Episode 156: Pizza Party is the Best Party…Oh, and Our Video Game Summer Run Down

Episode 156 Pizza Party is the Best Party…Oh, and Our Video Game Summer Run Down (Right click and save as to download, or find us on iTunes, BlogTalk RadioStitcher, Google Play, or TuneIn).

This week we chat about what we’ve been playing this summer and what we are going to be playing to close the summer out before school starts back in a few weeks. We also talk about representation through character body types in Overwatch and Fortnite (aka thick thighs and lies?) , streaming as a gamer, and community building.

Links of Note:

What We’re Playing:

  • Overwatch
  • Hearthstone
  • Perception
  • Board Games (7 Wonders, Splendor)
  • Fortnite
  • Path of Exile beta
  • Dead Rising 4

What We’re Reading

  • Poor Unfortunate Soul by Serena Valentino
  • The Expanse by James S. A. Corey
  • Vermillion by Molly Tanzer
  • Comics (Paper Girls, Vision)
  • The Gendered Society by Michael Kimmell
  • The Proteus Paradox by Nick Yee

What We’re Drinking

  • 4 Roses and Ginger Ale
  • Ciderboys Pineapple Hula Cider
  • Kirkland Vodka