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Alex and Chace are back with the busiest week of the NHL season! Today, they look at every deal that happened before 5 pm on Day One in NHL Free Agency. Going team by team, the guys look at each move they made throughout the day. Giving their analysis and whether or not they like the deal.

From there, they also discuss the trades that teams made and how they may impact the league going forward. Alex is very excited about the Ottawa Senators making some moves. However, Chace isn't as excited about what his favourite team decided to do, especially in net. The guys try and go through the logic of the Matt Murray trade and how it may work out. Follow along as the guys go through the winners and losers of Day One of NHL Free Agency. Any moves made after their deadline will be covered next week!

Alex is finally back after two months off of watching the playoffs unfold. Today, he has a ton of news to break down. And to help him do it, Managing Editor of Silver Seven, Nate joins him! This is Nate's second time on the podcast and the two get started right away by looking at the Colin White buyout. Was it the right move? As well, what does it mean for both sides? From there, they look at the Alex DeBrincat trade that Pierre Dorion pulled off. Both Alex and Nate love this deal, and even the "worst-case" scenario would be a win for Ottawa.

They quickly discuss a Joshua Norris extension and the rest of the draft before diving into the Matt Murray trade. They have to speculate on it at first, but the trade actually does drop near the end of the episode and you get their live reactions. Finally, they discuss what they would like to see in free agency.

Alex and Chace are back as the busiest part of the NHL offseason keeps moving on. Today, they do an NHL Draft Recap. Examining all of the signings and trades that happened before and during the draft. As well as quickly going over winners and losers of the draft as well.

They start with looking at some defencemen that have re-signed with their teams. A wide range of players that includes young with potential, all the way to players into their 30's already. From there, they cover some goalies that have either re-signed or been traded to a different team. The common theme remains that the goaltending scene in the NHL these days is very underwhelming. How do you adjust for that when grading trades?

Finally, the guys get into the NHL draft. Looking at some massive trades that happened during the draft. However, also looking at players who slipped and what it means going forward.

Alex and Chace are back after another big week of news. Today, they start by taking a look at a big trade that dropped last week which helped a team clear some cap space up. However, did it really make sense for both sides? Additionally, the guys examine a flurry of NHL Coaching Moves that took place this week. That makes two episodes in a row where NHL coaching moves are a featured item.

From there, they take a look at some other news which includes contract signings. As well as taking a quick look at what to expect from the NHL Entry Draft tonight. Chace has been working on his prospect model and gives some names that he thinks could be undervalued. As well as getting into a discussion about Shane Wright and his worthiness of First Overall Selection.

What's up Internet? This week on Last Word SC Radio, the boys discuss midseason talking points on MLS. Are Austin and RSL legit? Who's the best team in the East? Has Toronto FC become a parody of themselves from 2012? Who's winning the Wooden Spoon? 

Then in the Round Table we look ahead to Rivalry Week and pick the games we're most excited to watch and the results.

Now that the first six months have passed in 2022 it serves as a great halfway point to examine how things have been up to this point in the gaming year. Sean, Marc, and Daniel give out their Best Games of 2022 So Far with each person dishing out their Top 5. You’d obviously expect major games such as Elden Ring and Horizon Forbidden West to be on there, but what surprises could be there for some games to check out this summer. 

 

Sean also checked out some games this week, namely the newly released DLC Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course, the Live a Live Demo, and Neon White as well. Sean discusses why he absolutely loves Neon White. How the Live a Live Demo gets you hyped for the remaster’s release in a few weeks. Plus, Marc also has a lot more thoughts on Fire Emblem: Three Hopes as well. 

 

In the news, Sucker Punch finally quells rumors of a new Sly Cooper or InFamous game, Nintendo opens up a monthly subscription warranty program for the Switch, HALO Infinite Co-op Campaign progression and why it is a good thing for more games. 

 

There’s also discussion on gamer hate affecting both God of War Ragnarok and Return to Monkey Island.  The death of the Intellivision Amico patent, could an NFT console actually happen? And what are some Nintendo franchises we’d like to see make a return? 

 

You can also watch the show on the W2M Network Youtube channel here:

https://youtu.be/HQF7AdY9JX8 

 

Timestamps: 

(00:00:00) - Intro: 4th of July Celebrations

Games We Played -

(00:02:10) - Fire Emblem: Three Hopes - Marc

 (00:09:10) - Marc completes his SNES Physical Collection 

(00:12:15) - Neon White - Sean

(00:17:25) - Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course - Sean

(00:20:30) - Live a Live Demo & Card Shark Demo - Sean

What’s Going on in the News -

(00:23:20) - Nintendo Wide Care Launches in Japan - A Monthly Warranty Subscription

 (00:29:00) - Nintendo Franchises We’d Like to See Get Sequels

(00:40:10) - Sucker Punch Definitively Says There Are NO Sly Cooper or InFamous games in development.

