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Short episode this week to announce that we are putting The Mash Those Buttons Show on hiatus and discuss why, and when we possibly may return. Episode URL: https://mashthosebuttons.com/?p=55707 Show Twitter: twitter.com/themashnetwork Hosts: Jarret Redding twitter.com/jaastradamus Nick Zielenkievicz twitter.com/WookieeBH Thank you for listening to…

Jarret and Nick are back to talk about the latest in gaming news. First, Nick talks about playing Fall Guys and getting farther on the battle pass than ever. He also tells a story about getting stuck on a map. Jarret, meanwhile, finished It Takes Two and complains about the resolution of the story and how the gameplay in later chapters felt short. …

Jarret and Nick are back to talk about what is going on in the gaming world this week! But first, Jarret apologizes for missing last week and Nick says that family is always the cause. Then, Nick talks about being busy scheduling meetings and Jarret was tired from getting his first COVID vaccine shot. The Entertainment Software Association announce…

BlazzinBob from Warcraft Reloaded joins Jaa and Nick this week to talk about the latest in gaming news. First, Bob talks about playing WoW Classic and being in the Burning Crusade Classic beta. Then, he and Nick get into a discussion about the state of Hearthstone and how its a good time to come back and check out Classic, Battlegrounds, Duels, and…

Jarret and Nick are back after an unexpected week off (sorry about that!) to talk about the latest video game news! First, Nick talks about how he busted open his PS4 and cleaned out some dust for the first time in years. Meanwhile, Jarret has been addicted to Mini-Metro and moving people around that subway line. Microsoft's acquisition of Bethesda…

Jarret and Nick are back to talk about some of the gaming news they missed in the last few weeks. First, Nick talks about it being a long week and finally finding time to play a game but being unable to choose what to play, so he wound up playing Peggle. Jarret, meanwhile, has been continuing to play Cyberpunk 2077. Development on Anthem Next has b…

This week Nick is joined by hosts from WoW! Talk!, Warcraft Reloaded, The Tauren & the Goblin, and Push the Point to discuss BlizzConline that happened this weekend. Nick kicks off the main panel with Rei and Eric from WoW! Talk! And Kurabara from Dropping Spicy and Clan of Three. The panel starts by discussing their impressions of BlizzConline. Er…

Jarret and Nick are back this week joined by Mike, formerly of Watchpoint Radio and Double Tap, to talk about this week's gaming news. Mike talks about wanting to play some old games, and also mentions other people having renewed interest in Final Fantasy XIV since the Endwalker announcement. Nick, meanwhile, has been playing Smash Bros Melee with …

Jarret and Nick are here and joined by Ramses from Push the Point to talk about the latest in gaming news. First, Nick talks about playing Mass Effect 3 for the first time in six years and gets freaked out by a kid at the beginning of the game because he's a dad now. Ramses has been playing Assassin's Creed Odyssey (among other games) and he and Ja…

Jarret and Nick are joined by Katie from The Tauren & The Goblin who is here to talk all the latest gaming news with the guys. Katie has been busy playing as much WoW as she can cram into her schedule. Nick has been playing WoW and Hearthstone. Jarret finally has time to play Cyberpunk 2077. The big news of the week has been the hedgefund assault b…

Jarret and Nick are back this week to talk about all the latest in gaming news! First, Jarret explains why the show is coming out on Monday and Nick talks a bit about how he's playing through Final Fantasy XII ahead of his four year old. Then they get right into what's been going on! Microsoft shocked fans by announcing a price hike for XBox Live G…

Jarret is out but Kurabara is in to join Nick to talk about what's going on in gaming news. First, Kura talks about playing World of Warcraft Shadowlands and enjoying the raiding. Then he talks about how he wanted to play Mario Maker but wound up playing Mario 35 and getting schooled by his wife. Nick, meanwhile, is enjoying using the gambit system…

This week Jarret and Nick are back for the new year, talking about what is going on in gaming news. First, Nick talks about how he has been playing Final Fantasy XII with his son and how the introduction is so dry but his son is enjoying it. Jarret meanwhile has been playing Cyberpunk 2077 and working on more of the different endings. Twitch announ…

Jarret and Nick are joined by Kurabara to welcome 2021 by celebrating their favorite games of 2020. Nick jokes about spending all his time watching his kids and Kurabara talks about his saga of trying to return his now extra pc-copy of Cyberpunk, while Jarret talks about the recent mashthosebuttons.com site redesign. Nick kicks things off by talkin…

Jarret is back with Nick and while they are here to talk about the latest in gaming news, this week that takes the form of a lot of Cyberpunk talk. First, Nick talks about playing World of Warcraft Shadowlands and how his stubborness is making his playthrough take longer. Then Jarret talks about playing Cyberpunk 2077 on his pc and how aside from s…

Jarret is under the weather so Kurabara steps up to join Nick in talking about the latest in video game news. They've both been playing World of Warcraft: Shadowlands lately so they talk about their time in the game, and Nick mentions that Shadowlands has become the fastest selling pc game of all time, outpacing Diablo III (also by Blizzard!) They …

