This week we sail on a sea of updates and announcements. Vanguard tests the stability of the CoD franchise, Quake looks better than ever, Pokemon presents a bunch of new stuff, and Grimoire of Souls is seemingly back from the dead. 00:01:24 - Corrections 00:02:19 - Call of Duty: Vanguard 00:12:14 - QuakeCon 2021 00:18:38 - Pokemon Presents 00:36:14 - A Word From Our Sponsors 00:41:06 - Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls 00:48:16 - Abandoned App Launch 00:53:24 - Also This Week 01:00:01 - Game: Lost ...
Aug 22, 2021•1 hr 23 min
It’s a celebration of indies! ID@Xbox and Nintendo game-pass and shadow-drop some exciting titles while the Amiga gets its own mini-console and Twitch tries a dash of unexpected transparency. 00:01:17 - Corrections 00:02:24 - ID@Xbox Indie Showcase 00:23:55 - Nintendo Indie Direct 00:44:46 - A Word From Our Sponsors 00:46:35 - Twitch Transparency 00:57:17 - The A500 Mini Announced 01:01:56 - Activision/Blizzard Update 01:06:10 - Also This Week 01:11:10 - Game: Yakuza Substory or Segal Movie? 01:...
Aug 15, 2021•1 hr 28 min
Team ASOBI teases their biggest game ever, and Zool Redimensioned kicks off a team of new developers. After PS5 and Xbox numbers drops, Nintendo touts one million-selling game after another, while Blizzard and Fullbright face the oncoming wave of industry change. 00:00:45 - Corrections 00:01:42 - Team ASOBI’s Next Game 00:11:17 - Zool Redimensioned Announced 00:18:39 - Nintendo Q1 Financials 00:36:32 - A Word From Our Sponsors 00:40:55 - Blizzard Updates 00:52:56 - Toxic Work Culture at Fullbrig...
Aug 08, 2021•1 hr 27 min
Following a heavy news week, we kick back with some casual speculation and anticipation. Annapurna shows off their first showcase, Splitgate hits max capacity, the Pokemon live-action universe continues, and That’s No Moon hypes up a new hope for AAA development. 00:00:59 - Corrections 00:06:02 - Annapurna Showcase 00:23:13 - Next-Gen Sales Updates 00:41:37 - Live-Action Pokemon Series 00:49:54 - A Word From Our Sponsors 00:52:56 - Have You Heard About Splitgate? 01:01:04 - That’s No Moon 01:11:...
Aug 01, 2021•1 hr 41 min
Bloodworth moderates a mixed week of gaming news. EA has one of their best showcases in years, but working at Activision/Blizzard sounds worse than ever, and Ubisoft can’t stop announcing shooters or developing Skull & Bones. 00:01:31 - EA Play 00:10:29 - Dead Space Remake 00:16:09 - Battlefield Portal 00:24:36 - Other EA Play games 00:29:43 - California vs Activision/Blizzard 00:56:41 - A Word From Our Sponsors 00:59:01 - XDefiant 01:05:26 - Skull & Bones & Ubisoft 01:17:19 - Also T...
Jul 25, 2021•1 hr 54 min
Valve finally revealed their handheld, the Steam Deck. As we try to drop five bucks on one, Takuya Kimura’s agency might cancel the next Judgment, Netflix might start making games next year, and classic games might start selling for over a million dollars. 00:01:25 - Corrections 00:03:35 - Steam Deck 00:26:12 - Takuya Kimura and Judgment 00:35:44 - Netflix Games 00:43:35 - A Word From Our Sponsors 00:48:00 - Have You Heard About Ynglet? 00:54:43 - The Million Dollar Mario 64 01:04:27 - Also This...
Jul 18, 2021•1 hr 32 min
This week we got a very Nintendo announcement for the Switch, and a very Ubisoft announcement for Assassin’s Creed. This might not be what we want, but at least we’re getting a new RoboCop game in 2 years, and a bunch of fun third party stuff headed to PS5. 00:00:58 - Corrections 00:03:03 - Deathloop State of Play 00:21:05 - Assassin’s Creed Infinity 00:35:00 - A Word From Our Sponsors 00:41:04 - Switch OLED Model 00:52:45 - Robocop: Rogue City 01:05:27 - Also This Week 01:10:48 - L&R - Mark...
