DLC: Recent Episodes
Jeff Cannata and Christian Spicer
DLC is your Down Loadable Commentary for the week, giving you a rundown of everything you need to know about gaming in it's many forms! Whether it is on desktops, laptops, or consoles, VR, AR, or tabletop, DLC is your source for info, analysis, and opinion from the best voices in the industry! Hosts Jeff Cannata and Christian Spicer are joined each episode by a special guest to decide on a Story of the Week and discuss the games on their Playlist! DLC, the Digital Lifestyle Companion for gamers who Don't Like Cynicism. DLC was named one of Entertainment Weekly's 20 "Must Listen" podcasts!
Jeff and Christian welcome game critic, Veerender Singh Jubbal back to the show this week to discuss a huge recasting on the God of War TV show, the on-going physical media debate from Nintendo's perspective, and GTA VI debuting its next trailer exclusively on Netflix.
The Playlist:
Veerender: Marvel Tokon Fighting Souls, Pokemon Unite, Pokemon Go, Pokemon Pocket TCG, Fairy Tail Dungeons, Slime Heroes, Truck-kun is Supporting Me From Another World
Christian: Quake The Dawn of the Machine
Jeff: Marvel Tokon Fighting Souls, Big Walk, Gears of War E-Day Horde Mode Beta
Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Zack Zwiezen from Kotaku to the show this week to discuss the pushback against Sony on physical discs, the four pillars of the new XBOX strategy, the Game Industry Hardship Bundle, and more!
The Playlist:
Zack: GTA Online / Splatoon Raiders
Christian: Hitman: Absolution
Jeff: Halo: Campaign Evolved
Tabletop Time:
Zack: DND online
Jeff: Alice is Missing
Parting Gifts!!
Jeff and Christian welcome Sean Capri from Carpool Gaming to the show this week to discuss an early '27 release for God of War Laufey, a delay for Tomb Raider into the "no physical media" zone, and ten Atari classics that could become movies.
The Playlist:
Sean: Pragmata, Splatoon Raiders, Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced
Christian: Splatoon Raiders
Jeff: Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game, Slumber Realm
Parting Gifts!
Christian welcomes Jordan Epstein and Phillipe Bosher the show this week to discuss more Fallout games getting announced, a casting change for Amazon's God of War TV show, the Call of Duty movie teaser, and more
The Playlist:
Jordan: 007: First Light; Palworld 1.0; Fire Emblem Awakening; Mixtape
Phillipe: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess; Trauma Center: Under the Knife; Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
Christian: Denshattack!
Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Brendon Bigley from Into the Aether back to the show this week to discuss the "most significant restructure in Xbox history", Sony first party games declaring their physical disc status, and Lego potentially doing another arcade cabinet set.
The Playlist:
Brendon: Wax Heads, Backyard Baseball 2026, Meccha Chameleon
Christian: Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced
Jeff: Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced
Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Steve Watts from Gamespot to the show this week to discuss the ramifications of Sony ending support for physical media on Playstation, the latest Games Done Quick feats, and the outcome of the legal battle over Subnautica 2.
The Playlist:
Steve: Splatoon Raiders, Rhythm Heaven Groove, Dave the Diver: In the Jungle, Sonic Racing CrossWorlds
Christian: Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight
Jeff: Geometry Dash
Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Youtuber Jakejames Lugo back to the show this week to discuss the strike at Quantum Dream, a 28-year old mystery in Resident Evil 2, and lots of chaos around the industry, including GTA 6's price and details, another price increase for the Xbox, more layoff, and abysmal hardware sales for May.
The Playlist:
Jakejames: Star Fox on Switch 2, 007 First Light , LEGO Batman LOTDK
Christian: Forza Horizon 6, Star Fox 64, Star Fox (2026)
Jeff: Dark Scrolls
Parting Gifts!
Jeff welcomes Adam Leonhardt from Mega Dads and Anthony Taormina from Gamerant to discuss Xbox studios coming under the axe, Grand Theft Auto 6's pre-order price, and all the AI going into the next version of the Unreal Engine.
The Playlist:
Adam: 007 First Light, Dave the Diver
Anthony: Destiny 2 RIP, Pokemon GO, Control Resonant
Jeff: Steam Next Fest: Echoes of Mystralia, Ascenders Beyond the Peak, Blood Dungeon, Grass Chopper and Don’t Stop the Pop, Order of the Sinking Star, Furyball Rogue Revenge
Parting Gifts!
This is the episode that almost didn't happen! Power outages, guests dropping, and technical maelstrom... yet despite it all, Jeff and Christian give you their takes on Nintendo's latest Direct, 30 minutes of Fable gameplay, Xbox's dire straits, and more!
The Playlist:
Christian: Star Fox Switch 2 demo; 007 First Light
Jeff: As We Descend, Lost Castle 2
Parting Gifts!!
It's that time of year again! Jeff, Christian, and Lana run down all of the huge announcements from the biggest week in video games!
Sony State of Play, Summer Games Fest, and Xbox Showcase! Which games hit the top of our lists?
Jeff and Christian welcome Zach Barbieri from Pixel Byte to the show this week to discuss XBOX delaying Fable, Infinity Ward's big reveal of Modern Warfare 4, a huge price hike for Steam Deck, and more!
The Playlist:
Zach: Mina The Hollower, 007: First Light, inKonbini, Coffee Talk Tokyo, Planet Zoo, Tales of Arise (NS2)
Christian: 007 First Light
Jeff: 007:First Light, Froggy Hates Snow, Mina the Hollower
Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Parris Lilly from Gamertag Radio back to the show this week to discuss the future of Bungie in light of Destiny 2 leaving active development, the massive slate of indie games at Six One Indie Showcase, and Wizards of the Coast no longer developing a single-player D&D game.
The Playlist:
Parris: Forza Horizon 6, Mixtape
Christian: Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight
Jeff: Forza Horizon 6, Rune Dice
Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Brian Shea from Game Informer back to the show this week to discuss the big XBOX rebrand, a huge move away from physical media, and Talos Principle getting a final installment.
The Playlist:
Brian: Forza Horizon 6
Christian: Forza Horizon 6
Jeff: Subnautica 2, Alabaster Dawn, Black Jacket
Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Rich Lovejoy from Gamers With Job Conference Call back to the show this week to discuss another video game union formalizing, Nintendo's big Star Fox 64 remake, Switch 2's price going up, and much more!
The Playlist:
Rich: Quartet, Banquet For Fools, Perfect Tides: Station to Station, Cyclopean: The Great Abyss, Caves of Qud, Obey the Insect God
Christian: Mixtape, Steam Controller
Jeff: Mixtape
Parting Gifts!
For this, the 650th episode of DLC, Jeff and Christian are thrilled to welcome legendary game designer and co-founder of Double Fine, Tim Schafer to the show to discuss Subnautica's rocky road to early access, Valve pushing ahead with Steam Controllers, and Evercade's retro handhelds for two classic computer systems.
The Playlist:
Tim: Kiln, Resident Evil Requiem, Thank Goodness You’re Here
Christian: Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred, Tom Clancy's The Division Resurgence
Jeff: Shapez 2, Aphelion
Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome VO actor Joe Zieja to the show ths week to discuss a huge new expansion to Final Fantasy XIV, Asha Sharma's new vision for Xbox, Assassin's Creed Black Falg Resynch's changes and updates, and more!
The Playlist:
Joe: Marvel Rivals, Octopath Traveler 2, Olija, People of Note
Christian: Pragmata, Control (iOS)
Jeff: Vampire Crawlers, Kiln
Tabletop Time:
Joe: Magical Athlete, Horrified Dungeons and Dragons, Boss Monster
Christian: Concepts
Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Youtuber Eren 'Caboose' Kose to the show this week to discuss a hacker leak of Rockstar's financials, the new head of Xbox's assertion that Game Pass is too expensive, and a new video game made during wartime.
The Playlist:
Eren: Marathon
Christian: Pragmata, Replaced
Jeff: Pragmata, Mouse P.I. For Hire
Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome multi-award winning games reporter, Rebekah Valentine back to the show this week to discuss WoW's latest World First Raid Boss race, Epic's rumored first game from their $1.5 billion deal with Disney, and all the awesome indie games at the Triple-i Initiative Showcase.
The Playlist:
Rebekah: Pokopia, Elden Ring: Nightreign
Christian: Borderlands Mobile
Jeff: Sol Cesto, MINOS
Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Jacob Dekker from Gamespot to the show for the first time to discuss Nintendo's Pokemon patent being revoked, rumors of a PS6 handheld, and a wildly difficult PSN trophy it took 13 years to finally achieve.
The Playlist:
Jacob: Pokemon Leaf Green, Pokopia, Pokemon Champions, Slay the Spire 2
Christian: Marvel MaXimum Collection
Jeff: Super Meat Boy 3D, Slay the Spire 2
Parting Gifts!
With Christian out, Jeff is joined by Anthony Taormina from Gamerant, and the two of them welcome Jordan Middler from VGC to the show to discuss more console price increases, Nintendo's 2026 line-up leaked, and Xbox's latest Partner Preview.
The Playlist:
Jordan: Saros, Pokemon Champions, Raccoin
Anthony: Pokemon Champions, Pokopia, Crimson Desert, Raccoin
Jeff: Net Attack Code or Die!
Parting Gifts!
With Jeff on vacation, Christian welcomes Lana Bachynski and Kahlief Adams to the show to talk about DLSS 5, an update on the legal battle between the cofounders of Subnautica developer Unknown Worlds and publisher Krafton, CounterStrike 2 changing how reloading works in the game, and more!
The Playlist:
Kahlief: Marathon, Big Walk
Lana: Super Battle Golf, Marathon
Christian: The Simpsons: Hit & Run
Parting Gifts!
BONUS CHAT with Jeff Cannata about his time with Crimson Desert!
Jeff and Christian welcome Travis Northup from IGN to the show to discuss the big Xbox keynote at GDC 2026, discussing Project Helix and Xbox Mode on PC, the possibility of Simpsons Hit n Run returning, and Nintendo's $80 release of Super Mario Wonder on Switch 2.
The Playlist:
Travis: Marathon, TMNT: Empire City
Christian: Oceanhorn 3: Legend of the Shadow Sea
Jeff: Slay the Spire 2
Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome M.H. Williams from the Stuff Worth Knowing newsletter to discuss Sony no longer porting their frist party exclusives to PC, Microsoft's next gen Xbox details, and Ubisoft laying out the plan for Assassin's Creed.
The Playlist:
M.H.: World of Warcraft: Midnight, Resident Evil Requiem, Esoteric Ebb
Christian: Resident Evil Requiem, Mario Tennis Fever, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Mobile
Jeff: Slay the Spire 2
Parting Gifts!!
Jeff and Christian welcome youtuber and game reviewer Tamoor Hussain back to the show this week to discuss reports that FROM Software prevented Bloodborne remake from happening, Insomniac's Marvel's Wolverine getting a September release date, and a new rhythmn game from the folks who made Guitar Hero.
The Playlist:
Tamoor: Resident Evil Requiem, AYN Thor, Clutchtime
Christian: Resident Evil Requiem; Marathon Server Slam: Open Preview
Jeff: Resident Evil: Requiem, Steam Next Fest Demos (best of the best): Vampire Crawlers, Enter the Chronosphere, Spellsy, Alabaster Dawn, Rune Dice, Croak, TMNT: Empire City
Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Jay Peters from the Verge to the show this week to discuss the massive shakeup at Xbox, Sony shuttering another studio, and Unity bringing prompted casual games to GDC.
The Playlist:
Jay: God of War: Sons of Sparta, CorgiSpace, Cairn
Christian: Scott Pilgrim EX demo, Blade Runner: Enhanced Edition
Jeff: Mario Tennis Fever, Forgotlings
Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Jesse Norris from DayOne back to the show to discuss the huge new Sony State of Play, laying out many of Playstation's biggest upcoming releases, new content for a 26-year old masterpiece, and layoffs for Highguard.
The Playlist:
Jesse: High On Life 2, Mario Kart World, DK Bananza, GoW Sons of Sparta
Christian: Mario Tennis Fever, Replaced Demo
Jeff: High on Life 2, Replaced Demo
Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Michael Futter from the Virtual Economy Podcast back to the show this week to discuss Ubisoft's restructuring, the new Horizon multiplayer game announcement, and Valve's update on its upcoming hardware ventures.
The Playlist:
Mike: Cyberpunk 2077. Elden Ring (Seamless mod), Nightreign, Space Warlord Baby Trading Simulator
Christian: Mario Tennis; Mario Power Tennis, Resident Evil Zero, PRAGMATA Sketchbook demo
Jeff: Cairn, Dwarves: Glory, Death, and Loot
Parting gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Jill Grodt from Indie Informer back to the show this week to discuss the latest GDC developer survey, Google's AI video game creator, and the curious case of Highguard.
The Playlist:
Jill: MIO: Memories In Orbit, Death Howl, TR-49, Cult of the Lamb: Woolhaven, Space Warlord Baby Trading Simulator,
Christian: Chibi-Robo! Plug Into Adventure!
Jeff: MIO: Memories in Orbit, No Rest For the Wicked Together patch
Parting Gifts!
BONUS CONTENT: Interview with Will Powers from Pearl Abyss about their upcoming open-world adventure game, Crimson Desert.
Jeff and Christian welcome Imran Khan from Restart.run back to the show this week to discuss the latest Xbox Developer Direct featuring Fable and Forza Horizon 6, and Ubisoft's massive restructuring that led to game cancelations and delays.
The Playlist:
Imran: Ace Attorney Investigations 2, Big Hops
Christian: Dispatch episodes 3 and 4
Jeff: Blightstone, Escape from Ever After, Hack & Climb
Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome video game youtuber Jakejames Lugo to the show this week to discuss Lego's Ocarina of Time set, new info about Resident Evil Requiem, the closure of top-tier VR gaming studios, and more!
The Playlist:
Jakejames: Ball X Pit, Star Wars Outlaws (PS5), Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection, Metroid Prime 4
Christian: Cyberpunk 2077 Switch 2 edition, Animal Crossing: New Horizons 3.0
Jeff: Galactic Glitch, Dunecrawl
Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Allen Brooks, founder of the Continues Arcade in Alexandria, Virginia back to the show this week to discuss the latest fundraising efforts of Awesome Games Done Quick, the hype building around The Division 3, and Machine Games tackling Wolfenstein 3 as thier next game.
The Playlist:
Allen: Expedition 33, Hades 2, Dungeons and Dragons the Tyrants Eye
Christian: Dragon Quest VII Reimagined; Dragon Quest VII Fragments of the Forgotten Past
Jeff: Arc Raiders
Parting Gifts!
Stick arouns after the episode for BONUS CONTENT!
In partnership with Nvidia, Jeff and Christian interview Geforce Evangelist Jacob Freeman about all of Nvidia's CES 2026 tech announcements.
Jeff and Christian welcome Ashley Esqueda back to the show this week to discuss the potential for more gaming hardware price increases in 2026, a new Silent Hill game every year, and modders changing Breath of the Wild into a first-person VR game!
The Playlist:
Ashley: Yakuza 0, Hades II
Christian: Metroid Prime 4: Beyond; Backbone Pro
Jeff: Arc Raiders, Dunecrawl. Nex Playground
Tabletop Time:
Ashley: Let's Hit Each Other With Fake Swords, Exploding Kittens: The Board Game, Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza
Christian: That Escalated Quickly
Jeff: Five Alive
Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian celebrate their 12th full year of DLC, and kick off their 13th in style, by bringing Lana Bachynski back for the annual predictions episode! Together, they look back at their predictions from last year, RECKONING with the results, and then look forward to all the big games they hope are coming in 2025, including Grand Theft Auto VI, Marvel's Wolverine, 007 First Light, Resident Evil: Requiem, Fable, and more!
They end the episode by stepping back out on the limb for their BOLD and COOL RANCH Predictions for 2026!
As is the yearly tradition, Jeff and Christian welcome their friend Anthony Taormina from Gamerant.com to talk through the biggest news stories of the year that was, and then share their personal Top 5 List of Favorites, plus 5 more Diamonds in the Rough. What will be the Official DLC Game of 2025?
Jeff and Christian welcome Joseph Moran from The Trophy Room podcast back to the show this week, to break down all of the huge reveals from this year's Game Awards, including two new Star Wars games, two new Tomb Raider games, a new Control, a new Divinity, and so much more!
The Playlist:
Joseph: Arc Raiders
Christian: Terminator 2D: No Fate
Jeff: Death Howl
Tabletop Time:
Jeff: The Gang, Jibber Jabble, This Game is Killer
Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Victor Lucas from EPTV back to the show this week to discuss an indie studio channeling Burnout unable to make it work, Netflix getting all of WB Games in its $82 billion purchase, and 50 upcoming VR games showcased.
The Playlist:
Vic: Octopath Traveler 0, Batman: The Animated Series GB on ModRetro Chromatic, Rogue Squadron N64 on Analogue 3D, Marvel Cosmic Invasion, Metroid Prime 4, Expedition 33
Christian: Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls closed beta 2; Metroid Prime 4: Beyond; Ghost of Yōtei
VR Talk:
Vic: Deadpool VR and Pistol Whip
Jeff: Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow, The Phoenix Gene
Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Jacob Geller from MinnMax back to the show to discuss the latest in the Rockstar layoffs scandal, Sega's surprising sales numbers, Xbox's Cloud gaming boasts, and the announcement of a new series based on Far Cry.
The Playlist:
Jacob: Sektori, Lies of P: Overture
Christian: NFL Retro Bowl 26, What the Clash
Jeff: Marvel Cosmic Invasion, Sektori
Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome freelance game journalist Sofia Hariz back to the show this week to discuss the Roblox CEO seemingly unable to answer like a human being, the first pictures from the Legend of Zelda movie, and so many great games announced at the newest Xbox Partner Showcase.
The Playlist:
Sofia: Still Wakes The Deep DLC, Arc Raiders
Christian: Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword; Super Mario 3D Land
Jeff: Winter Burrow, Kingdomino
VR Talk:
Jeff: Deadpool VR, Roboquest VR, Demeo x Dungeons & Dragons: Battlemarked
Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Russ Crandall from Retro Games Corps to the show this week to discuss Valve's latest foray into hardware, Netflix latest foray into gaming, and Sony's newest foray into the mobile market with their top-tier IP.
The Playlist:
Russ: Ball X Pit, N64 titles (Ocarina of Time, Banjo Kazooie)
Christian: Dispatch episodes 1 and 2
Jeff: Possessor(s), Forestrike
VR Talk:
Russ: Half-Life Alyx
Jeff: Lumines Arise, Vampire Survivors VR
Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Frank Barbiere, writer of the new Image comic book The Author Immortal, back to the show this week to discuss big, big delays to Grand Theft Auto VI and Marvel 1943 Ride of Hydra, Square Enix wanting to use AI for QA, and more!
The Playlist:
Frank: BallxPit, Trails in the Sky 1st, FF Tactics Remake, Rogue Trader
Christian: Kirby Air Riders - Global Test Ride; The Simpsons x Fortnite
Jeff: Skogdal, Dark Quest 4
Tabletop Time:
Frank: Old King’s Crown, Oath: New Foundations
Jeff: Magical Athlete
Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Sean Capri from Carpool Gaming to the show this week to discuss the indie games shown off at ID @ Xbox, Peter Berg directing the Call of Duty movie, Amazon laying off gaming staff to cancel development, and more!
The Playlist:
Sean: Ninja Gaiden 4, The Outer Worlds 2, Cronos: The New Dawn, Yooka Replaylee
Christian: AYN Thor; Super Mario 3D Land
Jeff: Outer Worlds 2, The Secret of Weepstone demo, Death by Scrolling
Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Brendon Bigley from Into the Aether back to the show this week to discuss the announcement of Halo: Campaign Evolved, Sarah Bond's classification of the next Xbox as 'premium', Switch 2 AAA ports, and more!
The Playlist:
Brendon: Ball x Pit, Absolum, Q-Up, Pokemon Legends Z-A
Christian: ARC Raiders server slam, NBA2K26 Arcade Edition
Jeff: Ball X Pit, Absolum
Parting Gifts!
With Jeff out on vacation, Christian welcomes developers and friends, Alex Sulman and Daanish Syed to the show this week to discuss Quantic Dream's upcoming multiplayer game, the Horizon: Zero Dawn movie coming in 2027, the passing of an industry legend, and more!
The Playlist:
Alex: Keeper, Shinobi: Art of Vengeance, Ghost of Tsushima, Lego Voyagers
Daanish: Ghost of Yōtei, The Midnight Walk, Slots and Daggers
Christian: Ghost of Yōtei, Pokémon Legends: Z-A
Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Brian Shea from Game Informer magazine back to the show this week to discuss Nintendo's bizarre Pikmin short, Xbox's continued assurances that they are not leaving the hardware business, and Ubisoft's canceled Assassin's Creed game.
The Playlist:
Brian: Ghost of Yōtei
Christian: Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 beta, Marvel Cosmic Invasion demo
Jeff: Megabonk, Battlefield 6
Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Daniel Bloodworth from Easy Allies to the show this week to discuss the huge price increase to Xbox Gamepass, the huge sale of EA to the Saudis, and huge amounts of ads for a free cloud gaming service.
The Playlist:
Daniel: Tokyo Game Show, Anata, Power Wash Simulator 2, Lego Party, Carimara
Christian: Hades II, Fortnite x Kpop Demon Hunters
Jeff: Cloverpit, finished Lego Voyagers, Lego Party, Sonic Racing: Crossworlds
Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Kahlief Adams from Spawn on Me back to the show this week to discuss the announced pricing of the new Xbox handhelds, all of Sony's announcements from their patest State of Play, including Insomniac's Wolverine, and Xbox at Tokyo Game Show!
The Playlist:
Kahlief: Baby Steps, Yotei, Skate, Borderlands 4
Christian: Silent Hill f
Jeff: Ghost of Yotei, Baby Steps
Parting Gifts!!
Jeff and Christian welcome Chris Plante from Post Games to the show this week to discuss the massive Six One Indie Showcase, featuring 40 unique games, a new study about inverting the Y-axis on your controls, and Netflix's animated Splinter Cell show.
The Playlist:
Chris: Eclipsium
Christian: Dead as Disco demo, Lucid demo, Sheepherds! demo, GodsTV demo
Jeff: Lego Voyagers
Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Lucy James from Gamespot back to the show this week to discuss the lengthy Nintendo Direct, including Mario 40th Anniversary reveals, Metroid rpime 4's release date, a new Fire Emblem, and more! Plus, Acclaim is back with nine new games.
The Playlist:
Lucy: Hell Is Us
Christian: GeForce NOW RTX 5080
Jeff: Borderlands 4
Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Eric Warner from Mature Minded Gamers to discuss board games based on video games, Sony's latest State of Play about 007, the Call of Duty movie that will not be directed by Steven Spielberg, and more!
The Playlist:
Eric: March of Giants - Amazon Games Montreal, Noble Legacy - Studio 369, Discounty - Crinkle Cut Games, Grounded 2 - Obsidian Entertainment, Skull and Bones -Ubisoft Sigapore, Asheron’s Call Emulated Server - DragonMoon
Christian: Shinobi: Art of Vengeance (directed by Ben Fiquet), Everybody’s Golf: Hot Shots (Zin Hasegawa - dev manager), Easy Come Easy Golf (headed by Masashi Muramori at Clap Hanz), Indiana Jones and the Great Circle: The Order of Giants (game co-directed by Jerk Gustafsson & Axel Torvenius)
Jeff: Hollow Knight: Silksong - Team Cherry
Tabletop Time:
GenCon 2025 in review
Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Janet Garcia from MinnMax back to the show to discuss the indie space in the wake of the Silksong announcement, Skate finally hitting early access, and a new rumor about Playstation going Switch.
The Playlist:
Janet: Slay the Spire, Time Flies, Persona 5 Royal
Christian: Shinobi: The Art of Vengeance, Gears of War: Reloaded, Destiny: Rising
Jeff: Lumines Arise demo, Gears of War Reloaded, Fretless
Tabletop Time:
Janet: Gloomhaven Jaws of the Lion
Listener: Panda Spin, Spooktacular
Parting Gifts!
Daanish Syed joins Lana, Christian, and Jeff for a friendly competition where YOU can decide the winner!
The Nintendo Handheld Draft!
One game for each system, GameBoy, GameBoy Advance, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, and Switch - but taking a franchise game on any one system eliminates that entire franchise for every other player on every other system!
Listen to the picks and decide who YOU think should win, then head to patreon.com/dlcpod to find the Poll to cast your vote!
Jeff and Christian welcome Adam Leonhardt from MegaDads back to the show this week to discuss a big Gamescom week in video games, including a surprise reveal of the Hollow Knight Silksong release date. And it's soon! Plus, AYN announces new handhelds, and Nintendo has one of their strangest Directs yet, with Kirby Air Riders.
The Playlist:
Adam: Sword of the Sea, Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
Christian: Fumes, The Rogue Prince of Persia 1.0
Parting Gifts!!
All month long, the Paid DLC Bonus Show will be available to everyone! If you like what you hear and want to support DLC, head to patreon.com/dlcpod to gain access to the entire back catalogue of Paid DLC and new episodes every Wednesday.
Lana, Christian and Jeff discuss watching old movies, Lana's trip to Renfaire, looking back on now-times in 20 years, and YOUR opinions about staying up late vs early rising.
Jeff and Christian welcome Jenny Maas from Variety to the show this week to discuss BAFTA adding a North American video game award, Jurassic Park: Survival ending its radio silence, Mafia The Old Country getting an open world mode, Robolox sued, and more!
The Playlist:
Jenny: Hidden Door, Sims 4: Enchanted by Nature, Donkey Kong Bananaza, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, Gamescom demos, MTG
Christian: Ra Ra BOOM, Battlefield 6 open beta
Jeff: 9 Kings, Passant: A Chess Roguelike
Parting Gifts!
All month long, the Paid DLC Bonus Show will be available to everyone! If you like what you hear and want to support DLC, head to patreon.com/dlcpod to gain access to the entire back catalogue of Paid DLC and new episodes every Wednesday.
This week, Lana, Christian, and Jeff discuss podcasting in TV shows, morning radio DJs, and YOUR superstitions!
Jeff and Christian welcome Allen Brooks from Continues Arcade back to the show this week to discuss all of the indie titles at Nintendo's latest showcase, the lastest long-promised Xbox game to be canceled, Fox Hunt not making launch, and more!
The Playlist:
Allen: Heretic + Hexen, Ninja Gaiden Ragebound, Super Mario World (SNES), Arcade games
Christian: Mafia: The Old Country, Heretic + Hexen, Drag x Drive Global Jam demo
Jeff: Mafia: The Old Country
Tabletop Time:
Allen: Ticket to Ride Europe and Legacy of the West, Trekking, Project L
All month long, the Paid DLC Bonus Show will be available to everyone! If you like what you hear and want to support DLC, head to patreon.com/dlcpod to gain access to the entire back catalogue of Paid DLC and new episodes every Wednesday.
Lana, Christian, and Jeff discuss their various travels to Los Angeles, Costa Rica, and Northern California, Lana discovers a ghost, Christian combats a home invader, and Jeff gets the wrong birthday pizza. Plus, YOUR least favorite video game mechanisms!
Jeff and Christian welcome Scott L. Clark from the Gaming Outsider back to the show this week to discuss Nintendo's latest Direct showcase, the Darksiders 4 announcement, Wolfenstein coming to Amazon as a TV show, and more!
The Playlist:
Scott: Shadow Labyrinth, Shinobi: Art of Vengeance (demo), Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound, Catastrophic Inversion
Christian: Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound
Jeff: Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound
Parting Gifts!
Jeff welcomes streamer Tim "Tirkslyr" Frasier, and Gamerant.com's Anthony Toarmina back to the show this week to discuss bot in ranked multiplayer, Xbox backing away from the $80 pricepoint, Avatar Frontiers of Pandora getting 3rd person mode, the Battlefield 6 reveal, and more!
The Playlist:
Tim: Mecha Break, Dave the Diver, Marvel Rivals, StarCraft: Brood War
Anthony: Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, EA FC 26, Finished Death Stranding, Shadow Labyrinth
Jeff: The Drifter, Stunt Boost demo
Parting Gifts!!
Jeff welcomes Rich Lovejoy from Gamers With Jobs Conference Call, and Aaron Potter from the Mirror to the show this week to discuss the live-action Zelda movie casting news, an end to the SAG voice actor strike, and Xbox no longer selling movies or TV shows.
The Playlist:
Aaron: Donkey Kong Bananza, Robocop Rogue City - Unfinished Business. Dying Light: The Beast
Rich: The Necromancer’s Tale, Astral Throne, Cyberknights: Flashpoint, Old Skies, Undernauts Labyrinth of Yomi, Path of the Abyss
Jeff: Donkey Kong Bonanza
Tabletop Time: Thunder Road and Worlds Without Number
Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome the director of Killer of Killers and Predator: Badlands, Dan Trachtenberg, back to the show this week to discuss the newest Sony State of Play for Ghost of Yotei, another new play to experience Last of Us Part 2, lawsuits around the second most wishlisted game on Steam, and more!
The Playlist:
Dan: Dune: Awakening, Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon
Christian: Tony Hawks Pro Skater 3 + 4
Jeff: Word Play
Parting Gifts!
With Jeff on vacation, Christian welcomes Alex Sulman and Phillipe Bosher to the show to discuss the mass layoffs by Microsoft across their gaming studios, Arc System Works summer gaming event, confirmation of the development team behind Donkey Kong: Bananza, and more!
The Playlist:
Phillipe: Super Mario Strikers via Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pass; Breath of the Wild Switch 2 Edition; Broken Sword Reforged on iOS; Expelled! on iOS;
Alex: Arcade Archives 2: Ridge Racer; Another Crab’s Treasure; Bomb Rush Cyberfunk; Tabletop Simulator;
Christian: Super Mario Strikers via Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pass; Star Wars Outlaws: Wild Card DLC; Donkey Kong Bananza demo
Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Miles Dompier from Illphonic Games back to the show this week to discuss the latest Capcom Spotlight, featuring new info about Pragmata and Resident Evil Requiem, Netfilx removing excellent games for their service, and 50 Cent and Jason Momoa joining the cast of the new Street Fighter Movie.
The Playlist:
Miles: Elden Ring: Nightreign, Mario Kart World
Christian: Re/Match, Suit for Hire
Jeff: Re/Match, Rocket League, Typinc.
Parting GIfts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Cade Onder from Comicbook.com to the show this week to discuss Bungie delaying their next game indefinitely, Nintendo showing off their next Donkey Kong game excitedly, and Microsoft discussing thier next hardware plans vaguely.
The Playlist:
Cade: Death Stranding 2, Mindseye
Christian: FBC; Firebreak; Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream demo; Tony Hawks Pro Skater 3 + 4 demo; Hirogami demo; Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound demo; The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Switch 2 Edition
Jeff: Death Stranding 2, Tron Catalyst
Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome back to the show Chris Bergman from Gylee games, makers of the upcoming beat 'em up, Ra Ra Boom. They discuss Gamestop's new inititiave to save stores, Konami's summer press event, and Apple's new emphasis on gaming across all their platforms, even Vision Pro!
The Playlist:
Chris: Doom The Dark Ages, Absolum, Monster Train 2
Christian: Mario Kart World, Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo GameCube on Switch 2, Stellar Blade on PC
Jeff: The Alters, Switch 2, Mario Kart World
Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Anthony Taormina from Gamerant back to the show this week to discuss the deluge of game announcements from a packed week of Summer Games Fest. Everything shown at the Sony State of Play, and Microsoft's Xbox Showcase, plus the Summer Game Fest Live and Future Game Show. Then it's time to discuss the release of Switch 2 and Mario Kart World! It's a massive episode!
Jeff and Christian welcome Tom Marks from IGN back to the show this week to discuss EA's decision to shudder Cliffhanger Games and can the Marvel Black Panther title, the new game from a former GTA lead relying on user generated content, and more!
The Playlist:
Tom: Metaphor: ReFantazio, Balatro,
Christian: The Division 2: Battle for Brooklyn DLC, NVIDIA GeForce Now dedicated Steam Deck app
Jeff: Monster Train 2
Parting Gifts!
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This week, Jeff and Christian welcome Mike Futter from the Virtual Economy podcast back to the show to discuss the state of the industry based on Circana's April sales report, Fortnite making its triumphant return to iOS, USB mice support for Switch 2, and more!
The Playlist:
Mike: Blue Prince, Power Rangers: Rita Rewind, TMNT: Tactical Takedown, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Christian: Blades of Fire demo, Star Wars Outlaws - A Pirate’s Fortune DLC
Jeff: Demos: Cast n Chill, Artis Impact, Jump the Track, Oscuro Blossom’s Glow, Rue Valley, Future Vibe Check
Tabletop Time:
Mike: Token Terrors Battlegrounds, Re;Act, Apropos of Movies, Overpower CCG
Jeff: Dragonkeepers
Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian celebrate their 600th weekly episode of DLC by discussing Jade Raymond's latest departure, delays for Ubisoft and Marvel games, Nintendo offering free upgrades, and more!
The Playlist:
Christian: Capcom Fighting Collection 2
Jeff: The Slormancer
Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian take a deep dive into visuals of DOOM: The Dark Ages, in a special segment made possible by Nvidia.
Jeff and Chritian welcome Intagram's own, Wil Harris, back to the show this week to discuss the biggest video game trailer of all time, yet another huge Game Pass remaster, variable game pricing, and more!
The Playlist:
Wil: Blue Prince, Expedition 33, Split Fiction, Yakuza 0, Prado Traveller
Christian: DOOM: The Dark Ages
Jeff: DOOM: The Dark Ages, Revenge of the Savage Planet
Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Jessica Cogswell from Gamespot to the show this week to discuss tariff price increases on Xbox, the new court decision changing up the Apple iOS store, an actual release date for GTA 6 in 2026, layoffs and departures at Giant Bomb and Polygon, and more!
The Playlist:
Jessica: Expedition 33: Clair Obscur, Overwatch 2 Stadium mode
Christian: Expedition 33: Clair Obscur
Jeff: Towerborne
Parting Gifts!
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Jeff and Christian welcome Matt Sowinski from Playstation Generation to the show to discuss the newest trailer for Suckerpunch's Ghost of Yotei, Nintendo Switch 2 cartridges containing to actual games, and Sega's next movie franchise.
The Playlist:
Matt: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Days Gone Remastered
Christian: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remaster
Jeff: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remaster, Sunderfolk
Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Lana Bachynski from Riot Games back to the main show this week to discuss all of the big Star Wars gaming announcements from Star Wars Celebration Japan, new info about Mario Kart World from Nintendo's Direct, and the latest on pre-orders and tariff pricing for Switch 2.
The Playlist:
Lana: Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, Blue Prince, Monster Hunter Wilds.
Christian: Bionic Bay
Jeff: Bionic Bay, Blue Prince
Tabletop Time:
Lana: Jigsaw puzzles
Jeff: 5 Minute Mysteries
Parting Gifts!!
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Jeff and Christian welcome Brian Shea from Game Informer to the show this week to discuss the huge, 35 game Triple-I Initiative Showcase, plus Bungie's gameplay reveal of Marathon, and Ubisoft's "inactionable puffery".
The Playlist:
Brian: Switch 2 hands-on, Metroid Prime 4 Beyond, Mario Kart World, Donkey Kong Bonanaza, AC Shadows, MLB The Show 25
Christian: South of Midnight
Jeff: Blue Prince, South of Midnight, Rematch beta preview
Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Kahlief Adams from Spawn on Me back to the show this week to discuss all of the details of Nintendo's next console, the Switch 2. Is the price too high, the features, too strange, and what about all those games? They dig into it all!
The Playlist:
Kahlief: South of Midnight
Christian: The Last of Us: Part II on PC
Jeff: Rogue Loops
Parting Gifts!!
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Jeff and Christian welcome Bobby Pashalidis from Console Creatures to the show to discuss the last OG Switch Nintendo Direct, Ubisoft selling part of Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, and Rainbow Six to Tencent, and the latest offerings from Dreamhaven.
The Playlist:
Bobby: Assassin’s Creed Shadows, The First Berserker: Khazan
Christian: DOOM: The Dark Ages
Jeff: 33 Immortals
Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Jesse Norris from Xbox Era to the show for the first time to discuss all of the huge games of the Future Games Showcase 2025, the unveiling of the United Video Game Workers Union at GDC, whether players want to explore, and more!
The Playlist:
Jesse: Assassin’s Creed: Shadows, Atomfall, The First Berserker: Khazan
Christian: Assassin’s Creed: Shadows, Half-Life 2 RTX
Jeff: Assassin’s Creed: Shadows, Atomfall, Half-life 2 RTX
Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian received 50-series GPUs from Nvidia to test out a brand-new demo of Half-Life 2 RTX, the update to the FPS classic utilizing DLSS 4, full path ray-tracing, updated textures, and so much more. The embargo is up, and the guys are excited to share their thoughts about the demo.
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Jeff and Christian welcome Isla Hinck from Easy Allies to the show to discuss the newest installment in the Silent Hill franchise, the Saudi owners of Monopoly GO buying another GO for $3.5 billion, Microsoft offering AI to help you through games, and more!
The Playlist:
Isla: Monster Hunter
Christian: testing RTX 5080
Jeff: Golden Kingdom VR
Tabletop Time:
Isla: Mothership, Magic the Gathering
Jeff: Ito, Onitama
Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Michael Higham from IGN to the show to discuss remakes of Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3 and 4, the new, 10-minute long Death Stranding 2: On the Beach trailer, the old 90's video game publisher Acclaim coming back from the dead, and more!
The Playlist:
Michael: Clair Obscur, Afterlove EP
Christian: Split Fiction, more Avowed
Jeff: Split Fiction, Mainframes
Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome freelance reviewer Veerender Singh Jubbal to the show this week to discuss the announcements of Nintendo's latest Pokemom Day, Warner Bros shutting down historic developers, a delay for Fable, and more!
The Playlist:
Veerender: Pokemon TCG Pocket, AFK Journey, Pokemon Sleep, Infinity Nikki, Monster Hunter Wilds, Marvel Rivals
Christian: Grid Legends; more Avowed
Jeff: Steam Next Fest demos: Wheel World, Hyperslice, Haste: Broken Worlds, Drop Duchy, Deliver at all Costs, Wanderstop, Is This Seat Taken? Shape of Dreams
Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Mark Turcotte from Rivals Assemble to the show this week to discuss the developers behind Warhammer 40k Space Marine 2 working on a Hasbro IP, the latest high profile video games to get the big budget movie treatment, layoffs of the US Marvel Rivals team by NetEase, and more!
The Playlist:
Mark: Marvel Rivals Season 1.5 Update (Human Torch & The Thing), Overwatch 2 Season 15 (Perks added to the game), Avowed, UFO 50
Christian: Avowed, Metal Gear Acid
Jeff: Avowed, Dawnfolk
Parting Gifts!
Daanish Syed joins Jeff this week to welcome Steve Vegvari from Console Creatures to the show. They discuss Sony's State of Play announcements, as well as a VR version of Civ 7, and big changes to Overwatch 2 caused by Marvel Rivals.
The Playlist:
Steve: Avowed
Daanish:Civilization VII, Rift of the Necrodancer, Minishoot Adventures, Satisfactory,
Jeff: Civilization VII, Avowed
Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome the solo developer behind Citizen Sleeper, Gareth Damien Martin to the show to discuss their newest game, Citizen Sleeper 2 Starward Vector, as well as new prototypes from Misfits Attic, a follow up for E3 from the ESA, and Warner Bros problems, despite a stellar roster of developers.
