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While still trying to remember that The NPD Group has rebranded as Circana, David Radd marches towards the end of Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn with his near unbeatable final team, gives Yakuza 0 the score of Yakuza out of 10, and rates God of War: Ragnarok as the most polished game of all time.  Meanwhile, Tuesday gets isekai'd into  a city of fashion where no one can dress themselves in Style Savvy Fashion Forward and determines the girl trot is in full effect in Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse.  In news, Square Enix President Yosuke Matsuda is announced to be leaving while the company shifts offices from Shinjuku to Shibuya, while confirming details of the NFT game Symbiogenesis, with NFTs also interesting  The Pokemon Company as well.  Meanwhile, Ukrainian developer GSC Game World says that some art assets have been hacked by Russians and that they will not give in to their demands.   For the topic, David and Tuesday tackle Scalebound, Hideki Kamiya dream project that was never meant to be.  But will it come back?  No, but that doesn't stop Kamiya from discussing it every chance he gets.

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While still reeling from how terrible that Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League trailer was, David Radd was getting his degree in escapology in Escape Academy and turning off the special fonts in Pentiment.  Meanwhile, Tuesday avoided turning  Borderlands 2  off the second when Claptrap started speaking and is looking for the "master of unlocking" in Dead Estate.  In news, the CWA comes up twice, once praising Microsoft and the other suing Activision Blizzard as the Ukraine Government looks to block the sale of Atomic Heart for its connections to Russia.   In departures, the head of the Beyond Good and Evil studio head leaves, Firaxis sees a shake up and Shinji Mikami says goodbye to Tango Gameworks, while Nintendo confirms it will not be at E3 2023.   For the SNGP topic, David and Tuesday discuss their experience with various mobile games, talk about the trade off of time or money most mobile titles present and commiserate that even in the Netflix version of Tomb Raider Reloaded still isn't very good.

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While applauding Mick Gordon's donation to the Red Cross, David Radd is tortured by  Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn's minutia, constantly fails mission objectives in Perfect Dark and is confused by the weird depiction of Black Cat in The Amazing Spider-Man.  Meanwhile, Tuesday discovers that Camilla remembered the front of her skirt  for Fire Emblem Engage and naturally plays as Lilith the Siren in Borderlands.   In news, the European Comission and the U.K.'s CMA issue warnings about the proposed Microsoft acquisition of Activision Blizzard as  Activision Blizzard pays a fine to the SEC and mandates a return for employees to the office.  Meanwhile,  NPD's January 2023 sales show Dead Space as the second best selling title of the month and Nintendo gave their Q3 2022 results, down year over year, and presented many known games at the February 2023 Direct.   For the SNGP topic,  David and Tuesday discuss MultiVersus, its odd combination of characters, it's surprisingly complicated mechanics, obnoxious microtransactions and some worrying signs for its future.

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While mourning all the game reporting jobs being lost,  David Radd notices Tequila Gundam in The Great Battle V, rushes to the boss as quickly as possible in Super Bomberman 5 and feels like he's see this before in PREY.  Meanwhile Tuesday is doing their Tommy Wiseau impersonation with Fire Emblem Engage and is impressed with all the changes in the Dead Space remake.  In news, Microsoft lays off 10,000 employees including at Xbox and Bethesda, a GDC survey shows increased interest in unionization while Ubisoft Paris sees a strike of over 40 people.  Meanwhile, Sony reports a record quarter for the PS5 in sales and 11 million in sales for God of War Ragnarok and Blizzard terminates a manager for refusing to use ranking quotas and breaks up the union at Proletariat before it officially forms.  For the SNGP topic, David and Tuesday discuss what does (and doesn't) constitute a AAA video game.

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While not mourning that Stadia is dead and gone, David Radd wishes he could slide in Mega Man Powered Up and somehow avoids killing Ensign Ricky in Star Trek: 25th Anniversary.  Meanwhile, Tuesday had a much better experience in Forspoken when they turned down the Cuff dialog and laughed at all the localized  American names in Raw Danger.  Meanwhile, Microsoft withdrew it's assertion that the FTC is unconstitutional while the EU looks likely to object to the Activision Blizzard acquisition, while Activision Blizzard itself refuses to acknowledge the Union at acquired studio Proletariat.  Meanwhile, the NPD reports on the best selling games of December 2022 and the year as a whole and Ubisoft cancels three games and sees unrest over an email that reportedly put the onus on workers to turn around the company's fortunes.  In the SNGP Topic, the maligned launch and poor fortunes of the Wii U are discussed, from the flawed GamePad to the marketing woes and the poor third-party software support.