Jul 11, 2021•1 hr 29 min
Out of nowhere, and somehow predictably, Nintendo finally unveils the next Switch we might not need but are totally going to buy. Damiani, Brad, and Jones sunset their expectations for a higher-performance Switch and go through the OLED Model's features and sales potential. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 07, 2021•13 min
In a super-sized, 2-plus-hour episode we look ahead to the rest of the summer. Our quarterly multi-game preview picks the hottest and coldest releases from July, August, and September 2021. 00:00:41 - Corrections 00:02:55 - Q3 Preview July 00:32:46 - Q3 Preview August 01:08:51 - A Word From Our Sponsor 01:10:42 - Q3 Preview September 01:43:51 - Also This Week 01:58:07 - L&R - Other franchise FTP games? 02:01:01 - L&R - Another Rare Replay type game? 02:05:39 - Time For Bets 02:09:57 - Cl...
Jul 04, 2021•2 hr 13 min
Now that the E3 news train has left the station, we dive into some truly strange headlines. Blue Box continues to deny the Kojima rumors, Harada kind of admits Tekken X Street Fighter is canceled, and Facebook wants to get you closer to their ads than ever before. 00:00:40 - Corrections 00:01:50 - Blue Box and Hideo Kojima 00:16:07 - Tekken X Street Fighter canceled 00:26:06 - A Word From Our Sponsors 00:29:54 - VR Facebook ads 00:48:27 - Also This Week 00:54:39 - Game: Harrison Ford or Randy Pi...
Jun 27, 2021•1 hr 27 min
This year’s digital E3 has come and gone, and there was no way to watch absolutely everything from the show. We search our heads and hearts for hype levels surrounding Nintendo, Xbox, Ubisoft, Square Enix, Capcom, and Devolver, along with the PC Gaming Show and Wholesome Direct. 00:00:50 - Corrections 00:02:44 - E3 ‘21 Impressions 00:13:13 - E3 ‘21 Nintendo Direct 00:36:43 - E3 ‘21 Xbox Showcase 00:58:56 - A Word From Our Sponsors 01:03:09 - E3 ‘21 Ubisoft Forward 01:14:31 - E3 ‘21 Square Enix P...
Jun 20, 2021•2 hr 2 min
Elden Ring is real, and E3 is just kickin’ off. The opening to the Summer Game Fest, including Day of the Devs, gives us plenty of announcements to review, not to mention Battlefield 2042. 00:00:51 - Corrections 00:02:24 - Elden Ring gameplay reveal 00:15:34 - SGF Kick-Off announcements 00:33:54 - SGF Kick-Off updates 00:54:11 - A Word From Our Sponsors 00:59:14 - SGF Kick-Off extras 01:07:06 - Day of the Devs 01:18:49 - Battlefield 2042 reveal 01:28:24 - Also This Week... 01:35:59 - L&R - W...
Jun 11, 2021•1 hr 50 min
E3 is upon us! Whatever form this year’s show will take, Ubisoft, Microsoft, Square Enix, Nintendo, and many more are getting ready to make big news. We handle our expectations with care while going down the event list, day by day, unlikely announcement by unlikely announcement. 00:01:18 - Corrections 00:03:25 - Silver Lining 00:04:38 - Ubisoft at E3 00:17:26 - Microsoft at E3 00:27:57 - Square Enix at E3 00:42:03 - A Word From Our Sponsors 00:45:20 - Nintendo at E3 00:58:49 - Capcom at E3 01:02...
Jun 06, 2021•1 hr 37 min
Four big, eagerly-anticipated, pre-E3 game updates lead us right into recording, including Dragon Quest, Horizon Forbidden West, Sonic the Hedgehog, and Dying Light 2. As we rank their significance, two heavy handheld rumors tease exciting announcements later this year. 00:01:28 - Corrections 00:03:28 - Silver Lining 00:05:46 - Dragon Quest 35th Anniversary Special 00:17:37 - Sonic Central 00:26:42 - Horizon Forbidden West gameplay 00:40:01 - A Word From Our Sponsors 00:43:42 - Valve Handheld Ru...
May 30, 2021•1 hr 36 min
As usual, Geoff Keighley plans to kick off “E3” this year, but what should we expect? We brace for another weird summer as Timesplitters re-appears, WB Games gets broken up, more publishers submit financial reports, and Apple v Epic makes us chuckle some more. 00:00:41 - Corrections 00:03:23 - Silver Lining 00:04:16 - Timesplitters studio formed 00:15:36 - Summer Games Fest Kick-Off 00:30:02 - WB Games breaking up 00:34:39 - A Word From Our Sponsors 00:40:04 - Take-Two financial report 00:48:19 ...
