Boundless Gamers

Mike and Indy set out to determine the best of the best of controllers, and along the way pass judgement on Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (Sequel movies being a separate discussion all together) But it wouldn't be a Boundless Gamers show if we didn't hate at least one thing. Indy sets his sights on the Halo show!!!

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00:00:46 - Start

00:01:35 - Announcements

What We’re Playing

00:08:39 - Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga

The Inventory

00:24:48 - New PlayStation Plus memberships

00:29:49 - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2 delayed to 2023

00:32:15 - E3 2022 canceled

00:36:02 - Next Tomb Raider game will use Unreal Engine 5

00:38:33 - Remedy is remaking Max Payne 1 & 2

00:39:38 - Sonic the Hedgehog 2 outruns previous video game movies

00:43:05 - Kingdom Hearts 4 announced

00:45:19 - Angry Joe blocked by CBS & Indy talks about the Halo show

Topic of the Show

00:59:27 - Ranked! Video Game Controller Edition

Surprise Mechanics

01:35:10 - Sony Rewards: Customer Service

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YOU are the stars of this episode. Listen to Mike & Indy answer questions from our audience.

Our Linktree

00:00:45 - Start

What We’re Playing

00:05:12 - Destiny 2

00:07:39 - It’s all downhill after 30

00:09:47 - Resistance Trilogy

00:19:20 - Spongebob’s Truth or Square

The Inventory

00:22:17 - CD Projekt Red announces new Witcher game in development

00:27:02 - Sony acquires Jade Raymond’s Haven Studios

00:28:55 - Rocksteady’s Suicide Squad has been delayed to Spring 2023

00:32:47 - Rockstar has unveiled GTA+, a subscription service for GTA Online

Topic of the Show

00:38:56 - Listener Q & A

Surprise Mechanics

01:18:00 - Would you rather be a Werewolf or Vampire?

01:21:49 - Has Mike joined the PC master race?

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Everyone has experienced burnout at some point in their life. Content creators, in particular, are very prone to it. In this episode, Indy & Jacques have an honest discussion about their personal experiences and how they overcome burnout and other mental pitfalls.

**Trigger Warning: Suicide Ideation**

Our Linktree

00:00:45 - Start

What We’re Playing

00:02:27 - Elden Ring

00:08:35 - Destiny 2

00:13:12 - Tunic

00:17:05 - Friday The 13th

The Inventory

00:22:34 - Elden Ring has sold 12 million copies worldwide

00:25:38 - The Initiative is bleeding senior management 

00:35:45 - 30 days of Paramount+ free for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members

00:40:14 - Supermassive announces their next game, The Quarry

00:43:56 - A Plague Tale: Innocence TV show is in development

00:45:04 - Hogwart’s Legacy State of Play presentation

Topic of the Show

00:53:32 - We Need To Talk About Burnout **Trigger Warning: Suicide Ideation**

Surprise Mechanics

01:28:48 - Smash or Pass?

01:36:57 - What is a bizarre fact about yourself?

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Breaking News: We don't have a topic. Therefore, The Inventory has been expanded to 12 news items this week. Fear not though, the rest of the episode remains unchanged. Jacques & Mike talk some more Horizon and Bloodborne. Plus, Surprise Mechanics gets gross and borderline criminal.

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00:00:45 - Start

What We’re Playing

00:04:58 - Bloodborne

00:15:15 - Horizon Forbidden West

00:30:28 - Carrion

The Inventory

00:34:55 - Xbox’s lifetime units sold in Japan is 2.3 million

00:42:00 - Forspoken has been delayed to October 11, 2022

00:49:40 - Sony is ending PS3 support in Japan

00:52:08 - F-Zero X added to Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack

00:53:28 - Gotham Knights will release on October 25, 2022

00:54:33 - Xbox’s March update adds quality of life features

00:58:14 - Sony has upgraded the DualSense internals

01:01:11 - Super Nintendo World will open in the U.S. in 2023

01:03:35 - 8 more women join gender discrimination lawsuit against Sony

01:06:57 - EA Motive details audio upgrades in Dead Space remake

01:15:25 - Pinball FX players outraged by Indiana Jones table price

01:16:38 - Sony’s Japan-focused State of Play presentation

Surprise Mechanics

01:25:50 - Mike’s explosive story **Trigger Warning: Diarrhea Talk**

01:31:20 - What advertisement drives you insane?

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Are you sick of Elden Ring yet? Of course you're not! So let's talk about it and all things From Software. Plus, Mike has finished Horizon Forbidden West and Cyberpunk 2077 and he has thoughts.

Our Linktree

00:00:45 - Start

What We’re Playing (Watching? Listening to?)

00:02:39 - Horizon Forbidden West

00:10:33 - Cyberpunk 2077

00:21:37 - The Batman **NO Spoilers**

00:24:03 - Uncharted movie audiobook

The Inventory

00:27:03 - Fallout New Vegas 2 is reportedly in development

00:31:01 - Guardians of the Galaxy is now on Xbox Game Pass

00:32:13 - Housemarque’s next game is a brand new IP

00:32:58 - Street Fighter 6 has been announced

00:36:25 - Halo Infinite Co-op Campaign & Forge delayed again

00:45:16 - Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sends ripples through the industry

Topic of the Show

00:54:23 - Bloodborne preamble

00:59:16 - Elden Ring: Moving A Genre Forward

Surprise Mechanics

01:26:14 - Which Darkside Force user would have protected the younglings?

