Mass layoffs hit XBOX again and it's most definitely not the end with over 9000 employees and multiple projects canceled. Are we cooked? More Death Stranding 2 talk and look foward to what Kojima has in store. A new Planetside-like being developed? The Alters dev respond to usage of AI, Stop Killing Games reaches 1 million signatures for UK. A look at Uma Musume and gacha gaming, PEAK and more! 0:00 - Intro 1:20 - Climate 2:40 - Death Stranding 2 28:25 - Lord of the Rings Online 32:15 - A new Pl...
Jul 06, 2025•2 hr 56 min•Ep. 435
The use of GenAI continues to grow in game dev, viewbotting is increasing on Twitch, is streaming video games dying? Our thoughts on Stop Killing Games, Dune Awakening's end game, Death Stranding 2, Lies of P and of course the Horse Girl game. 0:00 - Intro 1:20 - The Thon ends 4:00 - Dune Awakening endgame 29:00 - GenAI in The Alters 57:00 - Viewbots 1:21:30 - Is game streaming dead? 1:29:00 - Stop Killing Games 1:33:10 - Death Stranding 2 2:15:00 - Lies of P: Overture 2:28:00 - Peak 2:45:00 - R...
Jun 29, 2025•3 hr 3 min•Ep. 434
We're joined by Dan this week to give us the lowdown on The Alters and the tips/tricks for dating everything in the house in the new dating sim: Date Everything! But first Borderlands 4 had their deep dive reveal during their fanfest and for the first time we're actually excited to play it! Nexusmods gets sold, should we be worried (yes!) Splitgate 2 devs face layoffs after poor launch, Marathon gets delayed indefinitely, Mr. Beast's AI thumbnails, Kojima doesn't want you to feel good after play...
Jun 22, 2025•3 hr 8 min•Ep. 433
This week we share our final thoughts on Summer Game Fest and check our post-SGF hype levels. We wonder if Marathon is still releasing this year. Sony quietly removing region-lock on their PC ports. GameStop removing the Game from Stop. Obsidian leads wonder about the industry. MindsEye... Dune: Awakening addiction and plenty of Steam NEXT Fest demos including Rue Valley, Baby Steps and Dispatch! 0:00 - Intro 1:00 - Father's Day 4:00 - Post-SGF 10:00 - Arc Raiders 21:00 - Marathon 37:20 - Sony r...
Jun 15, 2025•3 hr 16 min•Ep. 432
Our main topic this week is going over our Summer Game Fest coverage plans. Be sure to watch with us this Friday, June 6 5PM ET! We also go through all the TwitchCon news including increased streaming resolutions (but not the bitrate,) Twitch live rewind... That's behind a paywall, and more! We then discuss our time with Elden Ring: Nightreign a weirdly addicting game, Tainted Grail and round it all out with Zeke's indie recommendations! 0:00 - Intro 1:40 - Nicknames 5:10 - Twitch bitrate 6.40 -...
Jun 01, 2025•3 hr 1 min•Ep. 431
Is Marathon getting delayed? All signs point to yes with the latest Playstation rumors, meanwhile an Arc Raiders announcement seems imminent! We share our very official casting for the recently announced Elden Ring movie by A24 and Alex Garland. We have a battle over which game is better, we can't afford $80 and then we watch the OTK game showcase. 0:00 - Intro 3:25 - Marathon delayed? 16:50 - Lies of P Expansion preview 21:40 - Arc Raiders ARG? 25:15 - Elden Ring the movie 38:55 - Warhammer 52:...
May 25, 2025•1 hr 50 min•Ep. 430
We're joined by Dan this week to into DOOM: The Dark Ages before we tear into Bungie for plagiarizing assets off an artist in their upcoming game Marathon. AI Darth Vader is a menace in Fortnite, Stellar Blade banned in 130 countries on PC, World of Tanks introduces tiered loot boxes, more ways to pay for Star Citizen and much more this week! 0:00 - Intro 0:55 - Summer Game Fest is soon 3:50 - Is DOOM: The Dark Ages not as good as the others? 45:20 - Art plagiarism on Marathon 1:04:40 - Darth Va...
May 20, 2025•2 hr 57 min•Ep. 429
Sandfall Interactive co-founder and Game Director: Guillaume Broche joins us this week to talk about the crazy journey it's been getting their first game: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 out the door. In the back half we share our enthusiasm for new extraction shooter Arc Raiders, surprised by the glowing previews of Death Stranding 2, breathe a sigh of relief at GTA6's delay and much more! 0:00 - Intro 2:30 - Guillaume Broche from Sandfall Interactive is here! 4:30 - Clair Obscur crushed all their ...
