Hart & Usagi #124: The Correct Klonoa

In episode 124 we talk about the Max Payne remakes, playing Elden Ring and map updates, Space Suplex podcast wrestling topics, and much more.

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TOPICS:

• Max Payne 1 & 2 remakes are coming from Remedy Entertainment
• Certain digital PS3 and Vita titles are “expiring” and no one knows why
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge – 11 minutes of gameplay, original voice actors and physical edition announced
• KLONOA Phantasy Reverie Series for PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, and PC launches July 7 in Japan, July 8 worldwide
• Nintendo accused of firing employee for supporting unionization
• GTA: San Andreas multiplayer mods continue to thrive in the age of GTA Online – but why?
• PS5 Variable Refresh Rate support system software update due out this week
• Sony to require limited-time game trials for PlayStation titles priced $34 and above – report
• Fei Long will never return to Street Fighter according to SFV composer
• Elden Ring’s map has been quietly changing with every patch

SPACE SUPLEX TOPICS:

• 10 Weird Matches You Forgot Happened In WCW
• 9 Wrestlers Who Only Had 1 Match On WWE PPV
• Brian Cage Talks Back And Forth Negotiations With WWE And Insulting Feedback
• 5 WWE Wrestlers Who Should Beat Roman Reigns (& 5 Who Shouldn’t)
• REPORT: KUSHIDA no longer with WWE
• Cody Rhodes Reflects On ‘Not Correct’ AEW Booking Decision
• AEW and NJPW to present “Forbidden Door” pay-per-view from Chicago in June
• “An Evening with Bret Hart” notes – favorite match, ’80s drug scene, praise for CM Punk
• REPORT: WWE releases include Dakota Kai, Malcolm Bivens, Dexter Lumis, Harland, Persia Pirotta

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** Steve’s new albums Pattern Reassemble and Anachronism

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Hart & Usagi #119: Reassemble

** Pattern Reassemble out now! **

In episode 119 we welcome Steve back to talk about the Rockstar Games’ definitive screw up on their Grand Theft Auto trilogy, how to pronounce “Eschatos,” Space Suplex podcast wrestling topics, and much more.

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TOPICS:

• Neo Geo fighting game Rage of the Dragons coming to PS4, Xbox One, and Switch
• Breakers Collection delayed to Q1 2022, closed beta test set for January 2022
• Continued chip shortage will result in Nintendo manufacturing 20% fewer Switch consoles
• Shoot ’em up ESCHATOS coming to PS4, Switch
• Windjammers 2 adds Xbox One version, ‘Sammy Ho and Jordi Costa’ trailer
• GTA Trilogy: The Definitive Edition PC version pulled from sale, customers demand refunds
• Rockstar Games apologizes for Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition technical issues, announces update plans
• First GTA: Trilogy – The Definitive Edition title update released

SPACE SUPLEX TOPICS:

• CM Punk Confirms AEW Debut Almost Went Much Differently Than Fans Witnessed
• Ring Of Honor Announces Hiatus Until April 2022, All Talent Released From Contracts
• AEW’s Jim Ross Is Planning To Open A Weed Farm
• Tony Khan Says AEW Wants To ‘Build A Great Library Of Content’ Before Launching A Streaming Service
• 9 Huge Problems AEW Must Fix In 2022
• Ember Moon, Franky Monet, B-FAB, Oney Lorcan, Gran Metalik released by WWE
• REPORT: Keith Lee, Karrion Kross, Nia Jax, Davey Boy Smith Jr., Eva Marie released by WWE
• Taya Valkyrie Urges Fans To Stop Supporting WWE Following Latest Wave Of Releases
• Drake Maverick, Hit Row, John Morrison, Jaxson Ryker, Tegan Nox released from WWE

** Steve’s Playlist

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Hart & Usagi #118

In episode 118 we talk about the Game Boy Advance Castlevania games getting ports to current consoles, ResetEra being sold for millions, how to pronounce “Gleylancer,” Space Suplex podcast wrestling topics, and much more.

