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Pixel x Pixel Episode 11

Steam Prison Pixel x Pixel

Marcus is building an arcade machine! Anne is teaching the future generation how to sing Disney songs in Japanese! An old multiplayer shooter, and a new one! Nintendo Direct news! It’s a whole new episode of Pixel x Pixel!

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20:00 – Media Minutes: Night in the Woods, Russian Doll, Apex Legends, Left 4 Dead, Steam Prison (Marcus’ review), Steins;Gate Elite
53:00 – Notable Nintendo News: Nintendo Direct discussion (Rune Factory 4 and 5, The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening, Fire Emblem: Three Houses, and more!)

♫ “Willie Lomans,” “5 minutes pleasure,” and “6 pence and moon” from Alphabet Planet by Hiroki Kikuta

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Pixel x Pixel Episode 10

The Promised Neverland anime Pixel x Pixel podcast

We’re 10 episodes young! Since our last recording, Marcus has gone full KonMari, Anne was interviewed about her translation and editing experience, games were played, and an anime was watched! Plus, there’s a whole lot of juicy news in this episode of Pixel x Pixel!

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15:00 – Media Minutes: Steam Prison, Resident Evil 2, The Promised Neverland
32:40 – Notable News: Otomate not porting all their games to Switch, Konami music game news, Nikkei says portable-focused Switch may be on the way, Metro Exodus not coming to Steam, Steam still weird about visual novels

Collector’s Cabinet: Sweet Pool Premium Fan Collection
Dating Sim Community Game-Along

♫ “Willie Lomans,” “5 minutes pleasure,” and “6 pence and moon” from Alphabet Planet by Hiroki Kikuta

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Pixel x Pixel Episode 9

Resident Evil 2 remake one-shot demo podcast

Hot dang, we’re on a podcasting roll! Pixel x Pixel is back for the third week in a row now, thanks to our Sweet Pool spectacular. In episode 9, we return to our regular format to discuss what we’ve been watching, doing, and, of course, playing. Anne shares why the internet is wrong about Marie Kondo, Marcus returns to some old favorites, and both share thoughts on the Resident Evil 2 one-shot demo.

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7:00 – Media Minutes: Tidying Up with Marie Kondo, Resident Evil 2 one-shot demo
37:00 – Notable News: Soldier 76 is gay, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey DLC has a whole lot of problems (spoiler warning for discussion of the DLC content), Guilty Gear 20th Anniversary Edition announced, Valve’s 2019 plans

♫ “Willie Lomans,” “5 minutes pleasure,” and “6 pence and moon” from Alphabet Planet by Hiroki Kikuta

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Pixel x Pixel Special: Sweet Pool Spectacular

Sweet Pool Zenya screenshot

Here it is, our long-awaited sweet pool special episode! If you haven’t played the game yet, don’t worry, you can still tune in for the first part of the show, where we discuss sweet pool developer Nitro+chiral and boys’ love (aka BL) manga and games in general. Then, with plenty of forewarning, we get into our full spoiler-filled impressions of the game and a discussion of the broader themes touched on by the game in general!

Warning: The entire episode has a content warning for discussion of rape and violence/gore.

Anne’s Sweet Pool review
Marcus’ Sweet Pool review

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20:36 – Start of spoilers: Overall impressions
54:33 – Diving Deep: Discussion of themes

♫ “Willie Lomans,” from Alphabet Planet by Hiroki Kikuta, “chills01,” “sorrow” from Sweet Pool Soundtrack by Zizz Studio

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Pixel x Pixel Episode 8

Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep

Happy New Year! In the first Pixel x Pixel episode of 2019, we discuss our new year’s resolutions (or lack thereof), Anne’s motivational running anime Run like the Wind, starting Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep for the Disney Game Community Game-Along, and the upcoming Visual;Conference for visual novel developers. Grab a cup of your favorite drink and join us for some new year’s cheer!

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17:30 – Media Minutes: Run like the Wind, Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep, sweet pool code woes
30:30 – Notable News: SouljaBoy consoles no longer available for sale, Catherine coming to PC, Visual;Conference♫ “Willie Lomans,” “5 minutes pleasure,” and “6 pence and moon” from Alphabet Planet by Hiroki Kikuta

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Pixel x Pixel Episode 7

Pixel x Pixel podcast sweet pool Christmas

Happy holidays from Pixel x Pixel! In our final episode of the year, Marcus and I discuss what we’ve been playing lately, which happens to be the exact same thing! We give our first impressions of our highly-anticipated BL visual sweet pool and the Katamari Damacy HD remaster, and also mix things up by getting rid of news for this episode and reflecting on the year in gaming as a whole.

The Chic Pixel 2019 Content Poll is now closed, but you can view the results by clicking the link! Feedback is always appreciated!

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13:20  – Media Minutes: Katamari Damacy Reroll, sweet pool
29:45  – Year in Review: Katamari Damacy Reroll, Killer7, Monster Hunter: World and Generations Ultimate, Usotsuki Hime to Moumoku Ouji, Aggretsuko

♫ “Willie Lomans,” “5 minutes pleasure,” and “6 pence and moon” from Alphabet Planet by Hiroki Kikuta

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Pixel x Pixel Episode 6

Mario DDR gif

In episode 6 of Pixel x Pixel, we chat a lot about everyone’s favorite rhythm game, Dance Dance Revolution (and some Stepmania too, but that’s mostly Marcus’ thing)! Plus, Marcus got his driver’s permit, Anne finally published that Jojo article, and FilmStruck finally bit the dust (RIP). We even talk about some of the hottest new game releases!

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17:50 – Media Minutes: World of Final Fantasy Maxima, Pokemon Let’s Go, FilmStruck movies, Broken Reality
31:00 – Notable News: Accessibility in Spyro Reignited and Pokemon Let’s Go, Netflix anime lineup (Evangelion! Rilakkuma! Cowboy Bebop?), Blade Runner: Black Lotus anime, FTC investigating loot boxes

♫ “Willie Lomans,” “5 minutes pleasure,” and “6 pence and moon” from Alphabet Planet by Hiroki Kikuta

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