Byte Me

Ubisoft is calling this the future of gaming, we are less convinced.

What We're Playing

Cliff: Baldur's Gate

Colby: Final Fantasy 6, Tales of Arise

Dylan: Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor

News

The FUTURE of Video Games

New Parental Controls for Steam

Finishing Every Mario Maker Level

The PS5 Pro is Coming

Game Pass for Minecraft

Billionaires Calling Each Other Names

Questions

Primefan13: Thoughts on the Doom games?

Cheap/Free Games

Epic Games

• Call of the Wild: The Angler

• Atom Eve

Xbox Game Pass

• Lightyear Frontier (Game Preview) (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) 

• MLB The Show 24 (Cloud and Console) 

• The Quarry (Cloud and Console) – March 20 

• Evil West (Cloud, Console, and PC) – March 21 

• Terra Invicta (Game Preview) (PC) – March 26 

• Diablo IV (Console and PC) – March 28 

• Hot Wheels Unleashed 2 – Turbocharged (Cloud, Console, and PC) – March 28 

• Open Roads (Cloud, Console, and PC) – March 28 

• Ark: Survival Ascended (Cloud, PC, Xbox Series X|S) – April 1 

• F1 23 (Cloud) EA Play – April 2 

• Superhot: Mind Control Delete (Cloud, Console, and PC) – April 2  
  

PlayStation Plus

• Destiny 2: The Witch Queen

• Sifu

• Hello Neighbor 2

• EA Sports F1 23
  

Humble Bundle

We talk about all of the Xbox news from the last week and how it might impact the Xbox's future.

• Cliff: Baldur’s Gate 3
• Colby: Persona 3, Monster Sanctuary

• The Future is Xbox! I Mean, the Future Has to Be Something I Guess?
• There Are a Lot of Game Pass Subs
• We Are About to See a Bunch of New-ish Systems
• Finally, a Reason to Buy a PlayStation Portal
• Fallout is Getting a Very Cool Special Edition

• Mansocks: What is the best video game movie or TV show adaption (and you can't say TLOU)?
• Princess_Megan: Why does Microsoft hate cross play? This popped up again during a conversation I was having with the IT Manager. We both play ESO occasionally, but on different platforms so we can't play together. It seems like an easy thing to set up now that Microsoft basically owns all of the game publishing companies

• Super Meat Boy Forever!

• Return to Grace (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Tales of Arise (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Bluey: The Videogame (Cloud, Console, and PC) – February 22
• Maneater (Cloud, Console, and PC) – February 27
• Madden NFL 24 (Cloud) EA Play – February 27
• Indivisible (Cloud, Console, and PC) – February 28
• Space Engineers (Cloud, Console, and PC) – February 29
• Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun (Cloud, Console, and PC) – March 5
• Diablo IV - March 28

• Need for Speed Unbound | PS5
• The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition | PS5
• Tales of Arise | PS4 + PS5
• Assassin's Creed Valhalla | PS4 + PS5
• LEGO Worlds | PS4
• LEGO Jurassic World | PS4
• Roguebook | PS4 + PS5
• Rogue Lords | PS4
• Tales of Zestiria | PS4

• Resistance: Retribution | PS4 + PS5
• Jet Rider 2 (originally released as Jet Moto 2 in the US) | PS4 + PS5
• Tales of Symphonia | PS4 + PS5
• Tales of Vesperia | PS4 + PS5

• Cliff: Baldurs Gate 3
• Colby: Elden Ring, Persona 3

Everything Isn’t Great with the Dead Cells Team

Some Xbox Games Might Not Be Just Xbox Games for Long

Physical Games Aren’t as Expensive As I Thought

Subnautica 2 is Getting 4 Player Coop

• *monotone screaming*: I don’t have anything video game related, but what is your ideal bagel sandwich combination
• Rich Deacon:

VR gaming feels like its flat and has lost momentum (Correct me if I am wrong). Do you feel it's going to claim a large stake of gaming in the future?

Would you rather be unable to eat chocolate for the rest of your life or be unable to eat cheese for the rest of your life?

Dakar Desert Rally is the biggest off-road rally racing adventure ever developed. Experience the speed and excitement of the largest rally race on the planet, featuring a wide variety of licensed vehicles from motorcycles, cars, trucks, quads and SSVs.

• Resident Evil 3 (Cloud, Console, and PC) – February 13
• Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (Cloud, Console, and PC) – February 14
• A Little To The Left (Cloud, Console, and PC) – February 15
• PlateUp! – Feb 15th
• Return to Grace (Cloud, Console, and PC) – February 20

• Cliff: Baldur’s Gate
• Colby: Elden Ring, Persona 3
• Dylan: Fortnite, Marvel Snap, Monster Train

• Go Pirate Spec Ops: The Line
• Disney Buys $1.5 Billion Worth of Epic
• Taylor Swifts Boyfriend Wants Bring Back Backyard Sport
• You Know I Can’t Resist a New Controller
• New Rock Band Guitars, Let’s Go!
• Jedi Survivor Wins a Grammy

• Joe Coleslaw: Accessibility minded keybinds and settings.... some games, (Palworld) make you long press a button, or mash a button, when not everyone can use that repeated motion without pain or complications. The most noteworthy news stories from YEARS ago, was the uncharted collection adding the "reduced hold/press to mash" setting and becoming heroes overnight. Why isn't this a standard yet? Better question: what settings in games SHOULD BE standard.
• Rich: So since Phil Spencer Says We’ll Hear From Him And The Xbox Team Next Week On Their “Vision For The Future Of Xbox” - what would you deem as your future vision for the xbox? Since humanity seems hell bent on killing itself, what do you think will get us in the end. Global warming, lack of fresh water, AI, or people wearing Apple Vision as they drive?
• primefan13: Thoughts on Underdog VR?
• QuackMike: Have you played Gravity Circuit and did you like it?

• Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!
• Lost Castle

• Persona 3 Reload (Friday, February 2)
• Anuchard (Tuesday, February 6)
• Train Sim World 4 (Cloud, Console, and PC) – February 7
• Madden NFL 24 (Console and PC) – February 8
• Resident Evil 3 (Cloud, Console, and PC) – February 13
• Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (Cloud, Console, and PC) – February 14
• A Little To The Left (Cloud, Console, and PC) – February 15
• PlateUp! – Feb 15th
• Return to Grace (Cloud, Console, and PC) – February 20

• Foamstars
• Steelrising
• Rollerdrome

The folks that are making Dragons Dogma 2 think they know better than I do how I want to use fast travel. They are wrong.

What We're Playing

• Cliff: Baldur's Gate
• Colby: Elden Ring, Palworld

News

• Are You a Fan of Fast Travel?
• PalWord is Selling Like Hotcakes But Has Some Issues
• The Digital Only Future Has Begun
• Time to Get The Last Rock Band 4 DLC
• RTX Remix Will Update Your Old Games

Questions

Joe Coleslaw: Wakes up from 8 week Coma

Oh, hey guys! Great show last week! Did you know Sea of Thieves introduced a Safer Seas option, which would inevitably turn a PVP(ve) world into a Private, PVE world for only you, and up to 3 of your friends?

[ begins to discuss the possibilities of bringing in old players who are sick of "sinking" hours and hours into a session only to come across 1 group of A**holes and ruin your experience]

[Goes on to discuss the potential for gamer parents to introduce their families to this world without fear of toxic coms, or a sense of accomplishment in succeeding in a world event, or that voyage that sends you all around the world in 4 hours tops.]

[CONTINUES to ramble on about how the Safer Seas mode brings more FIGHT from the folks WILLING/ABLE to Risk everything for the sake of rewards, GOLD, & GLORY in the 'regular' HIGH SEAS, adventure mode.]

By the way, since writing that question in the first week of December... we have a new season that just started on Tuesday. Including some changes to the quest system, and direct diving to start your adventure, lastly, the level of reputation is increased from a 75 cap, to level 500. 100 prestige 5 times.

So my question is, what other game could you see this option implemented? What game could benefit from taking out the opposition, and just letting you live in the world?

Rich:

Name one gaming accessory that everyone should have

Name one office accessory that everyone should have

Princess_Megan:

In your opinion, what is the greatest gaming system of all time? It can be computer, arcade, or console as long as you can make a reasonable argument for it

Alan S (zeroskill):

The Steam Deck is almost 2! Do you still use yours just as frequently as you did the first year? What have you found to be your favorite game to play handheld?

Cheap/Free Games

Epic Games

• Infinifactory

Xbox Game Pass

• Go Mecha Ball (Cloud, Console, and PC) – January 25
• Brotato (Cloud, Console, and PC) – January 30
• Persona 3 Reload (Cloud, Console, and PC) – February 2
• Anuchard (Cloud, Console, and PC) – February 6
• PlateUp! - February 15
• Open Roads - February 22

PlayStation Plus

PlayStation Plus Games Catalog Additions for January 2024

• Tiny Tina's Wonderlands: Next-Level Edition | PS4 + PS5
• Resident Evil 2 | PS4 + PS5
• Hardspace: Shipbreaker | PS5
• LEGO City Undercover | PS4
• Just Cause 3 | PS4
• Session: Skate Sim | PS4 + PS5
• Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun | PS4
• Vampire: The Masquerade - Swansong | PS4 + PS5
• Surviving the Aftermath | PS4

PlayStation Plus Classics Games Catalog Additions for January 2024

• Rally Cross | PS4 + PS5
• Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace | PS4 + PS5
• Street Fighter: 30th Anniversary Collection | PS4
• Legend of Mana | PS4
• Secret of Mana | PS4

Prime Gaming

Yars: Recharged – Epic Games Store – January 25

Patreon

• Alan Schulte
• Joe Cole Jr.
• Anonymous
• Rich Deacon

Extra Life

It's been a while, but we are back! Get the lowdown on our GOTY picks!

