Frenemy Fire

On today's episode of the Frenemy Fire Podcast, Kevin has a quiz for ol aren. Can he guess the wrestler's finisher move as described by AI!? Find out right now on Frenemy Fire

• Games played 

• Kevin

• Mega Man x3

• Smash bros ultimate 

• Clair obscur Expedition 33

• WWE 2k25

• Split Fiction

• Aren

• Pokemon Scarlet

• Mario kart world

• Yakuza 6

• Yakuza - Like a Dragon

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• News

• Borderlands 4 won’t cost $80 after all | VGC

• Game pass additions 

• https://www.reddit.com/r/XboxGamePass/s/ydgiY3vJS7 

• Hideo Kojima Made Significant Changes To Death Stranding 2 Because Playtesters Thought It Was 'Too Good' - IGN 

• Thieves steal almost 3,000 Switch 2 consoles worth $1.4 million from truck headed to Texas GameStop | TechSpot 

• Microsoft Reportedly Cancels Its In-House Xbox Handheld as Focus Shifts to New Software Ecosystem 

• Donkey Kong Bananza Direct details story, abilities, transformations, co-op play, collectibles, and more - Gematsu

Patrons

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Fafafoohi (Chris)

Links

https://linktr.ee/consolekev 

https://linktr.ee/arennorman 

https://linktr.ee/frenemyfire 

Sorry for the raw upload this week. It's late and I have to sleep

Games played

Kevin

Eagle Island Twist, beaten B tier

WWE 2k25

Clair obscur expedition 33

Enter the Gungeon

Stevie

Mario Kart World

Clair Obscur

Fast Fusion

Pokemon Scarlet

Wario Land 4

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News

State of play

Every big announcement from PlayStation’s new State of Play

Summer game fest

https://www.goonhammer.com/everything-shown-at-summer-game-fest/

The switch 2 launch

Xbox summer showcase

https://www.ign.com/articles/xbox-games-showcase-2025-everything-announced

• Games played 

• Kevin

• wwe 2k25

• Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2

• Why is this so fun and the campaign is so fun?

• So many modes. The branching paths make each run fun.

• There's a standard arcade mode too. Standard smash style battles.

• Needs a bigger roster and dlc is a bit expensive 

• A tier

• Enter the Gungeon 

• Eagle Island Twist (classic mode specifically)

• Cool Badge system in the game. Change your powers often. Lots of powers to pickup during a “run”

• In classic mode, level layouts change on death which actually keeps things interestin

• Chris

• Balatro

• Doom / Doom 2 / Final Doom / Mods

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• News

• Xbox Has Reportedly 'Sidelined' Plans For A 2027 First-Party Handheld Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 devs hope players will support more $40 or $50 games as publishers hope GTA 6 will charge gamers $100 to play - VideoGamer

• Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 now shows you microtransaction ads when you swap weapons | Eurogamer.net

• Switch 2 requires internet to work, but is it really that big of a deal? – Destructoid  

• Persona 4 Remake Is Apparently Happening, As Voice Actor Confirms He's Not Coming Back For It - IGN 

• MindsEye, 007 First Light & More To Be Featured In Special Showcase This Weekend | Pure Xbox 

• https://g.co/gemini/share/b377932c44a7 

• Games That Mix Fantasy With Shooting Guns

Patrons

Klepisimo 

Jd from the red leaf retrocast

Fafafoohi (Chris)

Links

https://linktr.ee/consolekev 

https://linktr.ee/arennorman 

https://linktr.ee/frenemyfire 

• Games played 

• Kevin

• Enter the Gungeon 

• Goty doom the dark ages 

• Balatro is great for holding a baby

• WWE 2k25

• Power Stone 1&2

• Halo cod and fortnite with a baby…

Ziggy

• Fortnite

• Lunar Playtest

• Monster Hunter Wilds

• THe Precinct

• JDM Japanese Drift Master

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• News

• Baldur's Gate 3 dev calls Randy Pitchford's $80 Borderlands 4 comments "gross" because it implies the FPS is more important than "making it day to day" 

• OG Star Wars Battlefront devs were asked to make Battlefront 3 in just one year, but Pandemic couldn’t hit LucasArts’ timeline - VideoGamer

• GOTY Just Dropped

• https://nintendoeverything.com/garfield-kart-2-all-you-can-drift-revealed-for-nintendo-switch/ 

• Wolfenstein studio MachineGames was apparently working on an unannounced game at the same time as Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, but it was canceled .

• Nintendo Switch Online N64 games are getting Rewind — but only on Switch 2 | The Verge

• Nintendo Switch 2 is already in some users’ hands, but a mandatory update means they can’t be played | VGC  

• EA Cancels Black Panther Game, Closes Cliffhanger Games - IGN 

• FTC concedes defeat in appeal over Microsoft merger with Activision Blizzard

• Former PlayStation boss says 'stupid money' crippled the game industry
  

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Patrons

Klepisimo 

Jd from the red leaf retrocast

Fafafoohi (Chris)

Links

https://linktr.ee/consolekev 

https://linktr.ee/arennorman 

https://linktr.ee/frenemyfire 

Kev is missing in action because he went and had a side story DLC event... AKA his child was born! Congrats to him! Filling in today is Fafafoohi (Chris) in an episode heavily involving Star wars and balatro! (the page got nuked so no news articles. my apologies!) Lock in and have fun!

