In this episode, The Prof (@ProfPlaysGames) and The Dev (@summerspeak) discuss the DICE Awards and the keynote speech by Microsoft's Phil Spencer, then get into the next few hours of our Chrono Trigger playthrough before diving into the games we've been playing!
Feb 26, 2018•52 min•Season 1Ep. 128
In this episode, The Prof (@ProfPlaysGames) and The Dev (@summerspeak) discuss the recent news that the System Shock Kickstarted remake has been put on hiatus. Then we discuss our concurrent playthrough of Chrono Trigger, taking us through the future and meeting up with Robo! Then Anthony thanks his good friends for gifting him Monster Hunter World on PS4, which he is loving.
Feb 20, 2018•47 min
In this episode, The Prof (@ProfPlaysGames) and The Dev (@summerspeak) discuss RPGs. All types of RPGs and why we both gravitate to RPGs; including our first talk about our concurrent playthrough of Chrono Trigger!
Feb 13, 2018•57 min•Season 1Ep. 126
In this episode, The Prof (@ProfPlaysGames) and The Dev (@summerspeak) discuss the swirling rumors regarding Microsoft acquisitions. Then they talk about what they've been playing: Crono Trigger, Breath of the Wild, Atlus Reactor, Steamworld Dig 2, and Assassin's Creed: Origins.
Feb 05, 2018•51 min
In this episode, The Prof (@ProfPlaysGames) and The Dev (@summerspeak) discuss the mounting pressure for BioWare's Anthem to be an unbridled success for EA, Steamworld Dig 2, Street Fighter V, and Breath of the Wild.
Jan 29, 2018•42 min•Season 1Ep. 124
In this episode, The Prof (@ProfPlaysGames) and The Dev (@summerspeak) discuss Nintendo's Labo announcement, Steamworld Dig 2, Minecraft, and Breath of the Wild.
Jan 22, 2018•36 min
In this episode, The Prof (@ProfPlaysGames) and The Dev (@summerspeak) discuss Nintendo's January Mini Direct and then the games they're playing (Duelyst, Faeria, Star Wars Battlefront II, and Shovel Knight).
Jan 15, 2018•52 min
In this episode, The Prof (@ProfPlaysGames) and The Dev (@summerspeak) make 10 bold predictions each about game news they expect/hope for in 2018!
Jan 08, 2018•47 min•Season 1Ep. 121
In this episode, The Prof (@ProfPlaysGames) and The Dev (@summerspeak) discuss the top 5 games of those they played in 2017--and they finally ranked them.
Jan 01, 2018•1 hr 28 min
In this episode, The Prof (@ProfPlaysGames) and The Dev (@summerspeak) discuss their top 10 games (unranked) of the year trimmed down from over 50 games we played in 2017. Next week they take those 10 and trim it to top 5, in order!
Dec 25, 2017•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 119
In this episode, The Prof (@ProfPlaysGames) and The Dev (@summerspeak) discuss all of the 2017 releases they've played this year (over 50 games!). Basically, we discuss every game you're thinking of. From this pool, we'll narrow down to our favorite 10 (unranked) for next week's podcast. Then, for our New Year's episode, we'll rank our top 5 games of the year and crown the Prof and Dev Play Games Game of the Year!
Dec 18, 2017•51 min
In this episode, The Prof (@ProfPlaysGames) and The Dev (@summerspeak) discuss the Game Awards and PSX, any exciting announcements and then try not spoil Doki Doki Literature Club. Its strange, the game, not the podcast!
Dec 11, 2017•47 min•Season 1Ep. 117
In this episode, The Prof (@ProfPlaysGames) and The Dev (@summerspeak) discuss our predictions for The Game Awards and PSX. Then we discuss Super Mario Odyssey and Assassin's Creed Origins
Dec 04, 2017•1 hr 3 min
In this episode, The Prof (@ProfPlaysGames) is missing and The Dev (@summerspeak) spends the short time talking about being thankful. So, you know, nothing new!
