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While being pleased that sales of Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics are off to a hot start, David Radd took an, ahem, journey under water with Abzû and played the surprisingly dour Bayonetta 3 and wonders if the series can even continue.  Meanwhile, Tuesday took their final boomer shooter detour into Dusk where they got all the quicksaving and finding keys they could ever want and tried out Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince, where Psaro is set up to be a villain right from the start.   Xbox president Matt Booty is now saying that leadership change led to Tango Gameworks closure while Sony updates the PlayStation Portal to connect to public Wi-Fi and Capcom purchases Minimum Studios and the Resident Evil VII director is given the same role for the next Resident Evil.  In labor news, Bethesda Montreal files for unionization and SAG-AFTRA announces a fourth tier to the indie development contract.  For the topic, David and Tuesday try to pin down a genre for Phasmophobia, Lethal Company, and Content Warning while talking about the appeal of these games and how they could be potentially expanded out by a larger developer.

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While being intrigued that Capcom is still making unique games like Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess, David Radd played A Fold Apart with page folding puzzles and melodrama and named characters after Xbox executives in Diablo IV.   Meanwhile, Tuesday thanked the Emperor for the new navigation system in Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun - Forges of Corruption and played Doom Eternal on Steam Deck, then changed to the Switch version because they didn't want to get out of bed.  In news, Dino Crisis does well as part of the Capcom "super elections" and Phil Spencer talks studio closures and portable game systems in an IGN interview.  Meanwhile, Embracer closes the Alone in the Dark developer Pieces Interactive and the CWA files labor practice charges against Microsoft.  In the topic, David and Tuesday talk about the major announcements from Nintendo Direct June 2024, including a new Mario & Luigi game, a new Legend of Zelda title and a Marvel vs. Capcom compilation announcement!

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In this special episode of SNGP, David Radd and Tuesday have the final word on the biggest announcements from Summer Game Fest 2024, the Devolver Direct, the Xbox Games Showcase 2024 and Ubisoft Forward.

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While getting tired of hearing about Blooper Team's "respect" for the original Silent Hill 2, David Radd played Perfect Dark Zero and was glad that at least mission failures were less common than the first game and held forward to run through much of Senua's Saga: Hellblade II.  Meanwhile, Tuesday played (not) a horse girl game in Red Dead Redemption and felt bad for shooting a person for a deed as well as Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door, which is an RPG being played during the summer but not Tuesday's summer RPG.  In news,  Bungie and Activision win their suits against professional cheat makers,  Stellar Blade tops U.S. sales charts and the Fallout series sees high engagement in April 2024 according to Circana, while the new PlayStation CEOs detailed their near-term plans and it's confirmed that ZeniMax staff are now included in Microsoft CWA labor agreement (just after Arkane Austin and Tango Gameworks are shut down).  For the topic, David and Tuesday revisit MultiVersus upon its launch to see how much it's changed since the beta and if it holds any more interest.

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In this bonus episode, David and Tuesday have the last word about the recent Marvelous Game Showcase 2024, Silent Hill Transmission (which was mostly Silent Hill 2) and Sony's State of Play May 2024.

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While being much more concerned about the dark consumer practices by Ubisoft for Assassin's Creed Shadows than anything else, David Radd played Fire Emblem: Three Houses furiously to try and complete it before the podcast and shares his complete thoughts.  Meanwhile, Tuesday played Grand Theft Auto V and wished it was isometric and also tried Horse Club Adventures, where the main gameplay loop is horse riding and having a nice time.  In news, PlayStation announces it will have two new CEOs as the PS5 sells 59 million units and Helldivers 2 sets sales records.   Meanwhile, Square Enix announces layoffs in Europe and North America after games like Final Fantasy XVI and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth don't make sales expectations and confirms there will be fewer console exclusives from now on.  IGN purchases Gamer Network, including GamesIndustry.biz and Eurogamer, and Xbox President Sarah Bond says Microsoft is launching a mobile store in Summer 2024 while giving a baffling response when questioned about the recent studio closures at Xbox.  For the topic, David and Tuesday played Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep: A Wonderlands One-Shot Adventure and remarked how a piece of DLC doesn't always work well by itself.

