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Timestamps:

00:00 Update Day / Movie Talk

07:44 Ralph's New Setup and Kojima Beef

12:23 Crimson Desert Discussion

49:02 Raycon (ad)

51:51 Interview With Kliff (Alec Newman) and Duane (Alex Jordan) From Crimson Desert

01:20:01 Hello Fresh (ad)

01:22:18 User Question 1

01:27:59 User Question 2

01:36:43 Lucy's Been Playing Pokemon Pokopia

01:42:57 Jake's Been Playing Screamer

01:48:04 Lucy's Been Playing Oh My AI and The Sims

01:59:14 What's Coming Out Soon

02:06:09 Show and Tell

02:15:15 Wrap Up

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Let's meet our hosts!

- Jake Baldino (aka the Before You Buy Guy) is pretty much the most watched reviewer on YouTube across both Gameranx and his personal channel (https://www.youtube.com/c/JakeBaldino). If you're obsessed with Delorians, The Mummy and Pizza you can discuss that stuff with him directly over on Twitter: @JakeBaldino

- Lucy James is a Senior Producer at Gamespot. She's actually, like, experienced and credentialed and has real life skills and stuff, while the rest of the gang would be funemployed if the YT algorithm didn't kiss them for random, inexplicable reasons.

- Skill Up used to work at McDonalds but he got fired for skimming too many chicken nuggets. He says he regrets it since he hasn't had a better job since.

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Recent vids:

Highguard impressions:

https://youtu.be/s6pzJzJUEbg

Arc Raiders review:

https://youtu.be/wXB9flDrIXs

Dispatch review:

https://youtu.be/TyWU33qspwE

The Outer Worlds 2 review:

https://youtu.be/PzcPyEYlyA0

Hades II review:

https://youtu.be/L2BGd3x5gP4

Silent Hill f review:

https://youtu.be/PBW3NH7OaXM

Borderlands 4 review:

https://youtu.be/vRvKRcSCXU0

Cronos: The New Dawn review

https://youtu.be/3hIGaJfEk4E

Hell is Us review

https://youtu.be/cQDG_f_REPU

Mafia: The Old Country review

https://youtu.be/GTPe44ictv0

Donkey Kong Bananza Review:

https://youtu.be/0E2T-Ne9N5Q

Death Stranding 2 review:

https://youtu.be/UxMJ5WAp1gY

Clair Obscur Expedition 33 - The Making of a Masterpiece

https://youtu.be/mXLOLgC2V2Q

Doom: The Dark Ages review:

https://youtu.be/6CNivLBwLkM

Marathon preview:

https://youtu.be/bZVwBavB0Mg

Assassin's Creed Shadows review:

https://youtu.be/gdWyGurnSbU

Split Fiction review:

https://youtu.be/hajChij56Xo

Kingdom Come Deliverance II review:

https://youtu.be/_wFHtqKYMaM

Avowed review:

https://youtu.be/yxnyOmJzg_0

The best games of 2024

https://youtu.be/ShInfDuzl7A

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle review:

https://youtu.be/HtbtcLxJTtY

STALKER 2 review:

https://youtu.be/BRCLRAJkqjg

Dragon Age: The Veilguard review:

https://youtu.be/QF-Kd2BBpx8

Silent Hill 2 review:

https://youtu.be/dBoU9SNFw9w

Warhammer 40,000 Space Marine 2 review:

https://youtu.be/OZ6ur9NOkpE

Astrobot review:

https://youtu.be/JVAEWreFU0I

Star Wars Outlaws review:

https://youtu.be/sKo1owZzYcs

Concord review (RIP):

https://youtu.be/vRrWp_MVAxU

Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree review:

https://youtu.be/d1FQ3BiL-L8

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth review:

https://youtu.be/_LaI5Knv4wM

Helldivers 2 review:

https://youtu.be/5j4TsO8vngA

Skull and Bones review:

https://youtu.be/z_BKf5cdV_w

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League review:

https://youtu.be/reQKHNg0jh8

The Day Before - A Scam To Remember:

https://youtu.be/tdQXfXm8rjg

Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty review:

https://youtu.be/QNKS3vkGAag

Final Fantasy XVI review:

https://youtu.be/PzfUardkloY

The Lord of the Rings: Gollum review:

https://youtu.be/E21qSEyRa88

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom review:

https://youtu.be/BQFImTqvW8E

Redfall review:

https://youtu.be/YTpFvYbDuqA

Resident Evil 4 Remake Review:

https://youtu.be/iIXQ3sospSo

Calisto Protocol review:

https://youtu.be/mm8pxfU9c6E

God of War Ragnarok review:

https://youtu.be/QdqMpAV1A1s

Saints Row review:

https://youtu.be/T-hsMkWHMLU

Elden Ring review:

https://youtu.be/gfcJv3oZNcc

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00:00 Intro

01:25 Epic lay-offs

04:56 Marathon's sales

08:50 Sony studio closure

09:49 This Ain't an Xbox

12:48 Eureka Ergonomic (Ad)

