We get together every week to talk up the news in gaming, the games we're playing, and basically whatever else might come up. Oh yeah, we drink and rate beer that we don't properly know how to evaluate.
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HUGE 541 - Turns Out We're Not Dead
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Summer has taken us hostage, this is our proof-of-life recording.Por Hopped-Up Gaming: East
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HUGE 540 - Trek Tropes S2 - And Now The Conclusion
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After several weeks probing the depths of other tropey trek episodes, the HUGE Crew have returned to settle their unfinished business from our season opener. How many of these two parters will stick the landing? Will this prove a worthwhile endeavour, or would we all be better off if these episodes got blasted by a Krenim timeship? And most importa…
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HUGE 539 - Trek Tropes S2 - Back To The Present
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Ben, Tim, and the rest of the crew hop in our time machines and travel to 1968, 2022, and 2024 to follow the temporal hijinx of various Starfleet officers that just so happen to find themselves sent back in time to the exact time and place that the episodes themselves are being filmed, what a fortuitous coincidence! So grab some street meat, head t…
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HUGE 538 - Trek Tropes S2 - The Weirdly Horny Episode
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Lots of TV shows have their horny episodes, but Trek has got that special brand of WEIRDLY HORNY that involves reading particulary erotic sections of your grandmother's diary and getting friendzoned by your holographic crush who fell for your therapist instead. Oh, and don't forget about getting so outrageously horny you decide to murder your boss …
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HUGE 537 - Trek Tropes S2 - The Two Parter Part 1
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Kept you waiting, huh? Yeah, sorry about that! The good news is that these Trek Tropes episodes are all recorded, edited, and scheduled, so your next four episodes will for sure come out on time and on schedule. Or, if Ben screws up, they might ALL be available right now! In this first episode of our second round of Trek Tropes, Ben, Tim, and the c…
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HUGE 536 - The Return of Trek Tropes!
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Co-Captains Ben and Tim are here to chat about what they played, watched, and read this week, but more importantly, to announce Season 2 of Trek Tropes! They did it once, and by god they're going to do it again! If you want to watch along at home, the assigned trope for next episode is "TWO PARTERS: PART 1", and your episodes to watch are: Chain of…
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HUGE 535 - It Has Been Zero Days Since The Last Destiny 2 Incident
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RED ALERT! THIS IS NOT A DRILL! BEN HAS FALLEN OF THE DESTINY 2 SOBRIETY WAGON AGAIN! In lieu of flowers, please send a Buried Bloodline exotic sidearm to MadMaritimer#4486. Beer Discussed: Banished Brewing's Space Puffin NEIPA Propeller Brewing's Southbound IPAPor Hopped-Up Gaming: East
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HUGE 534 - The Three Minus One Host Problem
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We're operating on a skeleton crew this week as only Ben and Tim have answered the call to record. They start strong with a dangerously large pour and a stupendously strong IPA, and end perhaps inevitably, on a full blown rant about the 3 Body Problem books. If a host isn't using his podcast as pseudo therapy, is he even podcasting?…
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HUGE 533 - We Beefed April Fools
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In this definitely not delayed (we're sorry) episode, Evan, Tim, and Ben gather around the microphones for a laid back Regular Show (TM). Evan talks some more about his addiction to clearing open world objectives in FFVII Rebirth, Ben sells the gang on Dragon's Dogma 2, and Tim pitches an absolute acid trip of a movie called Destroy All Neighbors!…
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HUGE 532 - Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice Book Club
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Buckle up, it's time for another HUGE BOYS BOOK CLUB! It took a couple of weeks, but we finally managed to get everyone to finish Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, so now we're gonna talk about the whole dang game this week!
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HUGE 531 - The One We Made Sure To Get Out On Time
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It's a new episode of the podcast that is out on the day it's supposed to come out! This one is still hot from the podcasting oven, so enjoy it while it's fresh! Next week we'll REALLY be back with our first Book Club of the year, Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice!
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HUGE 530 - The One We Definitely Didn't Forget To Post
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After a brief and not-entirely-intended hiatus, the HUGE Crew returns (with Evan in tow!) to talk about what they've been playing and watching and doing and drinking this week. There's a whole bunch of catching up to do on this one, so what are you reading this for? Dive right in! Next week we'll be back with our first Book Club of the year, Hellbl…
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HUGE 529 - Lil' Squirts
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I think we need to reset Google. Sometimes when you use the search function, unexpected things show up in the results... Anyhoo! Come join Ben, Tim, Matt, and Evan for another lively podcast about beer, video games, flesh pits, Halloween drinks, and more!
