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Tears of the Kingdom got me back playing Switch

In this week's episode of the overkill podcast Chris and Kevin discuss their time spent with Nintendo's Tears of the Kingdom so far, the change in plans for Overwatch 2, and the sales numbers of Sony's PSVR 2 virtual reality headset. Show Notes: * Tears of the Kingdom received a year long delay just to focus on polish [https://www.vg247.com/tears-of-the-kingdom-delay-polish] * Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom Performance: Portable Play, Overclocking, Pre-Patch Code [https://youtu.be/Mik-AAu0glo] * dbrand reveals Tears of the Kingdom inspired skins for Steam Deck and Nintendo Switch [https://overkill.wtf/dbrand-tears-clone-kingdom-steam-deck-skin/] * DeckHD for Steam Deck [https://deckhd.com] * Overwatch 2 director apologizes for game’s big cancellation, explains what happened [https://www.polygon.com/23730117/overwatch-2-hero-missions-canceled-aaron-keller-blog] * Sony Confirms PSVR 2 Sold 600k Units Up To April, Outpacing Original PSVR Launch [https://www.uploadvr.com/psvr-2-600k-units-sold/]

The ROG Ally lives

In today’s episode of the overkill podcast, Chris and Kevin talk about this year’s State of Switch Survey and the recently released information for the Asus ROG Ally. Show Notes: * State of Switch Survey [https://switchweekly.com/survey/2023] * Asus ROG Ally — all we know [https://overkill.wtf/asus-rog-ally/] * Moonlight Game-Streaming Tutorial [https://overkill.wtf/stream-games-gamepass-moonlight-steam-deck/]

Zelda’s Hype Kingdom

Join Chris and Kevin for 20 minutes of discussion on that new Zelda trailer, what it tells us about the new game and the overall Zelda timeline. They also touch upon the upcoming Advance Wars 1+2 Re-boot Camp launch. Show Notes: * Final Trailer Analysis [https://youtu.be/hRcQRwjVhP0] * CryoBytes ToTK theory [https://reddit.com/r/zelda/comments/xdxy3j/totk_trailer_breakdown_and_theories/] * Hyrule Historia Book [https://amzn.to/3MUZsuA]

It is raining handhelds and lawsuits!

In this episode of the overkill podcast, Chris and Kevin talk about the Mario movie, the new Asus Steam Deck competitor, a potential Sony handheld, and how Nintendo is going after leakers. Show Notes: * The Super Mario Bros. Movies powers up for a massive opening [https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/weekend-box-office-results-the-super-mario-bros-movie-powers-up-for-massive-opening/] * Rotten Tomatoes Super Mario Bros Movie [https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_super_mario_bros_movie] * Rotten Tomatoes Tetris Movie [https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/tetris] * Asus ROG Ally [https://overkill.wtf/asus-rog-ally/] * ThePhawx on the Xbox Handheld [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZ1_F50Gp18&t=306s] * The Sony PlayStation handheld [https://overkill.wtf/sony-playstation-handheld/] * Xbox and EE sign a deal [https://twitter.com/xboxp3/status/1645668066578276352?s=46] * Nintendo goes after leaker [https://kotaku.com/zelda-tears-kingdom-leak-nintendo-lawsuit-discord-1850320375] * Breath of the Wild sold units [https://www.statista.com/statistics/1248052/zelda-botw-unit-sales/]

The Evolution of Emulation on Steam Deck

On this week's show, Kevin and Chris discuss the ongoing Microsoft Activision Blizzard deal as it takes a step forward, the Metaverse and how it may already be here, and the evolution of emulation on the Steam Deck - particularly, upcoming Dolphin support. Show Notes: * Razer Edge [https://www.razer.com/mobile-handhelds/razer-edge] * Steam drop Windows 7/8 support [https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/4784-4F2B-1321-800A] * Steam Hardware Survey [https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey] * The CMA gives Microsoft the OK [https://www.gov.uk/government/news/cma-narrows-scope-of-concerns-in-microsoft-activision-review] * Tim Sweeney believes the metaverse is happening for real [https://www.gamesindustry.biz/tim-sweeney-believes-the-metaverse-is-happening-for-real] * Unreal Editor for Fortnite [https://www.epicgames.com/site/en-US/news/introducing-unreal-editor-for-fortnite-creator-economy-2-0-fab-and-more%5D(https://www.epicgames.com/site/en-US/news/introducing-unreal-editor-for-fortnite-creator-economy-2-0-fab-and-more)] * EmuDeck Interview [https://overkill.wtf/interview-emudeck-creators-steam-deck-emulation/] * Dolphin is coming to Steam [https://store.steampowered.com/app/1941680/Dolphin_Emulator/]