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Current Gen is a show about the video game consoles that you should care about right now. What are Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony up to? We cover all three each week.
Tim is joined by Dan & Dan to talk about the Ubisoft Forward as well as their favorite moments from all the presentations from the last 10 days or so. We also talk about the gameplay reveal for Dragon Age: The Veilgaurd, Star Wars Outlaws, and Assassin’s Creed Shadows. Then we take a little walk down memory lane with some classic game reveal trailers from the past 10-15 years.
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Kyle, Dan, and Tim share their thoughts on the big events from this past weekend’s gaming events, including Summer Game Fest Live, Guerrilla Collective, PC Games Showcase, and the Xbox Games Showcase. We have a TON of games to cover, so let’s get into it!
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Dan, Tim, and Kyle are ready to launch into Not-E3 season with a recap of the recent Sony State of Play as well as some silly goose predictions about what we’ll see over the next week or so. Also: Rogue Prince of Persia, Capes, Multiversus, old games, Godzilla movies, Take-Two studio problems, and more!
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This week we talk about the highly anticipated Hellblade 2 game from Ninja Theory - one of the biggest Xbox exclusives since Starfield. It’s gorgeous to look at, but is it fun to play? We also chat about the Furiosa movie, Paper Mario’s remaster on Switch, 33 Immortals closed beta, Stellar Blade, and then a round of Video Game 20 Questions.
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The guys talk about a number of new games out this week including the crazy and awesome Mullet Madjack. We then dive into our personal favorite PS2 games for a Not-So-Current Top Ten ranking before discussing a few headlines - including the new controversy around Assassin’s Creed Shadows.
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We do take some time to tackle the conversation around Xbox closing down studios like Tango Gameworks, and it’s not a fun conversation to have. But before we take that negative dive, we have a lot of fun talking about Hades II, Animal Well, V Rising 1.0 release, Vampire Survivors new DLC: Operation Guns, Fallout 4, and Stellar Blade! Also, Tim plays a game of “What’s that Game About?” with his kids - a challenge to describe a game based on the title alone.
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In celebration of May the Fourth, Dan, Tim, and Kyle take a look back on the games set in the Star Wars universe, and they talk about some of their favorites. They also play a game of “Name that Battle Tune” where they hear a clip from a battle theme and have to name the game it’s from. Then we dive into the recent Helldivers 2 controversy around requiring PSN accounts. Also discussed: Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes, Fallout 4, and more!
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We take a deep dive into the world, characters, and story of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. We even re-watch "that moment" together and breakdown the details and explore our theories.
Oh, and in case the title wasn't enough of a spoiler warning... FULL SPOILERS for the entire game in this video. Do not watch or listen unless you've completed the game or don't care about spoilers :)
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In this shortened episode, Dan and Derek join Tim to talk about Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes, Stellar Blade, Minishoot Adventures, and No Rest for the Wicked. For the rest of our conversation, be sure to check out the Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth spoilercast.
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The guys talk about the new game from Ori developers, Moon Studios, that is now in early release on Steam: No Rest for the Wicked. We also discuss more Final Fantasy VII Rebirth thoughts and then the factors we consider when purchasing a game. We close things out with headlines and lots of TV and movies we’re watching.
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The Fallout TV series has arrived on Prime, and we have a spoiler-free discussion about the adaptation of this beloved gaming franchise. We also make our Opencritic score predictions for Stellar Blade, Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes, and Sand Land. Also this week: Civil War (movie), Star Wars: Outlaws trailer, and a ton of Triple-i Initiative announcements.
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This week, Dan, Tim and Kyle answer the question nobody is asking: Who would win a tournament of battles made up of video game villains? The matchups are ridiculous, and the reasons for picking our winners are even more ridiculous. It’s a good time. We also talk more about Dragon's Dogma 2 and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth along with a few other games we are playing.
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The guys discuss whether the games from Q1 are Contenders or Pretenders to make our final Top Ten list at the end of the year. Before we do that, we spend a ton of time catching up on our experiences with games like Dragon’s Dogma 2, Rise of the Ronin, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, and Unicorn Overlord. Oh, and Jeff talks about the newest Godzilla & Kong movie which sounds excellent.
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Every platform has at least one new game to play this week as Jeff & Tim give them brief impressions of Princess Peach Showtime and then take much deeper dives into Rise of the Ronin and Dragon’s Dogma 2. We also discuss Banishers, X-Men ‘97, 3 Body Problem, and review the GOTY 2023 picks from over 370 outlets!
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It’s a quieter week of new game releases, so that frees up Daniel, Tim, and Jeff to talk more about Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden, and some classic Final Fantasy games. We also catch up on a number of recent TV shows that premiered or wrapped up, like Masters of the Air.
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With Tim battling another round of cold flu germs, Dan and Jeff have to get the show across the finish line this week. Before Tim bows out, though, we talk about Unicorn Overlord, WWE 2K24, The Thaumaturge, and Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden. Also this week: Remembering the impact of Akira Toriyama, Xbox partner preview news, other headlines, and more Final Fantasy VII Rebirth thoughts!
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What an incredible week across TV, movies, AND gaming! We take deep dives into 3 of the best from each medium as we share our full thoughts (keeping it pretty spoiler-free) on Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Dune: Part Two, and Shogun. We quickly dive into a few other headlines and games including The Mobius Machine, Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Remake, and Balatro.
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The whole crew is here to get HYPED for Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, so we close the show with what we are most excited about for the upcoming epic RPG. We also talk about Nightingale’s launch struggles, the Nintendo Direct news, Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree announcement, more Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden impressions, MCU thoughts, and a lot more!
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Tim and Dan talk about Banishers: Ghost of New Eden, Skull & Bones, and several pieces of news including Sony’s exclusives plan for 2024 and Xbox’s “clarification” about 3rd party rumors. Jeff joins to talk about Mario vs. Donkey Kong and Islands of Insight as well.
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Helldivers 2 has arrived, and Kyle and Jeff are loving it. Skull & Bones also had a 3-day open beta, and Tim had a surprisingly good time with that! Also - It’s Next Fest season on Steam, so we talk about a wide variety of demos we played.
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With Tim out this week, the crew tries to figure out who is driving the ship. (Narrator: They don’t figure it out.) So much to discuss this week from the latest releases like Suicide Squad, Granblue Fantasy: Relink, and Persona 3 Reload AND all the exciting news from Sony’s recent State of Play.
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2024 has kicked off with some fascinating game releases and news, and we dive into all of it including some major releases from January, layoffs across the industry, and all the movies, shows, and games we’ve been playing to kick off the year.
4:13 Palworld - design “inspirations” and early gameplay impressions
26:19 Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
44:18 Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
58:41 Tekken 8 is out… but none of us are playing it
59:50 Enshrouded
1:11:41 The Cub
1:16:55 more Enshrouded talk
1:22:31 Headlines: STALKER 2 delay | release dates for Foamstars, Sand Land, WWE 2K24, Lysfanga: The Time Warrior | Skull & Bones open beta
1:30:02 Palworld setting sales and concurrent player records
1:34:42 Prince of Persia designer wants to make a Zelda game | Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope sales are improving
1:38:35 Layoffs in the gaming industry
2:01:24 (Not so) Quick Hits: tons of shows, movies & games we’ve been digging into
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In PART 4 of the 2023 Game of the Year Debates, we finally get to our Top Ten Games of 2023 list. It’s not an easy one after such a great year, but we have a great time celebrating so many wonderful gaming experiences. We close things out with a few other personal categories like Best Backlog Game, Best Gaming Moment, and Most Anticipated games of 2024!
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In PART 3 of the 2023 Game of the Year Debates, we rank the Best New Things in Old Games (Remakes, Remasters, DLC, Expansions, etc.) and the Best Visuals. Also, we highlight some of our favorite voice actor performances in gaming from 2023.
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In PART 2 of the 2023 Game of the Year Debates, we rank the Best Small Game (non-AAA games with “indie vibes”) and the Best Combat. We also name our Most Surprising Games of 2023 and list our top movies of the year.
5:12 BEST SMALL GAME (small budget/team or has "indie game vibes")
1:09:35 Most Surprising Games in 2023
1:37:07 Favorite Movies of 2023
2:04:18 BEST COMBAT
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In PART 1 of the 2023 Game of the Year Debates, we rank the Best Story and Best Music in gaming as well as take some time to share about our favorite TV shows and Swimming in 7’s games.
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In this special Christmas episode of the Current Gen Podcast, we talk about some recent movies and shows like Rebel Moon, Iron Claw, South Park, Marvel’s What If, and more! Also this week, we talk more Alan Wake 2, Super Mario 64, GTA Online, Insomniac hacker leaks, and a ton of games and demos we are trying. Then we play a round of VIDEO GAME 20 QUESTIONS and preview the month of January, 2024, in gaming.
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This week we take a look at some iconic snow in video games as well as chat about Studio Ghibli movies and Christmas movies. Of course, we also talk a lot about video games including Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising, Trinity Fusion, Alan Wake 2, and a lot more!
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We provide an overview of the Game Awards winners & announcements as well as our thoughts on the industry-wide conversation about the abundance of marketing and very little time for devs to talk. We also dive into some new games including Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, The Day Before, A Highland Song, and more!
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The whole crew is back together this week to make our annual predictions for the winners of this week’s Game Awards show. In addition to our Game Awards predictions, we talk about a ton of games - both old and new - as well as a number of recent headlines, movies, and TV shows.
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In PART 1 of the 2023 Game of the Year Debates, we rank the Best Story and Best Music in gaming as well as take some time to share about our favorite TV shows and Swimming in 7’s games.
3:11 GOTY Debate overview & rules8:05 Best Story in video games in 20231:36:50 Best TV Shows in 20231:43:39 Best Swimmin in 7's Games1:52:03 Best Music in video games in 2023
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…okay, not really. But they do carry the show this week while the other guys are probably still eating Thanksgiving dinners. We talk about a ton of games, stuff we bought on sale, movies and TV shows we watched this week, so I won’t even try to break it all down for you. Just listen and find out. Oh, and we take a personality quiz to figure out what video game genre we are, so there’s that.
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This week, we review how our Game Award nominee predictions stacked up against the actual nominees that were announced this week, as well as share our reactions to some of the games that got the nod or got snubbed. Then we turn our attention to two of the major games released this week: Super Mario RPG and Persona 5 Tactica. Also in this episode: more Cyberpunk 2077 talk, Nintendo Indie World reaction, and a few new TV shows and movies.
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We took some time to talk through the story and characters of Spider-Man 2 in this SPOILER-FILLED bonus episode of the Current Gen Podcast. Full spoilers for Spider-Man 2 concerning everything including the plot, character reveals, gameplay mechanics, etc.Enjoy, and check out our regular show every Monday!
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Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Changed His Name is a lengthy title. It’s also a great game, and we have thoughts on it! We also discuss a number of new Marvel things like the Loki final and the new movie, The Marvels. Other games and shows we discuss this week: Dungeons 4, Celeste, Attack on Titan, and more!
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In this episode, we make our predictions for what the Game Award nominees will be for a variety of categories. We also talk about a number of new releases including Jusant, Talos Principle 2, Star Ocean: Second Story R, Song of Nunu, CoD MWIII, and a lot more thoughts on Mario Wonder, Spider-Man 2, and more!
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Just in time for Halloween, one of the most critically acclaimed horror games is here with Alan Wake II. The guys discuss that as well as the Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 1, South Park, Five Nights at Freddy’s movie, latest headlines, more thoughts on Spider-Man 2, and a lot more!
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We made it to one of the most anticipated weeks in gaming for 2023 - Spider-Mario is here! More specifically, Spider-Man 2 and Super Mario Bros. Wonder are here. We have a lot of thoughts on both of these amazing new games, but before that we talk about a ton of movies, shows, and games like Assassin’s Creed Mirage, Lords of the Fallen, Forza Motorsport, Old Dads, Killers of the Flower Moon, Captain Laserhawk, and much more.
0:19 Intros1:18 Headlines10:30 Quick Hits: AC Mirage, Lords of the Fallen, and more53:16 Captain Laserhawk (Netflix series) | Old Dads (Bill Burr movie) | Killers of the Flower Moon1:11:40 New Games This Week | Skull Island: Rise of Kong1:16:55 Sonic Superstars1:23:39 Super Mario Bros. Wonder1:34:23 Spider-Man Video Game KAHOOT! Quiz1:43:30 Spider-Man 2
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In this episode we play a little game of “Name that Tune” where we hear a clip from a game score and see if we recognize it. Also, we discuss the latest souls-like game, Lords of the Fallen, as well as a number of demos we tried during Steam’s Next Fest event. There are also some more thoughts shared about Forza Motorsport, The Crew Motorfest, Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty, and a lot more.
0:19 Intros1:34 Lords of the Fallen17:45 Forza Motorsport27:00 Steam Next Fest - demo roundup48:40 Other new games: Long Gone Days, Wild Card Football, Haunted House, River City Rival Showdown, The Front, Star Trek Infinite50:33 The Fall of the House of Usher (Netflix series)57:04 Headlines: Activision & Microsoft57:32 Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce (and our predicted song titles she will use when they break up)1:01:40 Headlines: New Mario voice actor, PS5 Slim, Unity boss steps down, CDPR uses AI to replace deceased voice actor, Disney might want EA1:15:07 Name that Tune - Video game score clips1:40:45 Kyle’s Quick Hits: Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty, Honkai Star Rail, Baldur’s Gate 3, Gangs of London (Season 2)1:47:47 Jeff’s Quick Hits: Cyberpunk merch, Crew Motorfest, Forza Motorsport, More Phantom Liberty, Stand-up specials: Beth Stelling and Joe Perra, Big Vape (docuseries)2:03:24 Derek’s Quick Hits: Forza Motorsport, Assassin’s Creed Mirage, Cyberpunk 20772:11:55 Dan’s Quick Hits: Vacation recap, Spider-man Across the Spider-verse, Dead Island 2, Starfield, Mineko’s Night Market, Pizza Possum2:20:20 Tim’s Quick Hits: LoZ Tears of the Kingdom, Assassin’s Creed Mirage
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It’s been a busy week for game releases, with Assassin’s Creed Mirage headlining the list along with early access to Forza Motorsport. Also this week: Lamplighter’s League, Wargroove 2, Loki (Disney+) premiere, Redfall update, TLOU2 remaster rumors, CDPR future plans, video game industry layoffs, and more!
