{"id":24440,"date":"2022-08-18T10:45:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-18T14:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vgu.tv\/?p=24440"},"modified":"2022-08-18T03:26:50","modified_gmt":"2022-08-18T07:26:50","slug":"the-players-club-podcast-ep-109-alone-in-the-dark-wreckreation-spongebob-and-more-highlights-of-the-thq-nordic-showcase-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vgu.tv\/?p=24440","title":{"rendered":"The Player&#8217;s Club Podcast Ep 109: Alone in the Dark, Wreckreation, SpongeBob, and More Highlights of the THQ Nordic Showcase 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fJtAlEgX5Ic?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You ready for this, Playa?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Welcome back to the club! This week, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ejsponge61\">Emmett Watkins Jr<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheAllanMuir\/\">Allan Muir<\/a> are back and talking about this year&#8217;s THQ Nordic Showcase! We talk about everything from cartoon platformers to remade Russian RPGs, and much more!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, in the Whatcha Playin segment, Al talks about their time with Spider-Man on PC and the Steam Deck and Emmett talk about his time with Final Fantasy Origin: Stranger of Paradise and Rumbleverse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can listen to the show on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/los-harrow-games\/id1440699489\">iTunes<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/1JL6h6RpSc4z7zscRVc6pq\">Spotify<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pca.st\/29RP\">Pocket Casts<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy83NGIyNWQ4L3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz\">Google Podcasts<\/a>, on this article, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/vgutvpodcasts\/episodes\/The-Players-Club-Podcast-Ep-93-Activisions-Still-Actin-Up-and-Kirbys-Still-Suckin-Up-e1h9919\">m<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/spotifyanchor-web.app.link\/e\/o475YxQ8zsb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ore<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/s\/74b25d8\/podcast\/play\/56315453\/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2022-7-18%2Faed92fdf-ac0c-b7af-70c6-41ee310020cc.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Timestamps:<ul><li>TOTS: THQ Nordic Showcase 08:42<\/li><li>AEW: Fight Forever 10:28<\/li><li>Space For Sale 19:49<\/li><li>Jagged Alliance 3 21:46<\/li><li>Way of the Hunter 23:48<\/li><li>Tempest Rising 26:47<\/li><li>Gothic Remake 29:10<\/li><li>Outcast 2 34:58<\/li><li>Destroy All Humans 2: Reprobed 39:47<\/li><li>SpongeBob: Cosmic Shake 45:21<\/li><li>Wreckreation 54:10<\/li><li>Alone in the Dark 00:58:30<\/li><li>Final Thoughts 01:14:08<\/li><li>Whatcha Playin 01:19:49<\/li><li>Rumbleverse 01:21:00<\/li><li>Spider-Man PC 01:32:50<\/li><li>FF Origin: Stranger of Paradise 01:41:35<\/li><li>Steam Deck 01:54:54<\/li><li>Housekeeping 02:07:26<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Housekeeping:<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/vgu.tv\/2022\/08\/05\/multiversus-roster-showdown-an-introduction\/\">Multiversus Roster Showdown: An Introduction &#8211; VGU.TV<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/vgu.tv\/2022\/08\/12\/roundtable-next-property-for-a-lego-treatment\/\">Roundtable: Next Property For a LEGO treatment &#8211; VGU.TV<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/vgu.tv\/2022\/08\/08\/fantasy-developer-power-rangers-musou\/\">Fantasy Developer &#8211; Power Rangers Musou &#8211; VGU.TV<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/abTlX-bZ1IA\">Napoleon DIEnamite &#8211; Allan Plays Pok\u00e9mon XD: Gale of Darkness! 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