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This week we recap the Microsoft showcase and some other misc. announcements from the end of Summer Game Fest. Then in the back half Isli and I talk about our initial impression of The Alters.Here are the timestamps:Intro News Bits- 01:43 Xbox Games Showcase- 06:41 Isli's Reaction To The Call of Duty Trailer- 14:37 Konami Announces Silent Hill 1 Remake- 15:14 Capcom Confirms RE9 Will Have Both First And Third Person Perspectives- 23:55 Metal Gear Solid Delta Fox Hunt Mode- 25:40 Bend Studio Layoffs- 26:29 DMC Anime Spikes DMC5 Sales- 27:07 SAG-AFTRA Strike Tentatively EndsWhat We're Playing- 35:50 The Alters- 57:38 Atomfall DLC

This week is all about games: State of Play, Summer Game Fest, and the Future Games Show. Then in the back I talk about the Atomfall DLC.Here are the timestamps:Intro News Bits- 01:22 Sony's State Of Play- 19:10 Summer Game Fest- 49:00 Future Games ShowWhat We're Playing- 55:39 Honky Star Rail / FFXIV- 58:18 Atomfall DLC

This week we cover the little bits of news before SGF, then we have a big discussion about The Last of Us season 2 and Isli gives his thoughts on Clair Obscur.Here are the timestamps:Intro News Bits- 01:45 EA Cancels Black Panther Game- 07:42 Switch 2 N64 Specific Features- 08:54 Death Stranding Anime In The Works- 09:44 Witcher 3 Adding Mod Support To Console- 15:11 The Last Of Us Season 2 Spoiler DiscussionWhat We're Playing- 58:40 Isli's Clair Obscur Thoughts (Full Spoilers)- 1:18:35 Final Fantasy XIV- 1:20:55 Post Trauma - 1:25:18 Gray Zone Warfare 0.3 Update

This week has a small bit of news, as we approach Summer Game Fest, then in the backend Xya and I talk all about the ending to Clair Obscur with major spoilers of course!Here are the timestamps:Intro News Bits- 00:42 Hellblade 2 Coming To PS5- 01:30 Lies Of P DLC To Have Difficulty Settings- 09:05 Elden Ring Movie In The Works- 15:10 Games Workshop Giving Big Bonuses To EmployeesWhat We're Playing- 24:19 Clair Obscur Finale Spoilers

Kojima wants to leave his team a video game idea will, it's an interesting idea but Isli doesn't agree. Then the majority of the episode is all about Clair Obscur, issues with scaling, and major Act 3 spoiler discussions.Here are the timestamps:Intro News Bits- 00:54 Space Marine 2 Official Mod Support- 03:43 S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Legends Of The Zone Trilogy- 07:26 Hideo Kojima's Video Game Idea Will- 19:17 Jade Raymond Leaves Haven Studios- 20:55 Nintendo Releases List Of Free Switch 1 Upgrades On Switch 2What We're Playing- 23:30 Major Act 3 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Spoilers 

After some quick news bits this episode is all about Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and some of our issues, things we love, and spoilers up to after the first Axon fight in Act II.Here are the timestamps:Intro News Bits- 00:20 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Updated Sales- 04:19 Split Fiction Sales Figures- 04:43 Switch 2 Game News - 08:22 Alien: Rogue Incursion Non-VR Release- 09:22 Gears Of War Reloaded Coming To PS5- 13:21 Fallout Season 2 Wraps Filming- 14:56 CD Projekt Red CEO Speaks Out For Physical ReleasesWhat We're Playing- 27:15 Clair Obscur Spoiler Talk Up To The First Axon.

