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This week we recap the Microsoft showcase and some other misc. announcements from the end of Summer Game Fest. Then in the back half Isli and I talk about our initial impression of The Alters. Here are the timestamps: Intro  News Bits - 01:43 Xbox Games Showcase - 06:41 Isli's Reaction To The Call of Duty Trailer - 14:37 Konami Announces Silent Hill 1 Remake - 15:14 Capcom Confirms RE9 Will H...

This week is all about games: State of Play, Summer Game Fest, and the Future Games Show. Then in the back I talk about the Atomfall DLC. Here are the timestamps: Intro  News Bits - 01:22 Sony's State Of Play - 19:10 Summer Game Fest - 49:00 Future Games Show What We're Playing - 55:39 Honky Star Rail / FFXIV - 58:18 Atomfall DLC

This week we cover the little bits of news before SGF, then we have a big discussion about The Last of Us season 2 and Isli gives his thoughts on Clair Obscur. Here are the timestamps: Intro  News Bits - 01:45 EA Cancels Black Panther Game - 07:42 Switch 2 N64 Specific Features - 08:54 Death Stranding Anime In The Works - 09:44 Witcher 3 Adding Mod Support To Console - 15:11 The Last Of Us Season...

This week has a small bit of news, as we approach Summer Game Fest, then in the backend Xya and I talk all about the ending to Clair Obscur with major spoilers of course! Here are the timestamps: Intro  News Bits - 00:42 Hellblade 2 Coming To PS5 - 01:30 Lies Of P DLC To Have Difficulty Settings - 09:05 Elden Ring Movie In The Works - 15:10 Games Workshop Giving Big Bonuses To Employees What We&ap...

Kojima wants to leave his team a video game idea will, it's an interesting idea but Isli doesn't agree. Then the majority of the episode is all about Clair Obscur, issues with scaling, and major Act 3 spoiler discussions. Here are the timestamps: Intro  News Bits - 00:54 Space Marine 2 Official Mod Support - 03:43 S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Legends Of The Zone Trilogy - 07:26 Hideo Kojima's Vi...

After some quick news bits this episode is all about Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and some of our issues, things we love, and spoilers up to after the first Axon fight in Act II. Here are the timestamps: Intro  News Bits - 00:20 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Updated Sales - 04:19 Split Fiction Sales Figures - 04:43 Switch 2 Game News  - 08:22 Alien: Rogue Incursion Non-VR Release - 09:22 Gears Of War...

This episode we cover the Xbox price increases, the Borderlands 4 State of Play, and then in the bulk of the episode is all spoiler discussions through the end of Act I for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Here are the timestamps: Intro  News Bits - 00:22 May PS Plus Titles - 01:32 Xbox Prices Increase - 04:00 Borderlands 4  - 10:30 GTA VI Delayed What We're Playing - 15:12 Clair Obscur Major Spo...

This week we cover a few bits of news before Isli dives into Oblivion Remastered, and then Xya and I talk Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Here are the timestamps: Intro  News Bits - 00:21 Switch 2 Third Party Situation - 09:04 Sony Dropping Resistance 1 & 2 From PS+ Premium - 09:35 FBC: Firebreak Release Date - 10:24 Frostpunk 1886 - 11:18 Clair Obscur Initial Sales Numbers What We're Playin...

After covering a few news bits, Isli and I get into some spoiler talk about Blue Prince and our experience with the game overall. Here are the timestamps: Intro  News Bits - 00:28 Marathon - 02:59 Star Wars Outlaws DLC and Switch 2 Release Date - 03:35 Chronos: The New Dawn Gameplay - 07:00 Sony Raises PS5 Prices Across The Globe What We're Playing - 12:10 Blue Prince Spoiler Discussion

It's our 200th episode and this week we recap the Switch 2 announcement, since we didn't get to cover it last week, and then in the back half Isli and I discuss our thoughts on Blue Prince. Here are the timestamps: Intro  News Bits - 00:45 Baldur's Gate 3 Patch 8 - 04:38 Xbox Confirms June Showcase - 05:12 Recapping Some Switch 2 Announcements What We're Playing - 23:25 Monster...

We've got another space crew game, another No Man's Sky update, Game Informer is back, and Ubisoft makes some moves. Then in the back half Xya talks Monster Hunter, Isli talks No Man's Sky, and I give my thoughts on a week with Atomfall. Here are the timestamps: Intro  News Bits - 00:15 Wildgate - 03:11 Game Informer Is Back - 15:01 No Man's Sky Relics Update - 16:18 Quite A Ri...

We've got a nice news spread this episode with updated console sales, Hasbro teasing Baldur's Gate 4, my initial thoughts on AC Shadows, and our final thoughts after finishing Split Fiction. Here are the timestamps: Intro  News Bits - 00:26 Console Sales Update - 04:46 Phil Spencer Says More TV/Movie Adaptations Coming - 08:16 Split Fiction Movie Interest Floating Around - 10:19 Half-Lif...

