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Being video game podcast hosts it's safe to assume that gaming has given us endless, memorable moments and entertainment. With that said it's about time that we shine a spotlight on some of the worst gaming letdowns that we've experienced since we've started gaming!



Level 857 Video Game Podcast Ep-308: What Are Your Worst Gaming Letdowns?

00:00 - Intro

01:30 - Games Played Discussion - Aragami 2, Helldivers 2

08:30 - Choc played Tekken 8 Ranked, FF VII Rebirth

16:50 - Turb & Stal played Unicorn Overlord, God of War: Ragnorok

25:42 - Stikz played Tekken 8 Story Mode, Dust: An Elysian Tail, Asura The Striker

36:40 - Al played Blasphemous 2, Pepper Grinder

39:33 - Indie Game of the Week Spotlight - Mother Russia Bleeds

43:40 - Ubisoft is stripping people's licenses for The Crew weeks after its shutdown

49:40- Nintendo Indie World Showcase Announced For April 17th 2024

1:15:40 - Sonic the Hedgehog 3 finds its Shadow actor in John Wick star Keanu Reeves

1:23:20 - Break: Free Game Giveaway Reminder

1:26:30 - What Are Your Worst Gaming Letdowns?



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Our lists of yet-to-play games have become so ridiculously huge that we figured it was time to ask each other, the Levelheads and even new viewers/listeners for guidance in establishing some much needed order to our out-of-control and seemingly never-ending collection of should've-already-played-games-but-haven't backlogs!



Level 857 Video Game Podcast Ep-307: Help Us Organize Our Endless Video Game Backlogs!

00:00 - Intro

01:15 - Games Played Discussion

36:02 - Indie Game of the Week Spotlight - Spider Heck

39:32 - The Most Iconic Video Game Character of All Time

49:35 - Apple opens the App Store to retro game emulators

55:41 - Forget Everything You Know About Prince Of Persia: Sands Of Time Remake

1:02:08 - “UnlockSwitch” claim they have reverse engineered the MIG Switch and have a clone under way

1:06:37 - Break: Free Game Giveaway Reminder

1:08:41 - Help Us Organize Our Endless Video Game Backlogs!



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In an effort to celebrate deep characterization in games with well written dialog, we list our favorite and quite possibly gaming's best non-silent video game protagonists!



Level 857 Video Game Podcast Ep-306: What Are Our Favorite Non-Silent Gaming Protagonists?

00:00 - Intro

01:37 - Games Played Discussion - Co-op/VS - Mario Kart 8, Aragami 2

10:44 - Choc's Picks - Mortal Kombat 1, Tekken 8, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

23:00 - Al's Picks - Blashphemous 2, Thunder Ray, Tales of Kenzera: Zau

28:50 - Turbo's Picks - Meta Quest 3 Experience: Fruit Ninja, Richie's Plank Experience; God of War: Ragnarok

34:40 - Stikz Picks - Anno: Mutationem, Air Twister, Stellar Blade

44:19 - Stal's Picks - Unicorn Overlord

52:14 - Indie Game of the Week Spotlight - Code of Princess

56:22 - Retro gaming is the only thing I enjoy about video games now

1:03:37 - Devs Reportedly Question Why PS5 Pro Is Happening

1:08:19 - Xbox boss Phil Spencer says multiplatform ‘brand pivot’ partly driven by Gen Z habits

1:13:43 - RESIDENT EVIL 9 POSSIBLY GOING OPEN WORLD, IT’S CLAIMED

1:22:19 - Break: Free Game Giveaway Reminder

1:25:34 - What Are Your Favorite Non-Silent Gaming Protagonists?

2:06:10 - Game Giveaway Winner Announcement!



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For us hosts, most of the best games and IPs that first appeared on Sega and Nintendo made consoles were pivotal in transforming gaming from what was once a passing interest to a permanent pastime hobby. So now it's time we take some of those IPs and go head-to-head in a no-holds barred, winner-take-call extravaganza to determine who created the best franchises!



Level 857 Video Game Podcast Ep-305: It's A Sega VS Nintendo Battle of the IPs Extravaganza!