What We're Playing

Cliff: Baldur's Gate, While the Irons Hot

Colby: Elden Ring, Vampire Survivor

News

• GOTY
• Best Selling Steam Games of 2023

Questions

Primefan13: Thoughts on the big snow across the country?

monotone screaming: What’s the next long-awaited game you’re hoping for in 2024? (i.e Titanfall 3, hollow knight silksong, etc.)

Tr1pletrouble88: What would your favorite game character's new year's resolution be? and no it cannot be a screen resolution >:c

Rich:

So what was a game you were stoked to play, played forever then one day was like meh....

What is your favorite or 2nd favorite cereal if your 1st cereal is recalled for being toxic or just really boring?

Cheap/Free Games

Epic Games

• Love

Game Pass

• Those Who Remain (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Turnip Boy Robs a Bank (Cloud, Console, and PC) – January 18
• F1 23 (Console and PC) EA Play – January 18
• Palworld (Cloud, Console, PC) – January 19
• Go Mecha Ball (Cloud, Console, and PC) – January 25
• Brotato (Cloud, Console, and PC) – January 30
• Persona 3 Reload (Cloud, Console, and PC) – February 2
• Anuchard (Cloud, Console, and PC) – February 6
• Plague Tale: Requiem
• Evil West
• Nobody Saves the World

Humble Bundle

We've seen the GTA VI trailer and it looks great, but do we really have to wait until 2025 to play it?

Cliff: Starfield, Cocoon, Meniko’s Night Market, Steamworld Build, From Space

Colby: Biomutant, Soma

Dylan: Planet Zoo, Steamworld Build, Tropico 6

• GTA6 Has Its First Trailer
• But It’s Probably Not Coming to PC at Launch
• Bethesda Is Giving Paid Content Another Shot
• I’d Love to See This Venn Diagram
• Apparently People Think Achievements Need Work?
• These Controllers Are Weird and Too Expensive
• Hey, Don’t Forget, Netflix Has Games!

Rdeacon: Cliff gets a call... we want to sponsor the podcast!!! What is your dream sponsor... and which one is your nightmare?

Primefan13: Thoughts on the two new upcoming Godzilla movies? *monotone screaming* With the game awards in 2 days, what do you think will be game of the year? Also, general thoughts on the other categories?

Tr1pletrouble88: What do you think your Spotify Wrapped would look like for your games this year? Top games, genres, developers even?

Epic Games:

• Predecessor
• GigaBash

Xbox Game Pass:

• Remnant: From the Ashes (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Remnant II (Cloud, PC, Xbox Series X|S)
• Spirit of the North (Cloud, Console, and PC) – December 1
• SteamWorld Build (Cloud, Console, and PC) – December 1
• Clone Drone in the Danger Zone (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – December 5
• Rise of the Tomb Raider (Cloud, Console, and PC) – December 5
• While the Iron’s Hot (Cloud, Console, and PC) – December 5
• World War Z: Aftermath (Cloud, Console, and PC) – December 5
• Goat Simulator 3 (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – December 7
• Against the Storm (PC) – December 8
• Tin Hearts (Cloud, Console, and PC) – December 12
• Far Cry 6 (Cloud, Console, and PC) – December 14

• Chivalry 2 – December 6
• Totally Reliable Delivery Service – December

• Teamfight Tactics: Remix Rumble – Available Now
• Fallout 76: Atlantic City – Boardwalk Paradise – December 5

• Lego 2K Drive (PS5, PS4)
• Powerwash Simulator (PS5, PS4)
• Sable (PS5)

• Cliff: Starfield
• Colby: Starfield
• Dylan: Dead Space, One Piece: Odyssey

There is a new PS 5 Slim coming out this year with a removable $80 hard drive.

• Cliff: Are there other games that aren’t Starfield?
• Dylan: Fortnite, Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor Demo, Vampire Survivors

• Has Anybody Ever Said “I Want an External Bluray Player for my PS5”?
• We Can Finally Stop Talking About Activision/Blizzard This Week. Maybe?
• Maybe Cloud Streaming Isn’t That Hard After All?
• Could Disney Buy EA?
• Add A Screen to Your Xbox Series S
• Both Epic and Telltale Are Laying Folks Off
• Finally a Use for One Drive
• I Refuse to Call It the Meta Quest 3
• Would You Pay $60 for a Mobile Game?
• I Can Finally Sail the Seven Seas By Myself

• Squid: Hey! Apropos of nothing…. What's the most progress you've ever lost in a video game? For me I would say it's about 84 hours.
• Primefan13: Thoughts on the current state of Call of Duty?
• Princess_Megan: Who is the best video game villain?
• Mansocks: What was your earliest arcade memory?
• Rich: What is your go-to game when you need game therapy after a hard day?
• Do you like to spend money on yourself or others?

• Blazing Sails
• Q.U.B.E. 10th Anniversary

• Gotham Knights (October 3)
• NHL 24 10-hour free trial (October 3)
• The Lamplighters League (October 3)
• Warhammer 40,000: Darktide (October 4)
• Forza Motorsport (October 10)
• Cities: Skylines 2 (October 24)
• Mineko’s Night Market (October 26)
• Headbangers Rhythm Royale (October 31)
• Jusant (October 31)

• Erville (October 15)
• Overwhelm (October 15)
• Shenzhen I/O (October 15)
• The Legend Of Tianding (October 15)
• Trek To Yomi (October 15)
• Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion (October 15)

• The Callisto Protocol
• Farming Simulator 22
• Weird West
• Gotham Knights | PS5
• Disco Elysium: The Final Cut | PS4 + PS5
• The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes | PS4 + PS5
• Alien: Isolation | PS4 + PS5
• Dead Island: Definitive Edition | PS4 + PS5
• Outlast 2 | PS4
• Elite Dangerous | PS4
• Far: Changing Tides | PS4 + PS5
• Gungrave G.O.R.E. | Unspecified
• Eldest Souls | PS4 + PS5
• Röki | PS4 + PS5
• Tekken 6 | PS4 + PS5
• Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny | PS4 + PS5
• Ape Escape Academy | PS4 + PS5
• IQ Final | PS4 + PS5

Unity Is In the "Finding Out" Stage I BelieveUnity made some absolutely terrible changes to their pricing structure and the indie games dev community is pissed.

What We're Playing

Cliff: Graveyard Keeper, Starfield
It’s Hans, Bitch: Tarkov, Starfield, Rolling Thunder
Colby: no Colby only, Zuul (Hans)
Dylan: Fortnite

News

• Unity is Doing the Bad
• Just All of the Starfield News
• Get Your PC Warmed Up for Cyberpunk
• Lets All Pool Our Money and Buy Gearbox
• PS Plus ++
• Game Noods
• Hans’ Stuff

Questions

*monotone screaming*: Many pieces of media have done the idea of a VR “deep dive” game, which is fully immersive to all senses. What are your thoughts on this, if it could actually be achieved in real life?

Mansocks: Starfield is one of the few games I have left the music on in a game. I usually have my own music playing or nothing.... how about you all?

Primefan13: Thoughts on the upcoming Assassin's Creed?

Aslan the Incompetent: Who is your favorite video game creator?

Cheap & Free Games

Epic Games

• 911 Operator

Xbox Game Pass

• Gris (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition (Cloud and Console) – Available now
• Call of the Wild: The Angler – Available now
• Humankind (Cloud and Console) – Available now
• Starfield (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – September 6
• Solar Ash (Cloud, Console, and PC) – September 14
• Lies of P (Cloud, Console, and PC) – September 19
• Party Animals - September 20
• Payday 3 - September 21
• Cocoon - September 29

PlayStation Plus

• Saints Row (PS4 and PS5)
• Black Desert - Traveler Edition (PS4)
• Generation Zero (PS4).

PlayStation Plus Extra

• 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim (PS4)
• Call of the Sea (PS4, PS5)
• Cloudpunk (PS4, PS5)
• Contra: Rogue Corps (PS4)
• NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139… (PS4)
• Odin Sphere Leifthrasir (PS4)
• PAW Patrol The Movie: Adventure City Calls (PS4, PS5)
• Planet Coaster: Console Edition (PS4, PS5)
• Sid Meier’s Civilization VI (PS4)
• Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2 (PS4, PS5)
• Star Ocean The Divine Force (PS4, PS5)
• Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness (PS4)
• Tails Noir (PS4, PS5)
• This War of Mine: Final Cut (PS5)
• Unpacking (PS4, PS5)
• West of Dead (PS4)
• Dragon’s Crown Pro (PS4)
• Star Ocean First Departure R (PS4)
• Star Ocean: The Last Hope – 4K & FHD Remaster (PS4)
• Star Ocean: Till the End of Time (PS4)

Humble Bundle

Now that Josh is officially Dr. Josh, we had him back on the podcast to have him give us an update on his video game research.

What We're Playing

Cliff: Graveyard Keeper, Everspace 2
Josh: BG3
Dylan: Stray, BG3, Fortnite

Dr. Josh!

• Man, This Isn’t What I Wanna Hear About Starfield
• Starfield Leaker Arrested
• Nintendo Has Sold A Lot of Switches
• The PlayStation Portal Pricing Has Been Announced
• So Much Balder’s Gate News
• Game Pass is Coming to Geforce Now
• MS Gives It Another Try in the UK
• Epics Got a Deal For You (If You Make Video Games)
  

Questions

Primefan13: Thoughts on the DC Movieverse?

Tr1pletrouble88: What do you think a mechanic would be in your ideal sports game? Personally? Individual players for each person on the team, but to play 22 players lobby Fifa.

Princess_Megan: You have to pick a game to speed run. Which game are you playing, and how long do you think it'll take to complete?

Epic Games

• Cave Story+

Xbox Game Pass

• Starfield Early Access (via the Starfield Premium Edition Upgrade) – September 1 (Console, PC,Cloud)
• Gris – September 5 (Console, PC, Cloud)
• Starfield – September 6 (Console, PC, Cloud)
• Lies of P – September 19 (Console, PC)
• Party Animals – September 20 (Console, PC)
• Payday 3 – September 21 (Console, PC, Cloud)
• Cocoon – September 29 (Console, PC)

Humble Bundle

The CEO of Take-Two is the right price for Red Dead Redemption...we think he's wrong.

