Midwest Game Nerds

MGNP Sidequests are bonus episodes available to $1/month patrons on our Patreon the day after a normal episode releases! They are also released into our normal feed on off-weeks since we typically only release a full episode once every two weeks.

Short but sweet! We're on the hunt for Oreo Coke/Coke Oreos, Jon has watched the entirety of Interview With the Vampire from AMC, and Alex has started watching Industry on HBO.

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Bryan returns and we've all somehow played new games! Alex and Jon checked out Star Wars Outlaws, Bryan's been playing Tactical Breach Wizards, and Alex picked up Astro Bot! All that, plus Sony has finally announced the PlayStation 5 Pro!

What We've Been Playing:

• (0:06:04) Tactical Breach Wizards (PC)
• (0:12:31) Sins of a Solar Empire II (PC)
• (0:19:22) Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Beta (PC, PS4/5, XBO/X/S)
• (0:26:52) Elden Ring (PC, PS4/5, XBO/X/S)
• (0:36:40) Starfield (PC, XSX/S)
• (0:42:29) Astro Bot (PS5)
• (0:48:32) Star Wars Outlaws (PC, PS5, XSX/S)

News:

• (1:10:36) Sony has shut down Concord after 17 days
• (1:13:25) Sony announced the PlayStation 5 Pro

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Allan joins us to talk about his experience with PSVR2! Plus Jon checks in on Starfield and Alex moves on to Demon’s Souls after finishing Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree.

This week's segments are as follows:

• (0:02:33) Starfield (PC, XSX/S)
• (0:29:45) Firewatch (PS4, XBO, Switch, PC)
• (0:31:12) Dysmantle (PS4/5, XBO/X/S, Switch, iOS, Android, PC, macOS)
• (0:33:30) Assassin's Creed Valhalla (PS4/5, XBO/X|S, PC)
• (0:37:17) PSVR2 on PS5 and PC (feat. Horizon: Call of the Mountain, Beat Saber, Half Life: Alyx)
• (0:59:08) The last bit of Elden Ring & Shadow of the Erdtree DLC (PC, PS4/5, XBO/XSX/S) (Sorry again everyone!)
• (1:00:19) Demon's Souls (PS5)
• (1:10:33) Valve has shipped several drivers for Windows on the Steam Deck OLED
• (1:11:29) There was a Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase and Indie World this week
• (1:20:10) Concord looks like a bit of a dud

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Alex talks about the new Louis Cole album! Jon's bought a bunch of vinyl! Mainly Black x Sea – Every Tree Shall Fall: One and American Football.

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Alex is still hooked on Elden Ring but Jon has been playing Disneyland Adventures! At least that's something new! Plus there's plenty of news to talk about!

This week's segments are as follows:

• (0:03:54) More Elden Ring & Shadow of the Erdtree DLC (PC, PS4/5, XBO/XSX/S) (Sorry everyone!)
  • Alex's Malenia Fight on Youtube
• (0:12:05) Disneyland Adventures (360, PC, XBO)
• (0:28:18) Intel's Layoffs – 13th and 14th Gen CPU Failures – Root Cause and Solution
• (0:36:30) SAG-AFTRA Strike and GTA VI Exemption
• (0:42:50) Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver I & II Remasters Inbound?
• (0:46:14) Bungie Layoffs and Jason Schreier's Clarification
• (0:50:15) Krafton Inc saves Tango Gameworks (and Hi-Fi Rush) from closure

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Jon talks about some local cuisine and then he and Alex discuss the entire spoilery season of The Acolyte!

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This week's segments are as follows:

• (0:02:50) Elden Ring & Shadow of the Erdtree DLC (PC, PS4/5, XBO/XSX/S)
• (0:23:08) Microsoft is implementing GeForce Now for Xbox Cloud Gaming and Are Working on an App for Fire TV
• (0:30:24) u/IlmeniAVG's Aggregated Greatest Games List

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Bryan finally sticks around for a sidequest! And Erica joins us! So we can all talk about our thoughts on season 3 of The Bear!

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All three of us are revisiting the Lands Between as we dip back into Elden Ring and Alex has been checking out the DLC, Shadow of the Erdtree! We also talk about new changes to Xbox Game Pass and whether or not our subscriptions remain in tact…

This week's segments are as follows:

• (0:02:48) Shining Force: Resurrection of the Dark Dragon (GBA)
• (0:08:57) Steam Sale Pickups and Wants
• (0:20:28) Elden Ring & Shadow of the Erdtree DLC (PC, PS4/5, XBO/XSX/S)
• (0:55:24) First Neuralink patient says implant is like “an aimbot” for gaming
• (0:57:22) July 2024 Changes to Xbox Game Pass

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Jon got a new dishwasher and that's what gets us excited these days, a little 3d printing talk sneaks in, and we talk about our initial thoughts on The Acolyte, the latest Star Wars show on Disney+.

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