Level 1 Sword

Kazuya arrives from Tekken to deliver the beatings! Does the trend of DLC characters being OP continue with this latest fighter? Also, the latest batch of Mii costumes de-confirms lots of hopeful characters, we get a minor update for FFVII Remake's next installments, Nintendo of America's Doug Bowser asks questions to answer questions about the Switch Pro, and we delve into why Scott Cawthon is stepping down from heading up Five Nights at Freddy's.

Ah, E3... that special time of year where we as gamers sit in front of our screens while we hope our wishes are granted by the gaming corporations which of course care about what we all think, right? Well, we'll take a look at two of the big events presented by Nintendo and Square Enix to see if that's true.

It's a "special edition" episode of the Level 1 Sword podcast! More PS5 titles are revealed to be coming also to PS4, Nintendo scores a win against a rom website, and we'll break down the big announcements from the recent Sonic Central stream!

Hunker down and buckle-up for a slightly ranty episode! The Big N may have dug too deeply into the hallowed halls of gamers wallets by locking a small improvement to The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD behind an expensive amiibo. Also, Koei Tecmo talks about what other series they'd like to make a Dynasty Warriors spin-off with next, Discord discusses the future of their platform in regards to working with PlayStation, we get an update about how many games are being developed for the PlayStation 5 from PlayStation Studios, Gabe Newell teases an interesting development for Steam games, Sega offers their perspective on fan games that try to monetize using their characters, and did Resident Evil Village release a monster film from 2013?

Who knew two topics would result in a decent-sized episode? Details have been revealed regarding Sony's agreement with Epic to have Fortnite be cross-play enabled. Also, news of Nintendo bringing other franchises to animation adaptations makes Stephen rant about the need for video game movies and shows!

Sony makes yet another upset in the industry by partially changing their mind on the recent PlayStation Store closure decisions. Also, Horizon Zero Dawn is free to download on PlayStation 4 and 5, the director of Days Gone doesn't like when gamers by games on sale, Resident Evil comes to VR (again), and was it just leaked that Sonic Colors is being remastered?

Turns out, even some developers have been caught off guard by Sony's obnoxious announcement of the PlayStation Store closing on PSP, PS3 and PS Vita with only a few months' notice! Also, Pac-Man 99 arrives for Nintendo Switch Online, an engineer builds a huge Switch for a children's hospital, we look at what an IGN article on controller drift got right (and wrong), and Resident Evil VIllage makes a showing on the PS4 Pro with impressive results!

The day Mario dies is fast approaching, meaning it's your last chance to pick up Super Mario 3D All-Stars; but what if you have a download code you'd like to use next month? Also, more rumors brought to you by Bloomberg about the Switch Pro, PlayStation Store is going away on some legacy systems, more games are available for free as part of Sony's Play at Home initiative, Nintendo expects this next year to be their best when it comes to software sales, and I got my Joy-con back from being repaired by Nintendo for drifting... how'd it turn out?

The latest DLC character(s) hit Smash Ultimate hard and fast, so you can expect a full analysis, especially when compared to older roster members. Also, a new TMNT beat-em-up is coming, Crystal Dynamics makes a questionable change to Marvel's Avengers, even more Switch Pro rumors have come to light, Final Fantasy VII Remake gets a next-gen release with exclusive content, and did Nintendo actually do something right by the Joy-con drift situation by offering FREE repairs?

Full-length Nintendo Directs have made a comeback! Did the Big N land this much-anticipated showcase, or crash and burn at the finish line? Also, Sony plans to bring more PlayStation exclusives to PC, a new PSVR is in the works for PS5, and Reggie "my-body-is-ready" Fils-Aime reveals why he felt it was time to leave Nintendo.

This episode also features a special guest co-host, Holden from The Nintendo Archive podcast!