If You Say Destiny You Get Fired

04/10/19 • 32 min

On this episode we talk about a splendid Kotaku story that unravelled why Anthem turned out to be a complete disappointment. Games editor Rishi Alwani and friend of the podcast Mikhail Madnani join host Pranay Parab to discuss.

Why Anthem Failed (0:30)

Kotaku’s excellent story
Development hurdles
Lack of vision
Stress at BioWare
EA’s meddling
What Anthem should have been

Games we’ve been playing this week (27:50)

Music: Popular Potpourri and Path Complete from PPPPPP by Magnus “Souleye” Pålsson.

Why Anthem Failed (0:30)

Kotaku’s excellent story
Development hurdles
Lack of vision
Stress at BioWare
EA’s meddling
What Anthem should have been

Games we’ve been playing this week (27:50)

Music: Popular Potpourri and Path Complete from PPPPPP by Magnus “Souleye” Pålsson.

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Will Red Dead Redemption 2 Be an Epic Games Store Exclusive on PC?

In this episode, we first talk about Borderlands 3 and whether RDR 2 will make it to the Epic Games Store as an exclusive. Games editor Rishi Alwani and friend of the podcast Mikhail Madnani join host Pranay Parab for this part. In the second segment the host is joined by pop culture nerds Akhil Arora and Ali Pardiwala to talk about Game of Thrones season 8.

Borderlands 3 (0:30)

Announcement
Release window
What we expect
Epic Games Store exclusivity
Red Dead Redemption 2 PC release

Games we’ve been playing this week (28:55)

Game of Thrones season 8 preview (34:19)

Popular fan theories
Our favourite characters
Where and how to watch in India
What we are looking forward to

Music: Popular Potpourri and Path Complete from PPPPPP by Magnus “Souleye” Pålsson.

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Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order (0:30)

What the game is all about
The legacy of Respawn
Why it matters
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Past Star Wars games and where this fits in the timeline
India context on all things Star Wars
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