Voxels Sadiq Saif, Cristian Colocho

We talk about Drake versus Kendrick…and that’s really it we ran out of time for anything else.
Content Warning: Sexual Assault Mentions, talk of predatory behavior. Show Notes:
Drake vs. Kendrick:
First Person Shooter (Drake and J.Cole)Like That (Kendrick)7 Minute Drill (J.Cole, deleted and apologized)Pushups (Drake)Taylor Made Freestyle (Drake and AI 2Pac)euphoria (Kendrick)6:16 in LA (Kendrick)Family Matters (Drake)meet the grahams (Kendrick)Not Like Us (Kendrick)BBL Drizzy (Metro Boomin, instrumental)The Heart Part 6 (Drake)This battle wasn't even close... -> FD Signifier on the BeefMicrosoft Fuckups:
Microsoft are shutting down the studios that made Prey, Redfall and Hi-Fi Rush | Rock Paper ShotgunMicrosoft exec calls for "smaller", "prestige" games the day after closing Hi-Fi Rush studio Tango | Rock Paper ShotgunBig Video Game Publishers Like Microsoft Are Paving Their Own Path To Irrelevance - AftermathMicrosoft And Sony Have Lost The Plot - AftermathThe Answer Doesn't Have To Be Less - Aftermath"There's no one size fits all to it for us." Xbox President Sarah Bond quizzed on why Hi-Fi Rush developer was closed | Windows Central
(00:01) - Drake versus Kendrick
(01:03:40) - Microsoft Shutting Down Studios

Non-Profits, Destiny 2, Horizon Forbidden West, and the Spring 2024 Anime Season.
Show Notes:
Mastodon new 501c3:
Mastodon forms new U.S. non-profit
Destiny 2 Weapon Sunsetting being Un-sunset (Risen?):
Bungie is un-sunsetting your old weapons in Destiny 2: The Final Shape - PolygonThis Week In Destiny - 04/25/2024 | Bungie.net
Horizon Forbidden West
packetcat's review of the game
Anime Pickup Spring 2024:
 Actually Gay:
Watch Tadaima, Okaeri - CrunchyrollThe Unofficial Guide To The Omegaverse - Basic Explanation - WattpadOmegaverse - WikipediaWhisper Me a Love Song - HIDIVEWatch The Many Sides of Voice Actor Radio - Crunchyroll
Classic Trope Shit:
Watch THE NEW GATE - CrunchyrollWatch Studio Apartment, Good Lighting, Angel Included - CrunchyrollWatch Unnamed Memory - CrunchyrollWatch A Salad Bowl of Eccentrics - CrunchyrollWatch As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I'll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World - CrunchyrollWatch Chillin’ in Another World with Level 2 Super Cheat Powers - Crunchyroll
We don’t do this shit in 2024:
Watch An Archdemon's Dilemma: How to Love Your Elf Bride - CrunchyrollWatch NIJIYON ANIMATION - Crunchyroll
Pretty Great:
Watch Grandpa and Grandma Turn Young Again - CrunchyrollWatch Train to the End of the World - CrunchyrollオリジナルTVアニメーション『終末トレインどこへいく？』ノンクレジットオープニング｜中島怜「GA-TAN GO-TON」【TVアニメは好評放送中！】Watch KONOSUBA -God's blessing on this wonderful world! - CrunchyrollWatch Spice and Wolf: MERCHANT MEETS THE WISE WOLF - CrunchyrollWatch Kaiju No. 8 - CrunchyrollThe Dangers in My Heart - HIDIVE
 Shows I honestly haven’t started:
Watch Tonari no Yokai-san - CrunchyrollWatch HIGHSPEED Étoile - CrunchyrollWatch The Banished Former Hero Lives as He Pleases - CrunchyrollWatch Mysterious Disappearances - CrunchyrollWatch Astro Note - CrunchyrollWatch I Was Reincarnated as the 7th Prince so I Can Take My Time Perfecting My Magical Ability - CrunchyrollWatch Vampire Dormitory - CrunchyrollWatch Gods' Games We Play - CrunchyrollWatch WIND BREAKER - CrunchyrollWatch BARTENDER Glass of God - CrunchyrollWatch Re:Monster - CrunchyrollChapters:
(00:00) - Mastodon Non-Profit
(03:49) - Destiny 2 Un-sunsetting
(16:22) - Horizon Forbidden West
(18:31) - Anime Pickup Spring 2024

Beyonce, the Winter 2024 Anime Season, and life's most important question: Why does Phil Spencer keep opening his mouth?
Show Notes:
We don’t need to talk about it but Suzume is now on Netflix so everyone should watch it:
https://twitter.com/netflix/status/1776263617974841453Cowboy Carter:
COWBOY CARTER by BeyoncéLyrics for Beyoncé’s New Album ‘COWBOY CARTER’ | GeniusCowboy Carter: This Ain’t Country — Switched On PopBeyoncé: Cowboy Carter Album Review | PitchforkWinter 2024 Anime Wrapup:
Dropped:Watch Delusional Monthly Magazine - CrunchyrollWatch Sasaki and Peeps - CrunchyrollWatch The Strongest Tank's Labyrinth Raids -A Tank with a Rare 9999 Resistance Skill Got Kicked from the Hero's Party- - CrunchyrollWatch Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable! - CrunchyrollWatch Classroom of the Elite - CrunchyrollWatch The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic - CrunchyrollWatch The Weakest Tamer Began a Journey to Pick Up Trash - CrunchyrollWatch 'Tis Time for "Torture," Princess - CrunchyrollWatch Doctor Elise: The Royal Lady with the Lamp - CrunchyrollWatch Fluffy Paradise - CrunchyrollKept:Watch A Sign of Affection - CrunchyrollWatch Mr. Villain's Day Off - CrunchyrollDelicious in Dungeon - NetflixWatch The Unwanted Undead Adventurer - CrunchyrollWatch The Foolish Angel Dances with the Devil - CrunchyrollWatch 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy! - CrunchyrollWatch Solo Leveling - CrunchyrollWatch Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki - CrunchyrollWatch Villainess Level 99: I May Be the Hidden Boss But I'm Not the Demon Lord - CrunchyrollWhy does Phil Spencer keep opening his mouth:
Phil Spencer wants Epic Games Store and others on Xbox consoles - PolygonA handheld Xbox is the dream, says Microsoft gaming chief Phil Spencer - PolygonSome Publishers Reportedly Not Sure Why They Should Keep Supporting XboxEXCLUSIVE: Xbox President Sarah Bond has set up a new team dedicated to game preservation and forward compatibility | Windows CentralChapters:
(00:00) - New Chapter
(01:06) - Cowboy Carter
(25:29) - Winter 2024 Anime Wrapup
(38:00) - Why does Phil Spencer keep opening his mouth?

