We're back! After 6 months we bring you 5 minutes of Starfield chat, half an hour of Mario Wonder and a bit of Spider-Man 2. Thanks for listening and see you soon!

The sands have shifted. John and Matty return with an emergency pod to dissect the state of the Console Wars. We discuss the Xbox Developer Direct and the leaked console sales from the US. Is it over for Xbox? We also predict the metascores for 2023's BIG games.

After 3 months in the gaming wilderness we've returned with some sizzling takes on Elden Ring, MLB the Show 22, Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Luigi's Mansion 3, and the new Playstation Plus announcement.

Timestamps:

3m / Elden Ring & MLB

21m / Kirby & Luigi's Mansion

50m / Playstation Plus

John defects to the dark side and describes his experience as a new Series X owner. We then talk about whether Halo Infinite is any good. Disclaimer: This was recorded before Microsoft ruined gaming.

We reflect on the 8th generation and pick our top 5 games of the PS4/XB1. There will be tears. Thank you for listening, thank you games, and see you in 2022!

We talk Metroid Dread, Super Mario 3D World and the new Xbox Killer App™ Forza Horizon 5. We also discuss the rumour that Microsoft is planning a surprise release of Halo Infinite Multiplayer. This is an episode you don't want to miss.

We have Returnaled.

Timestamps:

01:15–32:53 / Returnal

33:07–47:10 / Hades

47:30–56:50 / Ghost of Tsushima and Psychonauts 2

56:59– 1:06:22 / New Pokemon Snap, Hellblade and Yakuza 0

Recorded June 2021.

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A̵̾̃͜t̶̪͈̋͝t̵̨̾è̸̗ǹ̷̤̍t̴̡̍͝i̸̛͔o̶͎̔ń̷͜ all members of the UNSC. We have r̴͔̾e̶̻̚c̶̠͂̕ơ̸͎̘̓v̴̳̰͐̂e̷̺͊r̷̹͉̈́ë̵̮̲̀d̵̢̀ a secret data file. It appears to be an audio recording featuring information on the Forerunners. t̶̼̰̀̿h̴̭̆i̷̟̦͋s̴̰̀ ̵̯̽̾i̸͍̠̾͌s̶̨̘̓̀ ̴̞̜̋͊n̶̾ͅo̵̠͗t̸͚̏ ̶̜̂ḁ̸̺̓̐ ̷̡̺͊d̵͖̜̀r̸̢͓̽̕í̸̧̏ḻ̸͗l̶͙̋ Godspeed marines. ~END TRANSMISSION~

Join us as we momentarily turn our attention away from the current console wars to commemorate a true Xbox hero - The Master Chief. WARNING: This is a no frills, all meat podcast - just like the man in green himself.