Molehill Mountain Episode 395 – 10 Things to Know Before You Podcast!

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Free marketing! 0:00 – “10 Things You Need to Know” videos are mostly just reading publisher-provided fact sheets. Darn shame that YouTube has engineered its platform in a way that forces creators who make videos for a living to pad their output with this fluff, as clever and well-made as some of it can be. …

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Molehill Mountain Episode 394 – Valentine’s Candy Sale!

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The best part of Valentine’s Day is the subsequent sale on candy! 0:00 – I couldn’t find any Valentine’s Day candy so I bought a giant Valentine’s Day cookie 13:00 – Yahoo Mail’s redesign is objectively worse 26:30 – Capcom’s marketing blitz for Monster Hunter Wilds isn’t always presenting the game in the best light …

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Molehill Mountain Episode 393 – I’m Sure It Was Nothing

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PSN is back up which means I can spend more time in the Monster Hunter Wilds character creator. 0:00 – The PSN was down for a day and Sony is being unnervingly quite about it 19:00 – The early hours of Mario & Luigi: Dream Team are a bit dull 37:21 – Sing is a …

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Molehill Mountain Episode 392 – The Saddest Carrot Cake

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Not a lie, just sad. 0:00 – Happy birthday to me. Sans cake. 8:15 – The dead are uninsurable. 30:28 – Forensic mystery game Tokyo Psychodemic has some pretty rough spots but it’s got a solid foundation that I hope the creatives behind it get the opportunity to refine and expand on. 58:20 – The …

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Molehill Mountain Episode 391 – Secret PlayStation Fanboy?

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Let’s see how many Astro Bot cameos I recognize. NOTE: This is probably not a great audio-only episode as the majority of it relies on video game footage. 0:00 – Making people cry with Barbershop. In a good way! 3:55 – For a Nintendo fanboy, I recognize a surprising number of PlayStation characters. Hmm…

Molehill Mountain Episode 390 – I’m Sure the Games Will Be Good

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I’m sure the Switch 2 will be about as powerful as a console that came out over 10 years ago. 0:00 – Maybe we shouldn’t listen to venture capitalists, let alone adopt their falsehood-based, self-serving opinions 36:28 – Switch 2 is exactly what we expected it to be, even without the leaks 1:00:10 – My …

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Molehill Mountain Episode 389 – Fun With 4K

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NOTE: This podcast is not streamed in 4K. 0:00 – 4K gaming isn’t as easy as getting a PS5. You need a 4K TV. And if you want to stream them you need a 4K capture card. And a 4K switcher. And 4K HDMI cables. 9:13 – Ghost of Tsushima is Horizon: Zero Dawn with …

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Molehill Mountain Episode 388 – All the News That Doesn’t Matter

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But I’m going to make a big deal about it anyway. 0:00 – I put my weights outside for the Extra Life marathon. It rained once for 10 minutes and the darn things rusted 2:39 – Jurassic World: Chaos Theory’s antagonist is from the most recent movie. I didn’t recognize her. Even though I saw …

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Molehill Mountain Episode 374 – There Is No Zuul, Only Nintendo!

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Not-E3 saved the best for last. 0:00 – I wanted to hook up an external mic to my camera but I bought the wrong cable. Oops! 4:30 – I bought a box of Flamin’ Hot Cheetos Mac ‘N Cheese. It’s… colorful! 11:10 – I bought a set of 50 lb dumbbells. They’re very expensive! 25:46 …

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Molehill Mountain Episode 373 – Armchair Marketing Consultant

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All lanes are my lane! 0:00 – There were more video game trailers this week. Some of them caught my attention 47:10 – The Lollipop Chainsaw RePop trailer and why it is the worst trailer in the history of video game marketing