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Can Xbox turn the discourse around with the upcoming Developer Direct?

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Lets talk about what is going on with Larian Studio and their use of generative AI.

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New Megaman game?!

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Sony and Bad Robot Games are making a multiplayer game?

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The internet is losing their shit about hl3? is the hype justified?

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Valve might be cooking with their upcoming hardware.

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The wait for GTA 6 just got longer. Is Arc Raiders the extraction shooter for us?

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We've played The Outer Worlds 2 and we like it!


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Is Star Wars Eclipse still alive?

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Battlefield 6 campaign sucks ass but the multiplayer is the best!!

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EA got bought and Microsoft doubled the price of Gamepass.

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Wolverine is looking extra violent! And Forza goes to Japan!

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We need more time to play all these games!

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Borderlands 4 is out and getting good reviews, but it looks like another Unreal Engine 5 game that's really struggling on PC.

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We can't stop playing this game yall!

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METAL GEAR SOLID Δ: SNAKE EATER is out! and we played it! Time to Decide if it's good or not!

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The wait is almost over! time to clean that clown make up everybody!!

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I think we all expect Halo on PlayStation eventually, but it might happen sooner than we think.

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Has Xbox really just cancelled another game?

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Welp that direct happened ㄟ( ▔, ▔ )ㄏ. 


Jason's Evo 2025 article: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/evo-2025-how-to-watch-every-tournament-announcement-and-exhibition/1100-6533597/

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Battlefield 6 trailer just dropped and it looks like a Battlefield!... We are doing another Draft!


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Donkey Kong Bananza is out!

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What the heck is going on with Subnautica 2?

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Xbox is laying people off, canceling games, and closing studios. What are they thinking?


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Death Stranding 2 is here and has a stellar reception. How big can Kojima's latest become?


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Is Marathon coming out this year? next year? is it coming out?

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Is Mindseye really that bad?

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Oh hey! It's episode 400! Let's talk about the cancelled Blank Panther game and those angry Persona 4 voice actors!

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Randy talks too much about Borderlands 4 pricing.

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Let's talk about Doom: The Dark Ages and some other new games! And what is the Mt. Rushmore of Gaming Guns?

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Producer notes: Due some technical hiccups the quality of the audio isn't the best. So apologies for that!

Xbox is cooking a handheld, Mafia is very Italian, GTA 6 got delayed! and look! AJ is back! LFG!!!!

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Xbox is rising prices, oh look AJ is here!!!

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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered was shadow dropped!

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Marathon had a big reveal, but is anyone really that excited?

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The tariff saga continues. When will North America finally get to preorder Switch 2s?


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The day after the Switch 2 event, prices remain the big talking point. Did Nintendo overreach?


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The Switch 1 Direct had some of what we expected and a lot that we didn't!

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We all knew that a Persona 4 remake would happen eventually, but it could be coming sooner than we thought.

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Rumors are suggesting that the Oblivion remake, which hasn't even been announced yet, might release soon.

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Split Fiction is great! And not just because the reviews say so, but specifically because I, Mike Minotti, say so!

Play Name that Concord along! https://imgur.com/a/ZhVgj2F


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Warner Bros. Games shut down Monolith Productions, two other studios, and cancelled the Wonder Woman game. Let's try to make sense of these bad decisions!

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Whelp, looks like THPS 3+4 is all but certain!


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We've played Avowed and want to talk about it!

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Take-Two says that GTA VI is still on track for a release this year.


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BioWare might be on its last leg. What's going on at the Mass Effect studio?

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Xbox put on a good show, and we have a lot more to talk about too!


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It happened. Now let's talk about that Switch 2 reveal.


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We come 😈 together (in person) once again to choose the best of the best in gaming world!!

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Switch 2, GTA6, Silksong, and ... Half-Life 3?? How crazy is 2025 gonna be?

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How did we do with our Game Awards predictions?


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What's getting announced and what's gonna win at The Game Awards?