What We're Playing

Cliff: The Cave, Figment 2: Creed Valley, Vampire Survivors, Broforce, Graveyard Keeper, Crusader Kings 3

Colby: Scourge Bringer, Broforce Forever, Remnant 2, Sword and Fairy: Together Forever

Dylan: Baldur’s Gate 3, Stray

News

The Take Two CEO is Wrong

• Stop Saving So Much Guys!
• EA Kills More Servers
• Maybe This Will Get the UK to Figure Things Out
• STRONGBAD!

Questions

Princess_Megan: What is one mass change you would like to see across all video games? (You can't say make them shorter)

Primefan13: Favorite text adventure game and why?

Alan S (zeroskill): What is your favorite genre of tabletop games? Which tabletop game is your favorite? Hopefully Dylan is around for this one.

Cheap/Free Games

Epic Games

• "Black Book"
• Dodo Peak

Xbox Game Pass

• Quake II (Cloud, Console, and PC) – Available now
• August 15 - Everspace 2 - Series X, Series S
• Firewatch (Cloud, Console, and PC) – August 17
• The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (Cloud, Console, and PC) – August 18
• Sea of Stars (Cloud, Console, and PC) – August 29
• Gris (Cloud, Console, and PC) – September 5

PlayStation Plus

• Destiny 2: The Witch Queen | PS4 + PS5
• Sea of Stars | PS4 + PS5
• Lost Judgement | PS4 + PS5
• Moving Out | PS4 + PS5
• Destroy All Humans 2: Reprobed | PS4 + PS5
• Two Point Hospital: Jumbo Edition | PS4
• Source of Madness | PS4 + PS5
• Cursed to Golf | PS4 + PS5
• Dreams | PS4
• PJ Masks: Heroes of the Night | PS4 + PS5
• Hotel Transylvania: Scary-Tale Adventures | PS4 + PS5
• Lawn Mowing Simulator: Landmark Edition | PS4 + PS5
• Spellforce 3 Reforced | PS4
• Midnight Fight Express | PS4

PlayStation Premium: Classics

• MediEvil: Resurrection | PS4 + PS5
• Ape Escape: On the Loose | PS4 + PS5
• Pursuit Force: Extreme Justice | PS4 + PS5

Humble Bundle

• Cliff: Toem, The Cave, Disney Illusion Island, Tribes of Midguard
• Colby: Remnant 2, Coffee Talk

• It Looks Like We Are Getting a New Switch
• Awww, No More Immortals Fenyx Rising
• No. Just No.
• This Is Great News
• PS5 Beta is Fueling Slim Rumors
• This is Just Weird

DA VINSTER (Vinny): What is your favorite single player game you've played this year and your favorite multiplayer game you've played this year?

Princess_Megan: If you could temporarily retire tomorrow, which game would you play first?

• Bloons TD 6
• Loop Hero

• August 1 - Celeste - Console, PC, Cloud
• A Short Hike (Cloud, Console, PC) – August 3
• August 8 - Broforce Forever - Console, TBD
• Limbo (Cloud, Console, and PC) – August 9
• Airborne Kingdom (Cloud, Console, and PC) – August 10
• August 15 - Everspace 2 - Series X, Series S
• August 18 - The Texas Chain Saw Massacre - Console, PC, TBD
• August 29 - Sea of Stars - Console, TBD
• Celeste (Cloud, Console, and PC) - Available today

• Blue Fire (August 1-31)
• Inertial Drift (August 1-31)

• PGA Tour 2K23
• Dreams
• Death’s Door

Once again, we've influenced the universe and just by mentioning it have willed a Red Dead Redemption Remaster into existence. Probably.

Cliff: HiFi Rush, Bramble: The Mountain King

Colby: AC Valhalla, Arcade Paradise

Are We Getting an RDR Remaster?

You Can Now Get (Essentially) GamePass for Your Quest

Not Many Folks Are Going to Get These Six Items in Diablo 4

Can We Just Stop Blaming Video Games for Things?

Tarkov is Going to Sue Data Miners

Apparently, All Xbox Games are Shooters or Multiplayer According to Sony

Don’t Count on Physical Releases for Much Longer

Diablo 4 Treasure Goblins are Killing Hardcore Characters

BIG CHAPPIE: How much you blowing up for the 4th?

*monotone screaming*: How was your 4th of July?

*monotone screaming*: Also, any new games coming out that you are interested in?

Primefan13: Any thoughts on summer movies?

Tr1pletrouble88: Any of the following: what’s the best classic rock? If soft serves egg was a thing, how??? And finally, if you had to choose a mascot for Microsoft, who would it be? Master chief? Cortana? Clippy?

Epic Games

• GRIME

Xbox Game Pass

• Need For Speed Unbound - Avail now
• The Bookwalker - Avail now
• Halo Infinite – Season 4: Infection – Avail now
• Fallout 76: Once in a Blue Moon – Avail now
• Bramble: The Mountain King (Cloud, Console, and PC) – now!
• F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – Now
• Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town (Console and PC) – Now
• Arcade Paradise Console, PC - Now
• Sword and Fairy 7 Console, PC - Now
• Grand Theft Auto V (Cloud and Console) - Now
• Sword and Fairy: Together Forever (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• McPixel 3 (Cloud, Console, and PC) – July 6
• Common’hood (Cloud, Console, and PC) – July 11
• Insurgency: Sandstorm (PC) – July 11
• Exoprimal (Cloud, Console, and PC) – July 14
• Techtonica (Game Preview) (Cloud, Console, and PC) – July 18
• The Cave (Cloud and Console) – July 18
• July 20  The Wandering Village Console, TBD
• July 31  Venba Console, TBD

Xbox Gold

• Darkwood ($14.99 ERP): Available July 1 to 31
• When the Past was Around ($8.49 ERP): Available July 16 to August 15

PlayStation Plus

• Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
• Alan Wake Remastered
• Endling – Extinction is Forever.

Prime Gaming

• Prey - Available now
• Baldur's Gate 2: Enhanced Edition - June 27
• Shovel Knight: Showdown - July 6
• Star Wars: The Force Unleashed - July 10
• Cook, Serve, Delicious 3 - July 6.
• NAIRI: Tower of Shirin- July 13
• Wytchwood - July 20
• Lunar Axe - July 27

Nintendo Switch

• Ghouls ‘n Ghosts
• Crusader of Centy
• Landstalker
• The Revenge of Shinobi

• Alan Schulte
• Joe Cole Jr.
• Anonymous
• Rich Deacon

Microsoft officially delays the acquisition of Activision/Blizzard until October 18, giving them more time to work with the FTC and CMA.

What We're Playing

• Cliff: The Big Con, Beacon Pines
• Colby: FarCry 6, Lego Star Wars, Arcade Paradise

News

• MS Looking to Extend Their Deal with Activision/Blizzard
• Games with Gold is Gone
• GP Friends And Family is Ending
• Sony Signs Ten Year Deal with Microsoft
• You’ll Probably Be Able to Change Out the Battery on Your Next Switch
• Watch Your Heated Gamer Moments Folks
• Get Stabbed in Assassins Creed
• Bungie Wins Against Gamers

Questions

Tr1pletrouble88: What do you imagine cartwheeling through jello is like?

*monotone screaming*: Alternative question: do you think it would be more fun to destroy a big block of jello by tearing it apart hulk-style or smashing it apart with a baseball bat

Cheap/Free Games

Epic Games

• Murder by Numbers!
• Elder Scrolls Online

Xbox Game Pass

• Techtonica (Game Preview) (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Toem (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• The Cave (Cloud and Console)
• Maquette (Console and PC) – July 19
• Figment 2: Creed Valley (Cloud, Console, and PC) – July 20
• The Wandering Village (Cloud, Console, and PC) – July 20
• Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – July 25
• Venba (Console and PC) – July 31
• Celeste (Cloud, Console, and PC) – August 1

Xbox Game Pass DLC / Game Updates

• Naraka: Bladepoint Deluxe Edition Upgrade – Available now
• League of Legends Champion: Naafiri – July 20
• Sea of Thieves: The Legend of Monkey Island – July 20
• Dead by Daylight: Nicolas Cage DLC – July 25

Leaving Game Pass

• Dreamscaper -- cloud, console, PC
• Expeditions: Rome -- PC
• Marvel's Avengers -- cloud, console, PC
• The Ascent -- cloud, console, PC
• Two Point Campus -- cloud, console, PC

PlayStation Plus

• It Takes Two (PS5, PS4)
• Sniper Elite 5 (PS5, PS4)
• Snowrunner (PS5, PS4)
• World War Z (PS5, PS4)
• The Ascent (PS5, PS4)
• Undertale (PS4)
• SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated (PS4)
• Melty Blood: Type Lumina (PS4)
• Dysmantle (PS5, PS4)
• Circus Electrique (PS4)
• Dynasty Warriors 9 (PS4)
• Samurai Warriors 5 (PS4)
• My Little Pony: A Maretime Bay Adventure (PS5, PS4)
• Fast & Furious: Spy Racers Rise of SH1FT3R (PS5, PS4)
• Monster Jam Steel Titans (PS4)

PS Plus Classics

• Gravity Crash Portable (PS5, PS4)
• Twisted Metal (PS5, PS4)
• Twisted Metal 2 (PS5, PS4)

Humble Bundle

Xbox showed us every game we're going to be playing for the next 18 months and I'm hyped!

Also, sorry about the audio on this episode, it sounded fine when we were recording, not sure why it sounds like Cliff is in the back of a dark cave.

