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The gang get together for the last time this year and discuss the latest industry news and their favorites of 2025.

We spend most of this week's show unpacking all the announcements and trailers out of the Game Awards, including Control Resonant, Ontos, Gang of Dragon, Divinity, the Street Fighter movie, Mega Man: Dual Override, Star Wars: Galactic Racer and Fate of the Old Republic, and a ton of other stuff. Plus, games we plan to dig into over the holidays, some final thoughts as we approach the end of 2025, and more! CHAPTERS (00:00:00) NOTE: Some timecodes may be inaccurate for versions other than the ad-free Patreon version due to dynamic ad insertions. Please use caution if skipping around to avoid spoilers. Thanks for listening. (00:00:10) Intro (00:04:30) The Game Awards get A LOT of views (00:07:54) Physical games and hardware sales (00:10:52) Let's talk about the announcements (00:11:07) South of Midnight  |  [PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch 2]  |  Q2 2026 (00:11:36) Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  TBD (00:16:21) Star Wars: Galactic Racer  |  [Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  2026 (00:19:59) The Street Fighter movie trailer (00:31:25) First Break (00:31:30) Warlock  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  2027 (00:33:42) Divinity  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  TBD (00:35:18) Ontos  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  2026 (00:38:09) Warframe: The Old Peace  |  [Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, PlayStation 4]  |  Dec 10, 2025 (00:39:04) Soulframe (Beta) |  [PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  TBD (00:40:02) Bradley the Badger  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  TBD (00:41:51) TankRat  |  [PlayStation 5, PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  Q2 2026 (00:42:40) Screamer  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  Mar 26, 2026 (00:43:17) Gang of Dragon  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  TBD (00:45:02) The expected announcements (00:45:15) Mega Man: Dual Override  |  [Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  2027 (00:46:28) Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  2026 (00:46:46) Tomb Raider: Catalyst  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  2027 (00:47:45) Control Resonant  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Mac]  |  2026 (00:51:11) Total War: Warhammer 40,000  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  TBD (00:52:50) Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve  |  [PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  2026 (00:53:42) Coven of the Chicken Foot  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  TBD (00:54:34) 007 First Light  |  [Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  Mar 27, 2026 (00:57:08) Forest 3  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  TBD (00:59:27) Out of Words  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  2026 (01:01:42) A few other games we'd like to mention (01:02:17) Pragmata  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2]  |  Apr 24, 2026 (01:02:47) Audiomech: Your Music Transformed  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  TBD (01:03:22) Solasta II (Early Access) |  [PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  Mar 12, 2026 (01:03:28) Highguard  |  [PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  Jan 26, 2026 (01:08:14) Our highlights (01:08:57) Anything missing we thought might be there? (01:12:49) Second Break (01:12:54) Games we want to play during the break (01:22:24) Metroid Prime 4: Beyond  |  [Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2]  |  Dec 04, 2025 (01:32:09) Silent Hill f  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  Sep 25, 2025 (01:33:51) Light Up the Town  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  Dec 07, 2025 (01:39:16) Emails (01:43:31) Wrapping up and thanks (01:46:42) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts (01:48:58) Nextlander content updates (01:50:14) Goodbye 2025, Hello 2026! (01:50:29) See Ya!

Support the show Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/PSTrophyroom Discord: https://discord.gg/wPNp3kC  BSYK: https://tinyurl.com/3e24bn7y  Store: https://tinyurl.com/ktbsdw3s  This week on The Trophy Room:  A PlayStation Podcast hosts Teegan, Kyle, and Joe talk about --------------- This week's episode dives deep into major shifts across gaming, streaming, and the business of entertainment, with industry-shaking moves from Warner Bros., Sony, Bungie, and more. We start with breaking corporate news as Warner Bros. Discovery is expected to reject Paramount's latest acquisition offer, choosing instead to move forward with its $82.7 billion Netflix deal. If finalized, Netflix would gain control of Warner Bros. Games, including massive IP like Mortal Kombat, DC, Harry Potter, and more. We discuss whether Netflix will license these franchises out—or finally go all-in on games—and what this could mean for the future of AAA development. Next, we look at alarming new data showing US hardware sales and physical game spending just hit their worst November in 30 years. Despite heavy Black Friday promotions, record-high console prices dragged sales down, even as PS5 emerged as the best-selling console for the month. We break down what this says about the future of physical games, hardware pricing, and consumer behavior. Then we tackle the ongoing AI controversy in game development, as Larian Studios CEO Swen Vincke responds forcefully to backlash over AI usage following The Game Awards. Vincke makes it clear: artists are not being replaced. We discuss where AI fits responsibly in modern game development—and where players are drawing the line. The episode also covers Bungie's major Marathon update, including a March 2026 release date, revamped visuals, deeper PvE, hardcore gameplay shifts, solo playlists, expanded weapon mod systems, and new lore teases. After months of controversy, Bungie appears to be rebuilding trust—so we ask: Is Marathon finally back on track? And can it stand alongside competitors like Arc Raiders? Plus, listener questions and reactions on Bungie, PlayStation strategy, and shooter fatigue.

With the Mega Dimension DLC out for Pokémon Legends ZA, our resident Pokéxperts gathered share their wishes for the next iteration of the series. Honestly, a lot of the main mechanics have been pretty ironed out over time, so we delve into a bit more of the hardcore fan desire in this one.  Also! If you enjoyed this, we've launched a new watchalong podcast over on our Patreon, Podcastémon Horizons! In it, us 3 are watching and discussing the Pokémon Horizons anime series. The first episode is free right here:  https://www.patreon.com/posts/podcastemon-001-145863303In addition, we've been doing the same with the original Ash run of the anime and are currently in the Johto run. The first 5 episodes are free here:https://www.patreon.com/collection/387580?view=expandedMORE PLACES TO FIND USCrubscribe ► https://bit.ly/CrubcastGet the show early and get exclusive content at our Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/crubOur Crubcasts are recorded LIVE at https://www.twitch.tv/crub_official every Tuesday at 7pm Eastern, with EXCLUSIVE Pre- and Post-ShowsJoin our Discord ► https://crub.org/joinBlueSky ► https://bsky.app/profile/crub.orgCome join our Steam group ► https://steamcommunity.com/groups/crubclubPodcasts are available on Apple, Google, Spotify, and other platforms are available at ► https://crub.orgSHOW NOTESWe mention Cassette Beasts, so we wanna toss a link for it here:https://www.cassettebeasts.com/TODAY'S CRUBCAST HOSTSChris: https://www.youtube.com/@MykonosFanJustin: https://www.youtube.com/@WorldFamousJtart9Kevin: https://www.youtube.com/@TheGoldenBoltCHAPTERS00:00 Finding a balance between fanservice and never having old characters around05:36 A return to bespoke, crafted areas in the world11:24 Let's refine an old battle gimmick instead of making another new one17:24 Better Pokemon Home communication and a new game plus mode?20:21 Fewer but longer versions of Legends ZA's sidequests24:45 A return to a narrative throughline, not an endgame plotdump27:39 Our "pie in the sky" wishes ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

The world lost a great director this week, and its not gonna be the same without him. We've got two weeks of stories to cover, The Game Awards got swept, and also gave us to Star Wars game announcements. The Golden Globes are set, and will the Bear be dethroned by The Studio? The Warner Bros and Netflix saga has begun, despite Paramount's eagerness, CCXP brought the trailers, and Wake Up Dead man dropped on Netflix. Come take a listen.

GOTY week continues with my 3rd and 4th favorite games of the year! WHILST IN A POWER OUTAGE.MY NEW YOUTUBE CHANNEL:https://www.youtube.com/@PlayStationDailyPodcastJOIN THE DISCORD and talk PlayStation with the PSD+ community:https://discord.gg/pEDZDp4kTGFOLLOW ME ON TWITCH and watch me record the show LIVE:https://www.twitch.tv/psdailypod/FOLLOW ME ON BLUESKY at psdailypod:https://bsky.app/profile/psdailypod.bsky.socialFOLLOW ME ON TIKTOK at ps.daily.pod:https://www.tiktok.com/@ps.daily.podIntro and Outro music is "The Concord Crew" by Daniel Pemberton from the Concord soundtrack.