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TOPICS:

• Cotton Guardian Force Saturn Tribute, Cotton 100%, and Panorama Cotton coming west in 2021
• Looks like the PS4 CMOS Battery issue has been fixed with a firmware update
• Disney Classic Games Collection: Aladdin, The Lion King, and The Jungle Book announced for PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC
• Castlevania Advance Collection announced for PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC; now available
• Activision Blizzard to pay $18 million settlement after being sued by US employment commission
• Classic shoot ’em up Gleylancer coming to PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, and Switch on October 15
• Gearbox Software gets a new president as Randy Pitchford moves to head up Gearbox Studios team
• There’s a SpongeBob Squarepants Xbox Series X now, because of course there is
• ResetEra gaming forum sold for $4.5 million
• Steam has banned games based on blockchain tech with NFTs, but Epic seems down with adding them to its store
• Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition launches November 11

SPACE SUPLEX TOPICS:

• The Demon from WCW returned at Impact’s Slammiversary.
• 8 Ways That Kevin Dunn Is Helping To Ruin WWE
• AEW and Owen Hart Foundation announce partnership, annual tournament
• AEW Dynamite moving to TBS on January 5, 2022, Rampage to remain on TNT
• AEW Dynamite Draw With Kenny Omega Was Bryan Danielson’s First-Ever Five Star Match
• Pat McAfee Jokes About WWE Stars Getting Stuck In Saudi Arabia, Happy He’s Not Going
• Michelle McCool & 9 Other Wrestler Names You Won’t Believe Are Real
• AEW unveils TBS Championship for the women’s division

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Hart & Usagi #97: Corsi Takes Leave

In episode 97 we chat about Street Fighter V: Champion Edition, Google Stadia reviews, best 50 games of this decade, and more.

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TOPICS:
* Sony Interactive Entertainment Global Second Party Games head Gio Corsi leaves PlayStation
* “A liar and a bully”: Blizzard’s company values no longer matter to protesting fans
* Overwatch Director Jeff Kaplan Just Threw in His Support for Blitzchung
* Blizzard president clarifies decision to ban Hearthstone player and two casters over Hong Kong controversy
* Street Fighter V: Champion Edition announced alongside DLC character Gill
* Leaked PlayStation 5 dev kit photo hits the internet
* Guilty Gear 20th Anniversary Pack coming to North America
* Google Stadia reviews round-up, all the scores
* The best video games of the decade – the top 50 games from 2010-2020, ranked

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Hart & Usagi #89: Phone Club

On episode 89 of the Hart & Usagi Podcast we chat about a variety of topics like Telltale breaking labor laws, breaking and entering to play the NES, and more.

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TOPICS:
* Only ’80s Kids Remember: Breaking Into Houses to Get an NES Fix
* Sony Says It Has Fixed the PlayStation 4 Message Bug That’s Been Causing Consoles to Crash
* Red Dead Redemption 2’s 100-Hour Weeks Are Nothing New for Rockstar
* Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition update will improve the speed of the game’s inputs
* Castlevania: Symphony of the Night On PS4 Won’t Have The Iconic “What Is A Man?” Scene
* Telltale hit with class-action lawsuit for breaking labor laws
* PS Vita Production in Japan Will End in 2019, No Successor Planned
* Capcom Beat ‘Em Up Bundle Smashes its Way to PlayStation 4
* The PlayStation Classic is Going to Have a Much Harder Time Selling its Nostalgia Next to the SNES Classic

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Purchase Stats 2016

The following stats are for all of my video game purchases throughout 2016.

Total number of games: 30
Amount bought decreased by 10 from 2015.

18 PS4 (60%)
DMC
Hotline Miami
Wolfenstein: The Old Blood
Assassin’s Creed Syndicate
Batman: Arkham Knight
Bloodborne
Far Cry 4
Just Cause 3
Wolfenstein: The New Order
Broken Sword 5: The Serpent’s Cruse
Transformers: Devastation
Grand Theft Auto V
Ratchet & Clank
Dark Souls III
Doom
Mafia III
Rise of the Tomb Raider
Wild Guns Reloaded

1 PSP (4%)
Kamen Rider Chou Climax Heroes

4 PS3 (13%)
Painkiller: Hell & Damnation
Yakuza 5
Far Cry Compilation
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Danger of the Ooze

2 PC (7%)
The King of Fighters 2002: Unlimited Match
Strife

5 GBA (16%)
Island Xtreme Stunts
Stuntman
SSX Tricky
American Dragon: Jake Long – Rise of the Huntsclan
Tak 2: The Staff of Dreams

1 MISC.
SNES Capcom Soldier Pad

******

I also bought myself one last game in the final week of 2016 which is included in the stats above. It’s Nastume’s Wild Guns Reloaded!

The Movie Boys Best Their Buys

To take a line from Jim Sterling’s movie podcast, it’s time for the Movie Boys. I have here three new movie purchases.