Cliff: Planet of Lana, Ravenlock, High-Fi Rush, Chicory: A Colorful Talke

Colby: AC Valhalla, The Big Con

• Xbox Games Showcase
• GameStop Just Fired Their CEO
• PC Game Pass Coming to GeForce Now
• Diablo Has Microtransactions, Who Else is Shocked?
• Now You Can Play More Than Photoshop on Your Mac
• Xbox Storage is Finally Getting Reasonable
• Xbox Owes the FTC a Cool $20 Million
• Sony Says Cloud Gaming is “Tricky”

Primefan: Any big summer plans?

Rdeacon: When does a game get to the point where the bugs/gliches are soo annoying that you stop playing?

Do all jobs eventually suck?

Tr1pletrouble88: What do you think the next generation of consoles will look like? Going from something like the ps3 to ps4 was about improving graphics, but going to the ps4 to ps5 was mainly about improving performance. Do you think the next gen will figure out how to improve graphics even more?

mazelnut: What are your thoughts on the New Apple Vision Pro? Is it cool new tech or black mirror type stuff?

Epic Games

• Guacamelee! 2
• Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition

Xbox Game Pass

• Rune Factory 4 Special (Cloud, Console, and PC) – June 8
• Stacking (Cloud and Console) – June 8
• Dordogne (Cloud, Console, and PC) – June 13

PlayStation Plus

• NBA 2K23 (PS5, PS4)
• Jurassic World Evolution 2 (PS5, PS4)
• Trek to Yomi (PS5, PS4)

Humble Bundle

There are some great games coming to the PlayStation (and they'd like you to think they aren't coming to the Xbox or PC, but they are).

Cliff: Dragon Age: Inquisition

Colby: Shadow Warrior 3, Ravenlok, Eastern Exorcist, Fall Guys, AC Valhalla, Planet of Lana

Everything From the PlayStation Showcase

Nintendo is Not a Fan of the Dolphin Emulator

XBOX Appeals the CMA Decision

Sony Is Making Money with Playstation Plus

Folks Are Buying PSVR2 Regardless of What You Hear

At Least Activision Blizard is Winning One Lawsuit

Apparently It’s Not That Hard to Get Your Game Banned on the Switch

Cade 6 is Back from the Dead…Maybe?

Primefan: Favorite barbecue dish?

Aslan the Incompetent: What year do you consider to be the greatest for video game releases?

Squid: You’re stuck on an island, you can have three artists' entire discographies. What three artists do you choose!

Tr1pletrouble88: What are your opinions on retro setups? Like having an actual NES and CRT with game cartridges.

Brooke: What is your favorite video game music from when you were a kid?

Epic Games

• Mystery Game

Xbox Game Pass

• Chicory: A Colorful Tale (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Farworld Pioneers (Console and PC)
• Car Mechanic Simulator 2021 (Cloud, Console, and PC) – June 1
• Slayers X: Terminal Aftermath: Vengance of the Slayer (Cloud, Console, and PC) – June 1
• The Big Con (Cloud, Console, and PC) – June 1
• Amnesia: The Bunker (Cloud, Console, and PC) – June 6
• Hypnospace Outlaw (Cloud, Console, and PC) – June 6
• Rune Factory 4 Special (Cloud, Console, and PC) – June 8
• Stacking (Cloud and Console) – June 8
• Dordogne (Cloud, Console, and PC) – June 13

Xbox Gold

• Adios ($17.99 ERP): Available June 1 to 30
• The Vale: Shadow of the Crown ($19.99 ERP): Available June 16 to July 15

Prime Gaming

• June 1
• Sengoku 2
• Mutation Nation
• June 8
• Soccer Brawl
• Over Top
• June 15
• The Super Spy
• Top Hunter
• SteamWorld Dig 2
• June 22
• Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition
• Autonauts
• Revita
• June 29
• Roguebook
• Once Upon a Jester
• Gems of Destiny: Homeless Dwarf

• Alan Schulte
• Joe Cole Jr.
• Anonymous
• Rich Deacon

For three quarters in a row, Activision/Blizzard have been raking in cash from folks on PC, leaving the filthy console peasants in the dust.

What We're Playing

Cliff: Dragon Age: Inquisition

Colby: Redfall, Immortals Fenyx Rising, TMNT

News

Activision is Making More Money Off of PCs Than Consoles

Biden Wants to Tax Crypto

Xbox SSDs are Coming Down in Price

Phil Spenser is Disappointed in the CMA Decision

Riot Games is Gonna Have to Spend a Lot of Money

Doom 2 RPG is Now on PC

Give a Friend GamePass (on PC)

Questions

QwertyHJKL1234: Are there any large brands that you will avoid because of a bad experience (even if their new products are amazing)? If so, what brand(s), and what happened to make you avoid it?

Primefan: What are y’all’s thoughts on the new Transformers movie coming out in June? (it is not part of the Michel bay movies it’s a continuation of the bumblebee timeline)

Cheap/Free Games

Epic Games

• The Sims™ 4 The Daring Lifestyle Bundle
  

Xbox Game Pass

• Ravenlok (Cloud, Console, and PC) – May 4
• Weird West: Definitive Edition (Xbox Series X|S) – May 8
• Shadowrun Trilogy (PC) – May 9
• Fuga: Melodies of Steel 2 (Cloud, Console, and PC) – May 11
• Amnesia: The Bunker: May 23
• Railway Empire 2: May 25
• Farworld Pioneers: May 30

Humble Bundle

The CMA (not the Country Music Awards) has decided that Microsoft can't buy Activision/Blizzard for the weirdest reason.

What We're Playing

Cliff: Dragon Age: Inquistion

Rich: Garden Story, Grindstone, BoTW (begrudgingly)

News

The UK Has Blocked The Microsoft/Activision/Blizzard Merger

This is Just the Beginning for AI

Sony is Bringing More Games to PC, Because Money

Sega of America is Unionizing

RIP Waypoint

Video Games Cost to Damn Much Money to Make

Steam Has a Fancy New Notepad

Questions

Mister Polite: I am currently playing if you could read my mindas a quick game before Zelda comes out. It’s a nice whimsical game but then a 1/4 of a way through the game the villain of the game takes a baby and just eats it.  I was stunned and speechless as I didn’t expect to see an actually cartoon baby get eaten in a game.  It doesn’t have to video game related, but when was the last time you were out completely shocked by something

Rdeacon: Since Cliff isn't a huge fan of Mario games. What changes would Nintendo need to make so Cliff would approve of them?

What is your favorite breakfast cereal?

Cheap/Free Games

Epic Games

• Against All Odds
• Horizon Chase Turbo
• Kao the Kangaroo

Xbox Game Pass

• Redfall (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – May 2
• Ravenlok: May 4
• Fuga: Melodies of Steel 2: May 11
• Amnesia: The Bunker: May 23
• Railway Empire 2: May 25
• Farworld Pioneers: May 30

Xbox Gold

• Star Wars Episode I Racer
• Hoa

Playstation Plus

• Chivalry 2 (PS4 and PS5)
• GRID Legends (PS4 and PS5)
• Descenders (PS4)

Humble Bundle

Diablo 4 has gone gold, but they've made some really strange decisions regarding the in-game maps.

What We're Playing Cliff: Dragon Age: Inquisition

Colby: Mass Effect 2, Immortality, Scorn, Mothered, The Long Reach, Loop Hero

News

Diablo Goes Gold and Is Missing One Key Feature

I Guess I’m Going to Have to Start Playing Stardew Again

Sega Has $750 Million Dollars?

Apparently, Folks Love the Mario Movie

Cheating Via Peripherals?

I Don’t Need a New Controller, I Don’t Need a New Controller, I Don’t…

Ubisoft+ Comes to Xbox and It’s Really Expensive

Questions

Mister Polite: Playing Ghostwire Tokyo since it arrived on the Playstation Plus service, and it was a game that I was going to buy at full price when it came out, but I never had the time to play, so I didn't buy it. I am glad because the game is fine and fun, but I might not have enjoyed it if I had paid the full price. Since it's included in something I already paid for, I am enjoying it more.

Question: What is the most recent game in which you had a similar experience?

Rdeacon: Why do you think the PS5 has outsold the Xbox Series X?

Which one do you pick....  Churro or Soft Pretzel?

Clyde:

1. What is the most overrated video game of all-time?

2. What is the most underrated video game of all-time?

3. What is the best video game movie adaptation?

4. What video game has the most memorable characters?

5. What is the best video game ending of all-time?

Cheap/Free Games

Epic Games

• Beyond Blue
• Never Alone

Xbox Game Pass

• Loop Hero (Console and PC)
• Iron Brigade (Cloud and Console) – April 6
• Ghostwire: Tokyo (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – April 12
• NHL 23 (Console) EA Play – April 13
• Minecraft Legends (Cloud, Console, and PC) – April 18
• Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly – April 20 (Console, PC, Cloud)
• Medieval Dynasty (Xbox One) – April 20
• Homestead Arcana (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – April 21
• Cassette Beasts (PC) – April 26
• BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle Special Edition (Cloud, Console, and PC) – April 27
• The Last Case of Benedict Fox (Console and PC) – April 27
• Redfall (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – May 2

Leaving Game Pass April 30th

• Bugsnax
• Destroy All Humans!
• Dragon Quest Builders 2
• Tetris Effect: Connected
• Unsouled

Xbox Gold

• Out of Space: Couch Edition (April 1-30)
• Peaky Blinders: Mastermind (April 16 to May 15)

Playstation Plus

• Sackboy: A Big Adventure (PS5, PS4)
• Meet Your Maker (PS5, PS4)
• Tails of Iron (PS5, PS4)

PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium

• Kena: Bridge of Spirits (PS4, PS5)
• Doom Eternal (PS4, PS5)
• Riders Republic (PS4, PS5)
• Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus (PS4)
• Slay the Spire (PS4)
• Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom (PS4, PS5)
• The Evil Within (PS4)
• Wolfenstein: The Old Blood (PS4)
• Bassmaster Fishing (PS4, PS5)
• Paradise Killer (PS4, PS5)
• Sackboy: A Big Adventure (PS4, PS5)

PlayStation Premium Classics

• Doom
• Doom II
• Doom 64
• Doom 3
• Dishonored: Definitive Edition

Humble Bundle

What We're Playing

Cliff: Warhammer: Chaosbane

Colby: Mass Effect Andromeda, Red Dead Redemption 2, Warhammer: Chaosbane, Until Dawn: Rush of Blood

• The Diablo 4 Beta is Going Awesome!
• Wanna Play Video Games in the Olympics?
• FIFA Has No Idea What They Are Doing
• Gamers Aren’t Opposed, But They Should Be
• Are You Ready for Five More Years of Sea of Thieves?
• Your Yearly Reminder That Netflix Has Video Games

Questions

Rdeacon: If you had to delete one gaming system (atari, playstation 1, 2, Game Cube, XBox 360, etc) from ever existing what would it be?

