🎙️ Join Leon, Tom, and no-longer-young Tommy as this week’s episode tackles their favourite gaming convention moments. We explore what made the conventions feel magical, and discuss whether digital showcases are a good replacement, as well as which moments became iconic or stayed in the cringe handbook. From legendary E3 reveals to epic console launches, this episode reveals how the biggest gaming events have shaped the industry—and why they still matter today—plus all the usual chat, news, and chaos. Stick around for the quiz at the end, too.

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro & What We've been playing
25:13 Gaming news & upcoming games 📰
36:09 Questions from Discord❓
50:28 Main topic: Favourite Gaming Convention Moment's 📺
01:34:46 Comments from the Discord
01:43:04 Gaming Quiz Time!
01:49:33 Shout outs and Goodbye!

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🎮 What we’ve been playing:

Leon is playing more than he realised:

o Playing the lovely but creepy The Bramble of the Mountain King.
o Chasing that high of intense PvPvE battles-Marathon is still an addiction.
o Becoming a pirate is not for everyone, but it is for Leon and his friend in Windrose.
o Ignoring the horrors of Resident Evil 9 for his free PC Game Pass month on South of Midnight, but why does he have mixed feelings about it?

Tommy has been busy:

o Still playing Borderlands 4 for the collectibles for a trophy that doesn't exist.
o From Forza Horizon 5 to Forza Horizon 6-is Tommy worn out from the racing genre?
o Still hooked and nearing the end, Tommy is still playing The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword.
o Stu won't be happy, as Tommy picks up and completes Split Fiction.
o Is Ball x Pit a way to justify your doom-scrolling? Tommy seems to think so.
o Tommy becomes The Dark Knight, but in Lego form, in LEGO® Batman™: Legacy of The Dark Knight.

Tom has not had a lot of time to play, but he has still fitted in some gaming time:

o Pragmata has got Tom so hooked he's already back on New Game+.
o Is Tom realising that older platformers are harder by playing Tiny Toon Adventures?
o Tom has returned to his love, Yakuza 3, but why is he annoyed with it?
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📰 Gaming News Highlights:

o Destiny 2 is dead: "active development" ends next month after one final update, but Bungie says the MMO will still be "playable" - the final update is coming June 9
o Fable is still coming to PS5 despite Xbox's plans to "reevaluate our approach to exclusivity," - Good news for PlayStation gamers!
o PlayStation have announced their next State of Play event for 2nd June which will be a 60-Minute-Long Showcase - The only game that has been officially confirmed for the presentation is Marvels Wolverine, but many expect more from Naughty Dog's Intergalactic.
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🎮 Upcoming releases:

o 007 First Light (PC, PS5, XSX) – releasing May 27th
o Stray (NS2) – releasing May 28th
o Mina The Hollower (PC, PS5, NS, NS2, XSX) - releasing May 29th
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💬 Side chats & moments:

o Are we missing the magic of conventions? ✨
o Was E3 as good as we remember? 🤔
o What would we choose to be in our "picky tea"? 😋