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Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn had the impossible task of rebuilding a failed MMO, and its music had to help redefine what Final Fantasy XIV could be. In this episode of The Music of Final Fantasy, we're joined by composer and musician @AlexMoukalaMusic to break down Masayoshi Soken's soundtrack for A Realm Reborn, how his background in sound design shaped his approach to composition, and what makes FFXIV's music different from the work of Nobuo Uematsu. We discuss Soken's philosophy of prioritizing the player experience in writing, the surprising techniques behind some of the soundtrack's massive sounds, why certain vocals and instruments are deliberately filtered for long MMO encounters, and the countless ways A Realm Reborn weaves the musical history of Final Fantasy into something new. We also talk about Uematsu's continuing influence on the series, the collaborative nature of FFXIV's enormous soundtrack, the importance of Yoshida's direction, and why Casen walked away convinced this may be one of the greatest video game soundtracks of the last 20 years. And according to Alex… the best is still yet to come. Thanks again to Alex Moukala for joining us! Check out his channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEKRfoZ5t1VBdWfn9k6UgXw Time Codes: 1. Intro (0:00) 2. Background on Masayoshi Soken and how the music of A Realm Reborn was made (5:46) 3. Breakdown of individual tracks from the OST (41:44)

On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about the entire future of MMORPGs, SWTOR's pseudo-expansion plans, World of Warcraft's big patch, the fate of Lost Ark and Throne and Liberty, Q2 MMO financials, and a brand-new "spotlight of the week" feature. It's the MassivelyOP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emails! And remember, if you'd like to send in your question to the show, send 'em in through our tips form. Now, listen to this week's show… Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: LOTRO, GW2, SWG, Farm Together 2, Stars Reach Star Wars: The Old Republic lays out Update 8.0's features World of Warcraft releases Update 12.1: Curse of Ula'tek Amazon gets out of publishing Lost Ark and Throne and Liberty, causing a content delay in the latter Roundup of Q2 MMO financials MMO Spotlight of the Week: Soul's Remnant What do we predict for the MMO industry over the next 20 years? Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Sea of Green" from WildStar Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, Player FM, Pocket Casts, Amazon, and Spotify, or follow our uploads with RSS Follow MassivelyOP on Bluesky, Mastodon, Twitch, YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook

Marvel Tokon wychodzi i dostaje mieszane oceny za port na PC, gracze z PS5 wyłączają crossplay, żeby uciec od pecetowców, Palworld dostaje mobilne MMO od Garena, Ubisoft gasi swoją największą grę NFT, a Rockstar oddaje Netfliksowi 6 godzin wyłączności na pierwszy pokaz rozgrywki z GTA 6.

By the power of Fan Fest Anaheim another GG Pod crossover! Pete (premier two) joins the podcast this week. We'll be diving into the discovering (and rediscovering) the joy of classic games, retro streaming and probably a Japan story or two. Garrett and Kyle are on the edge of their Chrono Trigger playthrough starting tomorrow (at the time of recording). How does one even define retro? How did we all end up doing this in the first place? Join the wholesome ride as we meet Pete! Supportourbromance.com or your never be able to read Dead Rising.

We review 21 Grams, the second film of Alejandro G. Inarritu and the second episode of BirdMike: Our Inarritu Rewatch Series. The film stars Sean Penn, Naomi Watts and Benicio Del Toro and features the cinematography of Rodrigo Prieto and the music of Gustavo Santaolalla. NON-SPOILER REVIEW OF 21 GRAMS: Production Profile - 2:29 Non-Spoiler Script Thoughts - 6:56 Performance Reviews - 13:06 Production Values - 18:02 Oscar Lens - 24:27 SPOILER WARNING - 28:44 SPOILER FILLED REVIEW OF 21 GRAMS: Carryovers: Why & how did he structure the film this way? - 31:09 Discussing The Themes - 40:46 These characters have their vices - 43:54 That Ending - 48:22 The Sean Penn Character Study - 52:22 Final Thoughts & Final Grades - 56:37 OUTRO: Hopefully you continue to tune into future episodes of this series, despite our early wrestling matches with these films. We do want to combat the rest of them, continuing with Babel and Biutiful in the coming weeks. Obviously, we're leading up to Digger starring Tom Cruise in the fall. Otherwise, you can stay tuned for future episodes of Oscar Race Checkpoint and Oscar Profile Movie Reviews, as well as more specials, interviews, etc… as we head into yet another awards season here on MMO. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

With Kyle out this week the podcast is going after dark! Join Garrett, Jesse, Pat, Sly, and JP (OH AND GIRL_DM AND PINT!) for a round of drinks and MANY ROUNDS OF FINAL FANTASY XIV THOUGHTS AND THEORIES! SupportOurBromance.com or we'll end the next one at a reasonable hour.

Palworld just announced an MMO, and their TCG launch is going EXTREMELY well. Card prices are through the roof. Maybe Nintendo was right to be worried about Palworld eating into Pokemon's market share? Maybe the Nintendo fanboys were on to something... Watch the podcast episodes on YouTube and all major podcast hosts including Spotify. CLOWNFISH TV is an independent, opinionated news and commentary podcast that covers Entertainment and Tech from a consumer's point of view. We talk about Gaming, Comics, Anime, TV, Movies, Animation and more. Hosted by Kneon and Geeky Sparkles. Get more news, views and reviews on Clownfish TV News - https://more.clownfishtv.com/ On YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/ClownfishTV On Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4Tu83D1NcCmh7K1zHIedvg On Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/clownfish-tv-audio-edition/id1726838629 MORE CLOWNFISH TV - Official Merch Store: http://ClownfishMinus.com Facebook - https://facebook.com/ClownfishTV X - https://x.com/ClownfishTVcom Clownfish TV subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/ClownfishTVOfficial/ Disclaimer: This series is produced by Clownfish Studios and WebReef Media, and is part of ClownfishTV.com. Opinions expressed by our contributors do not necessarily reflect the views of our guests, affiliates, sponsors, or advertisers. ClownfishTV.com is an unofficial news source and has no connection to any company that we may cover. This channel and website and the content made available through this site are for educational, entertainment and informational purposes only. These so-called “fair uses” are permitted even if the use of the work would otherwise be infringing. #Palworld #Pokemon #Nintendo #Podcast #Commentary #News #Reaction #Gaming #Comedy #Entertainment #Hollywood #PopCulture #Tech #Anime #FYP Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Review of two new games plus more MMO news on SWTOR and LOTRO. That and more on this episode of the New Overlords Podcast with Sema and @MaxTheGrey. MP3 Direct Download Link YouTube Link Catch us in Discord at http://newoverlords.com/discord for notes on when we record live and links to follow on X.com, BlueSky, Threads, … Does nostalgia work? – New Overlords Podcast 618: Halo and Beast of Reincarnation Read More » The post Does nostalgia work? – New Overlords Podcast 618: Halo and Beast of Reincarnation first appeared on NEW OVERLORDS.