Jarret and Nick are back after a long Thanksgiving break to talk about all the latest in gaming news. First, Nick talks about how his kid is now losing games and saves. Jarret, meanwhile, is playing Watchdogs: Legion and feels that Ubisoft games go on for too long. In the news, Sony is banning PS5 Users for selling access to their console to PS4 us…

Jarret and Nick are back and this week are joined by Kurabara who has a funny story about how he got himself a PS5. But first, Kurabara talks about all the games he's been playing. Nick talks about beating Shadow of the Colossus with a 4 year old, and Jarret talks about playing Spider-Man: Miles Morales. Kura gets into the specifics of his Playstat…

Jarret and Nick are back to talk about the latest in gaming news! They get right into talking about the problems that people have had receiving their Xboxes and Playstations, as ordering them and then getting them shipped has proven difficult. Then, Nick talks about the new Battlepass system added to Hearthstone and isn't enjoying it yet. That lead…

Jarret and Nick are back to talk about the latest gaming news! But first, Nick talks about dealing with showing his four year old the part of Shadow of the Colossus where Agro falls into the ravine. Jarret laughs at him and cites all the terrifying movies he watched as a child. Jarret then mentions he's looking forward to playing the Falconeer this…

Jarret and Nick are back to talk about the latest in gaming news! First, Jarret talks about his time spent playing Ghostrunner, and how that has changed since earlier this year. Next, Jarret brings up the Cyberpunk 2077 delay to December 10th. Nick talks about how this may have been an issue with the certification of the 0-day patch, while Jarret a…

Jarret and Nick are back to talk about the latest in gaming news! But first, Nick talks about playing Shadow of the Colossus with his son and re-experiencing some content after about 15 years. Jarret, meanwhile has been playing GTFO and talks a bit about that. He then goes in depth on the new GTFO Rundown 0004, discussing the new weapons changes an…

Jarret and Nick are back to talk about the latest gaming news! But first, Nick talks about how he's playing Shadow of the Colossus with his kid and reminsces about how much he hated the horse (but he's better now.) Jarret, meanwhile, found himself invested in Watchdogs II only for it to start giving him computer problems he has not been able to res…

Jarret and Nick are back to talk about the latest gaming news. First, Jarret has been working his way through Hades and is struggling with the fact that his best runs are always his last runs of the night. Nick meanwhile got his first win at Fall Guys, and his 4 year old may be beating you at it. Sony released a video showing a teardown of the PS5.…

Jarret and Nick are back to talk about what's been going on in the gaming world of late. First, Nick talks about the Blizzard delaying the new World of Warcraft expansion and how that affected him. Jarret meanwhile is struggling trying to balance Horizon Zero Dawn, Final Fantasy XV, and Hades. Jarret points out that plenty of people only play the b…

Jarret and Nick are back to talk about the latest video game news this week and they brought Kurabara from Dropping Spicy with them. Nick has been playing Fall Guys. Kurabara has been playing Among Us and Nick asks about how that works. Jarret has been busy getting Horizon Zero Dawn to run better on his pc and playing several other games including …

Jarret and Nick are here to talk all about what's been going on in the gaming world this week! First, Nick talks about how he put an SSD drive into his computer and convinced himself that his graphics look better. Jarret laments that he's been too busy to play games this week. The big news of the week is that the XBox Series X and Series S prices a…

We're back, and Just in time for Mario's 35th Anniversary. No new Mario game, but Nintendo is re-releasing several of their popular 3D Mario titles on the Switch. Super Mario 64, Super Mario Sunshine, and Super Mario Galaxy will all be available in Super Mario 3D All-stars. Super Mario 3D World will also be making a comeback, with new content added…

On this episode we are going to focus solely on the XBox Games Showcase from Microsoft. I think we need to specify that it's a games showcase because it most certainly wasn't an XBox Series X showcase. To be honest, it was more like an XBox Games Pass showcase. Anyway, that's what we're talking about on this episode with a hot take from the night o…

Kicking off this weeks show talking about Ghost of Tsushima, the final exclusive of the Playstation 4. We also talk about how the trailers from The Last of Us Part II differed from the actual game, and if that was bad or not. Finally we discuss the cost of game development vs the cost of games themselves. Episode URL: http://mtb.gg/2hf Show Twitter…

We're back after taking a week off! We discuss why we took a week off and how we are going to move going forward. We don't spend too much time on that, and jump into Devolver Direct 2020 which wrapped up it's multi-part story arch. They also surprised dropped Devolverland Expo, which may be a game changer and the next step in game marketing. Ubisof…

Big news in the streaming world this week as Microsoft gives up on Mixer and partners up with Facebook Gaming. We also dive into the Avengers War Table event, talk about Night City Wire Episode 1, and talk a bit about play to win games. Episode URL: http://mtb.gg/2gh Show Twitter: twitter.com/themashnetwork Hosts: Jarret Redding twitter.com/jaastra…

The E3-less summer continues as we get more news via digital conferences. EA Play 2020 showed us what EA has been working on, including three new originals, updates to Apex Legends, and Star Wars Squadrons. Nintendo dropped a Pokemon Direct to give an update on what's happening with the series. Additionally we talk about Cyberpunk 2077 being delaye…

