simplyTravis reads through the latest gaming news including the Animal Crossing Summer Update 2, Bioware gives an update on Anthem upgrades, 343 replies to the criticism of Halo Infinite graphics (along with what they think of Craig), Carrion sales, and some fun facts about Ghosts of Tsushima and Grounded! 

simplyTravis talks about the latest gaming rumors and fake gaming news including a rumor about the next Nintendo Switch possibly using DLSS 2.0, more rumors about Xbox Live Gold disappearing, and the next Call of Duty game leaks from a bag of Doritos! 

In BONUS POINTS the Lamer Gamers ask the Lamer Community when the last time a game surprised them! Each week we ask followers of the Lamer Gamers twitter and discord for some bonus points of view on a gaming topic. You can have your comment added by following @lamergamerscast and answering the BONUS POINTS question of the week! 

Thanks to the following lamers for participating this week:
Budget Arcade Podcast, The Lamppost Gaming on Twitch, @Japanlover79, GNR_Frank of the Farcast on Twitch, Lit Gaming Arena Podcast, @The_Goomba on Twitter, @voxelhero on Twitter, Drink A Beer and Play A Game Podcast, @smbflurry on Twitter, @TheJeffreyMorse on Twitter, Midwest Meltdown Podcast, The Heckin' Call Podcast, Petri Dish A Science Podcast, Online Tech Tips on Twitter, The Game Looters Podcast, and the Basement Surge Podcast! 

Also thanks to the GW, Lamer Gamers, and r/Texas discord users Fried, Skies of Shoulder, Karkashan, Tanker Drew, TexasBlues, Aggs, GoingreatatUofH, and Pallf! 

The Lamer Gamers give their impressions of Ghosts of Tsushima, Grounded Game Preview, Carrion, Paper Mario the Origami King, and Destiny 2 updates! 

In today’s special sidequest episode we’re going to take a look (or is a listen..I mean this is a podcast) no…we’re going to take a bite out of the infinitesimal Nintendo Direct Mini which featured games that were not Nintendo 1st party games. Afterwards we’re going to dive into the main entrée of the Xbox Games Showcase and determine if it’s a big, juicy steak that was cooked to a nice medium rare in garlic butter or more like the whopper you get a burger king that has extra tomatoes when you specifically asked for no tomatoes around 3 am after waiting in line for 45 minutes because there is only one guy actually working while the other 3 employees are on their second smoke break since you finally decided to stop holding your foot down on the brake and just put it in park. We will also determine which next-gen console has the best exclusives. Then we’ll jump into a Bonus Points segment where we asked fellow lamers if they thought Xbox Game Pass is good or bad for the gaming industry. Now it’s time to finally put this proverbial car in gear so let’s get started…

The Lamer Gamers talk about the Nintendo Direct Mini including Shin Megami Tensei V, Shin Megami Tensi III Nocturne HD Remaster, Rogue Company, WWE 2k Battlegrounds, and Cadence of Hyrule DLC.

The Lamer Gamers talk about all the games announced during the Xbox Games Showcase including upcoming Game Pass releases (also all the Xbox games shown pretty much.) At the end of the segment they discuss which next gen system has the best exclusives at this moment. 

The Lamer Gamers break down the current announced exclusives for PS5 and Xbox Series X and determine who has the best exclusives right now. 

The Lamer Gamers ask the question, "Do you think Xbox Game Pass is bad for the gaming industry?" and read questions from fellow lamers and friends of the show! 

Special thanks to Budget Arcade Podcast, Moore than a Podcast, Controller Disconnected Podcast, @The_Goomba on Twitter, @Japanlover79 on Twitter, @TheJeffreyMorse on Twitter, @TheBigAntLive on Twitter/Youtube, Matt Verish from VG Lore Podcast, Lit Gaming Arena Podcast/Community, GNR_Frank on Twitter/Twitch, our friends from GW Discord (SkiesofShoulder, Eviltwin, Juegos) and our friends at the r/Texas Discord (Roach_Dono, Uttenger.) 

Now we have invoked the powers of Lamestrodamus to inform you that we are on the verge of war…a console war…we’ve seen the signs. Fan boys gathering in social media spaces yelling snarky digital snippets at each other known as tweets. Angry, disaffected PC Master race types clinging to their multi-threaded multi-thousand dollar machines but not too close so they avoid 3rd degree burns from the heat coming out the back. Nintendo just kinda laying around doing whatever the heck Nintendo does kinda like Switzerland in WWII.  Microsoft claims they have found some sort of monolithic box that points green ray traced light up to the heavens. And Sony, in a fit of disassociated rage wrapped a binder around a modem screaming to the world about how Unreal everything is. Being concerned about these signs we traveled far and wide looking for signs of the upcoming war and were eventually led to the sage Lamestrodamus living under a bridge that claims he shared these same visions of two giant console titans that won’t fit on your tv stand together. Lamestrodamus confirmed our suspicions with some tea leaves, an Ouija board, some Nitro brew coffee, and a 20 piece box of chicken nuggets. Now that we have confirmed our suspicions of the future in the gaming world we can better inform you of what is to come. Now lets get started.

This segment comes from the episode The Prophecies of Lamestrodamus. You can get full episodes of the show on your favorite podcast player by searching for Lamer Gamers Podcast or head over to www.lamergamers.com