00:00 - Intro

01:39 - Games Played Discussion

51:19 - Indie Game of the Week Spotlight - Wizard of Legend

59:26 - Break: Free Game Giveaway Reminder

1:02:33 - The Resident Evil Game That Can't Be Remade

1:12:29 - Sea of Stars Celebrates 5 Million Players and Teases 3-Player Couch Co-Op

1:16:24 - Sony's reportedly stopped making any more PS VR2 headsets until it can figure out a way of shifting a pile of unsold VR goggles

1:24:08 - NES Hub announced for Nintendo NES expansion port with Bluetooth controller support

1:30:45 - It's A Sega VS Nintendo Battle of the IPs Extravaganza!



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While the video games industry continues to grow at a healthy pace, it's also recently been plagued by massive layoffs and increasingly longer development times, especially for triple AAA blockbuster titles. In this podcast, we are joined once again by video game, television media legend, Victor Lucas, to discuss whether increasingly longer development times are hurting the games industry in the long term?

Victor Lucas is a much respected, video game television media pioneer and creator/executive producer/co-host of the Electric Playground Network which is home to a variety of content ranging from The Rundown, EP Daily, Reviews on the Run, The Rock and Raygun Awards, Vic's Basement and more! Vic's decades long experience and large footprint within this industry has solidified a permanent spot that ranks him highly among the most honest and trusted voices in the video games media space!

To keep up-to-date with the latest developments from Victor Lucas, check out his links below:

https://www.youtube.com/@EPN

https://twitter.com/Victor_Lucas

https://twitter.com/EPDailyTV

https://t.co/RwffDWPsAV

https://instagram.com/Batwing

https://facebook.com/ReviewsOnTheRun

https://twitter.com/ReviewsOnTheRun

https://facebook.com/VictorLucasFanPage



Level 857 Video Game Podcast Ep-304: Are Long Development Times Killing Gaming? w/ EPN's Victor Lucas!

00:00 - Intro

09:00 - Are Long Development Times Killing Gaming? w/ EPN's Victor Lucas!

1:28:16 - Break: Game Giveaway Reminder

1:32:45 - Indie Game of the Week Spotlight - Conan Chop Chop

1:37:40 - LEGO Mario Kart Sets Announced for 2025 in Celebration of Mario Day 2024

1:47:45 - Warner Bros.’ MultiVersus Finally Has a Re-Release Date

1:55:23 - Street Fighter 6's next playable character Akuma revealed in new trailer

1:59:56 - SPIDER-MAN: THE GREAT WEB TRAILER LEAKED ONLINE

2:04:00 - Games Played Discussion



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Tomm Hulett, the visionary Game Director and Producer at Wayforward, drops in for a Q&A discussion interview, where he shares some of his experience, knowledge and insight as he reveals all the reasons why hungry Contra fans should be excited and well prepared. Why? Because we're gonna get served a side-scrolling, shooter-smorgasbord when the studio's latest project, Contra: Operation Galuga drops on March 12!

Contra: Operation Galuga is a 2 to 4 players co-op, run and gun reimagining of the first Contra and represents a reboot for the franchise with added new characters and exciting gameplay features! With Wayforward's 30 years of proven excellence combined with Tomm's personal experience (which includes the development of Contra 4) it's no surprise why Konami handpicked them to ensure the Contra IP is properly revived for this modern era of gaming!

To keep up-to-date with the latest developments from Tomm and Wayforward, check out the links below:

https://twitter.com/Hypnocrite

https://wayforward.com/news/contra-operation-galuga-available-now

https://www.twitch.tv/wayforwardtv

https://www.discord.gg/wayforward

https://www.youtube.com/wayforward

https://www.instagram.com/wayforwardtech

https://www.facebook.com/wayforward



Level 857 Video Game Podcast Ep-303: We Talk Contra Operation Galuga With Wayforward Director Tomm Hulett!

00:00 - Intro

01:43 - We Talk Contra Operation Galuga With Wayforward Director Tomm Hulett!

1:20:43 - Break: Free Game Giveaway Reminder

1:26:40 - Indie Game of the Week Spotlight - Blasphemous 1 & 2

1:32:33 - Respawn's Star Wars FPS Is Canceled, But Work on Next Jedi Game, Black Panther and Iron Man Will Continue

1:38:47 - Fans Rebuild Two Forgotten F-Zero SNES Games Previously Lost To Time

1:43:57 - Hacker behind GTA 6 leak will be confined to "a secure hospital for life" due to his "intent to return to cybercrime as soon as possible"

1:47:34 - Switch emulator Yuzu is dead: abruptly settles lawsuit with Nintendo for $2.4 million in an enormous blow to console emulation

1:55:11 - Games Played Discussion

2:27:23 - Game Giveaway Winner Announcement



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