Active Quest Episode 123: All The Important News From E3 2021 And Link’s Sex Hair

Josh, Chris, and special guest Abram Buehner from Back Log Banter and CBR review E3 2021.

NOTE: We apologize for the audio issues in this episode. Chris lost his mic stand with the move and needs it replaced. His audio was peaking so it had to be reduced significantly down to be listenable. Chris made the call as an editor to choose the lesser of two evils. The audio will be better next week!

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Music

Theme Song made by Novila. soundcloud.com/novila-edm

Quick News

News and Rate the Conferences

Summer Game Fest (Windows Central)

  • Elden Ring, gets January 21, 2022 release date
  • Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands (fantasy sci-fi FPS spinoff of Borderlands that stars Andy Samberg, Wanda Sykes, Will Arnett and Ashly Burch)
  • Metal Slug Tactics, a strategy version of the classic game
  • Death Stranding: Director’s Cut

Ubisoft Forward (Windows Central)

  • Rainbow Six Extraction trailer and release date of September 16
  • Mario + Rabbids: Spark of Hope – brings in Rabbid Rosalina and a space setting
  • Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora – an open world first person action game set in the Avatar universe. It is based in the Western area of Pandora that hasn’t been seen in the film. 2022 release date.

Gearbox (IGN)

  • A bizarre interview from Randy Pitchford on the set of Borderlands
  • Godfall is coming to PS4
  • Homeworld 3 in production

Devolver (NME)

  • Wizard with a Gun, 2022
  • Inscryption from Pony Island creator, deckbuilding roguelite
  • Death’s Door releases on Xbox and PC on July 20
  • Trek to Yomi, 2022, looks like Ghost of Tsushima in a 2D platformer

Xbox and Bethesda Showcase (GamesRadar)

  • Starfield releases on November 11, 2022
  • Forza Horizon 5 set in Mexico, releases November 9, 2021
  • Battlefield 2042 gameplay looks amazing
  • Jack Sparrow makes appearance in Sea of Thieves with free episode on June 22
  • Redfall is a new IP from Arkane Austin, releases in the summer
  • Contraband, new multiplayer co-op game by Just Cause developer
  • Yakuza: Like A Dragon on Game Pass
  • 12 Minutes – August 19, 2021
  • Hades on Xbox – August 13, 2021. It’s on Xbox Game Pass.
  • Halo Infinite gameplay
  • Back 4 Blood on Xbox Game Pass

Square Enix (Kotaku)

  • Guardians of the Galaxy from Eidos Montreal releases on October 26, 2021, will be single player only, will have TellTale style storytelling with dialogue options
  • Babylon’s Fall is a live service title, coming to PS5, PS4, and PC. 
  • Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin comes to all platforms in 2022, demo released but doesn’t work. It’s similar to Devil May Cry.

Limited Run Games

  • Somehow Plumbers Don’t Wear Ties gets physical and digital release this year on Switch, PC, and PS4
  • Castlevania: Rondo of Blood gets re-release on TurboDuo
  • River City Girls 2 and River City Girls Zero coming

Nintendo (TechRadar)

Active Quest Episode 83: Gamescom Reveals and a Possible New Nintendo Switch Model

Chris, Joseph, and Josh discuss the events of Gamescom Opening Night Live, a possible new Nintendo Switch, and what we’ve been playing!

Hosts and Info

Joseph Yaden – twitter.com/josephyaden

Josh Nichols – twitter.com/Mrjoshnichols

Chris Penwell – twitter.com/PenwellWrites

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Music

Theme Song made by Novila. https://soundcloud.com/novila-edm

Quick Notes

12 Minutes Stars Daisy Ridley, James McAvoy and Willem Dafoe

Chris Penwell

thegamer.com/12-minutes-stars-daisy-ridley-james-mcavoy-and-willem-dafoe/

Gotham Knights Is Not A Games As A Service, Has Self-Contained Story

Michael Leri

gamerevolution.com/news/657289-gotham-knights-not-games-as-a-service

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart Has Optional 60FPS Mode on PS5

Stephen Tailby

https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2020/08/ratchet_and_clank_rift_apart_has_optional_60fps_mode_on_ps

Netflix Reveals First Official Details Of Live-Action Resident Evil Series

Brian Shea 

gameinformer.com/2020/08/27/netflix-reveals-first-official-details-of-live-action-resident-evil-series

Quick Releases

Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Delayed To 2021

Chris Penwell

thegamer.com/lego-star-wars-the-skywalker-saga-delayed-2021/

Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory Set for Launch on November 13

Will Harrison

https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2020/08/26/kingdom-hearts-melody-of-memory-release-date-november/

News

Everything Announced At Gamescom’s Opening Night

Zack Zwiezen

kotaku.com/everything-announced-at-gamescoms-opening-night-1844869976

September’s free PS Plus games: PUBG, Street Fighter V

Adam Michel

https://blog.playstation.com/2020/08/26/septembers-free-ps-plus-games-pubg-street-fighter-v/

New Games with Gold for September 2020

https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2020/08/27/new-games-with-gold-for-september-2020/

Rumor: Switch Pro Could Release Next Year, May Support 4K

Chris Carter

destructoid.com/stories/the-rumor-that-nintendo-is-planning-a-switch-pro-popped-up-again-could-come-next-year-601587.phtml

Listener Questions

There’s 3 of you and 3 PowerPuff Girls.
So Who’s the Blossom, Buttercup and Bubbles of the podcast?

Michael Cwick – DigitalDaysGaming podcast

What We’ve Been Playing

Joseph: 

  • Fortnite
  • Warzone
  • A Short Hike

Chris:

  • Fortnite 
  • Kandagawa Jet Girls (review code provided) – cringe
  • My Hero’s One Justice 2

Josh:

  • Spiritfarer (Xbox Game Pass) 
  • Castlevania: Symphony of the Night