Nov 27, 2017•14 min•Season 1Ep. 115
In this episode, The Prof (@ProfPlaysGames) and The Dev (@summerspeak) discuss EA's week of complete failures regarding Star Wars Battlefront 2, our picks for Black Friday deals, and then some time with Mario Odyssey, Stardew Valley, Assassin's Creed Origins, and Destiny 2!
Nov 20, 2017•51 min•Season 1Ep. 114
In this episode, The Prof (@ProfPlaysGames) and The Dev (@summerspeak) discuss EA's impending purchase of Respawn, Super Mario Odyssey, Occulus Rift, Arkham VR, and Destiny 2.
Nov 13, 2017•53 min
In this episode, The Prof (@ProfPlaysGames) and The Dev (@summerspeak) discuss Sony's presentation at Paris Games Week, Blizzard's announcements from Blizzcon, and then The Dev's experiences with his brand new Nintendo Switch.
Nov 06, 2017•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 112
In this episode, The Prof (@ProfPlaysGames) and The Dev (@summerspeak) discuss the onslaught of fall games and how they choose which game to play. They also discuss the newly released Super Mario Odyssey.
Oct 30, 2017•51 min
In this episode, the Prof and the Dev discuss the topic that seems to be the highlight of the week, EA closing Visceral Games and moving the untitled Star Wars game to a new internal studio. This has set into a motion a storm of speculation and (over) reactions to the what is being called the "end of story based single player games" in favor of connected experiences.
Oct 23, 2017•56 min•Season 1Ep. 110
In this episode, the Prof and the Dev discuss the topic du jour: loot boxes. We think they're here to stay, though they need some tweaking. Listen to the episode to find out why. We also discuss what we're playing: Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age, Samus Returns, and Super Mario Run.
Oct 16, 2017•44 min
In this one-off mini-sode, the Prof shares his feelings about loot boxes in AAA games.
Oct 14, 2017•8 min
The Prof (@profplaysgames) and The Dev (@summerspeak) are a little late this week due to The Dev failing on using webpgages, but regardless, in this episode discuss Battlefront 2 Beta, Wolf 2 & Nazi Punching, and finding time to play as a parent.
Oct 11, 2017•44 min•Season 1Ep. 108
In this bonus episode, the Prof talks about his experience playing Uncharted: The Lost Legacy.
Oct 06, 2017•7 min
The Prof (@profplaysgames) and The Dev (@summerspeak) [together again!] discuss the SNES Classic now that they've both gotten their hands on one. At the end of the episode, they also discuss a few other games they've been playing (Bravely Second and The Lost Legacy).
Oct 02, 2017•37 min
The Prof (@profplaysgames) and The Dev (@summerspeak) discuss Bluehole's (Player Unknown's Battlegrounds) response to the news of a F2P Battle Royale version of Fortnite is coming to PC and PS4, with a short discussion of what the dev is playing.
Sep 25, 2017•23 min•Season 1Ep. 106
The Prof (@profplaysgames) and The Dev (@summerspeak) discuss the Nintendo Direct, last gen games they'd like to see ported to Switch, and what they're playing.
Sep 18, 2017•29 min
The Prof (@profplaysgames) and The Dev (@summerspeak) discuss what games are in discussion for Game of the Year so far, and what games they expect to be on that list that are coming up over the next three months.
Sep 11, 2017•50 min•Season 1Ep. 104
The Prof (@profplaysgames) and The Dev (@summerspeak) discuss PAX West, Nindie Showcase, Mario+Rabbids, Everybody's Golf, and No Man's Sky
Sep 04, 2017•1 hr
The Prof (@profplaysgames) and The Dev (@summerspeak) discuss the not-so-much news coming out of Gamescom and the insanity that is the SNES Classic preorders!
Aug 28, 2017•32 min•Season 1Ep. 102
The Prof (@profplaysgames) and The Dev (@summerspeak) are trying out a change to the format, more focused on discussion rather than just getting through the news. In this episode we discuss a game that has surprised both of us, No Man's Sky. The Dev is surprised with all the work that has gone into the game since he last played a year ago and the The Prof can't believe he's actually playing, and enjoying it. We dig into what we are enjoying about it, how much work has gone into it, and how good ...
Aug 21, 2017•48 min•Season 1Ep. 101