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We are back! What a week to be back as we head into a State of Play into a Nintendo Switch 2 launch into Summer Game Fest into a Xbox Games Showcase. So much happening in the span of 4 days! We try our best to cover and predict what we think will happen. If that wasn’t enough, Jon returns from riding a cyber dragon and gives his fairly deep impressions of the latest entry in the Doom franchise. Let us be your pre-game to one of the biggest weeks in gaming! Thanks for listening!

Intro: Doom: The Dark Ages

3 Things:

- Nintendo Switch 2

- State of Play / Summer Game Fest / Xbox Games Showcase Predictions

- Doom: The Dark Ages

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We are 3 weeks away from the Nintendo Switch 2 and E3 “Not-E3” and give some early hopes. There have been a lot of unfortunate trends in gaming this year including the rise in price in both consoles and video games but a new trend is slowly emerging… and that is the rise of the $50 AAA video game. Get ready to rip and tear as we cover the reviews so far for Doom: The Dark Ages before Jon dives right into the next entry. Finally we catch up on the games we are playing with both updates on Expedition 33 and Nine Sols.Thanks for listening!

Intro: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

4 Things:

- $50 vs $80 Dollar Games

- Review Roundup - Doom: The Dark Ages

- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

- Nine Sols

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We take a surprise visit to Vice City as Rockstar both disappoints and delights in both delaying the game and releasing a new trailer. We give our impressions of nearly 3 minutes of GTA VI exposure. Unfortunately the trend of gaming getting more expensive as Xbox makes some changes to both its consoles and game pricing. I thought consoles got cheaper after 4 years? Speaking of Xbox, another flagship title is coming over to PlayStation and we discuss it. We wrap things up by talking about PlayStation’s newest studio and Jon reviews (and Platinumed) Split Fiction. Thanks for listening!

Intro: Grand Theft Auto VI

6 Things:

- Grand Theft Auto VI Delayed

- Grand Theft Auto VI Trailer 2

- Xbox Raises Prices of Consoles, Peripherals & Games

- Gears of War Reloaded

- PlayStation’s New Studio - teamLFG

- Split Fiction

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A hot week in games leads us to have fresh impressions of the biggest releases over the past week. Nick has journeyed to both Cyroldil and Lumiere and gives his early impressions. Jon is reaching the end of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and feels comfortable reviewing it - did he like it? Finally, we answer your emails about the future of the Horizon franchise and a review of Death Stranding before the upcoming sequel . Thanks for listening!

Intro: Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

4 Things:

- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

- Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered

- Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth

- Emails

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Note - due to copyrighted music, this is a reupload of Episode 138 without it.

Do you want to play a game? We play with dice to determine the outcome of the show. We catch up on all the video game news - a new Star Wars game, Bungie reveals Marathon, Bethesda shadow drops one of its biggest games and Ghost of Yotei gets a release date. We end on talking about HBO’s The Last of Us. Does the show meet our lofty expectations after playing the game? Our longest episodes yet! Thanks for listening!

7 Things:

- Nintendo Switch 2

- Star Wars Zero Company

- Ghost of Yotei

- Marathon

- Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

- Game Round-up - Lost Records: Bloom & Rage, Blue Prince, Wanderstop

- HBO’s The Last of Us Season 2 Discussion [SPOILERS 1:24:00 - 2:01:35]

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Do you want to play a game? We play with dice to determine the outcome of the show. We catch up on all the video game news - a new Star Wars game, Bungie reveals Marathon, Bethesda shadow drops one of it's biggest games and Ghost of Yotei gets a release date. We end on talking about HBO’s The Last of Us. Does the show meet our lofty expectations after playing the game? Our longest episodes yet! Thanks for listening!

Intro: The Last of Us Part II

7 Things:

- Nintendo Switch 2

- Star Wars Zero Company

- Ghost of Yotei

- Marathon

- Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

- Game Round-up - Lost Records: Bloom & Rage, Blue Prince, Wanderstop

- HBO’s The Last of Us Season 2 Discussion [SPOILERS 1:24:00 - 2:01:35]

Outro: Reach for the Summit - Celeste by Lena Raine

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We continue our discussion of the Nintendo Switch 2 - what has made Jon go from hot to cold? Is he still a fan of FromSoftware? That leads us to YOUR email on the cost of video games. We then catch up on a lot of games. Nick has completed and reviews Death Stranding. Jon and Nick check out some upcoming game demos. Finally Nick is patrolling Detroit in the video game based on the RoboCop franchise. One of our longest episodes yet! Thanks for listening!

Intro: Death Stranding

5 Things:

- Nintendo Switch 2

- Email!

- Death Stranding

- Demo - Metal Eden & Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo

- RoboCop: Rogue City

Outro: Metal Gear 20 Years History ~Past, Present, Future~ by Norihiko Hibino

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Nintendo Switch 2 details are all out there! Listen to Nick and Jon as they talk about the Nintendo Switch 2 date, price, game price and launch lineup. We go through all the details of not one, but TWO Nintendo Directs. We cover all of the big announcements, including Marvel Cosmic Invasion, The Dustbloods, Donkey Kong Bonaza and so much more. Thanks for listening!

Intro: Nintendo Direct: Nintendo Switch 2 - 4.2.25

4 Things:

- Nintendo Switch 2 Date / Hardware Pricing / Game Pricing

- Nintendo Direct - 3.27.25

- Nintendo Direct: Nintendo Switch 2 - 4.2.25

- Email!

Outro: Lady Maria of the Astral Clock - Bloodborne by SIE

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We are hyped for not one but TWO Nintendo Directs occurring between this Episode and Episode 136. We get our final thoughts and opinions on what Nintendo has up its sleeve for the next week. Jon has finished the book on Alan Wake II and reviews it as well as teams up with his son for Split Fiction. Nick sticks to his word and gives Death Stranding another try (the last time was Episode 3 of this show) and appreciates what Hideo Kojima is going for. All this and much more! Thanks for listening!

Intro: Death Stranding

4 Things:

- Nintendo Direct Lite Predictions

- Nintendo Direct Switch 2 Predictions

- Jon’s Gaming Round-up - Split Fiction, Alan Wake II, The Stanley Parable

- Death Stranding

Outro: Asylums for the Feeling (feat. Leila Adu) - Death Stranding by Silent Poets, Leila Adu

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Psst! Come over here! We have some juicy rumors to fill you in on. Jason Blundell, of Call of Duty: Black Ops fame, forms a new PlayStation First Party Studio. The next entry in Resident Evil is supposedly another massive shift for the franchise. In the news, PlayStation forms a partnership with People Can Fly to work on a PlayStation intellectual property. Finally, Nick gets lost in the indie hit, Citizen Sleeper, and reviews it. Thanks for listening!

Intro: Bulletstorm

4 Things:

- PlayStation + People Can Fly = ?

- [Rumor] PlayStation’s New First Party Study, Dark Outlaw Games

- [Rumor] Resident Evil 9

- Citizen Sleeper

Outro: Radiance - Hollow Knight by Christopher Larkin

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