Episode #87: Esther Was Alone
Featuring: Merve Wolfman Jew PT The Kappa Editor: The Kappa Timestamps: 0:15 – Introduction 3:20 – Project Sonic Watch 2022, Part 1 10:10 – Pokémon Leaks 17:10 – Blizzard Pulls Out of China 28:45 – Gearbox Takes Over Volition 35:25 – What’s Going on with Twitter? 51:55 – What We’ve Been Playing, Part 1 1:12:55 – Project Sonic Watch 2022, Part 2 1:15:55 – What We’ve Been Playing, Part 2 1:42:40 – 2022 Game Awards Nominations, Part 1 2:45:35 – MMOs and Their Soundtracks 2:57:20 – 2022 Game Awards Nominations, Part 2 2:59:40 – Conclusion, a.k.a. Project Sonic Watch 2022, Part 3 Download Link: https://archive.org/details/avocadogamescast_ep87 Podcast header image from QooApp . Linkdump and spoiler warnings after the jump. Introduction (0:15) Keen Wiki article on Vorticons . (Source: shikadi.net) “Aardwolf” comes from Dutch, where it literally means “earth wolf.” (Source: Dictionary.com) Steam store page for Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes . Discussion on “Light Level” becoming “Power Level” in Destiny 2 . (Source: r/DestinyTheGame on Reddit) Translation of “eighty-seven” into Estonian . (Source: Google Translate) Project Sonic Watch 2022, Part 1 (3:20) Steam store page for Sonic Frontiers . Wikipedia article on The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild . Wikipedia article section on the Digimon: The Movie soundtrack . Nintendo Life’s review of Sonic Frontiers . Pokémon Leaks (10:10) MINOR SPOILERS: Pokémon Scarlet and Violet Article about the Pokémon Scarlet and Violet leaks and the controversy surrounding them. (Source: Polygon) Clarification: The Egyptian God Wolfman Jew was referring to was probably Sobek , and he wore a plumed headdress, not a living bird. (Source: Ancient Egypt Online) Wikipedia article on Banjo-Kazooie . Blizzard Pulls Out of China (17:10) Correction: A foreign firm operating in China doesn’t necessarily need to partner with a pre-existing domestic firm, but it does need to incorporate in China . (Source: Thomson Reuters Practical Law) The NetEase employee who called out a “jerk” is Simon Zhu. (Source: LinkedIn) Correction: The past seven MCU films did not release in China . (Source: Business Insider) Wikpedia article on Genshin Impact . Clarification: Crossfire is extremely popular in China , but it was developed by Smilegate, a South Korean developer. However, Crossfire HD , released last year, is exclusive to the Chinese market. (Source: Wikipedia) Steam store page for ANNO: Mutationem . Gearbox Takes Over Volition (28:45) Article on Volition being moved under Gearbox . Clarification: Koch Media has been renamed Plaion. (Source: Video Games Chronicle) Epic Games Store page for Saints Row . Wikipedia article on South Park . Clarification: You go to hell in the standalone expansion for Saints Row IV , Gat Out of Hell . (Source: Wikipedia) What’s Going on with Twitter? (35:25) The CBC article Merve mentioned about Twitter employees quitting in droves . An explainer on the FTX crash . (Source: NBC News) The Avocado’s politics threads . Correction: The EA Spouse blog post was made on LiveJournal , not Twitter or Tumblr. (Source: Wikipedia) Wikpedia article on the Arab Spring . Wikipedia article on Elon Musk . Wikipedia article on Myspace . Correction: Though it has mostly operated at a loss, Twitter has previously been profitable . (Source: Statista) Official website for commenting plugin Disqus . What We’ve Been Playing, Part 1 (51:55) Steam store page for The Entropy Centre . Steam store page for Quantum Conundrum . Confirmation: It came out in 2012. The name of the gun in The Entropy Centre is ASTRA . (Source: Official website for The Entropy Centre ) Confirmation: Stubby Games is from Brighton, which is in the UK. (Source: @Stubby_Games on Twitter) “Portboard stow” is a quote from Homestar Runner’s Strong Bad Email #132, “modeling.” (Source: Homestar Runner Wiki) “Larboard” is a controversial synonym for “port” in the Alphascape V3.0 raid in Final Fantasy XIV . (Sources: r/ffxiv on Reddit and Final Fantasy