Show Notes
GTA 6 isn't even out yet and the Miami Heat are changing their name for it. On November 18th, the night before launch, the Heat become the Vice City Heat — new jerseys, a new court, a "Welcome to Vice City" sign, all on ESPN. Raz and Jake try to figure out what Rockstar paid, why the NBA said yes, and why Coca-Cola still bothers advertising at all.
Then the GTA 6 ESRB rating drops, and it says more than Rockstar has: decapitation and dismemberment, strip club private dances, and cocaine you can carry around and snort straight off your hand. Plus the NFL fining a guy for a fake beer celebration and cutting straight to a Bud Light ad.
Also: Steam's record $1.7B September, why gaming is the most cost-effective hobby on earth, Gears of War: E-Day, MW4 and DMZ, and everything changing in Wardogs Season 2 — progression wipe, rain maps, trait system, and the economy rebalance.
And to close it out: David Grusch's alien species lineup on Joe Rogan. Grays, 7-foot reptilians, "very beautiful" blue-white beings. Jake is convinced there are alien bases in the ocean and that we've explored way more than 5% of it. Raz brings up the Antarctic. Nobody wins.
0:00 - Intro
1:08 - Pre-show recap: does texture even matter?
2:35 - Patreon shoutouts
4:18 - What we're playing: Blood of Dawnwalker & Tarkov
5:55 - Open-world fatigue is real
9:38 - Crusader Kings 3 & a W for targeted ads
13:53 - GTA 6 is six weeks away
14:22 - The Miami Heat become the Vice City Heat
20:21 - The NBA's squeaky-clean image
25:16 - Why does Coca-Cola still advertise?
32:51 - What did Rockstar actually pay?
35:43 - GTA 6 ESRB rating: M for Mature
37:24 - Buying Vice City as a kid
38:15 - What the ESRB rating reveals
40:43 - Snorting coke off your hand in GTA 6
43:04 - NFL fines a fake beer, airs a Bud Light ad
47:12 - Will your nose collapse in GTA 6?
49:24 - Steam's record-breaking September
52:08 - Gaming's up
54:19 - Gaming is the best hobby, prove us wrong
1:00:18 - Real friends from video games
1:02:55 - Why Steam is a great company
1:05:54 - Ace Combat 8 & the origin of "Razinon"
1:06:33 - Gears of War: E-Day
1:08:39 - Star Wars Galactic Racer? Skip.
1:09:37 - MW4 & everything hinges on DMZ
1:10:55 - Wardogs Season 2: the progression wipe
1:12:38 - Rain maps: snipers and helis nerfed?
1:16:37 - Night matches in Wardogs?
1:17:11 - Economy rebalance: infantry needs a buff
1:19:47 - Give us a loadout builder
1:21:22 - Teased: anti-air, Molotovs & jets
1:23:02 - David Grusch on Joe Rogan
1:24:00 - The alien species lineup
1:29:41 - Disclosure before Trump's term ends?
1:31:31 - Underwater alien bases
1:32:15 - "We've only explored 5% of the ocean"
1:38:01 - Map our own planet first
1:39:40 - Why would aliens be beautiful?
1:40:19 - Outro
1:41:05 - Post-credits: the James Cameron argument
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