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Our final day of PAX Prime 2015 coverage put us in the path of some big titles slated for release in 2015 and beyond! We took a tour of the Ubisoft booth and played Rainbox Six Siege, Assassin's Creed Syndicate, and even The Division! Chris also elaborates on the state of Homefront: The Revolution and we squeeze in a few more indie games that caught our eye. It's been a great PAX and we look forwa...

PAX Prime continues and we have been having some great luck finding some great new indie games to be excited about! On this episode we go into depth about Hob, the latest game from Runic Games and Krispy goes spills the details on his time with Dark Souls 3. We also played some Minecraft: Story Mode... which is weird. PAX Prime 2015 (Day 2) - [download] Discussion: Drawn to Death Hob Dark Souls 3...

PAX Prime is upon us once again and as we have come to expect from the event, we got our hands on some exciting new upcoming titles. It's a great opportunity to check out some new demos of games we played at E3 and to dig deep into the Indie Community for some smaller projects that could steal our hearts! On day 1, Nick, Kris, Chris, and Ed got some hands on time with Rise of the Tomb Raider (they...

Everybody panic! The 2015 gaming season has officially begun! We do our best to suppress our excitement for Metal Gear Solid V to discuss some exciting new releases that might be flying under some people's radars. First up is Trine 3, a sequel that capitalizes on the popular formula but takes some flack for it's length. Nick started up Until Dawn and seems pretty excited about the concept. Nolan a...

This week's show is a hurricane of discussion topics ranging from relevant to completely out of left field. Our gaming-centric discussions center around Everybody's Gone to the Rapture, Toy Soldiers, and the Resident Evil 2 Remake but we still manage to sneak in some wacky discussions about the nature of online racism and drinking Jessica Alba's bath water. Have an opinion or a thought regarding t...

Where do I begin this week? Nolan makes his long awaited return to the show and brings us some tales from New York and some impressions of Guild of Dungeoneering. Brad played through another Soul Reaver game and Nick tackled some classics in the Rare Replay Collection. We also manage to discuss the art of googling pornography, premarital relations, and even the segregation of... socks? Podcast 421...

We talk about everything from Mission Impossible to King's Quest this week! Brad relives the glory days of Mega Man and of course, we talk at length about all the exciting developments out of Gamescom including Scalebound and Quantum Break gameplay! Podcast 420 - [download] Discussion: Galak-Z King's Quest Mega Man (2, X4, and Legends) Gamescom: Scalebound Gameplay Gamescom: Quantum Break Gameplay...

Our good friend Jack fills in for Nolan this week and inspires some great conversations about bad ass Elephants (Tembo the Badass Elephant), old-school gaming, CRT televisions, and more! We delve into the magic of Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, Nick updates us on his Dark Souls playthrough, and you can't forget the frightening rumor that Mercury Steam has gotten their hands on another "Classic" fran...

While Nolan is off doing adult things like getting engaged, we sit around and talk about all the lovely video games we've been playing. There was so much to talk about this week! Chris sounds off on the latest Godzilla game, Brad revisits Resident Evil Revelations 2, Kris shares his disappointment with the Batgirl DLC for Arkham Knight, and Nick finally started Dark Souls... AND Amnesia the Dark D...

Carlos bring his A game this week and Brad awakens the inner power rangers fan in all of us. We also find ourselves talking a lot about Rocket League, a game that manages to straddle the line between two genres that we rarely discuss: sports and racing! Of course, we say a few words about the tragic passing of Satoru Iwata and what it could mean for the future of Nintendo. Podcast 417 - [download]...

We are still neck deep in Batman hype but we managed to squeeze in some quality time with the N++ beta and Portal Stories: Mel. Chris strikes out and Krispy finally solves the mystery of what No Man's Sky actually is! Hint: It has to do with Rocks. Podcast 416 - [download] Discussion: Batman: Arkham Knight N++ Beta Portal Stories: Mel 'Allison Road' Impressions The Mystery of 'No Man's Sky' and mo...

It's so good to finally be back in the podcast studio talking about one of the biggest games of 2015! Batman Arkham Knight is officially out there and it's surprising us in some pretty exciting ways. Brad also talks about his time with a little game called "Her Story" which puts a unique twist on the detective genre. We also cover some interesting news regarding the development of Uncharted 4 and...

