Couch Dimension

Tiny Big Dude / Red / Captain Swag

We talk about video games, bringing the perspective of a corporate lawyer, code developer, and avid gamer to provide a broad base of coverage and laughs.

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20 episodes
Updated Jul 24, 2024
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Jul 24, 2024 · 1 hr 22 min
Episode 23 – The Gamer Quiz
Episode 23: The Gamer Quiz 00:00 Intro 01:51 Donald Trump Unbanned From Twitch 07:41 Microsoft Ditches DEI Team 16:36 Bethesda Game Studios Unionized 19:41 FTC Dings Microsoft 28:32 The Wizard's Gaming Quiz Find all our links here: https://linktr.ee/couchdimension Watch the video podcast at https://www.youtube.com/@tinybigdude Watch us LIVE Tuesdays at 5:15 p.m. CST on Twitch at Twitch.tv/TinyBigDude and on YouTube You can also reach us via email at thecouchdimension@gmail.com
Jul 17, 2024 · 1 hr 19 min
Episode 22 – CURSE YOU BAYLE!
Episode 22: CURSE YOU BAYLE! This week we lead off talking about how the Switch is Nintendo's longest lasting console. Then we get into the Xbox Game Pass price hike and examine if its still worth the money. After that we talk about Bayle and Igon, CURSE YOU BAYLE! Followed by a lengthy discussion of lore vs. story. Additionally we talk about Tears of the Kingdom and examine if its storytelling sucks. Finally we close out the show talking about what we've been playing including Half Life Alyx and Elden Ring Seamless Co-op. Find all our links here: https://linktr.ee/couchdimension Watch the video podcast at https://www.youtube.com/@tinybigdude Watch us LIVE Tuesdays at 5:15 p.m. CST on Twitch at Twitch.tv/TinyBigDude and on YouTube You can also reach us via email at thecouchdimension@gmail.com
Jul 10, 2024 · 1 hr 10 min
Episode 21 – Antitrust No One
Episode 21: Antitrust No One This week we are joined by special guest Grumpy Manticore and have great conversations around dog-assisted speed runs, Nintendo saying Nintend-no to generative AI, a new lawsuit against Valve in the UK alleging antitrust violations, Dead Rising Deluxe bringing back its old licensed music, the decline of mystery in open world games, and how indie creators should think about success in the boom and bust era of PC games. Find all our links here: https://linktr.ee/couchdimension Watch the video podcast at https://www.youtube.com/@tinybigdude Watch us LIVE Tuesdays at 5:15 p.m. CST on Twitch at Twitch.tv/TinyBigDude and on YouTube You can also reach us via email at thecouchdimension@gmail.com
Jul 3, 2024 · 1 hr 11 min
Episode 20 – The Couch Dimension Curse
Episode 20: The Couch Dimension Curse This week we've got plenty of fresh gaming news for ya, starting with the major outages currently faced by Xbox Live, Forza Horizon 4 being delisted, Bandai Namco Online bleeding money, Bethesda's Montreal Studio unionizing, Nintendo suing to take down LiberiaShop and MIG Switch, and the U.S. Government suing Adobe over it's predatory subscription model. Find all our links here: https://linktr.ee/couchdimension Watch the video podcast at https://www.youtube.com/@tinybigdude Watch us LIVE Tuesdays at 5:15 p.m. CST on Twitch at Twitch.tv/TinyBigDude and on YouTube You can also reach us via email at thecouchdimension@gmail.com
Jun 26, 2024 · 1 hr 8 min
Episode 19 – Chill Dimension: Solar Ash
Episode 19 - Chill Dimension Solar Ash It's the end of the month so we're taking it easy with Chill Dimension. We talk about what we've been playing. Tiny's been lording over manors in Manor Lords, Red dives into tips for Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, and Captain tells us about goofing around in Gary's Mod. Then we get into the environments, story, and gameplay of June's Game of the Month, Solar Ash. Then Tiny announces July's game of the month, Frostpunk. After that, we do a couple of questions giving our thoughts on the past and future of handheld consoles as well as our favorite video game movies. Find all our links here: https://linktr.ee/couchdimension Watch the video podcast at https://www.youtube.com/@tinybigdude Watch us LIVE Tuesdays at 5:15 p.m. CST on Twitch at Twitch.tv/TinyBigDude and on YouTube You can also reach us via email at thecouchdimension@gmail.com
Jun 19, 2024 · 1 hr 8 min
Episode 18 – Todd Coward
