DL Gaming: A PC Gamecast

Amanda and Christian go on a deep investigative dive onto niche tags on Steam and the custom maps and communities of Warcraft 3.

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Christian reconnects with his lake roots in his first Strand-type vacation. Bobby fixes his tech issues and ponders on the end game of Hell Divers 2, and Taylor says get lost to Lost in Random: The Eternal Die.

Warning - Orange Cat Slander

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Helldivers 2, Lost in Random: The Eternal Die, Death Stranding

OTHER TOPICS

What Remains of Edith Finch, Stray, Death Stranding 2: On The Beach

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Amanda discovers Kingdom Two Crowns, a 4x city builder that's been smushed down to 2D, and Bobby is also enjoying the lack of a 3rd dimension with Awesomenauts, the 2D MOBA that Atari is trying to revive.

ADD THESE TO YOUR BACKLOG Awesomenauts⁠⁠, Kingdom Two Crowns

OTHER TOPICS Kingdom Two Crowns: Shogun, Jurassic World Evolution 3

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RoboCop might be Bobby's favorite movie, but can the video game live up to his expectations? Taylor crafts, survives, manages and clones himself in The Alters this week, and we get on a tangent about voice acting.

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The Alters, RoboCop: Rogue City

OTHER TOPICS

Lost in Random: The Eternal Die, Awesomenauts,

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Amanda is still playing Dune Awakening with the DL gaming crew. There's 12 slots left in our guild, so get on Discord and join the fun! Meanwhile, back at the slime ranch, Bobby is wrangling slime and collecting plort.

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Slime Rancher, Dune Awakening

OTHER TOPICS

Jump Ship, The Alters, PEAK

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Bobby is deep into Monster Train 2, and Christian breaks 9 Kings. Are deckbuilding roguelikes just glorified slot machines, cleverly hiding addictive mechanics behind gameplay? And what would Rocket League look like with people instead of cars? ADD THESE TO YOUR BACKLOG

Monster Train 2, 9 Kings

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Pacific Drive, REMATCH

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Funcom's highly anticipated crafting survival game, Dune: Awakening, is out! Can Christian and Amanda convince Bobby to join the sietch? We take a look at the history of the crafting survival genre, and all the ways they've improved over the years.

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Dune: Awakening

EDIT: A prior version of this podcast had the pre-show accidentally included! That's probably a bit confusing, so I've replaced it with the normal audio. The pre-show is something we include for Patrons of our show!

It's been showcase after showcase of game announcements recently. Which games stand out, and which ones will be forgotten in a week? Let's sort through all the ambiguous, cinematic trailers and find out!

Summer Games Fest 2025

The outro music was wrongly attributed by Christian (it'sa me, whoops!) It's actually performed by friends of Ahoy, El Pony Pisador.

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It's been ten years since Blizzard released Heroes of the Storm, their unique take on the MOBA genre. Bobby has a long history with this game, and Amanda just played it for the first time. After ten years, is it ready for a comeback? Were Blizzard's game design choices too bold? Is the MOBA genre even viable anymore? We break it all down in this special episode.

Check out an episode from 2014 where Bobby talks about Heroes of the Storm for the first time (around 52 minutes).

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Bobby plays through Jedi: Fallen Order for the second time, Emilio blasts his way through hell in Shotgun Copy Man and Taylor checks out the recently released rogue-like card battler, Monster Train 2.

ADD THESE TO YOUR BACKLOGJedi: Fallen Order, Shotgun Cop Man, Monster Train 2

OTHER TOPICSFANTASY LIFE I: The Girl Who Steals Time, Bloodshed, Bygone Dreams

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How does DOOM: The Dark Ages measure up? And what does compiling shaders mean, anyways? Drop Duchy combines the city builder genre with Tetris and deckbuilding, and we find out if the Halo games hold up.

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Halo: Reach, DOOM: The Dark Ages, Drop Duchy

OTHER TOPICS

Marathon, HUNGER, 9 Kings, ‘Helldivers 2’ Studio’s Next Game Will Be Free From PlayStation Partnership

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Sometimes, life happens. Spoilers for some changes coming down the pipe. You can always let us know what you think by emailing pixelshitshow@gmail.com :)

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Amanda becomes a mansion who eats brave visitors for breakfast, while Christian becomes a visitor in a mansion who as yet, as not been eaten. Taylor controls the world's reaction to an unfolding apocalypse, luckily (or not) everyone is watching the same channel.

