Mike and Ting talk about the games announced this summer. Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club Show Notes: Starfield  Starfield Official Gameplay Trailer (YouTube) Interstellar (2014) - IMDb  Physicist who inspired Interstellar spills the backstory—and the scene that makes him cringe | Science Starfield Direct – Gameplay Deep Dive (YouTube) Is No Man's Sky Worth Playing In 2023?  Every Elder Scrolls Game Ranked By Map Size The Director | Left 4 Dead Wiki  Starfield Doesn’t Let You Fly Seamlessly from Space to Planet: ‘That’s Really Just Not that Important’ - IGN X: Beyond the Frontier - Wikipedia  Starfield's robot companion Vasco will say the player's name just like Fallout 4 | GamesRadar+  Starfield predicts a grim fate for Earth, after the community spots this detail - VideoGamer.com  Nintendo  Super Mario Bros. Wonder - Nintendo Direct 6.21.2023 (YouTube)  Why do we say "big brown dog" instead of "brown big dog"? - Wisdom Biscuits New Super Mario Bros. - Super Mario Wiki, the Mario encyclopedia Super Mario Run  Why Puss In Boots 2 Looks So Different To Shrek Super Mario RPG - Nintendo Direct 6.21.2023 (YouTube)  Smash Ultimate leaker explains why Nintendo won’t make Geno a fighter - Dexerto Paper Mario (video game) - Wikipedia Untitled Princess Peach Game - Teaser | Nintendo Direct 2023 (YouTube) Nintendo's backward compatibility Problem... | MVG (YouTube)  Rapid Fire   Baldur’s Gate 3 gets new PC release date, delayed PS5 version - Polygon Divinity: Original Sin 2 Star Trek: Infinite - Gameplay Reveal Trailer Star Trek: Birth of the Federation - Wikipedia  Call of Duty poll says Warzone 1 is much, much better than Warzone 2 | PCGamesN Baby Steps | 2024 | PlayStation 5 and PC (YouTube) Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty — Official Trailer (YouTube)  Should You Play Cyberpunk 2077 Now Or Wait For Phantom Liberty?  Why bike theft needs to be re-criminalised, urgently | Cycling Weekly FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH – Summer Game Fest 2023 Trailer (YouTube) Sonic Superstars - Announce Trailer (YouTube) Penny's Big Breakaway - Announcement Trailer (YouTube) Star Wars Outlaws: Official World Premiere Trailer (YouTube) Marvel's Spider-Man 2 - PS5 Exclusive | PlayStation (US) 

Mike and Ting talk about the games announced this summer. Contact us: <a href="https://twitter.com/lostlevelsclub" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@lostlevelsclub</a> or <a href="mailto:mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club">mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club</a> Show Notes: Starfield <ul> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfYEiTdsyas" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Starfield Official Gameplay Trailer (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0816692/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Interstellar (2014) - IMDb</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.science.org/content/article/physicist-who-inspired-interstellar-spills-backstory-and-scene-makes-him-cringe" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Physicist who inspired Interstellar spills the backstory—and the scene that makes him cringe | Science</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMOPoAq5vIA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Starfield Direct – Gameplay Deep Dive (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.dualshockers.com/is-no-mans-sky-worth-it-2023/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Is No Man's Sky Worth Playing In 2023?</a></li> <li><a href="https://gamerant.com/every-elder-scrolls-game-ranked-map-size/#the-elder-scrolls-adventures-redguard-unknown" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Every Elder Scrolls Game Ranked By Map Size</a></li> <li><a href="https://left4dead.fandom.com/wiki/The_Director" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Director | Left 4 Dead Wiki</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/starfield-seamless-fly-space-to-planet-not-important-todd-howard" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Starfield Doesn’t Let You Fly Seamlessly from Space to Planet: ‘That’s Really Just Not that Important’ - IGN</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X:_Beyond_the_Frontier" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">X: Beyond the Frontier - Wikipedia</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.gamesradar.com/starfields-robot-companion-vasco-will-say-the-players-name-just-like-fallout-4/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Starfield's robot companion Vasco will say the player's name just like Fallout 4 | GamesRadar+</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.videogamer.com/news/starfield-predicts-a-grim-fate-for-earth/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Starfield predicts a grim fate for Earth, after the community spots this detail - VideoGamer.com</a></li> </ul> Nintendo <ul> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JStAYvbeSHc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Super Mario Bros. Wonder - Nintendo Direct 6.21.2023 (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://wisdombiscuits.com/why-do-we-say-big-brown-dog-instead-of-brown-big-dog/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Why do we say "big brown dog" instead of "brown big dog"? - Wisdom Biscuits</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.mariowiki.com/New_Super_Mario_Bros." rel="nofollow" target="_blank">New Super Mario Bros. - Super Mario Wiki, the Mario encyclopedia</a></li> <li><a href="https://supermariorun.com/en/index.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Super Mario Run</a></li> <li><a href="https://screenrant.com/puss-boots-2-style-different-shrek-perfect/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Why Puss In Boots 2 Looks So Different To Shrek</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0r5PJx7rlds" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Super Mario RPG - Nintendo Direct 6.21.2023 (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.dexerto.com/smash/smash-ultimate-leaker-explains-why-nintendo-wont-make-geno-a-fighter-1496858/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Smash Ultimate leaker explains why Nintendo won’t make Geno a fighter - Dexerto</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper_Mario_(video_game)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Paper Mario (video game) - Wikipedia</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_5-4R-Vx5w" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Untitled Princess Peach Game - Teaser | Nintendo Direct 2023 (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WH03ht2fVqI" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nintendo's backward compatibility Problem... | MVG (YouTube)</a></li> </ul> Rapid Fire <ul> <li><a href="https://www.polygon.com/23777252/baldurs-gate-3-new-release-date-pc-ps5" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Baldur’s Gate 3 gets new PC release date, delayed PS5 version - Polygon</a></li> <li><a href="https://divinity.game/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Divinity: Original Sin 2</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PNry7vIs6w" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Star Trek: Infinite - Gameplay Reveal Trailer</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_Birth_of_the_Federation" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Star Trek: Birth of the Federation - Wikipedia</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.pcgamesn.com/call-of-duty-warzone-2/player-poll-cod-modern-warfare-season-2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Call of Duty poll says Warzone 1 is much, much better than Warzone 2 | PCGamesN</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRLgwCslWsQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Baby Steps | 2024 | PlayStation 5 and PC (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reABCMNGM3w" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty — Official Trailer (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://kotaku.com/cyberpunk-2077-phantom-liberty-when-play-price-changes-1850557776" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Should You Play Cyberpunk 2077 Now Or Wait For Phantom Liberty?</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/why-bike-theft-needs-to-be-re-criminalised-urgently" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Why bike theft needs to be re-criminalised, urgently | Cycling Weekly</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkD8BCCYsS0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH – Summer Game Fest 2023 Trailer (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3g-62NNoUs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sonic Superstars - Announce Trailer (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBigeYDiqm0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Penny's Big Breakaway - Announcement Trailer (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymcpwq1ltQc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Star Wars Outlaws: Official World Premiere Trailer (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.playstation.com/en-us/games/marvels-spider-man-2/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Marvel's Spider-Man 2 - PS5 Exclusive | PlayStation (US)</a></li> </ul>

Not E3 2023

Mike and Ting talk about the Reddit, Twitter and Threads. NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Not E3 2023. Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club Show Notes: Pre-Chat  Virgin Atlantic  How Reddit crushed the biggest protest in its history - The Verge  Twitter limits the number of tweets users can read amid extended outage | TechCrunch  Twitter has reportedly refused to pay its Google Cloud contract | Engadget  Introducing Threads: A New Way to Share With Text | Meta  Twitter warns it could sue Meta over ‘copycat’ Threads app - The Verge  Mark Zuckerberg agrees to Elon Musk cage match challenge - The Verge Judo - Wikipedia Elon Musk's Dad Says His Son's Whole Career Was Funded by That Emerald Mine 

Mike and Ting talk about the Reddit, Twitter and Threads. NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Not E3 2023. Contact us: <a href="https://twitter.com/lostlevelsclub" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@lostlevelsclub</a> or <a href="mailto:mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club">mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club</a> Show Notes: Pre-Chat <ul> <li><a href="https://www.virginatlantic.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Virgin Atlantic</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/23779477/reddit-protest-blackouts-crushed" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> How Reddit crushed the biggest protest in its history - The Verge</a></li> <li><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2023/07/01/twitter-imposes-limits-on-the-number-of-tweets-users-can-read-amid-extended-outage/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Twitter limits the number of tweets users can read amid extended outage | TechCrunch</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.engadget.com/twitter-has-reportedly-refused-to-pay-its-google-cloud-contract-161936042.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Twitter has reportedly refused to pay its Google Cloud contract | Engadget</a></li> <li><a href="https://about.fb.com/news/2023/07/introducing-threads-new-app-text-sharing/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Introducing Threads: A New Way to Share With Text | Meta</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/6/23786127/twitter-lawsuit-threat-meta-threads-app" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Twitter warns it could sue Meta over ‘copycat’ Threads app - The Verge</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/21/23769263/mark-zuckerberg-elon-musk-fight-cage-match-worldstar" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Mark Zuckerberg agrees to Elon Musk cage match challenge - The Verge</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Judo - Wikipedia</a></li> <li><a href="https://futurism.com/elon-musk-dad-emerald-mine" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Elon Musk's Dad Says His Son's Whole Career Was Funded by That Emerald Mine</a></li> </ul>

Pre-Chat: Social Media Meltdown

Mike and Ting talk about the The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. No story spoilers! Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club Show Notes: What is Tears of the Kingdom?  The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Official Trailer #3 (YouTube)  The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom for Switch Reviews - Metacritic  The House in Fata Morgana - Dreams of the Revenants Edition - for Switch Reviews - Metacritic The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - DF Tech Review - Is It Really 'Too Big for Switch'...? (YouTube) How Tears Of The Kingdom Keeps You Playing Forever (YouTube)  Mechanics   How to Fuse and Unfuse weapons and items in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - Polygon  Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom: How To Throw Items &amp; Best Throwable Items | Nintendo Life Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts &amp; Bolts - Wikipedia  Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom's New Ascend Ability Started Life As A Dev Cheat Code | Nintendo Life  Tears Of The Kingdom Players Are Launching Into Orbit With Planks Zelda: Fighting Hinox with only recall, two rocks and a stick (YouTube)  Tears of the Kingdom’s bridge physics are impressive - Polygon The Depths - Zelda Wiki Siofra River | Elden Ring Wiki Tears of the Kingdom - Hover Bike Comparison Study &amp; Tips for Descending/Landing/Depths (YouTube)  Bubbulfrog - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Guide - IGN  Where Are the Wells? - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Guide - IGN  The Legend Of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom - How To Help Addison Hold Up Signs  Highlights   Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom's Incredible Opening Is One Of Nintendo's Best  Great Sky Island walkthrough in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - Polygon  The Legend of Zelda fans are mourning the lack of remote bombs in Tears of the Kingdom | GamesRadar+ Skyview Tower Introduction Cutscene (Central Hyrule) | The Legend of Zelda: Tears of The Kingdom (YouTube)  Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - How to Get All Ten Stuffed Animals In The Cart (Juney's Sand Seal Toys Encounter)  PSA: Your horses from Breath of the Wild are in Tears of the Kingdom  Why do some of the characters not remember Link? : r/tearsofthekingdom Timeline - Zelda Dungeon Wiki, a The Legend of Zelda wiki  Shigeru Miyamoto Responds to His Famous Reputation for Disliking Stories in Games - IGN Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Zonai Devices and Device Dispenser guide | VG247  The Dragon's Tears (Geoglyph Locations) - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Guide - IGN Dragon Paths, Locations, &amp; Easy Dragon Part Farming in Tears of the Kingdom (YouTube)  How to beat Gloom Hands in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Like Like - Zelda Dungeon Wiki, a The Legend of Zelda wiki Dive Ceremony - Zelda Dungeon Wiki, a The Legend of Zelda wiki  Summary   Including The Hero’s Path In The Base Game Is One Of A Million Improvements In The Legend Of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom  How to Get to Hyrule Castle | Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (TotK)｜Game8  Zelda players turned Tears of the Kingdom into a Korok torture chamber  Is the Trailer 3 Music in the Game? - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom OST - Horse Ride (YouTube)  Why is nobody talking about how short the Zonai’s Legs are?! : r/TOTK 

Mike and Ting talk about the The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. No story spoilers! Contact us: <a href="https://twitter.com/lostlevelsclub" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@lostlevelsclub</a> or <a href="mailto:mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club">mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club</a> Show Notes: What is Tears of the Kingdom? <ul> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHGShqcAHlQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Official Trailer #3 (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.metacritic.com/game/switch/the-legend-of-zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom for Switch Reviews - Metacritic</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.metacritic.com/game/switch/the-house-in-fata-morgana---dreams-of-the-revenants-edition--" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The House in Fata Morgana - Dreams of the Revenants Edition - for Switch Reviews - Metacritic</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLlZBwN_-C4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - DF Tech Review - Is It Really 'Too Big for Switch'...? (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbrUUYRUwv4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How Tears Of The Kingdom Keeps You Playing Forever (YouTube)</a></li> </ul> Mechanics <ul> <li><a href="https://www.polygon.com/zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom-guide/23717512/how-to-un-fuse-weapons" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> How to Fuse and Unfuse weapons and items in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - Polygon</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nintendolife.com/guides/zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom-how-to-throw-items-and-best-throwable-items" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom: How To Throw Items &amp; Best Throwable Items | Nintendo Life</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banjo-Kazooie:_Nuts_%26_Bolts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts &amp; Bolts - Wikipedia</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2023/05/zelda-tears-of-the-kingdoms-new-ascend-ability-started-life-as-a-dev-cheat-code" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom's New Ascend Ability Started Life As A Dev Cheat Code | Nintendo Life</a></li> <li><a href="https://kotaku.com/zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom-board-trick-flying-1850467450" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Tears Of The Kingdom Players Are Launching Into Orbit With Planks</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SNcR5qobuo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Zelda: Fighting Hinox with only recall, two rocks and a stick (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.polygon.com/legend-zelda-tears-kingdom/23737921/tears-of-the-kingdom-bridge-physics-game-devs-explain" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Tears of the Kingdom’s bridge physics are impressive - Polygon</a></li> <li><a href="https://zelda.fandom.com/wiki/The_Depths" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Depths - Zelda Wiki</a></li> <li><a href="https://eldenring.wiki.fextralife.com/Siofra+River" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Siofra River | Elden Ring Wiki</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hwIAq5IANY" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tears of the Kingdom - Hover Bike Comparison Study &amp; Tips for Descending/Landing/Depths (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.ign.com/wikis/the-legend-of-zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom/Bubbulfrog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Bubbulfrog - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Guide - IGN</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.ign.com/wikis/the-legend-of-zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom/Where_Are_the_Wells%3F" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Where Are the Wells? - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Guide - IGN</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.thegamer.com/the-legend-of-zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom-addison-locations-sign-guy-guide/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Legend Of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom - How To Help Addison Hold Up Signs</a></li> </ul> Highlights <ul> <li><a href="https://www.nintendolife.com/features/soapbox-zelda-tears-of-the-kingdoms-incredible-opening-is-one-of-nintendos-best" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom's Incredible Opening Is One Of Nintendo's Best</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.polygon.com/zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom-guide/23716258/great-sky-island-shrine-order" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Great Sky Island walkthrough in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - Polygon</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.gamesradar.com/the-legend-of-zelda-fans-are-mourning-the-lack-of-remote-bombs-in-tears-of-the-kingdom/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Legend of Zelda fans are mourning the lack of remote bombs in Tears of the Kingdom | GamesRadar+</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4xjQz4eU-A" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Skyview Tower Introduction Cutscene (Central Hyrule) | The Legend of Zelda: Tears of The Kingdom (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://gamerant.com/zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom-how-get-stuffed-animals-in-cart-help-juney-sand-seal-toys-encounter-tokt/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - How to Get All Ten Stuffed Animals In The Cart (Juney's Sand Seal Toys Encounter)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.polygon.com/zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom-guide/23722360/breath-of-the-wild-save-data-horse-transfer" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> PSA: Your horses from Breath of the Wild are in Tears of the Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/tearsofthekingdom/comments/13g4p8z/why_do_some_of_the_characters_not_remember_link/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Why do some of the characters not remember Link? : r/tearsofthekingdom</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.zeldadungeon.net/wiki/Timeline" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Timeline - Zelda Dungeon Wiki, a The Legend of Zelda wiki</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/shigeru-miyamoto-responds-to-his-famous-reputation-for-disliking-stories-in-games" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Shigeru Miyamoto Responds to His Famous Reputation for Disliking Stories in Games - IGN</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.vg247.com/zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom-zonai-devices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Zonai Devices and Device Dispenser guide | VG247</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.ign.com/wikis/the-legend-of-zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom/The_Dragon's_Tears_(Geoglyph_Locations)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Dragon's Tears (Geoglyph Locations) - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Guide - IGN</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pk27gun8xOw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dragon Paths, Locations, &amp; Easy Dragon Part Farming in Tears of the Kingdom (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.polygon.com/zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom-guide/23722367/gloom-hands-red-hands-gloom-spawn-how-to-beat-locations" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> How to beat Gloom Hands in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.zeldadungeon.net/wiki/Like_Like" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Like Like - Zelda Dungeon Wiki, a The Legend of Zelda wiki</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.zeldadungeon.net/wiki/Dive_Ceremony" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dive Ceremony - Zelda Dungeon Wiki, a The Legend of Zelda wiki</a></li> </ul> Summary <ul> <li><a href="https://www.thegamer.com/heros-path-in-base-game-improvement-botw-tears-of-the-kingdom/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Including The Hero’s Path In The Base Game Is One Of A Million Improvements In The Legend Of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="https://game8.co/games/Zelda-Tears-of-the-Kingdom/archives/412400" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> How to Get to Hyrule Castle | Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (TotK)｜Game8</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/16/23725487/tears-of-the-kingdom-koroks-torture-nintendo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Zelda players turned Tears of the Kingdom into a Korok torture chamber</a></li> <li><a href="https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/266202-the-legend-of-zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom/80436268" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Is the Trailer 3 Music in the Game? - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aurW9r7mykE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom OST - Horse Ride (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/TOTK/comments/141rfv9/why_is_nobody_talking_about_how_short_the_zonais/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Why is nobody talking about how short the Zonai’s Legs are?! : r/TOTK</a></li> </ul>