Olá Amigos e Amigas Gamers! Sejam bem-vindos a mais um podcast do Gamer Como a Gente! O Detonando Agora é a atração do GCG onde falamos sobre os jogos que estamos jogando ou que até mesmo já zeramos. Todo gamer gosta de bater um papo sobre os games do momento e este é o espaço que fazemos isso. Podem ficar tranquilos que é sem spoilers. Apertem o play e vamos lá! Conheçam os jogos comentados: A Plague Tale Requiem: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIbzwb8vzNI Ninja Gaiden Sigma: www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1z41AyrdFY Absolum: www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0QWQ8L1HRg Metroid Prime 4 Beyond: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0R_e6GdaOwE Dúvidas, sugestões, xingamentos, desafios ao mestre platinador é só chamar a gente no email: gamercomoagente@gmail.com Podem também deixar seus comentários nas postagens e não se esqueçam de acessar o nosso Instagram e Blue Sky. Arte da vitrine: Kate Schmitt Edição: Diego Ferreira

Whoa, Shuhei!  We’ve got a lot to talk about.  Stack it up!  Join Tricky and Darrell as they discuss, among other things, Marathon, Assassins Creed Black Flag Resynched, The Game Awards. And if you think that’s all, then you’ve got another thing coming!  We hit the high notes, and we hit the low notes, but we’ll always bring the banter.  What are you waiting for? Dive in! As always, the opinions fly fast and heavy! Look out for this super-sized show, as the seemingly smallest conversation veers off into a multiverse of chit-chat. Sounds cool, huh? That’s the fancy way of saying “derailment.” And there’s plenty of that to go around! Let’s dance, Heroes of the XMB! We are happy and proud to share that Proven Gamer has partnered with the Humble Bundle! The Humble Bundle is a fantastic initiative and program that allows games to score a litany of games on the cheap — all while making charitable donations to various groups and organizations. You can click here for the details on Proven Gamer's Humble Bundle partnership. In a bit of big news that would make the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles proud, iHeartRadio, Pandora and Spotify host episodes of Trophy Whores. It's a tremendous honor for the show to be part of two massive and respected entertainment communities, and Proven Gamer have only the fans to thank for pushing the podcast to soaring heights. The Trophy Whores work hard to put out a quality weekly show, but they owe so much love to their listeners, who keep the show strong and growing. If you want to support the show via Patreon, then check out our page, which shares the tiers for all of our Patrons! We appreciate your support (and your ears)! Please subscribe to the Trophy Whores feed in iTunes, Google Play, TuneIn, IHeartRadio, Stitcher, or RSS and please leave a review. We won't give you cookies, but it will help us make the show better. You can find us on Twitter: @TrophyWhores and @ProvenGamer You can also email us at TrophyWhores. If you wish, you can always download the show here – Trophy Whores 698 – The Resynced Awards

DSmooth, Selden007 and Shadow are back for the final episode of 2025, as the holidays are coming. The trio cover the big new releases since the last episode, talk to the hot gaming news stories of the week, and reply to some great listener/viewer feedback. They also wrap up some big stuff from the Game Awards. Add to that a decent aftershow and you've got a year ending episode. Well done guys! You can always call the crew at (773) 527-2961 and weigh in yourself, or tune in live Monday nights at 8:00 EDT at http://youtube.com/2old2play, http://facebook.com/2old2play, http://twitch.tv/still_got_game, and http://kick.com/stillgotgame ...

Episode 405 - That's a Wrap!In today's episode of PS This Is Awesome!, Fred and Jake dive headfirst into everything revealed at The Game Awards 2025, with the spotlight firmly on the announcements rather than just the winners. From massive new reveals to unexpected surprises, they break down what actually matters for PlayStation fans and which games left the biggest impression. The conversation also briefly touches on the major award winners to give context, but the real focus is on what's coming next for PS5.Fred shares impressions from his time with Silent Hill 2, discussing its atmosphere, pacing, and why it still hits so hard, while Jake brings his usual perspective on this beloved game and how new announcements stack up against what's already on the horizon. Jake also tried the Pragmata Demo The guys also work through listener feedback, responding to thoughts, questions. Saving the best for last, the guys go over their 2025 PlayStation Wrap!It's a packed episode full of reactions, speculation, and PlayStation passion, blending industry-wide hype with personal playtime and community voices. If you want a clear, thoughtful breakdown of The Game Awards through a PlayStation-first lens, this one's for you.By joining our Patreon community for ONLY $1.00 per month, you'll enjoy exclusive benefits:Early AccessPersonalized ShoutoutCustom Die-Cut Vinyl StickerVisit www.patreon.com/psthisisawesome to support the show and help us continue producing the content you love!Please, if you enjoyed the content or even if you didn't quite enjoy this one, come back — we try to offer something for everybody. Share with your friends and help us grow our awesome PlayStation community!As always you can support our show at our Patreon Page. Thanks for listening.http://www.patreon.com/psthisisawesome Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this special episode, we're spilling our thoughts on The Game Awards 2025! From our thoughts on how much the Awards themselves impact us, whether Game of the Year nominees being in every category they qualify for is justified or if it can minimize visibility to other games, what exactly makes something an "RPG, and of course what games caught our eye from the legion of reveals! Join us! New episodes posts every Wednesday at 12PM CST/10AM PST! This show is possible thanks to the support of our Patrons. Consider becoming one today at https://www.patreon.com/nartech JOIN OUR DISCORD! Get in on the action and discuss all things PlayStation and gaming with fellow fans. It's the perfect place to talk games, music, movies, and of course the podcast! https://discord.gg/cEvKzqm Email/Tweet us your thoughts & suggestions: X (formerly Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/TriangleSqrd Email: trianglesquaredpodcast@gmail.com PSN ID's: Add us! Brett - Chaimera086, Chris - Figz21k ------------------------------------- 0:00 - Intro 3:29 - How Do We Value the Awards? 22:28 - What Makes A Game an “RPG?” 37:49 - Should GotY Nominees Be Minimal In Other Categories? 47:45 - Overall Thoughts on the Pacing of the Show 50:23 - Reactions to Reveals/Games That Caught our Eye -------------------------------------

GOTY week continues with my 5th and 6th favorite games of the year! A big ARM update and is Skate Story FIXED?!MY NEW YOUTUBE CHANNEL:https://www.youtube.com/@PlayStationDailyPodcastJOIN THE DISCORD and talk PlayStation with the PSD+ community:https://discord.gg/pEDZDp4kTGFOLLOW ME ON TWITCH and watch me record the show LIVE:https://www.twitch.tv/psdailypod/FOLLOW ME ON BLUESKY at psdailypod:https://bsky.app/profile/psdailypod.bsky.socialFOLLOW ME ON TIKTOK at ps.daily.pod:https://www.tiktok.com/@ps.daily.podIntro and Outro music is "The Concord Crew" by Daniel Pemberton from the Concord soundtrack.