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Deck of Haunts, Not For Broadcast, Blue Prince

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LudoNarraCon, We Love Every Game Name Generator, EVE Online reveals real-world blood tome, Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon, Wizordum, Let Them Trade

Bobby revisits narrative adventure games with DONTNOD's Tell Me Why while Amanda lives a life of crime in Schedule I. Emilio might have a gambling problem and Taylor explores the seedy underbelly of visual novels with Ren'Py.

TOPICS

Tell Me Why, Schedule 1, boxed.gg, Ren’Py, GeoGuessr Steam Edition, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Sintopia, Oblivion The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered

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Christian is building a new PC, Bobby watches the Minecraft movie and Taylor realizes he's been playing League of Legends for almost half his life.

TOPICS

A Minecraft Movie, League of Legends, Mass Effect, GORN 2, Delos: Space Traffic Control, Star Wars Zero Company

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It's a week full of lengthy video game titles. Does Leisure Suit Larry fit in the 21st century? Emilio starts his own local game store while Amanda and Taylor play the highly acclaimed Abiotic Factor.

TOPICS

Leisure Suit Larry - Wet Dreams Don’t Dry, Abiotic Factor, Pathfinder Wrath of the Righteous, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate, Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core, Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era, Neverway, Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days

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Bobby catches up on Steam Next Fest demos with 9 Kings, the simplified auto-battler. Christian terraforms Mars with Terraformers while Amanda plays the hypnotic exploration game BLACKSHARD and Taylor checks out the highly-rated souls-like dungeon crawler, FlyKnight.

TOPICS

9 Kings, BLACKSHARD, FlyKnight, Terraformers, So to Speak, Blue Prince, Runescape: Dragonwilds

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Bobby and Nic return to the podcast for a very special episode about video games in movies and TV.

TOPICS

Fallout, Street Fighter, The Sims, Silent Hill, Grandma’s Boy, Grand Turismo

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Amanda adventures through the Mary-glockins universe of Nightingale, while Christian becomes a frog who breeds frogs in Mudborne. Emilio is late to the Split Fiction party, that's changed his house's gaming feng shui... but you know what they say!

TOPICS

Nightingale, Split Fiction, Mudborne, Void War, Liar’s Bar, Modulus

TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - Intro

2:00 - Pingin' It

15:50 - Nightingale ⭐

36:01 - Split Fiction ⭐

44:00 - Mudborne ⭐

58:55 - Void War 🛰️

1:00:58 - Liar's Bar 🛰️

1:05:44 - Modulus 🛰️

1:07:40 - Plugs

Amanda finds out who's not her neighbour, while Nic fills in as a noble bodyguard, and Emilio talks about February Next Fest 1,000 years after it ends.

TOPICS

That's not my Neighbor, Kingdom Come Deliverance 2, Shotgun Cop Man, Lost In Random, Haste: Broken World, Death Stranding 2, Fellowship, KARMA: The Dark World

TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - Intro

1:18 - Pingin' It

7:00 - That's not my Neighbor ⭐

13:00 - Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 ⭐

28:11 - Haste: Broken Worlds, Lost In Random, Shotgun Cop Man ⭐

40:55 - KARM...

Co-op gaming! First the arcade, then the couch, now connecting online. We go through our co-op journey from fond childhood memories to current multiplayer experiences and our take on the best co-op pitches and setups.

We were joined by Zack from the Punch & Roll for Initiative Podcast, a nerdy & dirty D&D by audiobook narrators. Check it out!

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - Intro

1:19 - First and favourite co-op memories

10:25 - Our pitch to Bobby...

Star Wars Galaxies, Ultima Online, and now Stars Reach. Raph Koster has certainly made his mark on MMOs that are designed as systems-led experiences that feel like breathing worlds. This interview goes over Raph's history of game development, and why Stars Reach is the culmination of decades of experience, new exciting technology, and an organic sandbox players can deeply enjoy with each other.

If that sounds exciting, consider checking out the Stars Reach Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/starsreach/stars-reach

DL Gaming: A PC Gamecast adds games both...

It's Steam Next Fest and we're checking out some new games! Bobby plays Monster Train 2 and Monaco 2 while Christian checks out Drop Duchy, but Taylor and Amanda are too busy playing getting sucked into Avowed's Eora.

TOPICS

Monster Train 2, Avowed, Drop Duchy, Monaco 2, Midnight Murder Club, HASTE: Broken Worlds, Mudborne: Frog Management Sim

TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - Intro

1:35 - AMD Reveals new GPUs

3:40 - GAME NIGHT

5:53 - DLGcon!

