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Video Games 2 the MAX

Sean Garmerw2mnet.com
Video Games 2 the MAX features a longtime veteran of Games Journalism, Sean Garmer along with either semi-regular co-host and long-time video game reviewer, Marc Morrison or even a guest co-host to discuss everything involving Video Games each week.

This includes the games they are playing or reviewing, all the big news of the week in gaming, a special topic, and even some Movies or TV Show topics at times as well. All from the viewpoint of gaming content creators, gaming journalists, and gaming consumers too. 

The podcast also appears in video form on the W2M Network Youtube channel: (https://www.youtube.com/@W2MNetwork/). Be sure to check out https://w2mnet.com/ for posts about each podcast and more.

You can check out Sean's writing over at: https://www.theouterhaven.net/ 

You can check out Sean's reviews over at: https://opencritic.com/critic/8257/sean-garmer

You can also check out all of Marc's reviews over at: https://411mania.com/games

You can also follow each of the guys individually on Twitter or Bluesky @W2MSean, @humanityplague, or the entire network @W2MNetwork.
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Episodes

Co-op Multi # 89- Konami Goes Mobile

This week, Sean & Marc discuss the information that has come out about Doom and if they would be interested in what apparently might be an "origin" story. There's also news about Konami announcing their future plans, Nintendo sort of saying they won't be doing microtransactions in their mobile games, NPD's for April, Capcom's love of HD remasters and more. We talk what we've been playing and a lot more too.

May 20, 201555 min

Co-op Multi # 88- Nintendo Splats Down

We are a day later, but that's ok because Sean and Marc have plenty of stuff to discuss on this week's episode. Nintendo revealed a bunch of stuff about Splatoon and also about themselves. Who would have thought Nintendo theme park rides would be a reality? Yeah... probably no one. However, that's happening so we are going to talk about that, plus Nintendo earns its first profit in a long time and lots more. Activision also revealed they made money, but gave out some bad news about World of Warc...

May 12, 20151 hr 4 min

Co-op Multi # 87- Expressing Games

I know this is a quick turn around, but this is probably going to be our new release time-frame for a little while. This week, Sean and Marc share their "Five Games that make-up our gaming influences." Marc has also been playing Project CARS for revew too. In the news: We discuss Konami's legacy, some new information about instrument expression has come out for Rock Band 4, Disney Infinity 3.0 may have been leaked, more information has come out about the Batman Arkham Season pass, Dead Island 2 ...

May 04, 201555 min

Co-op Multi # 86- Modding Breakdown

Around the 22 minute mark there’s a little bit of silence because we lost the feed, but we got it back like five seconds later. It's been a little bit, but hopefully this is the last unintended break we take. Daniel joins Sean and Marc for the whole show on this episode too. Today we are starting a series introducing our personal gaming stories and tendencies to everyone. We are going to start with our "gaming origin stories about how we became gamers and what reasons we have for playing video g...

Apr 30, 20151 hr 49 min

Co-op Multi # 85- Star Wars & Stuff

I know it has been two weeks, but scheduling conflicts and new work schedules caused to have to delay the podcast. But we are back and if you like Star Wars, there's plenty to talk about on that front. We delve into what was announced for Star Wars Battlefront and we also talk about the Force Awakens new trailer, the Anthology Films, and a few other things. There's also the Guitar Hero Live announcement, the US Government allowing people to voice their opinion on jailbreaking home consoles, Call...

Apr 20, 20151 hr 28 min

Co-op Multi # 84- Nintendo Rules All

Happy Easter everyone. Sorry, we took a week off due to Wrestlemania 31 consuming Sean's time. But that gives us two week's worth of news to get through. Sean and Marc break down Nintendo's pretty big direct where they confirmed Legend of Zelda Wii U has been delayed until 2016, but they revealed more Amiibo, a new trailer for Shin Megami X Fire Emblem, more DLC for Smash and Mario Kart, and yeah more stuff. Marc bought a PS4 this week, so we get his thoughts on that. We talk about the Halo 5 tr...

Apr 05, 20151 hr 43 min

Co-op Multi # 83- Nintendo Goes Mobile

This week, Sean and Marc discuss Nintendo's big announcement about finally making games for mobile platforms, what does this mean for the future of Nintendo, and what could the "NX" possibly be. Hideo Kojima is leaving Konami and the Metal Gear franchise after Phantom Pain, where does this leave Metal Gear and can it be successful without Kojima? Plus Sean talks Final Fantasy XV Episode Duscae and Type-0, Microsoft could potentially have two lawsuits on its hands, and a whole lot more.

