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Hey everyone! Merve here, and I’m organizing this year’s Pits awards, The Avocado’s annual awards show for the best in media, as voted on by you. Yes, you. Here’s the proposed schedule: I’ll be leading the video games and commenting … Continue reading The Pits 2023: Kickoff
It’s back, baby! Geoff Keighley’s annual celebration of gaming and commercialism has returned to recognize the best of the medium while blasting your eyeballs with trailers, trailers, and more trailers (though apparently no “world premieres”). Tune in this evening, December … Continue reading The Game Awards 2023 Live-Chat
It’s time for the event so popular they spun it off into its own tournament: the sand rally. Watch as our orbicular athletes roll down a sabulous slope to victory! Complete results can be found at the Jelle’s Marble Runs … Continue reading Marble League 2023 — E15: Sand Rally
In the first half of this episode, our editor The Kappa, podcast newcomer QuinleyThorne, and I discuss Dordogne, Alan Wake 2, Return to Moria, Wartales, Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Atelier Ryza 3, Destiny 2 (and the current state of Bungie … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast #96: Growling at Hashiba
I’ve never gotten the sense that Jelle Bakker wanted to be a DJ, but that doesn’t mean he can’t force marbles to duke it out on a turntable. Let’s see what happens when the vitreous meets the vinyl. Complete results … Continue reading Marble League 2023 — E14: G-Force Endurance
Hey folks! We’re recording the next episode of the AVoCADo GamesCast this coming weekend. We’re going to be chatting about three topics: 1) the Game Awards nominees; 2) games we’ve been playing lately; 3) hazy gaming memories from your childhood. … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast-ing Call #97
Back in the late aughts and early teens, before the streaming explosion, network TV watchers used to talk a lot about the concept of the “cancellation bear.” The idea was that it didn’t matter how poorly your favourite shows were … Continue reading Marble League 2023 — E13: Elimination Race
The fan-favourite wave returns to the Marble League this week. Each run of the course represents a risk-reward tradeoff: going farther down the track nets your team more points, but go too far, and you end up in the catch … Continue reading Marble League 2023 — E12: Legion March Wave
“Labyrinthine” is not usually a term associated with marble sports. For the most part, marbles are expected to travel in a straight line, or occasionally down a funnel or two. But this event is designed to test our orbicular athletes’ … Continue reading Marble League 2023 — E11: Maze Run
Today the marbles will put their sprinting and baton passing skills to the test in the 5m relay run. Keep an ear out for the starting pistol, and prepare to show us your speed! Complete results can be found at … Continue reading Marble League 2023 — E10: 5m Relay Run
Why play just one sport when you can play three? Let’s watch our favourite orbicular athletes lay it all out on the line.
Continue reading “Marble League 2023 — E9: Triathlon”
Marbles aren’t celebrated for their ability to travel in a straight line, but that’s exactly what they’ll need to do if they hope to succeed at Balancing. Let’s see which marbles fell off the beam and which ones stayed on … Continue reading Marble League 2023 — E8: Balancing
It’s time for the fan favourite funnel endurance event, a contest that emphasizes persistence and technique over raw speed. Let’s see if the hosts can continue their success. Complete results can be found at the Jelle’s Marble Runs Wiki. Continue reading Marble League 2023 — E7: Funnel Endurance
Since the Bumblebees are hosting, maybe they should have called it Bug of War. Oh well, let’s see how our favourite teams did. Complete results can be found at the Jelle’s Marble Runs Wiki. Continue reading Marble League 2023 — E6: Tug of War
Andre De Grasse sprints 200m. Marbles sprint 5m. Today, we’re watching marbles. Complete results can be found at the Jelle’s Marble Runs Wiki. Continue reading Marble League 2023 — E5: 5m Sprint
From feats of speed to feats of strength, it’s time for the fan favourite block pushing event. Let’s take a gander. Complete results can be found at the Jelle’s Marble Runs Wiki. Continue reading Marble League 2023 — E4: Block Pushing
Much like the white men of Ron Shelton films, marbles can’t jump. But that won’t stop them from participating in a hurdles competition. Let’s see how they did. Complete results can be found at the Jelle’s Marble Runs Wiki. Continue reading Marble League 2023 — E3: 5m Hurdles
Hey folks! This episode is all about Starfield. The Kappa and I discuss the highs, the lows, and of course, the chunks. Because we recorded this episode back in September, we also chat about then-recent presentations from Nintendo and Sony, … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast #95: Cram Your Face Full of Chunks
Few events combine speed and finesse like the steeplechase. Sure, you want to get to the bottom of the track as quickly as possible. But you also need to avoid knocking sticks over, lest you incur a time penalty. Let’s … Continue reading Marble League 2023 — E2: Steeplechase
After a delightful stop-motion opening ceremony, we’re treated to the first event of this year’s competition: the team pursuit, a team-based race on honeycomb tracks. Complete results can be found at the Jelle’s Marble Runs Wiki. Continue reading Marble League 2023 — Opening Ceremony and E1: Team Pursuit
Marble League 2023 is finally here! Today, 24 teams will compete in four events to determine which 12 of them will qualify for the main competition. Complete results can be found at the Jelle’s Marble Runs Wiki. Continue reading Marble League 2023: Qualifiers
