Danny flies solo this week to deep dive into Spider-Man 2: gameplay, mechanics, combat, traversal, story, & some critiques of the game. Too short? Too repetitive? Too GOOD? Is this really a GOTY contender?

Also talking some Blink-182, new album One More Time…

Spencer & Danny talk about FALL.

Switch 2 rumors, can Nintendo’s next console live up to the Switch, and is a performance bump to PS4/XBONE enough?

Xbox Series S is looking to have a short life span as developers (Alan Wake 2, Baldur’s Gate 3) start cutting features from their games on that console. We think it might be holding Xbox back.

Sony is directionless. Multiple gaming earbuds at the same price point, the weird Portal, and Sony Pictures Core? PlayStation’s gaming market lead appears to be hurting them…again.

Spencer and Danny talk about gaming industry layoffs, does this mean Factions 2 is dead? Either way, be nice to developers and people that happen to work at game studios.

Elon continues to make very good decisions for Twitter (we refuse to call it the other thing), suggesting he will charge a fee to use Twitter next.

Spencer returns to talk iPhone 15 Pro Max impressions, the first round of issues including the back glass breaking easily, running hot, and other bad things when you do bad things to a phone.

Hollywood strikes seem to be coming to an end, but is a video game strike about to start? What it means for YOU.

Sony is allegedly hacked. Again. But is it? Strange situation and Sony’s statement doesn’t exactly tell us anything. What you should do.

No Spencer this week so Danny goes unhinged talking about the Unity Engine pricing backlash, they are kind of backtracking.

The BIG news is the massive Microsoft/Xbox leaks detailing their plans for Xbox Series X, Bethesda, & perhaps most interestingly, emails from Phil Spencer talking a Nintendo and/or Valve acquisition. What this means and why we can’t take Phil’s & Xbox’s word at face value.

Spencer asks Danny for updated Starfield thoughts. Danny loves Bethesda games, but it’s not a game of the year.

Lots of Apple event talk, new Apple Watch, new iPhone 15. Apple loves talking about their carbon footprint but Spencer doesn’t buy it. Generally a middling iPhone event, but Danny (and probably Spencer) will buy it.

The DMGT Podcast returns from a month break to really gear up for the final quarter of the year. Spencer loves Armored Core 6, Danny loves Baldur’s Gate 3, & our impressions on Starfield reviews. A victim of it’s own hype?

And, a looming SAG-AFTRA strike against major video game publishers, what that means for gaming (and us as content creators oh no).

Your moms favorite game & tech & music podcast.

Spencer is doing weird science on his grass. Danny loves pumpkin spice.

PlayStation Cloud streaming service is currently in beta for select PS5 users, and this could make the Project Q interesting if they make that available without the need for a PS5.

Danny tries to pitch Spencer on turn based combat as Baldur’s Gate 3 has taken over the gaming internet.

Spencer & Danny do a brief dive into WiFi 7 and what improvements it’s bringing. The rise of AR glasses highlights how Google Glass was ahead of its’ time. Spencer gushes about The Expanse from Telltale Games, and some back to school tips and suggestions.

0:00 Spencer went to Beyonce in Chicago, then joined Danny the next day at Pitchfork to see Soul Glo, JPEGMAFIA, Killer Mike, Bon Iver ,and complain about not being able to mosh anymore.

20:05 Armored Core 6 looks really cool, FromSoftware might be at it again. Could this be a sneaky game of the year contender?

34:03 Which games we think are the current 6 Game of the Year nominees, plus who might get added/bumped out as we enter the 2nd half of the year.

45:16 Breaking down the leaks for the upcoming PlayStation handheld, dubbed Project Q, as well as the state of handheld gaming.