Hello Adventurers! Right on the heels of the Berlin FanFest was Otakon, an anime con in Washington DC. They even had some awesome Final Fantasy XIV guests there, too! The men, the myths, the legends, Michael-Christopher Koji Fox (Localization Director at Square Enix) and Toshio “Foxclon” Murouchi (Head of Square Enix's Community & Service Division and Global Community Producer for Final Fantasy XIV), to be exact. And somehow, we were fortunate enough to get to interview them!  But to really give our Adventurers as much Koji and Foxclon content as we could, we also talk about two of the panels they were on while at Otakon. The ones we cover are Adventures in Localization: Koji Fox's Journey Across FINAL FANTASY XI, XIV, and XVI and Duty Finder: Otakon 2026 – A FINAL FANTASY XIV Community Panel. So this episode has plenty of bang for your gil! The Spoiler Food is: Evercold Shaved Ice “Thinly shaved ice, generously heaped into an oversmall bowl and drizzled with sweet-yet-tangy rolanberry syrup. Why it never melts is a question best served cold.” The reason that this is the spoiler food will be come evident during the interview. That said, oddly enough despite the name of the food has “Evercold” in the name… This episode overall is actually pretty spoiler light? But you'll find out why in the interview too! Funny how that works.  OSMnotes Thank you once again to Sqaure Enix, the Final Fantasy XIV development team, and Otakon for the interview. We say it a bunch during the episode, but it's no less true now. And here are some Time Cues: 00:00:00 – We Start The Carbuncle Chronicling 00:00:50 – Intro and General Gabbing 00:08:11 – Michael-Christopher Koji Fox & Toshio “Foxclon” Murouchi Interview @ Otakon 2026 00:08:11 – Some Post-Interview Chatter About Otakon 2026 and Their Panels 00:08:16 – That time when Koji approved of a badge pun 00:09:45 – Adventures in Localization: Koji Fox's Journey Across FINAL FANTASY XI, XIV, and XVI 00:17:42 – Duty Finder: Otakon 2026 – A FINAL FANTASY XIV Community Panel 00:23:30 – Wrapping Things Up! But… 00:30:20 – Then Anna Remembered Some Things! (Yo-Kai Watch is back, Nintendo Switch 2 version is here, and it turns out so is The Moonfire Faire!?) Music is this episode features tracks such as “Fiend” by Masayoshi Soken, and “Calamity Unbound” composed by Masayoshi Soken and arranged by Nobuko Toda and Yoshitaka Suzuki. We also have YouTube Channels! Both for OSMcast proper and The Carbuncle Chronicle! Please subscribe, hit the bell, and share amongst your friends. And as always, feel free to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! Oh, and if you still use Spotify, go ahead and get on that mobile device and throw us some five stars there too. Tell your friends! As well, just like we mentioned when we do the OSMplugs, you can also join the Discord and support us on Patreon! PS If you have ever wanted some OSMmerch, feel free to check out our TeePublic page! PPS We appreciate you.

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Gothalion returns this week to learn WAY too much about Zeke. He has also been playing Everquest Legends along with Cohh, a new remixed version of the classic 90s MMO, Splatoon Raiders and to chat about the convention he helps run - GCX! JP has been off surviving a zombie apocalypse in the newly updated Project Zomboid, Zeke finally opens up to us about Disc Golf and much more (too much more.) 0:00 - Intro1:00 - Florida3:50 - Everquest Legends20:30 - EA sale going through23:40 - GPU prices skyrocketing25:10 - Capcom sales27:10 - Helldivers 2 x Warhammer 40K28:10 - Path of Exile 2 fixes a major bug33:40 - Shift Up releases AI promo video39:30 - Twitch and Amazon training AI off streamers50:00 - Old Men toesies 1:01:30 - Dysmantle 1:09:45 - Project Zomboid1:39:00 - Game goals1:57:40 - Splatoon Raiders2:07:00 - Disc Gold Masters2:16:50 - Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls2:29:30 - Corsair Cove2:39:30 - Below Rusted Gods2:44:00 - The Incident at Galley House2:49:40 - Emberville/GCX3:04:00 - Dragonsword: Awakening3:06:50 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Roundtable gathers discuss all the news that dropped during Fan Fest Berlin! We got our undercover man on the ground. PREACH! Who just returned from the event in Germany. We got the internet's own Jesse Cox, who no doubt has cooked up a fresh batch of off-the-wall predictions, enthusiasms and merriments to share. And of course, your hosts Garrett and Kyle. Join us for all the juicy details, what we want to see, what we didn't seem and why that's so good for the game. Supportourbromance.com or we will all smell like corn.

The MMO RPG genre is a lifestyle. It becomes a whole hobby into itself. Find out which MMO's Mike and Matt picked out that stick out from the pack, and are true all-timers!Follow us @halloffamepodEmail us at thehalloffamepod@gmail.com

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Hello Adventurers! This past weekend was the 2026 Berlin FanFest and, of course, there was a ton of announcements. So what is a podcast about Final Fantasy XIV to do? Well clearly, we gotta podcast about it! So we did. We talk about the latest job, Bastion. It's a tank with couple of huge shields with guns attached for good measure. Then some wild speculations upon what the Ranged DPS job could possibly be! After that, we roam around our mind palaces to gaze upon the wonders of the new realmships we'll get to traverse next year. Plus, we got fresh details all about the various raid series… And a Gold Sauce update no one saw coming.  The Spoiler Food is: Stuffed Highland Cabbage “This traditional dish of minced meat seasoned and packed inside leafy highland cabbage, then stewed in a light broth, is sure to warm you up on the coldest of nights.” Once again, a nice warm meal to keep up going for all these ice cold details all about Evercold! Spoilers ahoy! OSMnotes From what we hear, the Berlin FanFest was just as exciting as the one in Anaheim! And Evercold keeps delivering all the news fit to print, er, podcast about! You want a new teaser trailer, all updated and fancy? Here it is! Also! Patch 7.55 is here and so are the patch notes. Also Anna accidentally obtained the gift of prophecy and, uh, the Yo-Kai Watch Event is back!?  But now? Time Cues! 00:00:00 – We Start The Carbuncle Chronicling 00:00:45 – Intro and General Gabbing 00:01:54 – Basil Designed the Otakon x FFXIV Badges?! 00:05:41 – OSMPlugs (Discord, Patreon) 00:08:11 – The 2026 Berlin FanFest Announcements! 00:08:16 – Overall Thoughts 00:09:45 – The New Main Tank on the Block, Bastion 00:17:42 – Wild Speculation About the New DPS 00:23:30 – Realmships or The Five Firmaments called Fimhimnar 00:30:20 – Main Scenario, Field and Game System Updates 00:33:35 – Character Action Skins 00:38:24 – More Character Creator Options 00:41:47 – Ever-Evolving Content: “World Raid”, the “New” Raid Difficulty, and Auto-Moving 00:50:05 – Cross Region Duty & Party Finder Update 00:50:58 – Chocobo Companion Overhaul 00:56:04 – New 24-person raid: Evangelion: Ghosts of Desire 00:59:59 – New 8-person raid: Beyond the Lifestream, Featuring Final Fantasy VII and Friends 01:09:31 – Keybound Brawler 01:15:33 – Switch 2 Version Update 01:16:23 – Collector's Edition Details 01:22:03 – What Are We Looking Forward To the Most? Music is this episode features from Masayoshi Soken and his sound team, from on the new area trailers showcased at the Berlin FanFest Keynote! They are “FINAL FANTASY XIV: Evercold – New Area: Naglfar, Realmship of Water,” “FINAL FANTASY XIV: Evercold – New City: Fargarth,” and “FINAL FANTASY XIV: Evercold – New Area: Hringhorni, Realmship of Fire.“  We also have YouTube Channels! Both for OSMcast proper and The Carbuncle Chronicle! Please subscribe, hit the bell, and share amongst your friends.  And as always, feel free to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! Oh, and if you still use Spotify, go ahead and get on that mobile device and throw us some five stars there too. Tell your friends! As well, just like we mentioned when we do the OSMplugs, you can also join the Discord and support us on Patreon! PS If you have ever wanted some OSMmerch, feel free to check out our TeePublic page! PPS We appreciate you.