May 23, 2021•1 hr 44 min
With updates on the next Vive and PSVR, we start with a look at upcoming VR tech. Then it’s earnings time has several publishers end their fiscal years, the Video Game Hall of Fame inducts 4 more titles, and the silliness of Epic v Apple continues. 00:01:01 - Corrections 00:05:13 - Silver Lining 00:06:51 - PlayStation 5 VR update 00:20:18 - Ubisoft earnings call 00:39:01 - Japanese Publisher Revenue Game 00:55:08 - A Word From Our Sponsors 01:00:55 - Video Game Hall of Fame 2021 01:10:34 - Epic ...
May 16, 2021•1 hr 55 min
While we’re unqualified to examine the court case between Epic and Apple, the documents released from it are fun to peek at. We chuckle at financial reports and private emails while pondering a return to Sunset Overdrive, Game Builder Garage’s surprise announcement, the best-selling Star Wars games ever, and our favorite moments from Giant Bomb. 00:00:00 - Opening 00:00:59 - Corrections 00:03:49 - Silver Lining 00:05:45 - Epic v Apple legal documents 00:46:51 - Giant Bomb restructuring 00:56:28 ...
May 09, 2021•2 hr 3 min
Ratchet once again shows off the power of the PS5. As we marvel at the details, Marvel might be working with Netherrealm on a new fighter, a lost Castlevania demo returns from the dead, and Riot enforces their Jibber Jabber policy in potentially disappointing ways. 00:00:55 - Corrections 00:03:48 - Silver Lining 00:04:44 - Ratchet & Clank State of Play 00:17:57 - Riot Games shuts down Chronoshift 00:30:30 - Netherrealm and Marvel 00:43:10 - A Word From Our Sponsors 00:48:02 - Canceled Dreamc...
May 02, 2021•1 hr 41 min
Sony goes for the rare gaming-news hat-trick by keeping the PS3 and Vita stores open after a rumor and announcement rile up their fans. Also, Blizzard loses Jeff Kaplan, and Amazon loses their LOTR MMO, but Oculus gains a Showcase. 00:00:47 - Corrections 00:02:50 - Silver Lining 00:04:24 - Jeff Kaplan leaves Blizzard 00:15:47 - Sony keeping PS3 and Vita stores open 00:28:09 - Oculus Gaming Showcase 00:40:25 - A Word From Our Sponsors 00:44:08 - Have You Heard About Beasts of Maravilla Island 00:...
Apr 25, 2021•2 hr 2 min
Tarts and Strudels go head to head in a bloodbath of gaming hype-checks as we look at the next 3 months of big releases. Also, Resident Evil announced even more projects, and Sony might want to remake The Last of Us already. 00:00:47 - Corrections 00:02:12 - Silver Lining 00:03:38 - Resident Evil Showcase 00:24:34 - Q2 2021 Preview - April 00:38:36 - Q2 2021 Preview - May 01:07:03 - A Word From Our Sponsors 01:13:48 - Q2 2021 Preview - June 01:32:46 - Sony and Bend Studio 01:41:52 - Also This We...
Apr 18, 2021•2 hr 13 min
There is lots of good news to celebrate this week. Pac-Man fans battle for free, E3 begins the road back to relevance, MLB The Show comes to Xbox, and Kojima gets “Abandoned.” 00:00:58 - Corrections 00:05:21 - Silver Lining 00:06:30 - Pac-Man 99 Announced 00:18:37 - E3 is back 00:39:39 - MLB The Show on Game Pass 00:47:26 - A Word From Our Sponsors 00:53:32 - Abandoned and Hideo Kojima 01:04:13 - Also This Week... 01:10:24 - L&R - Any SP-hope for a CoD player? 01:15:30 - L&R - What’s you...
Apr 11, 2021•1 hr 42 min
Sony’s actually going to shut down the PS3, PSP, and Vita stores, which wasn’t confirmed until this week. As we all weighed what to hurriedly buy and download, Platinum announced a shmup, the Ever Given mystifies our panelists, and two PGA Tour franchises face off on the green. 00:01:19 - Corrections 00:03:05 - Silver Lining 00:05:56 - Sony’s actually shutting down stores 00:19:10 - Sol Cresta announced 00:28:36 - The Ever Given crisis and games 00:35:48 - A Word From Our Sponsors 00:41:19 - Hav...
Apr 04, 2021•1 hr 34 min
Spring has sprung for the Future Games Show while Amazon takes another crack at creating a new IP and Australia panics over Disco Elysium. Then it’s a round of pure speculation as rumors circle about Microsoft buying Discord and Sony shutting down old-gen marketplaces. 00:00:39 - Corrections 00:02:07 - Silver Lining 00:04:09 - Future Games Show Spring Showcase 00:20:24 - Microsoft wants to buy Discord 00:32:36 - Sony shutting down marketplaces 00:47:34 - A Word From Our Sponsors 00:51:55 - Amazo...
