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Molehill Mountain Episode 152 – G2A Is Not the WayForward

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And… something, something tariffs. 11:36 – Andrew shows a bigot that they are wrong and that their news sources are lying to them. He doubts it made a difference. 25:54 – Sources say Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo are considering scaling back console manufacturing in China due to tariffs 31:29 – G2A’s response to indie devs …

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Molehill Mountain Episode 151 – Steam Sale Shenanigans

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How could anyone have seen this coming? 12:25 – Google doesn’t think gamers want a subscription service so Stadia will charge a subscription AND per game! …what? 32:44 – Lazy Valve made obvious boo-boos with its Steam Summer Sale. Because it’s lazy, you see. 44:42 – Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft stand arm-in-arm against tariffs 53-16 …

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Molehill Mountain Episode 150 – Chucky vs Buddi

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I saw the new Child’s Play. I have opinions. 0:43 – Hey, did you hear what EA said about loot boxes? 15:27 – YouTube’s algorithm is… not very good. 25:47 – Time to talk Child’s Play. 47:52 – I don’t want to watch season 2 of Iron Fist… but I must!

Molehill Mountain Episode 149 – The Great E3 Recap Show!

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E3 2019 is over!  Let’s excitedly prattle on about all the games we want to buy! 1:04 – Microsoft 55:19 – Bethesda 1:11:09 – Devolver Digital 1:19:54 – PC Gaming 1:48:34 – Ubisoft 2:02:40 – Square Enix 2:23:26 – Nintendo 3:19:00 – E3 winners, final thoughts, and miscellaneous games

Molehill Mountain Episode 148 – Pooping In the Punch Bowl

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Here’s last week’s podcast.  (What can I say?  I’ve been busy.)  This week’s podcast will be posted in the next couple of days. 3:50 – EA’s new Star Wars game didn’t present very well 24:14 – Bandai Namco game director/producer releases statement on all three of the company’s E3 games leaking 26:16 – Google Stadia …

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Molehill Mountain Episode 147 – Nintendo Fears Perfection

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Nintendo fears perfection.  That’s my theory for why it inexplicably saddles its otherwise genius games with at least one unnecessary and objectively bad design decision. 13:03 – Nintendo restricts online play in Super Mario Maker 2 to random players 22:52 – Gaming Disorder is now a recognized illness 38:18 – Anti-loot box and microtransaction bill …

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Molehill Mountain Episode 146 – Nothing But Bad Ideas

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In the long, sad history of bad ideas, these are some of them. 19:36 – Ouya’s days are numbered. Who knew it was still alive? 28:59 – Fire Watch publisher announces a Nintendo-esque quirky portable console 40:38 – Terminator franchise picks itself up, brushes itself off, and tries it all over again. Again. 52:12 – …

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Molehill Mountain Episode 145 – Worse Than the Sonic Movie Trailer

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Sega and Paramount can breath a sigh of relief. 7:40 – Two grown men seriously discuss Detective Pikachu 41:01 – Minecraft Earth has a bad trailer and who ever made it should feel bad 51:35 – Nintendo’s voucher program is very Nintendo 1:05:05 – Epic should know that gamers don’t take kindly to idea of …

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Molehill Mountain Episode 144 – State Of ESA

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We know what the future holds, we’re just trying to throw you off track! 34:47 – Sony’s second State Of Play presentation tops the first but still hasn’t found its groove 55:14 – Nintendo content to continue milking the 3DS 59:17 – Video game industry fun facts, courtesy of the ESA! 1:14:59 – The state …

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Molehill Mountain Episode 143 – Late To the Party

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We’re back! I think. We’ll see how it goes. 26:02 – Okay, yeah. Let’s talk about the Sonic movie trailer 44:59 – A non-spoiler discussion of Avengers: Endgame 57:23 – A super spoilery discussion of Avengers: Endgame