The Playlist:
Gareth: The Thaumaturge, Kingdom Come Deliverance 2, Sky Caravan.
Christian: Marvel vs Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics; Monster Hunter Wilds open beta
Jeff: Neon Spellstorm demo, Citizen Sleeper 2
Tabletop Time:
Gareth: Everdell, D&D (Eberron)
Christian: Otrio
Jeff: Magic the Gathering, That’s Not a Hat
Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Jan Ochoa from Giant Bomb back to the show this week to discuss WB shutting down Multiversus for good, Microsoft bringing Forza Horizon 5 to Playstation, the uncertain future at Bioware, and more!
The Playlist:
Jan: Marvel Rivals, Motor Town: Behind the Wheel
Christian: Citizen Sleeper 2, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 on PC, streaming with Apollo and Artemis
Jeff: Orcs Must Die: Deathtrap, Coridden, IDUN Frontline Survival
VR Talk:
Jeff: Arken Age
Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Luke Lohr from Xbox Expansion Pass back to the show this week to discuss the huge Xbox Developer Direct, showcasing Ninja Gaiden 4, South of Midnight, Doom The Dark Ages, and Clair Obscur, plus news that the next game from Celeste deveopers has been canceled, as well as NCSoft's Horizon MMO.
The Playlist:
Luke: Assassin’s Creed Shadows, Marvel Rivals, Arkham
Christian: Eternal Strands demo, Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders, Ninja Gaiden 2 Black, Tokyo Xtreme Racer
Jeff: Eternal Strands, Ninja Gaiden 2 Black
VR Talk:
Luke: Arkham Shadow, Iron Man VR, Arizona Sunshine Remake
Jeff: Human Within
Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Associate Art Director at Riot Games, Lana Bachynski back to the main show this week to discuss Nintendo finally announcing Switch 2, Sony canceling a God of War liver service game, a new Witcher-like, and more!
The Playlist:
Lana: Thank Goodness You’re Here, Astro Bot, Cat Quest III, Harold Halibut
Christian: Star Wars Outlaws, Bluey the Video Game
Jeff: First Berzerker Khazan demo, Dynasty Warriors Origins
Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Bailey Meyers from Giantbomb and Honest Game Trailers to the show this week to discuss another delay for the next Assassin's Creed, big news from CES including new game movies, new PC handhelds, and a new reason to throw your GPU in the garbage.
The Playlist:
Bailey: Tactical Breach Wizards, Balatro
Christian: Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster, Skate City: New York
Jeff: The Rangers in the South, Wayfinder 1.0, Path of Exile 2
Parting Gifts!
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Shawn Kittelsen, SVP, Creative for Skydance Interactive, including Skydance’s BEHEMOTH joins Christian and Jeff for a broad conversation about making games in VR, where VR might be heading, the technical aspects of working in VR, and what has changed in Skydance’s BEHEMOTH since launch.
Jeff and Christian welcome Kahlief Adams from Spawn on Me back to the show this week to discuss how much GTA 6 is projected to make in pre-orders alone, a new patent from Nintendo for Switch 2, and the original creator of Minecraft returning to work on a sequel... based on a twitter poll.
The Playlist:
Kahlief: Marvels Rivals, Path Of Exile 2, Redacted Game
Christian: The Rogue Prince of Persia - Second Act Update; Wayfinder 1.0
Jeff: Drova Forsaken Kin
VR Talk:
Christian: Vendetta Forever
Jeff: Beat Saber Metallica
Parting Gifts!
12-31 - UPDATE: Lana's audio issues have been corrected. You may need to delete and re-download the episode to get the corrected audio.
Jeff and Christian celebrate their 11th full year of DLC, and kick off their 12th in style, by bringing Lana Bachynski back for the annual predictions episode! Together, they look back at their predictions from last year, RECKONING with the results, and then look forward to all the big games they hope are coming in 2025, including Grand Theft Auto VI, Monster Hunter Wilds, Civilization 7, Metroid Prime 4, Avowed, Ghost of Yotei, and more!
They end the episode by stepping back out on the limb for their BOLD and COOL RANCH Predictions for 2025!
As is the yearly tradition, Jeff and Christian welcome their friend Anthony Taormina from Gamerant.com to the show to talk through the biggest news stories of the year that was, and then share their personal Top 5 List of Favorites, plus 5 more Diamonds in the Rough. What will be the Official DLC Game of 2024?
Jeff and Christian sit down with Ryan Payton, Studio Head at Camoflaj and Game Director on Batman Arkham Shadow for a wide-ranging discussion about the making of the game.
Jeff and Christian welcome Rebekah Valentine from IGN back to the show this week to discuss The Game Awards big winners, Astro Bot, Balatro, and Metaphor, plus all of the huge reveals and announcements from the show!
The Playlist:
Rebekah: Nine Sols
Christian: Zen Pinball World, Monument Valley 3, Marvel Rivals
Jeff: Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Lucy James from Gamespot and Giant Bomb to the show this week to discuss a new report that claims gamers spend more time watching others playing than playing themselves, Apple's plan to support PSVR 2 motion controllers on Vision Pro, and the huge PC Gamer Most Wanted showcase.
The Playlist:
Lucy: Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, After Inc
Christian: Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Jeff: Path of Exile 2
VR Talk:
Christian: Skydance’s Behemoth
Jeff: Skydance’s Behemoth
Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Dave Jewitt to the show this week to discuss reports that Sony is working on a handheld, a new game that looks a little too much like Horizon Zero Dawn, Shuhei Yoshida leaves Playstation, and more!
The Playlist:
Dave: Foxhole, WoW classic, STALKER 2
Christian: Star Wars Outlaws
Jeff: Star Wars Outlaws
Tabletop Time:
Dave: Warhammer 40,000 Necromunda
Jeff: Strike the Dice Game, Shut the Box
Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Patrick Beja from notpatick.com back to the show this week to discuss whether expansions like Shadow of the Erdtree should be Game of the Year nominees, Son'y intent to own FROM Software, Xbox allowing streaming of owned games, and more!
The Playlist:
Patrick: League of Legends Wild Rift, Worlds
Christian: S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl, Star Wars Outlaws
Jeff: Towers of Aghasba
Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Joey Noelle from Kinda Funny to the show this week to discuss Phil Spencer's latest hints about the Xbox hardware strategies going forward, what Half-Life 2 Episode 3 could have been, Blizzard's plan to bring housing to World of Warcraft, and more!
The Playlist:
Joey: LEGO Horizon, Animal Crossing New Horizons, Mario & Luigi Brothership, Pokemon TCGP
Christian: LEGO Horizon Adventures, Batman Arkham Origins
Jeff: Lego Horizon Adventures
VR Talk:
Christian: Batman: Arkham Shadow, Half Life: Alyx
Jeff: Metro Awakening, Triangle Strategy
Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Mike Minotti from Gamesbeat back to the show this week to discuss Nintendo's confirmation of backwards compatility in the next Switch, Amazon bringing Mass Effect to television, Take-Two focusing on big games, and more!
The Playlist:
Mike: Metaphor Refantazio
Christian: Alan Wake 2: The Lake House
Jeff: Metal Slug Tactics
Tabletop Time:
Mike: Lorcana
Jeff: The Crew Mission Deep Sea, Magic The Gathering pentagram style
Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Riana Manuel-Peña from The Danny and Riana Show back to the podcast with week to discuss Oregon Trail becoming fodder for a big-budget movie, Nintendo launching a music app, Sony closing Firewalk Studios, and more!
The Playlist:
Riana: Dragon Age: The Veilguard, Life is Strange Double Exposure, The Crush House, Arranger
Christian: Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered
Jeff: Dragon Age: The Veilguard
Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Ian Higton from Eurogamer back to the show this week to discuss the Prince of Persia Lost Crown team being disbanded, Netflix closing its AAA studio, and hope for two big Ubisoft franchises.
The Playlist:
Ian: Shadows of Doubt, The Plucky Squire, Silent Hill 2
Christian: Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
Jeff: Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
VR Talk: Batman Arkham Shadow, Tactical Assault VR
Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Rich Lovejoy from the Gamers With Jobs Conference Call Podcast back to the show this week to discuss potential progress in the SAG voice actor's strike, the numerous new trailers from Xbox's latest Partner Showcase, a new Tron game, and more!
The Playlist:
Rich: Our Adventurer Guild, Drova: Forsaken Kin, Mechwarrior 5: Clans, Banquet for Fools, Arco, Shogun Showdown, Metaphor: RefanTazio
Christian: RetroRealms: Halloween, RetroRealms: Ash vs Evil Dead
Jeff: Neva, Steam Next Fest demos: Windblown, Keep Driving, Symphonia, Untraveled Lands: Chantico, Starvaders
Parting Gifts!!
Jeff and Christian welcome Anthony Taormina from Gamerant back to the show this week to discuss 343 Industries turning into Halo Studios, a classic, 10 year old Alien game getting a sequel, and Nintendo revealing new hardware! ...in the form of an alarm clock.
The Playlist:
Anthony: Metaphor ReFantazio, Silent Hill 2 remake, Until Dawn
Christian: Silent Hill 2 (remake)
Jeff: Diceomancer
Parting Gifts!
A special BONUS episode from the Paid DLC archive. Jeff, Christian, and Lana take on the "DLC Best Halloween Candy Bracket 2023 Edition" from the DLC Discord. This episode is one of hundreds of Paid DLC episodes exclusive to patrons. To get access to all of this bonus content, head over to patreon.com/dlcpod and support the show!
Jeff and Christian welcome Scott L. Clark from the Gaming Outsider Podcast back to the show this week to discuss a new report on single-player vs multiplayer gaming preferences, a live service game in Horizon Zero Dawn's future, Saber Interactive taking on Avatara the Last Airbender, and more!
The Playlist:
Scott: Pinball Spire, Avatar Pinball, Balatro (iOS), Boomerang Fu, Baldur’s Gate 3
Christian: EA Sports FC25B
Jeff: Throne and Liberty
Tabletop Time:
Scott: Pac-Man (board game), Thunder Road Vendetta, WizKids Super-Skill Pinball: 4-Cade
Christian: Unmatched Adventures: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on kickstarter
Jeff: King of Tokyo, Suspend
Jeff and Christian welcome Joseph Moran from the Playstation Trophy Room podcast back to the show this week to discuss Sony's State of Play, Microsoft's TGS, and Meta's Connect showcases, with all of the big reveals.
The Playlist:
Joseph: Palworld & Vampire Survivors
Christian: Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
Jeff: Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
Parting Gifts!
In this very special Paid DLC replay, Lana, Christian, and Jeff discuss first day of school, dead insects, and being left-handed. Also, the Mario franchise!
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Jeff and Christian welcome Alyssa Mora from IGN to the show this week to discuss Nintendo's lawsuit with Palworld creator, Pocketpair, EA's latest investor call reveals, retro PS5s to celebrate Playstation history, and more!
The Playlist:
Alyssa: Dragon Age: The Veilguard. Baldur’s Gate 3, Final Fantasy 16, Dragon Age: Inquisition
Christian: UFO 50; God of War Ragnarok PC
Jeff: The Plucky Squire, God of War Ragnarok PC
Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Brendon Bigley from Into the Aether back to the show this week to discuss Sony's $700 Playstation 5 Pro, mass walk-outs at Annapurna, Microsoft firing 650 more, and Tony Hawk hinting at a new game.
The Playlist:
Brendon: Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, Shy Guy Surfing, Shogun Showdown, Age of Mythology Retold
Christian: Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
Jeff: Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, Shroom and Gloom
Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Marcus Stewart from Indie Informer back to the show this week to discuss the abrupt and shocking demise of Concord, A Minecraft Movie's reimagining of Minecraft, and more!
The Playlist:
Marcus: Astro Bot, Gori: Cuddly Carnage, Squirrel with a Gun, Star Wars Outlaws
Christian: Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Multiplayer Beta; Astro Bot
Jeff: Astro Bot
VR Talk:
Marcus: Batman: Arkham Shadow
Parting Gifts!
It's a very different DLC this week as Jeff travels to Seattle fir PAX Prime. There, he meets up with Lana Bachinsky and Daanish Syed for some BFF hangs and coverage of the convention. Check out this casual departure!
Jeff and Christian welcome Andrea Rene from What's Good Games back to the show this week to discuss all of the big announcements from Gamescom 2024, plus the huge first weeks sales of Black Myth Wukong!
The Playlist: Avowed hands-on, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle hands-off, Concord, Black Myth: Wukong
Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Rich Grisham from Com2uS USA back to the show this week to discuss reports that Nintendo's Switch follow-up won't ship until after April at the earliest, Call of Duty download requirements and file sizes being addressed, and the state of the recent VR Showcase.
The Playlist:
Rich: Yakuza Like a Dragon, Valiant Hearts mobile, NBA 2K24, College Football 25, Madden25
Christian: Phantom Spark; Fortnite: Chapter 5, Season 4
Jeff: Searching for Rest
VR Talk:
Christian: PSVR2 to PC adapter; Half-Life: Alyx
Jeff: Infinite Inside
Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome the founder of the Continues Arcade, Allen Brooks, to the show this week to discuss Remedy putting the Max Payne remake into full production, Tango Gameworks given a second chance, and Ready at Dawn shuddered by Meta.
The Playlist: Uncharted Golden Abyss, Ninja 5-0, FF7 Rebirth, Dark Forces Remaster, CYGNI: All Guns Blazing, Knock on the Coffin Lid, Cat Quest 3
Tabletop Time: Ticket to Ride Legacy of the West, Carcassonne big box, abDUCKtion, Betrayal at Baldur's Gate, Azul, Dominion
Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Game Director Andy Tudor to the show this week to discuss 220 more layoffs at Bungie, the complete dissolution of Game Informer Magazine, THQ's Showcase, and more!
The Playlist: Once Human, First Descendant, Solo Leveling: Arise, College Football 25, Star Trek Resurgence, Bodycam, Marvel Snap Deadpool’s Diner, Ready Or Not, Dystopika, Star Wars: Bounty Hunter, Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3, Arranger A Role -Puzzling Adventure
Parting Gifts!
With Jeff out this week, Christian is joined by Anthony Taormina in the second-chair, and they welcome the host of the Y-Button podcast, Kyle Starr to the show to discuss Blizzard's World of Warcraft team unionizing, SAG-AFTRA members calling a strike against video game companies, and the release of Fallout: London
The Playlist: Kingdom Hearts, Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure, The Messenger, Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess, Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, Bo: Path of the Teal Lotus, EA Sports College Football 25, Dungeons of Hinterberg, Marvel Rivals, Odin 2 Pro
Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Lead Gameplay Designer, Alex Sulman back to the show this week to discuss the biggest EVO fighting game championships ever, Xbox Game Pass price hikes raising the FTC's ire, and union efforts at Bethesda.
The Playlist: Flintlock, Assassin's Creed Mirage, Windjammers, Marvel Snap, EvilVEvil, Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess, Delta update for iPad, Minecraft Dungeons
Parting Gifts!
With Christian out this week, Jeff is joined by Lana Bachynski in second chair! Together, they welcome Eric Balistrieri, Senior Gameplay Animator at Timi Studios, to the show to discuss the big changes to Xbox Game Pass, a surprise offering in DOTA 2, WNBA getting equal treatment in NBA2k25, and more!
The Playlist: Concord beta, Diablo 4 (Season of Loot Reborn), Zenless Zone Zero, Alan Wake II, Neva preview, Anger Foot
Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Victor Lucas from EPTV back to the show this week to discuss the Capcom Next event, a movie adaptation for Watch Dogs, and a dog hitting a homerun at Summer Games Done Quick.
The Playlist: Luigi’s Mansion 2, Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble, Cygni: All Guns Blazing and Rocket Knight Re-Sparked collection, FragPunks closed alpha, The First Descendant, Zenless Zone Zero, Crossover: Roll for Initiative, Nintendo Labo
Parting Gifts!!
With Christian away, Art Director at Bit Reactor, Daanish Syed, joins Jeff in welcoming Rich Lovejoy from Gamers with Jobs Conference Call back to the show to discuss what takes games so long to make, according to former Bioware producer Mark Darrah, lots of new remasters announced, and Destiny 2 moving away from long-form narrative.
The Playlist: Skald: Against the Black Priory, Still Wakes the Deep, Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, Solium Infernum, Nine Sols, Fragpunk, Riven
Tabletop Time: Wolves
Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Ryan McCaffrey from IGN to the show this week to discuss Nintendo's exclamation mark to end the Summer Game Fest. Announcements of a new Zelda, a new Mario and Luigi game, and first glimpse of Metroid Prime 4. Plus, the Uncharted sequel movie, and what's Ubisoft doing with Beyond Good and Evil?
The Playlist: Alan Wake 2 Night Springs, Replaced, Stalker 2, New World Aeternum, Unravel 2 co-op, Gotham Knights; Elden Ring, Rack & Slay
Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome freelance games journalist, Imran Khan back to the show this week to discuss the first Dragon Age The Veilguard gameplay, new Shovel Knight dimensions, and a really positive thing from the Helldivers 2 community.
The Playlist: The Rogue Prince of Persia, Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, Phantom Blade Zero, Sonic x Shadow Generations, New World: Aeternum, Fatal Fury: City of Wolves, Destiny 2: The Final Shape, Star Wars Hunters, Alan Wake 2: Night Springs DLC, Steam Next Fest Demos: Kill Knight, Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn, Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown, GI Joe: Wrath of Cobra, Phantom Spark, Arranger, Dungeons of Hinterberg, Blue Prince, Beyond Galaxyland, Cat Quest 3, Pinball Spire
Parting Gifts!!
Special bonus coverage of the the Summer of Games, as Jeff and Christian are joined by Anthony Taormina from Gamerant to talk about the Ubisoft Forward, and get his hands-on impressions of Star Wars Outlaws and tons of other games from the Festival, plus Destiny 2 The Final Shape and Elden Ring's new DLC, Shadow of the Erdtree.
Jeff and Christian are joined by Lana Bachynski for a very special episode. The trio step through all of the biggest releases announced from the weekend of Summer Games Fest, including Gear of War E-Day, Dragon Age: The Veilguard, Doom: The Dark Ages, South of Midnight, Perfect Dark, Fable, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Mixtape, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, Civilization 7, Lego Horizon Adventures, Alan Wake 2: Night Springs, Monster Hunter Wilds, and so many more!
Jeff and Christian welcome Senior Manager, Communications for Apex Legends, Sara Zaidi to the show to discuss the kick-off of the Summer of Games 2024, with Sony's State of Play. Which games were most impressive? Is Sony letting PSVR2 down?
The Playlist: Apex Legends, Baldur’s Gate 3, Cities: Skylines 2, F1 2024, Rogue Prince of Persia, Uncharted 3, Astor: Blade of the Monolith
Tabletop Time: GloomHaven, Castles of Mad King Ludvig, Bluey Keepy Uppy Game
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Jeff and Christian welcome Rachel Kaser from Gamesbeat back to the show this week to discuss a big acquisition for IGN, a corporate strategy video from Sony, and a legal win from Bungie.
The Playlist: Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, Multiversus, Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2, Graveyard Gunslingers
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Jeff and Christian welcome Paid DLC's own Lana Bachynski back to the show this week to discuss rumors of a new game from Valve in a very popular genre, a report that Microsoft wants more of their top-tier games on Playstation, and Ubisoft's first trailer for the next Assassin's Creed game.
The Playlist: Braid Anniversary Edition, Animal Well, Prince of Persia the Lost Crown, Tales of Kenzara: ZAU, Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut PC; PPSSPP and RetroArch emulators on iOS
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Jeff and Christian welcome Jacob Geller from MinnMax to the show this week to discuss yet more layoff and studio closures in the games industry. This time, it's a developer who did everything right! Plus, Nintendo breaks their silence about Switch 2, and Hades 2 causes another game to be pushed back.
The Playlist: Hades 2, 1000xResist, Indika, Little Kitty Big City, Animal Well
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Jeff and Christian welcome Max Neal from the Voxel Show to the podcast this week to discuss Sony's baffling decision to require PSN accounts for PC players of Helldivers 2, more layoffs and closures of some top tier indie developers, and a new Batman Arkham game for VR!
The Playlist: Final Fantasy: Rebirth, Manor Lords, Sangokushi Taisen, Fallout 76, Shadow of the Depth
Tabletop Time: Frosthaven, Ark Nova, The Chameleon, Detective Club
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Jeff and Christian welcome Jill Grodt from Indie Informer back to the show this week to discuss indie darling El Paso, Elsewhere becoming a movie, Blizzcon 2024 being canceled, the latest hardware rumors about Switch 2, and more!
The Playlist: Hades 2, Another Crab’s Treasure, Sucker For Love: Date To Die For, Manor Lords, Stellar Blade; Fortnite Festival, Rotwood
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Jeff and Christian welcome Ben Hanson from Minnmax back to the show this week to discuss Nintendo's latest Indie World Showcase, Ghost of Tsushima on PC adding a Playstation interface, what 'enhanced for PS5 Pro' might mean, and more!
The Playlist: Stitch, Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth, Top Spin 2K25, Hades 2 Technical Test, No Rest for the Wicked, Delta Emulator, Fallout 4 VR with mods
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Jeff and Christian welcome Marcus Stewart from Game Informer to the show this week to discuss a release date for Star Wars Outlaws, the huge iii indie showcase, Dredge getting a movie adaptation, and more!
The Playlist: Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Pepper Grinder, Botany Manor, Diablo Immortal; Call of Duty Warzone; Fortnite, Children of the Sun
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Jeff and Christian welcome Scott L Clark from the Gaming Outsiders podcast back to the show this week to discuss the potential of two Prince of Persia games coming in the same year, Apple allowing game emulators onto iOS, the majority of playtime in 2023 going to 6-year old games, and more!
The Playlist: Beat Slayer, Minishoot Adventures, Mighty Mage, Kudzu, Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons remake, Slot Shots Pinball Ultimate Edition, Prince of Persia Sands of Time, Dicefolk, EcoGnomix
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Jeff and Christian welcome Jarrett Green from IGN to the show this week to discuss a 2007 flop video game getting a surprise sequel, the reveal of Overwatch with Marvel characters, first hands-on from Ken Levine's upcoming Bioshock killer, and more!
The Playlist: Dragon’s Dogma 2. Pepper Grinder, Diablo IV, Stolen Realm, Rogue Voltage demo, Mori Carta demo
Tabletop Time: Gudnak
Jeff and Christian welcome Jeremy Penter, better known as Karak from ACG back to the show this week to discuss Larian walking away from the most successful game of 2023, Unreal showing off Marvel 1943 Rise of the Ronin at GDC, a potential big delay for GTA 6, and more!
The Playlist: Dragons Dogma 2, Pacific Drive, Rise of the Ronin, Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition, Gran Turismo 7 - Willow Springs, Slice and Dice
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Jeff and Christian welcome Kahlief Adams from Spawn on Me back to the show this week to discuss the leaked specs for PS5 Pro, the second coming of Multiversus, one of Xbox's biggest exclusives rocketing up the sales chart on Playstation, and more!
The Playlist: WWE 2K24, Rise of the Ronin, RoboCop: Rogue City, Outcast - A New Beginning
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Jeff and Christian welcome Miles Dompier from Illfonic back to the show this week to discuss the newest Xbox Partner Preview event, WB delisting games, Nintendo's Mario Day announcements, and more!
The Playlist: Outlast Trials, Rise of the Ronin, New Star GP, Ruff Ghanor
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Jeff and Christian welcome Tom Marks from IGN to discuss the IGN unionization effort, as well as more layoff from Sony and EA, a rumored Switch 2 delay, and two game studios departing their parent companies and going indie.
The Playlist: Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, Balatro, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Deep Rock Galactic Survivor
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Jeff and Christian welcome Anthony Taormina from Gamerant back to the show this week to discuss the Elden Ring expansion announcement, PSVR2 to support PC VR games, the partner focused Nintendo Direct, and more!
The Playlist: Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Pacific Drive, Mario vs Donkey Kong, Skull and Bones, Banishers Ghosts of New Eden, Penny’s Big Breakaway, Spellrogue
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Jeff and Christian welcome Rich Lovejoy from Gamers With Jobs Conference Call back to the show this week to discuss Sony execs claiming the PS5 is nearing the end of its lifecycle, Xbox execs podcasting about games going to other consoles, Avatar the Last Airbender getting a fighting game, and more!
The Playlist: The Thaumaturge, Astral Ascent, Ludus Mortis, Moonring, Ultros, Helldivers 2, retro replays of Halo Reach and Batman Arkham Knight, Balatro
VR Talk: PSVR2 Globular Cluster CMP2
Tabletop Time: Social Alchemix
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Jeff and Christian welcome Vic Hood from Dot Esports to the show this week to discuss Disney $1.5 billion investment in Epic Games, a potential franchise reboot for Virtua Fighter, plans to make the next Call of Duty into a Far Cry-esque open world games, and more!
The Playlist: TLOU Part 2 Remastered, Dead By Daylight, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth demo, Helldivers 2, Steam Next Fest demos: Rotwood, Kingsgrave, Terra Memoria, Gatekeeper, Pepper Grinder, Ember the Werefox
VR Talk: Apple Vision Pro demo
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Jeff and Christian welcome video game lawyer and MinnMax community manager, Haley MacLean to the show to discuss the latest Sony State of Play, Xbox potentially allowing their first party games on other systems, Deus Ex canceled, and more!
The Playlist: Yakuza: Like a Dragon, Silent Hill: The Short Message, Palworld, Celeste 64
VR Talk: Apple Vision Pro
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Jeff and Christian welcome Patrick Beja back to the show this week to discuss the huge layoffs at Microsoft and Riot, Apple forced to allow native gaming streaming apps, Blizzard's survival game canned after 6 years, and more!
The Playlist: League of Legends: Wild Rift, Warcraft Rumble, TEKKEN 8, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, Enshrouded
VR Talk: Underdogs
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Jeff and Christian welcome actor and video game voice performer Daryl Lathon to the show to discuss subscription services slowing growth, Xbox's Developer Direct, Halo's Battle Royale mode being canceled, and more!
The Playlist: The Iron Oath, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown; The Last of Us Part II Remastered, Palworld
VR Talk: Bulletstorm VR
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Jeff and Christian welcome Jordan Minor from PC Mag, and author of Video Game of the Year, to the show this week to discuss Xbox exclusives possibly landing on non-Xbox hardware, a second season preview of Halo on Paramount+, and Smite getting a sequel.
The Playlist: Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, Suicide Squad Kill the Justice League, CRT TV gaming Portal Revolution
VR Talk: Asgard's Wrath 2
Jeff and Christian welcome Chastity Vicencio from Ubisoft back to the show this week to discuss a 13 year old "beating" NES Tetris, Netflix discussing monetization for their games, and three fan projects to breathe new life into abandoned games.
The Playlist: Dave the Diver, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow on Analogue Pocket
VR Talk: UEVR mod, Gamepass on Quest 3, Asgard’s Wrath 2, Red Matter 2
Jeff and Christian celebrate a full DECADE of DLC, and kick off their 11th year of the podcast in style, by bringing on Lana Bachynski to join in on the annual for the first time! Together, they look back at their predictions from last year, RECKONING with the results, and then look forward to all the big games they know are coming in 2024, including Star Wars Outlaws, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Suicide Squad Kill the Justice League, Princess Peach, and more!
They end the episode by stepping back out on the limb for their BOLD and COOL RANCH (now EXTRA CRISP) Predictions for 2024!
As is the yearly tradition, Jeff and Christian welcome their friend Anthony Taormina from Gamerant.com to the show to talk through the biggest news stories of the year that was, and then share their personal Top 5 List of Favorites. What will be the Official DLC Game of 2023?
Jeff and Christian welcome Vice President of Creative at Skydance Interactive, Shawn Kittelsen back to the show this week to discuss Epic's app sore lawsuit, Naughty Dog's decision to cancel Last of Us Part 2's multiplayer release, the final death knell for E3, and more!
The Playlist: God of War Ragnarok: Valhalla, all the Fortnites, Alan Wake 2, Baldur’s Gate 3, Last Train Home, A Highland Song, Cookie Cutter
VR Talk: Assassin’s Creed Nexus, Beat Saber OST 6, RE4 Remake VR Mode, Asgard’s Wrath 2, Arizona Sunshine 2
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Jeff and Christian welcome Gita Jackson from Aftermath back to the show this week to discuss the GTA 6 trailer, and Game Awards, and their favorites of the huge number of games shown during the 3 hour ceremony.
The Playlist: Alan Wake 2, SteamWorld Build, Fashion Dreamer, Sonic Dream Team, LEGO Fortnite, Rocket Racing, Fortnite Festival, Avatar Frontiers of Pandora
VR Talk: Resident Evil 4 VR on PS5
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Jeff and Christian welcome Gabe Patillo from Married to the Games back to the show this week to discuss the major Rockstar leaks possibly coming from a kid, Fortnite's ambitious new reveals, the first trailer for the Fortnite TV show, and more!
The Playlist: Marvel Spider-Man 2, Disney Speedstorm, Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3, El Paso Elsewhere, Quantum Break
VR Talk: Steam VR on Meta Quest 3
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Jeff and Christian welcome Shane Bailey from Game On Cancer back to the show this week to discuss the upcoming Wonder Woman game and live service games in general, next year's Call of Duty, and possible sequels for Borderlands and Tiny Tina's Wonderlands.
The Playlist: Uncharted: Lost Legacy, Fable 2, Dome Keeper, Resident Evil 4: Separate Ways, Sea of Stars, Star Wars: Jedi Survivor, Downwell+
VR Talk: Assassin’s Creed Nexus VR
Tabletop Time: Tsuro, Monopoly Deal, Detective Club
Jeff and Anthony Taormina welcome Adam Leonhardt from Megadads back to the show this week to discuss the Last of Us Part 2 Remaster announcement, the nominees for the 2023 Game Awards, Valve's Half-Life 25th anniversary update, and more!
The Playlist: Resident Evil 4 remake, Super Mario RPG, Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3, Playstation Portal, Steam Deck OLED, Lenovo Legion Go, Last Faith
VR Talk: Assassins Creed Nexus
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In this DLC Bonus Content discussion, Christian Spicer chats with Bret Robbins, CEO of Ascendant Studios (Immortals of Aveum) about layoffs, building a new studio and new IP, developing with cutting-edge technology, and some updates for Immortals of Aveum.
Jeff and Christian welcome Brandon Jones, author of Whirly World, to the show this week to discuss the upcoming reveal of GTA 6, Nintendo's intent to make a live action Zelda movie, Valve's new Steam Deck, and more!
The Playlist: Spider-Man 2, Sanabi Ebenezer and the Invisible World, The Talos Principle 2, EA Sports WRC, Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name, For the King 2
VR Talk: Powerwasher Simulator, Dungeons of Eternity
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We partnered with NVIDIA for a conversation on their tech in Alan Wake 2, and to discuss all things path tracing, DLSS 3.5, Reflex and more! We asked Jacob you're questions and had a really fun conversation with him about all things GeForce. Also, Beefy Geepies!!!!
Jeff and Christian welcome Jan Ochoa from Giantbomb back to the show this week to discuss massive layoffs at Bungie, an acquisition for Atari, new life for Blizzcon, and more!
The Playlist: Alan Wake 2, NBA 2K24 Apple Arcade; Ghostrunner 2, Jusant, Balatro demo
Tabletop Time, Wingspan, Giant Jenga, Ice Cool, Stuffed Fables
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Jeff and Christian welcome Wil Harris from Unbound back to the show this week to discuss the Xbox Partner Preview, leadership shuffling at Xbox, Elder Scrolls 6 not being mentioned until 6 months before release, and more!
The Playlist: Super Mario Wonder, Spiderman 2, Cyberpunk 2077, Alan Wake 2, Deepest Chamber Resurrection
VR Talk: 7th Guest, Pianovision, Phasmaphobia
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Evan Pedersen from the Mega Dads joins Christian and Anthony Taormina this week to discuss Insomniac possibly considering a standalone Venom game, Cities: Skylines 2 devs commenting on the launch status of the game, Pete Hines leaving Bethesda, a rumored Far Cry multiplayer extraction game, and more!
Playlist: Super Mario Bros. Wonder; RimWorld; Final Fantasy 16, Hellboy Web of Wyrd; Hot Wheels: Unleashed 2; Marvel's Spider-Man 2
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Jeff and Christian welcome Bruce Greene back to the show this week to discuss the Microsoft/ABK merger getting finalized, John Riccitiello out at Unity, the PlayStation 5 Slim, a player surveying every planet in Starfield, and more!
The Playlist: Robocop: Rogue City, Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, Forza Motorsport; Lords of the Fallen
VR Talk: Quest 3
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Jeff and Christian welcome twitch streamer Tim Trikslyr Frazier back to the show this week to discuss the state of video game reviews, a potential PS5 remaster for Last of Us Part 2, Redfall chances for redemption and more!
The Playlist: Sea of Stars, Resident Evil 4 and Dead Space, Wow Classic hardcore, Assassin’s Creed Mirage, Chants of Sennaar, Knight vs Giant: The Broken Excalibur
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Jeff and Christian welcome Victor Lucas from EPTV back to the show this week to discuss the massive layoff at Epic Games, Jim Ryan stepping down at Sony, Chris Metzen coming out of retirement for World of Warcract, and more!
The Playlist: Dave The Diver, Under The Waves, RE4: Separate Ways, Alan Wake 2, Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty, Cocoon
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Jeff and Christian welcome Giantbomb's Jeff Grubb back to the show this week to discuss the massive leak of internal Microsoft Xbox emails and info, Unity backpedaling their disastrous revenue policy, the UK's CMA signaling approal for the MS/Activision Blizzard deal, and more!
The Playlist: F-Zero 99, Cyberpunk Phantom Liberty, Armored Core 6, Lies of P, These Doomed Isles
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Jeff and Christian welcome Art Director at Bitreactor and friend of the show, Daanish Syed back this week for a huge show. They discuss Sony's latest State of Play, featuring Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Avatar Frontiers of Pandora, and more, Nitendo's Direct, featuring Princess Peach Showtime, Paper Mario the 1,000 Year Door, and more, and Unity upending their pricing structure and the entire industry. Plus, Starfield updates, more layoffs, and more
The Playlist: Mortal Kombat 1, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Dune Spice Wars, Starfield, Shadow Gambit, Marvel's Spider-Man 2 hands-on, God of Weapons.
Jeff and Christian welcome Rachel Kaser from Gamesbeat to the show to discuss solid rumors of Nintendo's next version of the Switch, Megan Fox joining the cast of MK1, a delay for Alone in the Dark, and more!
The Playlist: Starfield, Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened Remake, Samba de Amigo: Party-To-Go, ABRISS
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Jeff and Christian welcome Brendon Bigley from Into the Aether back to the show to discuss Nintendo's latest Direct, focusing on Super Mario Wonder, a shocking price increase for Sony PS Plus subscription service, Embracer Group shutting down Volition, Lenovo announcing its own Steam Deck competitor, and more!
The Playlist: Starfield. All Starfield, only Starfield. It's a deep dive, with no story spoilers.
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Jeff and Christian welcome Chris Baker, author of X-Wings, Lightsabers, and Scorpion Vader to the show this week to discuss a remaster of the classic DOS game, Dark Forces, Playstation Portal, and all of the huge Gamescom 2023 trailers, including Crimson Desert, Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3, and more!
The Playlist: TMNT Splintered Fate, Marvel Snap, Jedi: Survivor, Immortals of Aveum, GeForce Now, Sea of Stars
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Jeff and Christian welcome the director of Prey, Dan Trachtenberg, back to the show this week to discuss 7 years of No Man's Sky and how it may compare to Starfield, the wild October video game release schedule, Bungie's odd description of their upcoming game, and more!
The Playlist: En Garde, Midnight Fight Express, Waven, Wayfinder, Baldur’s Gate 3, Hammerwatch 2
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Jeff and Christian welcome Mike Futter from the Virtual Economy podcast back to the show this week to discuss the strange case of Overwatch 2 becoming Steam's worst reviewed game, Rockstar acquiring the developers behind unofficial RP servers for GTA 5 and Red Dead Redemption 2, THQ's jam-packed showcase, and more!
The Playlist: Destiny 2, Diablo 4, Forza Horizon 5 seasonal content, Quake II, Baldur’s Gate 3, Tales and Tactics
Tabletop Time: Betrayal at Baldur’s Gate, Taco vs Burrito, Can’t Stop
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Jeff and Christian welcome Richard Lovejoy from the Gamers With Jobs Conference Call podcast back to the show this week to discuss Wizards of the Coast discovering an artist using AI to create art for an upcoming D&D expansion, older Elder Scrolls games being remade, Metal Gear hitting a sales milestone and more!
The Playlist: Baldur’s Gate 3, Neurocracy 2.049, The Expanse: A Telltale Series, Let’s Revolution!
Tabletop Time: Thousand Year Old Vampire, Betrayal Legacy, Bloc by Bloc, report from GenCon
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Jeff and Christian welcome Mario Rivera from Point in Progress back to the show this week to discuss Riot's reveal of true 2v2 multiplayer in their upcoming fighting game, Project L, Destiny 2 players jumping on the Glorbo bandwagon, Ubisoft killing the Immortals Fenix Rising sequel, and more!
The Playlist: Dave The Diver, Final Fantasy 16, Oxenfree 2: Lost Signals, Disney Illusion Island, Ratchet and Clank PC, Doomsday Hunters
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Jeff and Christian welcome streamer and voice actor Frank Ellerbe back to the show this week to discuss the Comic Con reveal of a new Marvel Spider-Man 2 trailer and branded PS5, Xbox Live Gold turning into Xbox Game Pass Core, the invention of Glorbo, and more!
The Playlist: Remnant 2, Diablo 4 Season of the Malignant, Final fantasy 16, Street Fighter 6, The Finals, Portal: Prelude RTX, Ember Knights
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Jeff and Christian welcome Miles Dompier from Windows Central and IGN back to the show this week to discuss a possible conclusion to the long roller coaster ride of Microsoft's bid to acquire Activision Blizzard, a landmark court decision that could help prevent online harassment, Major Nelson stepping down, a new haptic suit for Assassin's Creed, and more!
The Playlist: Exoprimal, Grounded, Viewfinder, Halls of Torment
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Jeff and Christian welcome Rebekah Valentine from IGn back to the show this week to discuss her stellar coverage of the Microsoft v FTC injunction hearing over the last several weeks. Plus, they discuss Larian's final Baldur's Gate 3 panel before release, the lackluster sales numbers for Final Fantasy XVI, some games getting remasters, and more!
The Playlist: World of Warcraft, Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life, Ghost Trick
VR Talk: Synapse
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Jeff and Christian welcome Jill Grodt from Indie Informer to the show this week to discuss the exciting Annapurna Showcase, more juicy details from the FTC case against Microsoft, and a revelation that loading screens might be... fake?
The Playlist: Dave the Diver, Mythforce, Sludge Life 2, Final Fantasy XVI, Diablo IV
Tabletop Time: Sonora, Happy Little Dinosaurs, Spaceship Unity Season 1
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Jeff and Christian welcome podcaster Patrick Beja back to the show this week to discuss the huge Nintendo Direct reveal of Super Mario Bros Wonder and so much more, plus the shocking court revelations coming out of the Microsoft FTC trial, and in increase in the price of Xbox Game Pass.
