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Cohh and Zeke are out this week, which means it's the perfect week to bring in some vtubers: Jhinxx & Neomi (and Bruce Greene)! We ask some hard hitting questions about vtuber tech, reasons for wanting to be a vtuber and why vtubers talk about poop so often? Then we get into Nvidia's new AI initiative and some of the games we've been playing that includes a lot of Marvel Rivals! 0:00 - Intro1:22 - Vtubers7:40 - Vtuber tech19:35 - Why choose a virtual model?32:00 - VRChat46:25 - New Years resolutions48:00 - Game of the Year55:20 - League grinding55:55 - Stellar Blade devs get bonuses 56:35 - Marvel Rivals player retention1:01:20 - Switch 2 announcement imminent?1:09:10 - Musk is a fraud (to the surprise of no one)1:13:20 - Assassin's Creed Shadows delayed again1:17:30 - Tencent is a military company?1:19:45 - Nvidia and AI1:40:50 - AGDQ raises 2.6 million1:43:40 - It takes 36 days to unlock a single hero in League?1:46:00 - Kingdom Come Deliverance 21:52:00 - The Closing Shift1:57:40 - Project Zomboid2:03:00 - WoW Hardcore2:07:50 - Balatro2:09:00 - Fast Food Simulator2:16:45 - Helldivers 22:25:00 - Marvel Rivals2:38:30 - Ys2:39:00 - Are vtubers anime?2:42:00 - Shoutouts  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's time for our extremely objective list of the top games of 2024! Much deliberation and brain power was used in the making of these lists to give you the most accurate assessment of what games are the best in 2024! 0:00 - Intro 2:55 - Games We're Playing 19:32 - Our GOTY begins! 20:24 - Favorite New IP 30:33 - Favorite Multiplayer 39:52 - Favorite Writing 49:20 - Favorite Art Style 55:05 - Favorite Music 1:00:46 - Favorite Sound Design 1:07:51 - Favorite Character 1:19:11 - Favorite Performance 1:31:12 - Intermission 1:36:11 - Favorite Moment 1:45:52 - Favorite Feature 1:57:01 - Biggest Surprise 2:07:46 - Biggest Disappointment 2:20:01 - Games We Wished We Played 2:28:16 - Most Anticipated Game of 2025 2:35:34 - Top 3 Games Streamed 2:37:07 - Our Top 10 Games of 2024 3:52:48 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're joined by Warren Spector and Greg LoPiccolo to chat about their new multiplayer immersive sim: Thick as Thieves! After that we ask Cohh how he can split up a family of kittens before getting into our discussions of The Game Awards and our thoughts on Path of Exile 2 (so far)! 0:00 - Intro1:22 - Interview with Warren Spector and the Thick as Thieves devs26:00 - What's an immersive sim?48:10 - Interview over56:50 - Stream together1:05:00 - The Twitch Mobile app still sucks1:08:00 - The Game Awards... Controversies?1:16:00 - Astro Bot wins GOTY at TGA1:18:40 - Wukong devs criticize TGA1:21:00 - NFT cats1:25:10 - Real cats1:28:00 - Bungie hires fans to save money1:34:30 - Publisher won't commit to a 2025 schedule until GTA6 announces1:37:50 - Path of Exile 22:00:05 - Box opening2:23:00 - Dropped Frames GOTY vote2:25:50 - Warhammer 40k Space Marine 2 2:27:40 - Zeke plays a ton of games2:44:50 - Metaphor: ReFantazio2:48:20 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's been a crazy week for game releases! JP has been deep into Path of Exile 2, luckily we've brought in a ringer with GassyMexican to give us the lowdown on Indiana Jones and the Great Circle and Marvel Rivals! 0:00 - Intro2:20 - The week of games2:50 - AI emotes9:00 - Merged chat22:40 - More people watch games than play games30:50 - OTK Winter's Game Expo36:00 - PC Gaming Most Wanted37:05 - The Streamer Awards42:30 - Fortnite Ballistic49:40 - Moonlighter 252:45 - Indiana Jones and the Great Circle1:30:25 - Marvel Rivals2:09:30 - Twitter take of the week2:12:45 - Path of Exile 22:50:30 - Our TGA plans2:56:45 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're only 5 days until gaming nirvana: Path of Exile 2 launches into Early Access and Zizaran is here to check our hype levels (and his). The Witcher 4 is full steam ahead, Musk ruins everything, Balatro sales skyrocket, Marvel Rivals surprises with more characters, Cohh's time with STALKER 2 and more! 0:00 - Intro1:09 - The abyss2:20 - The Dark Souls of Wikis11:00 - Path of Exile 2 hype check1:21:40 - Hardcore World of Warcraft1:29:10 - Shoutouts for Zizaran1:32:00 - Wyoming1:43:00 - The Witcher 4 production in full-swing1:46:00 - Baldur's Gate 3 gets a major update1:49:10 - Musk trying to ruin everything1:51:40 - Balatro surges 1:56:00 - Squirrel Girl2:04:30 - Avowed2:17:10 - Kai Cenat reclaims world record2:26:55 - STALKER 22:40:10 - Our GOTY categories!2:50:00 - Manhunt2:55:10 - Use Your Words 22:56:05 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Should DLC and Remakes be considered for games of the year? That's the topic of discussion this week as we go over all the nominations of The Game Awards that were announced this week! Then we go through our final thoughts on Dragon Age: The Veilguard, the jankiness (affectionate) of S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2 and more! 0:00 - Intro1:09 - Conspiracies5:10 - The Game Award Nominations1:55:00 - Dragon Age Veilguard2:35:00 - STALKER 22:45:00 - Ratshaker2:50:00 - Cottage Simulator3:01:10 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Twitch has created a new tag category to separate politics and "sensitive social issues," but what are the unintended consequences? How will this be enforced? In other news Playstation has shut down Concord developers: Firewalk Studios and recent acquisition Neon Koi. How can an industry learn from flops when everything gets destroyed after one failure? Nintendo launches the more Nintendo thing ever: Nintendo Music. Ubisoft is late to the grift with a new NFT game. Path of Exile 2 gets delayed a few weeks and our review of Dragon Age: Veilguard and Metaphor: ReFantazio! 