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Sony is making a big push into mobile games with a new division and acquisition, it'll be interesting to see what they start releasing over the next few years. We've also got some acquisitions and delays as well as good and bad news for Xbox. Here are the timestamps for this episode: 00:00 Intro 00:45 News Highlights  - 00:45 Sony Making A Bigger Move Into Mobile Games  - 18:15 Sony and...

Sony has raised the price of the PS5 in multiple territories, they're also adapting Gravity Rush into a movie, they found a director to helm the Horizon TV show, and we recap Opening Night Live. Then we close out with some rants and DoorDash stories. Here are the timestamps for this episode: 00:00 Intro 00:30 News Highlights  - 00:30 Sony Is Doing A Gravity Rush Movie  - 02:45 Umbrella Academ...

It's the episode before Gamescom but we've got some unexpected news with Embracer Group buying up the rights for Lord of the Rings, Sony making a Days Gone movie for some reason, and I give my final thoughts on Cult of the Lamb. Here are the timestamps for this episode: 00:00 Intro 01:54 News Highlights  - 01:54 Team Asobi Working On Their Biggest Game Ever  - 04:05 Embracer Group And Lo...

We've got more game delays this week, DBZ coming to Fortnite, an impressive Skyrim mod, and a THQ Nordic showcase I don't think anyone knew was happening. I also ramble on about Cult of the Lamb for a little too long. Here are the timestamps for this episode: 00:00 Intro 00:17 News Highlights  - 00:17 More Game Delays  - 14:22 DBZ Characters Teased For Fortnite   - 15:28 Skyrim Modded Wi...

We don't have much this week but we do have a nice chunk about how silly Pokemon is nowadays, I speculate on why I never made it beyond Pokemon Red when I was a kid, Isli live reacts to an Amazon Prime Truck problem, and I make a final choice on potatoes.  Here are the timestamps for this episode: 00:00 Intro 00:29 News Highlights  - 00:29 Xbox Testing Game Pass Sharing  - 05:04 Tactics Ogre:...

It's a light week of news with just some next-gen upgrades for a few games, a PS5 firmware beta, PS+ games for August, a rumored delay, and a new game announcement. After we go over what we've been playing I get into a small update on my air fryer experience and the issue I'm having switching over to potatoes.  Here are the timestamps for this episode: 00:00 Intro 00:35 News Highlig...

We've got a surprise board game released, another big No Man's Sky update, some great game deals, delays, and my thoughts on The Quarry. Here are the timestamps for this episode: 00:00 Intro 00:55 News Highlights  - 00:55 PlayStation acquires Repeat.gg  - 04:15 Grounded To Get Animated Series  - 07:13 Sniper Elite Board Game  - 13:10 Another No Man’s Sky Update  - 18:50 Xbox Users Can Vo...

We've got the Bayonette 3 release date, Mark Cerny working with Haven Studios, PlayStation's loyalty program, and new game announcements. Here are the timestamps for this episode: 00:00 Intro 00:14 News Highlights  - 00:14 Bayonetta 3 Release Date  - 01:04 Mark Cerny Assisting Haven Studios  - 04:05 Another Alien Game  - 06:48 PlayStation Stars Loyalty Program  - 10:58 Soulframe  - 21:41...

We've got quite a lot of news this week with some game release dates, delays, showcases announced, new game reveals, and more information about the Crisis Core remake and FF7 Rebirth. Here are the timestamps for this episode: 00:00 Intro 01:29 News Highlights  - 01:29 Inscryption Coming To PlayStation  - 04:00 Games With Gold Will No Longer Have Xbox 360 Titles  - 17:29 Ubisoft Showcase Comin...

We've got a scattershot of news highlights from the past week, Xya has made progression in Elden Ring, and I'm finally getting back into working out after having to take a three week break. Here are the timestamps for this episode: 00:00 Intro 00:25 News Highlights  - 00:25 Horizon TV Show  - 04:42 Sucker Punch Has No Plans For inFAMOUS or Sly Cooper  - 11:13 Halo Infinite Campaign Co-op...

Since we were out last week this episode will be about highlighting some things from the Xbox, Capcom, and Square showcases during the rest of Summer Game Fest. Here are the time stamps for this episode: 00:00 Intro 00:40 Xbox, Capcom, And Square Enix At Summer Game Fest 35:35 What We’re Playing

We recap the opening day showcase from the Summer Game Fest. Next week we'll recap the Xbox/Bethesda showcase and any other news that comes out between now and then. Here are the timestamps for this episode: 00:00 Intro 01:10 Lots Of Game News And Events 04:18 Summer Games Fest Recap 37:43 What We’re Playing

It's a short episode this week and the main topic is covering Sony's State of Play.