The Playlist: Street Fighter 6, Pokemon Let's Go, Final Fantasy XVI, Laika Aged Through Blood, Bulwark Falconeer Chronicles, Ebenezer and the Invisible World, Sea of Stars, Broken Roads, Viewfinder, Hammerwatch 2
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Anthony Taormina joins Jeff and Christian for special bonus episode of Paid DLC, featuring a spoiler-free review of Final Fantasy XVI.
You can read Anthony's full written review on Game Rant HERE.
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Jeff and Christian welcome Adam Leonhardt from Megadads back on the show this week for a very special occasion! Not only is is Father's Day, but DLC celebrates its 500th consecutive episode! They discuss the UploadVR showcase with its 62 games, the next roadsblock from Microsoft's Activision Blizzard acquisition, Fable's in-game graphics, and more!
The Playlist: Final Fantasy XVI demo, Layers of Fear, Exoprimal Beta, Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew
Parting Gifts!
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Lana Bachynski joins Jeff and Christian for special bonus coverage of the Ubisoft Connect and Capcom Direct conferences, including takes on Star Wars Outlaws, Avatar Frontiers of Pandora, Assassin's Creed Mirage, Dragon's Dogma 2, and more!
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Summer of Games 2023! E3 may be dead, but that doesn't mean there isn't a TON of game announcements compressed in a VERY small window. Anthony Taormina from Gamerant joins Jeff and Christian to run through all of the huge announcements from Microsoft's big show, including Starfield, Fable, and so much more! Then they make time for Summer Games Fest and the PC Game Show, too!
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Jeff and Christian team up with Dave Chen from youtube.com/davechensky and Peter Sciretta from Ordinary Adventures on Youtube to give their immediate reactions to Apple's groundbreaking announcement of the Vision Pro AR headset. Hope you enjoy!
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Jeff and Christian welcome Kahlief Adams from Spawn on Me back to the show this week to discuss Sony's CEO outlining potential problems with cloud gaming ahead of Project Q's launch, Microsoft's latest plan to circumvent the UK's CMA and advance their acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Meta's VR showcase, and more!
The Playlist: Street Fight VI, Diablo IV, Wildfrost
Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Tom Marks from IGN to the show to break down all of the surprising and not-so surprising reveals from the Playstation Showcase, including Spider-Man 2, Metal Gear Solid Delta, and so much more!
The Playlist: Zelda Tears of the Kingdom, Humanity, After Us, Planet of Lana, Wildfrost, WoW Classic Hardcore
Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Stephen Hilger from Into the Aether to the show this week to discuss the reveal of Mortal Kombat 1, no more PvE for Overwatch 2, the return of Blizzcon in 2023, and more!
The Playlist: Darkest Dungeon 2, Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom, Star Wars Jedi Survivor
VR Talk: Humanity, Walkabout Mini Golf
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Jeff and Christian welcome Ash Parrish from The Verge to the show for the first time to discuss the release of Tears of the Kingdom, a new kind of game announcement from the Pokemon developers, four surprising games added to the World Video Game Hall of Fame, and more!
The Playlist: The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom, Diablo IV, Mario Picross
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Jeff and Christian welcome lead gameplay designer Alex Sulman to the show this week to discuss another round of layoffs at Unity, a surprisingly candid interview from Phil Spencer about the state of Xbox, and more!
The Playlist: Horizon: Burning Shores, Kena: Bridge of Spirits, Street Fighter 6 Demo, Disney Speedstorm, Dead Island 2, Age of Wonders 4
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Jeff and Christian welcome Benjamin Watts from IGN to the show this week to discuss the UK's CMA shocking block of Microsoft's acquisition of Activision/Blizzard, leaked specs for Asus' answer to the Steam Deck, Call of Duty not taking a year off, and more!
The Playlist: Star Wars Jedi Survivor, Breath of the Wild, Redfall, Honkai Star Rail
Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Ian Higton from Eurogamer to the show to discuss his hands-on with Firewall Ultra, Sega's acquisition of the developer of Angry Birds, and Nintendo's latest spotlight on Indie Games for Switch
The Playlist: Meet your Maker, Dead Island 2, Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores DLC, Dredge, Street Fighter 6 Demo
VR Talk: Firewall Ultra, Kayak, Pavlov, Afterlife
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Jeff and Christian welcome Jeff Grubb from Giantbomb back to the show this week to talk about record setting sales for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, Time Magazine's inclusion of DLC in their top ten games of 2022, shocking comments from Microsoft and Sony about their own IP and viability, and more! The Playlist: Pentiment, Atari 50, Goat Simulator 3, Lapin, Soccer Story, Bravery and Greed, Ship of Fools Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome gaming social media creative, Spencer Campbell to the show for the first time to discuss the revelation that GTA almost became a movie in 2002, the end of Blizzard's deal with Netease in China, the biggest games of the PC Gaming 2023 showcase, and more! The Playlist: God of War Ragnarok, F1 22, Legends of Runeterra, RTX 4080 (Plague Tale Requiem; Spider-Man PC; Cyberpunk 2077); Vampire Survivors xCloud Touch, Sommerville VR Talk: Altspace VR, Half-Life Alyx Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Patrick Beja back to the show this week to discuss staggaring sales figures for Nintendo Switch, a promised Gears of War Netflix show, Horizon as an MMO, the Game Awards GOTY nominees, and more! The Playlist: Marvel Snap, Overwatch 2, God of War Ragnarök, Sonic Frontiers; Pocket Analogue Genesis core; Forza Horizon 5 new graphics modes, Ghost Song Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Chastity Vicencio, host and producer at Ubisoft, to the show to discuss EA's new Marvel deal to produce three more super hero games, the PSVR2 pricing and date announcement, a remake announcement for one of 1997's biggest games, and more! The Playlist: Marvel Snap, Signalis, and a lengthy non-spoiler review of God of War Ragnarok Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Mario Rivera from Point in Progress returns to the show to discuss the Witcher Netflix show moving on from Henry Cavill, Xbox Game Pass not meeting expectations, Steam hitting a new milestone, and more! The Playlist: Marvel Snap, GhostBusters: Spirits Unleashed, Yakuza 0, SteamDeck, Olli Olli World Flowzone DLC, Bayonetta 3, Sackboy: A Big Adventure PC, Gotham Knights PC, Mario + Rabbids: Spark of Hope, Of Blades and Tails, Warhammer 40k: Shootas, Blood, & Teef, Hell is Others Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Brendon Bigley from Marvel back to the show this week to discuss three big franchise showcase events: Silent Hill, Resident Evil, and the Sims! Which is the most exciting? The Playlist: Marvel SNAP, Mario + Rabbids, Dome Keeper, The Official Steam Deck Dock, Persona 5 Royal, Uncharted Legacy of Thieves Collection PC, Plague Tale: Requiem, Gotham Knights, God of War Ragnarok Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Imran Khan back to the show this week to discuss the sudden cancelation and layoffs at the G4 network, Micorsoft's Mnecraft Live event, the announcement of the Meta Quest Pro VR headset, and more! The Playlist: Mario Rabbids Sparks of Hope, Street Fighter 6 Beta, Vampire Survivors, Splatoon 3, Overwatch 2, Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed, LEGO Bricktales, Case of the Golden Idol Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Kyle Bosman from Delayed Input back to the show this week to discuss a new Need for Speed game unlike any other, Chris Pratt doing Mario, no less than 8 new Witcher games announced, and more! The Playlist: Valkyrie Elysium, Multiversus, Dome Keeper, Steam NextFest demos: Knight Witch, From Space, Soulstone Survivors, Bravery and Greed, Potionomics Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Anthony Taormina from Gamerant.com back to the show this week to talk about E3 returning as an in-person event, Google canning Stadia for good, the Last of US HBO series trailer, and more! The Playtlist: Immortality, Steelrising, Moonscars, Dome Keeper, Grounded, Foretales, Moonbreaker Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welceom Wil Harris from Unbound.com to the show this week to discuss Nvidia's new line of graphics cards, the alleged GTA 6 leaker arrested, a disc drive add-on for PS5, Ted Lasso in FIFA, and more! The Playlist: Vampire Survivors, Rollerdrome, Cult of the Lamb, Trackmania Turbo, NBA 2k22, Neon White, Shovel Knight Dig, Return to Monkey Island, Beacon Pines Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome producer extraordinaire Paul Tamayo back to the show this week to discuss the huge GTA 6 leak, the reveal of Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Nintendo's Direct, Sony's State of Play, God of War Ragnarok, the PSVR2, and so much more! The Playlist: Splatoon 3, Immortality, Battlefield 2042, F1 Manager 2022, Mixlumia, Star Fox 2 (SNES); Batman Returns (SNES), The Wandering Village Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Rich Grisham from Come to Us USA back to the show to discuss the huge Ubisoft Forward and D23 Disney Games showcases, including all of the biggest reveals in the Assassin's Creed franchise, new Marvel games, and more! The Playlist: NBA 2K23, Madden 23, As Dusk Falls, Team Fortress 2, Splatoon 3, Horizon Chase 2, Lucky Luna, Circus Eletrique Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Chris Baker from Zen Studios to talk about his new game Circus Electrique, as well as a staggering Ebay listing of every console ever made, Halo Infinite's latest woes, Sony investing in From Software, and more! The Playlist:TMNT Cowabunga Collection, The Last of Us Part 1, Circus Electrique, Backpack Hero Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Dan Caeey from Nerdist back to the show to discuss all of the coolest games from Gamescom Opening Night Live, including Dead Island 2, Gotham Knights, Hogwarts Legacy, The Lies of P, Atlas Fallen, and Wyrdsong. Then they discuss Sony's strange decision to raise of the price of the PS5, and more! The Playlist: Yakuza 0, Jetpack Joyride 2; Splatoon 3, Midnight Fight Express Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Skylar Surra from Riot Games to the show this week to talk about a new Lego video game that actually allows you to build creatively, another Sony IP being turned into a major motion picture, Sony paying third parties not to go to Game Pass, and more! The Playlist: Cult of the Lamb, Root digital, Cursed to Golf, Rollerdrome Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Tomáš Jech, developer of the upcoming indie game, Begone Beast, to discuss the THQ 2022 Digital Showcase, the Analogue Pocket getting more features, delays for Midnight Suns and the Harry Potter game, a possible Pac-Man movie, and more! The Playlist: Full Throttle, Titanfall 2, StarFox 64, Stray, Shredders Revenge, Weird West, Black Mesa, Escape Simulator, Kirby Forgotten Land, Sonic Triple Trouble 16-bit by Noah N. Copeland; Elden Ring, Cult of the Lamb, Spider-Man Remastered PC, Rumbleverse Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Lana Bachynski are joned by Mike Futter from Virtual Economy Podcast to alk about Blizzard and Netease canceling the WoW Mobile game, the creator of Stardew Valley teasing his next project, Tencent buying more Ubisoft, and more! The Playlist: TMNT Shredder’s Revenge, Live a Live, The Gardens Between, Monster Hunter: Rise, Multiversus Tabletop Time: Netrunner, Return to Dark Tower, Horrified American Monsters, Camp Grizzly, Campy Creatures Parting Gifts!
Jeff is joined by Patrick Dees from Fan Controlled Sports and Entertainment, and Kahlief Adams from SpawnOnMe this week to discuss the Annapurna showcase, new infor about GTA 6, a rumor of a Black Panther single player game, and more! The Playlist: Rollerdrome, Exoprimal, Live a Live, South of the Circle, Death Stranding VR Talk: Super HOT, Moss 2, Mothergunship Forge Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Lana welcome Patrick Beja from notpatrick.com back to the show to discuss Nintendo doubling down on animation, Grounded getting it's own TV series, and tons of release shakeups, delays, and cancellations at Ubisoft. The Playlist: Stray, Fortnite, Heroes of the Storm, Overwatch 2 beta, Neon White, Powerwash Simulator, Tales of Arise, Wild Rift Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Tim Gettys from Kinda Funny back to the show this week to discuss new details on the next Skate game, a brand new game from the makers of Warframe, Sony's new loytalty program, and more! The Playlist: Cuphead The Delicious Last Course, Sonic Origins, PowerWash Simulator; Halo Infinite Co-op Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Rebekah Valentine from IGN back to the show this week to discuss E3 and Blizzcon returning in 2023, all of the game announcements from the surprisingly good Nacon COnnect 2022, the end of Heroes of the Storm, and more! The Playlist: Live A Live, Final Fantasy 7: Remake, Gran Turismo 7, Matchpoint Tabletop Time: Wavelength Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Scott Johnson from the Frogpants network back to the show to discuss all of the third party games featured in Nintendo's latest Mini Direct, Niantic's inability to repeat the success of Pokemon Go, Halo Infinite's co-op Beta, God of War Ragnarok maybe not delayed, and more! The Playlist: Hardspace ShipBreaker, Grim Dawn, Metroid Fusion, Ghost of Tsushima, Fall Guys Season 1, Shedder's Revenge, The Looker Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Chris Bergman from Guylee Games back to the show this week to discuss a new consortium designed to figure out the future of the Metaverse, Creative Assembly's newest game announcement, Overwatch 2 subsuming Overwatch, and more! The Playlist: Neon White, Magic the Gathering Arena, Horizon Forbidden West, Brok the Investigator, Metal Hellslinger Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Brendon Bigley from the Into the Aether podcast to the show this week to talk about the announcement of Dragon's Dogma 2. the huge Final Fantasy VII 25th anniversary stream, a director for the Gran Turismo movie, and more! The Playlist: TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge, Neon White, Fire Emblem: Three Hopes demo, Poinpy, Citizen Sleeper, Omori, OlliOlli World VOID Riders, PSPlus PS3 games Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian are joined once again by Anthony Taormina from Gamerant to discuss the biggest week in gaming. The Microsoft Summer Presentation blew the doors off with over 30 new games, and the PC Games Show added just as many more! The guys give their opinions about everything they can possibly fit in the show, including Starfield, Forza, Flintlock, Diablo 4, Kojima Productions, Sonic Frontiers, Redfall, and so much more!
Jeff, Christian, and Lana discuss the 2022 Summer Games Fest Kickoff Show, hosted by Geoff Keighley. Over 30 games shown off, spoiled reveals, world premieres galore... but was it good? This special episode of the Patreon-exclusive bonus show is being released to all DLC listeners for free!
Jeff and Christian welcome Joseph Moran from the PS TrophyRoom podcast back to the show to discuss everything from the newest Sony State of Play, including Final Fantasy XVI, Street Fighter 6, Callisto Protocol, and so much more! Plus, new Sonic Frontiers footage. The Playlist: Uncharted 3, Streets of Rage 4, Diablo Immortal Parting Gifts!
Jeff and guest co-host Lana Bachynski from Riot Games are joined this week by Adam Leonhardt from Megadads to talk about Sony's big push for Playstation franchise TV shows, Respawn's big annnouncement at Star Wars Celebration, Raven Software's vote to unionize, and more! The Playlist: Anno Mutationem, Gran Turismo 7, Fortnite, Metroid Dread, Valorant, Spirit Hunters Infinite Horde VR Talk: Moss Book 2 Tabletop Time: Veiled Fate Parting Gifts!
For some reason, the last several minutes of episode 444 cut off, so here is what was missing. Sorry for the inconvenience!
Jeff and Christian welcome Will Schulz from MegaDads to the show this week to discuss accessibility options on God of War Ragnarok, EA looking to sell or merge, the Marvel Snap announcement, and more! The Playlist: Final Fantasy XIV, Little Witch in the Woods, ElecHead, MultiVersus, V Rising, Soundfall Tabletop Time: Wingspan, Villainous, 5-Minute Marvel Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Miles Dompier from Windows Central back to the show this week to discuss the huge news that both Starfield and Redfall will not be releasing in 2022. Plus, Gotham Knights gameplay, and tons of interesting independent games in Nintendo's Switch Indie Showcase. The Playlist: Evil Dead: The Game, Rogue Legacy 2, Steam Deck, Arkham City, Dorfromantik Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Kat Bailey from IGN back to the show to discuss her reporting on Nintendo of America, the sale of three big studios by Square Enix, Fortnite payable once again on iOS and ANdroid, Blizzard's new mobile Warcaft, and more! The Playlist: Elden Ring, Steam Deck, Sifu, Trek to Yomi, Vampire Survivors,Loot River VR Talk: Meta Quest 2 for new owners Tabletop Time: D&D streaming Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Anthony Taormina from Gamerant.com back to the show this week to discuss Microsoft's announcement of an E3-timed press conference, Sony's mandate to provide game demos to Playstation Plus Premium subscribers, the official Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 announcement, and more! The Playlist: Rogue Legacy 2, Nintendo Switch Sports, Bugsnax DLC, Stanley Parable Ultra Deluxe, Steam Deck, Teardown Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Paul Tamayo from FanByte to the show to discuss rumors of old games joining Sega's Super Game initiative, Uncharted's co-creator back on a Star Wars game, Ghostbusters coming to VR, news from PAX East, a reveal of a new WoW expansion, and more! The Playlist: Gran Turismo 7, Elden Ring, Advance Wars (GBA), Chrono Cross: Radical Dreamers Edition, Resistance 2; inFamous, Vampire Survivors Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Ben Hanson from MinnMax back to the show to discuss Hello Games' next project, Sony's $1 billion investment in Epic, new subscription models from Nintendo and Sony, and more! The Playlist: Playdate, Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition, Kirby and the Forgotten Lands, Gran Turismo 7, Vampire Survivors VR Talk: Moss Book 2 Tabletop Time: Time Barons, Avodaco Smash, Uno Flip Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Joseph Moran from The Trophy Room, A Playstation Podcast back to the show this week to talk about the Kingdom Hearts 4 announcement trailer, what the release of Unreal Engine 5 means for the industry, the surprise Return to Monkey Island announcement, and more! The Playlist: Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, Elden Ring, Fortnite No Build Mode, Dead Cells (ios), Demeo PC, Weird West, Patrick’s Parabox, Vampire Survivors Parting Gifts! Support the show by becoming a Patron at https://patreon.com/dlcpod (patreon.com/dlcpod) Grab some new DLC branded merch here: https://dlcpod.creator-spring.com (https://dlcpod.creator-spring.com)
Jeff and Christian welcome Nich Richardson from Back Pocket back to the show to discuss no E3 at all in 2022, Sony's combination of PS Plus and PS Now NOT being called PS Plow, a big delay for the next Zelda game, and more! The Playlist: Weird West, Patrick’s Parabox, Norco, Kirby and the Forgotten Lands, Tiny Tina's Wonderlands, Vampire Survivors, Predator NES Parting Gifts! GET NEW DLC MERCH AT https://dlcpod.creator-spring.com
Jeff and Christian welcome Andrea Rene from What's Good Games back to the show to discuss the announcement of a new game in the Witch franchise, a new studio acquisition by Sony, and more Prince of Persia and Immortal games from Ubisoft. The Playlist: Tiny Tina’s Wonderland, Elden Ring, Kirby and the Forgotten Land Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Alex Murrell from the Midwest Podcast Network back to the show this week to discuss the new game announcement from Supermassive Games, The Quarry. Gran Turismo 7 pricing kerfuffle, Sony's Hogwarts Legacy State of Play, and more! The Playlist: Tunic, Elden Ring, Horizon: Forbidden West, Fortnite Chapter 3, Season 2, Will You Snail Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Lana Bachynski from Riot Games back to the show to discuss the Overwatch 2 beta announcement, all the announcements from Sony's latest State of Play, and a proposed God of War TV show at Amazon. The Playlist: Horizon Forbidden West, Geoguessr, Destiny 2 The Witch Queen, Steam Deck, Young Souls Parting Gifts!
This week, Daanish Syed from Respawn joins in to discuss his journey from not enjoying Souls games, to loving Elden Ring. Then, Jeff and Christian weigh in with some extended Parting Gift thoughts on The Batman, Our Flag Means Death, and ASMR Chess. For more awesome bonus content like this, support the podcast at patreon.com/dlcpod
Jeff and Christian welcome the co-producer of the Sonic the Hedgehog movies, Dan Jevons, to the show this week to discuss Amazon Luna coming out of Beta, Halo Infinite co-op delayed again, rumors of new games in the Sly Cooper and Infamous franchises, and more! The Playlist: Destiny 2: Witch Queen, Gran Turismo 7 VR Talk: Lone Echo 2 PLUS: Special BONUS CONTENT! Christian and Alex Sulman debut their side project, Feeling This.
Jeff and Christian welcome Managing Editor at Gamespot, Tamoor Hussain to the show to discuss the big Street Fighter 6 reveal, the suprise Pokemon Scarlet and Violet reveal, and rumored PS Plus and PS Now combo service pricing tiers. The Playlist: Elden Ring, Steam Deck, Destiny 2: The Witch Queen Parting Gifts!!
Jeff and Christian welcome Vice President at Naughty Dog, Arne Meyer, to discuss the Bioshock movie at Netflix, a shut down of WiiU and Nintendo 3DS eshops, updates on Dragon Age 4, Dead Island 2, and Skull and Bones, and more! The Playlist: Horizon Forbidden West, Olli Olli World, Sifu, FFXI, Dicey Dungeons, Griftlands, Darkest Dungeon, MLB The Show 22 Tech Test, Lost Ark Support the show and get special perks by visiting patreon.com/dlcpod
Jeff and Christian welcome Jeff Grubb from Games Mess and Gamesbeat to the show this week to discuss all of the games announced at Nintendo's latest Nintendo Direct, including Mario Strikers Battle League, DLC for Metroid Dread, Fire Emblem Warriors – Three Hopes, Nintendo Switch Sports, and more! Plus, what's next for Call of Duty and Assassin's Creed franchises. The Playlist: Horizon Forbidden West, Vampire Survivors, Mina the Hollower, Metroid Prime Parting Gifts! SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: DLC needs your support! Check out patreon.com/dlcpod to see how you can ensure the show continues and get cool extras, too!
Jeff and Christian welcome Patrick Beja from Pixels back to the show this week to discuss Google pivoting Stadia, Sony buying Bungie, Rockstar announcing GTA 6, and more! The Playlist: Sifu, Vampire Survivors, Wild Rift, Pokémon Legends: Arceus, OlliOlli World Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome former Audio Director at Naughty Dog, Rob Krekel, back to the show this week to discuss three new Star Wars games from Respawn, a new franchise from Blizzard, and more Call of Duty's will be on Playstation? The Playlist: Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker, Bloodborne, Pokémon Legends: Arceus; UNCHARTED: Legacy of Thieves Collection VR Talk: Zenith The Last City, Synth Riders
Jeff and Christian welcome Miles Dompier from Windows Central to the show this week to discuss the megaton news of Microsoft's intention to acquire Activision Blizzard King. So much to unpack! Plus, Raven Software employees start a union!
The Playlist: Nobody Saves the World, Rainbow Six Extraction, Olli Olli World, Windjammers 2
Parting Gifts!
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Then enter either:
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Claire’s code: YWDVJ74N
Jeff and Christian welcome Kahlief Adams from Spawn On Me back to the show this week to discuss the right length for single player video games, the value of Zynga to Take-Two, the last of the Xbox Ones, and nominees for GotY for DICE and GDC, and more!
The Playlist: God of War (PC), League of Legends, Outer Wilds Echoes of the Eye
VR Talk: Song in the Smoke
Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Daanish Syed from Respawn back to the show this week to discuss the announcement of Playstation VR2 at CES, another year of no E3, a new video card from NVIDIA, and more!
The Playlist: Wordle! RE8 Village, Jurassic World Evolution 2, Chicory: A Colorful Tale, Legend of Zelda: Minish Cap, Outer Wilds Echoes of the Eye, Death’s Door
VR Talk: Stride, Facebook Horizon Beta, Project Cars 2, Dagon
Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian celebrate 8 full years of DLC, and kick of their 9th by looking back at their predictions from last year and Reckoning with the results, as well as looking forward to all the big games of 2022, including Starfield, Horizon Forbidden West, Metroid Prime 4, God of War Ragnarok, Breath of the Wild 2, Gotham Knights, and so many more!
Then, they step back out on the limb for their BOLD and COOL RANCH predictions for 2022!
As is the yearly tradition, Jeff and Christian welcome their friend Anthony Taormina from Gamerant.com to the show to talk through the biggest news stories of the year that was, and then share their personal Top 5 List of Favorites. What will be the Official DLC Game of 2021?
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Jeff and Christian welcome Senior Animator at Riot Games, Lana Bachynski back to the show to discuss the surging popularity of Final Fantasy XIV, Roblox problematic bushiness model, a Splinter Cell remake, and Nintendo's newest Indie Showcase!
The Playlist: Halo Infinite, Outer Wilds Echos of the Eye, Analogue Pocket, The Gunk
Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome freelance art director Aaron Morales to the show this week to discuss the Game Awards, including all of the most exciting reveals and biggest awards. Also, the union efforts at Activision-Blizzard, and Bungie's culture problems.
The Playlist: Halo Infinite, The Matrix Awakens, Fortnite Chapter 3, Marvel’s Avengers Spider-Man
Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Wil Harris from the New Scientist podcast to the show this week to discuss Sony combining PS Plus and PS Now... just like Jeff predicted! Also, a big shakeup at the Battlefield franchise, and the FTC steps in with Nvidia and ARM.
The Playlist: Forza Horizon 5, FIFA 22, PGA 2k21, Rocket Lead Sideswipe, LEGO Star Wars: Castaways, Solar Ash, Townscaper, Century: Age of Ashes
Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Shane Baily from Game On Cancer to the show this week to discuss a potential Mass Effect TV show at Amazon, Kojima Productions moving into other media, Harmonix making content for Fortnite, and more!
The Playlist: Halo Infinite MP, The Artful Escape, Guardians of the Galaxy, Ruined King, Chezzle
Parting Gifts!
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Jeff and Christian welcome Phillipe Bosher, actor in the new Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One video game, to the show this week to discuss more terrible information about Activision CEO Bobby Kotick, Rockstar's make-good on the PC version of GTA Trilogy Definitive Edition, The Game Awards nominees, and more!
The Playlist: Halo Infinite MP, Forza Horizon 5, Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One, The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles, Stonefly
VR Talk: Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Tempestfall
Parting Gifts!
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Jeff and Christian welcome Mario Rivera from the Point in Progress podcast to the show this week to discuss the PC version of GTA Trilogy Definitive Edition being pulled, Steam Deck's delay, a new Steamworld game announced, and more!
The Playlist: Unpacking, GTA San Andreas, Forza Horizon 5, Guardians of the Galaxy, Battlefield 2042
Parting Gifts!
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Jeff and Christian welcome Tom Blair from the Robot Radio Network to the show this week to discuss the Skyrim Anniversary Edition pricing, more game delays, Netflix's first launch of games, the future of NFTs in gaming, and more!
The Playlist: Back 4 Blood, ESO: Deadlands, Hunt: Showdown, Metroid Dread; Forza Horizon 5, Age of Empires 4, Inscryption
Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Cory Banks from Nvidia back to the show to discuss the Geforce NOW streaming service, as well as all the biggest news. Facebook turns into Meta and kills Oculus as a brand, Bobby Kotick takes the minimum salary, Sony has a State of Play, Halo Infinite's campaign trailer looks good, and more!
The Playlist: Guardians of the Galaxy, Metroid Dread, Trials of Fire, Jupiter Hell
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Jeff and Christian welcome Rich Lovejoy from Gamers With Jobs back to the show to discuss more video game delays, Nvidia's low latency cloud streaming, the new look of old GTA games, and more!
The Playlist: Disciples: Liberation, Neurocracy 2049, Black Book, Riders Republic, TMNT arcdae, Metroid Dread
VR Talk: Lone Echo 2, Resident Evil 4 VR
Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Amanda Knowlton from Gamers with Jobs to the show to discuss Nintendo's announced pricing on N64 and Sega Genesis legacy games, a new trailer for Rocksteady's next game from DC Fandome, Paizo workers forming a union, and more!
The Playlist: Back 4 Blood, Timberborn, Metroid Dread, Riftbreaker
VR Talk: Clash of Chefs VR, Lone Echo 2
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Jeff and Christian welcome Paul Tamayo from The Optional podcast to the show this week to discuss the massive Twitch hack, Pokemon Legends: Arceus not being Breath of the Wild, drift still present in joycons on the Switch OLED and more!
The Playlist: Far Cry 6, Battlefield 2042 Open Beta, Tetris Effect, Metroid Dread, Hot Wheels Unleashed, Inscryption, Across the Obelisk, Back 4 Blood
Parting Gifts!
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Jeff and guest co-host Patrick Beja from notpatrick.com welcome Mike Minotti from Games Beat to the show this week to discuss rumors of new Konami franchise games, conflicting reports of the Switch 4K, the Tokyo Games Show, and more!
The Playlist: Final Fantasy XIV, Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance, Tales of Arise, Scarlet Nexus, The Artful Escape, Kena Bridge of Spirits, Jett: The Far Shore, New World, Steam Next demos: Exo One, Soda Crisis, SpiderHeck
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Jeff and Christian welcome Trikslyr back to the show this week to discuss the newest Nintendo Direct and all of the big news that emerged, including N64 games coming to Switch, Chris Pratt playing Mario in a movie, and so much more!
The Playlist: Tales of Arise, Kena Bridge of Spirits, Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous, Halo Infinite MP beta, Deathloop, Rogue Lords
Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Janet Garcia to the show for the first time to discuss Battlefield 2042's delay, a Twisted Metal TV show, David Cage's studio making Star Wars games, THQ Nordic's big event, and more!
The Playlist: Deathloop, Death’s Door, Animal Crossing New Horizons, Severed Steel, Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls, Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous
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Jeff and Christian welcome Joseph Moran from The Trophy Room: A Playstation Podcast to the show this week to discuss the big Playstation Showcase, including all the biggest reveals.
The Playlist: F.I.S.T. Forged in Shadow Torch, Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut Song of Iron, The Artful Escape, Sonic Colors Ultimate, The Big Con, Dice Legacy
Parting Gifts!
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With Christian away, Jeff and Lana Bachynski welcome Michele Morrow from Good Game to the show this week to discuss the gameplay reveal for Midnight Suns from Firaxis, Sean Layden's new studio, the numerous collectors editions for Horizon Forbidden West, and more!
The Playlist: WoW: Shadowlands, Pokemon Unite, Samsung Odyssey G9 monitor, Mario Kart Live Home Circuit
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Jeff and Christian welcome ACG's own Karak, Jeremy Penter, to the show this week to discuss the Gamescom Opening Night Live announcements, game delays, Indies showcase, and more!
The Playlist: Psychonauts 2, Rider’s Republic Beta, Aliens: Fireteam Elite
Tabletop Time: Twilight Imperium, Heroclix, Shadows of Brimstone: City of the Ancients
Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Rebekah Valentine from IGN to the show this week to discuss her article on the many ways video games can be surprisingly difficult to make, as well as news on Quakecon 2021, an Indie Dev who turned down $500,000, Call of Duty presenting Call of Duty, and more!
The Playlist: Garden Story, Death’s Door, Ring Fit Adventure, Metroid Zero Mission; Ghost of Tushima Directors Cut; 12 Minutes; Avengers War for Wakanda, Humankind
Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcoe Anthony Taormina from Gamerant back to the show this week to discuss rumors of GTA remakes from Rockstar, more rumors of an upcoming Quake game from Machine Games, and Nintendo's latest slate of Indie titles
The Playlist: Grime, Eldest Souls, Axiom Verge 2, Void Train, Death’s Door
Parting Gifts!
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Jeff and Christian welcome Adam Leonhardt from MegaDads back to the show for a most unusual episode, indeed. Jeff is leaving California, so without his recording equipment, he visited Christian's house in person, and the two of them recorded the show in the same room for the first time. The result is a wacky, chaotic episode unlike any other!
The Playlist: Back 4 Blood beta, Rocksmith+ beta, Death's Door, Neo The World Ends With You
Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Lana Bachynski to the show this week to discuss the ongoing fallout from the Blizzard-Activision lawsuit, Annapura's slate of upcoming games, Sony's plan for more PC ports, and more!
The Playlist: Link's awakening, Pokemon unite, The Ascent; Halo Infinite Flight Test, Forgotton City
Parting Gifts!
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Jeff and Christian welcome streamer NorthernLion, Ryan Letourneau, to the show to discuss the scathing lawsuit brought by the state of California against Activision/Blizzard, all of the announcements at EA Play Live 2021, rumors of Netflix's gaming service, and more!
The Playlist: Pokemon Unite, The Binding of Isaac Repentance, Death’s Door; Breath of the Wild, Raji: An Ancient Epic
Parting Gifts!
EPISODE 400! Jeff and Christian welcome Kyle Bosman from Delayed Input to the show this week to discuss Nickelodeon's Super Smash Bros-like, Valve's Steam Deck, Microsoft's controller strategy, Hideo Kojima's take on the term Director's Cut, and more!
The Playlist: Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword HD, Final Fantasy XIV, Solasta Crown of the Magister, Slipways, Breath of the Wild
Parting Gifts!
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Jeff and Christian welcome Jimmy Wong from the Command Zone to the show this week to discuss Nintendo's new Switch OLED, Sony's latest State of Play, a confirmed Assassin's Creed Infinity, and more!
The Playlist: Magic Arena, A Plaguetale: Innocence, Black Skylands
VR Talk: Ragna Rock, Demeo
Parting Gifts!
BONUS CONTENT: Interview with Polyarc's Josh Stiksma and Moss Book 2
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Jeff and Christian welcome Patrick Beja from Pixels back to the show this week to discuss a new way to serve ads in console games, the Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut, more Control universe games from Remedy, and more!
The Playlist: Yakuza 7, Unpacking, Space Jam A New Legacy - The Game; Streets of Rage 4, Wildermyth
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Jeff and Christian welcome Jeff Grubb from Gamesbeat to the show this week to discuss his own reporting of a potential Dead Space reboot, as well as new Windows 11 gaming features, and the next version of the Snowdrop engine.
The Playlist: Tony Hawk on Switch, Mario Golf, Lego Builder’s Journey, Sea of Thieves: A Pirate’s Life; Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance; Hot Shot Racing; Ratchet & Clank Rift Apart, It Takes Two
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Jeff and Christian welcome Snow Bike Mike from Kinda Funny Xcast to the show this week to discuss the Nintendo Direct info with Metroid Dread, Breath of the Wild 2, and more! Plus, Xbox Design Lab and Rare's big reboot.
The Playlist: Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart, Chivalry 2, Tunic (demo); Sable (demo); OlliOill World (demo); Stern Star Wars Pro Pinball Roguebook, Summer Next Fest demos: Dodgeball Academia, Mechajammer
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E3 2021 is all-virtual, but it doesn't stop Jeff and Christian from their usual E3 Spectacular episode! Guest Anthony Taormina from Gamerant joins in to run down everything that happened in the Summer of Games and E3 through Suinday, including Elden Ring, Starfield, Guardians of the Galaxy, and so much more!
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Jeff and Christian welcome Kahlief Adams from Spawn On Me back to the show this week to look ahead to next weel's vitual E3 and Summer of Games events, and talk about God of War Ragnarok coming to PS4, new cards from Nvidia, Ratchet and Clank's day one patch, and more!
The Playlist: Virtual Fighter Ultimate Showdown, Knockout City, Aerial Knight’s Never Yield, Forza Horizon 4; Halo Combat Evolved, Blood Bowl 3
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Jeff and Christian welcome Andrew Alliance from the Show Radio to the show this week to discuss all the big Pre-E3 reveals, including Dying Light 2, Horizon Forbidden West, Far Cry 6, and Sonic Central.
The Playlist: Destiny 2, Forza Horizon 4, Biomutant, Knockout City, the Wild at Heart
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Jeff and Christian welcome Tasha Sounart from Pixar to the show this week to discuss Nintendo's Amiibo cash grab with Zelda, a new Timesplitters game, and how Microsoft should handle Bethesda at E3.
The Playlist: Final Fantasy XIV, Project Triangle Strategy demo, Knockout City; The Last of Us Part II on PS5
VR Talk: SwarmVR, Dash Dash World, Demeo
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Jeff and Christian welcome Jake Baldino from Gameranx to the show this week to discuss the news-filled Ubisoft earnings call, new colors for Dual Sense controllers, and the next steps in VR from HTC and Sony.
The Playlist: Mass Effect: Legendary Edition, Streets of Rage 2, Resident Evil Village, Wonderbox
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Jeff and Christian welcome Lana Bachynski from Riot Games back to the show to discuss Nintendo's new make-your-own-game game, Ubisoft expanding the Division games, Sony trademarking Sunset Overdrive, and more!
The Playlist: Returnal, Monster Hunter: Rise, Apex Legends, Valorant "Escalation" mode, Resident Evil Village, It Takes Two
VR Talk: Demeo, Star Wars Pinball VR
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Jeff and Christian welcome Jan Ochoa from Giantbomb to the show this week to discuss Sony's latest State of Play, Metro Exodus getting a ray-tracing only version, a new game from the guy who brought us Red Faction Guerilla, and more!
The Playlist: New Pokemon Snap, Nier Replicant, Double Dragon, Wonderbox, Returnal
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In a DLC first, Christian does the bulk of this week's show solo, before welcoming Graham Parkes the writer and a creative director on Before Your Eyes to a Bonus Content conversation about the game. Before that, however, there's Story of the Week discussing Jeff Kaplan leaving Blizzard, the Oculus Gaming Showcase, Amazon canceling their Lord of the Rings MMO, and more!
The Playlist: Clap Hanz Golf, RE Village Demo, MLB the Show 21, Game Pass xCloud iOS Beta.
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Jeff and Christian welcome Adam Leonhardt from MegaDads back to the show this week to discuss Nintendo's massive Indie World showcase, Capcom's huge Resident Evil presentation, Oculus 2 supporting wireless PC streaming, and more!
The Playlist: Genshin Impact, Before Your Eyes, RE Village Demo, Fantasian, NBA 2K21 Arcade Edition
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Jeff and Christian welcome MVG, Dimitris Giannakis to the show to discuss e# 2021 getting some big names, Sony Bend working on a Last of Us Remake for PS5, Nintendo pushing new IP, and more!
The Playlist: Outriders, Oddworld Soulstorm, Before Your Eyes, God of War 2018
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Jeff and Christian welcome Anthony Taormina back to the show this week to discuss CD Projekt RED's new Group Strategy, MLB The Show coming to Xbox Game Pass, Sony closing down the PS3 online store, a possible Alan Wake 2, and more!
The Playlist: Outriders, It Takes Two, Narita Boy, Trials of Fire, Ratchet and Clank at 60FPS
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Jeff and Christian welcome Shawn Kittelsen, Creative Director for Skybound Games back to the show this week to discuss Comic Con moving to Thanksgiving weekend, a flood of indie titles coming to Xbox Game Pass, rumors of the Switch Pro, and more!
The Playlist: Monster Hunter Rise, Rayman Legends, Loop Hero, Yes Your Grace, Final Fantasy VII Remake, Valheim, Trials of Fire, Magic: Legends, Looking for Heals
VR Talk: The Climb 2, Beat Saber OST4, Ryte: The Eye of Atlantis
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Jeff and Christian welcome Maude Garrett from Geekbomb to the show to discuss the first ever Square Enix Present, featuringForspoken, Avengers, Tomb Raider and more, as well as Sony's new PSVR controllers, Evo, and more!
The Playlist: Octopath Traveller, Valheim, Breath of the Wild, Fortnite Season 6, Super Mario 3D World, Project Winter
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Jeff and Christian welcome Chris Bergman from Gylee Games to the show this week to discuss a new retro Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles beat 'em up, what Microsoft is going to do with Bethesda, a possible Naughty Dog live ops game, more!