0:00 - Intro 1:20 - POLITICS 4:10 - Going Camping 10:10 - Youtube streaming 13:50 - Twitch fumbles again 22:30 - Playstation shuts down Concord dev Firewalk and Neon Koi 31:20 - Destiny Rising 33:30 - Nintendo Music 37:40 - League of Legends Worlds 42:50 - Monster Hunter Wilds Beta 1:01:50 - Ubisoft's NFT game 1:07:00 - Path of Exile 2 delayed 3 weeks 1:14:40 - Phasmophobia sells over 20 million copies 1:15:25 - Exodus lore videos with Matthew McConaughey 1:18:00 - Dragon Age: The Veilguard 2:18:35 - Metaphor 2:51:50 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cohh has returned just in time to purchase the new $90 Brontosaurus mount in World of Warcraft! The creators of the horse armor are rolling in their graves (they're fine.) On the other side of the pond, Ubisoft is going through it with Assassin's Creed Shadows which could spell doom for the mega company if it fails. 6v6 returning to Overwatch, Netflix closes its game studio before revealing any game. a large discussion on ear shapes and Call of Duty, excitement for Monster Hunter Wilds and Dragon Age Veilgard and so much more! 0:00 - Intro1:20 - A very special episode10:40 - Casa Bonita15:50 - New puppy17:05 - Blizzard releases a $90 mount for WoW37:35 - Ubisoft changes Assassin's Creed plans42:30 - 6v6 returns to Overwatch48:35 - No new Prince of Persia52:30 - Netflix closes game studio58:50 - No Man's Sky launches a new Expedition1:03:10 - Call of Duty Black Ops 61:05:30 - Ear shapes1:20:30 - Monster Hunter Wilds open beta1:29:50 - Dragon Age Veilguard1:42:50 - Dragon Age Inquisition spoilers1:43:40 - Spoilers over1:48:00 - Batman Arkham Shadows1:50:30 - Alan Wake 2: The Lake House1:59:10 - Metaphors2:13:00 - A Quiet Place2:27:00 - Finishing Satisfactory2:28:40 - Starting Factorio2:34:30 - Towerborne2:35:00 - Eternal Strands2:38:50 - Neva2:50:00 - While We Wait Here2:52:48 - Silent Hill 22:58:30 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're joined by Jesse Cox this week to chat about spooky season, how to be a gracious podcast guest & vehicular marriage. CitizenCon also happened this weekend with all new gameplay footage of Squadron 42 and a roadmap that they will for sure keep. NetEase takes on Destiny and more Marvel, Ben Starr is in everything, we gush about Metaphor and much more! 0:00 - Intro1:20 - When is Halloween?4:00 - Podcast guests7:30 - Tiktok trends11:50 - Arnold Palmer's D***12:40 - League of Legends Worlds14:30 - Star Citizen still hasn't released41:20 - Subnautica 2 annouced49:20 - Alan Wake 2: The Lake House53:50 - Cronos: The New Dawn1:02:00 - Rule 34 cars1:09:50 - Mistfall Hunters1:14:20 - FBC Firebreak1:18:20 - Dragon Ball Sparking ZERO sells a lot1:23:00 - Spider-Man 2 coming to PC1:24:40 - Hades 2 gets a big update1:29:00 - Song lyrics1:32:00 - Claire Obscura: Expedition 33 reveals voice cast1:38:00 - Space Marine 2 sells a ton1:42:00 - Final Fantasy franchise sales1:50:20 - Destiny Rising1:53:50 - Marvel Mystic Mayhem1:56:50 - Factorio: Space Age2:00:00 - Steam Next Fest2:26:10 - Hordes of Hunger2:40:10 - Metaphor Refantazio continues3:03:50 - Neva3:07:25 - Beyond Galaxyland3:10:25 - Romancing Saga3:13:00 - The Penguin3:16:40 - Agatha All Along3:21:15 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're joined by Bruce Greene this week to chat about the megaton announcement this week: The Nintendo Alarmo! But also GOTY candidates Metaphor Re:Fantazio, Silent Hill 2 as well as a long discussion on the horror genre and more TCG Shop Simulator! 0:00 - Intro4:00 - Love your pets5:30 - Pokemon hacks9:05 - Red Dead Redemption 1 coming to Steam19:50 - Metaphor Re:Fantazio sells 1 million copies in 1 day21:00 - Dragon Ball: SPARKING Zero hitting top 10 on Steam25:50 - Zeke's origin story31:30 - Alien Isolation getting a sequel35:00 - Horror54:10 - Halo going Unreal 51:02:20 - The Halo TV show...1:08:20 - The Nintendo Alarmo1:12:00 - Dream mapping1:19:00 - Sunderfolk developed by ex-Blizzard devs1:31:00 - Like a Dragon the TV show1:40:00 - Roblox is a cesspool1:48:00 - One Piece going on hiatus1:52:20 - Metaphor Re:Fantazio2:15:00 - Silent Hill 22:29:10 - TCG Shop Simulator addiction2:33:00 - The Game of Thrones auction2:49:20 - Diablo 4 Vessels of Hatred2:53:40 - Grunn2:59:40 - Timberborn3:01:20 - Starship Troopers Extermination 3:09:50 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Spooky season is upon us so everyone is getting jump scared by Nintendo this week as they take down another major Switch emulation platform and possibly streamers as well. We discuss upcoming games we're excited about such as the expansion Diablo 4 Vessel of Hatred as well as Metaphor Re:Fantazio before losing it over the stacked February that is fast approaching! Then we talk about Starfield: Shattered Space, more Satisfactory, The Plucky Squire and the talk of the streamer world: TCG Card Shop Simulator! 0:00 - Intro1:20 - Spooky season2:20 - TwitchCon wrap up29:15 - Ironmouse becomes the highest subscribed channel on Twitch ever43:00 - Is anyone still playing Suicide Squad?46:00 - Nintendo shuts down Switch emulator Ryujinx50:50 - Original Horizon Zero Dawn gets delisted on PC57:20 - 3rd person coming to Halo: Infinite1:00:50 - Ubisoft blames the game players for poor Star Wars Outlaws sales1:04:20 - The crazy games coming out in February 20251:13:25 - Dragon Age Veilguard goes gold1:15:00 - New World Aternum 1:21:30 - Metaphor Re:Fantazio Demo1:36:30 - Starfield: Shattered Space1:48:30 - TCG Card Shop Sim2:13:00 - Diablo 4: Vessels of Hatred2:16:00 - Satisfactory continues2:28:30 - The Finals season 42:36:40 - The Holy Gosh Darn2:43:50 - The Plucky Squire2:48:10 - UFO 502:54:00 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Everyone is away at TwitchCon so JP brings in Gothalion and Rami Ismail to chat about our fear of flying and other core