01:33:50 - Will we see a Darth Revan Disney+ series?

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Ash (making her hosting debut) & Jacques dive into Horizon Forbidden West with early impressions of the first few hours. In addition, we conduct a full spoilercast on The Medium because absolutely nobody asked for it.

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00:00:45 - Start

What We’re Playing

00:04:23 - The Medium **SPOILERS**

00:38:54 - Five Nights At Freddy’s: Security Breach

00:40:19 - King’s Throne: Game of Conquest

The Inventory

00:45:50 - LEGO Horizon Tallneck set coming in May

00:49:38 - The Witcher 3 Game Director launches new studio

00:52:08 - The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask coming to Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack on February 25

00:55:02 - Elden Ring overview trailer gives us one final look before launch

00:57:23 - Netflix to produce a Bioshock movie

Topic of the Show

01:01:30 - Horizon Forbidden West early impressions

Surprise Mechanics

01:31:48 - Which Horizon machine would you choose as a pet?

01:35:40 - Matching video game characters with fast food restaurants

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Mike and Ash take a trip to the past and reminisce about gaming experiences with family. They cover a smorgasbord of news including the recent Nintendo Direct. Mike gushes over Sifu.

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00:00:45 - Start

What We’re Playing

00:03:36 - Ash ain’t playing much of nothing

00:05:32 - Hitman 2

00:10:19 - Sifu

The Inventory

00:17:45 - Sifu will receive an accessibility update

00:20:23 - Evil Dead: The Game will support crossplay

00:22:17 - The Wolf Among Us 2 trailer dropped

00:24:55 - L.A. Noire, Max Payne, Midnight Club sequels coming?

00:26:36 - Microsoft President says Call of Duty will remain multiplatform

00:28:54 - Gran Turismo 7 State of Play presentation

00:33:23 - Uncharted movie novelization narrated by Nolan North

00:34:58 - Nintendo Direct roundup

Topic of the Show

00:51:08 - Gaming With The Family

Surprise Mechanics

01:20:58 - Which Mass Effect Character Are You? (Quiz)

01:32:52 - Mike inadvertently asks someone out in an Xbox party

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Welcome to the 2022 Consolidation Draft! Jacques & Indy take on the roles of Sony and Microsoft (respectively) and each draft five publishers/developers, then explain why each selection best fits their brand.

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00:00:45 - Start

What We’re Playing

00:05:40 - Pokemon Legends: Arceus

00:12:06 - Kena: Bridge of Spirits

The Inventory

00:16:32 - Rockstar confirms GTAVI is in development

00:20:49 - Rocksteady’s Suicide Squad reportedly delayed until 2023

00:25:00 - Ghostwire Tokyo will launch on March 25

00:33:43 - Sony rolls out Discord integration with PSN

00:36:59 - Sony buys Bungie for $3.6 billion

Topic of the Show

01:00:13 - 2022 Consolidation Draft

Surprise Mechanics

01:26:01 - Which dormant IP would we resurrect?

01:33:26 - Creating Soulsborne bosses from a random list generator

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Better late than never! With our Game Awards done, we finally catch up with the monumental news of Microsoft purchasing Activision. NOTE: This was recorded the day before Sony announced the purchase of Bungie. We will cover that story next episode.

Our Linktree

00:00:45 - Start

What We’re Playing

00:03:02 - Lake

00:04:59 - Rainbow Six Extraction

00:09:30 - Sackboy: A Big Adventure

00:12:42 - Link’s Awakening a.k.a. Tiny Zelda

00:18:28 - Pokemon Legends: Arceus

The Inventory

00:27:47 - PlayStation Plus & Xbox Games With Gold (February 2022)

00:33:46 - Halo The Series trailer drops to mixed reactions

00:39:05 - EA announces 3 new Star Wars games in development

00:42:30 - Footage surfaces from canceled game Star Wars: 1313

Topic of the Show

00:46:06 - Microsoft Buys Activision: What’s Next?

00:55:19 - BREAKING: Indy tastes Mike’s Oatmeal (Surprise Mechanics)

01:00:51 - Topic continued

Surprise Mechanics

01:26:41 - Have you ever played a game you hated but finished anyway?

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The full Boundless Gamers crew has gathered for the first time ever to pick our best of the best for 2021!

Our Linktree

00:00:45 - Intro + Awards explainer

Our Game Awards 2021

00:03:31 - Best Indie

00:08:38 - Best Art Design

00:14:02 - Best Soundtrack

00:19:19 - Best Multiplayer

00:24:41 - Best Cover Art

00:30:05 - Best New Old Game

00:36:45 - Best Performance

00:42:01 - Best Narrative

00:47:00 - Fire Dumpster Truck Award

00:54:15 - Game Of The Year

Extras

01:02:53 - Favorite Weapon

01:06:50 - Most Difficult Game

01:10:36 - Most Underrated Game

01:13:41 - Best Butt

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