Halcyon Podcast - 76: Ghost in the Machine

It's time for episode 80 of the Halcyon Frequency Podcast! This week Blind, FG and Suwey talk knitting, rediscovering old hobbies and the return of Telltale games! The Expanse: A Telltale Series: https://telltale.com/the-expanse/Techtonica: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1457320/Techtonica/Verses of Enchantment: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2086910/Verses_of_Enchantment/Let’s School: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1937500/Lets_School/Xenonauts 2: https://store.steampowered.com/app/538030/Xenonauts_2/Delta V: Rings of Saturn: https://store.steampowered.com/app/846030/V_Rings_of_Saturn/Little Friends: Puppy Island: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2172900/Little_Friends_Puppy_Island/A Long Journey to an Uncertain End: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1164830/A_Long_Journey_to_an_Uncertain_End/NewsHalcyon Game Jamhttps://itch.io/jam/hf-summer-game-jam-2023Ubisoft clarifies Account Deletionhttps://twitter.com/ubisoftsupport/status/1684275940400979986?s=46Life by You delayed to March 2024https://www.pcgamer.com/life-by-you-paradoxs-open-world-sims-like-game-is-delayed-to-2024/Tencent to buy majority stake in Techlandhttps://www.gameinformer.com/2023/07/24/tencent-to-purchase-majority-stake-in-dying-light-developer-techlandThe Suwey Segment: https://twitter.com/FF_XIV_EN/status/1684977127706525696?t=IuG6sGlR_P3Y5-Z3eZYJ0A&s=19Caves of Qud: https://twitter.com/KitfoxGames/status/1684926687929057280

Arch, Blind and Drongo sit down to talk about the latest in F1, pets with special needs, and the lingering effects of FrostpunkXenonauts 2 https://store.steampowered.com/app/538030/Xenonauts_2/Space Haven https://store.steampowered.com/app/979110/Space_Haven/Runescape https://store.steampowered.com/app/1343400/RuneScape/Melvor Idle https://store.steampowered.com/app/1267910/Melvor_Idle/Homeseek https://store.steampowered.com/app/2093000/Homeseek/Against the Storm https://store.steampowered.com/app/1336490/Against_the_Storm/The Halcyon Game Jam is soon! https://itch.io/jam/hf-summer-game-jam-2023Ubisoft Deletes inactive accounts:https://twitter.com/LegacyKillaHD/status/1682653876418224129/photo/1https://twitter.com/UbisoftSupport/status/1682046437834784768

FG, Kiri and Suwey catch up with the post-con hype of TwitchCon EU, getting the itch to travel (upcoming Japan trip!), and Kiri appearing in another game! PowerWash Simhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1290000/PowerWash_Simulator/A Little to the Lefthttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1629520/A_Little_to_the_Left/Forever Skies https://store.steampowered.com/app/1641960/Forever_Skies/Tiny Rogues https://store.steampowered.com/app/2088570/Tiny_Rogues/Kingdom Eighties https://store.steampowered.com/app/1956040/Kingdom_Eighties/Endless Dungeonhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1485590/ENDLESS_Dungeon/NewsMicrosoft wins FTC fight to buy Activision Blizzardhttps://www.theverge.com/2023/7/11/23779039/microsoft-activision-blizzard-ftc-trial-win Microsoft and UK regulators agree to pause their Activision battle to negotiatehttps://www.theverge.com/2023/7/11/23791149/microsoft-activision-blizzard-uk-regulators-cma-appeal Diablo IV season 1 starts 20th Julyhttps://diablo4.blizzard.com/en-us/season Gord Twitch Drops announcementhttps://twitter.com/GordTheGame/status/1679516395644637185 

Drongo and Jess sit down for a one-on-one podcast to talk about investing in other platforms as content creators, the struggles of personal health, and the Halcyon Frequency Game Jam! Deep Rock Galactichttps://store.steampowered.com/app/548430/Deep_Rock_Galactic/Skyrim with AIhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/489830/The_Elder_Scrolls_V_Skyrim_Special_Edition/Dave the Diverhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1868140/DAVE_THE_DIVER/ D4https://diablo4.blizzard.com/en-us/NewsOMG GAME JAMhttps://itch.io/jam/hf-summer-game-jam-2023Meta’s Twitter competitor Threads: https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/8/23754304/instagram-meta-twitter-competitor-threads-activitypubThreads launch delayed in EU:https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/jul/05/meta-delays-eu-launch-of-twitter-rival-threads-amid-uncertainty-over-personal-data-use

Another week and another Halcyon Podcast! Drongo, FG and Kiri talk tech woes, FG road trips with random strangers, and Kiri's addiction to Diablo grows Total War: Warhammer III https://store.steampowered.com/app/1142710/Total_War_WARHAMMER_III/ Station to Station https://store.steampowered.com/app/2272400/Station_to_Station/ Luna Abyss https://store.steampowered.com/app/1933000/Luna_Abyss/ Diablo IV https://diablo4.blizzard.com/en-us/ Aliens: Dark Descent https://store.steampowered.com/app/1150440/Aliens_Dark_Descent/ Kingdom Eighties https://store.steampowered.com/app/1956040/Kingdom_Eighties/ Star Wars Jedi: Survivor https://store.steampowered.com/app/1774580/STAR_WARS_Jedi_Survivor/ News Among Us is getting an Animated Series https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/among-us-animated-series-cbs-studios-owen-dennis-1235655516/ The Cycle: Frontier shutting down in September https://twitter.com/TheCycleGame/status/1673951156119171072?s=20 Starfield partners with AMD https://kotaku.com/starfield-pc-amd-nvidia-dlss-xess-fsr-framerate-specs-1850583521 Minecraft devs exit the game’s Subreddit https://www.pcgamer.com/minecrafts-devs-exit-its-7-million-strong-subreddit-after-reddits-ham-fisted-crackdown-on-protest/

