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Gotta ’cast ’em all! First, Ben, Matt James, and Steve Ahlman form a fireteam to discuss Bungie’s long-awaited extraction shooter ‘Marathon.’ They forecast whether it’ll fare more like hit ‘ARC Raiders’ or flop ‘Highguard,’ examine the stakes for Sony’s big bets on Bungie and live-service games, and react to a possible revival of the PlayStation/Xbox console wars, followed by a “Rage Quit” rant about the backlash to promotional photos for video game adaptations such as ‘God of War.’ Then Ben brings on Charles Pulliam-Moore from The Verge to discuss the delights of Pokémon life-sim spinoff ‘Pokopia,’ its significance for Switch 2, and the Pokémon franchise’s 30th anniversary, evolution, and future, plus a second “Rage Quit” about the Trump administration coopting video games like ‘Pokopia’ to make memes.
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Intro (0:00)
‘Marathon’ first impressions (3:35)
Live service games discussion (39:11)
Are the PlayStation/Xbox console wars back? (43:56)
Rage quit! (48:32 )
First thoughts on 'Pokémon Pokopia’ (57:08)
Switch 2 discussion (1:19:25)
The future of Pokémon (1:22:16)
Rage quit vs. Trump (1:35:12)
Outro (1:46:23)
Host: Ben Lindbergh
Guests: Matt James, Steve Ahlman, and Charles Pulliam-Moore
Producer: Devon Renaldo
Additional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell
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Gotta ’cast ’em all! First, Ben, Matt James, and Steve Ahlman form a fireteam to discuss Bungie’s long-awaited extraction shooter ‘Marathon.’ They forecast whether it’ll fare more like hit ‘ARC Raiders’ or flop ‘Highguard,’ examine the stakes for Sony’s big bets on Bungie and live-service games, and react to a possible revival of the PlayStation/Xbox console wars, followed by a “Rage Quit” rant about the backlash to promotional photos for video game adaptations such as ‘God of War.’ Then Ben brings on Charles Pulliam-Moore from The Verge to discuss the delights of Pokémon life-sim spinoff ‘Pokopia,’ its significance for Switch 2, and the Pokémon franchise’s 30th anniversary, evolution, and future, plus a second “Rage Quit” about the Trump administration coopting video games like ‘Pokopia’ to make memes.
Email us at [email protected]!
Intro (0:00)
‘Marathon’ first impressions (3:35)
Live service games discussion (39:11)
Are the PlayStation/Xbox console wars back? (43:56)
Rage quit! (48:32 )
First thoughts on 'Pokémon Pokopia’ (57:08)
Switch 2 discussion (1:19:25)
The future of Pokémon (1:22:16)
Rage quit vs. Trump (1:35:12)
Outro (1:46:23)
Host: Ben Lindbergh
Guests: Matt James, Steve Ahlman, and Charles Pulliam-Moore
Producer: Devon Renaldo
Additional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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