Bobby is deep into Monster Train 2, and Christian breaks 9 Kings. Are deckbuilding roguelikes just glorified slot machines, cleverly hiding addictive mechanics behind gameplay? And what would Rocket League look like with people instead of cars?

Monster Train 2, 9 Kings

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Pacific Drive, REMATCH

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Funcom's highly anticipated crafting survival game, Dune: Awakening, is out! Can Christian and Amanda convince Bobby to join the sietch? We take a look at the history of the crafting survival genre, and all the ways they've improved over the years.

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Dune: Awakening

EDIT: A prior version of this podcast had the pre-show accidentally included! That's probably a bit confusing, so I've replaced it with the normal audio. The pre-show is something we include for Patrons of our show!

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It's been showcase after showcase of game announcements recently. Which games stand out, and which ones will be forgotten in a week? Let's sort through all the ambiguous, cinematic trailers and find out!

Summer Games Fest 2025

The outro music was wrongly attributed by Christian (it'sa me, whoops!) It's actually performed by friends of Ahoy, El Pony Pisador.

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It's been ten years since Blizzard released Heroes of the Storm, their unique take on the MOBA genre. Bobby has a long history with this game, and Amanda just played it for the first time. After ten years, is it ready for a comeback? Were Blizzard's game design choices too bold? Is the MOBA genre even viable anymore? We break it all down in this special episode.

Check out an episode from 2014 where Bobby talks about Heroes of the Storm for the first time (around 52 minutes).

And another episode from 2015 when Bobby is completely addicted to the game (around 22 minutes).

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Bobby plays through Jedi: Fallen Order for the second time, Emilio blasts his way through hell in Shotgun Copy Man and Taylor checks out the recently released rogue-like card battler, Monster Train 2.

ADD THESE TO YOUR BACKLOGJedi: Fallen Order, Shotgun Cop Man, Monster Train 2

OTHER TOPICSFANTASY LIFE I: The Girl Who Steals Time, Bloodshed, Bygone Dreams

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How does DOOM: The Dark Ages measure up? And what does compiling shaders mean, anyways? Drop Duchy combines the city builder genre with Tetris and deckbuilding, and we find out if the Halo games hold up.

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Halo: Reach, DOOM: The Dark Ages, Drop Duchy

OTHER TOPICS

Marathon, HUNGER, 9 Kings, ‘Helldivers 2’ Studio’s Next Game Will Be Free From PlayStation Partnership

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Sometimes, life happens. Spoilers for some changes coming down the pipe. You can always let us know what you think by emailing [email protected] :)

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Amanda becomes a mansion who eats brave visitors for breakfast, while Christian becomes a visitor in a mansion who as yet, as not been eaten. Taylor controls the world's reaction to an unfolding apocalypse, luckily (or not) everyone is watching the same channel.

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Deck of Haunts, Not For Broadcast, Blue Prince

OTHER TOPICS

LudoNarraCon, We Love Every Game Name Generator, EVE Online reveals real-world blood tome, Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon, Wizordum, Let Them Trade

TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - Intro

00:50 - Pinging It

7:12 - Deck of Haunts

23:20 - Not for Broadcast

39:19 - Blue Prince

56:47 - Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon

1:04:17 - Wizordum

1:07:45 - Let Them Trade

1:11:16 - Plugs & Subs

1:15:26 - Listener Questions

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Bobby revisits narrative adventure games with DONTNOD's Tell Me Why while Amanda lives a life of crime in Schedule I. Emilio might have a gambling problem and Taylor explores the seedy underbelly of visual novels with Ren'Py.

TOPICS

Tell Me Why, Schedule 1, boxed.gg, Ren’Py, GeoGuessr Steam Edition, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Sintopia, Oblivion The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered

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Christian is building a new PC, Bobby watches the Minecraft movie and Taylor realizes he's been playing League of Legends for almost half his life.

TOPICS

A Minecraft Movie, League of Legends, Mass Effect, GORN 2, Delos: Space Traffic Control, Star Wars Zero Company

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