The Weekly DLC

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Each week on The Weekly DLC, gaming experts Daniel Vargas, and Daniel Jang explore the fascinating spaces of content creation and its relationship with games, movies, comics, and pop culture!

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Ep 273 - Playing Games for First Time Again, Techland RPG, Star Wars Future 23.05.2022 2:14:54

Welcome to Episode 273!!! We discuss what games we would want to experience for the first time again! Then we go on to discuss the rumored game that Techland Studio is working on (the makers of Dying Light 1/2) in an Open World RPG fantasy setting. Lastly, with the recent statements made by the people in charge of Star Wars, we discuss where we think the franchise is headed and what we think they...

Ep 272 - Nintendo Indy Showcase, Kevin Samuels, and Doctor Strange MOM spoilercast 16.05.2022 2:25:39

Welcome to Episode 272! We talk about the latest Nintendo Indy Showcase of games. Second, we share our thoughts on talk show hosts like recently deceased Kevin Samuels and the sort of career they have. Lastly, we have a SPOILERCAST discussion about Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness film that just released. Hope you enjoy!

Ep 271 - Elden Ring Review 10.05.2022 2:28:31

Welcome to another episode of the Weekly DLC! ELDEN RING REVIEW Our official review of Elden Ring! We dive deep into the game and share all our experiences through playing it and what we enjoyed or thought about. Please enjoy!

Ep 270 - Twitter Musk, Twitch Partner Program, Fighting Games F2P 03.05.2022 1:59:20

Welcome to episode 270! We talk about the latest news regarding Elon Musk and his Twitter takeover. We discuss the reported potential new Twitch Partner Program changes. Lastly we speculate on how fighting games could adapt to encourage a larger player base or model to encourage more people to try playing. Enjoy!

Ep 269 - GBA on Switch, Xbox Ads, Video Game Cinematic Universe 26.04.2022 1:37:48

Welcome to episode 269! We talk about what Nintendo Online service and what game boy games we would love to see added when they start bringing those. We discuss the recent news that Xbox might start incorporating ads into their games. Lastly we discuss the current slate of video game movie and show adaptations again and what properties that have not been tapped into could be brought to the silver...

Ep 268 - Epic Games, Kingdom Hearts, Everything Everywhere Spoilercast 19.04.2022 2:22:05

Welcome to episode 268! We discuss the news about investment in Epic Games from Sony and Lego parent company. We go into the latest Kingdom Hearts news and speculate on what is to come! Lastly we have a jolly spoilercast about our favorite movie this year: Everything Everywhere All at Once Enjoy!

Ep 267 - Capcom Employment, Playstation Plus, Will Smith Unparryable 11.04.2022 1:33:20

Welcome to Episode 267 of the Weekly DLC! We discuss video game developer employment and how companies could better incentivize their staff. We discuss the new Playstation Plus tiers and subscription plans and what that means to us and consumers. Lastly we talk about the slap that has been meme'd to eternity and back. Enjoy!

Ep 266 - WonderCon 2022 05.04.2022 1:08:04

Welcome to Episode 266! We share our experiences and thoughts on WonderCon 2022. We attended the convention and talk about what it is like going back to conventions and what we like or want to see more of and less of. Enjoy!

Ep 265 - Elden Rings out for Radahn, AntiFort Night, March Madness 28.03.2022 2:55:34

Welcome to another amazing episode of this FIVE STAR podcast! We discuss Elden Ring getting a big patch and how it impacted boss encounters! We talk about Fortnite removing building as a game mechanic this season! We talk about a March Madness tournament for best video game bosses! We will DLC you later!

Ep 264 - Elden Ring a Ding Ding 21.03.2022 2:53:09

Welcome to Episode 264! This week we have only one thing on our minds and we just wanna talk non-stop about Elden Ring. Hope you enjoy!

Ep 263 - Playstation State of Play and The Batman Spoilercast 14.03.2022 2:28:34

Welcome to Episode 263! We do our check in on Elden Ring because we are all currently obsessed. We break down our thoughts on the State of Play that Playstation put together for upcoming games from Japan. Lastly we do a spoilercast discussion regarding the latest batman film The Batman! We had some great questions and thoughts in chat as well so be sure to listen in! Enjoy!

