Molehill Mountain Episode 281 – The Great Gamer Shrug of 2022

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The ESA cancelled E3 and not even the crickets could muster up enough enthusiasm for a response. 0:00 – My rent went up by $137. So yeah, that’s a big ‘ol bummer that’s going to require some life changes! 33:56 – Nintendo delays Breath of the Wild 2. Two days later, the ESA cancels E3. …

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Molehill Mountain Episode 186 – Love Polygon

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We can do so much better than triangles. 0:44 – The ideas behind Portal 2’s new mechanics are better than their execution 6:25 – ESRB adds a new descriptor for monetization mechanics such as loot boxes 31:05 – Woman goes on a road trip with a living sex doll in the new movie. The special …

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Molehill Mountain Episode 156 – Bye Bye Google Hangouts

It’s another solo show!  EZK is away and I’m looking for a replacement for Google Hangouts, something that will automatically switch the camera view to whoever’s talking.  Know of a program that does that?  Hit me up on Twitter @AndrewEisen and let me know! 10:05 – The ESA doxed about 2000 journalists that attended E3 …

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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 124 – Exactly As Advertised

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Bad Bethesda. Bad, bad Bethesda! 33:09 – Bethesda advertised a nice canvas bag for its Collector’s Edition of Fallout 76 but sent gamers a cheap nylon bag instead 46:05 – The ESA makes an absurd, lie-filled statement about Loot Boxes

Molehill Mountain Episode 93 – Costume DLC Done Right!

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See? Andrew doesn’t hate all DLC! 11:29 – EZK finally saw The Last Jedi. We discuss. 46:30 – Famitsu poll: What to westerners like about Japanese games? Boobs! 56:57 – Wayforward does costume DLC right with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero 1:06:33 – WB walks back loot boxes over half a year after it releases Shadow of …

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Molehill Mountain Episode 87 – Publishers and Politicians

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It’s like they’re trying to piss us off. 0:00 – Monster Hunter World’s DLC is grossly overpriced. 10:18 – YouTube’s recommendations algorithm sucks. 28:38 – Game developer uses malware as DRM. It goes about as well as you’d expect. 41:34 – ESA doesn’t want you to enjoy anything it can’t make money off of, bemoans …

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Molehill Mountain Episode 2 – What Is a Video Game?

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On this week’s show, EZK and Andrew continue to Kick the Bucket List (12:38), discuss the ESA’s public E3 event being held down the street from the main show (31:46), try to figure out the chronology of events surrounding a Cleveland police officer donating his Pokemon collection to a boy whose own was stolen collection …

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Super Podcast Action Committee – Episode 138

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If you missed Saturday’s live broadcast of Super Podcast Action Committee (Episode 138), you can watch the video replay on YouTube. On this week’s show hosts Andrew Eisen and E. Zachary Knight discuss the latest GamePolitics poll (“Did Oblivion handle the Pillars of Eternity epitaph as you would have?” (20:18 mark), the ESA’s thoughts on …

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Radio OverCoat 2015-03-01: Be a Superman

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Tonight features several tracks from iamamiwhoami’s new album Blue, which you can get on DVD with a nice book! I recommend checking out their vinyl of Blue – it’s clear! I also featured a song tonight from Jaden Smith himself produced by Ta-ku. There’s also those DJ Sona tracks, which are a free DL from …

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