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NEWS/TOPICS:
* Nintendo Switch Battery Life and Play Modes Confirmed
* Splatoon 2 Announced for Nintendo Switch, Due for Release This Summer
* Nintendo Switch Controllers Prices and Details
* Ultra Street Fighter 2 Announced for Switch, Has New Characters and Mode
* King of Fighters ’98, Metal Slug 3 and More Neo Geo Games Coming To Switch
* Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Dated for Xbox One/PC, Physical Xbox One/PS4 Versions Coming
* Yakuza 0 Review Roundup
* Trump’s proposed trade tariff could impact the price of consoles, games in the US
* Trump’s Travel Policy: Video Game Industry Group Responds
* PS4 Patch 4.50’s Boost Mode Improves Games That Aren’t Pro-Enabled
* E3 is open to the public this year, 15,000 tickets go on sale Monday
* Steam Greenlight Is Dead, Long Live Steam Direct
* Mortal Kombat/Street Fighter Crossover Game Sounds Unlikely, But Not Ruled Out
* Nioh DLC And Free Updates Detailed
* Crash Bandicoot Trilogy Remaster May Not Be PS4 Exclusive
* Syphon Filter: Logan’s Shadow

Hart & Usagi #80: Shadow of Logan

Posted by HartKnight on March 2, 2017

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Episode 80 of the Hart & Usagi Podcast is here! We chat about a variety of topics like the Nintendo Switch, recently played Syphon Filter: Logan’s Shadow, E3 now being open to the public, and more.

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Games Finished In 2016

Posted by HartKnight on January 17, 2017

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The list below shows every game that I finished in 2016. The total number comes to only 13. That’s down 9 from 2015.

The highest month was January with three games finished. The monthly average throughout the year was 1.08.

1. Gauntlet: Slayer Edition (PS+) – 1/3
2. Donkey Kong Country (SNES) – 1/19
3. Hotline Miami (PS3) – 1/28
4. Jak 3 (PS2) – 2/8
5. Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception via Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection (PS4) – 3/15
6. Doom 3 via Doom 3: BFG Edition (PS3) – 6/24
7. Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil via Doom 3: BFG Edition (PS3) – 7/5
8. Doom 3: The Lost Mission via Doom 3: BFG Edition (PS3) – 7/19
9. Max Payne 3 (PS3) – 8/10
10. Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell (PS3) – 8/29
11. Adventure Island (GB) – 9/6
12. Infamous 2 (PS3) – 9/30
13. Mortal Kombat II (SNES) – 10/15

Hart & Usagi #75: Space Suplex

Posted by HartKnight on April 13, 2016

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In this episode of the Hart & Usagi Podcast we talk about Street Fighter V, Mortal Kombat secret arcade menus, “PlayStation 4.5,” and more. Also, we chat about WrestleMania 32 in a @SpaceSuplex segment at the beginning of the show.

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NEWS:
* WrestleMania 32
* RAW from April 4th
* Supreme Court Justice Who Ruled in Landmark Video Game Decision Dies
* Another Step Forward for Game Preservation: The National Videogame Museum Opening in April
* Street Fighter 5 March Update Release Date Confirmed, DLC Characters Free Until Real Money Shop Added
* Ys VIII has a female protagonist
* Should You Get Mega Man Legacy Collection for the Nintendo 3DS?
* Mortal Kombat’s Secret Menus Discovered 20 Years Later
* Nintendo Explains Why SNES Games Will Only Run On New 3DS
* Yakuza 0 Coming to America and Europe “Early 2017”
* PlayStation 4.5 Is Real, Says Report

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Mike: @usagi704 | Domain of Usagi704

