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This Week's News:

Telltale Games undergoes massive layoffs as a first step towards full studio closure. Sony FINALLY allows cross-play and cross-progression with Fortnite. Could this be the first step towards something larger? And, a new Pokémon was recently discovered in Pokémon GO, amongst other Pokémon GO news! Lastly, Nintendo's newest mobile title, an Action RPG called Dragalia Lost, is now available on iOS and Android!

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Join me and my guest Adrian this week as we give our full impressions of the recently-released Spider-Man for PlayStation 4. The first half of our discussion is completely spoiler-free, so if you have yet to check out the game, or have not yet finished it, don't worry! We will have plenty to discuss without giving away anything! Halfway through, we will switch over to a full SPOILERCAST where everything is fair game! You don't want to miss this!

Time Stamps:

2:03 Telltale Games has massive layoffs, other issues!

21:13 Sony flips the cross-play switch!

31:26 A new Pokémon has been discovered!

32:19 Dragalia Lost is now available on iOS and Android!

35:13 Spider-Man SPOILER-FREE impressions (No spoilers!)

1:05:43 FULL SPOILERCAST (Attn: SPOILERS!)

1:33:57 DLC Discussion & Wrap Up (No Spoilers!)

1:34:53 Outro

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This Week's News:

Sony announces the PlayStation Classic, a mini console preloaded with 20 iconic PlayStation titles. Spider-Man is selling like hotcakes over on PS4, breaking records left and right! Nintendo announces a THIRD Switch bundle, this one including Fortnite Battle Royale and some exclusive in-game cosemtics. PlayStation Now has added the ability to download PS4 and PS2 games directly to your hard drive to play offline, finally! Nintendo Switch Online is now available, subscribe and you'll have access to a growing library of NES Games as part of the service. Currently, there are 20 classic titles available, with more added each month! Lastly, Mewtwo is now available for standard raids in Pokemon Go, and the Kanto Pokemon are still available in increased spawns until the end of this month! Get out there trainers!

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This week, I give my spoiler-free impressions of the recently-released title, Undertale, for Nintendo Switch. This is one of the most unique and genuinely well-written games I have ever played. I'll give my take on the gameplay, battle system and more, without revealing too much of what makes this game so beloved.

Time Stamps:

1:35 PlayStation Classic announced!

2:59 Spider-Man on PS4 is selling well

4:26 Fortnite "Double-Helix" Bundle for Switch

6:30 PS Now adds downloads

9:02 Nintendo Switch Online now available

12:26 Mewtwo Raids start today!

13:34 Undertale Impressions

20:29 Wrap-Up/Outro

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This Week's News:

Nintendo's rescheduled direct took place earlier this afternoon. They finally discussed Nintendo Switch Online in full detail, including the remaining NES games that will be included as well as the release date.

They also previewed Yoshi's new game Yoshi Crafted World, detailed some updates for Splatoon 2 and Mario Tennis Aces, as well as showed off and teased some new, never-before-announced titles!

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Welcome Back to In Your Element!

This Week's News:

Nintendo's rescheduled Direct was yesterday, and there were a lot of big announcements including: Animal Crossing for Switch, Luigi's Mansion 3, Yoshi's Crafted World, a bunch of Final Fantasy titles coming to Switch, and more! Nintendo also detailed their new Nintendo Switch Online service, which goes live September 18th and includes cloud backup for save data and 20 NES games as part of the subscription. BlizzCon got a date, and will be taking place November 2 & 3 this year in Anaheim, but will begin a bit earlier for eSports competition. Lastly, Assassin's Creed Odyssey is getting a "cloud version" in Japan. Will we ever see one here?

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This week, I welcome my guest (and girlfriend), Emily Leon. She is not a traditional gamer, but does enjoy to share gaming experiences with me from time-to-time. Today, we are discussing games that you can play with your significant other, or experiences you can have with somebody who doesn't typically play video games.

