This week, Daanish Syed from Respawn joins in to discuss his journey from not enjoying Souls games, to loving Elden Ring. Then, Jeff and Christian weigh in with some extended Parting Gift thoughts on The Batman, Our Flag Means Death, and ASMR Chess.


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Jeff and Christian welcome Ben Hanson from Minnmax back to the show this week to discuss Nintendo's latest Indie World Showcase, Ghost of Tsushima on PC adding a Playstation interface, what 'enhanced for PS5 Pro' might mean, and more!



The Playlist: Stitch, Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth, Top Spin 2K25, Hades 2 Technical Test, No Rest for the Wicked, Delta Emulator, Fallout 4 VR with mods



Parting Gifts!

544: Ben Hanson: No Rest for the Wicked, Hades 2, FFVII Rebirth, Delta Emulator, Nintendo Indie World, Steamworld Heist 2, Little Kitty Big City, Stitch, Yars Rising, PS5 Pro specs




Jeff and Christian welcome Marcus Stewart from Game Informer to the show this week to discuss a release date for Star Wars Outlaws, the huge iii indie showcase, Dredge getting a movie adaptation, and more!



The Playlist: Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Pepper Grinder, Botany Manor, Diablo Immortal; Call of Duty Warzone; Fortnite, Children of the Sun



Parting Gifts!






543: Marcus Stewart: Star Wars Outlaws, Triple-i Initiative, Rogue Prince of Persia, Mouse, Slay the Spire 2, Streets of Rogue 2, Kill Knight, 33 Immortals, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Pepper Grinder, 

Jeff and Christian welcome Scott L Clark from the Gaming Outsiders podcast back to the show this week to discuss the potential of two Prince of Persia games coming in the same year, Apple allowing game emulators onto iOS, the majority of playtime in 2023 going to 6-year old games, and more!



The Playlist: Beat Slayer, Minishoot Adventures, Mighty Mage, Kudzu, Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons remake, Slot Shots Pinball Ultimate Edition, Prince of Persia Sands of Time, Dicefolk, EcoGnomix



Parting Gifts!

542: Scott L Clark: Rogue Prince of Persia, Apple allows emulation, Beat Slayer, Minishoot Adventures, Kudzu, Brothers a Tale of Two Sons, Dicefolk, EcoGnomix




Jeff and Christian welcome Jarrett Green from IGN to the show this week to discuss a 2007 flop video game getting a surprise sequel, the reveal of Overwatch with Marvel characters, first hands-on from Ken Levine's upcoming Bioshock killer, and more!



The Playlist: Dragon’s Dogma 2. Pepper Grinder, Diablo IV, Stolen Realm, Rogue Voltage demo, Mori Carta demo



Tabletop Time: Gudnak






541: Jarrett Green: Marvel Rivals, Judas, Hellgate Redemption, Dragon's Dogma 2, Pepper Grinder, Stolen Realm, Rogue Voltage, Mori Carta, Gudnak

Jeff and Christian welcome Jeremy Penter, better known as Karak from ACG back to the show this week to discuss Larian walking away from the most successful game of 2023, Unreal showing off Marvel 1943 Rise of the Ronin at GDC, a potential big delay for GTA 6, and more!



The Playlist: Dragons Dogma 2, Pacific Drive, Rise of the Ronin, Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition, Gran Turismo 7 - Willow Springs, Slice and Dice



Parting Gifts!

540: Karak: Dragon's Dogma 2, Marvel 1943 Rise of Hydra, GTA 6 delayed? Larian says no more Baldur's Gate, Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition, Rise of the Ronin, Slice and Dice

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