14:19 Switch 2 production

16:03 Nacon studios shutdown

16:47 Square Enix AI BS

18:37 Lightning round

22:00 Announced & Delayed

25:08 Review round-up

26:18 Out this week

30:02 Put This On Your Radar

31:14 Feel Good & Outro

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#thisweekinvideogames #Marathon #CrimsonDesert

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My Pokemon Pokopia preview: https://youtu.be/-23YgioUusI?si=CmSxLeuVUDfoECnQ

My Crimson Desert preview: https://youtu.be/23HmgyUGDik?si=8fIb9j36-IGz1cn8

Our deep-dive look at the real timelines and costs behind voice acting: https://thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/how-the-effort-and-cost-of-human-voice-actors-compares-to-generative-ai/

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Timestamps:

00:00 Intro / GDC Discussion

11:11 Lucy Played Zero Parades

19:37 Ralph Played Screenbound

22:42 Lucy Played At Fate's End

28:59 Lucy Played My Arms Are Longer Now

32:19 Mixtape Discussion

34:26 Xbox Next Gen Discussion

43:36 Pokemon Pokopia Discussion

54:17 The Pet's Table (ad)

57:08 Resident Evil Requiem Discussion With Grace (Angela Sant'Albano) and Leon (Nick Apostolides)

01:13:54 Hello Fresh (ad)

01:16:54 Crimson Desert Discussion

01:25:00 Lucy's Been Playing Minos

01:25:54 Lucy's Been Playing Canvas City

01:28:16 Jake and Ralph Have Been Playing Marathon

01:40:17 Show and Tell

01:54:17 Wrap Up

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Let's meet our hosts!

- Jake Baldino (aka the Before You Buy Guy) is pretty much the most watched reviewer on YouTube across both Gameranx and his personal channel (https://www.youtube.com/c/JakeBaldino). If you're obsessed with Delorians, The Mummy and Pizza you can discuss that stuff with him directly over on Twitter: @JakeBaldino

- Lucy James is a Senior Producer at Gamespot. She's actually, like, experienced and credentialed and has real life skills and stuff, while the rest of the gang would be funemployed if the YT algorithm didn't kiss them for random, inexplicable reasons.

- Skill Up used to work at McDonalds but he got fired for skimming too many chicken nuggets. He says he regrets it since he hasn't had a better job since.

To learn more about SanDisk's Optimus range, follow this link: https://creatorlink.shop/4cy3G8i. A big thanks to SanDisk for sponsoring the video #SandiskOptimus--My Pokemon Pokopia preview: https://youtu.be/-23YgioUusI?si=CmSxLeuVUDfoECnQMy Crimson Desert preview: https://youtu.be/23HmgyUGDik?si=8fIb9j36-IGz1cn8 The videogame magazine kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/continuemagazine/continue-a-defiant-new-videogames-magazine --Support independent games coverage by signing up to https://www.thisweekinvideogames.com. It's 100% ad-free and you can sign up for free to get access to our news, reviews and previews, as well as a weekly newsletter. Become a Supporter to get access to our op-ed features, expert columns, a bonus newsletter and an ad-free version of this very show. --#thisweekinvideogames #ProjectHelix #pokémonpokopia If you want to check out Big Walk or any of our other radar shout outs, you can find them on our Steam curator page: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/28625128/--If you want to check out the Friends Per Second Podcast, you can find all the links to it here: https://linktr.ee/friendspersecond--Thanks for taking the time to watch the video. If you'd like to support the channel even more, the best way is by becoming a supporter on our website: https://www.thisweekinvideogames.com. --Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/skillup.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skillupyt/?hl=en

Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code SKILLUP at the link below and get 60% off an annual plan: https://incogni.com/skillup--Monster Hunter Stories 3 is almost too good to be labelled a spin off. It's so ambitious and so well made that it deserves to stand alongside some of the best games in the mainline series. --Visit our website https://www.thisweekinvideogames.com for ad-free, ai-free, clickbait-free games coverage. Sign up for free, or become a supporter for access to exclusive content like features, expert columns, newsletters and an ad-free version of the weekly news show. Thanks for supporting the work we do. --You can find all the Skill Up content (reviews, previews, This Week in Videogames & The Friends Per Second Podcast over on Spotify, where you can listen ad-free if you're a Spotify premium subscriber: https://open.spotify.com/show/2w3Injyqj2VoxOxQg6ESbl?si=b651261f52c24e58--BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/skillup.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skillupyt/?hl=en--Check out my curator page on steam: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/28625128-Skill-Up-Curates.../--Recent vids:Highguard impressions: https://youtu.be/s6pzJzJUEbgArc Raiders review: https://youtu.be/wXB9flDrIXsDispatch review: https://youtu.be/TyWU33qspwEThe Outer Worlds 2 review: https://youtu.be/PzcPyEYlyA0Hades II review:https://youtu.be/L2BGd3x5gP4 Silent Hill f review: https://youtu.be/PBW3NH7OaXMBorderlands 4 review:https://youtu.be/vRvKRcSCXU0Cronos: The New Dawn reviewhttps://youtu.be/3hIGaJfEk4EHell is Us reviewhttps://youtu.be/cQDG_f_REPUMafia: The Old Country reviewhttps://youtu.be/GTPe44ictv0Donkey Kong Bananza Review: https://youtu.be/0E2T-Ne9N5QDeath Stranding 2 review: https://youtu.be/UxMJ5WAp1gYClair Obscur Expedition 33 - The Making of a Masterpiecehttps://youtu.be/mXLOLgC2V2QDoom: The Dark Ages review: https://youtu.be/6CNivLBwLkMMarathon preview: https://youtu.be/bZVwBavB0MgAssassin's Creed Shadows review: https://youtu.be/gdWyGurnSbUSplit Fiction review:https://youtu.be/hajChij56XoKingdom Come Deliverance II review: https://youtu.be/_wFHtqKYMaMAvowed review:https://youtu.be/yxnyOmJzg_0The best games of 2024https://youtu.be/ShInfDuzl7AIndiana Jones and the Great Circle review: https://youtu.be/HtbtcLxJTtYSTALKER 2 review: https://youtu.be/BRCLRAJkqjgDragon Age: The Veilguard review:https://youtu.be/QF-Kd2BBpx8Silent Hill 2 review: https://youtu.be/dBoU9SNFw9wWarhammer 40,000 Space Marine 2 review:https://youtu.be/OZ6ur9NOkpEAstrobot review: https://youtu.be/JVAEWreFU0IStar Wars Outlaws review: https://youtu.be/sKo1owZzYcsConcord review (RIP): https://youtu.be/vRrWp_MVAxUElden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree review: https://youtu.be/d1FQ3BiL-L8Final Fantasy VII Rebirth review: https://youtu.be/_LaI5Knv4wMHelldivers 2 review: https://youtu.be/5j4TsO8vngASkull and Bones review: https://youtu.be/z_BKf5cdV_wSuicide Squad: Kill the Justice League review: https://youtu.be/reQKHNg0jh8The Day Before - A Scam To Remember: https://youtu.be/tdQXfXm8rjgCyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty review: https://youtu.be/QNKS3vkGAagFinal Fantasy XVI review: https://youtu.be/PzfUardkloYThe Lord of the Rings: Gollum review:https://youtu.be/E21qSEyRa88The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom review: https://youtu.be/BQFImTqvW8ERedfall review: https://youtu.be/YTpFvYbDuqAResident Evil 4 Remake Review: https://youtu.be/iIXQ3sospSoCalisto Protocol review: https://youtu.be/mm8pxfU9c6EGod of War Ragnarok review: https://youtu.be/QdqMpAV1A1sSaints Row review: https://youtu.be/T-hsMkWHMLUElden Ring review: https://youtu.be/gfcJv3oZNcc