Episode 18: Todd Coward This week we're covering a lot of news and diving deep on a couple of topics. First Captain starts with rumors surrounding brining Bloodborne to PC. Then Tiny dive deep on how EA's executives made off like bandits amid a 5% reduction in global workforce and how executive compensation rewards the greediest impulses. Red walks us through Arrowhead's recent donation based on player actions in Helldivers 2. Captain discusses Starfield's new DLC along with creation club controversy. We wrap up with a discussion of Fromsoft stating that they will not be conducting layoffs and would rather cut CEO pay first. Watch us LIVE Tuesdays at 5:15 p.m. CST on Twitch at Twitch.tv/TinyBigDude You can also reach us via email at thecouchdimension@gmail.com
Jun 12, 2024 · 1 hr 12 min
Episode 17 – Chaos at Rocksteady
Episode 17: Chaos at Rocksteady This week we're covering a lot of news including the mysterious case of the Play Date, why Suicide Squad Kills the Justice League sucked so bad, Vimm's Lair takedown update, whether Summer Games Fest is a gift or is poison, Obsidian choosing to not live in fear, a layoff roundup, and the Halo Combat Evolved remake. Watch the video podcast at https://www.youtube.com/@tinybigdude Watch us LIVE Tuesdays at 5:15 p.m. CST at https://www.twitch.tv/tinybigdude You can also reach us via emial at thecouchdimension@gmail.com Find out more at https://couch-dimension.pinecast.co
Jun 5, 2024 · 1 hr 5 min
Episode 16 – Smashing in Monster Hunter Wilds
Episode 16: Smashing in Monster Hunter Wilds This week we're talkin about the rising cost of games as pushed by Embracer Group, Monster Hunter Wilds, Astro Bot, where Steam games go when you die, PSVR2 and more! Watch the video podcast at https://www.youtube.com/@tinybigdude Watch us LIVE Tuesdays at 5:15 p.m. CST at https://www.twitch.tv/tinybigdude You can also reach us via emial at thecouchdimension@gmail.com Find out more at https://couch-dimension.pinecast.co
May 29, 2024 · 1 hr 3 min
Episode 15 – Chill Dimension (Prey 2017)
Episode 15: Chill Dimension (Prey 2017) We spend a lot of this episode talking about Prey 2017 our game for this month's "book club." We talk about its great story, it's drawbacks, and how it's a great immersive sim. Then we get into some fun discussion questions including a smash bros style roster for Disney characters and our own personal metaverses. Watch the video podcast at https://www.youtube.com/@tinybigdude Watch us LIVE Tuesdays at 5:15 p.m. CST at https://www.twitch.tv/tinybigdude You can also reach us via emial at thecouchdimension@gmail.com Find out more at https://couch-dimension.pinecast.co
May 22, 2024 · 1 hr 12 min
Episode 14 – The Polish Advantage
Episode 14: The Polish Advantage This week we're covering a lot of ground talking about Elsewhere Entertainment Activision's new studio, Vimm's Lair and Nintendo's DMCA, Take Two losing money, integrating AI into games, Larian opening a new office in Warsaw, Assassin's Creed, and IGN acquiring Gamer Network. Watch the video podcast at https://www.youtube.com/@tinybigdude Watch us LIVE Tuesdays at 5:15 p.m. CST at https://www.twitch.tv/tinybigdude You can also reach us via emial at thecouchdimension@gmail.com Find out more at https://couch-dimension.pinecast.co
May 15, 2024 · 1 hr 3 min
Episode 13 – Really Happy News
Episode 13: Really Good News So if you couldn't tell the title is sarcastic... This week we're tracking the fallout from the Xbox debacle, Marvel Rivals NDA situation, Square Enix's sort of entire messed up deal, and more! Plus in a first, we have a brand new video package review of Fallout 76. Watch the video podcast at https://www.youtube.com/@tinybigdude Watch us LIVE Tuesdays at 5:15 p.m. CST at https://www.twitch.tv/tinybigdude You can also reach us via emial at thecouchdimension@gmail.com Find out more at https://couch-dimension.pinecast.co
May 8, 2024 · 1 hr 12 min
Episode 12 – I Thlammed My Penith
Episode 12: I Thlammed My Penith Wow what a terrible week for games! This episode we're covering a couple of good things, including Nintendo's new console announcement and Microsoft making MS-DOS 4 open source. But that's not very much of the show as Microsoft shuttering studios at Bethesda, the Helldivers 2 fiasco, Riot bricking PCs, and the utter disaster that is Escape from Tarkov's new pay to win options really take the spotlight. It seems game companies can't stop making poor choices. They cannot stop thlamming their penith in the car door. Watch the video podcast at https://www.youtube.com/@tinybigdude Watch us LIVE Tuesdays at 5:15 p.m. CST at https://www.twitch.tv/tinybigdude You can also reach us via emial at thecouchdimension@gmail.com Find out more at https://couch-dimension.pinecast.co
May 1, 2024 · 1 hr 9 min
Episode 11 – We're Going to Make You Angry
