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Whoa, Shuhei! We’ve got a lot to talk about. Stack it up!  Join Tricky, Alex, Yield and Matt as they discuss, among other things, Sony Interactive Entertainment and Arrowhead’s mega-popular Helldivers 2, as well as the winners at the GDC Awards and the early, unexpected success of the PlayStation Portal.  What’s more, we have some juicy gossip, which you should always view dubiou...

Whoa, Shuhei! We’ve got a lot to talk about. Stack it up!  Join Tricky, Alex, Yield and Matt as they discuss, among other things, Helldivers 2, Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed, Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut, and Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League.  What’s more, Sony Interactive Entertainment, or SIE for short, are once again at the heart of more layoffs.  No, Sony aren&#8217...

Whoa, Shuhei! We’ve got a lot to talk about. Stack it up!  Join Tricky, Alex, Yield and Matt as they discuss, among other things, Helldivers 2, Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed, Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut, and Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League.  What’s more, Sony Interactive Entertainment, or SIE for short, are once again at the heart of more layoffs.  No, Sony aren&#8217...

After a few months off, Gareth is here with a deep dive bringing everyone up to date We are happy and proud to share that Proven Gamer has partnered with the Humble Bundle! The Humble Bundle is a fantastic initiative and program that allows games to score a litany of games on the cheap — all while making charitable donations to various groups and organizations. You can  click here  for the details...

Whoa, Shuhei! We’ve got a lot to talk about. Stack it up!  Join Alex and Yield as they discuss, among other things, the futures of Toys for Bob and Saber Interactive.  What’s more, while Helldivers 2 has been a tremendous success for publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment, SIE have had an otherwise rough week. In what seems to be an weekly occurrence, we have more layoffs to talk abo...

Whoa, Shuhei! We’ve got a lot to talk about. Stack it up!  Join Alex, Yield and Matt as they discuss, among other things, Helldivers 2, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, and Sea of Thieves.  Microsoft have announced that they are releasing on PS5 four of their (formerly) console exclusive games: Sea of Thieves, Hi-Fi Rush, Pentiment, and Grounded.  We’re excited about the possibi...

Whoa, Shuhei! We’ve got a lot to talk about. Stack it up!  Join Alex, Yield and Matt as they discuss, among other things, A Plague Tale: Requiem, Helldivers 2, the Mandalorian, and Alan Wake 2.  What’s more, we go over the winners of the annual DICE Awards and talk about the future of the PlayStation 5.  With more than 50 million PS5s sold worldwide, after a slow start, Sony Interactiv...

Whoa, Shuhei! We’ve got a lot to talk about. Stack it up!  Join Alex, Yield and Matt as they discuss, among other things, Disney, Epic, Toys for Bob, and Take-Two Interactive.  What’s more, we’re wrapping up Helldivers 2 release weekend, and you know that Yield has been playing the hell out of the game.  Matt, too.  In fact, every member of the podcast has purchased the game, whi...

Whoa, Shuhei! We’ve got a lot to talk about. Stack it up!  Join Alex, Yield and Matt as they discuss, among other things, Palworld, A Plague Tale: Requiem, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, and Alan Wake 2.  What’s more, on top of the regularly scheduled news, we recap Sony Interactive Entertainment’s latest (and maybe one of its greatest) State of Play.  Sony unleashed a torrent of tra...

Whoa, Shuhei! We’ve got a lot to talk about. Stack it up!  Join Tricky and Alex, as well as guest host Benny, as they discuss, among other things, A Plague Tale: Requiem, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, and The Day Before.  What’s more, as part of recent mass layoffs, Microsoft have reportedly closed their in-house division that handled physical media for Xbox releases.  While...

Whoa, Shuhei! We’ve got a lot to talk about. Stack it up!  Join Tricky and Alex as they discuss, among other things, Evil West, The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered, Foamstars, Skull and Bones and Until Dawn.  What’s more, we reveal the best-selling game in the United States for 2024 — and it isn’t Call of Duty — and share the latest proceedings, perhaps the final proceed...

Whoa, Shuhei! We’ve got a lot to talk about. Stack it up!  Join Tricky, Alex, Yield and Matt as they discuss, among other things, significant layoffs at Discord and Twitch, as well as the nominees for the 2024 edition of the vaunted DICE Awards.  Baldur’s Gate 3 won Game of the Year at The Game Awards; however, can another contender, maybe Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 or Alan Wake 2, wi...

Whoa, Shuhei! We’ve got a lot to talk about. Stack it up!  Join Alex, Yield and Matt as they discuss, among other things, Evil West, God of War Ragnarok, Star Wars Outlaws, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, and Silent Hill 2.  What’s more, we look at new NCSoft job listings for Project Skyline, which is purported to be the Horizon MMO based on Guerrilla Games’ wildly popular and laude...

