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After much anticipation Blue Box Game Studios were allegedly ready for the big reveal. Or so we all thought. Join Ryan and Max as they discuss the absolute disgrace of Abandoned and how Sony are complicit in this clear support for an incompetent, unable, and potential con-job of a studio. They also chat GTA remasters, Sony […]

Thanks to Koch Media ANZ and Warner Bros, Ryan and Max spent the weekend with zombies in the Back 4 Blood beta. How do the pair rate the Left 4 Dead spiritual successor… HIGHLY! They also chat PS5 supplies, SSD prices, Ghost of Tsushima, and more TIME STAMPS0:00 The Man Shake0:18 Intro Music0:37 Intro1:53 Lockdown […]

Everything has been a little quiet around Horizon: Forbidden West ayy? It looks like a delay could be the reason why! Join Ryan and Max as that discuss the reports around Guerrilla’s latest heading into 2022 along with their Trigger Witch review, PS5 finally getting expanded storage, and more. TIME STAMPS0:00 The Man Shake0:18 Intro […]

Can the gaming industry go one week without being an absolute dumpster fire? This time it’s Activision Blizzard and allegations of “frat-boy” culture & sexual harassment. Rad. Join Ryan & Max get a little heated as they try to fathom how it all got this bad. Oh and Tencent just keeps buy things, and a Dead […]

With Insomniac Games working on a mysterious multiplayer game and the Miles Morales actor sharing photos in a mocap suit, are we looking at a co-op Marvel’s Spider-Man 2? Ryan and Max certainly think so! Join the pair as they pitch the idea off each other while also chatting delays, “Director’s cut”s, Netflix entering gaming, […]

The Young and The Wrestlers is a show driven by the soap opera nature of WWE. Each week Ryan and Jem will break down the WWE’s staple shows, Raw and SmackDown Live, along with the monthly Pay Per Views and look into the ongoing story and narratives of your favourite Superstars. Whether you are old or […]

TIME STAMPS0:00 The Man Shake0:18 Intro Music0:37 Intro1:52 We have a new table from TAGmods6:15 Ryan went to Deathmatch Down Under and rescued a dog17:44 How has Max been?21:00 What have we been playing?21:09 Ryan gets credits on Outriders24:30 Max is still enjoying Scarlet Nexus24:36 He also jumped back in PSVR30:41 Inform The Players (This […]

After staying almost silent over E3 2021, Sony has come out of the woodworks to drop some pretty massive news. PlayStation Studios first party is now joined by Housemarque and Nixxes! Join Ryan and Max as they discuss the current and future potential of this information, Sony getting slammed for their treatment of indies, a […]

It is almost a perfect set up this week. Max gets to sit down and review the right up his alley JRPG Scarlet Nexus, and Ryan gets to chat the ever close to his heart farming genre with Farm For Your Life. The pair also chat Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance, Insomniac looking for staff, […]

This week the internet has had their tin foil hats on (more than usual). The mysterious Blue Box Games Studios has caused a bit of a ruckus in the minds of gamers as we have all been left wondering if it’s all the work of Hideo Kojima. The red string is out. Coincidences are lining […]

With Sony not having an appearance at E3 2021 Ryan and Max decided to tackle the major gaming event a little differently. They have decided to approach it a little different. With what Microsoft has to offer at E3, should Sony PlayStation be worried about the future? In 2020 Ryan lost 30kgs using The Man […]

Thanks to PlayStation Australia, Ryan and Max have been spending time with the latest PS5 First Party exclusive, Insomniac’s Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart. Join the pair as they break down this dimension jumping, platform hopping, crazy gun shooting, stunningly beautiful, and genuine game of the year contender. They also chat E3 2021, Ubisoft Forward, […]

Ahead of E3 Sony has just been pumping out announcements. Team Asobi is now officially confirmed. Sony Bend are working on a new IP. PixelOpus working with Unreal Engine 5. Almost all future PlayStation exclusives are coming to both PS4 and PS5. Horizon: Zero Dawn may not hit its 2021 date, and God of War: Ragnarok […]