Once Upon a Galaxy is a new card battler that's getting great reviews on iOS, Android and Steam! Download it now, for free. http://kindafunny.com/galaxy ARC Raiders is a multiplayer extraction adventure video game, set in a lethal yet vibrant future earth. Available now for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. Hit the link to play it now: https://bit.ly/3KNpqkN Go to http://hellofresh.com/KINDAFUNNY10FM now to Get 10 Free Meals + a Free breakfast for Life! Exclusive $35 off Carver Mat at https://on.auraframes.com/KINDAFUNNY. Promo Code KINDAFUNNY Team Cherry announces Silksong Expansion, we got some more info on Divinity, and Dead Island 3 is reportedly aiming for a 2028 release. Thank you for the support! Run of Show - - Start - HousekeepingCelebrate the end of My Hero Academia with Mike and Barrett as they watch the entire final season live for the FIRST TIME this Saturday at 5pm PT. Live only on twitch.tv/kindafunnygames!Today after, KFGD, you'll get:GAMESCAST - Every game launching in January 2026After Gamescast is a Sponsored Once Upon a Galaxy streamIf you're a Kinda Funny Member:December Happy Hour is happening later today at 3:15pmToday's Gregway is gonna be great!Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Karl Jacobs,OmegaBuster, & Delaney "The Somm" TwiningThe Roper Report   - - Team Cherry announces Silksong Expansion, Hollow Knight Refreshed, And More! - Team Cherry's Blog - A couple of Divinity headlines - Dead Island 3 is aiming for a 2028 release, with the sequel now the primary focus of the studio - Connor Makar @ Eurogamer - With 15 days left, Nacon confirms its Terminator game isn't releasing in 2025 - Andy Robinson @ VGC - Wee News! - SuperChats & You‘re Wrong Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Once Upon a Galaxy is a new card battler that's getting great reviews on iOS, Android and Steam! Download it now, for free. http://kindafunny.com/galaxy ARC Raiders is a multiplayer extraction adventure video game, set in a lethal yet vibrant future earth. Available now for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. Hit the link to play it now: https://bit.ly/3KNpqkN Go to http://hellofresh.com/KINDAFUNNY10FM now to Get 10 Free Meals + a Free breakfast for Life! Exclusive $35 off Carver Mat at https://on.auraframes.com/KINDAFUNNY. Promo Code KINDAFUNNY Thank you for the support! Run of Show - - Start - Housekeeping - Topic of the Show: Every Game Coming Out in January 2026 - DuneCrawl - PC - StarRupture - PC - Code Violet - PlayStation 5 - Bluey's Quest for the Gold Pen - Android - Big Hops - Switch/ PC/ PlayStation 5 - Streetdog BMX - PC - Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Switch 2) - The Legend of Heroes: Trails Beyond the Horizon (PlayStation 5, Switch 2, PlayStation 4, Switch, PC) - CASSETTE BOY - PlayStation 5/ PlayStation 4/ Xbox One/PC - Ghost Cam - PC / Meta Quest - MIO: Memories in Orbit (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Switch 2, Switch, PC - On-Together (PC, Mac) - Lort - PC - Arknights: Endfield (PlayStation 5, PC, iOS, Android) - Dynasty Warriors: Origins (Switch 2) - Ads - Cult of the Lamb: Woolhaven - PlayStation 5/ Xbox Series X/ PC - Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade (Xbox Series X/S, Switch 2) -  Hermit and Pig (PC) - Nova Roma - PC - Bladesong - PC - Escape from Ever After (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Switch, PC) - Highguard (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PC) - The Spirit Lift - PC - Steel Century Groove - PC - Cairn (PlayStation 5, PC) - Don't Stop, Girlypop! (PC) - I Hate This Place (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Switch, PC) - Code Vein II (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PC) - The 9th Charnel (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PC) - Vampires: Bloodlord Rising - PC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Once Upon a Galaxy is a new card battler that's getting great reviews on iOS, Android and Steam! Download it now, for free. http://kindafunny.com/galaxy ARC Raiders is a multiplayer extraction adventure video game, set in a lethal yet vibrant future earth. Available now for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. Hit the link to play it now: https://bit.ly/3KNpqkN Go to http://hellofresh.com/KINDAFUNNY10FM now to Get 10 Free Meals + a Free breakfast for Life! Exclusive $35 off Carver Mat at https://on.auraframes.com/KINDAFUNNY. Promo Code KINDAFUNNY Thank you for the support! Run of Show - - Start - Housekeeping - Topic of the Show: Every Game Coming Out in January 2026 - DuneCrawl - PC - StarRupture - PC - Code Violet - PlayStation 5 - Bluey's Quest for the Gold Pen - Android - Big Hops - Switch/ PC/ PlayStation 5 - Streetdog BMX - PC - Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Switch 2) - The Legend of Heroes: Trails Beyond the Horizon (PlayStation 5, Switch 2, PlayStation 4, Switch, PC) - CASSETTE BOY - PlayStation 5/ PlayStation 4/ Xbox One/PC - Ghost Cam - PC / Meta Quest - MIO: Memories in Orbit (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Switch 2, Switch, PC - On-Together (PC, Mac) - Lort - PC - Arknights: Endfield (PlayStation 5, PC, iOS, Android) - Dynasty Warriors: Origins (Switch 2) - Ads - Cult of the Lamb: Woolhaven - PlayStation 5/ Xbox Series X/ PC - Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade (Xbox Series X/S, Switch 2) -  Hermit and Pig (PC) - Nova Roma - PC - Bladesong - PC - Escape from Ever After (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Switch, PC) - Highguard (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PC) - The Spirit Lift - PC - Steel Century Groove - PC - Cairn (PlayStation 5, PC) - Don't Stop, Girlypop! (PC) - I Hate This Place (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Switch, PC) - Code Vein II (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PC) - The 9th Charnel (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PC) - Vampires: Bloodlord Rising - PC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Once Upon a Galaxy is a new card battler that's getting great reviews on iOS, Android and Steam! Download it now, for free. http://kindafunny.com/galaxy ARC Raiders is a multiplayer extraction adventure video game, set in a lethal yet vibrant future earth. Available now for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. Hit the link to play it now: https://bit.ly/3KNpqkN Go to http://hellofresh.com/KINDAFUNNY10FM now to Get 10 Free Meals + a Free breakfast for Life! Exclusive $35 off Carver Mat at https://on.auraframes.com/KINDAFUNNY. Promo Code KINDAFUNNY Thank you for the support! Run of Show - - Start - Housekeeping - Topic of the Show: Every Game Coming Out in January 2026 - DuneCrawl - PC - StarRupture - PC - Code Violet - PlayStation 5 - Bluey's Quest for the Gold Pen - Android - Big Hops - Switch/ PC/ PlayStation 5 - Streetdog BMX - PC - Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Switch 2) - The Legend of Heroes: Trails Beyond the Horizon (PlayStation 5, Switch 2, PlayStation 4, Switch, PC) - CASSETTE BOY - PlayStation 5/ PlayStation 4/ Xbox One/PC - Ghost Cam - PC / Meta Quest - MIO: Memories in Orbit (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Switch 2, Switch, PC - On-Together (PC, Mac) - Lort - PC - Arknights: Endfield (PlayStation 5, PC, iOS, Android) - Dynasty Warriors: Origins (Switch 2) - Ads - Cult of the Lamb: Woolhaven - PlayStation 5/ Xbox Series X/ PC - Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade (Xbox Series X/S, Switch 2) -  Hermit and Pig (PC) - Nova Roma - PC - Bladesong - PC - Escape from Ever After (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Switch, PC) - Highguard (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PC) - The Spirit Lift - PC - Steel Century Groove - PC - Cairn (PlayStation 5, PC) - Don't Stop, Girlypop! (PC) - I Hate This Place (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Switch, PC) - Code Vein II (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PC) - The 9th Charnel (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PC) - Vampires: Bloodlord Rising - PC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we talk about NVIDIA, AI companies, and the US economy.We also discuss the US-China chip-gap, mixed-use technologies, and export bans.Recommended Book: Enshittification by Cory DoctorowTranscriptI've spoken about this a few times in recent months, but it's worth rehashing real quick because this collection of stories and entities are so central to what's happening across a lot of the global economy, and is also fundamental, in a very load-bearing way, to the US economy right now.As of November of 2025, around the same time that Nvidia, the maker of the world's best AI-optimized chips at the moment became the world's first company to achieve a $5 trillion market cap, the top seven highest-valued tech companies, including Nvidia, accounted for about 32% of the total value of the US stock market.That's an absolutely astonishing figure, as while Nvidia, Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, Broadcom, and Meta all have a fairly diverse footprint even beyond their AI efforts, a lot of that value for all of them is predicated on expected future income; which is to say, their market caps, their value according to that measure, is determined not by their current assets and revenue, but by what investors think or hope they'll pull in and be worth in the future.That's important to note because historically the sorts of companies that have market caps that are many multiples of their current, more concrete values are startups; companies in their hatchling phase that have a good idea and some kind of big potential, a big moat around what they're offering or a blue ocean sub-industry with little competition in which they can flourish, and investment is thus expected to help them grow fast.These top seven tech companies, in contrast, are all very mature, have been around for a while and have a lot of infrastructure, employees, expenses, and all the other things we typically associated with mature businesses, not flashy startups with their best days hopefully ahead of them.Some analysts have posited that part of why these companies are pushing the AI thing so hard, and in particular pushing the idea that they're headed toward some kind of generally useful AI, or AGI, or superhuman AI that can do everyone's jobs better and cheaper than humans can do them, is that in doing so, they're imagining a world in which they, and they alone, because of the costs associated with building the data centers required to train and run the best-quality AI right now, are capable of producing basically an economy's-worth of AI systems and bots and machines operated by those AI systems.In other words, they're creating, from whole cloth, an imagined scenario in which they're not just worthy of startup-like valuations, worthy of market caps that are tens or hundreds of times their actual concrete value, because of those possible futures they're imagining in public, but they're the only companies worthy of those valuation multiples; the only companies that matter anymore.It's likely that even if this is the case, that the folks in charge of these companies, and the investors who have money in them who are likely to profit when the companies grow and grow, actually do believe what they're telling everyone about the possibilities inherent in building these sorts of systems.But there also seems to be a purely economic motive for exaggerating a lot and clearing out as much of the competition as possible as they grow bigger and bigger. Because maybe they'll actually make what they're saying they can make as a result of all that investment, that exuberance, but maybe, failing that, they'll just be the last companies standing after the bubble bursts and an economic wildfire clears out all the smaller companies that couldn't get the political relationships and sustaining cash they needed to survive the clear-out, if and when reality strikes and everyone realizes that sci-fi outcome isn't gonna happen, or isn't gonna happen any time soon.What I'd like to talk about today is a recent decision by the US government to allow Nvidia to sell some of its high-powered chips to China, and why that decision is being near-universally derided by those in the know.