7:50 - Anno 117 on IGN FanFest

9:20 - Monster Train 2 🌟

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Nic gives his take on Civ 7 while Bobby tries to play his Steam games from a web browser with Steam-Headless. Avowed isn't Skyrim 6, but Emilio is still really enjoying it, and Christian grows his brain with the puzzle game Manifold Garden.

TOPICS

Steam-Headless, Civilization 7, Avowed, Manifold Garden, Monster Train 2, Blood Typers, Dune: Awakening

TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - Intro

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Bobby admits that Guntouchables has the same energy as the Kim Possible theme song, while Emilio swears by the co-op twist Sworn puts on Hades. Amanda organizes her trunk in soon-to-be indie breakout Keep Driving, and we all find out that the CIA was integral for the making of asymmetrical strategy boardgame-port ROOT.

The outro this week was from the Keep Driving soundtrack, Westkust - Swirl.

TOPICS

Guntouchables, Sworn, Keep Driving, ROOT, SEDAP! A Culinary Adventure, Avowed, After Love EP

TIMESTAMPS

Civilization 7 debuts on Steam to mixed ratings (52% at time of writing), but does it deserve those reviews? Christian finds out Nic and Amanda are WARMONGERS as we discuss our history with this beloved franchise, and our experience playing the newest installment.

TOPICS

Sid Meier's Civilization VII, Alpha Centauri, Sid Meier's Civilization® V, Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI

TIMESTAMPS

Intro - 00:00

When did we know Civ was the shit - 2:40

What did we like most about past Civs? - 11:40

CIV 7, BABY...

Amanda falls through a mysterious portal in 2015 and wakes up 10 years later, finally awake. We go through what she might remember when Samuel L Jackson was hosting the Game Awards, before diving into everything exciting that she's missed in gaming.

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TIMESTAMPS

Intro - 00:00

Pre 2015 Nostalgia - 4:00

Best of the last 10 years - 11:30

Listener Questions - 35:50

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Nic uses Project Zomboid as a way to strengthen his friendships while Emilio builds a town in Heroes of Hammerwatch 2. Amanda nearly finishes Neva and Christian plays Iron Harvest and other RTS games for our first community game night of 2025.

Head to our Discord to vote on DLGcon 2025!

TOPICS

Extra Sensory II, Project Zomboid, Heroes of Hammerwatch 2, Neva, Runescape, Iron Harvest, Avowed, Arken Age, ALL WILL FALL: Physics-Based Survival City Builder

TIMESTAMPS

Intro - 00:00

Pinging It - 07:12

Project Zomboid 🌟 - 20:52

Her...

Greetings Earthlings! Amanda here. Part 1 of the game Dreamshark released recently on the Gameboy Color and ROM so you can play it on an emulator! 

I sat down with the solo dev Benjamin McCarthy to talk about retro gaming, getting started on Kickstarter, Portland, music, and art as it relates to a world of Astro people and life on the moon in his game DreamShark.

Beam me up, let's talk Astro people! 

TIMESTAMPS

Intro - 0:00

Why it gotta' B a GB? - 3:40   

Biggest Challenge! - 8:16...

Christian is a little late to the party but finally plays Slay the Spire. Bobby gets into SKALD, Against the Black Priory, a retro CRPG similar to the old Ultima games. Emilio and friend of the show, JPDiddy, clean up in Supervive, the MOBA battle royale.

TOPICS

SKALD: Against the Black Priory, Supervive, Slay the Spire, Last Train Outta' Wormtown, Heroes of Hammerwatch 2, Drop Duchy

TIMESTAMPS

Intro - 00:00

Pinging It - 1:05

SKALD: Against the Black Priory 🌟- 9:19

Supervive 🌟- 18:35

S...

Bloodshed, one of Bobby's favorite demos from Steam NextFext, releases in early access. Amanda plays Neva which recently won the Games for Impact award at the 2024 Game Awards, Christian plays an old Sid Meier's game, Alpha Centauri, at the request of a listener. Nic breaks down the recent Marvel Rivals patch with new characters and balance changes.

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TOPICS

Bloodshed, Marvel Rivals, Neva, Alpha Centauri, Sand, Cruel, The Bustling World, Airborne Empire<...

