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The biggest night in gaming, The Game Awards, has come and gone and boy did the 10th anniversary bring some big “World Premieres”. What did we think of The Witcher 4, Elden Ring Nightreign, Onimusha, Okami 2 and Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet? Listen to hear our thoughts on all of the announcements and winners. Thanks for listening!

Intro: The Game Awards 2024

1 BIG Thing:

-The Game Awards 2024

Outro: Announce Trailer - Astro Bot by Kenneth CM Young

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We are back and hope it was worth the wait. PlayStation Pals return to talk about all things PlayStation. December 3rd marked the 30th anniversary of the PlayStation and we get into the celebration and the memories. The man who bleeds PlayStation, Shuhei Yoshida, is leaving after 31 years. Finally we have the largest cast of games to talk about including the new hero shooter Marvel Rivals. Let’s get your pre-game for The Game Awards hype going! Thanks for listening!

Intro: Shuhei Yoshida at E3 2016

4 Things:

- PlayStation Turns 30

- Shuhei Yoshida Leaves PlayStation After 31 Years

- Nick’s Gaming Roundup - Nobody Wants To Die, Overwatch, Marvel Rivals, Dragon Age: The Veilguard, Life is Strange: Double Exposure

- Jon Reviews Silent Hill 2

Outro: Sekiro (The One-Armed Wolf) - Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twicr by Yuka Kitamura

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We kick off Thanksgiving week by talking about the Press X for Drama which involves the Ultimate Game of the Year from the Golden Joysticks. We then move into predicting what “World Premieres” and announcements we can expect from the hotly anticipated Game Awards. Sony may purchase the parent company behind one of gaming's biggest studios, From Software. Black Friday is upcoming and the crew gives their thoughts on what they are looking for. Finally Netflix’s and Riot’s incredible TV show Arcane concludes and we give our thoughts. Thanks for listening!

Intro: Black Myth: Wukong

4 Things:

- The Game Awards 2024 Predictions

- Sony’s Intent To Purchase Kadokawa

- Black Friday Wants - Gaming Edition

- Arcane: League of Legends Season 2

Outro: Heavy is the Crown (Remix) - Arcane: League of Legends by Mike Shinoda, Emily Armstrong

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The Game Awards are a few weeks away and Geoff Keighley has given a rose to all of the nominees. One of the GOTY nominees is creating quite a stir. Should DLC be considered for GOTY? Nick and Jon do not agree on this one. We go through all of the interesting nominations and musings from all of the nominees. Also Xbox is advertising its new campaign that declares anything can be Xbox. Finally Jon is playing a game you will not believe until you hear it. Has our resident video game snob turned a new leaf? Find out by listening to this week’s episode!

Intro: The Game Awards 2024 Nominations

2 Things:

- The Game Awards 2024 Nominations

- “This is An Xbox” Ad Campaign

Outro: Going Loco - Astro Bot by Kenneth CM Young

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We here at the podcast are big fans of the video game publisher Electronic Arts. We loved their decision to include loot boxes in many of their titles, including Mass Effect: Andromeda, FIFA and Star Wars: Battlefront II. We believe the original ending of Mass Effect 3 was masterful storytelling. Finally it was smart for EA to close legendary studios like Westwood, Visceral, and Bullfrog. Electronic Arts can do no wrong in our eyes (EA please leave the cartoonishly large bags of money with the $ symbol on the outside at our previously agreed location).

Intro: Silent Hill 2 Remake

6 Things:

- Actor Tony Todd Passes Away

- PlayStation 5 Pro is Out

- Youtube Comment

- Email!

- Silent Hill 2 Remake

- Dragon Age: The Veilguard

Outro: Dragon Age: The Veilguard Main Theme - Dragon Age: The Veilguard by Hans Zimmer, Lorne Balfe

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Jon is extra spicy this week. Be warned! We get into what makes him spicy as he dives deeper in GOTY contender, FF7 Rebirth. Speaking of that - what games will be nominated for GOTY? We dig into it. There is also some drama involving the new Dragon Age and of course we touch on it and Nick gives his early impressions. We are also 4 YEARS into this console generation - what do we think of it so far? Finally we touch on the big news of last week as Concord is done for good. Thanks for listening!

Intro: Dragon Age: The Veilguard

4 Things:

- Sony Sunsets Concord & Shutdown Firewalk Studios

- Silent Hill 2 Remake

- Dragon Age: The Veilguard

- Generation 9 In Review (so far)

Outro: Warriors in Arms - Metaphor: ReFantazio by Shoji Meguro

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We return from our one-week hiatus to tackle all of the news and video games during that time. Jon and Nick tackle your emails to start things off. Then we get into the news items: Insomniac says no DLC for Spider-Man 2, COD has launched day-in-date on Game Pass and finally Xbox shows off some new games from developers in its Partner Preview. We then tackle multiple games including a L3 + R3 moment as Nick and Jon have both played the game Neva and have some glowing reviews for the new game from Nomada Studio. Thanks for listening!

Intro: Alan Wake 2: The Lake House

8 Things:

- Emails!

- Thank Goodness You’re Here!

- Press X for Drama: Spider-Man 2 Not Getting DLC

- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Launches on Game Pass

- Alan Wake 2: The Lake House

- Xbox Partner Preview October 2024

- Clair Obscura Expedition 33 Voice Cast

- Neva

Outro: Where courage abide - Neva by Berlinist

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A 2 hour podcast?!?! Who approved this? Nick and Jon kick things off by answering listener emails - What games do we want sequels to? What games did we finish because we felt we had to? Then Nick visits the town of Silent Hill as Bloober Team’s well reviewed remake has its hooks in him. He also has read the new book about the inside workings of Blizzard Entertainment by Jason Schreier and gives his thoughts. Jon has another Platinum Trophy and completed another game. Finally we continue our latest recurring segment and go back 8 years to 2016. Thanks for listening!

Intro: Silent Hill 2 Remake

5 Things:

- Emails!

- Silent Hill 2 Remake

- Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment by Jason Schreier

- Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair

- Game of the Year Flashback - 2016

Outro: Ninja Bots - Astro Bot by Tadashe Yatabe

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Microsoft doubles down on the franchise that launched it into the console space, Halo, by rebranding its internal studio 343 to a more aptly named title. Ubisoft is having a rough year - Skull & Bones, Star Wars: Outlaws, a delayed Assassin’s Creed game, so what can they do to right the ship?. We then get into the first spooky game of October… which is a dating sim? Trust us as Doki Doki Literature Club is more than its bubbly waifu exterior. Finally the time machine stops on Jon’s favorite year of gaming, 2017. The Detroit Tigers ended up winning by the way! Let’s go! Thanks for listening!

Intro: Halo Studios

6 Things:

- Halo Studios

- Email!

- State of Ubisoft

- Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown

- Doki Doki Literature Club Plus

- Game of the Year Flashback - 2017

Outro: Drake’s BOTune - Astro Bot by Kenneth CM Young

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Fall continues to drop more big releases and we have our early impressions of two of them: Nintendo’s next Zelda title and the next game from the creators of Persona 5, Metaphor: ReFantazio. We also dig into the mailbag to talk about overcoming horror video games and PlayStations lack of first party titles. We then continue our Game of the Year Flashback segment with one of the best years of video games, 2018. How many games do you think Jon liked in 2018? Whatever you guess, it is too low. Thanks for listening!

Intro: Metaphor: ReFantazio

4 Things:

- Emails!!!!!!

- The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom

- Metaphor: ReFantazio

- Game of the Year Flashback - 2018

Outro: The Strength to Stand Alone - Astro Bot by Kenneth CM Young

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