—In early December 2025, after a lot of back-and-forthing on the matter, President Trump announced that the US government will allow Nvidia, which is a US-based company, to export its H200 processors to China. He also said that the US government will collect a 25% fee on these sales.The H200 is Nvidia's second-best chip for AI purposes, and it's about six-times as powerful as the H20, which is currently the most advanced Nvidia chip that's been cleared for sale to China. The Blackwell chip that is currently Nvidia's most powerful AI offering is about 1.5-times faster than the H200 for training purposes, and five-times faster for AI inferencing, which is what they're used for after a model is trained, and then it's used for predictions, decisions, and so on.The logic of keeping the highest-end chips from would-be competitors, especially military competitors like China, isn't new—this is something the US and other governments have pretty much always done, and historically even higher-end gaming systems like Playstation consoles have been banned for export in some cases because the chips they contained could be repurposed for military things, like plucking them out and using them to guide missiles—Sony was initially unable to sell the Playstation 2 outside of Japan because it needed special permits to sell something so militarily capable outside the country, and it remained unsellable in countries like Iraq, Iran, and North Korea throughout its production period.The concern with these Nvidia chips is that if China has access to the most powerful AI processors, it might be able to close the estimated 2-year gap between US companies and Chinese companies when it comes to the sophistication of their AI models and the power of their relevant chips. Beyond being potentially useful for productivity and other economic purposes, this hardware and software is broadly expected to shape the next generation of military hardware, and is already in use for all sorts of wartime and defense purposes, including sophisticated drones used by both sides in Ukraine. If the US loses this advantage, the thinking goes, China might step up its aggression in the South China Sea, potentially even moving up plans to invade Taiwan.Thus, one approach, which has been in place since the Biden administration, has been to do everything possible to keep the best chips out of Chinese hands, because that would ostensibly slow them down, make them less capable of just splurging on the best hardware, which they could then use to further develop their local AI capabilities.This approach, however, also incentivized the Chinese government to double-down on their own homegrown chip industry. Which again is still generally thought to be about 2-years behind the US industry, but it does seem to be closing the gap rapidly, mostly by copying designs and approaches used by companies around the world.An alternative theory, the one that seems to be at least partly responsible for Trump's about-face on this, is that if the US allows the sale of sufficiently powerful chips to China, the Chinese tech industry will become reliant on goods provided by US companies, and thus its own homegrown AI sector will shrivel and never fully close that gap. If necessary the US can then truncate or shut down those shipments, crippling the Chinese tech industry at a vital moment, and that would give the US the upper-hand in many future negotiations and scenarios.Most analysts in this space no longer think this is a smart approach, because the Chinese government is wise to this tactic, using it itself all the time. And even in spaces where they have plenty of incoming resources from elsewhere, they still try to shore-up their own homegrown versions of the same, copying those international inputs rather than relying on them, so that someday they won't need them anymore.The same is generally thought to be true, here. Ever since the first Trump administration, when the US government started its trade war with China, the Chinese government has not been keen on ever relying on external governments and economies again, and it looks a lot more likely, based on what the Chinese government has said, and based on investments across the Chinese market on Chinese AI and chip companies following this announcement, that they'll basically just scoop up as many Nvidia chips as they can, while they can, and primarily for the purpose of reverse-engineering those chips, speeding up their gap-closing with US companies, and then, as soon as possible, severing that tie, competing with Nvidia rather than relying on it.This is an especially pressing matter right now, then, because the US economy, and basically all of its growth, is so completely reliant on AI tech and the chips that are allowing that tech to move forward.If this plan by the US government doesn't pan out and ends up being a short-term gain situation, a little bit of money earned from that 25% cut the government takes, and Ndvidia temporarily enriching itself further through Chinese sales, but in exchange both entities give up their advantage, long term, to Chinese AI companies and the Chinese government, that could be bad not just for AI companies around the world, which could be rapidly outcompeted by Chinese alternatives, but also all economies exposed to the US economy, which could be in for a long term correction, slump, or full-on depression.Show Noteshttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/us/politics/trump-nvidia-ai-chips-china.htmlhttps://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/12/us-taking-25-cut-of-nvidia-chip-sales-makes-no-sense-experts-say/https://www.pcmag.com/news/20-years-later-how-concerns-about-weaponized-consoles-almost-sunk-the-ps2https://archive.is/20251211090854/https://www.reuters.com/world/china/us-open-up-exports-nvidia-h200-chips-china-semafor-reports-2025-12-08/https://theconversation.com/with-nvidias-second-best-ai-chips-headed-for-china-the-us-shifts-priorities-from-security-to-trade-271831https://www.economist.com/business/2025/12/09/donald-trumps-flawed-plan-to-get-china-hooked-on-nvidia-chipshttps://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3335900/chinas-moore-threads-unveil-ai-chip-road-map-rival-nvidias-cuda-systemhttps://www.investopedia.com/nvidia-just-became-the-first-usd5-trillion-company-monitor-these-crucial-stock-price-levels-11839114https://aventis-advisors.com/ai-valuation-multiples/ This is a public episode. 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Once Upon a Galaxy is a new card battler that's getting great reviews on iOS, Android and Steam! Download it now, for free. http://kindafunny.com/galaxy ARC Raiders is a multiplayer extraction adventure video game, set in a lethal yet vibrant future earth. Available now for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. Hit the link to play it now: https://bit.ly/3KNpqkN Go to http://hellofresh.com/KINDAFUNNY10FM now to Get 10 Free Meals + a Free breakfast for Life! Exclusive $35 off Carver Mat at https://on.auraframes.com/KINDAFUNNY. Promo Code KINDAFUNNY Thank you for the support! Run of Show - - Start - Housekeeping - Topic of the Show: Every Game Coming Out in January 2026 - DuneCrawl - PC - StarRupture - PC - Code Violet - PlayStation 5 - Bluey's Quest for the Gold Pen - Android - Big Hops - Switch/ PC/ PlayStation 5 - Streetdog BMX - PC - Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Switch 2) - The Legend of Heroes: Trails Beyond the Horizon (PlayStation 5, Switch 2, PlayStation 4, Switch, PC) - CASSETTE BOY - PlayStation 5/ PlayStation 4/ Xbox One/PC - Ghost Cam - PC / Meta Quest - MIO: Memories in Orbit (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Switch 2, Switch, PC - On-Together (PC, Mac) - Lort - PC - Arknights: Endfield (PlayStation 5, PC, iOS, Android) - Dynasty Warriors: Origins (Switch 2) - Ads - Cult of the Lamb: Woolhaven - PlayStation 5/ Xbox Series X/ PC - Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade (Xbox Series X/S, Switch 2) -  Hermit and Pig (PC) - Nova Roma - PC - Bladesong - PC - Escape from Ever After (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Switch, PC) - Highguard (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PC) - The Spirit Lift - PC - Steel Century Groove - PC - Cairn (PlayStation 5, PC) - Don't Stop, Girlypop! (PC) - I Hate This Place (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Switch, PC) - Code Vein II (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PC) - The 9th Charnel (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PC) - Vampires: Bloodlord Rising - PC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We haven't done many PC games, but we're delving the deep dungeons under Tristam in this patron requested show all about the original Diablo! While there is a passable Playstation port, the PC was the best way to play this game - but does it still hold up after 3 sequels and almost 30 years?  We played it again to see. Want to jump right to Diablo?  Start at the 8:15 mark! Join us over on our Discord to discuss the podcast, video games, or really anything over at https://discord.gg/pb76x32uWY __________________________ If you would like additional bonus episodes of Retrovaniacs or to request a game we must cover, our Patreon is located here : https://www.patreon.com/user?u=21041333 If you enjoy this podcast, why not write a review wherever you download it from? It's easy, and helps people find us by accident. Find everything Retrovaniacs at http://www.retrovania.net Intro song is "8-Bitter" by Subtastics, and is used with permission, mainly because Jeremy P is in that band.

