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This week, we stand in awe of H.M.Q., Liz II's passing. And then, in this quiet eye of solemnity, EXPLODE YOUR FACE OFF with our first 6.5 hours of play with "TRAIL OUT." Not only does the game have one of the worst titles in history (it's a wreckfest-meets-Burnout racing explode-a-gain-za of insane crashes, selective physics, and deliciously mindless action), but is DELIGHTFULLY, totally out of control, as to make its retro elements seem new again. ALL THIS AND MOAR! PLEASE: Help the people of Ukraine! They are fighting on behalf of the entire free world and we owe them a debt that can never be repayed. Donate what you can to the link below or to the Ukrain-focused charitable org of your choice. Slava Ukraini! unicefusa.org ---Games Mentioned In This Week's Episode:--- Trail Out (-10% $17.99 through September 14th) https://store.steampowered.com/app/1664220/TRAIL_OUT/ -------- -BE SURE TO CHECK OUT our twitch livestream at: www.twitch.tv/skookiesprite -JOIN OUR DISCORD EXPERIMENT at: https://discord.gg/M3

Continuing our "Not Ready For Review" series of official reviews, this week, we hit you with our full review of "ROLLERDROME" (12 hours in). We also talk some "Call of Duty Zombies," (both II and III), some "No Man's Sky," and "Destroy All HUmAns 2" PLEASE: Help the people of Ukraine! They are fighting on behalf of the entire free world and we owe them a debt that can never be repayed. Donate what you can to the link below or to the Ukrain-focused charitable org of your choice. Slava Ukraini! unicefusa.org ---Games Mentioned In This Week's Episode:--- Rollerdrome ($29.99) https://store.steampowered.com/app/1294420/Rollerdrome/ No Man'S Sky (-%50 $29.99 through September 5th) https://store.steampowered.com/app/275850/No_Mans_Sky/ Alien Breed Trilogy (-90%, $2.29 through September 5th) https://store.steampowered.com/app/22610/Alien_Breed_Impact/ Call of Duty III Zombies (-67% $19.79 through September 5th) https://store.steampowered.com/app/311210/Call_of_Duty_Black_Ops_III/ -------- -BE SURE TO CHECK OUT

This week, we blast you in the face with our web-slinging, 80-mph Spidey-Cop flavored brand of vigilante justice with our full review of the excellent "Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered." PLEASE: Help the people of Ukraine! They are fighting on behalf of the entire free world and we owe them a debt that can never be repayed. Donate what you can to the link below or to the Ukrain-focused charitable org of your choice. Slava Ukraini! unicefusa.org ---Games Mentioned In This Week's Episode:--- Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered ($59.99) https://store.steampowered.com/app/1817070/Marvels_SpiderMan_Remastered/ Eldest Souls ($19.99) https://store.steampowered.com/app/1108590/Eldest_Souls/ -------- -BE SURE TO CHECK OUT our twitch livestream at: www.twitch.tv/skookiesprite -JOIN OUR DISCORD EXPERIMENT at: https://discord.gg/M3C7AvKrj3 --POST YOUR GAME REPORTS TO PROTONDB.COM!!!! --------------------------------------------------------------- BUY A CUSTOM LUNCHSTICK FIGHT STICK (essential post apocolyptic survival equipm

This week: We hit you with ROLLERDROME! AND: a free all new fan-built expansion campaign for HL2, "Entropy: Zero 2." ALL THIS AND MOAR! PLEASE: Help the people of Ukraine! They are fighting on behalf of the entire free world and we owe them a debt that can never be repayed. Donate what you can to the link below or to the Ukrain-focused charitable org of your choice. Slava Ukraini! unicefusa.org ---Games Mentioned In This Week's Episode:---\ ROLLERDROME (-34% $19.97 through August 30th) https://store.steampowered.com/app/1294420/Rollerdrome/ Entropy Zero 2 (Free) https://store.steampowered.com/app/1583720/Entropy__Zero_2/ Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered ($59.99) https://store.steampowered.com/app/1817070/Marvels_SpiderMan_Remastered/ -------- -BE SURE TO CHECK OUT our twitch livestream at: www.twitch.tv/skookiesprite -JOIN OUR DISCORD EXPERIMENT at: https://discord.gg/M3C7AvKrj3 --POST YOUR GAME REPORTS TO PROTONDB.COM!!!! --------------------------------------------------------------- BUY A CUSTOM LUNCHST