Classic Rap Albums, Microtransactions, Games Reviews, and we go shopping for a gaming PC.
Show Notes:
Madvillainy 20th anniversary:
Searching for Tomorrow: The Story of Madlib and DOOM's Madvillainyhttps://web.archive.org/web/20240203032745/https://pitchfork.com/features/article/9478-searching-for-tomorrow-the-story-of-madlib-and-dooms-madvillainy/ -> Archive.org link in case Conde Nast does a Conde NastDragon Dogma 2:
Four Thoughts on Dragon's Dogma - RemapDragon’s Dogma 2 has surprise microtransactions, and players are angry - PolygonDragon's Dogma 2 - PS5/Xbox Series X/S and PC - Digital Foundry Tech ReviewAnti-Cheat Conversation:
Apex Legends finals postponed after suffering unprecedented hackMicrosoft quietly added an anti-cheat game feature to Windows 10 - The VergeWHY WAS THIS REMOVED, WHY IS ANTI-CHEAT ALL THIRD PARTY?packetcat’s video game corner:
Banishers: Ghosts of New EdenMusic corner:
Future & Metro Boomin - WE DON’T TRUST YOUFour Tet - ThreeSofia Kourtesis - MadresWaxahatchee - Tigers BloodScHoolboy Q - BLUE LIPSMatt Champion - Mika’s LaundryKnxwledgepacketcat’s book corner:
Translation State by Ann LeckieBetween the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi CoatesHood Feminism by Mikki KendallThe Wretched of the Earth by Frantz FanonChapters:(00:56) - Madvillainy 20th Anniversary
(12:27) - Dragon's Dogma 2
(25:38) - Anti-Cheat Conversation
(37:11) - Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden
(43:28) - Music Recommendations
(57:25) - Book Corner

A Business Update Podcast, Bad Ubisoft Games, Vice going down, and unexpected federation talk.
Show Notes:Xbox News Follow Up:
Pentiment, Hi-Fi Rush, Sea of Thieves among first Xbox exclusives to hit other consolesSkull and Bones:
Skull And Bones review: an exceptionally boring live service shipping sim | Rock Paper ShotgunQuadrubisoft's Quadruple-A Quadswallop (The Jimquisition)RIP Vice.com:
Behind the Blog: VICE’s Legacy and the Idea That ‘The Internet Is Forever’Vice Media to Lay Off Hundreds of Workers - The New York TimesCorporate-Owned Journalism Is Dead, Long Live Independent Sites - AftermathHow Google is killing independent sites like ours - HouseFreshRascal NewsCristian’s Music Corner:
2093 (P2) by YeatSadiq’s Books and Games Corner:
Review: The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi by Shannon ChakrabortyReview: Babel by R.F KuangReview – Like A Dragon: Infinite WealthChapters:
(04:17) - Xbox Showcase Update
(15:32) - Skulls and Bones
(23:38) - Vice Shutting Down
(40:40) - Media Recommendations

Sadiq is sick of discourse, Cristian is just sick. We talk about Xbox going third party, the new Love Live Gacha Game, Crunchryoll removing digital purchases, Disney investing into Epic, and Death Stranding for Mac.
Show Notes:Xbox Going Third Party:
What, Exactly, Is Xbox Thinking? - RemapWhat Does Xbox Even Mean Anymore? - AftermathWhat would an Xbox without console exclusives even look like? - Ars TechnicaLive Love School Idol Festival 2:
Love Live School Idol Festival 2 Miracle Live Starts and Ends in 2024 - SiliconeraAnnouncellation: Entertainment Media Is Losing Its Mind (The Jimquisition)Crunchyroll Shutting Down Funimation and Deleting All Digital Purchases:
Sony is erasing digital libraries that were supposed to be accessible “forever” - Ars TechnicaDisney investing into Epic:
Fortnite Is My Favorite Interoperable Ecosystem - Aftermath Death Stranding for Mac:
Death Stranding's iOS and MacOS ports are a mixed bag - EurogamerSadiq’s Book Corner:
Review: Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky ChambersReview: The Galaxy, and the Ground Within by Becky ChambersCristian’s Music Recommendation:
‎Lonestar Luchador - Album by That Mexican OT - Apple MusicChapters:

(00:04) - Xbox Going Third Party
(23:12) - Love Live School Idol Festival 2
(33:35) - Funimation Merging With Crunchyroll
(43:13) - Disney Investing Into Epic
(47:08) - Death Stranding For Mac
(54:17) - Media Recommendations