Maximum Hearts

In the second of two Nintendo-centric broadcasts, we discuss the full reveal of the Nintendo Switch 2 (though not before some really gushy mushy talk about how much we all love each other).

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In the first of two consecutive Nintendo-centric episodes, we discussed the big Nintendo Switch Direct and our expectations and predictions for the then-imminent Nintendo Switch 2 presentation.

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It's a big moment we've been waiting for, though it has come at a thoroughly demoralizing time: the North American gaming industry's first direct join union has formed. We talk about the potential long-term outcomes of the UVW-CWA. Plus: why have some old games aged better than others?

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Derek and Justin have dedicated their lives to nothing but Monster Hunter Wilds since they got their hands on it, which isn't EVERYTHING you need to know about one of the generation's biggest releases, but it sure is a starting point.

This game was reviewed on PC and PS5 using a code provided by the publisher. Thanks to Capcom for the opportunity to review this game.

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Derek and John discuss the intersection between the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strikes in gaming, the recasting of several actors by Hoyoverse, and a dogbutt AI character demo from Playstation. More importantly, we let John nerd out about the proper reveal of Silent Hill f (I guess we type that lowercase?).

We're joined by friends of the show Sam Tolbert and (eventually) Anoriand to talk about Konami's weirdly mixed strategy for returning to gaming relevance. Also, gaming sure might be about to get way more expensive as a hobby, huh?

Sorry for the very late upload. Life has been life-ing.

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With a stacked cast, we and our guests end up doing a chill episode literally just talking about the things we've been playing, including the newly released Monster Hunter Wilds. Then we save a few minutes to complain about Warner Bros doing Warner Bros stuff, as we've come to expect.

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It's Valentine's Day Eve, Derek's showing some chest, and the crew decides to revisit our biggest video game crushes over the years.

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We're joined by journalist Eric Switzer to talk about the ESA's new invite-only industry trade show "iicon" (that's how it's spelled), as well as how several major gaming publishers are succeeding and failing at their multiplatform strategies.

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It's an extra long episode as (spoiler alert) the entire crew shows up for the first time in ages to talk about our personal favorite games of 2024.

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