Episode #105: The Dingo Steak Dangle
Featuring: Merve QuinleyThorne Wolfman Jew The Kappa Editor: The Kappa Timestamps: 0:15 – Introduction 4:50 – Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess 28:40 – 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand 48:10 – Skyrim Modding 1:06:20 – Fields of Mistria and Cloud Meadow 1:17:35 – Famicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands Behind 1:31:10 – Microsoft Gaming Layoffs 1:43:35 – Mass Resignation at Annapurna Interactive 1:54:35 – PS5 Pro 2:30:20 – Concord, Live Service Games, and Sony’s Future 3:53:30 – Conclusion Download Link: https://archive.org/details/avocadogamescast_ep105 Podcast header image from Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess . Content warning for explicit sexual discussion. Linkdump and timestamps for warnings after the jump. Introduction (0:15) PlayStation Studios Wiki article on Concord . (Source: Fandom) Wikipedia article on Rob Liefeld . Wikipedia article on the WildStorm character Grifter . Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess (4:50) Steam store page for Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess . Confirmation: The vehicle in Disintegration is indeed called the Gravcycle. (Source: Wikipedia) Character info page on Battlefield 2042 ’s Emma “Sundance” Rosier . (Source: Electronic Arts) 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand (28:40) Wikipedia article on 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand . Wikipedia article on the Covert-One book series . Wikipedia article on Lance Reddick . Wikipedia article on Farzar . Wikipedia article on the Resident Evil streaming series . Skyrim Modding (48:10) Wikipedia article on The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim . Nexus Mods page for BHUNP . [NSFW] A screenshot of the mod page for “Lick Any Woman’s Armpit Shout.” (Source: fandaniel on Tumblr) Elder Scrolls Wiki page for M’aiq the Liar . (Source: Fandom) Fields of Mistria and Cloud Meadow (1:06:20) CONTENT WARNING: Explicit sexual discussion Steam store page for Fields of Mistria . Steam store page for Cloud Meadow . [NSFW] Famicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands Behind (1:17:35) Nintendo store page for Famicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands Behind . The Bluths are the family from Arrested Development . (Source: Wikipedia) The original teaser for Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club . (Source: Nintendo of America on YouTube) Wikipedia article on MadWorld . Microsoft Gaming Layoffs (1:31:10) Article on the layoffs . (Source: The Verge) Microsoft acquired ZeniMax for $7.5 billion US in 2021. (Source: The Verge) Mass Resignation at Annapurna Interactive (1:43:35) Report on the mass resignation . (Source: Bloomberg) Report on Annapurna’s (not Interactive specifically, the wider company) near-bankruptcy in 2019 . (Source: IndieWire) September 20 th report on what happened at Annapurna . (Source: IGN) September 27 th report on what happened at Annapurna . (Source: Bloomberg) Steam store page for Lorelei and the Laser Eyes . PS5 Pro (1:54:35) Article on the PS5 Pro’s price . (Source: MobileSyrup) The Game Pass tier that comes with both console and PC games is called Ultimate. (Source: Xbox) Concord, Live Service Games, and Sony’s Future (2:30:20) Wikipedia article on Concord . Concord timeline , prepared by Wolfman Jew. VGChartz page for Folklore . Wikipedia article on Secret Level . Steam store page for Helldivers 2 . Steam store page for Tekken 8 . Correction: We could not find any statements from Sega or RGG regarding a negative impact of Game Pass on the Like a Dragon series. In a 2022 interview , RGG Studio head Masayoshi Yokoyama praised Game Pass for contributing to the series’ success in the West. In a 2023 interview , he explained why the then-upcoming Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth would not be coming to Game Pass at launch. (Sources: Twinfinite and Automaton) Steam store page for Palworld . Wikipedia article on Kantai Collection . Wikipedia article on the Marvel’s Avengers video game . Top PS5 games by monthly active users. (Source: Newzoo) XCXpedia article on the Square Garden Festival , the Minecraft event organized by 100 Gecs where Charli XCX gave a virtual performance. (Sour