Maximum Hearts

The gang comes together to discuss the Xbox Developer Direct from earlier in the day. Also, we discuss an interview describing Capcom's use of AI in development, trying to keep the facts straight and figure out if there's any use that doesn't skeeze us out.

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It's a triple threat as we get to talk about some Nintendo related news, some Xbox related news, and some Playstation related news, all in the same show! When's the last time we had a triple threat like that?

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In lieu of meaningful news but a tumultuous personal week, John surprises Derek by suggesting they literally just talk about Final Fantasy 9 for a while. It's not a news show, but it's a shockingly wholesome time. Also there's so much argument about pronouncing Final Fantasy character names.

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In our first show of the new year, we discuss the pattern of layoffs throughout the last year, which companies fell hardest into it, and which companies avoided it. Also: Nintendo, just reveal the Switch 2 already.

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Justin has been enraptured by STALKER 2 (I'm not typing the stylized version again that's a lot of work) and absolutely HAS to talk about this strange game and its commitment to player friction and emergent experiences.

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Derek, John, and Finn are here to discuss the updated console release of Apple Arcade hit Fantasian, from Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi. It's maybe not the life-changing revelation some have hyped it up to be... but gosh dang does it hit a specific target few are hitting right now.

This game was reviewed on PC and Nintendo Switch with codes provided by the publisher. Thanks to Square Enix for providing us the opportunity to cover this game.

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We're joined by journalist Sam Tolbert to talk about the thing that pre-empted our liveshow last week: The Winter Keighleys 2024, aka The Game Awards. Despite our cynicism... okay, this was kind of a good one.

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The crew dives into recently played games like Mouthwashing and FANTASIAN Neo Dimension before slagging off on the rise of AI in the gaming space.

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John, Derek, and Jeff talk about the handheld market and whether Microsoft or Sony's handheld strategies can carve much space for themselves. Discussion gets UNUSUALLY heated. But not before a far-too-long aside about Final Fantasy 14, as is tradition.

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We're joined by writer and comedian Mike Drucker for our first show after the big charity bash to talk about our relationships with gaming as an art form when everything seems to be crumbling around us. But first... Tetris.

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