On today’s episode #221, Team Cherry finally delivers after a long hiatus, Gamescom has some huge announcements, and the video game world is shocked by more layoffs - this time at Bioshock 4. Plus, Marvel Rivals is ‘not a gooner game’, Ubisoft restricts family share, and Ben plays the unannounced sequel, Elden Thring.
On today’s episode #220, Bungie releases the new Destiny story arc to mixed reviews, Splitgate 2 ‘unlaunches’ or whatever, and Intel plans more layoffs. Plus, EA plans to have 100 million players in Battlefield 6, Microsoft walks back prices in video games, and Ben plays the unannounced sequel to Elden Ring Nightreign.
Silksong is out! Flashback to the last time we had significant Silksong news.Caleb plays all the games that Aaron is interested in. Chad talks casuals and streamers for multiple games. Jake updates us on PlayStation news. Alex actually gets excited about Diablo Immortal. Owen is okay with Kenobi.
FLASHBACK Ep. 140 | Post-Extra Life SadnessWith several members out this week and the huge popularity of the Battlefield 6 Open Beta this weekend I thought I would bring us back to our first thoughts on Battlefield 2042. I can say this conversation did not go the way I remember it.Alex gets excited, but talks slowly. Chad discusses New World changes. Aaron wants to promote some Extra Life games. Jake is preparing for a rant. Caleb somehow plays a lot of games. Owen has movie reviews.
On today’s episode #219, companies be laying off more developers under the guise of restructuring, Caleb’s ‘Cultural Appropriation’ movie was a hit, the execs are in deep water with Subnautica 2. Plus, a new contender for best board game appears, Playstation State of Play shows new footage of Ghost of Yotei, and Ben quits the podcast after playing Elden Ring Nightreign.
On today’s episode #218, I’m back so it isn’t a chaos cast, the controversy with Marathon continues, and Bungie does a good. Plus, video games are expensive again, it’s been exactly 28 years later, and Ben quits playing Elden Ring Nightreign.
On today’s episode #217, "The Search for More Money" is officially happening as Spaceballs 2 gets announced, more goes wrong with the troubled development of Marathon at Bungie, and Keigh-3 events have all but taken over our news cycle. Plus, Nightreign is finally here and we have another Borderlands 3 deep dive on our hands.
FLASHBACK Ep. 146 | Venerable BanglesWe weren’t able to meet to discuss Elden Ring Nightreign this week so instead reflect on our first time playing Elden Ring back in 2022 with us!Owen talks Steam Next Fest. Aaron describes games well. Chad talks Fortnite and New World updates. Jake yells at Aaron’s neighbor. Caleb has a Steam Deck. #eldenring
On today’s episode #216, Polygon is approaching irrelevance by degrees as its vision lacks angles congruent to the market, Giant Bomb is somehow resuscitated at the last moment, and some big content drops in the DOOM universe. Plus, Clair Obscur lives on in our hearts and minds, and Ben sends updates as he plays Elden Ring Nightreign.
On today’s episode #215, Microsoft doubles down on price increases, multiple video game companies turn again to layoffs as a financial solution, and some big content drops. Plus, Alex takes a Borderlands 3 deep dive right on time and Ben sends updates as he plays Elden Ring Nightreign.
Unfortunately we couldn't get everyone together to record this week. With the probable imminent drop of the Oblivion Remaster, I thought it might be appropriate to FLASHBACK to September 2023 so we could relive the discussion of Bethesda's latest open world RPG, Starfield.On today’s episode #180, the SAG-AFTRA board unanimously votes to give an interactive media strike to members, TMNT: Mutant Mayhem was so successful it’s getting a video game sequel, and Apple reps for their next event. Also, Baldur’s Gate III has dropped out of the top 10 highest-rated games of all time list, Starfield makes some weird choices, and of course, we’ve been playing games.
On today’s episode #214, we got big news all around this week. Ubisoft making big changes, Marvel Rivals reveals, and the long awaited Nintendo Switch 2 gets a proper showcase. Plus, we’re sad Aaron’s not here to talk about Khazan, and Alex finally finished FFVII Rebirth. Lets talk about that big character moment at the end, shall we?
On today’s episode #213, Balatro wins again - this time amongst developers, the Oscars happens, and the Future Game Show happened but none of us watched it. Plus, Split Fiction is absolutely dominating the GOTY list so far, recombobulate is not a word, and Ben beat the Elden Ring DLC.
On today’s episode #212, Sony is now leasing PlayStations in this economy, steam hits a record number of concurrent users, and Discord might be going public? Plus, Steam Next fest has some bangers, more nVidia news from Chad, and Ben beat the Elden Ring DLC.
On today’s episode #211, Marvel Rivals hits a major milestone, Valve is being Valve again by giving away the TF2 Source Code and targeted bans, and things are happening in Overwatch 2? Plus, quantum computing, nVidia 50 series delays, issues, and problems, and Ben beat Elden Ring while he was in Puerto Rico.
On today’s episode #210, we talk about our Game of the Year list to see if we’re still confident, the Multiverse was canceled, and studios try the Fantastic Four, again. Plus, Steam is making changes with early access, Resident Evil is Resident Eviling again, and, Ben beat Elden Ring while he was out of the country.
On today’s episode special edition episode #209, we dive into the games we loved playing this year, talk about our most anticipated games for next year, and battle over our top 10 to ultimately crown one our 2024 Game of the Year.
On today’s episode #208, NVIDIA has some huge announcements at CES, Sonic 3 sets a record for its own franchise, and Ubisoft is somehow still valuable enough to buy. Plus, several new games that we definitely haven’t been waiting on were teased, Ben beat Elden Ring, and - of course - we’ve been playing games.
On today’s episode #207, the Game Awards revealed their nominees, which blew up the internet, Steam has a new season pass policy, and Arcane, the final season comes out. Plus, we raised over 10k for Extra Life, Ben beat Elden Ring, and - of course - we’ve been playing games.
FLASHBACK to May 2022 and it’s weird how cyclical time is. We discuss the first Overwatch 2 beta in this episode and all the changes that come with it and now in November 2024 we are playing Overwatch Classic. What a world we live in.Aaron and Alex are excited about the movies they watched. Jake is baffled by Square Enix moves. Caleb plays relaxing Games, Owen doesn't like anything, Chad gets a house. #horizonhouse