What state besides your current one would you want to live in?

Misshappychildhood: Did I once hear you say that you liked the Postal games?

Tr1pletrouble88: What would your favorite video game character's Final Smash be?

Epic Games

• Chess Ultra
• World of Warships

Xbox Game Pass

• Valheim – March 14 (Console)
• Civilization 6 – March 16 (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Ni no Kuni 2: Revenant Kingdom - The Prince's Edition – March 21 (Console, PC)
• MLB The Show 23 – March 28 (Console, Cloud)
• Infinite Guitars – March 30 (Console, PC)
• Way To The Woods – March TBC (Console, PC)
• Ghostwire: Tokyo - April 12

Humble Bundle

Cliff: Dreamscaper, Plague Tale: Requim

Dylan: Blood Bowl 3

I Believe This is Called F&$@ing Around and Finding Out

If You Have Verizon This is a Great Deal

Capitalism is So Dumb

Quest 3 Gets An Upgrade

CWA Files Charges Against Activision

Wow This is an Ugly PS5

Extra Life Icon: With the announcement of DragonBall Z Budokai Tenkaichi 4, what shows (anime or otherwise) would you like to see get an arena-style fighter?

Mazelnut: what’s your favorite show or movie based on a video game? (like literally anything, I remember that one pac-man show for little kids)

Rdeacon: If you had to pick a game type that you actually like to never play again what would it be?

Rdeacon: What type of pet would you never get?

Primefan: What’s the worst game you’ve ever played?

Princess_Megan: How can we get gamers to rally together and stop enabling scalpers to purchase all the collector's editions of games, concert tickets, etc, then reselling them at double the price? I've tried to purchase both concert tickets and collector's editions of games recently, and always lose out to the bots

Epic Games

• Call of the Sea

Xbox Game Pass

• March 2 F1 22 (EA Play) Console, PC
• March 3 Wo Long Fallen Dynasty Console, PC, Cloud
• March 7 Guilty Gear Strive Console, PC, TBD
• March 14 Valheim Console, TBD
• March 28 MLB The Show 23 Console, TBD
• March 30 Infinite Guitars Console, PC, TBD
• March TBD Way To The Woods Console, TBD
• April 6 Everspace 2 - Full Release PC
• April 18 Minecraft Legends Console, PC, Cloud
• April 27 The Last Case of Benedict Fox Console, PC, Cloud
• April TBD Homestead Arcana PC, Console

• Alan Schulte
• Joe Cole Jr.
• Anonymous
• Rich Deacon

I mean really, Atomic Heart and Hogwarts Legacy in the same week?

Cliff: CyberPunk 2077, Hogwarts Legacy, Atomic Heart

Colby: RDR2, Outer Wilds, Vampire Survivors, Door Kickers Action Squad

• Atomic Heart is a Bit Problematic
• Bungie Just Won a Ton of Money
• All Xbox Games Are Coming to GeForce Now
• Tarkov Is Either Addressing Cheaters or It’s Not
• The Mario Brothers are Coming

tr1pletrouble88: Out of your favorite animals, which one is the biggest and which one is the smallest?

*monotone screaming*: Follow up question, when did you know what animal was your favorite?

Extra Life Icon: What is your favorite creature in video game history?

rdeacon: So you would want a Lego Zelda but would you want a Lego Super Mario or a Smash Bros?

rdeacon: What is your pet peeve?

Epic Games

• Rise of Industry

Xbox Game Pass

• F1 22 (Console and PC) EA Play – March 2
• Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty (Cloud, Console, and PC) – March 3
• Microsoft Flight Simulator World Update XII: New Zealand – February 23
• MLB The Show 23
• Way to the Woods
• Valheim

Xbox Gold

• Trüberbrook ($29.99 ERP): Available March 1 to 31
• Sudden Strike 4 – Complete Collection ($39.99 ERP): Available March 1 to March 31
• Lamentum ($15.99 ERP): Available March 16 to April 15

Playstation Plus

• Battlefield 2042
• Minecraft Dungeons
• Code Vein
• Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection
• Tchia
• Ghostwire: Tokyo
• Immortals Fenyx Rising
• Clancy's Rainbow Six Extraction

Humble Bundle

I can't imagine how Call of Duty on the Switch would even sort of work, but I guess we are guaranteed to see it now, for some reason.

Cliff: Cyberpunk 2077, Diablo II, Roboquest

Colby: RDR2, Outer Wilds, Diablo 2, Roboquest, Vampire Survivors

Xbox Signs Contract to Bring Games to Nintendo

Activision/Blizzard Just Doesn’t Learn

Please Don’t Go To This Public Park

I Really Don’t Understand the Multiverse

Damnit, I Really Thought This Was Lego Zelda

Tetris: The Movie

Tr1pletrouble88: Regular, chocolate, or strawberry milk?

Primefan: Milk chocolate or dark chocolate?

Rdeacon: Given your general feelings about BoTW - how do you feel about The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom?

Epic Games

• Duskers

Xbox Game Pass

• Atomic Heart (Cloud, Console, and PC) – Feb. 21
• Merge & Blade (Cloud, Console, and PC) – February 28
• Soul Hackers 2 (Cloud, Console, and PC) – February 28
• F1 22 (Console and PC) EA Play – March 2
• Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty (Cloud, Console, and PC) – March 3
• Microsoft Flight Simulator World Update XII: New Zealand – February 23
• MLB The Show 23
• Way to the Woods
• Valheim

PlayStation Plus

• Horizon Forbidden West
• Quarry
• Resident Evil 7
• Outriders
• Scarlet Nexus
• Borderlands 3
• Tekken 7
• Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown
• Earth Defense Force 5
• Oninaki
• Lost Sphear
• I am Setsuna
• The Forgotten City

Humble Bundle

Cliff: Cyberpunk 2077

Colby: Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, Red Dead Redemption 2, Outer Wilds

Dylan: Across the Obelisk

• Game Pass Might Not Be Great for Actual Sales
• Metroid Prime Devs Aren’t Getting Credit
• That’s a Very, Very Long Documentary
• FIFA is Getting the EPL…Probably
• Some Nintendo Games Are Going Up in Price Too
• Atari is At it Again
• Sony is Leaving Activision Blizzard on Read
• Man, I Hope You Don’t Have One of These SSDs

Primefan: What are your thoughts on Hogwarts Legacy?  Rdeacon: What is your favorite game to play with your significant other?

And what is the worst Valentine’s Day gift you have given or received?

Epic Games

• Warpips

Xbox Game Pass

• Madden NFL 23 (Consoles/PC - Game Pass Ultimate only) - February 9
• SD Gundam Battle Alliance (Cloud/Consoles/PC) - February 9
• Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord (Cloud/Consoles/PC) - February 14
• Cities: Skylines - Remastered (Cloud/Xbox Series X) - February 15
• Shadow Warrior 3: Definitive Edition (Cloud/Consoles/PC) - February 16
• Atomic Heart (Cloud/Consoles/PC) - February 21

Nintendo Online

• Game Boy games: Tetris, Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins, The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX, Gargoyle's Quest, Game & Watch Gallery 3, Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare, Metroid II: Return of Samus, Wario Land 3, and Kirby's Dream Land. You can use the Game Boy, Game Boy Pocket, and Game Boy Color filters.
• Game Boy Advance games: Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3, WarioWare Inc.: Mega MicroGames, Kuru Kuru Kuruin, Mario Kart: Super Circuit, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, and The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap.

Trans Witches are Witches

Hey, video games can win Grammys now, and Ubisoft nabbed the first one!

Cliff: Cyberpunk 2077

Dylan: Northgard, Deep Rock Galactic, Across the Obelisk

Ubisoft Has a Grammy Now!

Activision Blizzard is Getting a Big Old Fine

They Also Have a Formal Antitrust Warning

John Carmack Thinks Devs Need to Think About the Future of Games

Crimesight is Going Away Forever

Link to the Past Has Been Reverse Engineered

Rdeacon: What is your favorite gaming art style?

What is your favorite potato chip?

Tr1pletrouble88: Do you think one billion lions or one of every single pokemon would win in a fight between the two?

Epic Games

• Recipe for Disaster

Xbox Game Pass

• Hot Wheels Unleashed – Game of the Year Edition (Cloud, Console, and PC) – February 7
• Atomic Heart - Feb 21

Humble Bundle

A little bit of Redfall, a little bit of Minecraft Legends, and a brand new Game Pass game!

Cliff: High on Life

Colby: Assassin’s Creed Odyssey

Dylan: Deep Rock Galactic

• All The Announcements from the Xbox Showcase
• PS Plus Collection Being Removed
• A Bunch of Games are Being Removed from the 360 Store
• E3 is Having Some Issues
• Phil Spenser is Still Feeling Positive on the Activision Blizzard Acquisition
• You Can’t Game on That PC

DA VINSTER (Vinny): What game are you most looking forward to this year?

Extra Life Icon: WWE Royal Rumble is coming up this Saturday, so let's make  our own video game themed rumble! Who is the first and second entrant, who gets the most eliminations, who lasts the longest and who wins and goes on to main event the video game Wrestlemania?

