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The Fallout TV series has arrived on Prime, and we have a spoiler-free discussion about the adaptation of this beloved gaming franchise. We also make our Opencritic score predictions for Stellar Blade, Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes, and Sand Land. Also this week: Civil War (movie), Star Wars: Outlaws trailer, and a ton of Triple-i Initiative announcements. VIDEO Podcast: YouTube or Spotify AUD...

This week, Dan, Tim and Kyle answer the question nobody is asking: Who would win a tournament of battles made up of video game villains? The matchups are ridiculous, and the reasons for picking our winners are even more ridiculous. It’s a good time. We also talk more about Dragon's Dogma 2 and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth along with a few other games we are playing. VIDEO Podcast: YouTube or Spot...

The guys discuss whether the games from Q1 are Contenders or Pretenders to make our final Top Ten list at the end of the year. Before we do that, we spend a ton of time catching up on our experiences with games like Dragon’s Dogma 2, Rise of the Ronin, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, and Unicorn Overlord. Oh, and Jeff talks about the newest Godzilla & Kong movie which sounds excellent . VIDEO Podca...

Every platform has at least one new game to play this week as Jeff & Tim give them brief impressions of Princess Peach Showtime and then take much deeper dives into Rise of the Ronin and Dragon’s Dogma 2. We also discuss Banishers, X-Men ‘97, 3 Body Problem, and review the GOTY 2023 picks from over 370 outlets! VIDEO Podcast: YouTube or Spotify AUDIO Podcast: Apple or search for us wherever yo...

It’s a quieter week of new game releases, so that frees up Daniel, Tim, and Jeff to talk more about Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden, and some classic Final Fantasy games. We also catch up on a number of recent TV shows that premiered or wrapped up, like Masters of the Air. VIDEO Podcast: YouTube or Spotify AUDIO Podcast: Apple or search for us wherever you like to listen!

With Tim battling another round of cold flu germs, Dan and Jeff have to get the show across the finish line this week. Before Tim bows out, though, we talk about Unicorn Overlord, WWE 2K24, The Thaumaturge, and Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden. Also this week: Remembering the impact of Akira Toriyama, Xbox partner preview news, other headlines, and more Final Fantasy VII Rebirth thoughts! VIDEO Podca...

What an incredible week across TV, movies, AND gaming! We take deep dives into 3 of the best from each medium as we share our full thoughts (keeping it pretty spoiler-free) on Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Dune: Part Two, and Shogun. We quickly dive into a few other headlines and games including The Mobius Machine, Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Remake, and Balatro.  VIDEO Podcast: YouTube or Spotify A...

The whole crew is here to get HYPED for Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, so we close the show with what we are most excited about for the upcoming epic RPG. We also talk about Nightingale’s launch struggles, the Nintendo Direct news, Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree announcement, more Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden impressions, MCU thoughts, and a lot more! VIDEO Podcast: YouTube or Spotify AUDIO Podcas...

Tim and Dan talk about Banishers: Ghost of New Eden, Skull & Bones, and several pieces of news including Sony’s exclusives plan for 2024 and Xbox’s “clarification” about 3rd party rumors. Jeff joins to talk about Mario vs. Donkey Kong and Islands of Insight as well. VIDEO Podcast: YouTube or Spotify AUDIO Podcast: Apple or search for us wherever you like to listen!

Helldivers 2 has arrived, and Kyle and Jeff are loving it. Skull & Bones also had a 3-day open beta, and Tim had a surprisingly good time with that! Also - It’s Next Fest season on Steam, so we talk about a wide variety of demos we played.  VIDEO Podcast: YouTube or Spotify AUDIO Podcast: Apple or search for us wherever you like to listen!

With Tim out this week, the crew tries to figure out who is driving the ship. (Narrator: They don’t figure it out.) So much to discuss this week from the latest releases like Suicide Squad, Granblue Fantasy: Relink, and Persona 3 Reload AND all the exciting news from Sony’s recent State of Play. VIDEO Podcast: YouTube or Spotify AUDIO Podcast: Apple or search for us wherever you like to listen!

2024 has kicked off with some fascinating game releases and news, and we dive into all of it including some major releases from January, layoffs across the industry, and all the movies, shows, and games we’ve been playing to kick off the year. 4:13 Palworld - design “inspirations” and early gameplay impressions 26:19 Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown 44:18 Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth 58:41 Tekke...

