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Molehill Mountain Episode 147 – Nintendo Fears Perfection

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadNintendo 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 …

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Molehill Mountain Episode 132 – The Better Fanboy

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadTurns out EZK is the better fanboy. Yes, it’s a competition. 12:28 – EZK, the better fanboy, talks about Iron Fist S2, Daredevil S3 and Punisher S2 47:46 – DC Super Pets movie! Who cares about anything else? DC SUPER PETS MOVIE!!! 1:01:37 – NetherRealm artist tells IGN Brazil …

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Molehill Mountain Episode 119 – Sigh…

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadA lot of things happened this week. A lot of them were silly. 2:10 – ASA rules that Spotify’s horror movie spoof ad is too scary for kids 17:55 – Ubisoft Massive COO shies away from the politics in its Tom Clancy game 39:53 – Mortal Engines director has …

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Molehill Mountain Episode 80 – Kunkel Awards, Year 3

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadThe SPJ’s Kunkel Awards, celebrating excellence in video game journalism, is back for its third year. New director of the awards, Brittany Ferrendi, joins us to discuss the Kunkels and extol the splendiferousness of The Witcher 3. Check out the awards here: https://www.spj.org/kunkel.asp 2:06 – Brittany’s favorite game of 2017 …

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Molehill Mountain Episode 68 – Andrew Is a Hating Hater Who Hates

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSeriously, what’s with that guy? 33:17 – Andrew opines that game journalists who were confused by the Wii U were lying or terrible at their jobs 42:05 – Senran Kagura producer wants to make a game that appeals to women 46:25 – What is and is not clickbait? 51:50 …

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Molehill Mountain Episode 46 – Bandai Namco Fears PETA

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadNothing strikes fear into the hearts of game developers like a potential complaint from PETA and its ilk. Oh, by the by, it’s another Andrew solo show!  Yay? 2:00 – Announcement of the New Nintendo 2DS XL 15:15 – Super Bomberman R doubles frame rate by halving resolution 24:00 …

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Molehill Mountain Episode 34 – Let’s Get Political!

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadThis week’s episode of Molehill Mountain is chock full of political goodness.  Or badness. Uh…  We talk politics! 25:33 – What does a tariff on imported goods mean to gamers? 43:36 – What does getting rid of net neutrality mean to gamers? 55:55 – Brad Bushman study gets trashed …

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Molehill Mountain Episode 31 – All About the Games

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadAndrew and EZK are back to talk about all the awesome games they played over the holiday break.  Buckle down for an extra heaping helping of podcast goodness because they go on for a solid two hours. 20:37 – Ico 32:48 – Lost Odyssey 45:31 – We talk about …

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Super Podcast Action Committee – Epilogue 3

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadKind of an odd show this week with EZK and Andrew foregoing their list of topics and just discussing whatever came to mind.  While the first half hour is pretty scattershot, two major topics do emerge: Dungeons & Dragons and other tabletop dice games (28:26) and a hefty political …

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