Mar 23, 20151 hr 29 min

Co-op Multi # 82- Uncharted Territory

Even though we are on a day later than normal, don't fret we are still here to deliver 411mania.com's Games Zone podcast. This week, Sean and Marc discuss Uncharted 4 being delayed until 2016, how this affects Sony's outlook for 2015, and does this help Microsoft and Nintendo at all. We also discuss the February 2015 NPD numbers, Frozen 2 being announced, and a whole lot more.

Mar 16, 20151 hr 36 min

Co-op Multi # 81- PAX East 2015 Rumble

This week, Robert returns to discuss with Sean and Matt what each one has been playing. PAX East and GDC 2015 happened this week and we talk about some of the big things that happened there like Phil Spencer announcing retail Xbox Ones can now be used to develop games, Metal Gear Solid V: Phantom Pain finally gets a release date, are we excited? Valve revealed the Steam Link and Steam Controller, plus a whole lot more.

Mar 09, 20151 hr 58 min

Co-op Multi # 80- Call it a Comeback

Sorry for being a few days late, a few personal things became issues for Sean to be able to do the podcast. Anyway, Marc and Sean are back discussing a myriad of things. Marc talks about Dragonball Xenoverse and another weird Steam purchase. Then there's also the possible return of Guitar Hero, Nintendo talking about how to best deal with the digital age, Fable Legends being free to play, DuckTales making a comeback, lots of Final Fantasy stuff to get to, and a whole lot more.

Mar 03, 20151 hr 52 min

Co-op Multi # 79- The Order & Nintendo

This week, Robert returns and he joins Sean and Marc to discuss what they've been playing, which includes the newly released Hand of Fate and the guys also discuss The Order 1886 and if the game is truly worth $60. Nintendo also had a lot of things to announce about Amiibo's and New 3DS sales, Sony says they are relying on Playstation to help them turn a profit, Microsoft closes the Phantom Dust studio and a whole lot more!

Feb 22, 20151 hr 51 min

Co-op Multi # 78- NPD, Nintendo, & More

This week, Marc and Sean discuss the NPD numbers for January 2015 and how it might look different for this month. Sean got a New 3DS so he shares his thoughts on Nintendo's newest handheld. The guys also talk about what Bethesda could be announcing at E3 2015, Ubisoft confirming both Tom Clancy games are releasing this year, and a whole lot more.

Feb 15, 20151 hr 17 min

Co-op Multi # 77- The Financial Train

After an unintended week off, Sean and Marc are back with financial reports from all the big game companies, Sony Online being bought and going multi-platform, the possibility of a Condemned 3, SEGA downsizing, and more. Plus Sean discusses Grim Fandango Remastered, #IDARB, Theaterrhythm Curtain Call, and Marc has his review of Hyperdimension Neptunia Rebirth 1 that released on Steam last week and lots more.

Feb 08, 20151 hr 52 min

Co-op Multi # 76- Xbox One on Windows

This week, Sean is joined by Robert and Marc to discuss all that went down at the Windows 10 event. Is holo lens really a big deal? What about streaming games from Xbox One to PC? Will people actually use this feature? Then there's also Gearbox's decision to make a Borderlands Collection without Borderlands 1, Apple patents a joystick, Nintendo ending Club Nintendo, and a whole lot more.

Jan 25, 20151 hr 55 min

Co-op Multi # 75- Nintendo Reveals All

This week, Robert is back and he joins Sean and Marc to discuss all the things coming out of Nintendo's first Direct of 2015. Is the New Nintendo 3DS worth buying? Are you excited about downloadable Wii Games on Wii U? Microsoft also started up their $349 sale again, the 2014 best selling games of 2014 were revealed, and what game has Australia banned now? We discuss all of this and a whole lot more in this week's Co-op Multi!!!

Jan 18, 20151 hr 37 min

Co-op Multi # 74- CES 2015 Brings It

This week, Sean and Marc Morrison discuss the big things to come out of CES 2015 as it relates to TV and Gaming. The guys also discuss all of Sony's announcements about PS NOW, PS VUE, and Microsoft setting up Rare for a big year, making their own streaming rules, Open Betas, and a whole lot MORE!!! Trust me, there's a lot going on this week.

Jan 11, 20151 hr 50 min

Co-op Multi # 73- Looking Ahead to 2015

This week, Daniel is back along with Sean and Robert. The guys are also once again joined by Marc Morrison to look ahead to 2015 and talk about what games they are most looking forward to in the coming year. There's also a few news bits such as: Sony's reward for a PSN outage, Square-Enix announces their future strategy, HALO 5 Multiplayer Beta talk, and more.

Jan 04, 20151 hr 50 min

Co-op Multi # 72- End of 2014

This week, Daniel is back, but dammit wouldn't you know Robert couldn't be on. So, Sean and Daniel are joined by 411mania.com editor Jeremy Thomas to talk Doctor Who Christmas special, talk about the PSN and Xbox Live hack and also discuss some of the best and worst things about video games in 2014, plus we reveal games 10-5 in our personal GOTY lists.