We recap our 2024 year in gaming with made-up categories, spoof sponsors, community submissions, and share what's next for Digital Logik in 2025. To every person who listens to this podcast: from the casual enjoyer to the ever-episode listener-questioner, know that we truly appreciate each and every one of you. Thanks for joining us. To the new year!

TIMESTAMPS

Intro - 00:00

2024 in Review - 3:14

Not Your Dad's Game Award Categories - 21:23

Community/People Awards - 36:49

Game of the Year - 48:20

What's Next? - 1:05:45

Happy new year! Nic takes a break from Marvel Rivals to see if Astro Bot lives up to the hype. Emilio is loving Path of Exile 2, but is it worth investing the time before a reset? Bobby uses science to craft and survive his way out of an alien-infested lab in Abiotic Factor.

TOPICS

Abiotic Factor, Astro Bot, Path of Exile 2, Gaseous Server, Space Engineers 2, Skydances’ Behemoth

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Despite being adamantly against crafting survival games, Bobby finds himself playing two of them. Emilio finishes Dead Island 2 and gives his verdict. Nic gets into Marvel Rivals, the new free to play hero shooter.

TOPICS

Core Keeper, Marvel Rivals, Dead Island 2, Abiotic Factor, Baldur’s Gate 3, Wildkeepers Rising

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It's that time of year again. The Game Awards may not be so much about the awards anymore, but at least we get some exciting new announcements. Bobby, Amanda and Christian talk about their expectations, the winners and the new games we can't wait to play.

TOPICS

Balatro, Dispatch, INTERGALACTIC : The Heretic Project, The Witcher 4, Xenopurge, Thick As Thieves

TIMESTAMPS

Intro - 00:00

Pre-Game Awards Thoughts - 1:30

How was the show? - 16:05

Announcement hype - 47:48

Listener Questions - 1:14:20<...

Christian plays Mass Effect for the first time and is in love with a Krogan. Bobby successfully finds a replacement for Stardew Valley, hold the ghost fox. Emilio plays a top-down Battle Royale and lives up to his nickname "Mr. Chickideedeedee Dinner".

TOPICS

Travellers Rest, Supervive, Mass Effect™ Legendary Edition, Covenant, Your Tree, Steel Series Arctis Nova Pro

TIMESTAMPS

Intro - 00:00

Pinging It - 3:05

Travellers Rest - 9:06

Supervive - 18:39

Mass Effect - 29:43

Covenant - 42:10

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What prop would you be in Call of Duty prop hunt? Get the Windblown out of your hair with multiplayer Hades. Finally form a lasting friend group in Cult of the Lamb, just don’t let Christian die 3 times in a row.

TOPICS
Windblown, Call of Duty Black Ops 6, Cult of the Lamb, King’s Orders, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl, Mindcop, Windowkill

Intro – 00:00
Pinging It – 2:10
Windblown – 13:55
Call of Duty Black Ops 6 – 19:05
Cult of the Lamb – 34:53
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl –...

Caroline Marchal joins us to talk about the production of As Dusk Falls, her role as CEO/Designer at INTERIOR/NIGHT, and why romancing Astarion is so hard…

Intro – 00:00
Romancing Astarion – 01:30
Connecting with Characters – 2:45
Building a Dev Team – 7:39
Work/Life Balance – 11:30
COVID Production – 18:38
Streamer Dynamics and Surprising Stories – 24:00
Why is the game set in Arizona? – 29:50
What should new players know? – 36:30
What’s next for Caroline and INTERIOR/NIGHT? – 38:45
Games for inspiration? – 40:25

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Steam’s Autumn sale is here, enticing us with cheap prices on games we may never play. This week, we reminisce on past deals, discuss the psychology of sales and look at our own compulsive spending habits on video games.

For our top game recommendations, check out our Steam Curator!

TOPICS
Intro – 00:00
Are Steam Sales a Scam? – 1:35
Steam Curator Plug – 4:07
Steam Sale Philosophies/Lab Monkey Rule – 5:14
Our Most Memorable Deals – 20:35
Shopping Tips and Tricks – 34:30
Unplayed Backlog Shame – 41:38
Listener Questions – 52:30
We Hope These Are For Sale – 1:08:00

GAMES REFRENCED

Bobby finally gets into the Smite 2 beta, Nic revisits For the King II, Emilio checks out Karate Survivor, a different take on the survivors-like genre, and Amanda plays a Zero Sievert, a top-down extraction shooter.

TOPICS
SMITE 2, For the King II, Karate Survivor, Zero Sievert, UFO 50, Atomfall, The Bazaar, Fruitbus

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