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Sadiq Saif, Cristian Colocho — Fri, 27 Jun 2025 21:57:05 -0400

We talk about Summer Game Fest, the changing Games media landscape, and talk about some recent games we’ve been playing.

Show Notes:

Nobody Should Play Splitgate 2:

Nice Hat, Loser - Aftermath

Fuck the British:

How Relooted, A Game About Reclaiming African Artifacts From Western Museums, Ended Up Being Shown By A White Guy At Summer Game Fest - Aftermath

Big Games Media is probably dead, unless it’s IGN:

Games We Played

DOOM: The Dark Ages
Assassin’s Creed: Shadows
Final Fantasy 14 (did you know it has an award winning free trial up until level 70?)
- XIV on Mac

Chapters:

(02:05) - Summer Game Fest 2025
(14:21) - Giant Bomb / Polygon
(36:52) - Games We're Playing

Creators & Guests

Sadiq Saif - Host
Cristian Colocho - Host

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shades of shades of brown

Sadiq Saif, Cristian Colocho — Fri, 17 Jan 2025 18:47:45 -0500

We talk about a bad book, then take a trip to Puerto Rico to talk about the new Bad Bunny album but really just use it as a vehicle to talk about modern colonization.

Show Notes:

Heavenly Tyrant by Xiran Jay Zhao

Bad Bunny - DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS

Chapters:

(00:02) - Cristian takes an L
(05:08) - Heavenly Tyrant by Xiran Jay Zhao
(19:02) - Bad Bunny - DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS

Creators & Guests

Sadiq Saif - Host
Cristian Colocho - Host

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listen, i know how to phish

Sadiq Saif, Cristian Colocho — Sun, 22 Dec 2024 12:56:19 -0500

We do our year end wrap up, and talk about the best Music and Games of 2024.

Show Notes:

Albums of the Year 2024

Sadiq’s Albums of the Year

Cristian’s Albums of the Year 2024

Performance of the Year

Doechii: Tiny Desk Concert

IDK if we have albums we’re looking forward too but

Ichiko Aoba - Luminescent Creatures

Games of the Year 2024

Sadiq’s Games of the Year

Cristian’s Games of the Year

Starfield: Shattered Space
Destiny 2: The Final Shape
Cyberpunk 2.0
Black Ops 6
Tears of the Kingdom

Postscript: Neither Dave Chapelles or SexyReds politicial views are endorsed by either of us, to make it super clear.

(01:36) - Albums of The Year
(38:50) - Video Games of The Year

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allegedly i'll obtain it

Sadiq Saif, Cristian Colocho — Sat, 14 Dec 2024 17:03:02 -0500

We talk briefly about the Game Awards, then we discuss Kendrick Lamar’s GNX.

Show Notes:

Twitter Fingers Turn To Trigger Fingers

Drake alleges UMG falsely inflated Kendrick Lamar's 'Not Like Us' | AP News

No Skill Trees

Sadiq Saif, Cristian Colocho — Tue, 10 Sep 2024 19:08:14 -0400

We talk about Star Wars Outlaws, King of The Mischievous South Vol. 2, and Journalists leaving their jobs to go full time Youtuber.

Show Notes:

Tumblr & WordPress:

Star Wars Outlaws:

Buy Star Wars Outlaws Gold Edition on PC & More | Ubisoft Store
Star Wars Outlaws review: a perfectly ok bit of star war | Rock Paper Shotgun
Game Launchers (Epic Games and Ubisoft)
Sadiq’s Andor review
Episode 00 – Welcome to Ctrl, Alt, Access

Denzel Curry - King of The Mischievous South Vol. 2

Doechii

Becca Farsace

Why I left The Verge

Better Offline:

Chapters:

0:00:04 - Tumblr Switching to WordPress
00:06:30 - Star Wars Outlaws
00:26:55 - The Music Hour
00:39:32 - Becca Farsace Leaving The Verge

(00:04) - Tumblr Switching to WordPress
(06:30) - Star Wars Outlaws
(26:55) - The Music Hour
(39:32) - Becca Farsace Leaving The Verge

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its still ac dual band

Sadiq Saif, Cristian Colocho — Wed, 26 Jun 2024 09:02:46 -0400

We talk about Destiny 2: The final Shape, and we 4 weeks after the fact talk about Summer Game Fest 2024.

Show Notes:

Destiny 2 The Final Shape:

Sony State of Play May 2024

Every big announcement from PlayStation's new State of Play

Summer Game Fest:

Chapters:

(03:00) - Destiny 2: The Final Shape
(28:33) - Summer Game Fest 2024

(03:00) - Destiny 2: The Final Shape
(28:33) - Summer Game Fest 2024

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thicker than a snicker

Sadiq Saif, Cristian Colocho — Sun, 26 May 2024 22:05:54 -0400

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 Beef

Microsoft Fuckups:

(00:01) - Drake versus Kendrick
(01:03:40) - Microsoft Shutting Down Studios

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Two Tops are an Empty Sandwich

Sadiq Saif, Cristian Colocho — Wed, 01 May 2024 09:44:28 -0400

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?):

Horizon Forbidden West

packetcat's review of the game

Anime Pickup Spring 2024:

Actually Gay:

Classic Trope Shit:

We don’t do this shit in 2024:

Pretty Great:

Shows I honestly haven’t started:

Chapters:

(00:00) - Mastodon Non-Profit
(03:49) - Destiny 2 Un-sunsetting
(16:22) - Horizon Forbidden West
(18:31) - Anime Pickup Spring 2024

(00:00) - Mastodon Non-Profit
(03:49) - Destiny 2 Un-sunsetting
(16:22) - Horizon Forbidden West
(18:31) - Anime Pickup Spring 2024

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Phil Spencers Vision Trip

Sadiq Saif, Cristian Colocho — Tue, 09 Apr 2024 12:01:01 -0400

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/1776263617974841453

Cowboy Carter:

Winter 2024 Anime Wrapup:

Why does Phil Spencer keep opening his mouth:

Chapters:

(00:00) - New Chapter
(01:06) - Cowboy Carter
(25:29) - Winter 2024 Anime Wrapup
(38:00) - Why does Phil Spencer keep opening his mouth?

(00:00) - New Chapter
(01:06) - Cowboy Carter
(25:29) - Winter 2024 Anime Wrapup
(38:00) - Why does Phil Spencer keep opening his mouth?

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Gaming PC Recommendations

Sadiq Saif, Cristian Colocho — Tue, 26 Mar 2024 11:56:08 -0400

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 Madvillainy
- https://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 Nast

Dragon Dogma 2:

Anti-Cheat Conversation:

Apex Legends finals postponed after suffering unprecedented hack
Microsoft quietly added an anti-cheat game feature to Windows 10 - The Verge
- WHY WAS THIS REMOVED, WHY IS ANTI-CHEAT ALL THIRD PARTY?

packetcat’s video game corner:

Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden

Music corner:

packetcat’s book corner:

Chapters:

(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

(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

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Cohost is bad

Sadiq Saif, Cristian Colocho — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 10:18:07 -0500

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 consoles

Skull and Bones:

RIP Vice.com:

Cristian’s Music Corner:

2093 (P2) by Yeat

Sadiq’s Books and Games Corner:

Chapters:

(04:17) - Xbox Showcase Update
(15:32) - Skulls and Bones
(23:38) - Vice Shutting Down
(40:40) - Media Recommendations

(04:17) - Xbox Showcase Update
(15:32) - Skulls and Bones
(23:38) - Vice Shutting Down
(40:40) - Media Recommendations

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100 feet in my face

Sadiq Saif, Cristian Colocho — Tue, 13 Feb 2024 11:49:38 -0500

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:

Live Love School Idol Festival 2:

Crunchyroll Shutting Down Funimation and Deleting All Digital Purchases:

Sony is erasing digital libraries that were supposed to be accessible “forever” - Ars Technica

Disney 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 - Eurogamer

Sadiq’s Book Corner:

Cristian’s Music Recommendation:

‎Lonestar Luchador - Album by That Mexican OT - Apple Music

Chapters:

(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

(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

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i am sick of palworld discourse

Sadiq Saif, Cristian Colocho — Tue, 30 Jan 2024 09:28:24 -0500

Anime without fanservice, Palworld discourse, cool murder mystery games, and books.

Show Notes:

Anime Follow Up:

Watch Frieren: Beyond Journey's End - Crunchyroll

Palworld:

Jubensha:

Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth:

Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth review: thank goodness for Yakuza | Rock Paper Shotgun
Love to hang out with my good friend Ichiban

Books:

Media Recommendations:

Chapters:

(00:33) - Frieren: Beyond Journey's End
(10:35) - Palworld
(20:47) - Jubensha
(30:06) - Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth
(37:22) - Sadiq's Book Corner
(43:33) - Media Recomendations

(00:33) - Frieren: Beyond Journey's End
(10:35) - Palworld
(20:47) - Jubensha
(30:06) - Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth
(37:22) - Sadiq's Book Corner
(43:33) - Media Recomendations

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goes hard in the paint with your mom

Sadiq Saif, Cristian Colocho — Mon, 15 Jan 2024 11:19:37 -0500

Alan Wake 2, Remedy Games, and the 2024 Winter Season Anime Pickup.

Sadiq Talks About Alan Wake 2:

Sadiq’s Review
Mechanics
- Weak Combat
- Mind Palace shit is surprisingly fun and satisfying
Narrative
- The Dark Place
- AWEs, Parautilarians, Federal Bureau of Control
- Questioning Reality
- Warlin Door!!
  - RIP LANCE REDDICK
Music
- Anger’s Remorse
- Herald of Darkness
Comparisons to other Remedy games (Control, Quantum Break, AW1)
The Musical Level with Sam Lake starring as Sam Lake playing Alex Casey who was once Max Payne but due to IP rights is now known as Alex Casey, played by Sam Lake.

The “Winter 2024 Anime Pickup” list:

Cringe:

Hard in the paint:

Maybe hard, maybe cringe:

Could watch in front of your mom:

Chapters:

(00:43) - New Show!
(03:02) - Alan Wake 2
(33:15) - Winter 2024 Anime Pickup

(00:43) - New Show!
(03:02) - Alan Wake 2
(33:15) - Winter 2024 Anime Pickup

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