Episode #106: Douglas & Dewey

AVoCADo GamesCast

Featuring:
Merve
The Kappa

Editor:
The Kappa

Timestamps:
0:15 – Introduction
3:10 – Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
22:15 – Helldivers 2
47:10 – Hell of an Office, Part 1
53:55 – A Digression on Emo
58:35 – Hell of an Office, Part 2
1:03:35 – Indie Games in 2024
1:08:55 – The Audience for Games from Major Publishers
1:15:35 – A Digression on JRPGs
1:20:30 – Tourism in Canada and the United States
1:36:00 – Our Gaming Hells
2:30:05 – Fiction about Hell
2:33:40 – Conclusion

Download Link: https://archive.org/details/avocadogamescast_ep106

Podcast header image from Hell of an Office. Content warnings: gore; sexual violence; graphic sexual content; cultural genocide; suicide. Spoiler warning: early hours of Metaphor: ReFantazio. Linkdump, timestamps for warnings, and resources for Hurricane Helene assistance after the jump.

Introduction (0:15)

• Baldur’s Gate Wiki article on Shadowheart.

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 (3:10)

• Steam store page for Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2.
• Steam store page for Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader.
• Steam store page for Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun.

Helldivers 2 (22:15)

• Steam store page for Helldivers 2.
• Steam store page for Helldivers.
• Clarification: Merve was specifically referencing Planetside 2, not the first game in the series.
• Report on a culture of toxic positivity at Concord developer Firewalk Studios. (Source: The Gamer)
• Clarification: Sony first announced a PSN requirement for Helldivers 2 on PC but then backed down from it a few days later after backlash. (Source: GamesIndustry.biz)
• When this linkdump was being prepared, Helldivers 2 was in the top 50 of games on Steam with the most concurrent players. (Source: Steam Charts)

Hell of an Office, Part 1 (47:10)

• Steam store page for Hell of an Office.
• Correction: The game that The Kappa referred to as “Douglas and Dewey” is actually called Dale & Dawson Stationery Supplies. Merve says that you have permission to turn this into our “Spoonheaven.” (Source: Steam)
• Steam store page for Backfirewall_.

A Digression on Emo (53:55)

CONTENT WARNING: Mentions of gore, sexual violence, and graphic sexual content

• An archive of promotions for the Xbox “Game with Fame” campaign. It doesn’t look like Further Seems Forever participated, but Killswitch Engage did. Here’s their promo. (Sources: xboxgamewithfame on YouTube and Wikipedia)
• Correction: Jason Gleason actually is the current lead singer of Further Seems Forever. Chris Carrabba left the band in 2021. (Source: Wikipedia)
• Correction: Drive Like Jehu is from San Diego, California. (Source: Wikipedia)
• Wikipedia article on Emogame.
• Steam store page for Continue?9876543210.
• Wikipedia article on Hot Water Music.

Hell of an Office, Part 2 (58:35)

CONTENT WARNING: Allusions to sexual violence and graphic sexual content

• Wikipedia article on n.

Indie Games in 2024 (1:03:35)

• Steam store page for Dustborn.
• Steam store page for Cryptmaster.
• Steam store page for Clickolding.
• Steam store page for Palworld.
• Correction: Mintrocket isn’t being spun off from Nexon as an independent company, but rather as a subsidiary corporation wholly owned by Nexon. (Source: GamesIndustry.biz)

The Audience for Games from Major Publishers (1:08:55)

• Wikipedia article on the Overwatch franchise.
• Wikipedia article on Heroes of the Storm.
• Goodreads page for Jason Schreier’s Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment.
• Epic Games Store page for Star Wars Outlaws.
• Kinda Funny’s review of Star Wars Outlaws. (Source: Kinda Funny Games on YouTube)

A Digression on JRPGs (1:15:35)

• Steam store page for Metaphor: ReFantazio.
• Wikipedia article on the Persona series.
• Wikipedia article on the Xeno franchise.

Tourism in Canada and the United States (1:20:30)

CONTENT WARNING: Mentions of cultural genocide

• Wikipedia article on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
• Wikipedia article on the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
• Wikipedia article on the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
• Wikipedia article on the Hockey Hall of Fame.
• Official website for the city of Toronto.
• Official website for New York City.
• Official Facebook page for Tom’s Lobster Shack in Peggy’s Cove, Nova Scotia.
• Wikipedia article on the Lions Gate Bridge.

Our Gaming Hells (1:36:00)

CONTENT WARNING: Mentions of suicide. MILD SPOILERS: Early hours of Metaphor: ReFantazio.

• Official website for Nexus Mods.
• Adult Swim’s “Too Many Cooks.” (Source: Adult Swim on YouTube)
• Steam store page for Far Cry 5.
• Nintendo store page for Princess Peach: Showtime!
• Wikipedia article on Heaven’s Gate.
• Confirmation: The “last chance to evacuate planet earth before it is recycled” speech was by the leader of Heaven’s Gate. (Source: Genius)
• Wikipedia article on Far Cry 6.
• Wikipedia article on XDefiant.
• Steam store page for Metaphor: ReFantazio.
• Steam store page for Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess.
• Steam store page for Pillars of Eternity.
• Wikipedia article on Tales of Zestiria.
• Wikipedia article on the Xenoblade Chronicles series.
• Steam store page for Final Fantasy XIII.

Fiction about Hell (2:30:05)

• Wikipedia article on the Divine Comedy.
• Wikipedia article on Paradise Lost.
• Wikipedia article on Dante’s Inferno.

Conclusion (2:33:40)

• Wikipedia article on ayahuasca.
• An explanation of the U.S. Department of Justice’s antitrust case against Google. (Source: TechTarget)

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Hurricane Resources

• Resources for local organizations helping out in North Carolina in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. (Source: ResetEra)