2 Player Co-Op Podcast

First person shooters, both old and new, dominated the news of this past week. Xbox announced that Halo Infinite would be shipping without the Forge, or campaign co-op, this holiday season. While this sounds like a bad thing, hopefully this means that Infinite will actually hit their release window in time for the 20th anniversary of Combat Evolved. A remastered edition of Quake leaked right before QuakeCon started, and was then confirmed to be releasing that same day on basically everything. Call of Duty Vanguard also had it's official reveal this past week, and the guys are about as excited as you would assume they would be for it... Other topics include Sean clearing Hades multiple times, Rogue Explorer gets reviewed, and Kevin went back to Madden for the first time in three years.

Start - 00:00

Housekeeping - 00:10

Episode 250 this Friday!!! - 1:05

We Went Back to Rasslin - 2:45

Sean Cleared Hades - 11:45

Rogue Explorer Review - 18:35

Kevin Loves Madden 22 - 29:55

Halo Infinite Shipping Without Forge and Co-Op - 39:20

Quake Remastered - 45:45

Call of Duty Vanguard Unveiled - 52:20

Wrap-Up - 55:05

This past week, two highly anticipated indie games finally made their way to PlayStation. Hades is living up to all of it's hype so far for the guys, but Kevin isn't sold on Axiom Verge 2 just yet, and they go into all of their thoughts so far with the games. Blue Box Games Studios and Abandoned have also turned into a complete joke at this point with their horrible PS5 app reveal last week, and the guys are done talking about it after this week. Other topics include the rumored GTA Remastered Trilogy, Switch's continued sales dominance, and more PSVR2 leaks.

Start - 00:00

Housekeeping - 00:10

We Interviewed Colin Again! - 3:05

Episode 250 Hype!!! - 4:35

Abandoned is a Complete Joke - 6:10

Sealed SMB Sells for $2 MILLION - 16:00

Revisiting Metal Gear Solid V - 17:30

Axiom Verge 2 - 21:25

Hades is Awesome - 34:05

GTA Remastered Trilogy Incoming - 52:25

Switch Outsells PS3 and X360 - 1:00:20

More PSVR2 Specs Leak - 1:04:50

Wrap-Up - 1:07:35

Colin Moriarty was nice enough to join us again for a second interview! This time we talked through what it is like to be a lightning rod on social media, Blue Box's blunder with their real-time app non-reveal, Platinum Trophies, most anticipated PlayStation games in 2021, and much more!

PS5 is on fire. Even with supply constraints, the PS5 has already crossed the 10 million units threshold only 9 months after it's release. The behemoth is also getting some much needed user experience improvements in the next firmware release, as well as the mysterious SSD expansion slot finally being activated (with some caveats). Before getting into all that though, the guys discuss the reported, and unfortunate, delay of Horizon Forbidden West into 2022, Sean getting the Returnal Platinum, both of them getting the Trigger Witch Platinum, and Blue Box's latest troll of a tweet about their real-time experience PS5 app.

Start - 00:00

Housekeeping - 00:10

Horizon Forbidden West Reportedly Delayed - 3:35

Blue Box Trolling? - 13:20

Sean Platinumed Returnal - 24:45

We Both Platinumed Trigger Witch - 29:05

PS5 Crosses 10M Units Sold - 38:30

PS5's Much Needed Firmware Update - 47:45

Shawn Layden Talks Industry Consolidation - 55:25

Wrap-Up - 1:05:10

Jono Pech is the Narrative Designer, Lead Writer, and Sound Designer on Trigger Witch and he was nice enough to sit down with us to talk through all of his work on one of our favorite games so far this year!

The long rumored, and previously leaked, Dead Space Remake was officially announced with a short teaser trailer at last weeks EA Play Live event. Neither of the guys have ever played it, but based on everything they have heard since the announcement they are getting pretty excited to give it a try whenever it is released. Konami, shockingly, seems to be making moves as they look to get back into the gaming space, and last week it was announced that Pro Evolution Soccer is now eFootball and it is going with a free-to-play model. Countless people have long argued that this is the way sports games should go, instead of annualized releases with minimal changes, but do we think that will actually happen? Other topics include Kevin hating Skyward Sword, Sean moving on from Returnal, and the confusing reveal of Tom Clancy's XDefiant.

Start - 00:00

Housekeeping - 00:10

Kevin Hates Skyward Sword - 5:15

More Returnal - 17:40

We're Playing REDACTED - 22:10

EA Play & Dead Space Remake - 25:55

PES Goes Free-to-Play - 39:20

XDefiant Why? - 45:30

Wrap-Up - 50:10

Dustin Furman, Executive Producer of Last Stand Media and Co-Host of Sacred Symbols, was nice enough to sit down with Kevin for an hour to run through a variety of topics.

On the same day that preorders went live for the Switch OLED model, Valve officially unveiled the previously leaked Steam Deck. With the promise of the ability to access your entire Steam Library on the go, it seems like the first real competitor to the Switch has entered the handheld arena. Returnal has officially broken Kevin's will, so he has moved on to Skyward Sword HD for the first time, and Sean is replaying it for the first time in 10 years. To say that the controls are a bit odd would be an understatement.

Start - 00:00

Housekeeping - 00:10

Have we tried any weird buildouts in games? - 5:25

Kevin Hates Returnal - 9:30

SOR4 Mr X's Nightmare DLC - 18:50

Skyward Sword - 22:35

Steam Deck Revealed - 42:45

Kojima on Director's Cut Games - 52:20

NPD June Results - 57:25

Abandoned Trailer App Preload - 1:01:10

Wrap-Up - 1:05:05

Sean did it! He beat Returnal! Kevin isn't exactly having the same luck with it as Sean is, so they dive deep into it to try and keep Kevin from throwing in the towel. As far as news goes this week, Sony held a State of Play, and they thankfully made sure to keep everyone's expectations in check on what would actually be shown. Nintendo also finally revealed their heavily rumored new Switch model, but there isn't anything very "Pro" about it...

Start - 00:00

Housekeeping - 00:10

Zelda and Mario 64 Sealed Carts Break Records - 1:55

Resident Evil Infinite Darkness Spoiler Review - 3:40

Beating Returnal - 17:45

State of Play Recap - 41:45

Switch OLED - 1:00:20

Assassin's Creed Infinity - 1:09:15

Wrap-Up - 1:13:50

PlayStation fans have been eagerly awaiting what Sony's "response" to Microsoft's acquisition spending spree would be, and last week finally gave us that answer. Housemarque, hot off the heels of a sucessful launch of Returnal, has officially joined PlayStation and port-house Nixxes has as well. PlayStation Japan's Twitter account may have also spoiled that Bluepoint will be joining the family shortly as well... Let's discuss what all of this may mean for the future of PlayStation, while also tackling Returnal, GTA 6's rumored release date, Konami teaming up with Bloober Team, and Kojima apparently being on the verge of a deal with Xbox... Kevin is sad.

Start - 00:00

Housekeeping - 00:10

Super Destronaut DX 2 - 8:25

Returnal Finally Clicked - 10:50

Sony Buys Housemarque and Nixxes - 41:05

Maybe Bluepoint Too? - 50:55

GTA 6 in 2024 or 2025 - 57:25

Konami + Bloober Team - 1:07:30

Xbox and Kojima Team Up - 1:15:00

Wrap-Up - 1:24:35