Hello Hive! This week, Niki and John are joined by extremely talented and funny video essayist, streamer, and podcast host Jenna Stoeber! In addition to a lively discussion of whether can is barrel, the group discussed:Jenna's PAX EastKaraoke go-tosEnding our time with Blue PrinceNintendo Switch 2 colliding with Summer Game FestThe non-story of Kingdom Hearts IV's screenshot dropBungie possibly lifting stolen art directly into Marathon's alphaand more!Also, we answer your HIVE QUESTIONS, which you can provide for us every single week on our Discord.
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1:50:21
Conclave Elimination Chamber
This week, John and Niki ride as a duo to talk about the big American Pope. Also:big questions about how independent games outlets can survivekilling Avatar Aang in Fortniteflying an X-Wing in Fortniteglitching a car out of existence in Fortnitethe genius of Fortnite nearly eight years inthe act of play in Despelotegrounding yourself when you're disappearing into games (or whatever, frankly)We answer your HIVE QUESTIONS every single week on the show, but you must JOIN THE HIVE to do so!
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1:47:29
Inside Blitzball w/ Jeff Gerstmann
This week, Niki and John were supremely lucky to have Jeff Gerstmann on the show to discuss the shocking sale of Polygon to Valnet (laying off the vast majority of the team there) and the implosion of Giant Bomb, the very website Jeff cofounded 17 years ago. We did not plan Jeff's appearance like this! We promise. Niki, as of this recording, was still technically under contract there!Very wild and sad and emotionally-draining day, but we still go around to other topics, including:What to make of the State of Play for Borderlands 4Apple losing the ability to block third party payment platformsXbox price hikesSkin Deep, the new hilarious immersive sim from BlendoJar Jar's in Fortnite nowClair Obscur is still unbelievably FrenchWe even got Jeff to briefly talk about Blitzball. What a treat.As usual, we pulled your burning HIVE QUESTIONS straight from our Discord like we do every single week.
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2:16:23
French Robert Pattinson w/ Fūnk-é Joseph
This week, Niki and John are joined by game developer and former colleague (and current friend) Fūnk-é Joseph to discuss the Nintendo DS! That's it! That's all! Just two hours of Nintendo DS! Actually, you'd probably be totally cool with that, but we did move onto other topics, including:the Nintendo Switch 2 preorder messDonkey Kong Bananza's clear connection to Red Factionhow Mario Kart World is attracting the hatersMarathon alphaClair Obscur: Expedition 33, the world's most French gameexplaining Blue PrinceAll of this and your HIVE QUESTIONS, answered each and every episode.
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2:07:36
Possums in the Blueprints w/ Jessica Cogswell
This week, Niki and John are joined by the wonderful Jessica Cogswell of Gamespot dot com. We talk hot neighborhood gossip including a harrowing tale from Jess right from her own back yard. Of course, we also talked about games, including:The reveal of Bungie's MarathonNew Mario Kart World detailsThe good and bad of Blue Prince, one of the year's most polarizing gamesLeaving the bloat behind in Final Fantasy VII RebirthAlso, Jess commits to getting John into Magic: The Gathering at SGF this year. Niki's clean and will not participate.Finally, we answer your burning HIVE QUESTIONS, featuring some bangers about music, mediocre games that never drop price, and snacks.
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