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - Part 1

Mike and Ting talk about the Apple Vision Pro. NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - Part 1. Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club Show Notes: Pre-Chat  Dark pattern - Wikipedia Introducing Apple Vision Pro (YouTube)  Meta Quest Pro VR headset price drops to $999 - The Verge Apple’s ad business set to boom on the back of its own anti-tracking crackdown Steve Jobs Said A Stylus Was a Sign of Total Failure | WIRED 

Mike and Ting talk about the Apple Vision Pro. NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - Part 1. Contact us: <a href="https://twitter.com/lostlevelsclub" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@lostlevelsclub</a> or <a href="mailto:mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club">mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club</a> Show Notes: Pre-Chat <ul> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_pattern" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dark pattern - Wikipedia</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TX9qSaGXFyg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Introducing Apple Vision Pro (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/3/23622975/meta-quest-pro-2-price-cuts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Meta Quest Pro VR headset price drops to $999 - The Verge</a></li> <li><a href="https://adguard.com/en/blog/apple-tracking-ads-business.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple’s ad business set to boom on the back of its own anti-tracking crackdown</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.wired.com/2015/09/steve-jobs-stylus/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Steve Jobs Said A Stylus Was a Sign of Total Failure | WIRED</a></li> </ul>

Pre-Chat: 🍏 Vision Pro

Mike and Ting talk about Noita. Contains SPOILERS for Noita! Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club Show Notes: What is Noita?  Noita - Early Access Launch Date Trailer (Out Now!) (YouTube) Noita for PC Reviews - Metacritic Nolla Games' Noita Forgets The Fun of Roguelikes | Cultured Vultures Roguelike - Wikipedia Breaking Conventions with The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (YouTube) Worms (1995 video game) - Wikipedia Exploring the Tech and Design of Noita (YouTube) Summon Deercoy - Noita Wiki Noita's Chainsaw Spell Explained (YouTube)  Mechanics  Noita Official Soundtrack - 01 - Enter the Caves (From Grotto &amp; Niilo Takalainen) (YouTube) Emerald Tablet - Noita Wiki The Vault - Noita Wiki Polymorphine - Noita Wiki Perks - Noita Wiki Spells - Noita Wiki Black Hole - Noita Wiki When you craft a godlike wand in Noita (YouTube) Potions - Noita Wiki Parantajahiisi - Noita Wiki Holy Mountain - Noita Wiki  Moments  Noita Official Soundtrack - 09 - Holy Mountain Theme (From Grotto &amp; Niilo Takalainen) (YouTube) Giga Disc Projectile - Noita Wiki  omega sawblade + aiming arc : r/noita Escaping Noita's Holy Mountain (YouTube) Alchemy - Noita Wiki KK-Tankki - Noita Wiki Paha Silmä - Noita Wiki Biome Modifiers - Noita Wiki Workshop - Noita  Secrets  Noita Official Soundtrack - 08 - Peace At Last (From Grotto &amp; Niilo Takalainen) (YouTube) Orb of True Knowledge - Noita Wiki Parallel Worlds - Noita Wiki Advanced Guide: Sun Quest - Noita Wiki Achievement Pillars - Noita Wiki Eye Messages - Noita Wiki Noita, The Unsolved Mystery of the Cauldron Room (YouTube) Game Lore - Noita Wiki Stevari - Noita Wiki Lava Lake - Noita Wiki Kolmisilmä - Noita Wiki 

Mike and Ting talk about Noita. Contains SPOILERS for Noita! Contact us: <a href="https://twitter.com/lostlevelsclub" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@lostlevelsclub</a> or <a href="mailto:mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club">mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club</a> Show Notes: What is Noita? <ul> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smkdscv6SJs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Noita - Early Access Launch Date Trailer (Out Now!) (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/noita" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Noita for PC Reviews - Metacritic</a></li> <li><a href="https://culturedvultures.com/noita-pc-review/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nolla Games' Noita Forgets The Fun of Roguelikes | Cultured Vultures</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roguelike" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Roguelike - Wikipedia</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyMsF31NdNc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Breaking Conventions with The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worms_(1995_video_game)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Worms (1995 video game) - Wikipedia</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prXuyMCgbTc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Exploring the Tech and Design of Noita (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://noita.wiki.gg/wiki/Summon_Deercoy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Summon Deercoy - Noita Wiki</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1hFMDaTZgA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Noita's Chainsaw Spell Explained (YouTube)</a></li> </ul> Mechanics <ul> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gt68lSqpCUM" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Noita Official Soundtrack - 01 - Enter the Caves (From Grotto &amp; Niilo Takalainen) (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://noita.wiki.gg/wiki/Emerald_Tablet" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Emerald Tablet - Noita Wiki</a></li> <li><a href="https://noita.wiki.gg/wiki/The_Vault" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Vault - Noita Wiki</a></li> <li><a href="https://noita.wiki.gg/wiki/Polymorphine" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Polymorphine - Noita Wiki</a></li> <li><a href="https://noita.wiki.gg/wiki/Perks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Perks - Noita Wiki</a></li> <li><a href="https://noita.wiki.gg/wiki/Spells" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spells - Noita Wiki</a></li> <li><a href="https://noita.wiki.gg/wiki/Black_Hole" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Black Hole - Noita Wiki</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKtUyggrxoQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">When you craft a godlike wand in Noita (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://noita.wiki.gg/wiki/Potions" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Potions - Noita Wiki</a></li> <li><a href="https://noita.wiki.gg/wiki/Parantajahiisi" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Parantajahiisi - Noita Wiki</a></li> <li><a href="https://noita.wiki.gg/wiki/Holy_Mountain" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Holy Mountain - Noita Wiki</a></li> </ul> Moments <ul> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcpIbfZuvHk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Noita Official Soundtrack - 09 - Holy Mountain Theme (From Grotto &amp; Niilo Takalainen) (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://noita.wiki.gg/wiki/Giga_Disc_Projectile" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Giga Disc Projectile - Noita Wiki</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/noita/comments/pfvofb/omega_sawblade_aiming_arc/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> omega sawblade + aiming arc : r/noita</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2Tq9DGgcTk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Escaping Noita's Holy Mountain (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://noita.wiki.gg/wiki/Alchemy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alchemy - Noita Wiki</a></li> <li><a href="https://noita.wiki.gg/wiki/KK-Tankki" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">KK-Tankki - Noita Wiki</a></li> <li><a href="https://noita.wiki.gg/wiki/Paha_Silm%C3%A4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Paha Silmä - Noita Wiki</a></li> <li><a href="https://noita.wiki.gg/wiki/Biome_Modifiers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Biome Modifiers - Noita Wiki</a></li> <li><a href="https://steamcommunity.com/app/881100/workshop/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Workshop - Noita</a></li> </ul> Secrets <ul> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zocCCIoL4_M" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Noita Official Soundtrack - 08 - Peace At Last (From Grotto &amp; Niilo Takalainen) (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://noita.wiki.gg/wiki/Orb_of_True_Knowledge" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Orb of True Knowledge - Noita Wiki</a></li> <li><a href="https://noita.wiki.gg/wiki/Parallel_Worlds" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Parallel Worlds - Noita Wiki</a></li> <li><a href="https://noita.wiki.gg/wiki/Advanced_Guide:_Sun_Quest" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Advanced Guide: Sun Quest - Noita Wiki</a></li> <li><a href="https://noita.wiki.gg/wiki/Achievement_Pillars" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Achievement Pillars - Noita Wiki</a></li> <li><a href="https://noita.wiki.gg/wiki/Eye_Messages" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Eye Messages - Noita Wiki</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yvFbiBRssA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Noita, The Unsolved Mystery of the Cauldron Room (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://noita.wiki.gg/wiki/Game_Lore" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Game Lore - Noita Wiki</a></li> <li><a href="https://noita.wiki.gg/wiki/Stevari" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stevari - Noita Wiki</a></li> <li><a href="https://noita.wiki.gg/wiki/Lava_Lake" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lava Lake - Noita Wiki</a></li> <li><a href="https://noita.wiki.gg/wiki/Kolmisilm%C3%A4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kolmisilmä - Noita Wiki</a></li> </ul>

Noita

Mike fails to fly, Ting quits TikTok and they've both watched the Mario movie. NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Noita. Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club Show Notes: Pre-Chat  King Charles and Queen Camilla crowned in historic Coronation - BBC News Lufthansa TikTok Pedicure - Wikipedia First Amendment audits - Wikipedia Cookie 3 pieces again! (YouTube)  Andrew Tate: The Arrest, Greta Thunberg Feud and Everything Else You Need to Know - CNET Boris Johnson - Wikipedia Liz Truss - Wikipedia The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) - IMDb The Super Mario Bros. Movie Reviews - Metacritic Super Mario Bros. Movie's Bubbly &amp; Nihilistic Luma Is Everyone's Favorite Now  Mario Movie Crosses $1 Billion Mark At The Global Box Office | Nintendo Life  Charles Martinet Deserves Better Than His Super Mario Bros. Movie Cameo | Den of Geek 

Mike fails to fly, Ting quits TikTok and they've both watched the Mario movie. NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Noita. Contact us: <a href="https://twitter.com/lostlevelsclub" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@lostlevelsclub</a> or <a href="mailto:mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club">mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club</a> Show Notes: Pre-Chat <ul> <li><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-65502234" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">King Charles and Queen Camilla crowned in historic Coronation - BBC News</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.lufthansa.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lufthansa</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/en/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TikTok</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedicure" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pedicure - Wikipedia</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Amendment_audits" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">First Amendment audits - Wikipedia</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/66gLQOf0_yY" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cookie 3 pieces again! (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.cnet.com/culture/andrew-tate-the-arrest-greta-thunberg-feud-and-everything-else-you-need-to-know/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Andrew Tate: The Arrest, Greta Thunberg Feud and Everything Else You Need to Know - CNET</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_Johnson" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Boris Johnson - Wikipedia</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liz_Truss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Liz Truss - Wikipedia</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6718170/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) - IMDb</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-super-mario-bros-movie" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Super Mario Bros. Movie Reviews - Metacritic</a></li> <li><a href="https://screenrant.com/super-mario-bros-movie-luma-reactions/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Super Mario Bros. Movie's Bubbly &amp; Nihilistic Luma Is Everyone's Favorite Now</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2023/05/mario-movie-crosses-usd1-billion-mark-at-the-global-box-office" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Mario Movie Crosses $1 Billion Mark At The Global Box Office | Nintendo Life</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/super-mario-bros-movie-charles-martinet-cameo/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Charles Martinet Deserves Better Than His Super Mario Bros. Movie Cameo | Den of Geek</a></li> </ul>

Pre-Chat: Grounded, Disconnected and Missing a Journey

Mike and Ting talk about the final Tears of the Kingdom trailer and what they've been playing. Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club Show Notes: Tears of the Kingdom Hype  The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Official Trailer #3 (YouTube) The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Mr. Aonuma Gameplay Demonstration (YouTube) The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD Official Story Trailer (YouTube) The Super Mario Bros. Movie | Official Trailer (YouTube) Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom's UNSEEN ABILITIES! | Zelda Theory (YouTube) Castle in the Sky (Director Hayao Miyazaki) Anna Paquin, James Van Der Beek (YouTube)  The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword for Wii Reviews - Metacritic  Now Playing  The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD – Announcement Trailer – Nintendo Switch (YouTube)  Skyward Sword: Limited Edition Gold Wii Remote Plus Bundle - Zelda Dungeon Wiki, a The Legend of Zelda wiki Grand Theft Auto IV - Rockstar Games  GTA IV helicopter glitch still exists and makes the games final mission unbeatable :: Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition General Discussions  RTX 4090 review: Spend at least $1,599 for Nvidia’s biggest bargain in years Noita Neophyte on Steam Intel i7-13700K CPU Review &amp; Benchmarks vs. AMD R7 7700X, i5-13600K (YouTube)  Cyberpunk 2077: Technology Preview Of New Ray Tracing Overdrive Mode Out Now | GeForce News | NVIDIA Fortnite's Unreal Engine 5 Upgrade Reviewed - Lumen/Nanite at 60FPS - PS5 vs Xbox Series X/S + PC! (YouTube) Kinetic Blade | Fortnite Wiki  Unreal Editor for Fortnite is now available in Public Beta! INTERVIEW - Roblox's 'Frontlines' Devs Have Ambitious Plans For Its Game And Roblox - Insider Gaming  Valve announces Counter-Strike 2, a free replacement for CS:GO - The Verge  Hogwarts Legacy Benchmark Test &amp; Performance Analysis Review - VRAM Usage Record - Conclusion | TechPowerUp  How to Run a ChatGPT Alternative on Your Local PC | Tom's Hardware  Aside from size, are there any differences between the old and new Xbox Wireless Adapters?  Gigabyte Control Center prompt to install every start Super Mario 3D World The Legend of Zelda™: Breath of the Wild for the Nintendo Switch™ home gaming system and Wii U™ console - Expansion Pass FIFA Video Games - Official EA Site Call of Duty® Warzone 2.0  One-shot Sniper Rifles finally arrive in Warzone 2 Season 3 - Charlie INTEL  What is Sniper Glint in Fortnite? New feature, explained Fortnite Has Buffed Snipers To Make Headshots Kill In One Hit Sega releases free Sonic the Hedgehog murder mystery game on Steam - Polygon  Your Guide to the Diablo IV Open Beta 

Mike and Ting talk about the final Tears of the Kingdom trailer and what they've been playing. Contact us: <a href="https://twitter.com/lostlevelsclub" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@lostlevelsclub</a> or <a href="mailto:mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club">mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club</a> Show Notes: Tears of the Kingdom Hype <ul> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHGShqcAHlQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Official Trailer #3 (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6qna-ZCbxA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Mr. Aonuma Gameplay Demonstration (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSWiCGb6fqY" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD Official Story Trailer (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnGl01FkMMo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Super Mario Bros. Movie | Official Trailer (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-KzZSDuAWk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom's UNSEEN ABILITIES! | Zelda Theory (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElUj54sXjy0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Castle in the Sky (Director Hayao Miyazaki) Anna Paquin, James Van Der Beek (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.metacritic.com/game/wii/the-legend-of-zelda-skyward-sword" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword for Wii Reviews - Metacritic</a></li> </ul> Now Playing <ul> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X27t1VEU4d0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD – Announcement Trailer – Nintendo Switch (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.zeldadungeon.net/wiki/Skyward_Sword:_Limited_Edition_Gold_Wii_Remote_Plus_Bundle" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Skyward Sword: Limited Edition Gold Wii Remote Plus Bundle - Zelda Dungeon Wiki, a The Legend of Zelda wiki</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.rockstargames.com/games/IV" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Grand Theft Auto IV - Rockstar Games</a></li> <li><a href="https://steamcommunity.com/app/12210/discussions/0/2259060348507460949/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> GTA IV helicopter glitch still exists and makes the games final mission unbeatable :: Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition General Discussions</a></li> <li><a href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/10/rtx-4090-review-nvidias-biggest-gpu-is-easily-its-best/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> RTX 4090 review: Spend at least $1,599 for Nvidia’s biggest bargain in years</a></li> <li><a href="https://noitagame.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Noita</a></li> <li><a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/1409530/Neophyte/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Neophyte on Steam</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KbNz8966-I" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Intel i7-13700K CPU Review &amp; Benchmarks vs. AMD R7 7700X, i5-13600K (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nvidia.com/en-sg/geforce/news/cyberpunk-2077-ray-tracing-overdrive-update-launches-april-11/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Cyberpunk 2077: Technology Preview Of New Ray Tracing Overdrive Mode Out Now | GeForce News | NVIDIA</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6GC8TZbJmI" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fortnite's Unreal Engine 5 Upgrade Reviewed - Lumen/Nanite at 60FPS - PS5 vs Xbox Series X/S + PC! (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://fortnite.fandom.com/wiki/Kinetic_Blade" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kinetic Blade | Fortnite Wiki</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/blog/unreal-editor-for-fortnite-is-now-available-in-beta" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Unreal Editor for Fortnite is now available in Public Beta!</a></li> <li><a href="https://insider-gaming.com/roblox-frontlines-developers/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">INTERVIEW - Roblox's 'Frontlines' Devs Have Ambitious Plans For Its Game And Roblox - Insider Gaming</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/22/23651939/counterstrike-cs2-valve-smoke-grenades-limited-test" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Valve announces Counter-Strike 2, a free replacement for CS:GO - The Verge</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.techpowerup.com/review/hogwarts-legacy-benchmark-test-performance-analysis/7.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Hogwarts Legacy Benchmark Test &amp; Performance Analysis Review - VRAM Usage Record - Conclusion | TechPowerUp</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.tomshardware.com/news/running-your-own-chatbot-on-a-single-gpu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> How to Run a ChatGPT Alternative on Your Local PC | Tom's Hardware</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.resetera.com/threads/aside-from-size-are-there-any-differences-between-the-old-and-new-xbox-wireless-adapters.343870/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Aside from size, are there any differences between the old and new Xbox Wireless Adapters?</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/gigabyte/comments/106d9ns/gigabyte_control_center_prompt_to_install_every/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Gigabyte Control Center prompt to install every start</a></li> <li><a href="https://supermario3dworld.nintendo.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Super Mario 3D World</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.zelda.com/breath-of-the-wild/expansion-pass/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Legend of Zelda™: Breath of the Wild for the Nintendo Switch™ home gaming system and Wii U™ console - Expansion Pass</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.ea.com/games/fifa" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FIFA Video Games - Official EA Site</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.callofduty.com/warzone" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Call of Duty® Warzone 2.0</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.charlieintel.com/one-shot-sniper-rifles-finally-arrive-in-warzone-2-season-3/242620/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> One-shot Sniper Rifles finally arrive in Warzone 2 Season 3 - Charlie INTEL</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.sportskeeda.com/fortnite/what-sniper-glint-fortnite-new-feature-explained" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> What is Sniper Glint in Fortnite? New feature, explained</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.thegamer.com/fortnite-snipers-buff-one-shot-kill/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fortnite Has Buffed Snipers To Make Headshots Kill In One Hit</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.polygon.com/23665188/sonic-the-hedgehog-dead" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sega releases free Sonic the Hedgehog murder mystery game on Steam - Polygon</a></li> <li><a href="https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/diablo4/23916442/your-guide-to-the-diablo-iv-open-beta" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Your Guide to the Diablo IV Open Beta</a></li> </ul>

