Respec Games

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With Respec -  

• New World 

• Sonic Racing Crossworlds

Vertical Slice - 

•  Battlefield 6 / Final Sentence 

• Sonic Racing Crossworlds / Final Sentence

Addressing The Community -

News 

• https://www.gamereactor.eu/digimon-story-time-stranger-launches-to-over-84000-concurrent-players-on-steam-1612843/ 

New/Upcoming Releases 

• Pokemon Legends Z-A October 16 ns/ns2

• Battlefield 6 Oct 10 Ps5/xbx/Pc

Critical Hit 

• Games Nobody Probably Heard of That we Played 

• The DioField Chronicle

• Omega Strikers

• The Precinct

• Sengoku Dynasty

• Wartales

• Atlas Reactor

Game Over

• Polow - Battlefield 6

• Telliano - Battlefield 6, Pokemon Legends: ZA

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With Respec -  

• The Autumn Stream Oct 6th

• Respec The Game - GovPancakes interview

Vertical Slice - 

• Warhammer 40k Rogue Trader 

• Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds

Addressing The Community -

News 

• EA Goes Private https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/ea-strikes-a-usd55-billion-deal-to-go-private-in-a-saudi-backed-buyout-just-a-week-before-the-launch-of-battlefield-6/ 

New/Upcoming Releases 

• Ghost Of Yotei 84MS Ps5 Oct 2

• FF Tactics Ivalice 88MS Out Now pc/ps5/ps4/xbx/ns2/ns

Critical Hit 

• https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/events-conferences/every-game-trailer-and-announcement-in-the-pc-gaming-show-tokyo-direct/

• https://www.ign.com/articles/sony-playstation-state-of-play-september-2025-everything-announced 

Game Over

• Sonic Crossworlds/Code Vein/Borderlands 4

• Warhammer 40k Rogue Trader/Borderlands 4

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With Respec -  

• DadNeedsToTalk - For engaging and sharing

• Polow Wife

Vertical Slice - 

• Borderlands 4

• 2XKO

Addressing The Community -

News 

• Nintendo Sept Direct Impressions: https://www.polygon.com/nintendo-direct-september-2025-news-announcements-all-recap/ 

New/Upcoming Releases 

• Dying Light: The Beast Sept 18th pc/pc5/xbx

• Skate. EA Sept 16th pc/ps5/ps4/xbx/xb1

Critical Hit 

• Borderlands 4

• First Impressions 

• Excited for

• What needs work

• Favorite thing about it 

Game Over

• Borderlands

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With Respec -  

• Duet Night Abyss

• Skate.

Vertical Slice - 

• Hollow Knight

• Path Of Exile 2

Addressing The Community - Rob Stone Ep 7 YT Comment

News 

• Paramount producing Call of Duty movie -

• https://www.paramount.com/press/paramount-strikes-major-film-deal-with-activision-to-bring-call-of-duty-to-the-big-screen#:~:text=Under%20this%20milestone%20partnership%2C%20Paramount,franchise%20to%20entirely%20new%20audiences

New/Upcoming Releases 

• Borderlands 4 Sept 12th pc/ps5/xbx

• Dragon Ball Gekishin - Sept 9th Squadra PC/PS5/iOS/Android

Critical Hit 

• Is comparison the thief of joy?

• What are some instances that it’s important to compare games?

• What limitations should gamers set on comparisons?

• What are the most valid comparisons in your opinion?

• Comparisons that you would like to see made?

Game Over

• Hollow Knight, Dragon Ball, Borderlands 4

• Borderlands 4, Guild Wars 2

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With Respec -  

• No Man’s Sky

• Maximillian Dood

Vertical Slice - 

• Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds

• Path Of Exile 2

Addressing The Community - Rob Stone YT Comment

News 

• CoD to big to Fail?!? EXCLUSIVE - Activision Leadership Isn't Worried About Battlefield 6 Because Call of Duty is "Too Big to Fail" - Insider Gaming 

New/Upcoming Releases 

• Hollow Knight Silksong Sept 4th All systems

• Hell Is us Sept 4th pc/ps5/xbx

Critical Hit 

• Gaming with Friends vs Single Player Gaming

• What makes either fun?

• What brings the experience down?

• What are your specific expectations when playing Single player or with friends?

• Best examples of both?

• Which one do you ultimately prefer?

