Armored Core VI: Fires Of Rubicon marks the grand return of the Armored Core franchise, so in honor of the series’ revival, Jake and Sam break down gaming’s best and worst comebacks. They debate what qualifies as a comeback and run down their favorite examples, including Doom, Crash Bandicoot, Tomb Raider, and more.

Timecodes:

00:00:00 - Intro/Housekeeping (Fantasy Football, Super Jake Show Notes) |

00:11:18 - News Story #1: Microsoft Plans to Sell Activision Streaming Rights to Ubisoft |

00:18:51 - News Story #2: Project Q Is Now PlayStation Portal, Coming This Fall for $200 |

00:29:09 - News Story #3: Gamescom Opening Night Live 2023 Recap |

00:47:41 - Main Topic: Best and Worst Franchise Comebacks |

1:29:22 - Rotating Segment: Yoshi’s Topsy-Turvy Trivia (Franchise Comeback Trivia) |

1:36:30 - Draft Day Starring Kevin Costner (Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon, Blasphemous 2, Bomb Rush Cyberfunk) |

1:38:09 - Game, Watch, Listen (VIDEO GAMES: Diablo IV, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Baldur’s Gate 3, MOVIES: Oldboy, MacGruber, TV: Ahsoka, How To with John Wilson, MUSIC: Sufjan Stevens, Victoria Monét, Alan Palomo, Genesis Owusu - STRUGGLER, Hozier - Unreal Unearth) |

Shoutout to Mizuki Kuroiwa for the incredible podcast artwork and to Thomniverse Remix for the music.

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