Last week might have been the closest we've gotten to E3 this year, as there were many big announcements made. Bungie kicked off the week by announcing their upcoming expansion: Beyond Light. Not only that, but they also announced their expansions for 2021 and 2022, showing that possibly for the first time they have a clear vision of Destiny's futu…

Very different show from us this week. With everything happening this past week, it was very difficult for us to focus and get a normal show put together. Instead, Jaa talks about current events: The protests, the police brutality, and the response from our fellow Americans. He talks about his experience growing up black in America, and how gaming …

The biggest news from last week is actually about this week. Sony will finally reveal the PS5 (hopefully) in their Playstation 5 event scheduled for June 4th. We also discuss how new PS4 games will need to be compatible with the PS5, and also that Sony doesn't have much interest in making PS5 games work on the PS4. We also have a discussion around …

We managed to pack a lot of show in about an hour this week. As the title mentions we talk about the Ghostrunner Demo, the Unreal Engine 5 running on PC, as well as Bioware rebuilding Anthem. We also dive into the VALORANT release on June 2nd, and also get into the sloppy rollout of the Twitch Safety Advisory Council and the drama surrounding one o…

Big news from this week was the reveal of the Unreal Engine 5, showing the first real time footage of the Playstation 5. Though the Unreal Engine will be a multiplatform engine, many seem to think that it is a Playstation exclusive. We also got to see gameplay footage of Ghosts of Tsushima, just in time to hype it up before its July release. We als…

Microsoft is first out of the gate to showcase their games for the XBox Series X. Well, at least showcase games that will be on the XBox Series X. No exclusives were shown, but we did get a look the upcoming games we can look forward to getting our hands on and the graphics the series X will be sporting. Unfortunately for this console generation an…

Big news week this week, so this episode is going to be pretty news heavy. Ubisoft officially announced the viking centric Assassin's Creed Valhalla, so we discuss the few details we have about that. We get an announcement for the XBox Series X showcase, as well as learn about Gamespot's summer games festival Play for All. We get new release dates …

We have a lot stuffed into the show this week. We start off by bringing in special guest TheBlevins to talk about our experiences with the VALORANT beta, Riot's take on the tactical shooter. We then move into our quick news with some bad news regarding the DOOM Eternal soundtrack and some good news regarding NVidia's employees. Final we wrap up wit…

This week we talk about Sony pushing forward with PS5 production to make sure it won't be late for holiday season, as well as Resident Evil 4 Remake happening in the next few years. We also dive in to Journey to the Savage planet, though, we are a bit late. We talk 90's Nostalgia as Final Fantasy VII Remake releases shortly after Resident Evil 3 Re…

One show, two features. First we dive into Final Fantasy VII Remake and talk about our experiences with going back to Midgar after so long. Fans of the series will be happy know that there is more than nostalgia here, and even if you know the Final Fantasy story inside and out, there are new reasons to play. After that we talk about Death Stranding…

Another two episode week and we are kicking it off with some recent news and two features. First we dig into the PS5 controller reveal, and also talk about the good news that Cyberpunk 2077 will likely NOT be delayed! After that we discuss the Resident Evil 3 Remake, and how it compares to the Resident Evil 2 Remake as well as the original RE3. Fin…

In this episode we get to dive into two games we've been waiting to play for a while. Well, The Foundation is only a DLC, but we've been itching to get back into the world of Control. We also were very excited for Ori and the Will of the Wisps, and were happy to have a chance to play Ori again. This is our second episode this week, so no news. See …

This weeks show is so big we had to split it into two. On today's episode, we'll dive into The Last of Us Part II delay, news that Gearbox employees bonuses are being cut, and Animal Crossing causing anxiety for some players. Additionally, this weeks State of the Gaming Union will cover the state of Esports. Episode URL: https://mtb.gg/2e2 Show Twi…

Huge week for VR as Half-Life: Alyx is released, bringing what is arguably the first AAA experience to VR. We invited Thrill from the YouTube channel Thrillseeker to talk about it. Additionally, we spent some time with Animal Crossing: New Horizons and Bleeding Edge and give our thoughts on both games. Finally, we talk about upcoming games in April…

Welcome to the first episode of The Mash Those Buttons Show! Though this show we will be covering the latest in games, community, culture and everything between. This week we start with quick news about Final Fantasy VII Remake shipping delays, face tech coming to the Unreal Engine, and Gamestop deeming themselves an essential business during the C…

Join the WoW! Talk! gang and Jarret (formerly of Watchpoint Radio) as they gather to discuss Blizzcon 2019. They dive right into it just like Blizzard did, by talking about J. Allen Brack's apology for the recent situation regarding Blitzchung. They discuss that Brack had to address it and that he did the best he could. They also talked about the i…

September was packed with games, but we managed to take the time to check out Astral Chain. Platinum Games is known for their combat games, but Astral Chain is looking to give you than and a bit more. Does it work out? Jaa, Mikey, and Kurabara discuss. Episode URL: https://mtb.gg/2de Show Twitter: twitter.com/themashnetwork Hosts: Jarret Redding tw…