This week: one of the games I've personally waited and hoped and pined for for 18 years finally arrives on Linux: we talk about why "Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered" lives up to the legacy of it's 2004 PS2-Era parentage ("Spiderman 2"), and give you the technical lowdown on how we got it to run on our system. ALSO: HELP ELSA NOVA!!! "Axiom Verge 2" is here! ALL THIS AND MOAR! Instructions for Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered: If you have problems getting it to run on your Linux machine out of the box: Switch to proton experimental, set the following launch options: gamemoderun PROTON_HIDE_NVIDIA_GPU=0 PROTON_ENABLE_NVAPI=1 %command% PLEASE: Help the people of Ukraine! They are fighting on behalf of the entire free world and we owe them a debt that can never be repayed. Donate what you can to the link below or to the Ukrain-focused charitable org of your choice. Slava Ukraini! unicefusa.org ---Games Mentioned In This Week's Episode:--- Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered ($59.99) https://store.steampowered.com/app

This week: we hit you with a super tight fveature packed glorious explosion of gaming excellence. We review the superlative cat-and-robot post human cyberpunk adventure poem, "Stray," celebrate the release of the sequel to one of our best-loved games *"Hard West II"), and blast your face off with a deal you don't want to pass up ("Deathrun TV"). ALL THIS AND MEOW! I mean: MOAR! PLEASE: Help the people of Ukraine! They are fighting on behalf of the entire free world and we owe them a debt that can never be repayed. Donate what you can to the link below or to the Ukrain-focused charitable org of your choice. Slava Ukraini! unicefusa.org ---Games Mentioned In This Week's Episode:--- Stray ($29.99) https://store.steampowered.com/app/1332010/Stray/ Deathrun TV (-50% $7.49 through August 12th) https://store.steampowered.com/app/1591690/DEATHRUN_TV/ Hard West II (-10% $26.99) https://store.steampowered.com/app/1282410/Hard_West_2/ Hellish Quart ($16.99) https://store.steampowered.com/app/1000360/Hellish_Quart/

This week, we talk about the free to play insane sidescrolling multiplayer fighter, "MultiVersus," where bizarre combinations of characters from the WB catalog engage in surreal and hilarious brawls, and also talk about the recent updates to "Hellish Quart." Finally, we hit you with a modest proposal to drastically improve the end user experience playing games through the Steam Client - and is a solution that requires absolutely zero dollars, time, or resources to implement. PLEASE: Help the people of Ukraine! They are fighting on behalf of the entire free world and we owe them a debt that can never be repayed. Donate what you can to the link below or to the Ukrain-focused charitable org of your choice. Slava Ukraini! unicefusa.org ---Games Mentioned In This Week's Episode:--- MultiVersus (Free to Play; various purchase options) https://store.steampowered.com/app/1818750/MultiVersus/ Hellish Quart ($16.99) https://store.steampowered.com/app/1000360/Hellish_Quart/ -------- -BE SURE TO CHECK OUT our twitch

Meow meow meow meow, Spiderman, Spiderman 2, meow. PLEASE: Help the people of Ukraine! They are fighting on behalf of the entire free world and we owe them a debt that can never be repayed. Donate what you can to the link below or to the Ukrain-focused charitable org of your choice. Slava Ukraini! unicefusa.org ---Games Mentioned In This Week's Episode:--- Stray ($29.99) https://store.steampowered.com/app/1332010/Stray/ -------- -BE SURE TO CHECK OUT our twitch livestream at: www.twitch.tv/skookiesprite -JOIN OUR DISCORD EXPERIMENT at: https://discord.gg/M3C7AvKrj3 --POST YOUR GAME REPORTS TO PROTONDB.COM!!!! --------------------------------------------------------------- BUY A CUSTOM LUNCHSTICK FIGHT STICK (essential post apocolyptic survival equipment): https://www.etsy.com/shop/LunchSticks?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=899071632

