There are just too many games that it's creating choice paralysis! Before that however: Zeke has been enjoying the Austin music scene, NVIDIA is shutting down 5090 production? and the furloughed Star Wars Zero Company devs finally return to the studio and paid! We've been playing loads of games this week including Hellraiser Revival, the indie MMO - Monsters & Memories, a deluge of Capcom games: Onimusha and Dragons Dogma 2, Silver Pines and much more!   00:00:00 - Intro00:01:00 - Boomer music00:23:20 - Choice paralysis00:26:00 - 5090s not being produced anymore00:30:50 - Star Wars Zero Company devs get paid00:38:50 - Richard Garriott reclaims Ultima00:40:20 - CapGods00:59:00 - Triple I initiative01:09:40 - Hellraiser01:29:40 - Monsters and Memories01:45:50 - Onimusha02:01:45 - Silver Pine02:16:40 - Endocopia02:26:20 - Dragon's Dogma 2 Dark Arisen02:35:00 - Star Wars Galactic Racer02:52:45 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

JP has become a Vtuber (for a month.) We break down what it takes to become one from concept to reality and it's a lot. After that shock we get into reacting to us in the news, GTA6 gets content rated, Valve's Deadlock gets 6 news character a new map and RuneScape 4 gets announced. Cohh is having a time in Valheim, Zeke is still sailing the high fashion seas in Dressmaker and JP is scared of World of Warcraft Forever launching.   00:00:00 - Intro00:01:30 - Vtubing00:03:00 - The cost of vtubers00:23:20 - Dropping Frames00:25:40 - GTA6 content ratings00:30:00 - New Deadlock update00:34:50 - RuneScape 4 announced00:43:40 - Valheim rage01:04:50 - Witcher 3 Remaster01:08:30 - EU Kids01:12:30 - Gears of War: E-Day is out01:23:00 - Aion 201:25:40 - Silent Hill: townfall01:54:10 - Even more Dressmaker02:02:50 - American Truck Simulator02:10:20 - CONTROL Resonant02:18:05 - WoW Forever02:44:05 - End of Abyss02:49:00 - Rivage02:55:50 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mikael Kasurinen, the director of CONTROL: Resonant joins us this week to chat about his journey into game development, the intricacy of level design, and the willingness to go weird. Then we dive into Silent Hill: townfall a game Cohh and Zeke liked 80% of. XBOX continues to implode as multiple major dev studios seem to be shutting down, including Halo moving to Activision. Bungie recommits to Destiny while moving to unvault all of Destiny 2. Dune Awakening gets a single-player mode and Zeke gushes over the new surprise hit Dressmaker!   00:00:00 - Intro00:01:00 - Disc golf00:05:05 - Director of CONTROL Resonant - Mikael Kasurinen is here!00:09:50 - Does gameplay or story dictate direction first?00:15:20 - Why Dylan?00:25:10 - Combat inspirations00:37:00 - Maintaining ambition and scope with a budget00:45:20 - How weird is too weird?00:52:15 - Is game dev fun?00:55:00 - Level design01:13:00 - Player autonomy 01:41:00 - Shipping in September01:45:20 - The high seas01:48:20 - What's next for Remedy?01:57:00 - Silent Hill: townfall02:19:50 - Blood of the Dawnwalker02:24:30 - XBOX still imploding02:31:00 - The Bungie gambit02:38:00 - Dune Awakening single-player02:41:00 - Fire Emblem02:43:50 - Dressmaker02:58:30 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we're joined by Washington Post's Gene Park to get an expert opinion on all the Wolverine discourse and learn the deep lore of the fart gas. JP has played the World of Warcraft Forever beta, and uh oh, it's about to consume a lot of time. Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave is a lot of game, Gene has been playing Control Resonant, Zeke absolutely adores Onimusha and so much more this week!   00:00:00 - Intro00:01:00 - Gene Park is here!00:02:00 - The origin of fart gas00:09:00 - Having a blast00:11:00 - Marvel's Wolverine00:51:40 - WoW Forever breaking records01:01:30 - Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave01:09:20 - Control Resonant01:15:30 - Onimusha: Way of the Sword01:28:00 - Game of the year discussions01:33:40 - Enjoying games as a game reviewer01:40:20 - Valheim01:44:10 - RuneScape: Dragonwilds01:50:00 - WARDOGS continues02:00:40 - Silent Hill: Townfall02:11:00 - Hellraiser: Revival02:20:40 - Active Matter02:26:40 - Steam Frame02:32:10 - Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter02:36:20 - Marathon redo02:38:45 - Mindeye devs laid off02:40:30 - PC Gamer Show - Japan02:42:50 - BLACKWOOD02:52:40 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Zeke returns from the desert just in time for the world of video games to explode again! From Insomniac's Wolverine reviews, Kojima parting ways with Sony partnership to BlizzCon announcements including a new StarCraft and World of Warcraft Forever! We try to balance our excitement and horror with Valheim 1.0, surprise hit: The Blood of Dawnwalker, Onimusha, Breathedge 2 and more!   00:00:00 - Intro00:01:00 - Valheim 1.000:07:20 - Wolverine reviews00:11:30 - Kojima and Sony part ways00:23:30 - Crimson Desert DLC00:31:20 - StarCraft returns00:36:50 - Diablo V00:46:50 - World of Warcraft Forever01:03:30 - Zeke's Burning Man01:23:50 - Ocarina of Time Remake01:34:40 - Metroid Ravenous01:36:10 - Kirby & The World Beyond01:38:00 - Steam Achievement Leak01:42:40 - The Blood of Dawnwalker01:59:30 - Breathedge 202:13:00 - Onimusha: Way of the Sword02:19:10 - We have played Emberville02:37:10 - WARDOGS Early Access02:53:30 - Solasta 202:56:50 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're joined by WARDOGS Game Directors: Howard Philpott & Mark "phantasy' Pinney this week to talk about filling a much needed niche in the FPS genre, why early access and plenty of viewer questions! Afterwards we chat about the awkwardness that is DLSS5, the GTA6 reveal that broke the internet, and a Witcher 3 remaster in the middle of a massive ton of game releases. Then our time with the new STALKER 2 update, Star Wars Zero Company and more!   00:00:00 - Intro00:01:00 - Can't handle all of these games00:02:40 - Wardogs devs join us00:04:50 - Why early access?00:09:40 - First convention00:17:00 - Graphical advantages00:20:50 - Vehicle control options00:33:00 - Comparisons to Planetside00:43:40 - Private servers00:57:30 - Progression systems01:33:20 - Global players01:39:50 - What have the Wardogs devs been playing?01:50:30 - Announcements at FPS Game Show01:52:30 - The DLSS5 issue01:57:40 - GTA602:11:15 - The Witcher 3 Remaster02:16:40 - STALKER 202:20:00 - Star Wars Zero Company02:44:15 - Wolcen 202:49:10 - Path of Exile 2 - Swords/release date02:51:10 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We witnessed a gaggle of Ls this week as Amazon/Twitch launch opt-out AI training on their streamers to everyone's dismay. Even more abysmal AI news: An ex-writer within Saber Interactive allegedly replaced by AI and the CEO has a very healthy reaction. Luckily we finally get our first real look at Kingdom Hearts 4 and it's launching sooner than we thought! Games this week: Continuing Big Walk, KOTOR 2, Sandustry, DIVE or DIE, ReStory and more! 00:00:00 - Intro00:01:00 - To the MOON00:04:00 - War Dogs00:09:20 - Mortal Shell 200:14:00 - Twitch/Amazon training AI off streamers00:29:00 - Writer gets replaced by AI00:41:00 - Weird things in WoW00:49:00 - Terraria Calamity mod shutting down00:54:30 - Kingdom Hearts 4 news00:57:00 - Marvel Rivals doing extremely well01:00:42 - People upset with Wolverine?01:07:00 - Elder Scrolls 6 looks great according to CEO of game01:09:50 - Alan Wake 2 sells 3 million copies01:13:20 - BEEG Walk01:19:50 - Falcom reports 