Photo by Michael Martine, Hamptonville, North Carolina, Oct 2018 Published 27 July 2026 e562 with Andy and Michael M – EMFCamp recap, whole lot of LEGO love, the game of life, a Playdate mini MMO, AR assisted murals and a whole lot more! Andy and Michael M start off with a recap of Andy's experiences at EMF Camp while Michael R is away for this episode.  Andy shares his experiences, describes the “Monumental GameBoy”, how visitors to his campsite enjoyed playing his LEGO pinball machine and his updates to the EMF badge (such as Pigs in Space!).  Check out the show notes below for a few visual links, including the Joust game for the Tildagon badge and more.  Michael M went to an event at a local arcade in Chapel Hill and only noticed as he was leaving that they too had a Joust cabinet game. Andrzej Marczewski wrote an article in gamified.uk about the game of life – not the one by Hasbro or Conway – rather the game of life itself with resources to manage and protect.   Andy and Michael enjoyed Andrzej's take, especially how he treated progress and score.  Going from the macro to the micro, the team also took a look at the Playdate miniMMO PointlessQuest.  Andy may give this a shot on his Playdate soon!  Next, it's on to LEGO, and there are so many new cool drops from Billund.  Andy already mentioned his pinball table during the EMF recap.  After checking out the playable Donkey Kong game, the pair then takes a look at the new Star Trek Enterprise 1701 bridge.  With 8 minifigs from the original series, and features such as the rocking command chair, transporter room actions and troubling Tribbles, there's something for every Star Trek fan. And the team just loved just how many LEGO bricks it took to make the Enterprise bridge set. Then, Andy and Michael take a look at how an artist created a mural using sketchar.io augmented reality – just like using transparencies and an overhead projector from days of yore.  If that doesn't ring a bell, have a look at the YouTube from the Computer History Museum below.    Many thanks to @lxs@fosstodon.org for sharing this mural designing video with us!   Who is your favorite original Star Trek character?  Have your bots

Another episode of Classic Gaming Brothers! This week we take a trip down memory lane and go over some well known incidents in the MMO community. Were these people jerks? Or was it just a joke?  Our Patrons: Classic Gaming Enthusiast -- Byrgenwerth -- We have officially launched a Patreon! Check it out: https://patreon.com/ClassicGamingBrothers -- Send us feedback on episodes at ClassicGamingBrothers@gmail.com (and have a chance at winning a free game!), comment on our Facebook or shoot us a DM. -- Make sure to like our pages and subscribe to our podcast on your favorite streaming service we are on most of them. -- Check us out on Twitch at https://Twitch.tv/classicgamingbrothers and YouTube @Classicgamingbrothers. -- We have a website, it is at https://www.classicgamingbrothers.com    -- Intro/Outro song is "The Little Broth" by Rolemusic from the album "The Black Dot". The BWP song when used is "The Black" also by Rolemusic

Join Grant Harvey and Corey Noles live on Thursday, July 23, for a show-and-tell featuring the apps, games, extensions, and delightfully specific tools they've built with AI, plus tips to help you build your own without burning through as many tokens.Corey will demo:☕ Bean Counter, which tracks how many cups of coffee he has saved

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Revelations:  WoW Storytelling and a Midsummer Resurrection - Ep 41   SOLO QUEUE DISCORD available at: https://discord.gg/nXQVqERcSU   Show Notes    Welcome to Episode 41! – 4:22         I'm finding more time in game, a bit of a resurrection!  Update on my keybinds change and a preview of the episode.  Also, sorry speakers of Finnish for my appropriation of your language in the intro bit!   News – 15:45 Sticking to my prediction that 12.1 will arrive on August 11 at the end of TT and right on the 8 week cadence List of 12.1 features, courtesy of Blizzard Watch Discord integration coming for WoW Guild/Community Chat – look for it in the SQ Discord site Short story “The Bitter Truth” now available as PDF and 21 minutes of lightly animated audio narrations on YouTube; good flavor for the Amani-Blood Elf rivalry, but nothing you need to succeed in game   “What Have You Done Lately?” – 32:18 The Fire Festival brings all the boys to the yard, apparently.  I've been taking some of my own advice and running Dragon Soul, celebrating the Fire Festival, and doing both Timewalking dungeons for the cool mount and running the Sporefall raid four times for that mount.  Go me hitting the group content!   Drink of the Month – 43:30 Fiery Festival Brew is the Drink of the Month celebrating Midsummer Fire Festival!    Main Topic – Quality of Storytelling in WoW – 1:03:07       The 12.1 announcement spoiled some of the 12.0.7 story even before it hit the live game. Why is it difficult to tell the story of Warcraft in an MMO?  Discussion of those issues and a breakdown of the YouTube video “The Inherent Problems With World of Warcraft's Storytelling (And How To Enjoy It Anyway)” from Discordian Kitty.  Check it out at: http://youtu.be/B1USxjQUO4U   Side Quest – Are You Hiding in WoW or Healing In It? – 1:54:28     YouTube creator Saltynips posted a video discussing the nature of the solo experience in WoW.  It is thoughtful, though differs from why I play solo.  Check it out at:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4f5Q0heiD0&t=54s   Closing Thoughts – 2:00:41 I haven't been hiding in WoW, but am working on healing in it.  Thanks for all of you for supporting me and the show even in some slow WoW times for me.   Outro – 2:04:04 Big thank you to Spencer and JASON at The Starting Zone, the folks at Blizzard Watch, Discordian Kitty, and Saltynips for making great content that I used or commented on in this episode! Thanks to you, to Blizzard for the amazing music and sound, to OGRE for intro/outro music, my lovely and supportive wife, my family, and YOU for listening. Support the show at https://www.patreon.com/soloqueuewow   Thank you to contributing patrons Andrew, Righteous Bandy, ThatSkyGuy, Cyn, Snek of Voldun, Jon, Scott, Jeru, Raven, Greybeard, Pasta Matt, Luch, and Rak! And thanks to free members Max, Eddie, Bear, Friends of Wumpus, Sean, Curro, AehanNahkriin, Guardian Sandy, Alice, Don, Kamil, Eric, Wednesday, Case, TJ, Denethar, TheChampz, Michelle, Donald, AggroManagement, Brian, William, and Uihu! Subscribe to the podcast at your podcast feed of choice, Apple, Spotify, and all the rest. Leave a 5-star rating and a written review to help grow Solo Queue. You can contact me at soloqueuewow at gmail.com, Bluesky, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Threads (it's true). See you soon for a monsterously long interview coming next! “I will see you out there."

