All Elite Arcade

Black Ops 6: Zombies, Nintendo Music, Pokemon TCG Pocket Nov 04, 2024

This week on Arcade, Uno and Chugs have pumped the number of games they played to the absolute max. The guys talk about Chugs’ five-game cycle, Black Ops 6: Zombies, Silent Hill 2 Remake, Fear the Spotlight, and the Vampire Survivors: Castlevania DLC.

Later on, the boys dive into the latest gaming news: Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is smashing multiple records, a Death Note-themed, Among Us-style party game is set for release this week, Nintendo has launched its own version of Spotify for its own game music, and the highly anticipated Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket has finally arrived on mobile.

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Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, Indie Horror Showcase 2024, Mouthwashing Oct 28, 2024

In this week’s show, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 has arrived and Chugs breaks down whether Treyarch delivered in their latest release. Meanwhile, Uno digs deeper into his playthrough of Metaphor: ReFantazio and gives us his review of two indie titles he’s been playing this week: Mouthwashing and Diceomancer.

Afterwards, the boys share their favorite horror titles from Dread XP’s Indie Horror Showcase 2024 that they've added to their wishlists.

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Massive Pokémon Leak, Subnautica 2, Metaphor: Refantazio Oct 21, 2024

Chugs and Uno strike back in this week’s All Elite Arcade!

The boys kick off the show by diving into Uno’s playthrough of Metaphor: ReFantazio, followed by Chugs giving us his final verdict on Black Myth: Wukong after completing the game recently.

Next, the boys unpack all of the big announcements from the Xbox Partner Preview, including Subnautica 2, FBC: Firebreak, which is Remedy’s new FPS co-op game set in the Control universe, Bloober Team’s upcoming sci-fi horror game, Cronos: The New Dawn, and many more.

Later on, the guys discuss the impact of the massive leak that hit Gamefreak which saw a ton of data hitting the internet like unreleased Pokémon designs, game source code, and info about future Pokémon games yet to be announced.

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Silent Hill 2 Remake, Dragon Ball Sparking! Zero, Nintendo Alarmo Oct 14, 2024

This week on Arcade, Chugs and Uno dive into the highly anticipated Silent Hill 2 Remake and talk about 343 Industries’ rebranding as Halo Studios, which includes a first look at Master Chief in Unreal Engine. Also on the menu: Alien Isolation 2 is in development, Dragon Ball Sparking! Zero breaking records as the most-played fighting game on Steam and Uno reveals why he’s terrified of Nintendo's new alarm clock, Alarmo.

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Golden Joystick Awards, Unreal Fest 2024, Savage Halo 2 Story Oct 07, 2024

On this week’s electric episode of All Elite Arcade, Uno and Chugs break down their favorite nominees for the upcoming 42nd Golden Joystick Awards, reflect on Harada’s perspective on bringing back 3D fighters, and talk about the biggest announcements coming out of Epic’s Unreal Fest 2024.

Later on, Chugs shares quite possibly the most SAVAGE story ever told during the Arcade mailbag segment.

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Playstation's State of Play, Ghost of Yotei, Soul Reaver Remastered Sep 30, 2024

On this week’s Arcade, Chugs and Uno discuss all of the cool stuff announced at Playstation’s State of Play event, such as Ghost of Yotei, Hell is Us, Soul Reaver 1 & 2 Remastered, Hitman World of Assasination for PSVR2, plus a bunch more!

Later on, the boys answer questions around video game character design trends, the best voice acting performances, and how to convince your friends to pick up the game that you’re playing.

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Samoa Joe Joins Yakuza, UFO 50, Plucky Squire Sep 23, 2024

On this rockin’ episode of All Elite Arcade, Chugs and Uno have played a mega butt-load of games this week, including Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II, Nine Sols, The Plucky Squire, and Mossmouth’s UFO 50.

Afterwards, the guys talk about the big headlines in gaming this week: Samoa Joe is revealed as a star of the Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii game, the major announcements from EA’s Investor Day, Nintendo sues the maker of Palworld, and the surprising news that FF7 Rebirth and FF16 didn’t meet sales expectations according to Square Enix.

