On the menu today, breakdowns of everything we saw and heard from this week's Direct, PS State of Play, and beyond! And how TWO GoldenEye re-releases are going to work. Plus games we played! Scott played CyberPunk 2077 and You Suck at Parking. Jon played all the FF games, plus Metal Hell Singer, and Beau spent all his time in Grim Dawn. Loads of emails, dear marthas and more!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

CORE 332: Paul Phoenix Sucks

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So it turns out Fallout on TV is rad, and we have lots of thoughts, with ZERO spoilers. As a result, some of us delved back into Fallout 4 and 76 with a weird twist. Also, confirmed leaks about PS5 Pro specs and PlayStation's new PC trophy feature this week. Todd Howard says "no dates" on Fallout 5. Hades 2 had a big test. Golden Axe gets animated at Comedy Central. Heist 2 is here to make us happy. Your texts too! And some calls on the other side.
GAMES THIS WEEK:
SCOTT All the Fallouts, especially 76 Final Fantasy 14 Buckshot Roulette
JON Spell Rogue Balatro NeiR Replicant
BEAU No Rest For The Wicked Starcraft 2 WoW SoD  BG3 Multiplayer Run Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

CORE 414: Falling Out and Falling Back In

Lots to discuss and none of it has to do with girls faces. Time to highlight BAFTA Awards Winners, the Fallout TV show's critical acclaim, and Microsoft/Blizzard's new deal with Netease, despite previous breakdowns. We hit on the absence of Dead Space 2 Remake and the reasons why, the pricey Ubisoft SW game, and Microsoft/Xbox's progress on their next console. Seems like that thing is full steam ahead. Listener emails and texts, including recommendations for Blood Bowl 3 and excitement over Slay the Spire 2's announcement. And more! (Dear Martha too!)
GAMES WE PLAYED THIS WEEK
SCOTT Dead Island 2 Final Fantasy 14 Spell Rogue Balatro Hotwheels 2
JON NieR Replicant Fortnite Granblue Fantasy: Relink Balatro
BEAU World of Warcraft phase 3 - Scored Sul'Thraze the Lasher on day 2 - Sunken Temple - Much more WoW biz Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

CORE 413: Merlwyb Bloefhiswyn Called

What to do with a Sonic balloon. The dominance of older games in recent research is a little eyeopening, raising questions on innovation and project impacts. "Dear Martha" delves into gamer drama, while BAFTA polls honor Lara Croft. Notable points about System Shock remake update and some other side news. Plus, emails and texts!
WHAT WE PLAYED:
SCOTT GAMES Darksiders Darksiders II Songs of Conquest AFK Journey
JON GAMES More No Man's Sky, Baldur's Gate 3, WWE 2K24, and Helldivers 2 Dragons Dogma 2 Final Fantasy XIV's XVI event Legend of Korra in Fortnite
BEAU GAMES Solo Adventures in Hearthstone Shogun Showdown SpellRogue Fights in Tight Spaces Griftlands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

CORE 412: The Six Year Itch

The whole world seems to be playing Dragon's Dogma 2, but not us. Wonder what's up with that! Also, we've a discussion about Phil Spencer's concerns regarding the gaming industry growth and Xbox's strategy shift. Interesting stuff. Other news includes Stardew Valley's revived success, Take 2 acquiring Gearbox, and Relic becoming independent again. Emails clarifying male anatomy terms and a text suggesting a new co-op game, "Plate Up!", and a giveaway of a Mobius Gaming Laptop from DogHouse Systems! 
SCOTT PLAYED Lightyear Frontier Dying Light 2: Stay Human Serious start to Crusader Kings III The System Shock remake And some usuals.
JON PLAYED Baldur's Gate 3 No Man's Sky new update
BEAU PLAYED Starcraft 2 Coop commanders WoW Classic HL2 in VR! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

CORE 411: Dogmatic Devotion

Ubisoft unveiled an AI-driven virtual assistant, offering visual and audio features. And it kinda sucks. Scott explored "Lightyear Frontier" and "Enslaved: Odyssey to the West," while Jon enjoyed "Civilization VI" and "Baldur's Gate 3." Beau made progress in "Like A Dragon" and tried "Timberborn" and "Plunderstorm." Blizzard's WoW Battle Royale mode, BG3 news, and Stardew Valley's record-breaking update. Also, Margot Robbie plans a Sims movie, while Nvidia predicts AI-generated games within a decade. Emails and texts and more!
SHARED PLAY Ravenswatch
SCOTT PLAYED Lightyear Frontier (Gamepass, Steam) Enslaved: Odyssey to the West (Steam) Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit (Steam...insanely on sale) (more BORE Blasters...so hooked...and other stuff from last couple weeks)
JON PLAYED Civ 6 Baldur's Gate 3
BEAU PLAYED Plunderstorm (wow) Classic WoW Tiberborn Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth 
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CORE 332: Paul Phoenix Sucks

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