May 11, 2025•3 hr 6 min•Ep. 428
Joining us for the LAST STREAM ever (in April 2025) is first-timer Criken to chat about his streaming journey that started almost 2 decades ago and gives us some sage advice on how to not burn out after so long. Then we get into a surprisingly banger week in video game releases starting with the Oblivion remaster, Clair Obscura: Expedition 33 and our continued adventures in Blue Prince. 0:00 - Intro 1:00 - Criken is here 4:00 - Horse girl 6:00 - Are centaurs furries? 5:50 - Marcus in VRChat 15:0...
Apr 27, 2025•2 hr 57 min•Ep. 427
Blue Prince has got us falling through layer after layer of puzzles and notes still. Luckily Rami Ismail is here to update us on the health of the games industry in 2025! Nintendo finally locks down it's Tariff induced pricing for the Switch 2 in the US. The worst kept secret: TES: Oblivion is dropping soon and lots of Star Wars news plus much more! 0:00 - Intro 1:00 - 4/20 3:40 - Lost in Blue Prince 9:00 - Elder Scrolls: Oblivion remaster incoming 13:25 - Dwarf Fortress sells over 1 million cop...
Apr 22, 2025•3 hr 1 min•Ep. 426
We're joined by Path of Exile 2's Co-Founder and Game Director: Jonathan Rogers to talk about the last week of the new update, what's being addressed in the near and far future, and the future of the game. But first we get into the news of the week including the Marathon reveal and some of the games we've been playing this week including surprise GOTY contender Blue Prince! 0:00 - Intro 0:50 - Taxes 5:30 - Blue Prince 25:25 - Marathon reveal 59:00 - Sabrina Carpenter 1:01:35 - Baldur's Gate 3 up...
Apr 13, 2025•3 hr 1 min•Ep. 425
Gothalion joins usthis week to break down the Nintendo Switch 2 reveal, all the games shown, the hardware, the... Price and how the current political climate will be affecting the video game industry as a whole. Monster Hunter Wilds tops 10 million sold as a new content update breaths more life into Capcom's new game. Bungie is doing an ARG for Marathon to build hype for their new extraction shooter. Emma Frost joins Marvel Rivals. Path of Exile 2 launches a new update to much discourse and much...
Apr 06, 2025•3 hr•Ep. 424
We're joined by DansGaming this week to get the lowdown on Ubisoft's new Assassin's Creed game! GDC was this week, including award winners like Balatro, ARK released an AI trailer and the devs have no idea who made it. A worldwide game dev union is being formed, someone found a hidden level in Split-Fiction and much more! 0:00 - Intro 1:25 - Ice water 4:00 - Assassin's Creed Shadows 45:50 - Quick Valhalla spoiler 46:30 - Spoiler over 1:01:50 - GDC and IGF awards 1:03:00 - ARK and AI 1:08:30 - A ...
Mar 23, 2025•2 hr 56 min•Ep. 423
We return from the Wilds and the plague to bring you an all new episode! We catch up on the games we've finished including Avowed, Split Fiction, and almost Kingdom Come Deliverance 2. Praise Kojima, become very interested in Silent Hill, realize we're old as Chrono Trigger celebrates 30 years and become vulnerable with an AI voice! 0:00 - Intro 1:02 - Laundry 8:30 - Tub grub investments 12:00 - Finishing games 13:50 - Avowed 34:00 - Death's Stranding 2 41:40 - Silent Hill f 45:30 - Split Fictio...
Mar 16, 2025•2 hr 55 min•Ep. 422
Cohh and Zeke return from a weekend of sunshine and fish just in time for Twitch severely restructuring their VOD system, NetEase restructuring, Hades 2 updating and more! We also have a long conversation about the trap of rushing video games and a deep dive into our time with Avowed! 0:00 - Intro 1:00 - Blaze it 6:00 - Small burn 12:40 - Aquariums 16:00 - Twitch changing VODs 44:00 - NetEase lays off support staff 56:50 - Hades 2 gets a new update 1:04:00 - Trying to rush games 1:08:00 - Monste...
