Monday Aug 16, 2021

Life is Strange: Wavelengths First Look, Nintendo Indie Showcase Shadowdrops & Idris Elba

Square Enix released their first trailer for the Life is Strange: True Colours prequel DLC, Wavelengths. Ashley and Ciaran share their thoughts on the footage and share their expectations a month out from the game’s release.

In this week’s episode, they also discuss Halo Infinite getting classification in Australia, A number of games being shadow dropped out of the Nintendo Indie Showcase and Idris Elba announced as Knuckles in Sonic the Hedgehog 2.

Hosts:
Ashley Hobley: https://twitter.com/ashleyhobley
Ciaran Marchant: https://twitter.com/YaboyRingo

Episode Timecodes
INTRO

00:00:00 - Hello
THE NEWS
00:01:48 - PAX AUS 2021 Cancellations Make Us Feel Emotions
00:09:38 - Nintendo Indie Showcase Features Shadowdrops
00:15:20 - Should They Rename Overatch’s McCree?
00:22:35 - White Men Open a Studio
00:27:14 - Halo Infinite’s Classification Means It’s Coming Soon
00:32:49 - First Look at Life is Strange: Wavelengths
00:44:23 - Idris Elba Is Knuckles the Echidna
OUTRO
00:51:34 - Goodbye

Resources
Explosion Network
PAX Australia 2021 is cancelled and everyone is rightfully sad about it
Everything announced and all the trailers from Nintendo Indie World Showcase for August 2021
Kotaku
Overwatch League Casters Stop Saying McCree's Name
Ex-Far Cry Dev's New Game Studio Is 4.7% Women, Ready For More
Press Start
Halo Infinite Looks Locked In For A 2021 Release After Being Rated In Australia
Polygon
Life is Strange: Wavelengths gets the spotlight in the latest trailer
Variety
Idris Elba Joins ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 2’ as Knuckles

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Music by:
Dylan Blight
Art by: Cherie Henriques

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