We discussed controller comfort and aging, the delay in finishing Ghost of Tsushima, and how handhelds like the Steam Deck affect game choices. We covered the Subnautica 2 delay and controversy involving Krafton possibly avoiding a $250M payout. We speculate on corporate motives, Unknown Worlds founders’ ousting, and Krafton’s Starcraft gig. We also hit on Romero Games losing a Microsoft contract, Final Fantasy IX remake rumors, and a new Resident Evil mobile game announcement. Emails, texts and loads more! Also, Scott tied with Beau this week in Dear Martha!

GAMES PLAYED

SCOTT

• Satisfactory 1.1
• Offroad Mania
• Soulstone Survivors 1.0
• Rogue Trader

JON

• Resident Evil (PC version)
• Resident Evil Remake
• A Building Full of Cats 2
• Magic: The Gathering

BEAU

• Death Stranding
• Valheim
• Nightreign
• Magic: The Gathering

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We have another bad case of layoffs, but this time, we hit the specific projects impacted by them. Some gnarly ones. Plus, Warcraft Rumble gets hit hard too. On the upside, we talk about the games un-effected, and the teams that are doing to stay intact. Leon S. Kennedy predictions. Stop Killing Games in the EU. Marvel Rivals is trolling fans. Dear Martha! Our week in games, and some great texts and voice mails this week!

SCOTT

• Fast Fusion 
• Red Faction: Guerrilla
• The Messenger

JON

• Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
• Date Everything
• System Shock 2 Remastered
• Final Fantasy X

BEAU

• Slay the Spire: The Board Game
• NIGHTREIGN
• Magic: The Gathering

••Valheim

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We discuss our sleep schedules, gaming habits, and Xbox’s evolving hardware strategy. We share frustrations with Microsoft and Windows, and talk about competition between major gaming companies. We cover upcoming July games like Mecha Break, Micropunk, Donkey Kong Bonanza, Robocop: Unfinished Business, Wildgate, and Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound. We react to Death Stranding 2’s high early praise, debate Game Pass expansion, reminisce about retro toys like 2-XL and Hulkamania workout sets, and play a Final Fantasy Dear Martha. And some thoughts about Predator things for various reasons. :)

GAMES PLAYED

Scott:

The Messenger

Super Mario Odyssey (more moon collecting)

Red Faction: Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered

Jon:

Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii

Date Everything!

Beau:

Elden Ring: Nightreign

Magic: The Gathering – Final Fantasy (limited draft)

Valheim

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We have “secret penises." Trust us, it will make sense. We’re giving away a copy of Doom: The Dark Ages, we speculate on Cyberpunk 2—its name, setting (possibly Chicago), and potential DLC—then dive into the animation studio behind the upcoming Cyberpunk anime followup. K-Pop Demon Hunters, Marathon possibly being delayed, and the over-saturation of extraction shooters…again. Love that Battlefront II is having a moment, we lament EA canceling the Black Panther game, and talk about the new face of WoW Classic and retail raid mechanics. And a WHOLE lot more.

GAMES PLAYED

SCOTT

Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon

The Precinct

JON

Kingdom Come Deliverance 2

Duck Detective: Ghost of Glamping

BEAU

Monster Train 2 

Doom Dark Ages VR Mod

Valheim: The Mistlands

Heroes of the Storm

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Bungie’s admission of using stolen artwork in Marathon, casting big doubt on the game's future. We talk about the extraction shooter genre and compare Marathon to games like Tarkov and Concord to mixed results. Randy Pitchford is back with a out-of-touch $80 pricing comment on X for Borderlands 4, and we review Borderlands and its spinoffs just for funs. All the new Warhammer game announcements and ridicule poorly made Baldur's Gate 3 miniatures. Plus all the games we played and your feedback and more!

GAMES PLAYED

SHARED

DOOM: The Dark Ages

Kingdom Come: Deliverance

SCOTT

Monster Train 2

Deliver at All Costs

Drop Duchy

(Some usuals with nothing new to add: ESO, Spell Rogue, Tsushima, etc.)

JON

Skin Deep

New Game Plus mode for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

BEAU

Watch_Dogs

sc2 co-op commanders, heroes, and valheim etc. etc.

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We discuss the upcoming Super Mario Brothers movie sequel, "Super Mario World," and potential future titles for any sequels. Nintendo's updated EULA, allowing them to render devices unusable for cheating or using ROMs, causes some debate. We question the implications of "bricking" and the risk of false positives. And if Nintendo is even thinking about that. We talk about expensive boats, like the pirate ship in Elder Scrolls Online, and some additional talk about digital ownership and fake scarcity. “The Legend of Zelda” themed Dear Martha. Let’s talk about “Doom: The Dark Ages,” comparing it to the last two. And LOADS more!

GAMES PLAYED

SHARED

DOOM: The Dark Ages

SCOTT

The Elder Scrolls Online

Ghost of Tsushima

Skin Deep

Spell Rogue is 1.0

JON

100% clear of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

BEAU

Kingdom Come: Deliverence 2 Save system taking some getting used to.

Drop Duchy

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Blue Prince

Until Then

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