ARGcast #193: Answering the Call of Duty Franchise
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Put those boots on the ground, ARGonauts! We're storming the Call of Duty franchise this week from its World War II beginnings to its rebirth in the modern age. Modern Warfare, Black Ops, handheld spinoffs - we cover them all, plus reading off memories playing these popular games from listeners like YOU! This week's news kicks off with the surprise that Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser is leaving the company. That's followed by Platinum Games going to Kickstarter for The Wonderful 101, a Double Dragon / Kunio-kun bundle that has us hyped, and techno artist Remute putting his music on retro cartridges. The Stage of History welcomes the mega-popular Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. Robert then takes war on the go with Call of Duty: Black Ops: Declassified during Obscura. And be sure to grab our game code giveaways for Black Paradox and One Finger Death Punch 2. Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser is leaving the company Platinum calls The Wonderful 101 Kickstarter 'an original case,' will not rely on it frequently Double Dragon and Kunio-kun Retro Brawler Bundle Announced Techno artist Remute is launching an album on a SNES cartridge Follow David | Follow Robert Find episode clips on our YouTube playlist! Got a question, comment, or suggestion for the show? Email us or send a tweet! Check out our Patreon to help support the show and get cool perks along the way. Also, join our Discord room to chat all things retro gaming.
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