Basement Arcade: Pause Menu

Welcome gamers to the show led by Ben Magnet for discussing video games and the culture surrounding them. This is Basement Arcade: Pause Menu!

It's The Pause Menu Quarterly! Here, the boys of the Fake Nerd Podcast come together to discuss what they've been playing and some news in the quarter of the year. This is all about Quarter 3 of 2023!

Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/n5zONjWAbEg

This is the episode catching you up on the guys latest plays in gaming and the news they noticed for the last few months. First, some recent news around Charles Martinet retiring from Mario, Microsoft acquiring Activision/Blizzard, Unity's attempt to gouge users for money, and the death of Gundam Evolution at less than a year old.

Next is the games they've been playing. Featuring:
- Fortnite check-in
- Jedi: Survivor
- Ben FINALLY playing Miles Morales
- Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
- Kirby: Return to Dreamland for the Switch
- The Pokemon TCG Mobile Game
- Gamera in Godzilla: Battle Line
- Starfield
- Spider-Man 2
- MK 11
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Final Fantasy XVI
- Gotham Knights
- Cult of the Lamb DLC
- Evil Dead: The Game
- Disney Illusion Island
- Mario Kart 8 DLC
- Baldur's Gate III

Plus a look ahead at games coming in the next quarter and beyond!

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