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Day 2 of Pax East and we're all doing just fine! Jason and Rob banter back and forth about some of the great interviews, awesome games, and salty weather we encountered at the BCEC in Beantown!

Discussion topics for this episode include:
We Happy Few, 20xx, Below, The 'big issue' with demos at conventions, Tooth & Tail, Andy Schatz, Austin Wintory, Dead by Daylight, Flint Hook, Arena of the Gods, Eitr, Shadow Warrior 2, Pyre, Divinity Original Sin II, games we didn't get to, closing thoughts on PAX.

For more shenanigans, check us out at GameCrashers.net
And be sure to check out our live cast at twitch.tv/gamecrashers!

It's the first day of PAX East 2016 and your two CrashCast hosts with the most have a ton of stuff to talk about -- and bathrobes. No...we...we don't get it either. We never asked for this. But it's a classy show, so it's robes, flip flops, and scotch. Get on our level!

Discussion topics for this episode include:
Pax Problems at the gate, Indie Mega Booth, Devolver Digital, TinyBuild, indie games, Divinity 2, Shadow Warrior 2, Dead by Daylight, I Want to be Human, Strafe, Ruined, Zombie Night Terror, The FInal Station, Star Break, Dad by the Sword, why Pax is kind of the 'cool kid' convention, and more!

For more shenanigans, check us out at GameCrashers.net
And be sure to check out our live cast at twitch.tv/gamecrashers!

It's the GameCrashers end of 2015 game of the year Crashstravaganza Seven! Enjoy (all three parts) as your podcast hosts "DarkSide" Rob James, Sean Marks, Dave "Boris" Orosz, and Kevin Guinto take you through the good, the bad, and the ugly from the year that was as we head into 2016!

In Part 1 we start off with the best of the best: Best Game of Any Year, Best Indie, Best AAA, Best Story, Best World, Best Atmosphere, Best Design, Best Gameplay, Best Voice Acting, Best Sound, Best Studio, and Best Publisher.

Be sure to check out Parts II & III!

Intro Song: Mega Man 9 'The Skull Fortress' by Sixto Sounds (OCREMIX)

It's the GameCrashers end of 2015 game of the year Crashstravaganza Seven! Enjoy (all three parts) as your podcast hosts "DarkSide" Rob James, Sean Marks, Dave "Boris" Orosz, and Kevin Guinto take you through the good, the bad, and the ugly from the year that was as we head into 2016!

In part 2 of our awards show: Best 'Unfinished' Game, Best 'Barely a Game', Most Original Game, Best New Character, Best Gameplay Gimmick, 'Can't Stop Playing', Best Game No One Played, Sleeper Hit, 'First Hour' Award, Best DLC, Best Ending, Strangest Game, Most 'Surprisingly Good' game, Favorite Gaming Moment, and Most Influential Game of 2015!

Be sure to check out parts I & III!

Intro Song: Ori and The Blind Forest - 01 - Ori, Lost in the Storm - Gareth Coker

It's the GameCrashers end of 2015 game of the year Crashstravaganza Seven! Enjoy (all three parts) as your podcast hosts "DarkSide" Rob James, Sean Marks, Dave "Boris" Orosz, and Kevin Guinto take you through the good, the bad, and the ugly from the year that was as we head into 2016!

In Part 3, strap in. We tackle these dubious game categories: Most Disappointing, Worst Gameplay, Worst Looking, Most Overhyped, "OH COME ON!" Most Frustrating, Most Broken, Worst Story, "Dat MacGuffin" Worst Motivation, "Couldn't Care Less", Worst Ending, Worst Developer, Worst Publisher, Worst Game Played, and Worst Game of the Year.

AND WE WRAP UP THE SHOW WITH GAME OF THE YEAR AND 2016 PREDICTIONS!

Thanks for listening and be sure to check out parts I & II.

Intro Song: Crypt of the Necrodancer - Dance of the Decorous - DannyBstyle
Break Song: AC Syndicate - London is Waiting - Ausin Wintory

Podcasting is a strenuous business. As such, we needed to take a few weeks off in order to properly discuss some heady topics such as broken games, repetitive plot devices, sketchy kickstarter projects, scary horror games, charity events, and pre-end of the year 'best of' deliberations. It's a jam-packed episode of the Crashcast. So let's get this party started!

Podcasters on Ep#5: Rob, Sean, and Tanner
Topics for Ep#5: Why humans can't predict weather, Stuff Happens, SOMA, Batman: Arkham Knight, plot twists that aren't plot twists, Until Dawn, Ori and the Blind Forest, Mad Max, Warner Bros., Alpha Protocol, DarkSideRob of the Damned Month, Extra Life, Tony Hawk, Kickstarter Fails, and everything doing between now and December 31st!