On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about SpiritVale's launch, Dungeons and Dragons Online's latest expansion, the deaths of Overwatch Stadium and FFXIV Mobile, Richard Garriott's big talk on Ultima, and predictability in MMO play. It's the MassivelyOP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emails! And remember, if you'd like to send in your question to the show, send 'em in through our tips form. Now, listen to this week's show… Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: LOTRO, GW2, Farm Together 2 SpiritVale launches into early access DDO: Terror of Demogorgon comes out this week Overwatch Stadium and FFXIV Mobile are dead and buried Richard Garriott does more Big Talk about Ultima Predictability (or lack thereof) in MMO experiences Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Kobold Still Hates You" from Dungeons and Dragons Online Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, Player FM, Pocket Casts, Amazon, and Spotify, or follow our uploads with RSS Follow MassivelyOP on Bluesky, Mastodon, Twitch, YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook

In Episode #754, acclaimed storyteller and video game writer Frank Barbiere (Astonishing Times) and award-winning game writer and comics newcomer Stephen Rhodes talk about Zero Instance, the first issue now available through Comixology Originals! Frank and Stephen are bringing their expertise in video games to comics, and the first issue of Zero Instance is now available. Here's this book's description: "Rhys, a directionless college grad thought logging into his favorite MMO was just another raid with his friends, but they are shocked to find their boss fight glitching. When Chris—his best friend—doesn't log out, Rhys is forced to confront a terrifying truth: the lines between game and reality are vanishing. As an experimental AI known as Braxir begins to manipulate smart systems, twist human behavior, and build a base of operations in the real world, Rhys must decide if he's ready to lead when the game is over—and the stakes are real." We talk about how this book came to be, who the various characters are, and what else Stephen and Frank are up to these days! Be sure to pick up this excellent book today once you have finished listening to our fun interview! Subscribe via Apple Podcasts Wayne's Comics Podcast Archive Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patreon member. It will help ensure Wayne's Comics Podcast continues far into the future! At Major Spoilers, we strive to create original content that you find interesting and entertaining. Producing, writing, recording, editing, and researching require significant resources. We pay writers, podcast hosts, and other staff members who work tirelessly to provide you with insights into the comic book, gaming, and pop culture industries. Help us keep Major Spoilers strong. Become a Patron (and our superhero) today.

Welches kommende MMORPG hat das Zeug zum ultimativen Meisterwerk und welches wird ein krachender Flop? Magdalena, Leya, Karsten und Entenburg stellen sich der Monsteraufgabe und ranken die 20 wichtigsten zukünftigen MMOs in einer Tierlist. Von gehypten Projekten wie dem Riot MMO und Guild Wars 3 bis hin zu mutigen Indie-Hoffnungen nehmen wir alle Kandidaten schonungslos unter die Lupe. Mach dich bereit für hitzige Diskussionen und finde heraus, wo du bald deine nächste Gaming-Heimat finden könntest! Alle Links zum GameStar Podcast und unseren Werbepartnern: https://linktr.ee/gamestarpodcast

This week, Zak and Aaron are back to talk about the biggest event in the history of the games industry, and why it could still be considered a failure in the eyes of investors. That's right, Grand Theft Auto VI, the game to end all games and save manufacturers from languishing console sails, could absolutely flop. If its hotly anticipated online component doesn't just meet, but exceed the astronomical financial figures posted by GTA V since its launch in 2013, the future of Rockstar and its 5,000-plus employees may be a lot less stable than previously imagined.Sources:I Cant Believe You've Done This - PWee28Take-Two's real GTA 6 jackpot may not be the game itself - The StreetGTA 5 Statistics 2026 - Axis Intelligence ResearchGTA Online Leak Reveals $5 Billion In Revenue, Shocking Spending Habits - RockstarIntelGTA 6 is a 'singleplayer experience', leaving me to question what's going on with GTA Online - PC GamerGTA 6 Doesn't Mean The End Of GTA Online, Says Take-Two CEO - KotakuGTA 6 Has the Highest Break-Even Threshold in Entertainment History - GTABoomListen to Beach Girl on SpotifyCheck Out MosscatMarket on Instagram

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Stellt euch ein MMO vor, das in 4K-Grafik läuft, absolut keine Latenz hat und euch 100 % haptisches Feedback liefert – willkommen beim Live Action Roleplay! In diesem Talk erklären Lea, Benni, Sophia von Mein-MMO und Geschichtsfenster, wie ihr den Einstieg in die Welt des LARP findet und warum ihr keine Angst vor dem ersten Con-Besuch haben müsst. Schnappt euch eure Schaumstoffschwerter und erfahrt alles über epische Schlachten, Magie-Darstellung und die Gefahr des Permadeath. Alle Links zum GameStar Podcast und unseren Werbepartnern: https://linktr.ee/gamestarpodcast