This episode we cover the Xbox price increases, the Borderlands 4 State of Play, and then in the bulk of the episode is all spoiler discussions through the end of Act I for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.Here are the timestamps:Intro News Bits- 00:22 May PS Plus Titles- 01:32 Xbox Prices Increase- 04:00 Borderlands 4 - 10:30 GTA VI DelayedWhat We're Playing- 15:12 Clair Obscur Major Spoilers Through The End Of Act I

This week we cover a few bits of news before Isli dives into Oblivion Remastered, and then Xya and I talk Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.Here are the timestamps:Intro News Bits- 00:21 Switch 2 Third Party Situation- 09:04 Sony Dropping Resistance 1 & 2 From PS+ Premium- 09:35 FBC: Firebreak Release Date- 10:24 Frostpunk 1886- 11:18 Clair Obscur Initial Sales NumbersWhat We're Playing- 13:30 Oblivion Remastered- 23:15 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

After covering a few news bits, Isli and I get into some spoiler talk about Blue Prince and our experience with the game overall.Here are the timestamps:Intro News Bits- 00:28 Marathon- 02:59 Star Wars Outlaws DLC and Switch 2 Release Date- 03:35 Chronos: The New Dawn Gameplay- 07:00 Sony Raises PS5 Prices Across The GlobeWhat We're Playing- 12:10 Blue Prince Spoiler Discussion

It's our 200th episode and this week we recap the Switch 2 announcement, since we didn't get to cover it last week, and then in the back half Isli and I discuss our thoughts on Blue Prince.Here are the timestamps:Intro News Bits- 00:45 Baldur's Gate 3 Patch 8- 04:38 Xbox Confirms June Showcase- 05:12 Recapping Some Switch 2 AnnouncementsWhat We're Playing- 23:25 Monster Hunter Wilds- 28:44 Balatro- 32:40 Blue Prince

We've got another space crew game, another No Man's Sky update, Game Informer is back, and Ubisoft makes some moves. Then in the back half Xya talks Monster Hunter, Isli talks No Man's Sky, and I give my thoughts on a week with Atomfall.Here are the timestamps:Intro News Bits- 00:15 Wildgate- 03:11 Game Informer Is Back- 15:01 No Man's Sky Relics Update- 16:18 Quite A Ride- 19:55 Ubisoft Forms Subsidiary For Major IPsWhat We're Playing- 33:15 Monster Hunter- 36:20 Wanderstop And No Man's Sky- 40:36 Balatro- 46:15 Atomfall

We've got a nice news spread this episode with updated console sales, Hasbro teasing Baldur's Gate 4, my initial thoughts on AC Shadows, and our final thoughts after finishing Split Fiction.Here are the timestamps:Intro News Bits- 00:26 Console Sales Update- 04:46 Phil Spencer Says More TV/Movie Adaptations Coming- 08:16 Split Fiction Movie Interest Floating Around- 10:19 Half-Life 2 RTX Mod- 13:24 Hasbro Teases Baldur's Gate 4 News- 16:26 Assassin's Creed Shadows Shrine PatchWhat We're Playing- 24:50 Assassin's Creed Shadows- 32:18 Split Fiction *SPOILERS END BY 38:00*- 45:18 Balatro

We've got a lot of little bits of news this week including the announcement of Space Marine 3, which has me excited, then in the back end Xya talks about Monster Hunter Wilds and I talk about my first few hours with R.E.P.O.Here are the timestamps:Intro News Bits- 00:28 BlizzCon Returning In 2026- 01:57 Monster Hunter Wilds Is Doing Well- 05:38 PS+ Games For March- 06:10 Sony Producers Funny Request For Superbad- 08:07 Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 3 Announced- 08:36 People Can Fly Has A Bunch Of Projects- 10:15 Death Stranding 2 Release Date TrailerWhat We're Playing- 24:09 Monster Hunter Wilds- 40:07 Split Fiction- 41:26 Gray Zone Warfare- 45:55 R.E.P.O.

It's a light news week so after covering the few news bits we get into Xya's experience with Monster Hunter followed by mine and Isli's co-op experience with Split Fiction.Here are the timestamps:Intro News Bits- 00:45 Boardgames Based On Video Games- 06:00 Atomfall Previews Have Me ExcitedWhat We're Playing- 13:50 Monster Hunter Wilds- 45:20 Balatro- 49:18 Gray Zone Mission Issues- 54:25 Split Fiction

