Saluki Gamescast

This week we head to IHOP for some Sonic pancakes, but then we have plenty of games to talk about! Fallout 76 gets a boost. ESA no thanks to libraries. Infogrames is back from the dead. Embracer splits. VR is spiraling. The crew this week is Alicia Utecht, Mario Sanders, and Justin Young.

There's a new Nintendo Indie World Showcase, and we're just smitten with some of the titles including Wars Rising, Little Kitty, Big City, Europa, Sticky Business, Schim, Duck Decretive, and more! Plus, a discussion of the death of physical media. The crew this week is Alicia Utecht, Mario Sanders, and Justin Young.

The Triple-I Initiative Showcase is a mouthful but showed off some really cool new games. We also talk about the year of Shadow the Hedgehog, emulators on the Apple App Store, EA putting the Dead Space series on chill, and more. The crew this week is Alicia Utecht, Christina Ivey, and Justin Young.

Is PSVR2 going away? Is a PS5 Pro coming soon? Who is Jeff Minter? Does anyone remember MultiVersus? What belongs in the World Video Game Hall of Fame? All these questions and more addressed this week! The crew this week is Mario Sanders, Alicia Utecht, Christina Ivey, and Justin Young.

We talk that Princess Peach: Showtime demo, Xbox Partner Showcase, The Alters, Peoria Police misusing Call of Duty, MLB The Show snubbing the Rockford Peaches, and more! The crew this week is Mario Sanders, Alicia Utecht, Christina Ivey, and Justin Young.

Massive layoffs continue to plague the industry, with EA and PlayStation getting into the act. We also chat Pokemon Day announcements Nintendo suing emulator developers, kids getting bullied in games, academia's response to video games, and more! The crew this week is Mario Sanders, Kevin Mercer, Christina Ivey, and Justin Young.

That Nintendo Direct finally happened, so we recap it by discussing Unicorn Overlord, Pepper Grinder, Epic Mickey Rebrushed, and more. We also talk that new EA Sports College Football game, Arzette, and others. The crew this week is Alicia Utecht, Christina Ivey, and Justin Young.

There's big news out of Xbox amid them bringing games to other consoles, but the bigger news might be the future of games in general. We talk Balatro, Foamstars, Switch 2, Tomb Raider correcting itself, and more. The crew this week is Alicia Utecht, Mario Sanders, Christina Ivey, and Justin Young.

This week we discuss Project 13, Part Time UFO, and Sheepy. We dive into news on Disney buying into Fortnite, Xbox going multi-platform, shakeups for the WWE cover, and Microsoft back in how water with the FTC. The crew this week is Alicia Utecht, Mario Sanders, Christina Ivey, and Justin Young.

Playstation reveals Sonic X Shadow Generations, Silent Hill: The Short Message, Until Dawn remake, Judas, and more! Plus, Palworld debuts big, Spec Ops: The Line goes missing, and the WWE implodes. The crew this week is Alicia Utecht, Mario Sanders, Christina Ivey, and Justin Young.

There are major layoffs continuing across the industry including Xbox, Apple is opening up a smidge, Koji Kondo is going to the hall of fame, and Palworld has taken our world by storm. The crew this week is Mario Sanders, Christina Ivey, and Justin Young.

It's our big blow out for Game of the Year 2023! A blowout so big we had to break it into two episodes. This episode chronicles our debate for our top ten games of the year. Listen to us discuss Baldur's Gate 3, Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Hi-Fi Rush, Shadow Gambit, Sea of Stars, Lies of P, and more! This week's crew includes Mario Sanders, Alicia Utecht, and Justin Young.

It's our big blow out for Game of the Year 2023! A blowout so big we had to break it into two episodes. This episode chronicles our individual game awards in categories such as Best DLC, Best Chillaxing Game, Best Retro Bone, CHAOS News of the Year, and more! This week's crew includes Mario Sanders, O.J. Duncan, Alicia Utecht, and Justin Young.

It's a bittersweet farewell as we say goodbye to one host and hello to another. We also talk the new Indiana Jones game, industry layoffs, 2023's best selling titles, and more! The crew this week is Alicia Utecht, Christina Ivey, O.J. Duncan, and Justin Young.

E3 is dead! Again. Officially. Again. We talk the final final death of E3, and if it really is final. Plus, SteamWorld Build, Diablo IV, Xbox price cut, Naughty Dog cutting loose, PlayStation 5 Pro, and more! The crew this week is Mario Sanders, O.J. Duncan, and Justin Young.

The Game Awards happened and we have all (most) of the news from it! We talk Harmonium the Musical, Thrasher, Windblown, God of War Valhalla, OD, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Marvel's Blade, Sega reboots, and more! The crew this week is Alicia Utecht, Mario Sanders, O.J. Duncan, and Justin Young.

Is the Xbox Series X a worthwhile purchase? Grand Theft Auto VI trailer has a date. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe tumbles from its throne. Atari 50 gets more games! Shadow's got a gun? The crew this week is Alicia Utecht, Mario Sanders, O.J. Duncan, and Justin Young.