0:19 Intros1:38 Assassin's Creed Mirage36:27 Nobody is playing Detective Pikachu37:35 Wargroove 238:44 The Lamplighters League42:19 Forza Motorsport (early access)52:32 Other Games out now53:39 High on Life DLC: High on Knife58:00 Robocop demo1:04:08 TV shows recap (Ahsoka, Loki, The Continental, Wheel of Time)1:19:35 Headlines1:29:21 Naughty Dog making more remasters?1:38:05 Layoffs across the gaming industry1:41:34 Release dates | CDPR future plans1:48:14 Quick Hits: Edgerunners, Cyberpunk 2077, Tears of the Kingdom, Xenogears, and more
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Phantom Liberty has arrived, so we dive into the massive new expansion for Cyberpunk 2077. We also talk about Cocoon, El Paso Elsewhere, Fate: Samurai Remnant, Castlevania Nocturne (Netflix), Gen V (Prime Video), The Creator (movie), a GOTY check-in, and a quick October preview.
0:19 Intros2:15 Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty29:40 Cocoon47:12 El Paso, Elsewhere52:51 Fate: Samurai Remnant59:25 Other Games/Demos out now: Storm Edge, Infinity Strash, Sonic Frontiers DLC1:02:32 Castlevania Nocturne | Gen V1:12:00 The Creator1:18:33 Pizza Possum (GOTY dark horse??)1:19:25 GOTY Watch (Q3 check-in)1:36:35 October Game Releases preview1:53:39 Headlines2:03:00 Epic Games layoffs (and our unsolicited hot takes on that situation)2:17:55 Quick Hits
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In an unprecedented information leak from FTC court documents, we got a full view behind the curtain of Xbox plans & conversations over the past few years. Console redesigns, acquisition plans, thoughts on the competition, and major game sequels were among the most notable items. We talk about a bunch of it this episode along with our thoughts on Payday 3 having a rough launch, early access for Witchfire, Cyberpunk 2077’s 2.0 update, and more thoughts on Lies of P, Mortal Kombat 1, Starfield, Sea of Stars, and more!
0:19 Intros1:44 Payday 312:18 Witchfire20:19 Cyberpunk 2077 (Update 2.0)30:28 Resident Evil 4: Separate Ways DLC32:14 (a little more Cyberpunk 2077 chatter)33:03 Lies of P48:08 Mortal Kombat 1 (including the Switch version debacle)54:44 The Expanse - Episode 559:22 Other games out this week and quick preview for next week1:01:56 Xbox is so leaky - biggest video game news leak ever?1:18:05 Game Pass updates | Glen Schofield departure1:19:20 Tokyo Game Show new highlights & other headlines1:39:08 Guy’s Ritchie’s The Covenant1:42:11 Starfield2:03:25 Sea of Stars2:06:44 (and a little more Cyberpunk 2077 talk)2:08:44 Dumb Money (Game Stop movie)2:15:30 The Creator (movie) hype
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We have some early access thoughts on Mortal Kombat 1 and Lies of P as well as a few other recent games such as Gunbrella and The Wandering Sword. We also talk about our favorite “comfort food” video games as well as the recent Nintendo Direct and Sony State of Play shows - including a trailer breakdown for Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth from our birthday boy, Dan.
0:19 Intros1:33 “Comfort Food” video games14:35 Mortal Kombat 138:46 Lies of P49:58 Other New Releases: Mythforce, Baten Kaitos Remasters, The Crew Motofest, Gunbrella, Ugly, Wandering Sword, Pokemon DLC59:34 Headlines1:19:45 Nintendo Direct1:40:37 Sony State of Play1:53:10 Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth trailer breakdown2:08:03 Quick Hits: Sea of Stars, Baldur’s Gate 3, Starfield, lots more
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We have a lot more to say about two of the biggest games of the year: Starfield and Baldur’s Gate 3. We also talk about Sea of Stars, Many Pieces of Mr. Coo, Chants of Sennaar, FFVII Ever Crisis, Elden Ring, Immortals of Aveum, and more. Also in this episode: Gaming Grievances, where Tim has a bone to pick with a certain type of gamer.
0:19 Intros 3:22 Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis 9:42 Chants of Sennaar 15:10 Many Pieces of Mr. Coo 18:48 Starfield 55:38 Baldur’s Gate 3 1:22:39 Jeff’s Quick Hits: Sea of Stars, Telltale’s The Expanse, Shane Gillis stand-up 1:30:23 Derek’s Quick Hits: Immortals of Aveum, Sea of Stars 1:34:30 Tim’s Quick Hits: Tears of the Kingdom, Elden Ring: Convergence Mod 1:37:13 Gaming Grievances: Gamers weaponizing review scores to attack other gamers 1:53:04 Headlines: Game delays, Switch 2 at Gamescom, Jedi Survivor update and more
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For the first time in 25 years, Bethesda has developed and launched a brand new IP. We spend some time sharing our impressions of our first several hours with Starfield, and then we take a closer look at Sea of Stars. Also, we discuss Under the Waves, Trine 5, Jusant, PS+ price increases, Super Mario Bros. Wonder preview, and more!
0:19 Intros 1:20 Starfield 52:45 Starfield Collector’s Watch & Spidey 2 controller 56:11 Sea of Stars 1:24:35 Under the Waves 1:30:22 Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy | TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge DLC 1:41:00 Imagine Dragons made a Starfield song 1:46:38 Super Mario Bros. Wonder preview | Mario Red OLED Switch 1:50:34 Playstation Plus subscription prices increasing 2:00:00 Volition studio shut down | Rumors & game delays 2:09:35 Kyle’s Quick Hits 2:14:07 Jeff’s Quick Hits 2:25:30 Dan’s Quick Hits 2:30:21 Tim’s Quick Hits
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A couple big new games to discuss this week: Armored Core 6 and Immortals of Aveum. Also: Blasphemous 2, Fort Solis, Ahsoka, Gran Turismo, and more Baldur’s Gate 3. We also talk about the biggest moments from Gamescom ONL including Starfield, Black Myth: Wokung, Crimson Desert, Mortal Kombat 1, and more!
0:19 Intros1:00 Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon18:00 Immortals of Aveum32:13 Fort Solis | Wrestlequest | Smurfs Kart41:28 Blasphemous 245:14 Gran Turismo movie51:14 Ahsoka show (Disney+)59:42 Gamesom ONL recap1:29:40 Xbox Series S roadblock for Baldur’s Gate 31:39:00 Mario voice change | Game Awards date cutoff1:44:15 Cancelled Immortals sequel | More Headlines1:55:55 Playstation Portal2:04:25 Kyle’s Quick Hits: Mostly Bad Games2:11:52 Jeff’s Quick Hits: GT7, Streets of Rage 4, BlazBlue Entropy Effect, demos2:27:42 Derek’s Quick Hits: Baldur’s Gate 32:42:18 Dan’s Quick Hits: Super Mario 642:49:39 Tim’s Quick Hits: Valheim update, Baldur’s Gate 3, Tears of the Kingdom
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We play a little game called “Gaming on a Budget” where you have to pick only a few games to purchase for the rest of 2023. It’s a tougher decision than you may think! We also discuss Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew, DBZ Kakarot World Tournament DLC, more Baldur’s Gate 3, and make a few predictions as we preview the big ONL event coming up this week at Gamescom.
[As promised in this episode, here is the link to the greatest DBZ conversation ever had by humans: https://youtu.be/Hmd-6xMOcqA]
0:19 Intros 1:04 Arcade games with some podcast bros 10:13 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre | Asymmetrical multiplayer games 14:38 Marble It Up! Ultra | Red Dead Redemption ports | Blasphemous 2 reviews 20:03 Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew 28:30 Dragon Ball Z Kakarot World Tournament DLC 35:47 Other games out this week 37:05 Gamescom ONL preview & predictions 49:43 Gaming on a Budget 1:00:45 Starfield has gone gold and the start menu has triggered people 1:04:28 Headlines 1:21:30 Tim’s Quick Hits: Baldur’s Gate 3 | TOTK 1:34:17 Kyle’s Quick Hits: Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning Part 1 | MacGruber | Streets of Rage 4 1:39:43 Dan’s Quick Hits: One Piece show | TOTK | Xenogears (and some Xenosaga talk)
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We have more thoughts about Baldur’s Gate 3, Tears of the Kingdom, Chained Echoes, and more this week - as we also talk about the recently released game, Atlas Fallen. We also hold a “Who Would Win” Tournament featuring protagonists with magic/supernatural abilities, and we use ONLY the best logic to determine the champion.
0:19 Intros 5:00 Wrestlequest | Kinda Funny fellas 10:02 Sengoku Dynasty | 30XX 13:30 Atlas Fallen (and a little Forspoken for some reason) 28:50 Dan’s Quick Hits: Chained Echoes | One Piece 37:37 Tim’s Quick Hits: Only Murders in the Building | Bad Movie Nights | DKC Tropical Freeze | LoZ Tears of the Kingdom 44:45 Jeff’s Quick Hits: Telltale’s Expanse | Dark Side of the Ring | Painkiller 59:04 Kyle’s Quick Hits: Baldur’s Gate III | Pokemon Violet | How To with John Wilson | Warrior 1:09:18 more Baldur’s Gate III | Derek’s Quick Hits: Telltale’s Expanse 1:27:08 Headlines 1:56:05 Who Would Win? (Super-powered protagonists facing off)
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We talk about a lot of games in this episode, but a bulk of our time is spent gushing about Baldur’s Gate III. Also this week: Tryhard Tracker, Sea of Thieves: Legend of Monkey Island, and tons of smaller games we are diddling.
0:18 Intros 1:25 Baldur’s Gate III 42:47 Paper Trail | Sclash | Venba | Oceanhorn 2 | Adore 47:30 Tim’s Quick Hits: Thronefall | Heat Signature | Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood 53:30 Sea of Thieves: The Legend of Monkey Island 58:30 Tim finally finished Final Fantasy XVI while binging Attack on Titan 1:06:52 Kyle’s Quick Hits: The Expanse, Remnant II, Cyberpunk 2077, L.A. Noire, Halo Infinite, Kung Fu Jungle 1:24:41 Jeff’s Quick Hits: Mr. Coo, Trepang 2, Scott Pilgrim VS The World, Hijack, Twisted Metal, Talk to Me 1:38:35 More Twisted Metal (Peacock series) impressions 1:44:00 Derek’s Quick Hits: The Expanse, United 1:47:24 Headlines 2:11:20 Tryhard Tracker: Kotaku Headlines
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This week, we take a Kahoot! Quiz about turn-based games, and then we talk about the latest Telltale game, The Expanse. We also talk about Disney Illusion Island, the new TMNT movie, Henry Cavill’s final episodes as Geralt in the Witcher show, Twisted Metal series, and a preview of gaming for the month of August.
3:38 Kahoot! Quiz - “Is it turn-based?” 14:22 The Expanse: A Telltale Series 33:00 Disney Illusion Island 40:38 TMNT: Mutant Mayhem (movie) 52:23 The Witcher (Netflix) season 3 - part 2 1:02:41 Twisted Metal (Peacock) season 1 1:12:43 Resident Evil: Death Island (movie) 1:16:15 August Gaming Preview 1:38:17 Headlines 1:52:38 Remnant II - more impressions 2:00:44 Derek’s Quick Hits - Ratchet & Clank on PC, Scarlet Nexus 2:06:48 Dan’s Quick Hits - Chained Echoes, Xenogears, Dapper_Chocobo streaming anniversary 2:12:48 Jeff’s Quick Hits - More 4K Blu-ray movies, Geoffrey Asmus and other new stand-up specials 2:24:30 Tim’s Quick Hits - Bramble: The Mountain King, Dredge, Mr. Run and Jump, Barbie, Dead Reckoning Part 1
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The entire crew is back to discuss the latest gaming releases, including Remnant II, Ember Knights, and Oxenfree II. We also talk about a number of recent summer movies including Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning - Part One, Barbie, and Oppenheimer.
0:19 Birthdays and hats and intros 5:33 Pikmin 4 14:20 Remnant II 28:01 Baldur’s Gate 3 hype 32:30 Exoprimal 37:55 Oxenfree II: Lost Signals 47:03 Viewfinder | Ember Knights 51:15 New content for Sea of Thieves, Diablo IV, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe 1:05:10 Current Cinema Corner: MI Dead Reckoning Part One 1:17:20 Current Cinema Corner: Barbie 1:27:40 Current Cinema Corner: Oppenheimer 1:35:43 Favorite Nolan movies 1:43:55 Headlines 2:04:31 Kyle’s Quick Hits: Theatrhythm, The Flash, They Cloned Tyrone 2:09:43 Jeff’s Quick Hits: Devil May Cry V, Veep, Apes Trilogy 2:20:17 Derek’s Quick Hits: Bladerunner 2049, Heat, Alita, more Apes Trilogy, Star Wars, Ghost Recon Wildlands, Scarlett Nexus 2:31:38 Dan’s Quick Hits: John Wick 4, Demonslayer, Rick & Morty, Only Up, Chained Echoes 2:43:40 Tim’s Quick Hits: Wonderputt Forever, Atone, Clash of Heroes, Bramble: The Mountain King, Dredge
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This week is a FULL SPOILER DISCUSSION OF FINAL FANTASY XVI**
Don’t listen or watch if you don’t want to hear about spoilers from the game.
If you’ve listened to recent episodes, you know how much our entire crew loves this game. Now we take the opportunity to fully dive in on full story and gameplay spoilers to discuss our thoughts on how things unfolded.
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The crew reveals their current Game of the Year candidates at this halfway point of the year, and they talk about which remaining games are likely to push their way onto the list. Before that we also talk about Gylt, Tom Segura’s new comedy special, and more Final Fantasy XVI thoughts.
