Good Gains, Well Played

It was a light news week so we quickly get through a few things before recapping FFXIV FanFest and then talk more about Assassin's Creed Mirage followed by Spider-Man 2.  Here are the timestamps for this episode: 00:00 Intro 00:21 News Highlights  - 02:32 Xbox Game Pass Lineup  - 02:58 Now On Epic Program  - 09:00 FFXIV FanFest 21:25 What We're Playing  - 21:25 Assassin's Creed Mira...

Sony has official revealed the PS5 Slim, Best Buy is dropping physical movies in 2024, and Isli gets into Act 1 of Baldur's Gate 3.  Here are the timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:21 News Highlights  - 00:21 Castlevania Nocture Renewed   - 00:32 PS5 Slim  - 13:12 Cloud Streaming For PS5 Games  - 14:28 Dead Island 2 Story DLC  - 15:10 Best Buy Discontinuing Sales Of DVDs And Blu-ray  - 30:32 Microsof...

00:00 Intro 01:10 News Highlights  - 01:10 Jim Ryan To Retire  - 04:28 Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition  - 06:20 Third Jedi Game In The Works  - 07:35 Lies Of P Made Easier  - 14:25 Cyberpunk Phantom Liberty  - 16:45 Baldur's Gate 3 Multiclass Stats  - 17:30 Netflix Video Game Anime 22:10 What We're Playing   - 22:10 Moonstone Island  - 25:55 Chants Of Sennaar  - 30:15 Baldur&apos...

We go deep on Final Fantasy Remake/Rebirth, the Microsoft/FTC leaks, and then we have a ton of Baldur's Gate 3 on the backend. Here are the timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:30 News Highlights  - 00:30 Studio Departures  - 06:03 The Division 3 Announced  - 08:00 Tomb Raider Trilogy Remastered  - 12:32 Sony State Of Play  - 31:27 Ascendant Studios Hit With Layoffs  - 46:40 The FTC Microsoft Leakp 1:0...

00:00 Intro 00:19 News Highlights  - 00:19 Donald Mustard Leaving Epic  - 03:44 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor's Big Patch  - 10:07 Microsoft Will Have Digital Broadcast For TGS  - 10:47 Xbox September Update  - 11:36 Alone In The Dark Delayed  - 12:25 Baldur's Gate 3 News  - 17:25 Starfield Mods 41:50 What We're Playing  - 42:12 ~ 48:37 Armored Core 6 Full Thoughts And Spoilers  - 48:37...

Embracer Group shuts down Volition, FF16 is getting two DLC expansions, and we talk about the crazy PS+ price hike. In the back end Xya talks about Sea of Stars and I go over more of how much I'm enjoying Baldur's Gate 3. 00:00 Intro 00:10 News Highlights  - 00:35 Volition Shut Down  - 05:13 PlayStation Portal And Legion Go  - 06:46 Redfall Will Be Good Eventually  - 09:12 FFXVI To Get T...

We do a quick recap for Gamescom, even though there wasn't too much new from it, and then later we get into Isli's impressions of Armored Core 6.  Here are the timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:10 News Highlights  - 00:10 Gamescom  - 06:00 Baldur's Gate 3 News  - 12:45 No Man's Sky Echoes Update  - 16:05 Mortal Kombat Fatality Narration  - 18:40 PlayStation Portal  26:50 What We'...

Alan Wake 2 has been delayed by ten days, Microsoft is cracking down on harassment, Slime Rancer is getting a movie(?), and more Baldur's Gate 3. Here are the timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:22 News Highlights  - 00:22 8 Games Leaving PS+ Extra  - 00:56 Xbox Fighting Bad Behavior  - 04:44 Epic Games Expanding Crossplay Tools  - 05:46 Alan Wake 2 Delayed 10 Days  - 06:28 Slime Rancher Movie  - 08:4...

We've got a new voice for Zavala in Destiny 2, Twisted Metal performing well on Peacock, more split screen woes for Xbox, and more impressions on Baldur's Gate 3. Here are the timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:13 News Highlights  - 00:13 THQ Showcase  - 02:11 Zavala In Destiny 2 To Be Voiced By Keith David  - 03:44 Twisted Metal Does Well On Peacock  - 05:15 PS Plus August Games  - 10:00 Red De...

We've got a big episode with lots of Baldur's Gate 3 impressions and I also give my review for the Twisted Metal TV show. Here are the timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:13 News Highlights  - 00:13 How The PlayStation Changed Everything  - 04:30 PS5 Firmware Beta Features  - 07:10 Microsoft Making It Easier To Repair Controllers  - 07:55 Why You Couldn't Preload Baldur's Gate 3  - 09:3...

After a quick news recap it's all about Final Fantasy 14 and the news out of FanFest over the weekend. Here are the timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:25 News Highlights  - 00:25 Tencent Buys Techland  - 04:52 Star Wars Outlaws Won't Be 300 Hours  - 06:40 Remnant 2 PS5 Invite Issue  - 07:40 Larian Studios Will Do More Divinity Games  - 10:33 Glorbo In Destiny 2  - 12:10 FFXIV FanFest News 51:00...

