The Bullshot! Podcast

So the wild thing about Starship Troopers 3 is that it's a movie about God and worshiping false prophets. It literally ends with 2 of the main characters on their knees, praying, while Johnny Rico and a team of mechs appear from the skies to save them. W I L D Discord: https://discord.gg/EHpsTkguxz

If you're reading this, the network redo was a success. If you're not reading this, then I'm typing into a void, and the singularity has won. Godzilla, help us. Discord: https://discord.gg/EHpsTkguxz

Gosh, I hate it when that happens. Discord: https://discord.gg/EHpsTkguxz

Covid didn't kill Plachy, but it got close enough to look him in the eyes. Nevertheless, we are back with the next era of Bullshot. We play current video games now, like Papers Please. Discord: https://discord.gg/EHpsTkguxz

Plachy did us a solid and got Covid to celebrate the big three oh oh. This week's episode is packed with video games. And layoffs. Always layoffs. Welcome to hell. https://discord.gg/EHpsTkguxz

Hey, it was a hell of a run, but since Complex was selling everything off, we decided to seize the opportunity to buy Sean Evans. That's right, going forward, Bullshot will be hosted by Sean Evans! NO ONE IS SAFE. Discord: https://discord.gg/EHpsTkguxz

So when you take the pill, you go full Johnny Mnemonic. Your hard drive space doubles, your third eye opens, and you can understand the world in a way that no one else does. But if you take too much, you have to spend the whole day on the toilet. Discord: https://discord.gg/EHpsTkguxz

It's true. The cats eat the beans and then poop it out and you brew the poop. If you don't like it, you can just rub some sandpaper on it. Your dad has some next to the tires. Discord: https://discord.gg/EHpsTkguxz

I didn't expect the massive shift of the earth under my feet, Tuesday, but I suddenly found myself needing to play a 5 year old game so that I could understand my most anticipated game next year. How does this happen? Well, did I ever tell you how I got these masks? Discord: https://discord.gg/EHpsTkguxz

We welcome Brad from the Human Dads Podcast on to help us solve a very important mystery. Plachy later solved the mystery on his own (we think). We also talk about the games we aren't playing, and about all the folks who are no longer working in the games industry - a real upper of an episode. Discord: https://discord.gg/EHpsTkguxz Human Dads Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/human-dads/id1482227340 Mystery Solved: https://javiers.net/

The first show of the 2024 season! We did it, friends, another year of living this capitalist hellscape called EARTH. Fear not, we are here to help you make the number go up. Discord: https://discord.gg/EHpsTkguxz

Our Games of the Year 2024 Discord: https://discord.gg/EHpsTkguxz

These post-holiday, pre-GOTY shows are tricky because nothing is happening, and it's hard to talk about any games we are playing as we are likely trying to build out a list. So...you...uh...you want to talk about beer?

This is always a weird week to do a show because nothing happened. It used to be that we could talk about all the video games and trinkets that we fucked with post-holiday. But we are old now. And old people don't have any fun. Discord: https://discord.gg/EHpsTkguxz

It's the MOST wonderful tiiiiime...of the year Discord: https://discord.gg/EHpsTkguxz

Now Plachy said that I would forget to put the spoiler warning here in the show notes and I think that's just insulting. I don't think he really spoiled anything big in Starfield, but if you really care about having every aspect of that game UNSULLIED for your laborious playthrough, we stop spoiling things at 38:20. Again, I don't think it's a big deal what he "spoiled", but if you're that flavor of asshole, you may want to avoid the first part of the Starfield talk. Don't worry, we give you plenty of warning. Discord: https://discord.gg/EHpsTkguxz

Plachy wanted me to get this up before the Game Awards and, if I'm honest, I don't think he trusted me to do it. Point: Fish Discord: https://discord.gg/EHpsTkguxz

We are but thralls to the demands of the Discord. Are you a member? You should be. We are gearing up for our Keighleys 2023 contest. What do you win? NOTHING. But you get to brag to the other folks in the Discord. Join today: https://discord.gg/EHpsTkguxz

Back at it, right before everyone's favorite holiday: Black Friday! Mario, Alan, and Assassin's Queasy. It's all here. Did you get a Steam Deck? Did you set 700 dollars on fire instead? Why not both? Discord: https://discord.gg/EHpsTkguxz

Finally, the truth of Dashboard Confessionals is REVEALED. Also, how do you feel about tumblers? Asking for a friend. Discord: https://discord.gg/EHpsTkguxz

This podcast is up to 40% faster than previous podcasts (up to 120% faster if you're still on Intel podcasts) and comes in Depressing Newsweek Grey. Discord: https://discord.gg/EHpsTkguxz

Big week. BIG WEEK. It's game of the year all over the place. Super Mario Wonder, Spider Man 2, VR CHAT, the bangers just keep hitting. Come weather the storm with Fish and Jim (and a special guest) as they discuss the latest releases and events of the day. Discord: https://discord.gg/EHpsTkguxz

WE DID IT GAMERS. DING DONG THE KOTICK IS GONE. HIGH FIVES ALL AROUND - POWER TO THE PLAYERS Discord: https://discord.gg/EHpsTkguxz

Welcome to the metaverse. Let's mask up and breath deep the air of progress. Soon we will be able to enjoy games like "The Wolf Among Us 2"..... what's that? Oh. Well there is always "XDefiant".... oh?.... oh, well, Tim will be disappointed. Ok...so, like, there is a new Mario game right? Ok good, let's just play that then.

