Starside Chat - A Podcast About Video Games
By Zach Owens and Aaron Capo
Starside Chat - A Podcast About Video GamesJun 21, 2022
Five podcast game recommendations, Toem, Rusty’s Retirement
This week we focus mainly on games, with discussion of two games we’ve been playing, including the recently released Rusty's Retirement. We also both brought five games each to recommend as great games to play while listening to podcasts - like this one!
[News of the Week]
- More Fallout TV show discussion?
- No BlizzCon this year
[Games out this week]
- Rusty’s Retirement (full release)
- Another Crab’s Treasure
- Sand Land
[Features]
- Rusty's Retirement (FULL RELEASE)
- Five podcast game recommendations
[What We’re Playing/Watching]
- Dune 2
- Monkey Man
- Toem
- Rusty’s Retirement
- Shogun
Fallout TV Show spoiler talk, Nintendo Indie World Showcase
On this week’s episode, we do our spoiler talk about Amazon’s Fallout TV show. But before that, we go through everything shown during Nintendo’s latest Indie World Showcase!
[News of the Week]
[Games out this week]
Harold Halibut
No Rest for the Wicked
[What We’re Playing/Watching]
Fallout TV Show
Shogun
Solo Leveling
Shangri-La Frontier
Fallout TV Show early impressions, indies games showcase
Fallout TV Show early impressions, indies games showcase
On this week’s episode of Starside Chat, we talk about the first two episodes of Amazon’s Fallout TV show. But before that, we go through what games stood out to us in the Triple-i Initiative games showcase.
[News of the Week]
Fallout 4 getting next gen upgrade
[What We’re Playing/Watching]
Fallout
Shogun
Unplugging, reacting to Marvel's Rivals and Jump Ship
We’re back after a several weeks long break! And this week we’re getting caught up on what we’ve been playing, watching and reading. We also talk about a little bit of gaming news from the past week.
[News of the Week]
Thoughts on Marvel Rivals reveal
Mod shoutout - Minecraft Distant Horizons
[Games out this week]
Pepper Grinder
Princess Peach Showtime
Rise of the Ronin
Dragon’s Dogma 2
[What We’re Playing/Watching]
FF7 Rebirth
Shogun
3 Body Problem
Road House
Beekeeper
Fallout show trailer, Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth, Deep Rock Galactic Survivor
This week we talk about Aaron’s early impressions with Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth and Zach’s early impressions of Deep Rock Galactic Survivor. We also talk briefly about the Jack Ryan movies and the 90’s Hercules TV show.
[News of the Week]
Bioware reportedly confident Dragon Age Dreadwolf will release this year
PlayStation secures FF7 Remake trilogy as a console exclusive
[What We’re Playing/Watching]
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
Deep Rock Galactic Survivor
Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan movies
The 90’s Hercules TV show
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth early impressions, No Rest for the Wicked previews
Zach has seen Dune Part 2 and finished Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth and started FF7 Rebirth. We keep the chatter about these things vague so as to not spoil anything, but we’ll circle back to them again soon. We also talk about layoffs impacting Sony and EA and the previews that came out about Moon Studio’s upcoming RPG No Rest for the Wicked.
[News of the Week]
Sony rumored to release PS5 Pro this fall ahead of GTA6 launch
EA laying off670 employees and canceling Respawn’s Star Wars FPS
Next Fest: Mullet MadJack
Next Fest: Nimrods
[What We’re Playing/Watching]
Heroic Trio - Criterion Release
Supernatural
Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
Dune 2
Nintendo Direct, new game trailers and new releases, Balatro
On this week’s episode, we talk about a bunch of new game trailers (and the trailer for the Borderlands movie), but we also talk about what stood out to us in the latest Nintendo Direct. We also briefly cover a bunch of new game releases (including the review roundup for Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth). We also talk about what we’ve been playing lately, which includes the hit new rogue-like deck builder Balatro and more Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth.
[News of the Week]
Xbox multiplatform reveals
Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree DLC
Borderlands movie trailer
Review roundup - Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
Stardew Valley update
[New Game Releases]
Balatro
Lysfanga: The Time Shift Warrior
Last Epoch
Penny’s Breakaway
Nightingale
Pacific Drive
[What We’re Playing/Watching]
Balatro
Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth
Déjà vu
Xbox update, Rusty’s Retirement, Helldivers 2, Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth
This week we talk about the future of Xbox podcast and a few other news items, but then it’s all about the games. There are a ton of games out now and we briefly talk about some of the more recent releases and then get back into the games we’re actually playing.
