It's all about the Summer Game Fest season this episode! So much news to cover. Chris and Jason talk about all of the games and news they are excited to come out of the Summer Game Fest, Xbox Games Showcase, and PC Gaming Show

• Summer Game Fest
  • Sonic Racing Crossworld
  • Game of Thrones: War for Westeros
  • Dune: Awakening - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1172710/Dune_Awakening/ 
  • Out of Words
  • Lego Voyagers
  • Wildgate – July 24 - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3504780/Wildgate/
• Xbox Games Showcase
  • ROG Xbox Ally
  • Clockwork Revolution - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbctejNDfwI
  • Super Meat Boy 3D
  • Fallout 76 “Gone Fission”
  • Sea of Thieves
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops 7
• PC Gaming Show
  • Railborn - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2340970/Railborn/
  • Kaizen
  • Modulus
  • The Alters

Happy Switch 2 Launch Day! This episode was recorded before the launch, but we’re still excited for new hardware from Nintendo. For now, Chris is wrapping up Blue Prince, Jason is playing Fortnite, and we’re both using AI in new ways.

Blue Prince is killing Chris’ Steam Deck, Jason’s playing Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and we’re both playing Fortnite. Also, Nintendo sent an email about Switch 2 preorders. In the post-show: Do you pay for ChatGPT?

• iFixit Steam Deck Trigger

Chris went to a gas station for the first time in forever, so naturally there are things to talk about there. Switch 2 preorders have come and gone, Jason's playing Factorio, Chris is playing Blue Prince, and a couple of new games have come to Game Pass in the last two weeks. Stick around for the outro - it's a doozy!

• SheetZ Run: Only Up
• Blue Prince
• Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered
  • Comparison old vs. new
• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

We finally know what’s going on with Switch 2 preorders. We hope you got one if you wanted one! Chris has been playing the new puzzle game that’s taking the gaming press by storm, Blue Prince and wants to talk about it. Jason and Chris both played Enshrouded, and Jason got some new hardware.

• Blue Prince
• Enshrouded
• ProtonDB for Enshrouded
• ROG Ally X

We finally know (almost) everything there is to know about the Nintendo Switch 2! Join us to hear our thoughts about the hardware, games, and pre-order situation.

• Switch 2
• DK Rap

Jason finished Split Fiction, Chris is playing a new mobile game, and Discord is exploring (more) advertising. Plus, Assassin’s Creed Shadows is out and the Lenovo Legion Go S with SteamOS is available to preorder. Does Chris have the willpower to hold out for a Steam Deck 2?

• Dungeon Clawler
• ROGUE LIGHT DECK BUILDER (yes, really...)
• Lenovo Legion Go S with SteamOS
• Assassin's Creed Shadows

Chris is excited about a new Tony Hawk game. Jason is excited about his new computer. We're both excited about WoW Season 2 and Split Fiction.

• Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4
• World of Warcraft: The War Within Season 2
• Split Fiction

Jason is in full Warframe mode, Chris is playing a new mobile game, and we’re both looking forward to the new WoW patch. Plus, Dota 2 changed their map (again) and Chris is intrigued.

• Warframe
• Raft
• Avowed
• Pokemon TCG Pocket
• WoW: Undermine(d)
• Split Fiction
• TF2 SDK

We are halfway through February, and games are already starting to come out. Civilization VII and Rift of the Necrodancer are here, and one of us has played one of those games. Lastly, Jason found a new computer - tune in to find out what he got!

• Sid Meier's Civilization VII
• Destiny 2 Humble Bundle
• Raft
• Rift of the Necrodancer