Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4 is real and so are other video games! We talk about Split Fiction, Everhood 2, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and even more games! We also catch up on the news like Acclaim coming back with the help of our friend Jeff Jarrett, Activision misusing AI, the cancelled PS5 Twisted Metal game, and other stories for your Tuesday enjoyment.

We end the week talking about The Thing Remastered and where games could have deviated, the insanity that is the whole YuGiOh franchise, some more thoughts on Monster Hunter Wilds, and Men's YuGiOh as well!

This week we're hunting monsters in Monster Hunter Wilds, checking out a whole bunch of demos from the Steam Next Fest, Driving is Hard, and going back to skating in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2. We also chat about the very real rumblings now of a Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3+4 game coming out, news revolving around WB Games selling off or shutting down some studios, Assassin's Creed Shadows leaks, and more!

This week we continue to gush about Avowed, chat a bit more about Split Fiction, Mike describes his time with Elden Ring Nightreign and going back to Maniac Mansion, and Grubb takes us to the Aloha state with Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii. We also recap a bit of Nintendo news, Ubisoft's strategy moving forward, and much more!

Grubb, Dan, Tam, and Niki assemble to discuss their time with Avowed and the upcoming Split Fiction! They're joined by Aftermath's Nathan Grayson, who also discusses his new book about Twitch, Stream Big!

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This week Grubb breaks down for us whether you at home need an RTX 5080, how Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 is sitting with us, a bit of the Monster Hunter Wilds BETA, and some Tales of Graces F Remastered. We also chat about what could pop up at tomorrow's State of Play, Patapon marching its way back to PlayStation, GTA 6 is on track for Fall 2025, and more stories!

The whole gang is here ready to chat about Civilization 7, Grubb hitting up Grim Fandango for the first time, Jan navigating space in Citizen Sleeper 2, Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders, and a bit of Eternal Strands as well. We also cover a grip of Nintendo Switch 2 news, shakeups at PlayStation leadership, how tariffs could affect the games industry, and a bunch more stories and emails.

Finally 2024's Game of the Year season hass ended! Today part of the crew gets together to listen to some tunes and crown Best Video Game Music of 2024!

Listen to all the music featured in this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXlhzeWIuTHJI5uambgz2iHlkiRBK4-wG

Jan's out on assignment, so Grubb is joined by co-captain Shawn, slamma jamma Mike, and an injured Dan to talk about retro gaming, Indiana Jones, Ninja Gaiden, and more! After that, news of the week and your emails! (What IS Coworker...?)

We got the whole gang together to draft our own lists for Fantasy Critic 2025!