Episode 21.2: Nintendo Direct Mini Showcase, Hocus Pocus 2, and Mary DeMarle Joining the Mass Effect Team

2022-07-06

Welcome back to another episode of the Online Warriors Podcast. This week, the kids are at play while Illeagle is away. It's a Nerdbomber and Techtic special, full of great gaming and movie news! We kick the episode off with a recap of the Nintendo Direct Mini Showcase (4:35) including: Persona 5 Royal, Persona 4 Golden, and Persona 3 Portable are coming to Switch (4:50) Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak gets a roadmap reveal (6:27) Sonic Frontiers gets another gameplay trailer (10:28) Blanc is a very cute...

Welcome back to another episode of the Online Warriors Podcast. This week, the kids are at play while Illeagle is away. It's a Nerdbomber and Techtic special, full of great gaming and movie news!

We kick the episode off with a recap of the Nintendo Direct Mini Showcase (4:35) including:

Persona 5 Royal, Persona 4 Golden, and Persona 3 Portable are coming to Switch (4:50)
Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak gets a roadmap reveal (6:27)
Sonic Frontiers gets another gameplay trailer (10:28)
Blanc is a very cute co-op indie game that gets revealed (15:41)
Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection is announced (20:04)
Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope gets a gameplay trailer and release date (22:32)
Portal: Companion Collection is stealth-released for Switch (26:23)
Harvestella - a cozy life-sim and RPG mashup from Square Enix - is announced for Switch (28:30)
Return to Monkey Island gets a trailer for the Switch (33:07)
Lorelai and the Laser Eyes gets a reveal trailer (36:01)

The we cover some other nerdy news topics:

Disney releases the first trailer for Hocus Pocus 2 (41:07)
Mary DeMarle joins the BioWare team as senior narrative director for Mass Effect 5 (50:07)

Then we hop into What Are You Up To Wednesday!

Techtic talks about food (55:35) and then...
Nerdbomber and Techtic finish Stranger Things 4 (56:03) and watch the new season of The Boys (59:30)

This week, the quiz is on hold while we wait for our third competitor to return.

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