TotK Hype Train 🚂 + Now Playing

Mike and Ting talk about living in Singapore and being replaced by AI. NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for TotK Hype Train 🚂 + Now Playing. Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club Show Notes: Pre-Chat  How Many Pillows Should You Sleep With? One, Two or? How Your Sleep Position Affects Your Sleep Quality Economy rice - Wikipedia The Heartland  Singapore rent prices are still sky-high. Long-time expats are having to consider drastic changes  ‘Vape is the toxic friend you don’t need’: Singapore health board cautions against smoking in quirky ad (Video) What is Hockey Stick Growth? Hockey Stick Growth In A Nutshell - FourWeekMBA The kinetics of an intelligence explosion - Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies - Nick Bostrom Turing test - Wikipedia The Master Algorithm - Wikipedia ChatGPT: Cardiff students admit using AI on essays - BBC News Glitch Tokens - Computerphile (YouTube)  Hype grows over “autonomous” AI agents that loop GPT-4 outputs | Ars Technica  OpenAI: ChatGPT Could Disrupt 19% of US Jobs, Is Yours on the List? | PCMag 

Mike and Ting talk about living in Singapore and being replaced by AI. NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for TotK Hype Train 🚂 + Now Playing. Contact us: <a href="https://twitter.com/lostlevelsclub" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@lostlevelsclub</a> or <a href="mailto:mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club">mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club</a> Show Notes: Pre-Chat <ul> <li><a href="https://www.sleepadvisor.org/how-many-pillows/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How Many Pillows Should You Sleep With? One, Two or?</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/best-sleep-positions" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How Your Sleep Position Affects Your Sleep Quality</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_rice" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Economy rice - Wikipedia</a></li> <li><a href="https://curiocity.nlb.gov.sg/story-maps/heartland" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Heartland</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2023/04/13/singapore-rent-prices-are-soaring-what-this-means-for-expats.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Singapore rent prices are still sky-high. Long-time expats are having to consider drastic changes</a></li> <li><a href="https://sg.style.yahoo.com/vape-toxic-friend-don-t-061145420.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> ‘Vape is the toxic friend you don’t need’: Singapore health board cautions against smoking in quirky ad (Video)</a></li> <li><a href="https://fourweekmba.com/hockey-stick-growth/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">What is Hockey Stick Growth? Hockey Stick Growth In A Nutshell - FourWeekMBA</a></li> <li><a href="https://publicism.info/philosophy/superintelligence/5.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The kinetics of an intelligence explosion - Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies - Nick Bostrom</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turing_test" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Turing test - Wikipedia</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Master_Algorithm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Master Algorithm - Wikipedia</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-65167321" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ChatGPT: Cardiff students admit using AI on essays - BBC News</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WO2X3oZEJOA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Glitch Tokens - Computerphile (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/04/hype-grows-over-autonomous-ai-agents-that-loop-gpt-4-outputs/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Hype grows over “autonomous” AI agents that loop GPT-4 outputs | Ars Technica</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.pcmag.com/news/openai-chatgpt-could-disrupt-19-of-us-jobs-is-yours-on-the-list" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> OpenAI: ChatGPT Could Disrupt 19% of US Jobs, Is Yours on the List? | PCMag</a></li> </ul>

Pre-Chat: Four Pillows Good, Two Pillows Bad

Mike and Ting talk about Immortality. Contains SPOILERS for Immortality! Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club Show Notes: What is Immortality?  IMMORTALITY Release Trailer (YouTube) Sam Barlow (game designer) - Wikipedia Her Story LCARS - Wikipedia What is User Experience (UX) Design? | IxDF Match cut - Wikipedia  Secrets   What Happened to John Durick achievement in Immortality  Immortality Has One of the Creepiest Mechanics in Gaming The One replaces the painting (YouTube) A guy peeling an orange (YouTube)  The Real Story of Immortality, Explained  WTF is Going On?!  The One and The Other at the penthouse (YouTube) Immortality | Story Explained, Narrative Analysed (YouTube) The One talks about mastery over time (YouTube) The table read where The One replaces John and Marissa (YouTube) Heather is you when you were younger, Maria you as you are now (YouTube) The One confesses to John (YouTube) The One kills John (YouTube) John with his neck torn out (YouTube) The One with a crown of thorns (YouTube) Amy watches The Other die (YouTube) Marissa is burned (YouTube) IMMORTALITY ENDING ! (YouTube)  Summary  Two of Everything (YouTube) Rabbit–duck illusion - Wikipedia  How Half Mermaid designed IMMORTALITY’s match cut mechanic | Unity Blog Cinephile achievement in Immortality Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy - Wikipedia Telling Lies 

Mike and Ting talk about Immortality. Contains SPOILERS for Immortality! Contact us: <a href="https://twitter.com/lostlevelsclub" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@lostlevelsclub</a> or <a href="mailto:mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club">mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club</a> Show Notes: What is Immortality? <ul> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCuSvXrEQdA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">IMMORTALITY Release Trailer (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Barlow_(game_designer)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sam Barlow (game designer) - Wikipedia</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.herstorygame.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Her Story</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LCARS" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LCARS - Wikipedia</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.interaction-design.org/literature/topics/ux-design" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">What is User Experience (UX) Design? | IxDF</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Match_cut" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Match cut - Wikipedia</a></li> </ul> Secrets <ul> <li><a href="https://www.trueachievements.com/a368959/what-happened-to-john-durick-achievement" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> What Happened to John Durick achievement in Immortality</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.dualshockers.com/immortality-has-one-of-the-creepiest-gameplay-mechanics/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Immortality Has One of the Creepiest Mechanics in Gaming</a></li> <li><a href="https://youtube.com/clip/Ugkxahch8rGHluyWByb7aVfeej7ASiR3V0hH" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The One replaces the painting (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://youtube.com/clip/Ugkx53DKRiBcDlSPtdP4pJcm2b8JBpH8HyFD" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A guy peeling an orange (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.superjumpmagazine.com/the-real-story-of-immortality-explained/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Real Story of Immortality, Explained</a></li> </ul> WTF is Going On?! <ul> <li><a href="https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxZL1z0D3_UZYONGbjAAaVzqv2e1nvuqVY" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The One and The Other at the penthouse (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSHTf6ddpVE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Immortality | Story Explained, Narrative Analysed (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxAMA6VL6NxFNolZlz7ZoEPYMbZAgf5kG2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The One talks about mastery over time (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxEB3gkJ-DcPurLAmSKsH1B5Tjvar_cBJ9" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The table read where The One replaces John and Marissa (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxfAFYHA53jz_Box9SEMWZ3ngRDwyEJhJF" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Heather is you when you were younger, Maria you as you are now (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxELpk1CU0cuc_Qt3nnPPuzHh8X4CHDLth" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The One confesses to John (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://youtube.com/clip/Ugkxr2x9Bu9vpc4YazKQ3Z7SpetKfbfNUvAx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The One kills John (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://youtube.com/clip/Ugkx9XERUtF_CDLGgoLJWLYvU5rFukqOzjqv" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">John with his neck torn out (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxeOVA0NSK4dQeNWY7fowJjioZ8YBQh5lC" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The One with a crown of thorns (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxTVw6tT2ugtGfy5jhlrT9MG3EMrFgtl6-" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amy watches The Other die (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxRe13bxR_F9EBihyyE7sOKAtrUBa7i0YE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Marissa is burned (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0XRL5HvRU4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">IMMORTALITY ENDING ! (YouTube)</a></li> </ul> Summary <ul> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SAukYw7Wc0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Two of Everything (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbit%E2%80%93duck_illusion" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rabbit–duck illusion - Wikipedia</a></li> <li><a href="https://blog.unity.com/games/how-half-mermaid-designed-immortalitys-match-cut-mechanic" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> How Half Mermaid designed IMMORTALITY’s match cut mechanic | Unity Blog</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.trueachievements.com/a368954/cinephile-achievement" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cinephile achievement in Immortality</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getting_Over_It_with_Bennett_Foddy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy - Wikipedia</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.tellingliesgame.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Telling Lies</a></li> </ul>

Immortality

Mike and Ting talk about Puss in Boots: The Last Wish. NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Immortality. Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club Show Notes: Pre-Chat  Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022) - IMDb Puss in Boots: The Last Wish | Who is Your Favorite Fearless Hero? | Extended Preview (YouTube)  Collective Noun for Cats Puss Meets the Bounty Hunter 😱 | Puss in Boots: The Last Wish | Movie Clip (YouTube) Puss In Boots 2: The Last Wish Clip - Goldilocks Searches for Puss In Boots (2022) (YouTube) PUSS IN BOOTS: THE LAST WISH | Panic Attack Scene (YouTube) Get to Know Jack Horner in 1 Minute | Puss in Boots: The Last Wish | Movie Clip (YouTube) Bluey Peppa Pig Toys, Games, Collectibles &amp; Playsets  Rishi Sunak’s plan to stop small-boat crossings breaks international law, UN says | The Independent 

Mike and Ting talk about Puss in Boots: The Last Wish. NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Immortality. Contact us: <a href="https://twitter.com/lostlevelsclub" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@lostlevelsclub</a> or <a href="mailto:mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club">mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club</a> Show Notes: Pre-Chat <ul> <li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3915174/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022) - IMDb</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEoNNYyVNxc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Puss in Boots: The Last Wish | Who is Your Favorite Fearless Hero? | Extended Preview (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.grammar-monster.com/collective_nouns/collective-noun-for-cats.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Collective Noun for Cats</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CI-GHSn-naw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Puss Meets the Bounty Hunter 😱 | Puss in Boots: The Last Wish | Movie Clip (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbG7lp_Nf98" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Puss In Boots 2: The Last Wish Clip - Goldilocks Searches for Puss In Boots (2022) (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEuAbbxflXk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PUSS IN BOOTS: THE LAST WISH | Panic Attack Scene (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BT4QqQxBvY" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Get to Know Jack Horner in 1 Minute | Puss in Boots: The Last Wish | Movie Clip (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.bluey.tv/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bluey</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.peppapig.com/en-gb" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Peppa Pig Toys, Games, Collectibles &amp; Playsets</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/rishi-sunak-channel-crossing-bill-law-un-b2295975.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Rishi Sunak’s plan to stop small-boat crossings breaks international law, UN says | The Independent</a></li> </ul>

Pre-Chat: Puss in Boots

It's a book club for games! Mike and Ting talk about games while working through their backlogs - or more likely, make their backlogs worse by playing other things entirely. Join them playing the book club game and tell them their opinions are bad on Reddit and Twitter.

Lost Levels Club

Mike and Ting look back on 2019 and the decade. The “book club” game is: Untitled Goose Game. Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club Show Notes: 2019 Highlights   Respawn says it’s “putting a lot on the line” with Apex Legends’ surprise launch  Anthem has made over $100 million in digital revenue since launch How BioWare's Anthem Went Wrong Anthem 1.6.0 Game Update Notes  November 2019 NPD — Pokémon has best U.S. launch in series history  Hit Taiwanese horror game Devotion banned in China after hidden message links Xi Jinping to Winnie the Pooh 2019 Hong Kong protests Hong Kong protesters shoot arrows at police during clashes at Chinese University (YouTube) Liberate Hong Kong by Unknown Protester  Battlefield Hong Kong - The Ritual of Yellow Umbrella Jonathan Blow  What Is Dota Auto Chess And Why Is Everyone Playing It? Auto Chess Dota Underlords  Teamfight Tactics  Battlegrounds Early Access – Now Live! - Hearthstone  Epic Games Store extends weekly game giveaways to the end of the year  Epic Games Store celebrates the holidays with 12 free games Phoenix Point  2010s Highlights  Kamex, Undertale - His theme Remix 2  How indies made an impact on a generation of game consoles  Valve kills Steam Greenlight – here's why it matters Minecraft  Billionaire who sold Minecraft to Microsoft is sad and lonely  QAnon Conspiracy Endorsed By 'Minecraft' Creator Markus 'Notch' Persson Humble Bundle Global StarCraft II League Supreme Commander (video game) Ashes of the Singularity Duke Nukem 3D Development of Duke Nukem Forever  Blur and Oasis’ big Britpop chart battle – the definitive story of what really happened 10 Hilarious Skyrim Memes That Will Make You Want To Jump Back In The Game Skyrim - Thomas the Tank Engine Mod (YouTube) A look back at the doomed virtual reality boom of the 90s  Oculus Rift: Step Into the Game Oculus Quest Windows 8 Telltale Games The Walking Dead (video game) Minecraft: Story Mode The Wolf Among Us 2 is happening  Maxis attempts to explain why SimCity is always-online as players discover code for 20-min offline force-shutdown timer  Microsoft was right in 2013: This is the always-on generation User operation prohibition Gamergate controversy TotalBiscuit Damsel in Distress: Part 2 - Tropes vs Women in Video Games (YouTube) Undertale Dark Souls  Meaningless Awards - Best Multiplayer  Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (Ting) Borderlands 3 (Game that Ting maybe should have picked) Apex Legends (Mike) Satisfactory (Mike)  Meaningless Awards - Best Game  Disco Elysium (Ting) Baba is You (Mike) Slay the Spire (Game that Mike should have picked last year)  Meaningless Awards - Missed in 2019  Divinity: Original Sin 2 (Ting) Control (Mike)  Meaningless Awards - Honourable Mention  Resident Evil 2 (Ting) Tetris 99 (Mike)  Super Mario Maker 2 (Game that Mike likes to watch more than he likes to play)  Post-Chat  MASHUP - Mariah Manson - "All I Want For Christmas is the Beautiful People" (YouTube) 

Mike and Ting look back on 2019 and the decade. The “book club” game is: <a href="https://goose.game/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Untitled Goose Game</a>. Contact us: <a href="https://twitter.com/lostlevelsclub" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@lostlevelsclub</a> or <a href="mailto:mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club">mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club</a> Show Notes: 2019 Highlights <ul> <li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/4/18210935/apex-legends-respawn-ea-surprise-launch-battle-royale-big-gamble" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Respawn says it’s “putting a lot on the line” with Apex Legends’ surprise launch</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.pcgamesn.com/anthem/over-100-million-digital-launch-revenue" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Anthem has made over $100 million in digital revenue since launch</a></li> <li><a href="https://kotaku.com/how-biowares-anthem-went-wrong-1833731964" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How BioWare's Anthem Went Wrong</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.ea.com/games/anthem/news/update-160" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Anthem 1.6.0 Game Update Notes</a></li> <li><a href="https://venturebeat.com/2019/12/12/november-2019-npd-pokemon-has-best-u-s-launch-in-series-history/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> November 2019 NPD — Pokémon has best U.S. launch in series history</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/2187566/hit-taiwanese-horror-game-devotion-banned-china-after-hidden-message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Hit Taiwanese horror game Devotion banned in China after hidden message links Xi Jinping to Winnie the Pooh</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Hong_Kong_protests" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">2019 Hong Kong protests</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baAm-vANGeQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hong Kong protesters shoot arrows at police during clashes at Chinese University (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://lhk.itch.io/lhk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Liberate Hong Kong by Unknown Protester</a></li> <li><a href="https://globalgamejam.org/2016/games/battlefield-hong-kong-ritual-yellow-umbrella" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Battlefield Hong Kong - The Ritual of Yellow Umbrella</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Blow" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jonathan Blow</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.gameinformer.com/2019/01/14/what-is-dota-auto-chess-and-why-is-everyone-playing-it" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> What Is Dota Auto Chess And Why Is Everyone Playing It?</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.zizouqi.com/?lan=en&amp;mobile=false" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Auto Chess</a></li> <li><a href="https://underlords.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dota Underlords</a></li> <li><a href="https://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/featured/events/teamfight-tactics" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Teamfight Tactics</a></li> <li><a href="https://playhearthstone.com/en-us/blog/23193647/battlegrounds-early-access-now-live" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Battlegrounds Early Access – Now Live! - Hearthstone</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/epic-games-store-extends-weekly-game-giveaways-to-the-end-of-the-year/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Epic Games Store extends weekly game giveaways to the end of the year</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.engadget.com/2019/12/20/epic-games-store-holiday-sale-free-coupon" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Epic Games Store celebrates the holidays with 12 free games</a></li> <li><a href="https://phoenixpoint.info/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Phoenix Point</a></li> </ul> 2010s Highlights <ul> <li><a href="https://soundcloud.com/kamex97/undertale-his-theme-remix-2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kamex, Undertale - His theme Remix 2</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/205136/how_indies_made_an_impact_on_a_.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> How indies made an impact on a generation of game consoles</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/feb/13/valve-kills-steam-greenlight-heres-why-it-matters" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Valve kills Steam Greenlight – here's why it matters</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Minecraft</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.cnet.com/news/billionaire-who-sold-minecraft-to-microsoft-is-sad-and-lonely/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Billionaire who sold Minecraft to Microsoft is sad and lonely</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.newsweek.com/qanon-conspiracy-minecraft-creator-notch-markus-persson-1351465" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> QAnon Conspiracy Endorsed By 'Minecraft' Creator Markus 'Notch' Persson</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.humblebundle.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Humble Bundle</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_StarCraft_II_League" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Global StarCraft II League</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Commander_(video_game)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Supreme Commander (video game)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.ashesofthesingularity.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ashes of the Singularity</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_Nukem_3D" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Duke Nukem 3D</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Development_of_Duke_Nukem_Forever" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Development of Duke Nukem Forever</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/blur-and-oasis-big-britpop-chart-battle-the-definitive-story-of-what-really-happened-757277" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Blur and Oasis’ big Britpop chart battle – the definitive story of what really happened</a></li> <li><a href="https://screenrant.com/hilarious-skyrim-memes/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">10 Hilarious Skyrim Memes That Will Make You Want To Jump Back In The Game</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNaTZV8qS1I" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Skyrim - Thomas the Tank Engine Mod (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://killscreen.com/previously/articles/failure-launch/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A look back at the doomed virtual reality boom of the 90s</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1523379957/oculus-rift-step-into-the-game" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Oculus Rift: Step Into the Game</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.oculus.com/quest/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Oculus Quest</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Windows 8</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telltale_Games" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Telltale Games</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Walking_Dead_(video_game)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Walking Dead (video game)</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minecraft:_Story_Mode" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Minecraft: Story Mode</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/the-wolf-among-us-2-teaser/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Wolf Among Us 2 is happening</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-03-18-maxis-attempts-to-explain-why-simcity-is-always-online-as-players-discover-code-for-20-min-force-shutdown-timer-for-offline" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Maxis attempts to explain why SimCity is always-online as players discover code for 20-min offline force-shutdown timer</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.engadget.com/2018/06/10/xbox-one-reveal-always-on-online-sony-ps4-e3/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Microsoft was right in 2013: This is the always-on generation</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_operation_prohibition" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">User operation prohibition</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamergate_controversy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gamergate controversy</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TotalBiscuit" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TotalBiscuit</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toa_vH6xGqs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Damsel in Distress: Part 2 - Tropes vs Women in Video Games (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://undertale.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Undertale</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Souls" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dark Souls</a></li> </ul> Meaningless Awards - Best Multiplayer <ul> <li><a href="https://www.callofduty.com/modernwarfare" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (Ting)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.gearboxsoftware.com/game/borderlands-3/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Borderlands 3 (Game that Ting maybe should have picked)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.ea.com/games/apex-legends" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apex Legends (Mike)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.satisfactorygame.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Satisfactory (Mike)</a></li> </ul> Meaningless Awards - Best Game <ul> <li><a href="https://zaumstudio.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Disco Elysium (Ting)</a></li> <li><a href="https://hempuli.com/baba/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Baba is You (Mike)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.megacrit.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Slay the Spire (Game that Mike should have picked last year)</a></li> </ul> Meaningless Awards - Missed in 2019 <ul> <li><a href="https://divinity.game/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Divinity: Original Sin 2 (Ting)</a></li> <li><a href="https://controlgame.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Control (Mike)</a></li> </ul> Meaningless Awards - Honourable Mention <ul> <li><a href="http://www.residentevil2.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Resident Evil 2 (Ting)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/tetris-99-switch/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tetris 99 (Mike)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/super-mario-maker-2-switch/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Super Mario Maker 2 (Game that Mike likes to watch more than he likes to play)</a></li> </ul> Post-Chat <ul> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1X3d2zWx94" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MASHUP - Mariah Manson - "All I Want For Christmas is the Beautiful People" (YouTube)</a></li> </ul>

