Ep 490 - Composer Austin Wintory joins us to talk about his work on Sword of the Sea and the distinct language of writing music for games. Plus, we share our thoughts on Herdling, Shinobi, The Rogue Prince of Persia, and the July sales report.

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Ep 489 - Huber and Bloodworth are back from gamescom with stories from their trip and hands-on previews for 40 games, including Resident Evil, Silksong, Denshattack, and many more.

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Ep 488 - Nexon reveals Woochi the Wayfarer with an impressive trailer, based on the classic Korean novel. Meanwhile, Isla and Bloodworth share their impressions of Tiny Bookshop, Jurassic Park has several impressive projects coming up, and arcade gambling roguelikes are anti-gambling.

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Ep 487 - Bloodworth and Don have been breathing in the Fumes of an excellent new car combat game in early access. New sales tallies are in for Switch 2 and PS5. Darksiders is coming back, and we beat Donkey Kong Bananza.

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Ep 486 - Battlefield is back and hitting hard. Ninja Gaiden is back and hitting hard. Katamari is back and... we'll find out later. We check out this week's Nintendo Direct, and share our thoughts on Dead Take, Wheel World, and Time Flies. Plus, our patrons' Top 10 Mini-Games.

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Ep 485 - We're going bananas for Donkey Kong Bananza, Bloodworth gets an early look at Into the Fire, and Switch 2 sales numbers are in! Plus, Wuchang, Shadow Labyrinth, TennoCon, California Extreme, and more!

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(0:00) - Intro

(4:33) - Isla's Trip to TennoCon

(18:20) - Into the Fire Preview

(33:20) - Wuchang: Fallen Feathers Impressions

(50:30) - Donkey Kong Bananza Impressions

(1:20:00) - A Word From Our Sponsors

(1:22:31) - Don's Trip to California Extreme

(1:34:51) - Shadow Labyrinth Impressions

(1:49:03) - June Sales Report

(2:04:41) - Also This Week

(2:23:40) - L&R: Late to the Party

(2:30:11) - L&R: Arcade Mashups

(2:38:52) - L&R: Modern Amenities

(2:48:40) - Bets

(2:53:55) - Closing

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Ep 484 - Huber gets back in the groove with Patapon and Tony Hawk. Don and Blood check out the inventive new Ruffy and the Riverside. Plus, we check in on the May sales report, Blood's photos from Krakow and more.

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Ep 483 - From Donkey Kong and Wuchang to Metal Gear and Borderlands. Summer is upon us. So it's time to look ahead at the massive amount of games coming our way and mark our Sizzles and Fizzles.

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(00:00) - Intro

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Ep 482 - Sweeping cuts take a toll across numerous Xbox studios. Bloodworth shares his final thoughts after finishing The Alters. Damiani gets to building infrastructure in Death Stranding 2, and we check out our patrons' Top 10 Water Levels. *Death Stranding 2 Provided by PlayStation

(0:00) - Intro

(5:49) - Xbox Cuts and Cancellations

(36:02) - AI Text Found in The Alters

(55:58) - The Alters Impressions

(1:12:16) - Death Stranding 2 Impressions

(1:41:30) - Top 10 Water Levels

(1:57:43) - Also This Week

(2:09:45) - L&R: Disliked Characters

(2:15:16) - L&R: Occupational Pressure

(2:22:20) - L&R Game: Play That Funky Music, Game Boy

(2:31:55) - Bets

(2:45:37) - Closing

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Ep 481 - Blood Message and The Blood of Dawnwalker both showed off impressive trailers this week. Huber and Gabby are addicted to Rematch. We get Huber's thoughts on Lies of P: Overture, and Bloodworth checks out Cyberpunk on Switch 2.

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(0:00) - Intro

(3:11) - The Blood of Dawnwalker Gameplay Reveal

(19:11) - Blood Message Reveal

(24:18) - Press Release Me

(28:32) - Lies of P: Overture Impressions

(42:29) - Rematch Impressions

(1:00:17) - Cyberpunk 2077 on Switch 2 Impressions

(1:13:14) - Also This Week

(1:29:24) - L&R: To Demo or Not?

(1:34:53) - L&R: Watch, Not Play

(1:39:15) - L&R Game: Mario Kart or Wario Fart - Vroomsday

(1:48:05) - Bets

(1:55:21) - Closing

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