anxieties like Nintendo's lawyers coming for us! The game director for Concord steps down from role, Square Enix admits the sales for Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and Final Fantasy XVI didn't meet expectations. We chat about why AI will not make games faster to develop, we get excited about Tokyo Games Show and more! 0:00 - Intro 1:20 - Fear of flying 3:30 - TwitchCon in 2024 20:10 - GCX 2024 22:05 - Nintendo sues Palworld devs 34:00 - Game rating changes in Australia 45:50 - Concord Game Director steps down 1:03:50 - Krafton CEO thinks Hi-Fi Rush 2 won't make money, but wants to try 1:16:00 - Square Enix admits Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth & FFXVI didn't meet sales expectations 1:33:00 - The Oatmeal problem with AI 1:41:25 - Next Battlefield 1:47:30 - Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakzua 1:58:40 - Microsoft Flight Sim 2024 2:09:00 - New Dragon Age Veilguard previews 2:15:40 - Kingdom Hearts 4 will be a soft-reboot 2:19:10 - Football player Ronaldo joins Fatal Fury 2:22:25 - Towerborne 2:31:20 - Wild Bastards 2:34:00 - Star Wars Outlaws 2:37:15 - Observation 2:38:40 - UFO 50 2:41:50 - Satisfactory 2:44:30 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Playstation 5 Pro was announced this week with a cacophony of groans from the audience. Is the new console worth the small percentage of games that will utilize it? Elsewhere, more layoffs hit those at Microsoft, the staff of Annapurna Interactive collectively resign, Ubisoft stocks plummet and Warhammer 40K Space Marine 2 soars. Then we get into some of the games we've played: Astrobot and a whoooole lot of Satisfactory! 0:00 - Intro 1:20 - Work schedules 3:00 - TwitchCon is this week 4:20 - Happy Birthday 25:50 - The PS5 Pro 49:30 - What IS Concord? 53:40 - More layoffs at Microsoft 1:00:25 - Employees at Annapurna Interactive collectively resigns 1:09:30 - Will Palworld switch business models? 1:12:10 - Modders hack into Baldur's Gate 3 level editor 1:17:30 - Ex-Sony President says people should "drive an Uber" about industry layoffs 1:22:00 - Ubisoft stocks plummeting 1:28:35 - Flappybird is back? 1:32:50 - Hasbro using AI for Magic the Gathering? 1:39:10 - Warhammer 40K Space Marine 2 hits 225k on Steam 1:42:00 - Embracer embracing Metro devs 1:46:00 - Elden Ring patch nerfs boss? 1:49:30 - Tony Hawk teasing a new game? 1:53:45 - Is Dave the Diver an indie game now? 1:55:25 - Unity canceling usage fees 2:00:00 - Justin Wong causing players to quit Marvel vs Capcom 2:13:20 - Astrobot 2:37:45 - Satisfactory 1.0 3:08:00 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Zeke has returned to celebrate episode 400!* We also bring back Maximilian to celebrate the occasion too and to chat about the return of Marvel vs. Capcom, his huge modding project and his incredible year as a content creator. All before bringing it down with the recent news that Sony's new hero shooter, Concord is shutting down after a very short 2 week launch. Is the AAA gaming space okay? We get the low-down on ad revenue across streaming services, gush over Warhammer 40K Space Marine 2, and glaze up Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (no spoilers!) and much more! 0:00 - Intro 1:10 - The real episode 400 2:00 - A good year for Maximilian 4:20 - Why Marvel vs Capcom is a big deal 8:20 - Maximilian's modding project 38:40 - 2XKO reception after alpha 55:00 - Concord shuts down after 2 weeks 1:05:00 - Astrobot is a graveyard 1:13:40 - Phil Spencer says he has made mistakes 1:25:00 - Budgets are too high 1:35:00 - Actor for Yakuza told not to play the games 1:42:00 - Balatro coming to Switch and mobile 1:44:00 - Fishing in No Man's Sky 1:50:40 - The ad wars on Twitch 2:05:00 - Youtube vs Twitch streaming 2:23:00 - Warhammer 40K Space Marine 2:51:00 - Black Myth: Wukong needs a map 2:58:00 - Glazing up Final Fantasy VII Rebirth 3:01:00 - Wisdom 3:05:50 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're joined by Jericho and DansGaming this week to chat about YouTube contracts expiring, trying to figure out why Twitch and Youtube are alienating their core audience and the weirdness of Ad revenue. We then get the lowdown on the new Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and how it's not really reinventing the wheel before ending on our in-depth review of Star Wars Outlaws! 0:00 - Intro 1:30 - FOOTBALL 3:00 - Everyone returning to Twitch 12:00 - Short-form content on a long-form platform 18:00 - ADVERTISEMENTS 23:00 - PAX West 24:50 - Remedy & Annapurna team up 30:50 - Should games cost more? 39:25 - Concord reportedly sold 25,000 units 46:50 - Deadlock over 100k players on Steam 1:03:30 - Stalker 2 have passionate devs 1:16:00 - Borderlands 4 1:17:20 - Itsuno leaves Capcom after 30 years 1:22:00 - Visions of Mana 1:32:00 - Nintendo Direct 1:34:20 - Blue Protocol ends services and cancels global release 1:34:40 - Foamstars goes F2P 1:35:10 - Call of Duty Black Ops 6 1:55:00 - Core Keeper 2:00:00 - Black Myth: Wukong 2:07:10 - Star Wars Outlaws review 2:53:00 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Zeke is out burning it up for a couple of weeks so DansGaming is taking over to help catch us up on all the news coming out of GamesCom this week! Civilization VII, deep dives into Monster Hunter Wilds & Dragon Age Vanguard. Then we have our thoughts on Valve's Deadlock, Black Myth: Wukong, World of Warcraft: The War Within and much more! 0:00 - Intro 1:30 - Definitely not episode 400 4:30 - Twitch news: SUBtember 5:45 - Subscription prices rise on mobile 9:00 - Twitch knocks 16:40 - 3rd party Twitch clips 18:30 - Concord launched 27:00 - Deadlock 48:00 - Dragon Age Vanguard combat 58:20 - Avowed 1:09:00 - Civilization VII 1:20:40 - Monster Hunter Wilds 1:38:30 - Black Myth: Wukong 2:15:00 - Thank Goodness You're Here 2:17:00 - World of Warcraft: The War Within 2:38:00 - Starfield DLC 2:43:00 - Feed the Deep 2:44:40 - Gothic 1 Remake 2:46:00 - Path of Exile 2 2:48:00 - Peter Molyneux 2:54:30 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cohh has returned fresh and well-rested to question, with the rest of the world: Is Australia alright? We then do a fairly in-depth review of the Twitch mobile app's mind boggling new design. The Borderland movie absolutely bombs at the box office, Suicide Squad has lost Warner Bros Games a lot of money, early reports of Bungie's Marathon not looking good. Then we get into the games! We played: Knock on the Coffin Lid, Delta Force: Hawk Ops, Mecha BREAK and is 2XKO too complicated for casual players? 