Next Episode: HC014-The Last of Us

The Hardcore Casual Podcast is back from vacation with a hot and fresh episode for your listening pleasure. Each week we break down a game or crack open our gaming history books with a new topic.

This week, coinciding with the release of Madden 19, we are taking a look at the Madden Curse, a hex that follows cover athletes and ruins their careers.

We also dive head first into some news we missed last week. Links to the news articles are posted below:

NES Classic sells big!
https://mashable.com/2018/08/02/nes-classic-edition-sold-more-ps4-xbox-one-june-2018/

Fortnite on Android causes fears over security:
https://www.polygon.com/fortnite/2018/8/6/17655888/fortnite-android-google-play-store-epic-games

NBA Live 19 introduces female characters:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/brianmazique/2018/07/27/nba-live-19-news-ea-sports-breaks-more-ground-with-the-ability-to-create-female-players/#efc795f5d1de

Overwatch Nerf guns are cool:
https://www.theverge.com/2018/8/6/17657140/nerf-overwatch-guns-foam-shooting-blasters-blizzard