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The CMA (not the Country Music Awards) has decided that Microsoft can't buy Activision/Blizzard for the weirdest reason. What We're Playing Cliff: Dragon Age: Inquistion Rich: Garden Story, Grindstone, BoTW (begrudgingly) News The UK Has Blocked The Microsoft/Activision/Blizzard Merger This is Just the Beginning for AI Sony is Bringing More Games to PC, Because Money Sega of America is Uni...

I mean, there are a host of other reasons too, but mostly that joke. What We're Playing Cliff: Dragon Age: Inquisition Colby: Loop Hero, Ghostwire Tokyo, Immortals Fenyx Rising News Please Atari, Just Stop Do you have life insurance? Cuz if you do, you could always use a little more. Am I right or am I right or am I right, right, right, right? SquareSoft Is Going to Be the Last Company on Eart...

Diablo 4 has gone gold, but they've made some really strange decisions regarding the in-game maps. What We're Playing Cliff: Dragon Age: Inquisition Colby: Mass Effect 2, Immortality, Scorn, Mothered, The Long Reach, Loop Hero News Diablo Goes Gold and Is Missing One Key Feature I Guess I’m Going to Have to Start Playing Stardew Again Sega Has $750 Million Dollars? Apparently, Folks Love t...

I promise that we didn't forget we had a podcast, life just kinda got in the way for a bit. Here's an episode we recorded like 3 weeks ago and never posted. Hopefully, that will get you through to next week.

What We're Playing Cliff: Warhammer: Chaosbane Colby: Mass Effect Andromeda, Red Dead Redemption 2, Warhammer: Chaosbane, Until Dawn: Rush of Blood The Diablo 4 Beta is Going Awesome! Wanna Play Video Games in the Olympics? FIFA Has No Idea What They Are Doing Gamers Aren’t Opposed, But They Should Be Are You Ready for Five More Years of Sea of Thieves? Your Yearly Reminder That Netflix Has Vi...

What We're Playing Cliff: Dreamscaper, Plague Tale: Requim Dylan: Blood Bowl 3 News I Believe This is Called F&$@ing Around and Finding Out If You Have Verizon This is a Great Deal Capitalism is So Dumb Quest 3 Gets An Upgrade CWA Files Charges Against Activision Wow This is an Ugly PS5 Questions Extra Life Icon: With the announcement of DragonBall Z Budokai Tenkaichi 4, what shows (anime or o...

I mean really, Atomic Heart and Hogwarts Legacy in the same week? What We're Playing Cliff: CyberPunk 2077, Hogwarts Legacy, Atomic Heart Colby: RDR2, Outer Wilds, Vampire Survivors, Door Kickers Action Squad News Atomic Heart is a Bit Problematic Bungie Just Won a Ton of Money All Xbox Games Are Coming to GeForce Now Tarkov Is Either Addressing Cheaters or It’s Not The Mario Brothers are Coming Q...

I can't imagine how Call of Duty on the Switch would even sort of work, but I guess we are guaranteed to see it now, for some reason. What We're Playing Cliff: Cyberpunk 2077, Diablo II, Roboquest Colby: RDR2, Outer Wilds, Diablo 2, Roboquest, Vampire Survivors News Xbox Signs Contract to Bring Games to Nintendo Activision/Blizzard Just Doesn’t Learn Please Don’t Go To This Public Park I Really Do...

What We're Playing Cliff: Cyberpunk 2077 Colby: Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, Red Dead Redemption 2, Outer Wilds Dylan: Across the Obelisk News Game Pass Might Not Be Great for Actual Sales Metroid Prime Devs Aren’t Getting Credit That’s a Very, Very Long Documentary FIFA is Getting the EPL…Probably Some Nintendo Games Are Going Up in Price Too Atari is At it Again Sony is Leaving Activision Blizzard...

Hey, video games can win Grammys now, and Ubisoft nabbed the first one! What We're Playing Cliff: Cyberpunk 2077 Dylan: Northgard, Deep Rock Galactic, Across the Obelisk News Ubisoft Has a Grammy Now! Activision Blizzard is Getting a Big Old Fine They Also Have a Formal Antitrust Warning John Carmack Thinks Devs Need to Think About the Future of Games Crimesight is Going Away Forever Link to the P...

A little bit of Redfall, a little bit of Minecraft Legends, and a brand new Game Pass game! What We're Playing Cliff: High on Life Colby: Assassin’s Creed Odyssey Dylan: Deep Rock Galactic News All The Announcements from the Xbox Showcase PS Plus Collection Being Removed A Bunch of Games are Being Removed from the 360 Store E3 is Having Some Issues Phil Spenser is Still Feeling Positive on the Act...

The studio behind High on Life founded by Justin Roiland has had a very bad week. What We're Playing Cliff: Rocket League Colby: Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, Beasts of Maravilla Island Dylan: Last of Us on Netflix News Things Aren’t Sounding Great For Justin Roiland or His Studio Awesome Games Done Quick Raises $26 Million Other Monopolies are Worried About MS Google Stadia Releases One Last Game Bot...