This episode we talk about the cancelled TLoU multiplayer game, the PSVR2 price drop, and WB closing multiple game studios.Then in the back half Xya talks all about the Solar Punk demo, I go over my final thoughts on Outer Wilds, and then I talk about my experience with Dark Light.Here are the timestamps:Intro News Bits- 00:15 Shuhei Yoshida Talks About TLoU Online's Cancellation- 05:09 Balatro Gets New PEGI Rating Finally- 06:39 Bloober Team Signs Deal With Konami For Another Game- 09:32 Fable Delayed- 10:56 PSVR2 Permanent Price Drop- 14:36 WB Closes Multiple Game Studios What We're Playing- 22:24 Solar Punk Demo / Pokémon Soul Link Randomizer- 40:07 Outer Wilds - 47:50 Delta Force / Gray Zone Warfare- 56:20 Dark Light- 01:09:29 Looking For Mobile Games

This episode is all about recapping the State of Play, the DICE Awards, Gray Zone war stories, and my experience in Outer Wilds.Here are the timestamps:Intro News Bits- 00:25 Astro Bot DLC- 01:31 Elden Ring Nightreign Release Date- 02:03 Sony State Of Play Recap- 33:55 DICE AwardsWhat We've Been Playing- 37:31 Nine Sols- 42:48 Gray Zone Warfare- 56:02 Outer Wilds

We've got some new details about the second season of The Last of Us, the surprise Onimusha 2 Remaster announcement, and EA talks about Battlefield and Apex Legends.Then in the backend Isli talks more about the difficulty of Nine Sols, Xya talks the Monster Hunter Rise beta, and I tell some war stories from Gray Zone Warfare.Here are the timestamps:Intro News Bits- 00:15 EA Investor Call- 04:24 Onimusha 2 Remaster Announced - 06:56 Nintendo Direct Announced For April 2nd- 07:39 The Last Of Us Season 2 Details  - 08:00 TLoU 2 Massive Spoilers Start  - 15:40 TLoU 2 Spoilers EndWhat We're Playing- 19:00 Hokai Star Rail, Everdream Valley, Monster Hunter Rise Beta- 25:30 Nine Sols- 33:45 Warhammer Rogue Trader And Gray Zone Warfare

In this episode we cover devs that don't want PC versions to avoid lewd mods, Xbox's disappointing investor call, and much more.Then in the back half we talk about Nine Sols, Ender Magnolia, Echoes of Wisdom, and then Isli and I give our final thoughts on Lorelei and the Laser Eyes.Here are the timestamps:IntroNews Bits- 00:17 Dev Doesn't Want Lewd Mods In Their Game- 03:12 No Man's Sky Worlds Part 2 Update- 06:06 Xbox Investor Call- 22:18 Sony Removes PSN PC Requirement For Some Games- 28:13 DMC Anime Gets Release Date- 28:45 Sony Issues DMCA Takedown Of Bloodborne 60 FPS Mod- 30:34 OBEX Video Game MovieWhat We're Playing- 32:22 Nine Sols And Ender Magnolia- 41:30 The Legend Of Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom And HSR- 45:08 Lorelei And The Laser Eyes- 01:02:07 Incursion: Red River- 01:07:32 Gray Zone: Warfare

We've finally got the Switch 2 reveal from Nintendo, the Until Dawn movie already has a trailer, Sony cancels two live service games, and more on this episode.Then in the back half Isli and I talk more about Lorelei and the Laser Eyes.Here are the timestamps:IntroNews Bits- 00:09 Until Dawn Movie Already Has A Trailer- 05:44 Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League Goes Offline Only- 06:48 PS+ Extra/Premium January Games- 10:34 Sony Cancels Two Unannounced Live Service Games- 15:53 Nintendo Switch 2What We're Playing- 50:55 Astro Bot- 53:02 Lorelei And The Laser Eyes

Sony announced some film updates at CES, Microsoft announced a Developer Direct, and what a third Deus Ex prequel might have been. In the back half Isli and I discuss our initial thoughts on Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, I give my final thoughts on Space Marine 2, and then you get more adventures in Icarus.Here are the timestamps:IntroNews Bits- 00:24 Xbox Game Pass January Lineup- 01:04 The Until Dawn Film- 05:54 Horizon Zero Dawn Movie Announced- 07:40 PUBG To Get AI Companions- 13:16 The Last Of Us Season 2 In April- 13:26 Ghost Of Tsushima Anime Announced- 15:04 Microsoft Developer Direct Announced- 15:44 What Another Deus Ex Game Might Have BeenWhat We're Playing- 23:23 Astro Bot- 31:56 Lorelei And The Laser Eyes- 01:01:45 Space Marine 2- 01:07:25 Icarus