Feb 23, 2025•2 hr 27 min•Ep. 421
We're honored to have Obsidian Games' Carrie Patel, Game Director for Avowed, return on the eve of their game launch to share our early thoughts and answer our most pressing questions! We're also joined by special guests DansGaming and Gothalion to chat about the recent Playstation State of Play, Skibidi toilet horror stories, ending the debate on Overwatch 2 vs Marvel Rivals and much more! 0:00 - Intro 1:50 - Carrie Patel is back! 4:15 - Launching games 5:50 - Game reviews 10:00 - Writing with ...
Feb 16, 2025•2 hr 47 min•Ep. 420
We're finally blessed with the presence of Dodger this week to chat about how getting old is super weird, another pitch for Tub Grub, being on LSF, League of Legends spreading, Monster Hunting and more! We also get the lowdown on Kingdom Come Deliverance 2, indie darlings, retro games and a very extended look into VRChat. 0:00 - Intro 1:00 - The times are changing 6:00 - LSF 10:00 - Tub grub 15:30 - Indie games 24:40 - PSN down for 20 hours 27:00 - Civilization VII 32:00 - Sworn 47:10 - GTA6 sti...
Feb 10, 2025•2 hr 50 min•Ep. 419
We're joined by Farm boy Strippin this week to take stock of all the games releasing in the month of February and being on a farm! But first an update from the front lines of the ongoing Bronze Wars in League of Legends, getting influenced into playing No Man's Sky, more layoffs and more OnlyFangs drama. Games this week: Kingdom Come Deliverance 2, Monster Hunter Wilds and much more! 0:00 - Intro 1:00 - Bronze Wars 4:00 - Apples 7:00 - Spider Facts 14:00 - Wayne June - The voice of Darkest Dunge...
Feb 02, 2025•2 hr 58 min•Ep. 418
Crendor and Jesse Cox join JP and Zeke this week to chat about leaving social media, showers, eating in the bath, Rumble Packs and Home Improvement? Of course we also chat about the recent XBOX Developer Direct that gave us release dates for DOOM The Dark Ages, Claire Obscura Expedition 33, South of Midnight & revealed Ninja Gaiden 4! 0:00 - Intro 0:55 - What are intros? 7:00 - Social media 13:00 - Rain Wind Fire 22:30 - Cox & Crendor 29:00 - Home Improvement 39:00 - Top 10 Most Pointles...
Jan 26, 2025•3 hr 18 min•Ep. 417
We're joined in the first half by Rebel Wolves - Creative Director Mateusz Tomaszkiewicz and Writer Ariana Siarkiewicz - developers of the just announced game Blood of the Dawnwalker! We chat about the narrative ambitions of the game, and what a narrative sandbox really means. In the back half we get into some of the news such as the Switch 2 being officially revealed, TikTok being banned and unbanned. Our roach expert Cohh weighs in on the recent Twitch drama and POE2 drama. Games we're playing...
Jan 19, 2025•3 hr 2 min•Ep. 416
Cohh and Zeke are out this week, which means it's the perfect week to bring in some vtubers: Jhinxx & Neomi (and Bruce Greene)! We ask some hard hitting questions about vtuber tech, reasons for wanting to be a vtuber and why vtubers talk about poop so often? Then we get into Nvidia's new AI initiative and some of the games we've been playing that includes a lot of Marvel Rivals! 0:00 - Intro 1:22 - Vtubers 7:40 - Vtuber tech 19:35 - Why choose a virtual model? 32:00 - VRChat 46:25 - New Year...
Jan 12, 2025•2 hr 46 min•Ep. 415
It's time for our extremely objective list of the top games of 2024! Much deliberation and brain power was used in the making of these lists to give you the most accurate assessment of what games are the best in 2024! 0:00 - Intro 2:55 - Games We're Playing 19:32 - Our GOTY begins! 20:24 - Favorite New IP 30:33 - Favorite Multiplayer 39:52 - Favorite Writing 49:20 - Favorite Art Style 55:05 - Favorite Music 1:00:46 - Favorite Sound Design 1:07:51 - Favorite Character 1:19:11 - Favorite Performan...
Jan 05, 2025•4 hr 1 min•Ep. 414
We're joined by Warren Spector and Greg LoPiccolo to chat about their new multiplayer immersive sim: Thick as Thieves! After that we ask Cohh how he can split up a family of kittens before getting into our discussions of The Game Awards and our thoughts on Path of Exile 2 (so far)! 0:00 - Intro 1:22 - Interview with Warren Spector and the Thick as Thieves devs 26:00 - What's an immersive sim? 48:10 - Interview over 56:50 - Stream together 1:05:00 - The Twitch Mobile app still sucks 1:08:00 - The...