4:39 Headlines 26:30 Legend of Heroes: Trails Into Reverie 28:46 Gylt 34:00 Tom Segura: Sledgehammer (and other comedy specials) 42:51 Tim’s unplayed games in his Steam library 53:10 Dave the Diver 57:25 Derek’s Quick Hits: Atomic Heart | Final Fantasy VII Intergrade | Diablo IV | Twisted Metal (PS3) | Full Auto | Dragon Age Origins | The Witcher (Netflix) | The Lincoln Lawyer (Netflix) | Jesus Revolution 1:08:32 Jeff’s Quick Hits: AEW Fight Forever | Pikmin 4 demo | Skull Island (Netflix) 1:17:20 Kyle’s Quick Hits: Aliens Dark Descent | Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny | The Warrior (HBO) 1:31:14 Final Fantasy XVI - more thoughts after finishing the game 1:51:32 Game of the Year Watch - Favorite games of 2023 (so far)
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We have a LOT more to say about Final Fantasy XVI, but before we get to that, we talk about a few new releases from this past week: AEW Fight Forever, Dave the Diver, Pikmin 4 demo, new season of The Witcher (Netflix), and the new Indiana Jones movie. We also preview the upcoming games for the month of July and talk about a lot of recent gaming headlines.
1:30 AEW Fight Forever 23:00 Everybody 1-2-Switch! | Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life 25:52 Pikmin 4 demo 29:00 Steam Summer Sale 30:37 Crime O’Clock | Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective 34:15 Dave the Diver 40:20 The Witcher season 3 - part 1 (Netflix) 51:30 Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (movie) 1:01:28 July Gaming Preview 1:17:30 Headlines: Microsoft & Sony drama continues 1:35:27 Nintendo’s next console chatter 1:41:23 Atomic Heart DLC | AC Black Flag remake rumor | Other headlines 1:53:30 Quick Hits 2:11:40 Final Fantasy XVI - more impressions
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One of the biggest games of an already crowded 2023 is here, and we are ready to talk about it: Final Fantasy XVI. Also, we talk about Nintendo’s latest Direct presentation, Marvel’s Secret Invasion, The Bear on Hulu, and a ton of Steam Next Fest Demos.
1:25 Final Fantasy XVI 1:16:35 Crash Team Rumble 1:18:15 Headlines 1:27:45 MORE Microsoft & Sony drama 1:38:20 Metal Gear Solid Collection info & rumors 1:42:05 Nintendo Direct Reactions 2:13:13 Marvel’s Secret Invasion premiere 2:15:09 The Bear season 2 2:22:12 Quick Hits
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We have a lighter crew this week, but that doesn’t mean we have less to say! Lots of thoughts to share on the Final Fantasy 16 demo, the newest superhero movie The Flash, and the remaining news and game reveals of the Not-E3 week - including one of our favorites: Star Wars Outlaws from Ubisoft.
2:00 Final Fantasy XVI demo impressions 37:07 Layers of Fear 40:03 Jeff got a Xbox Series X 42:50 Other Smaller Games Out This Week 46:00 The Flash (new DC movie) 56:38 Best Trilogies in Gaming 1:09:35 Gaming News Headlines 1:14:23 Xbox Showcase Extended 1:24:48 Capcom Showcase 1:26:42 Ubisoft Forward 1:43:55 Black Mirror season 6 (Netflix) 1:48:39 Extraction 2 (Netflix movie) 1:55:11 Elemental (new Pixar movie) 2:01:33 Dan’s Quick Hits: Diablo IV, Zelda: TOTK, Barry (HBO) 2:04:40 Tim’s Quick Hits: Better Call Saul, Game Dev Tycoon 2:08:44 Jeff’s Quick Hits: Forza Horizon 5, Cyberpunk 2077, Ebenezer and the Invisible World, Diablo IV
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It’s that wonderful time of year for gamers when developers and publishers starting rolling out more details on their upcoming games. We have a TON to cover in this episode, so buckle up. Xbox Showcase, Summer Game Fest Live, Devolver, Day of the Devs, and a lot more!
2:00 A few smaller new games this week 17:04 Xbox Showcase recap & reactions 1:05:24 Starfield Direct recap & reactions 1:22:10 More Gaming Headlines 1:26:58 Devolver Digital Showcase 1:31:28 Summer Game Fest Live event recap & reactions 2:15:29 Day of the Devs showcase & PC Gaming Show 2:20:20 Quick Hits
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Two major games and one major movie all released this week, and we give our impressions of each of them: Street Fighter 6, Diablo IV, and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. Also, we talk about a few other games, movies, and shows we’re watching, latest gaming headlines, and make predictions for some of the upcoming “Not-E3” events - including the Summer Game Fest Live event on June 8.
1:15 Street Fighter 6 12:46 Diablo IV 55:58 System Shock (remake) 1:03:52 Killer Frequency 1:06:30 Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (movie) 1:18:29 Predictions for Summer Game Fest Live (and other Not-E3 events) 1:35:32 Headlines 2:00:53 Quick Hits
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So many new games to play this week, with Convergence: A League of Legends Story, Planet of Lana, Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun, and more. Also, we summarize our reactions to the recent Sony Playstation Showcase, and we preview the upcoming games for the month of June, 2023.
1:53 The Lord of the Rings: Gollum6:36 Planet of Lana14:10 Miasma Chronicles | After Us16:22 Honkai: Star Rail21:12 Convergence: A League of Legends Story30:24 Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun37:00 Bat Boy | Evil Wizard | Star Trek: Resurgence | Grace in the Dark48:09 June 2023 Preview1:08:55 Headlines1:24:26 Playstation Showcase Summary & Reactions2:28:10 Sony Studios updates2:36:00 Quick Hits (games & movies & shows)
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Mortal Kombat 1 has been officially revealed, so the crew recaps the trailer and talks about their hopes for the game along with more Tears of the Kingdom talk, a Kahoot! quiz about game publishers, and whether or not it's too early to pass judgment on PSVR2.
2:00 Kahoot! Quiz - Who Published This Game?14:40 Lego 2K Drive | Humanity25:16 2023 Games without a firm release date43:11 Playstation Showcase preview & predictions (kinda)50:20 PSVR2 - is it too early to pass judgment on its success?1:03:40 Nintendo News - Pac-man 99 shutting down | Super Mario Bros. movie and Tears of the Kingdom are making a TON of money1:07:05 Stray coming to Xbox | Amazon’s LOTR MMO | CDPR layoffs1:10:08 AC Mirage rumors & Ubisoft thoughts | Lords of the Fallen1:13:46 Mortal Kombat 1 revealed - trailer reaction1:25:00 The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom1:49:07 Jeff Quick Hits - Switch OLED | Xenoblade Chronicles 3 | Attack on Titan2:02:10 Dan Quick Hits - Xenogears | My Hero Academia | Succession2:09:25 Kyle Quick Hits - Payday 22:11:16 Tim Quick Hits - D&D movie | Better Call Saul | V Rising
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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 Kingdom1:05:20 Other new releases (Torchight: Infinite, Voidtrain, Diablo 4 beta, and more)1:15:30 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor1:31:05 Big story-driven games still on the way in 20231:36:34 Headlines2:01:22 Quick Hits of movies, shows, and other games we are playing
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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 the Galaxy Vol. 321:44 Star Wars: Visions (season 2)28:25 Redfall - game impressions54:20 Redfall & Xbox - our reaction to Phil Spencer’s recent interview and our overall thoughts on the state of Xbox.1:37:55 Ravenlok1:42:50 Age of Wonders 4 | Tape to Tape1:45:09 May games preview1:53:17 Headlines2:08:27 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor - more game impressions2:21:10 Tim Quick Hits: Thief Simulator 2, Mega City Police, Whiplash, The Mauritanian2:26:20 Jeff Quick Hits: Bramble The Mountain King, Bupkis, Silo2:32:36 Derek Quick Hits: more Jedi Survivor, Speedstorm, Xenoblade 3 DLC, Dune2:37:21 Dan Quick Hits: Xenogears, Breath of the Wild, Succession2:44:58 Kyle Quick Hits: Xenoblade 3 DLC
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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: Survivor43:50 Strayed Lights51:16 Xenoblade Chronicles 3: Future Redeemed (DLC)1:00:24 The Last Case of Benedict Fox1:05:52 Bramble: The Mountain King1:13:28 Stranded: Alien Dawn | Trinity Trigger | Afterimage | Omega Strikers1:24:53 Buy or Sell? UK Regulators block the Microsoft acquisition of Activision1:32:13 Buy or Sell? Sony is rumored to be developing a remote play portable device1:43:34 Gaming Headlines1:58:00 Quick Hits: other games, shows, & movies
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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 Camp12:15 Dead Island 237:44 Disney Speedstorm58:23 Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores1:24:27 The Mageseeker: A League of Legends Story1:37:15 Minecraft Legends1:43:03 Stray Blade1:47:54 Teslagrad 21:57:39 Ghostwire Tokyo sucks on Xbox2:01:55 Xenoblade Chronicles 3: Future Redeemed DLC2:03:49 Nintendo Indie World reactions2:08:46 Humanity coming to PS+2:09:32 Resident Evil 2 & 3 PC versions having issues2:11:46 Monster Hunter Now | Knuckles TV show | Halo director now at Netflix2:14:55 Ubisoft’s update on various The Division projects2:16:08 Unrecord - FPS body cam footage game trailer reactions2:22:08 THQ showcase | Diablo 4 beta | Street Fighter 6 demo2:26:53 Octopath Traveler II endgame chapters2:30:04 Dr. Fetus’ Mean Meat Machine demo | Netflix docuseries recommendations2:33:35 Dead Cells | Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster2:37:11 How to Blow Up a Pipeline | Suzume2:39:28 Persona 5 Royal | Mandalorian season 3 reactions2:41:53 Current Cinema Podcast preview - GO SUBSCRIBE TODAY
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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: Identity7:00 Hunt the Night10:30 Other Random Games13:40 The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die (movie)19:30 Renfield (movie)24:55 Jeff’s Quick Hits - Succession (TV show) | Jury Duty (TV show) | Mafia III | Assassin's Creed Origins34:45 Clone Hero41:35 Tim’s Quick Hits - Metroid Prime Remastered | Quantum Break | Creed (movie)49:02 Dan’s Quick Hits - Octopath Traveler 2 | Streaming plans1:00:30 Derek’s Quick Hits - Persona 51:05:40 Reactions to Redfall 30 FPS at launch on Xbox Series X/S1:13:05 Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - final trailer1:17:08 Super Mario Bros. movie is record breaking1:20:00 Final Fantasy XVI - state of play reaction1:27:53 Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores - launch trailer1:30:14 Immortals of Aveum | AEW Fight Forever | Lawbreakers1:40:40 “Who Would Win?” Video Game Character Tournament - 3rd Person Action games
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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 2016
1:30:36 2017 Re-ranking Preview
1:32:20 Derek’s quick hits: BOTW, Barry, Avatar 2
1:40:00 The Super Mario Bros. (movie)
1:56:10 Air (movie)
2:04:05 Louis CK comedy special
2:08:35 Tetris | Beef | Peaky Blinders | Power of the Dog
2:17:00 Resident Evil 4 Remake
2:22:45 Meet Your Maker
2:28:08 Everspace 2 | Above Snakes | Road 96: Mile 0 | Curse of the Sea Rats | Ravenswatch
2:36:14 Octopath Traveler 2
2:40:25 Headlines
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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 (movie)16:03 Tetris (Apple TV+ movie)29:07 The Last of Us Part 1 (PC port)35:28 MLB The Show 2338:16 (more) The Last of Us Part 1 (PC port)41:50 Crime Boss: Rockay City46:12 Forza Horizon 5: Rally Adventure DLC | 9 Years of Shadow51:45 Ravenbound | The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog53:15 Mafia 21:02:00 Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - Wave 4 DLC courses1:05:37 The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild1:06:45 Resident Evil 41:16:00 (more) Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (movie)1:17:58 Horizon: Forbidden West1:19:19 (more) The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild1:25:08 Quick hits from Jeff - Theatrhythm, Party Down, South Park, The Big Door Prize, The Power1:30:20 April 2023 - Video Game Release Schedule & Preview1:44:29 Octopath Traveler II1:50:30 Contender or Pretender: Game of the Year Watch (after Q1)2:02:04 Multiversus going offline until 2024 | E3 Canceled2:11:15 Vampire Survivors DLC | Cyberpunk 2077 DLC2:14:08 Bobby Kotick has thoughts about Sony & Microsoft battle2:15:50 More God of War content on the way (Rumor) | Diablo 4 XSX console2:18:28 The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - gameplay preview
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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 421:34 Diablo 4 (beta) early impressions38:30 So many major franchise games on the way41:05 Mighty DOOM | Tchia47:00 more Resident Evil 448:22 John Wick Chapter 41:09:00 Name that Sound1:19:40 Sony & Microsoft still fighting1:34:24 Headlines2:12:58 Hogwarts Legacy | Octopath Traveler 1 & 22:25:40 Strayed Lights | Wordless | Bramble: The Mountain King2:33:52 Cult of the Lamb | Puss in Boots: The Last Wish | Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank2:38:02 So many documentaries
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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 away this week.
1:15 Video Game 20 Questions8:58 WWE 2K2329:39 Throwing Shade at E332:45 More Octopath Traveler 1 & 2 talk | Triangle Strategy49:30 Dead Cells | Hogwarts Legacy55:47 Paper Trail | Theatrhythm1:01:50 Shazam: Fury of the Gods1:16:00 Ted Lasso season 3 premiere | Swarm (Prime series)1:24:20 HBO's The Last of Us season 1 finale | Season 2 predictions1:52:12 Headlines2:12:39 Remembering Lance Reddick
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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 Resident Evil 4 Remake - Chainsaw Demo (and more Resident Evil talk)
19:23 Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon (demo)
30:40 Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - Booster Courses Wave 4
35:44 Clash: Artifacts of Chaos
45:08 ONI: Road to be the Mightiest Oni
48:05 Steam user review system
52:50 Jared from Subway: Catching a Monster (documentary series)
59:45 History of the World Part II (Hulu series)
1:03:13 Scream VI (movie)
1:11:16 HBO’s The Last of Us - Episode 8
1:24:12 Tryhard Tracker - Tryhard Game Reviews
1:47:10 Headlines: Hogwarts Legacy on last gen consoles | Cities Skylines 2
1:49:48 Capcom Spotlight Livestream reactions
1:51:22 Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League delay reports
2:00:46 Updates on Robocop: Rogue City and LOTR: Gollum
2:03:52 Neon White coming to Xbox | Sea of Thieves documentary | Starfield release date | Xbox Games Showcase announced
2:07:45 Square Enix disappointed in lackluster Forspoken sales
2:10:18 Microsoft and Sony drama over the Activision merger battle
2:25:02 Rewatching movie franchise: Rocky, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings
2:39:40 More Octopath Traveler 1 & 2 discussion
3:00:29 Hogwarts Legacy - a few combat tips for spiders, trolls, and dugbogs
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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.