0:00 - Intro 1:10 - Timezones 1:40 - Cohh's vacation 3:50 - Disney, Marvel, Fortnite 5:50 - Fall gaming 8:00 - Warhammer 40K Space Marine 2 10:20 - Suicide Squad loses WBD a lot of money 15:10 - Early Marathon impressions not good 18:00 - Borderlands the Movie bombs 24:40 - SEGA registers 'Yakuza Wars' trademark 31:10 - Twitch adds the "DJ" category 39:15 - Twitch mobile app review 53:30 - Australian Breakdancer 1:04:30 - Knock on the Coffin Lid 1:15:40 - Delta Force: Hawk Ops 1:30:55 - Mecha BREAK 1:41:00 - Zeke beat Blaster Master! 1:46:00 - Dragon Warrior 1:48:00 - Atlas Fallen 1:54:10 - Path of Exile 2:00:00 - 2XKO Alpha test 2:25:00 - Eternal Darkness 2:34:35 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cohh is on vacation this week! So joining JP and Zeke, this week are unofficial 4th seat Rami Ismail and returning special guest PirateSoftware! We get into the major news of Bungie firing 17% of their staff as well as relocating another 13%. What does this mean for the AAA industry? GameStop also surprises everyone by shutting down Game Informer including their own employees. Everything seems to be in freefall, but we look to a brighter future with Capcom and From Software working to become much more sustainable in the long term! 0:00 - Intro 1:20 - Flying airplanes 4:30 - Growing beards 6:00 - Improv 9:15 - Bungie lays off 17% of employees 30:00 - Dev tricks 40:00 - Game feature nitpicks 51:20 - Where From Software is going 1:02:40 - Game Informer ends after 30+ years 1:20:30 - Marketing games is hard 1:43:20 - Avowed gets delayed to 2025 1:58:20 - CapGod 2:14:00 - Animal Well 2:19:40 - EDF 6 2:30:00 - Custom Mech Wars 2:38:00 - Path of Exile 2:42:40 - Warframe 2:46:00 - Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth 2:50:00 - Meet Your Maker 2:54:00 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We return this week to chat about Celine Dion, watching the Olympics in 2024, the hype of EVO 2024, sweeping unionization across the industry, Ubisoft's series of blunders and much more before we get deep in the weeds with very old video games! 0:00 - Intro 1:10 - My Heart Will Go On 9:00 - The Olympics 19:15 - EVO 2024 31:50 - Fallout London 37:10 - Stardew Valley ConcernedApe will never charge for DLC 40:30 - World of Warcraft devs unionize 43:20 - SAG-AFTRA voice actor go on strike 47:40 - Humble Games lays off entire publishing wing 49:40 - Concord's second beta drops off 56:00 - Versus Marvel Rivals 1:02:20 - Ubisoft's unecessary response to trolls 1:11:40 - Robert Downey Jr. is Victor Von Doom 1:18:35 - Zeke's NES arc 1:45:00 - Video game violence 1:52:00 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're joined by first time guest PirateSoftware this week to hack into his journey leading into becoming a full-time streamer. We then move into the enterprise security software: Crowdstrike that has crippled many industries last week. How did it happen? Who's at fault? The Bethesda workforce unionizes, kids don't know what keyboards or controllers are, shady games on Steam and much more! 0:00 - Intro 2:30 - God of Thunder 7:00 - Profession vs Hobby 12:00 - Minmaxxing 17:00 - Farrets 22:40 - Hackers 30:00 - Defcon 34:00 - Social engineering 43:10 - An intervention 56:00 - Voice changer 1:15:00 - 2FA 1:27:10 - The Crowdstrike outage 1:54:20 - The workers of Bethesda unionize across the board 2:00:00 - FTC investigating Microsoft after Game Pass price increase 2:12:30 - EA Sports College Football 2025 early access sells a lot. 2:20:00 - Brain waves 2:28:00 - Mobile games 2:40:30 - Banana 2:45:50 - Crypto in games 2:53:00 - Path of Exile Login 2:58:10 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We've returned to lots of games and lots of news this week! Twitch breaking streaming records over the week as subscription prices increase as well as resolutions increase with new tools for above 1080p streaming! XBOX Game Pass also changes. Palword expands with help from Sony. Ubisoft receives the ire of Japan and One Piece?! Then we get into a spoiler-filled discussion of Elden Ring, then our impressions of Concord and Once Human! 0:00 - intro 1:05 - Throat goat 11:00 - Terraria sells a lot 12:55 - Siphoning internet 23:00 - Twitch breaking streaming records 26:30 - Twitch subscription prices increase 36:00 - Enhanced Broadcasting 39:00 - What's Pog? 44:50 - Game Pass changes and price increase 56:00 - Gothic/Elex devs Pirahna Bytes closes 1:00:00 - Palworld expands 1:07:00 - The First Descendent's Destiny icons 1:13:40 - Ubisoft gets clapped by Japan and One Piece? 1:21:00 - The Lands Betwixt (spoilers) 2:01:30 - Concord the beta 2:21:30 - Once Human 2:48:00 - Privacy Policy 2:52:05 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our boys are out sick this week so JP brings in regulars: DansGaming and Jesse Cox to chat about all the new stuff announced at TwitchCon EU over the weekend as well as the consequences of a dude who got Twitch banned 4 years ago. Then we get into Elden Ring and our first impressions of the new FFXIV expansion - Dawntrail! 