[News of the Week]
Sony won't have any major existing franchise titles to release before March 31, 2025
Respawn rumored to be working on a first person Mandalorian game
[Games out this week]
Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden
Foamstars
Ultros
Skull and Bones
Mario Vs. Donkey Kong
Deep Rock Galactic Survivor
[What We’re Playing/Watching]
Rusty’s Retirement demo
Helldivers 2
Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth
Godzilla
Apex
Xbox exclusives, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Helldivers 2, Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth
On this week’s episode, we talk about the leaks and rumors suggesting Xbox may make more of their games cross-platform and what that may mean for the Xbox brand. We also talk about the Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth State of Play and Sony’s new exclusive co-operative shooter Helldivers 2! Plus, we talk even more about Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth.
[News of the Week]
Microsoft reportedly planning to bring Starfield and other Xbox exclusives to PlayStation
FF7 Rebirth State of Play
[Games out this week]
Helldivers 2
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Demo
[What We’re Playing/Watching]
Apex
Helldivers 2
Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth
Taskmaster
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, PlayStation State of Play
This week we give more thoughts on Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth and go through PlayStation’s latest State of Play in which they showed off Death Stranding 2, Stellar Blade, Rise of the Ronin and Dragon’s Dogma 2. But before that, we pitch Nintendo on a Pokemon plus Animal Crossing crossover game to compete with Palworld.
[News of the Week]
Super Nintendo World coming to Universal in Orlando, Florida
Palworld has more than 19 million players since launch
[Features]
[What We’re Playing/Watching]
Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth
Apex News
Mr. and Mrs. Smith on Amazon
Red Dwarf audiobooks
Palworld, Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth, Prince of Persia The Lost Crown
It’s only January, and it’s already been a wild year. It’s been another week, and that means another million more people playing Palworld, so we talk more about that game. But Zach has finished Prince of Persia The Lost Crown and started Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth, so we talk about those games as well!
[News of the Week]
Palworld continues its success, Nintendo releases statement
Donkey Kong Minecart ride at Universal Studios Japan to go off the rails
[Games out this week]
Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth
Tekken 8
[What We’re Playing/Watching]
Palworld
Prince of Persia The Lost Crown
Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth
Apex
Xbox Developer Direct, Prince of Persia and Palworld
It’s a packed show this week! We cover a lot of ground between the Xbox Developer Direct, our most anticipated games of 2024 and recent game releases Prince of Persia The Lost Crown and Palworld.
[News of the Week]
Grime definitive edition coming to PC, console, including switch (for the first time)
Ubisoft says people need to get comfortable not owning their games
Xbox Developer Showcase
AGDQ 2024 Highlights
[Games out this week]
Prince of Persia The Lost Crown
Palworld
[Features]
Most anticipated games of 2024
Predictions for 2024
[What We’re Playing/Watching]
Hollow Knight completed!
Ori and the Will of the Wisps
Prince of Persia The Lost Crown
Delicious in Dungeon
Palworld
FF7 take over in Apex
Top 5 Games of 2023
On this week's episode, Zach talks about his latest progress in Hollow Knight, then we dig in to our top 5 games of 2023!
2023 Year in Review
Happy New Year! This week we go over our year in reviews given out by Nintendo, PlayStation, Xbox and Steam. We’ve also both been playing metroidvanias over the holidays. Aaron gives his impressions of the new metroidvania Cookie Cutter and Zach has finally decided the time has come to see what he has been missing with Hollow Knight.
[News of the Week]
[Features]
Going through our Nintendo, Sony, Xbox, Steam year-end wrap
[What We’re Playing/Watching]
Hollow Knight
Apex
Shangri-La Frontier
Titan Fall 2
Cookie Cutter
GTA 6 trailer, 2023 Game Awards reaction
This week we talk about the new trailer for GTA 6, and we recap the 2023 Game Awards!
[News of the Week]
[Features]
Aaron's Parting Wisdom
Fallout TV show trailer, Fortnite Big Bang, Apex Legends Cross Progression
This week we talk about how our Thanksgiving breaks went and get into the previews for Amazon’s Fallout TV show. We also talk about our experience with Apex Legends’ cross progression and upcoming events in Fortnite. Then we talk about what we’ve played and watched since we last talked!
[News of the Week]
Apex Cross Progression
Rockstar announce GTA 6 trailer coming December 5
[What We’re Playing/Watching]
Vampire Survivors
Apex Legends
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
My Lucky Stars
Suzume
PlayStation Portal, Game Awards Nominations
[News of the Week]
PlayStation Portal
[Games out this week]
Super Mario RPG
Persona 5 Tactica
[Features]
[What We’re Playing/Watching]
Apex
Spiderverse
Super Mario RPG
Live Action Zelda movie, GTA 6, next Mass Effect
On this week’s episode, we talk about the state of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Nintendo’s announcement of an upcoming Live Action Zelda movie, GTA 6, a new Steam Deck, and Bioware’s tease of the next Mass Effect game! We also get into what we’ve been playing, like Apex Legends and Mario Wonder.
