Show Notes
Narrative designer Stella Sacco joins the panel to cover Grand Theft Auto VI, detecting AI in games, and pink plush Peeps bunnies.
Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Brandon Sheffield, and Stella Sacco. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.
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Super Smash Bros. series
PlayStation 4
Xbox One
Grand Theft Auto VI
Majestic 12
Oceans Eleven
Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony
Stella Sacco
Sex 2
PC-98
Teledildonics
Halo series
1: How are we feeling about Grand Theft Auto VI? (05:38)
Grand Theft Auto III
PlayStation 2
Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look
Kotaku: Grand Theft Auto 6’s Latest Leak Told Me All I Need To Know
Spider-Man
IGN: Rockstar Doesn’t Mind if You Dislike GTA 6’s Romantic Side
Grand Theft Auto V
Any Austin
GDC
Red Dead Redemption series
Marvel Midnight Suns
Blade
Final Fantasy XIV
Animal Crossing series
Splatoon series
Dark Souls series
Hypnospace Outlaw
web3
MySpace
Fourteenite
XIII
2: How can we trust any new video games not to use AI? (15:52)
Time Extension: James Pond Creator On System 3’s “Soulless” Legacy Collection
the kickstarter for that bad AI Genesis game Brandon was talking about
Wanted: Dead’s AI slop key art
3: How have video game companies most egregiously attempted to rewrite their own histories? (20:40)
Arc System Works
GDRI
BioWare
Electronic Arts
Treasure
Yakuza
Zaibatsu
Midway
4: Which movies most need a “Scarface: The World is Yours” type sequel with the protagonist coming back to life? (25:17)
Scarface: The World Is Yours
The Green Mile (1999)
Heat (1995)
The Goonies (1985)
Thelma & Louise (1991)
Bump ‘N’ Jump
Robocop 3 (1993)
John Wick: Chapter 4 (20XX)
The Fast and Furious series
Warhammer 40,000: Darktide
Judge Dread
Dead to Rights: Retribution
Sorcerer (1977)
Death Stranding
Tangerine Dream
Titanic (1997)
Ghost of Yōtei
Pirates of the Caribbean series
Point Break (1991)
5: Room Check! (32:48)
Peeps
MAGFest
Video Game History Foundation
Pony Express
Mochilla
Earth Defense Force series
Tokyo Game Show
Casio Loopy
Gematsu: Earth Defense Force 6.2: Invaders from Another World announced for PS5
6: WillaWisp asks, what is the CeraVe Daily Moisturizer of video games? (38:16)
CeraVe
Threes
Cetaphil
Tetris
Xbox Wireless Controller
Other Ocean
Eucerin
Holedown
Picross series
Squeakross: Home Squeak Home
Nintendo 3DS
Star Trek
7: If Dolly Parton asked you to show her some video games, which ones would you show her? (43:35)
Dolly Parton
Rock Band series
Night in the Woods
Nintendo Switch
RollerCoaster Tycoon series
Dollywood
Bayonetta series
Elvira
Splatterhouse
Mario Party series
Wii Sports
Desert Bus
Penn & Teller
LIGHTNING ROUND: Blind Pull Quote (48:41)
Recommendations and Outro (58:27):
Frank: Cetaphil moisturizing cream
Stella: Mortal Shell II, Terminator 2: Judgment Day 35th Anniversary (2026)
Brandon: The Tong - Dangerous Games, Val Young - Let’s Fall In Love, Save the Green Planet! (2003)
Jaffe: The Shadow with Orson Welles
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