Whoa, Shuhei! We’ve got a lot to talk about. Stack it up!  Join Alex and Matt as they discuss, among other things, Epic Games’ legal victory, at least momentarily, over Google, as well as SIE and Naughty Dog’s cancellation of The Last of Us multiplayer game.  We’re talking big bucks being thrown around.  What’s more, we answer questions about the Open Hand Foundation...

Whoa, Shuhei! We’ve got a lot to talk about. Stack it up!  Join Tricky, Alex, Yield and Matt as they discuss, among other things, multiple controversies, including The Day Before, Bungie and Discovery (television shows) — as Discovery content pertains to PlayStation.  What a loaded show!  In particular, we dive into the much-maligned early access for The Day Before, which has earned on...

Holy heck!  We made it!  And we couldn’t have done it without you! Whoa, Shuhei! We’ve got a lot to talk about. Stack it up!  Join Tricky, Alex, Yield, Matt and Jeff as they discuss, among other things, the PlayStation Plus Essential free games for December and ReedPop’s sale of various media properties, including Eurogamer, VG247 and Rock Paper Shotgun.  What’s more, we, a...

Whoa, Shuhei! We’ve got a lot to talk about. Stack it up!  Join Tricky, Alex, Yield and Matt as they discuss, among other things, Sony’s court battle to defend against alleged “price gouging” and retailers’ less-than-enticing “deals” for Black Friday. What a loaded show!  What’s more, we read off nominees and pick our winners for The Game Awards 2023...

Whoa, Shuhei! We’ve got a lot to talk about. Stack it up! Join Tricky, Alex, Yield, Matt, Tim and Riley as they discuss, among other things, Slay the Princess, Hogwarts Legacy, Alan Wake 2, Mortal Kombat 1, and Grand Theft Auto VI . What a loaded show! They don’t come much bigger. What’s more, we talk about PlayStation Studios’ latest remaster, The Last of Us Part 2, as con...

Whoa, Shuhei! We’ve got a lot to talk about. Stack it up! Join Tricky, Alex, Yield and Matt as they discuss, among other things, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, Alan Wake 2, Mortal Kombat 1, and Grand Theft Auto VI . What a loaded show! They don’t come much bigger. What’s more, we talk about layoffs at Ubisoft and Unity, as well as the harsh reality for Epic and their digital storef...

Whoa, Shuhei!  We’ve got a lot to talk about.  Stack it up!  Join Tricky, Alex, Matt and Andy as they discuss, among other things, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, Medievil: Resurrection, The Last of Us (Factions) and Alan Wake 2 .  What’s more, Tricky shares the minutes from his Extra Life campaign, and we look at the latest controversy to mire PlayStation Plus. What are you waiting for?...

Whoa, Shuhei!  We’ve got a lot to talk about.  Stack it up!  Join Tricky, Alex, and Darrell as they discuss, among other things, Pumpkin Jack, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, Mortal Kombat 1, and Skull and Bones.  What’s more, Sony Interactive Entertainment, via exec Eric Lempel, firmly stand behind the recent 30% increases to the cost of the PlayStation Plus annual subscriptions.  We can...

Whoa, Shuhei!  We’ve got a lot to talk about.  Stack it up!  Join Tricky, Alex, Yield and Matt as they discuss, among other things, Bad King Kong Games, crashes taking up too much hard drive space, Spider-Man 2 and much much more. What are you waiting for? Dive in! As always, the opinions fly fast and heavy! Look out for this super-sized show, as the seemingly smallest conversation veers off...

Whoa, Shuhei!  We’ve got a lot to talk about.  Stack it up!  Join Tricky, Alex, Yield and Matt as they discuss, among other things, the revamped PlayStation 5 design and the October additions to the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog.  What’s more, we cover the staggering (known) layoffs year to date in the industry, as well as Bobby Kotick and John Riccitiello’s exits from Activision...

After a few months off, Gareth is here with a deep dive bringing everyone up to date We are happy and proud to share that Proven Gamer has partnered with the Humble Bundle! The Humble Bundle is a fantastic initiative and program that allows games to score a litany of games on the cheap — all while making charitable donations to various groups and organizations. You can  click here  for the details...

Whoa, Shuhei! We’ve got a lot to talk about. Stack it up! Join Tricky, Alex, Yield and Roe, a returning guest host, as they discuss, among other things, mass layoffs across the video game industry.  What’s more, we cover the most recent cyber attack to hit the PlayStation Network, now confirmed by Sony, and answer some questions from our awesome community. What are you waiting for? Div...