Controller Club

On this week's show, Klein and Tom are joined by Game Informer Executive Editor and All Things Nintendo Host Brian Shea to draft the best Mario power-ups ever.

Also, the crew dives into the news, including reports of a controversial Assassin's Creed game cancellation and an update on the live-action Pokémon TV series.

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On this week's episode, Klein, Tom, and Lauren react to the Xbox Game Pass price hike, EA getting acquired, and a potential new Halo remake.

Also, in honor of Ghost of Yotei's release, we decided to ask, "What is the best open-world in gaming?" with a new randomized bracket!

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The all-time classics keep coming, as Hades 2 dropped this week into our laps. Join the Controller Club crew as we share our first impressions on Supergiant's latest action rogue-like. Also this week, we react to the latest PlayStation State of Play, which included the official re-reveal of Insomniac's Wolverine.

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A new episode of Controller Club is here. Join in the fun as the crew breaks down rumors of a PlayStation State of Play, Borderlands 4's messy launch, and potential multiplayer in Cyberpunk 2.

Also, there is plenty of fun to be had in our video game sound effect draft, an update on our Silksong thoughts, and a review of Flick Shot Rogues.

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On this week's show, we react to the first Nintendo Direct since the Switch 2's release, sharing our thoughts on major announcements like the first Mario Galaxy Movie trailer, the Hades 2 release date, and a brand-new Fire Emblem.

Also listen in for our thoughts on new games like Hollow Knight: Silksong, Katanaut, and Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls.

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On this week's show, we have collected all of our developer interviews from PAX West 2025 into one special episode of the podcast. Join us as we chat with the teams behind TetherGeist, Ravenswood Academy, FATE: Reawakened, War of the Western Deep, and Fresh Tracks live from the show floor.

- Timestamps:00:00 - Introductions and Hellos

01:00 - TetherGeist Interview (O. and Co. Games)

06:56 - Ravenswood Academy Interview (KingsIsle Entertainment)

27:55 - FATE: Reawakened Interview (Kingsisle Entertainment)

30:49 - War of the Western Deep Interview (Sunsgrove Studios)

35:25 - Fresh Tracks Interview (Buffalo Buffalo)

39:07 - Outro

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On this week's show, we are back from our first PAX experience. Join us as we recount the weekend at PAX West 2025, and preview exciting new games like Hollow Knight: Silksong, Pokémon Legends: Z-A, Borderlands 4, and many more.

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On this week's show, join in the fun as we react to the biggest announcements out of Gamesomce 2025, as well as do a deep dive book club discussion on the 2007 classic, Portal.

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On this week's show, we look ahead to the future of Xbox, discussing what we want from the next Xbox console as well as pitch our dream first year of games for the next-gen machine.

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On today's show we will be putting together our dream roster for Marvel's new fighting game, Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, as well as breaking down the news with Nintendo raising its prices on everything and EA working on more Disney games.

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