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After what seems like a never-ending wait, Nintendo finally held a Direct to reveal the worst kept secret of the year. For Mario's 35th anniversary, Nintendo is releasing Super Mario 3D All Stars next week, porting Super Mario 3D World to Switch, along with a slew of other announcements. Because it's the internet, the reveal of the 3D All Stars pack was met with excitement and scorn, and the guys are here to sort through all of it. We also got some updates on the game formerly known as Gods and Monsters, Ubisoft may have leaked PS5's backwards compatibility shortcomings, and a quote about the Series X pricing and date info (we recorded this before everything broke around the Series S!).

Housekeeping - 00:10

Wear Your Mask - 4:10

Fantasy Football Draft Results - 5:30

Episode 200 Live Stream Next Weekend! - 11:00

Mandalorian Season 2 on Sean's Birthday! - 12:55

Hollow Knight - 15:25

Modern Warfare 2 Remastered - 19:35

Mario's 35th Anniversary News FINALLY - 23:55

Gods & Monsters is Immortals: Fenyx Rising - 45:40

PS5 Officially Not Backwards Compatible? - 50:20

Series X Pricing and Date "When We're Ready" - 58:45

Wrap-Up - 1:02:50

This one goes off the rails quickly... Black Ops Cold War was officially revealed last week as the direct sequel to the original Black Ops, along with a convoluted pricing structure involving it's next-gen versions. With Black Ops being Kevin's favorite Call of Duty campaign, he gives his thoughts on whether he is excited or if this will be more of the same. We also got more info around Gotham Knights, which has the guys encouraged about WB Montreal's upcoming game, and Ratchet and Clank has been confirmed as a "launch window" title for the PS5. Other topics include a lackluster Gamescom Opening Night live, another report on a potential Switch Pro model on the horizon, and the heartbreaking death of Chadwick Boseman.

Housekeeping - 00:10

Episode 200 Hype - 2:30

Wakanda Forever - 7:25

IGN's Top 10 Console Launch Games - 15:10

Sony's Weird Preorder Page - 20:35

James Soler Speaking Request - 27:40

Hollow Knight - 30:40

The Good Place - 38:45

Black Ops Cold War Reveal - 43:35

Sean's Random Justice League Thoughts - 53:10

Gotham Knights Details - 1:01:25

Gamescom Opening Night Live - 1:10:30

Ratchet and Clank Details - 1:18:55

Switch Pro Coming 2021? - 1:23:30

Wrap-Up - 1:30:30

This past weekend was Nerd Heaven for fans of DC. We got new looks and trailers for nearly every upcoming DC movie, including the first trailers for both Zack Snyder's Justice League and The Batman. If that wasn't enough, we also got our first peek at the long-rumored Gotham Knights and Rocksteady's Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League. The guys spend the bulk of the episode covering all of that, before jumping into Ghost of Tsushima's upcoming Legends update, and some more information around the DualSense's Haptic Feedback capabilities, and some smaller PS5 news.

Housekeeping - 00:10

Wear Your Mask - 3:20

A Podcast Beyond Prediction - 3:50

Halo Infinite XBox One Rumors - 5:10

Batfleck is Back!!! - 10:25

DC Fandome Talk - 15:35

The Snyder Cut Trailer - 27:40

The Batman Trailer - 40:55

Kevin Got A Puppy - 1:01:00

Modern Warfare 2 Remastered - 1:06:30

Gotham Knights - 1:09:20

Kill the Justice League - 1:17:10

Ghost of Tsushima Legends - 1:24:25

PS5 Haptic Feedback and Other News - 1:27:40

Wrap-Up - 1:35:05

Last week Microsoft and 343 made the, seemingly necessary, decision to delay Halo Infinite out of it's planned Holiday 2020 release window to an unspecified date in 2021. Shigeru Miyamoto's oft-cited quote of "A delayed game is eventually good, but a rushed game is forever bad" applies here, but what does this mean for the launch of Series X, now confirmed to be coming in November? The guys discuss how this could devastate sales for the Series X, and wonder aloud if the console itself should also be delayed until Halo is ready. They also give their thoughts on the beta for Marvel's Avengers, discuss details around the canceled Amy Hennig Star Wars game, and cover some minor updates about Spider-Man: Miles Morales.

Housekeeping - 00:10

Wear Your Mask - 3:25

Grizzlies Shout Out - 3:50

Dogs Are The Best - 4:55

Reface App Fun - 8:30

We're Not Talking Fortnite/Apple - 12:00

WB Montreal's Batman Game - 14:05

Bloodstained Zangetsu Update - 17:05

Avenger's Beta - 19:35

Halo Delayed, Series X Out November - 33:25

Canceled Ragtag Star Wars Game Details - 44:45

Spider-Man: Miles Morales Updates - 49:45

NPD July - 57:35

Wrap-Up - 59:40

Announcements over the past week by, and related to, PlayStation really rubbed people the wrong way. Square Enix revealed that Spider-Man would be a post-launch addition to Marvel's Avengers only on the PS4 and PS5 versions of the game, and PlayStation published a blog post detailing which current accessories would and would not be compatible with the PS5. Most notable among these was the announcement that the DualShock 4 would work for backward compatible PS4 games on the new console, but that it would not work with any new PS5 games. Is PlayStation becoming anti-consumer, or is this all being blown out of proportion? Other topics include Rocksteady's Suicide Squad announcement, Fall Guys, last week's State of Play, crazy sales results for PlayStation and Nintendo, and Sean fearing for his life due to a run-in with a machete and a chainsaw...

