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Episode 10: In games we played this week, Travis discusses the final episode of The Walking Dead: The Final Season and its sendoff to the series and Telltale Games as a whole. Amy starts a zoo in Zoo Tycoon 2, and takes us into the world of kinky Sims 3. Caleb continues his Dark Souls journey, and William revisits wholesome mouse RPG Ghost of a Tale. Then we try our hand at breaking down the biggest stories from the week, starting with an internet debate over a Forbes article about Sekiro, and whether the game should have an "easy" mode. Borderlands 3 is launching as an Epic Store exclusive, and Kotaku publishes an in-depth report on the troubled development of Anthem, shining a new but all too familiar light on the troubling workplace norms of game development at some studios. Lastly, we discuss the new trailer for the Todd Phillips "Joker" film.

News discussed:

• Should Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice have an easy mode? (Forbes, Kotaku)
• Borderlands 3 is a 6-month Epic Store exclusive (PC Gamer)
• How Bioware's Anthem went wrong (Kotaku)

Games discussed: The Walking Dead: The Final Season, Dark Souls III, Zoo Tycoon 2, The Sims 3, Ghost of a Tale.

Hitpoint Pals is co-hosted by Travis Lien, William Suitt, Amy Rutherford, and Caleb Warwick.

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