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HUGE 528 - Ben & Tim Practice Managed Democracy
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I'm not late, you're late! It's just Ben and Tim against the hordes of unclean bugs and facist robots this week, as Ben does his best Helldivers 2 recruitment pitch. Tim also waxes nostalgic for a game that both has and hasn't happened yet as the guys discuss their hopes and dreams for FFFVII Rebirth when it launches next week. Beer Discussed: Craf…
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HUGE 527 - JC Dentin'
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This week on the podcast, Matt tests the gang's video game trivia knowledge in order to find out once and for all who are the REAL GAMERS, and who are the NORMIES. Come listen to find out how Ben, Tim, and Dylan fare in this earth shattering challenge!
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HUGE 526 - The GOTY Hangover
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Whew, we're done with that Game of the Year stuff for at least... another year? Yeah, that makes sense! Come join Ben, Tim, and Matt as they get back into the groove of things with some regular old talking about video games and beer! There's some Baldur's Gate 3, some Alan Wake 2, and there's even a card games or two!…
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HUGE 525 - GOTY 2023 Part 2
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It's time to order the list. Wish us luck. Beer Featured: Ain't nobody got time for that! It's GOTY season!
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HUGE 524 - GOTY 2023 Part 1
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It's time to gather the best games of 2023, and ruthlessly judge them. Beer Featured: Ain't nobody got time for that! It's GOTY season!
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HUGE 523 - GOTY Spotlight #4 Baldur's Gate 3 and... Doctor Who...?
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December is Game of the Year homework month! In an effort to try and mix up our GOTY formula a bit, we're addressing an issue we've been feeling with the process, which is that we never actually get to talk about the games on the GOTY double header, we're too busy arguing with each other and plotting coups (and getting drunk). So to help fix that, …
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HUGE 522 - GOTY Spotlight #3 Zelda TotK and Lies of P
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A podcast is never late, nor is it early, it arrives precisely when the editor remembers to upload it!" December is Game of the Year homework month! In an effort to try and mix up our GOTY formula a bit, we're addressing an issue we've been feeling with the process, which is that we never actually get to talk about the games on the GOTY double head…
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HUGE 521 - GOTY Spotlight #2 Dave the Diver and RoboCop Rogue City
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December is Game of the Year homework month! In an effort to try and mix up our GOTY formula a bit, we're addressing an issue we've been feeling with the process, which is that we never actually get to talk about the games on the GOTY double header, we're too busy arguing with each other and plotting coups (and getting drunk). So to help fix that, …
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HUGE 520 - GOTY Spotlight #1 Cocoon and Chants of Sennaar
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"A podcast is never late, nor is it early, it arrives precisely when the editor remembers to upload it!" December is Game of the Year homework month! In an effort to try and mix up our GOTY formula a bit, we're addressing an issue we've been feeling with the process, which is that we never actually get to talk about the games on the GOTY double hea…
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HUGE 519 - The Wager
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The gang has clearly learned nothing from last week, because they left Ben and Tim unsupervised, AGAIN. At this point they really can't be held responsible for what happens. Beer Discussed: Biere De Garde - Boxing Rock Winter Beard Double Chocolate Cranberry Stout - Muskoka Brewing Leviathan Triple IPA - Propeller Brewing Co…
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HUGE 518 - See I Was Totally Right About The Episode Number
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Someone left Ben and Tim unsupervised around the mics again, and wouldn't you know it those scamps have gone and recorded a podcast episode. They also somehow managed a conversational leap from the Game Awards to signing a pact to watch two of the saddest movies on the planet together. They're still not sure how that happened exactly so you'll just…
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HUGE 517 - 19 INCHES OF VENOM
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Ben finally snapped and kidnapped all of his friends and forced them to play Baldur's Gate 3 with him. He's not a total monster though, he allowed them to take a break... and then forced them to use that break to record this week's podcast episode! They all told him they had a real fun time though so I'm sure it's fine.…