We've got an interesting PS+ game for January, Mike Shapiro making cryptic tweets, and why Black Myth: Wukong isn't on Xbox.Here are the timestamps:IntroNews Bits- 00:24 PS+ January Games- 07:23 Why Black Myth: Wukong Isn't On Xbox- 15:19 Mike Shapiro's Half-Life TweetWhat We're Playing- 21:06 Corekeeper- 22:36 Nine Sols- 24:30 Fantasian And Xya's Game Void- 39:42 Marvel Rivals- 44:38 Icarus- 54:33 Space Marine 2- 01:04:00 Wanting To Play A Randomizer

It's a light week after Christmas so this episode is mainly on what we've been playing, as well as the failed pitch for Dead Space 4 to EA.Here are the timestamps:IntroNews Bits- 00:30 Dead Space Creators Pitched Dead Space 4 To EA- 06:09 Modders Add Axe From Space Marine Secret Level- 06:55 Baldur's Gate 3 Companions That Agree/Disagree Together- 10:03 Secret Level Concord EpisodeWhat We're Playing- 13:37 Fantasian- 19:34 Still Wakes The Deep- 23:57 Space Marine 2- 31:16 Icarus- 39:22 Xya Mutes Her New Mic- 45:40 CapCut And Locking Features Behind Pro Subscriptions

It's light news during the holidays but that allows for some longer discussions around Prince of Persia, Secret Level, and Isli's new laptop.Here are the timestamps:IntroNews Bits- 00:30 FF7 Rebirth Director's PC Mod Request- 01:23 Borderlands 4 Narrative Director Agrees About BL3 'Toilet Humor'What We're Playing- 05:32 Core Keeper & Astro Bot- 07:30 Prince Of Persia The Lost Crown- 22:10 Secret Level- 52:11 YouTube's AI Feature- 55:38 Isli's New Laptop- 01:05:05 Hitting A Bench Press PR

This episode is all about recapping The Game Awards, from the winners to the announcements. Then in the backend Isli talks about Core Keeper, Xya is still playing Fantasian, and I'm still really enjoying Icarus.Here are the timestamps:IntroNews Bits- 01:26 The Game Awards Winners- 26:35 TGA Announcements What We're Playing- 1:18:18 Core Keeper- 1:23:00 Fantasian- 1:28:45 Icarus- 1:36:46 Xya Beats A Boss Live

We've got the PS Plus December lineup, some Fortnite updates, and more industry layoffs. Then in the backhalf Xya talks about Fantasian, and I talk about how I enjoy Prince of Persia, Icarus, and Void Crew.Here are the timestamps:IntroNews Bits- 01:18 More Industry Layoffs- 06:58 Baldur's Gate 3 Patch 8 Coming 2025- 07:25 PS Plus December Lineup- 09:52 Fortnite What We're Playing- 15:17 Final Fantasy 14 And Fantasian- 19:28 Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown- 24:06 Icarus- 28:52 Void Crew- 42:05 Spacecraft Announced- 50:30 Xya Wants To Upgrade Her PC

We're in the the lull before The Game Awards though that doesn't stop surprises like the announcement of FFXIV Mobile. Then in the backend I talk about how much I'm enjoying IcarusHere are the timestamps:IntroNews Bits- 04:06 Star Wars Outlaws Update 1.4 Is Live- 06:06 FF14 Mobile?!- 15:50 Black Friday Deals StartingWhat We're Playing- 22:20 FFXIV- 26:13 Icarus- 55:15 Wondering About VTuber Rigs

It's a light news week but Xya gets to give her impressions of the Echoes of Vana'diel, Isli talks the Dredge DLC, and I give my final thoughts on Tunic.Here are the timestamps:IntroNews Bits- 01:05 Silly Phil Spencer Comments- 03:22 Warcraft 1 & 2 Remasters- 04:06 Half-Life 2 Update And Documentary- 06:48 Atomfall Release Date- 07:38 Forever Skies 1.0 Delayed To 2025What We're Playing- 13:10 FFXIV Echoes Of Vana'diel- 39:08 Dredge DLC- 55:30 Tunic- 1:14:40 Embarrassing Twitch Raid- 1:19:18 Reaction Channel Annoyances 