As is tradition on the week before E3 companies are just dropping trailers and gameplay to try get ahead of the news cycle. Join Ryan and Max as they discuss not one but three gameplay trailer drops with Horizon:Forbidden West, Dying Light 2, and Far Cry 6. They also drop their Biomutant thoughts, more PlayStation […]

We are back! But this time it’s a little different. With the WWE not being all that exciting for Ryan or Jem lately instead they want to chat about the wonderful experience they had over the weekend at the Deathmatch Down Under show, The Juice is Worth The Squeeze. The Young and The Wrestlers is a […]

Thanks to Bandai Namco Australia Ryan and Max where able to get a very special hands-off, pandemic era behind closed doors look at the latest from Supermassive Games’ Dark Pictures Anthology, House of Ashes. The Dark Pictures Anthology is a series of intense, stand-alone cinematic horror games combined with powerful storytelling and unique multiplayer modes. Each […]

TIME STAMPS0:00 The Man Shake0:18 Intro Music0:37 Intro1:43 How have we been?5:20 Ryan’s weekend of positivity and happiness13:11 The studio door is repaired!13:51 What have we been playing?14:00 Max dives deep back into Destiny 216:39 Max dives into Knockout City23:55 Ryan has only played Outriders… maybe?26:14 Exciting things are coming!27:28 Our Get Less Fat Update […]

Thank to Bandai Namco Australia, Max has been spending time with NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139… and he is having a great time! However NieR Replicant is very much not a Ryan game, but can Max swing him around and advise him as to why he should play it? NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139… is an updated version of […]

Ryan and Max were very lucky to be joined by Paul James from Player2.net.au to discuss his very exclusive hands-off, behind closed doors preview of Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart. The pair also chat Jim Ryan’s claim on over 25 exclusives in development, Disco Elysium: Final Cut gets unbanned, rolling credits on Returnal, PSVR2, new […]

TIME STAMPS0:00 The Man Shake0:18 Intro Music0:37 Intro1:50 Major audio tech issues2:47 How have we been?4:13 What have we been playing?4:21 Returnal – Max loves it but Ryan is furious and defeated18:13 Even more Resident Evil Village thoughts26:26 Max rolls credits on It Takes Two and NieR Replicant32:14 Hood: Outlaws and Legends initial impressions36:40 Inform […]

Thanks to Capcom Australia, Ryan and Max have been spending time wandering around a giant castle and fighting werewolves in Resident Evil Village. How does RE VIllage hold up compared to the recent remakes? How does it tie into Resident Evil: Biohazard? Is it a must play PS5 title? Should we all still swoon for […]

200 episodes. 4 years. Lots of hours of content. This week Ryan and Max are joined by OG co-host and co-founder of For The Players, Josh Saunders, to celebrate this momentous occasion. Join the trio as they reminisce on the beginnings and growing of one of the top PlayStation podcasts made in Australia. They also chat […]

TIME STAMPS0:00 The Man Shake0:18 Intro Music0:37 Intro1:46 Ryan is already sick of his Vaccination Beard2:44 How have we been?7:54 What have we been playing?8:10 Ryan is gunning for the Days Gone platinum12:20 Max’s initial thoughts on Nier Replicant17:41 Max returns to Resident Evil VII19:12 Resident Evil Village preview footage23:18 Max talks new COD Zombies25:03 […]

TIME STAMPS0:00 The Man Shake0:18 Intro Music0:37 Intro1:44 Ryan is trying to grow a vaccination beard?5:41 How have we been?6:48 Quick thoughts on Wrestlemania7:49 What have we been playing?7:57 DOOM 3 VR Impressions (code provided by Bethesda ANZ)15:18 More Trials of Cold Steel IV thoughts (code provided by Bandai Namco Aus)16:08 Outriders review (code provided […]

Jason Schreier is dropping bombs and this time its at PlayStation. This week he penned an article for Bloomberg where he discusses Sony’s “new obsession with blockbusters is stirring unrest” and their plans to unnecessarily remake Uncharted and The Last of Us, along with Sony Bend being ostensibly disregarded and disrespected. Join Ryan and Max […]