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Is Wo Long worth your time? Will a Dead by Daylight movie work? Will Square Enix's CEO be replaced by somebody who does the genuine will of gamers? This is MAXimum News for March 7th, 2023 — fast-paced, on-point gaming news and industry analysis with atypical gamers Max Derrat and Sybsidian. Series archive ► https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWeLPf-EcaKBq4WesiD8Fg8wY5pGM2hb8 Max on YouTub...

Any day now, right? This is MAXimum News for February 28th, 2023 — fast-paced, on-point gaming news and industry analysis with atypical gamers Max Derrat and Sybsidian. Series archive ► https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWeLPf-EcaKBq4WesiD8Fg8wY5pGM2hb8 Max on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj8orMezFWVcoN-4S545Wtw Max on Twitter ► https://www.twitter.com/maxderrat Syb on YouTube &...

I, for one, welcome our new A.I. overlords... This is MAXimum News for February 20th, 2023 — fast-paced, on-point gaming news and industry analysis with atypical gamers Max Derrat and Sybsidian. Series archive ► https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWeLPf-EcaKBq4WesiD8Fg8wY5pGM2hb8 Max on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj8orMezFWVcoN-4S545Wtw Max on Twitter ► https://www.twitter.com/...

NOTHING BUT GOOD NEWS THIS WEEK, Y'ALL! This is MAXimum News for February 13th, 2023 — fast-paced, on-point gaming news and industry analysis with atypical gamers Max Derrat and Sybsidian. Series archive ► https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWeLPf-EcaKBq4WesiD8Fg8wY5pGM2hb8 Max on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj8orMezFWVcoN-4S545Wtw Max on Twitter ► https://www.twitter.com/ma...

What the heck is this game? This is MAXimum News for February 6th, 2023 — fast-paced, on-point gaming news and industry analysis with atypical gamers Max Derrat and Sybsidian. Series archive ► https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWeLPf-EcaKBq4WesiD8Fg8wY5pGM2hb8 Max on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj8orMezFWVcoN-4S545Wtw Max on Twitter ► https://www.twitter.com/maxderrat Syb on Yo...

WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS. This is MAXimum News for January 31st, 2023 — fast-paced, on-point gaming news and industry analysis with atypical gamers Max Derrat and Sybsidian. Series archive ► https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWeLPf-EcaKBq4WesiD8Fg8wY5pGM2hb8 Max on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj8orMezFWVcoN-4S545Wtw Max on Twitter ► https://www.twitter.com/maxderrat Syb on YouTube...

Video game adaptations are finally good! :P This is MAXimum News for January 23rd, 2023 — fast-paced, on-point gaming news and industry analysis with atypical gamers Max Derrat and Sybsidian. Series archive ► https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWeLPf-EcaKBq4WesiD8Fg8wY5pGM2hb8 Max on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj8orMezFWVcoN-4S545Wtw Max on Twitter ► https://www.twitter.com/max...

We've all been fearful about this adaptation. Was our fear justified? This is MAXimum News for January 16th, 2023 — fast-paced, on-point gaming news and industry analysis with atypical gamers Max Derrat and Sybsidian. Series archive ► https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWeLPf-EcaKBq4WesiD8Fg8wY5pGM2hb8 Max on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj8orMezFWVcoN-4S545Wtw Max on Twitter...

This will affect anything related to Dungeons and Dragons, even games that have a DND combat system like Knights of the Old Republic. This is MAXimum News for January 9th, 2023 — fast-paced, on-point gaming news and industry analysis with atypical gamers Max Derrat and Sybsidian. Series archive ► https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWeLPf-EcaKBq4WesiD8Fg8wY5pGM2hb8 Max on YouTube ► https://www....

The first quarter of 2023 is looking amazingly and worryingly lit. :P This is MAXimum News for December 29th, 2022— fast-paced, on-point gaming news and industry analysis with atypical gamers Max Derrat and Sybsidian. Series archive ► https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWeLPf-EcaKBq4WesiD8Fg8wY5pGM2hb8 Max on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj8orMezFWVcoN-4S545Wtw Max on Twitter ► h...

Blizzard belly-flopped HARD this week when it announced the existence of an embarrassing "diversity space tool"—which they've apparently been developing for SIX FREAKING YEARS—with all of the tone-deaf, self-righteous fervor you can imagine, only to have it panned by...well, pretty much everyone, including their own employees. In other news, will we be seeing more Silent Hill? And how far along is...

Thanks to required DRM check-ins, an Xbox server outage over the weekend left many games unplayable. Why do we put up with these practices? In other news, we have some updates and possible leaks regarding Dragon Age 4 and Mass Effect 5. In light of this, we decided to look back at the state of these franchises and how modern BioWare got into its current, troubled state. TIMECODES 0:00 - Microsoft'...

