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While looking forward to a future where Magic: The Gathering become the Fortnite of CCGs, David Radd tried to produce all the value in Balatro and encountered some of the grossest pixel art ever in Mother Russia Bleeds.  Meanwhile, Tuesday   had to put shoes on Pauline’s feet in Donkey Kong Bananza and played Digimon Cyber Sleuth, where the police and internet are figments of our imaginations.  In the news, itch.io and Steam remove adult content after objections by payment processors, Sony acquires parts of Bandai Namco while announcing a new powersave feature and suing Tencent over a Horizon clone.  Circana reports on the record setting launch of the Switch 2 in the U.S. and how Microsoft is the top publisher now on Sony platforms, while other reports place Deltarune as the top Switch 2 digital product and the Switch 2 shatters records in Japan.  For the topic, David and Tuesday talk about the Nintendo Partner Direct for July 2025, discuss the ports and the new games, what third-party support looks like for Switch 2, the presence of so many sports games and note that Silksong wasn't present yet again.

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While wondering if Microsoft is planning on replacing half their workers with AI in the coming years, David Radd wished every level in Sonic Mania was as good as Studiopolis Zone and manage to shoot the Fuhrer in the foot in Sniper Elite V2 Operations mode.  Meanwhile, Tuesday is finding that Rogue-lite Peglin is becoming their new Binding of Issac and that Timespinner's "Za Warudo" time stopping power is less key than you would think.   In the news, Circana reports that Elden Ring: Nightreign topped the May 2025 U.S. charts, SAG-AFTRA members decisively vote to end the strike against the major game publishers, the founders of Unknown Worlds  sue Krafton over Subnautica 2, and Ubisoft names Yves Guillemot’s son to head the new subsidiary.  For the topic, David and Tuesday  discuss the origins of Harvest Moon, how Harvest Moon split from Story of Seasons and how indie game Stardew Valley exposed the gameplay of Harvest Moon to a much wider audience. 

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While wondering if all future Xbox hardware releases are just going to be white-label products, David Radd beat all of Tuesday's times in My First Gran Turismo and played the final Bayonetta game, perhaps ever, in Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon.  Meanwhile, Tuesday discovered that Pac-Man Championship Edition 2+ is not like Pac-Man for GameBoy and finally played The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition at a good framerate.  In the news, Microsoft lays off thousands, and cancels Perfect Dark, Everwild and project Blackbird, Sega accidentally reveals full software sales numbers, third-parties on Switch 2 are having softer than expected sales and Riot will allow Valorant and League of Legends eSports teams to have gambling sponsors.  For the topic, David and Tuesday went hands-on with the Switch 2 and talk about it's form, it's function and how it compares to to other hardware like the original Switch, PS5 and Steam Deck.

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While wondering what shape Marathon will be in when it finally releases, David Radd remarked at everything that's been removed and put into Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber and waits for Trico to do what he needs to do in The Last Guardian.  In the news, Switch 2 sells over 3.5 million units in the first week,  SAG AFTRA moves to end the strike, Microsoft announces it is working with AMD on its next Xbox devices and Sony confirms PS5 surpasses PS4 in active users and reports more subscriptions at higher tiers.  For the topic, David talks about the most exciting announcements from Summer Game Fest and the other assorted shows during the days following.  Names and links included for some of the indie titles he liked the best that were easy to miss!

Devolver Direct

-Ball x Pit youtube.com/watch?v=GEK4dEOAQCc

Women Led Game Showcase

-Void Martyrs youtube.com/watch?v=RronEZTjkwY

Latin America Games Showcase

-Tormented Souls 2 youtube.com/watch?v=9YCXz1eY2W4

-Changer Seven youtube.com/watch?v=gWRvBqd__Jk

Southeast Asian Games Showcase

-Burning Sword: Death Sun youtube.com/watch?v=j7KyW_46P94

-Tenet of the Spark youtube.com/watch?v=TNfcK_RJMFk

Future Games Show

-The Expanse: Osiris Reborn youtube.com/watch?v=pIQifuOTTe8

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As Build a Rocket Boy executives ominously leave ahead of MindsEye's release, David Radd got funky with Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze and was reminded of a worse Horizon Zero Dawn in ReCore: Definitive Edition.  Meanwhile, Tuesday got exposed for their Doom: The Dark Ages play via their PlayStation Trophy list and answers whether the story real or not and also was able to enjoy Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny and its  bad voice acting without COVID brain fog.  In the news, an Ubisoft Forward is not happening in 2025, the Black Panther game is cancelled while Cliffhanger Games closes, news comes out about Switch 2 backwards compatibility, and free updates for some Switch Games on Switch 2.   In Daily Gamer news, Zenimax Workers United reaches a tentative agreement with Microsoft.   For the topic, David and Tuesday talk about the State of Play for June 2025, the news and big reveals like  007 First Light, Bloodstained: The Scarlet Engagement and Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls.