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HUGE 516 - Space is a Real Dark Place [TM]
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Now officially graduated from Slasher School, the gang collectively takes a beat to put their feet up and shoot the breeze with a Regular Show about all of the things they've been playing. Evan finally puts Starfield to bed, Ben and Tim talk Star Trek games both new and old, and the whole gang has gone to a deep dark place with Alan Wake 2. Feature…
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HUGE 515 - Slasher School 3 Ft. Chad Kreuger
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In the blood curdling final session of Slasher School, Tim serves up a double header of Wes Craven meta-slashers with New Nightmare and Scream. It's a mind bending ride that's full of ups and downs and unexpected twists, including a surprise appearance from... Chad Kreuger? You may need to see it to believe it, so go ahed and hop on into our discor…
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HUGE 514 - Slasher School Term 2
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Classes are back in session as Professor Tim serves up another killer selection of required viewings, this time it's Friday The 13th Part VI: Jason Lives followed by Wes Craven's A Nightmare on Elm Street. Will Ben, Dylan, and Evan survive another session of Slasher School? You'll have to tune in to find out! For next week, Slasher School goes meta…
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HUGE 513 - Slasher School Term 1
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Professor Tim takes the gang to Slasher School and teaches the gang what makes slasher movies tick and why he likes them so much. On the syllabus this week, Halloween (1978) and Friday the 13th, two of the most seminal flicks to the genre. We're also doing special Match of the Batch contests for each Slasher School, this week's prompt was "Behind t…
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HUGE 512 - Enhancing Our P-Organs
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Now that our vacation in Silent Hill is over, the gang gets back together for a good old fashioned Regular Show (TM) and shoots the breeze about what they've been playing and watching over last month or so. We also have surprise guest appear just in time for Tim to tell us what dastardly plans he has for us this month. Topics Discussed (roughly in …
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HUGE 511 - Silent Hill Book Club - Ep. 3
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Our journey through Silent Hill 2 ends this week, as we have finally run out of holes/graves/sideways hallways to jump down. Join Evan, Tim, and Ben as they comiserate, gush over, and speculate on the stunning conclusion to this 2001 classic and how Bloober Team might adapt it in the upcoming remake.…
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HUGE 510 - Silent Hill 2 Book Club - Ep. 2
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The gang are hunkered down in the dirtiest hospital around and shepherding their terminally stupid patient into a spooky... afterlife? Purgatory? Mental breakdown? All of the above? Evan gathers Ben and Tim around the microphones for Part 2 into our book club of Silent Hill 2!Por Hopped-Up Gaming: East
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HUGE 509 - Silent Hill 2 Book Club - Ep 1
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Spooky season starts a little early for the HUGE Crew, as Evan leads the gang in a seance to commune with the long dead game of Silent Hill 2! Tim has played it before, but its a whole new nightmare for Ben, who's visiting the town of Silent Hill for the first time. Does the game hold up? Will our heroes be forever lost in a dense, render-obscuring…
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HUGE 508 - Starfield has a bad map
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It's time for your regularly scheduled “normal” episode of the Hopped-Up Gaming: East podcast! Evan, Tim, Ben, and Matt gather around the microphones to update you about what they've been playing and watching since the last they met. Also, get ready for next month's show theme: It's another HUGE BBC! The gang is going to be playing Silent Hill 2 in…
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HUGE 507 - Geriatric Gamers
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Tim, Evan, and Matthew are back with the final entry of this month's "Retro Games/Hidden Gems/Old men talk about old video games/whatever we're calling this" series! On this week's episode of the podcast, the gang talks about hidden gems from the "Fifth Generation" (releases from 1993-2001) of video games. Make sure to write down some of the games …
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HUGE 506 - Old men talk about old video games
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It's another week of the podcast, and more of The HUGE Crew show up for this recording to talk about OLD VIDEO GAMES! On this week's episode of the podcast, Tim, Evan, and Matt talk about the hidden gems from the "Fourth Generation" (releases from 1988-1999) of video games. There's some pretty good ones discussed on this episode, so you should make…
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HUGE 505 - The gang's (not) all here!