Elon Musk Owns Twitter (In Multiple Ways); Addressing Bethesda "Leaks"; Diablo Immortal Coming to PC TIMECODES 0:00 - Intro 6:23 - Elon Musk owns Twitter 29:04 - Starfield info and Bethesda "leaks" 47:58 - Misc. & community-requested topics #gamingnews #videogamenews Augmented Reality is a video game news & opinion podcast with a focus on deep industry analysis. In each episode, we take a...

Today, we analyze Blizzard's progress and focus in light of the new Dragonflight expansion announced for World of Warcraft. Have they finally learned to listen to their fans? In other news, game director Amy Hennig, formerly of Naughty Dog and Visceral, has been given another chance to lead a Star Wars game. TIMECODES 0:00 - Intro 2:27 - What the WoW: Dragonflight reveal tells us about Blizzard's...

After 25 years, Ken and Roberta Williams, the founders of Sierra Entertainment and inventors of the graphical adventure game genre, are back with a new game. How will their game development philosophy hold up in the modern era of gaming? Also: Vampire Survivors, reacting to the Max Payne remake announcement, the perils of digital and online-only gaming stores, and much more! #gamingnews #videogame...

On today's show, we'll dive into the effect Unreal Engine 5 will have on the future of gaming, the effect Elon Musk will have on the future of Twitter, and the effect E3 will have on nothing because it's finally been cancelled after years of irrelevancy. (Plus a few other topics.) TIMECODES 0:00 - Intro 7:13 - E3 2022 Cancelled 23:27 - Bethesda's  Starfield 37:20 - Activision Blizzard Lawsuit...

Hogwarts Legacy seems to have everything we could possibly want. CDPR announces a new Witcher saga (but not Witcher 4) that will be made with Unreal Engine 5 rather than their proprietary Red Engine. Is Starfield a return to Bethesda's RPG roots? TIMECODES 0:00 - Intro 3:10 - Hogwarts Legacy 31:14 - New Witcher game 46:08 - Vampire: The Masquerade — Swansong 50:45 - Starfield  #gamingnews #vi...

What Is Bethesda's "Spyteam" Trademark? Is Microsoft's Perfect Dark "AAAA" Studio In Trouble? (Sorry for the audio issues in this one; we'll fix them for next time!) TIMECODES 0:00 - Intro 3:23 - Mysterious Bethesda trademark for "Spyteam" 27:01 - Discord's new terms of service and how it affects our community 35:20 - Quick-fire, community-requested topics 43:51 - Microsoft's "AAAA" Perfect Dark s...

We've got a fun batch of stories today, from the possibility of Fallout: New Vegas 2 to otaku game devs investing in fusion energy research to Celete's Game Award trophy randomly popping up on ebay. Join us with your thoughts in the live chat or comments! #gamingnews #videogamenews Augmented Reality is a video game news & opinion podcast with a focus on deep industry analysis. In each episode,...

LEGO Partners with 2K; Sony Rips Off PS5 Players; Elden Ring Sparks "Easy Mode" Debate #gamingnews #videogamenews Augmented Reality is a video game news & opinion podcast with a focus on deep industry analysis. In each episode, we take a critical and humorous look at the latest in gaming news, technology and nerd culture. Listen LIVE and join the live chat on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/...

Today, we'll be diving into the details of patch 7 for Baldur's Gate 3 and patch 1.5 for Cyberpunk 2077. Are these patches worth your time? #gamingnews #videogamenews Augmented Reality is a video game news & opinion podcast with a focus on deep industry analysis. In each episode, we take a critical and humorous look at the latest in gaming news, technology and nerd culture. Listen LIVE and joi...

It's a game review double feature today as we delve into two games released in the past week, Dying Light 2 and Lost Ark. In other news, Hollywood celebrities are flexing and shilling NFTs and it's...it's just... please stop. It's embarrassing. #gamingnews #videogamenews Augmented Reality is a video game news & opinion podcast with a focus on deep industry analysis. In each episode, we take a...

Ubisoft has decided to double down on Quartz and NFTs by saying that gamers are...well, too dumb to understand why NFTs are good for them. In the wake of buying Bungie, Sony apparently has more big acquisitions planned for PlayStation. #gamingnews #videogamenews Augmented Reality is a video game news & opinion podcast with a focus on deep industry analysis. In each episode, we take a critical...

3 Respawn Star Wars Games; Former BioWare Lead Trashes "BioWare Magic"; New Blizzard IP #gamingnews #videogamenews Augmented Reality is a video game news & opinion podcast with a focus on deep industry analysis. In each episode, we take a critical and humorous look at the latest in gaming news, technology and nerd culture. Listen LIVE and join the live chat on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com...

Microsoft Buys Activision Blizzard: Is Bobby Kotick Out?; Cuphead Show Trailer; NFT Insanity #gamingnews #videogamenews Augmented Reality is a video game news & opinion podcast with a focus on deep industry analysis. In each episode, we take a critical and humorous look at the latest in gaming news, technology and nerd culture. Listen LIVE and join the live chat on YouTube ► https://www.youtub...