We're truly in the doldrums of summer when it comes to console gaming, at least when considering news, releases, and other notable happenings. But we have a show to do nonetheless, and there are still a series of interesting tidbits worth discussing. Nexon's Bungie-inspired shooter The First Descendant has found itself in some controversy around in-game art, Amazon's Fallout TV series received a ton of Emmy nominations (with Twisted Metal on Peacock receiving one of its own), Sony will show off a slew of games on the show floor at Beijing's ChinaJoy '24 convention, Black Ops 6's beta details have been revealed, and more. We round things out with listener inquiries, as we usually do, this week approaching topics like our game of the year so far for 2024, immersion, playing games with our spouses, and the generational gap (in player age) when it comes to the hardcore space.

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0:00:00 - Intro

0:41:47 - Snark Tank dash cam crash update

0:46:10 - F Cancer

0:48:56 - Where was Dustin on Saturday?

1:13:28 - Dustin's baby publicity

1:29:50 - Too similar?

1:38:14 - Sony at ChinaJoy

1:42:03 - Black Ops 6 beta details

1:49:39 - New Emmy nominations

1:54:07 - Crash 5 cancelled?

1:58:19 - First Descendant copies Destiny?

2:03:59 - Gamers love microtransations

2:11:32 - AAA console games bomb on iOS

2:20:49 - Valve's low employee count

2:24:01 - What we're playing

2:44:29 - GOTY so far?

2:54:20 - Gaming nostalgia

3:13:18 - Immersion problems

3:21:24 - Gaming with your significant other

3:26:30 - Gaming demographics

3:37:45 - DEI layoffs

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