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Space Marine 2, PS5 Pro, Annapurna Staff Resigns Sep 16, 2024

On this week’s Arcade, Uno kicks it off with his final thoughts on his game-of-the year candidate: Astro Bot. Meanwhile, Chugs tells us about his experience playing the side-scrolling action-RPG Towerborne and shares what it's like to battle thousands of Tyranids to protect the Imperium of Man in Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2.

Then the guys run through the gaming news of the week: The Playstation 5 Pro has been revealed and the internet is in an uproar, Microsoft lays off over 650 Xbox staff, and the entire team at Annapurna Interactive has resigned.

Later on, the boys open up the Arcade mailbag to answer some interesting fan questions about whether cover art can affect whether they buy a game or not, their preferences between disc and disc-less consoles, and more!

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Astro Bot, Concord goes offline, A Minecraft Movie Sep 09, 2024

This week on Arcade, Astro Bot is finally out and Uno gives us the full lowdown on his time with the game while Chugs digs into more of his playthroughs of Black Myth: Wukong and Star Wars: Outlaws.

Then the boys break into the latest news: Sony pulls the cord on Concord after just two weeks, Minecraft is hitting the big screen, Balatro is coming to mobile, major changes to the Legends of Zelda chronology, and finally, the boys review Eurogamer’s Top 100 best games list.

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Black Myth Wukong, Star Wars Outlaws, Nintendo Direct Sep 02, 2024

Chugs and Uno, two of the galaxy’s most wanted men, kick off this week’s All Elite Arcade by delivering their thoughts on Black Myth: Wukong, Star Wars: Outlaws, and the top-down metroidvania indie, Crypt Custodian. After that, the boys unpack their favorite announcements from the latest Nintendo Direct event.

Next, the guys get into the latest gaming headlines: Alan Wake and Control are getting their own TV series, why Valve’s new hero shooter, Deadlock, is crushing player counts while Sony’s Concord is showing early signs of struggle, the likelihood of a Dino Crisis remake doesn’t seem very likely, the cancellation of Crash Bandicoot 5 in favor of live service games, and last but not least, the classic PS1 game, Croc: Legend of the Gobbos, is being remastered after 27 years.

And to wrap it up, the guys rip open the Arcade mailbag to tackle some great fan questions.

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Gamescom Highlights, Black Myth: Wukong, Best Demo Discs of All Time (Feat. Nyla Rose) Aug 26, 2024

On this episode of Arcade, Uno and Chugs welcome a very special guest: former AEW Women’s World Champion, Nyla Rose! The gang talks about Black Myth: Wukong, Fallout, Silent Hill, Fatal Frame, and all their favorite announcements from last week’s Gamescom.

Then the three amigos tackle the all-mighty Arcade mailbag where they answer fan questions about video game urban legends, disappointing endings, dream franchise compilations, and their picks for the greatest demo discs of all time.

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Chained Together is Absolute Doom Aug 19, 2024

On this week’s episode of Arcade, Chugs dives back into his massive backlog, fresh off his Elden Ring victory, while Uno is living his best life as a Doctor Doom variant in the new Marvel season of Fortnite. Uno also shares his experience playing Chained Together with Brandon Cutler for charity.

Then the guys get into the latest gaming news: with Gamescom around the corner, new trailers and announcements for major upcoming games are on the way, rumors are swirling that another popular Xbox franchise is getting a PS5 port;, PUBG publisher Krafton revives Tango Gameworks, a guy breaks the Guinness World Record for the most consoles connected to a single TV, and Valve’s unreleased hero shooter, Deadlock, somehow becomes one of Steam’s most-played games.

Finally, the guys dig into a pile of fun audience questions from the Arcade mailbag.

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Role-Puzzlers, Comedy Slapformers and Re-Re-Releases Aug 12, 2024

On this week’s Arcade, Uno and Chugs talk about getting their cheeks clapped by the final boss of Elden Ring, and then dive into what else they’ve been playing this week, which includes: Thank Goodness You’re Here, Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure, and The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap.

