{"id":11499,"date":"2019-02-18T06:00:19","date_gmt":"2019-02-18T14:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/losharrow.wordpress.com\/?p=11499"},"modified":"2019-02-18T06:00:19","modified_gmt":"2019-02-18T14:00:19","slug":"lhg-podcast-17-crackdown-3-is-fun-metro-exodus-is-surprising-and-activision-is-bad-but-nintendo-is-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vgu.tv\/?p=11499","title":{"rendered":"LHG Podcast 17: Crackdown 3 is Fun, Metro Exodus is Surprising, and Activision is Bad, but Nintendo is Good"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Welcome back, Artyom!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheAllanMuir\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Allan&nbsp;<\/a>and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/dashboard\/episode\/www.twitter.com\/Ejsponge61\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Emmett<\/a>&nbsp;is joined again by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WickedPixelated\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Aneudys<\/a>&nbsp;to talk about a whole lot of games this week!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Allan got his hands on all of the big 3 releases of the week: Metro Exodus, Crackdown 3, and Far Cry New Dawn. Emmett has been playing a bunch of Shadow Warrior 2 with a sprinkle of Def Jam Rapstar. And Aneudys has been playing loads of Apex Legends and Kingdom Hearts 3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the news segment, we talk about the massive layoffs happening over at Activision Blizzard and the exciting announcements from the latest Nintendo Direct.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> You can listen to the show on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/los-harrow-games\/id1440699489\">iTunes<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/1JL6h6RpSc4z7zscRVc6pq\">Spotify<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/pca.st\/29RP\">Pocket Casts<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy83NGIyNWQ4L3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz\">Google Podcasts<\/a>, at the bottom of this article, and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/los-harrow-games\/episodes\/Episode-17-Crackdown-3-is-Fun--Metro-Exodus-is-Surprising--and-Activision-is-Bad--but-Nintendo-is-Good-e3808p\">more<\/a>! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/losharrow.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/02\/ss_a9e5161718611201c5a2909f2dd1f7b8607dcdaa.1920x1080.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11500\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/s\/74b25d8\/podcast\/play\/2408153\/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fproduction%2F2019-1-18%2F10132935-44100-2-8241ce8ce1ac4.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCDwJkVWnSpb7S0vPDEbWIYQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Check out our YouTube channel to see our breath of video content!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/losharrow.wordpress.com\/2019\/02\/11\/backlog-to-the-front-week-6\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here for week 6 of Backlog to the Front!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/losharrow.wordpress.com\/2019\/02\/11\/tee-fore-yourself-golf-blitz-beta-impressions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here for Graydon&#8217;s Golf Blitz Impressions!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EmmettW\/posts\/10214180564492566\" target=\"_blank\">Check out Emmett&#8217;s appearance on Best Friends Talk Funny!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/losharrow.wordpress.com\/2019\/02\/15\/the-playstation-all-stars-ultimate-roster-showdown-match-3-chie-satonaka-vs-claptrap\/\">Vote on Match 3 of the PlayStation All-Stars Ultimate Roster Showdown right here!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/LosHarrowGames%EF%BB%BF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Follow us on Twitter!<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Los-Harrow-Games-508646602943724\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Like us on Facebook!<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome back, Artyom! 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