We've got a grab bag of news this episode covering things from Star Wars Outlaws updates, Switch 2 details, Death Stranding on Xbox, PS5 Pro updates, and the unfortunate passing of Tony Todd.In the backend, Isli gives his thoughts on the Separate Ways DLC then I talk Dredge, Mouthwashing, and Tunic. Here are the timestamps:IntroNews Bits- 00:33 Game Pass November Wave 1- 02:38 Star Wars Outlaws Updates- 06:31 Switch 2 Update- 07:50 Death Stranding On Xbox- 11:50 No Man's Sky PS5 Pro Update And Cross-Save- 15:15 Dino Crisis Anime That Never Was- 16:18 Baldur's Gate 3 PS5 Pro Update- 16:57 Sony's Comments On Releases And Concord- 22:42 Tony Todd Passes AwayWhat We're Playing- 25:58 FFXIV- 30:40 Separate Ways DLC- 40:08 Dredge- 42:20 Mouthwashing- 45:03 Tunic

This episode we talk about the unfortunately closure of Firewalk Studios, the curious Marathon update, and Isli is back to give his thoughts after getting the Silent Hill 2 platinum.Here are the timestamps:IntroNews Bits- 01:04 Firewalk Studios Officially Closed- 05:44 Marathon Is "On Track"- 14:56 FF14 7.1 Update NotesWhat We've Been Playing- 24:30 FF14- 26:00 Silent Hill 2- 46:18 Carrion- 50:28 Dredge

It's a light news week but that allows Xya to talk about her experience finishing Mother 3, my final thoughts on Silent Hill 2, and my experience with Carrion. Here are the timestamps:IntroNews Bits- 00:33 Xbox Series X Finally Outsells Series S- 04:49 Fntastic Cancels Kickstarter- 07:18 Silent Hill 2 Patches Progress BugWhat We've Been Playing- 10:27 Mother 3- 20:44 Silent Hill 2 - 43:57 Carrion

This episode we cover the Space Marine 2 review bombing, the Xbox Partner showcase, and then in the backend I give my thoughts on the Silent Hill 2 remake.Here are the timestamps:IntroNews Highlight- 01:12 News Bits From The Week We Missed- 05:50 Microsoft Drops $1 Game Pass Trial Ahead Of COD Release- 06:56 God Of War TV Show Shakeup- 07:30 Spider-Man 2 Coming To PC- 07:58 Space Marine 2 Review Bombed Over Patch- 10:33 Xbox Partner Preview- 14:16 Misc. News Clean UpWhat We're Playing- 19:05 Mother 3- 27:00 Silent Hill 2 

Sony has pulled some weird anti-consumer moves with the original Horizon Zero Dawn release, now that the remastered was announced. We've also got news that The Alters has been delayed, a game I was looking forward to this year. Then in the back half I get into more of my experience with the Elden Ring DLC.Here are the timestamps:IntroNews Highlight- 00:30 Silent Hill 2 Remake - 03:37 The Alters Delayed- 04:08 Metal Gear Delta Too Easy?- 05:13 God Of War Ragnarök "Shut Up" Mod On PC- 08:12 FFXIV Housing Demolition On Hold- 17:48 Sony's Sneaky Moves With Horizon Zero Dawn On PS and PC- 21:37 Diablo IV: Vessel Of HatredWhat We're Playing- 35:40 Horizon Zero Dawn- 42:26 Shadow Of The Erdtree- 01:07:31 Oddworld Abe's Exoddus

We're back and jumping right into the news we missed and ending with a recap of Sony's State of Play. Then in the back half Isli talks about beating Lies of P, I beat Sons of the Forest, and then I get into Frostpunk 2.Here are the timestamps:IntroNews Highlight- 00:34 Next Battlefield Game Will Be In A Modern Setting- 01:25 Netflix Confirms New Cyberpunk Animated Project- 01:55 Meta Quest 3S Announced- 03:14 Blizzard Rumored To Be Working On A StarCraft FPS- 05:48 Fntastic Announces New Scam, I mean, Kickstarter- 07:00 Sony State Of Play RecapWhat We're Playing- 34:36 Lies Of P- 44:52 Sons Of The Forest- 01:02:45 Frostpunk 2- 01:08:59 OBS Test Stream Cam Issue- 01:10:33 Twitch To Work On Viewer Encoding- 01:15:40 Isli's Horror Movies Short Reviews- 01:21:30 So Many Movies On My Watchlist

