Daanish Syed joins Jeff this week to welcome Steve Vegvari from Console Creatures to the show. They discuss Sony's State of Play announcements, as well as a VR version of Civ 7, and big changes to Overwatch 2 caused by Marvel Rivals.

The Playlist:

Steve: Avowed

Daanish:Civilization VII, Rift of the Necrodancer, Minishoot Adventures, Satisfactory, 

Jeff: Civilization VII, Avowed

Parting Gifts!

Jeff and Christian welcome the solo developer behind Citizen Sleeper, Gareth Damien Martin to the show to discuss their newest game, Citizen Sleeper 2 Starward Vector, as well as new prototypes from Misfits Attic, a follow up for E3 from the ESA, and Warner Bros problems, despite a stellar roster of developers.

The Playlist:

Gareth: The Thaumaturge, Kingdom Come Deliverance 2, Sky Caravan.

Christian: Marvel vs Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics; Monster Hunter Wilds open beta 

Jeff: Neon Spellstorm demo, Citizen Sleeper 2

Tabletop Time:

Gareth: Everdell, D&D (Eberron) 

Christian: Otrio 

Jeff: Magic the Gathering, That’s Not a Hat

Parting Gifts!

Jeff and Christian welcome Jan Ochoa from Giant Bomb back to the show this week to discuss WB shutting down Multiversus for good, Microsoft bringing Forza Horizon 5 to Playstation, the uncertain future at Bioware, and more!

The Playlist:

Jan: Marvel Rivals, Motor Town: Behind the Wheel

Christian: Citizen Sleeper 2, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 on PC, streaming with Apollo and Artemis

Jeff: Orcs Must Die: Deathtrap, Coridden, IDUN Frontline Survival

VR Talk:

Jeff: Arken Age

Parting Gifts!

Jeff and Christian welcome Luke Lohr from Xbox Expansion Pass back to the show this week to discuss the huge Xbox Developer Direct, showcasing Ninja Gaiden 4, South of Midnight, Doom The Dark Ages, and Clair Obscur, plus news that the next game from Celeste deveopers has been canceled, as well as NCSoft's Horizon MMO.

The Playlist:

Luke: Assassin’s Creed Shadows, Marvel Rivals, Arkham

Christian: Eternal Strands demo, Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders, Ninja Gaiden 2 Black, Tokyo Xtreme Racer

Jeff: Eternal Strands, Ninja Gaiden 2 Black

VR Talk:

Luke: Arkham Shadow, Iron Man VR, Arizona Sunshine Remake

Jeff: Human Within

Parting Gifts!

Jeff and Christian welcome Associate Art Director at Riot Games, Lana Bachynski back to the main show this week to discuss Nintendo finally announcing Switch 2, Sony canceling a God of War liver service game, a new Witcher-like, and more!

The Playlist:

Lana: Thank Goodness You’re Here, Astro Bot, Cat Quest III, Harold Halibut

Christian: Star Wars Outlaws, Bluey the Video Game

Jeff: First Berzerker Khazan demo, Dynasty Warriors Origins

Parting Gifts!

Jeff and Christian welcome Bailey Meyers from Giantbomb and Honest Game Trailers to the show this week to discuss another delay for the next Assassin's Creed, big news from CES including new game movies, new PC handhelds, and a new reason to throw your GPU in the garbage.

The Playlist:

Bailey: Tactical Breach Wizards, Balatro

Christian: Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster, Skate City: New York

Jeff: The Rangers in the South, Wayfinder 1.0, Path of Exile 2

Parting Gifts!

This bonus content interview went out first to patrons, releasing on December 20th. If you want to support the show, get bonus content like this interview early, get access to Wednesday's Paid DLC show, Feeling This seasons, spoiler chats, and more, check out Patreon.com/DLCpod

Shawn Kittelsen, SVP, Creative for Skydance Interactive, including Skydance’s BEHEMOTH joins Christian and Jeff for a broad conversation about making games in VR, where VR might be heading, the technical aspects of working in VR, and what has changed in Skydance’s BEHEMOTH since launch.

Jeff and Christian welcome Kahlief Adams from Spawn on Me back to the show this week to discuss how much GTA 6 is projected to make in pre-orders alone, a new patent from Nintendo for Switch 2, and the original creator of Minecraft returning to work on a sequel... based on a twitter poll.

The Playlist:

Kahlief: Marvels Rivals, Path Of Exile 2, Redacted Game

Christian: The Rogue Prince of Persia - Second Act Update; Wayfinder 1.0

Jeff: Drova Forsaken Kin

VR Talk:

Christian: Vendetta Forever 

Jeff: Beat Saber Metallica

Parting Gifts!

12-31 - UPDATE: Lana's audio issues have been corrected. You may need to delete and re-download the episode to get the corrected audio.

Jeff and Christian celebrate their 11th full year of DLC, and kick off their 12th in style, by bringing Lana Bachynski back for the annual predictions episode! Together, they look back at their predictions from last year, RECKONING with the results, and then look forward to all the big games they hope are coming in 2025, including Grand Theft Auto VI, Monster Hunter Wilds, Civilization 7, Metroid Prime 4, Avowed, Ghost of Yotei, and more!

They end the episode by stepping back out on the limb for their BOLD and COOL RANCH Predictions for 2025!

As is the yearly tradition, Jeff and Christian welcome their friend Anthony Taormina from Gamerant.com to the show to talk through the biggest news stories of the year that was, and then share their personal Top 5 List of Favorites, plus 5 more Diamonds in the Rough. What will be the Official DLC Game of 2024?