{"id":13331,"date":"2019-08-16T09:38:55","date_gmt":"2019-08-16T16:38:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/losharrow.wordpress.com\/?p=13331"},"modified":"2019-08-16T09:38:55","modified_gmt":"2019-08-16T16:38:55","slug":"lhg-episode-36-fantasy-game-overload-sunset-overdrive-and-violence-in-video-games-overreaction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vgu.tv\/?p=13331","title":{"rendered":"LHG Episode 36: Fantasy Game Overload, Sunset Overdrive, and Violence in Video Games Overreaction"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Welcome back to the show!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ejsponge61\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Emmett<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheAllanMuir\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Allan<\/a>&nbsp;are back again to tell you all about what they&#8217;ve been playing and also discuss some of the recent gaming related events. Allan has been knee deep in both The Witcher 3 and Dragon Age: Inquisition. Emmett has been revisiting Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 and has fallen in love with Sunset Overdrive. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp; In the news, we discuss positive changes coming to loot boxes on consoles, the new features coming to WWE 2K20, and we address the elephant in the room and talk about the recent conversation about violence in video games brought upon by the recent mass shootings in America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can listen to the show on <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>, on this article, and <a href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/los-harrow-games\/episodes\/Episode-36-Fantasy-Game-Overload--Sunset-Overdrive--and-Violence-in-Video-Games-Overreaction-e4vrij\">more<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/s\/74b25d8\/podcast\/play\/4238355\/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fproduction%2F2019-7-16%2F21041227-44100-2-33c1fc575ccad.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/losharrow.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/08\/a0e819de-9b8d-477a-8ff8-381dd66321c9-ap_mass_shootings_everything_strong.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13336\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/losharrow.wordpress.com\/2019\/08\/14\/backlog-to-the-front-weeks-31-and-32\/\" target=\"_blank\">Check out weeks 31 and 32 of Backlog to the Front<\/a><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/losharrow.wordpress.com\/2019\/08\/13\/the-playstation-all-stars-ultimate-roster-showdown-match-18-chell-vs-2b\/\" target=\"_blank\">Match 18 of PlayStation All-Stars Ultimate Roster Showdown<\/a><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC6kKbUX9Pnu5Wb-e9kePDuA\/featured\" target=\"_blank\">Check out Allan on the Phantom Zone Podcast Network<\/a><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/losharrow.wordpress.com\/2019\/08\/12\/remembering-g4-part-2-blister\/\" target=\"_blank\">Check out Remembering G4: Part 2: Blister<\/a><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DSQAZZ9yOmE\" target=\"_blank\">G4 Icons Origins of the ESRB Episode<\/a><br> <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/dear-president-trump-video-games-are-so-much-more-violent-opinion-1453386\" target=\"_blank\">Greg Miller&#8217;s Newsweek Article<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCDwJkVWnSpb7S0vPDEbWIYQ\/featured\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe to our YouTube Channel!<\/a><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/LosHarrowGames%EF%BB%BF\" target=\"_blank\">Follow us on Twitter<\/a>!<br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Los-Harrow-Games-508646602943724\" target=\"_blank\">Like us on Facebook!<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome back to the show! Emmett&nbsp;and&nbsp;Allan&nbsp;are back again to tell you all about what they&#8217;ve been playing and also discuss some of the recent gaming related events. Allan has been knee deep in both The Witcher 3 and Dragon Age: Inquisition. 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