The Players' Take: A Video Game Podcast

This week Montrell and Justin talk about the news for the final time, and record the longest episode in the show's history! State of Play, Developer Direct, live service game shutdowns and announcements, PS6 delay rumors, Bluepoint's shutdown and much more! Join us one last time as we reminisce on the show's run, discuss the games we're playing, and go over two months of news!

It has been a fun ride over the last seven years. Thank you to everyone who listened and stuck with us! 

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This week Justin and Montrell discuss all the announcements at The Game Awards, and talk about cratering Call of Duty sales!

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This week Justin and Montrell discuss Netflix buying Warner Bros. and if Call of Duty is in trouble after their letter to the community!

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This week Justin and Montrell are back, and have a ton of news to get through since their last episode! Including the Steam Machine, the RAM market impacting consoles, and massive changes coming to League of Legends in 2026!

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Montrell: @itrap4thehokage
Justin: @thundernut01

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This episode is a solo episode for Montrell. We have some BIG stories to cover but we decide we wanted to cover them together when just is back in town! SO in the meantime, hear montrell rant about his ongoing journey to platinum Ninja Gaiden 4 and follow on the Rockstar layoffs!

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This week Justin and Montrell discuss GTA VI being delayed again, Nintedo Switch 2 having crazy launch sales, and a leak about Dante's Inferno 2!

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Montrell: @itrap4thehokage
Justin: @thundernut01

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This week Justin and Montrell discuss the reveal of Halo: Campaign Evolved, different takes on AI in video games, and do a full spoilercast for Trails in the Sky First Chapter!

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Justin: @thundernut01

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This week Justin goes solo and discusses his final non-spoiler thoughts on Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter, rumors of the next Xbox being a premium priced PC hybrid, and EA and the NFL signing 5 more years of exclusivity for Madden!

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Montrell: @itrap4thehokage
Justin: @thundernut01

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This week Justin and Montrell discuss Montrell's early thoughts on Battlefield 6, more rumors of Xbox being abandoned by retailers, and if game purchasing frequency is a window into the future of game!

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Montrell: @itrap4thehokage
Justin: @thundernut01

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This week Justin and Montrell discuss tons of Xbox news, is the end coming faster than we all thought for the storied brand?

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Montrell: @itrap4thehokage
Justin: @thundernut01

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