Maximum Hearts

We return after a multi-week break to laugh at John's misfortune, laugh at Derek's adventures in Kingdom Hearts, and mull over the recently announced (and possibly inevitable) changes to Xbox Game Pass.

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We're joined by Cam Hawkins to talk about that absolute banger of a Nintendo Direct. You've got to give it to 'em, Nintendo knows how to put on a show.

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We're joined by journalist and friend of the show Sarah LeBoeuf to talk about Summer Game Fest as both an event for journalists and a presentation, as well as the game showcase that may have saved Xbox.

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In the space right before a bunch of big reveal shows (including the now-concluded Summer Game Fest and Xbox Games Showcase) the crew talks about some of their fondest memories of E3s past and eventually gets sidetracked talking about the upcoming charity event.

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We're joined by frequent friend of the show Josh Fagundes aka Anoriand to talk about the State of Play presentation from Playstation only hours before, kicking off the summer reveal season.

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We're joined by HuggableHipster to talk about the upcoming storm of gaming presentations and reveals, and stake claim on our predictions and our wildest hopes.

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We're joined by Sam Tolbert to discuss the week's disastrous run of news from Xbox, centered around the closing of studios like Arkane Austin and Tango Gameworks. We put the news in the context of Microsoft's decade-long struggle to manage development teams and publish software.

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We're joined this week by Kotaku's Alyssa Mercante to recap the timeline of the recent escalation of harassment against marginalized people who work in the gaming industry, dismantle the bad faith arguments and justifications by those harassing, and generally grapple with the state of Being Online These Days.

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We discuss some creative ways games like Fortnite have tried to resolve toxicity and player discomfort in online multiplayer games, and the need for the work to continue. Also, we think up the best and worst combinations of branding exercises that our tortured minds can spit out.

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We're joined by Mat Piscatella to revisit the goofs and gags of the olden days and talk about the changing trends of the industry that everyone needs to get comfortable with.

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