It's been a weird week of news with the lukewarm PS5 Pro announcement, the stealth PS5 controller price hike, more Microsoft layoffs, and Annapurna's gaming team quitting. However, in the backend Isli gives his final impressions of Astro Bot and I talk about my 11 hours with Forever Skies early access.Here are the timestamps:IntroNews Highlight- 00:26 PS5 Pro- 13:45 PS5 Controller Price Hike- 19:13 PS+ September Additions - 20:05 Destiny 2 To Change Content Strategy- 22:00 Star Wars Outlaws First Big Patch- 26:50 Xbox Game Pass Standard Tier - 30:22 More Xbox Layoffs- 32:34 Annapurna's Gaming Team Quits- 34:54 4A Games To Remain With EmbracerWhat We're Playing- 36:25 Astro Bot- 41:00 Forever Skies- 01:18:50 Star Wars Outlaws- 01:26:00 Tight Secure Code Windows

The big news this episode is Sony suddenly taking Concord offline and refunding all purchases. Then, during what we've been playing, Isli talks about Astro Bot, I give updated impressions of Star Wars Outlaws, and then I talk about Chants of Sennaar after finishing it. Here are the timestamps:IntroNews Highlight- 00:33 Concord Goes Offline- 20:51 Star Wars Outlaws- 22:19 Baldur's Gate 3 Patch 7 What We're Playing- 24:30 Astro Bot- 27:50 Star Wars Outlaws- 42:03 Chants of Sennaar- 55:53 YouTube's Interesting AI Chat Summary- 01:00:12 PS5 Pro Rumors

This week Xya and I recap some highlights from the Nintendo Direct, speculate Sony's future live service plans, then in the back half I talk about the Marvel's Midnight Suns DLC and my impressions of Star Wars Outlaws.Here are the timestamps:IntroNews Highlight- 00:37 Atomfall Hands On Previews- 01:47 PS5 Pro Leaks- 07:01 Star Wars Outlaws PS5 Save Issue- 08:27 Misc. Bits- 10:00 Speculating The Future Of Sony's Live Service Games- 23:30 Nintendo DirectWhat We're Playing- 32:00 Final Fantasy XIV- 33:53 Sword Of Convallaria- 37:18 Marvel's Midnight Suns DLC- 45:53 Star Wars Outlaws- 58:50 Sniper Elite 5

This episode we recap our favorite things shown at Gamescom this year, and then in the back half I give my initial impressions of Concord after ten hours of play. Here are the timestamps:IntroNews Highlight- 00:21 FFXVI PC Release Date Announced- 01:10 August Game Pass Wave 2 Lineup- 01:55 Gamescom RecapWhat We're Playing- 25:02 Honkai: Star Rail- 27:31 Black Myth: Wukong- 34:20 No Man's Sky Awkward Moment- 36:44 Concord- 01:02:40 The Broken Chair Incident- 01:08:58 Geico Rant

On this episode we cover Krafton acquiring Tango Gameworks and the Hi-Fi Rush IP, Ubisoft laying off folks at two locations, and Replaced getting delayed to 2025.Here are the timestamps:IntroNews Highlight- 00:35 Krafton Acquires Tango Gameworks And Hi-Fi Rush IP- 08:40 Ubisoft Layoffs- 10:33 Replaced Delayed To 2025- 11:23 Meta Quest Gets Native HDMI Beam SupportWhat We're Playing- 27:54 FFXIV- 33:35 No Man's Sky- 54:15 Virtual Photography At County Fairs

We've got another closure this week with Meta deciding to shutdown Ready at Dawn. We've also got an unexpected film adaptation of an unreleased video game, and the former co-founder of Arcane announcing his next project. Here are the timestamps:IntroNews Highlight- 00:13 Star Wars Jedi Survivor PS4/Xbox One Release Date- 01:08 DOOM And DOOM II Enhanced Versions Announced- 04:14 Former Arcane Co-Founder Announces New Game- 07:33 Kingmakers Getting A Film Adaptation- 10:30 Ready At Dawn Shuts DownWhat We're Playing- 16:42 Alan Wake 2- 30:06 Final Fantasy XIV- 32:40 Bloodborne And No Man's Sky