0:00 - And More 6:10 - The month of June 9:00 - Video Game News 13:00 - Behind the scene tricks 15:30 - The power of British voices 18:20 - Doctor Disrespect terminated from Midnight Society 23:50 - Shadow of the Erdtree sells 5 mil copies 28:40 - Kadakawa held ransom 33:40 - Steam users spend billions on games they never play 40:00 - Nintendo HD pricing 45:00 - Is Beyond Good & Evil 2 real? 51:50 - Stellar Blade sells over 1 mil copies 55:20 - Star Wars Bounty Hunter 59:00 - Nikke x Dave the Diver 1:02:30 - Mihoyo funding Fusion reactor research 1:10:40 - The Tiktokification of Twitch - TwitchCon 2:02:10 - Elden Ring DLC 2:32:30 - Chained Together 2:38:40 - Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail 3:09:20 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cohh is trapped in the Lands Between this week so we enlist the help of Bruce Greene formerly of Funhaus to chat about the upcoming subscription changes to Twitch, current events and managing parasocial relationships. We then go over the surprisingly robust Nintendo Direct that featured the first time Zelda has been a main character and the unlikely return of Marvel vs Capcom. Then we get into our time with the new Elden Ring DLC, Still Wakes The Deep & Falling Aces! 0:00 - Intro 4:20 - Funhaus 6:20 - The Lands Between 8:30 - Subscriptions 19:00 - Parasocial relationships 21:15 - Twitch power ups 27:10 - Nintendo Direct 28:30 - MAHVEL BABY 38:40 - Metroid Prime 4 43:00 - Friday Night Lights 46:40 - Legend of Zelda staring Zelda 52:10 - Mario & Luigi Brothership 1:04:00 - League of Legends not gaining players? 1:20:00 - Line goes up 1:30:25 - Next Fallout not being rushed 1:36:00 - Space Marine 2 1:40:10 - Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree 2:36:20 - Still Wakes The Deep 2:48:00 - Falling Aces 2:51:00 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Happy Father's Day! We learn all about the trials and tribulations of dad's on the toilet, the wait for the Elden Ring DLC is rough! Twitch gets a new app. FROM Software CEO Hidetaka Miyazaki wants to go back to Bloodborne, Elden Ring hits 25 million sold. Cohh has some STRONG opinions about the new Dragon Age game and we go over our favorite games from this month's Steam NEXT Fest! 0:00 - Happy Father's Day 3:10 - New Elden Ring patch! 5:00 - Elden Ring troubleshooting 9:50 - Twitch raining bits 14:00 - Twitch CEO's follow list/New Twitch app 23:00 - Poopmaxxing 28:00 - Cohh on Dragon Age: Veilguard 40:00 - Bloodborne part 10 45:40 - Elden Ring makes it to 25 million sold 58:20 - Bluey 1:01:30 - Diablo 4 Vessel of Darkness trailer 1:04:50 - Avowed gameplay 1:08:20 - Starfield Creation 1:16:00 - BREAKING NEWS: Starfield 1:18:00 - Best reviewed games of 2024 (so far) 1:20:10 - Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance 1:29:20 - Steam NEXT Fest - 1:31:20 - Zeke's list of 50 demos - 1:54:35 - Steam family account 1:57:00 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

War was declared between Hero Shooters as the recent Playstation State of Play gave a more detailed preview of their upcoming game Concord. But with Marvel Rivals also shown, are there now too many hero shooters? We go through all the recent announcements including Silent Hill 2, Infinity Nikki and Monster Hunter Wilds as well as plan our SGF content before ending on the games we've played! 0:00 - intro/scuff2:15 - Is Bloodborne overrated?9:30 - Sony State of Play 10:30 - Concord24:30 - Login to God of War Ragnarok29:50 - Dynasty Warriors Origins31:20 - Infinity Nikki36:40 - Battles of Antara48:00 - Behemoth51:10 - Alien VR55:35 - Where Winds Meet58:00 - Until Dawn Remake1:00:00 - Path of Exile 2 coming to PS51:04:20 - Silent Hill 2 Remake1:08:05 - Monster Hunter Wilds1:11:40 - Astrobot1:18:30 - Next Indie Direct 20241:38:00 - The plan for streaming SGF2:30:00 - The Rogue Prince of Persia2:36:10 - Parasite EVE 22:44:50 - Star Trek Resurgence2:46:36 - Cohh finished Stellar Blade2:52:50 - Soulmask2:56:40 - Skald2:59:40 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're joined by DansGaming this week to chat about all the amazing films we've been watching and how the newest Elden Ring trailer is peak cinema. Then we have a long discussion over Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 not blowing the socks off everyone and how it's difficult not to see the game in a vacuum after all the recent XBOX studio closures. Should we start worrying for Ninja Theory (some broad spoilers!) Valve is making a new game, The Last of Us 2 director: Neil Druckmann on AI, Diablo 4 season 4 and more! 0:00 - Intro/The schedule2:20 - Jupiter Ascending happened10:10 - Dune part 214:00 - The Equalizer16:50 - Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree20:30 - Larian Studios opens a 7th studio23:30 - IGN buys larger share in games media37:30 - Leaks~39:50 - Warhammer 40K45:20 - Senua's Saga: Hellblade 21:08:00 - Hellblade 2 spoilers 1:15:00 - Spoilers end1:24:40 - Shakeups at Helldivers 2 studio1:31:00 - The King1:42:20 - Valve's new game1:51:30 - Neil Druckmann's AI2:04:20 - Diablo 4 season 42:15:40 - 33 Immortals3:36:25 - V Rising2:54:30 - Stellar Blade2:57:40 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cohh's away so JP and Zeke call upon Jesse Cox and Rami Ismail to educate the masses on the happenings in the games industry. Is the industry actually trending downward? Valve is making a hero shooter, Summer Games Fest is fast approaching, The AI take-over and a shotgun of games we've played! 