Potions & Portals

Happy Turkey Day from Potions & Portals, as Adam & Jeremy dive into some Black Friday deals for must-play games. We also discuss news around xQc’s Twitch ban, the new James Bond game announcement, Nintendo’s cease & desist against a Smash Bros tournament, and Cyberpunk 2077’s odd exclusive on PC. If you’re looking for some […]

It’s next-gen console week, with the Playstation 5 and Xbox Series X both launching.  We’ll talk about news, including some PS5 launch issues and supposed Xbox launch issues, as well as some other crazy events happening this week in the world of video games.  Then we dive into our experiences with the next-gen consoles, including […]

This week, Adam & Jeremy talk about everything next-gen with both the Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 5 arriving days apart. We discuss news and our plans when the next-gen consoles arrive. We also hit on some pain points of Valorant ranking right now.

This week Adam and Jeremy delve into video game soundtracks, including a game built entirely on the dynamic nature of music.  We’re one week away from the next-gen so keep up to date with the latest news.  Valorant releases a new patch, with Skye and Icebox entering the competitive scene.  Then a new game studio […]

This week, Adam and Jeremy discuss more next-gen news as we rapidly approach the launch dates.  We talk more about Epic v Apple, Microsoft’s xCloud, Google’s Stadia, interesting news about a few retailers, and we keep the Indie Game of the Week going for a two-week streak.  Then this week’s main topic deals with toxicity […]

This week, we discuss our freights with Phasmophobia, next-gen updates for both Xbox and Playstation, Valorant competitive news, and Blizzard ending support for Starcraft 2.  Then our main topic for the week is a controversial one, but something worth talking about, gaming and mental health.

This week Adam and Jeremy talk about the PS5 Hardware tear-down that Sony released, as well as other tantalizing next-gen news. We also talk about 3080 stock shortages and Amazon’s Game Studio throwing in the towel on Crucible. Then we dive into the challenges with daily logins and battle passes for this week’s main topic.

This week Adam and Jeremy discuss news updates around next-gen consoles, Valorant, and celebrate Cyberpunk 2077 going gold! The main topic of the week deals with Downloadable Content in all its forms, from Microtransactions to Expansions, Loot Boxes to Battle Passes, we dive into the economics and user experience behind DLC.

Prepare yourselves here, next-gen is coming, as we dive into some news and experiences around the Xbox Series X & PlayStation 5 consoles.  Could Microsoft buy more game studios?  We talk about which ones they could be looking at.  Then we dive into Indie Games with our Genre-Defining Games series.

Microsoft whipping out that checkbook for 7.5 billion to purchase ZeniMax; Sony holds the PlayStation 5 Showcase with some games and announces price with pre-orders. Those pre-orders though were an absolute mess. We delve deep into the Microsoft purchase and PS5 on this episode.