In anticipation of their comeback show THIS WEEKEND, Shawn Spann of I The Breather joins the show to chat about PlayStation 1 Demo Discs, VHS tapes, his favorite shows of the year, & Stranger Things 5.EARGASM Use the code METALCORENERDS to save 10% off your order. Protect your hearing while still enjoying the music you love.Support I The Breather!Tickets to Their Comeback Show | Instagram | Facebook | SpotifySong of the Week: Left Empty "STILLWATER"Check out the Metalcore Nerds Pull List Spotify PlaylistJoin the Metalcore Nerds Community:Discord | FB GroupFollow Metalcore Nerds on Social Media:Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube | TikTok

Bundle up, my spookies—this week's This Week in Horror History digs into Christmas horror movies, winter ghost stories, and festive frights from December 15–21. We're hanging the stockings and turning off the lights as we revisit the classics that made the holidays just a little more terrifying.We kick things off with Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein (1974), a black-and-white horror-comedy love letter to the Universal Monsters era. It proved that audiences were happy to unwrap creepy laughs during the holiday season, turning a modest budget into a massive hit and cementing itself as a cozy winter comfort watch for monster kids everywhere.From there, we head into the snow-choked terror of Bob Clark's Black Christmas (1974)—the grim, stalker-in-the-attic slasher that helped invent the blueprint for holiday horror slashers. Killer POV shots, obscene phone calls, sorority sisters in danger, and a cozy Christmas setting turned sinister make it a must-watch Christmas horror movie for anyone who likes their tinsel tangled with blood.We then unwrap some Christmas horror gaming with the PS1-style indie nightmare Christmas Massacre, where retro graphics, a whispering Christmas tree, and a deeply disturbed killer turn nostalgic winter vibes into something nasty and unforgettable. If you're into indie horror games, lo-fi visuals, and brutally mean Christmas horror, this one belongs on your December playlist.For fans of analog horror and late-night weirdness, we shine a frosty spotlight on Local 58's Real Sleep—a fake infomercial that slowly mutates into something cosmic, invasive, and deeply wrong. It's perfect for those long, cold nights where the TV glow is the only light in the room.Our Deep-Cut Spotlight settles on Ghost Story (1981), a wintry ghost tale about regret, buried secrets, and a haunting that refuses to stay in the past. Legendary performances and snow-dusted atmosphere make it an ideal December ghost story to curl up with while the wind howls outside and the Christmas lights flicker.Along the way, we celebrate horror icons with birthdays this week, revisit the seismic impact of Wes Craven's Scream (1996) as a late-December slasher staple, and build you a Christmas horror watchlist loaded with slashers, ghost stories, analog nightmares, and cold-weather horror comfort films.Where to watch this week's picks (U.S.):Black Christmas (1974) – Currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Peacock, Shudder, AMC+ and more, and also free with ads on platforms like Tubi and The Roku Channel. Ghost Story (1981) – Streaming on Amazon Prime Video (including Prime with ads), with digital rent/buy options on Amazon, Apple TV, and Fandango at Home. Christmas Massacre (Game) – Available digitally on Steam, GOG, PlayStation, Xbox, and directly from the Puppet Combo store for PC collectors. Young Frankenstein (1974) – As of this week it's not on major subscription services in the U.S.; your best bet is grabbing a digital copy or Blu-ray from retailers like Amazon and other disc shops. Hit play on this episode of This Week in Horror History for a Christmas horror history lesson you can turn directly into a holiday horror movie night—plus the details on our sponsor's special seasonal deal.Support the show and get a tasty energy drink without the crash at AspireDrinks.com and get 25% off with promo code SPOOKY at checkout!

GOTY week continues with my 7th and 8th favorite games of the year! Plus, a big PLATINUM and a surprise shadow-drop of Divinity Original Sin 2 for PS5!MY NEW YOUTUBE CHANNEL:https://www.youtube.com/@PlayStationDailyPodcastJOIN THE DISCORD and talk PlayStation with the PSD+ community:https://discord.gg/pEDZDp4kTGFOLLOW ME ON TWITCH and watch me record the show LIVE:https://www.twitch.tv/psdailypod/FOLLOW ME ON BLUESKY at psdailypod:https://bsky.app/profile/psdailypod.bsky.socialFOLLOW ME ON TIKTOK at ps.daily.pod:https://www.tiktok.com/@ps.daily.podIntro and Outro music is "The Concord Crew" by Daniel Pemberton from the Concord soundtrack.

The Game Awards for 2025, have come and gone.  And... Yeah...  ----more----   SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT It's that time of year - The XboxCast Game Awards for 2025! And voting is now live. Get voting now!   And now on with The Regular Show!  

We gotta talk about the Invincible Vs and Marvel Tokon Betas. Not to mention, Evo and Evo Japan 2025 line up is going to be pretty amazing for the Boomer FGC players. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's the end of 2025. After a year filled with sky highs and hell lows, we discuss this year in gaming. First we talk about the Geoff's Game Awards, then we break down the biggest topics of 2025 and then we end on a high talking about some of the best gaming hardware to come out in 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

En este último episodio de 2025, a cargo de Gio, Gato y Alex, el tema principal son los Golden Bacalao Awards 2025. Además, como de costumbre, discutimos las noticias más relevantes y mencionamos los próximos juegos a publicarse. 