Time Stamps:

3:00 Nintendo Direct Information/Nintendo Switch Online

5:11 BlizzCon 2018 Dates and Virtual Ticket

5:47 Assassin's Creed Odyssey "Cloud Version"

7:03 Games to Play With Your Significant Other/Games For Non-Gamers

1:03:10 Outro

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Welcome Back to In Your Element!

This Week's News:

Fortnite's new LTM, Getaway, is live, along with Patch 5.40. Octopath Traveler sequel hinted at. New Playstation Plus games are available now for PS+ Subsribers. Download Destiny 2 and God of War III for free for the month of September, just in time for the new Destiny 2 Expansion, Forsaken. Lastly, Spider-Man releases on September 7, has been getting great critical reception, and the campaign length has been revealed.

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This week, my guest Adrian Espinoza joins me to discuss our impressions of the Cyberpunk 2077 Gameplay Walkthrough that was released last week. We share our impressions on gameplay, story, graphics and more! We also speculate on when we might be able to actually play this title.

Time Stamps:

3:59 Fortnite's new LTM

9:23 Octopath Traveler Sequel?

13:28 Destiny: Forsaken Expansion

20:41 Spider-Man PS4 Campaign Length Revealed

26:36 Cyberpunk 2077 Gameplay Impressions

47:32 When is Cyberpunk 2077 Releasing?

56:05 Closing and Outro

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Welcome Back to In Your Element!

This Week's News:

Hollow Knight swept the Nintendo eShop charts this week, largely due to it's first sale ever, and the release of the new Godmaster DLC. Sony's limited edition PS4 sells out in minutes, and is now being resold for almost twice the price!

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This week, I invite Patrick Hickey Jr. onto the show to discuss his new book, “The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult and Classic Video Game Developers.”

Patrick and I chat about his interview process with more than 36 game creators of popular video games such as Deus Ex, Night Trap, Mortal Kombat, Wasteland and NBA Jam.

We also discuss Patrick's extensive career spanning journalism, voice acting and game design and development, amongst othersl

Time Stamps:

4:29 Hollow Knight dominates eShop

10:02 Sony's new PS4 Pro sold out

12:54 Interview with Patrick about his new book

42:56 Patrick's Gaming History and Top 5 Games

59:40 Writing and developing games

1:03:30 Voice Acting Work in gaming

1:14:20 Video game journalism and media

1:25:35 Final Questions & Wrap Up

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Welcome Back to In Your Element!

This Week's News:

Gamescom just wrapped and there's a lot of news to highlight! Cyberpunk 2077 looks great, Supermassive Games announced a new project, and Super Mario Party got some more information and footage. Nintendo announced a new Nindies Event. Lastly, Celebi research tasks are available in Pokemon Go now, as well as the next Community Day announced.

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After receiving feedback from the first episode that you all would like me to dive deeper into some of the titles I played, I have reformatted the discussion. Now, we look at the modern games I've enjoyed, starting from PS3 all the way through the Switch.

Time Stamps:

1:34 Gamescom News: Cyberpunk, Sekiro and more!

3:55 Super Mario Party

4:53 Nindies Showcase, August 28 @ 9AM PST

5:17 Pokemon Go News & Updates

6:01 Gaming History: PS3

11:21 Nintendo Wii

15:08 Xbox 360

19:01 PlayStation Vita

22:25 Nintendo 3DS

31:53 PC/Steam

36:25 Nintendo Wii U

41:12 PlayStation 4

47:01 Nintendo Switch

53:11 Outro/Closing

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• 1:56 Diablo III Announcement
• 5:57 Gamescom Preview
• 7:46 Octopath Traveler Intro
• 15:58 Battle System
• 25:28 Job System
• 31:10 Final Thoughts

Welcome to In Your Element!

This week I introduce myself and share the first part of my gaming history. I also discuss new Super Smash Bros. Ultimate news as part of today's Nintendo Direct as well as some new Pokémon Let's Go updates!

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