Our takes on the polarizing Death Stranding, Need for Speed Heat, a Google Stadia launch preview, Sony Santa Monica's next game, PlayStation's restructuring, Xbox's next acquisition target, attractive female characters in Smash, and much more!

Luigi’s Mansion 3, BlizzCon 2019, and Nioh 2! Is the PlayStation 4 the best console ever? Ubisoft and EA’s pivots, Kotaku’s adpocalypse, and more!

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, The Outer Worlds, Overwatch 2, AfterParty, Delay Day, the Fallout 76 subscription plan, Xbox All Access, PS4 exclusives on PC, and more!

We try to work up a sweat with Ring Fit Adventure and discuss the coming BlizzCon fiasco, reviving Capcom IP, GTA VI coming “soon,” September NPDs, Disco Elysium, a new study on gaming disorder, and more!

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Horizon: Zero Dawn 2, Riot’s new games, Fortnite Chapter 2, Halo Infinite's development woes, Ghostbusters Remastered, John Wick Hex, D&D Classics, and more!

The latest PlayStation 5 specs, Blizzard and China, Ghost Recon: Breakpoint, Concrete Genie, Indivisible, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, Fortnite’s bad week, Call of Duty: Mobile, the PlayStation Now push, the Writer's Guild Awards drop video games, and much more!

Code Vein, initial impressions of Ghost Recon: Breakpoint, Switch Lite’s poor sales, Mario Kart Tour, Mafia IV, Oculus Connect, no multiplayer in The Last of Us Part II, Shawn Layden leaves PlayStation, and more!

The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening, a live watch party for Sony’s State of Play, Sega Genesis Mini, Untitled Goose Game, final takes on Borderlands 3, a Final Fantasy XIV check-in, and much more!

Borderlands 3, Tokyo Game Show 2019, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare multiplayer, Gears 5 final takes, Daemon x Machina, Apple Arcade, the August NPD bloodbath, and more!

Gears 5, Ghost Recon: Breakpoint, and GreedFall! Plus we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Dreamcast and wonder if Nintendo’s ocean is still blue!