2019 Wrap Up

Mike and Ting talk about Borderlands 3. Contains SPOILERS for Borderlands 3! The “book club” game is: Untitled Goose Game. Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club Show Notes: Overview and Impressions  Borderlands (video game) Borderlands 2 Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel Tales from the Borderlands  Recapping Anthem’s messy road after launch The Rampager  Free! Now! New Borderlands 2 DLC (Commander Lilith &amp; the Fight for Sanctuary) Salvador Amara Zane Lilith Maya Transaction-Packed  Borderlands 3 Lost Loot: Where to find the Lost Loot Machine  Borderlands 3: How Many Planets There Are  Story  Borderlands 3 - Meeting Tiny Tina (YouTube) Harley Quinn  What's normal to do as a child but creepy to do as an adult? Borderlands 3 - Calypso Twins Kill Maya (YouTube) SPOILERS: BORDERLANDS 2 - ROLAND'S DEATH (YouTube) Borderlands 3 / Tannis is a Siren Scene (YouTube) BORDERLANDS Angel Satellite CUTSCENE (YouTube) Tyreen the Destroyer Ava Borderlands 3 - ENDING Scene (YouTube) Borderlands 2 - Ellie and Bad Maw Introduction (YouTube)  As an author, I can explain the Ava hate in detail for those who don't understand. Scrappy-Doo Borderlands 3 - Like Follow And Obey Cutscene (YouTube) Claptrap  Claptrap’s New Robot Revolution  Tiny Tina’s Assault On Dragon Keep  Gameplay  Moze  Amara (Siren) Phaseslam Melee Build Guide New-U Station FL4K English Etiquette Is it possible to permanently lose COV weapon in Borderlands 3? Extreme Hangin' Chadd Eridian Fabricator  Post-Game and Summary  Girl On Fire - Full Song (End Credits) - Borderlands 3 (YouTube) Trouble - Full Song (End Credits) - Borderlands 3 (YouTube)  How does the games industry solve its problem with music licensing?  Borderlands 3 - True Vault Hunter Mode and Mayhem Mode explained, including Mayhem Mod list  Borderlands 3 Bloody Harvest Halloween event: How to search the galaxy for a ghost, Bloody Harvest rewards explained Anthem Destiny 2: Play for Free  Star Citizen hits $250m raised through crowdfunding Diablo 3 Nephalem Rift  Takedown At The Maliwan Blacksite Quick Guide Call of Duty: Modern Warfare  How Call of Duty: Modern Warfare’s cross-play will work The shotgun is my spirit animal (Twitch) 

Mike and Ting talk about Borderlands 3. Contains SPOILERS for Borderlands 3! The “book club” game is: <a href="https://goose.game/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Untitled Goose Game</a>. Contact us: <a href="https://twitter.com/lostlevelsclub" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@lostlevelsclub</a> or <a href="mailto:mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club">mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club</a> Show Notes: Overview and Impressions <ul> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borderlands_(video_game)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Borderlands (video game)</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borderlands_2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Borderlands 2</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borderlands:_The_Pre-Sequel" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_from_the_Borderlands" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tales from the Borderlands</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.polygon.com/gaming/2019/5/7/18514310/anthem-bugs-delays-development-issues-bioware" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Recapping Anthem’s messy road after launch</a></li> <li><a href="https://borderlands.fandom.com/wiki/The_Rampager" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Rampager</a></li> <li><a href="https://borderlands.com/en-US/news/2019-06-09-free-now-commander-lilith-dlc/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Free! Now! New Borderlands 2 DLC (Commander Lilith &amp; the Fight for Sanctuary)</a></li> <li><a href="https://borderlands.fandom.com/wiki/Salvador" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Salvador</a></li> <li><a href="https://borderlands.com/en-US/characters/amara/#-" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amara</a></li> <li><a href="https://borderlands.com/en-US/characters/zane#-" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Zane</a></li> <li><a href="https://borderlands.fandom.com/wiki/Lilith" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lilith</a></li> <li><a href="https://borderlands.fandom.com/wiki/Maya" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Maya</a></li> <li><a href="https://borderlands.fandom.com/wiki/Transaction-Packed" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Transaction-Packed</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2019/09/25/borderlands-3-lost-loot-where-to-find-the-lost-loot-machine/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Borderlands 3 Lost Loot: Where to find the Lost Loot Machine</a></li> <li><a href="https://twinfinite.net/2019/09/borderlands-3-how-many-planets-there-are/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Borderlands 3: How Many Planets There Are</a></li> </ul> Story <ul> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZe5Hd2Vvbo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Borderlands 3 - Meeting Tiny Tina (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harley_Quinn" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Harley Quinn</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/bdeur8/whats_normal_to_do_as_a_child_but_creepy_to_do_as/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> What's normal to do as a child but creepy to do as an adult?</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cpgj_MIN_-g" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Borderlands 3 - Calypso Twins Kill Maya (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Py2NQOp9Zs8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SPOILERS: BORDERLANDS 2 - ROLAND'S DEATH (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIxacmNqcGE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Borderlands 3 / Tannis is a Siren Scene (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAhICzbfzF8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BORDERLANDS Angel Satellite CUTSCENE (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://borderlands.fandom.com/wiki/Tyreen_the_Destroyer" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tyreen the Destroyer</a></li> <li><a href="https://borderlands.fandom.com/wiki/Ava" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ava</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qKY5Uzv4-I" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Borderlands 3 - ENDING Scene (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quhB6PiSHXc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Borderlands 2 - Ellie and Bad Maw Introduction (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/borderlands3/comments/d9o8az/as_an_author_i_can_explain_the_ava_hate_in_detail/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> As an author, I can explain the Ava hate in detail for those who don't understand.</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrappy-Doo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Scrappy-Doo</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCZ6bEBKvx4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Borderlands 3 - Like Follow And Obey Cutscene (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://borderlands.fandom.com/wiki/Claptrap" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Claptrap</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.gearboxsoftware.com/game/borderlands/claptraps-new-robot-revolution/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Claptrap’s New Robot Revolution</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.gearboxsoftware.com/game/borderlands-2/assault-on-dragon-keep/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Tiny Tina’s Assault On Dragon Keep</a></li> </ul> Gameplay <ul> <li><a href="https://borderlands.com/en-US/characters/moze#-" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Moze</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/borderlands-3/amara-siren-phaseslam-melee-build-guide" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Amara (Siren) Phaseslam Melee Build Guide</a></li> <li><a href="https://borderlands.fandom.com/wiki/New-U_Station" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">New-U Station</a></li> <li><a href="https://borderlands.com/en-US/characters/fl4k#-" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FL4K</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/British-Etiquette/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">English Etiquette</a></li> <li><a href="https://guides.gamepressure.com/borderlands-3/guide.asp?ID=51641" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Is it possible to permanently lose COV weapon in Borderlands 3?</a></li> <li><a href="https://borderlands.fandom.com/wiki/Extreme_Hangin'_Chadd" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Extreme Hangin' Chadd</a></li> <li><a href="https://borderlands.fandom.com/wiki/Eridian_Fabricator" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Eridian Fabricator</a></li> </ul> Post-Game and Summary <ul> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIBZzuLWgOM" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Girl On Fire - Full Song (End Credits) - Borderlands 3 (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RAhOhM3jCI" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Trouble - Full Song (End Credits) - Borderlands 3 (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-10-16-how-does-the-games-industry-solve-its-problem-with-music-licensing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> How does the games industry solve its problem with music licensing?</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-10-03-borderlands-3-true-vault-hunter-mayhem-mode-explained-mod-6039" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Borderlands 3 - True Vault Hunter Mode and Mayhem Mode explained, including Mayhem Mod list</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-10-22-borderlands-3-bloody-harvest-halloween-event-rewards-start-date-6039" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Borderlands 3 Bloody Harvest Halloween event: How to search the galaxy for a ghost, Bloody Harvest rewards explained</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.ea.com/games/anthem" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Anthem</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.bungie.net/7/en/Destiny/NewLight" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Destiny 2: Play for Free</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-12-02-star-citizen-hits-USD250m-raised-through-crowdfunding" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Star Citizen hits $250m raised through crowdfunding</a></li> <li><a href="https://us.diablo3.com/en/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Diablo 3</a></li> <li><a href="https://diablo.fandom.com/wiki/Nephalem_Rift" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nephalem Rift</a></li> <li><a href="https://borderlands.com/en-US/news/2019-11-22-takedown-at-the-maliwan-blacksite/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Takedown At The Maliwan Blacksite Quick Guide</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.callofduty.com/modernwarfare" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Call of Duty: Modern Warfare</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.polygon.com/2019/9/17/20871083/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-crossplay-ps4-xbox-one-pc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> How Call of Duty: Modern Warfare’s cross-play will work</a></li> <li><a href="https://clips.twitch.tv/MotionlessGoldenVultureSpicyBoy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The shotgun is my spirit animal (Twitch)</a></li> </ul>

Borderlands 3

Mike and Ting talk about Pokémon Sword and Shield. Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club Show Notes: Overview   Pokémon Sword And Shield Sold A Phenomenal 16 Million Copies In Under Two Months  Unsurprisingly, Pokemon Sword is selling better than Shield Choice-supportive bias Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon Pokémon Refresh Starter Pokémon Pokémon breeding Blue (game) Hau Hop  Innovation  Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee! Exp. Share Magikarp (Pokémon) HM Nickname Max Raid Battle Pokémon Camp Curry Final Fantasy 7 - All Summons - HQ (YouTube)  Progress  Pokemon Sword and Shield Gym Leaders: Who they are and how to beat them all Grookey (Pokémon) Scorbunny (Pokémon) Yamper (Pokémon) Boltund (Pokémon)  Can You Change Your Number in Pokemon Sword and Shield?  What do all of the Gym Leader jersey numbers mean in Pokémon Sword and Shield?  Cool guys don’t look at explosions ✌️🥺  Post-Chat  Escape from Tarkov 

Mike and Ting talk about Pokémon Sword and Shield. Contact us: <a href="https://twitter.com/lostlevelsclub" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@lostlevelsclub</a> or <a href="mailto:mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club">mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club</a> Show Notes: Overview <ul> <li><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/01/pokemon_sword_and_shield_sold_a_phenomenal_16_million_copies_in_under_two_months" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Pokémon Sword And Shield Sold A Phenomenal 16 Million Copies In Under Two Months</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.destructoid.com/unsurprisingly-pokemon-sword-is-selling-better-than-shield-573383.phtml" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Unsurprisingly, Pokemon Sword is selling better than Shield</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choice-supportive_bias" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Choice-supportive bias</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.pokemon-sunmoon.com/en-us/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon</a></li> <li><a href="https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_Refresh" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pokémon Refresh</a></li> <li><a href="https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Starter_Pok%C3%A9mon" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Starter Pokémon</a></li> <li><a href="https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_breeding" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pokémon breeding</a></li> <li><a href="https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Blue_(game)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Blue (game)</a></li> <li><a href="https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Hau" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hau</a></li> <li><a href="https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Hop" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hop</a></li> </ul> Innovation <ul> <li><a href="https://pokemonletsgo.pokemon.com/en-us/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee!</a></li> <li><a href="https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Exp._Share" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Exp. Share</a></li> <li><a href="https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Magikarp_(Pok%C3%A9mon)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Magikarp (Pokémon)</a></li> <li><a href="https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/HM" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HM</a></li> <li><a href="https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Nickname" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nickname</a></li> <li><a href="https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Max_Raid_Battle" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Max Raid Battle</a></li> <li><a href="https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_Camp" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pokémon Camp</a></li> <li><a href="https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Curry" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Curry</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvErgY6HpX8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Final Fantasy 7 - All Summons - HQ (YouTube)</a></li> </ul> Progress <ul> <li><a href="https://www.gamesradar.com/pokemon-sword-and-shield-gym-leaders/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pokemon Sword and Shield Gym Leaders: Who they are and how to beat them all</a></li> <li><a href="https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Grookey_(Pok%C3%A9mon)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Grookey (Pokémon)</a></li> <li><a href="https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Scorbunny_(Pok%C3%A9mon)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Scorbunny (Pokémon)</a></li> <li><a href="https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Yamper_(Pok%C3%A9mon)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Yamper (Pokémon)</a></li> <li><a href="https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Boltund_(Pok%C3%A9mon)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Boltund (Pokémon)</a></li> <li><a href="https://gamerant.com/pokemon-sword-and-shield-change-jersey-number/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Can You Change Your Number in Pokemon Sword and Shield?</a></li> <li><a href="https://dotesports.com/pokemon/news/what-do-all-of-the-gym-leader-jersey-numbers-mean-in-pokemon-sword-and-shield" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> What do all of the Gym Leader jersey numbers mean in Pokémon Sword and Shield?</a></li> <li><a href="https://lostlevels.club/post/190401371891/cool-guys-dont-look-at-explosions-my-card" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Cool guys don’t look at explosions ✌️🥺</a></li> </ul> Post-Chat <ul> <li><a href="https://www.escapefromtarkov.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Escape from Tarkov</a></li> </ul>

Pokemon Sword and Shield - Part 1

Mike and Ting talk about Eliza. Contains SPOILERS for Eliza! The “book club” game is: Borderlands 3. Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club Show Notes: Premise  Eliza Visual novel Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Lovers of Aether Hatoful Boyfriend Matthew Seiji Burns  Transcranial direct-current stimulation Artificial general intelligence ELIZA  Highlights  Driver Rewards with Uber Pro Every Eligible Ride and Meal Earns You Points With Uber Rewards  "Hardest question I've been asked today : )" (cookie options) Dark Chocolate Gingers - Border Biscuits Asexuality Phil Wang Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4  Decisions   Choices, Outcomes, and Endings  What I want in life… is...  I’m going to...  Closing Thoughts   Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal  There is no message, no point, no overarching story here Saiyan Power Homer Simpson Needs An Operation (YouTube)  Find a job you enjoy doing, and you will never have to work a day in your life Mike’s Eliza Notes  PSA: Zach is watching you contemplate 

Mike and Ting talk about Eliza. Contains SPOILERS for Eliza! The “book club” game is: <a href="https://www.gearboxsoftware.com/game/borderlands-3/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Borderlands 3</a>. Contact us: <a href="https://twitter.com/lostlevelsclub" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@lostlevelsclub</a> or <a href="mailto:mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club">mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club</a> Show Notes: Premise <ul> <li><a href="http://www.zachtronics.com/eliza/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Eliza</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_novel" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Visual novel</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danganronpa:_Trigger_Happy_Havoc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_Wright:_Ace_Attorney" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.rivalsofaether.com/lovers-of-aether/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lovers of Aether</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatoful_Boyfriend" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hatoful Boyfriend</a></li> <li><a href="https://matthewseiji.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Matthew Seiji Burns</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcranial_direct-current_stimulation" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Transcranial direct-current stimulation</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_general_intelligence" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Artificial general intelligence</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ELIZA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ELIZA</a></li> </ul> Highlights <ul> <li><a href="https://www.uber.com/us/en/drive/uber-pro/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Driver Rewards with Uber Pro</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.uber.com/us/en/u/rewards/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Every Eligible Ride and Meal Earns You Points With Uber Rewards</a></li> <li><a href="https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1833349732" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> "Hardest question I've been asked today : )" (cookie options)</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.borderbiscuits.co.uk/biscuit/dark-chocolate-gingers/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dark Chocolate Gingers - Border Biscuits</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asexuality" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Asexuality</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4649621/?ref_=tt_cl_t14" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Phil Wang</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02pc9pj/episodes/downloads" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4</a></li> </ul> Decisions <ul> <li><a href="https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1833865162" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Choices, Outcomes, and Endings</a></li> <li><a href="https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1887889398" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> What I want in life… is...</a></li> <li><a href="https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1854411788" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> I’m going to...</a></li> </ul> Closing Thoughts <ul> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldur%27s_Gate_II:_Throne_of_Bhaal" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal</a></li> <li><a href="https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1834622510" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> There is no message, no point, no overarching story here</a></li> <li><a href="https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Saiyan_Power" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Saiyan Power</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gvEp4Rw_j0&amp;t=104" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Homer Simpson Needs An Operation (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/646569-find-a-job-you-enjoy-doing-and-you-will-never" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Find a job you enjoy doing, and you will never have to work a day in your life</a></li> <li><a href="https://lostlevels.club/post/189063088616/mikes-eliza-notes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mike’s Eliza Notes</a></li> <li><a href="https://steamcommunity.com/app/716500/discussions/0/1640919737478105344" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> PSA: Zach is watching you contemplate</a></li> </ul>