Episode description (full):A trade group that speaks for nearly every major game publisher told California lawmakers that running a private or community server is piracy. The catch: you can download a Minecraft server from Minecraft's own website, for free. So what did the ESA actually mean?We brought back Jonathan Yarbor, co-founder of game-server host Nodecraft, to cut through the outrage with the actual law and economics. We break down the difference between a bootleg server that steals an MMO's revenue and the licensed community and private servers most players actually use, why AAA studios walked away from private servers in the first place (hint: 10 to 25 cents per player, per month), and the four-word fix Jonathan thinks changes everything: license, don't litigate.We also get into City of Heroes coming back from the dead, why Minecraft's real magic was never the game itself, and the legal-plus-technical-plus-revenue "trifecta" that's finally making publishers say yes. Context: the ESA's comments came while opposing California's AB 1921, the Protect Our Games Act, which failed committee on June 29 but was granted reconsideration, and the Stop Killing Games campaign says it's taking the fight national.Short description (for feeds/Shorts):The ESA called private servers piracy. Nodecraft's Jonathan explains what it actually meant, why studios killed private servers, and why "license, don't litigate" beats suing your own fans.Chapters00:00 Cold open: "Running a private server is piracy?"00:35 Meet Jonathan and Nodecraft, and why this got muddied02:30 Bootleg vs community vs private: the terminology the ESA fumbled04:10 Your town's Minecraft server is fine (and legal)07:20 Why AAA studios really killed private servers: follow the money10:00 The 10-25¢ per player problem and the live-service runway11:40 License, don't litigate: what the mod lawsuits actually show13:30 Rockstar, FiveM, and licensing IP like it's Roblox19:00 Games don't have to die: City of Heroes, Project 1999, Black Mesa22:30 The trifecta: legal + technical + revenue, and Nodecraft Studio28:00 Trust & safety, tooling, and why publishers are leaning back in34:00 Minecraft was never built as a model game: forever fans37:00 Where to find Jonathan and NodecraftMentioned in this episodeNodecraft — game-server hosting: nodecraft.comAB 1921, the Protect Our Games Act — California's Stop Killing Games-backed bill (Assemblymember Chris Ward)The ESA (Entertainment Software Association) and its private-servers clarification

We are joined by returning guest JoCat and new guest Vulpixie for a Pokemon Roundtable! Vulpixie in addition to be a popular FFXIV guest request has had a long line of Pokemon passions, including her own name sake. Before we hit the elite four in our first ever Nuzlocke, we sit down with our panel of passionate Pokefans to discuss many things. Nuzlockes of course, but a plethora of fan games, mods and community modes. From old to modern games, this chat covers it all. Supportourbromance.com and chat won't lie anymore about Lance.

Klassische MMO RPGs stecken in der Krise: Westliche Mammutprojekte werden seltener, während aus Asien ein regelrechter Import-Tsunami auf uns zurollt. Doch sind Spiele wie Honor of Kings World, AION 2 oder sogenannte „MMO Lights“ wirklich die Rettung des Genres? Gemeinsam mit Leya, Karsten und Simon (Entenburg) von MeinMMO beleuchtet Magdalena die Geschichte der MMO-Wellen, sprechen über das finanzielle Risiko für westliche Studios und diskutieren, warum der „Asia-Grind“ den Markt für immer verändern könnte. Schreibt uns eure Meinung in die Kommentare: Habt ihr Bock auf die neuen Asia-MMOs oder vermisst ihr die klassischen westlichen Triple-A-Abenteuer? Alle Links zum GameStar Podcast und unseren Werbepartnern: https://linktr.ee/gamestarpodcast

MMO-Fan zu sein, erfordert aktuell extrem gute Nerven. Seit dem letzten großen Boom in den 2010er Jahren reiht sich im Westen gefühlt ein Fail an den nächsten. Eingestellte Projekte wie das Herr der Ringe MMO, krasse Abstürze wie bei Ashes of Creation und chronischer Content-Mangel lassen viele Spieler frustriert zurück. Gemeinsam mit Sophia Weiß, Karsten Scholz und Simon "Entenburg" sprechen wir über den Schmerz der Community, warum westliche Triple-A-MMOs inzwischen so extrem teuer und riskant sind und ob der asiatische Markt oder das mysteriöse Riot MMO uns noch retten können. Alle Links zum GameStar Podcast und unseren Werbepartnern: https://linktr.ee/gamestarpodcast

Producers for MMO #225   Fiat Fun Coupon Producers Sam S. Of Bourblandia & Beargrass Ethan C. Sir Longrock of the Sierra Nevada Trashman Nail Lord of Gaylord Praetor Wiirdo of the not so flat lands   Booster Producers NostrGangfountain.fm | 101 | BAG DADDY BOOSTER!   Creative Producers: Episode Artwork Woof done did   Follow Us: X/Twitter MMO Show John Dan Youtube (while it lasts) MMO Show Livestream Rumble MMO Show Livestream Twitch MMO Show Livestream   Shownotes: Dan's Sources Peru's Keiko Fujimori celebrates election win as opponent alleges fraud • FRANCE 24 English Watch: Why Serbia’s most powerful politician just quit the presidency Senators urge US House to pass Kids Online Safety Act How the right is rising across Britain Manhunt underway for suspect in Monaco explosion What we know about the Stade shooting in northern Germany | DW News Several critically injured after vehicle struck pedestrians in West London Ukraine strikes another Russian oil refinery as Putin admits fuel shortages • FRANCE 24 English Migrants rush to leave South Africa: Fear of unrest as anti-immigrant deadline looms Anti-migrant protests take place in South Africa Peru's Keiko Fujimori celebrates election win as opponent alleges fraud • FRANCE 24 English Watch: Why Serbia’s most powerful politician just quit the presidency Senators urge US House to pass Kids Online Safety Act   John's Shownotes Leftists            Scott Weiner Shame   TPS            MSNOW TPS Revocation   Vinted            Vinted Trafficking Claims   Europe            Vucic Resigning   Venezuela            Aftermath Report DW   Prank            Yearbook Prank  

On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin crack open the mailbag to talk about your topics -- including browser-based MMOs, achievement systems, AI systems encroaching into MMOs, other acronyms for MMOs, and the age-old argument of how big a game needs to be to have the MMORPG label. It's the MassivelyOP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emails! And remember, if you'd like to send in your question to the show, send 'em in through our tips form. Now, listen to this week's show… Show notes: Intro How do we feel about browser-based MMOs? How could achievement systems be better? Is there space for AI in MMORPGs? What qualifies a game to be an MMO? What are some other acronyms used instead of MMOs? Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "After Hours" from WildStar Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, Player FM, Pocket Casts, Amazon, and Spotify, or follow our uploads with RSS Follow MassivelyOP on Bluesky, Mastodon, Twitch, YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook

You did this! Pat, of PatStaresAt and CastleSuperBeast, is not even a request, he's required. Viewers from both sides sent the messages and made this happen. Pat is a long time Final Fantasy Fan and XIV enjoyer who has had nobody to talk to. He also just so happens to be a Metal Gear lover and a celebrated opinion haver. Enjoy our first meeting, you monsters. Supportourbromance.com or we'll reverse the looks max again.

