CORE - Core Gaming for Core Gamers

By Scott Johnson - Jon Jagger - Beau SchwartzLeisure Video Games

Favorites
45
Followers
Typical duration
172 min
per episode

Based on Podcast App listening data

CORE - Core Gaming for Core Gamers episodes

January 19, 2024 CORE 401: Old and New at the Same Time
GTA 6 is now the second-most viewed game trailer on Youtube. Meanwhile, the Microsoft Developer_Direct '24 event unveiled exciting updates, including Obsidian Entertainment's Avowed coming in the fall, Ninja Theory's Senua's Saga: Hellblade II arriving on May 21st, Square-Enix's Visions of Mana (first new game in 15 years) in the Summer, Oxide's ARA History Untold with mechs and crafting in Fall 2024, and MachineGames' Indiana Jones and the Great Circle set for 2024. Other notable mentions include Diablo IV season 3 details and concerns about Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. Voice mails and texts too!
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2 hr 1 min
January 12, 2024 CORE 400: Rock & Stone & Gold Splatter
How games positively impact work and life patterns, especially Shapez. We played Deep Rock Galactic, with Scott immersed in Horizon Zero Dawn and ChillQuarium. Jon explores Yakuza: Like a Dragon, Final Fantasy X, and Sea of Stars, while Beau tries out MythForce and delves into VR with Dungeons of Eternity. "Dear Martha: This Day in Gaming History" and highlights news like Brian Cox narrating Tekken's story and updates on Final Fantasy XIV's Dawntrail Expansion. The new PS5 controller version and Season 2 casting for The Last of Us. Insights from a listener about Steam's private games functionality and a gameplay leak for Wolverine, along with a science question! And loads more!
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2 hr 59 min
January 05, 2024 CORE 399: Princess Slayed
Square-Enix's plan to implement "aggressive use of AI" in 2024. We have thoughts. Square-Enix's lack of details in their announcements is a problem. Games we played this week were: Shapez, Horizon Zero Dawn, Slay the Princess, Red Dead Redemption II, WoW and Shadows of Doubt in VR. The "Dear Martha Reddit Review" segment explores a breakup over a favorite game insult. Other news includes a 13-year-old beating Tetris, Mickey Mouse going public domain for a horror game, Jack Black voicing Minecraft Steve, Guardians of the Galaxy free on Epic Games, a Heroes of the Storm remake mod, and a City of Heroes private server receiving an official license. Shoutout to a creator, Michael Betts, for his game "Tower Song"!! Emails and calls too!

GAMES WE PLAYED THIS WEEK:

SCOTT
Shapez (complete obsession now, cant stop wont stop)
Horizon Zero Dawn (yeah, you heard me)
(just started Pizza Tower)

JON:
Slay the Princess - Finished it
Red Dead Redemption II
Stacklands
Quickies: Baldur's Gate 3, Sea of Stars, Final Fantasy X, Yakuza: Like a Dragon

BEAU
WoW SoD continues
Shadows of Doubt
VR: Dungeons of Eternity with Crofton
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
3 hr 1 min
December 29, 2023 CORE 398: 2023 And Me
Well what do we have here? Our year-end MASSIVE round up of the best games of the year, including a load of categories you won't find anywhere else. Check the RSS feed or Patreon for a FULL text list of the games we covered. Can you guess our number one? Listen and find out!

Group Category #1 - Most Anticipated Games of 2024:
Scott:
Space Marine II
Shapez 2
Suicide Squad Kill The Justice League
Jon:
Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
Dragon's Dogma II (Honorable Mention: Hades 2)
Beau:
Like A Dragon 2: Infinite Wealth
Hades 2?
FF7 Rebirth

Group Category #2 - Biggest Surprises of 2023:

Scott:
Robocop
Death Must Die
The Finals
Lethal Company
Rogue Trader

Jon:
Remnant 2
RoboCop: Rogue City
Bang on Balls
Death Must Die
House Flipper 2

Beau:
WoW SoD
Dead Space Remake was actually really good
AR is better than you think (Quest 3 is awesome)
M$ actually bought ABK
WoW SoD

Group Category #3 - Best Non-2023 Games of 2023:

Scott:
Mark of The Ninja
GW2
WoW: Dragonflight

Jon:
World of Warcraft - Retail, Classic, & Hardcore
Octopath Traveler
Transformers: War for Cybertron

Beau:
Yakuza: Like A Dragon
Darktide
Stacklands

The CORE Crew's Top 5 Games of the Year:

Scott:
BG3
Phantom Liberty (yes it counts)
Starfield
Sea of Stars
Diablo IV

Jon:
Baldur's Gate 3
CyberPunk 2077 w/ Phantom Liberty
Final Fantasy XVI
Resident Evil 4 Remake
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor

Beau:
Baldur's Gate 3
Dead Space Remake
Like A Dragon: The Man Who Erased His Name
Wartales
Diablo 4

CORE's 2023 GAME OF THE YEAR:

Baldur's Gate 3
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2 hr 36 min
December 22, 2023 CORE 397: Touching in Space
Steam Year in Review highlights gaming experiences, shared by Scott, Jon, and Beau. And we played The Finals, Lethal Company, and House Flipper 2 together. Scott played Warhammer 40k: Rogue Trader and An Arcade full of Cats. Jon delves into Bang on Balls, Death Must Die, WWE 2K23, and Fortnite. Beau conquers WoW SoD BFD, VR adventures, BG3, and Diablo 4 winter event. Dear Martha: Steam Reviews! Other News: Bobby Kotick's departure, Insomniac's leaks, Steam's profile game hiding, and Sony's 50m PS5 sales success. Oh and the WoW 2024 roadmap is out and it's kinda great. Your calls and more!

SHARED PLAY:
The Finals
Lethal Company
House Flipper 2

SCOTT GAMES:
Warhammer 40k: Rogue Trader
An Arcade Full of Cats

JON GAMES:
Bang on Balls
Death Must Die
WWE 2K23
Fortnite

BEAU GAMES:
WoW SoD BFD
VR: Asgard's Wrath 2
VR: Arizone Sunshine 2
VR: Lego Brick Tales
BG3 Multiplayer Continued
D4 Winter Event
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
3 hr 5 min
December 16, 2023 CORE 396: Study for Finals
Old gaming pleasures when your sick! Plus we do a Disco Elysium contest today! The big Day Before mess. The aftermath drama of the Game Awards. Twitch getting into and then out of the boobies game. E3 is dead...for real this time. Dyson Sphere just got a HUGE patch. And here are the games we played this week!
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
3 hr 4 min
December 08, 2023 CORE 395: Awarding The Awards
All the announcements, all the reveals, and all the commentary you can stand from the CORE crew!
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
3 hr 56 min
December 01, 2023 CORE 394: Headcrab Support Specialist
Our ongoing World of Warcraft adventures, Guild Wars 2, Wildermyth, and StarCraft 2 campaigns. Upcoming game news, such as a massive Baldur's Gate 3 patch and Remnant 2 on Game Pass. Netflix gaming acquiring the GTA Trilogy and briefly touch on Fallout coming to Prime. Listener email praising Warcraft Rumble's early gameplay but expressing frustration with the difficulty spike at level 50, raising concerns about the impact of microtransactions.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2 hr 32 min
November 25, 2023 CORE 393: Suck is Forever
Welcome to CORE, where we could do the Konami Code in our sleep. Scott Johnson, Beau Schwartz, and Jon Jagger here. Playing a clip about microtransactions from an ex-Blizz guy sets the tone. The main topic is yet to be revealed, but our week in gaming features an abundance of World of Warcraft, with Scott hitting new levels and Jon exploring new features. Scott enjoys Lil Gator Game and Wildfrost on Steam, while Jon dives into Super Mario RPG on Switch and Death Must Die. Beau covers Assassin's Creed Nexus VR, The Expanse, Sun Wukong in Ravenswatch, and Starcraft 2. The break teases news like Valve's Half-Life retrospective and Walking Dead Destinies hitting Xbox bestsellers. Space Marine 2 is delayed, and Eminem is coming to Fortnite. Core-respondence includes an email confirming Beau's insight and a text about scary games, mentioning Martian Gothic.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2 hr 58 min
November 17, 2023 CORE 392: An Honor Just To Be Dominated
The Steam Deck 2.0 is a hot topic today. The main discussion revolves around Game Awards nominations like Alan Wake 2, Baldur's Gate 3, Spiderman 2, Resident Evil 4, Super Mario Wonder, and Tears of The Kingdom. Our gaming week features WoW discussions, including a creative solution for Jon's night-time gaming issue. Scott delves into Diablo IV and Backpack Hero on Steam, while Jon shares WWE 2K23 highlights and a Nintendo Switch mystery game. Beau recaps a hardcore WoW Saturday and achievements in Diablo 4 and Like a Dragon Gaiden. Also there's news on Greg and Scott's Word on the Street debut, Baldur's Gate 3's physical edition, Dungeon Keeper 1's KeeperFX mod release after 15 years, Darktide's update, and Samwise Didier's retirement. A call about Inkbound's removal of micro-transactions and more!
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
3 hr 21 min

About CORE - Core Gaming for Core Gamers

From the publisher's feed

Hosted by podcasting vet, Scott Johnson, Jon Jagger and Beau Schwartz. Weekly, on the frogpants network. Video games and the issues around them every week!

Hosted on Acast. See