World of Warcraft Shadowlands has gotten a release date (November 28, 2022) and we are talking about all of the non-gameplay stuff that is changing, from UI customization to talent trees and crafting. In the post-show, Jason explains the new game Foxhole to Chris.

WoW Systems

Jason makes excellent use of the 2-hour rule. The DotA 2 Battle Pass is finally here, and Chris has some thoughts. Chris & Jason tried the new Overcooked-like roguelite PlateUp! and had a lot of fun. In the post show, Apple announced new iPhones and Apple Watches, and Jason can’t decide if he wants one.

• Dota 2 Battle Pass
  • Prize Pool Tracker
• PlateUp!

In an unusual turn of events, we’re talking about some news today. A few major games are leaving Game Pass, Jason wants to play Destiny 2 again, and Gamescom happened this week. In non-news news, we’ve played the new game Across the Obelisk and we have some thoughts. Finally, the Dota 2 Battle Pass releases TODAY.

• Things leaving Game Pass
  • Hades
  • Myst
• Destiny 2
  • Lightfall Trailer 
  • Not sunsetting anymore
  • Skill Up Youtube Channel
• Gamescom
  • Dune Awakening
    • Open World Survival MMO
• Across the Obelisk

Chris had an adventure on a plane, and he’s here to tell Jason all about it. For our main topic, we are talking about Players, an excellent show that you should all watch. Lastly, Chris finally finished It Takes Two, so we have a SPOILER-FILLED discussion of that game in the post-show.

"Players" on Paramount+

It Takes Two

Today it’s all Steam Deck all the time! Jason finally got his Steam Deck and Chris and Jason have both been on trips with their Steam Decks (to the same place, at the same time), so we have some thoughts.

Topics

• Thoughts about physical properties of the Steam Deck
• Steam Deck Traveling
  • Risk of Rain 2
  • Stardew Valley
  • Enter the Gungeon
  • Neon Abyss
• Xbox Cloud
  • Forza is kind of fun
  • Other games work okay
  • Thoughts from hotel wi-fi
• Pitfalls and Challenges
  • Remembering special keybinds is kind of important
  • Text in Risk of Rain 2
  • Clicking tiny buttons
  • ProtonDB – Compatibility Database
    • https://www.protondb.com

Post Show

• August Humble Choice delivers again

The Steam Summer Sale just ended. We chat about what we did and didn't buy. We also shed some light on gems and duds of other great deals in gaming. Meow.

• Legion TD 2 - https://legiontd2.com
• Power Wash Simulator - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnitGF9gvkE 
• Stray Travel Pack - https://yourcatbackpack.com/pages/strayxtravelcat 

Jason opens the show by discussing a truly strange game. We spend the majority of the episode talking about how Chris is a Steam Deck convert, and then a brief discussion on the return to (relative) sanity of (some) GPU prices.

• Games as a Service Monthly Segment
  • As Dusk Falls – July 19
    • https://www.asduskfalls.com
    • New story point and click announced during Xbox Games Showcase
  • Turbo Golf Racing – August 4
    • Apparently, this isn’t free to play, but its included with Game Pass. Best deal in gaming.
  • You can now play Bugsnax on your phone with Xbox Cloud, included with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate
    • (They added phone touch controls)
  • Chris is all-in on Steam Deck
    • The absolute perfect roguelike game system
      • Risk of Rain 2
      • Children of Morta
      • Vampire Survivors
      • Rogue Legacy 2
    • Steam Deck “On the Go”
      • Chris went to a LAN party and brought only his Steam Deck and Macbook Pro
      • Hardware
        • Charger (USB-C)
        • Portable external monitor
        • BT keyboard & mouse
        • Xbox Controller w/USB dongle
        • Anker USB-C Dock

Happy Not-E3 everyone! Today we have our longest episode in a LONG time as we discuss all the game announcements that we were following over the week/weekend of June 2-12.

Oh. And go watch this Sea of Thieves trailer.

• Sony Playstation State of Play – June 2, 2022
  • Stray
    • PS Plus higher tiers
  • Final Fantasy XVI (16) – Summer 2023
  • No Man’s Sky. 
• Summer Games Fest
  • COD: MW2
  • Fall Guys is Free to Play on June 21
  • Warframe Announcement Announcement
• Future Games Showcase
  • Outpost
  • RoboBeat
  • Turbo Golf Racing – August 4 2022
  • The Entropy Centre - 2022
  • Orx – August 2022
  • Sweet Transit
• Microsoft Xbox Games Showcase
  • High On Life – October 2022
  • Riot joining Game Pass
  • Forza Motorsport
  • Forza Horizon 5 Hot Wheels – July 2022
  • MS Flight Sim
  • Overwatch 2 – Early access Oct 8
  • ARA History Untold
  • Pentiment – November 2022
  • Lightyear Frontier – Spring 2023
  • Gunfire Reborn – October 2022
  • Diablo IV
  • Sea of Thieves Update July 21st
  • Ravenlok
  • Cocoon
  • Starfield got an extended look.