Thanks to Squarespace for sponsoring the video. If you want to set up your own website (and get a discount while doing it), hit this link for more info: http://www.squarespace.com/skillup--My Resident Evil Requiem review: https://youtu.be/klmkwsoC46I?si=Jd7SQ6b74iwUl9oA My Pokemon Pokopia preview: https://youtu.be/-23YgioUusI?si=CmSxLeuVUDfoECnQ--Support independent games coverage by signing up to https://www.thisweekinvideogames.com. It's 100% ad-free and you can sign up for free to get access to our news, reviews and previews, as well as a weekly newsletter. Become a Supporter to get access to our op-ed features, expert columns, a bonus newsletter and an ad-free version of this very show. --#thisweekinvideogames #highguard #ProjectHelixIf you want to check out Esoterick Ebb or any of our other radar shout outs, you can find them on our Steam curator page: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/28625128/--If you want to check out the Friends Per Second Podcast, you can find all the links to it here: https://linktr.ee/friendspersecond--Thanks for taking the time to watch the video. If you'd like to support the channel even more, the best way is by becoming a supporter on our website: https://www.thisweekinvideogames.com. --Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/skillup.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skillupyt/?hl=en

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Worry not - Crimson Desert is a real videogame! And it's a hell of a lot of videogame, to boot. I got to play about 6 hours and while I'm ultimately very optimistic about where this ends up, its opening hours are a slow burn as you get to grips with a challenging control scheme and some confusing puzzles.

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Recent vids:

Resident Evil Requiem review:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klmkwsoC46I

Highguard impressions:

https://youtu.be/s6pzJzJUEbg

Arc Raiders review:

https://youtu.be/wXB9flDrIXs

Dispatch review:

https://youtu.be/TyWU33qspwE

The Outer Worlds 2 review:

https://youtu.be/PzcPyEYlyA0

Hades II review:

https://youtu.be/L2BGd3x5gP4

Silent Hill f review:

https://youtu.be/PBW3NH7OaXM

Borderlands 4 review:

https://youtu.be/vRvKRcSCXU0

Cronos: The New Dawn review

https://youtu.be/3hIGaJfEk4E

Hell is Us review

https://youtu.be/cQDG_f_REPU

Mafia: The Old Country review

https://youtu.be/GTPe44ictv0

Donkey Kong Bananza Review:

https://youtu.be/0E2T-Ne9N5Q

Death Stranding 2 review:

https://youtu.be/UxMJ5WAp1gY

Clair Obscur Expedition 33 - The Making of a Masterpiece

https://youtu.be/mXLOLgC2V2Q

Doom: The Dark Ages review:

https://youtu.be/6CNivLBwLkM

Assassin's Creed Shadows review:

https://youtu.be/gdWyGurnSbU

Split Fiction review:

https://youtu.be/hajChij56Xo

Kingdom Come Deliverance II review:

https://youtu.be/_wFHtqKYMaM

Avowed review:

https://youtu.be/yxnyOmJzg_0

The best games of 2024

https://youtu.be/ShInfDuzl7A

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle review:

https://youtu.be/HtbtcLxJTtY

STALKER 2 review:

https://youtu.be/BRCLRAJkqjg

Dragon Age: The Veilguard review:

https://youtu.be/QF-Kd2BBpx8

Silent Hill 2 review:

https://youtu.be/dBoU9SNFw9w

Warhammer 40,000 Space Marine 2 review:

https://youtu.be/OZ6ur9NOkpE

Astrobot review:

https://youtu.be/JVAEWreFU0I

Star Wars Outlaws review:

https://youtu.be/sKo1owZzYcs

Concord review (RIP):

https://youtu.be/vRrWp_MVAxU

Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree review:

https://youtu.be/d1FQ3BiL-L8

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth review:

https://youtu.be/_LaI5Knv4wM

Helldivers 2 review:

https://youtu.be/5j4TsO8vngA

Skull and Bones review:

https://youtu.be/z_BKf5cdV_w

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League review:

https://youtu.be/reQKHNg0jh8

The Day Before - A Scam To Remember:

https://youtu.be/tdQXfXm8rjg

Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty review:

https://youtu.be/QNKS3vkGAag

Final Fantasy XVI review:

https://youtu.be/PzfUardkloY

The Lord of the Rings: Gollum review:

https://youtu.be/E21qSEyRa88

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom review:

https://youtu.be/BQFImTqvW8E

Redfall review:

https://youtu.be/YTpFvYbDuqA

Resident Evil 4 Remake Review:

https://youtu.be/iIXQ3sospSo

Calisto Protocol review:

https://youtu.be/mm8pxfU9c6E

God of War Ragnarok review:

https://youtu.be/QdqMpAV1A1s

Saints Row review:

https://youtu.be/T-hsMkWHMLU

Elden Ring review:

https://youtu.be/gfcJv3oZNcc