Lords: Cort Martin https://steamcommunity.com/app/2111550 Topics: What does Thomas The Tank Engine do when he gets an itchy nose? The end of Destiny Glittermitten Grove's undisclosed AI content Iroha https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iroha I need to add bears to my threat model What thing would you like to be entangled with? Microtopics: Setting arbitrary deadlines to get things done and taking them seriously. Lord Walker. Writing 20 songs in 12 hours. Schrodinger's Cat Burglar. A video game that everyone in the world will love. Jimbo and the Jet Set. Soulful butt-licking. Do Fish Itch? What twisted idiot god would make a fish itch. The cosmology of Thomas the Tank Engine. Itchy planes flying very close to a mountain so they can scratch their faces. Whether trains can die in the Thomas the Tank Engine universe. Trains trying to live up to human standards of beauty. Pixar Cars needing eye surgery. Destiny's Final Update. Patrolling the moon in search of wizards. T-shirts with the insignias of obscure PVP factions. The logo of a football team that doesn't exist. Destiny shipping as MusicPlayerDemo.exe. Six people at the peak of their skill doing weird crap. Extremely obscure, elaborate secrets in MMOs. The CEO wanting to write a bunch of game lore so the developers have to find a place for him to put it Deliberately burning yourself out on an MMO and then deleting it forever. Vaulting Justifications. Clarity of Biome. Great ideas for a company that has infinite resources. RuneScape Modern and RuneScape Classic. Quitting WoW with your fiancee because you have a wedding to plan. The additional fee Blizzard charges for hosting your wedding inside of World of Warcraft. Fantasy heroin vs. Sci-Fi heroin. Stephepoa, Jasquosius, Dovanice and Jixandlia. Little dudes persisting between missions, if they survive. Naming all the fish after your Kickstarter backers. Doing all the same things the target your satirizing does, except you're doing them ironically. Lemmings as a squad-based tactical war game. A joyous approach to an anti-war message that makes war seem like a ton of fun. Violating the Geneva Convention by putting the Red Cross in Duke Nukem 3D. The video game that has committed the most real life war crimes. Poems you can't look at. Arriving today at the deep mountains of evanescent existence. Perfect pangrams. How they decided on the order of the Japanese phonetic alphabet. Who does Shakespeare think he is? Localizing Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Buffallo into foreign languages. Poorly localized advertising campaigns. Who is the Pilot? Reading Kingdom Hearts sequel titles as poetry. A Language Built for Poetry. Coyotes begrudgingly scampering away after you honk loud enough. A small family of black bears walking down your street and effortlessly demolishing all your trash cans. Dressing your dogs up like bear cubs so the mama bear takes care of them. How are you going to keep your trash safe? Trying to design a trash can lid that can be operated by a drunk human but not by a smart bear. Putting up bear crossing signs on every street in hopes that you'll discourage traffic driving through your neighborhood. What is this, an overpass for bears?! A salmon tube but for bears. Things in nature that want to kill you that you routinely interact with. Animals that are great except they have way too many legs. Entangled Burglars. Sharing thoughts and sensory inputs over long distances. Wrapping yourself in mummy wrappings so nobody can observe you directly. The Timid Butthole. Where does the cat end and the cat fur begin? Sneaking into the archives and discovering a picture of your dad's butthole in the files and wondering "How did they get this? Why do they have this?" The Three Names of an Elf. Why Cort is one of the most researched developers on Mobygames.

A special roundtable gathers to discuss the absolute cinema of the anime seasons: Witch Hat Atelier. We are joined by returning guest Pint, new guest Girl_DM, and surprise guest: the English voice actor of Qifrey, Joshua Waters. Sit back, draw a real nice circle and join us for a chat about this wonderful show. (There will be no spoilers past the point of the show, though several of us have read the manga and many allude, dance around or share excitement for the future. Supportourbromance.com or your hat will be evil.

We sit down with Pokemaster JoCat to learn a thing to or about the wild world of Nuzlockes! JoCat is fresh off their own Pokemon Journey and shares all the required rules for our upcoming Soul Silver / Heart Gold adventure. But It doesn't stop there: Garrett and Kyle have built the tech to take this adventure to the next level. Our upcoming Soul Link adventure will be also Randomized. Jocat has a few tips and house rules that might elevate some pressure, but it's going to be an uphill battle with our terribily outdated knowledge. We also open some random starters to get a feel for the meta and what we will need to know. Supportourbromance.com and all your pulls will be Garchomp.

Producers for MMO #223   Fiat Fun Coupon Producers Susan A Praetor Porreca of the Pioria Dioceses Nail Lord of Gaylord Praetor Wiirdo of the not so flat lands   Booster Producers D_J_W         | 20,155 | BAG DADDY BOOSTER! NostrGangfountain.fm | 7,777 ericpp        | 3,333 boolysteedfountain.fm | 3,333 phifer        | 1,821 NostrGangfountain.fm | 222   Creative Producers: Episode Artwork Woof done did it   Follow Us: X/Twitter MMO Show John Dan Youtube (while it lasts) MMO Show Livestream Rumble MMO Show Livestream Twitch MMO Show Livestream   Shownotes: Dan's Sources Swiss reject proposal to cap population at 10 million • FRANCE 24 English What is in the fine print of Iran’s peace framework? Trump arrives in France for 1st G7 summit since US-Iran war began France shuts down twelve Israeli stands at defence trade show • FRANCE 24 English Vast Eurosatory weapons showcase gets underway • FRANCE 24 English EU's new rules on migration and asylum come into effect • FRANCE 24 English US-Iran deal appears close but delicate talks lie ahead | DW News Oil drops to $80 a barrel and markets rise as Trump touts Iran framework deal British PM Keir Starmer announces social media ban for under-16-year-olds Albanians rally in Tirana against Kushner-linked tourism project Swiss reject proposal to cap population at 10 million • FRANCE 24 English What is in the fine print of Iran’s peace framework? Trump arrives in France for 1st G7 summit since US-Iran war began   John's Shownotes   Iran            Peace Deal ABC            Comparing Deal to JCPOA NBC            Vance on Deal CBS Mornings   Russia            Why Putin Hardening Anne Applebaum   Belfast            Belfast Report MEE   Israel            BlackCore Medling F24            Trump on Lebanon            Job Refusal FOX   UFC            FOX Report   FISA            FISA CBS Takeout            FISA Expiring Local DC   Hellth            Biolabs Gabbard   Elections            Ohio Organizing Collab Raided ABC   AI            Fable Shutdown GMA

On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about more Guild Wars 3 news, Blizzard's action against another WoW emulator, EVE Online's newest expansion, and the end of the road for Destiny 2. It's the MassivelyOP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emails! And remember, if you'd like to send in your question to the show, send 'em in through our tips form. Now, listen to this week's show… Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: ESO, LOTRO, GW2, Heartwood Online, Farm RPG, Spirit Crossing, SWG More thoughts on that Guild Wars 3 announcement Blizzard goes after another World of Warcraft emulator EVE Online releases Cradle of War Destiny 2 takes a victory lap Would we neural interface with an MMO? Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "The Last Array" from Destiny 2 Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, Player FM, Pocket Casts, Amazon, and Spotify, or follow our uploads with RSS Follow MassivelyOP on Bluesky, Mastodon, Twitch, YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook

