Episode #82: Get Rekt, Your Honour
Featuring: Merve The Kappa Special Guest: MP Editor: The Kappa Timestamps: 0:15 – Introduction 3:05 – What We’ve Been Playing 50:50 – Destiny 2 and Multiplayer Balance 1:03:55 – MP’s Video Content 1:13:50 – How YouTube Works, Part 1 1:32:00 – How Twitch Works, Part 1 1:38:35 – Sponsorships 1:43:20 – How YouTube Works, Part 2 1:46:05 – Twitch and YouTube Drama 1:54:35 – How Twitch Works, Part 2 2:02:45 – Conclusion Download Link: https://archive.org/details/avocadogamescast_ep82 Podcast header image from ANNO: Mutationem , using font Pixeled by OmegaPC777. Linkdump and spoiler warnings after the jump. Introduction (0:15) Wikipedia articles on Polka Dot Door , Om Shanti Om , and Enid Blyton . Confirmation: Finnish and Hungarian are indeed both Uralic languages , though Finnish is much more closely related to Estonian than Hungarian is. (Source: Wikipedia) The email Merve got was from Podstatus , and it said that the AVoCADo GamesCast was the 36 th most popular gaming podcast in Estonia in the 30-day period ending on October 14 th , 2021. The subject line was “AVoCADo GamesCast is ranking very well is Estonia.” What We’ve Been Playing (3:05) MILD SPOILERS FOR THE YAKUZA SERIES Steam store page for Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector . Wikipedia article on Matrix Games . Information on the structure of the new PlayStation Plus service . (Source: PlayStation Blog) Wikipedia articles on Warhammer and Warhammer video games . Confirmation: Yes, a game similar to Vermintide but set in the 40,000 universe is coming this year, and it’s called Warhammer 40,000: Darktide . (Source: Wikipedia) Wikipedia article on MLB The Show 22 . Wikipedia article on Yakuza: Like a Dragon . Wikipedia article on burusera . [Mildly NSFW] Steam store page for SpellForce 3 Reforced . The upcoming dinosaur park simulator that Merve was talking about was Prehistoric Kingdom . (Source: Steam) Steam store page for the upcoming Builders of Egypt . Correction: The Square Enix “real time tactical battle” game is called The DioField Chronicle , singular. (Source: Steam) Steam store pages for Humankind and Before We Leave . Steam store pages for the upcoming Dune: Spice Wars and Homeworld 3 . Nintendo store page for Kirby and the Forgotten Land . Nintendo store pages for Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker , Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle , and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild . Steam store page for ANNO: Mutationem . Wikipedia article on the loonie . Correction: The value of the metals in a U.S. nickel is $0.0538 US, based on April 2021 prices. However, it is likely significantly higher now, because the price of nickel has skyrocketed due to the war in Ukraine. The cost of minting a U.S. penny is $0.0176 US, based on 2020 figures. (Source: Wikipedia) The Vancouver bridge that The Kappa mentioned is the Lions Gate Bridge . (Source: Google Maps) Wikipedia articles on The Flash and The X-Files . Steam store page for Terraria . Official website for League of Legends . Wikipedia article on EverQuest . Steam store page for Dota 2 . Wikipedia article on Judge Judy . Destiny 2 and Multiplayer Balance (50:50) Wikipedia article on Destiny 2 . Wikipedia article on Valorant . Wikipedia article on Apex Legends . IFrostBolt ’s Twitch channel. Wikipedia article on Halo Infinite . MP’s Video Content (1:03:55) MP ’s YouTube channel. MP’s viral “first Forsaken exotic” video . (Source: MP Edits on YouTube) MP’s “Fighting Lion” video. (Source: MP Edits on YouTube) MP’s “SPACE COWBOY” video with the recreated Destiny 2 UI. (Source: MP Edits on YouTube) MP’s Fiverr Destiny montage video . (Source: MP Edits on YouTube) How YouTube Works, Part 1 (1:13:50) Clarification: As per their game content policy , Nintendo no longer has severe restrictions on online video content and no longer has a revenue sharing program. (Source: Nintendo) Correction: Bungie is not suing Google; Bungie is suing 10 currently unidentified individuals for fraudulent copyright takedown notices. (Source: Kotaku) TikTok ho