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DLC is your Down Loadable Commentary for the week, giving you a rundown of everything you need to know about gaming in it's many forms! Whether it is on desktops, laptops, or consoles, VR, AR, or tabletop, DLC is your source for info, analysis, and opinion from the best voices in the industry! Hosts Jeff Cannata and Christian Spicer are joined each episode by a special guest to decide on a Story of the Week and discuss the games on their Playlist! DLC, the Digital Lifestyle Companion for gamers who Don't Like Cynicism. DLC was named one of Entertainment Weekly's 20 "Must Listen" podcasts!

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499: Special: Summer of Games 2023! Xbox Showcase, Summer Games Fest, and PC Game Show, Starfield deep dive, Fable, Star Wars Outlaws, South of Midnight, Avowed, Forza, Towerborne, Mortal Kombat 1, Prince of Persia The Lost Crown, Alan Wake 2, Sonic Super 12.06.2023 2:31:07

Summer of Games 2023! E3 may be dead, but that doesn't mean there isn't a TON of game announcements compressed in a VERY small window. Anthony Taormina from Gamerant joins Jeff and Christian to run through all of the huge announcements from Microsoft's big show, including Starfield, Fable, and so much more! Then they make time for Summer Games Fest and the PC Game Show, too! This show is made poss...

BONUS CONTENT: Apple Vision Pro Announcement Reaction 06.06.2023 1:09:46

Jeff and Christian team up with Dave Chen from youtube.com/davechensky and Peter Sciretta from Ordinary Adventures on Youtube to give their immediate reactions to Apple's groundbreaking announcement of the Vision Pro AR headset. Hope you enjoy! This content is only possible because of the support of our Patrons!

498: Kahlief Adams: Street Fighter 6, Diablo 4, Meta Quest 3, Asgard's Wrath 2, 7th Guest VR, Stranger Things VR, Bulletstorm VR, Microsoft pulling Activision from the UK? Project Q streaming problems? Wildfrost 05.06.2023 1:59:08

Jeff and Christian welcome Kahlief Adams from Spawn on Me back to the show this week to discuss Sony's CEO outlining potential problems with cloud gaming ahead of Project Q's launch, Microsoft's latest plan to circumvent the UK's CMA and advance their acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Meta's VR showcase, and more! The Playlist: Street Fight VI, Diablo IV, Wildfrost Parting Gifts!

497: Tom Marks: Sony Playstation Showcase, Spider-Man 2, Metal Gear Solid Delta, Towers of Aghasba, Alan Wake 2, Final Fantasy XVI, Project Q, Tears of the Kingdom, Humanity, After Us; Planet of Lana, Wildfrost 29.05.2023 2:05:59

Jeff and Christian welcome Tom Marks from IGN to the show to break down all of the surprising and not-so surprising reveals from the Playstation Showcase, including Spider-Man 2, Metal Gear Solid Delta, and so much more! The Playlist: Zelda Tears of the Kingdom, Humanity, After Us, Planet of Lana, Wildfrost, WoW Classic Hardcore Parting Gifts!

496: Stephen Hilger: Tears of the Kingdom, Mortal Kombat 1, Overwatch 2 loses PvE, Blizzcon returns, Star Wars Jedi Survivor, Darkest Dungeon 2, Walkabout Mini Golf; Humanity 22.05.2023 1:51:24

Jeff and Christian welcome Stephen Hilger from Into the Aether to the show this week to discuss the reveal of Mortal Kombat 1, no more PvE for Overwatch 2, the return of Blizzcon in 2023, and more! The Playlist: Darkest Dungeon 2, Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom, Star Wars Jedi Survivor VR Talk: Humanity, Walkabout Mini Golf Parting Gifts!

495: Ash Parrish: Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom, Diablo IV, Mario Picross, Project Bloom, World Video Game Hall of Fame, ROG Ally 15.05.2023 1:43:58

Jeff and Christian welcome Ash Parrish from The Verge to the show for the first time to discuss the release of Tears of the Kingdom, a new kind of game announcement from the Pokemon developers, four surprising games added to the World Video Game Hall of Fame, and more! The Playlist: The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom, Diablo IV, Mario Picross Parting Gifts!