Eliza

Mike and Ting talk about Bulletproof Coffee, the new Razr phone and the Tesla Cybertruck. NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Borderlands 3. Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club Show Notes: Pre-Chat   Bulletproof Coffee: Everything You Want To Know razr has arrived (YouTube) Motorola Razr  Foldable $1,500 Motorola Razr: This flip phone's hinge could also be its edge  Party like it’s 2004 with the new Motorola Razr’s secret ‘Retro Razr’ mode T9 (predictive text) Nokia 3210 Nokia 8210 Cybertruck Tesla Cybertruck Unveiling Event: Watch the $39,900 Bulletproof Truck's Full Reveal Presentation (YouTube)  UPDATE: Cybertruck Passes 250k Pre-Orders – What’s Driving These Numbers? Ute (vehicle) Elon Musk 'pedo guy' defamation trial begins 

Mike and Ting talk about Bulletproof Coffee, the new Razr phone and the Tesla Cybertruck. NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Borderlands 3. Contact us: <a href="https://twitter.com/lostlevelsclub" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@lostlevelsclub</a> or <a href="mailto:mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club">mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club</a> Show Notes: Pre-Chat <ul> <li><a href="https://www.bulletproof.com/recipes/bulletproof-diet-recipes/bulletproof-coffee-recipe/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Bulletproof Coffee: Everything You Want To Know</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FC5FcfZf7xw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">razr has arrived (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorola_Razr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Motorola Razr</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.cnet.com/features/foldable-1500-motorola-razr-this-flip-phones-hinge-could-also-be-its-edge/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Foldable $1,500 Motorola Razr: This flip phone's hinge could also be its edge</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2019/11/13/20963297/motorola-razr-2019-secret-retro-razr-mode-easter-egg-foldable" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Party like it’s 2004 with the new Motorola Razr’s secret ‘Retro Razr’ mode</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T9_(predictive_text)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">T9 (predictive text)</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia_3210" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nokia 3210</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia_8210" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nokia 8210</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.tesla.com/cybertruck" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cybertruck</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9P_1_oLGREM" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tesla Cybertruck Unveiling Event: Watch the $39,900 Bulletproof Truck's Full Reveal Presentation (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://wccftech.com/cybertruck-passes-200k-pre-orders-whats-driving-these-numbers/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> UPDATE: Cybertruck Passes 250k Pre-Orders – What’s Driving These Numbers?</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ute_(vehicle)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ute (vehicle)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-50641397" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Elon Musk 'pedo guy' defamation trial begins</a></li> </ul>

Pre-Chat: Armor Glass Coffee

Mike and Ting talk about Christmas shopping, hot pot induced insomnia and Mike's alter ego: Rudie "Mamma's Child" Jackson. NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for 2019 Wrap Up. Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club Show Notes: Pre-Chat  PITTA Mask  KEANA Rice Mask The Maple Mania Pseudoephedrine (including Sudafed) Hot pot Cortex - Relay FM Phoenix Point Secret Cinema presents Stranger Things Bucket hat  London’s Underground Rebel Bingo Makes U.S. Debut: ‘Shock-To-The-Senses’ Bingo Rebel Bingo 

Mike and Ting talk about Christmas shopping, hot pot induced insomnia and Mike's alter ego: Rudie "Mamma's Child" Jackson. NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for 2019 Wrap Up. Contact us: <a href="https://twitter.com/lostlevelsclub" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@lostlevelsclub</a> or <a href="mailto:mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club">mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club</a> Show Notes: Pre-Chat <ul> <li><a href="https://www.arax.co.jp/pittamask/en/index.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PITTA Mask</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.ishizawa-lab.co.jp/keananadeshiko/en/product/keana_skincare/mask.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> KEANA Rice Mask</a></li> <li><a href="http://themaplemania.jp/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Maple Mania</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nhs.uk/medicines/pseudoephedrine/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pseudoephedrine (including Sudafed)</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_pot" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hot pot</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.relay.fm/cortex" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cortex - Relay FM</a></li> <li><a href="https://phoenixpoint.info/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Phoenix Point</a></li> <li><a href="https://tickets.secretcinema.org/stranger-things/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Secret Cinema presents Stranger Things</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bucket_hat" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bucket hat</a></li> <li><a href="https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2010/07/11/londons-underground-rebel-bingo-makes-us-debut-shock-to-the-senses-bingo/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> London’s Underground Rebel Bingo Makes U.S. Debut: ‘Shock-To-The-Senses’ Bingo</a></li> <li><a href="http://rebelbingo.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rebel Bingo</a></li> </ul>

Pre-Chat: The Great Small Gift Pact

Mike and Ting talk about their favourite health fads, an infestation of beetles and buying a 4K laptop. NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Blizz-troversy: Hearthstone &amp; Hong Kong. Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club Show Notes: Pre-Chat  Madeira cake  The Most Bullshit Health and Wellness Fads of the Decade Eat, Fast and Live Longer Pret a Manger Eat (restaurant) What is This? A Center for Ants?  Sleep and Disease Risk  Lack of sleep could damage DNA and affect repair ability, possibly raising cancer risk, University of Hong Kong study finds  Everything You Wanted To Know About Microdosing (But Were Afraid To Ask) Modafinil Why Haven't We Found Alien Life? | Space Time | PBS Digital Studios (YouTube) Drugstore beetle Pixel density 

Mike and Ting talk about their favourite health fads, an infestation of beetles and buying a 4K laptop. NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Blizz-troversy: Hearthstone &amp; Hong Kong. Contact us: <a href="https://twitter.com/lostlevelsclub" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@lostlevelsclub</a> or <a href="mailto:mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club">mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club</a> Show Notes: Pre-Chat <ul> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madeira_cake" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Madeira cake</a></li> <li><a href="https://gizmodo.com/the-most-bullshit-health-and-wellness-fads-of-the-decad-1839255151" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Most Bullshit Health and Wellness Fads of the Decade</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01lxyzc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Eat, Fast and Live Longer</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pret_a_Manger" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pret a Manger</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eat_(restaurant)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Eat (restaurant)</a></li> <li><a href="https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/what-is-this-a-center-for-ants" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">What is This? A Center for Ants?</a></li> <li><a href="http://healthysleep.med.harvard.edu/healthy/matters/consequences/sleep-and-disease-risk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Sleep and Disease Risk</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/2185589/lack-sleep-could-damage-dna-and-affect-gene-repair" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Lack of sleep could damage DNA and affect repair ability, possibly raising cancer risk, University of Hong Kong study finds</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/psychedelic-microdosing-research_n_569525afe4b09dbb4bac9db8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Everything You Wanted To Know About Microdosing (But Were Afraid To Ask)</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modafinil" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Modafinil</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJONS7sqi0o" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Why Haven't We Found Alien Life? | Space Time | PBS Digital Studios (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drugstore_beetle" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Drugstore beetle</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixel_density" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pixel density</a></li> </ul>

Pre-Chat: Health Fads, Alien Invaders and High-DPI

Mike and Ting talk about the Sonic movie, distasteful champagne drinking and growing a chicken without an egg(shell). NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Pokemon Sword and Shield - Part 1. Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club Show Notes: Pre-Chat   Box Office: Sonic the Hedgehog Races Past the Competition  Sonic movie beats a huge Detective Pikachu box-office record  Coronavirus: officer becomes 69th case in Hong Kong after attending party with 59 others, all of whom have been asked to avoid public @suen_daniel - Difficult to describe how celebratory is HK’s internet this evening after a @hkpoliceforce officer is confirmed infected w/ #COVID19. Mentions of champagne/whisky everywhere, someone appear to 🥂 outside North Point police stn. Inappropriate but says much abt police’s popularity.  Hong Kong protests: police officer reprimanded after he was filmed saying he would celebrate student Chow Tsz-lok’s death ‘with champagne’ @Fight4HongKong - NextMagazine found #HKPolice Chief Superintendents and Senior Superintendents attending a banquet organized by local triads on Feb 7th, 2020. When inquired about the incident, Hong Kong Police says they attended the banquet in their private capacity.  Coronavirus: Hong Kong Police defend use of protective gear as report claims Force received more than Health Dept.  This guy grows a chicken in an open fucking egg Live Chicken Embryos | Exploratorium Museum Exhibits 

Mike and Ting talk about the Sonic movie, distasteful champagne drinking and growing a chicken without an egg(shell). NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Pokemon Sword and Shield - Part 1. Contact us: <a href="https://twitter.com/lostlevelsclub" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@lostlevelsclub</a> or <a href="mailto:mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club">mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club</a> Show Notes: Pre-Chat <ul> <li><a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/sonic-the-hedgehog-movie-box-office-opening-weekend-the-photograph-fantasy-island" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Box Office: Sonic the Hedgehog Races Past the Competition</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.gamesradar.com/sonic-movie-detective-pikachu-box-office-record-weekend/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Sonic movie beats a huge Detective Pikachu box-office record</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3051553/coronavirus-hong-kong-government-extends-work" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Coronavirus: officer becomes 69th case in Hong Kong after attending party with 59 others, all of whom have been asked to avoid public</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/suen_daniel/status/1230529246235226112" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@suen_daniel - Difficult to describe how celebratory is HK’s internet this evening after a @hkpoliceforce officer is confirmed infected w/ #COVID19. Mentions of champagne/whisky everywhere, someone appear to 🥂 outside North Point police stn. Inappropriate but says much abt police’s popularity.</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3037087/hong-kong-protests-police-officer-reprimanded-after-he-was" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Hong Kong protests: police officer reprimanded after he was filmed saying he would celebrate student Chow Tsz-lok’s death ‘with champagne’</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/Fight4HongKong/status/1226393630790881281" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@Fight4HongKong - NextMagazine found #HKPolice Chief Superintendents and Senior Superintendents attending a banquet organized by local triads on Feb 7th, 2020. When inquired about the incident, Hong Kong Police says they attended the banquet in their private capacity.</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.hongkongfp.com/2020/02/17/coronavirus-hong-kong-police-defend-use-protective-gear-report-claims-force-received-health-dept/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Coronavirus: Hong Kong Police defend use of protective gear as report claims Force received more than Health Dept.</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/nextfuckinglevel/comments/f5wa9c/this_guy_grows_a_chicken_in_an_open_fucking_egg/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> This guy grows a chicken in an open fucking egg</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.exploratorium.edu/exhibits/live-chicken-embryos" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Live Chicken Embryos | Exploratorium Museum Exhibits</a></li> </ul>

Pre-Chat: Sonic, Champagne and Chicken Without Egg

Mike and Ting follow up on the small gift pact and Secret Cinema, and look at some new decade predictions. NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Review Reviews, The Grossest Games and 2020 Look Ahead. Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club Show Notes: Pre-Chat   Doubts grow over US case for Suleimani assassination as Iran urges revenge Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019)  Pre-Chat: The Great Small Gift Pact AeroPress  Forever 21 files for bankruptcy and will close up to 178 US stores 22 (Taylor Swift song)  Bristol Novelty GJ139 Nut Tin with 3 Snakes Practical Joke Set, Unisex-Adult, Multi-Colour, One Size  ‘Secret Cinema Presents Stranger Things’ review: track down the Demogorgon in an immersive Starcourt Mall experience Ask HN: A New Decade. Any Predictions? Steve Jobs, Apple founder, dies Monty Python: What have the romans ever done for us? (YouTube)  AirPods Pro review: the perfect earbuds for the iPhone Google CEO Sundar Pichai is taking over as CEO of Alphabet 

Mike and Ting follow up on the small gift pact and Secret Cinema, and look at some new decade predictions. NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Review Reviews, The Grossest Games and 2020 Look Ahead. Contact us: <a href="https://twitter.com/lostlevelsclub" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@lostlevelsclub</a> or <a href="mailto:mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club">mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club</a> Show Notes: Pre-Chat <ul> <li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/04/suleimani-assassination-fears-grow-bloody-reprisal-funeral-baghdad-tehran" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Doubts grow over US case for Suleimani assassination as Iran urges revenge</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6320628/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019)</a></li> <li><a href="https://lostlevels.club/post/189880894456/pre-chat-the-great-small-gift-pact-mike" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Pre-Chat: The Great Small Gift Pact</a></li> <li><a href="https://aeropress.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AeroPress</a></li> <li><a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2019/09/29/business/forever-21-bankruptcy/index.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Forever 21 files for bankruptcy and will close up to 178 US stores</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/22_(Taylor_Swift_song)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">22 (Taylor Swift song)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bristol-Novelty-Snakes-Practical-Multi-Colour/dp/B07G5FWLGL" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Bristol Novelty GJ139 Nut Tin with 3 Snakes Practical Joke Set, Unisex-Adult, Multi-Colour, One Size</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nme.com/blogs/tv-blogs/secret-cinema-stranger-things-review-2583443" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> ‘Secret Cinema Presents Stranger Things’ review: track down the Demogorgon in an immersive Starcourt Mall experience</a></li> <li><a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1025681" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ask HN: A New Decade. Any Predictions?</a></li> <li><a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2011/10/05/us/obit-steve-jobs/index.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Steve Jobs, Apple founder, dies</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7tvauOJMHo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Monty Python: What have the romans ever done for us? (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2019/11/1/20942472/apple-airpods-pro-review-design-price-specs-features-noise-cancellation" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> AirPods Pro review: the perfect earbuds for the iPhone</a></li> <li><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2019/12/03/sundar-pichai-alphabet-ceo/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google CEO Sundar Pichai is taking over as CEO of Alphabet</a></li> </ul>

Pre-Chat: My House is Full of Snakes

Mike and Ting talk about Global Game Jam 2020, GeForce Now, game delays, Atari Hotels and Nintendo Switch sales numbers. The “book club” game is: Pokémon Sword (or Pokémon Shield). Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club Show Notes: Global Game Jam 2020  Global Game Jam  Hong Kong schools, kindergartens closed until at least March 2 as coronavirus fears grow, three universities take similar action  Hong Kong Theme Parks Close, Concerts Halted in Response to Coronavirus GGJ 2020 Keynote and Theme (YouTube) Breakout (video game) Panel beater @RegalPigeon - I wanted to do a solo project for the GGJ and take it easy. I didn't end up submitting anything but here's a little tower defense game I started! Bombarchy is still my main project but having this on the side will be good for my sanity :) Don't Sink - Hong Kong GGJ20 (YouTube) Get Your House in Order - Hong Kong GGJ19 (YouTube) Platformer Microgame Winners of GGJ 2020 (Global Game Jam Hong Kong) Escape from Tarkov GGJ2020 trailer - Stop! Your Mom will kill me (YouTube) Rebind Typer - Global Game Jam 2020 Entry (YouTube) Razer Blade Stealth 13 review (2019): A gamer’s dream, at a steep cost  NVIDIA GeForce NOW  NVIDIA GeForce NOW CES - PC Beta Now Available (YouTube) GeForce NOW Open for All  RIP Stadia? Nvidia’s newly launched cloud-gaming service is (mostly) a stunner  Building a local Steam caching server to ease the bandwidth blues Storage area network  Bots are making Fortnite players question what’s real  Rapid Fire   Half-Life Collection is free-to-play until the launch of Half-Life: Alyx  Final Fantasy 7 Remake delayed to April FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE - FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE Theme Song Trailer | PS4 (YouTube)  Cyberpunk 2077 is being delayed to September 17th  Cyberpunk 2077 still needs crunch time to complete, CEO says Atari Hotels Atari Gaming System Is The Inspiration For New Hotel Chain Games Done Quick  Switch worldwide sales top 52.48 million, Pokemon Sword and Shield sales top 16.06 million Dedicated Video Game Sales Units High Expectations Asian Father | Know Your Meme  Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield Double Pack Ring Fit Adventure Reveal Trailer - Nintendo Switch (YouTube) 新型コロナウイルス感染症による、Nintendo Switchなどの生産および出荷への影響について（お詫び）  Nintendo says the coronavirus is delaying Switch production  Hong Kong face mask prices soar as residents scramble to stock up amid Wuhan coronavirus fears Nintendo Co., Ltd. Earnings Release for the Nine-Month Period Ended December 2019  Pokemon Sword and Shield's Expansion Pass Finally Kills Its "Third Versions," and the Series is Better For It  Circhester Gym - Rock (Sword Exclusive)  Post-Chat  Star Trek: Picard  Amazon Prime launches in Asia and the world as video streaming competition intensifies Prime Video The Grand Tour The Expanse 