The Playlist: Holdfast: Nations at War, Loop Hero, Valorant, Monster Hunter Rise, Fortnite, RaRaBoom
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Jeff and Christian welcome Lana Bachynski from Riot Games back to the show this week to discuss Remedy's plan to lengthen co-op experiences, a leak about a new Switch from Nintendo, Elden Ring's long delay, and more!
The Playlist: Maquette, Loop Hero, Valheim Scavenger Hunt, Hades, Circuit Superstars, Final Fantasy 7 Remake, Fortnite, Anger Foot.
VR Talk: The Climb 2, Outer Wilds
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With Jeff out recovering from throat surgery, Christian welcomes Danny Peña from Gamertag Radio and Blessing Adeoye Jr. from Kinda Funny to the show to discuss no E3 in 2021, no Anthem at all anymore, but lots of great news from Sony's State of Play, and Nintendo's Pokemon announcements.
The Playlist: Black Ops: Cold War Outbreak Zombies Mode, Super Mario 3D World, Outriders demo
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Jeff and Christian welcome Chris Berto from MegaDads to the show this week to discuss all the news from the February Nintendo Direct - including a remastered Zelda, a new Splatoon, and more - and everything from this year's Blizzcon, including Burning Crusade Classic, Diablo 2 Resurrected , and more!
The Playlist: Hit,an 3, Cyberpunk 2077, Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Bowser's Fury, Valheim, Immortals: Fenix Rising, Deep Rock Galactic, Fights in Tight Spaces
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Jeff and Christian welcome streamer extraordinaire Trikslyr back to the show this week to discuss announcements at the Epic Game Store Spring Event, Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart's release date, Hollywood video game movie casting news, Unreal creating meta-humans, and more!
The Playlist: Valheim, Little Nightmares 2, Mortal Kombat 11, Oxygen Not Included DLC, Among Us, Star Wars Battlefront 2, CoD Warzone, Super Mario 3D World Switch, Hitman 3, Immortals: Fenix Rising
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Jeff and Christian welcome Mary Kish from Twitch to the show to discuss delays on Overwatch 2 and Diablo 4, the first gameplay trailer for Mass Effect Legendary Edition, Apple's $3,000 VR headset rumor, and more!
The Playlist: Yakuza 0 and tons of SGF demos, including: Floppy Knights, Forgone; Narita Boy, Rogue Book, Potion Craft, The Amazing American Circus, Bloodroots, TImberborn, Hazel Sky, Devastator, Genesis Noir
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Jeff and Christian welcome Riana Manuel from G4TV to the show this week to discuss the wild ride of Gamestop stock, Xbox Game Pass success, AMD shortages, and Nemesis system patents.
The Playlist: Apex Legends, Tetris Effect Connected, Immortals Fenyx Rising, Sea of Thieves, Mario Kart Live Home Circuit; Celeste Classic 2: Lani’s Trek; Cyber Shadow; Medium, Hitman 3, Torchlight 3
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Jeff and Christian welcome Rob Krekel from Naughty Dog back to the show this week to discuss the Xbox Live Gold price increase then rollback, Vicarious Visions absorbed by Blizzard, Resident Evil Village info, and more!
The Playlist: Minecraft, Cyberpunk 2077, Maiden, Hitman 3
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Jeff and Christian welcome Frankl Barbiere from Airship Syndicate to discuss the newly announced Indiana Jones and Star Wars games, CD ProjektRED's latest apology, and more!
The Playlist: 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim, Monster Hunter Rise, Crusader Kings III, Yaga
Tabletop Time: War of the Ring, D&D, Pokemon: TCG, Uno Attack
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Jeff and Christian welcome Daanish Syed from Someone Should Make This back to the show this week to discuss bringing defunct theme park rides to VR, Microsoft trying to buy Nintendo, a first person mod for Mortal Kombat, and more!
The Playlist: Immortals: Fenix Rising, Super Meat Boy Forever, Oceanhorn: Chronos Dungeon There Is No Game Wrong Dimension, Wilmot’s Warehouse
VR Talk: Supernatural, Pistol Whip 2089, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Tetris Effect
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Jeff and Christian celebrate 7 full years of DLC, and kick of their 8th by looking back at their predictions from last year and Reckoning with the results, as well as looking forward to all the big games of 2021, including Halo Infinite, Horizon Forbidden West, Metroid Prime 4, God of War Ragnarok, Breath of the Wild 2, Gotham Knights, and so many more!
Then, they step back out on the limb for their BOLD and COOL RANCH predictions for 2021!
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As is the yearly tradition, Jeff and Christian welcome their friend Anthony Taormina from Gamerant.com to the show to talk through the biggest news stories of the year that was, and then share their personal Top 5 List of Favorites. What will be the Official DLC Game of 2020?
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Jeff and Christian are joined by Lana Bachynski from Riot Games to discuss Sony pulling Cyberpunk 2077 from their store, Google Stadia making it to iOS, Fortnite getting an Among Us mode, and more!
The Playlist: Spiritfarer, The Pathless, Fortnight Spy Within mode, BugSnax, Hades, Back 4 Blood Alpha, Airborne Kingdom, Immortals: Fenix Rising, Cyberpunk 2077
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Jeff and Christian welcome Andrew Reiner from Game Informer to the show this week to discuss Cyberpunk 2077's launch, Halo Infinite's delay, and all of the games revealed at the Game Awards.
The Playlist: Cyberpunk 2077, Unto the End, Pixel Junk Eden 2
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Jeff and Christian welcome Brian Crecente from Bits N Bricks back to the show this week to discuss Oscar Isaac being cast as the lead in the Metal Gear Solid movie, Cyberpunk 2077's standalone multiplayer component, the opening of Super Nintendo World in Japan, and more!
The Playlist: Legend of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse, Immortals: Fenix Rising, AC Valhalla, Backbone One, Amazon Luna
VR Talk: Pistol Whip 2089
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Jeff and Christian welcome Kahlief Adams from Spawn on Me back to the show this week to discuss performance comparisons between Xbox Series X and PS5, a future where Xbox is an app on your TV, Baldur's Gate 3 making saves incompatible, and more!
The Playlist: Fuser, AC Valhalla, Watch Dogs: Legion, Godfall, Rockstar Table Tennis, Spider-Man Miles Morales, WoW: Shadowlands
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Jeff and Christian welcome Alex Murrell from Midwest Game Nerds to the show this week to discuss Sega VR being resurrected by the Video Game History Foundation, The Game Awards GOTY nominees, $700 price point for new gen, and more!
The Playlist: Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Demon’s Souls, Disc Room, CoD: Cold War, Pathless, AC: Valhalla
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BONUS: Spoiler discussion of Spider-Man Miles Morales
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Jeff and Christian welcome Andrea Rene from What's Good Games to the show this week to discuss the brand new console generation that is upon us! Thoughts on Xbox Series X and S, Playstation 5, and all the launch games!
The Playlist: Spider-Man Miles Morales, Assassin's Creed Valhalla, COD: BlackOps Cold War, Demon Souls, SackBoy, Astro's Playroom, Godfall, Bugsnax
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Jeff and Christian welcome Lead Gameplay Designer formerly of DICE LA, Alex Sulman, to the show this week to discuss new tidbits abotu Bethesda's new engine, Mass Effect finally being officially remastered, Pokemon Go having its best year ever, and so much more!
The Playlist: Ghost of Tsushima, Pacer, Dirt 5, Stories Untold, Ring Adventure, Spider-Man Miles Morales
VR Talk: The Room VR, Pixel Ripped 1989, Virtual Desktop streaming
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Jeff and Christian welcome Alex Amancio from Reflector Entertainment to the show this week to talk about his game, Unknown9, the pre-sales of PS5, Cyberpunk's latest delay, a live-action Assassin's Creed series on Netflix, and more!
The Playlist: Ghost of Tsushima, Ghostrunner, Watch Dog's Legion, Elgato
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Jeff and Christian welcome Casey DeFreitas from IGN to the show this week to discuss AOC streaming for the first time, a new retro console from Analogue, speed enhancements on older titles, and more!
The Playlist: Pokemon Sword and Shield The Crown Tundra DLC, Immortals Fenyx Rising (Stadia demo); Hades; Elgato 4K60S+ & Stream Deck, Rays the Dead
VR Talk: Population One
Tabletop Time: Pokemon 5e
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Jeff and Christian welcome Mario Rivera from Dualshockers to the show this week to discuss Gamestop deal to sell Xbox Series X, PS5's new UI, the 30 launch titles for Series X and S, and more!
The Playlist: Solitaire Conspiracy, Among Us, Dead by Daylight, Ghost of Tsushima Legends, World of Warcraft Shadowlands pre-patch, Rock Band 4
VR Talk: Oculus Quest 2, The Climb, Pistol Whip, Walking Dead Saints and Sinners
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Jeff and Christian welcome game journalist and documentarian Elijah Lee to the show this week to discuss a delay for Outriders, Amazon's Crucible being canned, backwards compatibility details for PS5, and more!
The Playlist: Destiny 2, Mavel Ultimate Alliance 3, Baldur's Gate 3, Star Wars Squadrons
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Jeff and Christian welcome Mario Piacquadio from One Big Topic to the show this week to discuss CD Projekt Red's 180 on crunch, the new Chromecast not supporting Stadia, the new World of Warcraft expansion delay, and more!
The Playlist: Spelunky 2, Ghost of Tsushima, Super Mario Bors 35, Genshin Impact, Against the Moon
VR Talk: Resident Evil 7, Star Wars Squadrons
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Jeff and Christian welcome John Wahl from MegaDads to the show this week to discuss Microsoft's purchase of Bethesda for $7.5 billion, Amazon's entry into the cloud streaming race, former Blizzard employees forming DreamHaven, and more!
The Playlist: Mafia: Definitive Edition, Super Mario All-Stars, Hades, Star Renegades
VR Talk: No Man's Sky, Operencia Stolen Sun
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Jeff and Christian welcome Tom Marks from IGN to the show thhis week to discuss the huge Playstation 5 event, with info on price, pre-orders, and all of the launch titles. Plus, Oculus had an event with new VR hardware and software. So much to discuss!
The Playlist: Hades, A Monster's Expedition, Inertial Drift, Super Mario Sunshine; NVIDIA Broadcast; Donkey Kong Country 2, Unrailed!, Spelunky 2
Tabletop Time: Fort, Tellstones: King's Gambit
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Jeff and Christian welcome Trisha Hershberger from Newegg back to the show this week to discuss pricing and availability of the Xbox Series X and Series S, the Ubisoft Forward Event, and more!
The Playlist: Tell Me Why, Fall Guys, Control AWE, Marvel's Avengers, Star Renegades, Kingdoms of Amalur: The Re-Reckoning
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Jeff and Christian welcome Imran Kahn from Kinda Funny to the show this week to discuss Nintendo's 35 Years of Mario Direct, including the strangeness of Super Mario 3D All-Stars, new GeForce video cards turning our current cards in garbage, a Shenmue anime, and more!
The Playlist: Marvel's Avengers, Moon, Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1&2, SpellBreak, Far:Lone Sail
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Jeff and Christian welcome Lana Bachynski from Riot Games back to the show this week to discuss all of the huge announcements from Gamescom 2020. So many games! SO MANY!
The Playlist: Risk of Rain 2, Fall Guys, Gunfire Reborn, Control AWE, Wasteland 3, The Girl of Glass
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Jeff and Christian welcome the Internet's Jesse Cox to the show this week to discuss the DC Fandome announcements, including Suicide Squad Kills Justice League and Gotham Knights. Plus, more Apple vs Epic news, Nintendo's new Indies, and Half-Life Alyx speedrunning.
The Playlist: Fall Guys, Final Fantasy XIV, There Is No Game, Ms Pacman, Battletoads, Rogue Legacy 2, Manifold Garden, Spirit Farer
Tabletop Time: Star Wars RPG, Inhuman Conditions, Mondo Puzzles, Roll for the Galaxy
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Jeff and Christian welcome Danny Pena from Gamertag Radio to the show this week to discuss the Halo Infinite delay to 2021 and it ramifications for Xbox Series X, Fortnight being pulled from Google and iOS app stores, another Zelda remake possibility, and more!
The Playlist: Streets of Rage 4, Final Fantasy VII, Phantasy Star Online 2, Tony Hawk Pro Skter 1 & 2, Avengers Beta, Touryst, Undermine
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Jeff and Christian welcome Anthony Taormina from Gamerant.com back to the show this week to discuss Son'y latest State of Play event, Apple's refusal to play ball with Project Xcloud or Stadia, Spider-Man being exclusive to PS4 in Avengers, and more!
The Playlist: The Avengers Beta, Horizon Zero Dawn PC, Fall Guys Ultimate Knockout
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Jeff and Christian welcome God-tier streamer Trikslyr back to the show this week to discuss 343 reacting to the Halo Infinite reveal backlash as well as that game going free to play for multiplayer, Netflix announcing more video game IP shows and movies, and new data that suggests not having E3 hasn't been bad for the industry.
The Playlist: Dark Souls, Ghost of Tsushima, Spider-man PS4 DLC, Valorant, Frostpunk DLC, Last of Us 2, Grounded, Carrion, Faeria
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Jeff and Lana Bachynski welcome Patrick Dees from the Fan Controlled Football League to the show this week to discuss Microsoft's big Summer of Games event, the Xbox Games Showcase. Halo Infinite, Fable, and everything in between! Plus, the crazy Nintendo Gigaleak, Ubisoft keeping next gen games at $60, the return of G4TV and more!
The Playlist: Star Wars: Squadrons Alpha, The Last of Us 2, Doom Eternal, Ghost of Tsushima, Hollow Knight, Hello Robot
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Jeff and Christian welcome Kahlief Adams back to the show this week to discuss Project Xcloud streaming being added to Xbox Gamepass, PS5 doubling production, the Google Stadia Connect, and more!
The Playlist: Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Watch Dogs Legion, Ghost of Tsushima, Superhot Mind Control Delete, Predecessor, CoD Warzone, Donkey Kong Country
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Jeff and Christian welcome indie game writer, designer and consultant Nick Suttner back to the show this week to discuss the Ubisoft Forward event, the Nacon Direct event, and the Devolver Digital event, as the Summer of Games roll on!
The Playlist: Creaks, Lonely Mountains: Downhill, Earth Defense Force 5, Tetris Mobile; HyperScape; Ring Fit Adventure; Elgato Wave Link 3, Subnautica, The Waylanders
Tabletop Time: Air, Land & Sea, Tabletop Simulator, Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion
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Jeff and Christian welcome Adam Leonhardt from Megadads back to the show this week to discuss abuse against voice actors on Twitter, a new higher price for next-gen games, a version of 2020 in which the Xbox Series X releases in August, and more!
The Playlist: The Last of Us Part II, Animal Crossing Summer Update, CoD: Warzone, Destiny 2, Griftlands
VR Talk: Iron Man VR, Half-Life Alyx
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Jeff and Christian welcome the writer of Mortal Kombat 11, Injustice 2, and the Image comic book Heart Attack, Shawn Kittelsen to the show to discuss new Cyberpunk 2077 info, new Marvel's Avengers info, new Rocksteady DC comics game info, and a possible subscription to the Xbox Series X hardware!
The Playlist: Desperadoes III, Deep Rock Galactic, Rocket League, Ring Fit Adventure, The Witcher 3, Deck of Ashes, Blade & Sorcery Update 8
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BONUS CONTENT: David Chen and Dan Trachtenberg join Jeff and Christian for a spoiler-filled discussion of The Last of Us Part 2
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Jeff and Christian welcome Parris Lilly from Gamertag Radio to the show this week to discuss this year's EA Play event, including the gameplay reveal for Star Wars Squadrons and more! Plus, the new Cyberpunk 2077 delay and what it means for Holiday 2020.
The Playlist: The Last of Us Part 2, Destiny 2, Disintegration, Ring Fit Adventure, Steam Summer demos: Grounded, Floppy Knights, Solasta Crown of the Magister, Fae Tactics, Ghostrunner, Unto the End, Riftbreaker
Parting Gifts!
BONUS CONTENT: Christian interviews Shawn James about music in The Last of Us
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Jeff and Christian welcome Kristine Steimer from What's Good Games back to the show this week to discuss Sony's big Playstation 5 event, including all the big reveals: Spider-Man Miles Morales, Gran Turismo 7, Resident Evil Village, Horizon Forbidden West, and more!
The Playlist: Having all finished game, all three hosts deep dive into a SPOILER FREE discussion of The Last of Us Part 2
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Jeff and Christian welcome Cicero Holmes back to the show this week to discuss the Kingdom of Amalur remaster, EA Access coming to Steam, a long lost Avengers game, the Destiny 2 event, and more!
The Playlist: Valorant, Treachery in Beatdown City, The Outer Worlds
VR Talk: Elite Dangerous, Tetris Effect Quest; Pistol Whip, 3DSen VR, The Wizards - Dark Times, Half Life Alyx liquid update
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Jeff and Christian welcome Shareef Jackson from Rivals of Waterdeep back to the show this week to discuss PS5 exclusives, the first pictures of Super Nintendo World theme park, Cate Blanchett as Lilith in the Borderlands movie, and more!
The Playlist: MK11 Aftermath, Ori Will of the Wisps, Streets of Rage 4, Treachery in Beatdown City, Wildfire, Minecraft Dungeons
VR Talk: No Man’s Sky, Half Life Alyx, Karnage Chronicles
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Jeff and Christian welcome Michele Morrow back to the show this week to discuss Fortnite showing a Christopher Nolan movie, Mafia getting Definitive Edition remakes, a 20 million brick Minecraft city, and more!
The Playlist: World of Warcraft Shadowlands Alpha, Final Fantasy VII Remake, Animal Crossing, Pony island, Sea of Thieves, Monster Train, Legend of Keepers.
VR Talk: The best Oculus titles, Wolf & Pigs, Spectro
Tabletop Time: Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective, Codenames, Just One
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Jeff and Christian welcome board game designer Geoff Englestein back to the show this week to discuss the eye-popping Unreal Engine 5 demo, the surprise Paper Mario reveal, the new info about Ghosts of Tsushima, and more!
The Playlist: Old World, Tabletop Simulator, Fortnite, Monster Hunter World, Fort Triumph, Fury Unleashed
Tabletop Time: Super Skill Pinball, Pax Pamir, Unmatched, Through the Ages
VR Talk: Half Life Alyx, Box VR, Oh Shape, Mini Moto Racing X, Tetris Effect on Quest
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Jeff and Christian welcome Rich Grisham, Chief Operating Officer at Out of the Park Developments, back to the show this week to discuss the first big Inside Xbox about the Xbox Series X, including all of the new game reveals, the new Last of Us 2 trailer, next-gen Smart Delivery, and more!
The Playlist: Doom, The Golf Club 2019, Mario Maker 2, MLB The Show, PES, Streets of Rage 4, Monster Hunter World, Filament
VR Talk: Vader Immortal, Beat Saber, Half Life:Alyx, Supernatural, Pixel Ripped 1995
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Jeff and Lana Bachynski are joined this week by Luke Lohr from Xbox Expansion Pass podcast to discuss the success of Xbox Game Pass, Geoff Keighley's plan for a long Summer Game Fest, the new Assassin's Creed announcement trailer, Last of Us Part 2's June release, and more!
The Playlist: Streets of Rage 4, Deliver Us The Moon, Modern Warefare 2 Remastered, Halo 3,4, Reach, Super Mario Odyssey, FF7 Remake, Spyro Reignited, Gears Tactics
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Jeff and Christian welcome Mike Futter, author of the GameDev Business Handbook to the show this week to discuss Travis Scott's record breaking Fortnite concert, rumors of Horizon Zero Dawn 2, the fallout of ca canceled E3 2020, the Xbox Series X logo, and more!
The Playlist: Final Fantasy VII Remake, Predator: Hunting Grounds, FF14, Animal Crossing, Ring Fit Adventures
VR Talk: The Room VR, Supernatural VR, Sliger VR,
Tabletop Time: Everdell, Marvel Champions, Power Rangers: Heroes of the Grid
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Jeff and Christian welcome Ben Kuchera from Polygon.com to the show this week to discuss the Crysis Remastered announcement, more info about the next Batman game, a limited edition Xbox One X for Cyberpunk 2077, and more!
The Playlist: Doom Eternal, Eggs Inc, The Messenger, Animal Crossing, Final Fantasy VII Remake
VR Talk: Half-Life Alyx
Tabletop Time: Crokinole, Klask
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Jeff and Christian welcome Greg Miller from Kinda Funny to the show this week to discuss the newly unveiled PS5 controller, Stadia going free for 2 months, real science inside Borderlands 3, and more!
The Playlist: Final Fantasy VII Remake, Resident Evil 3 Remake Animal Crossing, The Division 2, Borderlands 3, Valorant
VR Talk: Half-Life Alyx
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Jeff and Christian welcome profession game streamer Trikslyr back to the show this week to discuss the indefinite delay for Last of Us 2, Nintendo's plan to remake older Mario games for Switch, an announcement of Rogue Legacy 2, and more!
The Playlist: Hearthstone Battlegrounds, Doom Eternal, Control, Resident Evil 3, Divinity 2, Ori and the Will of the Wisp, Art of Rally, West of Dead
VR Talk: Half-Life Alyx, Vader Immortal
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Jeff and Christian welcome David Chen from the Culturally Relevant podcast to the show this week to discuss some great games coming to Switch, Ryan Reynolds making a Dragon's Lair movie, some gaming positives that persevere through the pandemic, and more!
The Playlist: Ori and the Will of the Wisps, Doom Eternal, Control: Foundation, Animal Crossing New Horizons
VR Talk: Half-Life Alyx
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Jeff and Christian welcome Lana Bachynski from Riot Games back to the show this week to talk about Untitled Goose Game winning Game of the Year, the final specs of the PS5 and Xbox Series X, and rumors about what Spider-Man 2 could be.
The Playlist: Raft, Ori and the Blind Forest, Ori and the Will of the Wisps, Ring Fit Adventure, Doom Eternal, Animal Crossing New Horizons, Outer Wilds
Tabletop Time: Roll D20, Yucata.de, Just One
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Jeff and Christian welcome Heather Alexandra from Kotaku back to the show to talk E3 being canceled due to COVID 19, LEGO Super Mario sets, bad crunch reports out of Naughty Dog, rumors of new Silent Hill games, and more!
The Playlist: Nioh, Final Fantasy XIV, Ori and the Will of the Wisps
Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Tim Rogers from Action Button Entertainment to the show this week to discuss the upcoming Last of Us HBO show, a release date for Ghost of Tsushima, more Half-Life games coming, and more!
The Playlist: Tim's new PC, The Division 2: Warlords of New York, Curse of the Dead Gods
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Jeff and Christian welcome Patrick Klepek from Waypoint back to the show this week to discuss GDC being postponed due to Corona Virus concerns, new details about the Xbox Series X, a lenient refund policy on GoG, and more!
The Playlist: Dreams, Bloodroots, Minecraft, Pokemon Sword, Wolcen
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Jeff and Christian welcome Tim Gettys from Kind Funny back to the show this week to discuss Cyberpunk 2077 coming to Geforce Now, Nintendo's new Animal Crossing Direct, Sony pulling out of GDC and PAX East due to Corona Virus concerns, and more!
The Playlist: Super Mario 3 for the 30th Anniversary, Sonic Generations/Mania, Dreams, Pokémon Sword; Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX demo, Hades
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Jeff and Christian welcome Anthony Taormina from Gamerant.com back to the show this week to discuss potential pricing issues for the PS5, the rebirth of Anthem and The Division 2, Geoff Keighley pulling out of E3 and more!
The Playlist: Outriders, Wolcen, Dreams, NBA Jam, Division 2
VR Talk: Path of the Warrior
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Jeff and Christian welcome Todd Oxtra from the Secret Friends Unite podcast to the show this week to discuss Animal Crossing on Switch not allowing saves, Dan Hauser leaving Rockstar, Xbox isn't competing with Sony, and more!
The Playlist: Geforce Now, Children of Morta, Control, Hades, Gylt, Ape Out, Scourgebringer
VR Talk: Ghost Gian, Deadly Burrito, Until You Fall
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Jeff and Christian welcome Daanish Syed from Someone Should Make This podcast back to the show this week to discuss streaming breaking exclusives, Torchlight 3, Atari Hotels, and so much more!
The Playlist: Disintegration Beta, The Pedestrian, Children of Morta, Wargroove, Kingdom 2 Crowns
Tabletop Time: Space Park, Blockbuster, Linkee, Pigasus
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Jeff and Christian welcome Australian gamer and presenter, Stephanie Bendixsen back to the show this week to discuss a new direction for Ninja Theory, no delays for Half-Life Alyx, a decade long dominance for Call of Duty in the NPDs, and more!
The Playlist: Sea of Thieves, Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order, Journey to the Savage Planet, Genesis Tetris, Witcher 3, Indivisible, Disco Elysium, Ring Fit Adventure
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Jeff and Christian welcome Richard Lovejoy from The Joyconjurer to the show this week to discuss delays for all the big mid year 2020 games, Sony skipping E3 again, Stadia's 120 new games, and more!
The Playlist: Dragon's Dogma, Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Pokemon Sword and Shield, Sayonara Wild Hearts, SNES Mini
Tabletop Time: The Expanse, Betrayal Legacy
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Jeff and Christian welcome Michele Morrow from Good Game and Eleague to the show this week to discuss Nintendo's Pokemon Direct, more Batman teases, exclusives for Xbox Series X, and a new Switch Pro?
The Playlist: Link's Awakening, Another Sight, Virtua Racing, Sayonara Wild Hearts, Witcher 3, Wolfenstein Youngblood
YOUR Top 5s of the Decade
VR Talk: Boneworks
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Jeff and Christian welcome Brian Crecente to the show this week to discuss the Witcher 3 getting a boost from Netflix, AMD leaks for the Xbox Series X and PS5, breakfast in Dreams, and more!
The Playlist: Teamfight Tactics, League of Legends, Destiny 2; Minecraft; Witcher 3, Control, AI Dungeon 2
THE GAMES OF THE DECADE! Jeff, Christian, and Brian pick their top 5 games of the 2010s
Parting Gifts
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Jeff and Christian celebrate 6 full years of DLC, and kick of their 7th by looking back at their predictions from last year and Reckoning with the results, as well as looking forward to all the big games of 2020, including Cyberpunk 2077, Last of Us 2, Halo Infinite, Dooom Eternal, Metroid Prime 4, Ghost of Tsushima, Final Fantasy VII Remake, and so many more!
Then, they step back out on the limb for their BOLD and COOL RANCH predictions for 2020!
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Jeff and Christian are joined by Anthony Taormina from Gamerant.com to talk about the very best games of 2019! Armed with their personal top 5 games of the year, they must come to a consensus to crown the official DLC Game of 2019!
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Jeff and Christian welcome Kahlief Adams from Spawn on Me to the show this week to discuss all of the big announcements and awards from The Game Awards 2019, including Xbox Series X, Hellblade 2, Fast & Furious Crossroads, and more!
The Playlist: Star Wars Jedi the Fallen Order, Death Stranding, Darksiders Genesis
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BONUS CONTENT: Spoiler talk for Star Wars Jedi the Fallen Order
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Jeff and Christian welcome Stella Chung from IGN to the show this week to discuss Riot Games giving their characters to other developers, Valve putting In the Valley of Gods on hold, the 2 SKUs for the next Xbox, and more!
The Playlist: Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order, Darksiders Genesis, Halo Reach, Outer Worlds
VR Talk: Pistol Whip, Oculus Link, Must-buy VR games
Parting Gifts!
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Jeff and Christian welcome Kate Yeager from Inside Xbox to the show this week to discuss exclusives for the next gen Xbox, Stadia's broken promises, no VR for Xbox, and more!
The Playlist: Forza Motorsport 7, Forza Horizon 4, Outer World, Disco Elysium, Star Wars Jedi The Fallen Order, Pokemon
VR Talk: Oculus Link and the best VR headset right now
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Jeff and Christian welcome Lana Bachynski from Riot Games to the show this week to talk about WolfEye Studios, the announcement of Half-Life Alyx VR, and the possibility of an Amazon game streaming service.
The Playlist: Ring Fit Adventure, Control, Breath of the Wild, Monster Hunter, League of Legends, Heroes of the Storm, Stadia, Jedi Fallen Order, Pokémon Sword.
Tabletop Time: Gloomhaven
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Jeff and Christian welcome Alanah Pearce from Inside Gaming and FunHaus back to the show this week to discuss Microsoft's X019 event in London announcing Tell Me Why, Grounded, Everwild, and more, and the Google Stadia launch lineup.
The Playlist: Star Wars: Jedi The Fallen Order, Afterparty, Need for Speed: Heat
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Jeff and Christian welcome Catarina Macedo from Xbox to the show this week to discuss Outer Worlds' high sales, Valve and Apple partnering on an AR headset, Death Stranding's Twitch numbers and more!
The Playlist:Destiny 2: Shadowkeep, Afterparty, Luigi's Mansion 3, Death Stranding
VR Talk: Pistol Whip
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Jeff and Christian welcome twitch streamer HayliNic to the show this week to discuss all the news out of Blizzcon and more!
The Playlist: Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege, CS:GO, Destiny 2: Shadowkeep, Diablo 4; Diablo Immortal; Overwatch 2, Luigi’s Mansion 3, Death Stranding
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Jeff and Christian welcome Tim Longo from DevGameClub back to the show this week to discuss Xbox Game Pass a Taco Bell, delays on all the big February games, Fallout 76 getting a monthly fee, and more!
The Playlist: Eternal Darkness, Doom, Doom 2016, Sigil, Mini Metro, COD: Modern Warfare, Outer Worlds
Tabletop Time: Gloom, Splendor, Castle Panic
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Jeff and Christian welcome Simon Roliggaard from Denmark to the show this week to discuss Niantic tracking your data, Riots announcing a ton of new games, Blizzard catching the ire of the US Senate, and more!
The Playlist: Forgotton Anne, Control, Last of Us Part 2, Mortal Kombat 11, Gears 5, Project Xcloud
VR Talk: Asgard's Wrath, Baby Hands
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Jeff and Christian welcome Attack of the Show legend Kevin Pereira back to the show this week to discuss Blizzard's ban of Hearthstone Grandmaster Blitzchung following his comments in support of Hong Kong, and the subsequent backlash, the surprising season finale for Fortnite, new PSVR patents, and more!
The Playlist: Concrete Genie, Apex Legends, Ape Out, Slay the Spire, Brawl Stars, The Ninja Saviors: Return of the Warriors, Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair, John Wick Hex
Quick Questions!
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Jeff and Christian welcome Victor Lucas from EPN.TV back to the show this week to discuss rumors of the next consoles from Microsoft and Sony, new characters revealed in Crystal Dynamix's Avengers game, changes to Call of Duty Mobile, and more!
The Playlist: Trine 4, Ghost Recon: Breakpoint, Dragon Quest 11, No no Kuni Remastered, Cuphead
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Jeff and Christian welcome Ray Carsillo to the show this week to discuss the new champs of the Overwatch League, a tease for a new Batman game, Oculus Connect 6 announcements, and more!
The Playlist: Gears 5, Mario Kart Tour, NHL 20, Control, Spec, Bleak Sword, Last of Us Part 2
VR Talk: Blood & Truth, Vader Immortal Episode 2
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Jeff is back! And he and Christian welcome big time Hollywood director Dan Trachtenberg back to the show this week to discuss new comments from Hideo Kojima about Death Stranding, a possible release date for Last of Us 2, a new Terminator game, and more!
The Playlist: WoW Classic, Link’s Awakening; NBA2K20; Skate City; What the Golf; Shantae and the Seven Sirens pt 1, Borderlands 3
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Christian welcomes Kahlief Adams to the show to discuss Ring Fit Adventure, Apple Arcade, Project Atlas, Project Resistance, and more!
The Playlist: Borderlands 3, Gears 5, Celeste Chapter 9, Control
Quick Questions.
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Christian welcomes Anthony Carboni & Daanish Syed to the show this week to discuss the recent Nintendo Direct, Celeste Chapter 9, Kojima on Death Stranding, and more!
The Playlist: Gears 5, Astral Chain, River City Girls, Telling Lies
Quick Questions.
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Christian welcomes Anthony Taormina back to the show this week to discuss the widespread harassment allegations in the video game industry, NBA2K20's gambling trailer, rumors about the new Resident Evil game, and more
The Playlist: Remnant: From the Ashes, Man of Medan, Blair Witch, Astral Chain, Pokemon Masters, Telling Lies
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Jeff and Christian welcome Rich Grisham, Chief Marketing Officer of Out of the Park Developments, makers of Out of the Park Baseball and Franchise Hockey Manager back to the show this week to discuss Sony buying Insomniac and losing another director from the Uncharted Movie, as well as all the big news from Gamescom 2019.
The Playlist: Madden NFL 20, MLB 19 The Show,Detroit: Become Human, Modern Warfare Gunfight Alpha (PS4); Gears POP (iOS); Control (PC)
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Plus, Jeff gives an update about his eye surgery
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Jeff and Christian welcome their old friend Garnett Lee back to the show to celebrate the 300th episode of DLC. They discuss the "Netflix of video games", Xbox's strategy, Nee for Speed Heat's reveal, WoW Classic getting queue times, and more!
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Jeff and Christian welcome Parris Lilly from Gametag Radio to the show this week to discuss whether No Man's Sky is fully redeemed, the next step of the streaming platform wars, loot box odds notifications, and more!
The Playlist: Mario Maker 2, Destiny 2, Witcher 3, Children of Morta, Wolfenstein Youngblood, Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3
VR Talk: Valve Index
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Jeff and Christian welcome Adam Leonhardt from Mega Dads Blog to the show this week to discuss gun violence in the real world and in video games, E3 leaking info, Ninja leaving Twitch, Ghostbusters The Video Game getting a remaster, Call of Duty Multiplayer reveals, and more!
The Playlist: Sea of Solitude, Wolfenstein Youngblood, Warframe, A Plague Tale: Innocence
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Jeff and Christian welcome Luke Lohn from the Xbox Drive to the show this week to discuss Jedi the Fallen Order and Sekiro being similar, the Fortnite World Cup winners being young, and feedback about smoking in video games.
The Playlist: Gears 5, Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3, Wolfenstein Youngblood, Vectronom, Doom 3
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Jeff and Christian welcome Ben Hanson from Game Informer back to the show this week to discuss PUBG getting a story, video game websites covering other media, no smoking in Gears of War, Google Stadia news, and more!
The Playlist: Thatgamecompany’s Sky, Starcraft II, Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3, Quake RTX, Nowhere Prophet
Tabletop Time: Betrayal at House on the Hill, 2 players games, many player games
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Jeff and Christian welcome Heather Alexandra from Kotaku back to the show this week to discuss Cuphead coming to Netflix, the announcement of the Switch Lite, Ubisoft games going VR, Turbografx16 mini, and more!
The Playlist: Final Fantasy XIV, Bloodstained, Katana Zero, The Messenger, Dr Mario World, Super Mario Maker 2
VR Talk: Defector, Vader Immortal (Rift), Fugl
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Jeff and Christian welcome Patrick Beja from Pixels back to the show this week to discuss Nintendo hitting 10 million online subscribers, Nvidia updating their graphics cards, Warframe getting a new trailer, Alan Wake 2, and more!
The Playlist: Destiny 2, Bloodstained, Cadence of Hyrule, Gears of War 4, Outer Wilds, OnRush, Super Mario Maker 2, Quake 2 RTX, No Man’s Sky
Plus, discussion of the future of streaming video games
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Jeff and Christian welcome Brian Altano from IGN to the show this week to discuss the target audience of the PS5, the magic behind infinite playable characters in Watchdogs Legion, Google Stadia's game pricing, and more!
The Playlist: Super Mario Maker 2, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, Beach Buggy Racing 2
VR Talk: Star Wars: Vader Immortal, Moss, Sairento Untethered
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Jeff and Christian welcome Carolyn Petit from Feminist Frequency back to the show this week to discuss Cyberpunk's responsibilities, E3's represenation, Final Fantasy 7 Remake's revisions, and more!
The Playlist: 198X, Outer Wilds, Spider-Man DLC, Dead Cells, Cadence of Hyrule
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Jeff and Christian are joined by Anthony Taormina from Gamerant.com to look back on E3 2019, and determine their E3 Game of the Show. All of the biggest games are discussed with hands-on and behind-closed-doors impressions from the show!
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Jeff and Christian talk about the second day of press conferences for this year's E3, including the PC Games show, the VR Expo, Ubisoft, and Square Enix.
E3 is here, and Jeff and Christian break down the first day (and before) of press conferences. Google's Stadia info, EA's live streams, Microsoft, and Bethesda all get discussed. All the big games of the show!
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Jeff and Christian welcome Anthony Taormina from Gamerant.com back to the show for the annual Pre-E3 predictions episode! They talk about what they expect from the biggest event of the gaming year, plus news about Death Stranding releasing in November, Call of Duty changing its tone, Larian making Baldur's Gate, Cuphead in cars, and more!
The Playlist: Void Bastards, Layers of Fear 2, Outer Wilds, Mortal Kombat 11
VR Talk: Blood and Truth, Oculus Quest, Beat Saber
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Jeff and Christian welcome John Wahl from The MegaDads Blog to the show this week to discuss a new handheld console called Playdate, a rumored George RR Martin/From Software collaboration called Great Rune, a TV series from Playstation Productions called Twisted Metal, and more!
The Playlist: A Plague Tale: Innocence, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, Descenders
VR Talk: Oculus Quest, Vader: Immortal, Beat Saber, SuperHOT, A Fisherman's Tale
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Jeff and Christian welcome Chloe Dykstra to the show this week to discuss Minecraft Earth, the ups and downs of the Epic Game Store sale, confusion for WoW: Classic, and more!
The Playlist: Portal, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, Rage 2
VR Talk: Ghost Giant
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Jeff and Christian welcome Shareef Jackson from Spawn on Me to the show this week to discuss a new Predator game revealed, a trailer for Final Fantasy VII remake, the Ghost Recon: Breakpoint announcement, and more!
The Playlist: Mortal Kombat 11, Baba Is You, Phoenix Wright trilogy, Cuphead, Comix Zone; Virtua Racing; Outrun, Steamworld Heist, Steamworld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech
VR Talk: Oculus Quest, Ghost Giant
Tabletop Time: Being a DM in D&D
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Jeff and Christian welcome Aaron Morales back to the show this week to discuss changes coming to the Sonic the Hedgehog movie, new details about Borderlands 3, the Valve Index, and more!
The Playlist: Mortal Kombat 11, Days Gone, retro Genesis games, Steamworld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech
Quick Questions!
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Jeff and Christian welcome Blake J Harris, author of History of the Future to the show this week to discuss his writing process, the conflict between Steam and Epic Games Store, Red Dead Redemption 2 analysis, and more!
The Playlist: Cuphead, New Super Mario Bros, NBA 2k19, Mortal Kombat 11 (Switch); Fortnite: Avengers EndgameDays Gone
VR Talk: Labo VR, Breath of the Wild, Mario Odysset
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Jeff and Christian welcome Brandin Tyrrel from IGN to the show this week to discuss details about the next generation of Playstation, an all-digital Xbox One, Capcom's new self-contained retro arcade controller, and more!
