Controller Club

It's a news-focused show this week. Join Tom, Klein, and Lauren as they react to the biggest announcements from PlayStation's State of Play, the new Last of Us Season 2 trailer, and Assassin's Creed Shadows getting delayed.

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Timestamps:

00:00 - Introductions and Hellos

02:18 - What Have We Been Playing (Katamari Damasy and The Plucky Squire)

16:24 - The News We Choose - The September State of Play

38:22 - The News We Choose - The Last of Us S2 Trailer

52:07 - The News We Choose - Assassin's Creed Shadows Delayed

01:06:04 - Outro

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This week is a very special show as we invite Sam Cable and Kostia Liakhov from Spoonful of Wonder, the development team behind the newly released indie game Copycat, onto the show for a chat about what it is like being indie in 2024 and the process of making their very first game. Also, we dive into the news, chatting about everything from the Switch 2 leaks to Skate finally getting a release date.

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Timestamps:

00:00 - Introductions and Hellos

02:28 - What Have We Been Playing (Katamari Damasy and The Plucky Squire)

14:12 - The News We Choose - The Switch 2 Leaked

26:02 - The News We Choose - Skate 4 Gets a Date

32:46 - The News We Choose - New Video Game Shows Announced

38:49 - Copycat Developer Interview

01:26:12 - Outro

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On this week's show, the PS5 Pro was finally revealed, Annapurna Interactive has walked out and we rank every single major video game adaptation on the way from Hollywood and beyond.

Timestamps:

00:00 - Introductions and Hellos

02:33 - What Have We Been Playing (Star Wars: Outlaws, Metroid Prime Remastered, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2)

8:53 - The News We Choose - The PS5 Pro Has Been Announced

26:16 - The News We Choose - Annapurna Interactive Resign

37:55 - Video Game Adaptations Hype Rankings

01:42:54 - Outro

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On this week's show, it's a packed show! We talk about Tom's travels to see the Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Orchestra World Tour, Concord officially getting shut down, Klein's thoughts on Astro Bot, and the games that give us the warm and fuzzies inside.

Timestamps:

00:00 - Introductions and Hellos

02:30 - What Have We Been Playing (Star Wars: Outlaws, Metroid Prime Remastered, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Orchestra World Tour, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2)

17:37 - The News We Choose - Concord is Officially Shutting Down

32:38 - The News We Choose - A Minecraft Movie Got its First Trailer

41:15 - The News We Choose - Sony Might've Just Revealed the PS5 Pro Design

49:35 - Astro Bot Mini-Review & Reaction

01:02:22 - The Games That Bring Us Joy, yay yippee ^_^

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On this week's show, Tom is away, but Lauren and Klein are still here to break down the latest and greatest in the world of gaming. Today we tackle the complicated (and disappointing) Concord launch, and a new partnership for Remedy Games, before transitioning into some PS5 Pro talk including all the rumors about the console and what we want from it.

Timestamps:

00:00 - Introductions and Hellos

02:43 - What Have We Been Playing (Star Wars: Outlaws, Animal Crossing, Assassin's Creed: Syndicate, and Tekken 8)

13:43 - The News We Choose - Concord Might Be in Trouble

25:48 - The News We Choose - Remedy Partners With Annapurna

31:59 - PS5 Pro Rumor Breakdown + Our Wishlists

01:04:15 - Outro

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Controller Club is back, and a lot has changed. Gamescom happened, Lauren moved across the world, and we all spent the last two weeks together for the very first time in London, England. So join us as we recount our travels, break down the latest in gaming news, and maybe even have an impromptu review conversation about the Borderlands movie.

Timestamps:

00:00 - Introductions and Hellos

05:24 - What Have We Been Playing (Animal Crossing, SDCC, Metroid Prime, and Tekken 8)

16:15 - The News We Choose - Borderlands 4 Is Real

24:05 - The News We Choose - Indiana Jones Is Coming to PS5

33:48 - The News We Choose - Secret Level Revealed

117:44 - Outro

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On this week's show, we tackle the tall task of deciding what Nintendo is going to do next with the Super Smash Bros. franchise. We also take a look at the biggest news in gaming including the Bungie layoffs and Avowed potentially getting delayed.

Timestamps:

00:00 - Introductions and Hellos

02:50 - What Have We Been Playing (Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania and Super Mario Galaxy)

10:33 - The News We Choose - More Bungie Layoffs

24:02 - The News We Choose - Avowed Might Be Delayed

28:42 - Building The Next Super Smash Bros. Roster

96:42 - Outro

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On this week's show join Tom and Klein as they try to predict the reviews scores for some of 2024's biggest games left in the year. Also, they take a dive into the Assassin's Creed Shadow's apology controversy as well as the video game voice actors' strike.

Timestamps:

00:00 - Introductions and Hellos

03:50 - What Have We Been Playing (Marvel Rivals, Super Mario Galaxy, Arranger, and Tekken 8)

23:54 - The News We Choose - Assassin's Creed's Weird Apology

33:50 - The News We Choose - Video Game Voice Actors Are On Strike

43:12 - 2024 Review Score Over/Unders

86:47 - Outro

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This week it is finally time to do a deep-dive on one of Lauren's favorite games of all time. Join us as we review Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus and contextualize it in 2024 terms. We also dive into the news, discussing major headlines like the Halo TV show getting cancelled and Marvel vs. Capcom potentially making a comeback.

Timestamps:

00:00 - Introductions and Hellos

02:53 - What Have We Been Playing (Helldivers 2, Elden Ring, Concord, Tekken 8, and Dungeons of Hinterberg)

15:25 - The News We Choose - Halo TV Show Cancelled

26:39 - The News We Choose - The FTC Calls Out Xbox Again

33:18 - The News We Choose - A Marvel vs Capcom Comeback

41:26 - New Game+: Sly Cooper Book Club Review

86:28 - Outro

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On this week's show, we are joined by a special guest. Former managing editor of Kotaku Australia, David Smith sits down with the podcast for a conversation about the shuttering of Kotaku AU, new changes on the way to Xbox Game Pass, as well as what his game of the year so far is.

Timestamps:

00:00 - Introductions and Hellos

04:24 - What Have We Been Playing (Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, the Concord beta, Helldivers 2, and Paper Mario)

15:09 - The News We Choose - Remembering Kotaku Australia

33:10 - The News We Choose - Nintendo's Spooky Teaser

39:08 - The News We Choose - The Great Xbox Game Pass Shake-up

49:48 - A Mid-Year Game of the Year Check In

98:15 - Outro

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