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Despite the entire HUGE Crew being in the room less than 24 hours ago, we only have TWO people on the podcast this week! Whoopsies! Tim and Evan will do their best to keep you company this week! On this week's episode of the podcast the boys will be talking about old video games and some hidden gems from the "Third Generation" (releases from 1983 t…
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HUGE 504 - Just a Regular Show (TM)
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With the Trek-troping wrapped up, it's time for your scheduled dose of Regular Show! Tim, Matt and Evan gather around the microphones and regale you with their tales of what they've been playing, reading, and watching since the last they met. If rumors are to be believed, Tim ACTUALLY FINISHED ZELDA?! Could it possibly be true?? You'll have to tune…
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HUGE 503 - Trek Tropes: Transporter Accident
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It's been a long road, getting from there to here. The HUGE Crew has come to the end of their Star Trek journey with one final episode of Trek Tropes. On this week’s episode of the podcast The HUGE Crew discusses “Transporter Accident” Trope and decides which episode did it best! The episodes being judged this week are: TOS - The Enemy Within (S1 E…
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HUGE 502 - Trek Tropes: The Holodeck
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Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of Hopped-Up Gaming: East. Their continuing mission: to watch old episodes of Star Trek; to talk about the weekly trope that ties the episodes together; to boldly complain like no one else has done before! It's another instalment of Trek Tropes.That’s right! We’re still watching Star Trek and then ta…
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HUGE 501 - Trek Tropes: Time Travel
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The HUGE Crew continues their journey throughout the cosmos with another interstellar instalment of Trek Tropes.That’s right! We’re still watching Star Trek and then talkn’ about Star Trek! On this week’s episode of the podcast The HUGE Crew discusses the “Time Travel” Trope and decides which episode did it best! The episodes being judged this week…
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HUGE 500 - Trek Tropes: Court Room
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The HUGE Crew braves the unknown and tackles a topic that they have only seldom come up against: Star Trek. That’s right! We’re watching Star Trek and then talkn’ about Star Trek! On this week’s episode of the podcast The HUGE Crew discusses the “Court Room” Trope and decides which episode did it best! The episodes being judged this week are: TOS -…
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HUGE 499 - A Dante in Tidus Clothing
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It's time to get back to the basics! Come join Ben, Tim, Matt, and Evan as they talk about beer and video games! And some movies too! And I guess a tv show? Look, there's a lot stuff they talk about. Some of which includes: Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, The Legend of Zelda TotK, Final Fantasy XVI, Dave The Diver, The Mandalorian, Star Trek…
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HUGE 498 - Case Closed
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It's time for our final foray as freelance finders of fickle clues! Come join Matt, Dyan, and Tim as they play their last case of Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective. Will we beat The HUGE Crew's current high score? Or will we fundamentally misunderstand the case and be given the boot by Sherlock? Come back next week for a regular Beer and Video …
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HUGE 497 - It's Crime Time
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Oi! The HUGE Crew 'er at it again' as they continue their careers as Baker Street Irregulars! On this week's episode the gang plays the next case in the game "Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective". Can Ben, Matt, and Evan figure out who's behind the mysterious disaperance of their fellow co-hosts? Come find out!…
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HUGE 496 - Private Dicks
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Blimly! It's a new episode of Hopped-Up Gaming: East! Come join The HUGE Crew as they begin their new careers as Baker Street Irregulars! On this week's episode the gang plays game "Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective". Can Ben, Matt, Evan, and Dylan solve the murder of General Armstead faster than the world famous dectective himself? Come find o…
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HUGE 495 - Diabloholics
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Another series of suffering is over as we see Worst of the Best come to a close! It's back to our regularly scheduled programming this week as Ben, Tim, and Evan beat the heat by talking about movies, videos games, and everything in between! I (Matthew) wasn’t on the show this week, but according to the notes I have in front of me it seems that the…
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HUGE 494 - Jesus CRYSIS
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The deluge of detritus doesn't deter our dashing delegation of dudes, as Evan, Ben, and Tim don their suspiciously ski-googles like visors and deep dive into the world of Crysis. (Sorry we're late on this one, go watch Across the Spiderverse!)Por Hopped-Up Gaming: East
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HUGE 493 - Worst of the Best: Mass Effect: Andromeda
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It is unclear if the The HUGE Crew are capable of playing good video games anymore... This week on the podcast we have another Worst of the Best for you! The gang has played and will be discussing Mass Effect: Andromeda. Is it as bad as people say it is? Is it worse than people think? Is it the worst Mass Effect game? Listen to find out!…
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HUGE 492 - Get in the Hole
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Illness, bad weather, moving, birthday parties, and pretty much anything else you can think of have tried to stop this week's podcast! But nothing can stop Tim and Evan from talking about all the junk that got them through the week! This week on the podcast you can expect to hear about: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Star Wars Jedi: Fal…
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