It’s that time of year, folks! We’re prepping to record the year-end AVoCADo GamesCast community extravaganza, and just like last year, we’re trying to involve as many community members as we can. To that end, we invite you all to submit a rundown of your top 3 games of 2019! We’re going to do things a little differently than last year. We’re going to do a mixture of what we did last year and what we did two years ago. That means you have two options: Record your own top 3 rundown and send it to us. Record a one-on-one … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast 2019 Year-End Extravaganza Community Submissions

Hi hi AvoPlayers! We’re planning to record the next episode of the AVoCADo GamesCast sometime very soon (currently shooting for the 7th or 8th but can change as needed) and we’d love for you to join if you’re available. This year has had a prominent lineup of various kinds of retro game releases, from remakes like the early Resident Evil 2 or Sony’s MediEvil coming late next month, to new games heavily influenced by a creator’s previous work like Bloodstained, and the growing Switch Online list of now more than 60 games, including a set of SNES titles. Inspired by this, we’ll be … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast-ing Call #53, Take 2

Heya AvoGamers! We’re planning to record the next episode of the AVoCADo GamesCast next weekend (the 3rd or 4th of August), and we’d love for you to join if you’re available. The topic for this episode will be urban open-world crime-focused games, popularly known as “GTA clones.” If you’ve played games like Driver 2, The Getaway, Saints Row, Sleeping Dogs, Mafia, Watch Dogs, Yakuza, Lego City Undercover, or of course, Grand Theft Auto, we’d especially love to have you. More supernatural-focused games like Prototype, Infamous, Spider-Man, Crackdown, and Agents of Mayhem count too. This is a pretty broad topic, and … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast-ing Call #52

Heya AvoGamers! We’re planning to record the next episode of the AVoCADo GamesCast next weekend (the 6th or 7th of July), and we’d love for you to join if you’re available. We’re going to dedicate a significant portion of the running time to discussing games that have been released over the past few months (e.g. Super Mario Maker 2, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, Judgment, The Sinking City, and reaching a bit further back, Team Sonic Racing, Layers of Fear 2, Dauntless, Days Gone, Mortal Kombat 11). What we discuss will be based on what you folks have played, so … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast-ing Call #51

Heya AvoGamers! We’re planning to record the next episode of the AVoCADo GamesCast this weekend (the 15th or 16th of June), and we’d love for you to join if you’re available. This will probably be a lengthy recording (~3 hours), since we’re going to discuss E3 in depth. We’re looking for participants who have followed E3 news to some extent. You don’t have to have watched all the press conferences; we just want people who can talk about what happened at E3 this year. If you want to participate, please provide: Your Skype handle[footnote]You can create a second Skype handle … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast-ing Call #50

Heya AvoGamers! Sorry for the short notice, but we’re planning to record the next episode of the AVoCADo GamesCast this Sunday, and we’d love for you to join if you’re available. This is intended to be a brief E3 preview episode. We will also discuss some recent news stories (e.g. Randy Pitchford’s troubles, Epic Games store controversies, the Riot walkout). If you want to participate, please provide: Your Skype handle[footnote]You can create a second Skype handle if your existing handle contains your real name and you wish to remain anonymous.[/footnote], if I don’t already have it. What times on Sunday … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast-ing Call #49

Heya AvoGamers! We’re planning to record the next episode of the AVoCADo GamesCast this upcoming weekend (the 11th or 12th of May), and we’d love for you to join if you’re available. Some potential discussion topics, depending on interest/preferences, could be: Controversy over digital storefronts Magic in games Video game localization Anything else you folks want to talk about (seriously, we’re flexible!) If you want to participate, please provide: Your Skype handle[footnote]You can create a second Skype handle if your existing handle contains your real name and you wish to remain anonymous.[/footnote], if I don’t already have it. What times … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast-ing Call #48