110% profit growth from Trails in the Sky 101:21:00 - Fire Emblem Fortune's Weave01:26:50 - Marvel Tokon gets PC patch01:35:30 - Zeke played KOTOR201:44:50 - Sandustry01:49:40 - Lootbound01:59:00 - Chop Chop Inc.02:04:30 - DIVE or DIE02:11:20 - Pax Autocratica02:23:00 - Servant of the Lake02:30:00 - Below, Rusted Gods02:36:40 - Cat Mail Co.02:42:20 - ReStory02:49:00 - Dragonsword Awakening02:59:00 - Shoutouts  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We get cursed by time zones this week but we prevail through RAM shortages, the fall of Electronic Arts, and possibly our digital dystopia future! We give our thoughts on Game Freak's Beast of Reincarnation, JP goes all in on his time with the Wardogs closed alpha and then Maximilian joins us to talk about the rocky release of Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls and finally our time with the co-op puzzle game: Big Walk!   0:00 - Intro1:00 - Time zones3:50 - RAM is gone for 20279:50 - Netflix secures GTA6 reveal18:30 - Final Fantasy XIV on Switch 219:50 - EA completes Saudi investment merger24:50 - Blizzard on top at Microsoft26:20 - LilyPichu voices new Overwatch character29:00 - Take-Two CEO excited for cloud gaming future36:40 - Beast of Reincarnation56:00 - Wardogs closed alpha1:46:40 - Maximillian joins us!1:47:00 - Duskbloods beta1:49:40 - Marvel Tokon launches2:40:50 - Big Walk3:01:05 - Shoutouts  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gothalion returns this week to learn WAY too much about Zeke. He has also been playing Everquest Legends along with Cohh, a new remixed version of the classic 90s MMO, Splatoon Raiders and to chat about the convention he helps run - GCX! JP has been off surviving a zombie apocalypse in the newly updated Project Zomboid, Zeke finally opens up to us about Disc Golf and much more (too much more.) 0:00 - Intro1:00 - Florida3:50 - Everquest Legends20:30 - EA sale going through23:40 - GPU prices skyrocketing25:10 - Capcom sales27:10 - Helldivers 2 x Warhammer 40K28:10 - Path of Exile 2 fixes a major bug33:40 - Shift Up releases AI promo video39:30 - Twitch and Amazon training AI off streamers50:00 - Old Men toesies 1:01:30 - Dysmantle 1:09:45 - Project Zomboid1:39:00 - Game goals1:57:40 - Splatoon Raiders2:07:00 - Disc Gold Masters2:16:50 - Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls2:29:30 - Corsair Cove2:39:30 - Below Rusted Gods2:44:00 - The Incident at Galley House2:49:40 - Emberville/GCX3:04:00 - Dragonsword: Awakening3:06:50 - Shoutouts  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's a hot one today! Figuratively and literally as temperatures rises and ACs break. Cohh is out this week spreading the good word of Emberville, but Zeke returns to brave the heat of Texas with JP! Valve doomposts over memory shortages, Nintendo at war with everyone, Blizzard GM carries raid group, all the news from the FFXIV Fanfest in Berlin! Games this week: Pathogenic, Dinoblade, Desktop Explorer and many more! 0:00 - Intro1:00 - The Real CohhCarnage7:00 - Air Conditioning11:00 - Zeke vacation15:40 - Memory shortage not ending21:30 - Nintendo at war with Japanese patent23:30 - Nintendo vs tariffs27:30 - WoW GM helping players prog43:40 - Final Fantasy XIV Fanfest Berlin51:50 - Project Zomboid build 421:03:50 - Marathon releases PVE mode1:06:20 - Wardogs devs get banned on Twitch1:12:30 - DCKO1:16:50 - High on Life 21:22:40 - Pathogenic1:29:00 - Dinoblade1:38:00 - Doomsday Diner1:40:40 - Path of Exile: Curse of the Allflame1:42:00 - Marvel Tokon beta1:53:40 - Photomalay1:58:00 - Desktop Explorer2:02:50 - The Incident at Galley House2:06:00 - Moldrise2:10:30 - Ritter & Rotwein2:16:00 - Avatar Legends2:24:50 - Shoutouts  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.