First up is DOA: Dead or Alive. It’s over the top and ridiculous, but that’s to be expected if you know anything about the Dead or Alive gaming series (volleyballs and all). Kevin Nash as Bass Armstrong is the very best thing about this film. I watched it on a second viewing for him alone and it was totally worth it.

The Lost Boys was another movie I was reminded of by a review podcast. This one is called Say You Love Satan (and you know you do) and they talk about the horror genre. As you know, I’m not much into horror, but The Lost Boys is one movie that stuck with me that I saw growing up.

The third film is the 2003 remake of Freaky Friday starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan. I think Curtis steals the show here. Sadly I had to settle for the DVD release from the same year.

Don’t think I forgot about the games because I got you covered. I was waiting for a good, cheap price for Grand Theft Auto V on the PS4, but it didn’t seem like it was ever going to happen. So I bought the used copy eStarland notified me about that they had in stock. I added Transformers: Devastation to complete the order.

Yesterday on Halloween I was at Best Buy and they had the 2016 Ratchet & Clank game for $20. I got it for $16 thanks to Usagi704 for letting me bum his membership off him for a quick moment.

Hart & Usagi #73: Yakuza Zeroes In

In this new episode of the Hart & Usagi Podcast we talk much about the Yakuza series and specifically the North American release of the 5th game and about the announcement of Yakuza 0. We also touch on Street Fighter V, Tekken 7, Uncharted 4, and more!

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NEWS:
* Last Chance to Play Uncharted 4’s Closed Beta, “No Plans” for Open Beta
* DariusBurst Chronicles Saviours PS4 Review: Taking it Back to the Old School
* Street Fighter’s Akuma Joins Tekken 7 Roster
* Street Fighter V Changes Made “Internally” To Reach Larger Audience
* Street Fighter 5’s Final Launch Character and DLC Fighters Revealed
* Former FCC commissioner drags ISIS into net neutrality fight
* PlayStation 2 on PlayStation 4: The Good, the Bad, the Plain Ol’ Ugly
* Max Payne Rated for PlayStation 4
* These Eight PS2 Games Are Coming to PS4 Tomorrow With 1080p Graphics
* Yakuza 0 Will Get A Physical Release In The West!
* How Dare You Criticize Fallout 4 Jeff Gerstmann!
* Onimusha Meets Dark Souls in Team Ninja’s New PS4 Action Game
* Uncharted 4 Has Branching Dialogue Options in Some Parts

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Hart & Usagi Podcast #58: FPS

This is a special episode of the Hart & Usagi Podcast. We welcome back ebbderelict. Our main discussion will be about first-person shooters. However, beforehand we discuss some news.

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NEWS/TOPICS:
* Top 5 Most Violent Games of 2014, According to Consumer Reports
* Hackers Ruin Christmas for Xbox and PlayStation Users
* CISPA To Be Reintroduced in The House This Week
* ESRB Gives Hatred An Adults Only Rating
* Hotline Miami 2 Designer To Australian Gamer: Just Pirate It
* USgamer Community Question: What’s Your Most Anticipated Game of 2015?
* First-person shooters discussion

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Hart & Usagi Podcast #57: No then Yes

In this new episode of the Hart & Usagi Podcast we discuss the PC game Hatred and Steam removal and reinstatement. We also get into what happened at the PlayStation Experience, the new threat to the Internet called CISA, and more.

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NEWS/TOPICS:
* ‘The Crew’ Will Not Have Launch Problems, Promises Ubisoft
* 20 Brilliant Things About PlayStation
* SEGA & SONY Partner to Launch Yakuza 5 in the West
* Capcom’s Yoshinori Ono Assures Street Fighter V Won’t Be Free-to-Play
* Everything from the PlayStation Experience 2014: Looking Forward, Looking Back
* Sony’s Secret London Shop Selling 20th Anniversary PS4s for £19.94
* Sony Not Thrilled About 20th Anniversary PS4 eBay Sales
* Kmart Australia Joins Target Australia in Pulling ‘GTA V’ From Stores Shelves
* Take-Two: Don’t like GTA? Don’t buy it
* Valve Removes ‘Hatred’ From Steam Greenlight
* Gabe Newell Steps in to Reinstate Controversial Shooter on Steam
* CISA Supporters Use Sony Pictures Security Breach To Push Bill
* EFF Challenges Personal Audio’s ‘Podcasting Patent Claims’ Before the USPTO This Week
* ISPs Admit They Can ‘Live With’ Net Neutrality Rule Changes
* Last Guardian Making Progress Under “Completely New Conditions”
* Teens React to Mega Man: What We’ve Forgotten About “Nintendo Hard” Games

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