It's been another rough week in the games industry as Bungie is hit with layoffs and Game Informer has been shutdown. Here are the timestamps:IntroNews Highlight- 00:36 Avowed Delayed- 04:35 Valorant Launches- 05:07 Activision's SBMM Test- 16:54 Layoffs At Bungie- 34:47 Game Informer ClosedWhat We're Playing- 38:10 Final Fantasy XIV & Elden Ring- 45:18 Alan Wake 2- 1:03:20 Baldur's Gate 3 Durge Run

It's an interesting week with the WoW dev team has unionizing, SAG-AFTRA starting their video game strike, and the Fallout London mod finally releasing.Here are the timestamps:IntroNews Highlight- 00:19 WoW Team Unionizes - 13:45 SAG-AFTRA Video Game Strike- 23:41 Fallout London Releases- 29:42 Valorant Out In Open BetaWhat We're Playing- 32:20 Alan Wake 2- 41:42 No Man's Sky, Shadow Of The Erdtree, Baldur's Gate 3- 01:08:55 Elgato Stream Deck+ Upgrade Modules- 01:11:18 Toilet Bowl Cleaners

While light on news we did have the announcement that Bethesda has officially unionized, though they need to work out the details with Microsoft. It'll be interesting to see what kind of waves this sends through the industry at large.Then, after the short news section, Isli finally starts Alan Wake 2 and I finally get into Shadow of the Erdtree.Here are the timestamps:IntroNews Highlight- 00:15 Bethesda Unionizes- 03:40 Nintendo Releases Official Joy-Con Charging Stand- 05:40 Baldur's Gate 3 Patch 7 Details- 08:40 Baldur's Gate 3 Hidden MiniquestWhat We're Playing- 13:50 Alan Wake 2- 29:57 FFXIV Dawntrail / Shadow Of The Erdtree- 34:00 No Man's Sky- 46:00 Elden Ring / Shadow Of The ErdtreeMisc.- 59:38 Air Fryer- 01:05:48 Legendary Protein Pop Tarts- 01:10:58 Elgato Wave 3 Mic- 01:12:47 Rants

This week we get into the Xbox Game Pass changes, how the publisher of Manor Lords pushed back on an  outrageous post launch content claim, and in the back end I talk about my experience with Once Human.Here are the timestamps:IntroNews Highlight- 00:10 Manor Lords Publisher Pushes Back- 12:15 Xbox Game Pass Changes- 15:28 PS Plus July Games- 19:14 PlayStation Stars Coming Back Online- 21:50 VR HeadsetsWhat We're Playing- 28:53 Shadow Of The Erdtree- 31:47 Signalis Issues- 33:15 Once Human- 40:10 Helping People Through Lies Of P

It's a quiet news week but luckily we've got Xya to talk about FFXIV Dawntrail. Then in the backend I talk about my journey to getting the Lies of P platinum trophy. Here are the timestamps:IntroNews Highlight- 00:17 Capcom- 00:43 The Watch Dogs Movie Has Begun Filming- 08:28 FFXIV Dawntrail Has Huge Player Count- 22:08 Surgent Studios Hit With LayoffsWhat We're Playing- 30:00 FFXIV Dawntrail- 48:37 Signalis- 53:12 Lies Of P Platinum Trophy

In our first episode back from a busy schedule we cover the Frostpunk 2 delay, the announced Assassin's Creed remakes, Isli completed Signalis, and I have a lot of hotel annoyances to talk about. Here are the timestamps:IntroNews Highlight- 02:00 Minecraft Getting Native PS5 Version- 02:46 Frostpunk 2 Delayed- 05:20 PS+ July Games- 09:21 Assassin's Creed RemakesWhat We're Playing- 18:14 Signalis- 24:55 Airplane Mode For Mobile Games- 41:56 Hotel Annoyances

