Overwatch 2 will completely replace Overwatch when it releases later this year. What We're Playing Cliff: The Pathless, Solitaire Conspiracy, Dorfromantic Colby: Dragon Age Inquisition Hans: Dorfromantic, Cycle: Frontier, V: Rising, always pinball News Overwatch 2 is Killing Overwatch Valorant is Listening AMD is Brining FSR to the Xbox The Xbox is Outselling the PS5 in Japan Does Anyone Play Diablo Like This? xCloud is Getting Mouse & Keyboard Support and Lower Latency Can an AI Play Minecr...
Jun 30, 2022•1 hr 48 min•Ep. 291
Diablo Immortal made $24 million in two weeks but would have made $300 million as a $60 game. Is that a lot? What We're Playing Cliff: Webbed, The Solitaire Conspiracy Colby: Dragon Age Inquisition News Diablo Immortals is Making A LOT of Money Activision Says That Activision Didn’t Do Anything Wrong! Xbox is Running Out of Controllers Why is FF7 Three Games? Why Are We Talking About KOTOR 2 in 2022? KH4 Graphics Are Too Good for More Disney Worlds? Microsoft and Unions Finally, A Good Use for A...
Jun 23, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 290
The Xbox/Bethesda showcase was packed full of huge games (and most of them are coming to Game Pass!) What We're Playing Cliff: Diablo Immortal, Webbed Colby: Dragon Age Inquisition, The Hunter Call of the Wild, Disc Room Dylan: Diablo Immortal News Xbox Bethesda Showcase Not Game Pass Games Coming to xCloud xCloud Coming to Samsung TVs Game Pass is Getting Game Demos Alex Kipman is Departing MS After Being Accused of Being Horrible Get the Best Version of xCloud using Edge Activision Blizzard De...
Jun 16, 2022•1 hr 17 min
Sony's State of Play kicked of what used to be E3 week and it was...ok? What We're Playing Cliff: Diablo: Infinite, Darkside Detective, Bugsnax Colby: Dragon Age yada yada News The State of Play Isn’t Great IGN Reader’s Favorite Game From the State of Play Doesn’t Seem Like a Great Sign You’re Getting Even More Xbox Next Week Hidden Achievements Be Gone! More Studies Showing Loot Boxes Aren’t Great WTF is This Questions *monotone screaming*: What do you think about how a fighting game’s cast is ...
Jun 10, 2022•1 hr 8 min
Ex-Nintendo President Reggie Fils-Aime isn't exactly pro-union, but at least he doesn't appear to be outwardly anti-union. That's almost a win. What We're Playing Cliff: Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, Aperture Desk Job, Bugsnax, Sniper Elite 5, Wuppo, Steam Deck Colby: Dragon Age Inquisition Dylan: News Reggie Might Like NFTs, But He’s Also Pro-Union Microsoft Will Recognize the Raven Software Union You’ll Be Shocked to Hear that Blizzard-Activision Has NOT Made a Lot of Changes Here’s How ...
Jun 02, 2022•1 hr 13 min
Raven's QA team votes to become a member of the Game Workers Alliance with a 19-3 vote. What We're Playing Cliff: Life is Strange: True Colors Colby: Trek to Yomi, Dragon Age Inquisition Dylan: Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel, Back 4 Blood News Raven Software Starts the First Union at a Major US Game Developer Activision Blizzard is In Trouble Again 5% of Nintendo is Now Owned by Saudi Arabia Marvel Snap Sounds Pretty Great (or At Least Fast) You Can Almost Build Your Own Steam Deck EA Almost Merged with ...
May 25, 2022•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 286
The list of games coming to the new PS Plus is looking pretty great! What We're Playing Cliff: Life is Strange: True Colors Colby: Bugsnax, Dragon Age Inquisition Dylan: Back 4 Blood News The Full Lineup of Games Coming to the New PS Plus PS Plus Will Let You Stream Games You Own Without a Subscription Ubsisoft+ is Coming to PlayStation There Might Be Something Suspicious Going on In the Used Games Market Fall Guys is Going F2P an Getting a Level Editor Square Enix Wants to Buy New Studios After...
