On this episode, hosts Luke and Claire Lewis give a quick update about the state of the LukeWarmGames Podcast and the future of the show.

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• Luke Lewis: @lukewarmlewis.bsky.social
• Claire Helmberger: @clairebearrose.bsky.social

On this special limited run series, hosts Luke and Claire give their thoughts on HBO's The Last of Us Season 2 Episode 3 titled The Path! FULL SPOILER WARNING for all of The Last of Us Part II game. We recommend you do not listen unless you have completed the full game. Tune in week to week as we compare our time replaying the game and watching the new season of the show.

Resources Discussed During Today’s Episode:

• LukeWarmGames The Last of Us Season 2 Episode 1 Review 
• LukeWarmGames The Last of Us Season 2 Episode Review & Spoilercast
• LukeWarmGames Revisiting The Last of Us Part II (The Beginning)
• HBO's The Last of Us Official Podcast, Hosted by Troy Baker

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• Podcast: @lukewarmgames.bsky.social
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• Claire Helmberger: @clairebearrose.bsky.social

On this special limited run series, hosts Luke and Claire give their thoughts on HBO's The Last of Us Season 2 Episode 2 titled Through the Valley! FULL SPOILER WARNING for all of The Last of Us Part II game. We recommend you do not listen unless you have completed the full game. Tune in week to week as we compare our time replaying the game and watching the new season of the show.

Resources Discussed During Today’s Episode:

• LukeWarmGames The Last of Us Season 2 Episode 1 Review & Spoilercast
• LukeWarmGames Revisiting The Last of Us Part II (The Beginning)
• HBO's The Last of Us Official Podcast, Hosted by Troy Baker

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• Podcast: @lukewarmgames.bsky.social
• Luke Lewis: @lukewarmlewis.bsky.social
• Claire Helmberger: @clairebearrose.bsky.social

On this special limited run series, hosts Luke and Claire give their thoughts on HBO's The Last of Us Season 2 Episode 1 titled Future Days! FULL SPOILER WARNING for all of The Last of Us Part II game. We recommend you do not listen unless you have completed the full game. Tune in week to week as we compare our time replaying the game and watching the new season of the show.

Resources Discussed During Today’s Episode:

• LukeWarmGames Revisiting The Last of Us Part II (The Beginning)
• HBO's The Last of Us Official Podcast, Hosted by Troy Baker

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• Podcast: @lukewarmgames.bsky.social
• Luke Lewis: @lukewarmlewis.bsky.social
• Claire Helmberger: @clairebearrose.bsky.social

On this special limited run series, hosts Luke and Claire revisit The Last of Us Part II in this retrospective discussion leading into season 2 of the HBO series adaption. This first episode covers the opening hours of the game through Seattle Day 1. Spoiler warnings ahead and stay tuned for more coverage of The Last of Us Part II with weekly episode breakdowns of the HBO series upon release.

Games Discussed During Today’s Episode:

• Grounded: Making The Last of Us Part II Documentary

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This week your favorite co-op couple Luke Lewis and Claire Helmberger discuss their time playing Lost Records: Bloom & Rage, Afterlove EP, The Quilts and Cats of Calico and Avowed! Topics also include a news breakdown of the Last of Us Season 2 release date announcement! Thank you to Sandbox Strategies, Fellow Traveller and Monster Couch for providing us with review codes for this episode. New episodes of the LukeWarmGames Podcast launch every other week!

Games Discussed During Today’s Episode:

• Lost Records: Bloom & Rage - DON’T NOD 
• Afterlove EP - Pikselnesia 
• The Quilts and Cats of Calico - Monster Couch
• Avowed - Obsidian Entertainment

We've Got The News Articles Discussed During Today's Episode:

• The Last of Us Season 2 Release Date Confirmed - Matt Kim, IGN

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This week your favorite co-op couple Luke Lewis and Claire Helmberger discuss their time playing Spirit Swap: Lofi Beats to Match-3 To, developed and published by Soft Not Weak! Thank you to the Soft Not Weak Team for providing us with review code. Topics also include impressions of Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders, Switch 2 patent news and more! New episodes of the LukeWarmGames Podcast launch every other week!

Games Discussed During Today’s Episode:

• Spirit Swap: Lofi Beats to Match-3 To
• Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders
  
  

We've Got The News Articles Discussed During Today's Episode:

• Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Has Already Sold 1 Million Copies, Dev Calls It a ‘Triumph’ By Wesley Yin-Poole (IGN)
• Nintendo patent confirms Joy-Con mouse functionality rumored for Switch 2 By Zoë Hannah (Polygon)

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This week your favorite co-op couple Luke Lewis and Claire Helmberger discuss their most anticipated games of 2025! Topics also include the recent reveal of the Nintendo Switch 2! New episodes of the LukeWarmGames Podcast launch every other week!

Games Discussed During Today’s Episode:

• Wanderstop - Ivy Road
• Cairn - The Game Bakers
• Mixtape - Beethoven and Dinosaur
• Tears of Metal - Paper Cult
• Coffee Talk Tokyo - Chorus Worldwide Games, Toge Productions
• Split Fiction - Hazelight Studios 
• Doom: The Dark Ages - id Software
• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 - Sandfall Interactive
• Ghost of Yotei - Sucker Punch
• Grand Theft Auto VI - Rockstar
• After Love EP - Pikselnesia
• Winter Burrow - Pine Creek Games
• Tales of the Shire - Wētā Workshop
• Bokura: planet - ところにょり             
• Revenge of the Savage Planet - Raccoon Logic Studios Inc.
• The Alters - 11 bit Studios
• Usual June - Finji
• Lost Records: Bloom & Rage - DON’T NOD
• Dune: Awakening - Funcom
• South of Midnight - Compulsion Games

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This week your favorite co-op couple Luke Lewis and Claire Helmberger discuss the best indie games of 2024! Topics also include recent announcements from the Game Awards! New episodes of the LukeWarmGames Podcast launch every other week!

Indies Discussed During Today’s Episode:

• Arco - Arco Team
• Fear the Spotlight -  Cozy Game Pals
• 1000xResist - sunset visitor 斜陽過客
• Minishoot Adventures - SoulGame Studio
• Rusty’s Retirement - Mister Morris Games
• Kind Words 2 - Popcannibal
• Mouthwashing - Wrong Organ
• Balatro - LocalThunk
• Little Kitty Big City - Double Dagger Studio
• Botany Manor - Balloon Studios
• Thank Goodness You're Here - Coal Supper
• Pacific Drive - Ironwood Studios
• Tiny Glade - Ponce Light
• Lightyear Frontier - FRAME BREAK, Amplifier Studios

Thank you to popagenda, fortyseven communications, sunset visitor 斜陽過客, Playstack, Sandbox Strategies, Kepler Interactive and Ironwood Studios for providing review codes for this episode!

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Hosts Luke Lewis and Claire Helmberger predict the winners of the 2024 Game Awards. New episodes of the LukeWarmGames Podcast launch every other Monday.

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