Good Gains, Well Played

I played the Back 4 Blood beta over the weekend and I've got some thoughts on it. I also played more after the recording so I'll have additional impressions on the next episode as well. I also talk about some fitness equipment that I received and the silly state of the boxes they shipped in. Here are the timestamps for this episode: 00:00 Intro 00:10 Quick News Highlights 08:30 What We’r...

EA wants you to think of Battlefield 2042 as a service, Switch hits a new shipping milestone, Sony has high estimates for PS5 sales, I go on a fitness equipment spend, and Isli gives us an update on his knee rehab. Here are the timestamps for the things we talk about: 00:00 Intro 00:10 PSN Summer Sale 01:51 Quick News Highlights 10:15 What We’re Playing 33:20 Fitness Updates

We've got a new game studio, Death Stranding adding more to its Strand system, Next-Gen console sales, delays, delay rumors, a PS5 beta, and more on this episode. Here are the timestamps for the things we cover: 00:00 Intro 00:52 Death Stranding Director’s Cut 04:22 AC Valhalla Siege Of Paris Release Date 04:55 PAX 2021 Updates COVID Rules 06:10 New Studio That’s No Moon  07:58 Next-Gen Conso...

We finally got the official announcement for the Dead Space Remake, though it would have been nice if it wasn't leaked ahead of time. We also got a really fun look at Battlefield Portal which is an exciting new community driven mode for Battlefield 2042. Here are the timestamps for what we discuss: 00:00 Intro 00:20 Death’s Door 04:20 Quick News Bits 09:20 FFXIV EU Server Congestion 16:10 EA...

Valve announced the Steam Deck late last week and we're all really interested in it, but it's going to be a wait and see situation before any of us makes a purchase. Timestamps for the things we discuss this episode: 00:00 Intro 00:10 Game Delays 01:32 Phoenix Point Coming To Console 02:40 FFX-3? 08:25 FFXIV Ran Out Of Keys 09:18 Battlefield 2042 Cross Play 10:30 Steam Deck 38:50 What We...

We got the Switch OLED announcement, we speculate what Assassin's Creed Infinity will be, we talk DICE LA getting a rebrand, and then we cover State of Play. Here are the timestamps for what we talk about: 00:00 Intro 00:38 Game Deals 03:30 Switch OLED 09:10 Assassin’s Creed Infinity 23:15 DICE LA Now Ripple Effect Studios 24:20 Dark Souls III Gets Xbox FPS Boost 24:50 Witcher 3: Wild Hunt  3...

We've got Remedy working on a cooperative multiplayer Control experience, PUBG making their own version of Warzone's Gulag, Sony making two acquisitions, Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut and more on this episode. Here are the timestamps for the things we talk about: 00:00 Intro 00:13 New Releases 01:00 Games With Gold And PS+ For July 02:07 Remedy Working On A Multiplayer Control Sp...

Isli is finally back though he hasn't been playing much but he does have a lot to share with his personal trainer experience.   We also got the 1.23 update to Cyberpunk 2077 that seems to really boost performance, Halo is committed to a Holiday release, and much more. Timestamps below: 00:00 Intro 00:30 PSN Sale Highlights 03:00 FidelityFX In Forspoken 07:15 FF7R Cut A Pole Dancing Scene 11:0...

Now that E3 is over I have to say it was nice to have it back, even if it was a bit spread out in the delivery. I'm looking forward to it being a little more organized next year. We also get into the fun rumor surrounding Abandoned and if it's a secret Kojima game, though hopefully it won't take long to find out the truth. Here are the timestamps for what we discussed: 00:00 Intro 0...

In this early released episode we recorded during the Xbox showcase so we cover everything else that was announced between the Summer Game Fest through Saturday. Next week we'll be sure to get the rest of the announcements we missed. Enjoy! 00:00 Intro 01:39 New Releases 03:22 Game Deals 05:00 Recapping E3 From Summer Game Fest Through Saturday 52:04 What We’re Playing

E3 is rapidly approaching starting off with the Summer Game Fest kicking off on Thursday. We're really looking forward to all the news, especially since there was no E3 last year.  We also get into a spoiler discussion on Hollow Knight at the end of this episode since I've finished the game, so just a heads up there.  Apologies if I sound a little nasally on this episode, I was on the ba...

It's that time of year where things ramp up before E3 proper and we've got a lot of exciting games to talk about!  As usual I've listed the timestamps for each of the things we talk about on the podcast: 00:00 Intro  00:30 PSN Deals  04:10 PS+ And Games With Gold For June  05:30 BlizzCon 2021 Cancelled  06:10 Crystal Dynamics Opens New Studio  06:38 Unreal Engine 5   08:10 House Of...

Roblox has introduced my son to microtransactions and I'm not super stoked about it. At least I'm an informed parent since I'm a gamer as well.  As usual I've listed the timestamps for each of the things we talk about on the podcast: 00:00 Intro 00:07 Thanking Roblox 10:00 PSN Deals, Releases, Upcoming 17:40 Deathloop 18:30 Summer Game Fest 21:25 EA Opens New Studio 25:11 Outri...

