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We're in the the lull before The Game Awards though that doesn't stop surprises like the announcement of FFXIV Mobile. Then in the backend I talk about how much I'm enjoying Icarus Here are the timestamps: Intro News Bits - 04:06 Star Wars Outlaws Update 1.4 Is Live - 06:06 FF14 Mobile?! - 15:50 Black Friday Deals Starting What We're Playing - 22:20 FFXIV - 26:13 Icarus - 55:15...

It's a light news week but Xya gets to give her impressions of the Echoes of Vana'diel, Isli talks the Dredge DLC, and I give my final thoughts on Tunic. Here are the timestamps: Intro News Bits - 01:05 Silly Phil Spencer Comments - 03:22 Warcraft 1 & 2 Remasters - 04:06 Half-Life 2 Update And Documentary - 06:48 Atomfall Release Date - 07:38 Forever Skies 1.0 Delayed To 2025 What We...

We've got a grab bag of news this episode covering things from Star Wars Outlaws updates, Switch 2 details, Death Stranding on Xbox, PS5 Pro updates, and the unfortunate passing of Tony Todd. In the backend, Isli gives his thoughts on the Separate Ways DLC then I talk Dredge, Mouthwashing, and Tunic.  Here are the timestamps: Intro News Bits - 00:33 Game Pass November Wave 1 - 02:38 Star Wars...

This episode we talk about the unfortunately closure of Firewalk Studios, the curious Marathon update, and Isli is back to give his thoughts after getting the Silent Hill 2 platinum. Here are the timestamps: Intro News Bits - 01:04 Firewalk Studios Officially Closed - 05:44 Marathon Is "On Track" - 14:56 FF14 7.1 Update Notes What We've Been Playing - 24:30 FF14 - 26:00 Silent Hill...

It's a light news week but that allows Xya to talk about her experience finishing Mother 3, my final thoughts on Silent Hill 2, and my experience with Carrion.  Here are the timestamps: Intro News Bits - 00:33 Xbox Series X Finally Outsells Series S - 04:49 Fntastic Cancels Kickstarter - 07:18 Silent Hill 2 Patches Progress Bug What We've Been Playing - 10:27 Mother 3 - 20:44 Silent Hill...

This episode we cover the Space Marine 2 review bombing, the Xbox Partner showcase, and then in the backend I give my thoughts on the Silent Hill 2 remake. Here are the timestamps: Intro News Highlight - 01:12 News Bits From The Week We Missed - 05:50 Microsoft Drops $1 Game Pass Trial Ahead Of COD Release - 06:56 God Of War TV Show Shakeup - 07:30 Spider-Man 2 Coming To PC - 07:58 Space Marine 2...

Sony has pulled some weird anti-consumer moves with the original Horizon Zero Dawn release, now that the remastered was announced. We've also got news that The Alters has been delayed, a game I was looking forward to this year. Then in the back half I get into more of my experience with the Elden Ring DLC. Here are the timestamps: Intro News Highlight - 00:30 Silent Hill 2 Remake  - 03:37 The...

We're back and jumping right into the news we missed and ending with a recap of Sony's State of Play. Then in the back half Isli talks about beating Lies of P, I beat Sons of the Forest, and then I get into Frostpunk 2. Here are the timestamps: Intro News Highlight - 00:34 Next Battlefield Game Will Be In A Modern Setting - 01:25 Netflix Confirms New Cyberpunk Animated Project - 01:55 Me...

It's been a weird week of news with the lukewarm PS5 Pro announcement, the stealth PS5 controller price hike, more Microsoft layoffs, and Annapurna's gaming team quitting.  However, in the backend Isli gives his final impressions of Astro Bot and I talk about my 11 hours with Forever Skies early access. Here are the timestamps: Intro News Highlight - 00:26 PS5 Pro - 13:45 PS5 Controller...

The big news this episode is Sony suddenly taking Concord offline and refunding all purchases. Then, during what we've been playing, Isli talks about Astro Bot, I give updated impressions of Star Wars Outlaws, and then I talk about Chants of Sennaar after finishing it.  Here are the timestamps: Intro News Highlight - 00:33 Concord Goes Offline - 20:51 Star Wars Outlaws - 22:19 Baldur's G...

This week Xya and I recap some highlights from the Nintendo Direct, speculate Sony's future live service plans, then in the back half I talk about the Marvel's Midnight Suns DLC and my impressions of Star Wars Outlaws. Here are the timestamps: Intro News Highlight - 00:37 Atomfall Hands On Previews - 01:47 PS5 Pro Leaks - 07:01 Star Wars Outlaws PS5 Save Issue - 08:27 Misc. Bits - 10:00...

This episode we recap our favorite things shown at Gamescom this year, and then in the back half I give my initial impressions of Concord after ten hours of play.  Here are the timestamps: Intro News Highlight - 00:21 FFXVI PC Release Date Announced - 01:10 August Game Pass Wave 2 Lineup - 01:55 Gamescom Recap What We're Playing - 25:02 Honkai: Star Rail - 27:31 Black Myth: Wukong - 34:20 No...

