Everyone is out on assignment so Tam and Lucy are joined by Jan Ochoa from Giant Bomb to talk about video games, board games, and even books.

Jean-Luc, Jake, and Michael are joined by Jess to talk about the Like a Dragon Direct, Baldur's Gate 3, and we get deep into our feelings about Cyberpunk Phantom Liberty.

This week we're covering all the latest news and releases in video games, like Cyberpunk's 2.0 patch, Mortal Kombat 1, Pokemon Scarlet and Violet The Teal Mask DLC, and the Nintendo Direct and PlayStation State of Play.

This week, Lucy and Tam return from their first PAX and are now train people. Jake was also there but he spent most of his time harassing Nintendo employees. We're also still playing Starfield.

This week, GameSpot video producers Aaron Sampson and Tom Caswell join Jean-Luc and Michael to talk about Starfield and only Starfield.

This week Jean-Luc, Kurt, and Jake talk about the coolest announcements at Gamescom Opening Night Live including the Destiny 2 Showcase and Alan Wake 2. Kurt also saw Mortal Kombat 1, Jake finally made it to Baldur's Gate, and Jean-Luc walked very slowly through Fort Solis.

This week on After Dark, the crew continues their Baldur's Gate campaigns, Jean-Luc's been blasting strogg in Quake 2 remastered as well as finally finishing Final Fantasy XVI, and we continue to stress out about the volume of games still to come this year.

Jake, Lucy, Kallie, and Jean-Luc sit down to discuss The Mafia Trilogy and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater remasters, as well as the impressive Unreal Engine 5 tech demo.

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This week, Jean-Luc returns from Las Vegas for his first-ever EVO! Michael also went to Vegas a few weeks back for Final Fantasy XIV FanFest. Jake is excited about the latest news on the Pokemon DLC. And everyone is still playing Baldur's Gate III.

The After Dark crew discusses the biggest release of the week... Hello Kitty Island Adventure. They also share their Baldur's Gate 3 adventures from destroying entire villages to walking in on trolls getting... intimate.