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This week! Microsoft's business update, rumors of a Switch 2 delay to 2025 and a new Astro Bot game, plus Silent Hill: The Short Message, Tomb Raider I-III Remastered, Helldivers 2, Mario Vs. Donkey Kong, and much, much more. Join us, won't you? Links of interest: Xbox's Promise to Bring More Games to More Players Around the World Microsoft to bring 4 games to other platforms The rumored games New...

If you  support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment. When A Game's Not Easy Enough Aftershow It's Jeopardy time once again, this time a game from hacker alias A Hind D. No particular theme, just video game Jeopardy in its pure form. Thank you for your support—if you have...

This week! Xbox lines up multiplatform strategy, Skull & Bones is quadruple-A, TMNT in Fortnite, Helldivers 2 is Starship Troopers, Silent Hill: A Short Message, Goodboy Galaxy, Ghostbusters: Rise of the Ghost Lord, and much, much more. Join us, won't you? Links of interest: Love in this Club Rockafire Explosion Starfield, Indy, more to go multiplatform? Microsoft to offer update on their strategy...

If you  support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment. Fore! Aftershow In this Aftershow you'll find a Jeopardy from hacker alias Chrixter. Can our hosts make sense of various slogans and advertising taglines used in Nintendo products over the years? It's tougher than you t...

This week! Hifi Rush tips off Xbox multiplatform strategy, Celeste 64, the State of Play, Alan Wake jump scares, Minecraft Godzilla, Tekken 8, Brotato, and much, much more. Join us, won't you? Links of interest: Celeste 64 Hifi Rush multiplatform t-shirts Sonic x Shadow Generations Stellar Blade Ken Levine's Judas Until Dawn remaster Dave the Diver x Godzilla State of Play wrap-up Alan Wake patch...

If you  support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment. Scope Out These Creeps Aftershow On ye olden Aftershow this week, we've got a grab bag Jeopardy quiz from listener and frequent quiz-sender Zach Miller. Take a listen! And then if you fancy yourself a game-maker and hav...

This week! Job cuts, online connectivity ends for 3DS/Wii U, Until Dawn remake, State of Play rumors, Switch 2 rumors, Alan Wake II, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, Sea of Thieves Season 11, and much, much more. Join us, won't you? Links of interest: Until Dawn remake/remaster 3DS/Wii U online connectivity ending Microsoft cuts 1900 jobs Pink Joy-con, Princess Peach Showtime Nintendo Switch 2 wi...

If you  support us on Patreon  you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment. Cortana Gets Her Blue Back Aftershow Hi patrons! We've got a heckuva Jeopardy for you this week from hacker alias SuperOkay. It's a Google Translate style Jeopardy with game reviews from a French console magazine circa...

This week! The good stuff from the Xbox Developer Direct, Foamstars, Prince of Persia, Sea of Thieves' big Season 11 changes, you may have missed the release of The Last of Us Part II Remastered, and much, much more. Join us, won't you? Links of Interest: Foamstars out Feb. 6 Rock Band DLC ends after 8 years Xbox Developer Direct Hellblade 2 will be similar length to the first game Indiana Jones &...

If you  support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment. 794: Preordering Your Activision Aftershow Patrons, this week it's a Jeopardy game from hacker alias Marky Marg2. As I'm writing this I have no idea how the game went so we'll all have to listen and find out together—bu...

This week! Prince of Persia introduces a significant UX improvement to the explore-em-up genre, we're getting Golden Sun on NSO, Konami retro collections, Xbox Developer Direct, Alan Wake 2 continues to be excellent, hey maybe Sea of Thieves will be out on PlayStation at some point, and much, much more. Join us, won't you? Links of interest: Sea of Thieves / HiFi Rush coming to PlayStation/Switch?...

If you  support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment. Better Than The Activator Aftershow It's here! Part 2 of our January 1997 EGM Review Quiz. Can you recall the games being described by this review text? Try your luck! And if you have an idea for a game we can play duri...

