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Let's talk about a Dole Whip. Not really. Assassin’s Creed Shadows gets positive reviews despite pre-release backlash. Marvel scrapped plans for a shared gaming universe. Hasbro ponders Baldur’s Gate’s future without Larian. Wizards of the Coast cancels Project Sigil, a failed virtual tabletop. Steam surpasses consoles, but new games struggle. 8BitDo controllers challenge Xbox and PlayStation. And lots more including your calls and texts!

GAMES PLAYED

SCOTT

Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate

Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers

PixelJunk Shooter 1+2 Ultimate

Star of Providence

BEAU

FF7 Remake hard mode challenges

Pirate Yakuza

FF7 classic with mods

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Lets discuss video game tariffs, the decline of physical media, and GameStop’s potential Bitcoin investment. We highlight Sega’s success in 2024, the Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4 remaster, and play a "Guess the Game" segment featuring Dragon Age: Origins. Scott reviews ZEPHON and Two Point Museum, and a listener claims Age of Wonders 4 is better than Civ VII. And loads more.

GAMES PLAYED

SHARED

Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth

SCOTT

ZEPHON

Two Point Museum

Jackbox Survey Scramble

JON

FF 7 Rebirth

BEAU

FF 7 Rebirth

Magic Arena: Aetherdrift

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That game got delayed AGAIN, and we are starting to wonder if we will ever play a new Fable game ever again. Also the big games of March 2025, Warner Bros shuts down a load of dev teams, and no one likes it, and that means no Wonder Woman. Assassin's Creed Shadows had a leaky thing happen. Tony Hawk 3+4 are happening! Dear Martha Game Show! All the games we played, your feedback and calls, and loads more on this episode of CORE!

GAMES PLAYED

SHARED

Avowed

SCOTT

Die in The Dungeon

New WoW patch

JON

Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth

Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii

Monster Hunter Wilds - intro

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Marvel Rivals is very successful! So why the layoffs? Let's talk about it. Plus, MS has a new AI that will make games for you. Epic sold a decent number of games in 2024. Will Magic finally get Jon? There will be a Monster Train 2 and we are excited. Dear Martha! All the games we played! Your feedback and more!

GAMES PLAYED

SHARED PLAY THIS WEEK

Avowed

SCOTT

Dawnfolk

Sunday Rivals

Civ 7

Age of Wonders 4.

JON

Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii

BEAU

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth

WoW SoD

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Does it take three weeks to dig a hole? In indie video games it does. Let's talk about the radical overhaul coming to Overwatch 2. Plus, Avowed is out TODAY! Playstation's latest State of Play breakdown. Speaking of which, PSN was down while the Super Bowl raged on. Valve banned mobile-style ads in Steam. (good!) Dear Martha! The games we played, and LOTS more!

GAMES PLAYED

SHARED

Civ VII

SCOTT

Reality Break

Rift of The Necromancer (demo)

Death Must Die

JON

No Man's Sky

Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth

BEAU

Overwatch 2

Soulframe

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We look ahead to the big games of February like Civilization VII, Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, Avowed, Monster Hunter Wilds, and more. We tackle your hard hitting questions on a slow news week. Plus more of what we've been playing with games like Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, UFO 50, No Man's Sky had another update, V Rising, Learning Factory, and more. We also have Dear Martha letters, dragon beef, strange asides, and somehow even more in store on CORE!

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Microsoft held an Xbox stream, and showed off upcoming titles Ninja Gaiden 4, South of Midnight, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and DOOM: The Dark Ages. Oh, and dropped Ninja Gaiden 2 BLACK out of nowhere. Plus other news like EA cutting expectations WAY back, Endless Legend II got announced. Gamepass getting Heroes next month? A'nd a load of other stuff. Including Dear Martha, and your feedback. Tuck in! It's a big helping th is week.

GAMES PLAYED

SHARED

Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth

SCOTT

Ninja Gaiden 2 BLACK

Thank Goodness You're Here

Wall World

Lonely Mountain: Snowriders

Started Aliens: Dark Descent

JON

The First Berserker: Khazan - Demo

The Roottrees

Cat Quest

Resident Evil

More Dynasty Warriors: Origins

BEAU

V Rising 1.0

Witchfire

Age of Darkness

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