The Playlist: Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, Slay the Spire, Battle Brothers, Darkest Dungeon, Anthem, Castlevania: Bloodlines
Tabletop Time: Ten Candles, Dungeons and Dragons
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Jeff and Christian welcome writer, game journalist, and critic Sofia Hariz to the show this week to discuss Overwatch League burnout, Any Hennig's provocative Reboot talk, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, and more!
The Playlist: God of War, The Sims, Mega SG, Operencia: Stolen Sun
VR Talk: Vacation Simulator, Beat Saber, Falcon Age
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Jeff and Christian welcome Andrea Rene from What's Good Games and Kinda Funny back to the show to discuss what might be next for Assassin's Creed, Labo VR actually being good, and the expose on Bioware and the development of Anthem.
The Playlist: CONTROL, Journey to the Savage Planet, Trover Saves the Universe, Dangerous Driving, Yoshi’s Crafted World, Risk of Rain 2
VR Talk: Stormland, BeatSaber Oculus Quest, Borderlands 2 VR with AIM controller
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Jeff and Christian welcome Anthony Taormina from Gamerant.com back to the show for a APRIL FOOLS FREE ZONE! There are no fake stories here! They do talk about Gearbox's PAX East panel debut for Borderlands 3, the rumor of 2 new versions of the Switch, Playstation's first State of Play with Iron Man VR, No Man's Sky VR and more, the first 10 Sega Genesis mini titles, the first trailer for Streets of Rage 4, Valve's new VR headset teaser, and so much more!
The Playlist: Sekiro, Yoshi’s Crafted World, Risk of Rain 2, Analogue Mega SG, Conan Unconquered
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Jeff and Christian welcome Chris Baker to the show this week to discuss the (non) resurrection of Lucasfilm Games, Google's Stadia announcement, new Oculus headsets, and more!
The Playlist: Ape Out, Devil May Cry 5, The Messenger, retro Batman movie games, Blaster Master Zero 2, Journey to the Savage Planet, Airbourne Kingdom, Looking for Heals
VR Talk: Falcon Age, Asgard’s Wrath, Stormland
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Jeff and Christian welcome Mark DeSanto from I Eat Games back on the show this week to discuss another big update for No Man's Sky, Halo Master Chief Collection coming to PC, Ninja getting $1 million for Apex Legends, and more!
The Playlist: Metro Exodus, The Last Guardian, The Division 2, BaBa is You
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Jeff and Christian welcome John Phipps from Super Deformed Gamescast to the show this week to discuss EA not having an E3 press conference this year, a leaked controller design for Google Stream, Switch getting VR... in the form of Labo, and more!
The Playlist: Devil May Cry 5, Final Fantasy IX
VR Talk: Astro Bot Rescue Mission, Audica, Shadow Legend
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Jeff and Christian welcome Steven Spohn from Able Gamers to the show this week to discuss a potential Borderlands 3 announcement, new 8th Gen Pokemon games, Funcom dong Dune, THQ Nordic's bad PR, and more!
The Playlist: Rocket League, Dead by Deadlight, Toejam & Earl: Back in the Groove, Dead or Alive 6, Destiny 2; Fortnite Season 8, Ape Out
Quick Questions!
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Jeff and Christian welcome Olivia Grace, formerly of Blizzard, to the show this week to discuss Reggie's retirement from Nintendo, Xbox Game Pass coming to Switch, Hololens 2, and more!
The Playlist: Diablo 3, Toad Treasure Tracker, NieR: Automata, Anthem, Metro Exodus, Typoman
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Jeff and Christian welcome video game hip-hop artist Mega Ran to the show this week to discuss the layoff at Activison/Blizzard, Nintendo's huge week of announcements, Harmonix's new VR game, The Carlton, and more!
The Playlist: Tetris 99, Apex Legends, New Super Mario Bros Deluxe U, Muscle Hustle, Crackdown 3, World Conqueror X
Quick Questions!
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Jeff and Christian welcome Shawn Andrich from Gamers With Jobs back to the show this week to discuss lay-offs at Activision/Blizzard, the surprisingly successful release of Apex Legends, Xbox Live on the Switch, and more!
The Playlist: Apex Legends, The Division 2 Private Beta, Wargroove, Horizon Zero Dawn the Frozen Wilds
Tabletop Time: The Quacks of Quedlinburg, Welcome To...
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Jeff and Christian welcome Tim Gettys from Kinda Funny to the show this week to discuss a surprise Titanfall game release, Athem's crazy release graph, Metro Exodus going exclusive to Epic Game Store, Groundhog Day getting a VR sequel, and more!
The Playlist: Kingdom Hearts 3, Resident Evil 2 Remake, RAGE 2
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Jeff and Christian welcome Carolyn Petit from Feminist Frequency to the show this week to discuss Nintendo starting over on Metroid Prime 4, Blizzard picking up a Cyberpunk 2077 developer, Facebook defrauding gamers, and more!
The Playlist: Resident Evil 2, Life Is Strange 2, Episode 2, OutRun, Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes, Anthem demo; Shadow of the Tomb Raider
VR Talk: The Fisherman's Tale
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Jeff and Christian welcome Raj Deut from ReckonerAU back to the show this week to discuss EA canceling another Star Wars game, Mortal Kombat 11's big reveal, a new director for the Uncharted movie and more!
The Playlist: The Division 2, Below, The Garden Between, Diablo 3, New Super Luigi Bros U Deluxe, Mortal Kombat, Heroes of the Storm
Tabletop Time: 7th Continent, Dinosaur Island
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Jeff and Christian welcome FerociouslySteph to the show this week to discuss CES VR announcements from HTC, Bungie taking their Destiny and going home, The Division 2 leaving Steam, crazy lawsuits at Gearbox, and more!
The Playlist: Magic the Gathering, Battlerite Royale, CrossCode, See/Saw, Resident Evil 2 Remake 1-Shot demo, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
VR Talk: Tilt-Brush , VR-Chat, Budget Cuts, Talos Principle
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Jeff and Christian welcome Nick Suttner from The Spelunky Showlike to the show this week to discuss GDC and IGF Awards nominations, a new Marvel game from Hearthstone's creators, Amazon's top selling games of 2018 and more!
The Playlist: Mr. Success, see/saw, Wandersong, Spelunky, Bayonetta 2, Red Dead Redemption 2, Guacamelee 2, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
Tabletop Time: Tokyo Metro, Carson City: The Card Game, Let’s Make a Bus Route, Celestia, Keyforge, TIME Stories: Estrella Drive
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Jeff and Christian celebrate the show's 5th anniversary and kick off the beginning of the sixth year of DLC by looking back and looking forward. As is the DLC tradition, Jeff and Christian hold their own feet to the fire by revisiting their 2018 predictions to see what was right and was was wrong in The Reckoning.
Then it is time to get excited about all the great games coming in 2019! The guys pick their favorites, including Anthem, Kingdom Hearts 3, Cyberpunk 2077, The Last of Us 2, and more. They finish by making more Bold and Cool Ranch predictions for the new year. What does 2019 have in store for gamers?
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Jeff and Christian welcome Anthony Taormina from Gamerant.com back to the show this week to look back on the year that was, and rank their Top 5 Games of the Year! Which games will make the list and which will be crowned DLC's Game of the Year?
Plus, a list of their underdogs - games that deserve another look as 2018 comes to a close.
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Jeff and Christian welcome Meghan Sullivan to the show this week to discuss new Beyond Good & Evil 2 footage, the oddly sexual Sonic movie poster, Epic taking over the world, Heroes of the Storm dying, and more!
The Playlist: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey, Dragon Quest 11, Guacamelee 2, Ninja Gaiden, Below
VR Talk: Borderlands 2 VR, Astro Bot Rescue Mission
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Jeff and Christian welcome Dan Casey from The Nerdist to the show this week to discuss all of the winners and announcement trailers from The Game Awards, the best stuff from the Kinda Funny Games Showcase, and more!
The Playlist: Super Smash Bros Ultimate, Valkyria Chronicles 4, Red Dead Redemption 2, Just Cause 4. Devil May Cry 5 demo, Mutant Year Zero, Ashen
VR Talk: Creed 2: Rise to Glory, Evasion
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Jeff and Christian welcome Patrick Beja from Pixels to the show this week to discuss Nintendo's new streaming policy, Rocksteady's next game announcement, Death Stranding's leaked release date, Fallout 76's latest PR nightmare, and more!
The Playlist: Donut County, Return of the Obra Dinn, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, Red Dead Redemption 2, Pokemon Let's Go
VR Talk: Beat Saber, Astro Bot Rescue Mission, Evasion
Tabletop Time: Jon Purkis from Actualol joins Jeff to highlight some excellent new board games for the holidays. Chronicles of Crime, Detective: A Modern Crime Game, Western Legends, Men at Work, Clank!, Word Slam, A Tale of Pirates, Kitchen Rush
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Jeff and Christian welcome Kahlief Adams from Spawn on Me back to the show this week to discuss a new Pokemon tamagotchi, Black Friday for video games, Super Smash Bros Ultimate pre-sales, and more!
The Playlist: Red Dead Redemption 2, Fallout 76, Warframe Switch, Darksiders 3, Assassin's Creed Odyssey
VR Talk: Tetris Effect, Beat Saber PSVR, Magic Leap
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Jeff and Christian welcome comedian and game reviewer Brock Wilbur to the show this week to discuss The Game Awards nominees, Sony ditching E3, a disc-less Xbox, and more!
The Playlist: Fallout 76, Call of Cthulu, Red Faction Re-Marstered, Pokemon: Lets Go Eevee; Hitman 2, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, Bulletstorm Remastered
Parting Gifts!
BONUS CONTENT: Jeff and Dave Chen deep dive into Red Dead Redemption 2
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Jeff and Christian welcome Kate Grey from Kotaku and Ko-Op to the show this week to discuss Microsoft's X018 announcements, Nintendo hiring for a new Zelda, Destiny 2 Forsaken under-performing, and more!
The Playlist: Return of the Obra Dinn, Assassin's Creed:Odyssey, Sorcery!, Diablo Eternal Collection
VR Talk: GNOG, Astro Bots Rescue Mission, Deracine, VR Kanojo
Tabletop Time: The Fate of London, D&D, Codenames Duet
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Jeff and Christian welcome Mel Kirk from Zen Studios back to the show this week to discuss the Diablo Immortal backlash, the latest Super Smash Bros Nintendo Direct, Warcraft 3's remaster, and more!
The Playlist: Red Dead Redemption 2, Fallout 76 Beta, Spider-Man, Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales
VR Talk: Tetris Effect demo
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Jeff and Christian welcome Allegra Frank from Polygon.com to the show this week to discuss 100 hour weeks at Rockstar, Xbox Game Pass coming to PC, more Resident Evil games coming to Switch, Destiny 3 rumors, and more!
The Playlist: Red Dead Redemption 2
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Jeff and Christian welcome itmeJP from Dropped Frames and RollPlay to the show this week to discuss 100 hour work weeks at Rockstar, a new pixel perfect Sega Genesis system, a delay for Days Gone, and maybe no Diablo 4 after all?
The Playlist: Soul Calibur VI, Call of Duty Blackout, Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Zen Pinball, Starlink
Quick Questions
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Jeff and Anthony Taormina from Gamerant.com welcome Daanish Syed from NetherRealm Studios to the show this week to discuss CitizenCon, Fallout 76, Microsoft's streaming service, and more!
The Playlist: Mega Man 11, Forza Horizon 4, Jurassic World Evolution, Call of Duty: BlackOps 4, Assassin's Creed Odyssey
VR Talk: Werewolves Within, Astro Bot Rescue Mission
Tabletop Time: Selling a boardgame, The Mind, Dropmix
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Jeff and Christian welcome Heather Alexandra from Kotaku to the show this week to discuss Skybound picking up the final season of Telltale's The Walking Dead, Google revolutionizing video games with Project Stream, Mike Morhaime stepping down at Blizzard, and more!
The Playlist: Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Forza Horizon 4
VR Talk: Astro Bot Rescue Mission, Creed VR
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Jeff and Christian welcome Chris Bergman from Choremonster back to the show this week to discuss Fortnite going cross platform on PS4, no PSX this year, Oculus Connect 5, and more!
The Playlist: Pathfinder: Kingmaker, Ring of Elysium, PocketRun, Spider-Man, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Battle for Azeroth
VR Talk: Astro Bot Rescue Mission
Parting Gifts!
SPOILER TALK: Spider-Man PS4
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Jeff and Christian welcome Alanah Pearce from Funhaus to the show this week to discuss Telltale Games shutting down, the Playstation Classic, a new Death Stranding trailer, and more!
The Playlist: Spider-Man, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Destiny 2 Forsaken, Overcooked, WoW
VR Talk: Chronos, Beat Saber, Windlands 2
Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Kat Bailey from U.S. Gamer to the show this week to discuss the big Nintendo Direct News: Animal Crossing on Switch, Final Fantasy on Switch, Luigi's Mansion 3 on Switch, and everything else... on Switch!
The Playlist: Dragon Quest XI, NBA 2K19, Valkyria Chronicles 4, CoD Black Ops 4: Blackout Beta, Destiny 2 Forsaken campaign, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Forza Horizon 4 demo
Emails!
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Jeff and Christian welcome Anthony Taormina from Gamerant.com to the show this week to discuss more details about the Battle Royale modes of Call of Duty and Battlefield, the casting of Geralt orf Rivia on Netflix, THQ getting an underrated RPG and more!
The Playlist: Destiny 2 Forsaken, Spider-Man, Battle for Azeroth, Fortnite
VR Talk: Firewall Zero Hour
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Jeff and Christian welcome Aaron Morales back to the show this week to discuss the 48 min Cyberpunk 2077 demo, Streets of Rage 4, a delay for Battlefield 5, Onimusha Warlord remastered, and more!
The Playlist: Spider-Man, Guacamelee 2, Dead Cells, Far Cry 5: Dead Living Zombie, CastleStorm
Parting Gifts!
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Jeff and Christian welcome Holly Green from Paste Magazine to the show this week to discuss Xbox All Access, Nintendo sticking with fixed prices, new Nvidia cards, and more!
The Playlist: Graveyard Keeper, Dead Cells, WoW: Battle for Azeroth
Quick Questions
Parting Gifts
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Jeff welcomes Garrett Weinzierl from The Angry Chicken and Tim "Trikslyr" Frazier to the show this week to geek out on Blizzard games. They discuss Diablo 3 coming to the Switch, the first gameplay reveal for Generation Zero, new Nvidia cards, and more!
The Playlist: WoW: Battle for Azeroth, Ni No Kuni 2: Revenant Kingdom, Metal Gear Rising, Heroes of the Storm, Hearthstone
VR Talk: Brass Tactics, Seeking Dawn, Lone Echo, Beat Saber, Sairento VR
Quick Questions
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Jeff and Christian welcome Rich Grisham from Press Row Podcast back to the show this week to discuss the Red Dead Redemption 2 trailer, new characters in Super Smash Bros Ultimate, Shadow of the Tomb Raider's difficulty levels, Doom Eternal, and more!
The Playlist: Madden 19, Bomber Crew, WarioWare Gold, Wii Sports, World of Warcraft, Dead Cells, Overcooked 2
VR Talk: Electronauts
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Jeff and Christian welcome Vinny Caravella from Giant Bomb to the show this week to discuss a new Def Jam fighting game, the latest on the Minecraft movie, Richard Garfield's new trading card game, and more!
The Playlist: No Man's Sky NEXT, Dead Cells, Warhammer: Gladius, Titan Quest, Semblance, Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze
VR Talk: Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
Quick Questions
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Jeff and Christian welcome the director of 10 Cloverfield Lane, Dan Trachtenberg to the show to discuss the next Xbox, no more loot boxes for Forza, and HTC's faith in VR.
The Playlist: World of Warcraft, Shadow Tactics, No Man's Sky NEXT, Captain Toad Treasure Tracker
VR Talk: Marvel Heroes United
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Jeff and Christian welcome Mark DeSanto from I Eat Games to the show this week to discuss the Spider-Man PS4 Pro, Nathan Fillion as Nathan Drake, no BR for Halo Infinite and more!
The Playlist: Hollow Knight, Shadow of War, Far Cry 5: Lost on Mars, Octopath Traveler, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, Slay the Spire, Hand of Fate 2
Tabletop Time: Battle for Greyport
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Jeff and Christian welcome Kelsey Lewin from Gameblitz to the show this week to discuss an NES emulator in Animal Crossing, Konami shutting down the PC P.T. remake, an old typo in game code, Overwatch toxicity, and more!
The Playlist: Octopath Traveler, Pokemon Go, Luigi Mansion Arcade; Mario Kart Arcade; Halo: Fireteam Raven; Fortnite season 5, Bard's Tale IV Beta
VR Talk: Seeking Dawn
Quick Questions
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Jeff and Christian welcome Dan Ryckert from Giant Bomb to the show this week to discuss Anime Expo, Warframe coming to Switch, Fortnite's ARG, the next gen for Ubisoft, and more!
The Playlist: Octopath Traveler, Robotron 2084, Money Puzzle Exchanger, Red Faction Guerrilla Re-Mars-stered Edition, Mario Tennis Aces, Fortnite
Quick Questions
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Jeff and Christian welcome Cory Banks from Gamers With Jobs Conference Call back to the show this week to discuss the casting on the Sonic Movie, a Halo TV series, and whether Google might upend the entire video game industry.
The Playlist: Hollow Knight, Crew 2, Mario Tennis Aces, Captain Toad Treasure Tracker, Lumines
Quick Questions
VR Talk: Jeff interviews Jay Rosenkrantz about Chiaro and the Elixir of Life
Parting Gifts!
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Jeff and Christian welcome John Davison of 1up Yours fame back to the show this week to discuss PUBG's falling player base, Bethesda suing Warner Bros, Crackdown 3 losing its creator, and more!
The Playlist: Battletech, Westworld, Far Cry: Hours of Darkness, OnRush, Mario Tennis Aces, Yoku's Island Express
Tabletop Time: Million Dollars, But..., Escape the Room: Dr Gravely's Retreat
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Jeff and Christian welcome Ben Silverman back to the show for the yearly E3 wrap-up show! In this special episode the guys talk about all of the biggest games of the show, with their own hands-on impressions. Games include Ghost of Tsushima, Cyberpunk 2077, Beyond Good & Evil 2, Last of Us Part II, Spider-Man, Super Smash Bros Ultimate, and so many more! Plus, the guys come together to decide on the coveted DLC Game of the Show award!
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Jeff and Christian are joined by Scott Johnson from Frogpants Studios to discuss all of the news from the second half of press conferences at this year's E3. Ubisoft, the PC Gaming Show, and Sony Playstation!
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Jeff and Christian are joined by Shareef Jackson from Spawn on Me to discuss the first two days of E3 2018 - all the big games from the EA, Xbox, and Bethesda press conferences.
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Jeff and Christian welcome Anthony Taormina from Gamerant.com back to the show this week to discuss all of the big leaks leading into E3, including Fallout 76, Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Pokemon Let's Go, Anthem, Fortnite Switch, and more!
Then they deep dive into the E3 schedule with a look at what we can expect from all of the announcements and games of the show.
Playlist: Detroit: Become Human, Ikaruga, Yoku’s Island Express, Mario Tennis Aces Demo, Dark Souls Remastered
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Jeff and Christian welcome Josiah Renaudin from the 1099 Podcast to the show this week to discuss the Battlefield V reveal, Cliffy B's past and future, Fortnite's $100 million eSports prize pool, and more!
The Playlist: God of War, Moonlighter, Ni no Kuni II, Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition, Detroit: Become Human, Dark Souls Remastered
VR Talk: Gunheart, Beat Saber, Defector, ASTRO BOTS: Rescue Mission, Blood & Truth
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Jeff and Christian welcome Rob Davis and Louis Sanchez from Sony Santa Monica to the show this week to talk about level design in God of War. Plus, The RAGE 2 trailer, Call of Duty Black Ops 4's strange reveal, new game delays, No Man's Sky multiplayer, and more!
The Playlist: God of War, Dreams, Darksiders
Parting Gifts!
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Jeff and Christian welcome Marissa Roberto from Heads Up Daily TV to the show this week to discuss Walmart Canada's potential E3 leaks, Nintendo's Switch Online service, the death of the Virtual Console, and more!
The Playlist: Fortnite x Thanos, Far Cry 5, Roller Coaster Tycoon, Jurassic Park Genesis; X-Men 2: Clone Wars, The Sword of Ditto
Quick Questions
Parting Gifts!
BONUS CONTENT: Jeff interviews Sam Robinson, level designer on The Sword of Ditto
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Jeff and Christian welcome Kahlief Adams from Spawn on Me back to the show this week to discuss the new Red Dead Redemption 2 trailer, Ikaruga coming to Switch, new Beyond Good & Evil 2 footage, and more!
The Playlist: God of War, Fortnight Season 4, Korg Gadget for Switch, Zen Pinball
VR Talk: Beat Saber
Quick Questions
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Jeff and Christian welcome Brandon Winfrey back to the show this week to discuss the Shadow of Tomb Raider reveal, the state of indie development, Nintendo's one game E3 plan, and more!
The Playlist: Assassin’s Creed: Origins, God of War, Nintendo LABO, For the King, Breath of the Wild, Heroes of the Storm
Tabletop Time: Cosmic Encounters, Star Wars Legion, World Championship Russian Roulette, Muse
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Jeff and Christian welcome Eric Summerer from The Dice Tower to the show this week to discuss Campo Santo joining Valve, Black Ops 4 losing its single player, more new Battle Royale games, and more!
The Playlist: Nintendo LABO, God of War, Frostpunk, Super Metroid, Firewatch, Returner 77, Star Wars Last Jedi Pinball
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Jeff and Christian welcome Andrea Rene from What's Good Games back to the show this week to discuss Boss Key's new battle royale game, Shenmue 1 and 2 being remastered, Billy Mitchell losing his records, Jeff's infamous tweet, and more!
The Playlist: a SPOILER FREE deep dive into God of War, plus Radical Heights
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Jeff and Christian welcome Anthony Taormina from Gamerant.com back to the show this week to discuss Spider-Man's release date, Shadow of War removing loot boxes, the demise of Steam Machines, and more!
The Playlist: Far Cry 5, A Way Out, Sea of Thieves
VR Talk: Skyrim VR PC
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Jeff and Christian welcome Jared Petty from Kinda Funny and A Hop, Blip, and a Jump to the show this week to discuss No Man's Sky coming to Xbox, PSVR getting a price cut, Red Faction Guerrilla getting a remaster, and more!
The Playlist: Far Cry 5, Punch Out on Switch, Kirby Star Allies, What Remains of Edith Finch
VR Talk: Moss, WipEout Omega Collection
Tabletop Time: Jeff interviews Rob Daviau about Fireball Island
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Jeff and Christian welcome Joel Eddy from Drive Thru Reviews to the show this week to discuss Epic's State of the Unreal at GDC, the formation of the Fair Play Alliance, Asmodee getting into pan media production, Star Wars Battlefront 2 unlocking everything, and more!
The Playlist: Sea of Thieves, Far Cry 5, Kirby Star Allies, Vermintide 2, Shadow of the Colossus
Tabletop Time: Rising Sun, Bottle Imp, Azul, TIME Stories: Lumen Fideli
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Jeff and Christian welcome game designer David Ellis from 343 Studios to the show this week to discuss Drake playing Fortnite, a possible new Splinter Cell, a definite new Tomb Raider, and more!
The Playlist: God of War Hands-on, Ni No Kuni 2, Fortnite Mobile, Assassin's Creed Origins, Darwin Project
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BONUS CONTENT: Jeff interviews Corey Barlog, Director of God of War
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Jeff and Christian welcome Britt Brombacher from What's Good Games to the show this week to discuss a TON of news, including Super Smash Bros Switch, The Division 2, Fortnite mobile, Valve making games again, Days Gone delayed, and no much more!
The Playlist: Kingdom Come Deliverance, Super One More Jump, War Tile, Super Mario 3D Land special levels, Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon
VR Talk: Moss, Paranormal Activity: The Lost Soul, Sprint Vector, The Wizards
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Jeff and Christian welcome Stewart Nacht from CAGcast to the show this week to discuss the ESRB's approach to loot boxes, the Switch's one year anniversary, VR going to eSports, and more!
The Playlist: Sea of Thieves, South Park, Into the Breach, Way of the Passive Fist, Injustice 2, Assassin's Creed Origins
VR Talk: Moss, Brass Tactics
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BONUS CONTENT: Kelly Wallick discusses the IGF and Indie Megabooth
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Jeff and Christian welcome The Completionist, Jirard Khalil, to the show this week to discuss the DICE awards, Burnout Paradise remaster, the Sonic the Hedgehog Movie, and more!
The Playlist: Secret of Mana, Monster Hunter World, Florence, Metal Gear Survive, Celeste, Legendary Gary, Alto's Odyssey
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BONUS CONTENT: Jeff Interviews Chris Alderson and Tam Armstrong about Moss
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Jeff and Christian welcome Abby Russell from GiantBomb to the show this week to discuss Sea of Thieves' micro transactions, the System Shock kickstarter fail, Hawaii's anti-loot box legislation, and more!
The Playlist: Everybody’s Golf, Florence, Speed Dating for Ghosts, Wildlands, PUBG, Celeste, Crossing Souls, Planetoid Pioneers
VR Talk: Subnautica, Sairento VR
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Jeff and Christian welcome voice actor and gamer Sarah Elmaleh to the show this week to discuss Activision's massive micro-transaction revenue, the studio working on Metroid Prime 4, a new Kingdom Hearts 3 trailer, and more!
The Playlist: Shadow of the Colossus, Night in the Woods, West of Loathing, A Mortician’s Tale, OK, KO, Let’s Play Heroes, Kingdom Come: Deliverance, Ash of Gods: Redemption
VR Talk: Sprint Vector, Skyrim VR, Subnautica
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Jeff and Christian welcome Shawn Andrich from Gamer with Jobs back to the show this week to discuss Nintendo's online service, the Super Mario movie, Mario Kart Tour coming to mobile, Microsoft possibly acquiring EA, and more!
The Playlist: Monster Hunter World, Children of Morta, Celeste, Assassin's Creed: Origins, Pillars of Eternity 2
Tabletop Time: Fog of Love, Decrypto
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Jeff and Christian welcome Mikey Neumann, from Movies with Mikey, to the show this week to discuss Dead Cells coming to consoles, Xbox Game Pass getting new games, Anthem's delay, and God of War's release date.
The Playlist: Dragonball FighterZ, Monster Hunter World, Shadow of the Colossus remake, Dead Cells, Rocket League, Mario + Rabbids
Tabletop Time: Chess 4, The Duke
VR Talk: Out of Ammo
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Jeff and Christian welcome Stephanie Bendixsen from screenPlay Australia to the show this week to discuss Nintendo Labo, a rumored new Fable, and new Scribblenauts and Aliens franchise games.
The Playlist: Sea of Thieves, Witcher 3, Innerspace, Slay the Spire, PUBG, Fortnite Battle Royale, Street Fighter V Arcade Edition
Tabletop Time: Photosynthesis, Firefly The Board Game, Don't Mess with Cthulu
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Jeff and Christian welcome Trisha Hershberger from Geek and Sundry and Newegg to the show this week to discuss the big CES gaming announcements, Nintendo's Mini Direct announcements, Awesome Games Done Quick surprises, and more!
The Playlist: Night in the Woods, What Remains of Edith Finch, Alice, Hearthstone, PUBG, Wolfenstein 2
VR Talk: CES VR demos, OrbusVR
Tabletop Time: Legends of the Hidden Temple, Codenames, Downforce
BONUS CONTENT: Jeff and Christian full SPOILER discussion of Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus.
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Jeff and Christian welcome Nick Suttner to the show this week to discuss Awesome Games Done Quick, Burnout Paradise remaster, a potential new game from Fumito Ueda, and more!
The Playlist: The Flame in the Flood, Small Radios Big Televisions, West of Loathing, Splatoon 2, PUBG, Opus Magnum
VR Talk: Megaton Rainfall, GNOG, Secrets of the Empire Star Wars The Void experience
Tabletop Time: The Thing: Infection at Outpost 31, Time Barons, Spyfight, Illimat, Gloomhaven
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Jeff and Christian celebrate the show's 4th anniversary and kick off the beginning of the fifth year of DLC by looking back and looking forward. As is the DLC tradition, Jeff and Christian hold their own feet to the fire by revisiting their 2017 predictions to see what was right and was was wrong.
Then it is time to get excited about all the great games coming in 2018! The guys pick their favorites, including God of War, Spider-Man, Anthem, Red Dead Redemption 2 and more. They finish by making more Bold and Crazy predictions for the new year. What does 2018 have in store for gamers?
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Jeff and Christian welcome Anthony Taormina from Gamerant.com back to the show this week to rank their Top 5 Games of the Year! Which games will make the list and which will be crowned DLC's Game of the Year?
Plus, a list of their underdogs - games that deserve another look as 2017 comes to a close.
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Jeff and Christian welcome Kahlief Adams back on the show this week to discuss PUBG's big sales and bigger complaints, Ghost Recon getting Predator, and a new Adventure Time game.
The Playlist: Fortnite Battle Royale, PUBG Xbox, Floor Kids, Pinball FX3, Goragoa, Reigns: Her Majesty
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Jeff and Christian welcome Aaron Morales from EW.com back to the show this week to discuss the announcements at The Game Awards, the Playstation Experience, and more!
The Playlist: Zelda Breath of the Wild: Champions Ballad DLC, Hidden Agenda, The Gardens Between, Just SHapes and Beats, Horizon Chase Turbo, Deadolt, Injustice 2
VR Talk: DOOM VFR, Wipeout VR, The Last Guardian VR, Firewall
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Jeff and Christian welcome Anthony Taormina from Gamerant.com back to the show this week to discuss the State of Destiny 2, Nintendo's new cereal Amiibo, Polygon's #1 Game of All Time, VR sales, and more!
The Playlist: Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Destiny 2, Doki-Doki Literature Club, HQ Trivia
VR Talk: Doom VFR
Tabletop Time: Jeff Interviews designer Bruno Sautter about 7th Continent
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Jeff and Christian welcome Nich Richardson from screenPLAYau to the show this week to discuss lawmakers eyeing loot boxes, Destiny 2's XP scandal, the free-to-play revenue explosion and more!
The Playlist: Fortnite: Battle Royale, Doki Doki Literature Club, Hidden Agenda, Battle Chef Brigade, Animal Crossing Pocket Camp, Star Wars Battlefront 2, COD WWII
VR Talk: The Invisible Hours, Skyrim VR
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Jeff and Christian welcome Shareef Jackson from Spawn on Me back to the show this week to discuss Nintendo's strong sales, Star Wars Battlefront 2 pausing its economy, The Game Awards nominees, and more!
The Playlist: Mario Odyssey, Skyrim Switch, Doom Switch, Assassin's Creed Origins, Star Wars Battlefront 2, Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus
Tabletop Time: BGG Con, Meeple Circus, Hunt for the Ring, Dungeon World, Guess Who
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Jeff and Christian welcome Bryan Intihar, the Creative Director of Spider-Man at Insomniac Games to the show this week to discuss EA purchasing Respawn, Bluehole announcing their next game, Star Wars Battlefront 2 grinds, and more!
The Playlist: Star Wars Battlefront 2, Need for Speed, Hellblade, Xbox One X, Hand of Fate 2, Destiny 2, Uncharted: Lost Legacy
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BONUS CONTENT: Christian Interviews Bloodborne composer Michael Wandmacher
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Jeff and Christian welcome Mel Kirk from Zen Studios to the show this week to discuss Runic Games closure, PUBG's console debut, Blizzcon, and more!
The Playlist: Zen Pinball, Hob, Super Mario Odyssey, Fortnite, Horizon: Zero Dawn The Frozen Wilds, CoD WWII, Wolfenstein 2, Hearthstone
VR Talk: Out of Ammo, Fishing Master
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Jeff and Christian welcome Chelsea Stark from The Polygon Show to the show this week to discuss Sony' Paris Game's Week press conference, eSports in the Olympics, Animal Crossing Pocket Camp, and more!
The Playlist: Super Mario Odyssey, Assassin's Creed Origins, Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus, Destiny 2 on PC
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Jeff and Christian welcome Cicero Holmes from Spawn On Me to the show this week to discuss the closing of Visceral Games, Activision's new patent, NeoGAF's controversy and more!
The Playlist: Destiny 2, Madden 18, Gran Turismo Sport, Elite Dangerous
VR Talk: Luna, Megaton Rainfall, Arktika 1, The Gallery: Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone
Tabletop Time: Scandal: The Board Game, Exit: The Abandoned Cabin
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Jeff and Christian welcome Ashley Esqueda from CNET and The Nerdist bck to the show this week to discuss Nintendo World Championships, Star Wars Battlefront loot boxes, Naughty Dog harassment claims, Oculus Connect, and more!
The Playlist: Shadow of War, South Park Fractured But Whole, Mario Odyssey, Splatoon 2, Overwatch Halloween
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Jeff and Christian welcome Raj Deut from Reckoner in Australia to the show this week to discuss Wolfenstein doubling down on Nazi killing, Star Wars Battlefront 2 embracing loot boxes, Microsoft's Mixed Reality, and more!
The Playlist: Cuphead, Star Wars Battlefront 2 Beta, Road Redemption, Fortnite Battle Royale, SNES Classic Mini, Destiny 2
Tabletop Time: The 7th Continent, Coach Jay's Chess Academy
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BONUS CONTENT: VR Talk, Jeff interviews John Pearl from Gunfire Games
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Jeff and Christian celebrate their 200th episode with a discussion of the new Red Dead Redemption 2 trailer, Assassin's Creed's Discovery Mode, PSVR getting HDR pass through, and Forza's loot crates.
The Playlist: Zen Pinball, Battlechasers: Nightwar, Golf Story, Hob
VR Talk: From Other Suns, Doom VFR
Tabletop Time: Interview with Ted Alspach of Bezier Games
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Jeff and Christian welcome Cory Banks from Gamers with Job Conference Call podcast to the show this week to discuss Fortnite v. PUBG, Nintendo's cart strategy, Sony's Tokyo Game Show press conference, and the return of the Duke!
The Playlist: Divinity: Original Sin 2, Destiny 2, Marvel vs Capcom Infinite, Steamworld Dig 2, Metroid: Samus Returns
VR Talk: Gunheart, VR sales
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Jeff and Christian welcome Brandon Hicks from Finish Line Games to the show this week to discuss his game, Maize, as well as all the Nintendo Direct Announcements, Mario's nipples, the legalities of DMCA and Campo Santo, and more!
The Playlist: Destiny 2, Metroid: Samus Returns, Divinity:Original Sin 2
Tabletop Time: Anomia, Late 1970’s edition of Family Feud, The 7th Continent
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With Christian traveling, Jeff welcomes Andrea Rene from What's Good Games, and Anthony Taormina from Gamerant.com to dig deep into Destiny 2. But first, they talk Youtube takedown requests, LA Noire's re-release, and Magic The Gathering's new digital version.
The Playlist: Destiny 2, Knack 2
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Jeff and Christian welcome Aaron Morales from Entertainment Weekly back to the show this week to discuss Nintendo's Nindies, Microsoft's mixed VR headsets, Bungie's charity initiative for Harvey victims, and more!
The Playlist: Metroid: Samus Returns, Redout, The Amazing Eternals, Griftlands, Way of the Passive Fist, Hot Lava, Tiny Bubbles, Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle, Sonic Mania
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Jeff and Christian welcome CMO of Out of the Park Developments and CEO of WeAreHTP, Rich Grisham back to the show this week to discuss Half-Life Episode 3 plot leaks, Shenmue 3's first trailer, Age of Empires IV announcement, Secret of Mana remaster and more!
The Playlist: Madden 18, Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle, ARMS, Sonic Mania, Call of Duty: WWII Private Beta, Dauntless
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BONUS CONTENT: Uncharted Lost Legacy: Spoiler Talk
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Jeff and Christian welcome John Davison back to the show this week to discuss Xbox One X at Gamescom, The Amazing Eternals announcement, a price drop for Vive, no more Mass Effect, and more!
The Playlist: Fortnite, Starcraft Remastered, Overwatch, Sonic Mania, PUBG, Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, Nidhogg 2
VR Talk: Rez Infinite, Sound Boxing, WePlayVR room experience
Tabletop Time: Gen Con, Vegas Wits & Wagers
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Jeff and Christian welcome Kate Nelson and Anoop Shekar from Volition to the show this week to talk about their new game, Agents of MAYHEM, as well as No Man's Sky's big new patch, the return of the Nintendo World Championships, the creator of Spelunky's new game collection, Valve's new game announcement, and more!
The Playlist: Agents of Mayhem, Fortnite, Hex: Shards of Fate, Final Fantasy XIV, Torment: Tides of Numenera, Fictorum, Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, Observer
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Jeff and Christian welcome Shane Satterfield from Siftd.net to the show this week to discuss loot chests in Shadow of War, the AM2R developer getting a job, Steam doing very well, and more!
The Playlist: Fortnite, LawBreakers, Tacoma, What Remains of Edith Finch, Splatoon 2
VR Talk: Star Trek Bridge Crew, Lone Echo, fan-made Spider-Man VR
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BONUS CONTENT: What Remains of Edith Finch SPOILERS TALK
BONUS CONTENT 2: Jeff interviews Ru Weerasuriya, President of Ready at Dawn about Lone Echo
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Jeff and Christian welcome Jay Frechette, community manager at Respawn to the show this week to discuss Titanfall 2, Nintendo's financials, retro gaming, and early hands-on with Uncharted: The Lost Legacy and Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus.
The Playlist: What Remains of Edith Finch, Everspace, Nier, Splatoon 2, The Punisher, Pyre
VR Talk: Lone Echo, Dino Frontier, The Gallery - Ep 01 Call of the Starseed, Everspace, Steam Room VR
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Jeff and Christian welcome Julian Murdoch from Gamers With Jobs to the show this week to discuss Pokemon Go Fest bungles, Nintendo's multiplayer app baffles, N64 Classic Edition bundles, and more!
The Playlist: Fortnite Early access, Destiny 2 Beta, Fire Pro Wrestling World, Aladdin Genesis, Antihero
VR Talk: SuperHOT VR, Lone Echo
Tabletop Time: Exit, Escape the Room, Ethnos
Parting Gifts!
BONUS CONTENT: Christian interviews Stephen E. Cox and Danny McIntyre, composers on Farpoint
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Jeff and Christian welcome Brandon Winfrey from Inside Gaming on Machinima to the show this week to discuss Kingdom Hearts 3's release year, a Marvel VR game announcement, a new Star wars AR headset, Oculus for $200, the Ataribox and more!
The Playlist: PUBG, The Beginners Guide, Saints Row IV, The End is Nigh, Infamous First Light; Metroid II; Marvel Heroes Omega, Jotun
VR Talk: The Mage's Tale, Vive Deluxe Audio Strap
Tabletop Time: Raptor, Dark Souls, Pathfinder Adventure Card Game, Spiel des Jahres winners
Parting Gifts!
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Jeff and Christian welcome Wil Harris back to the show to discuss Summer Games Done Quick, no more Game Over in Mario, the Oculus sale, and more!
The Playlist: Mario Kart 8; GTA Online; Wipeout Omega; Monument Valley 2, Nier: Automata, Antihero, God of War III remaster; Wolfenstein The Old Blood
VR Talk: Farpoint, Dirt Rally, Spider-Man Homecoming VR, Echo Arena
Quick Questions
Parting Gifts!
