Good Gains, Well Played

We're in the the lull before The Game Awards though that doesn't stop surprises like the announcement of FFXIV Mobile. Then in the backend I talk about how much I'm enjoying Icarus

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Intro
News Bits
- 04:06 Star Wars Outlaws Update 1.4 Is Live
- 06:06 FF14 Mobile?!
- 15:50 Black Friday Deals Starting
What We're Playing
- 22:20 FFXIV
- 26:13 Icarus
- 55:15 Wondering About VTuber Rigs

It's a light news week but Xya gets to give her impressions of the Echoes of Vana'diel, Isli talks the Dredge DLC, and I give my final thoughts on Tunic.

Here are the timestamps:

Intro
News Bits
- 01:05 Silly Phil Spencer Comments
- 03:22 Warcraft 1 & 2 Remasters
- 04:06 Half-Life 2 Update And Documentary
- 06:48 Atomfall Release Date
- 07:38 Forever Skies 1.0 Delayed To 2025
What We're Playing
- 13:10 FFXIV Echoes Of Vana'diel
- 39:08 Dredge DLC
- 55:30 Tunic
- 1:14:40 Embarrassing Twitch Raid
- 1:19:18 Reaction Channel Annoyances 

We've got a grab bag of news this episode covering things from Star Wars Outlaws updates, Switch 2 details, Death Stranding on Xbox, PS5 Pro updates, and the unfortunate passing of Tony Todd.

In the backend, Isli gives his thoughts on the Separate Ways DLC then I talk Dredge, Mouthwashing, and Tunic. 

Here are the timestamps:

Intro
News Bits
- 00:33 Game Pass November Wave 1
- 02:38 Star Wars Outlaws Updates
- 06:31 Switch 2 Update
- 07:50 Death Stranding On Xbox
- 11:50 No Man's Sky PS5 Pro Update And Cross-Save
- 15:15 Dino Crisis Anime That Never Was
- 16:18 Baldur's Gate 3 PS5 Pro Update
- 16:57 Sony's Comments On Releases And Concord
- 22:42 Tony Todd Passes Away
What We're Playing
- 25:58 FFXIV
- 30:40 Separate Ways DLC
- 40:08 Dredge
- 42:20 Mouthwashing
- 45:03 Tunic

This episode we talk about the unfortunately closure of Firewalk Studios, the curious Marathon update, and Isli is back to give his thoughts after getting the Silent Hill 2 platinum.

Here are the timestamps:

Intro
News Bits
- 01:04 Firewalk Studios Officially Closed
- 05:44 Marathon Is "On Track"
- 14:56 FF14 7.1 Update Notes
What We've Been Playing
- 24:30 FF14
- 26:00 Silent Hill 2
- 46:18 Carrion
- 50:28 Dredge

It's a light news week but that allows Xya to talk about her experience finishing Mother 3, my final thoughts on Silent Hill 2, and my experience with Carrion. 

Here are the timestamps:

Intro
News Bits
- 00:33 Xbox Series X Finally Outsells Series S
- 04:49 Fntastic Cancels Kickstarter
- 07:18 Silent Hill 2 Patches Progress Bug
What We've Been Playing
- 10:27 Mother 3
- 20:44 Silent Hill 2 
- 43:57 Carrion

This episode we cover the Space Marine 2 review bombing, the Xbox Partner showcase, and then in the backend I give my thoughts on the Silent Hill 2 remake.

Here are the timestamps:

Intro
News Highlight
- 01:12 News Bits From The Week We Missed
- 05:50 Microsoft Drops $1 Game Pass Trial Ahead Of COD Release
- 06:56 God Of War TV Show Shakeup
- 07:30 Spider-Man 2 Coming To PC
- 07:58 Space Marine 2 Review Bombed Over Patch
- 10:33 Xbox Partner Preview
- 14:16 Misc. News Clean Up
What We're Playing
- 19:05 Mother 3
- 27:00 Silent Hill 2
 

Sony has pulled some weird anti-consumer moves with the original Horizon Zero Dawn release, now that the remastered was announced. We've also got news that The Alters has been delayed, a game I was looking forward to this year. Then in the back half I get into more of my experience with the Elden Ring DLC.

Here are the timestamps:

Intro
News Highlight
- 00:30 Silent Hill 2 Remake 
- 03:37 The Alters Delayed
- 04:08 Metal Gear Delta Too Easy?
- 05:13 God Of War Ragnarök "Shut Up" Mod On PC
- 08:12 FFXIV Housing Demolition On Hold
- 17:48 Sony's Sneaky Moves With Horizon Zero Dawn On PS and PC
- 21:37 Diablo IV: Vessel Of Hatred
What We're Playing
- 35:40 Horizon Zero Dawn
- 42:26 Shadow Of The Erdtree
- 01:07:31 Oddworld Abe's Exoddus

We're back and jumping right into the news we missed and ending with a recap of Sony's State of Play. Then in the back half Isli talks about beating Lies of P, I beat Sons of the Forest, and then I get into Frostpunk 2.

Here are the timestamps:

Intro
News Highlight
- 00:34 Next Battlefield Game Will Be In A Modern Setting
- 01:25 Netflix Confirms New Cyberpunk Animated Project
- 01:55 Meta Quest 3S Announced
- 03:14 Blizzard Rumored To Be Working On A StarCraft FPS
- 05:48 Fntastic Announces New Scam, I mean, Kickstarter
- 07:00 Sony State Of Play Recap
What We're Playing
- 34:36 Lies Of P
- 44:52 Sons Of The Forest
- 01:02:45 Frostpunk 2
- 01:08:59 OBS Test Stream Cam Issue
- 01:10:33 Twitch To Work On Viewer Encoding
- 01:15:40 Isli's Horror Movies Short Reviews
- 01:21:30 So Many Movies On My Watchlist

It's been a weird week of news with the lukewarm PS5 Pro announcement, the stealth PS5 controller price hike, more Microsoft layoffs, and Annapurna's gaming team quitting. 

However, in the backend Isli gives his final impressions of Astro Bot and I talk about my 11 hours with Forever Skies early access.

Here are the timestamps:

Intro
News Highlight
- 00:26 PS5 Pro
- 13:45 PS5 Controller Price Hike
- 19:13 PS+ September Additions 
- 20:05 Destiny 2 To Change Content Strategy
- 22:00 Star Wars Outlaws First Big Patch
- 26:50 Xbox Game Pass Standard Tier 
- 30:22 More Xbox Layoffs
- 32:34 Annapurna's Gaming Team Quits
- 34:54 4A Games To Remain With Embracer
What We're Playing
- 36:25 Astro Bot
- 41:00 Forever Skies
- 01:18:50 Star Wars Outlaws
- 01:26:00 Tight Secure Code Windows

The big news this episode is Sony suddenly taking Concord offline and refunding all purchases. Then, during what we've been playing, Isli talks about Astro Bot, I give updated impressions of Star Wars Outlaws, and then I talk about Chants of Sennaar after finishing it. 

Here are the timestamps:

Intro
News Highlight
- 00:33 Concord Goes Offline
- 20:51 Star Wars Outlaws
- 22:19 Baldur's Gate 3 Patch 7 
What We're Playing
- 24:30 Astro Bot
- 27:50 Star Wars Outlaws
- 42:03 Chants of Sennaar
- 55:53 YouTube's Interesting AI Chat Summary
- 01:00:12 PS5 Pro Rumors