[News of the Week]
[Games out this week]
Like A Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name
Robocop: Rogue City
[What We’re Playing/Watching]
Apex Legends
Attack on Titan
Bond Movies
Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Blizzcon, Apex Legends Season 19, Bungie Layoffs
On this week’s episode, I’m out of town, so my audio doesn’t sound as good, but we powered through. We talked about some of the Blizzcon announcements, the Bungie layoffs, Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 controversies, and our newfound love of Apex Legends.
[News of the Week]
Perfect Dark PC port released (unofficial)
[Apex News]
Season 19 Ignite First Impressions
Lifeline Reborn
Cave Legend
[Games out this week]
Jusant
Warioware Move It
Star Ocean the Second Story R
Ebenezer and the Invisible World
Robocop: Rogue City
[What We’re Playing/Watching]
Apex Legends
Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Rhys Darby in Japan
5 Halloween games and movies for non-horror fans
On this spooky, Halloween 2023 edition of Starside Chat we go over some of the latest gaming news that interested us and briefly talk more about Super Mario Bros. Wonder and Apex Legends. Then we get into our special feature for this week, 5 recommendations for Halloween appropriate games and 5 movies for the non-horror fan.
[News of the Week]
Disney Dreamlight Valley to leave early access for official launch on Dec. 5, no longer a free to play game
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth will have Animal Crossing Island
Metroidvania MARS 2120 to leave early access for official launch on PC, console on March 28
Insomniac Reveals their Wolverine game is set in the same universe as Spiderman
Apex Legends Season 19 reveal (TimProVision)
[Games out this week]
Dave the Diver (Switch release)
Alan wake 2
[Features]
5 Halloween Games, and 5 Halloween Movies for Non-Horror fans
[What We’re Playing/Watching]
Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Apex Legends
Iron Chef (Classic)
Mario Wonder early impressions, Apex Legends vs Warzone for beginners
This week we talk about the big Microsoft purchase of Activision/Blizzard, the future of physical game sales, and using Discord on Xbox. We also talk about our early impressions of Super Mario Bros. Wonder, and we talk about whether we like Apex Legends or Warzone more now that we’ve dipped our toes back in.
[News of the Week]
Microsoft officially completes purchase of Activision/Blizzard
Best Buy to phase out physical movie sales, physical video game sales not impacted
Nintendo Accounts will help with the transition to “Switch 2”
[Games out this week]
Wizard with a Gun
Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Spiderman 2
[What We’re Playing/Watching]
Apex Legends
Warzone
Old spooky season movies
Takeshi’s Castle (2023)
Mario Wonder
Sea of Stars, Boomer Shooters, 90s romantic comedies
Without a lot of big gaming news to talk about this week, we focus instead on some of the games we’ve been playing and the movies we’ve been watching lately. We also briefly talk about why a lot of the October releases this year aren’t exciting us. And the movies discussion gets us sidetracked marveling and questioning 90s era technology.
[News of the Week]
Diablo 4 coming to Steam Oct. 17 alongside the launch of season 2 (will have crossplay and cross progression)
Titanfall 2 is back
[Games out this week]
Assassin’s Creed Mirage
Forza Motorsport
Detective Pikachu
[What We’re Playing/Watching]
Sea of Stars
Star Ocean the second story R
Movies with Aaron
Cocoon, Starfield, Xbox leaks
On this week’s episode of Starside Chat, we talk about the big Xbox leaks and the new indie puzzle game Cocoon! We also talk more about Starfield and update our Top 10 Games of the Year Builder (still a work in progress).
[News of the Week]
Sony Interactive Entertainment President and CEO Jim Ryan to retire in March 2024
Next Elder Scrolls game expected no sooner than 2026, will not come to PS5
Next Gen Nintendo console to be close to PS4/Xbox One performance-wise
[Games out this week]
Party Animals
Mortal Kombat I
Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty DLC
[Game of the Year Watch/Top 10 Builder]
Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
FF16
Dredge
Cocoon
Pikmin 4
Fire Emblem Engage
Dead Space Remake
Wild Hearts
Trine 5
Viewfinder
[What We’re Playing/Watching]
Starfield
Trine 5
F-Zero 99
Cocoon
Joe Pera Talks to You
What We Do in the Shadows
Nintendo Direct, Sony State of Play, Starfield
This week we go over the September Nintendo Direct and Sony State of Play and all the exciting upcoming games shown. Then we dive more into our journeys in Starfield!
[News of the Week]
Fallout TV show teaser leaks
Bethesda announces updates coming to Starfield and plans for future updates
Immortals of Aveum developer Ascendant Studios lays off 45 percent of its workforce
Cyberpunk stuff
[Games out this week]
Eternights
The Lies of P
[Features]
[What We’re Playing/Watching]
Starfield
Starfield Chat?
This week we have both played Starfield and we talk about our early adventures, along with some tips and tricks. But before that we have a bit of news to talk about!
