Happy New Year everyone! In this episode we are joined again by Antonia, who last joined us to talk about Stardew Valley. This time, the three of us discuss some of the video games we're most looking forward to in 2018.

• Sefran: Far Cry 5, Into the breach, and Wargroove.
• Antonia: Monster Hunter World, Ni No Kuni 2, Kingdom Hearts III, and Bayonetta 3.
• Jalada: Sea of Thieves, Last of Us Part 2, and Age of Empires 4.

[caption id="attachment_150" align="aligncenter" width="768"] Monster Hunter World[/caption] Intro & outro music: JACKS – Runaway Fashion

In this episode we return to the topic of platformers. All the things we love, some of the things we hate. Not much in the way of notes for this episode; we really just sit back and have a bit of a chat. Enjoy!

In this episode we are joined by the brilliant Marti Bennett. Marti kindly agreed to tell us all about playing Pokémon competitively and recount some of her own stories and experiences of the professional Pokémon scene. Follow Marti:

• YouTube - Virtual Accomplishment
• Twitter - @MartiBennett (@VirtualAccomp for content updates)
• Twitch - Virtual Accomplishment

Related reading/watching:

• JWittz speedrun of Pokémon Trading Card Game
• Serebii
• Serebii 'Effort Values' guide
• Serebii 'Individual Values' guide
• Cybertron on Twitter, YouTube, and Twitch
• Pokémon on Twitch

Intro music: JACKS – Runaway Fashion Outro music: GlitchxCity - Champion Cynthia Battle Remix

In this episode we take a deeper look at eSports and how it compares to more traditional sporting events.

• Inside Fnatic's Bunkr, the World's First eSports Store
• eSports news on ESPN
• Loading Bar

Intro/outro music: JACKS – Runaway Fashion

Tom ('modest' on Summoner's Rift) joins Jalada and Sefran to talk about MOBAs; what they are, where they came from, and why they're so much fun.

• We touch on League of Legends, Heroes of the Storm, Defense of the Ancients, DOTA 2, and Smite.
  • Feel free to be pedantic and email us to let us know that Aeon of Strife was arguably the first MOBA, not DOTA.
• Faker, arguably the best League of Legends player.
• League of Legends Patch 7.1 notes, an example of just how much can change month to month in a MOBA.
• /r/summonerschool.

Intro & outro music: JACKS – Runaway Fashion. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="992"] League of Legends finals[/caption]