1:33 Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty
24:54 Destiny 2: Lightfall
31:50 Octopath Traveler II
1:22:20 Celebrating the Playstation 2
1:54:05 Headlines
2:08:36 Hogwarts Legacy and the PS5 exclusive mission
2:12:46 Weird (Weird Al movie)
2:14:35 The Mandalorian - Season 3 premiere
2:16:12 Creed 3 | Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre (new Guy Ritchie movie)
2:22:55 HBO’s The Last of Us - Episode 7
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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 6
1:22:50 Cocaine Bear
1:26:32 More Marvel talk & Ant-Man Quantumania
1:36:49 Preview: March 2023 Video Games
1:57:07 Microsoft bringing Call of Duty back to Nintendo
2:02:54 Forza Horizon 5 DLC | Baldur’s Gate 3 could still come to Xbox
2:07:01 Sony State of Play Reactions
2:22:51 Shinji Mikami leaving Tango Gameworks
2:25:45 Hogwarts Legacy sales figures & thoughts on the Rowling controversy
2:42:34 Mortal Kombat 12 confirmed for 2023 | Dead Space 2 & 3 remake polls
2:43:43 Farlanders | Wandering Sword | Theatrhythm
2:50:38 Super Mario RPG | Moonfall (movie)
2:55:00 Hogwarts Legacy
3:00:21 Knives Out: The Glass Onion (movie)
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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 state of Marvel movies & shows
2:15:53 Headlines
2:27:58 Metroid Prime Remastered
2:33:17 Hogwarts Legacy
2:45:53 Dan’s Quick Hits: TLoU series, Edge of Tomorrow, She-Hulk, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, The Menu, Hi-Fi Rush, Chicken Police
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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 Metroid Prime Remastered
59:27 The Last of Us (HBO series) episode 4
1:09:32 Hot Wheels Rift Rally announced for March
1:10:49 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor - gameplay preview
1:14:23 The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - preview thoughts
1:21:30 Nintendo crushing it with hardware & software sales
1:25:00 New Xbox controller | Hogwarts Steam success | Wo Long demo
1:27:16 Assassin’s Creed Grammy win | Judas release window
1:30:01 Nintendo Direct Summary
1:56:20 Remedy & Alan Wake 2
1:57:15 Hi-Fi Rush
2:03:58 Fire Emblem Engage
2:06:40 Extraordinary (Hulu series)
2:10:15 Nintendo demos: Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe | Sea of Stars | Octopath Traveler II
2:13:20 Steam Demos: I Am Future, Enenra, System Shock, Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened Remake, The Last Case of Benedict Fox, Planet of Lana, Tape to Tape, Shadows of Doubt
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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 Inkulinati
35:05 Deliver Us Mars
42:09 Helvetii
44:22 Superfuse
49:07 Cunk on Earth (Netflix)
54:40 Knock at the Cabin
1:01:55 The Last of Us (HBO) - episode 3 & more overall thoughts
1:31:37 Headlines - Redfall, The Pathless, Nintendo Direct rumor
1:38:00 Sony PSVR 2 sales projections took a dive
1:44:25 PS+ games, Delays for TLOU (PC) and Star Wars Jedi Survivor
1:49:50 The Crew Motorfest, Amazon’s plans for Tomb Raider
1:54:04 Resident Evil 4 Remake preview
1:56:34 EA cancels a Titanfall game and previews Wild Hearts
2:01:52 The Day Before gameplay trailer, Service ending for CrossfireX, Rumblverse, Knockout City
2:08:08 Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony all skipping E3 this summer
2:10:32 Rain World | Hi-Fi Rush
2:16:50 Forspoken | Black Skylands
2:21:30 Goldeneye 64 | Dead Space | Fire Emblem Engage
2:27:18 Ozark (Netflix) | Peaky Blinders (Netflix)
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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 experience watching Sundance Film Festival 2023 movies from home, then we move onto reviewing what we've watched this week, including Infinity Pool and Babylon. To close it out, we each Pick Five of our Favorite Movies We'll Never Watch Again.
Timestamps 2:52 - Sundance 2023 9:26 - What Did You Watch? (Babylon, Infinity Pool, The Raid 2, Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey) 53:40 - Pick Five: Favorite Movies We'll Never Watch Again 1:29:40 - America's Pick Five at This Week's Box Office
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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 Forspoken
1:02:19 February Game Release Preview
1:10:45 The Last of Us (HBO series) - spoiler-free thoughts on Episode 2
1:19:52 Poker Face (Peacock series)
1:24:19 Microsoft Developer Direct highlights
1:32:18 Nintendo Headlines
1:32:43 Sony Headlines
1:38:47 General Headlines
1:49:25 Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider | Adios | They Are Billions
1:52:17 Nightmare Reaper | Steamworld Build | Hell is Others
1:53:55 Dome Keeper | Sailing Era
1:55:37 Fire Emblem Engage
2:04:05 Fortnite
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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 I Think About Dying (Sundance 2023 film), Death to Smoochy, and Palm Springs in the What Did We Watch segment. To round it out, we each give 5 movies we consider to be Misunderstood Gems, meaning mainly movies we felt social media or people we know just 'didn't get.'
Timestamps: 2:00 - 2023 Oscar nominations 31:52 - What Did You Watch (Dual, Sometimes I Think About Dying, Death to Smoochy, Palm Springs) 1:04:23 - Pick Five: Misunderstood Gems 1:45:59 - America's Pick Five at This Week's Box Office
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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 Emblem Engage
27:15 A Space for the Unbound
31:35 The Last of Us HBO premiere (show)
1:00:06 That '90s Show (show)
1:06:08 Missing (movie)
1:14:16 Headlines
1:58:46 Better Call Saul (show)
2:03:30 Airplane! (movie)
2:06:33 Hitman
2:13:14 Final Fantasy XII
2:23:06 Derek returns to Rocket League!!!
2:24:33 Mission: Impossible 1-3 (movies)
2:25:59 The Lincoln Lawyer (show & movie)
2:27:05 Dragon's Dogma (show)
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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 such as Annihilation and Road to Perdition. Then we each reveal and discuss our top 5 'movies that shaped our taste.'
Timestamps:
00:45 - Welcome!
11:43 - What Did You Watch? New & Old
41:40 - Pick Five: Movies That Shaped Our Taste
1:15:50 - America's Pick Five at This Week's Box Office
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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 Music1:48:53 Favorite TV Shows
2:06:35 Best Overall Games of 2022
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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 Visuals1:16:47 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
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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 Narrative in Video Games in 2022
3:05:30 Favorite Movies of 2022
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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 City Girls 2
45:52 2023 Gaming Preview
1:39:40 Headlines
1:49:08 Death Stranding | The Witcher 3 | Lost Eidolons
1:52:54 Chained Echoes | NFS Unbound | Return to Monkey Island | Vampire Survivors DLC | Spider-Man Miles Morales
2:07:00 The Banshees of Inisherin (movie)
2:14:10 Black Adam (movie)
2:21:10 Avatar: The Way of Water (movie)
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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 Midnight Suns
1:03:38 The Callisto Protocol
1:08:24 Bill Burr (Tim went to see him live)
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In this episode, it’s all about The Game Awards. We talk about the winners, our prediction results, the MANY announcements, and our highlights & surprises of the evening.
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We’ve got games and movies to discuss as the first few days of December have already delivered a ton of new stuff for us. Marvel’s Midnight Suns, The Callisto Protocol, Need for Speed Unbound, Willow, and Violent Night headline a ton of other content we’ve been diving into.
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We make our predictions for who will win the Game Awards 2022 major categories and then dive into games & movies including Evil West, Star Ocean, Gungrave, Knives Out 2, GOTG Holiday Special, and more!
2:00 More games to catch up on in 2022 & Callisto Protocol preview
5:12 The Game Awards - Predicting the Winners
47:45 God of War Ragnarok
49:50 Evil West
58:00 Derek loves 8K
1:02:55 Star Ocean: The Divine Force
1:09:10 Gungrave G.O.R.E.
1:12:50 Great train levels
1:14:31 Spider-Man: Miles Morales (PC)
1:17:55 Steam Sale quick hits
1:26:15 Arcade Paradise
1:29:14 Sifu
1:31:47 The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
1:41:35 Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
1:50:11 The Gray Man | Devotion
1:53:54 R.I.P. Jason David Frank
2:00:45 The Fabelmans | Avatar 2
2:07:15 Headlines
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Obsidian’s latest game takes a very different turn than what you might be used to from that dev, but it’s a breath of fresh air. Pokemon, on the other hand, isn’t feeling as fresh with its major performance issues. Is the core game fun enough to overcome the tech struggles? Also, we talk about the nominees for a number of Game Awards categories and how our predictions fare. Other games/movies we discuss: Somerville, Legend of Tianding, God of War Ragnarok, Lapin, The Menu, Thor: Love & Thunder, and more!
4:12 Pokemon Scarlet & Violet
23:58 Pentiment
42:10 Somerville
46:15 The Legend of Tianding
51:45 God of War Ragnarok
1:03:38 Lapin | The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me
1:12:10 The Game Awards nominees & our prediction results
1:40:10 Headlines
2:10:32 The Menu | Spirited | Disenchanted
2:20:23 Thor: Love & Thunder | MORE Marvel movie thoughts
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KRATOS. SONIC. GEOFF KEIGHLEY.
That’s the gaming holy trinity, right? No? Well in any case, that’s the focus of our episode this week as we spend the first hour or so talking about God of War Ragnarok. Then we talk about more games & movies like Sonic Frontiers, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, and more!
3:37 God of War Ragnarok impressions (spoiler-free)
1:00:51 Sonic Frontiers
1:09:38 The Game Awards Nominee Predictions
1:39:50 The Entropy Centre
1:43:35 The Last Hero of Nostalgaia
1:45:28 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
1:57:08 Netflix Roundup - Peaky Blinders | The Last Kingdom | Inside Man
2:04:08 Atlanta | Mythic Quest | The Capture | Andor
2:13:30 Hogwarts Legacy preview | Indie World highlights
2:17:25 More Headlines
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Game Pass has some gems that are worth a look, and we’ve been playing more Gotham Knights, Resident Evil 8, and retro streaming with Dan. Also, Kyle may or may not be dead. We don’t know.
0:20 Most Re-watched TV Shows
2:09 Kyle Might Be Dead
3:30 Tim dealing with real life adult stuff
6:25 The Banshees of Inisherin (movie)
12:14 Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (movie)
18:46 Enola Holmes 2 (movie)
24:25 Signalis
28:00 The Legend of Tiangding
31:57 Ghost Song
34:03 Gears Tactics
36:11 Resident Evil Village - Shadow of Rose DLC
40:08 Gotham Knights
50:45 Difficulty in Games - When to switch Easy Mode
55:34 Reviewing the Reviews (Avengers, Guardians of the Galaxy, Gotham Knights)
1:00:00 Dan’s Twitch Channel - The Dapper Chocobo
1:04:49 What makes good DLC
1:08:15 House of the Dragon - Season 1
1:13:44 The Good Nurse
1:16:22 The Midnight Club - Season 1
1:17:25 Movie catch-up with Tim: The Gentlemen, The Gray Man, Uncharted
1:22:50 Xbox slow 1st party year | Game pass for November | Ghostwire to Xbox?
1:27:22 Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope DLC plans
1:28:45 PS+ Subscribers down | TLOU show release date | PSVR2 details
1:38:30 EA & Marvel games | Embracer Group making moves | EA Major IP
1:45:43 Square loves NFT’s more than Parasite Eve
1:46:35 FFXVI Producer under fire for lack of character diversity, so we discuss race & gender diversity in games
2:11:34 Kojima turning down buyout offers left & right
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WE DID SOME DIGGING. (Listen and you’ll get it)
We’ve finally gotten a chance to play Bayonetta 3 as well as the new Resident Evil 8 Village DLC, Marvel Snap, Call of Duty multiplayer, and a lot more!
