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In section 1, Brandyn and Jonathan discuss the sequel to Breath of the Wild. In section 2, Lee and Jonathan talk about 12 Minutes.TIMESTAMPSSection One - Breath of the Wild Sequel - 02:00Section Two - 12 Minutes - 21:50

In section 1, Jonathan and Joel discuss Journey to the Savage Planet. In section 2, Greg and Jonathan talk about Demon’s Souls . In the third section, Davis and Jonathan chat about Ori and the Will of the Wisps. And in section 4, Mark and Jonathan dig into Mortal Shell.TIMESTAMPSSection One - Journey to the Savage Planet - 02:18Section Two - Demon’s Souls - 28:21Section Three - Ori and the Will of the Wisps - 53:04Section Four - Mortal Shell - 1:24:23

In section 1, Joel and Jonathan discuss The Last of Us Part II. In section 2, Lee and Jonathan talk about Bleeding Edge . And in the third section, Lauren Regenhardt and Jonathan chat about Cake Bash.TIMESTAMPSSection One - The Last of Us Part II - 02:10Section Two - Bleeding Edge - 32:44Section Three - Cake Bash - 1:03:57

In section 1, Allen and Jonathan discuss Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot. In section 2, Andrew and Jonathan talk about 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim . And in the third section, Lauren Clark and Jonathan chat about Animal Crossing: New Horizons.TIMESTAMPSSection One - Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot - 01:54Section Two - 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim - 38:31Section Three - Animal Crossing: New Horizons - 57:57

In section 1, Brandyn and Jonathan discuss Ghost of Tsushima. In section 2, Brian and Jonathan talk about Hades. And in the third section, Eli and Jonathan chat about Final Fantasy VII Remake.TIMESTAMPSSection One - Ghost of Tsushima - 02:13Section Two - Hades - 28:09Section Three - Final Fantasy VII Remake - 59:28

By Odin’s beard, this episode is all about Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. Jonathan and Allen chat about the latest game in the Assassin’s Creed, Valhalla and discover that you can ride a giant wolf instead of a horse. Darkstation gives Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla 7 out of 5.

This is a spectacular Spidey episode where we discuss both of Insomiac’s Spider-Man games. In section one, Jonathan and talks with Joel and Brian about the upcoming Spider-Man: Miles Morales for PS4 and PS5. In section two, Allen joins to discuss how delightful the 2018 Spider-Man games is as part of our Games of the Decade discussions.

Jonathan and Allen take a deep dive after Jonathan’s recent hands-on time with the game.

Jonathan and Allen talk about Ghost of Tsushima, what they love and what they don’t. Allen reviewed the game and you can find his video and written review in the links below.

Jonathan chats with Joel about his recent hands-on demo with the game formerly known as Gods and Monsters. For more information, including 30 minutes of gameplay and our written preview, check out the links below.

Jonathan chats with Joel and Allen about their thoughts on Ghost of Tsushima. Allen reviewed the game and you can find his video and written review in the links below.

Jonathan chats with Joel and Allen about his hands-on time with both games as part of the Ubisoft Forward event. You can find more information in the links below.TIMESTAMPSSection One - Watch Dogs: Legion - 01:44Section Two - Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla - 34:33

Jonathan chats with Allen about how The Last of Us Part II compares to previous Naughty Dog titles and how its message about cyclical violence conflicts with the pervasive violence in the game.

This is one long Assassin’s Creed talk divided into two parts. The first part covers Brotherhood through Syndicate and the second part covers Origins and Odyssey.***Spoilers warning for any game discussed***TIMESTAMPSSection One - Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood through Syndicate - 01:56Section Two - Assassin’s Creed: Origins and Odyssey - 1:30:07

In section one, Jonathan talks with Garland about Undertale. In section two, Jonathan and Brandyn chat about The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.***Spoilers for both games, obviously***TIMESTAMPSSection One - Undertale - 01:49Section Two - The Witcher 3 - 1:16:05

In section one, Jonathan talks with Allen, Lauren, and Mark about Dark Souls. In section two, Jonathan and Garland chat about Prey.***Spoilers for both games, obviously***TIMESTAMPSSection One - Dark Souls - 01:49Section Two - Prey - 1:16:05

This is a special episode focusing on Final Fantasy VII Remake. Jonathan chats with Allen about what content is carried over from the original game, what has changed, what’s brand new, and what is missing.

