This week Eric feels blue, Matt's a real joker, Blizzard breaks the news, and we discuss the good stuff from the ID@Xbox Showcase! Releases: Endless Ocean Luminous & Balatro
This week Matt tells a tale, Eric is stellar, and we gush over the Metaphor: ReFantazio Showcase! Releases: Tales of Kenzera: ZAU & Stellar Blade (Lemonade Apocalypse actually looks pretty cool.)
This week Eric gets wet, Matt picks right, and we catch up on two indie showcases - The Triple-i Initiative, and Nintendo's Indie World! Releases: Final Fantasy XVI: The Rising Tide & Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes
This week Matt gets beat, Eric starts to wither, and we discuss the Stellar Blade demo, a bit of follow-up with Embracer, and Eric's new subscription! Releases: Beat Slayer & Withering Rooms
This week Eric collects himself, Matt gets back to the grind, and we discuss PAX East (and a few standout games), the latest from Kotaku, the upcoming Stellar Blade demo, and the breaking news from Gearbox! [Editor's note: There are lots of reports that Gearbox Publishing as a whole was not included in the sale and may be gone - at the time of recording, I'd only seen that "Gearbox Publishing San Francisco was not included and might be renamed before closing their doors".] Releases: Grandia HD C...
This week Matt treads water, Eric gets lonely, and we're surprised by Capcom and Kinda Funny! Releases: Highwater & Alone in the Dark
This week Eric gets cast out, Matt goes for a drive, we get the dates for Summer Game Fest, and say farewell to Akira Toriyama! Releases: Outcast - A New Beginning & Pacific Drive
This week Matt goes berserk, Eric rides a unicorn, we say goodbye to Rooster Teeth, and we get pumped over the Xbox Partner Preview! Releases: Berserk Boy & Unicorn Overlord
This week Eric is reborn, Matt goes dark, Remedy regains Control, EA breaks our hearts, and the Mailbag returns! Releases: Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth & Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster
This week Matt gets cozy, Eric gets crafty, and we discuss the Borderlands movie trailer, the Elden Ring DLC reveal, and what we're most hyped for from the latest Nintendo Direct! Releases: Bandle Tale: A League of Legends Story & Nightingale
This week there's too much noise in the house and we're both really irritated! But still Eric tells a tale, Matt banishes a skull to Arrakis, and we discuss the latest from Bloober Team's CEO and the future of both the PS5 and Xbox! Releases: Legendary Tales, Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden, Skull & Bones, & Microsoft Flight Simulator DLC
This week Matt is anomalous, Eric takes a dive, we discuss some demos you can download, and we lose our minds over the Final Fantasy VII Rebirth State of Play! Releases: Anomaly Agent & Helldivers 2
This week Eric sleeps and has a fantasy, Matt jumps off a boat and joins the squad, and we're super hyped thanks to the latest State of Play! Releases: Granblue Fantasy Relink & Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League
This week's a short show as Eric works midnights and Matt preps for a cruise, but we get together to discuss our weeks and the absolute deluge of games coming down the pipe in Q1 of 2024!
This week Matt gets lost, Eric bites the bullet (or not), the show is brought to you by the letter R, Old Man Yells At Cloud, Foamstars gets a free MONTH, and Xbox shows off five games! Releases: Bulletstorm VR & Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
This week Matt goes fast, Eric sees the (moon)light, and we discuss the previews for Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League (and its Technical Alpha), the latest from Alone in the Dark, Season 2 of Arcane, and the new rumors from Xbox! Releases: Momodora: Moonlit Farewell & videos from Summoning Salt & OneShortEye SS: https://www.youtube.com/@SummoningSalt OSE: https://www.youtube.com/@OneShortEye
It's the first episode of 2024, and you know what that means - it's time for our New Year's Resolution special! Join us as we look back at the failures (and successes) of 2023 and set new goals for the coming year!
It's the final episode of 2023, which means it's time for our Game of the Year awards! Thanks to our friends Steve and Ryan for sending in their picks! Intro music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOI-asaC8Jk
This week Eric goes deaf, Matt gets tied in knots, and we give Santa our last-minute Christmas wish lists! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from your friends at THiRD SHiFT!
This week Matt turns blue, Eric reaches the finals, and we discuss (a small fraction of) the biggest reveals from The Game Awards! Releases: Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora & The Finals
This week Eric gets dark, Matt shoots for the moonn, we discuss the GTA VI reveal trailer, and we make a couple last-second guesses at what might get revealed at The Game Awards! Releases: Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince & Excuse Me Sir (demo)
It's the mini-episode we should never have recorded! Join us as we recap our weeks and our illnesses, and send us some good vibes so we'll be back in good health next week!
This week we get more hands-on time with our PlayStation Portals, we break down the second half of The Game Awards nominees, and we wish a Happy Thanksgiving to our American listeners!
This week Battleborn comes back for PC players, Eric gets his hands on the PlayStation Portal, we check out the latest Nintendo Indie World showcase, and it's Part 1 of our yearly picks for The Game Awards nominees!
This week, Eric goes beyond, Matt erases his name, and there's so much to discuss that the episode title is way too long! (And surprise Wednesday drop!) Releases: Tales of Arise - Beyond the Dawn & Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name
(re-edited on 11/3/2023) This week Eric has a real-life situation so it's a pieced-together show in which: Matt goes rogue and visits IndieLand, and Eric tells a second story, ponders Portal, dreams of BlizzCon, and tries to take us back to The Dark Ages (which earns TS its first-ever Explicit tag). Releases: RoboCop: Rogue City & Star Ocean The Second Story R
This week Eric wakes up, Matt runs his mouth, and we discuss the latest trailers and reveals from the Xbox Partner Preview event! Releases: Alan Wake 2 & Ghostrunner 2
This week Matt gets strapped, Eric is wonderful, and we're confused about ads on YouTube, physical media in Best Buy, and we know a little more about Silent Hill Ascension! Releases: Wizard with a Gun & Super Mario Bros Wonder
This week Eric rides the rails, Matt falls into supervillainy, Gearbox revives a hero shooter, and we discuss Activision Blizzard's future on GamePass! Releases: Honkai: Star Rail (PS5) & Lords of the Fallen
This week we both get tactical, we look forward to the next Silent Hill...thing, and Quarter End ruins our lives! Releases: Front Mission 2 Remake, Wargroove 2, & Disgaea 7