494: Alex Sulman: Dead Island 2, Age of Wonders 4, Horizon Burning Shores, Street Fighter 6, Disney Speedstorm, Phil Spencer on Xbox, Unity layoffs 08.05.2023 2:04:08

Jeff and Christian welcome lead gameplay designer Alex Sulman to the show this week to discuss another round of layoffs at Unity, a surprisingly candid interview from Phil Spencer about the state of Xbox, and more! The Playlist: Horizon: Burning Shores, Kena: Bridge of Spirits, Street Fighter 6 Demo, Disney Speedstorm, Dead Island 2, Age of Wonders 4 Parting Gifts!

493: Benjamin Watts: Redfall, Star Wars Jedi Survivor, Honkai Star Rail, UK Blocks Microsoft Activision Blizzard acquisition, ROG Ally specs, Call of Duty yearly release 02.05.2023 2:02:18

Jeff and Christian welcome Benjamin Watts from IGN to the show this week to discuss the UK's CMA shocking block of Microsoft's acquisition of Activision/Blizzard, leaked specs for Asus' answer to the Steam Deck, Call of Duty not taking a year off, and more! The Playlist: Star Wars Jedi Survivor, Breath of the Wild, Redfall, Honkai Star Rail Parting Gifts!

492: Ian Higton: Dead Island 2, Meet your Maker, Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores, Dredge, Street Fighter 6 demo, Nintendo Indie World showcase, Sega acquires Rovio, Firewall Ultra 24.04.2023 1:55:21

Jeff and Christian welcome Ian Higton from Eurogamer to the show to discuss his hands-on with Firewall Ultra, Sega's acquisition of the developer of Angry Birds, and Nintendo's latest spotlight on Indie Games for Switch The Playlist: Meet your Maker, Dead Island 2, Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores DLC , Dredge, Street Fighter 6 Demo VR Talk: Firewall Ultra, Kayak, Pavlov, Afterlife Parting G...

491: Danny Bogue: Final Fantasy XVI, Zelda Tears of the Kingdom, Suicide Squad Kill the Justice League, RE4 Remake, FFVII Remake, T’Chia, Cyberpunk 2077 Overdrive Mode, MLB The Show 23, Wartales, Vertigo 2 17.04.2023 1:56:08

Jeff and Christian welcome Danny Bogue from The Good Gamer Club to the show this week to discuss new trailers for Tears of the Kingdom and Final Fantasy 16, a huge delay for Suicide Squad Kills the Justice League, ChatGPT for NPCs, and more! The Playlist: RE4 Remake, FFVII Remake, T’Chia, Cyberpunk 2077 Overdrive Mode, MLB The Show 23, Wartales VR Talk: Halflife 2 Episode 1 and 2 in VR, Vertigo 2...

490: Steven Spohn: PS5 Pro rumors, ASUS ROG Ally, PS handheld, new Street FIghter movie, Minecraft movie with Jason Momoa, Forza Horizon 5 Rally Adventure, Crimeboss, Marvel Snap, Shogun Showdown Prologue, Klaus Teuber 10.04.2023 1:45:27

Jeff and Christian welcome Steven Spohn from Ablegamers back to the show this week to discuss the rumors of a Playstation 5 Pro SKU, the exploding handheld market, new video game movies of Street Fighter and Minecraft, and more! The Playlist: Crimeboss, Marvel Snap, Forza Horizon 5 Rally Adventure, Shogun Showdown Prologue Tabletop Time: Remembering Klaus Teuber and Catan Parting Gifts!

489: Frank Ellerbe: E3 canceled, Zelda Tears of the Kingdom, Vampire Survivors Tides of the Foscari, Wild Hearts, Dredge, The Last of Us Part 1 PC, Vive XR Elite, Walking Dead Saints and Sinners, After the Fall, The Last Worker 03.04.2023 1:47:29

Jeff and Christian welcome Frank Ellerbe, aka Techniq, to the show this week to discuss the death of E3, 10 minutes of revealing new Tears of the Kingdom gameplay, new DLC for Jeff's Game of 2022, and more! The Playlist: Wild Hearts, Dredge, The Last of Us Part 1 PC VR Talk: Vive XR Elite headset, C-Smash VRS demo, Walking Dead Saints and Sinners PSVR2 version, After the Fall, The Last Worker Part...

