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With one of the biggest sequels of the year finally arriving, the crew talks about their first few hours with The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. They also talk about a few other recent game & movie releases along with another dive into Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. 2:18 The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom 1:05:20 Other new releases (Torchight: Infinite, Voidtrain, Diablo 4 beta, and...

The video game industry conversation from the past week has been very focused on the launch of Redfall and Microsoft’s current handling of all things Xbox-related. We talk about that A LOT along with our impressions of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Star Wars Visions season 2, Ravenlok, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, and a preview of the rest of the games scheduled for the month of May. 2:35 Guardians...

Of course, we spend a large portion of our time talking about the latest blockbuster game to release: Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. We also cover a number of other new games including Strayed Lights, Xenoblade Chronicles 3’s new DLC: Future Redeemed, and a lot more! 4:33 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor 43:50 Strayed Lights 51:16 Xenoblade Chronicles 3: Future Redeemed (DLC) 1:00:24 The Last Case of Benedict...

This week had a HUGE wave of new games, and we do our best to talk about our impressions of each along with a number of other games, movies, and headlines! 2:35 Advance Wars 1+2: Reboot Camp 12:15 Dead Island 2 37:44 Disney Speedstorm 58:23 Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores 1:24:27 The Mageseeker: A League of Legends Story 1:37:15 Minecraft Legends 1:43:03 Stray Blade 1:47:54 Teslagrad 2 1:57...

A big wave of major games & expansions is about to hit, so we enjoy the calm before the storm with some smaller titles, movies, older games we are playing, and a little tournament of video game characters facing off. 5:20 Tron: Identity 7:00 Hunt the Night 10:30 Other Random Games 13:40 The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die (movie) 19:30 Renfield (movie) 24:55 Jeff’s Quick Hits - Succession (...

It’s time for a little blast from the past as we look back at the best games from 2016 and we debate & rank a shared Top 10. We also talk about The Super Mario Bros. movie, some recent games we’ve playing, stuff we are watching, and a lot more! 2:00 Re-ranking best games of 2016 32:00 Narrowing to Top 20 games of 2016 41:40 Narrowing to Top 10 games of 2016 1:00:38 Ranking the Top 10 games of...

Video game adaptations into the TV & movie mediums are on a roll right now, with Tetris and Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves both being very well received. We discuss those movies as well as TLoU PC port woes, April gaming preview, Game of the Year Contenders VS Pretenders after Q1, and the Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom gameplay preview 2:35 Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves...

The full crew is here to talk about the newest FOURS that have released: Resident Evil 4, Diablo 4, John Wick 4. We also have a little ‘name that video game sound’ quiz and talk about a ton of headlines and other games we are playing & shows we are watching! 2:32 Resident Evil 4 21:34 Diablo 4 (beta) early impressions 38:30 So many major franchise games on the way 41:05 Mighty DOOM | Tchia 47:...

The latest WWE game is out, and we talk about that along with other games we are playing including Octopath Traveler 1 & 2 and a few others. We also share some spoiler-free impressions of the new DC movie, Shazam: Fury of the Gods. Also we play Video Game 20 Questions, have a spoiler-ish chat about the final episode of TLOU season 1 on HBO, and celebrate the work of Lance Reddick who passed aw...

This week we talk about some recent demos for Resident Evil 4 and Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon as well as a few new games, shows and movies. We also check in with our Tryhard Tracker to hear some of the most tryhard takes in gaming reviews. Then we take a dive into the conversations around the Suicide Squad delay and the Sony & Xbox drama around the Activision merger. 2:40 Resi...

It’s round 2 of our conversation about Octopath Traveler II, as most of the crew has spent most of the week diving deeper into the game. Also, we talk about the early impressions we have from playing the opening hours of Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty. It’s the 23rd anniversary of the Japan launch for the Playstation 2, so we take a look back at the system and our personal favorite games from that era. 1...

It’s a real rollercoaster of gaming experiences this week as we talk through our thoughts on the latest games including Atomic Heart, Octopath Traveler II, Sons of the Forest, Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe, and more! 3:10 Atomic Heart 30:38 Octopath Traveler II 56:02 Sons of the Forest 58:17 Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe 1:02:13 Redemption Reapers 1:07:20 HBO’s The Last of Us - Episode...

There are SO many games to talk about this week, so let’s jump right in! 1:45 Hangman: Video Game Edition 9:50 Like a Dragon: Ishin! 26:38 Wild Hearts 53:55 Theatrhythm Final Bar Line 59:37 Wanted: Dead 1:11:21 Blanc 1:18:05 Tales of Symphonia Remastered 1:21:34 Returnal (PC) 1:26:23 Pharaoh: A New Era 1:28:03 HBO’s The Last of Us (Episode 5) 1:43:29 Ant-Man & The Wasp: Quantumania | Current s...

