Rocky is out of action so Tegan and Brian call in the big guns, frequent co-host Joe Spiro! Topics include stuff like secret EA lay-offs, Tencent suing itself, the gameness of Duolingo, where to source 12 ounces of semen, Hammond the Tumblr hamster, Shawn Layden's missing neck and Mario Lopez kissing Santa Claus. This is a video game podcast.

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Look, no matter whether you liked Nintendo's presentation or not you knew this was going to get heated. It had to. This is a podcast and since we don't cover 30-year-old unsolved murders we have to find our drama SOMEWHERE. Resultingly, we explore that loyalty test. Except it's not a loyalty test. IT'S SO CONFUSING. This episode also contains Kingdom Hearts, samurai murder time and brisket nachos.

Holy Crap! It's a second episode of Impossible Coin in the course of a week! It must be E3 week! All the pageantry and splendor of a convention in LA crammed into a bonus podcast. Likely, it's a tired Rocky and Brian talking Bethesda and Devolver but please believe that pageantry and splendor bit. And eat all that cheese.

E3 is here! In reality, if you are the kind of person who listens to this show you likely already followed all the press conferences and ensuing announcements closely but you are hear because you want to hear THESE PEOPLE TALK ABOUT THEM. And they do! Tegan, Rocky and Brian have feelings about EA, Microsoft and some of the smaller "Pre 3" announcements. Phil Spencer bought everything and 100 February 22nds jump out of a plane. Also, Max Powers is real and he wants to buy beer.

There is a crisp, warm wind blowing and that must mean that the E3 leaks are in full effect. Brian and Rocky try to pick up the broken pieces and sort through Pokemon, Fallout and Assassin' Creed. They also are horrified at what Steam has on offer. Weirdly, Atari and Intellivision seem to exist and Brian watched wrestling. If we had just had more anime this might have been a video gaming podcast.

Rocky has played the most games and isn't afraid to lord it over people. Tegan continues preparation for getting wrecked in the hot tub. The team dunks on Apple for fearing the Steam app. A N64 Mini is discussed and the team definitely "crouches down to jump higher".

Tegan beats arounds the bush about what she is going to do at con. (Spoiler, she's gonna get wasted.) The whole gang gets embroiled in a conversation about titties both anime and otherwise. Hearthstone gets cancelled. Rocky delivers the bad news about some game delays. The team briefly mourns the Vita and Boss Key Studios. Microsoft delivers a big win for accessibility and Tegan remembers one thing about Joe.

Tegan beats arounds the bush about what she is going to do at con. (Spoiler, she's gonna get wasted.) The whole gang gets embroiled in a conversation about titties both anime and otherwise. Hearthstone gets cancelled. Rocky delivers the bad news about some game delays. The team briefly mourns the Vita and Boss Key Studios. Microsoft delivers a big win for accessibility and Tegan remembers one thing about Joe.

Tegan explores her trauma for all our benefit. Tegan spends an unseemly amount of money on Digiman Tricycle merchandise. Rocky played Fortnite. (So basically Rocky is closer to normal than Tegan or Brian since most people play Fortnite now.) Brian educates the team on a notable Japanese film star and cosplayer with a penchant for high stakes Yoshi cosplays. Canadian Wal-Mart shit the bed and Square Enix is coming to E3. And two winners are announced for Steam keys for Extinction! Come and enjoy our vibrant plumage.

For an E3 predictions episode we sure do spend a lot of time on how well Yoshi does with the ladies. (Spoilers Yoshi is knee-deep y'all.) Rocky and Tegan hold misguided opinions about Super Mario Sunshine. We spend too much time talking about EA (again). Much E3 speculation is had with particular focus on Ubisoft, Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft.

Tegan spins a web of lies regarding a new "healthy" orange food and encourages pizza CEOs to follow their dreams. Rocky is upset with his Steam trash. Brian possibly got someone fired and is vexed by a planet full of irritating knock-off Brians. The team talk about God of War being a super good game. They also talk about an erotic match 3 puzzler being super good too. Really. Rocky might be spending less time murdering community leaders in Extinction and there is a contest to win a copy of Extinction.

Gaming journalist, novelist and meme enthusiast Nadia Oxford drops by to talk USGamer, 1up.com, Youtube, Japanese games and unionization with Brian and Rocky. A wide variety of new cats grade mail and handheld gaming is properly venerated.

