 9 reveal, Jason Schreier writes a follow up article on the state of Dragon Age 4, an anonymous millionaire wants to design a real-life game mode on a private island, Hidetaka Miyazaki is interested in making a whole new game design for his future games, and this week's big topic we discuss the love we have for Narrative Driven Games and what the future holds for them with special guest Dan from the Greatest Story Ever Played Podcast! Intro Music: "Follow Me" by Jimmy Fontanez | |||
| Ep. 44: Difficulties in Games | 08 Apr 2019 | 01:04:31 | |
In this week's episode we talk about the super long week we had, discuss the new film Shazam! and how Liz was offended by it, Ubisoft dropping hints about the next Assassin's Creed game in Division 2, Prince Harry expressing that a certain game should be banned, Jason Schreier writing a massive article on Anthem's development, and our big topic is on the question of whether or not "Souls-Borne" games should have easy modes or should we all change our perspectives. Intro Music: "Follow Me" by Jimmy Fontanez | |||
| Ep. 43: Groceries in Games | 01 Apr 2019 | 00:57:58 | |
In this week's episode we talk about if the 4K version of "Halloween" (2018) is worth it, Andrew Wilson closing down EA branches in two different countries, Gearbox coming out at PAX East to give a very human presentation, some really good news to come from Bethesda that pulls at heart strings, and our big topic for the week is all about Grocery stores in Video Games and where we see the future for that particular issue in the industry. Intro Music: "Follow Me" by Jimmy Fontanez | |||
| Ep. 144: Should We Only Buy PHYSICAL GAMES?? | ft. Toofur | 05 Apr 2021 | 01:21:30 | |
In this week's episode, we discuss the HBO Max movie that also released in theaters called "Godzilla Vs. Kong", Cyberpunk 2077 coming closer to getting on the PSN store (supposedly), Xbox is giving good treatment to older Retro Games to the Cloud, a new record is set for the most expensive game ever sold, and our big topic is asking the question should we only buy physical games with our special guest, Toofur Time Stamps ⌛: 0:00 - Intro Talk 3:23 - ‘Godzilla Vs. Kong’ Review 10:20 - Cyberpunk 2077 Close To PSN 15:07 - Xbox Memorializes Retro 19:35 - The World’s Most Expensive Game 24:42 - Should We Only Buy Physical Games? 45:43 - Social Media Answers 1:13:54 - Closing Thoughts JOIN THE DISCORD! =============================== Links For Toofur: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_Gpxi_xl3b-mEWe8K63WBw Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/toofurtheemogamer/ ================================ Subscribe to Evalt: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqdSD3wSx93P1UTw2vReLIA Listen To What’s The Biz: https://open.spotify.com/show/3TtjvyQqqibjqPcynWjqkW Give Us A Review Over At Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/games-and-groceries-690975 Intro Animation Artwork by Visual Don https://instagram.com/visualdon Intro and Outro Music by Voltz Supreme Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/GamingGroceries Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gamesandgroceries/ Articles 📰: Cyberpunk 2077 Close To PSN: Xbox Memorializes Retro: The World’s Most Expensive Game: | |||
| Ep. 42: Epic Game Store | 25 Mar 2019 | 00:56:24 | |
In this week's episode we discuss the film "Us" in our Movie Minutes, a rumor alert about a couple of new Nintendo Switch models, Google's new streaming service for gamers was announced, Epic Game store takes away more third party games from Steam users, and our big topic of the week is why everyone is so upset over the Epic Game Store buying out all of these exclusivity deals. Intro Music: "Follow Me" by Jimmy Fontanez | |||
| Ep. 41: Do Graphics Actually Matter? | 18 Mar 2019 | 01:03:09 | |
In this week's episode we discuss the film "Christopher Robin" in Movie Minutes, Xbox's announcement for the Master Chief Collection and Halo: Reach, Gearbox revealed an announcement for a new chapter in PAX East, Sean Murray announcing a brand new update for No Man's Sky in Summer (yup, our Top 3 Gaming News are just announcements), and our Talkie Time for this week is all about Graphics in games and how much they matter to the players. Intro Music: "Follow Me" by Jimmy Fontanez | |||