Once Upon a Galaxy! Download it now, for free, on Steam or Mobile. http://kindafunny.com/galaxy ARC Raiders is a multiplayer extraction adventure video game, set in a lethal yet vibrant future earth. Available now for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. Hit the link to play it now: https://bit.ly/3KNpqkN Go to http://hellofresh.com/KINDAFUNNY10FM now to Get 10 Free Meals + a Free breakfast for Life! Exclusive $35 off Carver Mat at https://on.auraframes.com/KINDAFUNNY. Promo Code KINDAFUNNY Thank you for the support! Run of Show - - Start - Housekeeping Celebrate the end of My Hero Academia with Mike and Barrett as they watch the entire final season live for the FIRST TIME this Saturday at 5pm PT. Live only on twitch.tv/kindafunnygames! Get excited, Bruce Straley is co-hosting KFGD tomorrow with Greg! Today after, KFGD, you'll get: If you're a Kinda Funny Member: The Roper Report   - - Casey Hudson Insists FOTOR Will Launch Before 2030 - Bethesda Chief Todd Howard Says Fallout Is the Franchise 'That We're - Ad - Marathon Launches March 2026 - Rumour has it a new Alien game is on the way and it's being described as "Shadow of the Tomb Raider with xenomorphs" - Ubisoft acquires Amazon Games Montreal team, marking the return of Rainbow Six Siege's director - Arc Raiders Shares New Teaser for Upcoming Event 'Cold Snap' and It Looks Deadly - Wee News! - SuperChats & You‘re Wrong Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Game Awards have come and gone, leaving in its wake a whirlwind of game announcements, release date reveals, and fresh perspectives on our industry. Indeed, there's something for everyone, a draw for all comers. For starters, what's new? Two Star Wars offerings, Larian's secret Divinity project, Jonathan Blow's long-awaited Order of the Sinking Star, a sequel to Remedy's Control, Toshihiro Nagoshi's anticipated Yakuza rival Gang of Dragon, two Tomb Raider games in the form of a remake and something unseen, a Cyberpunk-like called NO LAW, and even Mega Man 12 -- well, Mega Man Dual Override, anyway -- to keep Colin fed, and more beyond that. And new looks, too, at PlayStation games like Saros and 4:LOOP, as well as Resident Evil Requiem, Pragmata, Exodus, and Phantom Blade 0. And then there are the awards themselves, and the pomp and circumstance, and... well... there's a lot to discuss! Plus, we have all of the non-TGA happenings from the past week, too. PlayStation Wrap-Up is live, Deviation's cancelled second party shooter has leaked, London Studio's cancelled multiplayer game has seemingly reemerged under a new team, Call of Duty might be in trouble, and so on. Then: Listener inquiries! Could MLB: The Show succeed on PC with a Football Manager-style experience? Does Netflix really see no value in WB's gaming assets? Is a rumored $1 million for three minutes of advertising at The Game Awards too much? Remember when Dustin called DW from Arthur Double D? Please keep in mind that our timestamps are approximate, and will often be slightly off due to dynamic ad placement. 0:00:00 - Intro0:27:06 - Sacred Compliments0:33:32 - A happy write in for once0:45:45 - Double D0:48:04 - Slandering the English1:01:45 - Glass Snapple1:09:54 - The Game Awards overall thoughts1:25:51 - Pragmata1:30:02 - Tank Rat1:33:16 - Bradley the Badger1:37:49 - Stupid Never Dies1:42:15 - Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic1:50:40 - Divinity1:57:23 - 4LOOP2:04:34 - Coven of the Chickenfoot2:08:56 - Ontos2:13:45 - Resident Evil Requiem2:15:35 - Order of the Sinking Star2:24:09 - Exodus2:26:48 - Warlock: Dungeons and Dragons2:27:55 - Control Resonant2:35:28 - Gang of Dragon2:41:22 - Street Fighter movie2:45:11 - Lego Batman2:47:39 - Tomb Raider2:56:09 - Saros2:58:32 - NO LAW3:03:56 - DMC Season 23:04:20 - Ace Combat 83:06:40 - Star Wars: Galactic Racer3:07:37 - Out of Words3:10:33 - Phantom Blade 03:12:02 - Mega Man: Dual Override3:20:41 - Highguard3:34:27 - PlayStation Wrap-Up 20253:52:14 - PlayStation 20264:02:32 - Can we thank Flight Sim for Xbox on PlayStation4:09:26 - Deviation's cancelled game has leaked4:24:06 - Ex-London Studio's game reemerges4:35:37 - Maybe Call of Duty isn't doing so great?4:54:32 - Capcom wants to grow their smaller IPs4:58:08 - New PS+ games5:02:35 - What We've Been Playing (Metal Eden, Dying Light: The Beast, Skate Story, Marvel Cosmic Invasion, Metroid Prime 4, YARG)5:32:21 - Rise of actors in games5:42:19 - Would Chris and Dustin play sports games?5:50:22 - PlayStation making a Football Manager game5:56:27 - Is WB games "worthless”?6:04:28 - $1 Million for a Game Awards trailer6:09:14 - Refunding Game Pass Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Once Upon a Galaxy is a new card battler that's getting great reviews on iOS, Android and Steam! Download it now, for free. ⁠http://kindafunny.com/galaxy⁠ ARC Raiders is a multiplayer extraction adventure video game, set in a lethal yet vibrant future earth. Available now for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. Hit the link to play it now: ⁠https://bit.ly/3KNpqkN⁠ Go to ⁠http://hellofresh.com/KINDAFUNNY10FM⁠ now to Get 10 Free Meals + a Free breakfast for Life! Exclusive $35 off Carver Mat at⁠https://on.auraframes.com/KINDAFUNNY⁠. Promo Code KINDAFUNNY - Start - Housekeeping - Mike's Review of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (FULL SPOILERS) - Ads - The Only Up Section - The True Expedition Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Gi crew reassemble to discuss Expedition 33 sweeping the 2025 game awards, the drama that came with it, the Steam Machine, Netflix buying WB Games, The God Slayer, Destiny 3 rumors, Ram shortages and more!