In section one, Jonathan talks with Allen about Life is Strange In section two, Jonathan and David chat about Horizon: Zero Dawn. In section three, Joel tries to understand why Jonathan like Alpha Protocol. In section four, Jonathan and Joel discuss Uncharted 3.TIMESTAMPSSection One - Life is Strange - 01:49Section Two - Horizon: Zero Dawn - 40:13Section Three - Alpha Protocol - 1:11:03Section Four - Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception - 1:39:06

This episode is our second discussion about some of our favorite games of the past decade. In section one, Jonathan talks with Brian about Telltale’s Batman games In section two, Jonathan and Lauren chat about Dark Souls 2. In section three, Garland and Jonathan discuss Hotline Miami.TIMESTAMPSSection One - Batman: The Telltale Series and Enemy Within - 01:59Section Two - Dark Souls 2- 1:04:47Section Three - Hotline Miami - 1:48:46

In section one, Jonathan talks with David about Last Window. In section two, Jonathan and Allen chat about Cuphead. In section three, Lauren joins the show for the first time to discuss Animal Crossing: New Leaf. And in the final section, Jonathan and Alex talk about Super Mario Odyssey.TIMESTAMPSSection One - Last Window: The Secret of Cape West - 02:08Section Two - Cuphead - 37:16Section Three - Animal Crossing: New Leaf - 1:17:29Section Four - Super Mario Odyssey - 1:43:48

The DarkCast, is a “bi-weekly collection” of conversations about video games and the culture that surrounds them. This episode is a little different (like all the rest, I guess) as Jonathan chats with David Silbert about a handful of games he got to play at PAX East 2020.

This episode is about the upcoming The Division 2 expansion, Warlords of New York. Jonathan Miley recently had a hands-on preview and speaks with Brian Tyler about what he saw. For more information, check out the links and the video below.

TIMESTAMPSSection One - Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice - 01:54Section Two - Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night - 38:31Section Three - Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order - 57:57Section Four - Days Gone - 1:13:22

TIMESTAMPSSection One - Heaven’s Vault - 01:46Section Two - Fire Emblem: Three Houses - 28:27Section Three - Resident Evil 2 - 50:01

TIMESTAMPSSection One - Madden 20 - 01:58Section Two - Devil May Cry 5 - 25:18Section Three - Shenmue 3 - 42:32

TIME STAMPSSection One - A Plague Tale: Innocence - 01:54Section Two - Pokemon Sword/Shield - 38:11Section Three: Disco Elysium -

TIME STAMPSSection One - Comfort Food Games - 01:54Section Two - Jedi: Fallen Order - 38:11

The DarkCast, is a “bi-weekly collection” of conversations about video games and the culture that surrounds them. This episode is about Hideo Kojima’s latest game, Death Stranding. To describe the conversion here would take too many words. So Just listen.TIME STAMPSStranding Death

This episode is about the upcoming Star Wars game, Jedi: Fallen Order. Jonathan Miley recently had a hands-on preview and speaks with Allen Kesinger about what he saw as well as his hopes and fears for the game. For more information, check out the links and the video below.TIME STAMPSAll Star Wars, All the Time

This episode is about the number of games we play and how we access them. In the first section, Jonathan Miley and Joel Szerlip discuss the idea of playing one game for long period vs playing several. In the second section, Jonathan talks with David Silbert about Game Pass, it’s pros and potential cons.TIME STAMPSSection One - One Game vs Many Games - 01:50Section Two - Game Pass - 36:06

Jonathan Miley and Brian Tyler discuss Borderlands 3 in light of all the previous Borderlandses as well as the wealth of other shooters that include looting.

This episode is all about Darksiders. In Section 1, Jonathan Miley and Jonathan Paris discuss Darksiders III, it successess and it’s pitfals. In Section 2, Jonathan and Jonathan return to talk about the newly announced Darksiders Genesis.TIME STAMPSSection 1 - Darksiders III - 02:02Section 2 - Darksiders Genesis - 43:50

The DarkCast, is normally a bi-weekly multi-segment conversation about video games and the culture that surrounds them. This episode, like the last two, is a little different. It’s E3 time! Well, it was. E3 2019 is over. Allen Kesinger had the opportunity to go to the conference and in this episode, we discuss all of the games he got to see on the final day.

The DarkCast, is normally a bi-weekly multi-segment conversation about video games and the culture that surrounds them. This episode is a little different. It’s E3 time! And we’re talking about all thing E3. Allen Kesinger had the opportunity to go to the conference and in this episode, we discuss all of the games he got to see on the second day.

The DarkCast, is normally a bi-weekly multi-segment conversation about video games and the culture that surrounds them. This episode and the next two are a little different. It’s E3 time! And we’re talking about all thing E3. Allen Kesinger had the opportunity to go to the conference and in this episode, we discuss all of the games he got to see on the first day.