2:20 Bayonetta 3
19:27 Resident Evil 8 - new DLC
30:05 Star Ocean: The Divine Force
33:33 Persona 5 Royal
36:24 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
44:55 A Plague Tale: Requiem
51:39 Gotham Knights
1:17:40 Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope
1:18:13 Marvel Snap
1:22:07 The Good Nurse
1:25:36 Tales of the Jedi
1:30:40 Wendell & Wild
1:33:52 Cabinet of Curiosities
1:37:46 All Quiet on the Western Front
1:44:33 Witcher TV show - recasting Geralt
1:51:12 Callisto Protocol - canceled in Japan
1:55:09 Marvel’s Midnight Suns - Season pass details
1:58:39 Leadership changes at Rocksteady
2:02:00 Dragon Age Dreadwolf | Wo Long Fallen Dynasty release date
2:04:25 Remake of the original Witcher game announced
2:10:29 Tim’s PC monitor is dying
2:16:00 Ant-man and the Wasp: Quantumania - new trailer impressions
2:20:42 Parasite Eve might be getting a new project from Square
2:23:25 Hellena Taylor (Bayonetta voice actor) drama continues
2:33:50 PS+ Games | Laura Bailey willing to return as Abby from TLOU2
2:35:28 Uncharted success on PC | Rumored new game from Naughty Dog
2:38:43 Microsoft says prices will increase soon
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The deluge of games has begun, and we do our best to give you impressions of the major games & headlines this week! Timestamps below:
0:27 A few superhero video game memories
2:45 Final Fantasy XVI - new trailer impressions
15:30 Microsoft Layoffs | More Activision Acquisition Drama
18:22 Spider-Man 2 on track for 2023 | Sonic Frontier Expectations
21:12 Splinter Cell Remake director left | Cyberpunk Edgerunners | Star Wars Eclipse
24:19 Resident Evil news
32:25 Silent Hill news
36:26 Bayonetta voice actor drama
43:49 A Plague Tale: Requiem
1:02:37 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II campaign
1:12:00 Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope
1:17:20 Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection (PC)
1:18:19 Gotham Knights
1:39:14 New Tales from the Borderlands
1:47:04 Busy upcoming game release schedule
1:52:32 Dan streaming some games: The Quarry, The Evil Within 2, FFVII
1:56:45 Valkyrie Elysium | Bayonetta 2
2:02:12 Asterigos: Curse of the Stars | Saints Row
2:13:50 Black Adam
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We talk about our impressions of Scorn, Asterigos: Curse of the Stars, and the new movie, Halloween Ends. We think one is great, one has great style but is pretty niche, and one is absolute trash. Listen to find out which is which! Here’s a full breakdown of what we discuss this week:
0:27 Derry Girls
2:29 History of Video Games Quiz
20:16 Scorn
32:06 Unusual Findings
37:15 Trifox
43:00 Asterigos: Curse of the Stars
51:14 Halloween Ends
1:02:05 Game Pass is making a ton of money for Microsoft
1:06:55 Splatoon 3 sales success
1:10:35 Power Rangers history lesson (i.e. Tim knows nothing)
1:15:08 TLOU show news
1:19:17 Playstation 5 & Steam Deck are selling well | Spider-Man: Miles Morales on PC
1:24:00 Sony is still whining about Call of Duty
1:28:00 Persona re-releases | Silent Hill game rumors
1:30:43 Witchfire delayed | Sonic Frontiers combat & skill trees revealed
1:33:58 Netflix new subscription tier with ads
1:37:58 Valkyrie Elysium
1:45:31 Coral Island | Dyson Sphere Program | The Pale Beyond | Hero Emblems II
1:53:30 Grounded
1:56:05 Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night | Tales of Berseria
1:59:31 Beacon Pines
2:03:35 Bayonetta 1 & 2
2:07:00 Spec Ops: The Line | Return to Monkey Island
2:14:00 More games & movies on the way
2:15:40 Andor | Ms Marvel
2:20:05 Midnight Club
2:29:35 She-Hulk
2:38:38 A Friend of the Family
2:40:16 The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power finale
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We are officially past the 75% mark for the calendar year, which means it’s time to take a look at how things are shaping up for the Game of the Year debates for 2022. We go through a big list of games already out in 2022 and a number that are slated for release over this last quarter and decide which games are Contenders and which are Pretenders. Also in this episode: Overwatch 2, Werewolf by Night, Super Mario Bros. movie trailer reactions, Amsterdam, Bloody Spell, Scars Above, Undecember, Trombone Champ, another rumored remaster from Sony, and a lot more!
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Kyle & Jeff got their Steam Decks, so they share their impressions of the hardware as well as the games that do (and don’t) work well. Also, we talk about a few recent games & movies including Moonscars, Despot’s Game, Valkyrie Elysium, Bros, Greatest Beer Run Ever, and a lot more!
0:30 - Dapper Chocobo visits the show
4:20 - Bullet Train
7:14 - History of the Sitcom
14:12 - Everything Everywhere All At Once
17:45 - Bros
21:17 - Blonde
23:50 - Greatest Beer Run Ever
25:20 - Ozark season 4
28:55 - Despot's Game
31:05 - Moonscars
38:34 - Valkyrie Elysium
44:53 - Diofield Chronicle | Xenoblade Chronicles 3
49:56 - Tyrant's Blessing | Jack Move
53:50 - Upgrading Jeff's PC graphics card
58:20 - Steam Deck Impressions
1:20:28 - Backlog Hall of Shame Updates
1:29:26 - More Steam Deck thoughts
1:38:20 - Google Stadia shutting down
1:40:40 - Headlines
1:44:31 - Way too much Avatar & James Cameron talk
1:57:49 - Wild Hearts trailer | Skull & Bones delay | Dark Pictures updates
2:05:45 - Jim Ryan & Sony are very upset
2:08:56 - Entropy Centre (demo) | Final Fantasy XVI rumors about news of a trailer
2:12:50 - Best Games Featuring Dragons (community responses)
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Disney+ has a new Star Wars series that aired, and we share some early impressions. Also, we talk about a few new games including Soulstice, The Diofield Chronicle, and Return to Monkey Island. Also in this episode: Name That Video Game Weapon quiz, Serial Cleaners, Dahmer (Netflix series), and a lot more headlines and games we are playing!
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It’s "Not-E3 Part 3" as we got a very full week of presentations, announcements, game demos, and more! We talk about all of it in this episode, and don’t forget to check out our YouTube channel for full reactions to the Nintendo & Sony shows. Also this week: You Suck At Parking, Metal: Hellsinger, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, Backlog Hall of Shame (Part 2), and tons of demos.
0:25 Xenoblade Chronicles 3
4:36 Metal: Hellsinger
12:36 You Suck At Parking
20:23 Wayward Strand
24:49 Little Orpheus
29:19 Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty (demo)
44:42 Valkyrie Elysium (demo)
50:19 Harvestella (demo)
52:55 Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (Netflix series)
1:00:22 Clerks III
1:04:25 Backlog Hall of Shame (Part 2)
1:28:45 Headlines: Goldeneye 007 re-releases, ID@Xbox, Xbox TGS Showcase
1:34:47 Nintendo Direct highlights
1:46:26 Sony State of Play highlights
1:55:51 Headlines: Uncharted on PC, PSVR2 non backwards compatible, Gran Turismo movie
2:02:40 Headlines: Release dates, Babylon’s Fall shutting down, More Yakuza games
2:11:30 Suikoden 1 + 2 remasters announced
2:19:57 Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (again)
2:25:04 Quick hits: The Captain (PC), Steelrising, See How They Run, Primal (season 2)
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It’s a busy episode with impressions of new games & shows like Steelrising, Disney Dreamlight Valley, Jack Move, Cobra Kai, and Pinocchio. We also talk about some forgotten games that have gone quiet as well as a number of headlines including Ubisoft Forward, D23, and a lot more!
1:54 Jeff got to see Bill Burr live
10:27 Pinocchio
19:15 Rewatching Hobbit movies
21:25 Splatoon 3 (none of us are playing it)
23:55 Steelrising
43:21 Jack Move
46:05 Disney Dreamlight Valley
50:41 Cyberpunk 2077 update
59:20 Cobra Kai - season 5
1:10:00 Forgotten Games
1:30:20 Headlines
1:31:33 Xbox and Playstation - the console wars kicking up again
1:48:48 More Headlines
1:57:48 Ubisoft Forward reactions
2:05:30 Disney + Marvel Gaming Showcase reactions
2:09:55 D23 News
2:27:05 The Last of Us Part 1 - more impressions
2:32:55 Xenoblade Chronicles 3
2:41:05 Spider-Man Remastered DLC
2:42:42 Sifu
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There’s a lot to talk about yet again this week as the guys discuss the new Amazon Prime series, The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power. We also get into a few new games we are playing, including Tinykin, Immortality, The Last of Us Part 1, and TMNT Cowabunga Collection. In addition to covering some of the latest headlines, we wrap things up with a very odd KAHOOT quiz: Pokemon or Street Fighter.
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The Current Gen crew talks about the two latest notable game releases: Saints Row and Midnight Fight Express. Then we dive into all the news coming from Gamescom this past week. We highlight the Opening Night Live event as well as other games that were shown during the week. Also: Steam Deck, Ghost Recon Wildlands, Batman Arkham Asylum, The Rehearsal, Community, and much more!
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It’s time for a hype check for the fall/holiday games! The whole crew joins the episode this week to talk about our expectations for the games that are still on the slate to release in 2022. Jeff and Kyle share their first impressions of Marvel's latest series: She-Hulk. We also talk about the latest games we are playing including Cursed to Golf, Rollerdrome, Thymesia, Spider-Man, Xenoblade Chronicles 3, and a lot more!
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Tim, Kyle, Jeff, and Dan take some time to gush about the best video game soundtracks and list their personal top 5 favorites. They also discuss Two Point Campus, Cult of the Lamb, Diofield Chronicle, Spider-Man, Symphony of War, and a lot more games and headlines!
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Kyle, Jeff, and Dan are on the show this week to talk about some recent movie releases including Bullet Train and Prey. They also take a closer look at Xenoblade Chronicles 3, Fairy and Sword: Together Forever, and a few other games & headlines.
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Jeff, Dan, and Kyle talk about the MCU, Xenoblade Chronicles 3, San Diego Comic Con news, and more!
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Tim, Dan, Kyle, and Jeff debate and rank the top 10 games of the last generation of gaming consoles. Before we get into that debacle, we talk about Stray, As Dusk Falls, and Forza Horizon 5: Hot Wheels DLC.
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Dan, Jeff, and Kyle talk about the highest rated games in video game history along with some of their favorites. They also chat about the latest Bill Burr Special, The Gray Man (movie), Resident Evil (Netflix show), God of War, and several of the latest noteworthy headlines.
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Episode 123 - Thor: Love & Thunder | Newlywed Game | Sony Release Dates
Kyle, Jeff, Tim, and Dan chat about the latest Marvel movie, Thor: Love & Thunder (don’t worry, it’s a spoiler-free discussion), as well as some spoiler-free thoughts on season 3 of the Boys. We play a “newlywed game” to see how well each of us knows each other, and we cover a ton of headlines, including some new (and moved) release dates from Sony. We wrap things up with a few games we are each playing right now.
2:40 Thor: Love & Thunder (and other things we are watching)
52:05 Newlywed Game (a.k.a. Know Your Boo)
1:37:08 Headlines
2:09:39 Games We Are Playing
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Dan, Jeff, Tim, and Kyle talk about a number of video games including Neon White, Live A Live demo, King Arthur: Knight’s Tale, and Sakuna of Rice and Ruin. We also have a brief spoiler-free chat about the closing 2 episodes of Stranger Things Season 4, along with a few other things we are watching. Before diving into some headlines, we play a little Kahoot quiz about celebrities and video games.
*1:15 None of us are playing Outriders or Sunbreak (yet)
4:15 Source of Madness | Police Contraband
8:50 Live A Live demo
23:06 Divinity Original Sin II
30:29 King Arthur: Knight’s Tale
34:03 Sakuna of Rice and Ruin
39:06 Neon White
48:19 Stranger Things (Season 4 Part 2)
1:04:03 Other stuff we are watching - Curb, The Bear, Columbo, WWE docs
1:19:05 Kahoot Quiz - Celebrities and Video Games
1:35:54 Headlines - Nintendo Direct mini summary and more*
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We are HALFWAY THERE through the year of 2022, and there have been some video games released. We talk about the top selling games of the year, top reviewed (according to Metacritic averages), and our personal favorites so far. The rest of the year has a lot of potential, and we list some of the games we expect to be in the hunt for our GOTY discussions. Also, we talk about Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes, Neon White, A Plague Tale, Xenoblade Chronicles 3, and several other games. We close things out with a spoiler-filled discussion of the Obi-Wan Kenobi series.
2:00 Best Selling Games so far in 2022 (NPD rankings)
4:42 Best Reviewed Games of first half of 2022 (Metacritic rankings)
6:24 Our personal 2022 favorites so far
16:30 Upcoming games we hope will be in the GOTY discussion
35:35 Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes
41:22 Neon White
47:24 A Plague Tale: Innocence | Anno: Mutationem
58:38 Project Zomboid | Vigil: The Longest Night
1:02:05 Grim Dawn | TMNT: Shredder's Revenge | Call of Duty Vanguard
1:16:24 Headlines - No Man's Sky on Switch
1:17:35 Xenoblade Chronicles 3 - preview
1:25:05 Headlines - Final Fantasy XVI details, Hyenas, A Plague Tale: Requiem release date
1:38:24 From Software's next game - speculation
1:41:50 Umbrella Academy - Season 3 | Beavis & Butthead movie | Prehistoric Planet
1:51:24 The Black Phone | Elvis
2:02:20 Obi-Wan Kenobi - spoiler chat
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We take a walk down memory lane with some pro wrestling talk as well as the excellent TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge. So many other games and demos to discuss, it’s too much to summarize, so here are some time stamps. Enjoy!
1:37 Dark Side of the Ring (Hulu)
6:45 Players (Paramount+)
11:25 Lightyear (in theaters)
18:05 Professional Wrestling throwback
24:52 TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge
40:27 The Quarry
54:48 Frozenheim
59:10 Assassin’s Creed Origins
1:03:53 Othercide
1:07:35 Demos: ANNO: Mutationem | Metal: Hellsinger
1:14:35 Demos: There is No Light | XEL
1:19:24 Demos: CyberCorp | Moonscars | Midnight Fight Express
1:25:20 Demos: Agent 64: Spies Never Die | Broken Pieces
1:32:42 Demos: Wrestlequest (and more)
1:41:15 Dragon’s Dogma 2 | Assassin’s Creed celebration
1:45:58 Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth and other announcements
2:00:56 Capcom Showcase - reactions
2:07:43 Xbox Showcase: Extended - reactions
2:14:14 Other headlines
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Even though E3 is on hiatus this year, there’s still plenty of announcements and presentations in the gaming industry for us to react to. Also, there are some new games to discuss in The Quarry and Mario Strikers.
4:18 Ms Marvel & Other stuff we are watching
18:40 The Quarry
43:00 Mario Strikers: Battle League
50:42 Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising
54:06 So many demos (including Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes)
1:15:47 Headlines
1:29:55 Xbox & Bethesda Showcase reaction
1:59:02 Summer Games Fest Live reaction
2:24:45 Devolver Digital reaction
2:28:07 Other presentation highlights
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The latest entry in the Diablo series has arrived on mobile & PC, and we give our first impressions of Diablo Immortal. Other games we discuss: Sniper Elite 5, Card Shark, Chrono Cross, Anno: Mutationem, Fall Out: New Vegas, and a bunch more.
