Episode #78: Luuke

Featuring:
Merve
The Kappa

Editor:
The Kappa

Timestamps:
0:15 – Introduction
3:25 – Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
30:25 – New World
49:25 – Tales of Arise
1:06:10 – Age of Empires IV
1:15:35 – The Hitman Series
1:22:40 – Evil Genius 2
1:26:10 – Deathloop
1:34:45 – Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms
1:40:00 – Golf Club Wasteland
1:47:15 – It Takes Two
1:58:25 – Upcoming Games
2:16:25 – Conclusion

Download Link: https://archive.org/details/avocadogamescast_ep78

Podcast header image from Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy. Linkdump and spoiler warnings after the jump.

Introduction (0:15)

• Aaron Rodgers admitted to being unvaccinated and taking ivermectin. (Source: NBC News)
• Rodgers has been dropped by Prevea Health and had his ad time cut by State Farm. (Sources: CBS Sports and New York Post)

Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy (3:25)

• Steam store page for Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy.
• Steam store page for Marvel’s Avengers.
• Know Your Meme page on “Welcome to Die!”
• Clarification: While Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order was developed by Koei Tecmo’s Team Ninja, the first two games in the series were developed by Activision’s Raven Software and Vicarious Visions, respectively. (Source: Wikipedia)
• Correction: Square Enix president Yosuke Matsuda made his statement implying that Crystal Dynamics was the wrong fit for a games-as-a-service title in the company’s annual report, not in an interview or press conference. (Source: VGC)
• Correction: The Black Panther DLC for Marvel’s Avengers is called War For Wakanda. Wakanda Forever is the subtitle for the upcoming Black Panther film. (Sources: The Verge and Wikipedia)

New World (30:25)

• Steam store page for New World.
• Wikipedia article on Legend of the Red Dragon.
• Correction: The Realm Online was originally published by Sierra On-Line, but is currently maintained by Rat Labs. Robinson Technologies is the company that made Legend of the Red Dragon. (Source: Wikipedia)
• Wikipedia article on EverQuest.
• Annabel Lee by Edgar Allan Poe. (Source: Wikisource)
• Official website for Genshin Impact.

Tales of Arise (49:25)

MINOR SPOILERS FOR TALES OF ARISE.

• Steam store page for Tales of Arise.
• Wikipedia article on Final Fantasy VI.
• Wikipedia article on Persona 5.

Age of Empires IV (1:06:10)

• Steam store page for Age of Empires IV.

The Hitman Series (1:15:35)

• Epic Games Store page for Hitman 3.
• Correction: The tutorial mission in New Zealand, “Nightcall,” is the first mission in Hitman 2, not Hitman 3. The first mission in Hitman 3 is “On Top of the World,” set in Dubai. (Source: Hitman Wiki on Fandom)
• Correction: The Chinese cyberpunk level in Hitman 3, “End of an Era” is set in Chongqing, not Shanghai or Hong Kong. (Source: Hitman Wiki on Fandom)

Evil Genius 2 (1:22:40)

• Steam store page for Evil Genius 2: World Domination.

Deathloop (1:26:10)

• Steam store page for Deathloop.
• Reprise is the name of the ability in Deathloop that gives you two continues. (Source: Deathloop Wiki on Fandom)
• The new game from Dean Hall, creator of DayZ, is called Icarus. (Source: Official Icarus website)

Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms (1:34:45)

• Steam store page for Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms.
• Steam store page for the “Bardic Inspirations” soundtrack.
• The Phantom Rabbid song from Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle. (Source: Boss Fight Database on YouTube)

Golf Club Wasteland (1:40:00)

• Steam store page for Golf Club Wasteland.
• Steam store page for Golf With Your Friends.
• Correction: Demagog Studio, the makers of Golf Club Wasteland, are located in Belgrade, Serbia. (Source: LinkedIn)

It Takes Two (1:47:15)

MAJOR SPOILERS FOR A WAY OUT.

• Steam store page for It Takes Two.
• Steam store page for A Way Out.
• Steam store page for We Were Here.
• Steam store page for Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas 2.
• Official Nintendo page for WarioWare: Get It Together!

Upcoming Games (1:58:25)

• Steam store page for Halo Infinite.
• Steam store page for Battlefield 2042.
• Steam store page for Jurassic World Evolution 2.
• Know Your Meme page for Domino Effect.
• The “octagon” layout in SimCity. (Source: Zhatt on YouTube)
• Epic store page for Solar Ash.
• Info on Halo Infinite’s battle pass. (Source: IGN)
• Official website for Call of Duty: Vanguard.
• Halo Alpha entry on Arbiter. (Source: Fandom)

Conclusion (2:16:25)

• The games Merve played in 2017. (Source: Refrigerator Rants)
• Correction: Plus signs would be encoded and can’t be directly included in a domain name. (Source: URLEncoder)