Hey folks! After a hiatus, the GamesCast is back, hosted by The Kappa for this episode and the next few. He sits down with Bresson, LittleMac, and Lord Stoneheart to discuss games that eventually won them over. You have several … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast #76: The Blindfolded Knife Fight
By popular demand, here’s a thread to discuss the first all-digital E3 now that we’ve seen all the streams, made all the memes, and killed CHAOS. Let’s talk about the highlights, the lowlights, and everything else. There are still some … Continue reading Post-E3 2021 Discussion Thread
It’s the final day of E3 2021, and you can expect another day full of trailers and reveals, plus the official E3 2021 awards show. E3 Broadcast Preshow, held daily from June 12 to 15. (11 AM EDT/8 AM PDT) … Continue reading E3 Streams Live-Chat for June 15, 2021: Nintendo, Bandai Namco, E3 Awards, and More
There are 10 — ten! — events scheduled for Day 3 of E3. Here they are: E3 Broadcast Preshow, held daily from June 12 to 15. (11 AM EDT/8 AM PDT) Verizon presentation, which Verizon says is about how 5G … Continue reading E3 Streams Live-Chat for June 14, 2021: Take-Two, Capcom, Indie Showcase, and More
Today is the official second day of E3 2021. Xbox and Bethesda are holding their first merged conference, the Future Games Show is entering its second year, and Warner Bros. is showing off the upcoming Left 4 Dead-alike Back 4 … Continue reading E3 Streams Live-Chat for June 13: Xbox, Square Enix, the PC Gaming Show, and More
The E3 streams continue today with the official kickoff of E3, plus livestreams from Ubisoft, Devolver Digital, and others. (Please note that some streams overlap in the schedule. Tough choices will have to be made!) Presentations marked with an asterisk … Continue reading E3 Streams Live-Chat for June 12, 2021: Guerrilla Collective, Ubisoft, Devolver Digital, and More
The summer of gaming news and streams centred around E3 began yesterday with the kickoff of Geoff Keighley’s Summer Game Fest. Today brings three streams for you folks to live-chat: The final presentation of Netflix Geeked Week, with information about … Continue reading E3 Streams Live-Chat for June 11, 2021: Netflix Geeked Week, Koch Media, and IGN Expo
Hey folks! We’re back after a multi-month hiatus to record Episode #76 of the GamesCast this weekend, the 5th or 6th of June. (We’re based in Eastern time.) The main topic of discussion will most likely be games that won … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast-ing Call #76
Welcome to The Avocado’s live-chat for the 93rd Oscars. This year, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the ceremony is going to look a little different. The ceremony will be split between the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California and Los … Continue reading The 93rd Academy Awards: Live-Chat
A new federal budget was tabled in Parliament yesterday. CBC has the details. Politics-adjacent threads: Lindsay Ellis’s recent video and the associated controversy Derek Chauvin trial and verdict discussion European Super League discussion COVID vaccine appointments Reminder: Making threats or … Continue reading Tuesday Politics Thread (April 19th, 2021)
Hey folks! We recorded this one back in January, but it’s finally here now for your listening pleasure. In this episode, I sit down with Bresson, Ben, our editor The Kappa, and podcast newcomer HobbesMk2 to discuss some not-so-wacky and … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast #75: Hungry Moms
Tsuki ga Kirei (月がきれい, tr. “As the Moon, So Beautiful”) is a 12-episode romance anime series from 2017, produced by Feel. It was written by Yuko Kakihara and directed by Seiji Kishi. [Header image from Lost in Anime] Synopsis Kotaro … Continue reading Anime Worth Watching: Tsuki ga Kirei
Hey folks! The 74th episode of the GamesCast is finally here! (The 75th has already been recorded and will be released at some point in March.) In this episode, Lovely Bones, Andy Tuttle, and I talk about what we played … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast #74: Tales of Vapourwave
It’s time for the one of the biggest sporting events of the year, the 55th Super Bowl. Tonight, at 6:30 PM Eastern, AFC champions the Kansas City Chiefs face off against NFC champions the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James … Continue reading Super Bowl LV Discussion Thread
Hey folks! We’re planning to record Episode #75 of the GamesCast this Saturday, January 30th. (We’re based in Eastern time.) The topic of discussion will be gaming moods. Which games do you play when you’re sad? Which games do you … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast-ing Call #75
Hey folks! It’s finally here! This is the 2020 year-in-review extravaganza. Tune in to hear me, Lovely Bones, SingingBrakeman, and The Kappa talk about 2020’s gaming news and discuss our favourite, least favourite, and most surprising games of the year. … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast #73: The GamesCast Cinematic Universe: The 2020 Year-End GamesCast
Hey folks! We’re planning to record the first GamesCast of 2021 this Sunday, January 17th, in the afternoon (Eastern time). We’re planning to discuss our predictions for and most anticipated games of 2021. (Don’t worry, the 2020 year-end extravaganza is … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast-ing Call #74
Annual weeklong charity speedrunning marathon Awesome Games Done Quick (AGDQ) is back, raising money for the Prevent Cancer Foundation. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, this year the event is being held online. You watch the marathon in the embedded … Continue reading Awesome Games Done Quick 2021
Here are some recent political headlines: Ontario’s finance minister resigns after returning from Caribbean vacation Kenney orders MLAs not to leave Canada unless on government business after minister’s vacation Despite premier’s calls for Quebecers to stay home, Liberal MNA Pierre … Continue reading The First Weekend Politics Thread of 2021