May 19, 2022•1 hr 47 min•Ep. 285
The long-rumored Xbox streaming stick that will let you play xCloud games without an Xbox is getting closer to reality. What We're Playing Cliff: Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion, Lost in Random Colby:Bugsnax! News Xbox Streaming Device is Coming This Year Xbox Did Not Have a Good Weekend Xbox is Bringing Fortnite Back to the iPhone Hey, Activision Blizzard is Getting Sued Again Blizzard Gets a New “VP of Culture”. I’m Sure That Will Help. There is a Video Game Hall of Fame? Who’s Gonna Watch Summ...
May 12, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 284
Embracer Group gets Tomb Raider, Deus Ex and a lot more for $300 million. What We're Playing Cliff: Guardians of the Galaxy, Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion It’s HANS bitches: Just Die Already, pinball News Embracer Group Buys a Bunch of SquareEnix Stuff for $300 million Who is Embracer Group? Dead Cells Getting Accessibility Features The Quary has 186 Different Endings Get Ready for a Bunch of Games Listed at $34 Anti-Cheat Makes People Invisible in Modern Warfare 2 Sonic 2 Made a Bunch of Money...
May 05, 2022•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 283
Xboxes are on store shelves and Microsoft is selling a lot of them, in fact, more than they've sold since 2011! What We're Playing Cliff: Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion, Guardians of the Galaxy Colby: Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion News Microsoft is Selling a LOT of Xboxes Netflix Wants to Have 50 Games by the End of 2022 The Steam Deck Gets Some Nice Hardware and Software Updates The PS5 is Getting Variable Refresh Rates This Week Diablo Immortal is Coming to PC The New PS Plus Gets a Release D...
Apr 28, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 282
Xbox is looking into adding ads to Free to Play games on the Xbox but isn't going to take a cut of the ad revenue oddly enough. What We're Playing Cliff: Guardians of the Galaxy News Xbox Got Ads in My Video Games! Is Jason Momoa Going to Play Steve? Exploding Kittens is Coming to Netflix Club Penguin Rewritten Gets Shut Down my Disney Again There is Now an Official Sonic Game in Roblox GBA Games May Be Coming to Switch Questions Brooke: If you had to live with a muppet who would you pick? Do yo...
Apr 21, 2022•54 min•Ep. 281
This month was the 30-year anniversary of The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. The 8-Bit crew got back together to pay homage to one of the greatest SNES games (and one of the best games of all time!)
Apr 15, 2022•41 min
I researched "The Metaverse" so you don't have to. You're welcome. What We're Playing Cliff: Guardians of the Galaxy Colby: Breath of the Wild! Hans: The Cycle: Frontier, TINY TINA ( YOUR BOOTY FINE LIKE WAFFLECAKES ), pinball News WTF is the Metaverse and Why Are Sony, Lego and Epic So Interested? Don’t Want to Play The Quarry? Watch it Instead! Old PlayStations Digital Games Are “Expiring” Activision Blizzard is Up to Something IGN Playlist Might Replace Your Spreadsheets Questions Mansocks: W...
Apr 14, 2022•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 280
It looks like Game Pass is getting a Family Plan that will let up to five people from the same "family" use all the benefits of Game Pass! What We're Playing Cliff: Weird West, Guardians of the Galaxy, Angry Birds Golf News Game Pass is Reportedly Getting a Family Plan E3 2022 Has Officially Been Canceled Lutris Game Manager Makes Your Steam Deck Even More Awesome What? Fortnite Raised a TON of Money for Ukraine Zero Build Mode is Here to Stay Can Games Just Not Come Out Anymore? Questions Prime...
Apr 07, 2022•1 hr 7 min
PlayStation has unveiled their long-awaited Game Pass competitor and it honestly looks pretty decent (although it might cost more than you'd like). What We're Playing Cliff: Tunic, Going Under, Guardians of the Galaxy Colby: BOTW, Kraken Academy!! News PlayStation Unveils Project Spartacus Netflix of Games? Maybe Not. Who Is Paying Money to Play GTA Online? Netflix Bought a New Studio and I Can’t Figure Out Why These Are Horrifying Questions Mansocks: What is your favorite type of jelly? Primefa...