Let's talk about Final Fantasy XIV with Xya. It's gonna be a spoiler discussion, but it'll be good.  As usual I've listed the timestamps for each of the things we talk about on the podcast: 00:00 Intro 00:20 Quick News Recap 08:15 Final Fantasy 14 News 12:00 Shadowbringers Spoilers And Endwalker Speculation 31:44 What We’re Playing

We love Returnal, and it's probably my game of the year so far, so tune in to the end where we discuss in completely.  As usual I've listed the timestamps for each of the things we talk about on the podcast: 00:00 Intro 00:11 PSN Deal Reminder 01:10 Xbox Gets More FPS Boost Games 04:20 Sony Gets Minority Interest In Discord 06:25 Interesting Insights From Apple Vs. Epic 10:00 Head Of Pro...

Lorne Lanning is one of my favorite people in the industry and you really need to listen to the interviews with him. I highlight a few.  00:00 Intro 00:08 Game Deals 07:11 Resident Evil RE:Verse Delayed 07:45 Watch Dogs Legion 4.0 Update This Week 08:40 PS+ Games For May 10:26 Konami Not Attending E3 12:40 Sony To Aggressively Invest In First Party 13:16 Interesting Tidbits About The Last of US 14...

It's good to see that Sony isn't closing the PS3 and PS Vita stores thanks to consumers speaking up.  00:00 Intro 00:21 Sony Reverses Store Closer Decision For PS3/PS Vita 01:22 High Profile People Leaving Blizzard 02:50 Firewalk Studios And Sony 08:00 Quick News Tidbits 13:26 DICE Awards 17:07 Respawn In Early Stages Of A New Franchise 18:00 EA Adds FPS Boost Games To Xbox 19: 55 Rust C...

00:00 Intro 00:15 PS5’s First Major Update    10:24 Aloy Joins Fortnite 11:07 FF7 Remake Episode Named 12:10 New Nintendo Switch Lite Color 12:31 Hood: Outlaws And Legends Gameplay Overview 14:25 ACV Expansion Delayed 14:55 Days Gone PC Release Date 15:14 Ubisoft Forward Announced For E3 15:54 IOI Gets New Studio 18:57 NPD For March 21:45 Castlevania Season Four Is The Final Season 22:23 Subnautic...

00:00 Intro 00:10 E3 Going Digital  03:03 TimeSplitters 2 Fully Playable Easter Egg 05:10 EA Difficulty Patent 23:04 Deathloop Delayed 23:34 Resident Evil Village Showcase This Week 24:42 The Bloomberg Report On Sony 39:10 What We’re Playing

00:00 Intro 00:17 Spring Sale 02:42 Outriders 15:22 Sony Shutting Down PS3/PSP/PS Vita Storefronts  16:40 CD Projekt News Highlights 20:50 PS Plus Games For April 21:19 Games With Gold For April 21:44 Sony Japan 25:10 MLB The Show On Game Pass 26:30 What We’re Playing

00:00 Intro 01:08 Game Deals 04:44 Recapping Things We Missed Last Week  06:16 Former Rainbow Six Siege Devs Working On A New IP For Amazon 07:04 Final Fantasy 11 Mobile Game Cancelled 08:00 Ikumi Nakamura Starting Her Own Studio 08:50 The Last Of Us HBO Series Season One Will Cover The First Game 10:12 Outriders To Permanently Brand Cheaters 12:00 One Of The Assassin’s Creed Narrative Directors ...

Since we were out last week we spend this episode recapping all of the things we missed. 00:00 Intro 00:25 Rapid Fire News Recap 34:54 What We’ve Been Playing

There was a lot of news from the past week and we cover most of it as well as wonder what the hell is happening with Final Fantasy 7.  Here are the timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:30 Days Gone Coming To PC 01:40 GT 7 Delayed 02:02 PSVR 2 Confirmed 04:20 Journey To The Savage Planet Stadia Issue 06:20 Cyberpunk Update 1.2 Delayed 10:00 Anthem Next Scrapped 17:06 Call Of Duty Install Size Issues 23:32 Ja...

Here are the timestamps for what we discuss: 00:00 Intro 00:46 PSN Deals 02:07 Metro Exodus PS5/XB Series Upgrade Details 04:02 No Man’s Sky Update 04:45 Bungie Starts Studio Expansion 06:16 Outriders Demo Details 08:55 Nintendo Direct 16:23 BlizzCon  19:17 Assassin’s Creed Valhalla River Raids 19:53 What We’re Playing

We've got our Joel and Ellie casting for The Last of Us HBO series and much more in this episode.  00:00 Intro 00:14 PSN Deals 02:12 New Releases 03:05 Ratchet And Clank Release Date 03:52 Tales From The Borderlands  05:11 Crash Bandicoot 4 On Switch And PS5/XBS 05:48 Ubisoft’s Earnings Call 07:55 Blizzcon 2021 Event Dates 09:37 Striking Distance And Skybound Entertainment 10:47 DICE LA Worki...