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In this Thanksgiving special the boys pick the Mt. Rushmore of November games.

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Shadow of the Erdtree's nomination for Game of the Year at The Game Awards has some people angry.

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Let's talk about Avowed, Dragon Quest III, and a big video game strike.

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Grand Theft Auto VI's release window narrows.

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Wolverine loses its creative director, the kool-aid man has warm blood and Halloween rules!!!

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Is Rayman gonna make a comeback? Would anyone care? And let's play a Halloween game!


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Firebreak is a new co-op game set in the Control universe. Let's talk about that!

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Nintendo is making an alarm clock! OK!

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Blizzard might be working in another starcraft shooter, Tony Hawk is giving us hope and we are probably going to start some beef by fixing another list 😐.

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Playstation did their thing early this week, Tokyo Game Show is taking over the world and Jeff couldnt get a PS5Pro #skillissue



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The Pokemon Company and Nintendo are suing the Palworld devs, Jeff flew a plane and State of Play soon?

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Well, let's talk about the PlayStation 5 Pro!

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Astro Bot is amazing. Also, we both have COVID!

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**editors note: there might be something weird going on with the ads so im sorry if you get ads outside the usual breaks. Hopefully it wont happend in future episodes.
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PS5 Pro rumors are swirling and an announcement seems imminent, but will the new console be worth much excitement?


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Gamescom news, Indy spelunks his way into the PS5 and Shawn is here to keep us in check.

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Veilguard release date leaked and then was confirmed, and Tango Gameworks is back from the dead thanks to *check notes... PUBG?

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Early reviews are in for the Borderlands movie and YIKES.

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What does the future of Bungie and Destiny look like after this week's terrible layoffs?


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Gaming unions are beginning to sprout up, and voice actors are striking.


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Are we able to enjoy Nintendo World Championship: NES Edition even with its glaring missing features?

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Xbox announced some big changes to Game Pass on all platforms this week. What do they mean for the future of the service? Jeff is joined by AJ Minotti to talk you through it all, chat about the other big news of the week, and compete in a draft of the best sports video games!

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Mike brought his brother AJ in to talk about Final Fantasy XIV's new expansion. Speaking of expansions, let's do a Mt. Rushmore of them!

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Elden Ring's expansion is selling well, creating discourses, and getting patched.

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Limited Run Games announced a bunch of new titles, including ... Bubsy? We're also gonna decide the Mt. Rushmore of gaming crossovers.


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We talk about everything we saw at SGF

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A new Astro Bot game is announced! Let's examine that and the rest of the PlayStation State of Play.

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Neil wants to fill the gap between gamers and non-gamers. And Call of Duty drops a very goofy teaser.

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Assassin's Creed: Shadows is sounding good, but will it live up to the hype? Jeff and Shawn discuss that, PlayStation's strategies moving forward, the best villains in gaming, and more!

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Xbox announced the closures of Tango Gameworks, Arkane Austin, and more this week. We're gonna talk you through this baffling decision, and have a conversation with our community about what we think the future of gaming looks like.

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Xbox has announced its big summer showcase. What should we expect there?


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Stellar Blade is almost here, and it got good reviews. So everyone has calmed down now, right? Right?


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Fallout is popping off even though there isn't a new game.

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Motive is going to help with Battlefield. What does that mean for Dead Space?

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Hellbrade 2 is going to be 30 FPS and that makes some people upset! Maybe including one of us!

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Gearbox has a new owner, and Sega also let a big studio go. We'll talk about that and pick the Mt. Rushmore of Capcom games.

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Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection is having a rough launch. But we still played it! So, is it any good? Also, we're talking about 2018's best games.

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Warner Bros. wants to make more live service games because their live service game did poorly. OK!


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Closest to the Messy Pin rules:
Every round you will be given a Certified (a.k.a older than 10 years) Retro game.The goal is to predict the game’s MetaCritic score.In this version we will be using a Closest to the Pin Scoring Sy...