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Craw, Courture, and Tim gather to chat about … sea shanties?! We start it off with not one but two articles of the week! Then we chat about our time with Windrose, but we kind of got sidetracked and spoke a lot about pirates throughout all of media. Come plunder the seas with us!!

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Article of the Week - 02:30

Windrose - 23:57

Slay the Spire 2 - 54:15

Sol Cesto - 57:19

Wrapping Up and Thank You - 01:06:58

Games we talked about this week: Windrose, Slay the Spire 2, Sol Cesto

Check out https://www.startmenu.co.uk/, an awesome site Brandon is now writing for! And check out his latest review of Pragmata!

Articles of the Week: Game On: Exploring the Potential for Soft Skill Development Through Video Games

Increasing Speed of Processing With Action Video Games

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Tim and Brandon work through a dilemma that came up in Slay the Spire 2. Also, Pragmata is out and Brandon got to review it!! He talks about his thoughts on the game, what it got right, and how this genre mashup is perfect.

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Article of the Week - 03:23

Up You Mental Game (Slay the Spire 2) - 14:38

Pragmata - 31:32

What Else is coming out this year? - 50:28

Wrapping Up and Thank You - 57:33

Games we talked about this week: Slay the Spire 2, Pragmata

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Article of the Week: Differential effects of exposure to cooperative versus competitive games on sharing behavior in young children

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Note: Discord audio was used for Courture and Tim

We are going deep into our roguelike deckbuilding love with Slay the Spire 2! Tim and Courture teach Brandon all about what it means to climb the spire, while also discussing what makes this game click so well for us. Then we do a quick Crimson Desert chat before ending the night. Come hang!

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Slay the Spire 2 - 02:30

Crimson Desert - 44:10

The Spotter: Dig or Die - 58:03

Wrapping Up and Thank You - 01:00:54

Games we talked about this week: Slay the Spire 2, Crimson Desert, The Spotter: Dig or Die

Check out https://www.startmenu.co.uk/ , an awesome site Brandon is now writing for! And check out his latest impressions on Demon Tides!

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It’s Brandon and Tim, here to talk to you about video games in the classroom? We dive deep into an article that encourages teachers to use video games to help learning, then we get right back into Marathon as Tim has been really into the lore!

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Article of the Week - 03:14

Marathon - 29:41

Minishoot Adventures - 55:27

Wrapping Up and Thank You - 01:02:23

Games we talked about this week: Edutainment Games from the 90s, Marathon, Minishoot Adventures

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Article of the Week: The theory-practice gap in video game pedagogy

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Brandon is joined by Joe and Nico as they get into Capcom Cup and their experiences with fighting games, how we really feel about Marathon, and one of the hardest platformers we’ve played: Love Eternal. Note: Joe and Nico's audio is through discord, so it might sound a bit wonky at times.

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Capcom Cup and Fighting Games - 02:36

Marathon - 30:55

Love Eternal - 01:08:25

Wrapping Up and Thank You - 01:21:57

Games we talked about this week: Capcom Cup, Street Fighter 6, Marathon, Hunt Showdown, Pokopia, Love Eternal

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Article of the Week:

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Everyone say Hi to Nico! I’m joined by a long time friend for her first time on the podcast as we chat about video games as a form of performance instead of narrative? And later we try to process how we feel about a game Brandon enjoyed that was influenced by something that was created by Generative AI. It’s a doozy!

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Nico’s First Game - 01:14

Article of the Week - 04:21

Phoenix Wright Justice for All - 24:23

Angel Engine - 43:06

Wrapping Up and Thank You - 1:05:04

Games we talked about this week: Olli Olli World, Phoenix Wright and Justice for All, Angel Engine

Check out https://www.startmenu.co.uk/ , an awesome site Brandon is now writing for! And check out his latest impressions on Demon Tides!

Article of the Week: What is the Form of Play? Ludic Form and the Development of Movement in Virtual Space

Doc Burford Articles found here

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Slight Spoilers for: Silent Hill f

It’s the Brandon and Tim show this week as we dive deep into Horror! What makes us drawn to horror? Why do we like being scared? All of this and more, plus we chat a bit about Resident Evil Requiem at the end!

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Article of the Week/Heavy Horror Convo - 04:23

Why Fear? - 10:42

What is a Phobia? - 21:23

Why Do We Turn to Horror? - 23:44

Horror Games - 29:32

First Scary Game - 30:46

Tim’s First Horror - 36:38

Moments in Games That Have Caused Fear - 44:10

Resident Evil Requiem - 55:54

Pokemon Pokopia - 1:06:31

Wrapping Up and Thank You - 1:10:35

Games we talked about this week: Silent Hill f, Resident Evil Requiem, Monster Bash

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Check out https://www.startmenu.co.uk/ , an awesome site Brandon is now writing for! And check out his latest impressions on Demon Tides!

Article of the Week: A Sense of Fear and Anxiety in Digital Games: An Analysis of Cognitive Stimuli in Slender -- The Eight Pages

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