0:00 - Intro2:00 - Jesse watches every episode6:50 - Cohh is on vacation10:00 - Square Enix restructure & layoffs16:30 - Update on the industry by Rami39:00 - Next Call of Duty will be a sub service?44:00 - Total War: Star Wars47:25 - Valve getting into Hero Shooters?52:00 - Alpha vs Beta1:03:20 - Tesla drops Steam support1:06:20 - Twitter bots1:08:05 - Assassin's Creed Shadows1:30:20 - The Division: Heartland canceled1:31:20 - Stellaris AI drama & Self-actualization2:11:00 - The sales2:21:40 - Summer Game Fest is soon2:30:00 - Jupiter Ascending2:51:20 - The games: - Exit 8 - 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim - Lorelei and the Laser Eyes - Cryptmaster - Skald - Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail - Destiny 2 The Final Shape - Diablo 42:57:45 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're back to catch up on the state of the AAA games indus... OH GOD. Everything is on fire! Okay how about the surprise hit Helldi~Oh no! Marvel Rivals also went into Closed Alpha Test this week and we'll tell you all the ways that it's not like Overwatch. Hades 2 amazes, we gush over V Rising, fall into the ANIMAL WELL and more! 0:00 - The echo2:00 - The news by Zeke2:50 - The Helldivers 2 drama17:55 - Now on to Microsoft45:00 - More layoffs incoming59:00 - Switch 2 announcement soon?1:02:30 - Marvel Rivals controversy1:17:00 - Playing Marvel Rivals1:40:15 - EA wants Advertisements inside games1:50:55 - Hades 22:02:00 - ANIMAL WELL2:15:30 - V Rising 1.02:35:00 - HOMM 32:46:00 - Stellar Blade2:49:00 - Dead Island 22:52:40 - Another Crab's Treasure2:53:30 - Little Kitty Big City2:56:20 - Finishing Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth2:58:40 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we unpack the crazy announcements that Escape From Tarkov developed Battlestate Games made and the proceeding community backlash, what were they thinking?! Nintendo goes after Garry's Mod, Fallout 4 degen, no Blizzcon this year and Switch 2 will be backwards compatible? Then we get into the newest games of the week - Stellar Blade, Tales of Kenzera: ZAU. Sandland and more! 0:00 - intro2:10 - TV Show updates5:30 - X-Men '977:30 - Escape From Scamtov28:00 - Nintendo going after Garry's Mod/Skibidi Toilet37:10 - Switch 2 hardware rumors43:00 - Microsoft wants a new Fallout sooner49:30 - Fallout 4 next-gen update55:50 - No Blizzcon in 20241:02:40 - Elite Dangerous turning into Star Citizen1:09:00 - Twitch Subs issue resolved?1:11:50 - Tiktok banned?1:13:30 - Stellar Blade1:37:40 - Zeke plays Boshy again for some reason1:43:00 - Snowrunner1:48:10 - Dark Souls 3 Randomizer1:58:30 - Lords of the Fallen update2:02:20 - Icarus2:04:20 - Sandland2:09:20 - Fallout 762:15:40 - Total Warhammer 32:17:15 - Bellwright2:25:30 - Tales of Kenzera: ZAU2:29:40 - Dead Island 2 comes to Steam2:36:40 - The Police Mystery2:40:20 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cohh has had a lot more time to catch up on other visual mediums and we have a lot to say about the newest video game adaptation: Fallout! Keanu Reeves joining the Sonic the Hedgehog universe, Ubisoft locks up Jabba the Hutt & 7 Days to Die enters 1.0 after 12 years of development! We also praise the BAFTA game awards for being exactly what we want for industry award shows. In games we've been playing No Rest for the Wicked, Rise of the Ronin, Planet Crafter and more! 0:00 - Just Dance lore8:30 - Watching TV10:00 - Fallout TV series discussion40:00 - Upcoming video game adaptations45:00 - Keanu Reeves is playing Shadow the Hedgehog51:10 - Jabba the Hutt locked up56:00 - Kingdomcome Deliverance 21:05:30 - The BAFTAs1:13:00 - Hades 2 Technical Test1:14:00 - 7 Days to Die entering 1.01:21:00 - Cities Skylines 2 still busted1:30:30 - Triple I Showcase1:40:00 - World of Warcraft FOMO1:48:00 - Tipping devs?1:54:10 - No Rest for the Wicked2:08:00 - Steam Reviews2:34:00 - Rise of Ronin2:40:00 - Planet Crafter2:49:00 - Manor Lords2:52:30 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the eve of the eclipse we reconvene to chat about the destruction of the games industry (not really!) with new data suggesting new games are being played by an increasing minority of players, Bandai Namco's Harada talks about modern multiplayer games, new info on The Witcher 4 & BAFTA's most iconic video game character! We review Dragon's Dogma 2, play Stellar Blade and more! 0:00 - 109.5 The DF11:50 - The Eclipse17:45 - 60% of games played are 6 years old or more.44:10 - Roku Ads55:00 - Harada on multiplayer games1:01:00 - Baldur's Gate 3 popularity explosion1:05:00 - The Witcher 41:12:10 - BAFTA announces their most iconic video game characters1:19:30 - Dragon's Dogma 2 Review1:32:10 - DD2 spoilers1:46:40 - Bioshock Infinite replay1:57:30 - Stellar Blade demo2:08:10 - Once Human CBT32:24:00 - Content Warning2:34:00 - Helldivers 2 2:39:30 - Stardew Valley 1.62:51:55 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We get demonetized fast this episode as we wish everyone a Happy Easter and debate what Triple I means. We chat about our time with South Park: Snow Day, our reaction to Marvel Rivals, Waffle Houses in Tekken, our continuing travels in Dragon's Dogma 2, Alone in the Dark, Horizon: Forbidden West on PC and more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cohh has returned with tales from his week at GDC! News has also returned from GDC as we learn Larian Studios is done with Baldur's Gate 3 and Dungeons & Dragons, Ubisoft shows off generative AI & more! We chat about the Apex Legends hack, Riot's MMO resurfaces, Dawntrail gets a release date and then we talk a whole bunch about Dragon's Dogma 2! 0:00 - Frosted tips 5:30 - Bidets 9:30 - TV 12:20 - Cohh went to GDC 31:40 - Larian done with Baldur's Gate 44:50 - Ubisoft AI 54:30 - Will Smith was making a zombie game? 58:50 - APEX Legends hack 1:03:30 - Riot's MMO not set in League of Legends 1:07:40 - FFXIV Dawntrail gets a release date 1:12:00 - Overwatch 2 PVE completely scaled back 1:14:40 - Steam families 1:17:40 - Watch Parties dead on Twitch 1:34:20 - VR 1:36:20 - Dragon's Dogma $2.99 2:02:00 - Dragon's Dogma 2 is amazing also 2:42:40 - Alone in the Dark 2:45:00 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cohh is out this week as he makes his way to GDC so joining us this week is Jesse Cox to chat about Tik Tok, a whole bunch of studios being unembraced, PS5 Pro, Summer Games Fest and a whoooooole lot of Final Fantasy! 