On this episode we cover Krafton acquiring Tango Gameworks and the Hi-Fi Rush IP, Ubisoft laying off folks at two locations, and Replaced getting delayed to 2025. Here are the timestamps: Intro News Highlight - 00:35 Krafton Acquires Tango Gameworks And Hi-Fi Rush IP - 08:40 Ubisoft Layoffs - 10:33 Replaced Delayed To 2025 - 11:23 Meta Quest Gets Native HDMI Beam Support What We're Playing -...

We've got another closure this week with Meta deciding to shutdown Ready at Dawn. We've also got an unexpected film adaptation of an unreleased video game, and the former co-founder of Arcane announcing his next project.  Here are the timestamps: Intro News Highlight - 00:13 Star Wars Jedi Survivor PS4/Xbox One Release Date - 01:08 DOOM And DOOM II Enhanced Versions Announced - 04:14 For...

It's been another rough week in the games industry as Bungie is hit with layoffs and Game Informer has been shutdown.  Here are the timestamps: Intro News Highlight - 00:36 Avowed Delayed - 04:35 Valorant Launches - 05:07 Activision's SBMM Test - 16:54 Layoffs At Bungie - 34:47 Game Informer Closed What We're Playing - 38:10 Final Fantasy XIV & Elden Ring - 45:18 Alan Wake 2 - 1...

It's an interesting week with the WoW dev team has unionizing, SAG-AFTRA starting their video game strike, and the Fallout London mod finally releasing. Here are the timestamps: Intro News Highlight - 00:19 WoW Team Unionizes  - 13:45 SAG-AFTRA Video Game Strike - 23:41 Fallout London Releases - 29:42 Valorant Out In Open Beta What We're Playing - 32:20 Alan Wake 2 - 41:42 No Man's...

While light on news we did have the announcement that Bethesda has officially unionized, though they need to work out the details with Microsoft. It'll be interesting to see what kind of waves this sends through the industry at large. Then, after the short news section, Isli finally starts Alan Wake 2 and I finally get into Shadow of the Erdtree. Here are the timestamps: Intro News Highlight...

This week we get into the Xbox Game Pass changes, how the publisher of Manor Lords pushed back on an  outrageous post launch content claim, and in the back end I talk about my experience with Once Human. Here are the timestamps: Intro News Highlight - 00:10 Manor Lords Publisher Pushes Back - 12:15 Xbox Game Pass Changes - 15:28 PS Plus July Games - 19:14 PlayStation Stars Coming Back Online - 21:...

It's a quiet news week but luckily we've got Xya to talk about FFXIV Dawntrail. Then in the backend I talk about my journey to getting the Lies of P platinum trophy.  Here are the timestamps: Intro News Highlight - 00:17 Capcom - 00:43 The Watch Dogs Movie Has Begun Filming - 08:28 FFXIV Dawntrail Has Huge Player Count - 22:08 Surgent Studios Hit With Layoffs What We're Playing - 30...

In our first episode back from a busy schedule we cover the Frostpunk 2 delay, the announced Assassin's Creed remakes, Isli completed Signalis, and I have a lot of hotel annoyances to talk about.  Here are the timestamps: Intro News Highlight - 02:00 Minecraft Getting Native PS5 Version - 02:46 Frostpunk 2 Delayed - 05:20 PS+ July Games - 09:21 Assassin's Creed Remakes What We're Pl...

This week we cover a few bits of news before recapping the phenomenal Xbox Games Showcase  and then talking about the prep we needed to do for the Elden Ring DLC. Here are the timestamps: Intro News Highlight - 00:33 Jackbox Megapicker  - 01:44 Discord To Improve On PlayStation - 03:54 PS+ June Additions - 05:39 Xbox Game Showcase Recap What We're Playing - 54:12 Needing To Prep For Shadow Of...

This episode we recap the Summer Game Fest opening showcase, but before getting into that we discuss the potential 3rd and 4th seasons of TLoU.  Here are the timestamps: Intro News Highlight - 00:23 The Last Of Us Season 2, 3, And 4? - 14:37 Concord To Be $40 USD - 15:30 Summer Game Fest Recap What We're Playing - 46:22 Animal Well - 01:03:24 Lies Of P Ruined Elden Ring Combat For Me - 01:12:...

The main topic this episode is recapping Sony's State of Play, but before jumping into that we cover some news we missed while being out last week, news from this week, and speculate AI in game development. Here are the timestamps: Intro News Highlight - 00:48 Sony Pulls Neil Druckmann Interview - 05:30 AI In Game Development - 24:39 The Hunt Showdown Going Next-Gen - 27:43 Jeffrey Wright Cas...

This week we've got some sales numbers for both Helldivers 2 and the PS5 before we jump into the Assassin's Creed Shadow reveal. Then in the back end Isli gives his impression of Alan Wake after playing it for the first time. Here are the timestamps: Intro News Highlight - 00:12 Sony's New SIE CEOs - 03:44 Helldivers 2 Sales - 09:00 PS5 Sales Figures - 16:07 More PS+ Games For May -...

Sony went back on their PSN requirement for Helldivers 2 on PC, right before the last episode went live, and then Xbox decided to shut down a few studios this week to everyone's surprise. After a lengthy discussion on the closures Isli gives his impressions of Animal Well and then I talk about how much I enjoy Lies of P. Here are the timestamps: Intro News Highlight - 00:22 Sony Reverse PSN R...