Ep. 465 - It's Not Called Peacehammer

Only the Insert Credit panel could cover the fan response to Bioware’s closure, explain all of Warhammer 40,000 in six minutes, and design a Nathan Fielder video game.

Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

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SHOW NOTES:

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Harlem Globetrotters (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlem_Globetrotters)

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Washington Wizards (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Wizards)

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Washington Commanders (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Commanders)

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Washington Senators (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Senators_(NFL))

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Washington Generals (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Generals)

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“Take a good look everyone! Here I am…the tragic clown!” (mobygames.com/game/29944/phoenix-wright-ace-at…)

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The Day the Clown Cried (1972) (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Day_the_Clown_Cried)

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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TurboGrafx-16

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Bloody Wolf (mobygames.com/game/28820/bloody-wolf)

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Steam Deck (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steam_Deck)

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Switch 2 (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_Switch_2)

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Nintendo DS (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_DS)

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PSP (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_Portable)

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Analog Pocket (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analogue_Pocket)

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Game Boy (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_Boy)

1: When making a game, how big should the numbers go? (04:41)

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255 (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_video_game_t…)

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Square Enix (mobygames.com/company/5152/square-enix-inc)

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Sesame Street (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sesame_Street)

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Final Fantasy X (mobygames.com/game/5673/final-fantasy-x)

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Dragon Ball (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_Ball)

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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinball

2: How do you design a miniboss? (10:11)

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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boss_(video_games)#Miniboss

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Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse (mobygames.com/game/255131/castlevania-belmonts…)

3: What does a fanbase do after a video game studio dies? (13:14)

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Mass Effect series (mobygames.com/group/8742/mass-effect-series)

• CNET: Fanfic Hub Archive of Our Own Faces Weeks Offline (cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/ao3-suffer…)

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Dragon Age series (mobygames.com/group/9213/dragon-age-series)

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Sonic the Hedgehog series (mobygames.com/group/584/sonic-the-hedgehog-uni…)

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SAGE Xpo (sagexpo.org)

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Star Wars (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars)

• Variety: Patrick Stewart, ‘Star Trek’s’ Captain Picard and ‘X-Men’s’ Charles Xavier, Dies at 86 (variety.com/2026/tv/news/patrick-stewart-dead-…)

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EXODUS - Official Extended Gameplay Reveal (youtube.com/watch?v=iOLJh9EEQOw)

• Kotaku: Former BioWare Devs Are Taking An Unusual Approach To Develop Their Next Game (kotaku.com/north-mist-studio-the-concierge-pod…)

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The Snyder Cut (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zack_Snyder%27s_Justice_…)

4: Ash, explain the Warhammer 40,000 universe in six minutes. (20:56)

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Warhammer 40,000 (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warhammer_40,000)

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The Horus Apocrypha (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Horus_Heresy)

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Emperor of Mankind (wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Emperor_of_Mankind)

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wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Primarch

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Jaghatai Khan (wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Jaghatai_Khan)

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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psylocke

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Super Sentai (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Sentai)

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Miles Edgeworth (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Edgeworth)

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Phoenix Wright (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_Wright)

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Dungeons & Dragons (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeons_&_Dragons)

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Judge Dredd (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judge_Dredd)

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Star Trek (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek)

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Doctor Who (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Who)

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Orks (wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Ork)

5: Room Check! (29:23)

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Vulcanus - Seek & Destroy (idea-factory.fandom.com/wiki/Vulcanus_%E2%80%9…)

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Gurumin: A Monstrous Adventure (mobygames.com/game/44703/gurumin-a-monstrous-a…)

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Batman: The Telltale Series (mobygames.com/game/80164/batman-the-telltale-s…)

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Game of Thrones (mobygames.com/game/73908/game-of-thrones)

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The Wolf Among Us (mobygames.com/game/63185/the-wolf-among-us)

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Minecraft: Story Mode (mobygames.com/game/75296/minecraft-story-mode)

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Baldur’s Gate III (mobygames.com/game/150689/baldurs-gate-iii)

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Jeep Thrills (mobygames.com/game/91418/jeep-thrills)

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Sports-A-Roni (mobygames.com/game/48134/sports-a-roni)

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Jet-Boys (mobygames.com/game/56117/jet-boys)

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Castle Excellent (mobygames.com/game/20354/castlequest)

6: Which video game would be most likely to have a branded codpiece? (41:12)

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Golden Axe (mobygames.com/game/199/golden-axe)

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Barbarian (mobygames.com/game/73303/barbarian)

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NHL 2K series (mobygames.com/group/1398/nhl-2k-series)

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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deadpool

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Borderlands series (mobygames.com/group/9070/borderlands-series)

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Duke Nukem series (mobygames.com/group/149/duke-nukem-series)

7: Bigger J asks, how should Valve announce Half-Life 3? (42:08)

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Half-Life series (mobygames.com/group/179/half-life-universe)

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USA Today (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USA_Today)

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Beyoncé (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9)

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Nintendo 3DS (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_3DS)

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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playdate_(console)

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Tim Sweeney (ign.com/articles/epic-games-boss-tim-sweeney-d…)

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Deadlock (mobygames.com/game/243761/deadlock)

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Half-Life: Alyx (mobygames.com/game/143668/half-life-alyx)

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Portal (mobygames.com/game/30616/portal)

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Artifact (mobygames.com/game/117830/artifact)

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Dota: Underlords (mobygames.com/game/128669/dota-underlords)

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Arifact: Foundry (mobygames.com/game/160048/artifact-foundry)

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Aperture Desk Job (mobygames.com/game/180442/aperture-desk-job)

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Counter-Strike 2 (mobygames.com/game/209456/counter-strike-2)

8: What would a video game designed by Nathan Fielder be like? (49:53)

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You Can See Everything (2026) (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Can_See_Everything)

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Nathan Fielder (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Fielder)

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The Rehearsal (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rehearsal_(TV_series))

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Nathan For You (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_for_You)

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Pokemon GO (mobygames.com/game/79246/pokemon-go)

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The Sims (mobygames.com/game/860/the-sims)

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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wordle

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Candy Crush (mobygames.com/game/61070/candy-crush-saga)

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Red Dead Redemption series (mobygames.com/group/9887/red-dead-redemption-s…)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Ranthill (53:41)

Recommendations and Outro (01:05:43):

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Brandon: Tube Mapper (bsky.app/profile/tubemapper.bsky.social), 52nd Street - Somethings Going On (discogs.com/release/1136835-52nd-Street-Someth…), Karyn White - Ritual of Love (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ritual_of_Love)

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Frank: Tom the Postgirl (store.steampowered.com/app/2257440/Tom_the_pos…)

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Ash: The Horus Heresy (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Horus_Heresy), I, Claudius …