Dec 27, 20141 hr 26 min

Co-op Multi # 71- Sony is Hacked

This week Sean, Robert, and Marc Morrison discuss Miyamoto teasing new Nintendo hardware and wanting Mario to be a launch game for it. We also discuss our thoughts on the possibility of SOPA rising again, TellTale goes Minecraft, and more.

Dec 21, 20141 hr 21 min

Co-op Multi # 70- Nintendo & Xbox Shill

This week, we are again without Daniel due to a work conflict, but Sean and Robert are once again joined by Marc Morrison to discuss the NPD numbers for November, Nintendo's flip flop on less popular Amiibos, and more Remastered editions being released, plus a whole lot more!

Dec 14, 20141 hr 43 min

Co-op Multi # 69- PS Experience Awards

Sean and Robert are joined by Marc Morrison to discuss all that was announced at Playstation Experience and to discuss what happened at the Game Awards too. We are without Daniel due to a work conflict. Plus we talk about whether we prefer holding a disc or downloading a game, Kingdom Hearts games going to current-gen, and some movie stuff as well.

Dec 07, 20141 hr 42 min

Co-op Multi # 68: Celebration Time

Sorry for the pretty much one week delay, but work and the holidays have had all of us on conflicting schedules. We convene to discuss the anniversary's of the PS4 and Xbox One. How do we look at them a year later, the ups and downs of both companies throughout the year, and more. We also discuss all the news that's happened over the last couple weeks, discuss what we are thankful for in gaming this year, and we all have played a lot of games so there will be plenty of new releases to talk about...

Nov 30, 20141 hr 33 min

Co-op Multi # 67- Xbox Moving Up

Sean, Daniel, and Robert discuss Xbox One's sales going up after the price cut, Sean got a Xbox One because of the sale and he talks about the system, as well as Daniel has his thoughts on Halo Master Chief Collection, plus Robert played some Shadow of Mordor. We also discuss AC Unity's issues, and a whole lot more.

Nov 17, 20141 hr 41 min

Co-op Multi # 66 Blizzard & Nintendo GO!

Back on our normal day, Sean, Daniel, Robert, and Marc Morrison discuss all the happenings from Blizzcon 2014, including the announcement of Blizzard's first new IP in 17 years, Overwatch. Nintendo also had a pretty bad ass Nintendo Direct where they unveiled quite a few things including that Majora's Mask 3D is coming to 3DS. There's also the Call of Duty woes, Sony's Share Play callback, and Sean discusses his time with the Advanced Warfare single player, Doctor Who finale talk, and a whole lo...

Nov 10, 20142 hr 21 min

Co-op Multi # 65- Marvel, Xbox, & Games

This week Sean, Daniel, and Robert are joined by Marc Morrison once again, as well as, 411mania.com editor Jeremy Thomas to spend some time talking Doctor Who, along with the Marvel Phase 3 Films, and then we go deep into video game finances, Xbox One's holiday plans, Sony and their losses, and Nintendo as well.

Nov 05, 20142 hr 9 min

Co-op Multi # 64: Super Smash Bros

This week, Sean and Robert are joined by a fellow 411 Games Zone writer, Marc Morrison, to discuss news such as: Super Smash Bros unveiling of information, lawsuits galore, Ubisoft saying The Division is more RPG than shooter, and a whole lot more.

Oct 27, 20141 hr 48 min

Co-op Multi #63 Tech, TV, Movies & Games

In a week that probably features more news about apple tech, big news in TV, and lots of movie stuff, there is some gaming news too. The PS TV has released and what do we think? NPD numbers for September are out, Sony announcing an e-sports league, and a lot more.

Oct 20, 20142 hr 49 min

Co-op Multi # 62- NYCC on Blast

This week, 411mania.com Editor Jeremy Thomas and Stephen Randle return, along with Sean, Daniel, and Robert to discuss all the happenings coming out of New York City Comic Con. There's also a little bit of gaming news too, the whole Resolution controversy with AC Unity, NO DLC for last gen, early GOTY discussion, and a whole lot more.

Oct 13, 20142 hr 38 min

Co-op Multi # 61- Netflix for DLC

We are back again to deliver to you what's been going on in the gaming world. Sean, Daniel, and Robert discuss Star Citizen becoming the biggest crowdfunded item ever, Netflix getting into original movies, How do we feel about DLC, Hackers getting charged and more.

Oct 06, 20142 hr 27 min

Co-op Multi # 60- Massive Multiplayer

We are back to discuss another week in gaming. There wasn't a whole lot of jaw dropping news, but we do find time to discuss what cancelling the Titan MMO means for Blizzard, Valve releasing a music player, Destiny content being leaked, Nintendo announcing things, and more.

Sep 29, 20142 hr 7 min
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