On this week's show, Pete and Steve are joined by Max Wright to discuss the latest game in the God of War series: God of War Ragnarok. We tackle the updates to game mechanics, the storyline, and our spoiler-light impressions of the game's first 5 hours. PLUS: Could God of War Ragnarok dethrone Elden Ring as GOTY? Watch to find out!

After that, the boys discuss Steve's time with Case of The Golden Idol and Pete's latest TCG obsession: Marvel SNAP!

Follow Max: https://twitter.com/MaxLWright

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00:00:00 - Intro

00:02:34 - God of War Ragnarok Spoiler Free Impressions

00:18:47 - Plugs

00:19:37 - God of War Ragnarok Review in Progress (Spoiler Light for first 5 hours)

00:41:30 - Case of The Golden Idol Review and Imprerssions

00:50:35 - Marvel SNAP is Pete's new favorite TCG

It's a bumper PlayStation episode this week as Sony finally reveals the price and release date of the PS VR2 but Steve tries to put the price in perspective and doesn't think it's a bad deal after all…

Meanwhile, Pete tries to convince Steve that God of War: Ragnarok may dethrone Elden Ring as the Number 1 GOTY contender for 2022 and are we excited for the HBO Last of Us series?

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This week Steve is joined by friend of the show Max Wright and the pair kick the show off by answering the question… What is our favorite game franchise?

We also touch on a week of remakes from Age of Empires coming to Xbox, The Witcher ditching the Red Engine for Unreal Engine 5, and Silent Hill's big comeback! But does this shift to Unreal Engine 5 spell doom for in-house game engines and are we at risk of a choice between Unity or Unreal Engine 5?

Of course with it being Halloween week we had to touch on survival horror as a genre, especially with the upcoming Resident Evil Village DLC and the both of us being addicted to Vampire Survivors!

Thanks again to Max for joining me. Follow him here: https://twitter.com/maxlwright

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Pete and Steve discuss two major stories this week about new games running at 30 FPS on new-gen consoles and the backlash that followed. The boys discuss the future of 30 FPS on consoles, the assertion that some developers think the Xbox Series S is to blame and ask the question: Are Gamers Done With 30 FPS and is 40 FPS the future of gaming?

Before that the boys share some thoughts on the PlayStation DualSense Edge Controller now that it has a release date and pricing. Is $199.99 a good price point or is Sony out of touch with what gamers want?

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Pete and Steve discuss the lastest on Xbox's acquisition of Activision Blizzard, the news that Xbox Game Pass Made $2.9 BILLION in 2021 and in our first-ever Patreon Producer main topic - the boys show off some of their favorite video game collectibles!

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Pete and Steve discuss ReedPop's plans for E3 2022 and Cyberpunk 2077's resurgence after the success of the anime spin-off Edgerunners.

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Pete and Steve discuss Kojima's next game, the rumor of a new PS5 model with a detachable disc drive and the MAJOR leaks that hit both GTA 6 and Diablo IV!

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Pete and Steve discuss the biggest news from Tokyo Game Show 2022, PlayStation State of Play & Marvel + Disney Games Showcase.

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Pete and Steve discuss the slew of acquisition news making the rounds this week and wonder: where does it end?

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Pete and Steve discuss the PlayStation 5 price hike, The Last of Us Part 1 and more!

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