Q: What do you get when a Canadian, an American, a Pole, and an Australian walk into a chatroom? A: A four-hour marathon year-end gaming podcast! Believe it or not, we have even grander plans this year (though we might … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast Year-End Extravaganza Sign-Ups
Hey folks! This is the 29th episode of our community’s gaming podcast, where The Kappa, SewerRatPumpkinPie, Wolfman Jew, and I discussed the depiction of video games in other media, movie adaptations of video games, and cartoons based on gaming … Continue reading Episode #29: A Polite Carjacking
Hey folks! Sorry for putting this up late. Have at it. (Header image from Psycho-Pass, because why not?) Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (November 29th, 2017)
Hey folks! We’re going to record the thirtieth episode of the AVoCADo GamesCast this weekend, and this one’s all about Halo and Destiny! If you’re a fan of Bungie’s games, and would like to join me, The Kappa, and The … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast-ing Call #30: The Bungiecast
Urahara is a magical-girl anime series currently airing this season. It is bright and colourful. I have not yet watched it. In other news: Valkyria Chronicles 4 was announced and is set to come out next year for PS4, Xbone, … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (November 22nd, 2017)
The second season of the comedic series Himouto Umaru-chan, entitled R (kinda like Sailor Moon, eh?) is currently streaming on Anime Strike. It’s about a teenage girl who appears perfect to her classmates and teachers, but becomes a lazy, video-game-and-junk-food-obsessed … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (November 15th, 2017)
Hey folks! The Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Nintendo Direct was yesterday. Here it is for your viewing pleasure: Character designs aside (they’re atrocious, IMO), this is all looking really excellent, and I can’t wait to get my hands on the game … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (November 8th, 2017)
Hey folks! Welcome to the first AVoCADo GamesCast-ing call of the new site! We’re going to record the next episode of the GamesCast next weekend, on the 11th or 12th of November, and we’d love for you to participate. For … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast-ing Call #29
Hey folks! Episode 28 of the AVoCADo GamesCast is now out. In this episode, Wolfman Jew, The Kappa, Science is Bad, and I discussed Electronic Arts’ development troubles, Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, and outsider art in video games, among … Continue reading Episode #28: HallowEAn
Here’s a handy repository of all the episodes of the AVoCADo GamesCast we did while the site was still just a Disqus channel. Episodes from #28 onward have their own pages on this site. # Name Cast Topics Disqus Page … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast Episodes #1-#27
Greetings, Avocadoans! Welcome to the first weekly Japanese pop culture thread on the new site! While your humble JPC thread host is sure that the fall season of anime is full of interesting new shows, he hasn’t really had the … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (October 31, 2017)
The Canadian alternative rock scene of the early ’90s was surprisingly varied. Our Lady Peace and Big Wreck drew inspiration from their Seattle contemporaries to forge a sort of mystical post-grunge sound. I Mother Earth had a funky, jam-band vibe. … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Matthew Good
