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Hello everybody, and welcome to Some Patches Required. Every other Wednesday, your hosts Aaron and Zak use their backgrounds in game development and analysis to discuss various facets of the ever-turbulent games industry. From interviews with AAA/indie devs to deep dives on timely topics, the duo hopes to entertain and educate you on this wild medium we all love.
Podcasting since 2020 • 93 episodes
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Latest Episodes
Game Movies Galore: An Adaptation Avalanche
This week, Zak and Aaron sit down to discuss the absolute onslaught of video game movie adaptations coming down the pike at breakneck speed. From questions of quantity over quality to musings on which projects have the most potential, you...
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Season 4
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Episode 93
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1:05:00
Expedition 33: Success Can't "Save" Single-Player
This week, Zak and Aaron take a moment to celebrate the runaway critical and commercial success of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33... and then dig into why it won't matter at all to big publishers and the money-making machine behind them. Tragicall...
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Season 4
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Episode 92
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59:55
Marathon: Can Bungie Fulfill Sony's Live Service Ambitions?
This week, Zak and Aaron sit down to discuss Bungie's newest project, Marathon! The dig into everything from the upcoming extraction shooter's aesthetic to its narrative to its choice of genre in service of answering one question — will this fi...
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Season 4
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Episode 91
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1:09:25
Nintendo Switch 2 Prices: Changing the Industry $80 at a Time
This week, Zak and Aaron dive into a new controversy that may have long-lasting implications for the industry at large — Nintendo's decision to price some first-party AAA games at $80.The duo discusses why this price increase is not only...
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Season 4
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Episode 90
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1:15:31
United Videogame Workers: Is This the Moment Devs Have Been Waiting For?
This week, Zak and Aaron sit down to discuss the newly formed United Videogame Workers Union — a brand-new collective attempting to bring the power of collective bargaining to every corner of the industry, regardless of company or position....
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Season 4
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Episode 89
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1:01:29