WB gets generous with fatalities, Hades goes mobile Abby gets cast, PowerWash goes Back to the Future, Embracer collapses, and The Game Awards announces nominations! The crew this week is Christina Ivey, Mario Sanders, Scott Jarmon, and Justin Young.

Link is going live action! Switch continues to sell like crazy. Sony puts the brakes on live service. Warner Brothers hits the gas. And Valve upgrades the Steam Deck. The crew this week is Alicia Utecht, Mario Sanders, O.J. Duncan, and Justin Young.

Capcom has a surprise, Microsoft isn't closing things off, Digital Eclipse makes a grim deal, Bungie faces layoffs, and Sonic gets a new game that looks good? The crew this week is Alicia Utecht, Mario Sanders, and Justin Young.

The Batman emerges from the shadows only to return? Star Citizen is done with something? Mario really is a Wonder? Five Nights goes to the movies! The crew this week is O.J. Duncan, Mario Sanders, and Justin Young.

Dare we say it? The Microsoft Activision deal is finally done! Also, PlayStation 5 is getting smaller, Switch 2 might be two consoles, Super Mario Bros. Wonder arrives, and we get spooky! The crew this week is Alicia Utecht, O.J. Duncan, Mario Sanders, and Justin Young.

Maybe we were all just really hungry this week, but there's a disturbing amount of cannibal discourse. Maybe just getting in the mood for Spooky Season? Because we also discuss Dead by Daylight, massive industry layoffs, a live-action Pokemon series, and more! The crew this week is Alicia Utecht, O.J. Duncan, Christina Ivey, and Justin Young.

Epic Games is engaging in some epic layoffs. Jim Ryan is out at PlayStation. Is the voice of Kratos going on strike? And is Cocaine Bear a Fight Bear? The crew this week is Alicia Utecht, Mario Sanders, and Justin Young.

Xbox is a leaky ship and we have all the details of their biggest leak ever. A new Series X? New controller? Next-gen hardware? Dishonored 3? All that and more. The crew this week is Alicia Utecht, Mario Sanders, O.J. Duncan, and Justin Young.

A double dipper of a Nintendo Direct and PlayStation State of Play bring lots of news! We talk Princess Peach Showtime, F-Zero 99, Trombone Champ, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Sea of Stars, and the fall of Unity. The crew this week is Alicia Utecht, Mario Sanders, O.J. Duncan, and Justin Young.

Starfield is out and we have some first impressions. We also talk Sea of Stars, Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis, and Zero Escape. Plus, a lengthy chat about Switch 2, fair food, and the return of the mullet. The crew this week is Alicia Utecht, Mario Sanders, O.J. Duncan, and Justin Young.

Playstation raises prices, again. But first we chat some Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Hades, Final Fantasy 16, and Karateka. Also, new G.I. Joe and Rugrats games, Cyberpunk's return will be short lived, and Super Mario leaves us in Wonder! The crew this week is Alicia Utecht, Mario Sanders, O.J. Duncan, and Justin Young.

We're back with a new crew member and lots of games to discuss! This week we discuss a little bit of Smash Bros. Ultimate, Street Fighter 6, and Final Fantasy 16. We also discuss if Pokemon designs have reached their creative nadir. The crew this week is Alicia Utecht, Mario Sanders, O.J. Duncan, and Justin Young.

It's our fiftieth episode! But it's also Ryan's last as he heads out on a new adventure. First, we chat Nintendo's wild summer showing, FTC backing down on Activision deal, why twins are scary, saving video game history, and why Plumbers Don't Wear Ties. The crew this week is Alicia Utecht, Ryan Freels, O.J. Duncan, and Justin Young.

E3 season is coming to a close, but we still have the Xbox, Ubisoft, and Capcom shows to talk about! Plus, we take our first hands-on with Final Fantasy XVI, talk McDonald's new Grimace game, and decide which game to take to the beach. The crew this week is Alicia Utecht, Ryan Freels, O.J. Duncan, and Justin Young.

Summer Game Fest is here but did it deliver the goods? We talk through the big reveals, that sweet Mortal Kombat 1 action, Pokemon with guns, the terrible Twisted Metal series first look, and more! The crew this week is O.J. Duncan and Justin Young.

E3 Season is upon us! We talk about which shows we're most excited for. Also, we talk more The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, House Flipper, Apple's AR headset, Meta Quest 3, Activision's internal troubles, Sonic's dad going to jail, and more! The crew this week is Alicia Utecht, Ryan Freels, and Justin Young.

We talk about Buffy the Vampire Slayer a lot this week. Probably too much. But we also talk about the new Playstation Showcase, Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, which Pokemon street we want to live on, and more! The crew this week is Alicia Utecht, O.J. Duncan, and Justin Young.

What deserves to be on the 100 greatest games of all time list? We debate GQ's efforts. We also chat about Tears of the Kingdom dropping soon, PowerWash Simulator going invisible, Atari's new life, Mortal Kombat rebooting, and more. The crew this week is Alicia Utecht, O.J. Duncan, and Justin Young.

