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October came and went but in it's wake, it left a mass of exciting new games! Super Mario Odyssey is shaping up to be yet another huge hit for us to analyze for weeks to come. Nick breaks down his early impressions of Assassin's Creed Origins and Chris Davis comes to bat for Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus . We also break down the numerous announcements coming out of Paris Games Week ! [download]...

What a week. We may be a day away from the biggest release day of the year but we still have plenty to discuss thanks to the gifts that keep on giving... Im talking about The Evil Within 2 , The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Trial of the Sword DLC) , and of course, debates that encroach on personal privacy for the entertainment of strangers! This week's show was...an eye opener to say the l...

Brad makes a surprise cameo this week to discuss The Evil Within 2 before disappearing into the night for the remainder of his maternity leave. Nolan talks about his extensive time with South Park: The Fractured but Whole and Chris Davis tries his best to discuss Blue Reflection ... Sadly, the recent closure of Visceral Games and the chaos surrounding their Star Wars project prompts a discussion o...

The defining month of the year is upon us! Middle Earth: Shadow of War is out and October is off to a strong start! A Hat in Time finally dropped and offers one of the most charming platforming experiences of the year thus far and Krispy talks about his time with The Evil Within just in time for the launch of the sequel. But a dark shadow looms on the horizon, a shadow in the shape of a Loot Box.....

SPOILER WARNING - If you have not seen Blade Runner 2049 , don't listen to this until you have. The long awaited sequel to Blade Runner has finally hit theaters and to everyone's surprise, it both lives up to the name and even manages to surpass it's predecessor in some ways! Nick, Krispy, and George take a deep dive into the meaning behind one of this year's most beautiful and thought provoking f...

Carlos joins us this week to talk about the challenging but insanely charming boss rush game, Cuphead ! Krispy spent a bunch of time with the new Star Wars Battlefront 2 beta, and Chris Davis got his SNES Mini and played Star Fox 2 ! On top of all that, we drool all over the new Red Dead Redemption 2 trailer. [download] This Week's Discussion Topics: Feedback from our Last Episode Cuphead Star War...

While the majority of our crew was unable to attend PAX West this year, we were lucky enough to have one Ed Mitchell on site to play all the cool games and report back! It's a dirty job but gosh darnit, someone had to do it! He returned from his trip baring gifts including impressions of some of the biggest (and smallest) games coming out in the next year including The Evil Within 2, Sea of Thieve...

October looms on the horizon and the release season is already starting to pick up steam... Steamworld Dig 2 that is (Sorry, I couldn't help myself)! Hob is also out this week and it seems poised to appeal to anyone who loves the exploration and experimentation aspects of early 2D Zeldas. We also talk Heat Signature and finally get around to discussing Metroid: Samus Returns which has managed to a...

2017 Continues to impress as we press forward towards the heavy release season! This week, Krispy delivers a wonderful beginners guide to enjoying Divinity Original Sin 2 , a game that is quickly making a name for itself as one of the best RPG of the year! Nick and Chris delve back into Dishonored 2 with the Death of the Outsider expansion and Carlos shines some light on a charming new RTS called...

Carlos drops in this week to talk Destiny 2 with Krispy! Aside from being another well produced shooter from Bungie, the game seems to improve on it's predecessor in just about every way! Nick and Nolan tried out the demo for Nintendo's new Switch JRPG, Octopath Traveler , and Nolan talks about a touching indie game called Last Day of June . [download] This Week's Discussion Topics: Feedback from...

Nintendo's strange new crossover, Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle is out in the wild and it is surprising a lot of people, ourselves included! Krispy gives his take on Agents of Mayhem , Nolan talks about a cool new Indie gem called Mages of Mystralia , and Chris Davis brings 20XX and X-Morph: Defense to the table. There's also a bunch of great questions from our Patreon supporters this week that...

With Uncharted: Lost Legacy officially on store shelves, we do talk about our first few hours with the game and do our best to once again convince Krispy to play though the series. In the 2nd segment, we delve into the news that trickled out of Gamescom this week including the announcement of Jurassic World Evolution and a new IP called Biomutant . [download] This Week's Discussion Topics: Feedbac...