Video Game Town, a truly indie website that is constantly striving to employ and pay some of your favorite writers to build a new community for smart and fun gaming coverage. Check them out at http://videogame.town for daily pieces! You can directly support them on Patreon at http://patreon.com/videogametown for exclusive articles and podcasts.Experience HITS technology with the new PRO X2 Superstrike, the fastest mouse Logitech G has ever built. Head over to http://kindafunny.com/logitech to grab yours and start clicking faster than the competition. Thank you for the support! Run of Show - - Start - Topic of the Show: YOUR Summer Game Fest HOT TAKES - I dont think we can hit a 10 out of 10 anymore - Jeff Keely is too cocky for his own good - A cleaner delineation of whats an ad - Ads - Bethesda is the wet blanket wet fart - I think it is that the all the MMO or announcements just feels like its the new life service push Im not really sure If its going to last long -  Ocarina of Time - Nintendo really fucked it this year - Where is EA? - the winner and the loser of Summer Games Fest its Xbox - I'm not completely impressed on how Halo looks - Facial animations - Superchats Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Video Game Town, a truly indie website that is constantly striving to employ and pay some of your favorite writers to build a new community for smart and fun gaming coverage. Check them out at http://videogame.town for daily pieces! You can directly support them on Patreon at http://patreon.com/videogametown for exclusive articles and podcasts.Experience HITS technology with the new PRO X2 Superstrike, the fastest mouse Logitech G has ever built. Head over to http://kindafunny.com/logitech to grab yours and start clicking faster than the competition. Thank you for the support! Run of Show - - Start - Topic of the Show: YOUR Summer Game Fest HOT TAKES - I dont think we can hit a 10 out of 10 anymore - Jeff Keely is too cocky for his own good - A cleaner delineation of whats an ad - Ads - Bethesda is the wet blanket wet fart - I think it is that the all the MMO or announcements just feels like its the new life service push Im not really sure If its going to last long -  Ocarina of Time - Nintendo really fucked it this year - Where is EA? - the winner and the loser of Summer Games Fest its Xbox - I'm not completely impressed on how Halo looks - Facial animations - Superchats Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Video Game Town, a truly indie website that is constantly striving to employ and pay some of your favorite writers to build a new community for smart and fun gaming coverage. Check them out at http://videogame.town for daily pieces! You can directly support them on Patreon at http://patreon.com/videogametown for exclusive articles and podcasts.Experience HITS technology with the new PRO X2 Superstrike, the fastest mouse Logitech G has ever built. Head over to http://kindafunny.com/logitech to grab yours and start clicking faster than the competition. Thank you for the support! Run of Show - - Start - Topic of the Show: YOUR Summer Game Fest HOT TAKES - I dont think we can hit a 10 out of 10 anymore - Jeff Keely is too cocky for his own good - A cleaner delineation of whats an ad - Ads - Bethesda is the wet blanket wet fart - I think it is that the all the MMO or announcements just feels like its the new life service push Im not really sure If its going to last long -  Ocarina of Time - Nintendo really fucked it this year - Where is EA? - the winner and the loser of Summer Games Fest its Xbox - I'm not completely impressed on how Halo looks - Facial animations - Superchats Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Video Game Town, a truly indie website that is constantly striving to employ and pay some of your favorite writers to build a new community for smart and fun gaming coverage. Check them out at http://videogame.town for daily pieces! You can directly support them on Patreon at http://patreon.com/videogametown for exclusive articles and podcasts.Experience HITS technology with the new PRO X2 Superstrike, the fastest mouse Logitech G has ever built. Head over to http://kindafunny.com/logitech to grab yours and start clicking faster than the competition. Thank you for the support! Run of Show - - Start - Topic of the Show: YOUR Summer Game Fest HOT TAKES - I dont think we can hit a 10 out of 10 anymore - Jeff Keely is too cocky for his own good - A cleaner delineation of whats an ad - Ads - Bethesda is the wet blanket wet fart - I think it is that the all the MMO or announcements just feels like its the new life service push Im not really sure If its going to last long -  Ocarina of Time - Nintendo really fucked it this year - Where is EA? - the winner and the loser of Summer Games Fest its Xbox - I'm not completely impressed on how Halo looks - Facial animations - Superchats Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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On this week's Crewcast, we recap some of our favourite games from this year's Summer Game Fest, including on-the-ground reporting from Frank Howley. The California Game Dev Problem by Del Walker (this is the video Jeremy mentioned): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bJUSTTUDl8 Frank on the Giant Bomb couch: https://youtu.be/XPKk-cZ0g80?t=3658 iTunes Page: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/noclip/id1385062988 RSS Feed: http://noclippodcast.libsyn.com/rss Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5XYk92ubrXpvPVk1lin4VB?si=JRAcPnlvQ0-YJWU9XiW9pg Watch our docs: https://youtube.com/noclipvideo Crewcast channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/noclippodcast Follow our games coverage escapades: https://www.youtube.com/@Noclip2 Learn About Noclip: https://www.noclip.video Become a Patron and get early access to new episodes: https://www.patreon.com/noclip Chapters: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:02:19 - Thanking our Patreon supporters! 0:04:00 - Frank Howley's Summer Game Fest 0:23:52 - gen Atlas 0:25:57 - Rhythm Heaven Groove 0:27:40 - Carcass Clad 0:31:15 - Signet City 0:33:36 - Bancho the Chef 0:34:57 - Kemuri 0:36:28 - Dynasty Warriors 3: Complete Edition 0:37:27 - Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve 0:39:22 - Silent Hill Townfall 0:43:57 - Oh My Doug! 0:45:20 - Neighborhoods 0:48:01 - God of War: Laufey 0:54:36 - Rayman Legends Retold 0:56:59 - TMNT - The Last Ronin 0:58:00 - Stage Tour 0:59:27 - Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic - the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil 1:01:36 - Muramasa: Revenant Blades 1:02:21 - Vivarium 1:07:23 - Mighty Cuphead Adventure 1:14:25 - Virtue and a Sledgehammer 1:14:55 - Janet DeMornay Is A Slumlord (and a Witch) 1:15:43 - The Hearth and Harbour 1:16:27 - Mr. Records 1:17:07 - Bub 1:19:48 - Gears of War: E-Day, Control Resonant, MGS Collection Vol. 2, and Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave 1:21:19 - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake 1:36:06 - Stellar Blade: Blood Rain 1:38:36 - Viva Piñata 1:46:55 - Q: How do you feel about AAA secretly using genAI? 1:58:46 - Q: What is the heart of an MMO? Story? Endgame? 2:02:46 - Q: What's the best way to preserve MP experiences? 2:07:01 - Q: What media do you find personally inspiring? 2:20:40 - Sign Off

FFXIV is a game where one character can do it all, where you can quest along side friends and build a community to join you in your journey: Rath Games took that personally. Garrett and Kyle sit down with the man who has set out on the wild adventure to defeat Endwalker by himself. No damage is too great, no check to impossible for Solo Only. From his favorite MMOs to his background in Game Development, to the video production process, Rath gives us a behind the scene look at what it has taken to make his journey come to life. Supportourbromance.com or we'll pursue fishing achievements.