This week, we hit you with a bunch of games while losing our voice. "Toilet Chronicles," and "Loopmancer," etc., but finally: we see... if you are... BLADE RUNNER! AND MOAR! PLEASE: Help the people of Ukraine! They are fighting on behalf of the entire free world and we owe them a debt that can never be repayed. Donate what you can to the link below or to the Ukrain-focused charitable org of your choice. Slava Ukraini! unicefusa.org ---Games Mentioned In This Week's Episode:--- ---Red---Tether--> ($12.99) https://store.steampowered.com/app/1714080/RedTether/ Blade Runner Enchanced Edition ($9.99) https://store.steampowered.com/app/1678420/Blade_Runner_Enhanced_Edition/ 20 Minutes Till Dawn ($2.99) https://store.steampowered.com/app/1966900/20_Minutes_Till_Dawn/ Loopmancer (-10% $22.49 through July 20th) https://store.steampowered.com/app/1650810/Loopmancer/ Toilet Chronicles (-15% $4.24 through July 21st) https://store.steampowered.com/app/1946550/Toilet_Chronicles/ -------- -BE SURE TO CHECK OUT our t

This week, we break format to talk about 3 new games that we are not playing and why (along with an alternative to one particularly offensive rehashed offering), along with what we actually are playing. Short show, filled with goodness! Video of the week: https://www.addictivetips.com/ubuntu-linux-tips/play-playstation-games-on-linux/#video PLEASE: Help the people of Ukraine as they struggle to flee or endure an insane war of unprovoked Russian aggression as a proxy on behalf of the entire free world. They need our help, and we owe them a debt that can never be repayed. So please donate what you can to the link below or to the Ukrain-focused charitable org of your choice. Slava Ukraini! https://bank.gov.ua/en/news/all/natsionalniy-bank-vidkriv-spetsrahunok-dlya-zboru-koshtiv-na-potrebi-armiyi ---Games Mentioned In This Week's Episode:--- Neon White ($24.99) https://store.steampowered.com/app/1533420/Neon_White/ Tiny Tina's Wonderlands ($59.99) https://store.steampowered.com/app/1286680/Tiny_Tinas_Wonderl

BLGP EP 401: 4th of July 2022 Spectacular Happy 4th of July everybody! This weekend, we read a dev letter we didn't know to include last week, and then hit you with another barrage of in-show only quick pick Steam Store Summer Sale Deals. THEN we inaugurate an entirely new type of feature: NOT READY FOR REVIEW (games we can't technically review but know that we won't ever be able to meet our criteria for reviewing). PLUS: Steam Deck Drama, Deathrun TV, and MUCH MUCH MOAR! Happy and a safe 4th of July! On this Independence Day: PLEASE: Help the people of Ukraine as they struggle to flee or endure this insane war of unprovoked Russian genocide. Donate to: https://bank.gov.ua/en/news/all/natsionalniy-bank-vidkriv-spetsrahunok-dlya-zboru-koshtiv-na-potrebi-armiyi ---Games Mentioned In This Week's Episode:--- Deathrun TV ($14.99 or FREE DEMO) https://store.steampowered.com/app/1591690/DEATHRUN_TV/ -------- -BE SURE TO CHECK OUT our twitch livestream at: www.twitch.tv/skookiesprite -JOIN OUR DISCORD EXPERIMENT

Sorry we're late this week, but the SCOTUS ruling really took the wind out of my sails. We're here with our 400th episode just the same: some Steam Summer Sale quick picks, and - in the wake of "Dying Light" reaching end of life after 7 years, 2 poignant letters from developers that are poignant, insightful and interesting. NOTE: our steam summer sale quick picks list has been omitted from these notes for brevity; listen to the episode to hear them. PLEASE: Help the people of Ukraine as they struggle to flee or endure this insane war of unprovoked Russian genocide. This week, we'll let you do the legwork by coming over give.org's list of recommended, BBB accredited orgs working to provide relief in Ukraine. Please give what you can. https://www.give.org/ukraine-charity-relief-tips ---Games Mentioned In This Week's Episode:--- Instruments of Destruction (-25%, $14.99 through July 7th) https://store.steampowered.com/app/1428100/Instruments_of_Destruction/ Nightmare Reraper (-25% $18.74 through July 7th)