Dylan can explain the rules of the rumble!

Primefan: Thoughts on the dead space remake?

*monotone screaming*: Thoughts on the new game Atomic Heart?

Tr1pletrouble88: What do you think of the extraction genre of game? (Eg. Tarkov, Marauders)

Epic Games

• Dishonored®: Death of the Outsider
• City of Gangsters

Xbox Game Pass

• Hi-Fi Rush
• GoldenEye 007 – January 27 (Console)
• Roboquest (Game Preview) – January 30 (Console)
• Age Of Empires 2: Definitive Edition – January 31 (Console, Cloud)
• Inkulinati – January 31 (Console, PC)
• JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure All-Star Battle R (Cloud, Console, and PC) – January 31
• Darkest Dungeon (Cloud, Console, and PC) – February 2
• Grid Legends (Cloud) EA Play – February 2
• Hot Wheels Unleashed – Game of the Year Edition (Cloud, Console, and PC) – February 7
• Atomic Heart - Feb 21

Xbox Gold

• For The King – February 1 – 28
• Guts N Goals – February 16 – March 15

PlayStation Plus

• Evil Dead: The Game
• Mafia: Definitive Edition
• OlliOlli World
• Destiny 2: Beyond Light

Humble Bundle

The studio behind High on Life founded by Justin Roiland has had a very bad week.

Cliff: Rocket League

Colby: Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, Beasts of Maravilla Island

Dylan: Last of Us on Netflix

• Things Aren’t Sounding Great For Justin Roiland or His Studio
• Awesome Games Done Quick Raises $26 Million
• Other Monopolies are Worried About MS
• Google Stadia Releases One Last Game
• Bots in AI are Ruining Competitive Mode
• Xbox and Bethesda Have an Event Next Week
• Xbox Wants to Lower Your Carbon Emissions

Questions

Rdeacon: At what point in a game do you know the game is not good?  And at that point do you continue or just bail on it?

Are you a regular or ergonomic keyboard person?

Primefan: All time favorite games?

Tr1pletrouble88: What's your favorite blood type?

BIG CHAPPIE: Favorite book?

Epic Games

• Epistory - Typing Chronicles

Xbox Game Pass

• Mortal Shell: Enhanced Edition (Cloud, Console, and PC) – Available now
• Valheim: Mistlands Biome Update (PC) – Available now
• Persona 3 Portable (Cloud, Console, and PC) – January 19
• Persona 4 Golden (Cloud, Console, and PC) – January 19
• Monster Hunter Rise (Cloud, Console, and PC) – January 20
• Age Of Empires 2: Definitive Edition – January 31 (Console, Cloud)
• Inkulinati – January 31 (Console, PC)

Humble Bundle

Based on the historic prices of video games, you could be paying a lot more than $70.

Cliff: Stranded Deep, Soccer Story

Colby: Stranded Deep, Bladed Fury, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey

Dylan: Movies Galore!

• Video Game Prices are Going Up…Or Are They?
• CD Projekt Red Settle Their Cyberpunk Lawsuit
• Sony Says the PlayStation Shortage is Over
• The Handy Steam Feature Most People Don’t Know About
• Zenimax Employes Form the Largest Game Union
• PS2 Emulator Dev Calls it Quits After Death Threats

Brian Heninger: Here is a question for the podcast.  My Otolaryngologist has suggested that I hum throughout the day to work out my vocal cords to prevent my chronic cough from acting up.  I am looking for good song recommendations that aren't too hard, nor ones that will stick in my head all day—any suggestions?

Rdeacon:

1. If you are playing or want to play multiple games, how do you decide which one you want to play?

2. Dipping choice for soft pretzels cheese or mustard?

Alan S (zeroskill): Which Donkey or Diddy Kong featured game is your favorite?

*monotone screaming*: Favorite smash bros character? Might have been asked before tho

Epic Games

• First Class Trouble

Xbox Game Pass

• Persona 3 Portable – January 19 (Console, PC, Cloud)
• Persona 4 Golden – January 19 (Console, PC, Cloud)
• Monster Hunter Rise – January 20 (Console, PC)
• Age Of Empires 2: Definitive Edition – January 31 (Console, Cloud)
• Inkulinati – January 31 (Console, PC)
• Roboquest – January TBA (Console)

Prime Gaming

• The Evil Within 2
• Chicken Police: Paint it RED!
• Faraway 2
• Breathedge
• Beat Cop
• Lawn Mowing Simulator

• Alan Schulte
• Joe Cole Jr.
• Anonymous
• Rich Deacon

There is shockingly little news that comes out between Christmas and New Year. Well, maybe it's not that shocking.

Cliff: Soccer Story, TMNT Shredder’s Revenge

Colby: Gas Station Simulator, The Pedestrian, TMNT Shredder’s Revenge, Bladed Fury

• Square Enix is All In on Blockchain
• The 4070 TI Goes on Sale This Week

Princess_Megan: Which foods did you enjoy for New Year's dinner?

Phibo: If there is a game that you are going to replay in 2023.  Which one would it be ?

Rdeacon: What's your gaming New Year's resolution?

When eating dinner out...do you prefer soup or salad?

Epic Games

• Kerbal Space Program
• Shadow Tactics - Aiko's Choice

Xbox Game Pass

• Stranded Deep - Today (Console, PC, Cloud)
• Persona 3 Portable – January 19 (Console, PC, Cloud)
• Persona 4 Golden – January 19 (Console, PC, Cloud)
• Monster Hunter Rise – January 20 (Console, PC)
• Age Of Empires 2: Definitive Edition – January 31 (Console, Cloud)
• Inkulinati – January 31 (Console, PC)
• Roboquest – January TBA (Console)

Leaving Game Pass

• Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc Anniversary Edition
• Nobody Saves the World
• Pupperazi
• The Anacrusis
• Windjammers 2

Xbox Gold

• Iris Fall ($19.99 ERP): Available January 1 to 31
• Autonauts ($19.99 ERP): Available January 16 to February 15

Playstation Plus

• Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
• Fallout 76
• Axiom Verge 2

Prime Gaming

• Dishonored 2
• Metal Slug
• Metal Slug X
• Metal Slug 3
• Real Bout Fatal Fury
• The King of Fighters 2003
• The Last Blade
• The Last Blade 2
• Twinkle Star Sprites
• SNK 40th Anniversary Collection

• Alan Schulte
• Joe Cole Jr.
• Anonymous
• Rich Deacon

The Microsoft Blizzard/Activision merger is getting weird, with lawsuits galore!

Cliff: Diablo 3, Pentiment

Colby: Diablo 3, High on Life, Dying Light

Dylan:Pokemon: Scarlet

Rich: High On Life, Pentiment, Escape from Tarkov

• Microsoft Accuses The FTC of Violating the Constitution
• Gamers Accuse Microsoft of Violating The Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914
• High On Life Smashes Game Pass Records
• More Blizzard Devs are Trying to Unionize
• Activision Blizzard Leaves for Bored Ape
• Those New $200 PS Controllers Have Great Battery Life
• The CEO of Atari Wants to Buy Atari
• Valve Would Like to Know  If You Want to See a Dead Body?

Primefan: What are y’all’s thoughts on Elden Ring winning game of the year?

Misshappychildhood: What cool games did you get for Christmas? Video games, card games, board games etc.

Princess_Megan: How was Christmas for your pets?

rdeacon:

What did you want but didn’t get for Christmas?

What’s your favorite Christmas food?

Epic Games

• Mystery Game!

Xbox Game Pass

• Persona 3 Portable – January 19 (Console, PC, Cloud)
• Persona 4 Golden – January 19 (Console, PC, Cloud)
• Monster Hunter Rise – January 20 (Console, PC)
• Age Of Empires 2: Definitive Edition – January 31 (Console, Cloud)
• Inkulinati – January 31 (Console, PC)
• Roboquest – January TBA (Console)

Playstation Plus (Leak)

• Star Wars: Fallen Order
• Fallout 76
• Axiom Verge 2

• Alan Schulte
• Joe Cole Jr.
• Anonymous
• Rich Deacon

Epic is going to have to pay a VERY large fine for doing a bunch of things they shouldn't be doing.

Cliff: Diablo 3

Colby: High on Life, Diablo 3

Rich: High on Life, Lego Star Wars The Skywalker Saga, BOTW ( for 10 min), Escape from Tarkov

• Epic Fined Big Over Use of "Dark Patterns"
• Microsoft Offers COD to PlayStation for 10 Years
• Steam Has a Nazi Problem
• Amazon Gives Publishing a Shot
• The Diablo 4 Collectors Box is Really Dumb
• High on Life Has an AI Problem
• You Are All Gross and Weird

rdeacon: Based on the High as Life using AI do you see this as a standard business practice like self-checkout kiosks to replace workers or part of something larger?

Rdeacon: What is your flavor, topping, etc makes up your ultimate pancake?

*monotone screaming*: Do you have a game that you play simply because you want to turn your brain off for a couple of hours?

Epic Games

• Free Game Every Day

Humble Bundle

• Bundles every day

PlayStation Plus Extra (Dec 20)

• Mortal Shell (PS4, PS5)
• Judgment (PS4, PS5)
• The Pedestrian (PS4, PS5)
• Evil Genius 2 (PS4, PS5)
• Adventure Time: Pirates of the Enchiridion (PS4)
• Ben 10: Power Trip (PS4, PS5)
• Gigantosaurus The Game (PS4)
• Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire — Ultimate Edition (PS4)
• Worms WMD (PS4)
• The Escapists 2 (PS4)

• Alan Schulte
• Joe Cole Jr.
• Anonymous
• Rich Deacon

Find out what Cliff, Colby and Dylan's favorite games were this year (shockingly, nobody picked Elden Ring).

Cliff: Diablo 3

Colby: Diablo 3, Farcry 4, Chained Echoes

First-party Xbox games are going to cost you $70 in 2023, which is really the best reason to subscribe to Game Pass right now.