Then the guys discuss the latest gaming news: DOOM I and DOOM II have received a new, definitive re-re-release that’s worth every penny. Max Payne 1 and 2 remakes are now in full production. Kingmakers is already getting a movie deal even though the game hasn’t been released yet. Meanwhile, the Borderlands movie is getting savagely blasted by critics. And the hype train continues around Black Myth: Wukong, as it’s officially the #1 best-selling game on Steam a week before launch.

Later on, the boys rip open the Arcade mailbag to answer some great questions from our community.

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One Day at HorrorLand Aug 05, 2024

This week on Arcade, Uno heads to an abandoned theme park to investigate the nightmares found in the PS1-inspired survival horror, Crow Country. Meanwhile, Chugs unpacks his thoughts on the final act of FF7 Rebirth (major spoiler warning) and delivers his perspective on where the game stands in the greater Final Fantasy multiverse.

Then the guys dive into the major gaming news this week: Bungie announces massive layoffs, Game Informer, the longest-running gaming magazine in the US, closes its doors after 33 years. Jonathan Blow, the developer of Braid: Anniversary Edition, describes its sales as “dog sh*t.”, and some interesting findings coming out of Circana’s top-20 best-selling games of June.

And to wrap things up, the boys tackle some awesome questions our listeners sent in to the Arcade Mailbag.

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Wave Race 64 Joins the Olympics Jul 29, 2024

This week in the Arcade, Chugs gathers us around the campfire to share his horror story of a house move. Meanwhile, Uno has been exploring ski resort dungeons in Dungeons of Hinterberg and talks about his new cushy gig as an elite government field agent in The Operator.

The guys then dive into discussions about epic game soundtracks, FF7 mods, Esports coming to the Olympics next year, an Elden Ring $10K speedrun challenge, Fallout 4: London, and Nintendo’s most brilliant merchandise idea yet.

Later, the boys open up some emails about their major gaming highlights over the last 5 years, games that should be in every arcade, exterminating giant bugs with satellite cannons, and tips for moving a priceless game collection across the country.

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Chugs and Uno Go Back To College! Jul 22, 2024

On this episode of All Elite Arcade, Chugs and Uno kick off the show talking about Chugs’s moving woes, Elden Ring, Super Mario romhacks, and Anger Foot developed by Free Lives.

Then the guys dive into the week’s gaming news: SplitGate 2, best described as Halo meets Portal, gets an official announcement, 2.2 million players paid $100 for early access to EA Sports College Football 25 with EA investing big time in player likenesses, Ubisoft faces backlash over their latest Star Wars Outlaws trailer, the mystery surrounding Nintendo’s “Emio” game is solved, and Paramount+ cancels the Halo TV show after its second season.

Later, the boys jump into the All Elite Arcade mailbag to answer some sweet fan questions!

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Must-Play Games Coming in 2024 Jul 15, 2024

On this week’s stellar episode of All Elite Arcade, Chugs and Uno deliver their list of can’t-miss games coming in the second half of 2024.

Then the guys jump into the major gaming headlines of the week, which include the controversial changes coming to Xbox Game Pass subscriptions, Nintendo teasing a mysterious, M-rated horror game, 2K remaking one of their popular franchises, and Palworld and Sony are teaming up to expand its IP and merchandise.

Following that, the boys answer some epic questions from the Arcade mailbag.

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Playing Co-Op and Crying Mimic Tears Jul 08, 2024

This week on Arcade, Evil Uno and Chugs share their progress in the gauntlet known as Shadow of the Erdtree and give us insight on the backlash that the DLC is too hard.

The guys also discuss the trending rise of co-op games, and how Nintendo is relying on the human touch instead of opting for AI to create games. Next, the boys are excited about PlayStation returning to Tokyo Game Show, and that Crazy Taxi is going to be a large-scale open-world game. Finally, Netflix is betting on its game division and Pokémon Go crosses the 8 billion dollar mark!

