Molehill Mountain Episode 187 – Journey Is Like Breath Of the Wild

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Except there’s only one place to go and there’s nothing to do on the way. 0:25 – Adventures in game curation 10:36 – Final thoughts on Hand of Fate 14:00 – I don’t like Journey. Yeah, I’m that guy. Again… 40:32 – Kulve Taroth just isn’t that in to me 54:23 – Dr. Strangelove is …

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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 137 – I Never Thought I’d Feel Bad For Sonic the Hedgehog

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Seriously, I’ve never cared for the series but this is just cruel. 8:24 – Valve cites “unknown costs and risks” for deciding not to sell Rape Day 30:55 – Nintendo announces Labo VR with a web page but no video 44:46 – Nintendo does not want to maximize profits on mobile by exploiting its fans …

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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 105 – Poor, Put-Upon Scrappy-Doo

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How could we be so cruel? 23:52 – Pirates pirate pirates so pirates can’t pirate pirates! 30:22 – PUBG drops lawsuit against Fortnite 33:54 – Sony drops ball on cross-platform play, Nintendo and Microsoft run with it 47:09 – PQube cancels western localization of Omega Labrynth Z, seemingly at behest of Sony

Molehill Mountain Episode 88 – Sick and Wrong

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Andrew has caught the flu so it’s an EZK solo show this week! On the agenda, Trump is meeting with the games industry next week, but no one told the games industry and the ESRB has added “In-Game Purchases” to the list of non-content descriptors.

Molehill Mountain Episode 86 – Lawmakers Look To Legislate Loot Boxes

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Everyone but the video game industry saw this coming. 20:30 – Loot Boxes and potential legislation 59:56 – Publisher banned from Steam for strong-arming employees to review their own game 1:07:20 – What do we think about the upcoming Five Nights At Freddy’s movie?

Molehill Mountain Episode 76 – Hey There, Lonely Boy

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Another solo show!  I didn’t think I had enough material for 30 minutes but I ended up yammering for two solid hours! 0:41 – I have more thoughts on LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens 53:53 – I rant about net neutrality 1:03:40 – The Avengers: Infinity War trailer left me cold 1:17:55 – The …

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Molehill Mountain Episode 70 – DLC You In Hell

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Sorry I’m so late posting this but I spent all week editing a new YouTube video.  Anyway, in this episode (the title of which I’m immature enough to be super proud of!) we discuss the evils of DLC in all its most insidious forms from microtransactions to loot boxes. 42:15 – IGN buys Humble Bundle. …

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Molehill Mountain Episode 3 – Hell No, AO!

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On this week’s podcast, Andrew is still playing Yakuza (awesome series from Sega that EVERYONE should play!) and describes a sequence where he helped a jumper by chucking him off the roof (6:46), he and EZK discuss Nintendo’s updated E3 plans (17:23), they continue comparing bucket lists and determine that Zachary has never left his …

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