[News of the Week]
Stray to get animated film adaptation
Switch 2 rumors
[Games out this week]
Mario + Rabbids Rayman DLC
Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy
FF7 Ever Crisis (mobile)
Fae Farm
Baldur’s Gate 3
Starfield
[Features]
Starfield
[What We’re Playing/Watching]
Starfield
Avatar the Way of Water
Ori and the Will of the Wisps
Trine 5
Starfield and lots of gaming news this week!
Aaron finally upgraded to an Xbox Series X! We talk about that and the massive amount of interesting news that dropped over the last week or two. But we finally have played some Starfield and we talk about initial impressions and review reactions.
[News of the Week]
Aaron bought an Xbox
Starfield early access requires either purchase of a digital copy of the game or a game pass subscription
Starfield will be the first Bethesda game to feature a new game + mode and it'll be there at launch
Amazon’s Fallout TV show is set in LA and it’s coming in 2024
Playstation details new earbuds, wireless headset and Project Q device
Phil Spencer basically says Xbox won't get a mid life cycle hardware upgrade
Hyper Light Breaker delayed to 2024
Grime 2 announced for PC, Switch release of first game is coming, a 3rd DLC is also in the works
[Games out this week]
Sea of Stars
[What We’re Playing/Watching]
Like a Dragon Ishin
Immortals of Aveum
Starfield
Starfield Pre-release talk
On this week’s episode we discuss the latest Starfield details ahead of launch, and we say goodbye to the store on the Xbox 360. We also discuss Evil West, Fallout New Vegas and Venture Bros!
[News of the Week]
[Games out this week]
Immortals of Aveum
Armored Core fires of Rubicon
Blasphemous 2
[What We’re Playing/Watching]
Evil West
Fallout New Vegas
Venture Bros.
Red Dead Redemption on PS4, Switch and more Zelda, FF16 and Pikmin 4 talk
On this week’s episode, we talk about the bizarre move to port Red Dead Redemption to PS4 and Switch. We also go over some other little gaming-related news items, but then we start talking about all the games. We talk about what just came out and what we’ve been playing.
[News of the Week]
Bungie announced Keith David will take over the role of Zavala in D2
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[Games out this week/Review Roundup]
Atlas Fallen
Vampire survivors launches on Switch
[Game of the Year Watch/Top 10 Builder - a work in progress, nothing is quite in order yet]
Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
FF16
Fire Emblem Engage
Dead Space Remake
Wild Hearts
Metroid Prime: Remastered
Viewfinder
Like A Dragon Ishin
Dead Cells Return to Castlevania
Hi-Fi Rush
[What We’re Playing/Watching]
FF16
Pikmin 4
Evil West
How To
Zelda
Nintendo Switch 2, Baldur’s Gate 3, Dredge, FF16
This week, we talk about how Nintendo is targeting the second half of 2024 for its next generation console release. Then we discuss the reception for Baldur’s Gate 3. Then Zach has completed Dredge, played more Pikmin 4 and started Final Fantasy 16’s new game plus mode!
[News of the Week]
Nintendo targeting second half of 2024 for next gen console release
Sakurai talks about the future of Smash
FF16 protagonist comes in second in poll for favorite FF protagonists
Sony reports PS5 sales up 75% after price cut in Europe, A sale also came to America
[Games out this week]
Baldur’s Gate 3
[Game of the Year Watch/Top 10 Builder a work in progress, nothing is quite in final order yet]
Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
FF16
Fire Emblem Engage
Dredge
Pikmin 4
Dead Space Remake
Wild Hearts
Metroid Prime: Remastered
Viewfinder
Like A Dragon Ishin
[What We’re Playing/Watching]
Pikmin 4
Dredge
SJ - KN8, SD
Oppenheimer, FF16, PlayStation Project Q leaks
This week, Zach has finished Final Fantasy 16, so we talk about that. Both Zach and Aaron have seen Oppenheimer, so we review that. But first! We have to talk about the PlayStation Project Q leaks, and go over the recent video game releases!
[News of the Week]
[Games out this week]
Remnant 2
Disney’s Illusion Island
The Expanse: A Telltale Series
Pikmin 4
[Game of the Year Watch/Top 10 Builder - a work in progress, nothing quite in order yet]
Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
FF16
Fire Emblem Engage
Dead Space Remake
Wild Hearts
Metroid Prime: Remastered
Viewfinder
Like A Dragon Ishin
Dead Cells Return to Castlevania
Hi-Fi Rush
[What We’re Playing/Watching]
FF16
Oppenheimer
Twisted Metal
Viewfinder, Games movie/TV show adaptations, Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning
This week, we run down our picks for games that would make good movie or TV show adaptations. But first! We do a brief spoiler discussion on “Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning,” and talk about the rough state of modern Disney. Then we give our thoughts and impressions on the new puzzle game “Viewfinder,” and reflect on the year so far in video game releases!