E3 has come to an end but we spent the final day squeezing in as many games as possible so we have a ton to talk about! We kicked things off this morning with extended presentations of Horizon, The Last Guardian, and Uncharted 4 which left us pretty damned impressed. We also got some hands on time with other highly anticipated games including The Division, Mad Max, and Cuphead! **I apologize but t...

Yesterday marked the first full day on the show floor and we got our hands on a bunch of exciting new games! We got hands on time with Mirror's Edge Catalyst and Star Wars Battlefront and we got a good look at the upcoming Dark Souls 3. On top of that, we talk Street Fighter 5, Until Dawn, Drawn to Death, and more! E3 2015: Day 3 Podcast - [download] Discussion: Mirror's Edge Catalyst Street Fight...

We discuss our reactions to the river of disappointment flowing out of Nintendo this year as well as the incredible surprises and reveals out of Square Enix. We also had our first day on the show floor and got a good look at big games like Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, Just Cause 3, and Metal Gear Solid 5! E3 2015: Day 2 Podcast - [download] Discussion: Nintendo Press Conference Square Enix Press Conf...

Day 1 has come and holy hell was it a doozy! We were in attendance for the Press Conference for Microsoft, EA, Ubisoft, and Sony and despite a few mild disappointments, this E3 has proven itself to be one of the best in years! We discuss everything from ReCore, a new IP from Microsoft, to Mirror's Edge Catalyst, to some amazing surprises from Sony! We cover just about everything and it's safe to s...

It's been a long day but we wrapped our first day in LA by attending the Bethesda Softworks E3 Showcase and boy was it a good one! We finally got a really good look at Doom in action and despite some mixed reactions from the group, the overall consensus is positive! Dishonored 2 was finally unveiled and Todd Howard delivered a pretty epic presentation of Fallout 4 and set the internet ablaze with...

Patron week has come to an end but we have one last bit of content for you guys! First of all, we cannot thank you guys enough for your dedicated support and enthusiasm, not to mention the new people who felt that supporting us was a noble cause to take on! As promised, you will find below a brand new 4Player Popcorn Cast featuring Nick, Nolan, Kris and Chris talking about one of the biggest, most...

It is hard to believe but E3 is just around the corner! In fact, this is our last podcast before the big event since next week will be devoted to Patron week! You know what that means! It's predictions time! We delve into a pretty comprehensive list of the games that we hope to see and get our hands on at the show this year along with some succulent rumors! Our coverage of E3 begins on Sunday, Jun...

It's Witcher 3 week and our good friend Mike stops by to discuss the game which he now considers to be his favorite game of all time. The game is not without it's problems but the scope and beauty of the project has made it worthy of devoting nearly an entire podcast to our discussion. We have another fun community segment at the end and Brad shares a little too much information about his bedroom...

Thanks to our participation in 8-bit Salute, a charity that is held each year by Operation Supply Drop, we have a lot of older games to talk about this week. Nick revisits Halo 2 with the Anniversary edition, Kris played some Fatal Frame for the first time in his life, and Nolan fell back into his love for State of Decay. On the more modern front, Nick played through the Evil Within DLC, the Assig...

We have slowly cleared our plates in preparation for The Witcher 3 next week but we got our hands on an early build of Rebel Galaxy and Brad was graciously gifted another wacky Early Access game called Exanima. Of course, Koji Igarashi's wildly successful Kickstarter for Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night and the announcement of Assassin's Creed Syndicate garnered a ton of enthusiasm in the 2nd seg...

Nick is still out of town on vacation but Krispy does his darndest to fill his "Big" shoes. Brad revisits Banjo Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts after enjoying his time with the original and the guys talk about the new standalone campaign for last year's impressive Wolfenstein game from Machine Games. Also, Brad gets excited for the rumored project from Koji Igarashi now that Konami has completely shit the...

RIP Silent Hills. It's a sad day in the gaming industry as Konami has once again crushed the dreams of it's devoted fanbase and potentially sealed the coffin on it's last major IP. On a more positive note, we talk Helldivers, Crypt of the Necrodancer, Batman Arkham Origins Blackgate, and Brad even went back and played a bunch Banjo Kazooie. Podcast 409 - [download] [podcast]http://4playernetwork.c...

It's been a great week in gaming and nerd culture in general! Daredevil was renewed for a 2nd season in 2016, Star Wars Celebration brought the unveiling of a new (awesome) film and the upcoming Battlefront game from DICE, and Alan Wake 2 talk is starting to trickle out. We also talk about Betrayer, the game chosen by our current Supporter of the Month (Disrupter486) as well as Titan Souls and som...