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Saluki Gamescast
A look at the latest in video games and the news surrounding them through the filter of communication studies and academia at large. Each episode gathers a panel from Southern Illinois University Carbondale students, faculty, and staff to talk about the latest in digital entertainment. Produced by the SIU School of Communication Studies.
Episodes
- Saluki Gamescast
34. Game of the Year 2022: The Top Ten
It's our big blow out for Game of the Year 2022! A blowout so big we had to break it into two episodes. This episode chronicles our debate for our top ten…
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33. Game of the Year 2022: The Awards
It's our big blow out for Game of the Year 2022! A blowout so big we had to break it into two episodes. This episode chronicles our individual game awards in…
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32. Sonic 3 is the Third Sonic Game
We try to get high on High on Life, take a journey through Final Fantasy XIV, discuss whether Donkey Kong 64 holds up, consider Michael Jackson's place in…
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31. Ice Ice Maybe
The Game Awards are back and brought with them tons of news! We break it all down including Armored Core VI, Diablo IV and Baldur's Gate 3 release dates, Crime…
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30. The Luigi Cut
There's a new Mario trailer and well, Pratt is still Pratt. But also Pokemon is back in a big way, Xbox sells big on Black Friday, Netflix is going hard into…
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29. Make Final Fantasy Great Again
Diablo 4 actually coming soon? Prince of Persia remake still coming? Harveststella goes inclusive? Final Fantasy does not? Twitter on fire? Mario flipping the…
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28. Halloween II: The Revenge
We have ideas on how to improve Thanksgiving! Also, we discuss the insane PSVR2 price, what Marvel game we want to see EA make, the downfall of Twitter, the…
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27. Turnip Boy Goes to a Jordan Peterson Conference
Black Adam joins the MultiVersus, Garbage Pail Kids game is finally here, The Witcher gets remade, Age of Mythology is getting retold, plus our favorite trick…
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26. The Most Metal Pokemon
Silent Hill is having a moment! Plus, Vampire Survivors hits the big time, Sims 4 goes free, Nvidia walks back a launch, Bayonetta has some vocal issues…
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25. It's a Cheat Code, Just Not for You
Overwatch 2's launch is a disaster, Sonic is getting costumes, Meta Quest goes even pricier, Activision Blizzard has more legal problems, Konami is making…
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24. Not to Beat a Dead Horse
Mario has a voice, and well, it's Christ Pratt's. We also talk the Garbage Pail Kids game, Disco Elysium ditching staff, Activision's bad news of the week, and…
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23. Madame Tussauds Uncanny Dreamlight Valley
Silent Hill might be returning? Bruce Willis may never leave us? PlayStation fully embraces the PC? Stadia dead before its time? Creepshow as a game is the…
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22. My Mushroom Tastes Like Pepsi Cola
Grand Theft Auto 6 footage has leaked! Plus, we talk Metal: Hellsinger, Ted Lasso joining FIFA, the long weird history of Star Citizen, Mario is getting a…
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21. Hipster Hogwarts, Emo Before It was Cool
PlaySTation and Nintendo announce some new games! We got looks at Tekken 8, Pacific Drive, Pikmin 4, Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, and Fitness Boxing: Fist of…
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20. The One with All the Spoilers
Mafia is back, League of Legends is making TV history, Call of Duty is going to Iraq, cat fight among brand heads, Velma goes woke, and Amy Hennig is working…
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19. Smash that Angel with Your Hair Boot
College football is back so we're talking favorite sports games! Also, we chat about Boneraiser Minions, the Bioshock film, AI: The Somnium Files, Konami's…
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18. Hammer and Sickle Meet PlayStation
School is back in session, so we spend some time discussing Tolkien and the fate of Middle-earth under its new owners. We also talk trouble in Nintendo Land…
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17. I Will Eat Brock's Jelly Donuts
Tomb Raider is out, Grand Theft Auto 6 is back in Vice City, TikTok is getting into games, Sonic 3 is coming out in 2024, Super Punch-Out!'s biggest secret is…
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16. I Enjoy Stabbing Baby Bunnies
Nintendo is going Hollywood, maybe. Skate is going free to play. Sony is going big on esports. John Romero is going back to his Doom roots. Pokimane is going…
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15. Yuji Naka Does Not Care
E3 is back, baby! Well, in a year. But we're back with more news of this year's summer game extravaganza season! Plus, Diablo Immortal isn't a disaster yet…
Saluki Gamescast14. This One Is Just for the Whales
E3 season is beginning to wind down, but first we look at Xbox/Bethesda Showcase, Final Fantasy 25th Anniversary Celebration, lost relics of Google Stadia…
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13. Still Dead, Just Not Dead Space
E3 season is in full swing and we're back with a special "all news" episode. We've got the latest from Playstation State of Play, Summer Game Fest, and more…
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12. We Love Secret of Evermore
We're mere days away from the beginning of E3 season, and that means we have lots of news to cover! PlayStation is launching its reworked Plus service, they're…
Saluki Gamescast11. Kingdom SmackDown
The semester is over, but that doesn't mean the stress of school is entirely gone. We talk about a whole of movies and TV, plus some games such as Prince of…
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10. OJ's Soul Has Left His Body
Alicia returns with tales of (almost) the great white north as we all lower our heads and tackle finals week head on. But first, big news on Square Enix…
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9. Final Fantasy: Berenstain Bears
Did anyone actually play Final Fantasy XII? We answer this while tackling topics such as transphobia in Grand Theft Auto, Meta Quest's new VR titles, do we…
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8. Master Chief's Dog
We're past Easter and that means discounted candy--or not. There's also some video game talk about American Idol NFTs, Sonic's unstoppable box office, the…
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7. Update Controller Simulator
Playing for Pets is over, so we recap the 24-hour video game marathon! We also talk Kingdom Hearts IV, new Tomb Raider, LEGO going big into video games, the…
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6. Space Tastes Like Cilantro
April may eventually make fools of us all, but until then we talk about three new tiers of Playstation Plus, E3's last days, hackers robbing NFTs, a new Monkey…
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5. Orphans vs. Tigers
The semester might slowly be breaking us, but we have enough energy for a new episode! We talk about the disappointment of Final Fantasy Origin, Netflix and…
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4. She Got Game: Leveling Up Inclusivity in Video Games
This special episode is taken from a discussion panel that was part of the 2022 Southern Illinois University Conference on Women. The panel was titled "She Got…
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3. The Nitty-Gritty Waluigi Origin Story
We've been speaking at conferences about video games and horror movies, but this week the horror is sadly in the news. We talk about the reported toxic…
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2. I Broke the Law for a Jynx
We're back from spring break and talking about Sony's latest State of Play, childhood Ninja Turtle trauma, our favorite Pokémon, an absolute glut of video game…
Saluki Gamescast1. Ryu Ate Kirby
In our premiere episode we chat about the big news so far in 2022, including Microsoft buying Activision, Nintendo's big Direct showing, the Steam Deck in the…