We've got a State of Play coming this week, Jedi: Survivor was officially announced, and Xya has finally started playing Elden Ring! Here are the timestamps for this episode: 00:00 Intro 00:42 News Bits  - 00:42 PS1 And PSP Games On PS+ Can Have Trophies  - 01:18 Modern Warfare 2 Release Date  - 01:28 The Callisto Protocol No Longer In The PUBG Universe  - 04:04 Sony State Of Play Coming This...

We've got Ubisoft+ coming to PlayStation, Sony reveals some of the new PS+ extra tier games, Embracer group has an interesting financial call, and Death Stranding 2 is in the works? Here are the timestamps for this episode: 00:00 Intro 00:10 News Bits  - 00:10 Ubisoft+ Coming To PlayStation  - 05:05 PS+ Lineup  - 12:32 Embracer Group Financial Call  - 15:45 Death Stranding 2 In The Works?  -...

We talk about how Nintendo might handle their Nintendo Switch successor, not being surprised at the Redfall delay, and wondering why Gotham Knights cancelled the PS4/XB1 versions.  Here are the timestamps for this episode: 00:00 Intro 00:15 News Bits  - 00:15 Dying Light 2 Story DLC Delayed  - 00:40 Dead Space Remake Release Date  - 01:00 Nintendo Switch  - 12:41 Sony’s First Party Investment  - 1...

We've got more shuffles in the gaming industry as Square Enix sells off studios to Embracer Group, lets just hope something good comes from this transaction. We also review some upcoming games, talk about some people's bad gaming takes, and I give my final thoughts on Freshly. Here are the timestamps for this episode: 00:00 Intro 00:14 News Bits  - 00:14 Square Offloads Studios To Embrac...

Sony has finally patched in VRR to the PS5 and I'm looking forward to games getting updated to use the new feature. We've also got a great anti-cheat measure for CoD, FFXVI is further along than we thought, and Microsoft announces a Bethesda showcase in June. I also give updates on week two of Freshly, and I try to figure out what game could possibly follow up Elden Ring now that I'...

We've got a new Tales From The Borderlands, Outriders expansion, a big Elden Ring patch, and Amy Hennig is back on Star Wars. I'm also doing a trial run of Freshly, I'm setting PRs, and minor issues I've noticed with an Apple Watch protector. Here are the timestamps for this episode: 00:00 Intro 00:14 News Bits  - 00:14 Baldur’s Gate 3 Will Release In 2023  - 12:18 Tales From T...

Turns out FFXIV has a huge housing crisis and Xya gives us all of the details along with her impressions of the update. Then Isli and I talk about the trouble with Soulsborne co-op functionality in an open world game, also it's really fun to kill the cheesing players in Elden Ring.  Here are the timestamps for this episode: 00:00 Intro 00:26 News Bits  - 00:26 Bugsnax Coming To Switch And Xbo...

This episode we recap the BAFTA awards, get excited about UE5 releasing, get confused by Kingdom Hearts IV, somehow end up talking about iPhone sizes, and more Elden Ring. Here are the timestamps for this episode: 00:00 Intro 00:24 News Bits  - 00:24 A New Tomb Raider Is In The Works  - 04:50 Dying Light 2 Getting New Game Plus  - 05:38 Max Payne Remakes  - 08:25 BAFTA Awards  - 16:42 Kingdom Hear...

We recap some of the news from this past week, including the revamp of PlayStation Plus, and then we get into more Elden Ring.  00:00 Intro 00:45 Quick News Bits  - 00:45 A Match Three FPS?  - 02:00 Apex Legends Gets A Native PS5/XB Series App  - 02:50 Breath Of The Wild Sequel Delayed To 2023  - 05:18 PlayStation Plus Revamp 26:03 What Xya’s Been Playing 34:00 Elden Ring

After some quick news highlights it's all about Elden Ring this episode. 00:00 Intro 00:38 Quick News Bits 09:40 What We’re Playing  - 17:10 Elden Ring

Elden Ring got a major patch this week, it's also selling really well and doing huge numbers in Europe. We also got a small look at the Dead Space remake and a big look at Hogwarts Legacy. Here are the timestamps for this episode: 00:00 Intro 01:00 News Bits  - 00:33 Elden Ring Gets A Major Patch  - 02:22 Elden Ring Is Europe’s Biggest New IP Since The Division  - 03:37 The Initiative Studio...

This is the episode we finally get into spoilers for the ending of Horizon Forbidden West. First we recap a few bits of news and some highlights from Sony's State of Play. Here are the timestamps for this episode: 00:00 Intro 01:00 News Bits  - 1:00 Xbox Series X/S Quick Resume Update  - 1:47 Ikumi Nakamura Starts New Studio  - 3:25 Dying Light 1 Gets A Next Gen Upgrade  - 9:40 Speculating Th...