Mike and Ting talk about Global Game Jam 2020, GeForce Now, game delays, Atari Hotels and Nintendo Switch sales numbers. The “book club” game is: <a href="https://swordshield.pokemon.com/en-us/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pokémon Sword (or Pokémon Shield)</a>. Contact us: <a href="https://twitter.com/lostlevelsclub" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@lostlevelsclub</a> or <a href="mailto:mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club">mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club</a> Show Notes: Global Game Jam 2020 <ul> <li><a href="https://globalgamejam.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Global Game Jam</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3048305/hong-kong-universities-suspend-classes-until-march-china" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Hong Kong schools, kindergartens closed until at least March 2 as coronavirus fears grow, three universities take similar action</a></li> <li><a href="https://variety.com/2020/biz/asia/hong-kong-disneyland-ocean-park-close-andy-lau-coronavirus-1203480669/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Hong Kong Theme Parks Close, Concerts Halted in Response to Coronavirus</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sdcq7CbPsc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GGJ 2020 Keynote and Theme (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breakout_(video_game)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Breakout (video game)</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panel_beater" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Panel beater</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/RegalPigeon/status/1224349481245691904" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@RegalPigeon - I wanted to do a solo project for the GGJ and take it easy. I didn't end up submitting anything but here's a little tower defense game I started! Bombarchy is still my main project but having this on the side will be good for my sanity :)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XozkgvTZ06g" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Don't Sink - Hong Kong GGJ20 (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gGQFcvJEHA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Get Your House in Order - Hong Kong GGJ19 (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://learn.unity.com/project/2d-platformer-template" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Platformer Microgame</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ggjhongkong/posts/2535514443385731" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Winners of GGJ 2020 (Global Game Jam Hong Kong)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.escapefromtarkov.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Escape from Tarkov</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-egHMt2fUI" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GGJ2020 trailer - Stop! Your Mom will kill me (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9L1qC9WOdU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rebind Typer - Global Game Jam 2020 Entry (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.engadget.com/2019/12/18/razer-blade-stealth-review/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Razer Blade Stealth 13 review (2019): A gamer’s dream, at a steep cost</a></li> </ul> NVIDIA GeForce NOW <ul> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zceUpFI16UE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NVIDIA GeForce NOW CES - PC Beta Now Available (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/2020/02/04/geforce-now-pc-gaming/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GeForce NOW Open for All</a></li> <li><a href="https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/02/nvidia-has-shaken-up-the-netflix-for-games-model-with-its-challenge-to-stadia/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> RIP Stadia? Nvidia’s newly launched cloud-gaming service is (mostly) a stunner</a></li> <li><a href="https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017/01/building-a-local-steam-caching-server-to-ease-the-bandwidth-blues/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Building a local Steam caching server to ease the bandwidth blues</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storage_area_network" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Storage area network</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.polygon.com/2019/10/22/20926888/fortnite-bots-skill-based-matchmaking-epic-games" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Bots are making Fortnite players question what’s real</a></li> </ul> Rapid Fire <ul> <li><a href="https://www.pcgamer.com/half-life-might-be-going-free-to-play-until-the-launch-of-half-life-alyx/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Half-Life Collection is free-to-play until the launch of Half-Life: Alyx</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.polygon.com/2020/1/14/21065245/final-fantasy-7-remake-delayed-release-date" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Final Fantasy 7 Remake delayed to April</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkXG08_WVsY" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE - FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE Theme Song Trailer | PS4 (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/16/21069016/cyberpunk-2077-new-release-date-date-delay-september-cd-projekt-red" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Cyberpunk 2077 is being delayed to September 17th</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.polygon.com/2020/1/18/21071895/cyberpunk-2077-delay-crunch-cd-projekt-red" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Cyberpunk 2077 still needs crunch time to complete, CEO says</a></li> <li><a href="https://atarihotels.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Atari Hotels</a></li> <li><a href="https://one.npr.org/?sharedMediaId=800725868:800725869" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Atari Gaming System Is The Inspiration For New Hotel Chain</a></li> <li><a href="https://gamesdonequick.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Games Done Quick</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.gematsu.com/2020/01/switch-worldwide-sales-top-52-48-million-pokemon-sword-and-shield-sales-top-16-06-million" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Switch worldwide sales top 52.48 million, Pokemon Sword and Shield sales top 16.06 million</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/hard_soft/index.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dedicated Video Game Sales Units</a></li> <li><a href="https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/high-expectations-asian-father" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">High Expectations Asian Father | Know Your Meme</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/pokemon-sword-and-pokemon-shield-double-pack-switch/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield Double Pack</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1orju1NsN8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ring Fit Adventure Reveal Trailer - Nintendo Switch (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nintendo.co.jp/support/information/2020/0206_01.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">新型コロナウイルス感染症による、Nintendo Switchなどの生産および出荷への影響について（お詫び）</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/6/21126013/nintendo-switch-delays-production-coronavirus" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Nintendo says the coronavirus is delaying Switch production</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3047554/hong-kong-face-mask-prices-soar-residents" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Hong Kong face mask prices soar as residents scramble to stock up amid Wuhan coronavirus fears</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2020/200130_3e.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nintendo Co., Ltd. Earnings Release for the Nine-Month Period Ended December 2019</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.usgamer.net/articles/pokemon-sword-and-shields-expansion-pass-finally-kills-its-third-versionsand-the-series-is-better-for-it" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Pokemon Sword and Shield's Expansion Pass Finally Kills Its "Third Versions," and the Series is Better For It</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.ign.com/wikis/pokemon-sword-shield/Circhester_Gym_-_Rock_(Sword_Exclusive)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Circhester Gym - Rock (Sword Exclusive)</a></li> </ul> Post-Chat <ul> <li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8806524/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Star Trek: Picard</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.mumbrella.asia/2016/12/amazon-prime-launches-asia-world-competition-video-streaming-market-intensifies" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Amazon Prime launches in Asia and the world as video streaming competition intensifies</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.primevideo.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Prime Video</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5712554/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Grand Tour</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3230854/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Expanse</a></li> </ul>

GGJ, GeForce Now and Hotels Later

Mike and Ting talk about TIS-100. The “book club” game is: Eliza. Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club Show Notes: Zachtronics  Zachtronics TIS-100 10 games like Borderlands to loot and shoot in Hellgate: London  Why do you like Zachlike games? Spacechem Braid Infinifactory INFINIUPDATE #3 Ironclad Tactics Eliza Infiniminer  Proto-MineCraft Abandoned Due To Epic Error Markus Persson (Notch)  Minecraft’s creator, ‘Notch,’ just outbid Beyoncé and Jay Z on an insane Beverly Hills mansion  TIS-100  Unity Jonathan Blow on Windows Terminal (YouTube)  TIS-100P Reference Manual SHENZHEN I/O EXAPUNKS Surprised Pikachu TIS-100 ending (YouTube) TIS-100 NET Ending (YouTube) Histogram  Highlights   How to Implement a Queue Using Two Stacks Code Golf Assembly language NOP (code) Comment (computer programming) TIS-100 Achievements  Is Sequence Sorter the hardest level in the game?  Ten Years of Terrible Games  Zach Barth: "Zachtronics: Ten Years of Terrible Games" | Talks at Google (YouTube) MetaboSIM Arduino Infinifactory Calculator (YouTube) EXAPUNKS Hacker Battle Competition #1: PEKUJA vs MATTYG (YouTube) Gladiabots 

Mike and Ting talk about TIS-100. The “book club” game is: <a href="http://www.zachtronics.com/eliza/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Eliza</a>. Contact us: <a href="https://twitter.com/lostlevelsclub" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@lostlevelsclub</a> or <a href="mailto:mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club">mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club</a> Show Notes: Zachtronics <ul> <li><a href="http://www.zachtronics.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Zachtronics</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.zachtronics.com/tis-100/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TIS-100</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.gamesradar.com/games-like-borderlands/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">10 games like Borderlands to loot and shoot in</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellgate:_London" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hellgate: London</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/exapunks/comments/93tejd/why_do_you_like_zachlike_games/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Why do you like Zachlike games?</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.zachtronics.com/spacechem/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spacechem</a></li> <li><a href="http://braid-game.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Braid</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.zachtronics.com/infinifactory/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Infinifactory</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.zachtronics.com/infiniupdate-3/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">INFINIUPDATE #3</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.zachtronics.com/ironclad-tactics/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ironclad Tactics</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.zachtronics.com/eliza/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Eliza</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.zachtronics.com/infiniminer/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Infiniminer</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/01/20/proto-minecraft-abandoned-due-to-epic-error/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Proto-MineCraft Abandoned Due To Epic Error</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markus_Persson" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Markus Persson (Notch)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2014/12/19/minecrafts-creator-notch-just-outbid-beyonce-and-jay-z-on-an-insane-beverly-hills-mansion/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Minecraft’s creator, ‘Notch,’ just outbid Beyoncé and Jay Z on an insane Beverly Hills mansion</a></li> </ul> TIS-100 <ul> <li><a href="https://unity.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Unity</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5s965qdmyU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jonathan Blow on Windows Terminal (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.zachtronics.com/images/TIS-100P%20Reference%20Manual.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> TIS-100P Reference Manual</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.zachtronics.com/shenzhen-io/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SHENZHEN I/O</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.zachtronics.com/exapunks/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">EXAPUNKS</a></li> <li><a href="https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/surprised-pikachu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Surprised Pikachu</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwDVmG8jP8Q" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TIS-100 ending (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HJ8mKmAwyU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TIS-100 NET Ending (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Histogram" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Histogram</a></li> </ul> Highlights <ul> <li><a href="https://medium.com/better-programming/how-to-implement-a-queue-using-two-stacks-80772242b88c" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> How to Implement a Queue Using Two Stacks</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_golf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Code Golf</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assembly_language" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Assembly language</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NOP_(code)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NOP (code)</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comment_(computer_programming)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Comment (computer programming)</a></li> <li><a href="https://truesteamachievements.com/game/TIS100/achievements" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TIS-100 Achievements</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/tis100/comments/9o8mlu/is_sequence_sorter_the_hardest_level_in_the_game/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Is Sequence Sorter the hardest level in the game?</a></li> </ul> Ten Years of Terrible Games <ul> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Df9pz_EmKhA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Zach Barth: "Zachtronics: Ten Years of Terrible Games" | Talks at Google (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.zachtronics.com/metabosim/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MetaboSIM</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arduino" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Arduino</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3yQWwpRF44" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Infinifactory Calculator (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuqhGkVr_R8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">EXAPUNKS Hacker Battle Competition #1: PEKUJA vs MATTYG (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://gladiabots.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gladiabots</a></li> </ul>

TIS-100

Mike panic buys a sack of rice while Ting talks to himself. NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for GGJ, GeForce Now and Hotels Later. Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club Show Notes: Pre-Chat  HQ Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing Ta Fuck Wit + Lyrics (YouTube) How the new coronavirus will finally get a proper name Bird flu outbreak in Suffolk leads to chicken slaughter  Cats and dogs ‘thrown from tower blocks’ in China after fake news rumours animals are causing spread Timeline of the SARS outbreak Coronavirus: Hong Kong hospital staff strike to demand closure of China border  Coronavirus: panic buying shows no sign of ending in Hong Kong Mindfulness  "You are not your thoughts" Scrubs (TV Series 2001–2010) Scrubs - J.D forgets what's wrong with his patient (YouTube) Aphantasia Subvocalization  Thinking Without Words Thinking, Fast and Slow  Guy Finds Out Not Everyone Has An Internal Monologue With Themselves And It Ruins His Day 

Mike panic buys a sack of rice while Ting talks to himself. NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for GGJ, GeForce Now and Hotels Later. Contact us: <a href="https://twitter.com/lostlevelsclub" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@lostlevelsclub</a> or <a href="mailto:mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club">mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club</a> Show Notes: Pre-Chat <ul> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8keTv_vpwLc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HQ Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing Ta Fuck Wit + Lyrics (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-51371770" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How the new coronavirus will finally get a proper name</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-suffolk-50738453" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bird flu outbreak in Suffolk leads to chicken slaughter</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/10863349/coronavirus-cats-and-dogs-thrown-to-death/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Cats and dogs ‘thrown from tower blocks’ in China after fake news rumours animals are causing spread</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_SARS_outbreak" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Timeline of the SARS outbreak</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-51349154" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Coronavirus: Hong Kong hospital staff strike to demand closure of China border</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3049585/coronavirus-panic-buying-shows-no-sign-ending" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Coronavirus: panic buying shows no sign of ending in Hong Kong</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindfulness" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mindfulness</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Mindfulness/comments/5viu1a/you_are_not_your_thoughts/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> "You are not your thoughts"</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0285403/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Scrubs (TV Series 2001–2010)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUXwHkykAzs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Scrubs - J.D forgets what's wrong with his patient (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphantasia" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Aphantasia</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subvocalization" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Subvocalization</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/pristine-inner-experience/201111/thinking-without-words" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Thinking Without Words</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thinking,_Fast_and_Slow" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Thinking, Fast and Slow</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.boredpanda.com/not-everyone-having-internal-monologue/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Guy Finds Out Not Everyone Has An Internal Monologue With Themselves And It Ruins His Day</a></li> </ul>

Pre-Chat: Flu Dystopia and Inner Monologues

Mike and Ting make Chinese new year's resolutions, and talk about Global Game Jam 2019, indie games and rapid fire news. The “book club” game is: Celeste. Pre-Chat  Pig (zodiac)  'Gangster' Peppa Pig propelled to stardom in China McDull Paultons Park | Peppa Pig World Percy Pig  Chinese New Year’s Resolutions  Red Envelope About a Boy (2002) Dynamite Düx  Global Game Jam 2019  Global Game Jam 2019 Keynote and Theme (YouTube) MagicaVoxel Progress vid (placeholder for when I edit it together!) Get Your House in Order Haus of the Doge Release  The 10 most expensive cities to live in around the world in 2018 家 - HoMe Pa Pa Family House Crash @RegalPigeon  Indie Games  Slay the Spire Dead Cells 25 Best Upcoming Indie Games of 2019: Switch, Xbox One, PS4, &amp; PC  9 Indie Games To Look Forward To In 2019  Our 20 Most Anticipated Indie Games Of 2019 In the Valley of Gods Wargroove Moving Out  Sam Barlow Developing Next Video Game, ‘Telling Lies,’ With Annapurna Late Shift Black Mirror: Bandersnatch Baba is You  Rapid Fire  Development Update on Metroid Prime 4 for Nintendo Switch (YouTube) Anthem VIP Demo: an update from BioWare’s Head of Live Service Bungie Splits With Activision, Keeps Destiny  With Activision's Influence Growing, Blizzard Is Cutting Costs  Blizzard cancels 'Heroes of the Storm' eSports plans 

Mike and Ting make Chinese new year's resolutions, and talk about Global Game Jam 2019, indie games and rapid fire news. The “book club” game is: <a href="http://www.celestegame.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Celeste</a>. Pre-Chat <ul> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pig_(zodiac)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pig (zodiac)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/110200463/gangster-peppa-pig-propelled-to-stardom-in-china" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> 'Gangster' Peppa Pig propelled to stardom in China</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDull" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">McDull</a></li> <li><a href="https://paultonspark.co.uk/themed-worlds/peppa-pig-world" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Paultons Park | Peppa Pig World</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percy_Pig" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Percy Pig</a></li> </ul> Chinese New Year’s Resolutions <ul> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_envelope" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Red Envelope</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0276751/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">About a Boy (2002)</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamite_D%C3%BCx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dynamite Düx</a></li> </ul> Global Game Jam 2019 <ul> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUohwjq9RkA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Global Game Jam 2019 Keynote and Theme (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://ephtracy.github.io/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MagicaVoxel</a></li> <li>Progress vid (placeholder for when I edit it together!)</li> <li><a href="https://globalgamejam.org/2019/games/get-your-house-order" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Get Your House in Order</a></li> <li><a href="https://globalgamejam.org/2019/games/haus-doge" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Haus of the Doge</a></li> <li><a href="https://globalgamejam.org/2019/games/release" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Release</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/the-most-expensive-cities-to-live-in-around-the-world-in-2018-2018-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The 10 most expensive cities to live in around the world in 2018</a></li> <li><a href="https://globalgamejam.org/2019/games/%E5%AE%B6-home" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">家 - HoMe</a></li> <li><a href="https://globalgamejam.org/2019/games/pa-pa-family" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pa Pa Family</a></li> <li><a href="https://globalgamejam.org/2019/games/house-crash" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">House Crash</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/RegalPigeon" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@RegalPigeon</a></li> </ul> Indie Games <ul> <li><a href="https://www.megacrit.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Slay the Spire</a></li> <li><a href="https://dead-cells.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dead Cells</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nerdmuch.com/games/8000/upcoming-indie-games/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">25 Best Upcoming Indie Games of 2019: Switch, Xbox One, PS4, &amp; PC</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/melissabrinks/2018/12/31/9-indie-games-to-look-forward-to-in-2019/#5c8c25f7531c" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> 9 Indie Games To Look Forward To In 2019</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.gameinformer.com/2019/01/19/our-20-most-anticipated-indie-games-of-2019" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Our 20 Most Anticipated Indie Games Of 2019</a></li> <li><a href="https://inthevalleyofgods.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">In the Valley of Gods</a></li> <li><a href="https://wargroove.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wargroove</a></li> <li><a href="http://smgstudio.com/movingout/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Moving Out</a></li> <li><a href="https://variety.com/2017/digital/news/sam-barlow-telling-lies-video-game-annapurna-1202496071/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Sam Barlow Developing Next Video Game, ‘Telling Lies,’ With Annapurna</a></li> <li><a href="http://lateshift-movie.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Late Shift</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/80988062" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Black Mirror: Bandersnatch</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.hempuli.com/baba/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Baba is You</a></li> </ul> Rapid Fire <ul> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLIv_UXI_So" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Development Update on Metroid Prime 4 for Nintendo Switch (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="http://blog.bioware.com/2019/01/26/anthem-vip-demo-update/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Anthem VIP Demo: an update from BioWare’s Head of Live Service</a></li> <li><a href="https://kotaku.com/bungie-splits-with-activision-1831651740" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bungie Splits With Activision, Keeps Destiny</a></li> <li><a href="https://kotaku.com/with-activisions-influence-growing-blizzard-is-cutting-1831263741" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> With Activision's Influence Growing, Blizzard Is Cutting Costs</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.engadget.com/2018/12/14/blizzard-ends-heroes-of-the-storm-esports/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Blizzard cancels 'Heroes of the Storm' eSports plans</a></li> </ul>