The Masters of the Universe movie is finally here, and it lands a lot closer to Guardians of the Galaxy than anyone expected. This week we break down the live action He-Man swing in full, from Nicholas Galitzine's early Chris Pratt energy as Prince Adam to a Skeletor performance that turns into the most fun anyone has had hiding Jared Leto behind a mask, then we tear through the biggest gaming week of the year across three separate showcases. We rank PlayStation State of Play, Summer Game Fest and the Xbox Games Showcase, and the order might surprise you. Marvel's Wolverine and God of War Laufey carry the PlayStation side, Summer Game Fest leaves us cold outside of Guild Wars 3 and the Resident Evil Code Veronica remake, and Xbox makes the strongest argument for itself in years with Gears of War, a slicker Fable, Clockwork Revolution and Halo Campaign Evolved running on Unreal Engine. We close with the new Xbox exclusivity push, what AI showing up in Crazy Taxi could mean, and a Dungeon Crawler Carl recommendation worth your time. Timestamps and Topics 00:00 Intro and Best of 2026 So Far 02:30 Masters of the Universe Movie Review 23:30 Final Grades for Masters of the Universe 25:23 PlayStation State of Play: Wolverine and God of War Laufey 36:41 Summer Game Fest Reactions 45:16 Xbox Games Showcase: Fable, Gears, Halo and More 1:01:26 Ranking All Three Showcases 1:05:08 Network Update and Weekly Recommendations Key Takeaways Masters of the Universe leans fully into its cheesy 80s cartoon DNA, and that commitment is exactly why the one liners and over the top tone work instead of feeling forced. Skeletor is the surprise of the movie, with the bone effects and tuned voice landing as a cackling, failing upward villain, and the Evelyn dynamic adds a real layer to him. Marvel's Wolverine and God of War Laufey were the PlayStation standouts, with Laufey's faster, more aerial combat and direct ties back to the 2018 God of War opening the door to new mythologies. Summer Game Fest underwhelmed overall, though Guild Wars 3 reads like a serious MMO contender with no subscription and no battle pass, and the Resident Evil Code Veronica remake got real excitement. Xbox made the loudest case for its own brand, leaning into true exclusives, with Gears of War, a more polished Fable delayed to February 2027, Clockwork Revolution, and Halo Campaign Evolved moving to Unreal Engine for a July 28 release. The new Xbox direction raises bigger questions, from undoing the Game Pass price increase to Crazy Taxi becoming an early test case for AI as a development tool. Quotes "Idris Elba, eternally a badass. I just love that dude." On Skeletor: "almost like an evil drag queen laughing and cackling 80s cartoon Skeletor." "People say the gaming console wars is over. No, it's not, because that's what drives us, dammit." "Don't skip any Geek Freaks." On AI in Crazy Taxi: "If you laid off anybody for AI, then go screw yourself." Call to Action If you had fun with this one, follow the show, leave us a five star rating and a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, and share the episode with the gamer or He-Man fan in your life. Tag us when you post using #GeekFreaksPodcast so we can find you. Snap a picture of your review and we will send you something for the merch shop. Links and Resources GeekFreaksPodcast.com is the source of all news discussed in this episode. Everything covered across the PlayStation, Xbox and Summer Game Fest showcases is rounded up there. Follow Us Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thegeekfreakspodcast Threads: https://www.threads.net/@geekfreakspodcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GeekFreakspodcast Listener Questions Got a hot take on the Masters of the Universe movie, a showcase reveal we slept on, or a game you want us to cover next time? Send us your questions, reactions and future topic ideas. We read them on the show. Apple Podcast Tags Geek Freaks, Masters of the Universe, He-Man, Skeletor, Marvel's Wolverine, God of War Laufey, PlayStation State of Play, Summer Game Fest 2026, Xbox Games Showcase, Gears of War, Fable, Halo Campaign Evolved, Clockwork Revolution, Guild Wars 3, Resident Evil Code Veronica, gaming podcast, geek culture, movie review, video game news, pop culture

We gathered up two Final Fantasy 6 Super Fans and sat em down for a chat about their favorite FF game of all time. Yunalescka and Jesse Cox bring there love of all things Final Fantasy, and a massive list of recommendations for the GG boys. From the Opera House, to the World of Ruin, to the beautiful music, this is the FF6 Roundtable you've been waiting for. Supportourbromance.com or we'll pick the wrong dress for the Market.

The Roundtable gathers to discuss the key story moments of Final Fantasy XIV Patch 7.5 Trail to the Heavens. From the Alliance Raid to Evercold Trailer, to the big story reveals, nothing is save, so Spoiler Warning. Jesse Cox and Preach are summoned and give their hopes, dreams and expectations for the upcoming journey based on all the juicy details. Did we get a peak at Evolved Combat? What nuggets were hidden in old Dawntrail Interviews? Online stories help us gleam the future? Supportourbromance.com so we can make MORE ROUNDTABLES! EACH ROUNDER THAN THE LAST!

We're joined by Warren Spector & Jeff Hickman to chat about their upcoming game Thick as Thieves and the very deep lore of how they both got into video games. After that we chat about our time under the sea with Subnautica 2, Zeke's time with Mixtape, and Dead as Disco and then JP's thoughts on Forza Horizon 6! 0:00 - Intro1:00 - Texas Zeke3:00 - Warren Spector and Jeff Hickman are here!4:30 - Russian Interrogator to game dev12:00 - Thick as Thieves 47:00 - The MMO guy51:00 - Dark Age of Camelot55:00 - Warren Spector's road to game dev1:06:10 - Common misconceptions of game dev1:31:30 - xbox is now named XBOX!!!!!1:32:10 - Subnautica 2 sold over 2 million1:50:40 - Amazon cancels Lord of the Ring MMO1:52:30 - 93% of Capcom's game sales are digital1:53:30 - Marathon getting a PvE mode1:54:20 - Falcom gains 1200% profit growth1:55:00 - Cohh finished Crimson Desert I guess2:02:50 - Stop Killing Games moves forward in California2:04:00 - Zeke plays Mixtape2:22:50 - Forza Horizon 62:32:30 - Death's Stranding 22:36:00 - Dead as Disco2:39:30 - Everything is Crab2:45:20 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.