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✨ new episode! ✨
i was joined by my into the aether cohost @stephenhilger.bsky.social to talk about how video games are discussed online, how algorithms make it worse, and how authenticity is the light that shines through all of it.
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✨NEW EPISODE✨
This week in the Aether: We reveal some FromSoftian New Jersey lore, Dragon Quest I + II get glossy, the people have resorted to making their own Pokémon games, and Tales of Xillia may be "the one."
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it's called writing and it's nuts
03.11.2025 12:00 — 👍 1218 🔁 108 💬 33 📌 6
Celebrating the 25th anniversary of PS2 by listening to this all day, and probably every day after this youtu.be/vVVc2TOQ3NE?...
26.10.2025 17:24 — 👍 12 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0✨ new video! ✨
it’s all about how pokemon legends z-a’s extremely weird npcs are actually the reason the game works at all.
watch here: youtu.be/JYrWGfKQIn4 😘
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This week in the Aether: They made a new Pokémon game so of course we talked about it for an hour by accident, We Know the Devil (2016) and Despelote (2025) are extremely good, and Brendon can't stop playing Ball x Pit.
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🌒HADES II from @supergiantgames.bsky.social is out now on #NintendoSwitch2 & #NintendoSwitch! 🌘
Battle beyond the Underworld vs. the Titan of Time in the sequel to the award-winning god-like rogue-like masterpiece.
Your time starts now: ninten.do/6014sSTt0
The cover of Parasite Eve but with Steve
Anyway, look forward to this on Wednesday
28.09.2025 23:18 — 👍 28 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Minecraft Steve and Wii Fit Trainer in the void
Why is this haunting?
20.09.2025 21:35 — 👍 96 🔁 9 💬 1 📌 0
✨NEW EPISODE✨
This week in the Aether: Hornet keeps on trucking despite ~everything~ while Woody plots to whack his rival: Buzz Lightyear. Stephen climbs a mountain with his friends and Brendon finally finds a Story of Season game he likes.
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i took a break from the silksong endgame to post this please clap
10.09.2025 14:34 — 👍 48 🔁 2 💬 3 📌 0
Ysbryd Games and Necrosoft Games have delayed their turn-based tactics RPG Demonschool to November 19 from its initial September 3 release date. Additional endings and mini-games that were planned for post-launch updates will now be included from the start: www.rpgsite.net/news/18255-d...
25.08.2025 17:19 — 👍 71 🔁 13 💬 4 📌 1
✨NEW EPISODE✨
This week in the Aether: We're dialing 140.96 into the CODEC and listening to the new hit album from Dream Green. We're playing so many demos and we're playing SO many indie games. What a world!!
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Hey! We’ll be recording the PSP premiere this Saturday and that will likely come out during the week of August 11th. Since it’s a big recording and a big edit, we’ll be taking this coming week off. Any Percent will come out per usual, but no regular episode Wednesday. The next ep will be the PSP 😎
31.07.2025 15:47 — 👍 47 🔁 3 💬 2 📌 0Sees Donkey Kong Bananza reviews:
16.07.2025 12:50 — 👍 333 🔁 33 💬 7 📌 4
✨NEW EPISODE✨
This week in the Aether: Stephen tells a story about some lovely gifts and returns to a classic Fire Emblem, Brendon dances with Din on the Game Boy Color.
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Started playing again on the Switch 2 and it’s amazing!
02.07.2025 00:59 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Announcement time: We’re leaving the Pickaxe podcast network and returning to being a fully independent podcast.
Thanks for all of your feedback and support which helped us arrive at this decision. It means everything to us. 💕
More information here: www.patreon.com/posts/into-a...
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Dude, the summer solstice?
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Brendon’s back! And so is Fantasy Life!
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In-store restock also coming soon
12.06.2025 23:06 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Who doesn't want a Zelda-meets-Animal Crossing that's actually good? Our Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time review: (Repost)
07.06.2025 12:50 — 👍 41 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
Chances to secure a Switch 2 console:
- Walmart online tonight at 12:01 am ET, in store tomm lbabi.nz/1ZvBUY
- Best Buy in-store tomm lbabi.nz/bEIiUG
- EB Games in-store tomm lbabi.nz/4s2Ajr
- Costco "June 5" lbabi.nz/SYVRiQ
- Amazon invites lbabi.nz/suD6Wn
- London Drugs will have in-store stock
Take a closer look at the #NintendoSwitch2 system, launching on June 5, 2025!
Learn more: ninten.do/6012qqZcQ
youtu.be/9flte56erE8?...
Listen to the King youtu.be/ngZ0K3lWKRc?...
28.03.2025 16:03 — 👍 10 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
Tune in tomorrow, March 27th, at 7 a.m. PT for a livestreamed #NintendoDirect, featuring around 30 minutes of upcoming games for Nintendo Switch. There will be no updates about Nintendo Switch 2 during this presentation.
Watch it here: ninten.do/6019q9KKc
i think about this a lot
08.03.2025 23:05 — 👍 225 🔁 24 💬 3 📌 1Love the cover art. Looking forward to listening to this one!!
07.03.2025 19:49 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
🗝️ BONUS EPISODE 🗝️
Stephen and Brendon check in on their good friends Ventus, Terra, and Aqua and their super-fun and not-sad-at-all adventure in this Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep retrospective.
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