Current Gen

In this episode, it’s all about The Game Awards. We talk about the winners, our prediction results, the MANY announcements, and our highlights & surprises of the evening. We are on YouTube! Check out the video version of the podcast (including more specific time stamps) along with other videos on our Current Gen Podcast channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/CurrentGenPodcast Each week, the Curren...

We’ve got games and movies to discuss as the first few days of December have already delivered a ton of new stuff for us. Marvel’s Midnight Suns, The Callisto Protocol, Need for Speed Unbound, Willow, and Violent Night headline a ton of other content we’ve been diving into. We are on YouTube! Check out the video version of the podcast (including more specific time stamps) along with other videos o...

We make our predictions for who will win the Game Awards 2022 major categories and then dive into games & movies including Evil West, Star Ocean, Gungrave, Knives Out 2, GOTG Holiday Special, and more! 2:00 More games to catch up on in 2022 & Callisto Protocol preview 5:12 The Game Awards - Predicting the Winners 47:45 God of War Ragnarok 49:50 Evil West 58:00 Derek loves 8K 1:02:55 Star O...

Obsidian’s latest game takes a very different turn than what you might be used to from that dev, but it’s a breath of fresh air. Pokemon, on the other hand, isn’t feeling as fresh with its major performance issues. Is the core game fun enough to overcome the tech struggles? Also, we talk about the nominees for a number of Game Awards categories and how our predictions fare. Other games/movies we d...

KRATOS. SONIC. GEOFF KEIGHLEY. That’s the gaming holy trinity, right? No? Well in any case, that’s the focus of our episode this week as we spend the first hour or so talking about God of War Ragnarok. Then we talk about more games & movies like Sonic Frontiers, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, and more! 3:37 God of War Ragnarok impressions (spoiler-free) 1:00:51 Sonic Frontiers 1:09:38 The Gam...

Game Pass has some gems that are worth a look, and we’ve been playing more Gotham Knights, Resident Evil 8, and retro streaming with Dan. Also, Kyle may or may not be dead. We don’t know. 0:20 Most Re-watched TV Shows 2:09 Kyle Might Be Dead 3:30 Tim dealing with real life adult stuff 6:25 The Banshees of Inisherin (movie) 12:14 Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (movie) 18:46 Enola Holmes 2 (movie) 24:...

WE DID SOME DIGGING. (Listen and you’ll get it) We’ve finally gotten a chance to play Bayonetta 3 as well as the new Resident Evil 8 Village DLC, Marvel Snap, Call of Duty multiplayer, and a lot more! 2:20 Bayonetta 3 19:27 Resident Evil 8 - new DLC 30:05 Star Ocean: The Divine Force 33:33 Persona 5 Royal 36:24 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II 44:55 A Plague Tale: Requiem 51:39 Gotham Knights 1:17:...

The deluge of games has begun, and we do our best to give you impressions of the major games & headlines this week! Timestamps below: 0:27 A few superhero video game memories 2:45 Final Fantasy XVI - new trailer impressions 15:30 Microsoft Layoffs | More Activision Acquisition Drama 18:22 Spider-Man 2 on track for 2023 | Sonic Frontier Expectations 21:12 Splinter Cell Remake director left | Cy...

We talk about our impressions of Scorn, Asterigos: Curse of the Stars, and the new movie, Halloween Ends. We think one is great, one has great style but is pretty niche, and one is absolute trash. Listen to find out which is which! Here’s a full breakdown of what we discuss this week: 0:27 Derry Girls 2:29 History of Video Games Quiz 20:16 Scorn 32:06 Unusual Findings 37:15 Trifox 43:00 Asterigos:...

We are officially past the 75% mark for the calendar year, which means it’s time to take a look at how things are shaping up for the Game of the Year debates for 2022. We go through a big list of games already out in 2022 and a number that are slated for release over this last quarter and decide which games are Contenders and which are Pretenders. Also in this episode: Overwatch 2, Werewolf by Nig...

Kyle & Jeff got their Steam Decks, so they share their impressions of the hardware as well as the games that do (and don’t) work well. Also, we talk about a few recent games & movies including Moonscars, Despot’s Game, Valkyrie Elysium, Bros, Greatest Beer Run Ever, and a lot more! 0:30 - Dapper Chocobo visits the show 4:20 - Bullet Train 7:14 - History of the Sitcom 14:12 - Everything Eve...

NOTE: We are aware of the audio issues with certain mics, and we are working on a better way to record and balance everything! Disney+ has a new Star Wars series that aired, and we share some early impressions. Also, we talk about a few new games including Soulstice, The Diofield Chronicle, and Return to Monkey Island. Also in this episode: Name That Video Game Weapon quiz, Serial Cleaners, Dahmer...

