In this episode we argue over the importance of birthdays, some food talk, and eventually VIDEO GAMES. Adam tries, and fails, to even launch Fallout 76, Tom finishes Half Life: Alyx for the 4th time, and wrecks his body on a Beat Saber map. The whole gang also plays PUBG for some good (and bad) times.

News links:

• Rockstar issues surprise updates for LA Noire and Max Payne 3 on PC, throws in all the DLC for free
• [Disco Elysium Narrator has never acted before (but still acted out over 350,000 lines)] (https://www.pcgamer.com/we-talk-to-disco-elysiums-incredible-narrator-who-recorded-350000-words-of-dialogue-and-has-never-acted-before/)
• PS3/PS Vita stores to stay live, will NOT shut down
• Discord Ends Deal Talks With Microsoft
• You can no longer purchase Control’s DLC on Steam, publisher forcing Ultimate Edition purchase instead
• New PS5 exclusive, Returnal
• Cyberpunk 2077 dev CD Projekt Red estimates record revenue for 2020
• CD Projekt Red refunded around 30,000 Cyberpunk 2077 copies
• New Leadership for Overwatch - Jeff Kaplan has decided to leave Blizzard
• Mother 3 new translation patch
• Xbox adding FPS Boost to certain game titles

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In this episode we realize we’re old after hearing The Legend of Zelda: Windwaker has been out for 20 years. Once the existential dread subsides (and after some food talk) we cover more opinions on The Binding of Isaac: Repentance, Monster Hunter Rise, and Disco Elysium. Adam also played roguelike(lite) Scourgebringer, and Tom finds a regular group to hang out with in Pavlov VR.
Oh, and VR store exclusivity sucks (We’re looking at you, Oculus)

News links:

• VR Headsets on Steam Hit Record High Three Months Running (2.924 Million)
• Resident Evil 4 VR (Oculus Quest 2 Exclusive, literally only that headset, not other Oculus headsets)
• Nvidia DLSS will be natively supported in Unity by the end of 2021

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In this episode we had NO TECHNICAL ISSUES WHATSOEVER, especially not in the intro of the live cast. Adam shows off some sick new 72PC merch, and finally got to play The Binding Of Isaac: Repentance. Erk has good things to say about Monster Hunter Rise,and Tom starts the unique and acclaimed RPG Disco Elysium.

News links:

• Valve has been ignoring a Steam zero-day RCE for TWO YEARS
• VVVVVV gets an update to fix bugs and add 60fps support
• Monster Hunter Rise Surpasses 5 Million Units Globally

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In this episode Tom tells us how gloriously awful Johnny Mnemonic is, Adam finally starts Half Life: Alyx, and Erk continues to git gud in DotA 2. Tom plays Persona 4 Golden, among others, then takes some time to tell us about Dota: Dragon’s Blood, which just released on Netflix.

News:

• Monster Hunter Rise releases
• RUMOR: Nintendo to Use Faster Nvidia Chips in New 2021 Switch Model
• PS3, Vita, And PSP Stores To Be Permanently Closed In A Few Months
• Final Fantasy XI Reboot development officially cancelled
• World of Warcraft: Changes to Purchasable Game Time Options - 30, 90, 180 Day Options Removed, Subscriptions Remain
• Microsoft Wants To Buy Discord For “Over $10 Billion”
• Multiplayer in Free-to-play games, Looking 4 Groups and Party Chat on Xbox no longer requires an Xbox Live Gold membership
• Terraria has officially exceeded 35 Million copies sold across all platforms
• A New Approach to Helping Players Learn Dota
• Dota 2 Community-created New Player Tutorial

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In this episode we discuss what plants crave. Tom checks out new VR games Gorilla Tag and Hyper Dash, and jumps back into Death Stranding after a long hiatus from it. He also finally beat his white whale Beat Saber track: Saeed by Infected Mushroom! Erk continues his DotA 2 streak and laments the lame limitations of online Mario Party. We also touch on the new PS5 VR controller unveiling, EA Play coming to Xbox Game Pass, and Rockstar paying $10,000 to a modder for his solution to long loading times for GTA Online. All this and MORE on the 72PC Podcast!

