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Achievement Oriented — 67 episodes

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Games of the Year, 'Gorogoa,' and 'The Last Jedi' (Ep. 67)

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Ever-Evolving Games: 'PUBG,' 'Star Citizen,' 'GTA Online,' and 'Zelda' (Ep. 66)

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Triumphant Nintendo, 'Xenoblade,' and Loot Boxes vs. the Law (Ep. 65)

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EA's Reddit-Driven Downfall and Overwatch League Unknowns (Ep. 64)

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We Finally Did a Mailbag Episode (Ep. 63)

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Loot Boxes Are Bad, but 'Battlefront II' Is Good (Ep. 62)

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'Assassin's Creed: Origins' and the Xbox One X (Ep. 61)

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'Call of Duty: WW II,' 'The Frozen Wilds' DLC, and 'Super Lucky's Tale' (Ep. 60)

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More 'Mario,' Visceral, Gambling on Loot Boxes, and 'South Park' (Ep. 59)

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'Super Mario Odyssey,' 'Shadow of War,' 'Wolfenstein 2,' and 'Darkwood' (Ep. 58)

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The Holiday Deluge, 'Stardew' on Switch, and the AI of 'Echo' (Ep. 57)

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'NBA 2K' Player Ratings and the Rise and Fall of 'Backyard Baseball' (Ep. 56)

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The Frustration-Free Challenge of 'Cuphead' (Ep. 55)

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The SNES Classic, Revisiting 'Night Trap,' and Gaming Fear (Ep. 54)

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Video Game Writer Walt Williams on 'Significant Zero' (Ep. 53)

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'2K18' Release Week (Ep. 52)

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Streaming Sins, Space Games, and 'Metroid' (Ep. 51)

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'Blood, Sweat, and Pixels,' 'Destiny 2,' and 'Localhost' (Ep. 50)

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Recent Releases, 'Uncharted,' and 'Good Game' (Ep. 49)

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Making Mo-cap Magic, and Going Inside an Esports Team (Ep. 48)

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'Dream Daddy' and Giant Bomb's Successful Pivot to Video (Ep. 47)

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Gamer Grooming and the Golden Age of Board Games (Ep. 46)

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'Tacoma' and 'PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds' (Ep. 45)
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Developing 'Pyre' and Composing Supergiant's Soundtracks (Ep. 44)
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'Splatoon 2,' 'Destiny 2,' and Aliens and Love in 'Grand Theft Auto' (Ep. 43)

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'Overwatch,' 'Castlevania,' and Games Done Quick (Ep. 42)
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Gamer Sensei, 'Pokémon Go,' and Funemployment (Ep. 41)
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The Ascent of 'Rocket League' and a Comeback for 'Crash Bandicoot' (Ep. 40)
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'Arms,' Animating Sex Scenes, and Long Loading Times (Ep. 39)
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Esports Roundup and a World-Size Sim (Ep. 38)
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All of Our E3 Reactions [Bonus Episode] (Ep. 37)

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How a Good Game Goes Bad (Ep. 36)

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'The Walking Dead,' 'Rime,' and Casting Characters (Ep. 35)

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Doug Liman, Jonathan Allen, and 'Dota' (Ep. 34)
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'Prey', the Business of Gaming, the Future of E-sports, and Expert Glitchers (Ep. 33)
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How to Get Back into Gaming and Laying Down Video Game Law (Ep. 32)
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Developing in VR and Controller Mods for the 'Melee' Gods (Ep. 31)
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Tribeca Games Festival [Bonus Episode] (Ep. 30)
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Ian Dallas on 'Edith Finch' and Chris Person on Video Game Highlights (Ep. 29)
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World of Warcraft' and 'Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator' (Ep. 28)
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Defying the Specs and Expanding the Decks (Ep. 27)

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'Persona 5,' 'Nier: Automata,' and the Evolution of Japanese Games (Ep. 26)

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The Athlete-Gamer Episode, with Trevor May and Ryan Blaney (Ep. 25)

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'Mass Effect: Andromeda' and 'Moral Combat' (Ep. 24)

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Ep. 23: 'Ghost Recon Wildlands' and eSports Analytics

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Ep. 22: Gaming Drugs and eSports Injuries

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Ep. 21: 'The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild' and the Nintendo Switch

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Ep. 20: 'Achievement Oriented' on 'Horizon Zero Dawn,' 'Resident Evil 7,' and Video Game Phobias

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Ep. 19: 'Achievement Oriented' on Becoming a Meme and Setting Speedrunning Records
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Ep. 18: 'Achievement Oriented' on Google Doodle Games and Ubisoft's Sword-Fighting Experiment
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Ep. 17: 'Achievement Oriented' on Rockstar's Golden Goose and the Consolidation of Sports Games
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Ep. 16: 'Achievement Oriented' on Preserving Video Games
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Ep. 15: 'Achievement Oriented' on Video Game Agents and Boss Battles
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Ep. 14: 'Achievement Oriented' on Dystopian Twitch and 'Hitman'
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Ep. 13: 'Achievement Oriented' on Test-Driving the Switch and Exploring the Sandbox
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Ep. 12: 'Achievement Oriented' on 2017 Trends and the Man Behind Marcus Holloway
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Ep. 11: 'Achievement Oriented' on 'Assassin's Creed,' Video-Game Movies, and the Year of the FPS
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Ep. 10: 'Achievement Oriented' on the Past and Future of 'Star Wars' Games
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Ep. 9: 'Achievement Oriented' on 'The Last Guardian' and 'Westworld'
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Ep. 8: 'Achievement Oriented' on 'Final Fantasy XV' and VR's Past, Present, and Future
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Ep. 7: 'Achievement Oriented' on 'Batman,' the Telltale Model, and the Storytelling Techniques of 'Firewatch'
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Ep. 6: 'Dishonored 2,' 'Watch Dogs 2,' and How Not to Screw Up Stealth
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Ep. 5: Explaining the Strike and a Facelift for Esports
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Ep. 4: 'Overwatch,' E-sports, and the NES Classic
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Ep. 3: New-Console Anxiety and Mark Ingram on 'Call of Duty' and Clowns
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Ep. 2: 'Battlefield 1,' 'Titanfall 2,' and the FPS Evolution
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Ep. 1: 'No Man's Sky'