77: Your Eagle Twin

With Bri off wowing the audience at the Grace Hopper Conference, Gamespot editor Alexa Ray Corriea joins Maddy, Georgia and Steve to talk about a Final Fantasy that never was, swap war stories from midnight release lines, and admire UbiSoft's eagle eyes.

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Guest Starring:

Alexa Ray Corriea

Links and Show Notes:

What We’re Playing:

• Alexa - Tales from the Borderlands and Fatal Frame
• Maddy - Street Fighter V
• Georgia - Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes
• Steve - Star Wars: Battlefront Beta and Downwell

Links:

• Relay FM App
• John Siracusa on Twitter: "@Isometricshow @samusclone @WickedGood Input lag! The time between when a frame comes out of the console and when it appears on the screen."
• Video Game Theme Songs - YouTube
• Ubisoft Sent Us Pictures of an Eagle in London to Promote Assassin's Creed Syndicate, Here They Are - GameSpot
• Far Cry Primal leaks ahead of Ubisoft's official reveal | Polygon
• The Story Behind Fortress, the Final Fantasy Game That Never Was
• PS4's Nier Sequel Being Developed Almost Entirely by Bayonetta Studio Platinum
• Silent Hills Cancellation Makes No F**king Sense, Says Guillermo Del Toro
• Allison Road ditches Kickstarter, finds a publisher
• Game preorders are up 24%, with revenue up 33%, in 2015 -- even if you hate them
• Why I’m (sort of) leaving The Chinese Room — The Chinese Room
• Damnation for Xbox 360 Reviews - Metacritic
• Romy and Michele's High School Reunion
• This Week in Tech 531 | TWiT
• Vector
• A Conference About Building Businesses | Release Notes
• Unconsoleable