[News of the Week]
[Features]
Games that would make good movies
Midyear report card
[Game of the Year Watch/Top 10 Builder (a work in progress, nothing is in order officially yet)]
Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Fire Emblem Engage
Dead Space Remake
Wild Hearts
Metroid Prime: Remastered
Viewfinder
Like A Dragon Ishin
Dead Cells Return to Castlevania
Hi-Fi Rush
[What We’re Playing/Watching]
Mission Impossible
The Expanse
Viewfinder
Final Fantasy 16
Final Fantasy 16, Afterimage, Pikmin 4 demo
We're back after a few weeks off! This week we're talking about the games we've been playing, mainly Final Fantasy 16 and the metroidvania Afterimage. But Zach gives some impressions on the Pikmin 4 demo and some general thoughts on the latest Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope DLC.
We also give some very general, spoiler-free thoughts on Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning.
[News of the Week]
[Games out this week]
Dave the Diver
Exoprimal
[Game of the Year Watch/Top 10 Builder (a work in progress, nothing is quite in order yet)]
Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Final Fantasy 16
Fire Emblem Engage
Dead Space Remake
Afterimage
Wild Hearts
Metroid Prime: Remastered
Like A Dragon Ishin
Dead Cells Return to Castlevania
Hi-Fi Rush
[What We’re Playing/Watching]
Final Fantasy 16
Afterimage
Pikmin 4 demo
Mario + Rabbids DLC
Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning
Other Two
Barry
1883
Our Top 5 Games of Summer Games Fest, FF16 demo, More Zelda talk
NOTE: We recorded this episode BEFORE Nintendo announced its latest direct, so not only do we not have any thoughts about that, we may or may not say we're sad they didn't announce a direct... oops!
This week one of us has finished Tears of the Kingdom, and tried out demos for Final Fantasy 16 and Lies of P, so we cover that. But first we talk about the Ubisoft and Capcom summer showcases and give our top 5 games of Summer Games Fest!
[News of the Week]
Capcom
[Features]
Our favorite moments/games from SGF
[What We’re Playing/Watching]
Zelda
Final Fantasy 16 demo
Lies of P demo
Xbox Showcase 2023, Starfield Direct reactions
On this bonus episode of Starside Chat, we recap the Xbox Showcase from Summer Games Fest 2023, including the extensive gameplay showcase for Starfield!
It's all Xbox and Starfield in this part two of our Summer Games Fest coverage. Check out our previous episode recapping Summer Games Fest 2023!
Summer Games Fest 2023, more Zelda Tears of the Kingdom talk
On this week’s episode of Starside Chat, we recap Summer Games Fest and talk even more about The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom!
[News of the Week]
[Features]
More Zelda Talk!
[What We’re Playing/Watching]
Zelda
CoH3
NewsRadio
John Wick 4
Fast X
PlayStation Showcase + More adventures in Zelda Tears of the Kingdom
This week, we talk more about our continuing adventures in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom! We’ve both beaten the first two dungeons, obtained the Master Sword and a bunch of other things. But first, we have to talk about that somewhat disappointing PlayStation Showcase.
[News of the Week]
PlayStation Showcase 2023
[Games out this week]
Planet of Lana
Lord of the Rings Gollum
[Features]
More Tears of the Kingdom talk
[What We’re Playing/Watching]
Super Mario Bros. Movie
Our early adventures in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
It's a very exciting episode of Starside Chat because we finally get to talk about our early adventures in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom!
[News of the Week]
European Commission approves Microsoft’s Activision-Blizzard acquisition
Playstation showcase May 24
Amazon working on a Lord of the Rings MMO, developed by the team that made New World
The Expanse: A Telltale Series Ep1 launches July 27, new episodes every two weeks
Phil Spencer apologizes for Redfall
Mouse - looks like an old-timey cartoon turned into a first-person shooter
[Games out this week]
Ys 9 Monstrom Nox (PS5)
Honkai Star Rail
Zelda Tears of the Kingdom
[Game of the Year Watch/Top 10 Builder - A work in progress, nothing is in final order yet]
Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Fire Emblem Engage
Dead Space Remake
Wild Hearts
Metroid Prime: Remastered
Like A Dragon Ishin
Dead Cells Return to Castlevania
Hi-Fi Rush
[Features]
Tears of the Kingdom!!!
Zelda Tears of the Kingdom previews, The Last Case of Benedict Fox, Star Wars Jedi Survivor
We return after a week off to talk about the latest gaming news! Aaron also tells us about his trip to New York City, where he got to visit the Nintendo Store. We also talk about the latest Zelda Tears of the Kingdom previews. We talk about the rocky release of Star Wars Jedi Survivor, and give some early impressions of the indie, metroidvania The Last Case of Benedict Fox.