Heya AvoGamers! We’re planning to record the next episode of the AVoCADo GamesCast this upcoming weekend (the 13th or 14 of April), and we’d love for you to join if you’re available. (For those of you who are wondering, Episode #46 is on its way and should be posted in the next couple of days.) Some potential discussion topics, depending on interest/preferences, could be: GTA V roleplaying and other weird Twitch phenomena Challenge and difficulty in games BioWare’s internal troubles Anything else you folks want to talk about (seriously, we’re flexible!) If you want to participate, please provide: Your Skype … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast-ing Call #47

Heya AvoGamers! We’re planning to record the next episode of the AVoCADo GamesCast this upcoming weekend (the 23rd or 24th of March), and we’d love for you to join if you’re available. We have a preference for Sunday, but we could make Saturday work as well if need be. Some potential discussion topics, depending on interest/preferences, could be: EA’s Game Changers program, its recent controversies, and streamers/influencers more broadly The games-as-service/”live service” model Game streaming services and Google’s new Stadia service Anything else interesting out of GDC Anything else you folks want to talk about (seriously, we’re flexible!) If you … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast-ing Call #46

Heya AvoGamers! We’re planning to record the next episode of the AVoCADo GamesCast this upcoming weekend (the 23rd or 24th of February), and we’d love for you to join if you’re available. Generally we prefer to record in the afternoon Eastern time, but other times can be made to work if necessary. The main topic of discussion is yet to be decided, but we may spend a bit of time discussing the recent Nintendo Direct. If you want to participate, please provide: Your Skype handle[footnote]You can create a second Skype handle if your existing handle contains your real name and … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast-ing Call #45

Heya AvoGamers! We’re planning to record the next episode of the AVoCADo GamesCast this weekend (the 2nd or 3rd of February), and we’d love for you to join if you’re available. Our strong preference is for recording early in the afternoon on Sunday (Eastern time), though we might be able to make a Saturday recording work if people are only available then. The main topic of discussion is yet to be decided, but we’ll spend a bit of time talking about the Anthem demo. (Don’t worry; there’s no need to play it if you don’t want to.) If you want … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast-ing Call #44

Heya AvoGamers! I apologize for the late notice, but we’re planning to record the next episode of the AVoCADo GamesCast this weekend, and we’d love for you to join if you’re available. We have a preference for recording in the afternoon or evening (Eastern time) on Sunday, but we can be flexible if there’s high demand for another time or day. The main topic of discussion will be predictions for gaming in 2019. We’ll also touch on what we played over the holidays, the dissolution of the Activision/Bungie partnership, and the upcoming Sonic film. If you want to participate, please … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast-ing Call #43

It’s that time of year, folks! We’re prepping to record the year-end AVoCADo GamesCast community extravaganza, and just like last year, we’re trying to involve as many community members as we can. We’re going to use a similar format as last year: 2018 gaming news rundown Community year-end top 3 lists Best/worst/most surprising games of the year We need participants to help with all three sections. For sections 1 and 3,[footnote]To be clear, we’re going to do both sections together as one recording session. So you’re signing up to participate in both.[/footnote] we’re going to be recording this Sunday afternoon (PST). … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast 2018 Year-End Extravaganza Sign-Ups

Heya AvoGamers! We’re planning to record the next episode of the AVoCADo GamesCast this Sunday, and we’d love for you to join if you’re available. We have a preference for recording in the afternoon or evening (Eastern time). The topic of discussion will be games or series that redeemed themselves after shaky beginnings. If you want to participate, please provide: Your Skype handle*, if I don’t already have it. What times on Sunday you’re available** As always, the GamesCast welcomes participants from diverse backgrounds. Regardless of your age, gender, sexual orientation, or cultural background, if you have something to say, … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast-ing Call #41

Heya AvoGamers! We’re planning to record our annual Halloween special for the Avocado GamesCast next weekend (the 27th or 28th of October) and we’d love for you to participate. The Kappa would like to discuss some of his experiences at PAX, so one of the main topics on the agenda is gaming conventions. The other main topic of discussion will be games or series that redeemed themselves after shaky beginnings. If you want to participate, please provide: Your Skype handle*, if I don’t already have it. (I’m spanky.merve.) What times/days this weekend you’re available** Whether you have a preference for … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast-ing Call #40