(00:44:30) - HALO Co-op Campaign Has Progress For All Players

(00:49:00) - Mary DeMarle joins Mass Effect 4 Writing Team 

 (00:54:40) - EA Knocks Singleplayer Games Going for a Twitter Trend

(00:58:00) - Ubisoft Ends Multiplayer Servers for Some Old Games

(01:00:20) - Blizzard Purchases Spellbreak Studio Proletariat 

(01:03:30) - God of War Release Date Circus and Gamer Hate Towards Ron Gilbert and Sony Santa Monica Employees

(01:16:15) - The First NFT Game Console is a Scam and Intellivision Amico Patent Dead

(01:21:40) - Sony Files Patent That Includes Many PS3 Accessories

(01:25:20) - Good Klonoa Remaster Sales Could Lead to More For Series 

Main Topic - 

(01:28:00) - Top 5 Games of 2022 So Far

Ending - 

(01:31:10) - Games Coming Out This Week & TV Show Talk

 

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What's up, Internet? On the latest Last Word SC Radio, Rachael Kriger is joined by Raheem Bashir and R.J. Allen to discuss and preview the upcoming Concacaf W Championship, which kicks off on July 4 and serves as 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying and 2024 Summer Olympics qualifying.

On the latest episode, Sean, Marc, and Daniel discuss early thoughts on Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes and a little more on TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge in the Games Being Played. 

 

The trio also goes through the highlights of the latest Nintendo Direct Mini which featured Persona 3, 4, and 5 finally being announced as coming to the Switch. Sean is excited, but Marc thinks Persona 3 Portable was not the right version to bring over. Of course, Sean has plenty of indies he wants to check out now including the cute puzzle game Blanc, RPG Time: The Legend of Wright, Return to Monkey Island, and more. 

 

Marc also isn’t impressed by the footage of Sonic Frontiers and is now turned off by the game entirely, here is why he feels this way and how this sort of has something to do with Sonic Origins. But at least there’s the awesome announcement of a Megaman Battle Network Legacy Collection. 

 

Marc and Daniel also have a pretty interesting conversation about how to save World of Warcraft in light of the newest expansion Dragonflight getting special edition details. 

 

Also on this show: Sean goes through what he liked from the Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Direct and the Expansion Pass, Final Fantasy XVI’s unique take on easy mode, and initial thoughts on the Horizon 2074 show. 

 

Around 1 hour and 14-minute mark, the Entertainment talk begins with final thoughts on the Star Wars Kenobi series now that it's hit the finale and The Orville Season 3 too.

Alex and Chace are back for another episode with lots to talk about! The NHL Stanley Cup Finals have come to an end after a great two months of hockey. The guys start by breaking down what the final series brought and debate whether or not it kept up with the hype. They also look at where both these teams go from here and why they will both be in a great spot again next season.

After that, they switch to a massive amount of NHL News. Maybe the biggest of the batch being the Kevin Fiala trade and signing that came yesterday. Fiala's new deal sparked some interest and a good discussion of value when it comes to the trade. They also look at Shea Weber and his contract being moved and what that means. Finally, the guys look at four new NHL Head Coaching jobs and try and make sense of it all. Alex can't wrap his head around one move in particular.

This episode was originally recorded on 06/21/22. Apologies for taking long to edit it and get it out to you all.

It certainly was one heck of a celebration week for both Final Fantasy VII and Dragon’s Dogma. Square-Enix and Capcom respectively showed off new games in both of these franchises. Dragon’s Dogma 2 is certainly really in development. And not only are known games such as Ever Crisis getting a beta. But also there’s a remaster of Crisis Core coming and also the second game in the Remake series, Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth was shown off as well.

Sean, Marc, and Daniel discuss their thoughts on all these reveals and also if Square-Enix’s heavy reliance on Final Fantasy will pay off or end up backfiring instead.

Also, Sean and Daniel played some TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge and they loved the game. Is it even going to be Game of the Year contender?

Plus, the Gran Turismo movie gets a synopsis, is God of War: Ragnarok actually coming out in November 2022? Marc’s despair over the shelving of Tony Hawk 3 & 4 Remaster, and Skull & Bones gets ratings around the globe. Could it actually finally release?

There’s also discussion on episodes 4 & 5 of Kenobi and where the Star Wars film universe stands as a whole.