Game Over

• Hollow Knight

• Path of Exile 2

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With Respec -  

• KH Community

• Gw2 community again

Vertical Slice - 

• Prologue Go Wayback

• Echoes of The End

News 

• Gamescom 2025

• Cory Barlog New Ambitious Game Reveal https://gamerant.com/god-of-war-studio-new-game-details/ 

New/Upcoming Releases 

• Sword of The Sea  Aug 19th ps5

• Void/Breaker Aug 20th ps5

Critical Hit 

• The type of gamers we are 

• Favorite Genres 

• The Reasons why we play the way we do

Game Over 

Guild wars

Echoes of The End

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With Respec -  

• GW2 Communtiy 

• Nintendo Indieworld/Independent Developers Balatro and more

Vertical Slice - Battlefield 6 Beta / Battlefield 6 Beta

• Address the Community Rob Stone / @KAIOH_Wolf https://www.twitch.tv/kaioh_wolffang

  News 

• ChatGPT Just Became a live service game https://kotaku.com/sam-altman-chatgpt-openai-gpt-5-world-warcraft-destiny-2000616944 

• Former BioWare Producer discussing Remasters for Dragon Age trilogy

https://www.ign.com/articles/why-has-there-never-been-a-dragon-age-origins-remaster-bioware-exec-explains-past-plans-and-continued-difficulties

New/Upcoming Releases 

• Midnight Murder Club - Aug 14th pc/ps5

• Bendy: Lone Wolf - Aug 15th Ps5/ps4/xbx/xb1/ns

• Echoes of The End - Aug 17th Ps5/Xbox/PC

Critical Hit 

• What does AI look like in video games? 

• The implementation 

• The benefits 

• The drawbacks 

• Is it worth it in the long term?

Game Over 

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With Respec -  

• THQ Nordic

• SonicFox/Evo

Vertical Slice - Same damn Thing / Pokemon TCG Pocket

• Address the Community Phronzen Vertical Slice / The Archivist Spotify Comments 

News 

• THQ Nordic Showcase and the Games https://thqnordic.com/article/thq-nordic-showcase-2025-recap-all-announcements-trailers-steam-sale-details

• Nintendo Sales Data https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/hard_soft/index.html

New/Upcoming Releases 

• Mafia The Old Country - August 8th https://store.steampowered.com/app/1941540/Mafia_The_Old_Country/

• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Hinokami Chronicles 2 - August 5th https://store.steampowered.com/app/2928600/Demon_Slayer_Kimetsu_no_Yaiba_The_Hinokami_Chronicles_2/ 

Critical Hit 

• Future Gaming Plans - Games on our list

• Why were excited to play 

• Possible Additions 

• A Game we wouldn't normally play to add to the list

Game Over

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With Respec - 

• Our Community

Vertical Slice - Guild Wars 2 Addiction / Wander Stars

• Address the Community

News 

• Sony Expanding Playstation https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/sony-is-hiring-to-expand-playstation-studios-games-beyond-playstation-hardware-including-xbox-steam-nintendo-switch-and-more 

• Microsoft Reversed Plans for $80 Game Increase https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/microsoft-has-reversed-plans-to-charge-80-for-the-outer-worlds-2/ 

New/Upcoming Releases 

• Grounded 2 - July 29

• Wander Stars - August 1st

Critical Hit 

• DLC and Modding community

Outlooks on DLC and Modding (Personal Perspectives)

Benefits of DLC and Modding

Drawbacks of DLC and Modding

Which do you believe is more impactful on gaming currently?

What the future looks like for these two types of content together?

Game Over 

• More Guild Wars 2 For Polow

• Grounded 2 and Wander Stars voice over for Respec content

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With Respec - 

• DigitalExtremes/BlackThornProd

Vertical Slice - 

• Soul Frame/Pokemon MMO - Is it Worth it? W/ Polow/Legal and Rune Coliseum W/ Telliano

Community comments

• News - 

Battlefield 6 Open Beta Confirmed https://www.gamespot.com/articles/battlefield-6-open-beta-confirmed-will-include-this-key-change/1100-6533303/

TennoCon

https://www.ign.com/articles/tennocon-2025-everything-revealed 

Elden Ring Neightreign https://www.ign.com/articles/elden-ring-nightreign-will-start-rolling-out-more-enhanced-bosses-at-the-end-of-july

Pokemon Presents

https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/watch-the-latest-pokemon-presents-on-july-22-2025

• Pokemon Legends Z-A

• Pokemon Champions

• Next Generation Pokemon title

• New/Upcoming  Releases

• https://www.metacritic.com/news/major-new-and-upcoming-video-games-ps5-xbox-switch-pc/ 

No Sleep for Kaname Date -From AI: The Somnium https://www.metacritic.com/game/no-sleep-for-kaname-date-from-ai-the-somnium-files/ 

Wildgate

https://www.metacritic.com/game/wildgate/ 

WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers

https://www.metacritic.com/game/wuchang-fallen-feathers/

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4

 https://www.metacritic.com/game/tony-hawks-pro-skater-3-plus-4/

• Critical Hit - Gaming Diversity

• What is your gaming palette?

• What's in your library?

• How do those games affect your outlook or daily life?

• What games or genres would you like to add to your library?

• What game genre do you find intimidating?

• Game Over