0:00 - Sweetened iced tea9:30 - Hotel Zeke14:30 - Dragon's Dogma nightmare fuel16:30 - TIK TOK TOE20:00 - Pig butchering scams47:00 - Battlefront Classic Collection woes53:30 - PS5 Pro specs!57:00 - Summer Game Fest1:08:00 - Saber Interactive Embraces1:20:00 - Runescape1:30:00 - FF7 Rebirth only sell 23k physical copies in Japan1:33:00 - Palworld 1:41:00 - Helldivers 2 secrets1:48:00 - Final Fantasy XVI coming to PC soon1:50:00 - final Fantasy XIV is too easy?1:56:00 - theatrythm 2:19:00 - Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth2:25:40 - Dragon's Dogma 22:31:00 - Project Zomboid2:39:30 - Astroneer2:49:00 - TELEVISION2:59:00 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're joined by Dan this week to chat about a whole lot of bad and depressing news as the games industry and the streaming industry continue its downward trend. Luckily there are great games to play now and in the near future such as: Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Dragon's Dogma 2 where we share our nightmare fuel creations from the free character maker Capcom released! 0:00 - The age of Eminem3:40 - Zeke purrs11:00 - WB removing all Adult Swim published games15:30 - WB also doubling down on GaaS despite failures25:50 - Rooster Teeth shuts down30:50 - Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama passed away38:25 - Ghost of Tsushima coming to PC41:40 - Yuzu and Nintendo settle - Yuzu forced to shutdown46:45 - Twitch in 20241:27:00 - Final Fantasy VII Rebirth2:07:45 - Dragon's Dogma 2 character creator2:22:10 - Sons of the Forest2:52:40 - Supermarket Simulator2:56:10 - DF Bit: No Rest For The Wicked/Unicorn Overlord2:58:50 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We were not prepared for the amount of good games in the month of February, but here we are! Elden Ring returns with the trailer for its upcoming expansion - Shadow of the Erdtree and surprising no one, it's a banger! Helldivers 2 still continuing to break its peak concurrent player records on Stream, we go down the list of survival games that have released in the last month and so much more! 0:00 - February5:00 - Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree13:20 - Suicide Squad under performs14:20 - Nintendo has no debt19:50 - PSVR2 getting PC support23:20 - Helldivers still peaking 26:00 - Big and small updates30:40 - Bungie gets a scolding by Sony33:00 - Names that are fun to say37:00 - Project L is now 2XKO42:50 - Gigantic is back?48:30 - Palworld hits 25 million players50:20 - Harada on Tekken54:00 - Lots of games in February57:20 - Skull & Bones underperformed58:40 - Final Fantasy VII Rebirth reviews1:01:40 - Balatro1:11:25 - Pacific Drive1:38:30 - Nightingale1:47:15 - Sons of the Forest 1.02:05:20 - Last Epoch 1.02:38:50 - FF7 Remake replay2:52:00 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Award season is upon us, but for the game industry and content creator industry - We chat about all the big winners at The Streamer Awards and The Dice Awards that took place over the weekend. Helldivers 2 is suffering from success as another megaton weekend stops players from entering the game. Skull & Bones also launched! 0:00 - Democracy 9:10 - The Streamer Awards 37:35 - The DICE Awards 47:50 - Horse Armor in Diablo 4 58:45 - Skull & Bones - The first AAAA game 1:13:40 - The XBOX podcast 1:19:00 - Embraced 1:23:40 - Golden Sun 1:32:24 - Deep Rock Galactic Survivor 1:42:25 - Banishers: Ghosts of Eden 1:52:00 - Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth 2:00:00 - The end of February is intense for games 2:09:55 - Halo Season 2 2:11:35 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we dive into Helldivers 2, a game that has a surprising amount of depth. Then we drop into the news where rumors of XBOX going multiplatform gains traction, Disney puts stake into Epic Games, and take a look at the best selling games of 2023 and much more! 0:00 - Beards8:30 - Super Bowl18:15 - Helldivers 247:25 - XBOX going multiplatform?1:01:50 - Disney puts stake into Epic Games1:08:50 - The first AAAA game by Ubisoft1:14:20 - Behind the scenes with Deus Ex1:15:50 - Best selling games in 20231:24:20 - Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth demo1:25:10 - Dead Cells ending after 7 years1:27:10 - Dropped Frames in the news1:33:40 - Mobile Elden Ring?1:36:10 - Death Stranding 2 & Kojima1:50:18 - Steam Next Fest 2:45:35 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Twitch updates subscription prices, Cronuts, our thoughts on Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League - Is $70 too much to ask for a GaaS? More layoffs & much more! Then the Game Director for Obsidian's Avowed - Carrie Patel, joins us to answer our burning questions for their upcoming RPG! 0:00 - Tangents 5:00 - New Twitch subs 22:00 - Donuts 25:50 - Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League 42:55 - Too many GaaS 51:00 - Embracer lays off more 55:50 - Palworld sells 12 million copies 1:27:25 - Enshrouded 1:42:50 - Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth 1:52:20 - Granblue Fantasy Relink 2:00:40 - Lightyear Frontier 2:02:05 - Nightingale 2:08:35 - Tekken 8 2:14:30 - CD-ROM-A-THON ends 2:18:00 - Shoutouts for Zeke 2:19:15 - Interview with Carrie Patel, Director of Avowed 2:47:35 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Palworld exploded this week topping the Steam charts and selling over 4 million in just under 2 days, but is it uncomfortably close to another creature collecting game? Lethal Company rumored to have sold over 10 million. AGDQ 2024 also happened over the week bringing in over $2.5 million to charity. Zeke's CD-ROM drama, finishing Rogue Trader, and JP finally overcomes Fatalis rounds out this episode!