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PtG breaks down the controversial reveal and trailer of Ubisoft's Far Cry 5, set in the US. Big news this week includes the Nathan Drake film casting, Red Dead Redemption 2 delay, Bioware's new Dragon Age game and floppy, jumpy magikarp.

(News) - Far Cry 5 trailer, new Dragon Age game, Nathan Drake casting, Red Dead Redemption 2 delay, Street Fighter 2 thoughts, Monster Hunter XX for Switch, Magikarp Jump release

(What's Loaded Up) - Persona 5, Farpoint, Overwatch, Injustice 2, Magikarp Jump

PtG discusses development hell - why a game can be stuck in it and how to get out. The Destiny 2 gameplay reveal, Witcher TV show and the license renewal of cancelled Microsoft project Scalebound round out the episode.

(News) - Nintendo Direct, Harvest Moon 20th anniversary, Far Cry 5 announcement, South Park Fractured But Hole, Destiny 2 gameplay reveal, Witcher TV Show, Scalebound license renewal

(What's Loaded Up) - Persona 5, NBA Playgrounds, Farpoint, Minecraft, Heroes of the Storm, Injustice 2

PtG welcomes guest speaker Swirl as they discuss the validity of social gaming - online, offline and on the go. Halo 6 E3 plans (or lack thereof), the Assassin's Creed Origins leak and important eSports development news round out the episode.

(News) - Assassin's Creed Origins leak, Overwatch League franchise buy-ins, Women's College eSports program, Hitman developer for sale by Square Enix, Alan Wake gone for good, Halo 6 E3 announcement

(What's Loaded Up) - Black Desert Online, Portal 2, Prey, HTC Vive, Little Nightmares

Special Guest: Swirl .

PtG breaks down what Open World and Linear games are, key differences, how they've changed and where they seem to be headed in the future. They also discuss the recent Darksiders 3 reveal, Overwatch as a political tool, a game-breaking Battlefield 1 patch and early impressions of games like Prey and Little Nightmares on What's Loaded Up.

(News) - Darksiders 3 reveal, Strong Museum's Gaming Hall of Fame inductees, Nintendo Playstation prototype, Overwatch memes as a political tool, Battlefield 1 patch

(What's Loaded Up) - Black Desert Online, CS:GO, Battlegrounds, Little Nightmares, Prey, Starcraft, Syberia 3, Zelda: BotW

PtG welcomes guest speaker Mike "AFK" Lejuez as they delve into videogame movies and how they almost always... suck. They also discuss the CoD WWII trailer reveal, Nintendo 2DS XL and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe shenanigans.

(News) - CoD WWII trailer reveal, alleged PS All-Stars sequel poster leak, FF7 and KH3 delayed, Nintendo 2DS XL announcement, Nintendo E3 plans

(What's Loaded Up) - Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Destiny, Super Hot, PUBG, Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+, Mario Kart 8: Deluxe, Starcraft, Zelda BotW, Prey

Special Guest: Mike Lejuez.

In this episode, PtG debate how (or how not) eSports can progress into the mainstream of televised sporting events. They also discuss competitive games they have been playing, retro titles and other news and releases.

(News) - Starcraft free to play, Call of Duty: WW2 confirmed, SNES Classic rumors, 1TB PS4 Slim

(What's Loaded Up) - Dark Souls: Ringed City, Kingdoms, Battlegrounds, Attack on Titan, Mr. Shifty, Counter Strike GO, Yooka Laylee, Star Wars Episode I: Racer and Pokemon Snap

PtG celebrates their 10th episode by counting down personal Top 10 favorite games of all time! They also discuss a huge wave of Nintendo game announcements and Microsoft's upcoming pro-consumer self-return policy.

(News) - Nintendo Direct and announced releases, Star Wars Battlefront II trailer and release date, Microsoft's new "self-service" refund policy for XB1

(What's Loaded Up) - ClusterTruck, FF XV: Episode Gladio DLC, Player Unknown's Battlegrounds, Kingdom Hearts Final Mix, Graceful Exploding Machine, EVE Valkyrie, Starblood Arena, Dynasty Warriors 4, Overwatch Uprising Event, Pokemon Go

This week on PtG, Nick, Andrew and Pete discuss the pros and cons of PCs and gaming consoles. Do the Xbox One Scorpio tech specs compete with modern PCs? Find out what the guys think!

(News) - Xbox One Scorpio tech specs revealed, Mass Effect: Andromeda updates, New Overwatch event

(What's Loaded Up) - Goldeneye: Source, Def Jam: Vendetta, Battlefield 1, Shovel Knight, Bound, DB Xenoverse 2

Do you like remakes, remasters and reboots? Find out what the guys think on this weeks episode of Praise the Game. Additional topics include Destiny 2, Persona 5, Starcraft Remastered and Call of Duty WWII.

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PtG welcomes Tom, Cody and Steve from Frogsmilk Studio as they discuss their first indie game, The Italianeer, being an indie developer and taking a demo to PAX East. The group also discusses recent releases and news including the Destiny 2 poster leak and thoughts on Mass Effect: Andromeda.

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Special Guests: Cody McCann, Steve Friedman, and Tom Saltman.