Lastly, Uno and Chugs open up the Arcade Mailbag to answer fan questions.

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Confessions of a Steam Game Hoarder Jul 01, 2024

This week on All Elite Arcade, Chugs and Uno adventured further into Elden Ring’s Realm of Shadow, and have a ton to unpack from their latest playthroughs (spoiler-free). Afterwards, Uno courageously shares his startling discoveries after taking inventory of his unplayed Steam games.

Next, the boys break down Ubisoft's announcement that several Assassin's Creed titles are getting remakes, including Black Flag, GOG is bringing the OG Resident Evil 1-3 to its storefront, and how major AAA console games seem to be struggling on mobile.

Then the guys wrap up the show by answering some fun listener questions from the Arcade Mailbag.

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Elden Ring 2: Miyazaki Cooks Again Jun 24, 2024

Rise ye Tarnished! CHUGS and Uno have been talking about it for months, and they finally get to share their first impressions of the Elden Ring DLC: Shadow of the Erdtree.

The guys also dive into the latest Nintendo Direct to give their opinions on the newest games that are upcoming for Nintendo including Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, Mario & Luigi: Brothership, The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom and more!

Finally, Chugs and Uno answer community questions from the Arcade Mailbag!

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2024 is the Year of Turok Jun 17, 2024

Uno and Chugs strike back with another epic episode of All Elite Arcade!

A few episodes ago, Uno and Chugs challenged each other to try games outside their comfort zones. Uno had Chugs play the puzzle adventure game, The Witness, while Chugs got Uno to tackle the Metroidvania game, Ender Lillies: Quietus of the Knights. Now, they're ready to discuss their experiences and whether these games won them over.

Following that, the guys get into their predictions for the upcoming Nintendo Direct, Steam Next Fest demos, Xbox dominating wishlisted games, the recent Epic Games Store leaks, and Final Fantasy Tactics getting remastered.

And then the boys wrap it up with some great listener questions from the mailbag!

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The Showcase Showdown Jun 10, 2024

On today’s episode of Arcade, Chugs and Uno run through the biggest announcements from all of the major gaming showcases that happened over the weekend and discuss the games they’re pumped about.

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Hero Shooters, Horror Remakes and a State of Play Jun 03, 2024

On this week's episode of Arcade, Chugs and Uno dig into playthroughs of Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Another Crab's Treasure and Hellblade 2.

Then the boys unpack all of the major announcements coming out of PlayStation's State of Play and the Silent Hill Transmission showcase. And if that wasn't enough gaming news, the guys talk about Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 hitting Xbox Game Pass on day one, Cyberpunk: 2077 development officially ending, and Resident Evil Zero and Code Veronica getting the remake treatment.

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Pressing the Jump Button is Apparently Optional in Mario 64 May 27, 2024

We’re flying off the top-rope with another radical episode of All Elite Arcade! On this week’s show, Uno and Chugs share their thoughts on their recent playthroughs of Senua's Saga: Hellblade II and Lorelei and the Laser Eyes.

Following that, Chugs, our resident loremaster, unpacks his theories on what the heck was going on in the most recent Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree story trailer. Afterwards, the boys get into the latest news: Mad Max director George Miller wants Kojima to take the reigns on the next game in the franchise, Naughty Dog's upcoming game could “redefine mainstream perceptions of gaming” according to their studio head, rumors swirling around a new medieval-era DOOM to be announced soon, how Sony wants to play grindy portions of games for you, and we now live in a world where someone beat Super Mario 64 without jumping.

Then to cap it all off, Uno issues Chugs a challenge of epic proportions that could shake the universe as we know it.

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Inverted 4 Life May 20, 2024

This week on Arcade: Uno managed to trip and fall into an animal-filled well last week, but he survived, and now he’s here to give his full review of Bigmode’s Animal Well. Meanwhile, Chugs is currently double-fisting two epic titles: Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown and Dark Souls 2.

Afterwards, the boys talk about their impressions of the Assassin’s Creed Shadow premiere trailer, the release of Braid: Anniversary Edition, Playstation and Helldivers 2 crushing sales records, the Xbox 360 store shutting down, the announcement of the new Mortal Kombat 2 movie, and downloading ZX Spectrum games over radio airwaves.