Global Game Jam 2019

Mike and Ting talk about Half-Life: Alyx, new developments from Oculus, plans to fix Anthem and the redesigned Sonic trailer. The “book club” game is: Borderlands 3. Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club Show Notes: Half-Life: Alyx  Half-Life: Alyx Announcement Trailer (YouTube)  Valve is making three "full" VR games  Half-Life Alyx Trailer Showcases Potentially Revolutionary VR Controls  Zero Point Energy Field Manipulator  Apple Arcade’s fixer-upper game isn’t short on irony Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes The Final Hours of Half-Life: Alyx -- Behind Closed Doors at Valve Interview (YouTube)  Half Life - Alyx: Everything we know Virtual reality sickness  Are Virtual Reality Headsets Safe for Children?  Valve acquires Firewatch developer Campo Santo  Firewatch Dev's Next Game, In The Valley Of Gods, May Be In Jeopardy Pre-Purchase Half Life: Alyx Listed At $59.99, Free For Valve Index Owners  Oculus  John Carmack - Accenture VR Lifetime Achievement Award (YouTube)  John Carmack stepping down as CTO of Oculus to work on AI Adaptive tile refresh Eliza @ID_AA_Carmack - Considering how @elonmusk likened AGI to “summoning the demon”, it would be poetic if I can make a dent! Who needs the Rift S when the Oculus Quest can do everything? Beat Saber Marie Kondo  Why are people mocking IGN about Cuphead? Something about them being terrible about it?  Anthem Next   Sources: BioWare Plans A Complete Overhaul For Anthem No Man’s Sky NEXT How BioWare's Anthem Went Wrong Destiny: The Taken King Hello Games  BioWare ditching Anthem's original post-launch content plans to focus on "core issues"  Anthem Reveal vs Launch: Everything Missing From The Final Game It's a fake! (YouTube) Destiny 2: Play for Free Warframe: Ninjas Play Free Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 Ghost Recon Breakpoint  Sonic Movie Redesign  Sonic The Hedgehog (2020) - New Official Trailer - Paramount Pictures (YouTube) Sonic the Hedgehog Trailer #1 (2019) | Movieclips Trailers (YouTube) Super Mario Bros. (1993)  Super Mario Bros Animated Movie Will Release "Around 2022"  Ben Schwartz Really Fought To Play Sonic The Hedgehog Ryan Reynolds Is the Perfect Pikachu Charles Martinet: It's-A Me, Mario! - Meet The Record Breakers (YouTube)  ‘Sonic’ Redesign Cost Paramount Nowhere Near the $35 Million That’s Been Rumored Sanic Hegehog | Know Your Meme  Jim Carrey As Eggman Is The Saving Grace For New Sonic Movie, According To Some Fans 

Mike and Ting talk about Half-Life: Alyx, new developments from Oculus, plans to fix Anthem and the redesigned Sonic trailer. The “book club” game is: <a href="https://www.gearboxsoftware.com/game/borderlands-3/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Borderlands 3</a>. Contact us: <a href="https://twitter.com/lostlevelsclub" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@lostlevelsclub</a> or <a href="mailto:mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club">mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club</a> Show Notes: Half-Life: Alyx <ul> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2W0N3uKXmo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Half-Life: Alyx Announcement Trailer (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-02-10-valve-is-making-three-fully-fledged-vr-games" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Valve is making three "full" VR games</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.extremetech.com/gaming/302464-half-life-alyx-trailer-showcases-potentially-revolutionary-vr-controls" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Half-Life Alyx Trailer Showcases Potentially Revolutionary VR Controls</a></li> <li><a href="https://half-life.fandom.com/wiki/Zero_Point_Energy_Field_Manipulator" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Zero Point Energy Field Manipulator</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.polygon.com/reviews/2019/10/1/20893203/assemble-with-care-us-two-games-impressions-apple-arcade" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Apple Arcade’s fixer-upper game isn’t short on irony</a></li> <li><a href="https://keeptalkinggame.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9K0eJEmMEw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Final Hours of Half-Life: Alyx -- Behind Closed Doors at Valve Interview (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.pcgamer.com/half-life-alyx-release-date-trailer-everything-we-know/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Half Life - Alyx: Everything we know</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_reality_sickness" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Virtual reality sickness</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/are-virtual-reality-headsets-safe-for-children/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Are Virtual Reality Headsets Safe for Children?</a></li> <li><a href="https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2018/04/valve-acquires-firewatch-developer-campo-santo/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Valve acquires Firewatch developer Campo Santo</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/firewatch-devs-next-game-in-the-valley-of-gods-may/1100-6471550/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Firewatch Dev's Next Game, In The Valley Of Gods, May Be In Jeopardy</a></li> <li><a href="https://uploadvr.com/half-life-alyx-buy/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pre-Purchase Half Life: Alyx Listed At $59.99, Free For Valve Index Owners</a></li> </ul> Oculus <ul> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPq4rMiLVcE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">John Carmack - Accenture VR Lifetime Achievement Award (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2019/11/13/20963899/john-carmack-stepping-down-cto-of-oculus-work-on-ai" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> John Carmack stepping down as CTO of Oculus to work on AI</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adaptive_tile_refresh" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Adaptive tile refresh</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.zachtronics.com/eliza/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Eliza</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/ID_AA_Carmack/status/1194773932123004928" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@ID_AA_Carmack - Considering how @elonmusk likened AGI to “summoning the demon”, it would be poetic if I can make a dent!</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.engadget.com/2019/09/25/oculus-rift-s-vs-quest/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Who needs the Rift S when the Oculus Quest can do everything?</a></li> <li><a href="https://beatsaber.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Beat Saber</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Kondo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Marie Kondo</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/OutOfTheLoop/comments/73dcgx/why_are_people_mocking_ign_about_cuphead/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Why are people mocking IGN about Cuphead? Something about them being terrible about it?</a></li> </ul> Anthem Next <ul> <li><a href="https://kotaku.com/sources-bioware-plans-a-complete-overhaul-for-anthem-1839892415" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Sources: BioWare Plans A Complete Overhaul For Anthem</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nomanssky.com/next-update/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">No Man’s Sky NEXT</a></li> <li><a href="https://kotaku.com/how-biowares-anthem-went-wrong-1833731964" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How BioWare's Anthem Went Wrong</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destiny:_The_Taken_King" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Destiny: The Taken King</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hello_Games" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hello Games</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-09-17-bioware-ditching-anthems-original-post-launch-content-plans-to-focus-on-core-issues" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> BioWare ditching Anthem's original post-launch content plans to focus on "core issues"</a></li> <li><a href="https://screenrant.com/anthem-e3-reveal-trailer-launch-comparison/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Anthem Reveal vs Launch: Everything Missing From The Final Game</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6yQOs93Cgg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">It's a fake! (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.bungie.net/7/en/Destiny/NewLight" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Destiny 2: Play for Free</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.warframe.com/landing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Warframe: Ninjas Play Free</a></li> <li><a href="https://tomclancy-thedivision.ubisoft.com/game/en-us/home" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tom Clancy’s The Division 2</a></li> <li><a href="https://ghost-recon.ubisoft.com/game/en-us/breakpoint" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ghost Recon Breakpoint</a></li> </ul> Sonic Movie Redesign <ul> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szby7ZHLnkA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sonic The Hedgehog (2020) - New Official Trailer - Paramount Pictures (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfEpqmdXhiU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sonic the Hedgehog Trailer #1 (2019) | Movieclips Trailers (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108255/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Super Mario Bros. (1993)</a></li> <li><a href="https://comicbook.com/gaming/2019/02/01/super-mario-bros-animated-movie-release-date-2022/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Super Mario Bros Animated Movie Will Release "Around 2022"</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2456782/ben-schwartz-really-fought-to-play-sonic-the-hedgehog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Ben Schwartz Really Fought To Play Sonic The Hedgehog</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.gq.com/story/ryan-reynolds-is-the-perfect-pikachu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ryan Reynolds Is the Perfect Pikachu</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-XUZE--qU8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Charles Martinet: It's-A Me, Mario! - Meet The Record Breakers (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.indiewire.com/2019/11/sonic-redesign-cost-paramount-five-million-1202190493/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> ‘Sonic’ Redesign Cost Paramount Nowhere Near the $35 Million That’s Been Rumored</a></li> <li><a href="https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/sanic-hegehog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sanic Hegehog | Know Your Meme</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.newsweek.com/jim-carrey-eggman-new-sonic-movie-1410042" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Jim Carrey As Eggman Is The Saving Grace For New Sonic Movie, According To Some Fans</a></li> </ul>

Half-Life 3/2 Confirmed

Mike and Ting talk about the controversy surrounding Blizzard's ban of Blitzchung, plus RAPID FIRE NEWS. The “book club” game is: Eliza. Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club Show Notes: Blitzchung Ban   Hearthstone player calls for Hong Kong’s liberation in postgame interview  Blizzard suspends Hearthstone player for ‘liberate Hong Kong’ statement  Taiwanese Hearthstone caster fired after Hong Kong controversy says he still doesn't know why  Brooklyn Nets’ NBA community event in Shanghai abruptly cancelled by government as China political storm rages on  CCTV pulls NBA China Games broadcast in response to Adam Silver’s support for Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey’s right to free speech  Unlike Blizzard, Epic Games says it won’t ban players for political speech  Epic Games Store blocks China to protect employees in the country @lackofrealism - Not everyone at Blizzard agrees with what happened. Both the "Think Globally" and "Every Voice Matters" values have been covered up by incensed employees this morning.  Tommy,Taiwanese Commentator Who Got Fired by Blizzard,Statement  No, Blizzard isn’t blocking people from deleting their accounts  Blizzard breaks silence on Hong Kong Hearthstone controversy, reduces punishment on banned player  Blizzard cancels Overwatch launch event at Nintendo's New York store  Blizzard postpones event in Taiwan amid Hong Kong protests  After A Terrible 2019, Blizzard Is Going All-In At BlizzCon  Blizzard Says It Wasn't Expecting Fans To Be This Angry About Diablo Immortal  US politicians write to Activision Blizzard boss Bobby Kotick expressing "deep concern" over punishment of Hong Kong Hearthstone pro  Protestors are trying to get Overwatch banned in China, using memes of popular hero Mei Sina Weibo  Blizzard's official response: "We highly object the expression of personal political beliefs in any of our events... As always, We will defend the pride and dignity of China at all cost." Taiwan  Chinese video-game censorship doesn't end with 'Devotion'  Today I Discovered The UK Government's Irrational Fear Of Ninjas  Taiwan emoji removed in HK and Macau. Report: Apple told Apple TV+ creators to avoid portraying China ‘in a poor light’  Hong Kong protests: Apple pulls tracking app after China criticism  Explainer: ‘The Communist Party’s Railway’ – How Hong Kong’s once-respected MTR fell afoul of protesters 2014 Hong Kong protests  Edward Snowden's choice of Hong Kong as haven is a high-stakes gamble Gamers for Freedom: A handbook for protesting at this year's Blizzcon  Rapid Fire  Analogue Pocket Field-programmable gate array  At that resolution you could even leave a line of pixels blank in between to emulate the old pixels that had a little bit of a gap between them too! Would look really nice I think. Ring Fit Adventure Reveal Trailer - Nintendo Switch (YouTube) The Outer Worlds Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare  Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered Death Stranding Pokémon Sword and Shield  Red Dead Redemption 2 Coming To PC November 5th Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Shenmue 3  Google’s Stadia Game Service Is Officially Coming November 19th: Everything You Need To Know  Google: Stadia exclusives to have features “not possible” on home hardware Google Duplex: A.I. Assistant Calls Local Businesses To Make Appointments (YouTube)  Here Are the Microsoft Twitter Bot’s Craziest Racist Rants  Introducing Steam Remote Play Together  Nvidia GeForce Experience update lets you share games, play co-op 

Mike and Ting talk about the controversy surrounding Blizzard's ban of Blitzchung, plus RAPID FIRE NEWS. The “book club” game is: <a href="http://www.zachtronics.com/eliza/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Eliza</a>. Contact us: <a href="https://twitter.com/lostlevelsclub" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@lostlevelsclub</a> or <a href="mailto:mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club">mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club</a> Show Notes: Blitzchung Ban <ul> <li><a href="https://www.polygon.com/2019/10/7/20902720/hearthstone-grandmasters-hong-kong-liberation" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Hearthstone player calls for Hong Kong’s liberation in postgame interview</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.polygon.com/2019/10/8/20904303/hearthstone-grandmasters-blizzard-hong-kong-protest-player-suspended" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Blizzard suspends Hearthstone player for ‘liberate Hong Kong’ statement</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.pcgamer.com/taiwanese-hearthstone-caster-fired-after-hong-kong-controversy-says-he-still-doesnt-know-why/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Taiwanese Hearthstone caster fired after Hong Kong controversy says he still doesn't know why</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3031957/nba-cancels-shanghai-brooklyn-nets-event-political-storm-china" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Brooklyn Nets’ NBA community event in Shanghai abruptly cancelled by government as China political storm rages on</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3031997/cctv-pulls-nba-china-games-broadcast-response-adam-silvers-support" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> CCTV pulls NBA China Games broadcast in response to Adam Silver’s support for Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey’s right to free speech</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/9/20906110/blizzard-hearthstone-ban-hong-kong-china-epic-games-fortnite-blitzchung" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Unlike Blizzard, Epic Games says it won’t ban players for political speech</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3029246/epic-games-store-blocks-china-protect-employees-country" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Epic Games Store blocks China to protect employees in the country</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/lackofrealism/status/1181639970332659712" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@lackofrealism - Not everyone at Blizzard agrees with what happened. Both the "Think Globally" and "Every Voice Matters" values have been covered up by incensed employees this morning.</a></li> <li><a href="https://old.reddit.com/r/hearthstone/comments/dft3r4/tommytaiwanese_commentator_who_got_fired_by/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Tommy,Taiwanese Commentator Who Got Fired by Blizzard,Statement</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.polygon.com/2019/10/10/20907926/blizzard-account-deletion-hong-kong-protests" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> No, Blizzard isn’t blocking people from deleting their accounts</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.polygon.com/2019/10/11/20910674/blizzard-statement-blitzchung-ban-update-hearthstone" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Blizzard breaks silence on Hong Kong Hearthstone controversy, reduces punishment on banned player</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.polygon.com/2019/10/15/20915358/overwatch-launch-event-cancelled-nintendo-nyc-store" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Blizzard cancels Overwatch launch event at Nintendo's New York store</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.polygon.com/2019/10/17/20919539/blizzard-entertainment-world-of-warcraft-event-taiwan-hong-kong-protests" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Blizzard postpones event in Taiwan amid Hong Kong protests</a></li> <li><a href="https://kotaku.com/after-a-terrible-2019-blizzard-is-going-all-in-at-bliz-1839425018" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> After A Terrible 2019, Blizzard Is Going All-In At BlizzCon</a></li> <li><a href="https://kotaku.com/blizzard-says-it-wasnt-expecting-fans-to-be-this-angry-1830204721" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Blizzard Says It Wasn't Expecting Fans To Be This Angry About Diablo Immortal</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-10-19-us-politicians-write-to-activision-blizzard-boss-bobby-kotick-expressing-deep-concern-over-punishment-of-hong-kong-hearthstone-pro" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> US politicians write to Activision Blizzard boss Bobby Kotick expressing "deep concern" over punishment of Hong Kong Hearthstone pro</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.polygon.com/2019/10/9/20906320/overwatch-mei-blizzard-hong-kong-protest-banned-memes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Protestors are trying to get Overwatch banned in China, using memes of popular hero Mei</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sina_Weibo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sina Weibo</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/hearthstone/comments/dfi5rh/blizzards_official_response_we_highly_object_the/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Blizzard's official response: "We highly object the expression of personal political beliefs in any of our events... As always, We will defend the pride and dignity of China at all cost."</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Taiwan</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.engadget.com/2019/08/02/china-censorship-video-games-tencent-mobile-pc/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Chinese video-game censorship doesn't end with 'Devotion'</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.lifehacker.com.au/2018/07/today-i-discovered-the-uk-governments-irrational-fear-of-ninjas/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Today I Discovered The UK Government's Irrational Fear Of Ninjas</a></li> <li><a href="https://qz.com/1723334/apple-removes-taiwan-flag-emoji-in-hong-kong-macau-in-ios-13-1-1/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Taiwan emoji removed in HK and Macau.</a></li> <li><a href="https://9to5mac.com/2019/10/12/apple-china-apple-tv-plus/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Report: Apple told Apple TV+ creators to avoid portraying China ‘in a poor light’</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/10/hong-kong-protests-apple-pulls-tracking-app-after-china-criticism" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Hong Kong protests: Apple pulls tracking app after China criticism</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.hongkongfp.com/2019/09/22/explainer-communist-partys-railway-hong-kongs-respected-mtr-fell-afoul-protesters/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Explainer: ‘The Communist Party’s Railway’ – How Hong Kong’s once-respected MTR fell afoul of protesters</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Hong_Kong_protests" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">2014 Hong Kong protests</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jun/09/edward-snowden-hong-kong-gamble" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Edward Snowden's choice of Hong Kong as haven is a high-stakes gamble</a></li> <li><a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21337348" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gamers for Freedom: A handbook for protesting at this year's Blizzcon</a></li> </ul> Rapid Fire <ul> <li><a href="https://www.analogue.co/pocket/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Analogue Pocket</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field-programmable_gate_array" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Field-programmable gate array</a></li> <li><a href="https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/10/199-analogue-pocket-promises-fpga-accuracy-for-portable-retro-gaming/?comments=1&amp;post=38121277" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> At that resolution you could even leave a line of pixels blank in between to emulate the old pixels that had a little bit of a gap between them too! Would look really nice I think.</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1orju1NsN8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ring Fit Adventure Reveal Trailer - Nintendo Switch (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://outerworlds.obsidian.net/en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Outer Worlds</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.callofduty.com/modernwarfare" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Call of Duty: Modern Warfare</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_of_Duty_4:_Modern_Warfare" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_of_Duty:_Modern_Warfare_Remastered" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.kojimaproductions.jp/en/death_stranding.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Death Stranding</a></li> <li><a href="https://swordshield.pokemon.com/en-us/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pokémon Sword and Shield</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/61153/Red-Dead-Redemption-2-Coming-to-PC-November-5th" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Red Dead Redemption 2 Coming To PC November 5th</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.ea.com/games/starwars/jedi-fallen-order" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order</a></li> <li><a href="https://shenmue3.deepsilver.com/us.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shenmue 3</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/6/18654632/google-stadia-price-release-date-games-bethesda-ea-doom-ubisoft-e3-2019" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Google’s Stadia Game Service Is Officially Coming November 19th: Everything You Need To Know</a></li> <li><a href="https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/10/google-wants-stadia-exclusives-that-are-not-possible-on-any-other-platform/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Google: Stadia exclusives to have features “not possible” on home hardware</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5VN56jQMWM" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google Duplex: A.I. Assistant Calls Local Businesses To Make Appointments (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://gizmodo.com/here-are-the-microsoft-twitter-bot-s-craziest-racist-ra-1766820160" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Here Are the Microsoft Twitter Bot’s Craziest Racist Rants</a></li> <li><a href="https://steamcommunity.com/games/593110/announcements/detail/3032537193879549687" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Introducing Steam Remote Play Together</a></li> <li><a href="https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2015/08/nvidia-geforce-experience-update-lets-you-share-games-play-co-op/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Nvidia GeForce Experience update lets you share games, play co-op</a></li> </ul>