Dec 15, 2024•2 hr 54 min•Ep. 413
It's been a crazy week for game releases! JP has been deep into Path of Exile 2, luckily we've brought in a ringer with GassyMexican to give us the lowdown on Indiana Jones and the Great Circle and Marvel Rivals! 0:00 - Intro 2:20 - The week of games 2:50 - AI emotes 9:00 - Merged chat 22:40 - More people watch games than play games 30:50 - OTK Winter's Game Expo 36:00 - PC Gaming Most Wanted 37:05 - The Streamer Awards 42:30 - Fortnite Ballistic 49:40 - Moonlighter 2 52:45 - Indiana Jones and t...
Dec 08, 2024•3 hr 2 min•Ep. 412
We're only 5 days until gaming nirvana: Path of Exile 2 launches into Early Access and Zizaran is here to check our hype levels (and his). The Witcher 4 is full steam ahead, Musk ruins everything, Balatro sales skyrocket, Marvel Rivals surprises with more characters, Cohh's time with STALKER 2 and more! 0:00 - Intro 1:09 - The abyss 2:20 - The Dark Souls of Wikis 11:00 - Path of Exile 2 hype check 1:21:40 - Hardcore World of Warcraft 1:29:10 - Shoutouts for Zizaran 1:32:00 - Wyoming 1:43:00 - Th...
Dec 01, 2024•3 hr•Ep. 411
Should DLC and Remakes be considered for games of the year? That's the topic of discussion this week as we go over all the nominations of The Game Awards that were announced this week! Then we go through our final thoughts on Dragon Age: The Veilguard, the jankiness (affectionate) of S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2 and more! 0:00 - Intro 1:09 - Conspiracies 5:10 - The Game Award Nominations 1:55:00 - Dragon Age Veilguard 2:35:00 - STALKER 2 2:45:00 - Ratshaker 2:50:00 - Cottage Simulator 3:01:10 - Shoutouts See...
Nov 24, 2024•3 hr 10 min•Ep. 410
Twitch has created a new tag category to separate politics and "sensitive social issues," but what are the unintended consequences? How will this be enforced? In other news Playstation has shut down Concord developers: Firewalk Studios and recent acquisition Neon Koi. How can an industry learn from flops when everything gets destroyed after one failure? Nintendo launches the more Nintendo thing ever: Nintendo Music. Ubisoft is late to the grift with a new NFT game. Path of Exile 2 gets delayed a...
Nov 03, 2024•2 hr 56 min•Ep. 409
Cohh has returned just in time to purchase the new $90 Brontosaurus mount in World of Warcraft! The creators of the horse armor are rolling in their graves (they're fine.) On the other side of the pond, Ubisoft is going through it with Assassin's Creed Shadows which could spell doom for the mega company if it fails. 6v6 returning to Overwatch, Netflix closes its game studio before revealing any game. a large discussion on ear shapes and Call of Duty, excitement for Monster Hunter Wilds and Drago...
Oct 27, 2024•3 hr 5 min•Ep. 408
We're joined by Jesse Cox this week to chat about spooky season, how to be a gracious podcast guest & vehicular marriage. CitizenCon also happened this weekend with all new gameplay footage of Squadron 42 and a roadmap that they will for sure keep. NetEase takes on Destiny and more Marvel, Ben Starr is in everything, we gush about Metaphor and much more! 0:00 - Intro 1:20 - When is Halloween? 4:00 - Podcast guests 7:30 - Tiktok trends 11:50 - Arnold Palmer's D*** 12:40 - League of Legends Wo...
Oct 20, 2024•3 hr 26 min•Ep. 407
We're joined by Bruce Greene this week to chat about the megaton announcement this week: The Nintendo Alarmo! But also GOTY candidates Metaphor Re:Fantazio, Silent Hill 2 as well as a long discussion on the horror genre and more TCG Shop Simulator! 0:00 - Intro 4:00 - Love your pets 5:30 - Pokemon hacks 9:05 - Red Dead Redemption 1 coming to Steam 19:50 - Metaphor Re:Fantazio sells 1 million copies in 1 day 21:00 - Dragon Ball: SPARKING Zero hitting top 10 on Steam 25:50 - Zeke's origin story 31...
Oct 13, 2024•3 hr 16 min•Ep. 406
