Pixels & Ink Podcast: Episode 390 — The Grammys Suck

Pixels & Ink

On this week's Pixels & Ink Podcast: Brendan, Chris, Dayna and Jordan sit down to talk about the Canandian Indie Game Awards—the winners and the good stuff that comes from the indie scene. Afterwards, they talk about how the The 8-Bit Big Band's arrangment of "Meta-Knight's Revenge," from the Kirby franchise won a Grammy; and this leads to a larger conversation about the legitimacy of video game music.

Moving on, the gang talks about how Epic is teaming up with Lego to "create a space for kids in the Metaverse," and naturally Jordan isn't impressed. In other Epic related news, they talk about how Fortnite raised 144 million dollars towards the relief fund for the war in Ukraine; and also how Epic is also potentially facing a lawsuit from Kyle Hanagami, who claims Epic stole his dance routine for Fortnite emotes.

The gang also talks about how Remedy is planning on remaking Max Payne 1 & 2, and Jordan hopes the quality of those games isn't ruined my modern gaming sensibilities. They also briefly talk about Jim Carey potentially stepping away from acting after Sonic the Hedgehog 2.

In reviews, Chris has some things to say about Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga and Brendan talks a bit about the Matebook.