This week we cover a few bits of news before recapping the phenomenal Xbox Games Showcase  and then talking about the prep we needed to do for the Elden Ring DLC.Here are the timestamps:IntroNews Highlight- 00:33 Jackbox Megapicker - 01:44 Discord To Improve On PlayStation- 03:54 PS+ June Additions- 05:39 Xbox Game Showcase RecapWhat We're Playing- 54:12 Needing To Prep For Shadow Of The Erdtree- 01:06:17 Lies Of P Platinum Cleanup - 01:14:07 Valorant Beta- 01:20:51 Fortnite

This episode we recap the Summer Game Fest opening showcase, but before getting into that we discuss the potential 3rd and 4th seasons of TLoU. Here are the timestamps:IntroNews Highlight- 00:23 The Last Of Us Season 2, 3, And 4?- 14:37 Concord To Be $40 USD- 15:30 Summer Game Fest RecapWhat We're Playing- 46:22 Animal Well- 01:03:24 Lies Of P Ruined Elden Ring Combat For Me- 01:12:48 Butterflies All Over Sekiro- 01:17:52 Last Train HomeMisc. - 01:27:05 Batteries Not Included- 01:27:40 Meal Prep Recipe- 01:31:20 Wanting A Bigger UPS- 01:34:20 Sony Inzone Earbuds

The main topic this episode is recapping Sony's State of Play, but before jumping into that we cover some news we missed while being out last week, news from this week, and speculate AI in game development.Here are the timestamps:IntroNews Highlight- 00:48 Sony Pulls Neil Druckmann Interview- 05:30 AI In Game Development- 24:39 The Hunt Showdown Going Next-Gen- 27:43 Jeffrey Wright Cast In Last Of Us Season 2- 28:10 No Man's Sky Adrift Update- 33:39 Tomb Raider Anime Release Date- 34:06 Sony State Of Play RecapWhat We're Playing- 59:17 Farm Together / Fe- 1:04:24 Alan Wake DLC- 1:08:20 Lies Of P / Hardspace: Shipbreaker / XDefiant

This week we've got some sales numbers for both Helldivers 2 and the PS5 before we jump into the Assassin's Creed Shadow reveal. Then in the back end Isli gives his impression of Alan Wake after playing it for the first time.Here are the timestamps:IntroNews Highlight- 00:12 Sony's New SIE CEOs- 03:44 Helldivers 2 Sales- 09:00 PS5 Sales Figures- 16:07 More PS+ Games For May- 16:50 The Division Heartland Cancelled- 23:27 Assassin's Creed Shadows- 49:29 Tomb Raider TV Series ConfirmedWhat We're Playing- 58:40 Animal Well- 01:05:07 Alan Wake- 01:14:42 Lies Of P

Sony went back on their PSN requirement for Helldivers 2 on PC, right before the last episode went live, and then Xbox decided to shut down a few studios this week to everyone's surprise. After a lengthy discussion on the closures Isli gives his impressions of Animal Well and then I talk about how much I enjoy Lies of P.Here are the timestamps:IntroNews Highlight- 00:22 Sony Reverse PSN Requirement For Helldivers 2- 04:05 Nintendo Confirms June Showcase And Switch Successor- 06:04 Microsoft Studio ClosuresWhat We've Been Playing- 54:45 Animal Well- 01:06:18 Honkai Star Rail- 01:13:20 Lies Of P- 01:34:47 FireTV Rant- 01:37:14 Tripping Over Cables- 01:39:37 Monitor Rant

This week we get into the crazy Helldivers 2 drama before jumping into Xya's time with the R36S Retro Handheld and Isli talks about his time with Ori and the Blind Forest. Then I get into my return to Fallout 76, my thoughts on Viewfinder, and my adventures into Lies of P.Here are the timestamps:IntroNews Highlight- 00:14 Xbox Games Showcase Announced- 01:23 Returnal Graphic Novel & Art Book- 03:47 Gamepass For May- 04:29 Fallout 76 Patch- 08:41 PS5 Invite Update- 09:30 Silly Skyrim Mod- 11:16 Helldiver's 2 DramaWhat We're Playing- 22:03 Ori And The Blind Forest- 27:30 R36S Retro Handheld Console- 35:16 Fallout 76- 50:21 Viewfinder- 58:20 Lies Of P