Redacted Party Chat

Welcome to Case 40 of Redacted Party Chat! The Agents are back and bring you some more positive thought experiments. This time it's all about development studios and how the evolve over time.

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(0:44) Intros

(8:46) Topic: What developer in your opinion has made the biggest strides forward for themselves as creators and/or for the industry as a whole? Who has improved the most in your eyes or has always been doing well but not as recognized?

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(56:24) Outro

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\\\ Welcome to Case 39 of Redacted Party Chat! The Agents are back and bring you a tough topic...would there be anything that could get them to stop gaming as a hobby overall? That discussion and a meaty wind down are here for your enjoyment!

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(0:43) Intros

(6:49) Topic 1: What action taken by a major player in the industry (or universal change) would make you rethink Gaming as a hobby? Could anything bring you back?

(40:01) Post Show Wind Down

(1:08:47) Outro

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\\\ Welcome to Case 38 of Redacted Party Chat! The Agents are back and still trying to understand the ramifications of Sony and their Disc disaster. We chat about how this might affect digital game prices, dynamic pricing, and what we would like to see happen to counteract it.

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(0:41) Intros

(3:01) Topic 1: With Sony actively working towards a disc free future, do you think we will see a further rise in dynamic pricing? How do you think the community/industry would react to its greater implementation?

(1:02:36) Post Show Wind Down

(1:22:50) Outro

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\\\ Welcome to Case 37 of Redacted Party Chat! The Agents are back once again and unfortunately have zero positive topics this week. Sony and Microsoft decided to have a battle of worst news year to date. We dive into both companies and what we think it means for each!

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(0:51) Intros

(5:21) Topic 1: Sony has officially made the announcement that physical game production ends in 2028. What are our thoughts?

(42:03) Topic 2: Rumors of Microsoft attempting to offload/sell various First Party Studios is making the rounds. What are our thoughts?

(1:01:35) Post Show Wind Down

(1:15:50) Outro

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\\\ Welcome to Case 36 of Redacted Party Chat! The Agents are back once again and refuse to hold back when it comes to opinions on Capcom and Leakers. What do we think should happen to those that leak game info early? How we feel Capcom's latest choice of game director rules will go? You'll have to check out the full episode!

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(0:46) Intros

(6:32) Topic 1: Have we conditioned the current generation of gamers to expect leaks as their reveals instead of the traditional "everyone learns at the same time" scenario?

(36:35) Topic 2: What do we think about Capcom's shift away from auteur-driven development cycles?

(1:09:18) Post Show Wind Down

(1:54:41) Outro

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\\\ Welcome to Case 35 of Redacted Party Chat! The Agents bring you more thoughts on what could have been added joy for the Not E3 Week of announcements as well as a community submission related to where PC gaming is at nowadays.

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(0:00) Intro

(6:00) Topic 1: What games failed to make an appearance at Junes Stream week that you personally feel should have been there? And why?

(40:45) Topic 2: Community Submission, Console gaming integrating into the PC world has 100% ruined pc gaming.

(1:26:41) Outro

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\\\ Welcome to Case 34 of Redacted Party Chat! The Trio is back and here to spread the good word of Ex-E3 week. Join us as we discuss the major 4 shows that were streamed first week of June 2026! We discuss our thoughts on the State of Play, Summer Games Fest, Xbox Showcase, and Nintendo Direct.

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(0:00) Intro

(2:12) Topic 1: State of Play Reactions

(47:05) Topic 2: Summer Games Fest Reactions

(1:04:45) Topic 3: Xbox Showcase Reactions

(1:18:08) Topic 4: Nintendo Direct Reactions

(1:46:48) Post Show Wind Down

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\\\ Welcome to Case 33 of Redacted Party Chat! With this falling on podcast recording day we decided to make this the official Case 33 for those that might have missed to stream that day. Come check out if the Agents had their prediction goggles on proper. Reminder, this was originally streamed on 6/5/26 so audio only listeners might not understand the dialog back and forth. Watching this episode would be the best way to consume. Either way we appreciate whomever checks it out!
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(3:32) Main Show Begins
(2:00:30) Brief Overview/Thoughts & Outro
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\\\ Welcome to Case 32 of Redacted Party Chat! It's that time of the year listeners! E3...wait, redact that...we mean State of Play & Summer Games Fest. With a little Xbox Showcase mixed in of course. This Case is all about our predictions and what we hope to see during each stream!

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(0:00) Intro

(3:26) Topic #1: State of Play Predictions

(57:57) Topic #2: Summer Games Fest Predictions (With a Brief Xbox Bring up)

(1:39:00) Post Show Wind Down

(1:59:24) Outro

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\\\ Welcome to Case 31 of Redacted Party Chat! Both Warhorse Studios and CI Games are the developers to keep an eye on per the topics this week. First discussion is all about the new Middle Earth RPG headed our way and then freedom granted from the Epic Store monopoly.

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(0:00) Intro

(7:27) Topic #1: Warhorse Studios has officially confirmed it is developing an open-world Middle-earth RPG set in the Lord of the Rings universe. Thoughts and or concerns?

(40:21) Topic #2: CI Games recently terminated its exclusivity deal with Epic Games. Do you think the success of such a “risky” move may prompt more AAA studios to follow suit and what are potential consequences of such a trend?

(1:16:20) Post Show Wind Down

(1:46:41) Outro

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