NEWS/TOPICS:
* Street Fighter 5 Tones Down Focus on Female Bodies
* Nintendo NX Is a Console/Mobile Hybrid, Has “Industry-Leading” Tech – Report
* Sony Has No First Party PS Vita Games in Development: First Party Strategy Focused on PS4
* Sega subtly pulls all mention of Yakuza 5 November release date
* Uncharted 4 Multiplayer to Include Microtransactions “From the Outset”
* Destiny Microtransactions and Expansions Can Co-Exist, Activision Says
* California Now Has The Nation’s Best Digital Privacy Law
* Senate Passes CISA Surveillance Bill 74-21
* Judges selected for FCC net neutrality legal battle
* Republican lawmakers weigh in on FCC’s net neutrality court case
* PS4 Exclusive The King of Fighters XIV Gets New Trailer: Reveals Leona and Chang Koehan
* US Gamers’ Political Views Detailed in New Study
* See Canceled Mortal Kombat HD Screenshot
* Nintendo Reveals Official Female Link, and She’s Coming to Hyrule Warriors

Purchase Stats 2015

Posted by HartKnight on January 3, 2016

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The following stats are for all of my video game purchases throughout 2015.

Total number of games: 40
Amount bought increased by 21 from 2014.

9 New games^ (22.5%)
25 Used games (62.5%)
6 Downloadable games* (15%)

16 PS3
Blades of Time^
Mortal Kombat (Komplete Edition)
Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell^
Kamen Rider: Battride War^
Kamen Rider: Battride War II^
Ultra Street Fighter IV^
Guerrilla War*
Ikari III: The Rescue*
Ikari Warriors*
Vanguard*
Victory Road*
Captain America: Super Soldier
Call of Duty: World at War
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Call of Duty: Black Ops
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

7 PS4
Infamous: Second Son^
The Pinball Arcade^
Injustice: Gods Among Us – Ultimate Edition
Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris*
Shadow Warrior^
Watch Dogs
Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection^

4 GBA
The Revenge of Shinobi
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Battle Nexus
Sega Arcade Gallery
Rayman: 10th Anniversary

3 PS
Street Fighter: The Movie
Iron Man / X-O Manowar in Heavy Metal
Ray Tracers

3 GB
Dracula Densetsu II
Adventure Island
The King of Fighters ’96

2 PS2
ICO
Medal of Honor: Vanguard

1 SAT
Outrun

1 WII
Super Smash Bros. Brawl

1 GBC
NHL Blades of Steel 2000

1 SNES
Dirt Trax FX

1 GC
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

10 MISC.
PS2 Component cables
Saturn (import gray)
Saturn S-Video cables
PS2 memory cards (2 red)
PS1 memory cards (2 black)
PlayStation 2 (model 2; silver)
PS2 controller (silver)
PS4 controller (gray)
PS4 controller (white)
PlayStation 4 (black)

Hart & Usagi #71: Linkle

Posted by HartKnight on November 18, 2015

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In this new episode of the Hart & Usagi Podcast we talk about the Street Fighter V scandal, Yakuza 5’s mystery release date for North America, and, among other things, a rant on the nonsense study/survey asking the political views of gamers.

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NEWS/TOPICS:
* Mortal Kombat X for Xbox 360/PlayStation 3 Canceled
* Mega Man Movie is in Development at Fox
* 20 Brilliant Things About PlayStation
* Wow, Umihara Kawase games coming to PC
* Nintendo’s cracking down on speedrunning and ROM hacking videos
* 3 ways the original PlayStation changed gaming forever
* TGS 2015: Sony Reveals Fresh New PS4 Wireless Headset, Controllers, HDD Bay Covers
* Edge Special List: The 100 Greatest Video Games
* Former ESPN Host Criticizes Gaming Again
* Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5 Day One Update Is Reportedly Bigger Than Game Itself
* Burnout Spiritual Successor Teased By Ex-Criterion Founders
* New Street Fighter V Character Laura Leaked
* What Are the Best Video Game Remakes?

Hart & Usagi #70: Feel The Electricity

Posted by HartKnight on October 7, 2015

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It’s time for another scintillating Hart & Usagi Podcast episode. We talk about Edge’s top 100 video games list, Nintendo against Fair Use, and the greatness of the original PlayStation among other topics.

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