It's Thanksgiving here in America, so we're wishing all our friends a happy day filled with many helpings of pie. Story Mode is taking the week off to celebrate, but never fear! In place of our normal, news-and-shenanigan-filled show, we're bringing you our epic Thanksgiving Outtake Special, filled with some of our more recent diamonds in the rough that were cut from previous episodes. Some are short bloopers, others are longer discussions, but hopefully all are entertaining!

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Fasten your seatbelts, kids -- we're in for wild ride! We finally made it to the long-awaited launch of the PlayStation 5. For those gamers lucky enough to get one, how did the rollout go? We'll be looking at a roundup of PS5 headlines to find out.

But we can't let all the next-gen hype distract us from other news, such as game announcements (like the Nioh collection headed for PS5 and PC). We've also got headlines, including the sad (a swatting incident at Ubisoft), the rad (the nominees for the Game Award's Game of the Year have been announced)... and the mad (Bud Light has a video game console)???

Lastly, we'll finish up with a look back at the PlayStation 3 on the console's 14th anniversary.

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Launch day for Microsoft's XBox Series X has come and gone, and the new console is now in the hands of the lucky gamers who managed to get a pre-order -- or... maybe not so much. We're rounding up the headlines surrounding the Series X's launch to see how well Microsoft did in kicking off the ninth gen.

But before that, of course, we've got game announcements to cover (like upcoming remasters for Mass Effect and Sam and Max Save the World), and then it's on to the news. This week, we're talking about the drop in the stock prices of several video game companies seemingly in response to the announcement of a promising COVID-19 vaccine, SEGA's "voluntary retirement" mandate for 650 of its employees, Twitch's apology for (and clarification of) the handling of its recent DMCA crackdowns, and The Rock's partnership with Microsoft to donate XBox Series X consoles to children's hospitals.

Then finally, we'll wrap up the show with a look back at the original XBox on the console's 19th anniversary.

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One eternity later, we finally will see the release of the XBox Series X and PlayStation 5 in just a few days. Therefore, it seems fitting this week to take a look back and remember the eighth generation of consoles, as well as tackle the impossible task of naming our favorite game of the generation.

Before that, however, we've got game announcements to cover (like the long-awaited release date for Nintendo's new Game & Watch and Bravely Default 2's delay to 2021). There are also news headlines galore, including Pokemon GO cashing in on the increase of mobile game spending during the pandemic, Cyberpunk 2077's developer CD Projekt Red's bad week in the stock market, Sony's plans to buy anime-streaming service Crunchyroll, and Activision Blizzard's microtransactions taking the company all the way to the bank.

Finally, we finish up the show with a discussion on Mario Kart: Double Dash on the game's 17th anniversary.

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Sad news this week as CD Projekt Red announced the fourth delay for Cyberpunk 2077. What happened next was even sadder, however, as the game devs found themselves to be the target of death threats. We discuss this troubling topic, as well as the bigger issue of toxicity in modern culture.

But you can R-E-L-A-X -- there's still plenty of shenanigans to be had. We've got your game announcements (like the update to give Super Mario 3D All-Stars an inverted camera mode and the upcoming localized port of Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & The Blade of Light). Then, of course, it's time to cover headlines. We'll be talking  about XBox Series X "Streaming Sticks," the lawsuit claiming Bethesda sabotaged Rune 2 to save Elder Scrolls, Naughty Dog's co-founder joining Facebook Gaming, and Sony's goal to sell 7.6 million PlayStation 5 units by March.

Finally, we end the show with a look back at Super Castlevania IV on the game's 29th anniversary.

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Sony's in hot water again for their failure to communicate -- this time about the new voice chat recording feature on the PlayStation 5. Is it an egregious violation of privacy or the key to defeating online toxicity? Spoiler: It's neither, but we discuss the murky gray middle of the issue.

As usual, we've also got game announcements (like the new DLC for Pokemon Sword and Shield and the surprise inclusion of Luigi in Mario 35). Next it's headline time, with Atari's cryptocurrency venture, the newly announced Analogue Duo for TurboGrafx fans, GameStop's monetary "incentive structure" with Microsoft, and the future of Bethesda games on PS5. Finally, we finish up the show with a look back at the best-selling PlayStation 2 on the console's 20th anniversary.

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With Sony's reveal of the PlayStation 5's user interface, it seems like all the pieces are falling into place for the next gen. But before we get to that, we've got game announcements (like Axiom Verge 2's delay and Pokemon Go's new Strange Eggs), as well as the week's biggest headlines. These include the new partnership between Microsoft and Game Stop, Level-5's future in North America, the $226k Pokemon Card sold to retired rapper Logic, and Burger King's PS5 giveaways.

Finally we wrap up the show with a look back at the Nintendo Entertainment System on the console's 35th anniversary.

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Blue is out so we're painting the town Red this episode, breaking down all the misleading clickbait headlines, like "Playing Video Games As A Child Might Make You Smarter" and "Bowser arrested and charged".

We'll also look at new gameplay for Ghost of Tsushima: Legends, Pikmin 3 Deluxe, and Age of Calamity, cheater cheater pumpkin eaters in Super Mario Bros. 35, Minecraft's Steve joining the Smash roster (and the inevitable backlash), plus that Monster Hunter movie trailer that people aren't so sure about.

And for our legacy discussion, we revisit Mortal Kombat and that amazing song that's now stuck in your head all over again!


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Game expos always make for a news-packed week, and this year's Tokyo Game Show is no exception! We'll be covering the biggest titles from the show, including NieR: Replicant Ver. 1.22474487139, Resident Evil Village, and Monster Hunter Rise.

There are plenty of non-Tokyo Game Show headlines, as well. We'll also be discussing Sega's new Virtua Fighter, Netflix's upcoming CGI animated Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness, the end of Farmville on Facebook after 11 years, CD Projekt Red's announcement of mandatory crunch for Cyberpunk 2077 devs, and Amazon's warnings that PlayStation 5 and XBox Series X preorder shipments may be delayed.

Finally, we wrap up the show with a look back at the GameBoy's Super Mario Land on the title's 30th anniversary.

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With their announcement this week that the company is buying Bethesda, Microsoft launched quite a counterattack to the criticism that the XBox platform lacks first party exclusives. Red, Blue, and Ryan attempt to untangle the noise in order to discern whether this move is really as bad (or as good) for the gaming industry as everyone says.

Beyond that, we've got game announcements (like Nintendo's latest shadow drop in Kirby Fighters 2, as well as great news for Monster Hunter fans) and discussions on the rest of the week's big headlines. These include this year's plans for the upcoming Game Awards, Sony's apology for the dumpster fire that was PlayStation 5 pre-orders, buyer confusion over the XBox Series X boosts XBox One X sales, and PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan's comments that a streaming service would be "unsustainable" for Sony.

Finally, we wrap up the show with a look back at the Nintendo 64 on the console's 24th anniversary.

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