One again the larger conversation of owning digital media is upon us, this time in the US, as a “Power To The Players” bill is introduced Chip and Gimpy discuss.

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Chip has released a small project onto itch.io called “pyramid” we discuss his inspiration in making it and thoughts on the latest gaming developments, including the status of Halo.

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https://chippedmonk.itch.io/pyramid

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Chip has released a small project onto itch.io called “Node Survivor” we discuss his inspiration in making it and the next thing he is working on

Play Node Survivor

https://chippedmonk.itch.io/nodesurvivor

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Chip and Gimpy discuss voice acting and the coming of AI, what we would prefer regarding replacements or people keeping the role forever.

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Gimpy discusses a bit about Quake and the impact that it has had on the industry, and the gaming world as a whole.

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Gimpy and Chip remember Hercules and Xena, Chip discusses the experiments he is trying with his home server, using a local LLM to make “game” prototypes and continue help organizing his life, Gimpy enjoying Starfox on the switch asks Chip what franchises we want to see again.

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Gimpy and Chip return from work / vacation and update each other on what's going on in their lives, Chip has a home server now, and has stopped all of his collabs, Gimpy is working on a new project and Pig game continues.

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Chip’s new venture is searching for a NAS, Gimpy updates on the status of Pig Squeal and Startbusters and gushes about Forza Horizon 6, the guys discuss a big about Godots new asset store launching and give their opinions on what engine to start with.

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