Hogwarts Legacy has arrived and boy howdy do we love it! We spend a lot of time talking about our first few hours with the game as well as Metroid Prime Remastered, our expectations for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, The Last of Us episode 4, more thoughts on Hi-Fi Rush and Fire Emblem Engage, and a host of headlines including the latest Nintendo Direct! 1:49 Hogwarts Legacy 47:23 Metr...

This week we take a look at the hundreds of ‘2022 Best Game of the Year’ picks across the industry and identify the most tryhard selections in our new Tryhard Tracker segment. Also, we talk about a few small new games, the latest episode of The Last of Us on HBO, and a ton of headlines. 1:14 Hogwarts Legacy preview hype 7:00 Tryhard Tracker - Most Tryhard 2022 GOTY picks in the industry 32:15 Inku...

Be sure to go subscribe to the Current Cinema Podcast! https://anchor.fm/currentcinema You can find us on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, or wherever else you listen to podcasts. Video versions available on Spotify and YouTube.  Welcome to Current Cinema Podcast, a spin-off of Current Gen that dives way deeper into movies, hosted by Jeff and Kyle from the main CG show! This week, Jeff recaps his expe...

2023 is off to a hot start as January closes with 3 major game releases: Dead Space, Forspoken, and Hi-Fi Rush. We give our spoiler-free impressions of all 3 games as well as the latest episode of The Last of Us on HBO. We talk about much more, so check out the time stamps below for details. 1:20 “Never Have I Ever…” (video game edition) 7:35 Dead Space 24:52 Goldeneye 64 29:42 Hi-Fi Rush 41:05 Fo...

Be sure to go subscribe to the Current Cinema Podcast on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, or wherever else you listen to podcasts. Video versions available on Spotify and YouTube. Welcome to Current Cinema Podcast, a spin-off of Current Gen that dives way deeper into movies, hosted by Jeff and Kyle from the main CG show! This week, we touch on the 2023 (95th) Oscar nominations, then review Dual, Sometimes...

The first big game of 2023 has arrived in the form of Fire Emblem Engage. The crew talks about their early impressions of that game as well as their thoughts on the premiere of HBO's The Last of Us. Also, Microsoft and Xbox seem to be dealing with quite a bit of drama early in the year, so we talk about that along with other major headlines in the industry and other games we are playing. 2:36 Fire...

Be sure to go subscribe to the Current Cinema Podcast on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, or wherever else you listen to podcasts. Video versions available on Spotify and YouTube. Welcome to Current Cinema Podcast, a spin-off of Current Gen that dives way deeper into movies.   In our first episode, Jeff and Kyle cover recent releases such as Women Talking and Triangle of Sadness, and older releases su...

2022 Game of the Year Debates (Part 3) It’s the most wonderful time of the year: GOTY debates! We will talk about a variety of Game of the Year categories over the next few episodes. 2:56 Best Remaster or Re-Release 15:30 Best Exploration or Open World 28:12 Best Music 1:48:53 Favorite TV Shows 2:06:35 Best Overall Games of 2022 We are on YouTube! Check out the video version of the podcast (includ...

It’s the most wonderful time of the year: GOTY debates! We will talk about a variety of Game of the Year categories over the next few episodes. 1:35 Best Visuals 1:16:47 Most Addicting Games 1:25:00 Best Performances (Voice Acting and/or motion capture) 2:03:08 Favorite TV Shows 2:12:50 Best Combat We are on YouTube! Check out the video version of the podcast (including more specific time stamps)...

It’s the most wonderful time of the year: GOTY debates! We will talk about a variety of Game of the Year categories over the next few episodes. 1:14 Quick Hits & Headlines 7:10 Game of the Year Debates - THE RULES 10:18 Best Consoles / Platforms of 2022 28:30 Best Small or “Non-AAA” Game of 2022 1:35:34 Best “Swimming in 7s” Game (i.e. best under 80 on Metacritic) 1:49:12 Best Story or Narrati...

Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion and High on Life are the major new games of the week that we discuss in addition to the Witcher 3 update, Blacktail, and the highly anticipated movie: Avatar: The Way of Water. We also dive into a full preview for gaming in 2023 based on what we know right now. 3:10 Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion 18:42 High on Life 35:45 Blacktail | Wavetale | River C...

We talk about some recent games we’ve been playing including the Forspoken demo, Neon White, and Valheim’s new Mistlands update. 0:40 Chained Echoes 3:00 Forspoken (demo) impressions 16:55 Emancipation (movie) 24:47 Valehim - Mistlands update 30:35 God of War Ragnarok - more thoughts 36:00 Bayonetta 3 | Mario + Rabbids 37:09 Food talk 37:50 Vampire Survivors 43:44 Neon White 56:12 Marvel’s Midnigh...