Recorded on Thursday, November 09 2017
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Hosts: Wade, Alex and Kurt
 
This week, we’re diving head-first into Star Wars and, by proxy, EA Games. We have received confirmation that there will be a new Star Wars trilogy (duh) after Episode 9. Director of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Rian Johnson, will be responsible for carrying the torch. It appears we’ve gotten a clue as to Thrawn surviving his appearances in Star Wars Rebels, the animated series. EA has recently purchased Respawn studios, known for the Titanfall series. We discuss what this means for Star Wars fans, and how it is connected to the recent closure of Visceral. It’s being reported that Xbox now wants to focus their attention on acquiring and developing first-party titles. Is it too little, too late?
 
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Recorded on Thursday, November 02 2017
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Hosts: Wade, Alex and Kurt
 
You’re in for a prime treat this week, listeners! With our well-loved host offline this week, former cohost Thaddeus Prime has rejoined to dish on the latest ish in gaming news. First up: We’ve had a chance to dig into Assassin’s Creed Origins and want to share some thoughts on it. We’ll talk a little story, changes to combat and skills, bugs, and overall impressions. Wolfenstein 2 is sticking it to the Nazi party in fine form. Thaddeus tells us a bit about the game and how it holds up compared to previous titles. Bungie recently released a trailer promoting Destiny 2’s upcoming expansion, Curse of Osiris. With the prolonged return of Osiris, and a trip to Mercury in store, we discuss what we’re anticipating with the DLC.
 
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Recorded on Thursday, October 26 2017
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Hosts: Wade, Alex and Kurt
 
13 original Xbox titles have finally made it to the backwards compatibility program on Xbox One. We’ll quickly go over the games, and Wade delves a bit further into one particularly well-loved classic making a return. Hint: It’s Star Wars. Recently, Phil Spencer and Shannon Loftis of Xbox have commented on the current state of single player games. The Mules share thoughts on our gaming ecosystem and how single-player titles can still fit in. Destiny 2 has officially launched on the PC, and with it comes the predictably juicy news of data miners sharing their bounties. We’ll talk briefly about some of the contents of one such mining report, as well as some of the changes Bungie is bringing to Destiny 2 according to the recent This Week at Bungie.
 
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Recorded on Thursday, October 19 2017
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Hosts: Wade, Alex and Kurt
 
October is still going strong this week as we talk a bit about Wolfenstein II, releasing Oct 27th. We also took a quick Twitter poll to gauge excitement for various activities as Oct 27 is going to be a busy day! Keyboard and mouse support is headed to the Xbox One, and one manufacturer is already selling Xbox-compatible hardware. We dive into our thoughts regarding KBM users in a console environment. Visceral games, formerly of Dead Space fame, was responsible for producing a mysterious new release in EA’s Star Wars line-up. With Amy Hennig (Uncharted) leading the team, a very promising game was to be in store. Now, Visceral is closing their doors and the game is going through some major changes, including the development team. We discuss EA’s response to the bold move and share some of our thoughts on what this means for the Star Wars title.
 
Your submissions for Shots Fired get us just hot and bothered about microtransactions, the shortcomings of Destiny 2, Halloween and horror games, and Cuphead.
 
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Recorded on Thursday, October 12 2017
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Hosts: Wade, Alex and Kurt
 
This week, we’re diving helmet-first into Mordor and talking about Shadow of War! MulehornGaming.com contributor and gaming bud, NateJohns is our special guest. He’ll be taking us through some of his initial impressions of Shadow of War, explaining several of the in-game systems and experiences. Naturally, the inclusion of microtransactions in Shadow of War has been a point of some controversy. They’re also present in another new title, Star Wars Battlefront II. We discuss microtransactions as a trend in gaming, and whether they belong in single-player games, multiplayer games, and mobile titles. The latest teaser trailer for Star Wars: The Last Jedi appeared recently. With it, I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror… I kid. But, the internet is having a heyday with some of the scenes in the trailer, including what some consider to be spoilers for The Last Jedi. We’re going to dish on how we liked the teaser trailer, and then dig in to some of our concerns and points of interest.
 
Your submissions for Shots Fired cover mostly Destiny 2 and Star Wars, with a bit of 90’s nostalgia and superhero discussion.
 
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Recorded on Thursday, October 05 2017
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Hosts: Wade, Alex and Kurt
 
Happy Games-tober, fellow gamers! It’s a great time of the year to be a fan of video games. First up, we’re chatting about Shadow of War, including its mobile counterpart. This promising sequel to Shadow of Mordor looks to improve on a successful system, but there is some scrutiny from the community regarding microtransactions. Next, our resident Assassin’s Creed fan, Kurt dishes on the latest installment, Assassin’s Creed Origins. The Star Wars Battlefront 2 beta is live and rolling, so we’re diving into our experience so far. We have comments on the party system, gunplay, star cards, and customization. Of course, Destiny weasels her way onto this episode, as the faction rally comes to a close and Iron Banner approaches. We have some thoughts on events, like the faction rally and potential of festival of the lost.
 
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Recorded on Saturday, September 21 2017
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Hosts: Wade, Alex and Kurt
 
A recent article claimed that being a parent made it “practically impossible” to play Destiny 2. We as gaming parents disagree, and flesh out our opinions on the subject. A number of exotic weapons and armor pieces made the jump from Destiny 1 to Destiny 2. Is this too much? The MIDA Multi-Tool is the most used weapon in Trials of the Nine as well as normal PvP. Does that mean it’s overpowered? Factions are coming back to Destiny. Bungie just released some information about the event, Faction Rallies, and we’re here to share what we know and what we think of it. Also, we take turns discussing the histories and guiding principles of the three major factions in Destiny. Which one will you choose?
 
Your submissions for Shots Fired ask us about balancing gaming with the demands of life, our top 5 lists, missing creature comforts in Destiny 2, and the Nintendo Switch.
 
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