October 07, 2021

#91 - Sora joins Smash Ultimate

59 minutes

In a shorter episode recorded earlier in the week than usual, Dan and Luis talk about the release of Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl, Sora from Kingdom Hearts joining Smash Ultimate, and the Twitch leak. Plus: Free demos on the PS5, Konami getting back into the game, and more.

00:00 - Intro / Housekeeping

02:20 - Nickelodeon All Star Brawl

09:20 - Psychonauts

11:28 - Sora joins Smash Ultimate via LV1 Gaming

22:15 - Twitch leak via VGC

29:52 - Konami reviving Metal Gear, Castlevania and Silent Hill via VGC

32:50 - Sony introduces Game Trials via PushSquare / Xbox update lets you track play time via GameSpot

37:40 - Extra News

#1 - Konami contest for indies via IGN

#2 - Metroid Prime open-world game via VGC

#3 - Square Enix to release offline Dragon Quest 10 via Eurogamer

#4 - Xbox adding accessibility tags to digital store via VGC

#5 - 512GB expansion card for Xbox Series X/S via WindowsCentral

#6 - Capcom says it will make PC its main platform via VGC

#7 - Shawn Layden talks about Sony’s PC strategy via VGC

#8 - New World passes 900k concurrent players on Steam via GameSpot

#9 - Twitch testing new paid boost feature via Eurogamer

#10 - Epic Games Store unified achievement system via Polygon

#11 - PS3/Vita stores turning off credit card support via GameSpot

#12 - Switch OLED can reportedly output at 4K via VGC

#13 - Pokémon Company partners with Universal Studios Japan via MyNintendoNews

Roundup: Wii game A Boy and His Blob is coming to Switch later this Fall, Wanted: Dead is a new PS5 game from Ninja Gaiden director Hiroaki Matsui in 2022, and Ubisoft has announced Ghost Recon Frontline, a new Battle Royale shooter

46:40 - New Releases & Updates

53:16 - Broke Gamer’s Guide

57:37 - Outro / Ready Press Play Full Theme by Joel “WAZ” Perez

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