It’s " Not-E3 Part 3" as we got a very full week of presentations, announcements, game demos, and more! We talk about all of it in this episode, and don’t forget to check out our YouTube channel for full reactions to the Nintendo & Sony shows. Also this week: You Suck At Parking, Metal: Hellsinger, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, Backlog Hall of Shame (Part 2) , and tons of demos. 0:25 Xenoblade Chron...

It’s a busy episode with impressions of new games & shows like Steelrising, Disney Dreamlight Valley, Jack Move, Cobra Kai, and Pinocchio. We also talk about some forgotten games that have gone quiet as well as a number of headlines including Ubisoft Forward, D23, and a lot more! 1:54 Jeff got to see Bill Burr live 10:27 Pinocchio 19:15 Rewatching Hobbit movies 21:25 Splatoon 3 (none of us are...

There’s a lot to talk about yet again this week as the guys discuss the new Amazon Prime series, The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power. We also get into a few new games we are playing, including Tinykin, Immortality, The Last of Us Part 1, and TMNT Cowabunga Collection. In addition to covering some of the latest headlines, we wrap things up with a very odd KAHOOT quiz: Pokemon or Street Fighter. W...

The Current Gen crew talks about the two latest notable game releases: Saints Row and Midnight Fight Express. Then we dive into all the news coming from Gamescom this past week. We highlight the Opening Night Live event as well as other games that were shown during the week. Also: Steam Deck, Ghost Recon Wildlands, Batman Arkham Asylum, The Rehearsal, Community, and much more! We are on YouTube! C...

It’s time for a hype check for the fall/holiday games! The whole crew joins the episode this week to talk about our expectations for the games that are still on the slate to release in 2022. Jeff and Kyle share their first impressions of Marvel's latest series: She-Hulk. We also talk about the latest games we are playing including Cursed to Golf, Rollerdrome, Thymesia, Spider-Man, Xenoblade Chroni...

Tim, Kyle, Jeff, and Dan take some time to gush about the best video game soundtracks and list their personal top 5 favorites. They also discuss Two Point Campus, Cult of the Lamb, Diofield Chronicle, Spider-Man, Symphony of War, and a lot more games and headlines! We are on YouTube! Check out the video version of the podcast (including more specific time stamps) along with other videos on our Cur...

Kyle, Jeff, and Dan are on the show this week to talk about some recent movie releases including Bullet Train and Prey. They also take a closer look at Xenoblade Chronicles 3, Fairy and Sword: Together Forever, and a few other games & headlines. We are on YouTube! Check out the video version of the podcast (including more specific time stamps) along with other videos on our Current Gen Podcast...

Jeff, Dan, and Kyle talk about the MCU, Xenoblade Chronicles 3, San Diego Comic Con news, and more! We are on YouTube! Check out the video version of the podcast (including more specific time stamps) along with other videos on our Current Gen Podcast channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/CurrentGenPodcast Each week, the Current Gen Podcast will cover everything you need to know about Xbox, Playstatio...

Tim, Dan, Kyle, and Jeff debate and rank the top 10 games of the last generation of gaming consoles. Before we get into that debacle, we talk about Stray, As Dusk Falls, and Forza Horizon 5: Hot Wheels DLC. We are on YouTube! Check out the video version of the podcast (including more specific time stamps) along with other videos on our Current Gen Podcast channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/Current...

Dan, Jeff, and Kyle talk about the highest rated games in video game history along with some of their favorites. They also chat about the latest Bill Burr Special, The Gray Man (movie), Resident Evil (Netflix show), God of War, and several of the latest noteworthy headlines. We are on YouTube! Check out the video version of the podcast (including more specific time stamps) along with other videos...

Current Gen Podcast Episode 123 - Thor: Love & Thunder | Newlywed Game | Sony Release Dates Kyle, Jeff, Tim, and Dan chat about the latest Marvel movie, Thor: Love & Thunder (don’t worry, it’s a spoiler-free discussion), as well as some spoiler-free thoughts on season 3 of the Boys. We play a “newlywed game” to see how well each of us knows each other, and we cover a ton of headlines, incl...

Dan, Jeff, Tim, and Kyle talk about a number of video games including Neon White, Live A Live demo, King Arthur: Knight’s Tale, and Sakuna of Rice and Ruin. We also have a brief spoiler-free chat about the closing 2 episodes of Stranger Things Season 4, along with a few other things we are watching. Before diving into some headlines, we play a little Kahoot quiz about celebrities and video games....

We are HALFWAY THERE through the year of 2022, and there have been some video games released. We talk about the top selling games of the year, top reviewed (according to Metacritic averages), and our personal favorites so far. The rest of the year has a lot of potential, and we list some of the games we expect to be in the hunt for our GOTY discussions. Also, we talk about Fire Emblem Warriors: Th...