Jon and Nick have both spent time in Valhalla and completed it so they take the time to review the surprisingly story heavy God of War Ragnarok DLC. It has been 6 months since we revisited our Top 10 PS5 games and it is time we make some replacements. We then continue our coverage of 2024 by taking a look at all the games vying for our attention in the first 3 months of 2024. Finally we of course visit our second to last few matches of the first round of our battle royale. Be sure to vote! Thanks for listening!

Intro: God of War Ragnarok: Valhalla

4 Things:

- God of War Ragnarok: Valhalla

- Our Top 10 PS5 Games

- Yay, May or Nay - January to March 2024

- Video Game Character Battle Royale

Outro: The Master - Phase 2- Astral Ascent by Dale North, Emi Evans

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2023 is over and now we look into 2024. Will this year be an even better year for gaming than last year? We talk about our most anticipated games of the year and do our best to remove the fog of war around 2024 and predict what might happen. Jon has gotten his hands on a PlayStation Portal and we get to hear what he and our listeners have to say about Sony’s bizarre new handheld. Nick has survived Sanctuary and Lilith in Diablo IV and reviews it. Finally we go into our weirdest matchups in our Battle Royale yet. Thanks for listening!

Intro: Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth

5 Things:

- Our Top 3 Most Anticipated Games of 2024

- Our 2024 Predictions

- PlayStation Portal Impressions

- Diablo IV

- Video Game Character Battle Royale

Outro: Longing - The Last of Us Part 2 by Gustavo Santaolalla

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This is it. 2023 can be widely considered one of the greatest years of gaming and the PlayStation Pals look back and talk about the good, the bad and so much more. With that done we go into all 9 of our GOTY categories. All of the big outlets have released their winners but what do THE PlayStation Pals think of it all? Tune in to find out! Thank you all for listening to our first full year of the podcast. We love you all and cannot wait to unveil what we have in store for 2024!

Intro: Star Wars Jedi: Survivor

Outro: Swing - Battle Theme - Final Fantasy XVI by Masayoshi Soken

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You played a lot of video games in 2023. But how much exactly? We dig into your year-end wrap-ups and spill all the dirty details on how you spent 2023. How is that Last of Us multiplayer project doing? Not good? Oof that is a bummer and we talk about it. Finally we touch on the “Official” death of E3 and on the return of our Video Game Character Battle Royale! Thanks for listening!

Intro: Alan Wake 2

4 Things:

- [NEWS] The Last of Us 2 Factions Cancelled

- PS Plus Wrap-Up

- [NEWS] End of E3 (For Real This Time)

- Video Game Character Battle Royale

Outro: Herald of Darkness - Alan Wake 2 by Old Gods of Asgard (I had to do the full version of this song - it just rocks!)

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The biggest night in gaming has come and gone and The PlayStation Pals hot off their reaction video have finalized their thoughts on the entire show. What did we think of the winners and losers of the award show? Did Spider-Man 2 get snubbed? We also touch on most of the “World Premieres” shown off at the show. You can find out which ones got us all hot and bothered. All this and much more in this week’s episode. Thanks for listening!

Intro: The Game Awards 2023

3 Things:

- The Game Awards Review & Thoughts

- Award Winners

- World Premieres

Outro: Love Is A Long Road - Grand Theft Auto 6 by Tom Petty

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THE GRAND THEFT AUTO 6 TRAILER IS HERE. I cannot believe it. You better have watched it. We return to Florida to get a glimpse of what Rockstar Games' next entry in the biggest franchise ever will look like even though we will have to wait for it. In more news we have the next big television adaptation, Fallout, getting a trailer. Fortnite is making some new game modes developed by some historic developers, and Dragon’s Dogma 2 makes a case for getting your attention in a busy 2024. Finally the Pals touch on giant mechs and aliens as they catch up on more games that came out earlier in the year. Finally the Battle Royale returns with some heavy hitters. Thanks for listening!

Intro: Grand Theft Auto 5

5 Things:

- [Topic / Email!] The Game Awards Discussion

- News Round-up - Grand Theft Auto 6 Trailer, Amazon’s Fallout Trailer, Fortnite: The Big Bang Event, Dragon’s Dogma 2 Showcase

- Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon

- Aliens: Dark Descent

- Video Game Character Battle Royale

Outro: I Don’t Want To Set The World On Fire - Fallout 3 by The Ink Spots

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The podcast gets taken over by its rivals, The Xbox Chums. So I hope you are ready for a lot of Xbox talk. This is mainly due to us discussing the week in news for Microsoft and the Xbox as things look dire. The Xbox Chums believe it is the darkest before the dawn as they look at ways Microsoft can improve the Xbox brand and console sales while debunking the theory of an “Xbox Tax”. After that we return to our mailbag to follow up on our topic from last week and lastly return to more battles in our long running Video Game Character Battle Royale. We thank you all for voting in last week’s battle! Thanks as always for listening! Even our Xbox themed episodes.

Intro: Fable 2

3 Things:

- [Topic] Xbox Chums “PlayStation Pals” Fix Xbox

- Email!

- Video Game Character Battle Royale

Outro: Beware The Forest’s Mushrooms - Super Mario RPG Remake by Yoko Shimomura

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What if I told you depending on how you listened to this podcast you would unlock different endings? Would that be exciting or stress you out? It is a podcast so that does not happen but it does happen in the video game world and some of the best games over the past few years have different endings based on your in game choices. We talk about it. We also talk about that game we predicted just last episode which is now true, The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered. Finally we close the book on Cyberpunk 2077 as Jon completes it and reviews it, reach into the mailbag for some listener email and continue our Video Game Battle Royale. Thanks for listening!

Intro: The Last of Us Part 2

5 Things:

- [News] The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered

- Email!

- Cyberpunk 2077

- [Topic] Multiple Endings

- Video Game Character Battle Royale

Outro: Whirring - Hi-Fi Rush by The Joy Formidable

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You would think in a week where we finally got all of The Game Awards nominees that nothing could top that in this week of news, but two stories are wild enough that we barely believe it. We have confirmation that a Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer is coming and Nintendo is making a live-action The Legend of Zelda movie. No joke! We talk about that and predict what “World Premieres” will show up and tease us about what the future of video games looks like. Finally we end on more characters facing off and end on a listener email. All this and much more in this week's episode! Thanks for listening!

Intro: Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

6 Things:

- [News] Grand Theft Auto 6 Trailer Incoming

- [News] The Legend of Zelda Movie

- The Game Awards Nominees

- The Game Awards Predictions

- Video Game Character Battle Royale

- Email!

Outro: Boomer Kuwanger Stage - Mega Man X by Capcom Sound Team

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The PlayStation Pals are suited up and swinging into your ear drums to give you a SPOILER HEAVY discussion of Marvel’s Spider-Man 2. What did we think about the events of the story? Were any of our predictions correct? Finally and most important question - which suit is the best? Find all that out and more as we look into the future of the franchise from here. Thanks for listening!

Intro: Marvel’s Spider-Man 2

Outro: Swing - Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 by EARTHGANG & Benj

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