Man, what a brutal week/month/year for news, huh? Are people still playing video games? Jim and Fish are! Fish's spooky November List: https://boxd.it/pv0CM Discord: https://discord.gg/EHpsTkguxz

Is Starfield a good game? Who get's Jack Trenton's desk pistol now? Is Fish quitting Snap? All that and more on this week's episode of Bullshot, brought to you by our friends. Discord: https://discord.gg/EHpsTkguxz

The longest episode in the modern Bullshot Era. Did Microsoft want to buy Nintendo? Is Starfield just Mass Effect? Are Plachy's neighbors actually vampires? None of these questions are answered - but they are all asked!

We had a LAN party again. Plachy played the multiplayer masterpiece Starfield. Fish aligned his chevrons. It was a marry ole time. Video games also came out. Have you heard of these things? It's not just Pacman anymore, friends. Things have _changed_. Discord: https://discord.gg/EHpsTkguxz

It's been a dumb week, and we keep getting dumber. Discord: https://discord.gg/EHpsTkguxz

There was a time when running a video game website was cool. You were actively a cool person while doing it. And while that time has passed, it doesn't mean we can't reminiscence a bit. We had some cool experiences. Especially, when it came to Laura Croft.

Hi. How are you? I've been better, thanks for asking. The good news is that my dog isn't covered in poop or blood this morning, so, as Ice Cube once said, "Cops at my door, six in the morning" https://discord.gg/EHpsTkguxz

I can't believe Craig continues to give us the old family heirloom. Discord: https://discord.gg/EHpsTkguxz

Do we have answers on the Microsoft / Activision merger finally? Maybe. Do we have answers as to what a Hallmark Keepsake is? Absolutely. We take W's where we can find them. Discord: https://discord.gg/EHpsTkguxz

I can't believe we recorded this right before the FTC applied for (and then was denied) an appeal for the Microsoft / Activision Merger. Fucking Craig. What does that mean? Great question! Discord: https://discord.gg/EHpsTkguxz

Bluey, Weed, Diablo, and your Marvel Snap Economy Update. Look how lucky you are. Discord Link: https://discord.gg/EHpsTkguxz

Nintendo happened. The LAN happened. Discord: https://discord.gg/EHpsTkguxz

Summer Game Fest has come to an end, and video games are gonna be just fine. Glad we pulled through. Also, listen, it's definitely a Tinkerbell lady and a normal sized IT Crowd man, and I'm not afraid to say it! Discord: https://discord.gg/EHpsTkguxz

Had to have high, high hopes for a living Shooting for the stars when I couldn't make a killing Didn't have a dime but I always had a vision Always had high, high hopes Discord: https://discord.gg/EHpsTkguxz

I've decided I need to condition my kids by just wearing work goggles around the house. Occasionally, I will fill the goggles with a viscus fluid and tell my kids I can't talk right now because "Daddy is watching Avatar". I'll have them leave messages with a blow-up doll and tell them that's my digital persona. This is the future liberals want. Discord: https://discord.gg/EHpsTkguxz

The darkness wanted me to buy an Headset, but I knew that the citizens of Appleview would all be punished if I did so. The headset would let me create bad video games, and the people of Mactown would have to play them. I had an idea for a Lemmings game, but I knew the citizens of Jobsville would hate it. It's not a headset, it's a cleverly named town. Discord: https://discord.gg/EHpsTkguxz

Well, Sony happed. I cannot wait until we can just shorten Games as a Service to GaaS. Sony is putting us on the path to that, which is great. Not great? Dog Deer Death. We don't need anymore of that, thank you.

It's the MOST wonderful time of the year. Our lord and savior Geoff has descended from on high with the gift of video games. We talk about this week's(!) Sony conference, and then dive into June's announced conferences. FINALLY, VIDEO GAMES ARE HERE. Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/EHpsTkguxz

Zelda is good, Marvel Snap is bad(?), paint is expensive, and Fuck Cancer. https://discord.gg/EHpsTkguxz

I just want a head full of tubes. I want the outside world to have contact and immediate access to the deepest recesses of my skull. Build a beehive in my brain, nature. I need it!

Bobby Kotick and Phil Spencer walk into a bar. JUST KIDDING - THE UK BLOCKED THEM FROM DOING SO. Luckily, Spencer can ride high on the sucess of Redfall. Discord Invite: https://discord.gg/J2ryrCYB

You cannot see him, but you know he is there - sitting on this throne of darkness, just beyond the space where the shadows overtake the room. You approach, apprehensive. "What question have you?" His voice seems both incredibly quiet, and booming with the power of ten thousand Bon Jovi concerts. You step back - startled - but then compose yourself. You clear your throat "Ahem...sir....I...uh....I just wanted to know if....um....Is Deckard Cain a member of The Nephalem?" You cannot see him, but you're sure that a sly smile in the darkness. "Sit, my child. Let me tell you a story." Discord Link: https://discord.gg/WbkUtK9Q

We have had back-to-back 100 year storms here in beautiful Illinois. As our buddy Brad says, "We are going to be the last generation that remembers normal weather." And he is right. Also, Diablo sucks. What the hell were you all thinking in '96?

And, frankly, better for it. It was getting in the way of important business - like releasing podcasts on time.

He's making a list. He's checking it twice. Gonna figure out a way to get rid of this awful beer my god it tastes like pine needles what is wrong with you people?

There will be a viewing next Thursday. He will be laid to rest in the appropriate way: Sweet, Cheese, Dipped.