[News of the Week]
Niantic and Capcom partner on Monster Hunter Now for iOS and Android
UK blocking Microsoft acquisition of Activision, Microsoft to appeal
Animated TV show adaptation of Vampire Survivors in the works
Aaron’s visit to the Nintendo Store in NYC
Zelda Hands-On Previews
[Games out this week]
Star Wars Jedi Survivor
The last case of Benedict Fox
After image
Advanced wars
Shadows of Doubt (early access)
[Game of the Year Watch/Top 10 Builder - A work in progress, nothing is in order yet!]
Fire Emblem Engage
Dead Space Remake
Wild Hearts
Metroid Prime: Remastered
Like A Dragon Ishin
Dead Cells Return to Castlevania
Hi-Fi Rush
[What We’re Playing/Watching]
Pathaan
Battlefield 2042
Tears of the Kingdom trailers, Super Mario Bros. Movie, more bad news for Redfall
We return after a couple of weeks off to talk mainly about all the Tears of the Kingdom footage from the gameplay direct and the final trailer. But we also have to talk about some missteps by Microsoft recently with the announcements about Redfall and Ghostwire Tokyo.
Also, there have been a bunch of game previews to discuss from xDefiant, to Disney Speedstorm, to Immortals of Aveum.
We also talk briefly about the Super Mario Bros. Movie!
[News of the Week]
Redfall won’t run at 60 fps on console at launch (will be added in an update later)
Ghostwire Tokyo adds Denuvo (DRM, anti-cheat software) to game on PC more than a year after release.
There is a Vampire Survivors-like movie tie-in game for the Nicolas Cage vampire film Renfield
[Games out this week]
Minecraft Legends
Wall World
[Game of the Year Watch/Top 10 Builder (a work in progress, nothing is in order yet!!)]
Fire Emblem Engage
Dead Space Remake
Wild Hearts
Metroid Prime: Remastered
Like A Dragon Ishin
Dead Cells Return to Castlevania
Hi-Fi Rush
[What We’re Playing/Watching]
Legend of Keepers
Tetris 99
Battlefield 2042
Super Mario Bros. Movie
Versus
Diablo 4 Beta, Redfall preview, Loop Hero
On this week’s episode, there’s a lot of news to dive into, including the latest on the Microsoft purchase of Activision/Blizzard, the latest preview coverage of Redfall, and GDC-related things. Also, we talk about the Diablo 4 open beta and how we’re getting back into Loop Hero!
[News of the Week]
Persona 5: The Phantom X is a mobile spinoff coming to iOS and Android
Crash Team Rumble gets June release date, beta coming next month
GDC - State of Unreal
Aaron’s Roblox experience
[Games out this week]
Diablo 4 Open Beta
Resident Evil 4 Remake
Tchia
Have a Nice Death
[Game of the Year Watch/Top 10 Builder - A work in progress, nothing is in order yet!!!]
Fire Emblem Engage
Dead Space Remake
Wild Hearts
Metroid Prime: Remastered
Like A Dragon Ishin
Dead Cells Return to Castlevania
Hi-Fi Rush
[What We’re Playing/Watching]
Loop Hero
Fringe
Exoprimal Open Beta, Our Top 5 Desert Island Games
This week we talk about some of the latest gaming news before diving into our initial thoughts on the Exoprimal open beta. Then we give our top 5 picks for games we'd take to keep us entertained if we were stranded on a desert island.
[News of the Week]
- RIP Lance Reddick
- Hyper Light Breakers trailer, releasing this fall
- Ghostwire Tokyo coming to Xbox consoles next month, adds DLC
- Atlas Fallen preview
- House of the Gundead Arcade Cabinet
- Steam Sales Revealed!
- Super Meat Boy Spin-Off announced
[Games out this week]
- Exoprimal Open Beta
- Diablo 4 Closed Beta
- Vernal Edge
[Game of the Year Watch/Top 10 Builder (a work in progress, nothing is in order yet!!!)]
- Fire Emblem Engage
- Dead Space Remake
- Wild Hearts
- Metroid Prime: Remastered
- Like A Dragon Ishin
- Dead Cells Return to Castlevania
- Hi-Fi Rush
[Features]
- Our picks for 5 great desert island games
[What We’re Playing/Watching]
- Last of Us finale
- So Close
Starfield delayed, Super Mario Bros. Movie trailer, Like A Dragon Ishin
On this week’s episode, we talk about the Starfield delay, the Mario Bros. Movie final trailer and what we’ve been playing lately, including Dead Cells: Return to Castlevania and Like A Dragon: Ishin!