In this week of FGRants, Blind and FG sit down to discuss the outdated concept of never asking a woman her age, the best of Steam’s next fest games, and booing billionaires on ZambonisGamesTrepang2https://store.steampowered.com/app/1164940/Trepang2/Stunt Durbyhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/2026450/Stunt_Derby/Driftwoodhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/2223700/Driftwood/Mars First Logisticshttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1532200/Mars_First_Logistics/Steam Next Festhttps://store.steampowered.com/sale/nextfestLil’ Guardsmanhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1924360/Lil_Guardsman/Broken Roadshttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1403440/Broken_Roads/Cataclismohttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1422440/Cataclismo/NewsTwitch reintroduces hype chathttps://blog.twitch.tv/en/2023/06/22/introducing-hype-chat-a-new-way-to-stand-out/Kick blocked in Greece “update”https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/kick-reportedly-blocked-in-greece-for-providing-unauthorized-gambling-services-2184269/

Totally Not a Warhammer EpisodeArch, Drongo and Suwey join together to discuss turbonerding MMO’s, Twitches new Partner Plus launch and narrowly avoid a Warhammer lore dumpGames:Wargoovehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/607050/Wargroove/The Elder Scrolls Online Necromhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/2172860/The_Elder_Scrolls_Online_Necrom/Albion Onlinehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/761890/Albion_Online/Everdream Valleyhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1403650/Everdream_Valley/Solastahttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1096530/Solasta_Crown_of_the_Magister/News:Twitch announces partner plus:https://twitter.com/Twitch/status/1669383315558891525?s=20Steam launches new version with overhauled UI:https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/593110/?emclan=103582791457287600&emgid=3687931965598906184

Join Drongo, Blind and Suwey as they discuss the summer games fest, the mess that is Twitch news right now, and Drongo and Blind finally get to talk F1 while Suwey gets interested in the aesthetics.Games:System Shockhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/482400/System_Shock/Trepang2https://store.steampowered.com/app/1164940/Trepang2/Halls of Tormenthttps://store.steampowered.com/app/2218750/Halls_of_Torment/Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Traderhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/2186680/Warhammer_40000_Rogue_Trader/The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrimhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/489830/The_Elder_Scrolls_V_Skyrim_Special_Edition/Hadeshttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1145360/Hades/Final Fantasy XIVhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/39210/FINAL_FANTASY_XIV_Online/NewsTwitch announces controversial policy changes: https://help.twitch.tv/s/article/branded-content-policyhttps://twitter.com/twitch/status/1666183145526538240Summer games fest: https://www.ign.com/articles/summer-game-fest-2023-everything-announcedFull schedule: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/summer-game-fest-schedule-2023/https://build.glimesh.tv/t/goodnight-glimesh/690 

Drongo, FG and Kiri sit down to talk about 3 am television, Diablo IV, and what went wrong with GollumGames:The Lord of the Rings: Gollumhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1265780/The_Lord_of_the_Rings_Gollum/Solasta: Crown of the Magister - Palace of Ice DLChttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1096530/Solasta_Crown_of_the_Magister/https://store.steampowered.com/app/2100431/Solasta_Crown_of_the_Magister__Palace_of_Ice/Darkest Dungeon IIhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1940340/Darkest_Dungeon_II/Above Snakeshttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1589120/Above_Snakes/Timberbornhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1062090/Timberborn/NewsDiablo IV aims to commemorate first 1000 players to reach lvl 100 with hardcore character put on statueshttps://twitter.com/Diablo/status/1662205024326516737?s=20 1st GeoGuessr world cup announcedhttps://twitter.com/geoguessr/status/1663456229769859073 Mountaincore Dev updatehttps://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2370310/view/3721707694912203087?l=english Glimesh shutting down on July 1sthttps://build.glimesh.tv/t/goodnight-glimesh/690 Bobby Kotick continues to be an asshttps://www.pcgamer.com/activision-blizzard-ceo-audaciously-claims-that-sexism-and-harassment-problems-were-made-up-by-an-aggressive-labor-movement-trying-to-destabilize-the-company/

Arch, Blind and FG sit down to talk about guerilla gardening, games that just scream Blind, and Arch’s yearning for the minesGames:Astra Protocol 2:https://store.steampowered.com/app/2026750/Astra_Protocol_2/Path of Achra:https://store.steampowered.com/app/2128270/Path_of_Achra/Star Trek: Resurgence:https://www.startrek-resurgence.com/Above Snakes:https://store.steampowered.com/app/1589120/Above_Snakes/Castle of Alchemists:https://store.steampowered.com/app/1724770/Castle_Of_Alchemists/Albion Online:https://store.steampowered.com/app/761890/Albion_Online/Warlander:https://store.steampowered.com/app/1675900/Warlander/Len’s Island: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1335830/Lens_Island/NewsSony announces their Handheld Qhttps://www.theverge.com/2023/5/24/23736595/sony-project-q-playstation-handheld-official-showcase