The Ringer's Ben Lindbergh and Jason Concepcion discuss the scare-reducing "safe mode" in the new Xbox port of sci-fi horror game 'Soma' (0:15) then welcome colleagues Justin Charity and Victor Luckerson to talk about Nintendo's dramatic 2017 turnaround, 'Xenoblade Chronicles 2,' and the future of the Switch (8:05). Lastly Ben and Jason bring on Representative Chris Lee of the Hawaii House of Representatives to explain his plans to win the political battle against exploitative loot boxes (42:20).
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Games of the Year, 'Gorogoa,' and 'The Last Jedi' (Ep. 67)
Ever-Evolving Games: 'PUBG,' 'Star Citizen,' 'GTA Online,' and 'Zelda' (Ep. 66)
EA's Reddit-Driven Downfall and Overwatch League Unknowns (Ep. 64)
We Finally Did a Mailbag Episode (Ep. 63)
Loot Boxes Are Bad, but 'Battlefront II' Is Good (Ep. 62)
'Assassin's Creed: Origins' and the Xbox One X (Ep. 61)
'Call of Duty: WW II,' 'The Frozen Wilds' DLC, and 'Super Lucky's Tale' (Ep. 60)
More 'Mario,' Visceral, Gambling on Loot Boxes, and 'South Park' (Ep. 59)
'Super Mario Odyssey,' 'Shadow of War,' 'Wolfenstein 2,' and 'Darkwood' (Ep. 58)
The Holiday Deluge, 'Stardew' on Switch, and the AI of 'Echo' (Ep. 57)
'NBA 2K' Player Ratings and the Rise and Fall of 'Backyard Baseball' (Ep. 56)
The Frustration-Free Challenge of 'Cuphead' (Ep. 55)
The SNES Classic, Revisiting 'Night Trap,' and Gaming Fear (Ep. 54)
Video Game Writer Walt Williams on 'Significant Zero' (Ep. 53)
'2K18' Release Week (Ep. 52)
Streaming Sins, Space Games, and 'Metroid' (Ep. 51)
'Blood, Sweat, and Pixels,' 'Destiny 2,' and 'Localhost' (Ep. 50)
Recent Releases, 'Uncharted,' and 'Good Game' (Ep. 49)
Making Mo-cap Magic, and Going Inside an Esports Team (Ep. 48)
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