Cliff: Pentiment, Rocket League

Colby: Stitch, Eastward

Dylan: Pokemon: Scarlet

• MS is Raising First Party Game Prices to $70
• Callisto Protocol Performance Issues Are Due to a “Clerical Error”
• MS Compares Sony to Blockbuster…and I Guess They Are Netflix?
• 300 QA Workers Unionize at Zenimax
• You Won’t Guess What Engine This LOTR Game Uses

*monotone screaming*: Do you think automatic map generation was a good thing to introduce into games?

Primefan: What are your thoughts on metal hellsinger?

Brooke: What is your favorite non-weapon based attack?

Epic Games

• Saints Row IV Re-Elected
• Wildcat Gun Machine

Xbox Game Pass

• Eastward (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• The Walking Dead: The Final Season (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Totally Reliable Delivery Service (PC)
• LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (Cloud, Console, and PC) – December 6
• Hello Neighbor 2 (Cloud, Console, and PC) – December 6
• Chained Echoes (Cloud, Console, and PC) – December 8
• Metal: Hellsinger (Xbox One) – December 8
• High On Life (Cloud, Console, and PC) – December 13
• Potion Craft (Console and PC) – December 13
• Hot Wheels Unleashed – Game of the Year Edition (Cloud, Console, and PC) – December 15
• Rainbow Billy: The Curse of the Leviathan (Cloud, Console, and PC) – December 15

Playstation Plus

• Mass Effect: Legendary Edition (PS4)
• Biomutant (PS4 and PS5)
• Divine Knockout: Founder's Edition (PS4 and PS5).

Humble Bundle

• https://www.humblebundle.com/games/premier-vr

• Alan Schulte
• Joe Cole Jr.
• Anonymous
• Rich Deacon

If you aren't playing games with your family over the holidays, it's starting to look like you might be in the minority!

Cliff: Somerville, Pentiment
Colby: Prodeus, Hunter Call of the Wild
Dylan: Fall Guys, Warhammer 40k Darktide, Pokemon Scarlet

• Do You Connect With Your Family Through Games?
• The FTC is Likely to Get in the Way of the MS Activision Deal
• The Callisto Protocol Season Pass will Include New Death Animations
• Did You Love the Xbox 360 Controller?
• 12 Player Coop?

Questions

Extra Life Icon: Christmas time is on the way! What is your favorite Christmas food?

*monotone screaming*: Are there any game genres you get bored by?

QwertyHJKL1234: Have you ever taken apart a console to see how it works? If not, would you ever think about doing so?

Princess_Megan: Did you take advantage of any good black Friday deals?

Rdeacon: If you could Frankenstein a controller, what parts would you take from each to build your personal favorite?

How do you prefer your soda... Can, Bottle or Fountain?

mansocks: What is your go to game when you walk into an arcade? Like not favorite...but one you just walk in and say DAMN I need to play that.

Epic Games

• Fort Triumph
• RPG in a Box

Xbox Game Pass

• Insurgency: Sandstorm (Console, Cloud) – Nov 29th
• Soccer Story (Console, PC, Cloud) – Nov 29th
• Warhammer 40,000: Darktide (PC) – Nov 30th
• Hello Neighbor 2 (PC, Console) – Dec 6th
• Chained Echoes (Console, PC, Cloud) – Dec 8th
• Infinite Guitars – Dec 13th
• High On Life (Console, TBD) – Dec 13th

Xbox Gold

• Colt Canyon ($14.99 ERP): Available December 1 to 31
• Bladed Fury ($19.99 ERP): Available December 16 to January 15

Playstation Plus (Rumored)

• Mass Effect Legendary Edition (PS4)
• Biomutant (PS4, PS5)
• Divine Knockout (PS4, PS5)

Humble Bundle

Folks that pre-ordered the physical copy of MW2 are finding out they have a lot of downloading to do.

Cliff: Grounded

Colby: Grounded, Cyberpunk 2077, Chorus, Rogue Legacy 2

Dylan: Fall Guys

• Modern Warfare 2's Physical Edition is Basically an Empty Box - IGN The Daily Fix
• Turning Off Crossplay is a Console Exclusive
• Call of Duty Will Stay on the PlayStation
• CD Project Red Remaking The Witcher 1
• A New Version of the Quest is Coming Next Year
• Sony is Dropping PS Plus Subs
• Microsoft Will Be Raising Prices…Eventually
• GamerGate is Still an Issue
• Tesla is Trying to Pay in Exposure

Tr1pletrouble88: Where did your most consistent username come from? the one that you try to use for everything

Tr1pletrouble88: take your favorite game and think of a creative way to ruin it

Rdeacon: Have you played a game can try to out think itself and add too many twists? ( For me it was Backbone.. I was ok with the first, then the second I was like oh come on)

If price wasn't an issue... what one feature would you add to your house?

Epic Games

• Filament
• Rising Storm 2: Vietnam

Xbox Game Pass

• The Legend of Tianding (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• The Walking Dead: A New Frontier – The Complete Season (PC)
• The Walking Dead: Michonne – The Complete Season (PC)
• Ghost Song (Cloud, Console, and PC) – November 3
• Football Manager 2023 (PC) – November 8
• Football Manager 2023 Console (Cloud, Console, and PC) – November 8
• Return to Monkey Island (Cloud, Console, and PC) – November 8
• Vampire Survivors (Console) – November 10
• Pentiment (Cloud, Console, and PC) – November 15
• Somerville (Console and PC) – November 15
• Gungrave GORE - November 22
• Warhammer 40,000: Darktide - November 30

Xbox Gold

• Praetorians – HD Remaster ($19.99 ERP): Available November 1 to 30
• Dead End Job ($16.99 ERP): Available November 16 to December 15

Playstation Plus

• Nioh 2 (PS5/PS4)
• Heavenly Bodies (PS5/PS4)
• Lego Harry Potter Collection (PS4)

Humble Bundle

Both Microsoft and Sony are launching fancy new controllers, which one are you gonna get?

Cliff: Grounded, Soccer Story

Colby: Cyberpunk 2077, Shadowrun Dragonfall

Forget About the Console War, It’s Time for the Controller War!

Bayonetta 3 May or May Not Be Having Voice Actor Issues?

Even With All The Issues They Are Having, A Lot of Folks Are Playing Overwatch

Apex Legends Has a New Character

You Might Want to Stop Using This Minecraft Launcher

Nintendo Resolves Labor Dispute

Xbox Isn’t Taking Sony’s Claims Lying Down

Want to Play an NES Game That Only You Own?

But First, Some News

Rdeacon: With news of EA shutting down servers that host old classic games, what do you feel is any gaming company's responsibility with games that are played online?

Rdeacon: If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?

Primefan: What are your thoughts on ow2 and have you played it yet?

Tr1pletrouble88: Half Life 3, Team Fortress 3 or Portal 3?

Epic Games

• Evoland Legendary Edition
• Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition

Xbox Game Pass

• A Plague Tale: Requiem (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – October 18
• Amnesia: Collection (Cloud, Console, and PC) – October 20
• Amnesia: Rebirth (Cloud, Console, and PC) – October 20
• Phantom Abyss (Game Preview) (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – October 20
• Soma (Cloud, Console, and PC) – October 20
• Norco - October 20
• Persona 5 Royal (Cloud, Console, and PC) – October 21
• Frog Detective: The Entire Mystery (PC) – October 27
• Gunfire Reborn (Cloud, Console, and PC) – October 27
• Signalis (Cloud, Console, and PC) – October 27

Humble Bundle

Cliff: Grounded

Colby: Grounded, Shadowrun Returns, Adventure Pals, Minecraft, Breakpoint

• We Aren’t Sure Who Won the Pool, But Stadia is Done
• Stadia Devs Might Be More Surprised Than We Were
• Devs Working on Getttings Saves Off of Stadia
• Fired Nintendo Worker Comes Forward with More Details
• Sony Has Huge Plans for PSVR
• HZD Remaster on the Way, Bloodborne Fans Are Pissed
• The Saudi Arabian Government Wants to Spent $38 Million to Make You Forget They Murdered and Cut Up a Journalist
• Sony Stars Could Get You Better Customer Service
• Homeland Security is Spending $700k to Find the Connection Between Video Games and Nazis

Questions

Primefan: What was the first ever video game you played?

Turndwn4wut (Travis): What skills have you developed in video games that have helped you in real life?

Tr1pletrouble88: Feelings on the 1999 cinematic masterpiece, The Mummy, with Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz?

Epic Games

• Rising Hell
• Slain: Back from Hell

Xbox Game Pass

• Chivalry 2 (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Medieval Dynasty (Xbox Series X|S) – October 6
• The Walking Dead: The Complete First Season (PC) – October 6
• The Walking Dead: Season Two (PC) – October 6
• Costume Quest (Cloud and Console) – October 11
• Eville (Console and PC) – October 11
• Coral Island (PC) - October 11
• Dyson Sphere Program (PC) – October 13
• Scorn (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – October 14
• A Plague Tale: Requiem (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – October 18
• Norco - October 20
• Persona 5 Royal - October 21
• Gunfire Reborn - October 27
• Signalis - October 27

Xbox Gold

• Windbound
• Bomber Crew Deluxe Edition

Playstation Plus

• Hot Wheels Unleashed
• Injustice 2
• Superhot

Prime Gaming

• Fallout 76
• Total War: Warhammer II
• Middle-earth: Shadow of War
• Glass Masquerade: Origins
• LOOM
• Hero’s Hour
• Horace

Netflix

• Spiritfarer

• Alan Schulte
• Joe Cole Jr.
• Anonymous
• Rich Deacon

This is not a great week to be making a AAA video game that you don't want other folks to see yet.