Mar 31, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 278
This week the bad news is for indie devs, with two reports calling out toxic behavior at four beloved indie studios. What We're Playing Cliff: Kentucky Route Zero, Tunic Colby: Young Souls, BotW, Bowser’s Fury News Maybe Video Games Were a Bad Idea? This is a Very Smart Way to Solve a Very Stupid Problem Fortnite Turned Off Building I'm Into, Oh Murders and Executions Mostly The Wii and DS eShops Are Both Down Epic is Donating A LOT of Money to Ukraine I Am Getting Even More Excited for my Steam...
Mar 24, 2022•1 hr 5 min
Congrats to Activision Blizzard for being investigated for something besides sexual harassment! I mean, it's for insider trading, which is also bad, but it's nice to at least see something different. What We're Playing Cliff: The Artful Escape, Kentucky Route Zero Colby: Super Mario World 3D, Young Souls, Breath of the Wild Dylan: Sea of Thieves News Hey, Blizzard is Being Investigated for Something Besides Sexual Harassment! The GTA 5 Upgrade is Stupid Atari Buys Mobigames Emulation is Looking ...
Mar 17, 2022•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 276
[CW: Suicide] The family of Kerri Moynihan has filed a wrongful death suit against Activision Blizzard, claiming that sexual harassment at the company was to blame for her suicide in 2017. What We're Playing Cliff: Far: Changing Tides, The Artful Escape Colby: Children of Morta Dylan: The Sinking City, Sea of Thieves News Activision Just Can’t Find Time to Hire Women Activision Adds Another Lawsuit to It’s…Bunch of Lawsuits You Can Now Play Games for Free on Luna If You Have Amazon Prime Phil Sp...
Mar 10, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 275
Valve's Gabe Newall definitely isn't against the idea of Game Pass coming to Steam, which is potentially great news for new Steam Deck owners (or folks that hate multiple launchers). What We're Playing Cliff: Nobody Saves the World, Telling Lies, Contrast Colby: Infernax, Unsighted Dylan: The Sinking City News Valve Isn’t Against Putting Game Pass on Steam I Believe Greg Miller Got It Right 2k and Lego are Going to Make Sports Games Together Another (Launcher) Bites the Dust There are Some Prett...
Mar 03, 2022•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 274
The folks at Hello Games aren't giving away any secrets (which is smart considering their history) but say there is still more No Man's Sky coming even after 19 major updates! What We're Playing Cliff: Nobody Saves the World Colby: Super Mario 3D World, Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth - Record of Lodoss War, Infernax Dylan: Pokémon Legends: Arceus News Apparently, No Man’s Sky Isn’t Finished Every Game Should Have Difficulty Modes Like AC: Valhalla $10,000+ of Rare Sealed Games Found in Nebraska Cyb...
Feb 24, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 273
Indie Publisher and Developer Team 17 apparently has a sexual harassment and crunch issue, all while paying incredibly low wages. Quite the combination. What We're Playing Cliff: Nobody Saves the World, Lost Ark Colby: Dreamscaper News Team 17 Staff Talks About How Terrible Working There Is Y’all Need to Be More Careful in VR America's Army Surrenders Xbox is Already Starting to Reveal Their Activision Strategy Microsoft is Getting Sued for Halo Music Best Buy is Putting Their Best GPUs Behind a...
Feb 17, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 272
The consumer side of Stadia is effectively dead, while Google tries to convince other companies they want to pay to use Stadia to stream their games. What We're Playing Cliff: Nobody Saves the World, The Falconeer Colby: Olija, Dreamscaper News Google Should Just Put Stadia Out of Its Misery Steam Deck Might Get a Boose from AMD PlayStation Wants to Get into Live Service Games The Switch Has Outsold the Wii GameStop is Getting Into NFTs Because Stonks Aren’t Dumb Enough Itch.io Confirms that NFT...
Feb 10, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 271
Sony makes a small $3.6 billion purchase of their own, buying formerly Microsoft-owned Bungie, developers of both the Halo and Destiny franchises. What We're Playing Cliff: Unpacking, Gorogoa, Nobody Saves the World, Star Wars Galaxies Colby: Anvil: Vault Breaker, Inscription, Nobody Saves the World, Super Mario World, Super Mario Bros., Kirby’s Adventures, Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island Dylan: Necromunda: Hired Gun News Sony Buys Bungie for $3.6 Billion Sony Finally Sorta Catches Up with G...