Rocky has changed jobs and passionate about Mega Man eating sausage. Rocky has not played his Steam trash. Tegan continues reporting from the front lines of Overwatch dumbness. The team roasts Billy Mitchell for being Billy Mitchell. One more opportunity is found to dunk on Lawbreakers. Steam is especially bad this week.

Brian has questions about the coffee pot and the robbers. Tegan and Brian are not enjoying Far Cry 5. It's a bad video game. You can't add Far Cry to Far Cry to fix Far Cry. Rocky is gathering spring tickets in Monster Hunter World. Some folks might have been negligent with their Steam trash. There is talk about some hawt rumorz™.

Brian was out sick with the exhaustion. (Spoiler: he is still super tired.) Rocky and Tegan take this opportunity to discuss anime in larger quantities. (Please understand.) Rocky also talks about the Monster Hunter. (Please understand.) Tegan riffs on A Way Out and being double undercover. Rocky waxes hopeful about Unity snuggling with cryptocurrency. The game will be changes.

Rocky surprises Tegan and Brian with corporate virality. Tegan comes to terms with spending money on in-game purchases in free to play stuff. Rocky finishes Celeste, Tegan comes around on Fe and Brian is confused by the visual chaos of Kirby Star Allies. Nindies are discussed and Ubisoft assures their own freedom.

The crew discovers that Jeff Bezos is like evil anime. The best source for farm to table lewds is discussed. Paris Hilton speaks truth to power about Nintendogs. Rocky and Tegan call in to question Kim Kardashian's anime cred. Tegan and Brian rise up in Monster Hunter revolt. Sword Art Online, Fe, Life Is Strange: Before the Storm, Celeste and the powers of cronch are all explored. Come along with us and learn about the butter dish.

So we had a guest and managed to not completely shit the bed. Dave Lang hung out and shared some cool insights into in Extinction and how the game came about, told a story about what might have been with Clayfighter, talked a little about microtransactions and set Tegan straight on her nonsense about sandwiches. In honor of guest this week our show notes are not farm to table. They are bespoke.

Tegan is pouring trash into her body and has discovered exercise. Rocky continues killing pillars of the community or as he calls it, playing Monster Hunter World. Brian plays old video games (again) because he is old and not socially relevant. The team dissects the Nintendo Direct, wonders what's up with CoD and slowly realizes that the PUBG update might now be the Fortnite update. If you are from now the Lang episode is next really. If you're the future your optimized search engine prevented you from even seeing this first.

Look, if you're from the future looking for the episode with Dave Lang it's the next one. Not this one. If you're from now Lang is on next week. Rocky and Brian just needed to calm Tegan regarding the impending interview. Also Rocky murders a variety of neighborhood heroes, anime happens and Brian played old games again. The ESA is the worst and someone may have earned a comically oversized check.

Tegan and Brian get deep into that Barbie meta and break down a history of bad Beauty and the Beast Barbies. They are vaguely optimistic about Tomb Raider Barbie and discuss a Barbie Metroidvania. Tegan finished Nier and did a crying. Rocky murdered a variety of friendly dinosaurs in Monster Hunter World and Brian is personally invested in Mike Haggar defeating the Mad Gear gang. AGAIN. Paltry news including Konami is also discussed. Please enjoy this delicious farm to table video game podcast.

Impossible Coin turns one so Tegan, Rocky and Brian turn in our collective self evaluations. As we sort through this complexity we discover that socks versus sweaters is not a trivial distinction, pickles are cucumbers, and that somethings are just too thick for Tegan. We roll a new theme, explore the magic of Barbie video games, Tegan finishes Nier Automata and Rocky is dangerously close to bouncing off Dandara. This episode isn't artisanal. It's farm to table.

Welcome to our extra special, mega-sexy, fully oiled Valentine's Day episode. The crew doesn't quite discuss 100 cupids dropping into your heart but they do honor this most romantic and festive day. Rocky's already found love in the form of Monster Hunter World. Tegan's true love might be The Big Bang Theory. And of course, as Brian slouches toward death, finds love in games as old as he is. *kiss noise goes here*

There are some central drivers or 'themes' to this week's content. Rocky's relationship with Monster Hunter is somewhere between love affair and obsession. The gang realizes that best names for creatures in Monster Hunter are the ones in your heart. We speculate on the possibility that maybe someone should lead EA to a river and have it look at the rabbits. Things get deep when Nolan Bushnell is unpacked. The prospect of an all bard D&D game is discussed all your best erotic video game tweets. THEY ARE EROTIC.