Mar 28, 2021•1 hr 46 min
Sony made big moves this week, acquiring Evo and partnering with Jade Raymond to create Haven Studios. We try to foresee the outcome of these investments, while getting excited about Forspoken and the next chapter of Life is Strange. 00:01:08 - Corrections 00:02:40 - Silver Lining 00:03:41 - Sony buys Evo 00:17:53 - Life is Strange: True Colors 00:33:52 - Forspoken 00:44:04 - A Word From Our Sponsors 00:47:52 - Other Square Enix updates 01:07:51 - Jade Raymond’s new studio 01:16:19 - Also This W...
Mar 21, 2021•1 hr 52 min
Microsoft now officially owns Bethesda and, following recent statements from Phil Spencer, we speculate what franchises will be exclusive to Xbox forever. Also, Paragon gets a second life as Predecessor, Valve halts development on Artifact, and the Ninja Turtles are back for another brawl. 00:00:52 - Corrections 00:04:03 - Silver Lining 00:06:03 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge 00:16:02 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Trivia 00:25:59 - Xbox officially owns Bethesda 00:49:19 - A ...
Mar 14, 2021•1 hr 46 min
As the week ends we’re now anticipating open-world Pokémon adventures and co-op Aliens shooters we didn’t even know existed. We’ll be enjoying these later this year while we lament the “reorganization” of Japan Studio and our lack of Hololens 2 headsets powered by Microsoft Mesh. 00:00:44 - Corrections 00:02:48 - Silver Lining 00:05:12 - Aliens: Fireteam Announced 00:15:51 - Pokemon Direct Updates 00:38:22 - Microsoft Mesh 00:57:36 - A Word From Our Sponsors 01:04:09 - New Game Plus Expo Recap 0...
Mar 07, 2021•2 hr 4 min
It was a big week for Final Fantasy VII and Diablo fans, with remake updates and mobile spin-offs celebrating the best of each beloved series. Also, Sony is hard at work developing the next-generation of PlayStation VR, and BioWare gets a break from fixing Anthem. 00:00:44 - Corrections 00:01:53 - Silver Lining 00:04:06 - PlayStation State of Play 00:40:43 - FFVII Mobile Games 00:54:46 - A Word From Our Sponsors 01:00:16 - PlayStation 5 VR Details 01:12:49 - BlizzConline Wrap Up 01:26:15 - Anthe...
Feb 28, 2021•2 hr 14 min
This week our expectations were put to the test. How much can Nintendo fit into a 50 minute Direct? How should we feel about our first look at the new Mortal Kombat movie? And is someone, anyone, getting ready to announce a new Silent Hill game? 00:00:40 - Corrections 00:03:40 - Silver Lining 00:05:37 - Splatoon 3 00:12:39 - Project Triangle Strategy 00:19:05 - Zelda: Skyward Sword HD 00:25:21 - Pyra in Smash Bros. Ultimate 00:30:28 - Mario Golf Super Rush 00:53:21 - A Word From Our Sponsors 00:...
Feb 21, 2021•1 hr 56 min
Final Fantasy XIV blasts off for the moon with Endwalker, and WBIE’s new patent all but guarantees a return trip to Monolith’s Mordor. What’s less certain is when we’ll get to play the Sands of Time Remake and when the creator of Terraria will get his Google account back. 00:00:51 - Corrections 00:02:15 - Silver Lining 00:03:23 - FF XIV Endwalker Revealed 00:11:55 - WBIE’s Nemesis Patent 00:27:03 - Sands of Time Delayed Indefinitely 00:41:30 - A Word From Our Sponsors 00:46:12 - Have You Heard A...
Feb 14, 2021•1 hr 45 min
We relish in the opportunity to chuckle at Google and Amazon’s development efforts after Schreier eviscerates Amazon and Google stops making games. At the same time it’s nothing but good news for multiple Warhammer franchises, Gearbox Entertainment, and the Mass Effect trilogy. 00:00:44 - Corrections 00:02:18 - Silver Lining 00:03:36 - Total War: Warhammer III 00:10:15 - Gearbox Acquired 00:23:22 - Stadia Studio shutdown 00:37:12 - Amazon’s development woes 00:54:06 - A Word From Our Sponsors 00...
Feb 07, 2021•1 hr 45 min