This week, we bring you a hot and wet and ghoulishly slaveringly ready showcase feature in which we will declare the current KING OF THE SURVIVORS! We'll also dissect why these types of games shouldn't be so stigmatized as the guilty pleasure that some are ashamed to play, discussing instead the obvious merits of the genre. All this and MOAR! PLEASE: Help the people of Ukraine as they struggle to flee or endure this insane war of unprovoked Russian genocide. This week, we'll let you do the legwork by coming over give.org's list of recommended, BBB accredited orgs working to provide relief in Ukraine. Please give what you can. https://www.give.org/ukraine-charity-relief-tips ---Games Mentioned In This Week's Episode:--- 20 Minutes Till Dawn ($2.99) https://store.steampowered.com/app/1966900/20_Minutes_Till_Dawn/ Sexy Mystic Survivors (Free Demo) https://store.steampowered.com/app/1964360/Sexy_Mystic_Survivors/ Vampire Survivors ($2.99) https://store.steampowered.com/app/1794680/Vampire_Survivors/ Gunlocke

IN THIS WEEK'S EXCITING INSTALLMENT: we blow your mind with the latest update to "Instruments of Destruction," and then blow you up with our full review of the new sidescrolling shooter, "Drainus." AND MOAR! PLEASE: Help the people of Ukraine as they struggle to flee or endure this insane war of unprovoked Russian genocide. This week, we'll let you do the legwork by coming over give.org's list of recommended, BBB accredited orgs working to provide relief in Ukraine. Please give what you can. https://www.give.org/ukraine-charity-relief-tips ---Games Mentioned In This Week's Episode:--- Drainus ($14.99) https://store.steampowered.com/app/1975360/DRAINUS/ Slava Ukraini! (Free) https://store.steampowered.com/app/1974090/Slava_Ukraini/ The Elder Scrolls Online: High Isle ($39.99) https://store.steampowered.com/app/1754000/The_Elder_Scrolls_Online_High_Isle/ Instruments of Destruction ($19.99) https://store.steampowered.com/app/1428100/Instruments_of_Destruction/ -------- -BE SURE TO CHECK OUT our twitch lives

We start this week with heartbroken outrage over the lies and obfuscations following the recent spate of mass murders here in the US... it's the guns, people.... and people: we need to vote these fuckers out. And then talk about the massive update to Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator 2, and the new retake on the Super Smash TV formula arena shooter roguelike, "Deathrun TV." PLEASE: Help the people of Ukraine as they struggle to flee or endure this insane war of unprovoked Russian genocide. This week, we'll let you do the legwork by coming over give.org's list of recommended, BBB accredited orgs working to provide relief in Ukraine. Please give what you can. https://www.give.org/ukraine-charity-relief-tips ---Games Mentioned In This Week's Episode:--- Deathrun TV (-30% $10.49 through June 8th) https://store.steampowered.com/app/1591690/DEATHRUN_TV/ SNK 40th Anniversary Collection (-67% $9.89 through June 6th) https://store.steampowered.com/app/865940/SNK_40th_ANNIVERSARY_COLLECTION/ Ultimate Epic Battle Simul

This week, we hit you with the spectacular super sale on hyper-realistic photo-fooling GP motorcycle sim, "Ride 4," give you the lowdown on the new free-to-play arena shooter "MASTER ARENA," throw in a roguelike with cartoon horror and giant witch tits with "Dead Estate," and then send you off to bed with our first look-feature on "DRAINUS," a sidescrolling space shooter with more under the hood than its terrible name and soft release would indicate. Oh, and this AMAZING video: Video of the week: Ride 4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUkwH9WmmBA&ab_channel=JoyOfGaming PLEASE: Help the people of Ukraine as they struggle to flee or endure this insane war of unprovoked Russian genocide. This week, we'll let you do the legwork by coming over give.org's list of recommended, BBB accredited orgs working to provide relief in Ukraine. Please give what you can. https://www.give.org/ukraine-charity-relief-tips ---Games Mentioned In This Week's Episode:--- DRAINUS (-10% $13.49 through May 29th) https://store.steampowe

