Chris is joined by Will and Jenna-Beth for an Easter themed chat about the best Easter Eggs in games (and film). Plus, Toy Story 2 keeps popping up, and we have a proper moan about Mario and the media. Scott also has this week off but Gareth is back with a scene that many people are familiar with (but not Will!).
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All the links we referenced:
- OLED Nintendo Switch using Nvidia Chip with DLSS Support - basically looks like a Switch Pro is coming
https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/23/22346041/oled-nintendo-switch-dlss-nvidia-chip-report
- ‘Hades’ wins BAFTA Game Award, plus other winners include Last of Us 2 and more:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-56528581
- "Mario dies" meme goes crazy, CNN thinks fans really believe it:
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/04/random_one_of_americas_biggest_news_outlets_takes_the_mariors_going_to_die_meme_way_too_seriously
https://edition.cnn.com/2021/03/31/tech/super-mario-bros-death-rumors/index.html
- Outriders launches with issues, but still did better than Avengers:
https://gameranx.com/updates/id/220154/article/outriders-suffers-launch-day-server-struggle-pc-problems/
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-04-03-outriders-launch-dwarves-marvels-avengers
RETRO GAMING:
- ‘Playstation Store’ closed on PS3, PS Vita and PSP:
https://www.playstation.com/en-gb/support/important-notice/
- A sealed copy of Super Mario Bros sells for $660k at an auction:
https://www.thegamer.com/vintage-super-mario-bros-cartridge-sell-660000/
TV AND FILM NEWS:
- New ‘Ghost of Tsushima’ movie announced:
https://deadline.com/2021/03/sony-playstation-productions-ghost-of-tsushima-movie-john-wicks-chad-stahelski-directing-1234721342/