This week! We kick off the new year talking Miyamoto retirement, NES Tetris, Alan Wake II, laserdisc gaming, the OG Silpheed, Super Mario RPG, and much, much more. Join us, won't you? Links of interest: Miyamoto "no plans to retire" Willis Gibson beats NES Tetris JAWS pinball Alan Wake II Analogue Duo Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name Taito LD Game Collection EGG Console Silpheed M...

If you  support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment. Chi-Town Kombat Aftershow We're back with an EGM Review Quiz! This time, it's from the January 1997 issue. Guess the games being described by this review text! If you have an idea for a game that we can play in the Afte...

This week! It's a look back at our favorite games from 2023, plus many other year-end categories. You'll laugh, maybe cry, but hopefully be entertained by this rundown of a great year in games (even if it wasn't for the industry as a whole). Join us, won't you? Links of interest: Phil Theobald's GOTY for Giant Bomb Greg Sewart's GOTY for Giant Bomb Chris Johnston's GOTY list for Giant Bomb Game Ma...

If you  support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment. Winter Breakin' Aftershow Another week, a second stab at a hardware quiz based on reviews from EGM's 1993 Video Game Buyer's Guide. Can you guess which of the 12 hardware platforms around at the time are being described...

This week! E3 is actually dead this time, The Last Of Us Online is put to pasture/donezo, CJ played more Fortnite with a side of Skull & Bones, Greg partook in Alan Wake II, Phil revels in a recently released Goemonlike, and much, much more. Join us, won't you? Links of interest: E3 is really dead this time A Gamer Looks At 40 E3 episode w/Greg, CJ, and Shoe The Last of Us Online is canceled Naugh...

If you  support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment. Games of the Year 2021 Aftershow For this year-ending Aftershow, we do a game based upon hardware reviews from EGM's 1993 buyer's guide. That means 12 possible hardware platforms with four reviewers. And of course since...

This week! CJ was at The Game Awards, Sega is rebooting a bunch of franchises, we played a lot of games in Fortnite, Robocop: Rogue City, and much, much more. Join us, won't you? Links of interest: GTA VI trailer Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story announced Atari 50 holiday content update CJ was at The Game Awards Roundup of the big announcements at The Game Awards Full list of TGA winners SEGA rebo...

If you  support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment. Red Rings And Purple Dual Senses Aftershow Patrons, hello and happy holidays! This week, thanks to your support and the submission of one listener Zach Miller, we have a Jeopardy game! Please enjoy it! If you have an id...

This week! Fortnite is becoming all games, GTAVI trailer anticipation, Steam Link for Quest, Super Mario RPG, Robocop: Rogue City, Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Gollum, and much, much more. Join us, won't you? Links of interest: GTAVI trailer December 5 Fortnite modes include LEGO, Rocket Racing, Fortnite Festival 1200 Fortnite skins have LEGO equivalents Beyond Good & Evil 20th Anniversary Edition An...

If you  support us on Patreon  you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment. Showcase Show-off Showpiece Aftershow Get those noggins unfrozen for a little EGM Review Quiz based upon more games from the December 1996 issue. If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to...

This week! PS Plus Premium got the best and worst trials of the year, Jet Force Gemini is coming to NSO, Ocarina of Time is old (and so are we), Super Mario RPG, Super Mario Bros. Wonder, and much, much more. Join us, won't you? Links of interest: Gollum and Baldur's Gate 3 PS Plus Trials Jet Force Gemini coming to NSO Ocarina of Time is 25 years old PlayStation Portal Alan Wake II Walkabout Mini...

If you  support us on Patreon  you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment. Now In Live-Action Anime Style Aftershow We've got another Review Quiz lined up for you this week, patrons. It's from the December 1996 issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly. Listen in as Greg and Phil attempt to rack the...

This week! Spider-Man 2 spoilers ahoy, so check the chapter stops in your podcast client if you'd like to skip over those. We also talk about The Game Awards nominees, The Last of Us Part II Remastered, our time with the PlayStation Portal, Assassin's Creed Nexus, Super Mario RPG, Mario Wonder, WRC and much, much more. Join us, won't you? Links of interest: The Last Of Us Part II Remastered Suicid...