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While happy that Giant Bomb achieved its independence, David Radd explores a psychedelic cult in Mafia III's Sign of the Times DLC and discovers that love can bloom between a pig man and spider lady in Black Myth: Wukong.  Meanwhile, Tuesday encounters Santa in 999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors though not old Saint Nick and plays DOOM 3 as Warcrime McGee, blowing people’s heads off.  In the news, Circana reports that Oblivion Remastered was April 2025’s best selling game in the U.S., Embracer plans the Coffee Stan spinoff while renaming their gaming division Fellowship Entertainment as net sales fall.   In quarterly income news, Sony shows higher engagement and profits as the PS5 is close in sales to PS4, they company announces the end of the PlayStation Stars loyalty program and Jade Raymond departs Sony owned Haven Studios, while Nintendo's President talks tariffs, sales estimates and the Switch 2, reportedly taps Samsung for production of their new system while media outlets will not have early access to Switch 2 consoles.  For the topic, David and Tuesday discuss Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II from the baffling lack of a codex, their favorite weapons and classes and all three game modes.

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While remarking a the reaction to a mere release date for Grand Theft Auto VI, David Radd, David Radd locked up his PS5 twice using the sniper option in Mafia III: Stones Unturned and notes that protagonist Karl Fairburne barely counts as a character Sniper Elite V2 Remastered.  Meanwhile, Tuesday deals with anime terminator waifus in Signalis and does a séance Fear the Spotlight because what else are you going to do but a in a boring mid-west town.  In the news, the Nintendo Switch sees a major update while Microsoft raises prices on Xbox consoles.  Platinum Games seems to be hiring up for another online game while the Astral Chain director confirms he has left the company.  In games media news, Polygon is sold to Valnet with staff laid off while Giant Bomb's future is in the air.  For the topic, David and Tuesday talk about vibes, what games are that have strong "vibes", how it can help a game and sometimes, how the "vibes" end up getting ruined.

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While going solo in this episode, David Radd talks about playing a good aligned Dukes of Hazard in the Mafia III DLC Faster, Baby! while realizing the limits of the appeal of Super Mario Maker 2 to him.  In news, Devolver reveals their most successful IP and outlines future plans while cutting staff and Xbox streaming comes to certain LG Smart TVs and  all Game Pass Ultimate members, while Phil Spencer confirms Microsoft support of Switch 2.  Circana reports that Assassin's Creed Shadows is 2025's second best selling game in U.S. and leads the March charts while Gamesbeat becomes independent, stats show the number of game articles decreasing and Gamurs lays off staff.  For the topic, David relates even more news about the Switch 2, how tariffs are affecting accessory prices, signs pointing to the likely number of game-key cards and how this has effected pre-orders (or not) while reflecting on the short and long term prospects for the console.

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While wondering at the overconfidence of certain fanboys, David Radd appreciated the lack of mandatory waggle in Donkey Kong Country Returns HD and endured a hail of racial epithets in Mafia III. Meanwhile, Tuesday went inside of SHODAN in the System Shock remake and copes with more Inti Creates writing in Card en Ciel.  In the news, the Zenimax Union votes to strike, Microsoft's Quake II AI experiment draws criticism and Astro Bot wins big at the BAFTA Games Awards.  Newzoo also reports on trends in the Windows PC and console game markets, such as how Windows PC is increasingly dominated by older service titles.  For the topic, David and Tueday report on recent Switch 2 news such as the lack of achievements and price of the Switch 2 Welcome Tour while talking about the tariff threat in the U.S. and how that has delayed Switch 2 pre-orders in North America, looking at how analysts and others view the situation for Nintendo.

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All the news from the big Direct detailing many of the Switch 2's features and several big game reveals like The Duskbloods, Donkey Kong Bananza, and Mario Kart World.

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