Who have we sinned against to deserve a Funko game? Plus, apologies for Redfall, Donkey Kong goes big, CMA blocks Activision deal, Mario goes even bigger, and we play the Name Game. The crew this week is Alicia Utecht, O.J. Duncan, Ryan Freels, and Justin Young.

We've seen the Super Mario movie and have thoughts. Plus, Nintendo is changing Spike's name? Nintendo has an Indie Direct! Atari buys Bubsy? Sega gets angry with Rovio purchase. The crew this week is Alicia Utecht, O.J. Duncan, Mario Sanders, and Justin Young.

E3 is dead! Sonic is murdered! If this feels like a season finale, don't worry! We have lots more news about the Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters, the Mario movie opening big, MLB The Show 23, and the conclusion of our Mount Rushmore of video game characters. The crew this week is Alicia Utecht, Ryan Freels, and Justin Young.

There's a new Castlevania game! Sort of. Also, we discuss the first season of The Last of Us, more Bayonetta, Lush making Mario shower gel, a new Toxic Crusaders game, and more. The crew this week is Mario Sanders, Ryan Freels, O.J. Duncan, and Justin Young.

Pokemon Day has come and gone, and we're not exactly thrilled with the news. Plus, we talk the Dead by Daylight film, Decretive Pikachu 2, Sonic's dad is guilty, Elden Ring expands, NFTs (among other things) cost Square Enix their president, and more! The crew this week is Alicia Utecht, O.J. Duncan, and Justin Young.

We talk the PlayStation State of Play, EVO's lineup, all things Cocaine Bear, Hogwarts Legacy is a hit, Microsoft makes some deals with their competitors, Pokemon Day is coming, and more! The crew this week is Ryan Freels, Alicia Utecht, O.J. Duncan, and Justin Young.

Those crazy mad scientists did it, they made a Tetris movie! We talk the first trailer along with live service titles shutting down left and right, the continuing joy of Powerwash Simulator, Sonic Frontiers over performing, and some romantic game characters. Special guest Carli Alvarez joins the crew this week with Alicia Utecht, O.J. Duncan, and Justin Young.

We got a pretty big Nintendo Direct this week, so there's plenty of Pikmin 4, Tron Identity, Dead Cells: Return to Casetlevania, Bayonetta Origins, and Kirby to discuss! Plus, first impressions of Metroid Prime Remastered and the Game Boy on Nintendo Switch Online. Our crew includes Alicia Utecht, O.J. Duncan, Ryan Freels, and Justin Young. 

This week we ask Mario if there is any lingering hostility toward kaiju in San Francisco after Godzilla (2014). We also talk about some games, including Hi-Fi Rush, GoldenEye 007, Vampire Survivors, Skyrim, and more! Our crew includes guest Mario Sanders joining Alicia Utecht, O.J. Duncan, , and Justin Young. Ryan Freels is away watching the Sonic the Hedgehog cartoon.

We're back for our first normal episode of 2023, and we have quite a bit of news to cover! But first, impressions of Hi-Fi Rush, Sonic Frontiers, and more! Plus we look at Ubisoft's problems, Microsoft's layoffs, sing the praises of The Last of Us on HBO, and discuss GoldenEye 007 memories. This week's crew includes guest Mario Sanders joining Alicia Utecht, O.J. Duncan, , and Justin Young. Ryan Freels is away watching the Sonic the Hedgehog cartoon.

It's our big blow out for Game of the Year 2022! A blowout so big we had to break it into two episodes. This episode chronicles our debate for our top ten games of the year. Listen to us discuss Vampire Survivors, Stray, Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Marvel Snap, Citizen Sleeper, and more! This week's crew includes Ryan Freels, O.J. Duncan, Alicia Utecht, and Justin Young.

It's our big blow out for Game of the Year 2022! A blowout so big we had to break it into two episodes. This episode chronicles our individual game awards in categories such as Pokémon Game of the Year, Best Chillaxing Game, Best Retro Bone, Wildest News of the Year, and more! This week's crew includes Ryan Freels, O.J. Duncan, Alicia Utecht, and Justin Young.

We try to get high on High on Life, take a journey through Final Fantasy XIV, discuss whether Donkey Kong 64 holds up, consider Michael Jackson's place in video game history, talk about lots more games coming to streamers, and more! This week's crew includes guest Mario Sanders joining Ryan Freels, O.J. Duncan, , and Justin Young. Alicia Utecht is away updating controllers.

The Game Awards are back and brought with them tons of news! We break it all down including Armored Core VI, Diablo IV and Baldur's Gate 3 release dates, Crime Boss: Rockay City, Hades 2, Judas, kid Bayonetta, Dead Cells: Return to Castlevania, and more! This week's crew includes Ryan Freels, O.J. Duncan, Alicia Utecht, and Justin Young.

There's a new Mario trailer and well, Pratt is still Pratt. But also Pokemon is back in a big way, Xbox sells big on Black Friday, Netflix is going hard into gaming, we listen to some holiday music, Uncharted is getting a dark ride! This week's crew includes Alicia Utecht and Justin Young, along with special guest Amelia Utecht.