DLC is your Down Loadable Commentary for the week, giving you a rundown of everything you need to know about gaming in it’s many forms! Whether it is on desktops, laptops, or consoles, VR, AR, or tabletop, DLC is your source for info, analysis, and opinion from the best voices in the industry! Hosts Jeff Cannata and Christian Spicer are joined each episode by a special guest to decide on a Story of the Week and discuss the games on their Playlist! DLC, the Digital Lifestyle Companion for gamers who Don’t Like Cynicism.
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497: Tom Marks: Sony Playstation Showcase, Spider-Man 2, Metal Gear Solid Delta, Towers of Aghasba, Alan Wake 2, Final Fantasy XVI, Project Q, Tears of the Kingdom, Humanity, After Us; Planet of Lana, Wildfrost
May 29, 2023
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Jeff and Christian welcome Tom Marks from IGN to the show to break down all of the surprising and not-so surprising reveals from the Playstation Showcase, including Spider-Man 2, Metal Gear Solid Delta, and so much more! The Playlist: Zelda Tears of the Kingdom, Humanity, After Us, Planet of Lana, Wildfrost, WoW Classic Hardcore Parting Gifts!
496: Stephen Hilger: Tears of the Kingdom, Mortal Kombat 1, Overwatch 2 loses PvE, Blizzcon returns, Star Wars Jedi Survivor, Darkest Dungeon 2, Walkabout Mini Golf; Humanity
May 22, 2023
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Jeff and Christian welcome Stephen Hilger from Into the Aether to the show this week to discuss the reveal of Mortal Kombat 1, no more PvE for Overwatch 2, the return of Blizzcon in 2023, and more! The Playlist: Darkest Dungeon 2, Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom, Star Wars Jedi Survivor VR Talk: Humanity, Walkabout Mini Golf Parting Gifts!
495: Ash Parrish: Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom, Diablo IV, Mario Picross, Project Bloom, World Video Game Hall of Fame, ROG Ally
May 15, 2023
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Jeff and Christian welcome Ash Parrish from The Verge to the show for the first time to discuss the release of Tears of the Kingdom, a new kind of game announcement from the Pokemon developers, four surprising games added to the World Video Game Hall of Fame, and more! The Playlist: The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom, Diablo IV, Mario Picross Parting Gifts!
494: Alex Sulman: Dead Island 2, Age of Wonders 4, Horizon Burning Shores, Street Fighter 6, Disney Speedstorm, Phil Spencer on Xbox, Unity layoffs
May 08, 2023
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Jeff and Christian welcome lead gameplay designer Alex Sulman to the show this week to discuss another round of layoffs at Unity, a surprisingly candid interview from Phil Spencer about the state of Xbox, and more! The Playlist: Horizon: Burning Shores, Kena: Bridge of Spirits, Street Fighter 6 Demo, Disney Speedstorm, Dead Island 2, Age of Wonders 4 Parting Gifts!
493: Benjamin Watts: Redfall, Star Wars Jedi Survivor, Honkai Star Rail, UK Blocks Microsoft Activision Blizzard acquisition, ROG Ally specs, Call of Duty yearly release
May 02, 2023
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Jeff and Christian welcome Benjamin Watts from IGN to the show this week to discuss the UK's CMA shocking block of Microsoft's acquisition of Activision/Blizzard, leaked specs for Asus' answer to the Steam Deck, Call of Duty not taking a year off, and more! The Playlist: Star Wars Jedi Survivor, Breath of the Wild, Redfall, Honkai Star Rail Parting Gifts!
492: Ian Higton: Dead Island 2, Meet your Maker, Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores, Dredge, Street Fighter 6 demo, Nintendo Indie World showcase, Sega acquires Rovio, Firewall Ultra
Apr 24, 2023
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Jeff and Christian welcome Ian Higton from Eurogamer to the show to discuss his hands-on with Firewall Ultra, Sega's acquisition of the developer of Angry Birds, and Nintendo's latest spotlight on Indie Games for Switch The Playlist: Meet your Maker, Dead Island 2, Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores DLC, Dredge, Street Fighter 6 Demo VR Talk: Firewall Ultra, Kayak, Pavlov, Afterlife Parting Gifts
491: Danny Bogue: Final Fantasy XVI, Zelda Tears of the Kingdom, Suicide Squad Kill the Justice League, RE4 Remake, FFVII Remake, T’Chia, Cyberpunk 2077 Overdrive Mode, MLB The Show 23, Wartales, Vertigo 2
Apr 17, 2023
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Jeff and Christian welcome Danny Bogue from The Good Gamer Club to the show this week to discuss new trailers for Tears of the Kingdom and Final Fantasy 16, a huge delay for Suicide Squad Kills the Justice League, ChatGPT for NPCs, and more!
The Playlist: RE4 Remake, FFVII Remake, T’Chia, Cyberpunk 2077 Overdrive Mode, MLB The Show 23, Wartales
VR Talk: Halflife 2 Episode 1 and 2 in VR, Vertigo 2
Parting Gifts!
490: Steven Spohn: PS5 Pro rumors, ASUS ROG Ally, PS handheld, new Street FIghter movie, Minecraft movie with Jason Momoa, Forza Horizon 5 Rally Adventure, Crimeboss, Marvel Snap, Shogun Showdown Prologue, Klaus Teuber
Apr 10, 2023
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Jeff and Christian welcome Steven Spohn from Ablegamers back to the show this week to discuss the rumors of a Playstation 5 Pro SKU, the exploding handheld market, new video game movies of Street Fighter and Minecraft, and more!
The Playlist: Crimeboss, Marvel Snap, Forza Horizon 5 Rally Adventure, Shogun Showdown Prologue
Tabletop Time: Remembering Klaus Teuber and Catan
Parting Gifts!
489: Frank Ellerbe: E3 canceled, Zelda Tears of the Kingdom, Vampire Survivors Tides of the Foscari, Wild Hearts, Dredge, The Last of Us Part 1 PC, Vive XR Elite, Walking Dead Saints and Sinners, After the Fall, The Last Worker
Apr 03, 2023
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Jeff and Christian welcome Frank Ellerbe, aka Techniq, to the show this week to discuss the death of E3, 10 minutes of revealing new Tears of the Kingdom gameplay, new DLC for Jeff's Game of 2022, and more!
The Playlist: Wild Hearts, Dredge, The Last of Us Part 1 PC
VR Talk: Vive XR Elite headset, C-Smash VRS demo, Walking Dead Saints and Sinners PSVR2 version, After the Fall, The Last Worker
Parting Gifts!
BONUS CONTENT: C-Smash VRS interview with Jörg Tittel and Cory Schmitz
Apr 01, 2023
Show notes
In this Bonus Content conversation, Christian Spicer sat down to chat with Jörg Tittel and Cory Schmitz, two of the people behind the upcoming PSVR2 game, C-Smash VRS.
It's a great conversation about appreciating iconic design, Dreamcast "vibes," designing for VR, and more.
The C-Smash VRS demo is available on the PlayStation Store now.
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