Nintendo super fan Whirlwind returns to the podcast to go over the two Nintendo Directs we got this week, but before that he kicks off the show with a Nintendo Switch 2 Quiz to determine if Ryan is also a super fan. Over in what we played, Whirlwind is going through Pragmata and still enjoying the Hoyoverse, while Ryan returns to tactics video game heaven with Star Wars Zero Company. In the news, we have a State of Play from PlayStation, union news out of Blizzard, and not one but two Nintendo Directs!

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00:00:00 - Intro + Nintendo Switch 2 Quiz

00:22:14 - Pragmata and Hoyoverse Fun with Whirl

00:31:02 - Star Wars Zero Company

00:50:47 - News

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We take a bit of a breather before the games of September flood our video game backlogs. After hinting at Star Wars Zero Company and The Blood of Dawnwalker for next episode, Jocelyn chats about returning to After Inc: Revival with it's 1.0 launch. Over in the news, Xbox makes their digital-to-disc program official, Mario is getting a standard line of LEGO sets in the new year, PlayStation continues to fail at reading the room with their Live TV announcement, and GTA VI has it's big reveal on Netflix.

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00:00:00 - Intro

00:11:39 - After Inc Revival 1.0

00:20:41 - News

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After taking a quick summer break, we're back to chat about Ryan's Xbox Game Pass Month with Halo Campaign Evolved and The Outer Worlds 2, while Jocelyn has finished up her time with The Incident at Galley House. Over in the news, Dave Bautista is confirmed to be Kratos in the Amazon Prime TV Show, Horizon 3 is still far away and Joce is NOT HAVING IT, and Gamescom kicks off with Opening Night Live.

Discussion

00:00:00 - Intro

00:06:50 - Halo Campaign Evolved

00:13:17 - The Outer Worlds 2

00:32:32 - The Incident at Galley House

00:46:19 - News

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Ryan promised he would play Corsair Cove for this week, and he mostly doesn’t disappoint, playing through the early hours of the pirate base simulator. Jocelyn, on the other hand, returns to mystery adventure games with The Incident at Galley House. Wrapping up, Ryan shares his burdens with Xbox Game Pass before settling on Denshattack! In the news, GTA VI will have an early exclusive reveal on Netflix, PEAK receives its final biome update, and Sonic speeds to Fortnite in the next season.

Discussion

00:00:00 - Corsair Cove

00:13:46 - The Incident at Galley House

00:26:09 - Xbox Game Pass and Denshattack!

00:49:07 - News

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We celebrate episode 700 the only way we know how, talking about video games and covering the latest industry news! We kick things off with Jocelyn’s time with Corsair Cove now that it’s launched, while Ryan updates us on the next TGI Game Club with Transistor. Over in the news, Sony says they’re pushing forward with ditching discs, Dave Bautista may be up for the Kratos TV role, the next Fire Emblem gets a Nintendo Direct, and Electronic Arts has officially sold for $55 billion.

Discussion

00:00:00 - Corsair Cove

00:20:39 - Transistor

00:30:48 - News

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It’s all good news this week, even though we kick off the show with Ryan playing Resident Evil 6. But don’t worry, he only played the good parts! Over in the news, we’ve curated the best good news we could find this week, Steam updates their gifting and wishlist features, Resident Evil has a new movie trailer, Capcom reports big numbers, and Kratos will return in Doomsday, I mean God of War. Plus we close out the show with a listener email about Corsair Cove.

Discussion

00:00:00 - Resident Evil 6

00:19:11 - News

00:59:20 - Listener Email and Corsair Cove

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We’ve got more Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced to discuss, plus the return of TGI Game Club with Supergiant Games debut Bastion. Over in the news, we continue the not so great news train with the live action God of War TV series needing to recast Kratos, Bethesda makes promises of many Fallouts to come as a distraction from the Xbox fire, Nintendo says no to tariff refunds for customers, and some data on physical sales for PlayStation games in 2026.

Discussion

00:00:00 - Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced

00:12:18 - Bastion

00:18:11 - News

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Well, we had put faith in Ubisoft, and that was likely our demise. While Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced has been getting great reviews, and Ryan has been enjoying his time with it, Jocelyn hasn’t had the same luck with her Steam copy. Over in the news, we have a few updates on PlayStation ending their run with physical media, LEGO has another expensive Nintendo collaboration, and devs present their case for extending this console generation.

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00:00:00 - Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced

00:29:18 - News

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We try to remain positive with all the news coming out of Xbox, so what better way to keep it light and fun than to return to the Frostpunk 2 DLC: Breach of Trust! Over in the news, Monday saw a flurry of news stories covering Xbox and their layoffs, while PlayStation will end physical media production in January 2028. Maybe we get some good news to discuss next week?

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00:00:00 - Frostpunk 2 DLC: Breach of Trust

00:15:52 - News

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We’re back after a week off to catch up on all the bad news out of the industry, but first we recap our time with Sunderfolk from the latest TGI Game Night. Plus Ryan offers his thoughts on Wanderstop on Nintendo Switch 2, while both Jocelyn and Ryan checked out the latest Frostpunk 2 DLC: Breach of Trust. Now for the news… And a majority of it is not good news… We have the latest rumours on the situation at Xbox (as of this recording), Sony confirms it’s laying off most of the Destiny team, we finally have the Steam Machine pricing, and GTA VI will launch at $80 USD with no real physical edition.

Discussion

00:00:00 - Sunderfolk

00:20:44 - Frostpunk 2: Breach of Trust

00:45:00 - Wanderstop

00:56:33 - News

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