The 2017 video game apocalypse has descended upon us and we are drowning in games to play! Brad and Nick picked up Sonic Mania and their reception of the game may not be what you expect despite this being inarguably the best Sonic game in well over a decade. We also got plenty of hands on time with big games like Observer , Agents of Mayhem , and even that shiny new update for No Man's Sky ! [down...

Brad makes his triumphant return to the show this week to tell us about ' Superhot VR ', which he describes as one of the "Best games he has ever played." Nick talks up ' Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice ,' the latest game from Ninja Theory, and the group delves a little deeper into ' Pyre ' and ' Hey Pikmin !' [download] This Week's Discussion Topics: Feedback from our Last Episode Hellblade: Senua's...

If you have been wondering what exactly Epic's new IP is, boy do we have a podcast for you! Krispy delivers the full breakdown on Fortnite , one of our biggest surprises of E3, after spending a good chunk of time with the game! In the news, we talk Chun-Li's terrible new face and the announcement of Noita , the new game from the developers of The Swapper! [download] This Week's Discussion Topics:...

We are in the midst of Mario Week so it should come as no surprise that we are talking and reminiscing about the beloved mascot this week! Nick played Super Mario Galaxy 2 , Brad busted out Mario Crossover , and Nolan has been dabbling in Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door ! Of course, we also find a little time to bust Super Mario Sunshine 's balls. [download] This Week's Discussion Topics: Feed...

It certainly doesn't feel like a summer lull this week! Brad spent the day getting whipped by The End is Nigh and Nick got his hands on Little Nightmares DLC and the shiny new remaster, Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age . On top of all that, Chris Davis tried a bizarre new game, Get Even , which sounds like a mix of The Matrix, Condemned, Assassin's Creed, Twisted Metal, and Sesame Street (or some...

Our podcasting world is falling apart live on the air this week with some annoying but sometimes hilarious results. No matter though because we are professionals so we push through it to talk about Star Trek: Bridge Crew (VR) , Gundam Breaker 3 , and even some DLC for big games like Diablo 3 and The Evil Within ! Look out for the great mech debate that rises from the Gundam discussion! [download]...

A new era has begun. This week marks our first podcast recording from our new location at Nolan's house! We may not have much in the way of impressions to discuss this week but we opted instead to open up the floor to our live audience to ask us questions and steer the conversation. As one might imagine, the discussion goes to some interesting places that we think you might enjoy! In the 2nd segme...

We are back from E3 and ready to play some games! This week is our last podcast in our current recording space so we crack open a few beers to celebrate! Brad brings Nex Machina to the table which delivers a stellar visual spectacle. Nick tries his best to talk about his time with Nier Automata, and Carlos even joins us to talk about the latest DLC for Darkest Dungeon. E3 may be over but there is...

The last day of E3 2017 was memorable to say the least. Not only did we have one of our best E3 community meetups ever, we got a closer look at some big games like Epic's Fortnite , Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus , and an Indie RPG coming to Microsoft platforms called Ashen . We also got a close look at a surprisingly robust lineup from Focus Home Interactive including Call of Cthulu , A Plague T...

The 2nd day of E3 2017 has wrapped and we got a good look at some of the biggest upcoming releases including Super Mario Odyssey , State of Decay 2 , and Assassin's Creed Origins ! We also had appointments with games like Mount and Blade 2 and Crackdown 3 which show promise! Overall, it was a big day but there is still one more day on the show floor... [download] This Week's Discussion Topics: Sup...

Nintendo brought the press conference portion of E3 2017 to a close with some surprise announcements including not one, but TWO Metroid games spanning both the Switch and 3DS! On the show floor, we checked out all of the Sony theater presentations including more detailed looks at Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, Monster Hunter World, and Days Gone. We also got a look at Namco Bandai's E3 lineup featuri...

On the last full day of E3 conferences, Ubisoft and Sony delivered impressive line ups including the surprise re-reveal of Beyond Good and Evil 2 and an impressive demonstration of the highly anticipated Spiderman game from Insomniac! While the shows may be short on surprise announcements, there is plenty to unpack and plenty to be excited about as we head into the 2018 and beyond! [download] This...

Our first full day in Los Angeles is complete and we look back on the announcements coming out of the first 3 big conferences of the show: EA, Microsoft, and Bethesda! While EA and Bethesda had a couple high profile announcements, they delivered some rather disappointing lineups. With that said, Microsoft came to E3 with a slew of new games to talk about along with new hardware with a confusing an...