BONUS CONTENT: C-Smash VRS interview with Jörg Tittel and Cory Schmitz 01.04.2023 41:33

In this Bonus Content conversation, Christian Spicer sat down to chat with Jörg Tittel and Cory Schmitz, two of the people behind the upcoming PSVR2 game, C-Smash VRS. It's a great conversation about appreciating iconic design, Dreamcast "vibes," designing for VR, and more. The C-Smash VRS demo is available on the PlayStation Store now.

488: Anthony Taormina: Redfall, Resident Evil 4 remake, Lord of the Rings Gollum, Lego 2k Drive, Counterstrike 2, Unreal Engine 5.2, GDC, TMNT Last Ronin, Above Snakes, Tchia 27.03.2023 1:57:54

Jeff and Christian welcome one of their favorite guests, Anthony Taormina from Gamerant.com to discuss the latest in the Microsoft Activision acquisition, Epic's Unreal GDC presentation, three big new game announcements, and more! The Playlist: Redfall, LOTR: Gollum, Resident Evil 4, Tchia, Above Snakes Parting Gifts!

487: John E Warren Lance Reddick, WWE 2K23, Atomic Heart, Wo Long, Castle Crumble, Crafty Survivor, Flame Keeper, GT7 Sophy, Symbiogenesis, Horizon Forbidden West Burning Shores 20.03.2023 1:58:22

Jeff and Christian welcome John E Warren from HoneyBee Rodeo to the show to discuss the latest in the Microsoft Activision Blizzard aquisition - yes, there's more to disucss! - Square Enix moving ahead on their NFT game, Horizon Forbidden West DLC being exclusive to PS5, and more! The Playlist: WWE 2K23, Atomic Heart, Wo Long, Breath of the Wild, Castle Crumble, Apple Arcade, Crafty Survivor, Flam...

486: Jan Ochoa: Starfield and Suicide Squad Kill the Justic League delayed again, Capcom Spotlight, NACON direct, Robocop City, Resident Evil 4 Chainsaw demo, A Space for the Unbound, Marvel Snap, Dead Cells Return to Castlevania, Patch Quest, Spin Rhy... 13.03.2023 1:47:02

Jeff and Christian welcome Jan Ochoa from Giant Bomb back to the show this week to talk about Starfield and Suicide Squad kill the Justice League getting new delays, reveals from NACON and Capcom - including the Resident Evil 4 Chainsaw demo drop - and more! The Playlist: Marvel Snap, A Space for the Unbound, Justice League Cosmic Chaos, The Outer Worlds: Spacer’s Choice Edition, Dead Cells Return...

BONUS CONTENT: Paid DLC Episode from Feb 1, 2023 08.03.2023 59:44

Here's a fun bonus episode for everyone. We figured one great way to let everyone know what the Paid DLC show actually is, is to release an episode of Paid DLC for everyone to enjoy! Get Paid DLC every week by becoming a Cool Ranch or higher patron at Patreon.com/DLCpod . The episodes' original description: This week, Jeff, Lana, and Christian talk about Lana's ski trip, chat boardgames, Jeff's vi...

485: Mitchell Saltzman: Final Fantasy 16 previews, Destiny 2 Lightfall, Wo Long, Pizza Tower, Aces & Adventures, Atomic Heart, Gran Turismo 7, racing wheel, Moss 2, Activision merger update 06.03.2023 2:01:55

Jeff and Christian welcome Mitchell Saltzman from IGN to the show this week to discuss the big changes coming to Final Fantasy XVI, a shakeup at Square Enix, the latest on the Microsoft Activision Blizzard merger, and more! The Playlist: Wo Long, Pizza Tower, Destiny 2 Lightfall, Aces and Adventures, Atomic Heart VR Talk: GT7 with wheel, Moss 2 Parting Gifts!

484: Joseph Moran: State of Play, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, Street Fighter 6, Destiny 2 Lightfall, Humanity, Atomic Heart, PSVR2, Horizon Call of the Mountain, Demeo, Moss, Pistol Whip, Gran Turismo 7, Jurassic World Aftermath Collection 27.02.2023 2:13:31

Jeff and Christian welcome Joseph Moran from PS Trophy Room Podcast back to the show this week to discuss the newest State of Play, feautring Suicide Squad Kill the Justice League, the latest moves Microsoft is making to make their aquisiton of Activision Blizzard happen, the best news about Forza Horizon getting another expansion, and more! The Playlist: Sea of Thieves, Atomic Heart VR Talk: Hori...

