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Ep. 7 - Bethesda Hipster

That Odious Beast, Gaming is a show about video games, the fans who play them, and the people who make them. This week, it's also about making friends who love a game you've never played, and feeling a moderate amount of pressure to try it out.

In this episode:

Logan starts in on Skyrim, just a few short years after its release in 2011;

Jonathan struggles to find joy in the challenging and time consuming final levels of Wargroove;

 We spend entirely too much time fearing the old blood;

Jonathan talks about some of the improvements (and backsteps) that Apex Legends brings to the Battle Royale genre, and Logan ruminates on his ineptitude for shooters;

We discuss the many rounds of layoffs, including the particularly gruesome decisions made by Activision executives in recent weeks.

You can find us on Twitter at @loganmathew401 and @JonathanNielson. 

Find the .mp3 file here.
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