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Jeff and Christian welcome Shawn Andrich from gamerswithjobs.com back to the show this week to discuss Steam returns spiking, Glixel closing, the E3 Game Critics Award Winners, and more!
The Playlist: Nex Machina, Breath of the Wild DLC, PUBG
VR Talk: Arizona Sunshine PSVR with AIM
Tabletop Time: Bloodborne card game, Codenames, Escape from 100 Million BC
Parting Gifts!
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Jeff and Christian welcome Kristine Steimer from What's Good Games to the show this week to discuss Beyond Good & Evil 2 gameplay, the SNES Classic Edition, LA Noire remastered rumors, and more!
The Playlist: Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, ARMS, Nex Machina, Wipeout Collection
VR Talk: Farpoint, The Mage's Tale
Quick Questions
Parting Gifts!
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Jeff and Christian welcome Ben Silverman back to the show for the yearly E3 wrap-up show! In this special episode the guys talk about all of the biggest games of the show, with their own hands-on impressions. Games include Spider-Man, Mario Odyssey, Days Gone, God of War, Star Wars Battlefront 2, Shadow of War, Beyond Good & Evil 2, Mario + Rabbids, Sea of Thieves, and so much more!
Plus, BONUS CONTENT interview with Corey Barlog, Creative Director on God of War
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Jeff and Christian discuss the Ubisoft and Sony press conferences from this year's E3 and compare them to Microsoft, Bethesda, and EA. They discuss all the big games including God of War, Spider-Man, Days Gone, Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, Far Cry 5, The Crew 2, Beyond Good and Evil 2, and so much more!
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Jeff and Christian discuss the first two days of E3 press conferences, including EA, Microsoft, and Bethesda. Games include Anthem, Madden 17, Star Wars Battlefront 2, Need for Speed Payback, State of Decay 2, Sea of Thieves, Crackdown 3, Wolfenstein 2: Colossus, and so much more!
Stay tuned for more E3 coverage tomorrow!
Jeff and Christian welcome Anthony Taormina from Gamerant.com back to the show this week to get amped for E3! But first they discuss Nintendo's Switch Online strategy, Need for Speed Payback's trailer, Twitch Plays the Stock Market and more!
00:33:04 - The Playlist: Tekken 7, Friday the 13th, Overwatch Lockout, Injustice 2
00:52:30 - VR Talk: Star Trek Bridge Crew
01:06:19 - E3 2017 Predictions: Mario Odyssey, God of War, Spider-Man, Assassin's Creed Origins, Borderlands 3, Scorpio, Crackdown 3, Star Wars Battlefront 2, and so much more!
02:02:13 - Parting Gifts!
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Jeff and Christian welcome Matthew Burnside from Indoor Kids and This is Rad to the show this week to discuss Friday the 13th's rocky launch, Switch getting Monster Hunter XX, the Red Dead Redemption 2 delay, Far Cry 5, and more!
The Playlist: Prey, Overwatch, Friday the 13th, ARMS Testpunch, Dead Cells
VR Talk: Super Hot VR, Soundboxing, Lightstrike, Farpoint
Quick Questions
Parting Gift!
Jeff and Christian welcome Adam Sessler from X-Play and Rev3Games to the show this week to talk about Friday the 13th: The Game, Destiny 2 gameplay reveal, Far Cry 5, Witcher Netflix series, and more!
The Playlist: Injustice 2, Nier: Automata, Horizon: Zero Dawn, Mass Effect
VR Talk - Wilson's Heart, Farpoint
Quick Questions
Parting Gifts!
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Jeff and Christian welcome Kyle Orland from Ars Technica to the show this week to discuss Project Rap Rabbit, Assassin's Creed Origins, Payday 2 VR, Legend of Zelda mobile, and more!
00:40:51 - The Playlist: Prey, Tumbleseed, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, NES Tetris, Swap Sword, Forza Horizon 3 Hot Wheels
1:14:19 - VR Talk: Polybius, Statik Institute of Retention
1:21:51 - Quick Questions
1:41:24 - Parting gift!
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Jeff and Christian welcome Teddy Dief from Square Enix Montreal to the show this week to discuss finding the Starcraft source code and giving it back, Oculus Story Studio shutting down, a new record from Super Mario 64 speed runs, Darksiders 3, and more!
00:32:33 - The Playlist - Prey, Nier: Automata, Persona 5, Mario Cart 8 Deluxe
01:18:30 - VR Talk - Gnog
01:26:02 - Tabletop Time - Startups, Mask Men, Oink Games, Yokohama
01:42:58 - Parting Gifts!
01:47:46 - BONUS CONTENT: Jeff interviews Ian Dallas about What Remains of Edith Finch
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Jeff and Christian welcome Kyle Fergusson from Into the Nexus to the show this week to discuss Overwatch's crazy numbers, Nintendo's New 2DS XL, the Call of Duty WWII trailer, Forza Horizon 3's new Hot Wheels DLC, and more!
00:29:00 - The Playlist: Heroes of the Storm 2.0, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Outlast 2, Player Unknown's Battlegrounds, What Remains of Edith Finch? MLB The Show 17, Mass Effect Andromeda, Dark Souls
01:26:20 - VR Talk: Batman Arkham VR, Wilson's Heart, Symphony of the Machine
01:34:49 - Big Question!
01:54:18 - Parting Gifts!
01:58:42 - BONUS CONTENT: Jeff interviews Raphael Colantonio from Arkane Studios about Prey
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Jeff and Christian welcome the Internet's own Totalbiscuit to the show this week to discuss Call of Duty back in WWII, SNES Classic edition rumors, phone numbers on DOTA accounts, and more!
00:30:06 - The Playlist: Dawn of War 3 Beta, Battle Brothers, Use your Words, Really Bad Chess, Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series Episode 1, Full Throttle Remastered, Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom
01:04:34 - Tabletop Time: Potion Explosion, Colt Express, Splendor
01:14:36 - Quick Questions
01:38:25 - Parting Gifts!
01:44:05 -BONUS CONTENT: VR Talk: Rick and Morty Virtual Rick-ality
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Jeff and Christian welcome Nathan Ortega from Telltale Games to the show this week to discuss Star Wars Battlefront 2 debut trailer, the end of the NES Classic, Nintendo's Summer Switch line-up and more!
00:38:41 - The Playlist: Persona 5, Night in the Woods, Neir: Automata, Overwatch: Uprising, Zelda Breath of the Wild
01:10:25 - Tabletop Time: King of Tokyo, Brownie Match, TIME Stories: Expedition Endurance
01:18:07 - Quick Questions
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Jeff and Christian welcome Andrew Raxter from AD Game Club to the show this week to discuss no streaming for Persona 5, Xbox Project Scorpio tech specs revealed, Mass Effect: Andromeda patches, and more!
00:33:53 - The Playlist: Persona 5, Drawn to Death, Undertale
01:11:49 - Tabletop Time: Risk Legacy, Above and Below, Secret Hitler
01:20:08 - Quick Questions
01:37:16 - Parting Gifts!
01:42:28 - BONUS CONTENT: Jeff interviews Sam Braithwaite and Adam Rosen at Heroes of the Dorm
01:57:38 - BONUS CONTENT 2: Jeff and Christian talk SPOILERS for Horizon: Zero Dawn
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Jeff and Christian welcome Garrett Weinzierl from The Angry Chicken and Into the Nexus to the show this week to discuss Star Wars Battlefront 2, Palmer Lucky leaving Oculus, Heroes of the Storm 2.0, Destiny 2's reveal trailer, and more!
00:36:41 - The Playlist - WoW 7.2 patch, MLB: The Show 17, Persona 5, Horizon Zero Dawn, Breath of the Wild
01:10:08 - VR Talk - Narcosis, The Mage's Tale
01:22:55 - Quick Questions
01:40:27 - Parting Gifts!
01:51:38 - BONUS CONTENT: Christian Interviews Michael A Levine
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Jeff and Christian welcome Andrea Rene to the show this week to discuss Destiny 2 announcements, Starcraft Remastered, esports in theaters, and more!
00:35:20 - The Playlist: Mass Effect: Andromeda, Paragon, Everything, Splatoon 2, Has-Been Heroes
01:33:59 - VR Talk: Rockband VR, Starwars Battlefront VR
01:51:13 - Parting Gifts!
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Jeff and Christian welcome Ben Silverman from Yahoo eSports back to the show this week to discuss big sales numbers for Horizon Zero Dawn, one high schooler's dream to work for Nintendo, and a new Game of Thrones game announcement.
00:34:36 - The Playlist - Mass Effect: Andromeda, On A Roll, Future Unfolding, Switch games
01:15:58 - VR Talk - Robo Recall, VR mods
01:22:26 - Quick Questions
01:38:44 - Parting Gifts!
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Jeff and Christian welcome Paul Tassi from Forbes to the show this week to discuss Jim Sterling's Zelda review, PS4 games coming to Playstation Now, No Man's Sky's latest patch, and more!
00:36:32 - The Playlist: Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Nier Automata, Loot Rascals
01:19:35 - Quick Questions!
01:30:17 - Parting Gifts!
01:33:02 - BONUS CONTENT: Christian interviews Halo Wars 2 composers
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Jeff and Christian welcome Peter Brown from Gamespot.com to the show this week to discuss the new Xbox Game Pass service, a price drop for Oculus, Nvidia's new 1080Ti video card, Nintendo's Nindies initiative, and more!
00:27:58 - The Playlist: TONS of Zelda: Breath of the Wild talk, plus Horizon: Zero Dawn and The Switch hardware
01:17:05 - VR Talk: Robo Recall, The Gallery: Episode 2, Sprint Vector
01:26:11 - Quick Questions
01:37:32 - Parting Gifts!
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Jeff and Christian welcome Steve Tilley to the show this week to discuss the Shadow of War reveal, PS VR's great sales numbers, Zenimax lawsuits, every NES game completed, and more!
00:35:53 - The Playlist: Switch, Zelda Breath of the Wild, Horizon Zero Dawn, Halo Wars 2
01:19:04 - VR Talk: Psychonauts: Rhombus of Ruin, D&D VR
01:33:32 - Quick Questions
01:44:57 - Parting Gifts!
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Jeff and Christian welcome Allegra Frank from Polygon.com to the show this week to discuss a stolen Switch, bigger games from Bethesda, more Xbox One exclusives, and more!
00:28:47 - The Playlist: Horizon: Zero Dawn, Prey, Fire Emblem Heroes, For Honor
Quick Questions
Parting Gifts!
BONUS CONTENT: Interview with Ricardo Bare, Lead Designer of Prey
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Jeff and Christian welcome Tara Long from Polygon.com to the show this week to discuss E3 open to the public, an American winning the DDR world championships, Destiny 2's release window, Steam Greenlight changing, 3 full VR games from Valve, and more!
00:42:18 - The Playlist: Nioh, No Man's Sky, Papers Please, Ark: Survival Evolved
01:07:19 - VR Talk: Robinson: The Journey, Knockout League
01:22:40 - Tabletop Time: Happy Salmon
01:32:05 - Parting Gifts!
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Jeff and Christian welcome Chris Plante from The Verge to the show this week to discuss Gamestop's Circle of Life program, PS4's new firmware update, the Zenimax/Oculus lawsuit, a new 3Ds and more!
00:40:52 - The Playlist: Resident Evil 7, Gravity Rush 2, Ghost Recon: Wildlands Beta, Ark: Sruvival, Conan Exiles
01:15:11 - VR Talk: SuperHOT VR, Landfall Beta
01:25:06 - Tabletop Time: DOOM: The Board Game, Euchre, Pandemic Legacy, Co-op picks
01:47:17 - Parting Gifts!
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Jeff and Christian welcome Chris Kohler from Wired to the show this week to discuss the prospect of Skate 4, Marvel games from Square-Enix, an Apocalypse Now video game, and more!
00:27:02 - The Playlist: Nintendo Switch, Injustice 2 Beta, Horizon: Zero Dawn, Final Fantasy IV, Gravity Rush 2, Hyper Universe, Hello Neighbor, Shrouded Isle, Dauntless, Gorogoa
01:15:14 - VR Talk: Resident Evil 7, I Expect You to Die
01:39:31 - Parting Gifts!
PLUS BONUS CONTENT!
01:47:41 - Interview with Kelly Wallick of the IGF
02:09:39 - Interview with Jason Roberts designer of Gorogoa
Jeff and Christian welcome Shareef Jackson back to the show this week to discuss leaked Switch UI, a new game from Playdead Studios, whole body tracked VR, and more!
00:43:25 - The Playlist: Pinball FX2, Zelda: The Minish Cap, Gravity Rush 2, Dream Quest
01:12:08 - VR Talk: VR Sports Challenge, Dead Hungry, Thumper, Dear Angelica, Smashbox Arena
01:35:32 - Tabletop Time: Bruges, Evolution: The Beginning
01:48:33 - Parting Gifts!
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Jeff and Christian welcome Aaron Morales from Entertainment Weekly back to the show this week to... well, let's be honest, it's all Nintendo Switch talk. Would you want anything else? All the details, all the games of Nintendo's big console announcement.
00:56:38 - The Playlist: Aaron had hands-on at the Switch NYC event with Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Arms, Street Fighter 2, and all of the other launch games. Plus, Jeff discusses Gravity Rush 2 and Dream Quest
01:29:26 - VR Talk: The People's House, Star Wars Battlefront X-Wing VR, COD VR, The Climb, Arizona Sunshine
01:40:43 - Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Brandon Jones from Easy Allies to the show this week to discuss Mass Effect Andromeda's release date, CES announcements from NVidia, AMD, Razor, and HTC Vive, hacking your NES Classic, and more!
00:31:42 - The Playlist: Pokemon Sun and Moon, Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, Forza Horizon 3: Blizzard Mountain, Heroes of the Storm
00:57:09 - VR Talk - Google Earth VR, Dino Frontier, SuperHOT, Raw Data, Herobound: Soul Champion, Dead Hungry
01:15:06 - Tabletop Time: D&D Curse of Strahd, Isle of Skye, Robinson Crusoe: Adventures on the Cursed Island
01:35:09 - Parting Gifts!
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Jeff and Christian celebrate the show's third anniversary and kick off the beginning of the fourth year of DLC by looking back and looking forward. As is the DLC tradition, Jeff and Christian hold their own feet to the fire by revisiting their 2016 predictions to see what was right and was was wrong. Then it is time to get excited about all the great games coming in 2017! The guys pick their favorites, including Mass Effect Andromeda, Horizon Zero Dawn, Zelda, Red Dead Redemption and more. They finish by making more Bold and Crazy predictions for the new year. What does 2017 have in store for gamers?
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Jeff and Christian welcome Anthony Taormina from Gamerant.com back to the show this week to rank their Top 5 Games of the Year! Which games will make the list and which will be crowned DLC's Game of the Year?
Plus, a list of their underdogs - games that deserve another look as 2016 comes to a close.
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A special ALL BONUS CONTENT episode of DLC this week.
Jeff and Christian discuss Resident Evil VII, Forza Horizon Blizzard, Overwatch Holiday themes, Uncharted Survival, Super Mario Run, and more!
00:32:25 - Christian interviews Senior Sound Designer at Naughty Dog, Rob Krekel
01:01:49 - Jeff interviews VR game designer, Steve Bowler from Cloudgate Studios
01:29:33 - Jeff interviews board game reviewer Michael Fox from The Little Metal Dog Show
Jeff and Christian welcome Devindra Hardawar from Engadget back to the show to discuss Oculus' Touch release, the Nintendo Switch on The Tonight Show, potential Gamecube backwards compatibility and more!
00:23:55 - The Playlist: Final Fantasy XV, The Last Guardian, Dishonored 2, Watch Dogs 2, Lara Croft GO
00:56:11 - VR Talk: Star Wars Battlefront: Rogue One VR Mission, Serious Sam VR, I Expect You to Die, VR Sports Challenge, Super HOT, Bullet Train Demo
01:27:34 - Tabletop Time: Treasure Hunter
01:37:42 - Parting Gifts!
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Jeff and Christian welcome Philip Kollar from Polygon.com back to the show this week to discuss all of the crazy announcements from PSX and The Game Awards, including The Last of Us Part II, Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, Marvel vs Capcom Infinite, Mass Effect Andromeda, and so much more!
00:42:32 - The Playlist: The Last Guardian, Final Fantasy XV, Tokyo Mirage Sessions, Mad Max, Nex Machina, Vane, Just Shapes and Beats
01:11:45 - VR Talk: Oculus Touch, Robo Recall, SuperHOT, Star Wars Battlefront VR, Dino Frontier, Resident Evil 7, Gran Turismo Sport, Starblood Arena
01:37:28 - Parting Gifts!
01:46:17 - Bonus Content: Call of Duty Infinite Warfare interview
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Jeff and Christian welcome Mike Drucker from How to Be a Person to the show this week to discuss the big No Man's Sky update, Marvel vs Capcom 4 rumors, the Cards Against Humanity hole, a Android Netrunner expansion and more!
00:30:13 - The Playlist: Tyranny, Watch Dogs 2, Pokemon Sun & Moon, The Dwarves, Hitman
00:54:48 - VR Talk: Holoball, Robinson: The Journey, Island 359, Call of Duty Infinite Warfare Jackal Assault VR Experience
01:10:02 - Tabletop Time: Mysterium, The Others
01:26:33 - Parting Gifts!
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Jeff and Christian welcome Denny Connolly from Gamerant.com to the show this week to discuss a new Zelda delay, Pokemon Stars for Switch, a new direction for Assassin's Creed, and more!
00:39:02 - The Playlist: Watchdogs 2, Pokemon Sun and Moon, Small Radios Big Televisions, WoW
01:13:49 - VR Talk: Robinson: The Journey, Google Earth VR
01:26:15 - Tabletop Time: Spyfall, Millennium Blades, Junk Art, Thanksgiving gaming picks
01:40:30 - Parting Gifts!
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Jeff and Christian welcome Kahlief Adams from Spawn on Me to the show this week to discuss Classic NES sell-outs, Nintendo Switch pricing rumors, wireless Vive, Telltale Guardians of the Galaxy, and more!
00:35:02 - The Playlist: Dishonored 2, Titanfall 2, PS4 Pro
01:08:37 - VR Talk: Rush of Blood, Headmaster, Thumper, Obduction, Accounting, Soulkeeper VR
01:28:22 - Parting Gifts!
01:33:44 - BONUS CONTENT: Christian interviews Titanfall 2 co-writer
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Jeff and Christian welcome Jeff Gerstmann from Giant Bomb to the show this week to discuss PS4 Pro, the new Mass Effect Andromeda trailer, Blizzcon news, Overwatch League, and more!
00:31:21 - The Playlist: Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, Anew: The Distant Light, Heroes of the Storm, Overwatch
00:58:30 - VR Talk: Rec Room, PSVR, Obduction, I Expect You to Die
01:19:55 - Tabletop Time: Polemic, Mermaid Island, Brownie Match, EscapeLA
01:29:44 - Parting Gifts!
01:35:30 - BONUS CONTENT - Blizzcon Interviews
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Jeff and Christian welcome Nick Robinson from Polygon.com to the show this week to discuss multi-touch on the Switch, new VR headsets from Microsoft, the Grandma gamer, and more!
00:39:09 - The Playlist: Titanfall 2, WoW patch 7.1, Skyrim Remastered
01:17:41 - VR Talk: Thumper, Alice VR
01:30:54 - Tabletop Time: Pokemon TCG
01:45:00 - Parting Gifts!
01:52:15 - Bonus Content: Titanfall 2 Spoiler discussion
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Jeff and Christian welcome Wil Harris from Conde Nast to the show this week to discuss the Nintendo Switch, Red Dead Redemption 2, the SAG VO strike, and more!
The Playlist: Battlefield 1, Civilization VI, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, Gears of War 4, Uncharted
VR Talk: PSVR, Rex Infinite, Batman, Sports Bar VR, Rush of Blood, Job Simulator
Tabletop Time: The Contender, Wits and Wagers, ROFL, Going Going Gone
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Jeff and Christian welcome Ben Silverman from Yahoo Games to the show this week to talk about a Red Dead Redemption sequel, a potential SAG voice actor's strike, Diablo 4, Nintendo NX, and more!
00:43:58 - The Playlist: Battlefield 1, Mafia III, Skylanders, Gears of War 4
01:05:31 - VR Talk: PSVR extravaganza! Batman Arkham VR, RIGs, Thumper, REZ Infinite, and more!
01:43:50 - Tabletop Time: Essen releases, and Decemberists' Kickstarter
01:53:56 - Parting Gifts!
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Jeff and Christian welcome Shawn Andrich from Gamers With Jobs to the show to talk about Oculus Connect announcements, Infinite Warfare's insane hard drive requirements, Beyond Good and Evil 2, and more!
00:39:02 - The Playlist - Gears of War 4, Mafia III, Paper Mario Color Splash, Forza Horizon 3
01:36:57 - VR Talk - Vanishing Realms, Dexed
01:48:44 - Tabletop Time - Seafall
01:57:00 - Parting Gifts!
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Jeff and Christian welcome David Wolinsky from nodontdie.com to the show this week to discuss No Man Sky false advertising issues, Twitch Prime, Bulletstorm Remastered, and more!
00:38:07 - The Playlist: Civilization 6, Forza Horizon 3, South Park Stick of Truth, Virginia
01:14:40 - VR Talk: Introducing VR, Viveport, PSVR anticipation
01:34:24 - Parting Gifts!
01:41:25 - BONUS CONTENT: Jeff hands-on with Dishonored 2
01:49:48 - BONUS CONTENT: Virginia SPOILER discussion
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Jeff and Christian welcome Cam Robinson from the Cam and Seb Youtube channel to the show this week to discuss Palmer Lucky's donations, Games for Windows difficulties, the 76ers buying an eSports team, and more!
The Playlist - Dishonored 2, No Man's Sky, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, Ratchet and Clank, Doom
Tabletop Time - Torchbearers, Switching Gears for T.I.M.E. Stories
Parting Gifts!
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Jeff and Christian welcome Anthony Taormina to the show this week to discuss PS4 Pro's upscaled 4K vs Scorpio's native 4K, the retirement of Chris Metzen from Blizzard, Hideo Kojima's Tokyo Game Show comments, changes to Steam's review policy, and more!
00:47:45 - The Playlist: ReCore, For Honor Alpha, BioShock Collection, HotS: Machines of War, Forza Horizon 3, Divinity: Original Sin 2
01:22:18 - VR Talk: Feral Rites
01:32:14 - Tabletop Time: The Toy Fall of Fame 2016 candidates
01:45:10 - Parting Gifts!
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Jeff and Christian welcome John Davison from Glixel to the show this week to discuss the Playstation 4 Pro, Mario on iOS, Mass Effect Andromeda gameplay, no mods on PS4 for Fallout, and more!
In the Playlist the guys discuss Dishonored, Deus Ex Mankind Divided, WoW: Legion endgame, Rise of the Tomb Raider and more.
VR Talk has the guys are hyped on Damaged Core.
In Tabletop Time, more Mansions of Madness and more Codenames for adults.
All that plus Parting Gifts!
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00:04:27 - Story of the Week: 3DS Focused Nintendo Direct; Sony chasing Pokemon Go money, GT Sport delay, Overwatch season 2, and more
00:34:43 - Playlist: WoW Legion, Battlefield 1 Beta
00:57:26 - VR Talk: Damaged Core
01:07:38 - Table Top Time: Mansions of Madness
01:13:52 - Parting Gifts
01:16:32 - Bonus Content
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Jeff and Christian welcome official DLC sport correspondent, Rich Grisham, CMO of Out of the Park Developments and co-founder of Hit The Pass, to the show this week to discuss Nintendo's latest NX comments, misinformation about No Man's Sky, positive reinforcement in Overwatch, and more!
00:43:22 - The Playlist: Madden 17, FiFA 17, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
01:26:17 - VR Talk: Edge of Nowhere, To the Top
01:34:41 - Tabletop Time: Uno and No Thanks
01:44:19 - Parting Gifts!
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Jeff and Christian welcome Anthony Taormina from Gamerant.com back to the show with week to discuss the PS4 slim leak, Star Citizen's 3.0 showcase at Gamescom, smell-o-vision in South Park, and the new Metal Gear game announcement.
00:36:43 - The Playlist: Titanfall 2, No Man's Sky, Bound, Wow: Legion
01:27:49 - VR Talk - Lost, Trickster, QuiVR, Grapply
01:41:02 - Parting Gifts!
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Jeff and Christian welcome Maranda Carvell from Propel Wellness to talk about Pokemon GO world travelers, Nintendo ordering take-downs for fan-made games, Final Fantasy's XV's delay, and more!
00:28:43 - The Playlist: No Man's Sky generates a huge discussion! Plus, Titanfall 2 single player, Headlander, and Overwatch
01:16:00 - VR Talk: Dirt Rally VR, Halp!, VR Lens Lab
01:28:14 - Table Top Time: Monopoly Deal, Flick 'em Up! Life, Pathfinder Adventure Card Game
01:42:40 - Parting Gifts!
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Jeff and Christian welcome Tim Longo, the Creative Director at 343 Industries on Halo 5 to the show this week to discuss the No Man's Sky day 1 patch, a reveal date for Playstation Neo, Pokemon Go being banned in Iran, Starcraft HD, and more!
00:45:40 The Playlist - Abzu, Warcaft Ocrs v Humans, Marvel Ultimate Alliance, WoW: Legion
01:02:18 VR Talk - Adr1ft, BellyBots, Roomscale Tower
01:16:56 Tabletop Time - Monopoly Go, Forbidden Island, T.I.M.E. Stories: Under the Mask
01:33:17 Parting Gifts!
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Jeff and Christian welcome Tim Stevens from CNET and Roadshow to DLC this week to discuss the latest Nintendo NX rumors, PSVR's space requirements, the first guy to finish No Man's Sky, and more!
00:42:13 - Playlist: We Happy Few, Earth Defense Force, Marvel Ultimate Alliance remaster, Song of the Deep
01:02:05 - VR Talk: Dirt Rally, iRacer, DOTA 2 VR Spectator Mode
01:22:17 - Table Top Time: XCOM The Boardgame, Pathfinder Adventure Card Game
01:34:43 - Parting Gifts!
01:39:40 - Bonus Content: Jeff and Christian discuss matching challenges in competitive games.
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Jeff and Christian welcome Denny Connolly from Gamerant.com to talk about the re-release of Marvel Ultimate Alliance, Nvidia's new Titan X announcement, 2 new Sonic the Hedgehog games, Tomb Raider's VR level, and more!
00:33:25 - The Playlist: Pokemon GO, Headlander, Song of the Deep, Furi, Ghostbusters
01:05:42 - VR Talk: The Assembly, Lands End, Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes, Minecraft VR
01:27:41 - Tabletop Time: Isle of Skye, Shadowrun: Crossfire, Terror in Meeple CIty
01:42:51 - Parting Gifts!
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Jeff and Christian welcome comedian and writer Greg Smith to the show this week to discuss the new Mini NES, EVO 2016, Valve's reaction to CS:GO gambling, and the Xbox One S release date.
00:32:20 - The Playlist: Mario Kart 8, Pokemon Go, Story About My Uncle, multiplayer frustrations
00:59:44 - VR Talk: Raw Data, Star Wars: Trials of Tatoonie, Nvidia VR Funhouse
01:14:39 - Table Top Time: Speil Des Jahres winners, Scythe, Forbidden Island, Cinelinx
01:36:17 - Parting Gifts!
01:43:59 - Bonus Content: Jeff Interviews Jamey Stegmaier of Stonemaier Games
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Jeff and Christian welcome Steve Ruduski from The Gaming Careers Podcast to the show this week to discuss Summer Games Done Quick's new record, Pokemon GO's incredible launch, and Evolve relaunching as a free-to-play game.
00:32:10 - The Playlist features talk about Song of the Deep, Ori and the Blind Forrest, Inside, Rider of Icarus, and more
01:02:50 - VR Talk discusses room scale vs standing scale, and A Chair in a Room 01:16:04 - Table Top Time is all about deck building games like Legendary, Ascension, and Star Realms
01:30:36 - Parting Gifts!
01:35:46 - BONUS CONTENT: Jeff and Christian Spoiler Chat about INSIDE
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Jeff and Christian welcome Steve Tilley from the Toronto Sun and EP Daily to the show this week to discuss Steam's highest ranked user, art assets from Firewatch stolen, and the massive Youtube CS:GO betting scandal.
00:38:18 - The Playlist: Inside, SuperHOT, Fallout 4: Far Harbor, Flipzyx
00:59:52 - VR Talk: Battledome and Thrill of the Fight
01:10:10 - Listener Email Q&A: Zelda and Open World Games
01:22:26 - Tabletop Time: Dead of Winter and ROFL
01:32:36 - Parting Gifts!
01:37:55 - Bonus Content: Jeff interviews Phill Gonzales, Lead Character Artist, Heroes of the Storm
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Jeff and Christian welcome Ben Kuchera from Polygon.com to the show to talk about Oculus' removal of exclusivity checks, the Mighty No 9 launch debacle, and a lawsuit over wagering in CS: GO.
00:47:25 - The Playlist: Ben and Christian are hooked on Overwatch, and Jeff ruminates on the new ranked changes in Heroes of the Storm
01:07:34 - VR Talk: The debut of the bumpers sent in by YOU for this new segment! Plus, discussion of the Oculus and Vive, Keep Talking and No One Explodes, and more!
01:37:46 - Tabletop Time: Christian discusses his D&D campain with the gang from Jast
01:46:40 - Parting Gift
01:51:43 - Bonus Content - Jeff talks with a designer from CD Projekt Red about the upcoming Gwent Standalone game.
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Jeff and Christian welcome Ben Silverman from Yahoo eSports back to the show again this year to continue the E3 Wrap-Up tradition. They discuss their Game of the Show winner, and hand-on impressions of dozens of huge titles, like Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Horizon Zero Dawn, God of War, Dishonored 2, Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, Battlefield 1, Titanfall 2, Watch Dogs 2, Steep, Mafia 3, PSVR, and so much more!
00:00:00 - Game of Show
00:36:00 - Other Favs
01:16:07 - VR
01:32:25 - Hidden Gems
01:40:58 - Surprises and Disappointments
02:07:17 - Bonus Interview with Corey Barlog
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Jeff and Christian walk through the biggest day for E3 2016 with all the news from Microsoft, Ubisoft, and Sony press conferences. God of War, Gears of War 4, Horizon Zero Dawn, Forza Horizon 3, The Last Guardian, Spider-Man, and so much more! Don't miss it!
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Jeff and Christian are joined by Xav De Matos to discuss the first day of press conferences for E3 2016! EA kicked things off with their own event, showing Titanfall 2, Battlefield 1, and a little Mass Effect Andromeda. But was it enough to wow? Then Bethesda, last year's clear press conference winner, tried to up the ante with Quake Champions, Dishonored 2, and Prey! What were the biggest surprises, and all the highs and lows? Tune in to find out!
Then come back tomorrow as Jeff and Christian welcome a new guest for Microsoft, Ubisoft, and Sony discussions.
Jeff and Christian welcome Max Scoville from IGN and The Comedy Button to the show this week to discuss pre-E3 week announcements, delays, and excitement with Watch Dogs 2, Agents of M.A.Y.H.E.M., Horizon: Zero Dawn and more. Plus, Nintendo's NX going to support VR? And is Jake Gyllenhall making a Division movie?
00:21:55 The E3 Hypetrain fires up and the guys walk through everything they expect and hope from the biggest video game convention in the world. Will we see Red Dead Redemption 2? Is Zelda going to impress? What will the big Sony and Microsoft surprises be?
00:57:18 The Playlist features talk of Mirror's Edge Catalyst, Edge of Nowhere, Waltz of the Wizard, and Witcher 3: Blood and Wine.
01:37:53 Parting Gifts!
01:42:14 BONUS CONTENT - Jeff interviews Co-Founder, CCO, and President of Ready at Dawn, Ru Weerasuriya.
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Jeff and Christian welcome Tasha Sounart from Pixar and formerly of Double Fine to the show this week to discuss backpack PCs, the rumor of the Xbox Scorpio, No Man's Sky's delay, Last Guardian, and more!
00:41:06 - The Playlist features tons of discussion about Overwatch, Bravely Second, Ratchet & Clank, Jeff's hands-on preview of Civilization VI, and VR experiences Final Approach and Chronos
01:22:42 - Tabletop Time with talk of Mysterium and Magic the Gathering
01:36:19 - Parting Gifts!
01:43:07 - BONUS CONTENT - Interview with Ed Beach of Firaxis Games about Civilization VI
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Jeff and Christian welcome Andrea Rene from Gamestop, Playboy, and Yahoo eSports back to the show this week to discuss Destiny's brand new expansion, Gran Turismo Sport, Google's Daydream, and Uncharted 4's awesome accessibility.
00:32:38 - The Playlist features discussion about Paragon, DOOM, Uncharted 4, and and VR headset showdown, Oculus vs Vive
01:24:23 - In Table Top Time Andrea talks Exploding Kittens, and Jeff and Christian rave about Flick 'em Up.
01:41:44 - Parting Gifts!
01:48:16 - BONUS: Christian responds to last week's Uncharted 4 spoiler discussion
01:52:11 - BONUS: Jeff interviews Joel Green, Producer and Designer of The Gallery: Call of the Starseed at Cloudhead Games
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Jeff and Christian welcome YouTube and Twitch.tv's own Ali Baker to the show this week to discuss huge numbers of people playing shooters, Disney Infinite going away, the announcement of Civilization VI, and Capcom learning a valuable lesson.
00:26:14 - The Playlist features discussion of Battleborn, Overwatch, DOOM, and Uncharted 4. Plus, Jeff finds the Vive VR holy grail in Vanishing Realms.
01:04:47 - Tabletop Time has discussion of Star Wars Imperial Assault, and other games based on known IP
01:28:07 - Parting Gifts, including Jeff's action short: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2skcpboV5g
01:32:54 - BONUS CONTENT: Jeff and Chistian's extended SPOILER discussion of Uncharted 4
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Jeff and Christian welcome Anthony Taormina from Gamerant.com back to the show this week to talk about announcements for Battlefield 1 and Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, a new more powerful, more affordable video card from NVidia, Epic leaving the single-player game business and more!
00:39:22- The Playlist is all about Uncharted 4. Jeff and Anthony completed the single player campaign and have a lot to say. Plus, Christian chimes in about Uncharted on mobile, and the Overwatch open beta. Jeff won't leave out VR, either, with some hot takes about Budget Cuts and Astral Domine demos.
01:27:08 - Tabletop Time is a special interview with the game designer Rob Daviau, whose Pandemic Legacy is now the world's number 1 rated board game. He has a new game in pre-order now, called Seafall.
01:52:42 - Parting Gifts!
01:57:35 - BONUS CONTENT - Interview with Heroes of the Storm Lead Designer, Dustin Browder
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Jeff and Christian welcome Shareef Jackson from Games Look Good and the Spawn on Me podcast to the show this week to discuss Nintendo's crazy plans for E3, Microsoft's possible update to the Xbox One hardware, the Division's cheaters problems, Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, and more!
00:46:20 The Playlist includes Starfox Zero, Aurion: Legacy of Kori-Odon, The Division, Crystal RIft, Windlands, and Christian's first steps into room-scale VR!
01:22:09 Tabletop Time features the guys' thoughts about International Tabletop Day, the new version of Codenames, and Schmovie.
01:37:19 Parting Gifts!
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Jeff and Christian welcome Mike Minotti from GamesBeat to the show this week to discuss changes to Hearthstone, details on the PS4 Neo, John Romero's new FPS, the latest game from Supergiant Games and more!
32:21 - A jam-packed Playlist this week as the guys discuss StarFox Zero for WiiU, The Gears of War 4 Beta, the Mirror's Edge Beta, Bravely Second, Lawbreakers, and Jeff talks about finally getting his Vive and enjoying Call of the Starseed, and Audioshield.
1:25:32 - Tabletop Time has Mike discovering Forbidden Island, Christian disliking I SpY, and Jeff talking solo play.
1:37:08 - Parting Gifts
1:44:13 - Cliffy B interview about Lawbreakers
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Jeff and Christian welcome Blake Rochkind from United Talent Agency to talk about Gamestop's publishing arm, Red Dead Redemption 2 and Titanfall 2, and Ken Levine turning Twilight Zone into an interactive movie.
In the Playlist, Blake raves about Hyper Light Drifter, defends Quantum Break, and doubts VR, Jeff reveals his visit to Insomniac to play Unspoken and Edge of Nowhere, and Christian doesn't think Ratchet and Clank got enough praise last week.
For Tabletop Time, more love to kids games and squirrels, and Jeff discusses bluffing games and their possibilites in VR after visiting Red Storm studio and seeing Werewolves Within.
All that, plus YOUR emails.
AND THERE'S MORE! This week, bonus content beyond the main show, as Jeff shares his one-on-one exclusive interviews with Insomniac developers, Chad Dezern and Brian Allgeier!
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Jeff and Christian welcome Shawn Andrich from Gameswithjobs.com back to the show to talk about Quantum Break's disappointing PC port, new secrets revealed in Mike Tyson's Punch-Out, Heroes of the Dorm, and the questionable Oculus privacy policy.
In the Playlist, Shawn has been playing Dark Souls 3 and Hyper Light Drifter, Christian puts more time into The Division, and Jeff has lots to say about Ratchet & Clank, Welkin Road, and the Battleborn open beta.
For Tabletop Time, Shawn talks 6 Nimmt, and a listener has an epic Betrayal at House on the Hill tale to share.
All that, plus YOUR emails.
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Jeff and Christian welcome freelance writer from Gamecrate and Playboy.com, Paul Semel to talk about Final Fantasy XV's trans-media explosion, the usefulness of reviews, Oculus and Vive delivery problems, and more!
In the Playlist, Jeff and Paul have played Uncharted 4: A Thief's End and Quantum Break, and Christian has been throwing back to old times with the Doom closed beta.
For Tabletop Top Christian has a new family game to enjoy and Jeff recommends some 2 player games.
All that, plus YOUR emails!
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Jeff and Christian welcome Patrick Klepek from Kotaku and the Match3 podcast back to the show this week to talk about much of the news he has been reporting, including the fake NX controller, the real PS4.5 update, the people behind torrent uploads, and the debate over Let's Play videos.
In the Playlist, Patrick talks about Stardew Valley and Dark Souls 3, Christian jams out on Rock Band 4, and Jeff hits endgame in The Division.
All that, plus YOUR emails.
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Jeff and Christian go without a guest this week, to deep dive into the week of huge announcements and game demos at the Game Developer's Conference! Jeff spent all week at GDC, trying as many upcoming VR experiences as he could, and Christian has lots of questions.
The guys hit on Sony's PSVR announcements, Vive's The Lab, Star Wars: Trials on Tatooine, The Climb, Eve: Valkyrie, Project Arena, Thumper, Golem, and so much more!
Plus, non-VR news, including a possible leak for Nintendo NX, The Division's huge first week of sales, and more.
All that, plus YOUR emails!
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Jeff and Christian welcome Alex Albrecht from Half Hour Happy Hour to the show this week to talk about the cancellation of Everquest Next, Michael Pachter's forecasts for Nintendo's NX,a crazy person levels to 100 in WoW using a dancepad, and more!
In the Playlist, everyone has lots to say about The Division, and Alex tells an epic story of attempting to play the Japanese version of Dragon's Dogma Online.
For Tabletop Time, Jeff and Alex recount their weekend adventure through the latest T.I.M.E. Stories expansion, Prophecy of Dragons.