483: Scott L Clark: Wild Hearts, Returnal PC, Wanted Dead, Metroid Prime Remaster, XDefiant, HiFi Rush, Dead Space, Pimball FX, Tetris movie trailer, Lord of the Rings games, Civ 7, Caves of Lore, Dust & Neon 20.02.2023 2:14:09

Jeff and Lana welcome podcaster and 4th grade teacher Scott L. Clark to the show this week to discuss the trailer for the Tetris movie, shakeups at Firaxis, 5 new Lord of the Rings games coming before 2024, and more! The Playlist: Pinball FX, Wild Hearts, Vampire Survivors, Dead Space, Metroid Prime Remastered, Gears of War 2, Astalon: Tears of the Earth, Blast Brigade vs. the Evil Legion of Dr. C...

482: Trikslyr: Metroid Prime Remaster, Zelda Tears of the Kingdom, Pikmin 4, Disney Illusion Island, Nintendo Direct, Hogwarts Legacy, Hi-Fi Rush, Steam Next Fest demos galore, The Last Case of Benedict Fox, Tape to Tape, Boxes, Nocturnal, Planet of Lana 13.02.2023 1:53:44

Jeff and Christian welcome streamer and Youtuber Trikslyr back to the show this week to discuss Nintendo's latest jam-packed Nintendo Direct presentation, the latest on the Microsoft Activision BNlizzard King acquisition, a company bucking the trend and actually increasing wages, and more! The Playlist: Hogwarts Legacy (discussion starts 49:12, ends at 1:03:05), Hi-Fi Rush, Gundam Evolution, Leagu...

481: AuroraPeachy: Amazon buys Tomb Raider, Live Service games die, James Gunn integrates games into DCU, Forspoken, Harvestella, Marvel Midnight Suns Deadpool DLC, Hitman Freelancer, Power Chord 06.02.2023 1:44:26

Jeff and Christian welcome streamer AuroraPeachy to the show to discuss Amazon paying $600 million for Tomb Raider, Live Service games getting canned, James Gunn's plan to make video games part of the DC cinematic universe, and more! The Playlist: Forspoken, Harvestella, Hitman World of Assassination Freelancer mode, Marvel Midnight Suns Deadpool DLC, Power Chord, Mario Tennis Aces, Kingdom Battle...

480: Game Breaker God: Forspoken, Hi Fi Rush, Dead Space Remake, Redfall, Forza Motorsport, ESO, Naughty Dog moving on from Uncharted, Steamworlds Build, Mahokenshi 30.01.2023 1:37:34

Jeff and Christian welcome Youtuber and streamer Game Breaker God to the show to discuss the latest Xbox Developer Direct, latest Activision Blizzard King allegations, the latest news from Naughty Dog, and more! The Playlist: Forspoken, Hi Fi Rush, Dead Space, Mahokenshi Parting Gifts!

479: Laura Dale & Jane Magnet: Layoffs at Microsoft, Suicide Squad Kills the Justice League, PSVR2 Launch Lineup, Playdate Handheld, Forespoken, GeForce Now Ultimate 4080, Inkbound, Dorfromantik, Terraforming Mars, Everdell Complete 23.01.2023 1:56:07

Jeff and Christian welcome co-authors of the new novel Who Hunts the Whale, Laura Dale and Jane Magnet to the show this week to discuss big layoff across several gaming companies, a leaked Battle Pass for Suicide Squad, the PSVR2's 30 game launch line-up, and more! The Playlist: Basingstoke, Dorfromantik, The Playdate Handheld, Forspoken, GeForce Now Ultimate 4080 tier, Inkbound Tabletop Time: Ter...

478: Gabe Patillo: Skull and Bones delay, Ubisoft cancels more games, Stadia ends, Marvel's Midnight Suns, Call of Duty DMZ, Predecessor, Vampire Survivors, Rumbleverse 16.01.2023 1:48:18

Jeff is joined by Kahlief Adams from Spawn on Me and Gabe Patillo from Married to the Games to discuss Google's last gifts to Stadia owners, Ubisoft's worrisome emergency earnings call, Mirror's Edge developer's critique of achievements, and more! The Playlist: Vampire Survivors, Rumbleverse, Predecessor, COD DMZ, Marvel Midnight Suns, Super Smash Bros Parting Gifts!!