We have a Gamescom hangover after our last episode but still find a way to talk about so many things. We talk about the 3 big upcoming games that showed more (or didn’t) at Gamescom. Two big releases are out and review poorly in Concord and Star Wars: Outlaws. Jon gets excited about PlayStations push in China, India and the Middle East. Finally lets get into the games we have been playing as Jon plays with time in Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown and Nick reviews Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. Thanks for listening!

Intro: Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

6 Things:

- Gamescom Wrap-Up: Avowed, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Dragon Age: The Veilguard

- Review Round-up - Star Wars: Outlaws

- Review Round-up - Concord

- Defcon Level

- Playstation’s China Hero Project

- Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown

Outro: Promise - Forest Kingdom - NeiR: Automata by Keiichi Okabe

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Geoff Keighley invites you to the biggest video game convention in Europe, Gamescom, with his opening ceremony Opening Night Live. We talk about all of the big announcements - Borderlands 4, Dying Light: The Beast, Mafia: The Old Country and more from the showcase. But wait there is even more! We answer listener emails, discuss a few games who got added to the Fall release schedule and talk about the reviews for the next big soulslike, Black Myth: Wukong. Jon also makes a big life decision. Thanks for listening!

Intro: Gamescom Opening Night Live

4 Things:

- Emails!?!?

- Review Round-up - Black Myth: Wukong

- News Round-up - Barkour Announced, Dragon Age: The Veilguard Release Date, The Plucky Squire Release Date

- Gamescom Opening Night Live

Outro: Promise - Silent Hill 2 by Akira Yamaoka

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Nick invites you to Metropolis as his love of the developer Rocksteady could not keep him from their latest entry, the critically panned and commercially unsuccessful, Suicide Squad: Kill The Jusice League. Moving on we have another news heavy week to talk about. Krafton swoops in to save Tango Gameworks? Yes, that really happened. A new video game adaptation hits the big screen and bombs, spectacularly. Finally we take a look back at Sony’s original superhero franchise, inFamous. All this and much more! Thanks for listening!

Intro: Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League

3 Things:

- News Round-up - Krafton Saves Tango Gameworks, Meta Closes Ready at Dawn, Borderlands Movie Bombs, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick on Game Pass.

- Revisiting inFamous: Second Son (and the franchise)

- Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League

Outro: Squad Up! - Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League by Rupert Cross

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Nick invites you to the ridiculously silly town of Barnsworth in the newly released indie darling Thank Goodness You’re Here and gives his impressions and review. We have a lot of news to talk about too. Max gives a taste of Season 2 of The Last of Us. Microsoft’s release schedule causes them to delay Avowed. A big shakeup at Bungie causes more layoffs at the much lauded studio. Finally we are two weeks away from Gamescom so Nick and Jon put on their prediction caps to see what Geoff Keighley has in store. All this and much more! Thanks for listening!

Intro: Thank Goodness You’re Here!

3 Things:

- News Round-up - Max’s The Last of Us Season 2 Trailer, Avowed Delayed To 2025, Game Informer Shut Down, Bungie Layoffs

- Gamescom 2024 & Opening Night Live Predictions

- Video Game Round-up - Thank Goodness You’re Here!, Slay the Spire

Outro: Slay the Spire - Slay the Spire by Clark Aboud

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We are back with an extra long episode to talk about so many things. PlayStation announces not one but TWO limited edition controllers. It is the end of an era as the industry defining Xbox 360 digital store is officially shut down. We also try to quantify what makes a video game successful as the goal posts adjust on a per game (and service) basis. Finally we touch on a lot of video games as our hosts try to find their next game in this slow period of video game releases. All this and much more! Thanks for listening!