Feb 03, 2022•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 270
The big news in February is probably Horizon Forbidden West and Elden Ring, but don't pass up some very solid-looking indie games! Life is Strange Remastered Collection (PS5, Xbox X/S, PS 4, Xbox One, PC) - February 1 - $40 The Waylanders (PC) - February 2 - $35 Sherlock Holmes: Crimes And Punishments (Switch) - February 3 - $30 Dying Light 2: Stay Human (PS5, Xbox X/S, PS 4, Xbox One, PC) - February 4 - $60 Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 Remix (Switch) - February 10 - $40 Kingdom Hearts 2.8 Final ...
Feb 01, 2022•19 min
Activision Blizzard's continued mishandling of the Raven Software QA situation might actually cause the formation of the first AAA game studio union, something the game industry desperately needs. What We're Playing Cliff: The Gunk, Anvil, Gorogoa Colby: Anvil, Inscryption, Super Mario World, Nobody Saves the World Dylan: The Witcher 3 News Activision Blizzard Might Have Caused the First AAA Game Studio Union Bobby Kotick is Still Being a Jerk Overwatch 2 Producer Comes Down Hard on Bobby Kotick...
Jan 27, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 269
In a deal that is shocking to everyone, Microsoft is purchasing Activision Blizzard in a deal that is sending shockwaves through the gaming industry. What We're Playing Cliff: Superliminal, Stories Untold, Observation Colby: Anvil Dylan: Wild Rift News So Xbox Did Something PlayStation Might Be Embracing BC The Reason PS Games Are Coming to PC is Because Studios Kept Asking Can’t Get a PS5? How Does a PS4 Sound? Almost 40 Employees Have “Left” Blizzard Humble Will No Longer Be Supporting Mac or ...
Jan 20, 2022•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 268
Apparently you can buy all of Bethesda and Star Wars and still not quite buy a Farmville. What We're Playing Cliff: Superliminal Colby: Anvil, Inscryption, The Gunk, Wildfire News That’s a Lot of Farms E3 Cancels In Person Event, Might Cancel Completely Why Would Anyone Want to Play a 500 Hour Game? Fallout is Getting the TV Treatment Getting Screenshots Off of the Switch Sucks Less with this App Don’t Install Norton Questions Mansocks: If you could have a pet from a video games (NOT POKEMONS) w...
Jan 13, 2022•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 267
Perfectly timed for the pandemic, you can finally lick a screen and see exactly what the food you cooked in Breath of the Wild tastes like. What We're Playing Cliff: Anvil, Far Cry 6 Colby: Anvil Dylan: Wild Rift, The Witcher 3 News COVID and Lickable Screens, Together At Last! Samsung Announced Their Streaming Based Gaming Hub Square Enix Embraces The Blockchain Alienware Project Nyx Sounds Very Interesting The Best Selling Indie Games on the Switch 8-Bit Christmas Questions DA VINSTER (Vinny):...
Jan 06, 2022•1 hr 39 min•Season 1Ep. 266
- Monster Hunter Rise (PC) – January 12 - $60 - Astroneer (Switch) – January 13 - $30 - The Anacrusis - January 13 - $30/GPO - God Of War (PC) – January 14 – $60 - Rainbow Six Extraction (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Stadia, PC) – January 20 - $40 - Windjammers 2 (PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, Stadia, PC) – January 20 - ???/GP - Pupperazzi - January 20 - ???/GP - Warno - PC - $40 - Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX 2 (PC/PS4/PS5/Switch/Xbox One...
Jan 01, 2022•15 min
2021 is almost over, which means it's time to pick our favorite games that came out this year! What We're Playing Cliff: Far Cry, Halo Infinite Colby:Halo Infinite, Anvil Dylan: Wild Rift News - GOTY - Riot Settles Their Lawsuit for a Cool $100 million - Sonic is Getting the Lego Treatment - GTA Trilogy Owners Get A Free Game - Maybe Planning a School Shooting Level is a Bad Idea - Steam’s Best of 2021 Questions DA VINSTER (Vinny): Sorry I missed last week, work has been incredibly hectic. This ...
Dec 30, 2021•1 hr 27 min•Season 1Ep. 364