| Ep. 40: Importance of eSports (ft. AbsoluteProdigy) | 11 Mar 2019 | 01:08:54 | |
In this week's episode, we talk discuss the film 'Captain Marvel' in our Movie Minutes segment, Nintendo introducing VR is a Nintendo kind of way, Hideo Kojima confirming that Death Stranding is a little bit behind schedule, Activision is being sued on behalf of shareholders, and our big topic for the week is a conversation about what eSports brings to the Gaming Industry with our very first guest AbsoluteProdigy. Intro Music: "Follow Me" by Jimmy Fontanez | |||
| Ep. 39: Junk Food Gaming | 04 Mar 2019 | 01:01:19 | |
In this week's episode we discuss the film "Reign Over Me" in our Movie minutes, our thoughts on the latest Nintendo Direct on the new Pokemon RPGs, Obsidian revealing how many teams they have working on separate projects, Jo-Mei games announcing their follow up game after Sea of Solitude, and our big topic is all about Junk Food Gaming which we discuss the definition of it and why we play those types of games. Intro Music: "Follow Me" by Jimmy Fontanez | |||
| Ep. 38: Backwards Compatibility | 25 Feb 2019 | 01:04:07 | |
In this week's episode we dive in the film "Fighting With My Family" in Movie Minutes, Fallout 76 revealing its DLC roadmap for 2019, a legal dispute over the name 'Redfall', a possible leak for a Bethesda Softworks game (yeah, this week is more like 'Top 3 Bethesda news') and our big topic of the week is the importance of Backwards Compatibility for the next console generation. Intro Music: "Follow Me" by Jimmy Fontanez | |||
| Ep. 37: I Think I'll Wait For A Sale | 18 Feb 2019 | 01:06:35 | |
In this week's episode we discuss the Netflix Original film "The Last Laugh", THQ Nordic acquires yet another studio and IP, the latest news and updates from the Nintendo Direct, Activision Blizzard at it again with their dirty tricks, and our big topic for the week is when do you know you should wait for a sale on a game you're curious about. | |||
| Ep. 36: Rumor Mill Marketing | 11 Feb 2019 | 01:01:15 | |
In this week's episode we cover our thoughts on The One-Hundred Foot Journey, the info drop of the upcoming game The Outer Worlds, EA under-performing on sales with lack of Battle Royale, Death Stranding being "crazy complicated" and our big topic of the week is the power of Rumor Mill Marketing and how it grew an audience for Apex Legends basically overnight. Intro Music: "Follow Me" by Jimmy Fontanez | |||
| Ep. 35: Hits Won't Be Hits For All | 04 Feb 2019 | 01:06:15 | |
In this week's episode, our Movie Minutes covers Bo Burnham's "Eighth Grade", Gamestop Stock plummeting to the Earth's core, the newest announcement from Respawn, Quantic Dream going multi-platform, and our big topic for the week is discuss why not every "hit" game will be every gamer's hit game. Intro Music: "Follow Me" by Jimmy Fontanez | |||
| Ep. 34: Thoughts on Life is Strange 2 Episode 2 | 28 Jan 2019 | 01:12:10 | |
In this week's episode we discuss the rumors of Fallout 76 becoming Free-To-Play, EA rejecting Bioware's pitch of their dream game, Metroid Prime 4 taking an unorthodox step in its development, and this week's big topic is on our thoughts of Life is Strange 2 Episode 2! | |||
| Ep. 33: Marriage & Gaming Pt. 2 | 21 Jan 2019 | 01:03:56 | |
In this week's episode, we discuss the latest Movie Minutes on "Mid-90's", EA cancels yet another Star Wars game which makes Adam go on a rant, Hideo Kojima shows off a demo of Death Stranding, Bioware to release a demo of Anthem to assist consumers, and our big topic of the week is on how gaming can actually help marriages/relationships grow even more. Intro Music: "Follow Me" by Jimmy Fontanez | |||
| Ep. 143: Is This Too Much LIFE IS STRANGE? | ft. Adnan Riaz | 29 Mar 2021 | 01:11:48 | |
