Molehill Mountain Episode 103 – When Nintendo Loses E3, No One Wins

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadEZK and Andrew spend a few hours talking E3 2018! (We talked about EA’s conference on last week’s show.) 4:53 – Microsoft 53:28 – Bethesda 1:20:30 – Square-Enix 1:42:11 – Ubisoft 2:17:06 – PC 2:47:32 – Devolver Digital 2:54:12 – Sony 3:30:19 – Nintendo

Molehill Mountain Episode 102 – EA’s E3 Conference Sucked

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadE3 is off to a rough start.  On the other hand, we weren’t expecting anything different from EA’s press conference. 0:15 – We discuss EA’s tepid E3 press conference 1:02:41 – Valve is not interested in quality control or curation for Steam 1:28:04 – We discuss the cool movie …

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Molehill Mountain Episode 100 – Working Together To Build Something Adequate

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadEZK and Andrew celebrate the 100th episode of Molehill Mountain by building a farm together in Stardew Valley.

Molehill Mountain Episode 99 – Kunkel Came, Kunkel Saw, Kunkel Awarded

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadBrittany Ferrendi has returned to chat with us about her first year directing the SPJ’s Kunkel Awards, which recognize excellence in video game journalism. Check out this year’s winners here.

Molehill Mountain Episode 95 – Do I Look Like I’m Made of Cardboard?

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadCardboard is expensive, yo! 0:10 – Andrew really, really doesn’t like baby Haruto in Yakuza 6 17:26 – Let’s talk about marijuana. ‘Cause why not? 32:21 – New Call of Duty rumored to drop the single player campaign. It is not rumored to drop the price. 52:52 – Nintendo …

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Molehill Mountain Episode 94 – Peeps Are Gross

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadThey’re selling “Pancakes & Syrup” flavored Peeps. I’m not kidding. 1:53 – Andrew reads his first romance novel! 29:24 – Shenmue has earned it’s place in history but the games are honestly not very good 46:29 – FTC tells Sony, Nintendo and others that they can’t void customer warranties …

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Molehill Mountain Episode 90 – No Cookies For Being Less Crap

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadWe actually had a bunch of topics planned but we ended up spending the entire podcast chatting about movies, books, and comics instead.

Molehill Mountain Episode 89 – Let’s Smash Bros.

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadThere was a Nintendo Direct this week. What else is there to talk about? 0:00 – Andrew talks about the various problems he had with his first two hours with The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 36:36 – We discuss the recent Nintendo Direct 1:31:58 – Yep, …

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Molehill Mountain Episode 87 – Publishers and Politicians

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadIt’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 …

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Molehill Mountain Episode 82 – Nintendo Labo is Fabo!

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadEven if the games suck, the DIY cardboard stuff is neat! 25:35 – We think wannabe Steam competitor Robot Cache is DOA 39:13 – Nintendo Labo: super cool. Super overpriced.