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Jeff discusses this week's Game Developer's Conference with the GM of GDC, Meggan Scavio
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Jeff and Christian welcome Anthony Taormina from Gamerant.com back to the show to talk about the cancellation of Fable Legends anf closing of Lionhead Studios, more big companies pulling out of E3, Epic Games scathing critique of Microsoft, and more!
In the Playlist, Anthony platinumed Far Cry Primal, Jeff got hands-on with No Man's Sky and Raw Data in VR, and Christian was impressed by Hitman 4 Beta.
For Tabletop Time, Jeff and Christian travel through time in Loop, Inc.
All that, plus YOUR emails!
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Jeff and Christian welcome Kelly Wallick from the Indie MEGABOOTH and the IGF to the show this week to talk about the Hololens developer edition, new Nintendo NX rumors, a potential new Alan Wake game, and no microtransactions for The Division!
In the Playlist, they discuss Cities Skylines, SuperHOT, The Flame in the Flood, Deadpool, Fallout 4, Life is Strange, and more.
For Tabletop Time, Jeff digs for Incan Gold, and Kelly uses her mind to play Mindflex... maybe?
And the video of the Mario level 1-1 we discussed can be seen here.
All that plus YOUR emails!
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Jeff and Christian welcome Ozzie Mejia from Shacknews.com to the show this week to talk about Street Fighter V's launch woes, the prince of the Vive, a delay on Hololens, Warren Spector's return to development, the DICE awards, and more!
In the Playlist, they discuss Street FIghter V, Hearthstone's upcoming changes, Gigantic, Blade & Soul, Black Desery Online, and Atlas Reactor.
For Tabletop Time, Jeff updates his epic Pandemic Legacy journey, and more!
All that, plus YOUR emails.
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Jeff and Christian welcome Justin McElroy from Polygon.com back to the show this week to discuss Destiny 2, the closing of Gametrailers.com, Quantum Break heading to Windows 10, the return of the PC press conference to GDC and more!
For the Playlist, the guys discuss Firewatch, Lifeline iOS, Overwatch Beta, Hitman Beta, Layers of Fear, and Street Fighter 5.
In Tabletop Time, it's fun party games galore, including Monikers, Snake Oil, and But Wait, There's More!
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Jeff and Christian welcome Chris Bergman from Choremonster.com back to the show this week to discuss XCOM 2's exclusive support of the Steam controller, Titanfall 2's confirmed single player campaign, Unreal engine editing inside VR, another failed Kickstarter, and more!
In the Playlist, Chris has been playing XCOM 2, Christian has been enamored with Unravel, and Jeff gushes about Firewatch.
For Tabletop Time, Chris plays in a cabin in the woods, and yearns for Codenames, and Jeff can play with a lot of friends in Between Two Cities.
All that, plus YOUR emails.
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Jeff and Christian are joined by the most stellar line-up of video game personalities LIVE on-stage at PAX South, including Adam Sessler from X-Play, Scott Kutrz from Table Titans, James Stevenson from Insomniac Games, and Anthony Carboni from Rev3 Games. They talk about the Stories of the Week from PAX, the changing state of E3, their favorite games, and much, much more. This is an awesome show recorded in front of a live audience, and you won't want to miss it. Plus, after the panel, Jeff and Christian offer a bonus Playlist with their thoughts on Lego Marvel Avengers, The Witness, and, of course, the Division Beta!
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Jeff and Christian welcome Rich Grisham from the Press Row podcast and hitthepass.com to the show this week to discuss Her Story 2, new Zelda Amiibos, Nintendo NX rumors, The Witness spoilers, and more!
In the Playlist, the guys talk Life is Strange, Mario Maker, Star Wars Battlefront, Fallout 4, Grow Home, and more!
For Tabletop Time, Rich tries to deal with traffic in Rush Hour, and Jeff builds cars in Automania. Plus, everyone loves Codenames!
All that, plus YOUR emails.
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Jeff and Christian welcome the Community Manager for Armature Studio, Jason Heitman to the show to talk about their upcoming game, Dead Star.
They also discuss ESPN starting dedicated eSports coverage, the upcoming Assassin's Creed Movie, The Division Beta, and more!
In the Playlist, Jason has been playing Super Mario Maker and Rising Thunder, Christian is still working through Oxenfree, and Jeff rolls the dice with Tharsis.
For Tabletop Time, Jason laughs at Quelf, Christian is frustrated by Boggle Jr, and Jeff is befuddled by Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective.
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Jeff and Christian welcome the co-founder of Night School Studio, Sean Krankel, whose game Oxenfree releases on Xbox One and Steam this Friday. They talk about the Oculus Rift pre-order price, David Brevik leaving Gazillion, the new products from Razor that may revolutionize PC gaming, Awesome Games Done Quick, and more!
In the Playlist, the guys discuss Oxenfree, Disney Infinity 3.0, You Must Build a Boat, Magic the Gathering: Puzzle Quest, and CES impressions of the Vive, the Omni, and more.
For Tabletop Time, Jeff discusses T.I.M.E. Stories: The Marcy Case, Sean discusses Android Netrunner, and Christian is playing Zingo with his daughter.
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Jeff and Christian celebrate the show's second anniversary and kick off the beginning of the third year of DLC by looking back and looking forward. As is the DLC tradition, Jeff and Christian hold their own feet to the fire by revisiting their 2015 predictions to see what was right and was was wrong. Then it is time to get excited about all the great games coming in 2016! The guys pick their favorites, including No Man's Sky, Uncharted 4, and Mass Effect Andromeda. They finish by making more Bold and Crazy predictions for the new year, as well as sharing YOUR predicitons. What does 2016 have in store for gamers?
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Jeff and Christian welcome Ben Hansen and Tim Turi from Game Informer to the show to help them work through their top 5 lists of Games of the Year. Is it possible for Jeff and Christian to come to a consensus about the absolute BEST GAME OF 2015?
The episode starts with a rundown of the biggest trends and most important news stories of the year, then the guys talk about all of the very best gaming experiences, as well as underdogs that deserve your attention before 2016 hits. Don't miss this one!
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Jeff and Christian are off for Christmas week, but couldn't resist discussing a couple of quick stories before they go, including the impact of Star Wars in gaming and Hideo Kojima's new deal with Sony. Jeff and Christian wish you the absolute best for the holidays and hope you enjoy this tiny episode to tide you over to next week's epic GOTY discussion.
Jeff and Christian welcome Alexa Ray Corriea from Gamespot.com to the show this week to talk about Oculus coming with Eve: Valkyrie, EA forming an esports division, the System Shock 3 announcement, Steam accounts being hijacked, and more!
For the Playlist, Alexa Ray has been playing Final Fantasy 7 and a new Ace Attorney in Japanese, Christian is rocking multiplayer in Uncharted 4 beta, Splatoon, and Destiny Sparrow Racing League, and Jeff is finally trying Star Wars Battlefront and the delightful Dr. Langeskov, The Tiger, and The Terribly Cursed Emerald: A Whirlwind Heist.
For Tabletop Time, Jeff gives some Christmas boardgame buying suggestions and is surprised to discover Anomia, and Alexa Ray talks Cash n Guns and Camp Grizzly
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Jeff and Christian welcome Russ Pitts from takethis.org to the show this week to discuss the massive amount of news that came out of both The Game Awards and the Playstation Experience. Game announcements, VR, and more!
In the Playlist, they discuss Uncharted 4 multiplayer, Fallout 4, Just Cause 3, Rainbow Six: Siege, and more!
For Tabletop Time, Jeff goes crazy for one of the best games of the year, T.I.M.E. Stories.
All that, plus YOUR emails.
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Jeff and Christian welcome Chris Watters from Gamespot.com back to the show this week to talk about his book The Gamer's Bucket List: 50 Video Games To Play Before You Die, which can be purchased here: http://www.amazon.com/The-Gamers-Bucket-List-Before/dp/1633531317
The guys also discuss Black Friday trends and the Avengers FPS that never was.
In the Playlist, there's discussion of Fallout 4, Rocket League, Hard West, Star Wars Battlefront, Downwell, Rainbow Six Siege, and more!
Tabletop Time is all about holiday gaming, with reports from your emails about the best games to play with family. Christian is leaning away from Masquerade and Chris likes Killing Dr. Lucky, and Guillotine.
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Jeff and Christian welcome Steve Tilley from the Toronto Sun and EP Daily to the show this week to debate the sales prospects of VR, the state of gaming journalism, the Payday 2 dev apology, and more!
For the Playlist, the guys discuss Star Wars Battlefront. Rise of the Tomb Raider, Fallout 4, Rocket League, Guild of Dungeoneering, and more!
For Tabletop Time, Steve remembers his Steve Jackson Games collection, and Jeff considers Thanksgiving on the table top.
All that, plus YOUR emails!
Jeff and Christian welcome Julian Murdoch from the Gamers With Job Conference Call podcast to the show this week to discuss Fallout 4's amazing week, Nintendo's Zelda announcements, the Game Awards nominees and more!
In the Playlist, there's lots more Fallout 4 discussion and debate, Rise of the Tomb Raider love, Star Wars Battlefield insight, COD Black Ops 3 enjoyment. Plus Julian discusses Dirty Bomb and League of Legends.
For Tabletop Time, Julian and Jeff discuss Pandemic Legacy, Alien Frontiers, Ora et Labora, and Gold West
All that, plus a d 100th episode celebration!!
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Jeff and Christian welcome Scott Johnson from Frogpants Studios to the show this week to talk about Blizzcon announcements, Activision's new movie studio, Xbox One backwards compatibility list, and more!
Then it is FALLOUT FALLOUT FALLOUT as Jeff and Christian debate their time in Fallout 4 over the last week. Christian also talks Call of Duty Black Ops 3 and Scott discusses Overwatch and Rebel Galaxy.
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Jeff and Christian welcome Ify Nwadiwe from Geek and Sundry to the show this week to discuss all the news from Paris Games Week, including debuts of Boundless, Wild, Dreams, Detroit, and the Uncharted 4 multiplayer, as well as a release date for No Man's Sky, and Nintendo's first cell phone game.
In the Playlist, the guys discuss the Overwatch Beta,Halo 5, Darksiders 2: Deathfinitive Edition, Divinity Original Sin Enhanced edition, Assassin’s Creed Syndicate, Warhammer End Times: Vermintide, Secret Ponchos, and more!
For Tabletop Time, Ify discusses Ashes: Rise of the Phoenixborn, and Jeff talk 2 Rooms and Boom. Plus, how to explain rules!
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Jeff and Christian welcome Phil Kollar from Polygon.com back to the show this week to talk about PayDay 2's bungled micro transactions, Destiny's bungled launch, Sony's bungled Vita, and much more!
The Playlist is huge this week, as Phil discusses Assassin's Creed Syndicate and Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns, Jeff finishes the Halo 5 campaign, and Christian roll around in Yoshi's Wooly World.
And not one, but TWO Tabletop Time segments this week. Phil is eager to try Pandemic Legacy, Christian muses about Subterfuge, and Jeff takes part in a Fiasco.
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Jeff and Christian welcome Aaron Morales from EW.com back to the show to discuss the PS4 price cut, Nintendo NX rumors, the NES turning 30, Kinect use, and much more.
In the Playlist, Jeff and Aaron have been playing Halo 5, Aaron enjoys Yoshi's Wooly World and Forza 6 with a wheel, and Christian experiences Minecraft Story Mode and thinks Nathan Drake is a jerk.
For Tabletop Time, Jeff describes one of the greatest days of gaming he's ever experienced: 12 hours playing the first half of Pandemic Legacy.
All that plus YOUR emails.
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Jeff and Christian Welcome Zach Lowery from BossKey Productions to the show this week to talk about Far Cry Primal, Back to the Future DLC in Rocket League, CoD: Black Ops 3 campaign unlocks, and more!
In the Playlist, everybody has been playing Star Wars Battlefront Beta, plus discussion of Rocket League, Rock Band 4, Mario Maker, Uncharted: Nathan Drake Collection, Transformaers Devastation, and more.
For Tabletop Time, Zach has been playing Clue, and Jeff suggests some other great deduction games.
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Jeff and Christian welcome Kahlief Adams from the Spawn on Me podcast back to the show this week to talk about Gamestop's belief in discs, No Man's Sky on Colbert, Kickstarter controversy for Star Citizen and Shenmue 3, Deus Ex cancelling its pre-order augmentation, and more!
For the Playlist, Kahlief is impressed with NBA2k16's story mode and is still taken with the Taken King, Christian is enraged by Tony Hawk Pro Skater 5, and Jeff is enchanted by The Beginner's Guide and Cryptark.
In Tabletop Time, Jeff is love with a new game called Steampunk Rally.
All that, plus YOUR emails!
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Jeff and Christian welcome Chris Bergman from Chore Monster to the show this week to talk about Oculus Connect 2 announcements, a possible VO actor's strike, no successor for the Vita, and more!
For The Playlist, everyone is back playing Destiny, Chris playing Rocket League and Rivals of Aether, Christian still loves Shovel Knight, and Jeff has face-on with Land's End and Narcosis in VR, as well as Minecraft: Story Mode Episode One.
In Tabletop Time, Chris had an epic moment playing Mysterium, and like the micro game Welcome to the Dungeon, while Jeff describes introducing his D&D group to End of the World: Zombie Apocalypse.
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Jeff and Christian welcome Danny O'Dwyer from Gamespot.com to the show this week to talk about the Tokyo Game Show, Konami stopping AAA game production, Star Fox Zero delayed, Shenmue 3 returning to Kickstarter, and more!
In the Playlist, the guys discuss Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Soma, Rocket League, Shovel Knight's Plague Knight DLC, Pro Evo Soccer, the Heroes of the Storm Americas Finals, and more!
For Tabletop Time, Danny likes co-ops like Dead Panic and Quiplash, and Jeff recommends Pandemic and Flashpoint: Fire Rescue
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Jeff and Christian welcome Chris Watter from Gamespot to the show this week to talk about announcements of Pokemon Go, Starcraft 2: Legacy of the Void, the new President of Nintendo, and a settlement against a delinquent Kickstarter.
In the Playlist, there is lots more Metal Gear Solid V discussion, as well as Mad Max, Rocket League, Lara Croft GO, Armello, Geometry War 3, Crastle Crashers Remastered, Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime, and more!
For Tabletop Time Chris is king of King of Tokyo, and Jeff still likes Dead of Winter.
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Jeff and Christian welcome Gamerant.com editor and writer Anthony Taormina back to the show to talk about Apple's upcoming TV "console", Pikmin 4 being "almost done", Bungie's settlement with Marty O'Donnell, and Ubisoft's Malaysian theme park, and more!
In the Playlist, the guys all hash out their feeling for the biggest release of the week, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. Is it truly one of the best video games ever? Also, Christian and Anthony play with their toys in Disney Infinity 3.0, and Christian is still wowed by Gears of War Remastered.
For Tabletop Time, Jeff talks about playing Codenames and Princess Bride: Battle of Wits.
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This special episode was recorded in front of a LIVE audience at PAX 2015! Jeff and Christian reunite with their old Weekend Confirmed buddies, Garnett Lee and Andrea Rene, to talk about all of the news coming out of PAX, including the announcement of Lawbreakers, the Shovel Knight Amiibo, the Divinity 2 Kickstarter, and much more.
In the Playlist, they all discuss their favorites from the PAX show floor, including LEGO Dimensions, Head Lander, Through the Woods, Callof the Starseed: The Gallery Ep1, and more.
Stick around after the end of the live show for Jeff's personal observations from the rest of the convention, including takes on Rock Band 4, Butt Sniffin' Pugs, Okhlos, Uncharted Collection, and more.
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Jeff and Christian welcome France's own Patrick Beja to the show, from Pixels, the Instance, and Daily Tech News Show podcasts, to talk about Hearthstone potentially getting co-op, MGSV's early hype, the Taken King's revamped XP system, Mario Maker's best per-release levels, and more.
For the Playlist, Patrick has been playing lots of Destiny and Hearthstone, Christian tried the COD: Black Ops 3 beta, Donkey Kong Country Returns on 3DS, PacMan 256, and Horizon Chase iOS, and Jeff got through his vacation with Loot & Legends. Plus, Jeff describes a unique European experience called Carrières de Lumières.
In Tabletop Time, Patrick laughed through The Contender, Christian's family loves The Masquerade, and Jeff likes the changes to Cash n' Guns Second Edition.
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Jeff is away on vacation, so this special episode was recorded in advance. Friend of the show Greg Miller from Kinda Funny stops by to chat with Jeff and Christian about games he loved growing up, and where the industry is today. Fueled by listener questions, the guys delve into what makes Metal Gear such a popular franchise, game genres that they like and don't like, ways to improve console UIs, the future of the industry, VR vs AR, and much, much more.
Plus, Greg and Christian have the long-awaited Batman: Arkham Knight spoiler discussion!
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Jeff and Christian welcome their old buddy from the Weekend Confirmed days, Indie Jeff Mattas to the show for the first time to talk about all of the big news from Gamescom 2015, including the Mafia 3 trailer, Microsoft's press conference with Scalebound, Quantum Break, and Crackdown 3, Blizzard's new expansion for World of Warcraft, Star Wars Battlefront Fighter Squadron mode, and much more!
In the Playlist, Indie Jeff finished Batman: Arkham Knights, and has been voicing an upcoming survival horror game called Narcosis. Both Jeff's share their love of Watcher 3, and Christian tells his Tale of Fail from Rocket League. Then Christian and Jeff dive into Galak-Z, and Jeff survives Submerged.
For Tabletop Time, Jeff gives a speech about The Contender, and Christian gears up to share Masquerade with his family.
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Jeff and Christian welcome the Community Manager for The Odd Gentlemen, Nikole Zivalich to the show this week to talk about Gears of War backwards compatibility, Summer Games Done Quick raising $1.2 million, playing Iron Man in GTA, Windows 10's release, and more!
In the Playlist, everyone discusses the new King's Quest, Christian gets ont he 3D bandwagon with Streets of Rage for 3DS, and Jeff is wrapped up in the Witcher 3, Card Hunter, and HotS.
For Tabletop Time, Jeff runs down some of the mist buzzed about new board games from this week's GenCon.
All that, plus your Q's and our A's!
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Jeff and Christian welcome freelance writer Gita Jackson from the Match3 podcast to the show this week to talk about the new Hearthstone expansion, The Grand Tournament, the debut of Doom multiplayer, a patch for a 10 year old game, Summer Games Done Quick, the ESL adopting drug testing, and more!
In the Playlist, Gita is playing Love Live, Christian loves Not a Hero, and Jeff confesses his Bat-fears with a return to The Witcher 3.
For Tabletop Time, Gita digs Android Netrunner, and talks about Alchemists.
All that, plus your Q's and our A's.
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Jeff and Christian welcome Jeff Green, of Computer Gaming World, 1up, and GFW Radio fame to the show this week to talk about all the highs and lows of EVO 2015, Shenmue and Star Citizen's crowdfunding challenges, Odin Sphere's remake, and more.
In the Playlist, everyone is talking about Rocket League, Jeff Green is still hooked on Hearthstone and has been trying Oculus Rift demos, Christian continues his walk down retro lane, and Jeff is intrigued by The Vanishing of Ethan Carter and Warhammer 40k: Deathwatch.
For Tabletop TIme, Jeff Green cuts off their heads in Guillotine and Jeff Cannata introduces a new group to Evolution.
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Jeff and Christian welcome Anrea Rene from Gamestop and Gametrailers back to the show this week to remember Nintendo President Satoru Iwata and talk about the delay of Batgirl DLC, Marvel's plans for AAA games, the Transformers Devastation trailer, Jade Raymond's new studio and more.
In the Playlist, Andrea and Christian talk about getting stuck and unstuck in Arkham Knight, and Andrea explains her continued devotion to Destiny. Jeff returns to Card Hunter, now on Steam.
For Tabletop Time, Andrea got to play the new game from the Cards Against Humanity designers, called Secret Hitler.
All that, plus your Q's and our A's.
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Jeff and Christian welcome the Senior Sound Designer at Naughty Dog, Robert Krekel, to the show this week to talk about creating sound in video games, Nintendo's NX hitting next year, a potential Superman game, the 2015 Spiel Des Jahres winners, and Final Fantasy 14's Mac woes.
In the Playlist, Rob and Christian discuss Arkham Knights, and story in general, while Jeff describes the new Eternal Conflict Heroes of the Storm content.
For Tabletop Time, Rob enjoys Carcasonne and Jeff builds his Flip City.
All that, plus a new Q & A segment, featuring YOUR Qs and OUR A's!
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Jeff and Christian welcome the Cheap Ass Gamer himself, CheapyD David Abrams to the show to talk about Arkham Knight's embarrassing PC launch, Destiny's embarrassing DLC pricing, and Uncharted 4's full E3 demo debut.
In the Playlist, it is in depth Batman talk, as all of the guys share their experience playing the newest effort from Rocksteady Games. Plus, Jeff raves about his time with Her Story.
Then for Tabletop Time, David remembers playing D&D and Hanabi, and Jeff finds fun in Ameri-Trash games.
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Jeff and Christian welcome Ben Silverman from Yahoo Games back to the show for a very special E3 wrap up episode. The guys start with a sneak peak of Batman Arkham Knights, and then launch into a discussion of the most impressive games of the show, including No Man's Sky, Mirror's Edge Catalyst, Street Fight V, Horizon Zero Dawn, Uncharted 4, Halo 5, Cuphead, Wattam, and much much more. Plus, the guys debate their heads-on VR experiences with Project Morpheus and Oculus Rift. This is a jammed packed episode of E3 goodness you won't want to miss.
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Jeff and Christian welcome Xav De Matos back to the show for a very special DLC from E3 2015! The guys run down all of the major press conferences from Microsoft and Sony, to Nintendo, EA, Ubisoft, and Bethesda with excitement for the biggest games and surprises of the convention as well controversial opinions galore! Don't miss this episode!
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Jeff and Christian welcome their buddy Garnett Lee back to pocasting for this very special E3 predictions edition of DLC! The guys discuss the Fallout 4 trailer, the Dark Souls 3 leak, Amazon's ambitious PC game, Hearthstone getting real money skins, and more.
Then the E3 Hype Train takes off, as the guys run down what to expect fcrom Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo, as well as their anticipated games of the show! Plus, some very bold predictions.
In the Playlist, Garnett has put 85 hours in Dragon Age, Jeff is still in love with the Witcher 3, and they pinpoint why Heroes of the Storm works so well.
All that, plus Jeff's own Story of Glory!
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Jeff and Christian welcome the AnnoyedGamer himself, Marcus Beer to the show this week to cheer EA adding females to FIFA, rant about Ultra Street Fighter 4 not working, debate the hype train starting up for XCOM 2, rail against 5,000 more attendees to E3 this year, and more!
In the Playlist, Marcus has been playing Witcher 3 and Marvel Heroes 2015, Chrisitan finally got into Witcher 3 himself and is buying more Amiibos, and Jeff praises Massive Chalice and gets ready for Heroes of the Storm's official launch.
For Tabletop Time, Jeff gives Marcus some suggestions based on his enjoyment of Uno, and discusses Puzzle Strike from Sirlin Games.
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Jeff and Christian welcome Andrew Reiner, the executive editor at Game Informer Magazine to the show this week to discuss a new lawsuit for the Oculus founder, Ultra Street Fighter 4 compatibility, League of Legends' immediate banner policy, Microsoft and Sony's E3 press conference plans, a new Need For Speed, and Star Citizen.
In the Playlist, Andrew described his frustrations with the Witcher 3 Xbox One save glitch, while Jeff describes his love of Witcher 3 gameplay, and Christian warns of Marvel flavored free-to-play shenanigans.
For Tabletop Time, Andrew loves Betrayal at House on the Hill, Christian tries Masquerade and No Thanks, and Jeff whispers his way through Witness.
All that, plus Stories of Glories and Tales of Fails!
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Jeff and Christian welcome writer, director, and comedian J.D. Amato to the show this week to discuss the Oculus Rift's PC requirements, The Division being delayed, Divinity: Original Sin Enhanced Edition, the new Doom reveal, Assassin's Creed Syndicate, bricked Xbox Ones, and much more!
In the Playlist, Jeff has started playing The Witcher 3 on PS4, J.D. loves Hearthstone and Don't Starve Together, and Christian relives the very best Super Marios.
For Tabletop Time, J.D. talks about Pandemic, Puerto Rico, Space Cadets: Dice Duel, and the role-playing game, Dungeon World.
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Jeff and Christian welcome Jaycie Gluck, Gillyweed herself, from Starcraft Craftstars, Table Flippin' Board Games, and much, much more to the show to talk about Kael Thas in HotS, Bloodstains: Ritual of the Night, Oculus' release date, Nintendo theme park rides, Tony Hawk Pro Skater 5 screen shots, Lego Dimensions getting all the IP, and more!
In the Playlist, Jaycie talks about getting into Heroes of the Storm and the eSports community, and Christian is back in Wolfenstein for The Old Blood, as well as Marvel Heroes 2015.
For Tabletop Time, Jaycie talks XCOM: The Board Game, ScrumBrawl, and Arkham Horror, and Jeff makes a case for Dominoes.
All that, plus Stories of Glories and Tales of Fails!
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Jeff and Christian welcome Xav De Matos back to the show to start up that E3 hype train with news of a PC centric press conference, a new game announcement from Rare, teases of Mass Effect 4, and more. Plus, current news of Arkham Knight's $40 DLC season pass, Yooka-Laylee tearing up Kickstarter, and MS-DOS games formerly playable inside tweets.
In the Playlist, Christian finishs Arkham Origins and starts up Marvel Heroes 2015, Jeff deals with broken hard drives, and Xav gets first-hand looks at Star Wars Battlefront, Call of Duty Black Ops 3, and the broken state of WE 2k15.
For Tabletop Time, Xav is playing Letters From Whitechapel and Pandemic: The Cure, and Jeff recounts his latest DMing adventures in D&D 5th edition.
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SPECIAL BONUS DOUBLE LENGTH EPISODE!! Jeff and Christian welcome David Brevik, the creator of Diablo and Marvel Heroes to the show this week to discuss Valve allowing paid mods on Steam, Konami axing Silent Hills, Call of Duty Black Ops 3, Telltale Doing Marvel, and much more!
In the Playlist, David has been playing Cities: Skylines, Hearthstone on his phone, Don't Starve, and MLB: The Show, Christian has gone back to Batman: Arkham Origins, and Jeff is hooked on Doesn't Commute on iOS. Plus, Jeff gives his report on the Heroes of the Dorm finals.
For Tabletop Time, David has been playing a ton of new games on his awesome Geekchic table, including Arkham Horror, Flashpoint: Fire Rescue, Love Letter, and Pandemic The Cure. Jeff and Christian describe Mascarade, and Christian introduces board games to his daughter.
AND THERE"S MORE! Extra, bonus content this week as Jeff interviews Dustin Browder and Kaeo Milker from Blizzard about the upcoming release of Heroes of the Storm!
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Jeff and Christian welcome Ben Silverman from Yahoo Games and Yahoo Tech to the show this week to discuss Star Wars Battlefront, Guitar Hero Live, a release date for Heroes of he Storm, Phil Spencer's E3 tweets, and more!
In the Playlist, Ben and Jeff have been playing Mortal Kombat X, Ben tries to convince everyone to play Titan Souls, and Christian is still rocking OlliOlli2.
For Tabletop Time, Ben discusses role-playing Star Wars with Age of Rebellion, and Jeff and Christian face off in Plaid Hat Games' newest, Ashes: Rise of the Phoenixborn.
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Jeff and Christian welcome Shareef Jackson from GamesLookGood and the Spawn on Me Podcast to the show this week to discuss Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, Lego Dimensions, the first RPG for the Apple Watch, Witcher 3 having paid expansion content, and more.
In the Playlist, Shareef is playing Game of Thrones episodes 1 and 2, Resident Evil Revelations episode 1, and Box Boy, Christian is still attacking Bloodbourne and trying to prime himself on HotS, and Jeff got hands-on with the new expansion to Path of Exile: The Awakening.
A very special Tabletop Time this week feature's Jeff's interview with the designer of Wits & Wagers, Say Anything, and Evolution, Dominick Crapuchettes.
All that, plus an awesome edition of Stories of Glories and Tales of Fails.
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Jeff and Christian welcome Shawn Andrich from the Gamers With Jobs Conference Call and gamerwithjobs.com to discuss YoutTuber Angry Joe's rant at Nintendo over copyright claims, the demise of OnLive, Quantum Break's delay to 2016, Nintendo's Amiibo rush, and more.
For the Playlist, Shawn finished Pillars of Eternity and tried Titan Souls, Jeff is also playing Pillars, and Christian deals with corrupt saves and faulty Xbox Ones.
In Tabletop Time, Shawn lauds China Town, and Jeff starts a new D&D 5e campaign of his own devising.
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Jeff and Christian welcome to the show David Nottingham, Creative Director on Counterspy, which is currently free on PSN. They discuss the bloated state of AAA game development, Legend of Zelda on Wii U being delayed into 2016, Halo's live action trailers and release date, and more!
In the Playlist, Christian and Jeff have been playing Bloodbourne, David has been playing Helldivers and TouchTone, and Jeff has started Pillars of Eternity.
For Tabletop Time, David discusses Risk Legacy, and Jeff and Christian ain't afraid of no ghosts in Mysterium.
All that, plus Stories of Glories and Tales of Fails!
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Jeff and Christian welcome Anthony Taormina from Gamerant.com back to the show this week to discuss Hideo Kojima leaving Konami, Nintendo going to mobile and announcing their next hardware, codenamed NX, more remastered games coming to current gen, Leap's AR target video, and more.
In the Playlist, Anthony has been playing Battlefield: Hardline and Hotline Maimi 2, Christian is deeper into Ori and the Blind Forest, Jeff's thumbs survive OlliOlli2, and another Heroes of the Storm Primer.
For Tabletop Time, Christian and Jeff lie to each other during Sheriff of Nottingham.
All that, plus Stories of Glories and Tales of Fails!
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Jeff welcomes the very much alive Adam Sessler of X-Play and Rev3Games fame, and a little bit of a remote Christian to the show this week to talk about VR devices like the Roto Chair (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rotovr/roto-taking-virtual-reality-to-the-next-level), the potential delay of Oculus into 2016, the definite delay of Uncharted 4 into 2016, the wildly original new game Upsilon Circuit, the BBC's GTA drama, the new 3DS selling well, and more!
In the Playlist, Adam has been playing Dragon Age: Inquisition, and Hotline: Miami 2, Christian has been playing Ori and the Blind Forest, and Jeff has another installment of his Heroes of the Storm Primer.
For Tabletop Time, Jeff talks about hording money in Bruno Faidutti's Dragon's Gold, and getting young kids into gaming with Monza from HABA games.
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Jeff and Christian welcome David Eckleberry, the Game Director of Fable Legends, back to the show to discuss GDC and PAX East news, including Valve's Vive, Steam Link, and Steam Machines, Sony's Project Morpheus, Nvidia's Shield and Grid, EA closing Maxis Emeryville, Blizzard's new Blackrock Mountain Hearthstone expansion, and much more.
In the Playlist, David discusses playing Overwatch, Dreadnaught, and Life is Strange, Christian gushes over OlliOlli 2, and Jeff introduces his primer for Heroes of the Storm.
All that, plus a new entry into Stories of Glories and Tales of Fails.
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Jeff and Christian welcome the Creative Director of Halo 5, Tim Longo of 343 Industries to the show this week to discuss Unreal Engine going free to use, Valve Vive VR announcement, Fable Legends going free-to-play, WoW adding a new gold for playtime economy, and more!
In the Playlist, Tim wants to get into Heroes of the Storm, but Jeff is a jerk, Christian loves the whimsy of Kirby's Rainbow Curse, Tim extols the virtues of Never Alone, and Jeff feels like Hand of Fate is made just for him.
For Tabletop Time, Tim played Call of Cthulhu the card game, Christian play Monopoly... yuck, and Jeff played Scoville.
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Jeff and Christian welcome not one, but TWO developers to the show this week, Chris Siegel and Tim Stellmach from OtherSide entertainment, currently revitalizing the legacy of of Ultima Underworld with their Kickstarter project, Underworld Ascendant. They talk about the possibility of a new version of Rock Band on current gen consoles, a correction that The Last Guardian is NOT dead, A Settlers of Catan movie, TwitchCon, and more!
For the Playlist, Jeff and Christian get into it over The Order 1886, Chris and Tim discuss playing games as research for design, as well as Marvel Heroes, Far Cry 4, and Borderlands. Christian talks about getting ahold of a New 3DS.
During Tabletop Time, Tim talks about Sentinels of the Multiverse and Flashpoint: Fire Rescue, Chris talks Cash and Guns, and Jeff joins in for a discussion of Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition.
All that, plus a new edition of Stories of Glories/Tales of Fails!
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Jeff and Christian welcome Kahlief Adams from the Spawn on Me podcast and the Spawn Point Blog to the show to discuss The Order 1886's short playtime, the final end for The Last Guardian, Peter Molyneaux's hot water, Bethesda's E3 announcements, and more.
In the Playlist, Kahlief has been playing Evolve and Dying Light, Jeff is enamored with Darkest Dungeon and Sunless Sea, and Christian has been rocking Gunman Clive 2 on his 3DS.
For Tabletop Time, Christian tried Splendor, and there is a new Ghostbusters board game coming soon!
All that, plus a new Story of Glory/Tale of Fail!
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Jeff and Christian welcome Geoff Keighley, the producer of The Game Awards and Bonus Round, to the show this week to discuss making a definitive video game awards show, the DICE Summit, a possible Legend of Zelda live action Netflix series, the Persona 5 trailer, Activision's huge profits, and more.
In the Playlist, Geoff has been playing Evolve and Dying Light, Christian remembers when 2D Mario was innovative in Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins, and Jeff raves about the whimsy inside of Grow Home.
For Tabletop Time, Jeff and Christian played X-Wing Miniatures Game from Fantasy Flight Games and loved it.
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Jeff and Christian welcome the CheapyD from Cheapassgamer.com to the show to discuss the closing of joystiq.com, the end of Nintendo Club, the first Tetris Grand Master in the US, Madden 15 nailing the Super Bowl final score, Unreal 4's Paris apartment, new LEGO games, the absence of LAN gaming, and more!
In the Playlist, Christian and Jeff have both been playing Dying Light, and discuss the zombie/parkour game in detail. Also, Christian is back in love with Metroid Prime on his WiiU.
For Tabletop Time, Jeff puts on his cape to play Sentinels of the Multiverse, both on the table and digitally on Steam.
All that, plus YOUR phone calls.
This episode dedicated to the memory of our friend, Andrew Yoon.
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Jeff and Christian welcome Aaron Morales, Art Director and video game writer at Entertainment Weekly, to the show this week to discuss Microsoft's massive HoloLens announcement, Windows 10 integrating Xbox functionality, game streaming to Windows PCs, Bard Tale 4 announced, Guild Wars 2 getting an expansion, Elder Scrolls Online going subscription free, and more!
In the Playlist, Aaron got his hands on the New 3DS XL and Majora's Mask, Chistian is Playstation Nowing his way through Batman Arkham City and Shadow Warrior, and Jeff tries Lords of Xumlia on Steam, and has become the guy he hates in Heroes of the Storm.
For Tabletop Time, Jeff delves into the world of word games with Kerflip.
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Jeff and Christian welcome Xav De Matos from Joystiq.com back to the show to discuss the announcement of Sid Meier's Starships, a potential reboot for Rock Band, the Nintendo Direct announcements of New 3DS, Mario Party 10, and Splatoon, Blizzard giving statues to 10 year WoW subscribers, how long it will take to get through your Steam library, and more!
In the Playlist, Xav has been loving Elite Dangerous inside Oculus Rift, Christian has been testing Playstation Now, and Jeff digs Talos Principle and the new map in the closed beta of Heroes of the Storm. Plus, Evolve's beta!
Then during Tabletop Time, Xav has been playing Lords of Waterdeep and Formula D, and Jeff introduced Going Going Gone to his family.
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Jeff and Christian welcome Alex Berg from UCB Theatre, Key & Peele, Reno 911, and more back to the show to discuss Call of Duty in China, no Nintendo in Brazil, 2400 MS-DOS games emulated in your browser, the WGA writing awards for video games, Blizzard's Overwatch trademark troubles, WoW's "Veteran Mode" and more!
For the Playlist, Alex is playing The Swapper and Dragon Age: Inquisition, Christian is playing Far Cry 4, and Jeff describes raiding Highmaul in WoW: Warlords of Draenor.
In Tabletop Time, Alex loves cooperative deduction in Hanabi, and Jeff introduces his wife to Caverna, and his nephew to Monza.
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In this very special episode, Jeff and Christian celebrate the 1 Year Anniversary of DLC's debut by looking back and looking forward. They discuss the Playstation Now subscription prices, which were actually the subject of speculation in their very first episode, and some of their predictions from last year.
Then, they look ahead, and pick out some of the most anticipated titles slated for 2015, including No Man's Sky, Legend of Zelda for Wii U, Witcher 3, Evolve, Uncharted 4, The Rise of the Tomb Raider, Star Wars Battlefront, Bloodbourne, Halo 5, and more.
Finally, it is prediction time, as Christian and Jeff make some bold speculation as to what 2015 might have in store for Video Games - and even some downright crazy predictions. Will they be right?
All that, plus YOUR phone calls!
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Jeff and Christian are joined by Rob Keyes from Gamerant and Screenrant to review the year that was 2014. They discuss the biggest stories and trends from the year then launch into their personal top 5 lists for the best games of 2014. Don't miss it!
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Jeff and Christian welcome Kevin Pereira from G4's Attack of the Show and Supercreative.tv's Pointless Podcast to the show this week to discuss the Oculus's new VR acquisitions, a father who made his son play video games in chronological order, Charlie returning to SF5, pre-ordering games, and more.
In the Playlist, Kevin is playing Shadow of Mordor, Bittrip Runner 2, and Destiny, Christian bought Driveclub, and Jeff is thrilled with endgame in Warlords of Draenor.
For Tabletop Time, Kevin and Jeff discuss Mysterium, and Jeff loves Red7 and offers up some more easy board game gift ideas.
All that, plus YOUR phone calls!
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Jeff and Christian welcome Justin McElroy from Polygon.com, My Brother My Brother and Me, Quality Control, and Sawbones to the show to about all the big news from The Game Awards and The Playstattion Experience. Uncharted 4, Zelda for WiiU, No Man's Sky, Hazelight, The Order 1886, Adrift, Drawn to Death and lots more are on on the docket. Plus, Witcher 3 delayed again, Stream Broadcasting changes everything, and the next Assassin's Creed is in Victorian London.
In the Playlist, Justin is playing Dragon Age: Inquisition and Spiderman: Unlimited, Christian is playing Bayonetta 2, and Jeff is level capped in Warlords of Draenor.
For Tabletop TIme, Justin discusses his new adventures in D&D 5th edition, and Jeff talks Splendor and print-and-playing Spyfall.
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Jeff and Christian welcome Andrea Rene from Gametrailers.com and Gamestop TV to the show this week to discuss Unisoft's Assassin's Creed Unity apology, Sony's Vita class action settlement, the new Batman version of Love Letter, Xbox One winning Black Friday, and more!
