Splatoon 2, Crash Bandicoot & Spitballing Remakes | The Video Game Pals Episode 11

Thompson is still in Michigan on vacation, but the rest of The Video Game Pals are here to talk about Splatoon 2's Nintendo Direct, the success of Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy & talk about the future of from the ground up remakes! PLUS: Andy gets taken to task by the Squirtle Squad. -What We’re Playing -RANDOM QUESTION OF THE WEEK: What video game world would you live in? -DA NEWS: 1. ARMS is getting its first piece of free DLC this week: https://twitter.com/NintendoEurope/status/883249676602028032 2. Another tweet from Nintendo of Europe has confirmed that we’ll be playing as Link in BOTW’s 2nd Story DLC: https://twitter.com/NintendoEurope/status/883283238793482241 3. Splatoon 2 Direct: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnIAN06eSAE 4. Blizzard may have just leaked the location of World of Warcraft's next expansion: http://www.pcgamer.com/blizzard-may-have-just-leaked-the-location-of-world-of-warcrafts-next-expansion/ 5. Long-rumored 25th hero Doomfist comes to Overwatch’s PTR servers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uKkAyLPJe0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaZfZFNuOpI 6. Crash Bandicoot N.Sane Trilogy had the biggest single-platform launch of the year in the UK: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-07-03-crash-bandicoot-n-sane-trilogy-biggest-single-platform-launch-of-the-year Meat and Potatoes: With the success of Crash and the announcement that Shadow of the Colossus is also getting a from the ground up remake, how do you feel about this new trend of slavishly recreating games while also giving them modern updates and tweaks? What other games do you think could benefit from a similar treatment? 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 Andy: twitter.com/Tiger_Millions Thompson: twitter.com/RelicVampire