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While saying that Callisto Protocol is "not a priority", David Radd finally made it to the final stretch in Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn, mashed the light attack in 3D platform fighter Divine Knockout and has difficultly unlocking a weird movement trophy in Everything.  Meanwhile, Tuesday appreciates the differences in the sequel after playing Risk of Rain and finds out what a Magic: The Gathering "bear" is in Inscryption.  In news, Microsoft says that the FTC is unconstitutional, the Zenimax Q&A forms a union while Blizzard subsidiary Proletariat looks to do the same.  Meanwhile, the Square Enix CEO talks about having a more unified structure while bafflingly doubling down on NFT investments and Sony unveils their controller designed for accessibility, their PSVR2 launch lineup and that the PS5 has sold over 30 million units.  For the SNGP topic, David and Tuesday talk about their favorite topics, their least favorite game and the top five games they played in 2022.

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While shaking his head over the recent closure of a Square Enix  game service, David Radd enjoys the soundtrack and tolerates the story of Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number while resolving DOOM Eternal's story in The Ancient Gods and aslo playing Horde Mode and Battlemode 2.0.  Meanwhile, Tuesday starts to warm to FTL: Faster than Light once they start suffocating hostile boarders with the vacuum of space and sinks into the dulcet tones of Ron Perlman while playing West of Dead.  In news, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II becomes the U.S.'s best selling game in 2022 according to the NPD's November 2022 sales charts,  Activision Blizzard sees its President and COO depart for a blockchain company while Chris Metzen returns to help with Warcraft's narrative.  Meanwhile, Amazon  was announced as the publisher for the next Tomb Raider and Epic will pay $520 Million to settle FTC allegations over Fortnite purchases.  For the SNGP topic, David and Tuesday dive deep down to figure out the mystery surrounding Returnal's plot and Rogue-lite gameplay.

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While sending his thanks to Bill Clinton, David Radd played the fun and goofy Yuffie DLC Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade: Episode INTERmission and tries to wrap his head around the complex mechanics of DOOM Eternal.  Meanwhile, Tuesday can't make it past the first system in FTL: Faster Than Light and enjoys Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes, unlike its predecessor.  In news, the FTC announced it is filing a suit to stop Microsoft from purchasing Activision Blizzard, Blizzard Albany QA team votes to unionize while Zenimax QA team moves to forms to create a union of their own.  Meanwhile, the Smash World Tour is canceled under a cloud of controversy and the Summer Game Fest 2023 is dated June 8th, right before E3 2023.  For the topic, David and Tuesday talk about awards winners, the news, and the reveals for The Game Awards 2022.

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While astounded at Bethesda's public response to Mick Gordon, David Radd played one of the freshest retro JRPGs ever in Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth while living out his mecha all-star dreams with Into the Breech.  Meanwhile, Tuesday played the weird spin off to Lenneth in Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume and plays the Magical Hats card from Yu-Gi-Oh! in Bayonetta 3.  in news, Sony and Microsoft present their arguments to the U.K,'s CMA over the Activision Blizzard acquisition while Blizzard and NetEase end 14 year partnership in China signaling the end to World of Warcraft in the country for the moment.  Meanwhile, the NPD reports that U.S. game sales were roughly the same year-over-year in October 2022, while the Grammy nominations for game soundtracks and Game Awards 2022 nominations are laid out.  For the SNGP topic, David and Tuesday talk about the middle an possible best entry in Crystal Dynamics "reset trilogy": Tomb Raider: Anniversary.

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While marveling at the trolling Square Enix did teasing their NFT project Symbiogenesis, David Radd is reminded how good Sleeping Dogs is playing its Halloween DLC Nightmare in North Point while getting distracted by Sebastian being recast in The Evil Within 2.  Meanwhile, Tuesday took a wacky trip back to the future in 2004 France and Sengoku-era Japan in Onimusha 3: Demon Siege while looking for Bayonetta Rick in Bayonetta 3.  In news, EU scrutinizes the Activision Blizzard acquisition by Microsoft in-depth as  Activision Blizzard want to impound union votes in Blizzard Albany, and a esports antitrust settlement breaks down with the U.S. Department of Justice.  Meanwhile, PSVR2 details come out and Sony reports rising revenues, even as engagement dropped over the Summer, while Nintendo saw increased profits even as Switch hardware sales drop.  For the topic, David and Tuesday reflect on Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and how it changed gaming forever, in ways both good and bad.

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