We've got a lot of little bits of news this week including the announcement of Space Marine 3, which has me excited, then in the back end Xya talks about Monster Hunter Wilds and I talk about my first few hours with R.E.P.O. Here are the timestamps: Intro  News Bits - 00:28 BlizzCon Returning In 2026 - 01:57 Monster Hunter Wilds Is Doing Well - 05:38 PS+ Games For March - 06:10 Sony Producers...

It's a light news week so after covering the few news bits we get into Xya's experience with Monster Hunter followed by mine and Isli's co-op experience with Split Fiction. Here are the timestamps: Intro  News Bits - 00:45 Boardgames Based On Video Games - 06:00 Atomfall Previews Have Me Excited What We're Playing - 13:50 Monster Hunter Wilds - 45:20 Balatro - 49:18 Gray Zone M...

This episode we talk about the cancelled TLoU multiplayer game, the PSVR2 price drop, and WB closing multiple game studios. Then in the back half Xya talks all about the Solar Punk demo, I go over my final thoughts on Outer Wilds, and then I talk about my experience with Dark Light. Here are the timestamps: Intro  News Bits - 00:15 Shuhei Yoshida Talks About TLoU Online's Cancellation - 05:09...

This episode is all about recapping the State of Play, the DICE Awards, Gray Zone war stories, and my experience in Outer Wilds. Here are the timestamps: Intro  News Bits - 00:25 Astro Bot DLC - 01:31 Elden Ring Nightreign Release Date - 02:03 Sony State Of Play Recap - 33:55 DICE Awards What We've Been Playing - 37:31 Nine Sols - 42:48 Gray Zone Warfare - 56:02 Outer Wilds

We've got some new details about the second season of The Last of Us, the surprise Onimusha 2 Remaster announcement, and EA talks about Battlefield and Apex Legends. Then in the backend Isli talks more about the difficulty of Nine Sols, Xya talks the Monster Hunter Rise beta, and I tell some war stories from Gray Zone Warfare. Here are the timestamps: Intro  News Bits - 00:15 EA Investor Call...

In this episode we cover devs that don't want PC versions to avoid lewd mods, Xbox's disappointing investor call, and much more. Then in the back half we talk about Nine Sols, Ender Magnolia, Echoes of Wisdom, and then Isli and I give our final thoughts on Lorelei and the Laser Eyes. Here are the timestamps: Intro News Bits - 00:17 Dev Doesn't Want Lewd Mods In Their Game - 03:12 No...

We've finally got the Switch 2 reveal from Nintendo, the Until Dawn movie already has a trailer, Sony cancels two live service games, and more on this episode. Then in the back half Isli and I talk more about Lorelei and the Laser Eyes. Here are the timestamps: Intro News Bits - 00:09 Until Dawn Movie Already Has A Trailer - 05:44 Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League Goes Offline Only - 06:...

Sony announced some film updates at CES, Microsoft announced a Developer Direct, and what a third Deus Ex prequel might have been.  In the back half Isli and I discuss our initial thoughts on Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, I give my final thoughts on Space Marine 2, and then you get more adventures in Icarus. Here are the timestamps: Intro News Bits - 00:24 Xbox Game Pass January Lineup - 01:04 The U...

We've got an interesting PS+ game for January, Mike Shapiro making cryptic tweets, and why Black Myth: Wukong isn't on Xbox. Here are the timestamps: Intro News Bits - 00:24 PS+ January Games - 07:23 Why Black Myth: Wukong Isn't On Xbox - 15:19 Mike Shapiro's Half-Life Tweet What We're Playing - 21:06 Corekeeper - 22:36 Nine Sols - 24:30 Fantasian And Xya's Game Void...

It's a light week after Christmas so this episode is mainly on what we've been playing, as well as the failed pitch for Dead Space 4 to EA. Here are the timestamps: Intro News Bits - 00:30 Dead Space Creators Pitched Dead Space 4 To EA - 06:09 Modders Add Axe From Space Marine Secret Level - 06:55 Baldur's Gate 3 Companions That Agree/Disagree Together - 10:03 Secret Level Concord E...

It's light news during the holidays but that allows for some longer discussions around Prince of Persia, Secret Level, and Isli's new laptop. Here are the timestamps: Intro News Bits - 00:30 FF7 Rebirth Director's PC Mod Request - 01:23 Borderlands 4 Narrative Director Agrees About BL3 'Toilet Humor' What We're Playing - 05:32 Core Keeper & Astro Bot - 07:30 Princ...

This episode is all about recapping The Game Awards, from the winners to the announcements. Then in the backend Isli talks about Core Keeper, Xya is still playing Fantasian, and I'm still really enjoying Icarus. Here are the timestamps: Intro News Bits - 01:26 The Game Awards Winners - 26:35 TGA Announcements  What We're Playing - 1:18:18 Core Keeper - 1:23:00 Fantasian - 1:28:45 Icarus...

We've got the PS Plus December lineup, some Fortnite updates, and more industry layoffs. Then in the backhalf Xya talks about Fantasian, and I talk about how I enjoy Prince of Persia, Icarus, and Void Crew. Here are the timestamps: Intro News Bits - 01:18 More Industry Layoffs - 06:58 Baldur's Gate 3 Patch 8 Coming 2025 - 07:25 PS Plus December Lineup - 09:52 Fortnite  What We're Pl...