Does GTA Work In Today's Political Climate? | The Video Game Pals Podcast Episode 78

The boys are back for a jam-packed week full of Red Dead Redemption 2, Smash leaks and the question of whether or not a GTA VI makes sense in today’s political climate. What we’re playing this week: Pete: Red Dead Redemption 2 (1:16) Sean: WoW (8:03) Andy on AC: Odyssey + Project Stream (15:57) (I can’t believe there’s been a three minute discussion on boats in this video game podcast) 26:00 Da NEWS: Tthe internet was a buzz this week when a seemingly legitimate leak revealed what’s left of Smash Bros. Ultimate’s launch roster (30:38): https://www.ign.com/articles/2018/10/24/nintendo-fans-are-scrambling-to-figure-out-the-latest-big-smash-bros-rumor 2B from NieR: Automata is coming to Soulcalibur VI (44:08): https://www.destructoid.com/2b-from-nier-automata-is-coming-to-soulcalibur-vi-528763.phtml RANDOM QUESTION OF THE WEEK (45:13) PSN Name changes (48:55) https://www.polygon.com/2018/10/24/18019732/ps4-name-change-online-id-change-feature 4. Spider-Man’s First DLC pack is available now (56:48): https://blog.us.playstation.com/2018/10/23/marvels-spider-man-the-heist-dlc-launches-today/ 5. MedEvil on the PS4 is a proper Remake, not a remaster (59:50): https://www.ign.com/articles/2018/10/26/medievil-ps4-is-a-remake-not-a-remaster 6. In super weird news, Intellevision has plans for a comeback to the console space in 2020 with Amico (1:04:44): https://www.polygon.com/2018/10/22/18008970/intellivision-amico-console-announcement-release-date-price Meat & Potatoes: Would GTA VI thrive in our current political climate? (1:15:53) https://www.unilad.co.uk/gaming/gta-6-wouldnt-release-in-todays-political-climate-rockstar-suggests/ Outro Music: "Swanky Ballroom Party For Sophisticated People" by Adhesive Wombat - @adhesivewombat The Video Game Pals is The Pals Network's weekly video game podcast where we talk about video games, the news and how it all makes us feel. The Pals: Sean: twitter.com/SeansSoapbox Pete: twitter.com/Loud_Pete Thompson: twitter.com/RelicVampire Andy: twitter.com/tiger_millions