Evan and David talk about the news from the recent Nintendo Direct, the Activision Blizzard layoffs, and the slew of sexual assault accusations against Vic Mignogna. Then the hosts talk about the anime and games they’ve checked out recently, including the Resident Evil 2 remake, Apex Legends, Psycho-Pass, and Armitage III. Topics include: all history derives from Resident Evil 4, what if they made the whole game out of the Reaper, and Naomi Armitage’s ridiculous costume.
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Show Notes
- Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
- News:
- Nintendo announced Super Mario Maker 2, a Link’s Awakening remake, Tetris 99, and details on Fire Emblem: Three Houses.
- Activision Blizzard posted record profits and proceeded to lay off 800 employees like a bunch of ’80s movie villains.
- Anime voice actors Vic Mignogna and Todd Haberkorn have been accused by multiple people of sexual assault and harrassment.
- David is playing the Resident Evil 2 remake.
- Evan is playing Apex Legends.
- Evan is watching some cyberpunk anime in preparation for a panel at Genericon 2019, including Psycho-Pass and Armitage III.
- Twitter: Evan, David, Ani-Gamers
- Mastodon: Evan, David
- Evan and David write for Otaku USA Magazine. Evan wrote an article about Winter Comiket for the Otaku USA website and has a feature about Evangelion in an upcoming issue.
- Evan wrote about Dragon Ball Super: Broly’s action-packed finale for IGN!
- Evan sometimes updates his side blog Anime Burger Time.
- David is streaming every weekend on his Twitch channel.