You Can Inspirit Enemies in Super Mario Odyssey

Podcast regulars Rishi Alwani and Mikhail Madnani join host Pranay Parab to talk about Sony at Paris Games Week, Call of Duty: World War II, Nintendo’s financials, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, and Ashes Cricket. In the second half of this episode, pop culture nerds Akhil Arora and Roydon Cerejo join in to talk about Thor: Ragnarok.

Sony at Paris Games Week

No release dates for games
Indie game announcements
Guacamelee, Spelunky 2
Sucker Punch’s first game since InFamous: Second Son
Low-key announcements
Did the Xbox One X launch influence this?

Call of Duty: World War II

Early retail copies available
Why Activision has failed to stop that
Single player campaign locked behind massive download
Why this is a bad precedent
How Activision can fix this

Nintendo’s recent announcements

Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp
Why this game will succeed
The pitfalls of being a Nintendo fan in india
Nintendo Switch success story
Online service for Switch
Games coming to Switch in 2018
Hardware iterations we want for Switch

Ashes Cricket

Release date
India price
Why the game won’t sell at that price
What’s a good price for Ashes Cricket
What to expect from the game
Big Bash League mobile game

Thor: Ragnarok

Marvel Cinematic Universe
Where this movie fits in
Which movies you need to watch for context
Director Watiti’s take on an MCU movie
Character development
Self-effacing humour
One-dimensional combat sequences
Our favourite characters and moments
Visual effects
What’s next in the MCU

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