Based on the historic prices of video games, you could be paying a lot more than $70. What We're Playing Cliff: Stranded Deep, Soccer Story Colby: Stranded Deep, Bladed Fury, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey Dylan: Movies Galore! News Video Game Prices are Going Up…Or Are They? CD Projekt Red Settle Their Cyberpunk Lawsuit Sony Says the PlayStation Shortage is Over The Handy Steam Feature Most People Don’...

There is shockingly little news that comes out between Christmas and New Year. Well, maybe it's not that shocking. What We're Playing Cliff: Soccer Story, TMNT Shredder’s Revenge Colby: Gas Station Simulator, The Pedestrian, TMNT Shredder’s Revenge, Bladed Fury News Square Enix is All In on Blockchain The 4070 TI Goes on Sale This Week Questions Princess_Megan: Which foods did you enjoy for New Ye...

The Microsoft Blizzard/Activision merger is getting weird, with lawsuits galore! What We're Playing Cliff: Diablo 3, Pentiment Colby: Diablo 3, High on Life, Dying Light Dylan:Pokemon: Scarlet Rich: High On Life, Pentiment, Escape from Tarkov News Microsoft Accuses The FTC of Violating the Constitution Gamers Accuse Microsoft of Violating The Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914 High On Life Smashes Game...

Epic is going to have to pay a VERY large fine for doing a bunch of things they shouldn't be doing. What We're Playing Cliff: Diablo 3 Colby: High on Life, Diablo 3 Rich: High on Life, Lego Star Wars The Skywalker Saga, BOTW ( for 10 min), Escape from Tarkov News Epic Fined Big Over Use of "Dark Patterns" Microsoft Offers COD to PlayStation for 10 Years Steam Has a Nazi Problem Amazon Gives Publis...

Find out what Cliff, Colby and Dylan's favorite games were this year (shockingly, nobody picked Elden Ring). What We're Playing Cliff: Diablo 3 Colby: Diablo 3, Farcry 4, Chained Echoes Dylan: Pokemon: Scarlet, Fall Guys, Satisfye Grip News GOTY Everything Announced at the Game Awards Fortnite is Apparently “Like Cocaine” The Video Game Category for the Grammy’s is Weird Epic Wants to Put Your Kid...

First-party Xbox games are going to cost you $70 in 2023, which is really the best reason to subscribe to Game Pass right now. What We're Playing Cliff: Pentiment, Rocket League Colby: Stitch, Eastward Dylan: Pokemon: Scarlet News MS is Raising First Party Game Prices to $70 Callisto Protocol Performance Issues Are Due to a “Clerical Error” MS Compares Sony to Blockbuster…and I Guess They Are Netf...

If you aren't playing games with your family over the holidays, it's starting to look like you might be in the minority! What We Are Playing Cliff: Somerville, Pentiment Colby: Prodeus, Hunter Call of the Wild Dylan: Fall Guys, Warhammer 40k Darktide, Pokemon Scarlet News Do You Connect With Your Family Through Games? The FTC is Likely to Get in the Way of the MS Activision Deal The Callisto Proto...

We raised almost $4,400 this year for Extra Life, but our lifetime total at $27,245. That's going to help a lot of kids! What We're Playing Cliff: Grounded, As Dusk Falls, Stardew Valley, Dorfromantic Colby: Grounded, Cyberpunk 2077, Rogue Legacy 2 Dylan: Fall Guys, Deep Rock Galactic News Extra Life 2022 Update Exclusive Games Suck FF16 Doesn’t Have Any Black Characters Because of “Historical Rea...

Folks that pre-ordered the physical copy of MW2 are finding out they have a lot of downloading to do. What We're Playing Cliff: Grounded Colby: Grounded, Cyberpunk 2077, Chorus, Rogue Legacy 2 Dylan: Fall Guys News Modern Warfare 2's Physical Edition is Basically an Empty Box - IGN The Daily Fix Turning Off Crossplay is a Console Exclusive Call of Duty Will Stay on the PlayStation CD Project Red R...

This episode had extreme audio issues, I'm uploading it for posterity, but it's not great to listen to.

Both Microsoft and Sony are launching fancy new controllers, which one are you gonna get? What We're Playing Cliff: Grounded, Soccer Story Colby: Cyberpunk 2077, Shadowrun Dragonfall News Forget About the Console War, It’s Time for the Controller War! Bayonetta 3 May or May Not Be Having Voice Actor Issues? Even With All The Issues They Are Having, A Lot of Folks Are Playing Overwatch Apex Legends...

DDoS attacks, weird phone requirements, and bugs that buy skins in the background with real money aren't really what you want happening at launch.

What We're Playing Cliff: Grounded Colby: Grounded, Shadowrun Returns, Adventure Pals, Minecraft, Breakpoint News We Aren’t Sure Who Won the Pool, But Stadia is Done Stadia Devs Might Be More Surprised Than We Were Devs Working on Getttings Saves Off of Stadia Fired Nintendo Worker Comes Forward with More Details Sony Has Huge Plans for PSVR HZD Remaster on the Way, Bloodborne Fans Are Pissed The...