• Games played 

• Kevin 

• Enter the Gungeon 

• Wwe 2k25

• hot shot racing 

• Brawlhala 

• A tier 

• Tekken 8

• A tier

• Aren

• Final fantasy 4

• Balatro addiction

• Yugioh duelist of the roses

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• News

• https://www.reddit.com/r/consoles/s/t1IoVFFcmn 

• We never talked about that GTA 6 trailer 

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQRLujxTm3c 

• Nintendo is petty

• https://www.theverge.com/news/663210/palworld-updates-feature-removed-nintendo-lawsuit

• Ps5 prices are increasing 

• https://www.videogamer.com/news/sony-weighs-up-even-more-ps5-price-increases-in-response-to-us-tariffs/ 

• Steam verification coming to other things 

• https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/valve-are-expanding-the-steam-deck-verified-system-to-cover-future-steamos-devices 

• Physical media is dead y'all

• https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2025/05/ps5-fans-furious-as-microsoft-ships-doom-the-dark-ages-with-just-85mb-on-the-disc 

• Top JRPG list

• https://youtu.be/PWnyL3C535k?si=K3iYDf7xWP_VntPV 

Patrons

Klepisimo 

Jd from the red leaf retrocast

Fafafoohi (Chris)

Links

https://linktr.ee/consolekev 

https://linktr.ee/arennorman 

https://linktr.ee/frenemyfire 

• Games played 

• Kevin 

• Sifu (C tier because the blocking is frustrating)

• KoF XV (move to a tier)

• Halo 3 (A Tier)

• WWE 2k25 (Officially landed in S Tier)

• Playing around with universe mode

• Enter The Gungeon

• Aren

• Terraria

• Pokemon Fire Red Team Rocket Edition

• Balatro

• Assassins Creed Shadows

• WWE 2k25

• Final Fantasy 4

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• News

• Microsoft Raises the Price of All Xbox Series Consoles, Xbox Games Confirmed to Hit $80 This Holiday - IGN  

• Also add this to that: https://www.reddit.com/r/XboxSeriesXlS/s/zFK1WJfDWh 

• Grand Theft Auto 6 Has Been Delayed And Will Now Launch In May 2026 | Nintendo Life 

• Gears of War: Reloaded Comes to Xbox Series X|S, Xbox PC, Xbox Cloud Gaming, PlayStation 5 and Steam in Summer 2025 - Xbox Wire 

• Game pass update

• https://bsky.app/profile/cheapassgamer.com/post/3loiwxni5a22u

• Doom 😫💦

• Xbox Handheld Gets Leaked, First Photos And Details Revealed 

• Half-Life 3 Might Be Announced This Year?!? - PC Perspective 

• Gauntlet

• Top 10 breakdown segment (find a top ten list video/written and make fun of it)

• WWE Names 50 Greatest WrestleMania Matches Ever - WrestleTalk 

• RPGs Where the Villain is a More Interesting Character Than the Hero 

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Patrons

Klepisimo 

Jd from the red leaf retrocast

Fafafoohi (Chris)

Links

https://linktr.ee/consolekev 

https://linktr.ee/arennorman 

https://linktr.ee/frenemyfire 

• Games played 

• Kevin 

• Roboquest 

• Got a win with engineer. That's neato

• Fortnite, got subzero

• Soul Calibur 6

• wwe 2k25

• Mario party jamboree for mania 

• South of midnight

• Aren

• Assassins creed shadows

• Scooby doo and the cyber chase

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• News

• Bethesda announcement on 4/22

• https://www.purexbox.com/news/2025/04/bethesda-details-oblivion-remastered-tech-specs-and-gameplay-changes-on-xbox 

• Oh it's out now 

• Ghost of Yōtei comes to PlayStation 5 on October 2

• Retro game console maker Anbernic suspends US shipments due to tariffs | GamesIndustry.biz  

• Persona 4 Remake Domain Update Hints At Announcement At Upcoming Xbox Games Showcase 

• .Smash-like rogue style game!?

• https://www.reddit.com/r/roguelites/comments/1k68duc/our_smashlike_roguelite_game_spiritfall_is_coming/ 

• Someone stole a switch 2

• https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch2/comments/1k60vxf/a_switch_2_got_stolen/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button 

Patrons

Klepisimo 

Jd from the red leaf retrocast

• Games played 

• Kevin 

• God of war Ragnarok complete (a tier)

• Fortnite 

• Rivals of Aether 2

• New free fighter, Olympia 

• WWE 2k25 

• Roboquest 

• Aren

• TEW 9

• MLB the Show 25

• Fire Emblem PoR Draft Race

• Pokemon heart gold

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• News

• The most influential video game of all time - Bafta

• Nintendo confirms $90 price for full Breath of the Wild experience on Switch 2  

• Marathon reveal

• Marathon | Gameplay Overview Trailer 

• Marathon | Official Announce Trailer 

• Star Wars Zero Company Is Officially Heading To Xbox Series X|S 

• Game pass update

• https://bsky.app/profile/cheapassgamer.com/post/3lmu57e3l622a 

• Sony is raising the price of the PS5 (again)

• https://www.polygon.com/news/558161/ps5-price-increase-new-europe-uk+ 

• Mario kart world direct tomorrow morning 9 am is 15 minutes long

Patrons

Klepisimo 

Jd from the red leaf retrocast