News:

• Rockstar pays $10,000 to modder who fixed GTA Online loading times
• Riot Games board finds no wrongdoing by CEO Nicolo Laurent, denies misconduct allegations in new court filing
• Disco Elysium: The Final Cut Has Been Refused Classification In Australia
• Player does math to figure out how to obtain dream Fifa team
• EA Play coming to Xbox Game Pass
• Next-gen VR on PS5: the new controller

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In this episode Adam jumps on the 1440p train! We talk about gimmicky technology, the added immersion VR allows when hanging out in multiplayer, and how learning Beatsaber is like learning an instrument. Erk gets more time in Loop Hero and gives us the business, and Tom is amazing at PUBG for some reason. We also discuss news, SUCH AS:

• 20 Bethesda games joins Xbox Game Pass
• Rust suffers data loss as cloud datacenter catches fire
• Nintendo Japan officially ends 3DS repairs after ‘running out of parts early’
• EA investigating allegations of employee selling rare FIFA Ultimate Team cards
• Rockstar Leeds founder Gordon Hall dies at 51
• Roblox IPO
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge - Reveal trailer
• Xbox consoles can stream Steam games using GeForce Now in the Edge browser
• Metro 2033 2010 Free on Steam until March 15th
• 500,000 Players Have Embraced Loop Hero!

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In this episode we discuss grilled cheese sandwiches, ghost kitchens, the Oculus Quest 2 (Adam got one!), Loop Hero, a large amount of VR games, Phasmophobia, and classic retro games!

News:

• Valve Cancels Artifact: The Dota 2 Card Game
• Epic will pay off class-action loot-box settlement with in-game currency
• German Parliament Passes Anti-Lootbox Law
• PlayStation Store to discontinue movie and TV purchases and rentals
• E3’s 2021 live event has been cancelled, LA city documents claim
• Diablo II Resurrected Will Let You Import Original Diablo II Save Files
• Apex Legends hits an all-new concurrent user peak on Steam

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In this episode we continue our conquest of Battlefield 4 while talking about Tom’s frustrating VR hardware situation, Erk’s super nerd Dota spreadsheet, and VR boxing games. Tom also tells us about Rogue Heroes: Ruins of Tasos aka TOTALLYNOTZELDA. We touch on the newest Nintendo Direct, the death of Anthem, CD Projekt Red needing more time for Cyberpunk patch due to cyber attack, and more!

News:

• Anthem is Dead
• Electronic Arts Removes Multiplayer Mode From Dragon Age Game in Big Pivot
• Call of Duty: Warzone might not fit onto base PS4’s anymore
• Valve Ordered to Give Apple Information on 436 Steam Games As Part of Epic Games Legal Case
• CDPR needs more time for CP2077 1.2 due to cyber attack
• Nintendo Direct
• Pokemon Legends: Arceus Is Coming To Nintendo Switch In 2022
• Steam: Now in Beta: Remote Play Together - Invite Anyone!

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In this episode we discuss BOXING-INDUCED MUSCLE PAIN, Battlefield, a new building-FPS: Sector’s Edge, VR Introductions, indie games from itch.io and a blast from the past: PUBG!

News:

• The Future of Game Accessibility on Xbox
• System Shock 2: Enhanced Edition Gets a Fully-Playable VR Mode
• Apple subpoenas Valve as part of its legal battle with Epic: Valve fights back
• We’re pleased to share that HITMAN 3 PC players can now import locations from HITMAN 1 and HITMAN 2 at no additional cost.

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In this episode we discussed Little Nightmares 2, Tarkov, Propagation VR, BattleField 4, and our most disappointing games we have ever played.

• Kingdom Hearts to PC
• Terraria canceled on Stadia after Google locks dev’s personal gmail account
• CDPR hit by ransomware, source code stolen
• Nvidia DLSS released as a plug-in on the Unreal Engine Marketplace - DLSS no longer requires Nvidia approval to try or use in games.

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In this episode we discuss Goldeneye remaster, new cars, observation, beat saver, chinese food, new desk chairs, and Call of Duty’s recent success.

• CoD maintains 100 mill players in 2020. (warzone accounting for 85mill of them)
• No diablo 4 or Overwatch 2 in 2021
• Google Stadia Shutting Down Internal Studio
• Goldeneye Remastered Found and Playable

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