This week, we are grateful to Blaster PR for taking us through a hands-on tour of his Steam Deck. How are the controls? How is the display? Everything from the battery to the network adapter will be explored in this hour long sit down with one of the smartest people we know. PLEASE: Help the people of Ukraine as they struggle to flee or endure this insane war of unprovoked Russian genocide. This week, we'll let you do the legwork by coming over give.org's list of recommended, BBB accredited orgs working to provide relief in Ukraine. Please give what you can. https://www.give.org/ukraine-charity-relief-tips ---Games Mentioned In This Week's Episode:--- Steam Deck ($399-$649) https://store.steampowered.com/steamdeck -------- -BE SURE TO CHECK OUT our twitch livestream at: www.twitch.tv/skookiesprite -JOIN OUR DISCORD EXPERIMENT at: https://discord.gg/M3C7AvKrj3 --POST YOUR GAME REPORTS TO PROTONDB.COM!!!! --------------------------------------------------------------- BUY A CUSTOM LUNCHSTICK FIGHT STICK (es

This short episode, we discuss the release of Dracula Factory's "Your Mom Is A Slutty Wizard," along with the Lovecraft-inspired roguelike, "Source of Madness," and the equally insane, 3-million-plus-unit carnage fiesta of "Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator 2." All this and MOAR! PLEASE: Help the people of Ukraine as they struggle to flee or endure this insane war of unprovoked Russian genocide. This week, we'll let you do the legwork by coming over give.org's list of recommended, BBB accredited orgs working to provide relief in Ukraine. Please give what you can. https://www.give.org/ukraine-charity-relief-tips ---Games Mentioned In This Week's Episode:--- Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator 2 (-15% $15.99 through May 19th) Source of Madness ($19.99) https://store.steampowered.com/app/1315610/Source_of_Madness/ Pinball FX3 (free) https://store.steampowered.com/app/1849550/ -------- -BE SURE TO CHECK OUT our twitch livestream at: www.twitch.tv/skookiesprite -JOIN OUR DISCORD EXPERIMENT at: https://discord.gg/M3C

In spite of the leaked SCOTUS travesty, we arrive late this week with massive news in Linux gaming, and the entire future of popular music. Second subject first: happy mother's day! This is the official release date for Dracula Factory's deranged chiptune album, "Your Mom Is A Slutty Wizard" (street date rolling into June before avail for purchase). As for linux: WE DECLARE A NEW KING FOR REALISTIC PINBALL SIMULATION, expose you to our first impressions of Kirusowa: THE GAME (aka "Trek to Yomi"), and THEN hit you with two hot and salty deals every mother is sure to love. ALL THIS AND MOAR! HAPPY MOMSDAYZ! PLEASE: Help the people of Ukraine as they struggle to flee or endure this insane war of unprovoked Russian genocide. This week, we'll let you do the legwork by coming over give.org's list of recommended, BBB accredited orgs working to provide relief in Ukraine. Please give what you can. https://www.give.org/ukraine-charity-relief-tips ---Games Mentioned In This Week's Episode:--- Pinball FX3 (free) India

This week, we take a moment to remember Ian Murdoch's birthday, then we hit you with 5 (4 minus the ringer) excellent new games that run on linux, including 2 with free demos! As a finale, we bring in our new feature on "Instruments of Destruction" post lasers update... old friends return, and much moar! Vid of the week: IoD's Worm Design Challenge selections: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhYAI0oGhiQ PLEASE: Help the people of Ukraine as they struggle to flee or endure this insane war of unprovoked Russian genocide. This week, we'll let you do the legwork by coming over give.org's list of recommended, BBB accredited orgs working to provide relief in Ukraine. Please give what you can. https://www.give.org/ukraine-charity-relief-tips ---Games Mentioned In This Week's Episode:--- Instruments of Destruction ($19.99) https://store.steampowered.com/app/1428100/Instruments_of_Destruction/ Blood West ($14.99) https://store.steampowered.com/app/1587130/Blood_West/ Peglin ($17.99 or Free Demo) https://store.s