Also this week, we give our full reactions to the Sony State of Play that aired on June 2nd. In addition to our reactions to major announcements like Resident Evil 4 and Calisto Protocol, we review and breakdown the Final Fantasy XVI trailer.
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In this SUPER LONG episode…
- 0:10:05 - Best Video Games of 2015 Tournament - Tim, Kyle, Jeff, and Dan battle it out like it’s 2015
- 1:22:09 - Obi-Wan Kenobi - first 2 episodes spoiler-free impressions
- 1:38:56 - Top Gun: Maverick - spoiler-free impressions
- 1:46:25 - Stranger Things: Season 4 - spoiler-free impressions
- 1:50:25 - Thor: Love & Thunder - new trailer reactions
- 1:53:12 - Strangers of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origins - Dan finished it, and he’s still mad
- 1:57:45 - WB Multiversus, OlliOlli World, & Conan Chop Chop - quick impressions
- 2:05:18 - Sniper Elite 5 - Tim & Jeff’s early impressions
- 2:17:38 - Headlines - Sony TV shows, so much Star Wars stuff, Gollum game, and more
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Jeff, Dan, and Tim talk about the latest Marvel series, She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, and their impressions of the new trailer. We also talk about the new Rescue Rangers movie, the many Star Trek shows, and a number of other movies and shows we are watching.
In the gaming world, a surprise hit has arrived in the form of V Rising, a vampire survival RPG that is in early access on Steam. We also discuss Sleeping Dogs, Kirby, and House Flipper.
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This week we kick things off with a quiz about canceled video games. Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising - the prequel game to the much anticipated Suikoden spiritual successor - has arrived, and we give our first impressions of that game as well as our thoughts on the Gotham Knights gameplay reveal, Bethesda’s delay of Starfield and Redfall, Evil Dead: The Game first impressions and a lot more!
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Trek to Yomi, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, and the Moon Knight finale are all on the docket as Dan, Tim, Kyle, and Jeff discuss those things (spoiler-free) and whole lot more including Horizon Forbidden West, Embracer Group purchasing studios & IPs from Square, and some NFT silliness.
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The latest Nintendo exclusive brings back some good old memories from the Wii days in the form of Nintendo Switch Sports. We also talk about Dune: The Spice Wars and the final episodes of Ozark. Also in this episode: Loopmancer, The Serpent Rogue, Kirby, Ghostwire Tokyo, Barry (TV show), and Uncharted (movie). We also give our updates on our progress through our Backlog Hall of Shame.
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The entire crew (Dan, Derek, Jeff, Kyle, Tim) is here to select something from each of our video game backlog that we must play before the next episode. We also play a little game trying to match the quote to the video game. Before that, we dive into a ton of headlines as well as games we are playing (Lost in Random, Chrono Cross, God Eater 3) and movies we are watching (The Batman, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, The Northman)
*[0:04:27] Headlines
[0:58:00] Video Game Quote Quiz
[1:11:47] Stuff we are watching
[1:49:04] Stuff we are playing
[2:00:30] Backlog Hall of Shame*
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Tim, Dan, and Jeff spend some time talking about what they are currently watching including a wide variety of the good, bad & inbetween. Including: Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, Cheaper by the Dozen, Moon Knight, Outer Range, and movie scenes that continue to disturb us. We also talk about a few video games including Chrono Cross, Blasphemous, Insurmountable, Chinatown Detective Agency, and news about Kingdom Hearts 4 & Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising.
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Dan, Jeff, Tim, and Kyle talk about Chrono Cross: Radical Dreamers Edition and LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga – the two most notable game releases of the past week. Both are hitting all the right nostalgic feelings! We also talk about the best games of Q1 2022 (according to Metacritic), and several movies & shows including Everything Everywhere All at Once, Ambulance, Severance, 30 for 30, and WandaVision.
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Sony has officially revealed their plans for their subscription service that hopes to rival Xbox Game Pass. We give our full thoughts on those tiers and the approach of Playstation leadership as well as news of the canceled E3 and delayed Breath of the Wild 2. Disney’s Moon Knight series has premiered, so we talk about our impressions of episode 1. Weird West is a quirky and surprising new action RPG from publisher Devolver, and we like it!
*[0:04:15] Marvel Movie Quotes Quiz
[0:19:00] Moon Knight - episode 1 impressions
[0:38:10] Headlines
[0:48:50] New Playstation Plus Plans
[1:17:20] E3 Canceled for 2022
[1:30:47] Weird West
[2:00:20] Gran Turismo 7*
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It’s a very full week for new games again as we each share our thoughts on Ghostwire Tokyo, Kirby and the Forgotten Land, and Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands. We also talk about lots of shows, movies, and documentaries we are watching in addition to a number of industry headlines.
*[0:00:20] Stuff we are watching
[0:12:20] Halo TV series
[0:22:25] Spider-Man movie marathon
[0:40:28] Ghostwire: Tokyo
[0:55:52] Kirby and the Forgotten Land
[1:04:10] Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands
[1:24:20] Horizon Forbidden West
[1:40:05] Gran Turismo 7
[1:51:35] Headlines
[2:11:50] Too many Jokers?*
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Tim, Dan, Jeff, and Derek join the conversation this week to discuss the latest Sony State of Play that featured Hogwarts Legacy. It’s looking promising! The gang also talks about the ID@Xbox Showcase, Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin, Tunic, Shredders, Elden Ring, Gran Turismo 7, Horizon Forbidden West, Babylon’s Failure (Fall), and a lot more!
[0:03:05] Hogwarts Legacy preview
[0:15:22] ID@Xbox Showcase
[0:19:16] Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin
[0:43:50] Tunic
[0:58:10] Shredders
[1:02:45] Elden Ring
[1:26:40] Horizon Forbidden West
[1:55:35] Headlines
[2:11:35] Stuff We Are Watching
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The entire crew is here, and Kyle, Jeff, Dan, Derek, and Tim have plenty more to say about Elden Ring & Horizon Forbidden West. We also give our reactions to the small Sony State of Play presentation, the new & improved WWE 2K22 game,
[0:01:55] Sony State of Play
[0:26:30] RANK THIS: Best Boss Fights
[0:52:20] Elden Ring - impressions from Derek
[1:30:40] Horizon Forbidden West
[1:40:40] WWE 2K22
[1:53:10] Headlines
[1:59:10] Stuff We Are Watching
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Kyle, Dan,Tim, and Jeff have some thoughts on the new Batman movie, Gran Turismo 7, Triangle Strategy, Kirby and the Forgotten Land demo, and more! There’s a gaming quiz that challenges us to test our knowledge as a group - are we true gamers?? Oh, and we have a lot more to say about Elden Ring & Horizon Forbidden West. There’s so much to play and watch, it’s hard to keep track!
*[0:03:35] Horizon Forbidden West
[0:14:20] Elden Ring
[0:26:30] Gran Turismo 7
[0:35:02] Triangle Strategy
[0:46:35] Kirby and the Forgotten Land (demo)
[0:52:15] Quick Hits - Babylon’s Fall (failure to launch), Far: Changing Tides
[0:56:40] “Ultimate Gamer Quiz”
[1:07:30] The Batman (we have a new Batman movie!!!)
[1:25:12] Also watching: Afterparty, Kingsmen movies
[1:30:15] Headlines*
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Jeff, Tim, Kyle, and Dan talk about their first impressions of the mega-epic FromSoftware game: Elden Ring. Much like our discussion of Horizon Forbidden West, we have pros AND cons to cover here, so LISTEN UP.
[0:01:30] Elden Ring
[1:03:18] Horizon Forbidden West
[1:17:02] Quick hits: Lost Ark | Final Fantasy VI pixel remaster
[1:25:51] Watching: Reno 911! Defunded, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Free Guy, Nobody, The Foreigner
[1:44:08] Headlines
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Dan, Derek, Jeff, and Tim talk about their first impressions of the much-anticipated Sony exclusive: Horizon Forbidden West. We have (mostly) great things to say about this game, but before we get to that, we talk about a few headlines [0:01:32] as well as things we are watching and playing. Games, shows, and movies we discuss this week:
[0:16:20] Uncharted (movie)
[0:37:00] Peacemaker (series)
[0:40:11] The Cuphead Show (series)
[0:41:07] Space Force - season 2 (series)
[0:45:47] quick hits of a few games: OlliOlli World, Finding Paradise, GetsuFumaDen: Undying Moon, Retro Bowl, Cyberpunk 2077 (1.5 patch for PS5 & XSX), Uncharted Lost Legacy, Guitar Hero Live, Rock Band 4
[0:55:12] Dying Light 2
[1:17:57] Horizon Forbidden West
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Jeff, Dan, and Kyle are here this week to talk all about the latest Playstation console exclusive: Sifu. They share their thoughts on the martial arts action game along with updated thoughts on Dying Light 2, GetsuFumaDen: Undying Moon, and CrossfireX. Also, Nintendo dropped their first Direct presentation of 2022, so they review the announcements and give their reactions to the expected and unexpected moments.
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Kyle, Jeff, Dan, and Tim are here to talk about their initial impressions of Dying Light 2. Even with just a few hours spent in-game, there are some thoughts to share. Then the acquisition of Bungie by Sony needs to be discussed - along with ALL the acquisitions we are seeing. Is this good or bad? Does it matter? We sound off on that as well as Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection, Inscryption, Fargo (TV series), Reacher (TV series), the Switch sales milestone, and the latest updates from the biggest franchises from Rockstar and Square.
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Tim, Kyle, Jeff, and Dan gather after a busy month of Game of the Year debates to talk about Pokemon Legends: Arceus, Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection, and our favorite fast food restaurants. Prepare to be hungry. Also in this episode: Windjammers 2, Nobody Saves the World, Ozark, Mr. Inbetween, and our reactions to the latest headlines - including our thoughts on Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard.
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We are ranking our favorite games from 2021! In the FINAL part of our annual Game of the Year Debates, we discuss our picks for our favorite overall game of the year. We also talk about our most anticipated game of 2022 and our other favorites in a number of categories like best combat, best villain, and more!
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We are ranking our favorite games from 2021! In the 3rd part of our annual Game of the Year Debates, we discuss our picks for:
- Best Old Game We Played in 2021 (0:01:50)
- Best Visuals (Realistic) (0:22:55)
- Best Visuals (Animated) (0:57:30)
- Best PC Game (1:49:35)
- Best Xbox Console Exclusive (1:55:25)
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We are ranking our favorite games from 2021! In the 2nd part of our annual Game of the Year Debates, we discuss our picks for:
- Best Video Game Music of 2021 (2:41)
- Best Video Game Story in 2021 (37:42)
- Swimming in 7’s - Favorite Mediocre Games (1:51:10)
- Best Sony Console Exclusive (2:06:15)
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It’s finally time to rank our favorite games from 2021! In the first part of our annual Game of the Year Debates, we discuss our picks for:
- Best Collection, Remake, or Re-release (5:50)
- Best Indie (or “small scale”) game (18:05)
- Best Open World & Exploration (1:16:00)
- Best Nintendo Console Exclusive (1:28:10)
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It’s the final episode of 2021, so it’s time for us to look back…on all the non-gaming things we want to recognize from the past year. Whether it’s TV shows, music, food, or movies - we’ve got you covered. The entire crew shares their non-gaming thoughts on the year, and then we talk about our impressions of the latest Matrix movie, Matrix Resurrections. We also talk about Marvel shows and movies, Halo Infinite, the Gunk, Inscription, and a lot more!
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We hope this episode keeps you feeling extra jolly or whatever. Because we have nothing but good things to say about Halo Infinite, Spider-Man: No Way Home, The Witcher season 2, Life is Strange: True Colors, and so much more. We also test out our knowledge of licensed video games. Enjoy your time with family and friends this week - and most importantly… catch up on some gaming!
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The Halo Infinite campaign is finally available, and we take some time to gush over the latest adventure with Master Chief. We also take a deep dive into the Game Awards winners, snubs, and the plethora of announcements. There’s so much to talk about including Star Wars, The Matrix, Wonder Woman, Suicide Squad, Hellblade II, Steelrising, A Plague tale: Requiem, the Halo TV series, and everything in between!
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The entire crew is here to make predictions for the winners for each major category of the Game Awards, which air later this week. We also talk about our impressions of the recently released Solar Ash - a nice surprise game to close out the year. Other games and shows we discuss: Ruined King: A League of Legends Story, Evil Genius 2, Shin Megami Tensei V, Deathloop, Hawkeye, Arcane, and more!
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Tim, Dan, and Jeff are up this week to talk about what games, shows, and movies have occupied their time over the holiday week. We take a look at IGN’s best Star Wars games list, and we cover some of the latest headlines including a Chrono Cross Remaster rumor, Harmonix going full Fortnite, and Xbox’s fantastic 20th anniversary digital museum. Games & Shows discussed in this episode: Prison Architect, Animal Crossing, Halo Infinite, Boyfriend Dungeon, Arcane (League of Legends animated show), Disney’s Encanto, 8-bit Christmas, and a lot more!
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Dan, Jeff, and Kyle talk about the first year of the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S consoles - we dig into what we like about the systems, controllers, exclusive games, and overall feature sets. Also in this episode: The Game Award nominees announced, Halo Infinite multiplayer surprise launch, new Ghostbusters movie, more Battlefield 2042 impressions, Skyrim, Forza Horizon 5, Kid A Mnesia Exhibition, the latest gaming industry headlines, and a lot more!
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Jeff, Kyle, Tim, and Dan make their guesses for the major category nominations for the upcoming Game Awards. Also, we dive into our impressions of Forza Horizon 5, Shin Megami Tensei V, GTA Trilogy, Skyrim, and more. Before all of that, we review some of the latest headlines in the gaming world including Nintendo movies, new Assassin’s Creed Content, and the Mass Effect 4 teaser.
