It's not often that the entire TSG staff all plays the same game to completion so that they're able to talk about it. In another special episode of Trust Sircle, the boys compare the action-packed Marvel's Spider-Man on PS4 to its spiritual successor: The Batman Arkham series. {SUPPLEMENTAL READING} TSG Asks: What makes Marvel’s Spider-Man special http://topshelfgaming.net/tsg-asks-most-impressive-spider-man-ps4/ {SUPPORT THE SHOW} Follow Trust Sircle on Twitter: https://twitter.com/topshelfgaming Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/topshelfgaming.net/ Review us on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/trust-sircle/id1151287082?mt=2

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2: How does Marvel's Spider-Man compare to the Batman Arkham series?

We know it's been a while, but your favorite hosts just had to come back to talk about this insane scandal that has blown up in the game industry. Here's our post-mortem of Filip Miucin's plagiarism drama that is still infuriating Marcus and Devin weeks later. Catch up with them and their lives over the last year and then dive into the deep with the kind of thoughtful discussions you've been missing from Trust Sircle. {SUPPLEMENTAL READING} IGN Plagiarism scandal overshadows epic Smash Bros. Ultimate news #DailyHotTake [http://topshelfgaming.net/daily-hot-take-filip-miucin/](http://topshelfgaming.net/daily-hot-take-filip-miucin/) {SUPPORT THE SHOW} Follow Trust Sircle on Twitter: [https://twitter.com/topshelfgaming](https://twitter.com/topshelfgaming) Like us on Facebook: [https://www.facebook.com/topshelfgaming.net/](https://www.facebook.com/topshelfgaming.net/) Review us on iTunes: [https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/trust-sircle/id1151287082?mt=2](https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/trust-sircle/id1151287082?mt=2)

1: Why is the Filip Miucin plagiarism scandal such a big deal? {Ep. 35}

Listen to our thoughts on this year's E3.

Who won E3 2017? {Ep. 34}

We recorded this episode the week before E3 but we're just getting around to posting it. Now with your knowledge of the future, feel free to laugh at how wrong we were.

The E3 Predictions Episode {Ep. 33}

Games based off of popular books, movies, or tv shows have always been a part of gaming culture. Historically these games relied on the intellectual property to sell copies and focused little on making the game itself fun to play. This week Marcus, Devin, and Evan talk about how licensed games are treated today. {SUPPLEMENTAL READING} Five Movie Licensed Games That Are Actually Good http://topshelfgaming.net/five-good-movie-licensed-games/ {SUPPORT THE SHOW} Follow Trust Sircle on Twitter: https://twitter.com/trustsirclecast Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/onthetopshelf/ Review us on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/trust-sircle/id1151287082?mt=2

Can licensed games be good? {Ep. 32}

Marcus doesn't always make the best financial decisions. That's why he spent over $1200 on a single weekend. Unrelated, anybody looking to buy an NES Mini? Have you ever seen a movie based off a video game that didn't make you cry out of disappointment? This week, Devin, Evan, and Marcus talk about video game movies over the years and if there is any hope for them to be legitimately good. {SUPPLEMENTAL READING} Is there hope for video game movies? http://topshelfgaming.net/video-game-movies-hope/ Why remaking games into movies is a clumsy approach http://topshelfgaming.net/why-remaking-games-into-movies-is-a-clumsy-approach/ Wreck-It Ralph 2 announced for 2018 release http://topshelfgaming.net/disney-wreck-it-ralph-2-announced/ Assassin’s Creed Producer Starts Adaptation-Focused Studio http://topshelfgaming.net/film-producer-start-video-game-adaptation-focused-studio/ This Majora’s Mask fan film is everything you’ve ever wanted from a Zelda movie http://topshelfgaming.net/majoras-mask-fan-film-zelda-movie/ Uncharted movie gets new director http://topshelfgaming.net/uncharted-movie-gets-new-director/ {SUPPORT THE SHOW} Follow Trust Sircle on Twitter: https://twitter.com/trustsirclecast Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/onthetopshelf/ Review us on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/trust-sircle/id1151287082?mt=2