[News of the Week]
- Starfield direct set for June 11 - release date delayed to September
- PS5 firmware update
- PS6 may be planned for 2027
- Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League delayed
- Final Super Mario Bros. Movie Trailer
- Capcom Spotlight Showcase
- Wild Hearts adds new monster to hunt
- Cities Skylines 2 Announced
- PS5 Discord integration
- Fortnite goes Cyberpunk
[Game of the Year Watch/Top 10 Builder (a work in progress, nothing is in order yet)]
- Fire Emblem Engage
- Dead Space Remake
- Wild Hearts
- Metroid Prime: Remastered
- Like A Dragon Ishin
- Dead Cells Return to Castlevania
- Hi-Fi Rush
[What We’re Playing/Watching]
- PsychOdyssey
- Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope - Tower of Doom DLC
- Dead Cells Return to Castlevania
- Like A Dragon Ishin
- Attack on Titan
Metroid Prime Remastered, Wild Hearts, Final Fantasy 16 previews, Beyond Good and Evil 2 setbacks
On this week’s episode, we finally get around to talking about Metroid Prime Remastered, along with more talk about Wild Hearts. We also talk about the Final Fantasy 16 previews, and the latest setback for Beyond Good and Evil 2.
[News of the Week]
- Elden Ring DLC, “Shadow of the Erdtree” in development
- Final Fantasy 16 previews
- The Outer Worlds Spacer Choice Edition is an enhanced version
- Beyond Good and Evil 2 sees even more setbacks
- First Mario and Rabbits DLC pack drops
- Metroid fusion coming to Nintendo online
- Dead Space mod goes First Person
- Deep Rock Galactic creating a Vampire Survivors-like
[Games out this week]
- Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty
- Destiny 2 Lightfall - Breaks playercount records, but community is very torn on it
[Game of the Year Watch/Top 10 Builder (a work in progress, nothing is final!)]
- Fire Emblem Engage
- Dead Space Remake
- Wild Hearts
- Metroid Prime: Remastered
- Hi-Fi Rush
[What We’re Playing/Watching]
- Wild Hearts
- Metroid Prime: Remastered
- Sea of Stars Demo
PlayStation State of Play, Atomic Heart
Last week, we totally forgot to even mention that it was our 100th episode, so we acknowledge that we’ve done more than 100 of these this week! Then there’s some news, a ton of new game releases, and a PlayStation State of Play to talk about!
[News of the Week]
- We forgot to mention last week was episode 100
- Nintendo offers free trial of Katamari Damacy reroll for Nintendo online subscribers
- Nintendo confirms it is skipping E3 this year
- No Man's Sky update
- Microsoft signs binding 10-year legal agreement with Nintendo to bring Call of Duty to Nintendo players, if Activision/Blizzard deal goes through
- Starfield showcase imminent
- EA Dice building another team to help make the next single player battlefield game
- Sons of the Forest
- Hollow Knight is 6 years old (2/24)! Mossbag video , Hallownest Map
- Pizza Tower
[Games out this week]
- Atomic Heart
- Like a Dragon: Ishin
- Metroid Prime Remastered (physical release)
- Kirby Return to Dream Land Deluxe
- Clive N Wrench
- Octopath Traveler 2
- Destiny 2 Lightfall (Feb. 28)
- Scars Above (Feb. 28)
[Game of the Year Watch/Top 10 Builder] - (A work in progress, nothing is in order yet)
- Fire Emblem Engage
- Dead Space Remake
- Wild Hearts
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Metroid Prime: Remastered
[Features]
- PlayStation State of Play
[What We’re Playing/Watching]
- Wild Hearts
- PsychOdyssey
- Metroid Prime: Remastered
Wild Hearts, PSVR 2, Our Top 5 Games That Need A Sequel
This week’s episode covers so many games (and a little bit of news)! Zach has finished Fire Emblem Engage, Dead Space Remake, the Sea of Stars Demo, and started Wild Hearts. Meanwhile, Aaron has started Metroid Prime: Remastered!
This week also has a special topic, as we dig into our top 5 games we think need a sequel!
[News of the Week]
- Sony may be making PS5 Bluetooth earbuds
- Dead Island 2 to release a week earlier than expected
- Microsoft confirms game pass cannibalizes game sales
- Redfall’s physical release will include a download code instead of a disc
- Hyper Light Breakers shifts to procedural, open world rogue-like
- Minecraft AI
- PSVR 2 reviews are out
[Games out this week]
- Blanc
- Wanted Dead
- Tales of Symphonia Remastered
- Wild Hearts
[Game of the Year Watch/Top 10 Builder]
- Fire Emblem Engage
- Dead Space Remake
- Wild Hearts
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Metroid Prime: Remastered
[Features]
- Our top 5 games in need of a sequel/ series in need of a comeback
[What We’re Playing/Watching]
- Sea of Stars Demo
- Fire Emblem Engage
- Dead Space Remake
- Wild Hearts
- Metroid Prime: Remastered
- Farscape
- Yes, Madam
Nintendo Direct, Dead Space Remake, Dragon Age: Dreadwolf leaks
On this week’s episode, we go over the big announcements and shadow drops from the February 2023 Nintendo Direct. We also talk about the Dragon Age: Dreadwolf leaks and give impressions on the Dead Space Remake.
