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We get into all the announcements from Sony’s State of Play, the gameplay reveal of Sonic Frontiers (Team Sonic knocked it out of the park again), and the new Pokemon Scarlet/Violet trailer.
We also played some Dwerve and the Madden NFL 2023 beta.
00:00:00 – Intro
00:00:35 – June 2 PlayStation State of Play
00:33:13 – Sonic Frontiers Gameplay Reveal
00:43:24 – Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Reveal
00:53:23 – Dwerve
00:58:53 – Madden NFL 23
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This week, Raven Software successfully voted to form a union under Activision Blizzard, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor was officially announced, and we talk about Digital Foundry’s analysis of the emulators used in the PS Plus Classics subscription coming soon.
We also talk about Yakuza Kiwami 2, Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong and Bloodhunt, and Stretch finished Eiyuden Chronicles: Rising.
00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:00 - Raven Software
00:16:27 - Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
00:28:47 - PlayStation Plus Emulation Woes
00:40:38 - Yakuza Kiwami 2
00:47:07 - Vampire: The Masquerade Swansong – Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodhunt
00:54:57 - Eiyuden Chronicles: Rising
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Some of the PS+ Library was revealed, including some of the classic games from all the various PlayStation consoles. We can finally share more of our thoughts on the soon to be released My Time at Sandrock, and we talk about the Halo TV show finale and where the show might go.
00:00:00 – Intro
00:01:07 – PS+ Library Updates
00:27:00 – My Time at Sandrock
00:45:38 – Halo TV Show Finale Impressions (SPOILERS)
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Wata Games, one of the biggest companies that grade the condition of games, has had a class action lawsuit filed against them with all kinds of claims, Atlus recently put out a survey in the West for the first time on the future of their games, and Gotham Knights announced they are no longer releasing a PS4 or Xbox One version of the game.
We also get into Rogue Legacy 2, Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising, and we talk about video game LEGO sets we’ve built and would like to see.
00:00:00 – Intro
00:02:32 – Class-Action Lawsuit Filed Against WATA
00:18:03 – Atlus Puts Out Survey in the West for the First Time
00:29:32 – Gotham Knights Cancels Last-Gen Versions
00:39:21 – Rogue Legacy 2
00:47:20 – Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising
00:56:43 – The Video Game LEGO Power Hour
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Square Enix is selling its Montreal studios and Crystal Dynamics to the Embracer Group, and rumor has it, Sony might be looking to acquire Square Enix next. In other news, the New York City Employees' Retirement System has sued Activision Blizzard, alleging that Bobby Kotick mishandled the negotiations surrounding the Microsoft acquisition.
We also get into some final thoughts on Horizon Forbidden West and some initial thoughts on Trek to Yomi and Turbo Overkill.
00:00 – Intro
00:47 – Square Enix Sells Studios to the Embracer Group
21:10 – NYC Employee Retirement System sues Activision Blizzard
33:58 – Horizon Forbidden West
46:03 – Trek to Yomi
50:55 – Turbo Overkill
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Just two months ahead of the PlayStation Plus revamp, Sony pulled support for PlayStation Plus and Now codes without communicating anything until after the fact. Also, Game Freak has implemented an optional four-day work week for its employees at the cost of a 20% pay cut. In the second half, we get into our thoughts on Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodhunt and the new release of The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe.
00:00 – Intro
01:27 – PlayStation Halts Plus/Now Code Redemptions, Leaked PS+ Premium Games
25:13 – Game Freak’s 4-Day Work Week*
37:18 – Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodhunt
43:40 – Peglin
46:23 – Bugsnax
50:01 – The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
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This week, Robert and guest host Dan report from the field in Boston, Massachusetts, to bring you the latest on PAX East. We also speculate on Hideo Kojima’s recent fascination with clocks and whether it’s all an elaborate hoax. Does it have anything to do with Abandoned? Probably not, but tune in to find out more.
00:00 – Intro
01:06 – Kojima Loves Clocks
07:45 – Marvel's Avengers Losing Road Maps
18:35 – Rut’s Hunt Rant
26:15 – PAX East Roundup
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D&D Beyond is now officially owned by Hasbro, ads may be coming to free to play Xbox games sometime this year, and we talk about the future greatest game of all time Kingdom Hearts 4. We also talk about the interesting deckbuilding city builder Stacklands, and Stretch regales us with what may or may not be the true plot of Sonic the Hedgehog 2.
00:00:00 – Intro
00:01:31 – Hasbro Buys D&D Beyond
00:14:24 – Xbox May Bring Ads to Free-to-Play Games
00:24:20 – Kingdom Hearts 4 Reveal
00:47:24 – Stacklands
00:53:27 – Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Spoilers)
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Games are movies now with The Quarry announcing its new mode, and Loop Odyssey is now Stuck in Time after being DMCA’d by Loop Hero. We also get into what may be one of the sleeper hits of the year with NORCO and the whacky Knightfall: A Daring Journey. Then we dig into what it is exactly that makes Elden Ring so great.
00:00:00 – Intro
00:01:12 – The Quarry’s Movie Mode
00:13:40 – Loop Odyssey Is Now Stuck in Time
00:20:03 – NORCO
00:30:43 – Knightfall: A Daring Journey
00:39:52 – Elden Ring
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While E3 takes another year off, Sony makes a big move by announcing upcoming updates to its flagship subscription service, PlayStation Plus. Will it match up to Xbox Game Pass? Only time will tell. Meanwhile, Rutledge pulls a sword out of the stone, and Robert gets his hands on Valve’s latest hardware, the Steam Deck.
00:00 – Intro
01:15 – E3 2022 Is Canceled
12:22 – PlayStation Plus New Tiers
33:34 – The One Who Pulls Out the Sword Will Be Crowned King
39:04 – Steam Deck Impressions
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