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While amazed at how bad Silent Hill Ascension continues to be,  David Radd played the uncooperative co-op game Runbow and played the seminal action prequel to Symphony of the Night in Castlevania: Rondo of Blood.  Meanwhile, Tuesday switched Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine to easy because they're an adult and didn't need the hassle and experienced an anime plot about luminous energy in Endless Ocean Luminous.  In news, Nintendo confirms a Direct in June 2024 while also specifying that the next Switch will not be revealed there.  Meanwhile Dragon's Dogma 2 led the March 2024 U.S. sales period according to Circana while Helldivers 2 is the seventh best selling Sony game of all time.  In other news, Take-Two Interactive reportedly shutters Intercept and Roll7 while laying off most of Private Division and Capcom posts its seventh year of growth off of the strength of Resident Evil 4 and Street Fighter 6.  For the topic, David and Tuesday talk about Microsoft shuttering four Bethesda studios, recall their favorite games from Tango Gameworks and Arcane Austin, detail what this means for the future of planned (and sold) Redfall content and ponder the fate of other similarly sized studios owned by Xbox. 

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Wondering when the wave of studio closures will slow, David Radd played some Rayman Legends, which is a lot like a refined Rayman Origins, and also plays Sonic Superstars while remembering how good Sonic the Hedgehog 3 was.  Meanwhile, Tuesday played Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising, throwing David off by it not being Hundred Heroes and resulting in a side tangent about the Bloodstained games,  and also played Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun, where much like the games that inspired it, the story is inconsequential.  In news, Take-Two announced that five percent of its workforce will be laid off, roughly 600 jobs, while Embracer announced plans to split into three separate companies.  Meta opens the Meta Quest OS to third-party developers while VR continues to lose billions for the company, while Avalanche Studios enters a collective bargaining agreement with a pair of Swedish labor unions.  For the topic, David and Tuesday discuss the storylines of the canon Legend of Zelda games and discuss a timeline they're in that just isn't real.

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While wondering if Dead Space will ever return, David Radd played the orange tabby simulator in  Stray and got serious Star Wars Disney sequel vibes off of the end of Killzone Shadow Fall.  Meanwhile, Tuesday played Princess Peach: Showtime! which is definitely not Dead Space 2 and brings up Crypt of the Necrodancer, though much of the time is spent talking about Baroque on the Sega Saturn.  In news,  Embracer's CEO says the restructuring is over while Gearbox Publishing becomes Arc Games.  Meanwhile, Blizzard renews its agreement with NetEase to bring games like World of Warcraft back to the People's Republic of China and certain NetEase games to Xbox in the West, Baldur's Gate 3 cleans up at the 2024 BAFTA Awards and IGDA give six points for a sustainable games industry.  For the topic, David and Tuesday talk about how JRPGs of late have reinvigorated themselves by embracing ideas from Western games, reinvigorated old franchises with french ideas and innovated with open world design.

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While respecting Larian's decision not to do more Baldur's Gate content, David Radd was glad characters don't immediately disappear after going off screen in co-op play in Mario vs. Donkey Kong while using focus to easily dispatch all regular enemies in Ryse: Son of Rome.  Meanwhile, Tuesday played  "legally distinct Power Rangers" in Chroma Squad and knew that what little weird story was in BlazBlue Entropy Effect didn't matter.  In news, CIrcana revealed that Helldivers 2 is the best selling game in the U.S. through February, Embracer divests from Saber and Gearbox, the U.S. government sues Apple for anti-trust issues related to the cloud, and Sega sold Relic to a holding company and agreed on a game development contract with the CWA.  For the topic, David and Tuesday talk Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse, how it's different and similar to Shin Megami Tensei IV, discuss how Nanashi is a different sort of hero from Flynn, and relate how deep into world religions ATLUS went for this game.

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