In this week's show, we discuss the Hulu Original film titled 'Boss Level', Ghost of Tsushima is getting the movie treatment with a well known director, Niantic partners with Nintendo to bring in Pikmin on Phones, ex-Bethesda employee Ikumi Nakamura creates her own studio, and our big topic is a discussion on the reveal of Life Is Strange True Colors and asking is this too much life is strange with special guest, Adnan Riaz! Time Stamps ⌛: 0:00 - Intro Talk 2:57 - ‘Boss Level’ Review 10:16 - Ghost of Tsushima: THE MOVIE 14:43 - Pikmin Mobile Revealed 18:33 - Ikumi Nakamura Goes Indie 23:58 - Are We Getting Too Much Life Is Strange? 50:01 - Social Media Answers 1:04:11 - Closing Thoughts JOIN THE DISCORD! =============================== Links For Adnan Riaz: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCapzeMozBJ7jeMGHr2slv6Q Twitter: https://twitter.com/P1vsTheWorld Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/player1vstheworld/ ================================ Subscribe to Evalt: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqdSD3wSx93P1UTw2vReLIA Listen To What’s The Biz: https://open.spotify.com/show/3TtjvyQqqibjqPcynWjqkW Give Us A Review Over At Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/games-and-groceries-690975 Intro Animation Artwork by Visual Don https://instagram.com/visualdon Intro and Outro Music by Voltz Supreme www.voltzsupreme.com Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/GamingGroceries Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gamesandgroceries/ Articles 📰: Ghost of Tsushima: THE MOVIE: Pikmin Mobile Revealed: Ikumi Nakamura Goes Indie: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-03-24-ikumi-nakamura-launching-her-own-studio | |||
| Ep. 32: Streaming Video Games | 14 Jan 2019 | 01:08:59 | |
In this week's episode we discuss our thoughts on this week's Movie Minutes, Pennsylvania proposing a ridiculous video game tax, Ubisoft pulling away their games from Steam, Activision giving Bungie more power, and this week's conversation is all about the future of the Gaming Industry with streaming Video Games like we stream Movies. Intro Music: "Follow Me" by Jimmy Fontanez | |||
| Ep. 31: Are Exclusives Important? | 07 Jan 2019 | 01:01:51 | |
In our official first episode of 2019, we discuss two movies we watched in our segment "Movie Minutes", the latest Elder Scrolls release prediction, Activision trying to nickel and dime their players, a new announcement for a new console coming from Slightly Mad Studios, and our big topic of the week is on "Why Exclusive Game Titles are Important for the Gaming Industry?" Intro Music: "Follow Me" by Jimmy Fontanez | |||
| Ep. 30: Video Game Movies | 31 Dec 2018 | 01:01:53 | |
In this week's episode we start a new segment replacing Table Talk Topics, yet another Bethesda blunder involving alcohol, NBA 2K19 players getting robbed on Christmas night, the heavy rumor of backwards compatibility, and our big topic for this week is on Video Game Movies and what the ideal movie would look like. Intro Music: "Follow Me" by Jimmy Fontanez | |||
| Ep. 29: Gaming Christmas Stories | 22 Dec 2018 | 01:06:24 | |
In this year's Christmas episode we do our final Table Talk Topic segment, talk about the great sales for the Nintendo Switch, Fallout 76 Holiday Blunders, a new suit enters Spiderman PS4, and this week our big topic is on our video game related Christmas Memories! Intro Music: "Follow Me" by Jimmy Fontanez | |||
| Ep. 28: How Christian Games Could Work | 17 Dec 2018 | 01:07:19 | |
In this week's episode, we talk about the great news coming out of The Outer Worlds, Fallout 76 giving out unnecessary patches to upset players, Blizzard at it again with Activision's greediness, and this week's big topic is on how a Christian video game could work if you wanted to make one.
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| Ep. 27: How The Game Awards Affect Gaming | 10 Dec 2018 | 00:58:08 | |
In this week's episode Liz flexes a lot on Adam for fixing the audio quality of the podcasts, Bethesda being clumsy with customer information, Soulja Boy trying to get hip with the gamers, an exciting rumor on another studio to be purchased by Microsoft, and this week's big topic is about how the Game Awards are important to further legitimize the video game industry.