Ep 262 - Elden Ring Early Impressions, Guides, and Weekly DLC Reviews 07.03.2022 2:49:39

Welcome back! We apologize for the hiatus, Kurosh had COVID badly for the last 2 week's of recording. We are back and better than ever! So many games so little time. We have all played varying degrees of Elden Ring and have our first impressions! We discuss the idea of no quest logs vs logging on our own. Lastly we start having a conversation about a Weekly DLC review scoring system so we can shar...

Ep 261 - Nintendo Direct Bound 15.02.2022 2:18:56

Welcome to episode 261! This week we discuss last week's Nintendo Direct! The year of tactics has begun! Hope you enjoy :)

Ep 260 - Bungie x Sony, Game Acquisitions, Blizzard Survival Game 13.02.2022 2:26:00

Welcome to episode 260!!! We discuss the Bungie x Sony acquisition, further game acquisitions, and what Blizzard's new survival game could look like! Enjoy!

Ep 259 - Maus, Respawn x Star Wars, The Rock x Video Games 31.01.2022 1:59:14

Welcome to episode 259! We talk about the recent banning of the Graphic Novel Maus in a Tennessee Schooling District. We share our theories and ideas for the three Star Wars games Respawn is supposed to be working on. Lastly, we speculate on The Rock's video game movie adaptation in the works. What could it be? Can we smell it cooking?

Ep 258 - Microsoft acquires the Podcast 24.01.2022 2:29:43

Welcome to Episode 258! Microsoft acquired Activision/Blizzard for a LOT of money. We unpack all of that and what we think, what it could mean! Enjoy!

Ep 257 - Twitch DMCA, E3, Days Gone 19.01.2022 2:24:21

Welcome to episode 257!!! This week we talk about the latest excitement regarding Twitch and the bigger streamers watching shows openly on the platform. We chat about the tweets from Days Gone's Creative Director and what sales translates to in gaming versus metacritic scores. Lastly, we chat about E3 as an event and what the future holds for it and the many game trailers we all enjoy viewing. Hop...

Ep 256 - 2022 Hype 10.01.2022 2:17:03

Welcome to Episode 256! This week's podcast we share what we are most excited to see, play, watch, and experience in 2022. Hope you enjoy and would love to hear what you are excited about! Leave a review on iTunes if you have a moment :)

Ep 255 - Best of 2021 03.01.2022 3:10:23

Welcome to the 2022! The Weekly DLC is back with its first episode of the year! We go over our best of 2021 in this podcast! Hope you enjoy!

Ep 254 - Spiderman Spoilercast 27.12.2021 2:17:42

Welcome to the final podcast of 2021!!! We all saw Spiderman No Way Home and had SO many thoughts to share. This podcast is a spoilercast on all things Spiderman No Way Home. Hope you enjoy and next week we are going to do our best of 2021 episode!

Ep 253 - Fantasy Gaming Draft 2022 20.12.2021 2:20:36

Welcome! We talk about our Fantasy Gaming Draft scores for 2021 and setup our draft for 2022! Enjoy!

Ep 252 - Post Game Awards 13.12.2021 1:11:24

Welcome! We just got back from attending the 2021 Game Awards and have a lot to unpack! World Premiers, Speeches, pacing, games of the year! We hope you enjoy!

Ep 251 - Game Award Predictions 07.12.2021 1:55:17

Welcome to Episode 251! This week we speculate and predict what reveals and world premieres we are going to see at the game awards! We will be attending this year and hope to see you there!

Ep 250 - Look at Us 30.11.2021 1:39:24

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Ep 249 - The Game Awards 2021 Nominees, Voting, and Reveals 22.11.2021 2:14:28

Welcome to Episode 249!!! The Game Award nominees are here and we cast our votes! Also, reminder! Check us out on twitch and this next episode 250 is gonna be a fun one!!!