Blizz-troversy: Hearthstone & Hong Kong

Mike and Ting talk about Untitled Goose Game. Contains SPOILERS for Untitled Goose Game! The “book club” game is: Pokémon Sword (or Pokémon Shield). Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club Show Notes: Overview  Untitled Goose Game by House House - Pre-Alpha Gameplay (YouTube) Push Me Pull You How Four Friends Made Untitled Goose Game by Accident (YouTube) Why you should never ever feed bread to a duck Hot Fuzz (2007) - "Swan Bits" (YouTube)  Why the Queen Owns All the Swans in England  Chinese smash-and-grab motorbike thieves target luxury car waiting at traffic lights Can a swan break your arm?  'Untitled Goose Game' honks its way to a million sales Debussy: The Complete Preludes (Jumppanen) (YouTube)  How Untitled Goose Game adapted Debussy for its dynamic soundtrack  Gameplay   Untitled Goose Game Coming to PS4 December 17 Razer Chroma Untitled Goose Game - Make the Boy Wear the Wrong Glasses (YouTube) Untitled Goose Game - Get Dressed Up With a Ribbon (YouTube) Untitled Goose Game "make someone prune the prize rose" (YouTube) Untitled Goose Game - How to Make Groundskeeper Wear Sun Hat (YouTube) Untitled Goose Game - Get Thrown Over the Fence (YouTube) Untitled Goose Game - Stealing the Town's Miniature Golden Bell (YouTube)  Who needs stealth? MGS5: The Phantom Pain opens up Kojima’s sandbox  Someone's stolen every item in Untitled Goose Game  Summary  Yummy - Cabbage Picnic (Secret) - Untitled Goose Game - Achievement Guide (YouTube) Untitled Goose Game - Score A Goal (YouTube) Untitled Goose Game by Tasselfoot in 15:43 - AGDQ2020 (YouTube) r/JusticeServed r/MaliciousCompliance Tyrant Goat Simulator Catlateral Damage Katamari Damacy  Untitled Goose Game memes are reaching critical mass  DEEEER Simulator: Your Average Everyday Deer Game  The Different Levels of “Switch Tax”  Next Time  Original PokeRap (YouTube)  Thanks Ting! Showing me up with the unexpected Christmas gift 😅  Pokémon Sword and Shield legendaries: Zacian, Zamazenta and Eternatus explained OK Boomer 

Mike and Ting talk about Untitled Goose Game. Contains SPOILERS for Untitled Goose Game! The “book club” game is: <a href="https://swordshield.pokemon.com/en-us/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pokémon Sword (or Pokémon Shield)</a>. Contact us: <a href="https://twitter.com/lostlevelsclub" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@lostlevelsclub</a> or <a href="mailto:mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club">mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club</a> Show Notes: Overview <ul> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQknBJo4aBQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Untitled Goose Game by House House - Pre-Alpha Gameplay (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://pmpygame.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Push Me Pull You</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iKZnUnaF64" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How Four Friends Made Untitled Goose Game by Accident (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.popsci.com/feeding-ducks-bread/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Why you should never ever feed bread to a duck</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfj9ydA-zXI" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hot Fuzz (2007) - "Swan Bits" (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/why-the-queen-owns-every-swan" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Why the Queen Owns All the Swans in England</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2066769/chinese-smash-and-grab-motorbike-thieves-target-luxury-car" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Chinese smash-and-grab motorbike thieves target luxury car waiting at traffic lights</a></li> <li><a href="https://metro.co.uk/2018/04/07/can-swan-break-arm-7448795/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Can a swan break your arm?</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.engadget.com/2019/12/31/untitled-goose-game-1-million-copies-sold/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> 'Untitled Goose Game' honks its way to a million sales</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIHpca_rWUc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Debussy: The Complete Preludes (Jumppanen) (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2019/9/23/20879792/untitled-goose-game-nintendo-switch-debussy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> How Untitled Goose Game adapted Debussy for its dynamic soundtrack</a></li> </ul> Gameplay <ul> <li><a href="https://blog.us.playstation.com/2019/12/10/untitled-goose-game-coming-to-ps4-december-17/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Untitled Goose Game Coming to PS4 December 17</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.razer.com/chroma" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Razer Chroma</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geKyPqRMPBM" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Untitled Goose Game - Make the Boy Wear the Wrong Glasses (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c00iZSdlz3k" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Untitled Goose Game - Get Dressed Up With a Ribbon (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAVPrMa5G88" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Untitled Goose Game "make someone prune the prize rose" (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_qyoyfA8U8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Untitled Goose Game - How to Make Groundskeeper Wear Sun Hat (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EG6DxGsH10I" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Untitled Goose Game - Get Thrown Over the Fence (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzTSBM5lqzQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Untitled Goose Game - Stealing the Town's Miniature Golden Bell (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.vg247.com/2015/08/29/metal-gear-solid-5-the-phantom-pain-impressions/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Who needs stealth? MGS5: The Phantom Pain opens up Kojima’s sandbox</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-10-09-someones-stolen-every-item-in-untitled-goose-game" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Someone's stolen every item in Untitled Goose Game</a></li> </ul> Summary <ul> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jy4S_sQ0VWE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Yummy - Cabbage Picnic (Secret) - Untitled Goose Game - Achievement Guide (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZy2mENDUCo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Untitled Goose Game - Score A Goal (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ExTp5-WgC8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Untitled Goose Game by Tasselfoot in 15:43 - AGDQ2020 (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/JusticeServed/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">r/JusticeServed</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/MaliciousCompliance/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">r/MaliciousCompliance</a></li> <li><a href="https://residentevil.fandom.com/wiki/Tyrant" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tyrant</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.coffeestainstudios.com/games/goat-simulator/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Goat Simulator</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.catlateraldamage.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Catlateral Damage</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katamari_Damacy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Katamari Damacy</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.polygon.com/2019/10/3/20897481/untitled-goose-games-memes-house-house" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Untitled Goose Game memes are reaching critical mass</a></li> <li><a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/1018800/DEEEER_Simulator_Your_Average_Everyday_Deer_Game/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> DEEEER Simulator: Your Average Everyday Deer Game</a></li> <li><a href="https://medium.com/@Xander51/the-different-levels-of-switch-tax-9d2ccde6fa3d" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Different Levels of “Switch Tax”</a></li> </ul> Next Time <ul> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMk8wuw7nek" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Original PokeRap (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://lostlevels.club/post/189873978046/thanks-ting-showing-me-up-with-the-unexpected" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Thanks Ting! Showing me up with the unexpected Christmas gift 😅</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-06-06-pokemon-sword-shield-legendaries-zacian-zamazenta-legendary-wolves-6017" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Pokémon Sword and Shield legendaries: Zacian, Zamazenta and Eternatus explained</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OK_Boomer" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">OK Boomer</a></li> </ul>

Untitled Goose Game

Mike and Ting talk about Mike's holiday to LA. NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for TIS-100. Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club Show Notes: Pre-Chat  Greta Thunberg  Bose QuietComfort 35 wireless headphones II  Ray-Ban RB8313 Gunmetal - Carbon Fibre  6 Best Raspberry Pi Smart Magic Mirror Projects You Can Make  5 Insanely Dangerous Areas to Avoid in Los Angeles Wanted Level in Grand Theft Auto V and GTA Online - Four Stars What Is Disney MaxPass?  Savi's Workshop – Handbuilt Lightsabers Copyright Term Extension Act Lightsaber!  The Harmless Items That Could Trigger a TSA Search of Checked Luggage Savi's Workshop Lightsaber Battery Replacement Tutorial (YouTube) 

Mike and Ting talk about Mike's holiday to LA. NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for TIS-100. Contact us: <a href="https://twitter.com/lostlevelsclub" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@lostlevelsclub</a> or <a href="mailto:mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club">mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club</a> Show Notes: Pre-Chat <ul> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greta_Thunberg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Greta Thunberg</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.bose.com/en_us/products/headphones/over_ear_headphones/quietcomfort-35-wireless-ii.html#v=qc35_ii_black" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Bose QuietComfort 35 wireless headphones II</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.ray-ban.com/usa/sunglasses/RB8313%20MALE%20015-rb8313-gunmetal/8053672006667" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Ray-Ban RB8313 Gunmetal - Carbon Fibre</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/6-best-raspberry-pi-smart-mirror-projects-weve-seen-far/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> 6 Best Raspberry Pi Smart Magic Mirror Projects You Can Make</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.thevacationtimes.com/2018/04/most-dangerous-areas-los-angeles/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> 5 Insanely Dangerous Areas to Avoid in Los Angeles</a></li> <li><a href="https://gta.fandom.com/wiki/Wanted_Level_in_GTA_V#Four_Stars" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wanted Level in Grand Theft Auto V and GTA Online - Four Stars</a></li> <li><a href="https://disneyland.disney.go.com/guest-services/maxpass/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">What Is Disney MaxPass?</a></li> <li><a href="https://disneyland.disney.go.com/shops/disneyland/savis-workshop-handbuilt-lightsabers/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Savi's Workshop – Handbuilt Lightsabers</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_Term_Extension_Act" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Copyright Term Extension Act</a></li> <li><a href="https://lostlevels.club/post/188400213132/lightsaber" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lightsaber!</a></li> <li><a href="https://lifehacker.com/the-harmless-items-that-could-trigger-a-tsa-search-of-c-1792317809" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Harmless Items That Could Trigger a TSA Search of Checked Luggage</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IN6MwWGTAE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Savi's Workshop Lightsaber Battery Replacement Tutorial (YouTube)</a></li> </ul>

Pre-Chat: Lightsabers on a Plane

Mike and Ting talk about review scores, the top grossing games of 2019 and what they're looking forward to in 2020. The “book club” game is: Untitled Goose Game. Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club Show Notes: Review of Reviews   Announcement: IGN's Review Scale Just Got Simpler Metacritic  Why linking developer bonuses to Metacritic scores should come to an end  Eurogamer has dropped review scores 65,536  Grossest Games of 2019  Steam Best of 2019 - Top Sellers SuperData Research - 2019 Year In Review: Digital Games and Interactive Media  Dream Big, Build Small With The Sims 4 Tiny Living  Why PUBG Mobile became Game for Peace in China  2020 Releases  Dreams  Dreams Early Access Begins April 16 Sonic the Hedgehog (2020) Final Fantasy VII Remake Half-Life: Alyx BONEWORKS  Animal Crossing: New Horizons  Isabelle returns to Animal Crossing after her time in Smash Ultimate. System Shock Resident Evil 3 Cyberpunk 2077 Deus Ex: Invisible War  The Last of Us Part II The Road (2009) Pokemon Sword/Shield Expansion Pass  The Internet Reacts To The Pokémon With A Gun Watch Dogs: Legion Axiom Verge 2 Microsoft Flight Simulator  The sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Deltarune 

Mike and Ting talk about review scores, the top grossing games of 2019 and what they're looking forward to in 2020. The “book club” game is: <a href="https://goose.game/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Untitled Goose Game</a>. Contact us: <a href="https://twitter.com/lostlevelsclub" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@lostlevelsclub</a> or <a href="mailto:mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club">mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club</a> Show Notes: Review of Reviews <ul> <li><a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/2020/01/02/announcement-igns-review-scale-just-got-simpler" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Announcement: IGN's Review Scale Just Got Simpler</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.metacritic.com/game" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Metacritic</a></li> <li><a href="https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2012/03/why-linking-developer-bonuses-to-metacritic-scores-should-come-to-an-end/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Why linking developer bonuses to Metacritic scores should come to an end</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-02-10-eurogamer-has-dropped-review-scores" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Eurogamer has dropped review scores</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/65,536" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">65,536</a></li> </ul> Grossest Games of 2019 <ul> <li><a href="https://store.steampowered.com/sale/2019_top_sellers/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Steam Best of 2019 - Top Sellers</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.superdataresearch.com/2019-year-in-review/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SuperData Research - 2019 Year In Review: Digital Games and Interactive Media</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/news/tiny-living-reveal" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Dream Big, Build Small With The Sims 4 Tiny Living</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.abacusnews.com/who-what/why-pubg-mobile-became-game-peace-china/article/3031648" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Why PUBG Mobile became Game for Peace in China</a></li> </ul> 2020 Releases <ul> <li><a href="https://www.playstation.com/en-us/games/dreams-ps4/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dreams</a></li> <li><a href="https://blog.us.playstation.com/2019/03/28/dreams-early-access-begins-april-16/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Dreams Early Access Begins April 16</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3794354/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sonic the Hedgehog (2020)</a></li> <li><a href="https://ffvii-remake.square-enix-games.com/en-us" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Final Fantasy VII Remake</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.half-life.com/en/alyx/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Half-Life: Alyx</a></li> <li><a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/823500/BONEWORKS/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BONEWORKS</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/animal-crossing-new-horizons-switch/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Animal Crossing: New Horizons</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.deviantart.com/ry-spirit/art/Animal-Crossing-New-Horizons-803271658" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Isabelle returns to Animal Crossing after her time in Smash Ultimate.</a></li> <li><a href="https://systemshock.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">System Shock</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.residentevil.com/re3/us/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Resident Evil 3</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.cyberpunk.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cyberpunk 2077</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deus_Ex:_Invisible_War" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Deus Ex: Invisible War</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.playstation.com/en-us/games/the-last-of-us-part-ii-ps4/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Last of Us Part II</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0898367/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Road (2009)</a></li> <li><a href="https://swordshield.pokemon.com/en-us/expansionpass/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pokemon Sword/Shield Expansion Pass</a></li> <li><a href="https://kotaku.com/the-internet-reacts-to-the-pokemon-with-a-gun-1840907867" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Internet Reacts To The Pokémon With A Gun</a></li> <li><a href="https://watchdogs.ubisoft.com/game/en-us/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Watch Dogs: Legion</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.axiomverge2.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Axiom Verge 2</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.flightsimulator.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Microsoft Flight Simulator</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Nintendo-Switch/The-sequel-to-The-Legend-of-Zelda-Breath-of-the-Wild-1576884.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.deltarune.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Deltarune</a></li> </ul>

Review Reviews, The Grossest Games and 2020 Look Ahead

Mike and Ting talk about subscription services, AI speech synthesis and Google's acquisition of Fitbit. NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Half-Life 3/2 Confirmed. Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club Show Notes: Pre-Chat   The Neck Hammock  How to watch Premier League on Amazon Prime: all you need to know Twitch Prime - Games and Loot Apple Arcade AI Clones Your Voice After Listening for 5 Seconds (2018)  Google Duplex: An AI System for Accomplishing Real-World Tasks Over the Phone Eliza  Google buys Fitbit for $2.1 billion  Fitbit app new Dashboard - iOS Fitbit Premium  Nest, the company, died at Google I/O 2019  Garmin vívosmart 4 Introduces Body Battery™ Powered by Firstbeat Analytics 

Mike and Ting talk about subscription services, AI speech synthesis and Google's acquisition of Fitbit. NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Half-Life 3/2 Confirmed. Contact us: <a href="https://twitter.com/lostlevelsclub" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@lostlevelsclub</a> or <a href="mailto:mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club">mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club</a> Show Notes: Pre-Chat <ul> <li><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/neckhammock/the-neck-hammock-best-neck-pain-relief" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Neck Hammock</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.techradar.com/uk/how-to/how-to-watch-premier-league-on-amazon-prime-all-you-need-to-know" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> How to watch Premier League on Amazon Prime: all you need to know</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitch.amazon.com/tp/loot" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitch Prime - Games and Loot</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.apple.com/apple-arcade/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Arcade</a></li> <li><a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21525878" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AI Clones Your Voice After Listening for 5 Seconds (2018)</a></li> <li><a href="https://ai.googleblog.com/2018/05/duplex-ai-system-for-natural-conversation.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Google Duplex: An AI System for Accomplishing Real-World Tasks Over the Phone</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.zachtronics.com/eliza/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Eliza</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2019/11/1/20943318/google-fitbit-acquisition-fitness-tracker-announcement" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Google buys Fitbit for $2.1 billion</a></li> <li><a href="https://community.fitbit.com/t5/iOS-App/Fitbit-app-new-Dashboard-iOS/m-p/3430187" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Fitbit app new Dashboard - iOS</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.fitbit.com/fitbit-premium" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fitbit Premium</a></li> <li><a href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/05/nest-the-company-died-at-google-io-2019/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Nest, the company, died at Google I/O 2019</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.firstbeat.com/en/news/garmin-vivosmart-4-introduces-body-battery-powered-by-firstbeat-analytics/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Garmin vívosmart 4 Introduces Body Battery™ Powered by Firstbeat Analytics</a></li> </ul>

Pre-Chat: Tingo Duplex Premium

Mike and Ting talk about the new new AirPods, lack of impulse control and WeWork. NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Eliza. Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club Show Notes: Pre-Chat  AirPods Pro Please Meet Your Monkey Mind Picnic (chocolate bar)  Four-day workweek boosted productivity by 40%, Microsoft Japan experiment shows  The Rise and Fall of WeWork Mega Seeds.. you know where to put them - Rick and Morty (YouTube) 

Mike and Ting talk about the new new AirPods, lack of impulse control and WeWork. NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Eliza. Contact us: <a href="https://twitter.com/lostlevelsclub" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@lostlevelsclub</a> or <a href="mailto:mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club">mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club</a> Show Notes: Pre-Chat <ul> <li><a href="https://www.apple.com/airpods-pro/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AirPods Pro</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.stress.org/please-meet-your-monkey-mind" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Please Meet Your Monkey Mind</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picnic_(chocolate_bar)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Picnic (chocolate bar)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/11/05/business/microsoft-japan-says-four-day-workweek-boosted-productivity-40/#.XcevAFczYuU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Four-day workweek boosted productivity by 40%, Microsoft Japan experiment shows</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/the-rise-and-fall-of-wework" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Rise and Fall of WeWork</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ArwUrmGmHw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mega Seeds.. you know where to put them - Rick and Morty (YouTube)</a></li> </ul>

Pre-Chat: Monkey Brain Pro

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