Can video game movies be good? {Ep. 31}

Why are tutorials so long and boring? What's the deal with invisible walls? Why do so many of the female characters have giant wobbly breasts while all the men are snarling bearded white guys? We love video games but they're far from perfect. Hear us talk about the ways we think video games and the games industry could improve. If that isn't enough for you, learn how Marcus became best friends with Drew Carrey and how to blow out a candle from 30ft away using science. All that and more, on this week's episode of Trust Sircle. {SUPPLEMENTAL READING} 5 Brilliant excuses to justify your Zelda: Breath of the Wild addiction: http://topshelfgaming.net/justifying-breath-of-the-wild-addiction/ {SUPPORT THE SHOW} Follow Trust Sircle on Twitter: https://twitter.com/trustsirclecast Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/onthetopshelf/ Review us on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/trust-sircle/id1151287082?mt=2

How can gaming be better? {Ep. 30}

We haven't missed a week and we (hopefully) never will. We're just trying out the whole bi-weekly thing. We missed you, but now that we're back together, we're celebrating with this week's topic: What makes a good party game? {SUPPLEMENTAL READING} Why Nintendo is King of the Couch: http://topshelfgaming.net/king-of-the-couch/ The Loss of Local Multiplayer Part 1: The Myth of Progress http://topshelfgaming.net/loss-of-local-multiplayer-part-one/ How I celebrated Genesis 4 like it was the Super Bowl for Gamers http://topshelfgaming.net/genesis-4-viewing-party/ {SUPPORT THE SHOW} Follow Trust Sircle on Twitter: https://twitter.com/trustsirclecast Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/onthetopshelf/ Review us on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/trust-sircle/id1151287082?mt=2 Review us on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/trust-sircle/id1151287082?mt=2

What makes a fun party game? {Ep. 29}

There are guests galore on this riveting episode of Trust Sircle where we compare the differences between Japanese Role Playing Games and Western developed RPGs. Fan favorite Evan Maier-Zucchino returns to the show to reveal his inner fanboy. Matthew Charles, host of the Geek Stew Podcast and a former RPG localization specialist, lends his expertise to the conversation as well. After discussing the safety concerns of bringing a bird with irritable bowel syndrome into a pizza parlor, the Great Pork Battle begins! {SUPPORT OUR FRIENDS} Geek Stew Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/geek-stew/id1193910208?mt=2 {SUPPLEMENTAL READING} How Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Horizon Zero Dawn achieve open-world excellence http://topshelfgaming.net/zelda-breath-wild-horizon-dawn-open-world/ {SUPPORT THE SHOW} Follow Trust Sircle on Twitter: https://twitter.com/trustsirclecast Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/onthetopshelf/ Review us on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/trust-sircle/id1151287082?mt=2 Review us on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/trust-sircle/id1151287082?mt=2

What's the difference between a Japanese RPG and a Western RPG? {Ep. 28}

The Nintendo Switch and Zelda are finally here. The Trust Sircle gets down and dirty in Hyrule to discuss why The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is a world that's fun to get lost in. {SUPPLEMENTAL READING} What The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild means for my life http://topshelfgaming.net/legend-zelda-breath-wild-means-life/ Horizon Zero Dawn review: beauty in the apocalypse http://topshelfgaming.net/horizon-zero-dawn-review/ {SUPPORT THE SHOW} Follow Trust Sircle on Twitter: https://twitter.com/trustsirclecast Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/onthetopshelf/ Review us on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/trust-sircle/id1151287082?mt=2

What makes The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild so special? {Ep. 27}

One of the hardest parts about growing up is discovering who you are and finding your place in the world. It is something that every human wrestles with at some point. This week we discuss the indie game Night in the Woods and how this game about cartoon animals can be so gosh darn relatable. This of course, comes after we give Taco Bell's Naked Chicken Chalupa a proper send off by eating way more than anyone should in one sitting. {SUPPLEMENTAL READING} Night in the Woods effortlessly captures humanity through its cartoon animal cast http://topshelfgaming.net/night-in-the-woods-review/ {SUPPORT THE SHOW} Follow Trust Sircle on Twitter: https://twitter.com/trustsirclecast Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/onthetopshelf/ Review us on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/trust-sircle/id1151287082?mt=2

