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We are back! Nick has been gone awhile so Jon catches him up on everything that has happened since he was gone including some BIG NEWS involving Hollow Knight. Two big trailers were released over the weekend. The first is an epic 10 minute trailer for Death Stranding 2: On the Beach and we break down everything in the astonishing, albeit very bizarre, trailer. The second trailer is for the upcoming HBO’s The Last of Season 2 trailer. Will PlayStation and Naughty Dog ever make Part III? Finally, we wrap things up by reading YOUR emails and talking about some old but new to us games that caught our attention as we wait for more games. Thanks for listening!

Intro: Slay the Princess

6 Things:

- Death Stranding 2 Trailer / Release Date

- HBO’s The Last of Us Season 2 Trailer

- Email!

- Lost Records: Bloom & Rage

- Slay the Princess

- Anno: Mutationem

Outro: The the wilder - Death Stranding 2: On the Beach by Woodkid

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Another week leads to another devastating week for video games. Another live-service game gets eulogized and Warner Bros closes 3 studios, including Monolith Productions, who has created some all time great video games. We then move on to other topics: Fable moves to 2026 and we answer YOUR email about playing video games on an airplane. We wrap things up with some Elden Ring: Nightreign discussion, Nick joins the cool kids club and finally can GTA VI be the one to raise the overall cost of video games? So much to discuss! Thanks for listening! See you in two weeks!

Intro: Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

6 Things:

- Warner Bros Closes 3 Studios

- Fable Delayed Into 2026

- Email!

- Elden Ring: Nightreign

- OLED TV Impressions

- Will GTA VI Cost More Than $70?

Outro: Gris, Pt. 2 - Gris by Berlinist

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We gather today in the hangover of a State of Play to eulogize yet another live service game death. After we give our condolences we then get into the internet drama of the week. Nick is on the cusp of upgrading his TV to an OLED so Jon gets him hyped by talking about the best video games for an OLED TV. Nick has completed and reviews the funny but underwhelming High on Life. We also read YOUR email about Yakuza Like a Dragon. Thanks for listening!

Intro: High on Life

5 Things:

- Resident Evil Re:Verse Shutsdown

- Press X for Drama - Marvel Rivals “Layoffs”

- Email!

- Best Video Games for OLED TVs

- High on Life

Outro: Follow You Into the Dark - Alan Wake 2 by RAKEL

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The PlayStation Pals return to talk about a PlayStation State of Play that has come and gone. We cover and review the entire event. We give our initial impressions of Saros, MindsEye, Tides of Annihilation and much more. We also touch on the outage PSN had over the weekend. Thanks for listening!

Intro: Saros

2 Things:

- PSN Outage

- State of Play February 2025

Outro: The Way of the Ghost - Ghost of Tsushima by Ilan Eshkeri, Clare Uchima

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While one live service game thrives, another dies. We kick things off by talking about the end of MultiVersus, a game both unique as a live service game and has the strength of IP. The console war officially is over between PlayStation and Xbox as Xbox brings one of its biggest franchises to PlayStation. Speaking of PlayStation we are at Defcon 1 for a State of Play and give our predictions. We wrap things up with a listener email about the Like A Dragon franchise. Thanks for listening!

Intro: MultiVersus

4 Things:

- MulitVersus Shutting Down

- Forza Horizon 5 Coming To PS5

- State of Play February 2025 Predictions

- Email!

Outro: J-E-N-O-V-A - Emergence - Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth by Yoshinori Nakamura

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Xbox shows off a slate of upcoming games that ask you to practice your katana, travel through a Louisiana fairy tale, stop a painter, and kill A WHOLE LOT of demons. We discuss all of the news from the Xbox Developer Direct 25. Jon then eulogizes Earthblade, we answer listener mail regarding the apparent failure of Dragon Age: The Veilguard and end things on talking about our draft in our 5th annual Fantasy Critic Game Draft. Thanks for listening!

Intro: Xbox Developer Direct 25

4 Things:

- Xbox Developer Direct 25

- Earthblade Cancelled

- Email!

- Fantasy Critic Game Draft 2025

Outro: Illusion - Life is Strange: Double Exposure by Tessa Rose Jackson, FFM, Luciano Rossi

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The Nintendo Switch 2 exists officially! Not 24 hours after our last podcast Nintendo unveils its next generation of hardware. PlayStation on the other hand continues to fumble and have more casualties in its live-service initiative. Xbox is having a Developer Direct tomorrow and we try to predict who the mystery Developer is. We then move on to an email about Marvel Rivals, games you give up on and more movie discussion. Nick wraps things up with his thoughts on The Stanley Parable. Thanks for listening!

Intro: The Stanley Parable

5 Things:

- Nintendo Switch 2 Hardware Reveal

- PlayStation Cancels Two Live-Service Projects

- Xbox Developer Direct 25 Predictions

- Email!

- The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe

Outro: Sealed Vessel - Hollow Knight by Christoper Larkin

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We are now a Marvel Rivals fancast! Listen to us discuss the new heroes, rank ALL 35 heroes and discuss strategies around the new meta. Not really but we have fun teasing Jon on this episode. We answer YOUR emails about Marvel Rivals, “Soulsborne” games and movies. We then expand our discussion about the Nintendo Switch 2 as we are at Defcon 1 for the new hardware to be announced. Finally, Jon continues his adventures in Rapture as he revisits one of the greatest games of all time. Thanks for listening!

Intro: Marvel Rivals

4 Things:

- Marvel Rivals

- Email!

- Nintendo Switch 2 Predictions Part II

- Bioshock

Outro: Path to Rivals (Login Theme) - Marvel Rivals by Synchron Stage Orchestra, Masahiro Aoki

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Hello 2025! We kick off what looks to be one of the biggest years in video games by talking about our massive list of most anticipated games for the year (so far). We also try our best to predict what will happen this year with a new batch of predictions. We then catch you up on the games we have been playing as Jon struggles to find the next game to grab his attention while Nick is addicted to the potent combo of Overwatch meets Marvel in Marvel Rivals. We also take time to answer YOUR questions! Thanks for listening!

Intro: Life is Strange: Double Exposure

5 Things:

- Email!

- Our 2025 Most Anticipated Games

- 2025 Predictions

- Nick’s Gaming Round-up - Life Is Strange: Double Exposure, Path of Exile 2, Marvel Rivals

- Jon’s Gaming Round-up - Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth, Stardew Valley, Bioshock

Outro: If I Didn’t Care - Bioshock by The Inkspots

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Welcome to the last episode of 2024! It has been a strange yet exciting year in video games and here we are to summarize it all up and discuss it all. We go over the year in news, our (and yours) PlayStation Wrap-ups and get into the big moment - handing out the roses to all of our 2024 Game of the Year categories. We also have a new addition to our Top 10 PS5 games list. Thanks for listening and making this show so much fun to do all year long. See you next year!

Intro: Between The Joysticks Main Theme

4 Things:

- Top 10 PS5 Games

- 2024 Year in Review

- 2024 PlayStation Wrap-up

- Our 2024 Game of the Year Awards

Outro: Main Theme - Balatro by LouisF

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