Retro 'Rents The Retro Rents

Hosts on Deck: Al, Nick
News:
We're back after a hiatus. Life was a bit TOO life for a while, but we're excited to be back and hanging out with all of you!
We catch up on the releases over the past few months that really caught our eye! (or their own shoelace as they fell on their faces)
Show Highlights:
What game had the worst release of 2023 so far? 
What release this year really stuck the landing? 
What were some of our highlights from the Summer Game Fest and other shows this summer? 
How about some of y'all? What are you looking forward to most this year!
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QotBW -Conclusions/Final thoughts/Shout outsFans
Married to the Games
Tap the Craft

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Hosts on Deck: Al, Nick, Temtem
What's up everyone! On this episode Nick and Al gush about the absolute deluge of games coming out, Steam Next Fest, and Al just can't shut up about Temtem (seriously, it's awesome, go get it). 
Nick gives us a solid look into Moonbreaker, a solid Xcom style scifi game that simulates a tabletop miniatures style, set in a Brandon Sanderson story world. It's currently Early Access but absolutely worth the price of admission.
We talk about the many games that have released since Steam's summer Next Fest (hi Dome Keeper!), and Al talks more about what makes Temtem more addicting and fun than Pokemon has ever been for him. https://crema.gg/games/temtem/ 
More game chat within, plus fun life stories :p enjoy!
Release Highlights 
Upcoming ReleasesNo More Heroes 3 - October 11, PC
Scorn - 10/14 - Will it deliver after numerous delays? 
Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves for PC - 10/19, must grab
Steam Next FestSo many great demos!
Undecember - Awesome Diabloesqe game
Soulstone Survivors - fun ARPG where positioning and timing with skills are important, with roguelike death penalties
Dredge - odd fishing/exploration archaeology in a mysterious archipelago

Skull and Bones…Delayed 3 months.  Is 3 months going to solve what they clearly could not get together in 3+ years?   

 
News
Overwatch 2, launch is a mess of server errors. People seem to be enjoying it when they’re able to play. 
Medieval Dynasty comes to Consoles - 10/6 TODAY
Nier Automata comes to switch 10/6, TODAY
Tomorrow: No Man’s Sky coming to Switch
Chip Wars heat up literally. Overall wait for upgrades or stick with last gen. AMD 7000 series  gets to 95 degrees Celsius (This is normal) Power reqs getting higher. 
Nvidia shows of 40x series MOAR POWER.
Intel shows of their vid cards more reasonable mid-range cards and a stop gap 13k chip set.

Steam Deck no longer needs pre-order now selling at volume.  Dock now available.
 
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QotBW -Conclusions/Final thoughts/Shout outsFans
Married to the Games
Tap the Craft

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Hosts on Deck: Al, Nick, Steam Deck
Hey all! We are BACK (again! lol). Life has been crazy Al's way (and we get into that this episode) but things are leveling out so that we can get BACK in the saddle and bring y'all a steady diet of Retro and Gaming goodness. On this episode, Nick and I gush and deep dive into the Steam Deck (now that we BOTH have one), what we love about it, what we've played on it, etc. 
If you're on the fence about paying for your reservation when the email arrives, check this out (and seriously, if you can afford it? Just buy the damn thing. You will LOVE it.)
 
Movies - Nothing new this month, Al is watching Stranger Things with the oldest daughters. 
Shows - This episode is all games, baby.
Games -
Gamescom2023*Everywhere - Early Access 2023  WTF 2 art styles Cartoony-overwatch/apex style then realism style (Star Cit modern looking)
*Dune-Funcom- Open World MMO beta early access 2023
*Lords of the Fallen
*Hogwarts Legacy
*Tortuga: Pirates Tale
*Under the Waves
*Lies of P (Twisted tale of Pinnochio)
*Atlas Fallen
*Homeworld 3
*Killer Clowns - wow really ?!? lol
*Scars Above


 
2022Splatoon 3 Next Week
*Callisto Protocol - Dec
*New Tales from the Borderlands - Oct 21
*Return to Monkey Island - Sept 19th
*Moonbreaker - early access sept
*Stranded: Alien Dawn- Space Survival like icarus
*Gotham Knights 
*Outlast Trials

News:
Microsoft / ActiBlizz sale finalizing, COD games coming to Game Pass.
 
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Hosts on Deck: Al, Nick, Steam Deck
Hey all! On this episode Nick and I begin to bask in the many game fests that are happening in the next few days! We talk about Sony's State of Play (what wowed and what left us meh) and the now completed Summer Games Fest 2022. There's a lot of great stuff coming our way this summer and fall, and it looks like we're in for a slew of great releases. 
 
Movies - TOPGUN Maverick. - Hear Nick's take on this episode! 
Shows - We chat some Kenobi, some Star Trek Strange New Worlds, and of course, where would we be without STRANGER THINGS!
 
Games - Al "pulls his deck out" and reviews some of the Steam games he's been playing from the couch. Nick recounts his time as a World War 2 Sniper, His time in Tiny Tina's Wonderlands, and Star Citizen Invictus week!
 
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Hosts on Deck: Al, Nick, Steam Deck
Hey all! We're back after a short hiatus and marathon run of two great interview episodes! (Check out our previous two shows where we interview David Lee Homb and Richard Garriott!). Nick gives us a recap of his and Kyle's adventures at PAX East 2022. Al gives a rundown rave and gush on the awesomeness that is the Steam Deck, and more!
 
Stuff we're playing: Steam Deck. Steam Deck. Soundfall on the Steam Deck. W40K: Chaosgate: Demonhunters, Elden Ring
 
News: PAX East 2022 - not as packed as usual years. Several games delayed. 
 
Upcoming Game Releases:
Evil Dead: The Game
Lovecraft’s Untold Stories 2
Vampire: The Masquerade: Swansong - looks interesting, and a first good V:™ RPG in a long time
 
Stuff we're watching: Star Trek: Strange New World
 
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Hosts on Deck: Al, Nick, RICHARD FREAKING GARRIOTT, LORD BRITISH, GAME DESIGNER, ENTREPRENEUR, ASTRONAUT, WORLD EXPLORER, MODERN DA VINCI!
That's right folks! The moment you all know that I've been planning, hoping, waiting for since we started this podcast over four years ago! For any who many not know (though nearly all of you will) Richard is the creator of the Ultima series of video games. His company, Origin (and he as well) created the world's first officially titled MMORPG (Richard actually coined the phrase!) Ultima Online!
We take a ride through Richard's history in the Game industry, do a bit of a deep dive on UO as well. We also talked about many of Richard's incredible adventures as an Explorer and Astronaut. We talk about the recently discovered Endurance Shipwreck, and Shackleton being one of Richard's heroes.
Seriously. This episode is just GOLD for me and Nick, and we hope you all enjoy it as much as we did talking to Richard!
Richard, thank you again for spending time with us, and as always, for sharing the worlds that you and Origin created. 
Links to peruse while you listen:
Richard's Wiki Page!
The Explorer's Club Homepage
Get the Ultima Series on GOG!
Man on a Mission: Richard Garriott's Road To The Stars (Prime Video)
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