In this news-light episode, Erroll and Jason discuss Disney anime based on a mobile game, Metroid Dread, and the recently debated issues of upcoming Pokemon games.

Host: Erroll Maas @ErrollM on Twitter www.errollmaaswriting.wordpress.com

Co-Host: Jason Courtar @Shin_Megane_kun on Twitter

Podcast Twitter: @infromjapan Podcast email: infromjapan@gmail.com

Parallax Media: www.parallaxmedia.one

Timestamps:

0:00 Housekeeping

0:00 What We've Been Playing: Erroll: Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania, FF14 Shadowbringers, Puzzle Bobble 3D, Monster Hunter Stories 2, Monster Crown || Jason: Metroid Dread

24:10 J-List

47:47 Recommended Content:

Interview: FFXIV Voice Actors Talk About Their Roles by Siliconera Staff, Siliconera

Endwalker Interview - Naoki Yoshida On The Pandemic, Welcoming New Players, And Getting Enough Sleep by Jade King, The Gamer

Our Time With FFXIV Endwalker Told Many Stories Without a Single Line of Dialogue by Michael Higham, Fanbyte

Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker Preview - Hands-On With Reaper, Sage, And More by Ben Janca, GameSpot

It's Good That Pokemon: Legends Arceus Isn't Fully Open World by Stacey Henley, The Gamer

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond And Shining Pearl Are the Old-School Pokémon Games We've Been Missing by Kat Bailey, IGN

INTERVIEW: Naruto Composer Toshio Masuda On Creating Naruto’s Iconic Soundtrack by Alicia Haddick, Crunchyroll News

The video game review process is broken. It’s bad for readers, writers and games. By Mikhail Klimentov, Washington Post

55:02 News Rundown

55:02 Bad-ish News

58:02 In Other News

1:20:11 Main Topic: Pokemon Pre-release Problems

No Listener Questions this week

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