In Section 1, Jonathan Miley and Alex Mateo confuse each other as they discuss the value of video games and how that may or may not be changing as we move to a more digital future. In Section 2, Jonathan and Joel Szerlip look back at 2018 as a stand-out year for AAA singleplayer games and muse what the future holds.TIME STAMPSSection 1 - The Value of the Physical - 01:51Section 2 - 2018 and Singleplayer Games - 38:27

In Section 1, Jonathan Miley and Brian Tyler take a walking down memory lane with Telltale games. In Section 2, Jonathan and Allen Kesinger discuss what happened to all the licensed movie games.TIME STAMPSSection 1 - A Telltale Retrospective - 01:40Section 2 - Where Did All The Movie Games Go? - 40:40

In Section 1, Jonathan Miley talks to Mark Steigner and Brandyn Boyd about the difficulty and accessiblity of Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. In Section 2, Brian Tyler share’s his thoughts on the final season of The Walking Dead. Warning: major spoilers for all of The Walking Dead.TIME STAMPSSection 1 - Sekiro’s Difficulty and Accessibility - 02:10Section 2 - The Walking Dead Retrospective - 41:10Section 2 Spoilers - The Walking Dead Season 4 Ending - 1:05:07

In Section 1, Jonathan talks ot David about six of his favorite games from PAX while he’s at the conference (excuse the audio quality). In Section 2, Jonathan and David catch up after the show has ended to discuss another seven of David’s most anticipated games.

In Section 1, Jonathan makes an apology for Episode 09’s original title. In Section 2, Joel Szerlip joins us to discuss Google Stadia and the streaming future. And Section 3 has Jonathan and David Silbert discussing why open world games are so large.TIME STAMPSSection 1 - An apology - 01:49Section 2 - Google Stadia - 09:32Section 3 - Why are open world games so big? - 36:34

In Section 1, Jonathan talks to Jonathan Paris about Microsoft’s acquisition of Obsidian and inXile. In Section 2, Allen Kesinger joins us to discuss the state of Star Wars games. And Section 3 has Jonathan abd Brian Tyler talking about Spider-Man: The City That Never Sleeps in a very spoilery way.

In Section 1 Jonathan talks to Brian Tyler about Spider-Man’s platinum trophy compared to other games’. In Section 2, Joel Szerlip joins us to talked about his first platinum trophy. In Section 3, Jonathan Paris returns to the DarkCast to talk about Battlefield V’s issues and lack of conversation. And in Section 4, Jonathan and Allen talk about PSVR and wish it a happy birthday.TIME STAMPSSection 1 - Spider-Man’s Platinum Trophy - 02:41Section 2 - Joel’s First Platinum Trophy - 21:58Section 3 - What’s Up with Battlefield V - 31:08Section 4 - Happy Birthday PSVR - 52:12

In this episode Jonathan talks to Garland Pan and Joel Szerlip.TIME STAMPSSection 1 - The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit - 01:41Section 2 - Gris - 25:59Section 3 - NBA 2K19 - 40:08

In this episode Jonathan talks to Brian Tyler, Allen Kesinger, and Mark Steighner.TIME STAMPSSection 1 - Marvel’s Spider-Man - 01:37Section 2 - Astro Bot: Rescue Mission - 21:06Section 3 - Red Dead Redemption 2 - 48:08

In this episode Jonathan talks to Brandyn Boyd, Sam Brooke, Brandon Brodsky, and Alex Mateo.TIME STAMPSSection 1 - Celeste - 01:46Section 2 - Red Faction: Guerrilla - Re-MARS-tered Edition - 13:38Section 3 - Dragon Quest XI - 33:07Section 4 - Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - 49:51

In this episode Jonathan talks to Ed bobincheck, David Silbert, John K, and Gregory Wright.TIME STAMPSSection 1 - Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate - 02:09Section 2 - Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey - 17:40Section 3 - Don’t Starve: Hamlet - 40:49Section 4 - God of War - 54:16

The DarkCast, is a multi-segment conversation about video games and the culture that surrounds them. In Section 1 Jonathan talks to Alex Mateo about first party titles, why they’re neccessary, and what’s up with Microsoft. In Section 2, Allen Kesinger joins us in a talk about Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey, his struggles with it, and ultimately, whether or not it should have been an Assassin’s Creed game to begin with.TIME STAMPSSection 1 - First Party Games - 02:07Section 2 - Assassin’s Creed - 25:01

The DarkCast, is a multi-segment conversation about video games and the culture that surrounds them. In Section 1 Jonathan talks to Allen Kessinger about Read Dead Redemption 2 and whether or not the work “fun” applies. In Section 2, John K joins us in a talk about the joys and hardships of raising child who likes video games as much as you do. In the last Section, Alex Mateo hops on board to discuss Starlink: Battle for Atlas and just how weird it is having a new toys-to-like game in 2018.TIME STAMPSSection 1 - Is Red Dead 2 Even Fun? - 01:47Section 2 - Parenting as a Gamer - 26:39Section 3 - Starlink and Toys-to-Life - 48:24

This new DarkCast, the DarkCast 2.0, will feature multiple smaller segments with various writers from the site. The first section sees Joel and Jonathan discuss the past and future of the show. The second section is a discussion between Allen and Jonathan about what makes Read Dead Redemption 2’s world old and new. And the final section has Brian and Jonathan talk about their issues and excite about superheroes movies and games.

Joel, Allen, and Brian conclude Meet Darkstation, interviewing Jonathan Miley.

Jonathan and Joel talk to more of Darkstation's writers. This week, the penultimate talking to: Brian Tyler.