Cliff: Garden Story, Elden Ring

Colby: Ghost Recon Breakpoint, Shadowrun Return

Dylan: Sea of Thieves

GTA 6 Gameplay Gets Leaked

Diablo 4 Gameplay Also Gets Leaked

GPU Mining of Etherium is Dead

PSVR 1 Games Aren’t Compatible with PSVR2

English is Such a Dumb Language

Star Wars Galaxies Restoration Approaches v 1.0

EVGA is Getting Out of the Video Card Business

PlayStation Stars Launches

GoldenEye is a Hot Mess

PC Xbox App Now Integrates with How Long to Beat

tr1pletrouble88 — Today at 10:54 AM

How different are nachos and quesadillas, from your perspective?

*monotone screaming* — Today at 11:31 AM

How cooked do you prefer your grilled cheese?

rdeacon — Today at 12:13 PM

Follow up on the grilled cheese.. how do you prepare it... butter, mayo, etc and what is your cheese of choice?

What game would you want to play if time constraints wasn't an issue?

Epic Games

• ARK: Survival Evolved
• Gloomhaven

Xbox Game Pass

• Available Today
• Deathloop (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S)
• Hardspace: Shipbreaker (Cloud and Xbox Series X|S)
• SpiderHeck (Console and PC) – September 22
• Beacon Pines (Cloud, Console, and PC) – September 22
• Slime Rancher 2 (Game Preview) (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – September 22
• Moonscars (Cloud, Console, and PC) – September 27
• Grounded – Full Release (Cloud, Console, and PC) – September 27Let’s Build A Zoo (Cloud, Console, and PC) – September 29
• Valheim (Game Preview) (PC) – September 29
• PAW Patrol Grand Prix (Cloud, Console, and PC) – September 30

Humble Bundle

Ubisoft seems to be following Sony's lead and upping the price of their premium AAA games to $70.

Cliff: Garden Story, Disney Dreamlight Valley

Colby: Ghost Recon Breakpoint, Screamride, Train Sim World 3, Lawnmower Simulator

Dylan: Darkest Dungeon

Ubisoft is Going to Start Charging $70 for Games

Apparently You Can Hack Split Screen into Halo

Xbox is Getting Noise Suppression

The PS5 Got an Internal Redesign

The White Xbox Elite 2 Controller Exists

PlayStation Loves Exclusives Until It Doesn’t

Finally, An Assassin’s Creed Game I Want to Play

You Can Get a Free Month of Ubisoft+

*monotone screaming*: What is a game you were really hyped for, but didn’t fully live up to expectations? Not necessarily disappointing, but not perfect either.

Turndwn4wut (Travis): What mechanic needs to be on more video games

tr1pletrouble88 — Today at 9:21 PM

favorite real time strategy game?

Primefan: What is your favorite fps game?

Joe Coleslaw: Favorite simulation game? (Bonus points for Arcade Paradise, my new endevor) laundromat simulator with an arcade in the back!

• Spirit of the North
• The Captain

Xbox Game Pass

• Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation (PC) ID@Xbox – September 13
• DC League of Super-Pets: The Adventures of Krypto and Ace (Cloud, Console, and PC) – September 13
• You Suck at Parking (Cloud, Console, and PC) ID@Xbox – September 14
• Despot’s Game (Console and PC) ID@Xbox – September 15
• Metal: Hellsinger (PC and Xbox Series X|S) ID@Xbox – September 15
• Outer Wilds (Xbox Series X) - September 15
• Hardspace: Shipbreaker - September 20
• Beacon Pines - September 22
• Slime Rancher 2 - September 22
• Grounded - September 27
• Moonscars - (PC, Console, and Cloud) September 27

Humble Bundle

We made it to Episode 300! That's 50 episodes six times!

Please note that we lost about 12 minutes of Dylan's audio from about minute 13 to minute 25, so if we ask him a question and he doesn't answer, he's not just being super rude.

Cliff: Garden Story, As Dusk Falls

Colby: Chasm, Chinatown Detective Agency, Ghost Recon Breakpoint

Dylan: Darkest Dungeon

UK Watchdog Recommends an In Depth Investigation of Xbox/Blizzard/Activision Merger

Arcane Wins an Emmy

Have a Million Dollars?

Game Pass Friends and Family Plan Looks Good

Oh Randy

Go Team Crunch!

Matt Booty Dreams of AI

Arkane Was Forced to Use the Prey Name

Halo Infinite is In a Bad Place

*monotone screaming*: Why do you think battle royale games were so popular, and do they make or break a game for you?

Rdeacon:

1. Do you prefer  earbuds or over the ear headphones?

2. Do you feel advanced controllers, keyboard or mice actually increase your performance?

Epic Games

• Hundred Days - Winemaking Simulator
• Realm Royale Reforged Epic Launch Bundle

Xbox Game Pass

• Disney Dreamlight Valley: Founder’s Edition (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Opus Magnum (PC) ID@Xbox
• Train Sim World 3 (Console and PC) ID@Xbox
• Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation (PC) ID@Xbox – September 13
• DC League of Super-Pets: The Adventures of Krypto and Ace (Cloud, Console, and PC) – September 13
• You Suck at Parking (Cloud, Console, and PC) ID@Xbox – September 14
• Despot’s Game (Console and PC) ID@Xbox – September 15
• Metal: Hellsinger (PC and Xbox Series X|S) ID@Xbox – September 15
• Outer Wilds (Xbox Series X) - September 15
• Hardspace: Shipbreaker - September 20
• Beacon Pines - September 22
• Slime Rancher 2 - September 22
• Grounded - September 27
• Moonscars - (PC, Console, and Cloud) September 27

Playstation Plus

• Need for Speed Heat (PS4)
• Granblue Fantasy: Versus (PS4)
• Toem (PS5)

PS Plus Extra and Premium

• Deathloop (PS5)
• Assassin’s Creed Origins (PS4)
• Watch Dogs 2 (PS4)
• Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 (PS4)
• Spiritfarer: Farewell Edition (PS4)
• Chicory: A Colorful Tale (PS4)
• Monster Energy Supercross – The Official Videogame 5 (PS4, PS5)
• Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX (PS4, PS5)
• Rabbids Invasion: The Interactive TV Show (PS4)
• Rayman Legends (PS4)
• Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game – Complete Edition (PS4)

PlayStation Plus Premium Classics

• Syphon Filter 2
• The Sly Collection
• Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time
• Bentley’s Hackpack
• Toy Story 3
• Kingdom of Paradise

Humble Bundle

Sony for some reason thinks that now is the right time to raise the price of the PS5. I refer you back to the title for our opinion.

Cliff: As Dusk Falls, Garden Story

Colby: House Flipper, Superliminal, What Remains of Edith Finch. Portal, Gone Home, Minecraft, Chasm, Ghost Recon Breakpoint

• PlayStation is Getting More Expensive, Xbox Won’t Follow Suit
• Sony is Starting a Mobile Games Division
• Xbox Family Plan is Getting Closer
• The Weirdest Rumor This Week
• The Activision/Blizzard Merger is in a Good Place
• Exclusive Quests? What is This, 2015?

Rich: Has a game ever made you physically ill? Like motion sick, VR can do that easily.

Rdeacon:

1. Do you feel certain IPs have run dry?  If so how should they reboot the series?

2. What really grinds your gears?

*monotone screaming*: What is your least favorite game that you keep going back to?

Turndwn4wut (Travis): What do you miss about 90s video games?

Turndwn4wut (Travis): How do you respond to, “You’re too old to be playing video games.”?

Epic Games

• Knockout City
• Shadow of the Tomb Raider Definitive Edition
• Submerged: Hidden Depths

Xbox Game Pass

• Grid Legends (Xbox Game Pass Ultimate/EA Play) - September 1
• Disney Dreamlight Valley - September 6
• Train Sim World 3 - September 6
• Outer Wilds (Xbox Series X) - September 15
• Hardspace: Shipbreaker - September 20
• Beacon Pines - September 22
• Slime Rancher 2 - September 22
• Grounded - September 27
• Moonscars - (PC, Console, and Cloud) September 27

Xbox Gold

• Gods Will Fall ($14.99 ERP): Sept. 1-30.
• Double Kick Heroes ($21.99 ERP): Sept. 16-Oct. 15.
• Thrillville ($9.99 ERP): Sept. 1-15.
• Portal 2 ($19.99): Sept. 16-30.

Humble Bundle

Vinny is here and he brought us all the latest news from Gamescom!

Cliff: Garden Story

Colby: Aggelos, House Flipper, Ghost Recon Breakpoint

Vinny: RumbleVerse, MultiVersus, Fortnite, Cult of the Lamb, Spiderman on PC

Vinny Watches Gamescom!

Playstation is Getting Sued for ‘Ripping People Off’

Apparently Stealing Cars is Ok, But Not This

Nexus Mods Isn’t Playing

Sony & Outlander, Together At Last

Man I Want to Play This

Questions

Alan S (zeroskill): 4Rivers has some great bread pudding.... So, question. Bread pudding, thoughts?

Turndwn4wut (Travis): How did you discover video games

Turndwn4wut (Travis): What video game would make for the weirdest theme park?

Rdeacon: Since the rumor is Sony is losing money off the Playstation 5 why would they pay to have exclusive games?

Rdeacon: Which IHOP syrup do you prefer?

Epic Games

• Ring of Pain
• Destiny 2 Bungie’s 30th Anniversary Pack
• Doom 64

Xbox Game Pass

• Death Stranding (PC) - Aug 23
• Midnight Fight Express (Cloud, Console, and PC) ID@Xbox – August 23
• Exapunks (PC) ID@Xbox – August 25
• Opus: Echo of Starsong – Full Bloom Edition (Console and PC) – August 25
• Commandos 3 – HD Remaster (Cloud, Console, and PC) – August 30
• Immortality (Cloud, PC, Xbox Series X|S) ID@Xbox – August 30
• Immortals Fenyx Rising (Cloud, Console, and PC) – August 30
• Tinykin (Console and PC) ID@Xbox – August 30
• Slime Rancher 2

Humble Bundle