We've got a bit of news out of SDCC and then Xya and I talk full spoilers for Final Fantasy XVI. Here are the timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:15 News Highlights  - 01:15 SDCC Spider-Man 2 News  - 05:04 Mortal Kombat 1 DLC Characters Confirmed  - 06:50 High On Life Surprise Drops On PSN  - 08:08 PSN Summer Sale  - 09:00 Ubisoft Has No DLC Planned For AC Mirage  - 09:30 Blizzard Reverses Diablo IV P...

We've got a verdict for the FTC vs. Microsoft, but that was the biggest news this week so after a quick highlight of some of the smaller bits of news we get into more of Isli's impressions of FF16. We do get into spoilers up through the Garuda fight so just be aware. Here are the timestamps for this episode: 00:00 Intro 00:15 News Highlights  - 00:15 Microsoft Wins Against The FTC  - 12:...

One of the things I've wanted to do with this podcast was chat with folks who are starting, or restarting, a routine to discuss their goals and talk about the process. In this bonus episode I get to do just that as I'm joined by Wolf and Moon from the A Slice of Gaming podcast.  We cover a wide range of things but I've included some of the bigger topics in the timestamps below.  00:...

It was a light news week due to the holiday so this episode is primarily a spoiler discussion about FFXVI up to, and slightly past, Bahamut.  Here are the timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:53 News Highlight  - 01:53 PSN Deals  - 05:35 FFXVI Patch Fixes Motion Blur 10:00 What We're Playing  - 14:15 FFXVI Spoiler Talk  - 51:30 End Spoiler Talk 1:07:46 DiGiorno Fully Stuffed Pizza

The FTC vs. Microsoft hearings are over but we don't have a verdict just yet. We've also got good news that Baldur's Gate 3 on PC will be moving up a month. Then in the backend of the show we talk more about Final Fantasy 16 without any spoilers. Here are the timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:17 News Highlights  - 01:17 Nintendo Plans A Smooth Transition To New Console  - 02:00 Baldur&apos...

The Microsoft FTC trial began this week and there was a lot of interesting little details that came out of that. Then later in the What We're Playing segment we talk a lot about our thoughts on Final Fantasy XVI. I will warn you that I have a lot of nitpicks with the UI and certain game design decisions, but I do like the game overall.  Here are the timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:24 News Highligh...

This week we cover some quick news highlights before jumping into the recap from the Xbox and Ubisoft showcases. Then in the backend Isli and I talk more about our time with Diablo IV. Here are the timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:45 News Highlights  - 00:45 Dominic Robilliard Joins Skydance New Media  - 02:47 Dead Cells Getting Animated Series  - 03:44 Dead Space To Get Scripted Podcast  - 04:42 The Ca...

This episode is all about recapping what was shown at Summer Game Fest and then later Isli and I go deep on what we think about Diablo IV. Here are the timestamps for this episode: 00:00 Intro 00:35 News Highlights  - 00:35 Diablo IV To Get Two Expansions  - 01:00 No Man's Sky Singularity Update  - 02:35 Summer Game Fest 33:22 What We're Playing

We've got another Sony game coming to PC, a huge Days of Play sale on the PlayStation store, more Tears of the Kingdom discussion, and I talk about some fitness equipment I'm using as well as a new app. Here are the timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:44 News Highlights  - 00:44 Ratchet And Clank: Rift Apart Coming To PC  - 01:40 Xbox Games With Gold For June  - 07:43 Sony Days Of Play Sale  - 12...

00:00 Intro 00:25 News Highlights  - 00:25 Alone In The Dark Reboot  - 01:17 Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty DLC  - 02:50 Lord Of The Rings: Gollum  - 06:46 The Last Of Us Multiplayer  - 10:00 PlayStation Showcase Recap 47:20 What We're Playing

We're back this week with a new episode covering layoffs at The Molasses Flood, Overwatch 2 cutting the PvE mode, speculating the PlayStation Showcase, and lots of talk about Tears of the Kingdom. Here are the timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:20 News Highlights  - 01:20 The Molasses Flood Hit With Layoffs  - 03:33 Overwatch 2 PvE Mode Cancelled  - 10:46 Telltale's The Expanse Ep. 1 Coming July...

We're back after a week out and we spend the first bit recapping some of the news we missed before jumping into this week's news. Then in the back end I talk about the screw fiasco with my new bench. Here are the timestamps for this episode: 00:00 Intro 00:15 News We Missed Recap  - 00:15 Dead Island 2 Sales  - 03:43 Call Of Duty Board Game   - 08:26 Gord  - 10:20 PSVR2 At Retailers Soon...

We've got more departures in the game industry and we talk about Sony's strategy of acquiring new, smaller, studios. Here are the timestamps for this episode: 00:00 Intro 00:17 News Bits  - 00:17 More Departures In The Game Industry  - 08:05 Sony Acquires Firewalk Studios  - 28:22 The Day Before  - 30:00 Humanity   - 31:00 Sony’s Steam Price Hikes  - 33:20 Xbox’s Decade Long Development...

Immortals of Aveum dropped a trailer this week and I'm actually really excited about this game, especially since it comes out in just a few months. We also cover the Ark bundle backlash, Redfall's 30 FPS debacle, the FFXVI State of Play, and I go on about how much I enjoy Meet Your Maker. Here are the timestamps for this episode: 00:00 Intro 00:25 News Bits  - 00:25 Ark Devs Backpedal On...