In the Playlist, Andrea has been playing Far Cry 4 and Geometry Wars 3, Christian has been enjoying couch co-op in Super Smash Bros Wii U, and Jeff threw 40 hours in Dragon Age: Inquisition already.
For Tabletop Time, Jeff and Christian got an early, pre-release play of the much anticipated XCOM: The Boardgame.
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Jeff and Christian welcome Bianna Wu, developer of Revolution 60 and co-host of the Isometric podcast to discuss Dragon Age's lack of hair choices, Christian's attempt to return a broken game to Best Buy, Black Friday deals, WoW and Half-Life 2 turning 10 years old, Game Awards nominees, the world's greatest gaming trailer, and more.
In the Playlist, Briana and Christian test their Amiibos with Super Smash Bros WiiU, and there is much talk of Far Cry 4.
For Tabletop Time, Jeff welcomes very special guest, game designer Rob Daviau direct from BGG Con, to discuss his new publishing project, Funemployed, and his time at the convention
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Jeff and Christian welcome Anthony Taormina from Gamerant.com to the show today to discuss all of the various botched launches that have been happening, Warlords of Draenor, Call of Duty Advanced Warfare, Assassin's Creed Unity, and Halo Master Chief Collection all have had buggy, broken, shameful launches in the last couple of weeks. What is to be done?
In the Playlist, Anthony has been playing Assassin's Creed Unity and Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham, Christian just got a WiiU, and Jeff played Halo: MCC and is back in WoW with the new expansion.
For Tabletop Time, Jeff talks about King of New York and Among the Stars
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Jeff and Christian welcome Xav De Matos from joystiq.com to the show this week to talk about Blizzcon, Overwatch, first person GTAV, Majora's Mask 3D, a new Tony Hawk Pro Skater, Geoff Keighley's new video game awards, and more.
In the Playlist, we press 'x' to talk about Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare.
For Tabletop Time, Xav is raving about the deduction game, Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective and Jeff is raving about Northstar Games' Evolution.
All that, plus YOUR phone calls!
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Jeff and Christian welcome Raj Deut from Melbourne, Australia to report on his experience at PAX Australia. Topics include the Star Citizen FPS mode debut, the "Day Zero" release of Call of Duty: Advance Warfare, the Internet Arcade, YouTube supporting 60fps, and Bethesda officially canceling Prey 2.
In the Playlist, everyone has strong opinions about Sunset Overdrive, Christian has a few hours in on COD: AW, Raj has indie picks from PAX, and more!
For a very special Tabletop Time, Jeff welcomes Richard Ha, Rahdo from the Rahdo Runs Through board gaming video series, to discuss his love of board games, and talk about the best new games he saw at Essen Spiel in Germany.
All that plus YOUR phone calls!
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Jeff and Christian welcome Cam Robinson from Gamespot UK and the Reality Check show to discuss the PS4 SharePlay update, the Xbox One price cut, 50 new things for Super Smash Bros WiiU, Titanfall's co-op mode, Assassin's Creed Unity's crazy PC specs, Extralife 2014 and more.
In the Playlist, Cam has been playing games for 24 hours, including Wolfenstein and more, Christian digs the SOuth Park pinball boards, and Jeff loves Legend of Grimrock 2. Also, Diablo 3 is back and better than ever.
For Tabletop Time, Jeff reacts to Tom Vasel's Top Ten board games of all time for 2014.
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Jeff and Christian welcome Andrea Rene from Gametrailers and Gamespot TV to the show this week to talk about Super Smash Bros Wii U, Driveclub's release woes, photo mode in Shadow of Mordor, EVE playing like a speadsheet, porn sites sponsoring eSports teams, and more.
In the Playlist, Andrea has finished Destiny and Shadow of Mordor's story modes, Christian is back to Walking Dead, and Jeff is embarrassed about what he's (not) playing.
For Tabletop Time, we talk about Kig of New York, Dead of Winter, and Splendor, plus whether it is smart to pre-order a board game.
All that, plus YOUR phone calls!
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Jeff and Christian welcome Brian Brushwood from Scam School, Cordkillers, and Night Attack to the show to talk about NBA 2K15's nightmarish faces, Driveclub's poor launch, a new Star Wars arcade game, Xbox's "parity clause", Assassin's Creed's resolution issues, and more!
In the Playlist, Brian has been playing Far Cry 3 and Wasteland 2, Jeff has been scared by Alien: Isolation, and Christian is getting ganked by orcs in Shadow of Mordor.
For Tabletop Time, Brian explains the card game Kent and loves Love Letter, Christian is bamboozled by Boggle, and Jeff is excited for the Garbage Pail Kids Dice Game, the Magic: The Gathering Board Game, and Power Grid: Deluxe.
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Jeff is back from his honeymoon and he and Christian are happy to welcome Scott Johnson from Frogpant Studios back to the show as well. They talk about Blizzard's plans with Hearthstone, Titan, and more, the missing Ps from the upcoming Assassin's Creed, VR innovations RoomAlive and Dexmo, and much more.
In the Playlist, everybody has praise for Shadow of Mordor, Christian is playing Super Smash Bros on 3DS, and Jeff and Scott discuss Heroes of the Storm.
For Tabletop Time, Scott like the DC Deckbuilding Game and Star Realms, and Jeff reports on playing Lost Cities with his new wife.
All that, plus YOUR phone calls.
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With Jeff Cannata still in Italy enjoying his honeymoon, Christian Spicer is back leading the charge. This week's he's joined by (1) Xav de Matos from Joystiq PLUS (2) Ify Nwadiwe from SocialTronLive and UCB! They dive into Destiny's leaked DLC plans, it's story allegedly being cut down before release, Visceral saying Battlefield Hardline will work at launch, the Xbox One launching in China, and more.
In the Playlist, Ify talks about switching from League of Legends to DOTA2, while Xav discusses his time with Disney Infinity 2: Marvel Super Heroes and the new Oculus headset, Crystal Cove.
And like last week, Jeff is back with another awesome Table Top Time. He's joined by Rob Daviau, the designer of Risk Legacy, and more.
All that, plus YOUR phone calls!
Jeff is now a married man and enjoying an Italian honeymoon, which means it's up to Christian to pilot the good-ship DLC. Good thing he's joined by two awesome guests, (1) Gamerant, Screenrant, and FilmFracture's own Anthony Taormina PLUS (2) from Cuddles and Rage and the People I Think Are Cool podcast, Liz Reed! The gang chat about Grand Theft Auto V getting a first-person mode, Final Fantasy XV news, games as recruitment tools, Metal Gear Solid's dog addition, Oculus VR's newly announced Crescent Bay headset, and more!
In the Playlist, P.T. got Liz back interested in older Silent Hill games, Anthony spent a bunch of time with Disney Infinity 2.0 - Marvel Superheroes, and all three spent time playing the 3DS Super Smash Bros. demo.
But wait, there's more! Don't think we'd go a whole episode with no Cannata! Jeff drops an awesome pre-recorded Table Top Time interview with Shut Up & Sit Down's Quintin Smith.
All that, plus YOUR phone calls!
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Jeff and Christian welcome Polygon's Deputy Reviews Editor and StreamFriends Twitch streamer, Phil Kollar back to the show this week to talk about the huge sale of Mojang to Microsoft for $2.5 billion, GTA V coming to next gen, gaming ramifications for iPhone 6 and Apple Watch, the White House GameJam, and much more.
In the Playlist, things get heated as the guys debate the merits of Destiny, now that it has been released to the masses. Is it more fun than it is good? Plus, Phil has been playing ArchAge and Jeff has been playing Fotonica.
For Tabletop Time, Jeff explains building nukes in Manhattan Project.
All that, plus YOUR phone calls!
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Jeff and Christian welcome their old friend from Weekend Confirmed, Andrew Yoon to the show - but now he's a bona fide game designer, with his new card game, Divorce! They discuss the free game Xbox One deal, Samsung's new VR headset, beating Dark Souls with a Rock Band guitar, playing Destiny on Vita, ESPN declaring eSports not a sport, and more.
In the Playlist, Andrew is playing Dreadnaught and Mario Kart 8's DLC, Christian is playing Velocity 2X, and Jeff is still in love with Heroes of the Storm.
For Tabletop Time, Andrew describes becoming a board game designer, and Jeff talks Star Realms and gives an update on his Risk Legacy Campaign.
All that plus YOUR phone calls!
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With Garnett Lee filling in for Christian this week, he and Jeff welcome special guest Rich Grisham from the Press Row Podcast to the show to discuss the New 3DS, Sony's big TGS announcements, including Persona 5, Yakuza Zero, and more, GOG offering DRM-free movies, Pokken Tournament, Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell, and more.
In The Playlist, Rich and Garnett break down Madden 15 in depth, and Jeff played the Star Trek simulator, Artemis.
For Tabletop Time, Rich is trying Risk, and Jeff lost to 8 year olds in King of Tokyo. Plus, Space Cadets Dice Duel.
All that, plus YOUR phone calls.
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Jeff and Christian welcome comedian, improviser, and all-around nerd, Alex Berg to the show to discuss Amazon possibly buying Twitch, new VR demos for Netflix and Half-Life 2, Microsoft's predictive DeLorean cloud gaming system, one Dad's solution to Minecraft griefers, the success of PC gaming, and more. Plus, the guys answer criticism that they were too mean to Microsoft last week.
In the Playlist, Alex is hooked on Diablo 3 for PS4, Christian finished Counterspy, and Jeff falls deeper and deeper in to the grasp of Heroes of the Storm. Plus, Star Realms impresses on iOS.
For Tabletop Time, Alex discusses the joys of D&D 4th edition and X-Wing Miniatures game, and Jeff recounts his first two games in the epic campaign that is Risk Legacy.
All that, plus YOUR phone calls!
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Jeff and Christian welcome Anthony Carboni from We Have Concerns and Rev3Games to the show to talk all things Gamescom and Gencon. First up is the Microsoft press conference, and everybody has a complaint about how the Rise of the Tomb Raider exsclusivity was handled. Not to mention 3 bundles, the Halo Channel, and no Kinect. For the Sony press conference, the guys are excited about new games including Rime, The Tomorrow Children, and Wild, and SharePlay. Plus, a new game from Bioware, Obsidian gets the Pathfinder license, Sierra making Geometry Wars 3, Kojima and Del Toro combine for P.T. and Silent Hills, and much much more. From the GenCon front, Jeff is excited for Star Wars Imperial Assault, and a whole mess of game announcements.
In the Playlist, Anthony loves Hohokum, Christian loves Swapper, and Jeff loves Diablo 3 for PS4.
During Tabletop Time, Jeff played the final version of the new Plaid Hat game, Dead of Winter, and everyone is buzzing for D&D 5th Edition.
All that, plus YOUR phone calls!
Jeff and Christian welcome Devindra Hardawar from Venture Beat and the /Filmcast to the show to discuss Twich's crackdown on copyrighted music, Evolve's delay, Fantasy Flight's new X-COM and Star Wars games, the return of the Sierra brand, and more.
In the Playlist, Devindra finished Watch_Dogs, Christian is loving The Swapper and Rogue Legacy, and Jeff is still digging the alpha of Heroes of the Storm.
In Tabletop Time, Jeff has his hands on the 5th Edition Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set and couldn't be more excited about it.
All that, plus YOUR phone calls.
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Jeff and Christian welcome David Nottingham, the co-founder and creative director at Dynamighty to the show to talk about his upcoming game, Counterspy, his history working at Lucasarts and Rockstar, and his choice to develop at a smaller studio.
In Story of the Week, they talk about EA's new subscription service, EA Access, endgame details for Destiny, Bioshock on iOS, and problems curating the Apple App Store.
In the Playlist, David has been playing Wolfenstein and Christian has been rocking Rogue Legacy on Vita.
For Tabletop Time, David tried Dungeon Dice, and Christian had a party with Knee Jerk.
All that, plus YOUR phone calls!
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Jeff and Christian welcome Veronica Belmont to the show to talk about all the big Comic Con news, including the Mako coming back to Mass Effect, a redesign of Batman, the Halo: Nightfall trailer and more. Also, Gamestop customers don't know you can trade in games? A free browser based Catan? Bravely Default sells a million?
In the Playlist, Veronica is loving Tropico 5, Christian level caps the Destiny Beta, and Jeff is doing the Blizzard one-two punch of Hearthstone: Curse of Naxxramas and Heroes of the Storm Alpha.
In Tabletop Time, Jeff tries to convince Veronica that Monopoly is bad, and brings friends into the hobby with Love Letter and For Sale.
All that, plus YOUR phone calls!
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Jeff and Christian welcome Ben Silverman from Yahoo! Games to talk about The International DOTA Championships, Microsoft laying off 18,000 and ending the Xbox Entertainment Studios, a new DOOM, the Yogscast Kickstarter debacle, and high-earning MMOs.
In the Playlist, Jeff and Ben have lots to say about the Destiny Beta, while Christian talks Walking Dead season 2. Ben has paid money to enjoy Magic: Duels of the Planeswalkers 2015, and Jeff loves the beauty of elegance of Monument Valley on the iPad.
For Tabletop Time, Ben describes his epic quest to acquire 1981's Dark Tower board game, and Jeff finally got to play the 2014 Kennerspiel des Jahres winner, Instanbul - and he is impressed. The segment ends with Ben and Jeff talking about Pathfinder and D&D tabletop RPGs.
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Jeff and Christian welcome David Walgrave, Producer on Divinity: Original Sin, to DLC this week to talk about understanding what a game developer does, the EVO 2014 fighting game championships, Raiden joining Mortal Kombat X, Tekken 7 announced, Hearthstone: Curse of Naxrammas pricing info, and more.
Then in The Playlist, Jeff goes a little crazy praising Divinity: Original Sin, which he calls one of the best games of ever. Christian tries to manage the slurping, but Jeff loves loving the throwback CRPG in all of its glory. Christian has some memories of Aladdin Genesis that he's revisiting himself, too.
For Tabletop Time, David talks about destroying his friends at Dominion, and Jeff is excited to play the newly announced Spiel des Jahres winners.
All that, plus YOUR phone calls.
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Original Sin is the latest RPG in the Divinity universe. Divinity: Original Sin concerns two heroes: a condemned warrior released from his chains and a mystic heroine restored to life. The game touts turn-based combat, cooperative multiplayer, a highly interactive world and will ship with a full-fledged modding tool. - Larian Studios
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Jeff and Christian welcome David Eckelberry, the Game Director of Fable Legends, to the show this week to talk about DnD Next, Cliffy B returning to video game design, Hearthstone tournaments allowing women to play, Giant Bomb's hiring only men, Mario Kart 8 being hacked, Dungeon Kepper being deem NOT free-to-play by the ASA, and more.
In the Playlist, David is enjoying Wolfenstein and Wolf Among Us, but not anything Transformers related, Christian still loves Shovel Knight, and Jeff discusses Civilization Revolution 2, Witcher Battle Arena, and possibly his new love, Divinity: Original Sin.
In Tabletop Time, David has been playing Chaos in the Old World, and Jeff spent the weekend introducing people to Puerto Rico.
All that, plus YOUR phone calls.
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Jeff and Christian welcome Ryan O'Donnell from Area 5 to the show this week, to talk about YouTube going 60 FPS, Games Done Quick raising over $700,000 for charity, a new world record speed run for Super Mario Bros, Minecraft's astonishing console sales number, Crytek's possible problems, DOTA International's $10 million prize pool, and more.
In the Playlist, all three guys have been playing Shovel Knight, but on different consoles and with different controllers/ Christian is on a huge retro gaming kick, Ryan is addicted to Titanfall, and Jeff is even more in love with Wildstar.
For Tabletop Time, Jeff addresses the number one question he gets, namely, the best introductory board games for 2 players.
All that, plus YOUR phone calls!
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Jeff and Christian welcome Geoff Engelstein to the show this week, for a special Tabletop Time episode! Geoff is the designer of The Ares Project, Space Cadets, and Space Cadets Dice Duel, as well as the host of the Ludology Podcast and Gametech on The Dice Tower. The guys discuss Kickstarter's effect on games, the Steam Summer Sale, and a crazy WoW player who leveled to 90 without ever leaving the starting area.
In Tabletop Time, Geoff discusses Splendor and Lewis & Clark, as well as his own games. The guys talk about The Magic Circle and introducing one new design concept per game.
In the Playlist, Christian is playing DmC: Devil May Cry, Geoff is enjoying Hearthstone and Wolf Among Us, and Jeff has found the love for Wildstar.
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Jeff and Christian are joined by the very first member of the DLC 5-Timers Club, Garnett Lee, from Garnett on Games to work through all of the post-E3 news. First up, it is the Destiny Alpha, which has been making a good first impression all weekend long. Christian is perplexed by the discovery of great graphics setting hidden inside the PC code for Watch_Dogs. And Jeff hopes the fate of the Wii U has been improved by the strong sales of Mario Kart 8. Plus, PS4 side-by-side with PS3 of the GTA V trailer looks really pretty, but what does that mean for graphics on this new generation of consoles?
In the Playlist, Garnett and Christian have been playing tons of Destiny, and have a lot to say about it. Jeff has been playing Wild Star and is trying to find the love. And Christian has some feeling about Battlefield: Hardline.
For Tabletop Time, Jeff wants to highlight the winners of this weekend's Origins Awards, including Numenera, Love Letter, and Trains.
All that, plus YOUR phone calls!
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Jeff and Christian welcome Ashley Esqueda, Senior Editor at CNET and host of the uncoming Tomorrow Daily show to help them wrap up a huge week of daily E3 episodes. They discuss The Order 1886, No Man's Sky, Splitoon, Super Smash Bros, Playstation Now, Counterspy, Destiny, Batman: Arkham Knight, Sunset Overdrive, and much much more. Plus, they each name their Games of Show for E3. All that, plus calls from David Nottingham, Anthony Carboni, and YOU.
You can hear all of the complete daily DLC coverage of E3 2014 starting with episode 23.
Jeff is without Christian for this, the third DLC Special Edition episode, covering the second official day of the the E3 conference. But fear not! Jeff has a couple of awesome guests host to fill in, complete with their own experiences from the E3 show floor. Jeff Mattas from Weekend Confirmed and the upcoming game, Narcosis, and Matthew Burnside, formerly of the Indoor Kids Podcast help Jeff discuss The Witcher 3, Lords of the Fallen, Splatoon, Dragon Age: Inquisition, Smash Bros, The Division, Batman: Arkham Knight, and more! All that, plus YOUR phone calls!
Don't miss DLC's special live E3 coverage every night this week!
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Jeff and Christian welcome Cory Banks from PC Gamer Magazine to the show for the second live E3 episode of 2014. This, the first official day of the conference, started with Nintendo's big Nintendo Direct announcements, and continued with great games. Jeff and Christian report from their show floor and behind closed doors experiences with Bloodbourne, The Witcher 3, Sunset Overdrive, Forza Horizon, Driveclub, The Crew, Ori, Fable Legends, Far Cry 4, and so many more! Plus a special call in from Xav De Matos of Joystiq.com and YOUR phone calls
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Jeff and Christian welcome big time Hollywood Director, Dan Trachtenberg to the show to discuss the first day of E3 2014! Microsoft, Sony, EA, and Ubisoft press conferences with surprise announcements, big games, and more! Check back for live episodes every day of E3 this week as the biggest event in gaming continues!
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Jeff and Christian welcome Christopher Livingston, freelance writer for PC Gamer and Rock Paper Shotgun to DLC this week for a giant E3 Hype Train and predictions episode.
First up, in Story of the Week, the guys discuss the pre-E3 leak-nnouncements of Battlefield: Hardline, Mortal Kombat X, Forza Horizon 2, and Homefront: Revolution. Plus, Nintendo is sharing profits with YouTubers and Jack Tretton is anchoring some E3 coverage!
The guys come large with a big E3 Hype Train, predicting their favorite press conference of the show, sleeper hit of the show, specific predictions from Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo, and even their Game of Show. Will they be right or way, way wrong?
In the Playlist, Christopher reviewed Watch_Dogs for PC Gamer and really liked it. Christian is still loving Wolfenstein, and Jeff has a $12 Steam game that very well could be his Game of the Year. You MUST listen to this one - and play this game!
All that, plus YOUR phone calls!
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Jeff and Christian welcome their buddy Garnett Lee back to DLC for the 4th time. Garnett is the host of Garnett on Games and the John + Garnett podcasts. This week, he's talking about the contrast between hype and reality in games, specifically with Watch Dogs being released. Christian is interested in the PS4 being released in China, and Jeff is overwhelmed by the massive number of games released on Steam already in 2014. Plus, the guys ponder Amplitude's intense Kickstarter and the free Wii U game that Nintendo is giving away with every Mario Kart 8.
The E3 Hype Train continues to roll along as Christian asks what percentage of exciting announcements will actually be playable at the show.
In the Playlist, Garnett is almost finished with Last Story on Wii and has some strong feelings about Heroes of the Storm, Christian loves loving Wolfenstein: New Order, and Jeff is interdependently enjoying some independent releases, Super Time Force and Transistor. Plus, pre-E3 thoughts on Evolve and Civ: Beyond Earth.
Tabletop Time has Jeff amped to finally play Marvel Dice Masters, and he's got a lot to say. Plus, Garnett digs Bigger Blacker Cards Against Humanity.
All that, plus YOUR phone calls!
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Jeff and Christian welcome cartoonist and Acquisitions Inc member, Scott Kurtz, of PvP Online and Table Titans fame, to the show this week. He is buzzing about the Wizards of the Coast news, both their announcement of an official release date for D&D Next, and their copyright infringement lawsuit against Cryptozoic Entertainment. Christian is all riled up over the Kinect being de-bundled from the Xbox One, and Jeff is interested in YouTubve reportedly buying Twitch for $1 billion. Plus there is the Halo 5 news, Gold no longer required for Xbox Live streaming services, and more in a very full Story of the Week segment.
The E3 Hype Train continues along apace, as the guys consider the possibility of "megaton" announcements.
In the Playlist, Scott is hooked on Hearthstone, Christian is swinging away on Mario Golf on his new 2DS, and Jeff is loving Mario Kart 8. Plus, the guys introduce Stories of Glories and Tales of Fails.
Tabletop Time has one of the most famous players of D&D on hand, so of course Scott describes exactly what makes playing D&D Next so great.
All that, plus YOUR phone calls!
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Jeff and Christian welcome Julian Murdoch from Gamers With Jobs to DLC this week, and he's excited about Unreal Tournament returning after a 7 year hiatus! Christian is "amped" for the new Sunset Overdrive gameplay trailer, but he and Julian gang up on Jeff and tell him Nintendo hasn't done anything right since SNES, especially in light of their $238 million loss this quarter, desperate new Pokemon games announcement, and late-to-the-party adoption of NFC figure product line. Jeff is still excited about VR, and loves that Oculus wants to use their Facebook money to shoot for a 1 billion user VR MMO! Oh, and Birdly. Plus, could Darksiders be coming back?
The HYPE TRAIN for E3 is starting early this year, as Jeff and Christian start their predictions this week, with more coming each week we get closer to E3. Which console will likely have an exclusive that will get you most excited?
In the Playlist, Julian is playing Kentucky Route Zero's third episode, and Sportsfriends, Christian is going through his backlog of Steam games, but has given up on platinuming inFamous, and Jeff has more tales of frustration and glory from Dark Souls 2, and Hearthstone.
Tabletop Time clocks in with the guys discussing Alien Frontiers, Dixit, and D&D Next.
All that, plus YOUR phone calls!
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Jeff and Christian welcome Carlos Rodela from the Video Game Break Show to DLC this week. His Story of the Week pick has Nintendo changing their strategy for E3 and beyond. Meanwhile, Christian is intrigued by leaks, leaks, leaks, including the Call of Duty: Advanced Warfighter leak-turned-announcement and From Software's Project Beast leak-stayed-leak. The guys debate the merits of Call of Duty's new direction, and the use of Twitter for personal comments in light of Turtle Rock's community manager being fired. Jeff's excited for a potential re-release of the No One Lives Forever franchise, and a new version of Amplitude, and curious about Neversoft merging with Infinity Ward.
Then in the Playlist, Carlos is playinh a weird Steam game called Anventure Manager, Christian is back into racing games, and Jeff loves Dark Souls 2, even solo. Also, do you want to talk to your video games?
Then it is Tabletop Time and Carlos has fond memories for Avalon Hill and Car Wars. Jeff discusses his experience playing one of the biggest releases (in more ways than one) from 2013, Terra Mystica.
All that, plus YOUR phone calls!
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Jeff and Christian welcome Andrea Rene to the show from the Escapist. In Story of the Week, Andrea is excited about all of the new hands-on information about Bungie's upcoming Destiny, while Christian debates the merits of Major League Gaming being included in the next X-Games in Austin. Jeff is excited about the excavation of the legendary E.T. cartridges in the desert, and the fact that Microsoft's Xbox Originals initiative seems to have a lot of exciting programming coming soon. Also, Twitch is more popular that ESPN and WWE?
In the Playlist, Andrea has some issues with Infamous: Second Son, but tons of fun with Lego: The Hobbit, Christian is still loving Hearthstone, and Jeff discovered the joy in... wait for it... Dark Souls 2!
Tabletop Time has Andrea buying King of Tokyo and Jeff trying Coal Baron.
All that, plus YOUR phone calls!
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Jeff and Christian welcome Michael Fox from the Little Metal Dog Show and Sprocket Games to DLC for a very Tabletop Time episode!
Michael is excited about the Origins Awards nominees and has played nearly all of the games. He gives a rundown of what to be excited about. Then the guys reminisce about the Gameboy as a way to celebrate its birthday, before Christian lays into the NPD numbers for March. Console War ignite! News that Nintendo turned down exclusivity for Skylanders is discussed, as well as the recent departure of Marty O'Donnell from Bungie and Nate Wells from Naughty Dog. Jeff is excited about video game developers creating cards for the new Magic the Gathering 2015 Core Set, and the games recently announced as MENSA's favorites for 2014.
In the Playlist, everyone is playing Hearthstone on the iPad, Michael is still loving Dark Souls 2, and Jeff cannot get enough of Elder Scrolls Online, even if he can see its weaknesses.
Then, in Tabletop Time, Michael loves the civ game, Nations, as well as his own publishing effort, Of Mice and Lemmings. He and Jeff then both rave about Caverna and Big Foot.
All that, plus YOUR phone calls.
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Jeff and Christian welcome Emily V Gordon from Nerdist's Indoor Kids podcast to the show this week. She is excited about Sir Richard Attenborough making a new documentary for the Oculus Rift, as well as the new DLC announced for Titan Fall. Christian is surprised by the release dates for Super Smash Bros on the WiiU and 3DS, as well as Peter Molyneux calling the Kinect a "joke". Meanwhile, Jeff is still in Boston for PAX East, and he is buzzing about his participation in Firaxis' announcement of Civ: Beyond Earth, and Blizzard's announcement of Curse of Naxxramas for Hearthstone. Everybody was excited to see 14 minutes of Chris Robert's Star Citizen on display at the show.
In the Playlist, Emily is playing Titanfall and South Park: Stick of Truth, as well as Don't Starve, Christian is playing Zen Pinball, and Jeff has a ton of PAX East games to report on, including Evolve, Wildstar, Love in a Dangerous Spacetime, Crypt of the Necrodancer, and Below.
Then it is Tabletop Time, and Jeff played some awesome games at PAX East, including Mobile Frame Zero, Myth, and Cipher Ops.
All that, plus YOUR phone calls!
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Jeff and Christian welcome Canada's own Victor Lucas from EPN.tv to the show to discuss Stories of the Week, including Amazon's Fire TV announcement, the Game_Jam reality TV debacle, Amy Hennig joining Visceral Games, Microsoft making a new sci-fi show for Xbox, Borderlands' new Pre-Sequel, and Adam Sessler leaving games journalism.
Then, in the Playlist, Vic has been playing Luftrausers, inFamous Second Son, Titanfall, and NBA 2K14, while Jeff is completely addicted to Elder Scrolls Online and Christian has gotten back into Forza.
March Madness comes to its thrilling conclusion as the final matchup pits Super Mario 64 against Portal!
And in Tabletop Time, Jeff and Christian recount their experience playing Last Will on International Tabletop Day, and Jeff finally gets his hands on Caverna!
All that, plus YOUR phone calls.
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Jeff and Christian welcome their first International guest, Guy Cocker, from Wired UK. The Story of the Week centers around Facebook's buyout of Oculus Rift, and the guys debate all sides of the news, plus Microsoft's purchase of AR tech and Nintendo's continued investment into health monitoring hardware. Christian thinks Phil Spector becoming the head of Xbox is a good thing for games, while Guy has his own optimism about UK tax breaks for video game companies. Meanwhile, Jeff loves the way Titanfall is dealing with cheaters on the PC.
In the Playlist, Guy has been revisiting excellent PC games from the last couple of years that he missed, while Christian continues to get the most out of inFamous: Second Son. Jeff is renewing his addiction to Diablo 3 with Reaper of Souls, and just starting to play Elder Scrolls Online.
March Madness hits its Final Four, with Super Mario 64 taking on Half-Life 2 and Last of Us squaring off against Portal.
Then Tabletop Time gets you ready for International Tabletop day with a discussion of great co-op games that can overcome Christian's competition qualms from last week. Space Cadets, Pandemic, and Flashpoint: Fire Rescue are discussed.
All that, plus your phone calls!
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Jeff and Christian welcome back Garnett Lee from Garnett on Games to the show to talk about GDC, inFamous, Titan Fall, and much much more. Garnett has hands on with the new Sony Project Morpheus VR headset, as well as Hack and Slash, eye tracking technology, and more! Jeff is excited about the Unreal and Crytek engines being affordable for indie developers, announcements of the new Assassin's Creed and Far Cry franchises, and the comic book Powers coming to Playstation Network as a TV series.
Christian just wants to talk about games! And games there are! Christian defends the brevity of Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes, Garnett digs Tearaway and is uncertain about the staying power of Titan Fall, and Jeff is hooked by Diablo 3 2.0 and inFamous.
Then it is the Elite Eight round of March Madness, and the guys are reeling from last week's Tetris-gate. But the decisions are any easier this time! Your votes and calls help determine which games progress into the Final Four.
And Tabletop Time debuts a new jingle, with Christian discussing his experience playing Wits & Wagers.
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Jeff and Christian welcome Jeff's old TRS co-host and big time Hollywood movie director, Dan Trachtenberg to DLC this week. Dan kicks Story of the Week off with the announcement of a reboot for the classic arcade game, Gauntlet. Christian is still on the Twitch news bandwagon, arguing that the first mobile game with Twitch streaming integration is a game changer. Jeff cheats by bringing up several stories for SotW, including PS4's price hike in Canada, the producer of the Castlevania series leaving a 20 year long post at Konami, Valiant Comics characters getting tabletop games, Bruno Cathala teaming with Days of Wonder, and most of all, evidence of gravitational waves from the Big Bang being found!
Then, March Madness hits the Sweet 16 round, with some incredibly hard matchups, that have Dan, Christian, and Jeff disagreeing with each other and the audience!
Plus, in Tabletop Time, Jeff and Dan discuss their love of Dungeons and Dragons, and what makes for a good pen and paper RPG.
All that, plus your phone calls!
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Jeff and Christian welcome Scott Johnson of Frogpants Studios, the podcaster and cartoonist responsible for the comic strip, Extralife, to DLC this week. They start with a big week of news, including big name departures from Sony and Naughty Dog, the new Batman: Arkham Knight debut trailer, and Last of Us as a live action movie.
Scott has great things to say about the new 2.0 patch for Diablo 3, and Christian is back in Killzone Shadow Fall.
Then it is week 2 of March Madness, with some epic match ups decided by your votes and phone calls!
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Jeff and Christian welcome Phil Kollar from Polygon.com to the show this week. They kick off with Story of the Week, which Phil thinks should be the triumph of Twitch Plays Pokemon finishing Pokemon Red and moving on Pokemon Crystal. Christian thinks that Nintendo shutting down their Wii and DS online servers is the most important story of the week, while Jeff suggests that it is the announcement of Twitch streaming being added to the Xbox One. They also imagine what a Minecraft movie might be, as well as whether a remastered Mass Effect trilogy would be a good thing for the new consoles.
Phil gives his impressions of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 and Bravely Default, and Christian has been enjoying Thief 4 on PS4.
Then it is time for the first round of March Madness, as the guys tackle the Cannata Division of the bracket with the help of your live calls and votes. Some intense match-ups and a few underdog winners may surprise you.
Finally, it is Tabletop Time, and Jeff recommends the storytelling game, Tales of the Arabian Nights as an interesting alternative to competitive board games.
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Jeff and Christian welcome Justin McElroy to the show, from Polygon.com, and the Sawbones and My Brother, My Brother, and Me podcasts. After noting the sad passing of Harold Ramis, Justin kicks off Story of the Week with Irrational Games' massive downsizing and new direction. Christian thinks the launch of the PS4 in Japan is the most important story, even despite hard data on sales, while Jeff looks at the UK price drop and Titanfall bundle of the Xbox One as a very important indicator of Microsoft's desire not to fall behind in the console war. The guys also discuss the new Netflix/Comcast payout, and the pseudo-announcement of new installments in three huge game franchises, The Last of Us, Tony Hawk Pro Skater, and Doom.
Then it is time to talk about what they've been playing, and Justin explains a new iOS game called Calculords, while Jeff professes his enthusiasm for Double Helix's Strider and the new indy Steam release, 99 Levels to Hell. Meanwhile, Christian loves the DLC for The Last of Us, Left Behind.
In Tabletop Time, Jeff finally got Christian to try a Euro board game, and he chose an excellent starter Euro, Wizard of the Coast's Lords of Waterdeep. They also discuss Smash Up and the idea of miniature components in games making them even more fun.
All that, plus your phone calls!
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Jeff and Christian welcome Garnett Lee from Weekend Confirmed and 1up Yours to DLC. For his Story of the Week pick, Garnett has NPD numbers and more that lead him to believe that Microsoft might be in danger of falling far behind Sony in the console race. Christian is more disturbed by the proposed Comcast acquisition of Time Warner and what that might mean in absence of Net Neutrality. But Jeff is just too excited about his playtime in the Titanfall Beta to think anything other that that could be SotW. He gushes about piloting giant robots, hacking specters, and double jumping his way around the maps. The guys debate the merits of multiplayer-only games, the danger of micro-transactions in the form of Burn Cards, and more as callers weigh in with their feelings on Titanfall, too. There is also the fact that thousands of people have been playing Pokemon together, and the announcement of a new FPS music game from Harmonix to discuss, before Tabletop Time. Jeff fills the guys in on his experience playing T'zolkin: The Mayan Calendar at Orc Con in Los Angeles, and discusses the evolution of worker-placement games. All that, plus the announcement of DLC's upcoming March Madness! Get your submissions for the tournament games in to dlcfeedback@gmail.com!
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Jeff and Christian welcome Giant Bomb's Scoops himself, Patrick Klepek to DLC this week, and he's the perfect guy to bring up his pick for Story of the Week, the Flappy Bird saga. Not only is Patrick a great video game news man, he also gave a TED X talk about Internet discourse, which makes for the perfect context to discuss Flappy Bird.
Christian brings up the acquisition of game developer Double Helix by Amazon, and what that might mean for a potential upcoming Amazon home console. Jeff is more interested in the recently concluded DICE conference, its Awards, and one DICE talk in particular, focusing on the value of virtual goods in EVE: Online. That leads the guys into discussing Peter Molyneaux's indictment of the new free-to-play version of his own game, Dungeon Keeper, and the news that Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeros will only be 2 hours long.
Jeff and Patrick have been playing - and loving - Threes on iOS, and a listener wonders how Patrick gets his "scoops". Then, it is Tabletop Time, and Jeff discusses his very favorite game of all time, Le Havre. All that, plus your phone calls!
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Jeff and Christian welcome one of the most knowledgeable people in board games to the show, Tom Vasel from The Dice Tower. They start with Story of the Week, in which Tom discusses the backlash against Games Workshop for their combative consumer practices in the wargaming miniatures space. Christian argues that the biggest story of the week is the discussion going on over "quality control" on Steam, which leads Jeff to discuss his experience this week with Divinity: Original Sin on Early Access. But Jeff's real Story of the Week is more Nintendo news, as Iwata outlines some interesting plans for the house of Mario going forward.
Then, it is a special, extended Tabletop Time with Tom Vasel! Tom pulls back the curtain on an exciting upcoming game that combines Magic: The Gathering, Quarriors, and Marvel superheroes, called Dice Masters - and it has Jeff drooling. Jeff gives his review of new board games, Lost Legends and Trains, and the guys discuss Tom's own co-design, Nothing Personal, as well as the idea of designer board games going mainstream. All that, plus your phone calls!!
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Jeff and Christian welcome Cory Banks, Managing Editor of PC Gamer to DLC this week. In the Story of the Week segment, Cory is intrigued by the news that Microsoft has secured the rights to Gears of War, and brought over the old series producer Rod Fergusson. Christian is more interested in the news that Microsoft paid YouTubers for positive Xbox One mentions, while Jeff is confused about the need for Candy Crush Saga to trademark the word "candy".
The guys talk PC gaming with Hearthstone, Might and Magic Legacy X, Day Z, and the idea of early access, and ask whether "finishable games" are on the way out?
Then it is Tabletop Time with a question about Dungeons and Dragons style games that don't require a large group. Jeff has many suggestions.
All that, plus your calls on this week's DLC!
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Jeff and Christian welcome video game industry veteran John Davison from First for Gamers to DLC, and kick things off with a spirited discussion on the state of Nintendo in the wake of their disappointing sales forecast for the WiiU. Even better, Garnett Lee from Shacknews and Weekend Confirmed joins in on the debate, as the guys ask what would make you want to buy a WiiU. Christian thinks the delay of the Batman vs Superman film is a positive thing, while Jeff ponders a potential Superman video game. And Michael Myers in Call of Duty? The guys talk about the new mode and the idea of IP mashups. Then, in light of Hollywood award season, the guys imagine what might make for a great video game awards show. Finally, it is Tabletop Time! John has just gotten on board with the fantastic roll-and-move game, Formula D from Asmodee, while Jeff is still in love with the Brewster's Millions game, Last Will from Rio Grande Games. All that, plus your phone calls!
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Jeff and Christian are joined by Anthony Carboni from Rev3Games, who has some harsh words about the announcement of an offline single player mode for SimCity in Story of the Week. For some reason, Christian thinks a few tweets about Ridley Scott and a Halo movie is the big news, while Jeff is more interested in Sony's 14 for 14 sale and the Awesome Games Done Quick guys raising $1 million for charity. Anthony hips the guys to the arrival of the new Indie title. Nidhogg, and OlliOlli has everyone reminiscing about extreme sports games. Then, Jeff's got one of his very favorite board games to suggest for tabletop time in Power Grid. All that, plus your phone calls!
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Jeff and Christian kick off the very first episode of DLC with a discussion of the Story of the Week. Christian thinks that the high sales numbers for both the PS4 and Xbox One are the biggest story, while Jeff is focused on CES, with the reveal of the Steam Machines, and the new prototype of the Oculus Rift topping his list.
They also discuss the new Alien game announced by Sega, and the Playstation Now steaming service. Jeff introduces a What If for what Halflife 3 could be and Christian imagines a world without Nintendo hardware. Then it is tabletop time, as Jeff recommends some digital board games, and gives his tabletop pick of the week with Gauntlet of Fools. All that, plus tons of live call in and a surprise guest! DLC's first episode kickoff show!
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