What makes Night in the Woods so relatable? {Ep. 26}

PewDiePie, the most popular YouTuber in the world with over 53 million subscribers, has faced more sanctions facing his recent slew of anti-Semitic videos than the Trump Administration can impose on law-abiding American Citizens. Disney officially severed ties with him and YouTube itself has limited the amount of money he can generate from ads and canceled his YouTube Red show Scare PewDiePie which significantly impacts his income. While being racist is never cool, is it a crime to just be a bad comedian? Find out our thoughts this week on Trust Sircle! {SUPPLEMENTAL READING} Disney Severs Ties With YouTube Star PewDiePie After Anti-Semitic Posts https://www.wsj.com/articles/disney-severs-ties-with-youtube-star-pewdiepie-after-anti-semitic-posts-1487034533 {SUPPORT THE SHOW} Follow Trust Sircle on Twitter: https://twitter.com/trustsirclecast Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/onthetopshelf/ Review us on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/trust-sircle/id1151287082?mt=2

Is PewDiePie a PewDieJerk? {Ep. 25}

On the Valentine's Day episode of Trust Sircle, Valerie makes some friggin' sweet Overwatch Valentines and the gang plays a game of Ctrl+Alt+Del (the video game version of Marry, Kiss, Kill). We then dive into the charities featured in this month Humble Freedom Bundle and ask "How do you share the things you love with the people you love?" Apparently, Valerie thinks the best way is to just "slip it in there". Well Valerie, in the words of our president, "I'LL SEE YOU IN COURT". {SUPPLEMENTAL READING} Give these FREE Overwatch Valentines from artist Valerie Valdivia to the heroes in your life!: http://topshelfgaming.net/overwatch-valentines/ Immersive sequences: A study in design: http://topshelfgaming.net/immersive-sequences-study-design/ {SUPPORT THE SHOW} Follow Trust Sircle on Twitter: https://twitter.com/trustsirclecast Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/onthetopshelf/ Review us on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/trust-sircle/id1151287082?mt=2

How do you share the things you love with the people you love? {Ep. 24}

Marcus takes the reigns while Devin and Valerie are off playing Dungeons & Dragons. He is joined by Evan, Garry, and Edwin who talk about Fire Emblem's debut on mobile devices as the gang becomes ever obsessed with Taco Bell's Naked Chicken Chalupa. {SUPPLEMENTAL READING} Fire Emblem Heroes Review http://topshelfgaming.net/fire-emblem-heroes-review-battle/ How I celebrated Genesis 4 like it was the Super Bowl for Gamers http://topshelfgaming.net/genesis-4-viewing-party/ {SUPPORT THE SHOW} Follow Trust Sircle on Twitter: https://twitter.com/trustsirclecast Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/onthetopshelf/ Review us on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/trust-sircle/id1151287082?mt=2

What does Fire Emblem mean for Nintendo's Future? {Ep. 23}

People like Jim Sterling, "Angry" Joe, and of course, the Game Grumps, make their living off of complaining about video games. So Valerie asks a simple but poignant question: If gamers love games so much, why do they spend so much time criticizing them? {SUPPLEMENTAL READING} "N****r" and other words I learned while playing Overwatch: http://topshelfgaming.net/nigger-words-learned-playing-overwatch/ Why Donald Trump is Actually Ulfric Stormcloak: http://topshelfgaming.net/skyrim-donald-trump-stormcloaks/ {SUPPORT THE SHOW} Follow Trust Sircle on Twitter: https://twitter.com/trustsirclecast Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/onthetopshelf/ Review us on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/trust-sircle/id1151287082?mt=2

Why are gamers so grumpy? {Ep. 22}

Marcus and Devin play a lot of video games. Valerie does not. Each week they discuss how culture is shaped by video games and what we can learn from them. Every episode is chock full of laughter and enlightenment and can be enjoyed even if you don't play video games.

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