In PART 4 of the 2023 Game of the Year Debates, we finally get to our Top Ten Games of 2023 list. It’s not an easy one after such a great year, but we have a great time celebrating so many wonderful gaming experiences. We close things out with a few other personal categories like Best Backlog Game, Best Gaming Moment, and Most Anticipated games of 2024! VIDEO Podcast: YouTube or Spotify AUDIO Podc...

In PART 3 of the 2023 Game of the Year Debates, we rank the Best New Things in Old Games (Remakes, Remasters, DLC, Expansions, etc.) and the Best Visuals. Also, we highlight some of our favorite voice actor performances in gaming from 2023. VIDEO Podcast: YouTube or Spotify AUDIO Podcast: Apple or search for us wherever you like to listen!

In PART 2 of the 2023 Game of the Year Debates, we rank the Best Small Game (non-AAA games with “indie vibes”) and the Best Combat. We also name our Most Surprising Games of 2023 and list our top movies of the year. 5:12 BEST SMALL GAME (small budget/team or has "indie game vibes") 1:09:35 Most Surprising Games in 2023 1:37:07 Favorite Movies of 2023 2:04:18 BEST COMBAT VIDEO Podcast: Yo...

In PART 1 of the 2023 Game of the Year Debates, we rank the Best Story and Best Music in gaming as well as take some time to share about our favorite TV shows and Swimming in 7’s games. VIDEO Podcast: YouTube or Spotify AUDIO Podcast: Apple or search for us wherever you like to listen!

In this special Christmas episode of the Current Gen Podcast, we talk about some recent movies and shows like Rebel Moon, Iron Claw, South Park, Marvel’s What If, and more! Also this week, we talk more Alan Wake 2, Super Mario 64, GTA Online, Insomniac hacker leaks, and a ton of games and demos we are trying. Then we play a round of VIDEO GAME 20 QUESTIONS and preview the month of January, 2024, i...

This week we take a look at some iconic snow in video games as well as chat about Studio Ghibli movies and Christmas movies. Of course, we also talk a lot about video games including Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising, Trinity Fusion, Alan Wake 2, and a lot more! VIDEO Podcast: YouTube or Spotify AUDIO Podcast: Apple or search for us wherever you like to listen!

We provide an overview of the Game Awards winners & announcements as well as our thoughts on the industry-wide conversation about the abundance of marketing and very little time for devs to talk. We also dive into some new games including Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, The Day Before, A Highland Song, and more! VIDEO Podcast: YouTube or Spotify AUDIO Podcast: Apple or search for us wherever you...

The whole crew is back together this week to make our annual predictions for the winners of this week’s Game Awards show. In addition to our Game Awards predictions, we talk about a ton of games - both old and new - as well as a number of recent headlines, movies, and TV shows. VIDEO Podcast: YouTube

In PART 1 of the 2023 Game of the Year Debates, we rank the Best Story and Best Music in gaming as well as take some time to share about our favorite TV shows and Swimming in 7’s games. 3:11 GOTY Debate overview & rules 8:05 Best Story in video games in 2023 1:36:50 Best TV Shows in 2023 1:43:39 Best Swimmin in 7's Games 1:52:03 Best Music in video games in 2023 VIDEO Podcast: YouTube or S...

…okay, not really. But they do carry the show this week while the other guys are probably still eating Thanksgiving dinners. We talk about a ton of games, stuff we bought on sale, movies and TV shows we watched this week, so I won’t even try to break it all down for you. Just listen and find out. Oh, and we take a personality quiz to figure out what video game genre we are, so there’s that. VIDEO...

This week, we review how our Game Award nominee predictions stacked up against the actual nominees that were announced this week, as well as share our reactions to some of the games that got the nod or got snubbed. Then we turn our attention to two of the major games released this week: Super Mario RPG and Persona 5 Tactica. Also in this episode: more Cyberpunk 2077 talk, Nintendo Indie World reac...

We took some time to talk through the story and characters of Spider-Man 2 in this SPOILER-FILLED bonus episode of the Current Gen Podcast. Full spoilers for Spider-Man 2 concerning everything including the plot, character reveals, gameplay mechanics, etc. Enjoy, and check out our regular show every Monday!

Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Changed His Name is a lengthy title. It’s also a great game, and we have thoughts on it! We also discuss a number of new Marvel things like the Loki final and the new movie, The Marvels. Other games and shows we discuss this week: Dungeons 4, Celeste, Attack on Titan, and more! VIDEO Podcast: YouTube or Spotify AUDIO Podcast: Apple or search for us wherever you li...