Once Upon a Galaxy is a new card battler that's getting great reviews on iOS, Android and Steam! Download it now, for free. ⁠http://kindafunny.com/galaxy⁠ ARC Raiders is a multiplayer extraction adventure video game, set in a lethal yet vibrant future earth. Available now for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. Hit the link to play it now: ⁠https://bit.ly/3KNpqkN⁠ Go to ⁠http://hellofresh.com/KINDAFUNNY10FM⁠ now to Get 10 Free Meals + a Free breakfast for Life! Exclusive $35 off Carver Mat at⁠https://on.auraframes.com/KINDAFUNNY⁠. Promo Code KINDAFUNNY - Start - Housekeeping - Mike's Review of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (FULL SPOILERS) - Ads - The Only Up Section - The True Expedition Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Once Upon a Galaxy is a new card battler that's getting great reviews on iOS, Android and Steam! Download it now, for free. ⁠http://kindafunny.com/galaxy⁠ ARC Raiders is a multiplayer extraction adventure video game, set in a lethal yet vibrant future earth. Available now for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. Hit the link to play it now: ⁠https://bit.ly/3KNpqkN⁠ Go to ⁠http://hellofresh.com/KINDAFUNNY10FM⁠ now to Get 10 Free Meals + a Free breakfast for Life! Exclusive $35 off Carver Mat at⁠https://on.auraframes.com/KINDAFUNNY⁠. Promo Code KINDAFUNNY - Start - Housekeeping - Mike's Review of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (FULL SPOILERS) - Ads - The Only Up Section - The True Expedition Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Once Upon a Galaxy is a new card battler that's getting great reviews on iOS, Android and Steam! Download it now, for free. http://kindafunny.com/galaxy ARC Raiders is a multiplayer extraction adventure video game, set in a lethal yet vibrant future earth. Available now for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. Hit the link to play it now: https://bit.ly/3KNpqkN Go to http://hellofresh.com/KINDAFUNNY10FM now to Get 10 Free Meals + a Free breakfast for Life! Exclusive $35 off Carver Mat at https://on.auraframes.com/KINDAFUNNY. Promo CodeKINDAFUNNY Thank you for the support! Run of Show - - Start - Craig Robinson calls in - how hard was pitching this movie? - how do you market a show or movie to the world - ADS - The Patreon connection -  10 years in whats the goal now? - Greg is so special - What can the Best Friends do? - Is it harder to get something made right now? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Once Upon a Galaxy is a new card battler that's getting great reviews on iOS, Android and Steam! Download it now, for free. ⁠http://kindafunny.com/galaxy⁠ ARC Raiders is a multiplayer extraction adventure video game, set in a lethal yet vibrant future earth. Available now for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. Hit the link to play it now: ⁠https://bit.ly/3KNpqkN⁠ Go to ⁠http://hellofresh.com/KINDAFUNNY10FM⁠ now to Get 10 Free Meals + a Free breakfast for Life! Exclusive $35 off Carver Mat at⁠https://on.auraframes.com/KINDAFUNNY⁠. Promo Code KINDAFUNNY - Start - Housekeeping - Mike's Review of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (FULL SPOILERS) - Ads - The Only Up Section - The True Expedition Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Once Upon a Galaxy is a new card battler that's getting great reviews on iOS, Android and Steam! Download it now, for free. http://kindafunny.com/galaxy ARC Raiders is a multiplayer extraction adventure video game, set in a lethal yet vibrant future earth. Available now for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. Hit the link to play it now: https://bit.ly/3KNpqkN Go to http://hellofresh.com/KINDAFUNNY10FM now to Get 10 Free Meals + a Free breakfast for Life! Exclusive $35 off Carver Mat at https://on.auraframes.com/KINDAFUNNY. Promo CodeKINDAFUNNY Thank you for the support! Run of Show - - Start - Craig Robinson calls in - how hard was pitching this movie? - how do you market a show or movie to the world - ADS - The Patreon connection -  10 years in whats the goal now? - Greg is so special - What can the Best Friends do? - Is it harder to get something made right now? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our yearly show with Engaged Family Gaming, where we talk about what video games might be on your kids’ wishlists. 00:00 Fact for 412 412 is the area code for Pittsburgh (and they seem really proud of it). The most people washing dishes simultaneously is 412 and was achieved by Henkel (Algeria) and Pril-Isis, in Algiers, Algeria, on 16 June 2017. https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/112306-most-people-washing-dishes-simultaneously Sponsor Message If you want some help finding solid footing underneath you, or help finding the right step to leap to the next level, head to firstmovefinancial.com/familygamers to schedule a quick phone call and see how First Move can help. 0:04:30 What We’ve Been Playing – with November Monthly Report! Anitra: 54 plays of 28 unique games. H-index: 4 (Chit Chat, Trio, INK, Leaders, Odin) – and Andrew is the most played-with person by a huge margin! Andrew: 40 plays of 18 unique games. H-index 4 (Chit Chat, Leaders, Odin, Trio). 35 games together with Anitra! Pretty much everything was 2 players or 5 players. Check out our recent reviews for INK and Odin.LeadersJungo (check out our review!)Logic & LoreS’mores Galore Roast & WriteFor Sale 0:10:40 The Family Gamers Community Welcome to our newest community members on Facebook! In these darkest days of the year, let’s share some light with each other. Stop in and say hello. #Backtalk We asked what you like to do with your family that ISN’T boardgames. A few of you answered on the #backtalk channel on the Discord and in our Facebook community. 0:19:00 Video Games with Engaged Family Gaming Stephen Duetzmann helps us with the best video games to give this year, via the Engaged Family Gaming holiday list. But first we talk about videogames we’ve been playing: Dogpile (on Steam)Metroid Prime 4Dredge (more info)Hollow Knight: Silksong (which Andrew just finished – more info) 0:36:00 Consoles PS5 or Xbox Series X – They are very expensive and not focused on family-friendly titles. Not recommended unless you really want it for games you can’t get elsewhere. 0:37:15 Multi-platform Games Civilization VII – the rough edges have been sanded off. Pick a leader, but jump to different civilizations in each age. Plays pretty well on any console and on PC, but if you have a Switch 2, buy it for that system, so you can use the mouse controller. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedown – turn based tactical game that still forces you to move forward like a typical side-scrolling brawler. Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar – cozy “farm and town” game with engine-building. Has a week cycle as well as a day cycle. Sonic Racing: Crossworlds – good if you don’t have Mario Kart. Plants vs. Zombies: Replanted 0:45:00 Playstation Exclusives “Playstation didn’t put out anything that didn’t involve mass-murder.” Ghost of Yotei – only for grownups, but gorgeous. nothing else really new, but Astro Bot, Final Fantasy VII, and Spider-man 2 are still great choices. 0:46:50 Xbox Exclusives Also not much new that isn’t “headshot-central”. But Star Wars Outlaws is updated and even better than it was last year. 0:47:45 Nintendo Switch / Switch 2 Both consoles are good choices: Switch 2 is very cool. Original Switch is the value choice, and those games will still work if you decide to upgrade later to the Switch 2. Mario Kart World Donkey Kong Bananza Also recommended: Metroid Prime 4 – if you liked Metroid Primeand Kirby Air Riders “If you get a Switch 2, don’t limit yourself to just Switch 2 games” – get older original Switch games, too. A lot of them have been updated for the better graphics of the Switch 2, and they’ll be great! 0:53:00 Online Play and Online Sales You need to do the math and decide if these are worth it for your family. Good alternative to buying a single game if you don’t know what game your recipient would want. Nintendo Switch Online – $80 for up to 8 users (don’t all have to be in the same location), even cheaper if you only need one user. This is absolutely necessary to play online AND gives you access to a bunch of older games. XBox Game Pass – probably not worth it JUST for kids. Worth it for Andrew & Anitra, where we have many people all taking advantage. PS Plus – again, needed for online play. Minimum $80/year for the Essentials plan. As always: If you're buying a console for a holiday present, do NOT leave it in the box! Don't forget to set it up before Christmas! (Plug in, connect to the internet, download updates, install a game or two. You might need to update the firmware on the controller.) It's a much more effective surprise if it's ready to play on Christmas morning. And don’t forget about free to play games like Fortnite or Disney Speed Storm! Those are good to add ahead of time so they can play right away. And don't forget about The Family Gamers holiday gift guide, too! Find EFG Online: Facebook: @EngagedFamilyGamingTikTok: @EngagedFamilyGamingTwitch: @EngagedFamilyGamingThey also have a Facebook community: facebook.com/groups/EngagedFamilyGamingCommunityAnd you can find Stephen on Facebook too: @sduetzmann 1:10:00 New Backtalk Question What kind of video game do you like best? Do you like multiplayer games because you’re a board gamer, and so you want to play with other people (locally or online)? Or do you have video games as your solo play and board games as your social play? Do you prefer puzzles, or action? If you want to name a particular game that is your favorite, feel free! 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We talk about some Dokkan stuff, then get into game awards as Chille is just insulting them for the choices lol PlayStation Unchained is brought to you by www.psu.com! PlayStation Unchained is hosted by Gari, Ben, and Alfonso! Download old episodes on Podbean!

Do you remember not knowing every single game that was coming out years in advance? Or the first time you connected a game console to the internet? Are you...even old enough to remember a time before that was just a commonly accepted thing? We're old! And we're tired of acting like we're happy about it!!!!!MORE PLACES TO FIND USCrubscribe ► https://bit.ly/CrubcastGet the show early and get exclusive content at our Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/crubOur Crubcasts are recorded LIVE at https://www.twitch.tv/crub_official every Tuesday at 7pm Eastern, with EXCLUSIVE Pre- and Post-ShowsJoin our Discord ► https://crub.org/joinBlueSky ► https://bsky.app/profile/crub.orgCome join our Steam group ► https://steamcommunity.com/groups/crubclubPodcasts are available on Apple, Google, Spotify, and other platforms are available at ► https://crub.orgSHOW NOTESThis week only, get 20% off of a month of our Patreon!Our ULTIMATE holiday gift guide for Gamers | PatreonTODAY'S CRUBCAST HOSTSChris: https://www.youtube.com/@MykonosFanNicco: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl56kbl3tb-KiGEHT7MUGUgSean: https://www.youtube.com/@WolfkaosaunTrav: https://www.youtube.com/@ThatTravGuyCHAPTERS00:00 Remember the first time you took a console online?07:53 Invoking Spank The Monkey for the first time in 202511:33 CHAIN E-MAILS!!!13:00 Sean's shortest relationship, ever18:57 We miss the old YouTube algorithm, and classic gaming rumors29:00 Did anyone ever have a good day with PictoChat?33:56 When you didn't know that video games could "end"38:33 Chris misses feeling scared by games41:55 He also misses not knowing what games are coming out44:30 Screw it, we wet Nicco's whistle47:03 Which non-human Zelda species would we romance? ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

GOTY week begins with my 9th and 10th favorite games of the year! Plus, my fight against the final two bosses in God of War Ragnarok and a trip to the mall.MY NEW YOUTUBE CHANNEL:https://www.youtube.com/@PlayStationDailyPodcastJOIN THE DISCORD and talk PlayStation with the PSD+ community:https://discord.gg/pEDZDp4kTGFOLLOW ME ON TWITCH and watch me record the show LIVE:https://www.twitch.tv/psdailypod/FOLLOW ME ON BLUESKY at psdailypod:https://bsky.app/profile/psdailypod.bsky.socialFOLLOW ME ON TIKTOK at ps.daily.pod:https://www.tiktok.com/@ps.daily.podIntro and Outro music is "The Concord Crew" by Daniel Pemberton from the Concord soundtrack.