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's time to take a look at the 2024 list of games and we realize that this year might be another banger year for game releases. However, despite the games being better than ever, the industry continues to layoff massive percentages of their workforce.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We've had 3 weeks to deliberate over the games we've enjoyed the most in 2023 and we have reconvened with our TOP choices! This is the most factual and truest list of games you will ever see! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Game Awards has happened and the industry is not very happy. We go over all the critiques and also some positive things we enjoyed at this year's show including all the new game announcements! Grand Theft Auto 6 released their megaton trailer this week, The Day Before (refunds) Twitch shutting down service in South Korea, Lethal Company, LEGO Fortnite. It's all here!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We go over every TGA nominations which helps us to remember how such an amazing year of video games is almost over. Then we finalize our personal categories for our upcoming GOTY show before ending on brief thoughts for Persona 5 Tactica, Like a Dragon Gaiden & The Talos Principle 2!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We invite Lore Master Jesse Cox this week to spoil Alan Wake 2 and the wider Remedyverse! After that ( you can skip to 1:36:00 ) we chat about Grand Theft Auto 6 and the culture impact that will have when it's revealed soon. The Golden Joysticks also happened bringing in huge wins for Baldur's Gate 3, A Legend of Zelda film in the works, EGS not profitable and World of Warcraft Hardcore! 0:00 - Steroids 5:00 - Alan Wake 2 spoilercast starts 5:30 - Jesse Cox's thoughts on Alan Wake 2 & Remedy 11:00 - Spoilers properly start 11:30 - Deer 16:20 - Quantum Break 21:00 - Remedyverse 52:00 - Best moments 1:29:50 - Mr. Door 1:36:00 - Spoilers over! 1:38:30 - GTA6 announced soon 1:50:50 - The Golden Joystick awards 2:01:50 - Jesse and the bear story 2:19:00 - The Dark Urge 2:23:10 - A Zelda film 2:29:00 - XBOX partners with AI company 2:36:20 - Epic Game Store still not profitable 2:38:50 - Steam Deck OLED & Steam Deck 2 2:40:00 - World of Warcraft - Post BlizzCon 2:44:20 - Cohh in WoW Hardcore 2:52:10 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Another month another game dev laying off a large percentage of their workforce; this time Bungie steps up to the plate. After that we go over the rocky keynotes of BlizzCon 2023 where things seem to be a transitional phase to whatever comes next. The boys have been dabbling in simulcasting on YouTube (Not Cohh) and discuss the pros and cons. Then we get into the games! 0:00 - Horror Month 10:00 - Being sick 16:20 - Massive Bungie layoffs 27:00 - Blizzcon 2023 31:50 - World of Warcraft: The War Within 44:00 - Modern Warfare 3 horrible 54:00 - Simulcasting 1:22:20 - Alan Wake 2 1:52:00 - Marvel's Spider-Man 2 2:01:50 - RoboCop 2:11:00 - Stray Souls 2:20:50 - Skull Island: Rise of Kong 2:40:55 - For The King 2 2:47:00 - The Police Mystery 2:54:00 - FFXIV x Fall Guys 2:56:30 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Zeke is out this week as the ConVID as taken him and many others this week after a brief jaunt through Vegas for TwitchCon! Taking up the mantle for the week is GassyMexican to chat about all the new info coming out of TwitchCon! Then we get into possibly another Game of the Year contender: Alan Wake 2! 0:00 - Ghost Cohh 2:20 - What happens in Vegas 5:40 - TwitchCon 41:30 - Twitch CEO 53:00 - Stories 57:00 - Stream Together 1:10:00 - Twitch Alerts 1:11:30 - Chat warnings 1:15:00 - Twitch embeds 1:21:25 - Simulcasting 1:30:20 - Pete Hinds retiring 1:32:40 - Star Citizen: Squadron 42... Looks good? 1:37:00 - Capcom thriving 1:39:30 - Skull & Bones... Delayed again? 1:41:00 - XBOX Partner Showcase 1:44:00 - Alan Wake 2 1:59:40 - City Skylines 2 2:03:50 - Paradox parts ways with Hairbrained Schemes 2:04:20 - Lords of the Fallen 2:08:00 - Marvel's Spider-Man 2 2:12:10 - Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria 2:29:20 - Endless Dungeon 2:33:30 - Cohh producing a game 2:43:30 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We return after a week off to chat about the deluge of good and bad news and try to stay positive about the industry we all love. More mass layoffs, is the PS5 slim a scam and in some good news John Riccitiello leaves Unity & Bobby Kotick leaves Activision after the merger goes through with Microsoft, yay? We swoon over Lies of P, lament over Lords of the Fallen & chat about all the Steam Next Fest games we've played! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rami Ismail returns! And you know what that means - More news of devs getting decimated by an increasingly unsustainable games industry! Also Jim Ryan retiring from Playstation, Kamiya leaving Platinum Games, SAG-AFTRA targets AAA game publishers. Games talked about: Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty, Lies of P, Cocoon & many more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tokyo Games Show happened this weekend and with it came a ton of new info on Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Dragon's Dogma 2, Like a Dragon 8 & surprisingly tons more! But first updates on Unity v Games Industry as well as a massive ton of XBOX leaks this week!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.