{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6786cf573ceecdbe85eac067/6895215df9482328d0d00a26?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 15: What Fight Have Been","description":"<p>Alice was out of action this week, so Jonty and Nate met up to ponder Battlefield 6, cringe over Jonty's new collection of sex games, and reposition the Bioshock jar in the fridge. Plus: the thicc man of Europe, the best artillery in videogames, and another attempt at deal-making. </p><p><br></p><p>You can listen to the episode directly right here, or find it in your pod catching apps.</p><p><br></p><p>iTunes:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/total-playtime/id1790845149\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/total-playtime/id1790845149</a></p><p>Spotify:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/show/1jPv8y9BRzqATFT7zXRxKW\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://open.spotify.com/show/1jPv8y9BRzqATFT7zXRxKW</a></p><p>RSS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6786cf573ceecdbe85eac067\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6786cf573ceecdbe85eac067</a></p><p><br></p><p>Art by Marsh Davies. Music by God Ribbon. </p><p><br></p><p><u>Links</u>!</p><p>Itch.io is re-indexing <a href=\"https://itch.io/t/5149036/reindexing-adult-nsfw-content\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">free adult content</a>. Countess Lita <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0SGlCIBmm0\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">played No Mercy</a>. Tom Clancy's Tom Clancy was <a href=\"https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2014/october/making-best-seller\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">just a huge submarine nerd</a>. GOG <a href=\"https://freedomtobuy.games/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">gave away a bunch of sex games for freedom</a>. Ars Technica's <a href=\"https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/07/behind-the-next-battlefield-game-culture-clash-crunch-and-colossal-stakes/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">deep dive on Battlefield and the misery of AAA development</a>. Everybody was playing Battlefront 2 and <a href=\"https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/the-star-wars-battlefront-2-player-surge-exposes-a-major-flaw-in-ea-s-business-model\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">EA couldn't have cared less</a>. Splinter Cell Conviction <a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/joewintergreen.com/post/3lvkdylgxds2y\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">at high framerate</a>. God <a href=\"https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/graham-smith-is-leaving-rps-come-say-goodbye\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">departed RPS</a> and left some <a href=\"https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-sunday-papers-769\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">parting wisdom on games coverage</a>. </p><p><br></p><p><u>Games</u>!</p><p><a href=\"https://www.ea.com/en-gb/games/battlefield\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Battlefront 6</a>. <a href=\"https://store.steampowered.com/app/1058020/STAR_WARS_Battlefront_Classic_2004/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Star Wars Battlefront (2004)</a>, <a href=\"https://store.steampowered.com/app/3556750/Warhammer_40000_Dawn_of_War__Definitive_Edition/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Dawn of War</a>, with <a href=\"https://steamcommunity.com/app/9310\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Winter Assault DLC</a>. <a href=\"https://store.steampowered.com/app/298030/Total_Annihilation/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Total Annihilation</a>. <a href=\"https://www.rockstargames.com/gta-online\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">GTA Online</a>. <a href=\"https://store.steampowered.com/app/33220/Tom_Clancys_Splinter_Cell_Conviction/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Splinter Cell Conviction</a>.</p><p><br></p><p><u>Recommendations!</u></p><p><a href=\"https://newsletter.hitpoints.co/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Hit Points</a> and <a href=\"https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GR3KVPQER/cells-at-work\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Cells at Work!</a>.</p>","author_name":"Total Playtime"}