On se remet tout doucement des Game Awards 2025. Le bilan est clair: Clair Obscur a fait son raz de marée annoncé, y a plein de jeux qui vont sortir d'ici 3 à 8 ans, les muppets dans une cérémonie de jeux vidéo c'est toujours aussi bizarre, et Geoff semble toujours aussi satisfait du résultat. On fait le point global sur tout ce qu'on a retiré de la soirée pour vous!On en oublie pas les jeux, et ça y est, Ben & Aza ont sombré dans Octopath Traveler 0, qui est bien parti pour leur voler leurs prochaines 120 heures de jeu. Dans cet épisode également un retour sur LEGO Party, Metroid Prime 4, et Hades 2.Bonne écoute à tous, comme toujours la Belle et le Gamer existe grâce au soutien de ses formidables fans via Patreon, et pour les rejoindre, ça se passe par ici.Pour rejoindre la communauté de La Belle et le Gamer et nous soutenir, tous les liens utiles se trouvent à l'adresse suivante, y compris l'invitation pour rejoindre notre serveur Discord, et notre chaîne Twitch: https://linktr.ee/LBELG. Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

On the final episode of 2025, we talk about the rise, fall, undignified death, and resurrection of what's now the only print video game magazine left in the United States: Game Informer. 

What games have you only ever beaten once and never returned to? On this episode, we examine our own personal one-and-dones, games that once we finished, for whatever reason, we decided never to return to.

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Read transcriptGrab your custom jutsu hand seals and prepare to feel a crushing sense of inadequacy when comparing your reaction time to a ninja's because we're diving shadow clone deep into the first Naruto Ultimate Ninja game on PlayStation 2! This week we're channeling our inner shinobi to explore how Bandai Namco took Masashi Kishimoto's legendary manga about a determined orange-suited underdog and transformed it into a frantic button-mashing tournament fighter that somehow convinced an entire generation of fans that they could recreate iconic Naruto moments if they just hit the attack button fast enough and screamed at their TV harder than Naruto himself. Released during the golden age of anime-to-console adaptations, the Naruto Ultimate Ninja games became the de facto way fans could live out their ninja fantasies—assuming your ninja fantasy involves janky camera angles, occasionally unresponsive inputs, and the kind of special effect visual soup that makes you wonder if you're actually watching a jutsu or if your PS2 is just having a mild aneurysm. With fighters pulled straight from the Hidden Leaf Village and beyond, these games proved that sometimes the best way to honor a beloved manga is to give players the chance to make Naruto fight characters he had absolutely no reason to fight (looking at you, random filler villains). This episode, we're absolutely stoked to welcome Cory Byrd from Byrds Eye View Comics—a fellow enthusiast of all things sequential art and gaming who can probably explain why Naruto's popularity transcended manga, anime, AND video games with the kind of clarity that makes marketing departments weep with envy. Together, we'll investigate whether these games managed to capture the heart, humor, and hyperkinetic energy of Kishimoto's creation, or if they just left us face-first in the dirt like Naruto at the beginning of the series. So synchronize your chakra, practice your most devastating combo, and prepare for an episode that's guaranteed to be more chaotic than a Sand Village invasion and infinitely more entertaining than watching filler arcs about onigiri eating contests. Learn such things as: Can a game truly capture the experience of having ninjas solve political problems through friendship when there's no friendship stat on the screen? How many ninja village headbands would it take to actually run an economy, or is that question unanswerable because the series never bothered explaining it? Is it more important for characters in a fighter to be balanced or accurate? And so much more! You can find Cory on Instagram @ByrdsEyeOfficial, the Byrds Eye View Comics Facebook page, and of course his website Byrds Eyes View Comics. If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you're interested in. If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix. You can find Play Comics @playcomics.bsky.social on Bluesky, @playcomicspodcast on Threads,  @playcomics on YouTube or the Play Comics website. A big thanks to Gender Pop and the Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective for the promos today. Intro/Outro Music by Backing Track, who did something really cool but nobody saw it. You know, because of the whole being a ninja thing. Support Play Comics by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/playcomics Check out our podcast host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free with no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-89f00a for 40% off for 4 months, and support Play Comics.

You've been voting - and it's time to reveal the PlayStation Access Game of the Year for 2025!Join us as we discuss the biggest titles from 2025, noteworthy honourable mentions, and the Access team crown their personal winners of the Game of the Year title.What was your personal Game of the Year? Let us know in the comments!PlayStation Access is the official YouTube channel of PlayStation UK - a vibrant, welcoming community celebrating all things PlayStation. Join us for weekly livestreams, list features and in-depth coverage on all your favourite games. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ARC Raiders is a multiplayer extraction adventure video game, set in a lethal yet vibrant future earth. Available now for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. Hit the link to play it now: https://bit.ly/3KNpqkN Storm Lancers is live on PC and Nintendo Switch 2. Fight together. Rise together. Repeat. Play Storm Lancers now: https://www.probablymonsters.com/stor... Go to http://shadyrays.com and use code FUNNY for 35% off polarized sunglasses. Exclusive $35 off Carver Mat at https://on.auraframes.com/KINDAFUNNY . Promo Code KINDAFUNNY Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 was incredibly cheap to make, Rockstar issues a statement about their firings, and it's almost time for the Game Awards! Thank you for the support! Run of Show - - SuperChats - HousekeepingUp SOON on Youtube is our Supergirl trailer reaction!Today after, KFGD, you'll get:Our Game Awards ReactionsAfter the live reaction is a Gamescast breakdown of everything that happened.If you're a Kinda Funny Member:Today's Gregway is 22 minutes about your parasocial relationship with Greg.Thank you to our Patreon Producers:Karl Jacobs, OmegaBuster, & Delaney "The Somm" TwiningThe Roper Report   - - Ad - More SuperChats - Wee News Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

ARC Raiders is a multiplayer extraction adventure video game, set in a lethal yet vibrant future earth. Available now for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. Hit the link to play it now: https://bit.ly/3KNpqkN Storm Lancers is live on PC and Nintendo Switch 2. Fight together. Rise together. Repeat. Play Storm Lancers now: https://www.probablymonsters.com/stor... Go to http://shadyrays.com and use code FUNNY for 35% off polarized sunglasses. Exclusive $35 off Carver Mat at https://on.auraframes.com/KINDAFUNNY . Promo Code KINDAFUNNY Thank you for the support! Run of Show - - Start - Housekeeping - Topic of the Show: The Game Awards! -  Mike's thoughts - Andy's thoughts - Blessing's thoughts - Tim's Thoughts - Greg's thoughts - Clair Obscur Expedition 33 DLC thank you update trailer - The Game Award breakdown - Ads - Superchats Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

ARC Raiders is a multiplayer extraction adventure video game, set in a lethal yet vibrant future earth. Available now for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. Hit the link to play it now: https://bit.ly/3KNpqkN Storm Lancers is live on PC and Nintendo Switch 2. Fight together. Rise together. Repeat. Play Storm Lancers now: https://www.probablymonsters.com/stor... Go to http://shadyrays.com and use code FUNNY for 35% off polarized sunglasses. Exclusive $35 off Carver Mat at https://on.auraframes.com/KINDAFUNNY . Promo Code KINDAFUNNY Thank you for the support! Run of Show - - Start - Housekeeping - Topic of the Show: The Game Awards! -  Mike's thoughts - Andy's thoughts - Blessing's thoughts - Tim's Thoughts - Greg's thoughts - Clair Obscur Expedition 33 DLC thank you update trailer - The Game Award breakdown - Ads - Superchats Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

ARC Raiders is a multiplayer extraction adventure video game, set in a lethal yet vibrant future earth. Available now for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. Hit the link to play it now: https://bit.ly/3KNpqkN Storm Lancers is live on PC and Nintendo Switch 2. Fight together. Rise together. Repeat. Play Storm Lancers now: https://www.probablymonsters.com/stor... Go to http://shadyrays.com and use code FUNNY for 35% off polarized sunglasses. Exclusive $35 off Carver Mat at https://on.auraframes.com/KINDAFUNNY . Promo Code KINDAFUNNY Thank you for the support! Run of Show - - Start - Housekeeping - Topic of the Show: The Game Awards! -  Mike's thoughts - Andy's thoughts - Blessing's thoughts - Tim's Thoughts - Greg's thoughts - Clair Obscur Expedition 33 DLC thank you update trailer - The Game Award breakdown - Ads - Superchats Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices