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'Arms,' Animating Sex Scenes, and Long Loading Times

Ben Lindbergh and Jason Concepcion debate the Nintendo Switch Pro Controller before Nathan Grayson of 'Kotaku' joins to discuss E3 impressions and the specifics of animating sex scenes

By Ben Lindbergh and Jason Concepcion
Annual E3 Gaming Industry Conference Held In Los Angeles Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images

The Ringer's Ben Lindbergh and Jason Concepcion discuss their impressions of Nintendo's new Switch brawler, Arms (1:10), the pros and cons of motion controls and the Pro Controller (2:42), and the game's esports future (7:50). Then they bring on Kotaku's Nathan Grayson to talk about E3 impressions (9:15), why it's so difficult to do video game sex scenes (and why the ones in The Witcher succeed) (14:19), why more powerful hardware hasn't shortened long loading times (35:30), why loot boxes are bad, and Overwatch (47:20).

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