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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596: Lana Bachynski: Mario Kart World, Star Wars Zero Company, Switch 2 pre-orders, Bionic Bay, Blue Prince, Monster Hunter Wilds, Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, Star Wars Outlaws A Pirate's Fortune
Apr 21, 2025
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Jeff and Christian welcome Lana Bachynski from Riot Games back to the main show this week to discuss all of the big Star Wars gaming announcements from Star Wars Celebration Japan, new info about Mario Kart World from Nintendo's Direct, and the latest on pre-orders and tariff pricing for Switch 2. The Playlist: Lana: Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, Blue Prince, Monster Hunter Wilds. Christian: Bionic Bay Jeff: Bionic Bay, Blue Prince Tabletop Time: Lana: Jigsaw puzzles Jeff: 5 Minute Mysteries Parting Gifts!!
595: Brian Shea: Switch 2, Mario Kart World, Bungie's Marathon, Blue Prince, South of Midnight, Assassin's Creed Shadows, Rematch, Donkey Kong Bonanza, The Alters, Void/Breaker, Into the Fire, Triple-I Initiative Showcase
Apr 14, 2025
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đź•ą Break up with basic browsers. Get Opera GX here: https://operagx.gg/DLC Sponsored by Opera GX! Jeff and Christian welcome Brian Shea from Game Informer to the show this week to discuss the huge, 35 game Triple-I Initiative Showcase, plus Bungie's gameplay reveal of Marathon, and Ubisoft's "inactionable puffery". The Playlist: Brian: Switch 2 hands-on, Metroid Prime 4 Beyond, Mario Kart World, Donkey Kong Bonanaza, AC Shadows, MLB The Show 25 Christian: South of Midnight Jeff: Blue Prince, South of Midnight, Rematch beta preview Parting Gifts!
594: Kahlief Adams: Nintendo Switch 2, Mario Kart World, Donkey Kong Bananza, Duskbloods, South of Midnight, Last of Us Part 2 PC, Rogue Loops
Apr 07, 2025
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Jeff and Christian welcome Kahlief Adams from Spawn on Me back to the show this week to discuss all of the details of Nintendo's next console, the Switch 2. Is the price too high, the features, too strange, and what about all those games? They dig into it all! The Playlist: Kahlief: South of Midnight Christian: The Last of Us: Part II on PC Jeff: Rogue Loops Parting Gifts!!
593: Bobby Pashalidis: Doom: The Dark Ages, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, Nintendo Today, Marvel Cosmic Invasion, Assassin’s Creed Shadows, The First Berserker: Khazan, 33 Immortals, Wildgate, Ubisoft sells
Mar 31, 2025
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Thanks to Opera GX for sponsoring this episode Use https://operagx.gg/DLC to download Opera GX today! Jeff and Christian welcome Bobby Pashalidis from Console Creatures to the show to discuss the last OG Switch Nintendo Direct, Ubisoft selling part of Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, and Rainbow Six to Tencent, and the latest offerings from Dreamhaven. The Playlist: Bobby: Assassin’s Creed Shadows, The First Berserker: Khazan Christian: DOOM: The Dark Ages Jeff: 33 Immortals Parting Gifts!
592: Jesse Norris: Assassin's Creed Shadows, Atomfall, The First Berzerker Khazan, Future Games Showcase, Kingmakers, Painkiller, South of Midnight, The Last Caretaker, Frosthaven, Reanimal, Remake of the End of the Greatest RPG of All Time
Mar 24, 2025
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Jeff and Christian welcome Jesse Norris from Xbox Era to the show for the first time to discuss all of the huge games of the Future Games Showcase 2025, the unveiling of the United Video Game Workers Union at GDC, whether players want to explore, and more! The Playlist: Jesse: Assassin’s Creed: Shadows, Atomfall, The First Berserker: Khazan Christian: Assassin’s Creed: Shadows, Half-Life 2 RTX Jeff: Assassin’s Creed: Shadows, Atomfall, Half-life 2 RTX Parting Gifts!
BONUS CONTENT: Half-Life 2 RTX
Mar 18, 2025
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Jeff and Christian received 50-series GPUs from Nvidia to test out a brand-new demo of Half-Life 2 RTX, the update to the FPS classic utilizing DLSS 4, full path ray-tracing, updated textures, and so much more. The embargo is up, and the guys are excited to share their thoughts about the demo.
591: Isla Hinck: Silent Hill f, Monster Hunter Wilds, Niantic sells Pokemon Go, Microsoft tests CoPilot for Gaming, RTX 50-series cards, Golden Kingdom VR, Mothership, Ito, Onitama
Mar 17, 2025
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Thanks to Opera GX for sponsoring this episode Use https://operagx.gg/DLC to download Opera GX today! Jeff and Christian welcome Isla Hinck from Easy Allies to the show to discuss the newest installment in the Silent Hill franchise, the Saudi owners of Monopoly GO buying another GO for $3.5 billion, Microsoft offering AI to help you through games, and more! The Playlist: Isla: Monster Hunter Christian: testing RTX 5080 Jeff: Golden Kingdom VR Tabletop Time: Isla: Mothership, Magic the Gathering Jeff: Ito, Onitama Parting Gifts!
590: Michael Higham: Death Stranding 2, Split Fiction, Clair Obscur Expedition 33, Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3+4, Avowed, Afterlove EP, Mainframes, Acclaim returns
Mar 10, 2025
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Jeff and Christian welcome Michael Higham from IGN to the show to discuss remakes of Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3 and 4, the new, 10-minute long Death Stranding 2: On the Beach trailer, the old 90's video game publisher Acclaim coming back from the dead, and more! The Playlist: Michael: Clair Obscur, Afterlove EP Christian: Split Fiction, more Avowed Jeff: Split Fiction, Mainframes Parting Gifts!
589: Veerender Singh Jubbal: Monster Hunter Wilds, Avowed, Pokemon Day, WB shudders Monolith, Fable delayed, Steam Next Fest: Wheel World, Hyperslice, Haste: Broken Worlds, Drop Duchy, Deliver at all Costs, Wanderstop, Is This Seat Taken?
Mar 03, 2025
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Jeff and Christian welcome freelance reviewer Veerender Singh Jubbal to the show this week to discuss the announcements of Nintendo's latest Pokemom Day, Warner Bros shutting down historic developers, a delay for Fable, and more! The Playlist: Veerender: Pokemon TCG Pocket, AFK Journey, Pokemon Sleep, Infinity Nikki, Monster Hunter Wilds, Marvel Rivals Christian: Grid Legends; more Avowed Jeff: Steam Next Fest demos: Wheel World, Hyperslice, Haste: Broken Worlds, Drop Duchy, Deliver at all Costs, Wanderstop, Is This Seat Taken? Shape of Dreams Parting Gifts!
588: Mark Turcotte: Avowed, Marvel Rivals, Overwatch 2, UFO 50, Dawnfolk, Hasbro teams with Saber, new Street Fighter and Sifu movies, NetEase layoffs
Feb 24, 2025
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Jeff and Christian welcome Mark Turcotte from Rivals Assemble to the show this week to discuss the developers behind Warhammer 40k Space Marine 2 working on a Hasbro IP, the latest high profile video games to get the big budget movie treatment, layoffs of the US Marvel Rivals team by NetEase, and more! The Playlist: Mark: Marvel Rivals Season 1.5 Update (Human Torch & The Thing), Overwatch 2 Season 15 (Perks added to the game), Avowed, UFO 50 Christian: Avowed, Metal Gear Acid Jeff: Avowed, Dawnfolk Parting Gifts!
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