Housekeeping - 00:10

Wear Your Mask - 2:30

Rocksteady is Making Suicide Squad - 4:20

Sean Was Almost Murdered? - 7:35

Fall Guys - 11:10

State of Play and PS4 Sales Updates - 22:40

PS5 Accessory Compatibility - 36:50

Avengers PS4/5 Exclusives - 45:40

Switch and Animal Crossing are Killing It! - 53:30

Wrap-Up - 1:02:00

Following a controversial gameplay reveal for Halo Infinite, 343 Industries provided some updates on the game to show that they are listening to fans' concerns. They also revealed that the multiplayer component to Infinite is going free-to-play, and will run at 120 FPS on Series X. Kevin is slowly making his way through Ghost of Tsushima, and Sean finished off Paper Mario: The Origami King. Sean also did the seemingly impossible, with Kevin's reaction to it

Housekeeping - 00:10

Wear Your Mask - 2:30

Sports Are Back!! (For Now...) - 4:05

What will August Bring for Next-Gen News? - 11:00

Konami Created a Silent Hills Twitter - 15:10

Sean is Christian Bale? - 18:45

Beating Paper Mario - 22:00

20 Questions - What is Sean Playing?... - 24:10

CUPHEAD PLATINUM?!? - 31:20

Ghost of Tsushima - 46:05

Halo Updates - 57:25

PS5 Activities System - 1:11:25

AMD Says Next-Gen Chips Shipping On-Time - 1:15:15

Wrap-Up - 1:18:30

Xbox held their long awaited Games Showcase last week, with the big focus being on the first gameplay footage of Halo Infinite. To say opinions are split on what would shown seems to be an apt description, and the guys give their thoughts on the newest look at Microsoft's flagship franchise. There were also a lot of announcements, and CG trailers, but none got people as hyped as the "one more thing" reveal of the rumored Fable reboot from Playground Games. Sean also expands on his thoughts regarding Paper Mario: The Origami King, and Kevin decided to jump in to Ghost of Tsushima.

Housekeeping - 00:10

Wear Your Mask - 2:05

WE HIT 1,000 SUBS!!! - 3:05

Paper Mario - 6:45

Ghost of Tsushima - 18:45

Xbox Games Showcase - 34:50

FF7 Remake Part 2 in Full Production - 1:06:45

PS5 Demo Stations? - 1:12:25

Wrap-Up - 1:16:05

After being announced only recently, Paper Mario: The Origami King is out in the wild. Sean loves him a good Mario RPG title, so he shares his impressions after a weekend with the game and he may have actually convinced Kevin to give it a try. Xbox dominated the news over the past week, sharing details around the Velocity Architecture, a release date for Project xCloud, and the very curious decision to discontinue the XBox One X and the XBox One SAD edition. Sony doesn't seem too concerned though, as recent reports suggest that PS5 production in 2020 is being doubled to meet anticipated demand, and Geoff Keighley (of course) got to go hands-on with the DualSense and Astro's Playroom.

Housekeeping - 00:10

Wear Your Mask - 1:50

Re-watching The Office - 5:15

Sean Platinumed Curse of the Moon 2 - 14:00

Paper Mario: The Origami King Review - 24:15

XBox News Dump - 43:00

PS5 Production Being Doubled - 1:06:20

Geoff Keighley Hands-On with the DualSense - 1:13:00

NPD June Results - 1:20:15

Wrap-Up - 1:24:40

The time has come to spoil the hell out of The Last Of Us Part II.

The guys have both moved on from The Last Of Us Part II, and Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2 arrived at the perfect time for both of them. They give their full thoughts on the NES-style Castlevania throwback, including how it compares to the first game from a couple of years ago. Other topics include everything announced at Ubisoft Forward, Sony's new minority stake in Epic, patents that could pave the way for better backwards compatibility on PS5, and depressing news about canceled Valve projects including Half-Life 3...

Housekeeping - 00:10

Wear Your Mask - 2:05

Sealed SMB1 Sells for $114K - 4:40

Kevin Dropped His iPhone in the Pool - 9:10

Curse of the Moon 2 Review - 13:15

Ubisoft Forward - 31:30

Sony Buys in to Epic - 41:50

PS 1, 2, and 3 Backward Compatibility Patents - 45:45

Canceled Valve Projects - 50:40

Wrap-Up - 54:15