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Dan is back and rejoins Tim, Jeff, and Kyle to talk about the best games of 2014 in our very unscientific tournament bracket. We also talk about the latest headlines, movies, and games including the Square Enix Avengers debacle, Marvel’s Eternals, Forza Horizon 5 & Call of Duty Vanguard impressions, Unpacking, Into the Pit, Deathloop, Mario Party Superstars, and a lot more!
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Tim, Kyle, and Jeff chat about their first impressions of Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy from Eidos Montreal & Square Enix. It’s always lovely to have a surprisingly excellent game arrive, and this one fits the bill! We also talk about Age of Empires IV, Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes, Dune, Sony’s State of Play, and a bunch of recent headlines.
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In this episode, Kyle, Dan, and Jeff talk all about their favorite Spooky video games, movies, and TV shows. They also discuss one of the most anticipated movies of the year: Dune. Also in this episode: The Dark Pictures: Little Hope, Back 4 Blood, Echo Generation, The Last Duel, and the latest headlines across the gaming industry.
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Everyone is here for TWO WEEKS IN A ROW - and we are talking all about Back 4 Blood - the latest big game release of the year, and a no-brainer to download for Game Pass subscribers. Before we dig into that, we rank our Top 3 Co-Op games of all time. Other stuff in this episode: The Riftbreaker, Lumione, Far Cry 6, Metroid Dread, Deathloop, No Time To Die, and a lot more!
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The entire crew is here to talk about the biggest new games this week: Far Cry 6 and Metroid Dread. They share their thoughts on the much anticipated sequels along with several other games including Astria Ascending, Lost Words, Battlefield 2042, Scarlet Nexus, and Deathloop. We also get some first impressions from Derek about the new Switch OLED console, and Jeff recently released some new original music (go check it out!!)
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Tim, Kyle, Jeff, and Dan talk about their personal Game of the Year contenders so far in 2021, and they review the top games this year according to Metacritic. Also discussed in this episode: Hot Wheels Unleashed, Midnight mass, No More Heroes III, Kena: Bridge of Spirits, Tales of Arise, Dragonball Z, Life is Strange: True Colors DLC, Konami’s franchises returning, and Dan’s 60-second rant about TGS.
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Kyle, Jeff, Dan, and Tim provide their reactions to this week’s Nintendo Direct presentation (25:39), including providing some thoughts on the surprise releases of Actraiser Renaissance (1:34:35) and Castlevania Advance Collection (1:26:37). Kyle and Jeff share about Lost Judgment (1:38:34), and the entire crew give their first impressions of the beautiful Kena: Bridge of Spirits (1:47:03).
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Dan, Tim, and Jeff spend some time talking about some new games the past few weeks including Deathloop, Eastward, Valheim: Hearth & Home update, Artful Escape, and Tales of Arise. Before that, we take a look back at some of the best and most notable uses of time travel in video games. In the news, there are a number of delays to discuss as well as the recent Nvidia game list leak. Is it legit or just a wish list from the Nvidia streaming service testing team?
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Sony had a State of Play presentation this week, and boy was it a DOOZY. We talk all about those announcements (such as God of War Ragnarok, Spider-Man 2, and Wolverine) as well as some newly released games like Life is strange: True Colors, Tales of Arise, and F.I.S.T. Forged in Shadow Torch. We also give our reactions to the trailer for Matrix Resurrections along with a few thoughts on the under-appreciated original trilogy.
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Jeff, Kyle, and Dan are here to select the best game of 2013 using our podcast’s favorite unscientific method: a tournament. It was an incredible year for games, so which game survives to the end? Also, Dan has multiple personalities. Game Boy games might be coming to Switch Online. Shang Chi was pretty great. Marvel Midnight Suns gameplay is revealed to mixed reactions. Sony missteps with its convoluted editions of Horizon Forbidden West. THQ teases some game reveals. And a lot more!
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There’s so much happening this week, and we do our best to cover it all in this episode, which kicks off with an update from a quarantined Derek and our thoughts on the latest Spider-Man movie trailer - which may or may not send us into a lengthy discussion of all the Spider-Man films [00:08:54] AND includes a visit from the web crawler himself! We also cover a huge number of headlines mostly from Gamescom [00:25:43], including the Horizon Forbidden West & Halo Infinite release dates, Geoff Keighley’s excitement about gaming, Saints Row, Valheim, LEGO Star Wars, DokeV, and a ton more. We wrap up with games we are currently playing, including our thoughts on the much-anticipated sequel: Psychonauts 2 [01:50:00].
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This week the guys play Video Game 20 Questions - they get 20 questions to narrow down the mystery game before taking a guess. Also, we talk (mostly spoiler-free) about the dark & fascinating new point & click adventure game, 12 Minutes. Other games we talk about: Tales of Arise, Road 96, Recompile, Avengers: Black Panther expansion, and more!
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In our new segment, Rank This, we each pick our top 3 weird or unusual video game premises. We also talk about a number of recent headlines, including a ton of Indies from recent presentations. We close out by talking about things we are playing & watching like the new video game-themed movie with Ryan Reynolds, Free Guy, The Forgotten City, Axiom Verge 2, AC Valhalla DLC, and the Back 4 Blood beta.
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All five of us are here to talk about the latest news about games like Ghost of Tsushima and South Park as well as the games we are playing including Dreamscaper, Judgment, GRIME, and The Ascent. We also provide some thoughts on the latest DC flick, The Suicide Squad, and Dan takes a dive into some Xbox Game Pass games, starting with his first experience with the Gears of War franchise.
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Warning: Explicit language in this episode
Derek, Dan, Jeff, and Kyle spend this week talking about all the latest games they are playing and shows & movies they are watching including The Ascent, Gujian 3, Tribes of Midgard, The Green Knight, Death’s Door, Judgment, and a lot more. They also provide a preview of the fall & winter gaming calendar by sharing the upcoming games they are most hyped for. GET HYPED.
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As with most summers, there are a number of massive movies that release each week. This week, Derek & Jeff talk about the latest G.I. Joe movie, “Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins” (1:13:50). Also, Dan talks about Mr. Robot (2:00) and Cris Tales (55:50), Tim talks about Death’s Door (44:00), and we all discuss our artistic & content outlets when we are in a gaming rut (20:00).
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This week, Dan, Kyle, and Tim talk about the new handheld console (PC?) from Valve called the Steam Deck (45:55), and how that impacts Nintendo and the landscape of PC & console gaming. We also talk about a number of game delays (9:40), Final Fantasy news (17:00), Netflix gaming (32:25), and a few thoughts on the Mass Effect Trilogy (1:29:15).
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This week, Tim, Kyle, Jeff, and Dan discuss the latest Marvel Movie, Black Widow (1:09), as well as the giant RPG from Capcom, Monster Hunter Stories 2 (1:19). Before that, we talk about the latest announcement from Nintendo for the OLED Switch model (0:06) and the walk through the State of Play from Sony this week (0:18). We also lament direction of the latest Assassin’s Creed project codenamed “Infinity” (0:38), but then celebrate shows we are watching and games we are playing (0:54).
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The whole crew is here to celebrate the 4th of July weekend as Dan, Derek, Jeff, Kyle, and Tim talk about some of the most notable games based on history (or at least with some loose historical fiction connection). We also walk through the highest rated games of the year so far and pick our personal favorites. Some of the other games we talk about this week: Mario Golf, Scarlet Nexus, Sea of Thieves: A Pirate’s Life, Ghost of Tsushima: Director’s Cut, and a lot more!
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Dan and Jeff are holding down the fort while the rest of the team is occupied with family visitors, camping trips, and (we assume) staring at oneself in the mirror. They take us through the recent releases of the past week as well as provide us with their impressions of Mario Golf: Speed Rush, Scarlet Nexus, and the latest Fast & Furious movie, Fast 9.
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Jeff and Kyle have officially joined Current Gen, and they are here to chat with us about the 2nd half of E3 including the Nintendo Direct. We also talk about Ratchet & Clank, Chicory, Loop Hero, Marvel’s Loki show, the “chunky slice of Hellblade II” and much more!
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In this super-sized episode, Jeff joins Tim, Derek, and Dan to talk about the first few days of summer gaming showcases including the Summer Games Fest Kickoff, Ubisoft Forward, Xbox & Bethesda Showcase, Square Enix Presents, and more!
We also provide some early impressions of Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart and the Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade Yuffie DLC.
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Dan Phillips joins Derek, Tim & Daniel to preview the next few weeks of presentations, game reveals, and news that will inevitably drop during E3, Summer Games Fest, and more shows that will air. We also talk about the update to No Man’s Sky, Final Fantasy XIV, Breaking Bad, and more!
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In this jam-packed episode, Dan, Tim, and Derek talk through the recent gameplay reveals for Far Cry 6 and Horizaon Forbidden West. We also preview the upcoming games of summer that have official release dates, and then give our thoughts on the latest THQ Nordic game, Biomutant.
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This week, Dan, Derek, and Tim talk about a number of games & TV shows they are currently enjoying, including Mare of Easttown and The Mandalorian. Also, Derek talks about the recently released demo for Scarlet Nexus, and Tim shares his kids’ first impressions of Miitopia. Dan regales us with all kinds of hot takes on Final Fantasy. It’s a good one!
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Kyle joins Derek, Tim, and Dan to talk about the Mass Effect Legendary Collection and Resident Evil Village spoilers. We also dive into additional thoughts on Returnal as well as a few TV shows we are watching. Oh, and our favorite drinks to wrap up a busy day!
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Tim, Derek, and Dan talk about a few headlines in the gaming world before diving into one of the most anticipated games of 2021: Resident Evil Village. Does it meet the expectations of longtime series fans Dan & Derek? Does it win over a gamer like Tim who has traditionally been lukewarm on the RE games? Take a listen to find out!
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This week saw the release of two major console exclusives with Returnal (PS5) and New Pokemon Snap (Switch), so we give our brief first impressions of those games. We also give some updated thoughts on Nier Replicant, Mortal Kombat, Rocket League, Immortals: Fenyx Rising, and more!
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We finally have a new video game to movie adaptation with the recently released Mortal Kombat. Does it deliver? Dan and Derek give their spoiler-free thoughts on the film, and Tim shares some of his impressions of the first hour or two of Nier Replicant. We also talk about Sony’s turn to backtrack a business decision, Konami getting back in the game, a KOTOR remake, and more!
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Dan, Derek, and Tim talk about a ton of games this week, including Curse of the Dead Gods, Hunt: Showdown, Pathway, and more! We also talk about the Resident Evil 8 demo, PS5 sales numbers, and Nintendo’s latest presentation about upcoming Indie titles.
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Derek rejoins the show to talk with Tim & Dan about Outriders, Mortal Shell, Oddworld Soulstorm, and more games we are playing this week! We also dig into the rumor about a potential “counterpunch to Game Pass” that Sony may have in the works. We take our guesses and talk about what we’d like to see. We also talk about the Days Gone 2 & Last of Us remake reports and what that could mean for Sony in the long run.
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Dan & Tim talk about Narita Boy, Fantasian, and Demon’s Souls, as well as some quick thoughts on Kong VS Godzilla. Before that, they dive into some of the recent headlines in the world of gaming, including some April Fools shenanigans and Sony’s big move to close down some digital storefronts.
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This week, Tim & Dan take a deep dive into the new version of The Justice League movie. We talk about the good and the bad and everything in between (don’t worry - we give a big spoiler warning before jumping in). Before we get to that, we talk about Monster Hunter Rise, Story of Seasons, and more!
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On this episode, Kyle joins Dan & Tim to talk about the Square Enix presentation from this past week. They also dig into their thoughts on a number of Marvel titles including upcoming additions to the Marvel’s Avengers game, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, and a short discussion (with spoilers) about WandaVision.
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This week, Jeff joins Tim & Dan to talk about the less-than-impressive start to the year in gaming by reviewing some of the top rated games on Metacritic. We also dive into the Microsoft and Bethesda deal finalization by predicting what franchises may be exclusive to Xbox & PC. Tim realizes that his love of Valheim does not translate to a love of all survival games when he tries The Long Dark. Oh, and Dan & Jeff are giddy over the new Ninja Turtles game announcement.
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It’s time to have a serious conversation about pizza. Warning: This discussion WILL make you hungry. We also talk about a few video games including Bravely Default 2, Valheim, Final Fantasy VII Remake, Sports games coming to Game Pass, and more!
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Sony released a new State of Play presentation, Valheim is taking the PC gaming world by storm, and the Outriders demo is generating mixed responses. We talk about those things as well as our most anticipated games of 2021, new Pokemon game announcements, a Twisted Metal TV show, and more!
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Welcome back to our regular weekly show, and thank you for listening to our Game of the Year episodes the past several weeks! This week we go through the announcements from the recent Nintendo Direct and provide our reactions to the notable games and overall vibe of the Direct. We also talk about Persona 5 Strikers, Mario 3D World, The Medium, and Hitman 3.
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We finally made it! Our ranked list of the Top 10 Best Video Game of 2020 is finally here, and although it takes a little while, we are happy with the final list. Also, we talk about some of the latest news in the gaming world and our first impressions of Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury.
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Our discussion of the best video games from 2020 continues as we talk about the Stories. Kyle, Jeff, Tim, and Dan make their personal picks and rank a shared list for a variety of categories.
In this episode, we make our picks for:
- Swimming in 7’s (Favorite “mediocre” games)
- Best Strategy/Simulation game
- Best Story
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It’s time to review the best games of 2020! Kyle & Jeff join Tim, Derek, and Dan to make our personal picks and rank a shared list for a variety of categories.
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- Best Xbox Exclusive
- Best Sports Game
- Best Multiplatform Game
- Best Open World
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It’s time to review the best games of 2020! Kyle & Jeff join Tim, Derek, and Dan to make our personal picks and rank a shared list for a variety of categories.
In this super-sized episode, we make our picks for:
- Best Old Game
- Best Game you Replayed
- Best Combat
We also talk about the latest news about Resident Evil 8, Microsoft’s pricing indecision, and some short impressions about Hitman 3.