Episode 11: We're Going to Make You Angry This is our second installment of our monthly series dedicated to a more chill vibe. We're shootin from the hip talking about our video game likes/dislikes and occasionally doing stupid prompts. This week we talk about games we haven't been able to get into and what's held us back among other fun topics. Watch the video podcast at https://www.youtube.com/@tinybigdude Watch us LIVE Tuesdays at 5:15 p.m. CST at https://www.twitch.tv/tinybigdude You can also reach us via emial at thecouchdimension@gmail.com Find out more at https://couch-dimension.pinecast.co
Apr 24, 2024 · 1 hr 5 min
Episode 10 – Ghost of Sushi-Ma
Episode 10: Ghost of Sushi-Ma This episode we're covering a lot of ground, including Larian's decision to not make Bauldur's Gate 4, PS5 titles coming to PC, Ubisoft revoking licenses to play The Crew, Apple allowing emulators on its app store, new Palworld controversy and opting out of Discord's new mandatory arbitration policy. We also look at a couple of trailers. Here's the text of my email to Discord. This is not legal advice, I'm just sharing with you what I did, if you choose to do the same, I cannot be held responsible for the results: I, [legal name] am writing to opt out of Discord Inc.'s arbitration clause per the opt out provision in Discord Inc.'s terms of services agreement published on March 15, 2024, and adopted on April 15, 2024. If you have any questions, you may reach me at [email] Send to arbitration-opt-out@discord.com to opt out of Discord's new mandatory arbitration policy. Watch the video podcast at https://www.youtube.com/@tinybigdude Watch us LIVE Tuesdays at 5:15 p.m. CST at https://www.twitch.tv/tinybigdude Email us at TheCouchDimension@gmail.com Find out more at https://couch-dimension.pinecast.co
Apr 17, 2024 · 1 hr 2 min
Episode 9 – Tipping for Games
Episode 9: Tipping for Games This episode we're talking about Keanu Reeves as Shadow the Hedgehog, EA drama over Deadspace 2, tipping for games, and the new Fallout show. Watch the video podcast at https://www.youtube.com/@tinybigdude Watch us LIVE Tuesdays at 5:15 p.m. CST at https://www.twitch.tv/tinybigdude Email us at TheCouchDimension@gmail.com Find out more at https://couch-dimension.pinecast.co
Apr 10, 2024 · 1 hr 7 min
Episode 8 – Noita? I Barely Know Her!
Episode 8: Noita? I Barely Know Her! This episode we're talking about the meltdown at Embracer Group, Deck Nine's toxic work culture, an absolutely foul list of the top twenty most iconic video game characters, and more! Music this week was provided by a sad man next to a microphone that appeared out of nowhere. Watch the video podcast at https://www.youtube.com/@tinybigdude Watch us LIVE Tuesdays at 5:15 p.m. CST at https://www.twitch.tv/tinybigdude Find out more at https://couch-dimension.pinecast.co
Apr 3, 2024 · 1 hr
Episode 7 – A Case of the Couch Pox
Episode 7: A Case of the Couch Pox This week everyone was pretty busy and TinyBigDude was a little under the weather. So instead of the usual news, we're doing discussion questions talking about our favorite game consoles, dream games, and more. Watch the video podcast at https://www.youtube.com/@tinybigdude Watch us LIVE Tuesdays at 5:15 p.m. CST at https://www.twitch.tv/tinybigdude Find out more at https://couch-dimension.pinecast.co
Apr 3, 2024 · 55 min
Episode 6 – You're Feeling a Little Dogmatic
Episode 6: You're Feeling a Little Dogmatic TinyBigDude has been sucked into the cushions leaving Red and Captain to discuss developments over at Epic Games along with how much the Battlefront Collection sucks and a healthy dose of Dragon's Dogma talk. Watch the video podcast at https://www.youtube.com/@tinybigdude Watch us LIVE Tuesdays at 5:15 p.m. CST at https://www.twitch.tv/tinybigdude Find out more at https://couch-dimension.pinecast.co
Mar 20, 2024 · 1 hr 3 min
Episode 5 – The Void Itself Needs Me to Fill It
Episode 5: The Void Itself Nees Me to Fill It This week we're getting to a LOT of news including, more trouble at Bungie, Mario Maker's final boss, AI in game design, and much more! Watch the video podcast at https://www.youtube.com/@tinybigdude Watch us LIVE Tuesdays at 5:15 p.m. CST at https://www.twitch.tv/tinybigdude Find out more at https://couch-dimension.pinecast.co
Mar 13, 2024 · 1 hr 8 min
Episode 4 – Do You Own Your Steam Games?
Episode 4: Do You Own Your Steam Games? This week we dive deep into the concept of digital ownership and examine recent case studies of that ownership being compromised by corporate interests. Also, we killed Red to summon a dank wizard to help us along. Watch the video podcast at https://www.youtube.com/@tinybigdude Watch us LIVE Tuesdays at 5:15 p.m. CST at https://www.twitch.tv/tinybigdude Find out more at https://couch-dimension.pinecast.co