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\\\ Welcome to Case 20 of Redacted Party Chat! 20 episodes?! A milestone we are incredibly proud of that we couldn't have done without you, our wonderful listeners! We promise to bring you better and better content as time goes by. We are just getting started!

On this case the Agents tackle a somewhat greedy practice of withholding an IP from growth and then recent rumors of Sony gravitating away from the PC realm.

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(4:36) What We've Been Playing

(38:20) Topic #1: Do you think the owners of an IP like Warhammer or Lord of the Rings should have sole rights to publishing? Or should ip be distributed to as many as possible?

(1:09:19) Topic #2: With Sonys recent rumor of axing PC ports of their first party games going forward: Future Thinking or Short Sighted?

(1:47:44) Outro

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\\\ Welcome to Case 19 of Redacted Party Chat! The Trio is back in full force for the ninth episode of the year! Right on the heel of Requiems release and we are itching to play. We couldn't forget about everyone else with our banter so we hope you enjoy!

We touch upon the recent destruction of the Xbox Brand, Bluepoint Games falling to the hellscape that is game development, and thankfully sprinkle in some joy with what we think would make a fun game from the Movie/TV side of the house.

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(2:00) What We've Been Playing

(39:20) Topic #1: With the recent Xbox leadership shake up, what are our takes on the future of Xbox and Microsoft?

(1:11:50) Topic #2: What are some Movies/TV shows that could translate to the Gaming medium?

(1:41:20) Topic #3: How do we feel about the Bluepoint closure? What does this elude to for other remastered projects?

(2:18:23) Outro

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\\\ Welcome to Case 18 of Redacted Party Chat! The Agents are down one member during this case overview but the eighth episode of the year MUST go one! The penultimate episode before our Road to Requiem Marathon comes to an end with the release of RE9 on 2/27.

We touch upon our personal favorite 7 out if 10 rated games that we feel at 10 out of 10 as well as another touch base with the hatred that the internet brings with objectively good games! We may or may not gush about said examples as well...but like always we hope you enjoy!

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(4:14) What We've Been Playing

(12:39) Topic #1: What is a critically rated 7/10 Game (or mid to high score) that you enjoy as if it was a 10/10?

(1:02:20) Topic #2: Where do we think the obsessive hate and vitriol for objectively good games stems from?

(1:55:27) Outro

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\\\ Welcome to Case 17 of Redacted Party Chat! The Agents welcome you back for the seventh episode of 2026, that much closer to the release of Requiem and the end to our first Marathon! But...you're here for this episode which is a fun one with a chat about franchise fatigue, the stance we have on digital vs physical games, and finally a Recap of the awesome State of Play announcements! As always we hope you enjoy!

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(2:23) What We've Been Playing: Brandyn (Nioh 3)

(14:18) Topic #1: Do you think there can be an amount of entries in a franchise before it inevitably becomes stale or needs to “reinvent”? Is it genre dependent? If it does, why not name it something else?

(55:09) Topic #2: In an era of digital-only consoles and delisted games, are you personally worried about the idea of game ownership?

(1:24:30) Topic #3: State of Play Recap

(2:02:38) Topic #?: WAY off topic

(2:06:35) Outro

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\\\ Welcome to Case 16 of Redacted Party Chat! The Agents welcome you back for the sixth episode of 2026, time is flying! Nevertheless we have another trio of topics dealing with more AI invading the development side of gaming, bucking the trend of game development with more international teams, and the remake vs remaster debate. As always we hope you enjoy!

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(6:22) Topic #1: Do you think the rise of AI / Technology Accessibility and independent creators will replace larger devs and publishers? Similar to how YouTube and social media disrupted traditional news channels.

(47:45) Topic #2: How do games from different cultures (the rise of Chinese AAA games like Black Myth: Wukong) change our Western-centric understanding of "good" game design?

(1:12:00) Topic #3: How do you define a remake vs a remaster? Has it gotten out of control or been handled well in your opinion?

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\\\ Welcome to Case 15 of Redacted Party Chat! The Agents welcome you back for another case session. We have on the docket a 3 pack of topics that all strangely had relevance to each other the more we dug in (Esports, Influencers, and Marketing). As always we hope you enjoy!

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(7:29) Topic #1: Has Esports and professional gaming ruined how games are developed? or would we not be where we are without them?

(35:48) Topic #2: As of 2026 has the concept of influencers become a positive or negative for the entertainment industry?

(1:03:57) Topic #3: Do you think game companies are revealing too much in the lead-up to games? Do you think the current “show me now” landscape makes more subtle ”wait and see” marketing feasible?

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\\\ Welcome to Case 14 of Redacted Party Chat! The Agents are back with another incredible trifecta of topic discussions. We have on the docket a continued chat on censorship in games albeit with a broader view, the new Playstation and what it would take to classify a "6," and finally some heavy hitting moments in the games we've played. As always we hope you enjoy!

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(8:05) Topic #1: Do you think censorship in games is good, bad, too strict, or not strict enough?

(40:45) Topic #2: Based on the leaks and rumors of the next Playstation, do you feel those justify the upgrade/title of Playstation "6"?

(1:31:26) Topic #3: What reveal in a game was the most shocking or impactful? One that you didn't see coming and affected you greatly.

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\\\ Welcome to Case 13 of Redacted Party Chat! The Agents are back and better than ever. We are keeping 2026 spicy with discussions involving the separation of Art and Artist, thoughts on DLC being released years after the core game, and what we would have game developers work on if WE were the publisher. As always we hope you enjoy!

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(1:43) Topic #1: Do we subscribe to the separation of Art and Artist when it comes to controversial persons?

(48:55) Topic #2: With rumors of a Witcher 3 DLC coming this year, whether true or false, would you be interested? Is this a good way to release DLC with so much time between the launch and DLC?

(1:28:17) Topic #3: You're the publisher, pick any dev team. What project/franchise are they to work on and why?

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\\\ Welcome to Case 12 of Redacted Party Chat! The Agents are back with the first formal case of 2026. We are hitting the ground running with some hefty discussions such as our most anticipated games of 2026, why Bloodborne or Sekiro deserves a sequel over the other, and some of our favorite music in gaming. As always we hope you enjoy!

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(5:00) Topic #1: What is our most anticipated in 2026?

(1:23:35) Topic #2: Bloodborne VS Sekiro: Who Most Deserves a Sequel?

(1:47:35) Topic #3: What are some of your favorite Soundtracks, Specific Songs, ETC?

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\\\ Welcome to Case 11 of Redacted Party Chat, our final summation of 2025. The Agents are back recording a SECOND 4 HOUR stretch of Game/Thing of the Year content for you fine folks! Due to unforeseen technical difficulties the first recording was lost to time...so we streamed a whole new one. Ignore our weakened human husks and enjoy the beautiful tones of our banter. As always we hope you enjoy!

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(2:00) Most Disappointing: Adrian

(13:45) Most Disappointing: Brandyn

(31:05) Most Disappointing: Vaughn

(43:22) Honorable Mentions: Brandyn

(59:00) Honorable Mentions: Adrian

(1:22:25) Honorable Mentions: Vaughn

(1:32:20) Number 5's

(2:03:12) Number 4's

(2:26:45) Number 3's

(2:54:43) Number 2's

(3:25:49) Number 1's

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