On this edition of The Firmware Update, Joe & Malcolm are back after a long time away to discuss all the news from The Game Awards. And hey, founder and former co-host Tyler Lee helps to get the ball rolling on our own Game of the Year awards by hashing out the final seed for our upcoming tournament.
Talking Points: All the announcements, awards, and drunken rants that highlight The Game Awards; the best possible release date for God of War; the original Dark Souls gets a PS4 remaster; betas galore as we get a taste of Monster Hunter World, Dragon Ball FighterZ, and Dissidia Final Fantasy NT; David Cage is exactly who Joe thought he was; Yuji Naka joins Square Enix; Gravity Rush 2's servers evade a premature death; setting up the 16th entry for the 2017 Game of the Year tournament.
Click here for our preliminary tournament bracket!
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Firmware Update 2.02: The Road to Game of the Year 2017

Joe and Malcolm talk about all things PlayStation - news, reviews, and much more!

Games & Hobbies

Video Games

Other Games

Hobbies

Automotive

Aviation

The biggest event on the gaming calendar has come and gone, and you'd better believe Joe & Malcolm have things to say about it!

Talking Points: The games of E3 2021!
 
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Firmware Update 2.27: E3 2021

Two months after promising not to take so long between episodes, Joe & Malcolm are back on the saddle. They've been playing some video games, though!
Talking Points: Joe re-enters the workforce; MLB The Show 21 breaks ground as the first PlayStation-developed game to show up on Xbox consoles; Outriders delivers the run-and-gun action and cringe-worthy dialogue we've come to love from People Can Fly; Marvel's Avengers gets a mighty upgrade on PS5; It Takes Two is a co-op only adventure that's as bittersweet as it is inventive; Resident Evil 8: Village delivers the goods; Resident Evil 9: Six??
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Firmware Update 2.26: Show Tunes & Village People

Joe & Malcolm are back to talk about what they've been playing since their game of the year show, but before that a few news tidbits dropped that are well worth talking about. Hop in and hang out, why don't ya?
Talking Points: Getting stepped on by the supremely tall vampire lady in Resident Evil 8: Village; Final Fantasy VII Remake comes to PS5 with some upgrades and new story content in tow; Marvel's Avengers disassembling; EA pulls the plug on Anthem 2.0; Destiny 2 keeps its hooks in Malcolm; Joe finally plumbs the depths of Hades; Malcolm's time in the substantial Outriders demo; the restored glory of Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered; the long awaited PS5 release of Yakuza: Like a Dragon; no one to play Destruction AllStars with.
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Firmware Update 2.25: Remake Remastered

It's that special time of the year where Joe & Malcolm talk about the best games of 2020, and wouldn't you know it -- one of the worst years of our lifetimes was also jam-packed with quality video games! The traditional tournament format to declare a definitive game of the year is cast aside, and the guys instead present ordered lists of their personal favorite games. It's a good time! Get in here!
Talking Points: The very best games of 2020!
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Firmware Update 2.24: Games of the Year 2020

Joe & Malcolm both have shiny new PlayStation 5's, and dang it they're gonna tell you all about it! With three weeks of next-generation gaming under their belts, here are their impressions of the DualSense controller, system software, and, best of all, some dang video games. This is a good one, so come and get it!


Talking Points: Adventures in reselling old consoles; navigating the PS5's shiny new UI; dipping our toes in backwards compatibility; the not-so-straightforward process of upgrading certain PS4 games to PS5; the glory of the DualSense controller; the sheer delight of exploring Astro's Playroom; Destiny 2's Beyond Light expansion keeps its hooks in Malcolm; Yakuza: Like a Dragon's seamless transition to a new protagonist and gameplay genre; Bluepoint Games outdo themselves with the Demon's Souls remake; Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales is the latest step in the young hero's mainstream takeover; Joe samples Assassin's Creed: Valhalla and Watch Dogs: Legion on Xbox Series X.
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Firmware Update 2.02: The Road to Game of the Year 2017

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