Intro: Psychonauts 2

3 Things:

- News Round-up - Astro Bot & Concord Limited Edition PS5 Controllers, Xbox 360 Store Shuts Down, Video Game Actors Go On Strike, Blizzard & Bethesda Game Studios Unionize

- Measuring Video Game Success

- Video Game Round-up - ELDEN RING Shadow of the Erdtree, Diablo IV, Psychonauts 2, Danganronpa, Stellar Blade

Outro: Never Say Never - Danganronpa by TKDz2b, Masafumi Takeda

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Firewalk Studios invites you to the Concord Galaxy this past weekend and this upcoming weekend to try PlayStation’s first entry into the live service genre. Nick and Jon have their impressions of what they have played so far. The Nintendo Switch passes an important milestone and the roller coaster ride of Xbox news hits a low point with some significant changes to its flagship service, Game Pass. Finally Nick is leaving Hawaii and reviewing the latest entry in the Yakuza… I mean Like A Dragon franchise. Finally we crown the champion of our long running (42 weeks!?!?) Video Game Character Battle Royale. Thanks for listening!

Intro: Concord

4 Things:

- Concord Beta

- Xbox News Round-Up - Game Pass plan and price changes, Xbox App on Amazon’s Fire TV Stick, Circana's (Mat Piscatella) Xbox Sales Figures

- Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth

- Video Game Character Battle Royale

Outro: Devil Trigger - Devil May Cry 5 by Casey Edwards

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We have a stacked podcast for you today. Two free-to-play games come out on the same day and we have impressions of each. Jon has played a record setting 4 different games since we last recorded so of course we have to touch on that. This weekend is the closed beta for PlayStation’s first entry in its Games as a Service push and we go into what we would like to see from Firewalk’s debut game, Concord. Finally we discuss our FINAL matchup in our Video Game Character Battle Royale. Thanks for listening!

Intro: The First Descendant

6 Things:

- The First Descendant

- Zenless Zone Zero

- ELDEN RING Shadow of the Erdtree

- Jon’s Gaming Round-up - Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess Demo, Tiny Rogues, Halo: Combat Evolved

- Concord Preview

- Video Game Character Battle Royale

Outro: Old Snake - Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots by Harry Gregson-Williams

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Welcome to Between The Weebs, an anime podcast. Not really, but we spend some time with Jon’s new obsession. So much to talk about this week! Capcom casually mentions the next entry in Resident Evil, Shadow of the Erdtree continues to dominate the landscape and remakes continue to be a hot industry trend. Finally we celebrate Independence Day and Canada Day by talking about patriotic video games. All this and much more in this week’s episode! Thanks for listening!

Intro: Capcom Next 2024 (Koshi Nakanishi)

4 Things:

- ELDEN RING Shadow of the Erdtree

- Remakes, Remakes & More Remakes

- Patriotic Video Games

- Video Game Character Battle Royale

Outro: All I Want - Crazy Taxi by The Offspring

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Rest at a site of grace Tarnished. It is time to take a break from Shadow of the Erdtree to hear us talk more Shadow of the Erdtree! We talk about the highest rated DLC of all time. Nick dives into the indie horror game Signalis and gives his eerie confused impressions. Finally we give our awards for the winners (and losers) of this year’s “Not-E3” E3. We then put on our sneaking suits to answer a Metal Gear related listener email and end on our Final 4 of our long running Video Game Character Battle Royale. Thanks for listening!

Intro: ELDEN RING Shadow of the Erdtree

5 Things:

- ELDEN RING Shadow of the Erdtree

- Signalis

- “Not-E3” E3 Awards

- Email!?!?

- Video Game Character Battle Royale

Outro: Mohg, Lord of Blood - Elden Ring by Shoi Miyazawa

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We are officially a centenarian as the podcast turns 100 episodes old! Nintendo helps us celebrate by continuing “Not-E3” E3 by having a surprise Nintendo Direct. Not only is the time of announcement to showcase a surprise but also Nintendo is not content with letting the Switch die a quiet death and surprising us with some Fall titles that look really good. With the “Fog of War” lifted for the Fall we countdown our Top 5 Most Anticipated Games and update our list of Top 10 PS5 Games. Finally we catch up everyone on several games we have been playing during this busy “Not E3” E3 season. Thanks for listening!

Intro: Nintendo Direct June 2024 (Shinya Takahashi)

4 Things:

- Nintendo Direct June 2024

- Our Top 5 Most Anticipated Games

- Our Top 10 PS5 Games

- Gaming Round-up - Ori and the Will of the Wisps, Alan Wake 2 - Night Springs DLC, Senua's Saga: Hellblade II, Stellar Blade, Dragon’s Dogma 2

Outro: Between The Joysticks

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