Following that, Chugs and Uno recap their favorite, god-tier controllers of all time.

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Guitar Hero Garage Band May 13, 2024

We got another great episode of Arcade this week as Chugs and Uno are joined by their good friend, Giant Bomb's Dan Ryckert, who also remembers when Uno slandered Kojima a few episodes ago!

The guys talk about their experiences playing Minishoot Adventures, Hades 2 (Early Access), Vampire Survivor's latest Contra expansion, and the metroidvania that may have just redefined the genre and was made by one person: Animal Well.

Plus, and this is not a drill, the Switch 2 has been confirmed in the most un-Nintendo way ever, Sony pulls an Uno reverse card (no pun intended) on their decision to force Helldivers 2 PC players to link a PSN account, and the Video Game Hall of Fame have selected their 2024 inductees.

And lastly, we get into the absolutely soul-crushing news for the game industry last week as Microsoft has shut down four studios at Bethesda, which include Arkane Austin (makers of Prey, Dishonored, Redfall) and Hi-Fi Rush developer, Tango Gameworks.

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The Case of the Vanishing Video Games May 06, 2024

Uno and Chugs are back in the Arcade to share their thoughts on Final Fantasy 16's latest expansion "Rising Tide", Uno's addiction to the Queensblood card game found in FF7 Rebirth, how the jump scares in Silent Hill still keep Chugs up at night, and how the zelda-like bullet-hell, Minishoot Adventures, is taking is taking up all of Uno's free time.

The boys then unpack the latest in gaming news:

- Miyazaki's bittersweet announcement regarding Elden Ring's upcoming expansion

- A new Batman Arkham VR game in this economy?!?!

- Helldivers 2 getting review bombed

- 7-11 and Tetris are collaborating because why not?

- Juicy Nintendo Switch 2 rumors

After that, Uno and Chugs talk about the critical importance of video game preservation and how unfortunate historical trends are leading us down a path to where our favorite video games could be erased from our collections.

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This Ep Might Get Chugs Cancelled Apr 29, 2024

Claudio Castagnoli joins Uno and CHUGS to chat about his favorite games currently, Helldivers 2 taking over, and his undying love for League of Legends and how it's taken years off of his life.

The guys also get into Dragon's Dogma 2, how it's a Capcom world and we're all living it, Stellar Blade impressions, the current state of VR, and unpopular gaming opinions that might get our hosts into some trouble.

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World Video Game Hall Of Fame Apr 22, 2024

Hot off of last week's debut, Evil Uno and CHUGS hit the ground running with another jam-packed episode!

On the menu this week:

Elden Ring's latest expansion "Shadow of the Erdtree" is two months away, so the boys share their experiences revisiting the game and getting sweaty with magic builds.

We also get into our favorite announcements coming out of the recent Nintendo World Indie Showcase, Golden Axe animated comedy news, Fallout franchise crushing player counts, Hades 2 technical test, FF16 vs FF7 Rebirth, breaking down the most popular Fortnite skins, and the main event...

Chugs and Uno go head-to-head with their top picks of the 12 finalists from The Strong Museum's "2024 World Video Game Hall of Fame".

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And So It Begins Apr 15, 2024

AEA 001: BOOM! It's the debut episode of the All Elite Arcade Podcast, bay bay! Chugs and Uno dive into why they started the podcast, their gaming histories and what they're currently playing. They also deliver their spoiler-free review of FF7 Rebirth and then chat about some major indie game announcements coming out of the first-ever Triple-I Initiative showcase, Dead Space franchise on ice, Hollow Knight: Silksong news, video game media adaptations, and much more.

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Introducing All Elite Arcade - Launching April, 1, 2024 Apr 10, 2024

Join Evil Uno and Adam Cole aka CHUGS on the All Elite Arcade podcast for weekly gaming adventures, news, reviews, and lively discussions with special guests from the gaming and wrestling worlds!

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