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| Ep. 26: Thoughts on the 2018 Game Awards | 08 Dec 2018 | 01:07:55 | |
Today is special episode where we discuss all our highlights from the 2018 Video Game Awards. Many Awards were well deserved, some were a bit questionable, but all around it was the best Game Award show to date. Also, Adam is in love already with Obsidian's "The Outer Worlds"
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| Ep. 25: Lootboxes and Gambling | 03 Dec 2018 | 01:04:08 | |
In this week's episode we talk about our first week of Hello Fresh, the potential lawsuits coming in against Fallout 76, Elder Scrolls Blades being delayed, and our big topic for this week is all about "Are Lootboxes actually forms of gambling?"
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| Ep. 24: Are Gamers Actually Entitled? | 26 Nov 2018 | 01:06:17 | |
In this week's episode we talk about our Thanksgiving break, Ubisoft dev telling us to not buy loot boxes, a Reddit users leaks on the PS5 and Anthem being delayed, and our big topic this week is the question we've all been wondering "Are gamers actually entitled little babies?"
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| Ep. 23: How To Love A Gamer At Christmas | 17 Nov 2018 | 01:01:00 | |
In this week's episode we talk more on Fallout 76, the the new Life is Strange comic, Sony pulling out of E3 & PSX, the Game of the Year Award Nominees, Bethesda continuing with the Creation Engine, and this week's big topic is all about gift ideas you can get a gamer for the holidays as we approach Black Friday.
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| Ep. 142: Is GAME PASS The Answer To Next-Gen Prices?? | 22 Mar 2021 | 01:03:09 | |
In this week's episode, we discuss a SYFY Original film found over on Netflix called "No Escape Room", Jade Raymond opens a new studio that is backed by Sony, Sony acquires a massive fighting game tournament, Square Enix reveals the trailer and info for Life Is Strange True Colors, and our big topic is a discussion asking is Game Pass the answer to next gen prices with costs going up on video games Time Stamps ⌛: 0:00 - Intro Talk 3:19 - ‘No Escape Room’ Review 11:01 - Jade Raymond Opens Haven 16:01 - Playstation Purchases EVO 19:44 - Life Is Strange 3 Reveal 28:47 - Is Game Pass The Answer To Next-Gen Prices? 44:23 - Social Media Answers 57:15 - Closing Thoughts JOIN THE DISCORD! Subscribe to Evalt: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqdSD3wSx93P1UTw2vReLIA Listen To What’s The Biz: https://open.spotify.com/show/3TtjvyQqqibjqPcynWjqkW Give Us A Review Over At Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/games-and-groceries-690975 Intro Animation Artwork by Visual Don https://instagram.com/visualdon Intro and Outro Music by Voltz Supreme Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/GamingGroceries Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gamesandgroceries/ Articles 📰: Jade Raymond Opens Haven: https://venturebeat.com/2021/03/16/jade-raymond-opens-sony-backed-haven-game-studio-in-montreal/ Playstation Purchases EVO: https://www.ign.com/articles/sony-playstation-buys-evo-championship Life Is Strange 3 Reveal: https://www.polygon.com/2021/3/18/22334256/life-is-strange-true-colors-release-date-mxmtoon | |||
| Ep. 22: Why Christian Games Don't Work | 12 Nov 2018 | 01:08:21 | |
In this week's episode we talk about our long weekend, thoughts on the XO18 showcase, Blizzard announcing more mobile games, a potential new Zelda game, Ubisoft selling microtransactions to kids, and our big topic this week is why would making a "Christian Video Game" would not work in the way you want it to.
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| Ep. 21: Why Adults Stop Gaming | 05 Nov 2018 | 01:05:08 | |
In this week's episode we talk on the PC version of the Fallout 76 B.E.T.A., Adam goes on a 10 minute rant on Fallout 76, the mediocre line up on the Playstation Classic, Blizzard's bizarre decision for the next Diablo game, and our big topic this week is on the top 3 reasons why adults go on a gaming hiatus.
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| Ep. 20: Minimalism and Gaming | 29 Oct 2018 | 01:02:54 | |
In this week's episode, of course we're talking about Red Dead Redemption 2 and we also talk on Xbox Game Pass coming to PC, Fallout 76 B.E.T.A. session being cut down, an unusually expensive Ultimate Edition of a game, and our big topic for this week is how we as gamers can practice minimalism in our collections.
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