EndGame

In this episode:

• Is Capcom setting the new standard for gaming success?
• Ubisoft’s strategy and the return of Assassin’s Creed Black Flag
• Are gamers actually owning their games anymore?
• Which games deserve a sequel right now?
• Nintendo pricing, discounts, and value perception
• Xbox Game Pass pricing changes and long-term viability
• The evolving relationship between gamers and game companies

Intro

Gaming Hot Takes

• Are games still worth the price?
• Free-to-play vs paid models
• Should midnight releases return?

Overrated or Underrated

• Regret-worthy purchases
• GTA, COD, Final Fantasy XV, Madden, Pokémon, Rocket League, Fortnite, and more

Trash or Pass: April Releases

• Pragmata
• Samson: A Tyndalston Story
• Invincible Versus
• Saros
• Starfield (PS5 launch)

Industry News

• Rockstar Games hack
• Should companies pay extortion demands?

In this episode:

• the first games each host ever played
• the games that made us lifelong gamers
• Crash Bandicoot, Mario, Sonic, Tekken, Street Fighter, Metal Gear memories
• classic couch co-op vs modern online gaming
• are microtransactions ruining gaming?
• why games feel less complete today
• rising AAA development budgets
• AI and DLSS in game development
• whether gaming was truly better back then