Ed's been playing a game for a review so can't talk about that, but Ben's been getting lost in No Man's Sky (literally) and Dragon's Dogma 2 on the PS5 Pro. There's also a return to Musical Corner.

Plus, we talk about what you’ve been playing!

00:00:00 - Intro

00:14:39 - PS5 Pro update

00:17:15 - No Man's Sky

00:30:33 - Dragon's Dogma II

00:46:53 - What You've Been Playing

00:54:55 - The News Quiz: Music Edition

01:16:41 - Outro

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We've got a PS5 Pro and played a bunch of PS4, PS5 & PS5 Pro enhanced games to test out its capabilities. Ed's also finally got time to chat about Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom and Ben does a nice DanTDM name drop. And, as always - The News Quiz!

Plus, we talk about what you’ve been playing!

00:00:00 - Intro

00:02:20 - PS5 Pro

00:29:27 - The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom

00:42:47 - What you've been playing

01:05:10 - Weekly Gaming Quiz!

01:16:41 - Outro

#PS5Pro #EchoesofWisdom 

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We're sadly back from Japan and in the spirit of an aunt who's just walked the Inca Trail, we've got a lot of stuff to show and tell. We chat about our time at the Godzilla hotel, Super Nintendo World at Universal, a traditional ryokan, Ben's embarrassing toilet moment, and a whoooole lot more.

Let us know in the comments if you've been, or if you have any questions!

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Recorded just after Ben completed the first two episodes of Life is Strange: Double Exposure and minutes after the Xbox Partner Preview, this podcast is certified fresh! ...if people still use that phrase.

Also, it's the return of musical corner, as Ben and Ed went to see MJ the musical last night.

Plus, we talk about what you’ve been playing!

00:00:00 - Intro

00:03:45 - MJ the Musical

00:25:51 - Xbox Partner Preview

00:42:12 - Life is Strange Double Exposure

01:05:25 - What you've been playing

01:11:24 - Weekly Gaming Quiz!

01:18:05 - Outro

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Ed's 5* review of Metaphor: ReFantazio is out on Eurogamer, but what does he REALLY think about it? We have an in depth discussion as I've also played it for more than a dozen hours. We also chat about Lord of the Rings Online and have a brand new feature, THE NEWS QUIZ!

Plus, we talk about what you’ve been playing!

00:00:00 - Intro

00:07:48 - Peter Kay Live at The O2

00:21:03 - Metaphor: ReFantazio

00:54:44 - What you've been playing

01:10:39 - News Quiz! **NEW**

01:24:03 - Outro

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Ed's been playing a game for review this week so can't talk about it just yet! However, both Ben & Ed have been hooked to their phones playing Balatro at every opportunity and Ben's also hooked on TCG Card Shop Simulator. They also played the incredible Synapse.

Plus, we talk bout what you’ve been playing, which seems to be a lot of Zelda Echoes of Wisdom!

00:00:00 - Intro

00:15:26 - Balatro on mobile

00:25:47 - TCG Card Shop Simulator

00:37:02 - Synapse

00:41:42 - What you've been playing

00:54:24 - Top Zelda games of all time

01:01:37 - News including Tokyo Game Show

01:15:00 - Outro

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Recorded the day after the PlayStation State of Play, we chat about everything revealed there. We've also finished The Plucky Squire and Ben's finally got bored of Elder Scrolls Castles.

Plus, we talk about what you’ve been playing!

00:00:00 - Intro

00:05:58 - PlayStation State of Play

00:46:29 - Ghost of Yōtei

00:53:53 - The Plucky Squire

01:01:55 - Elder Scrolls Castles & Marvel Snap

01:17:07 - Black Myth Wukong

01:21:21 - What you've been playing

01:30:36 - Outro

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Another week off between episodes (we won't make a habit of this) and we're back with the long-promised FFXIV Dawntrail review. We also have a long discussion about the incredible Astro Bot and the PS5 Pro.

Plus, we talk about what you’ve been playing!

00:00:00 - Intro &  @FinalFantasyUnion  Pub Quiz

00:14:14 - FFXIV Dawntrail

00:50:03 - ASTRO BOT

01:03:58 - PS5 Pro

01:32:33 - What you've been playing

01:52:54 - Outro

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After a week off and a Gamescom special, we've got plenty of games to talk about, and end up focusing on two. Ben played Concord before it was yeeted for good and has some very strong opinions on why it failed, plus Ed's been hooked on Star Wars Outlaws, despite not loving it. We also chat a little about Deadlock, Call of Duty Black Ops 6 Beta, Monument Valley+, and Black Myth Wukong

Plus, we talk about what you’ve been playing (and correct some awful opinions on Citizen Sleeper and Final Fantasy 9)!

00:00:00 - Intro & what's coming out this month

00:08:45 - Concord

00:43:02 - Star Wars Outlaws

01:15:19 - Monument Valley+

01:18:40 - Call of Duty Black Ops 6 Beta

01:20:10 - Deadlock (not Deathlock, Ben)

01:26:13 - Black Myth Wukong

01:29:39 - What you've been playing

01:57:35 - Outro

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We're finally back from Gamescom and we've got a TON of games to discuss. Check out the timestamps below if there are particular games you're interested in and look out for the individual YouTube videos for each of the games we played a lot of!

00:00:00 - Intro

00:31:12 - Metaphor: ReFantazio

00:45:14 - Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged

01:01:10 - Life is Strange: Double Exposure

01:19:12 - Atomfall

01:32:18 - Monster Hunter Wilds

01:52:30 - Phantom Blade Zero

02:02:42 - Sonic x Shadow Generations

02:16:10 - Two Point Museum

02:21:08 - The Eternal Life of Goldman

02:24:25 - Ambulance Life: A Paramedic Simulator

02:28:50 - The Precinct

02:33:13 - The First Berserker: Khazan

02:38:16 - Crimson Desert

02:43:26 - Sniper Elite Resistance

02:48:12 - Towerborne

02:49:46 - Fragpunk

02:51:24 - Spine

02:53:17 - The Jackbox Naughty Pack

02:54:53 - Civilization VII

02:57:38 - Critter Cafe

03:00:27 - Planet Coaster 2

03:01:15 - Kaiserpunk

03:04:19 - Deathsprint 66

03:07:42 - Star Wars Outlaws

03:08:33 - Tavern Keeper

03:10:50 - Outro

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