Couch Dimension

Episode 23: The Gamer Quiz 00:00 Intro 01:51 Donald Trump Unbanned From Twitch 07:41 Microsoft Ditches DEI Team 16:36 Bethesda Game Studios Unionized 19:41 FTC Dings Microsoft 28:32 The Wizard's Gaming Quiz Find all our links here: https://linktr.ee/couchdimension   Watch the video podcast at https://www.youtube.com/@tinybigdude   Watch us LIVE Tuesdays at 5:15 p.m. CST on Twitch at Twitch.tv/TinyBigDude and on YouTube   You can also reach us via email at [email protected]

Episode 22: CURSE YOU BAYLE! This week we lead off talking about how the Switch is Nintendo's longest lasting console. Then we get into the Xbox Game Pass price hike and examine if its still worth the money. After that we talk about Bayle and Igon, CURSE YOU BAYLE! Followed by a lengthy discussion of lore vs. story. Additionally we talk about Tears of the Kingdom and examine if its storytelling sucks. Finally we close out the show talking about what we've been playing including Half Life Alyx and Elden Ring Seamless Co-op. Find all our links here: https://linktr.ee/couchdimension   Watch the video podcast at https://www.youtube.com/@tinybigdude   Watch us LIVE Tuesdays at 5:15 p.m. CST on Twitch at Twitch.tv/TinyBigDude and on YouTube   You can also reach us via email at [email protected]

Episode 21: Antitrust No One This week we are joined by special guest Grumpy Manticore and have great conversations around dog-assisted speed runs, Nintendo saying Nintend-no to generative AI, a new lawsuit against Valve in the UK alleging antitrust violations, Dead Rising Deluxe bringing back its old licensed music, the decline of mystery in open world games, and how indie creators should think about success in the boom and bust era of PC games. Find all our links here: https://linktr.ee/couchdimension   Watch the video podcast at https://www.youtube.com/@tinybigdude   Watch us LIVE Tuesdays at 5:15 p.m. CST on Twitch at Twitch.tv/TinyBigDude and on YouTube   You can also reach us via email at [email protected]

Episode 20: The Couch Dimension Curse This week we've got plenty of fresh gaming news for ya, starting with the major outages currently faced by Xbox Live, Forza Horizon 4 being delisted, Bandai Namco Online bleeding money, Bethesda's Montreal Studio unionizing, Nintendo suing to take down LiberiaShop and MIG Switch, and the U.S. Government suing Adobe over it's predatory subscription model. Find all our links here: https://linktr.ee/couchdimension   Watch the video podcast at https://www.youtube.com/@tinybigdude   Watch us LIVE Tuesdays at 5:15 p.m. CST on Twitch at Twitch.tv/TinyBigDude and on YouTube   You can also reach us via email at [email protected]

Episode 19 - Chill Dimension Solar Ash It's the end of the month so we're taking it easy with Chill Dimension. We talk about what we've been playing. Tiny's been lording over manors in Manor Lords, Red dives into tips for Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, and Captain tells us about goofing around in Gary's Mod. Then we get into the environments, story, and gameplay of June's Game of the Month, Solar Ash. Then Tiny announces July's game of the month, Frostpunk. After that, we do a couple of questions giving our thoughts on the past and future of handheld consoles as well as our favorite video game movies. Find all our links here: https://linktr.ee/couchdimension Watch the video podcast at https://www.youtube.com/@tinybigdude Watch us LIVE Tuesdays at 5:15 p.m. CST on Twitch at Twitch.tv/TinyBigDude and on YouTube You can also reach us via email at [email protected]

Episode 18: Todd Coward This week we're covering a lot of news and diving deep on a couple of topics. First Captain starts with rumors surrounding brining Bloodborne to PC. Then Tiny  dive deep on how EA's executives made off like bandits amid a 5% reduction in global workforce and how executive compensation rewards the greediest impulses. Red walks us through Arrowhead's recent donation based on player actions in Helldivers 2. Captain discusses Starfield's new DLC along with creation club controversy. We wrap up with a discussion of Fromsoft stating that they will not be conducting layoffs and would rather cut CEO pay first.   Watch us LIVE Tuesdays at 5:15 p.m. CST on Twitch at Twitch.tv/TinyBigDude   You can also reach us via email at [email protected]

Episode 17: Chaos at Rocksteady This week we're covering a lot of news including the mysterious case of the Play Date, why Suicide Squad Kills the Justice League sucked so bad, Vimm's Lair takedown update, whether Summer Games Fest is a gift or is poison, Obsidian choosing to not live in fear, a layoff roundup, and the Halo Combat Evolved remake. Watch the video podcast at https://www.youtube.com/@tinybigdude Watch us LIVE Tuesdays at 5:15 p.m. CST at https://www.twitch.tv/tinybigdude You can also reach us via emial at [email protected] Find out more at https://couch-dimension.pinecast.co

Episode 16: Smashing in Monster Hunter Wilds This week we're talkin about the rising cost of games as pushed by Embracer Group, Monster Hunter Wilds, Astro Bot, where Steam games go when you die, PSVR2 and more! Watch the video podcast at https://www.youtube.com/@tinybigdude Watch us LIVE Tuesdays at 5:15 p.m. CST at https://www.twitch.tv/tinybigdude You can also reach us via emial at [email protected] Find out more at https://couch-dimension.pinecast.co

Episode 15: Chill Dimension (Prey 2017) We spend a lot of this episode talking about Prey 2017 our game for this month's "book club." We talk about its great story, it's drawbacks, and how it's a great immersive sim. Then we get into some fun discussion questions including a smash bros style roster for Disney characters and our own personal metaverses. Watch the video podcast at https://www.youtube.com/@tinybigdude Watch us LIVE Tuesdays at 5:15 p.m. CST at https://www.twitch.tv/tinybigdude You can also reach us via emial at [email protected] Find out more at https://couch-dimension.pinecast.co

Episode 14: The Polish Advantage This week we're covering a lot of ground talking about Elsewhere Entertainment Activision's new studio, Vimm's Lair and Nintendo's DMCA, Take Two losing money, integrating AI into games, Larian opening a new office in Warsaw, Assassin's Creed, and IGN acquiring Gamer Network. Watch the video podcast at https://www.youtube.com/@tinybigdude Watch us LIVE Tuesdays at 5:15 p.m. CST at https://www.twitch.tv/tinybigdude You can also reach us via emial at [email protected] Find out more at https://couch-dimension.pinecast.co