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Before a flurry of games bury them in February, Matty and Zach share what's been exciting them lately.

Topics: 01:10 Horizon Zero Dawn, Frozen Wilds and preparing for Forbidden West, 15:00 Guild Wars 2, 27:00 Upcoming February 2022 game releases, 36:49 Rainbow Six Extraction, 56:15 Respawn's new Star Wars projects, 1:26:04 sign off.

Neon shifts the meta, Matty goes all in on mechs and Xbox's acquisition of Activision Blizzard.

Topics: 01:33 Valorant, 09:15 Battletech and MechWarrior 5, 24:45 Honkai Impact and more gacha games, 32:00 Activision Blizzard acquisition 1:11:40 sign off

Matty and Zach don their hardhats and pickaxes and head into the mines of Deep Rock Galactic and GTFO.

Topics: 00:30 Monster Hunter Rise, 3:15 theHunter: Call of the Wild, 7:40 GTFO, 24:30 Deep Rock Galactic, 42:30 Being a Δik, 1:00:00 What the boys are up to next, 1:05:50 Sign off

In their final E3 2021 podcast, Matty and Zach recap the Nintendo Direct, including Metroid Dread and sequel to Breath of the Wild 2. Plus, the two recount their favorite games shown this week, and Zach shares his thoughts on a demo for upcoming indie, Lake.

Square Enix's E3 presentation didn't quite live up to expectations, packing few surprises and a handful of lackluster showings. The boys also took some time to talk about a couple games from the PC Gaming Show, and discuss their feelings on E3 2021 so far.

The Xbox | Bethesda presentation was a solid mix of first and third-party games, and it was one of the company's best showings in years. Listen in as Matty and Zach talk about their high and low points for the show, and discuss Xbox's evolving platform.

To kick off their E3 coverage, Matty and Zach recap Ubisoft Forward. While Extraction had the duo excited for co-op stealth action, much of the event struggled to instill confidence in the publishers upcoming slate of games.

Three years after the events of Resident Evil 7, Ethan Winters finds himself thrust back into danger, this time hunted by folklore monsters. Matty and Zach first run through the plot then share their favorite moments from the game. Jump to 44:30 to skip the plot recap!

Beware: episode spoils the entirety of the game.

Ahead of Resident Evil 8's release later this month, Matty and Zach recap Ethan's terrible, horrible, no good, very bad night at the Baker estate in Resident Evil 7.

Beware: episode spoils the entirety of the game.

In Barcode Scanners final episode, Zach and Matty unpack the dramatic conclusion to the World of Assassination trilogy. Be warned, this episode is spoiler-heavy! The boys consider what works and what doesn't as IO Interactive puts a bow on Agent 47's journey.

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