[News of the Week]
- The Last Case of Benedict Fox gets April 27 release date
- Dragon Age: Dreadwolf Leaks
- Nintendo Switch Surpasses PS4 and Game Boy to Become 3rd Best Selling Console of All Time
- Fast X trailer
[Games out this week]
- Hogwarts Legacy
[Game of the Year Watch/Top 10 Builder]
- Fire Emblem Engage
- Dead Space Remake
- Hi-Fi Rush
[Features]
- Nintendo Direct recap
[What We’re Playing/Watching]
- Dead Space Remake
- The Last of Us TV show
- Farscape
- Clarkson’s Farm
Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo opt out of E3 2023
On this week’s episode, we talk about the bad news for E3 2023, and a handful of live service games that are ending service this year. There’s also a crazy new artificial intelligence-driven Seinfeld parody channel on Twitch we have to talk about. And there’s more news and rumors out there about Starfield, Silksong and the upcoming Super Mario movie!
[News of the Week]
- Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo opt out of E3 2023
- Horizon multiplayer leak
- Starfield is reportedly playable from start to finish
- Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Delayed to April
- PlayStation Plus Collection discontinued
- Games ending service: Knockout City, Apex Legend mobile and Battlefield mobile, Rumbleverse, CrossfireX
- AI Seinfeld on Twitch - Nothing, Forever
- Silksong news?
- New mario movie commercial with DK
[Game of the Year Watch/Top 10 Builder]
- Fire Emblem Engage
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Dead Space Remake
- Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider
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[What We’re Playing/Watching]
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Fire Emblem Engage
- Isekei animes
Aaron's Parting Wisdom - Paizo Humble Bundle
Xbox Developer Direct, Hi-Fi Rush, Goldeneye 007
On this week’s episode there are a lot of games out we have to talk about. But first, have a good amount of news to talk about. And of course, we have to talk about the Xbox developer direct!
[News of the Week]
- Crystal Dynamics to end support for Marvels Avengers in Sept. after one final update in March
- Next Steam World game is Steam World Build (demo is on Steam)
- Obsidian CEO says he wants to make another fallout before he retires
- Naughty dog may move on from uncharted and the last of us
- Mac Walters BioWare writer on Mass Effect, lead writer on ME2, and ME3 is leaving BioWare after 19 years
- Xbox blog post
- WotC lose
- Amazon is making a Tomb Raider Show
[Games out this week]
- Forspoken
- Hitman World of Assassination
- Dead Space Remake
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Goldeneye 007
[Game of the Year Watch/Top 10 Builder]
- Fire Emblem Engage
- Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider
- Dead Space Remake
- Hi-Fi Rush
[Features]
- Xbox developer showcase
- Minecraft Legends - April 18
- Forza Motorsport - coming in 2023
- Hi-Fi Rush - available now
- ESO Necrom expansion - coming in June
- Redfall - May 2
[What We’re Playing/Watching]
- Fire Emblem Engage
- Pathfinder 2E
- Poker Face
Fire Emblem Engage, Microsoft layoffs, The Last of Us Episode 1
The first big game release of 2023 is Fire Emblem Engage, so we talk over some initial impressions. But firsts, we have to dig into the news of layoffs at Microsoft that has hit its gaming divisions.
[News of the Week]
- RIP Stadia officially
- New Tron movie in the works
- Microsoft lays off 10,000 people, including people in its gaming divisions such as Xbox and Bethesda
- Xbox developer direct
- Starfield Release Date to be announced very soon according to Bethesda
- Games Workshop Story
[Game of the Year Watch/Top 10 Builder]
- Fire Emblem Engage
- Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider?
[Features]
- Last of Us Episode 1
[What We’re Playing/Watching]
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Trigun Stampede
- Pathfinder 2E
Ubisoft cancels more games, Xbox announces a games showcase
This week, we get excited about Xbox and Bethesda’s upcoming games showcases and talk through Ubisoft’s tough times.
[News of the Week]
- Xbox/Bethesda developer direct - a games showcase on Jan. 25
- Google to make Stadia controllers work as normal Bluetooth controllers
- Ubisoft cancels three unannounced games, delays Skull and Bones for a 5th time
- Dungeons and Dragons OGL Stuff
- Upcoming game: Ravenbound
[Games out this week]
- One Piece Odyssey
- Lone Ruin
- Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider
[Game of the Year Watch/Top 10 Builder]
- Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider?
[What We’re Playing/Watching]
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Fire Emblem Warriors Three Hopes
- Overwatch 2
- AGDQ - BotW, Gungrave, Haiku the Robot
- New York Ninja