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**CORE – Core Gaming for Core Gamers**

Hosted by podcasting vet, Scott Johnson, Jon Jagger and Beau Schwartz. Weekly, on the frogpants network. Video games and the issues around them every week!

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Latest Episodes:

CORE: Sony State of Play Feb 13, 2026

Show notes

Our live watch-a-long AUDIO of of today's Sony State of Play.

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CORE 509: The Play of State Feb 13, 2026

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As we prep for the State of Play today, we talk about the games we played this week, and hit the news about all the Warlocks coming to all the Diablos. Highguard and 2XKO getting big layoffs, and the upcoming Baldur’s Gate 3 TV show!

Games Played This Week

Shared Play

- Jon & Beau: Mewgenics

Scott

- Animal Crossing (on Switch 2)

- Goblin Sushi

- V-Rally 4

Jon

- Mewgenics

- Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake

Beau

- Yakuza 3

- Marathon

- Crimson Desert

- Game with Balls

- Ravenswatch (as Merlin)

- Skate Story

- Overwatch

- Enshrouded (Solo)

- Deadlock

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CORE 508: Just Take Off The 2 Feb 06, 2026

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Overwatch might be making a big play with some re-branding, a slew of new heroes, and loads more. Will it put things back on top for the team shooter to beat? We talk about that, plus the Ashes of Creation mess, Steam hardware talk from Valve, and what might be the end of all things Outer Worlds.

GAMES PLAYED

- The Midnight Walk (Scott)

- Butcher's Creek (Scott)

- LUNARK (Scott)

- Resident Evil 2 (Jon)

- Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth (Jon)

- Super Nintendo (Jon)

- Pirate Yakuza (Beau)

- Overwatch (Beau)

- Valheim (Beau)

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CORE 507: Highguard is Midguard Jan 30, 2026

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So, now that Highguard is out, what the hell is it? We have takes. Also, the games of Feb, new Mario trailers, Dispatch censorship worries, Hasbro up to no good, Bobby with a Mini Instance chat about the Midnight pre-patch and upcoming launch in WoW, all the games we played and more!

Shared Play

- Highguard

Scott

- V Rising

- Caravan SandWitch

Jon

- Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth

Beau

- Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii

- Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords

- Cobalt Core

- Jump Space

- Enshrouded

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CORE 506: CORE Veronica Jan 23, 2026

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Let’s talk about the Xbox showcase today, as well as the dust up over CDProjekt Red and VR mods. Plus RE getting yet another remake, Highguard getting a freebie, Marathon maybe doing ok afterall, and Nintendo getting you guy another weird toy.

GAMES PLAYED:

SCOTT

Star Wars Dark Forces Remaster

Fire Emblem: Engage

Terra Pit

JONI

Final Fantasy VII Remake

BEAU

Elden Ring

Shinobi

Guild Wars Reforged

Pirate Yakuza

Heroes of the Storm

Peak

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CORE Special: Warren Davis & The Creation of Q*Bert Jan 16, 2026

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Scott sits down with Warren Davis for a deep look at the creation of one of the great arcade games of all time, Q*Bert, as well as his direct impact on everything from the Joust seires to Mortal Kombat to Terminator 2: Judgement Day. Check out his book: ‘Creating Q*bert and Other Classic Video Arcade Games’! Some amazing insight in this episode with Warren, and we hope enjoy it!

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CORE 505: Episode, Not Studio Jan 16, 2026

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Where the heck is Highguard? Also, Kratos has been cast, RE:R got showcased today, Tomb Raider series gives us a look at Sophie Turner in the role, Ubisoft doing more Ubisoft things, we have an end date for New World, the end of Anthem this week, and more. We played Cozy Caravan, Marble's Marbles, Find my Buddy, OddCore, Trails in The Sky 1st Chap, FF VII remake, Yakuza Kiwami 2, FFI and IV, and a little Yakuza Pirates. Plus your emails and more!

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CORE 504: Gateway Timeout Jan 09, 2026

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January Releases: Let's mostly focus on Animal Crossing and FFVII Remake for Switch 2, plus Code Vein 2 and Highguard. (yeah, we kinda forgot about Highguard too.)

StarCraft Shooter coming to Blizzcon? It might be Blizzard’s third attempt at a SC shooter, reportedly an open-world project led by Dan Hay (Far Cry fame).

Other stuff: Awesome Games Done Quick, a Starfield Star Wars conversion, and FF Tactics: Ivalice Chronicles hitting 1 million players.

We discuss games we played this week, including PlippUp, Fallout 4/New Vegas, Trails in the Sky, The Séance of Blake Manor, Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles, Voidigo and beating Powerwash Simulator 2.

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CORE 503: The 2025 OsCOREs Jan 02, 2026

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It's time for our anual personal and group awards for the games of the last year, and a few that are not. :) Join Scott Beau and Jon as they look back and forward and somehow up and down as well. Oh and this is the first time this gets called The osCORES. Big thx to Taz for the post art! Jump in! Full award notes: https://www.frogpants.com/corepicks2025

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CORE 502: O' Holy CORE! Dec 27, 2025

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Diablo IV: Both Scott and Beau are back in for Season 11. Scott’s "Hot Take" is that the game is officially "very good now”, and he does not care who knows it. (Paladin to 46); Beau claims it’s the best season of "Diablo 3" yet. (lol)

Scott: Revisiting Overload (on sale), playing Escape Room Simulator 2, and starting Banquet for Fools.

Jon: Reached the new area in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and is impressed by the visuals.

Beau: Mostly Jump Space outside of D4 play.

And a CRAP ton of your emails and texts for our last episode of 2025!

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