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It’s time to review the best games of 2020! Kyle & Jeff join Tim, Derek, and Dan to make our personal picks and rank a shared list for a variety of categories In this super-sized episode, we make our picks for:
- Best Music
- Best Remaster
- Best Visuals (split into realistic & animated categories)
- Best PC Game
- Best Nintendo Exclusive
- Best Sony Exclusive
Make sure to listen for the winners of the community votes as well as the prize drawing. More to come in Part 2 next week!
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In this episode, we work our way through a tournament bracket of the best games of 2012. Spoiler alert: nobody will be happy with the results. Also, we talk about shows and movies we are watching, Monster Hunter Rise, and Nintendo laughing at Microsoft in 1999.
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This week, Tim, Derek, and Dan talk about their progress in Cyberpunk 2077 and Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. This spurs on the conversation of whether or not Valhalla feels like AC or not and what defines the series. We also talk (spoiler-free) about the Cyberpunk 2077 story, The Pathless, Death Stranding, and the overview of GOTY picks from various outlets.
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It’s been a busy few weeks for games, as Ubisoft and CD Projekt Red have released massive games for us to explore. Is it too many? Can we juggle them all at once, or is it best to tackle one at a time? We talk about that as well as Christmas gifts & movies, more Cyberpunk & AC Valhalla, and Dan quizzes us on Pokemon VS Real Life Animals.
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In case you haven’t heard, there is a lot of debate around the inconsistent performance of Cyberpunk 2077 on various platforms - specifically on the PS4 and Xbox One. We talk about what went wrong and give our takes on what should happen next. We also talk about The Mandalorian, Christmas plans, Nintendo’s latest Indie World presentation, and much more!
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The Game Awards event aired this past week, and we give our reactions to the winners and announcements that were involved in this year’s proceedings. Also, we talk about one of the biggest game releases of 2020 with Cyberpunk 2077, giving just a few early impressions of a very divisive game. Also in this episode: John Wick Hex, CDkeys being annoying, and Bioware being disappointing.
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In this week’s episode, we talk about our favorite burgers (or variations on a burger), TV shows we are watching, our first impressions of Immortals: Fenyx Rising, and several other games including AC Valhalla, Ghost Runner, and Super Mega Baseball 3. We also discuss what the qualifications should be for Game of the Year awards in a given year and share our predictions for the overall best game winner for the upcoming Game Awards show.
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December has been hit or miss most years, but this year, we have a few video game heavy hitters to look forward to. We talk about those as well as some of the releases during December in past years. We also talk about Thanksgiving shopping deals we found, Destiny’s latest expansion, and a few other games we’ve been playing. Lastly, we talk about some recent gaming industry controversies including the CDPR “crunch time” for employees and the attempt by some companies to appear woke in order to save face or calm the squeaky wheels out there.
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We have a lot more thoughts on the major releases from this month as Tim, Dan, and Derek talk about Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Demon’s Souls, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, Godfall, Astro’s Playroom, and Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. Tim and Dan also stick around for the second half of the show to react to the nominees for this year’s Game Awards.
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The new generation of consoles arrived this week, and we dig into the highs & lows of the new systems. Dan Phillips joins Tim, Derek, and Daniel to talk about their initial impressions. Also, we take a deep dive into Assassin’s Creed Valhalla and discuss the first several hours with one of the biggest games of 2020.
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It’s time to say goodbye to this generation of video game consoles… well… not really. But with the next gen consoles hitting this week, we decided to take a look back at the highs & lows of the past 7 or 8 years of gaming to see how far we’ve come. We talk about the incredible recovery by Nintendo, new genres that flourished, and some of our favorite moments. Also in this episode: Dirt 5, Windbound, and more of our thoughts on Watch Dogs Legion.
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Derek is loving Watch Dogs Legion (and Tim has played it since recording and can confirm that it’s great!), and gives us his take on the latest from Ubisoft. Dan talks about Dead by Daylight and Jurassic Park Evolution, and Tim has played like a thousand Switch demos this week.
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It’s Halloween week, and we spend this episode focusing on spooky video games. Jesse joins Tim, Derek, and Dan to talk about our favorite horror games, take a Spooky Games quiz, and talk about the latest headlines in the gaming world.
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Ghost of Tsushima has been updated with a number of new features like New Game +, more cosmetic options, and new charms and challenge options. More importantly, the game now features a full-fledged multiplayer mode with unique missions and progression systems. The guys give their thoughts on these updates as well as a few TV shows each of us are watching. Also in this episode, we work our way through a tournament for our picks of the best games of 2011. Which game rises to the top? Listen to find out!
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It’s time for a Current Gen Tourney! This bracket is made up of the top 32 games of 2010. Which game will be the last one standing? Dan, Derek, and Tim cast their votes for each matchup and trim them out one by one. Also, we talk about Star Wars Squadrons, Little Nightmares, Crash Bandicoot 4, Crusader Kings III, and more!
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Let’s be honest: the pre-order experience for the upcoming next-gen consoles has been rough. Very rough. Tim, Dan, and Derek dig into what went wrong and how they would do it differently (i.e. better) if they were in charge. Oh, and also some video games are discussed: Demon’s Souls, Super Mario Bros. 35, Marvel’s Avengers, and more!
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This week, Tim, Derek, and Dan give their reactions to one of the biggest acquisitions in history: Microsoft purchased ZeniMax (including Bethesda) for 7.5 billion. What does this mean for the future of Microsoft exclusives? We dig into that as well as other headlines from the past week. As also discuss games like Genshin Impact, Crusader Kings III, Mafia: Definitive Edition, Among Us and more!
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In this week’s episode: Dan, Derek, and Tim provide their reactions to the Sony presentation where we learned about the PS5 pricing & launch date. How does it stack up with the competition? We dig into that as well as the game announcements from Sony & Nintendo this past week. We also talk about Super Mario 3D All-Stars, Dark Souls, Hades, and more!
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Dan, Derek, and Tim react to the official announcement of the Xbox Series S and Series X. We finally have prices & a release date, so what do we think? We also give our predictions for how Sony will react in the coming weeks. Also, we discuss Star Wars the Old Republic, Dark Souls, Kingdom of Amalur: Re-reckoning, Hyrule Warriors, Immortals: Fenyx Rising, and much more!
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This week, Jeff joins Tim, Derek, and Dan to talk about their initial impressions of the new Marvel’s Avengers game now that it is officially released. Before we get to that we talk about Tell Me Why, PUBG, the new RTX 30-series cards from Nvidia, Mario’s 35th anniversary game announcements, and more!
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I know what you’re thinking… “That episode title can’t be right.” Well, just listen, and you’ll get it. We talk about next gen expectations, Gamescom announcements, Alan Wake & Control, Mortal Shell, and much more in this week’s episode.
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In this episode: Derek, Tim and Dan talk about the surprising souls-like Mortal Shell as well as the amazing Microsoft Flight Simulator. We also talk about Ghost of Tsushima, Battletoads, Dragon Age Inquisition, Spiritfarer, and more games! We then give our reactions to the recent announcements from the world of DC comics with a new Gotham Knights game and Suicide Squad game both being announced, as well as our thoughts on the recent Nintendo Indie Direct.
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In this episode: Tim, Dan, and Derek share their thoughts on the recent controversial announcement that Spider-Man will be an exclusive character to the Playstation version of the upcoming Marvel Avengers game. We also talk about exclusivity in general - the good, the bad, and everything in between. Don’t worry - we talk about a ton of games, too! Horizon: Zero Dawn, Jurassic World Evolution, Marvel Avengers Beta, Hyper Scape, and more!
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In this episode: Derek, Dan, and Tim share their reactions to the recent State of Play presentation. Sony tried to curb expectations before the show, but even with that knowledge, did it deliver? We also discuss Horizon Zero Dawn on PC, Hades, Gears Tactics, Fall Guys, Cuphead, and more!
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In this episode: Dan, Tim, and Derek talk about review scores & rating systems for video games. What’s good & bad about a number scale? Is there a better system to use? We talk about that as well as Greedfall, Story of Seasons, the spiritual successor to Suikoden, and we take an obscure video game quiz.
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In this episode: Tim, Derek, and Dan give their reactions to the Xbox Games Showcase. Did Microsoft win us over? Is Halo Infinite the right game to lead the way into next gen? We talk about all of that and more, including a recent Nintendo Direct Mini, Tim’s PC purchase, and a few more thoughts on Ghost of Tsushima.
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In this episode: Tim, Derek, and Dan provide their thoughts on Ghost of Tsushima, the latest Sony exclusive to hit stores. How does it stack up to our expectations and similar games before it? Listen to find out! We also talk a little PS5, Xbox Series X, No Man’s Sky, and Death Stranding.
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In this episode: Tim, Derek, and Dan give their reactions to the recent Ubisoft Forward presentation. We talk about Watch Dogs Legion, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Far Cry 6, and more. We also talk about games we are playing, recent headlines, and some who stole our fluffy boys!
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In this episode: Derek & Dan have been set loose to record without Tim. They talk about Hamilton, Greedfall, Metro Exodus, 4K TV’s, listener questions, and next-gen game pricing.
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In this special episode: Derek, Dan, and Tim spend over 3 hours taking a deep dive into a complete SPOILERCAST of The Last of Us Part 2. We talk about character deaths, story moments, and everything in between. If you listen to this episode, you will hear full spoilers for The Last of Us Part 2. You have been warned… now enjoy the discussion!
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In this episode: Derek, Dan, and Tim take a deep dive into the initial impressions of The Last of Us Part II. Don’t worry -- This is a SPOILER-FREE discussion of the Last of Us Part II. We also talk briefly about a few other games like Days Gone, Xenoblade Chronicles, and Far: Lone Sails.
We close things out with the final section of Video Game Book Club: The Last of Us. This is our 3-part spoiler-filled discussion of the PS3 masterpiece. What did we think about the final act of the game? Listen to find out!
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In this episode: Derek, Dan, and Tim walk through all of the announcements from Sony’s recent “Future of Gaming” presentation, which included the console reveal and a number of new IP.
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In this episode: Derek, Dan, and Tim continue their 3-part “book club” type conversation about The Last of Us. This week, we cover the middle 4 chapters of the game, and talk in depth about our thoughts on the characters, story, and gameplay. Next week, we’ll wrap up our book club series with the final act of The Last of Us!
Also in this episode, we talk about Mortal Kombat Aftermath, Maneater, Cris Tales, and more!
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In this episode: Derek, Dan, and Tim start a 3-part “book club” type conversation about The Last of Us. This week, we cover the first 4 chapters of the game, and talk in depth about our thoughts on the game. Next week, we’ll dive into chapters 5-8 as Joel and Ellie head to Pittsburgh!
Also, we give our brief impressions of Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition, Minecraft Dungeons, and the recent Sony State of Play that featured over 20 minutes of details and gameplay of The Last of Us Part II.
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In this episode: Derek, Dan, and Tim talk about the recent upgrades to Mafia II and Mafia III as well as the upcoming original Mafia game remake coming in August. We also talk about the new shark action-adventure game, Maneater. It’s surprisingly good! Also in this episode: The Last of Us, Iron Man VR, The Wonderful 101, and a 90’s kid gaming quiz.
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In this episode: Derek, Dan, and Tim talk about the recent gameplay reveal of Ghost of Tsushima. We also talk about a ton of other games including Battle Chasers: Night War, Streets of Rage 4, The Banner Saga, The Outer Worlds, Paper Mario: The Origami King, and much more!
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In this episode: Derek, Dan, and Tim talk about the recent Xbox 20/20 presentation. It was met with mixed reactions, and for good reason. We talk about what we liked, didn’t like, and what we think it might mean for the larger picture of the next gen console wars. We also talk about games we are playing right now, shows we are watching, and we promise… this podcast episode will contain gameplay. :)
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In this episode: Tim and Dan are joined by Kyle and Jeff to dig into a full spoilercast of Final Fantasy VII Remake. This discussion is full of spoilers, so proceed at your own risk!
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Episode 8 - What If...
In this episode: Tim, Dan, and Derek talk about Final Fantasy VII Remake, Animal Crossing, Super Mario Maker 2, and other games we are playing (2:20). Then we jump into a round of Sold & 60 Seconds along with the recent gaming headlines & rumors (37:31), and then we imagine a few “What If” scenarios in the gaming industry (1:02:57).
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In this episode: Tim, Dan, and Derek are joined by PC expert Lee to discuss PC Gaming and Console Gaming. Before that, we discuss games we are currently playing (1:58), including some updated thoughts on FFVII Remake (9:30), the guys face off in a quiz game called Spot the Difference (27:45), and then we jump into the Pros & Cons of PC gaming and Console gaming (41:51).
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In this episode: Tim, Dan, and Derek talk about the new PS5 Dualsense controller (1:27), the free version of Google Stadia (14:05), games we are currently playing (17:28), Derek’s mod adventure with Sekiro (19:57), Assassin’s Creed Odyssey: Legacy of the First Blade DLC (35:09), Two Point Hospital (38:09), and then we jump in to our mostly spoiler-free impressions of Final Fantasy VII Remake (41:01).
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In this episode: Tim, Dan, and Derek talk about short games in Sold in 60 Seconds (2:12), News Headlines in gaming this week (8:44), zeroing in on the best games of 2020 according to Metacritic (10:14), Microsoft News (17:35), Sony News (28:25), Nintendo News which includes the Super Mario 35th anniversary game rumors (39:43), Current Gen Battle Square (46:40), Stuff we are playing now (1:01:35), and Resident Evil 3 Remake (1:33:44).
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Tim, Dan, and Derek talk through the announcements from Nintendo’s recent Direct Mini. We also talk more about DOOM, Ori, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, Animal Crossing, and more!
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This week, Jesse joins us to discuss the Xbox Series X and Playstation 5 specs as well as DOOM Eternal, Ori and the Will of the Wisps, and more!
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This week we discuss Ori and the Will of the Wisps, Nioh 2, and all the latest news in the gaming industry.
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Each week, the Current Gen Podcast will cover everything you need to know about Xbox, Playstation, and Nintendo. We kick off the show with the latest news from each of the big 3: new Series X details, the lack of Nintendo 1st-party games after March 20th, Sony’s big 2nd Quarter of exclusives, and much more!
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Here is our introduction to the show with a little preview of what to expect each week. Thanks for tuning in!
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