Welcome to The Random Encounter Podcast Episode 157! Today, we discuss the Xbox 360's impact on its 20th anniversary as well as where the Xbox brand is now. The bulk of this episode, however, is guessing who we think will win various categories at The Video Game Awards on December 11th as the nominees just dropped. Will there be some prize for who gets the most right? I guess we will find out!

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Welcome to The Random Encounter Podcast Episode 156! Today we talked about PlayStation’s State of Play (Japanese Edition), Metroid Prime 4: Beyond preview impressions, and finally, the exciting announcements of new hardware from Valve: the new Steam Machine, Steam Controller, and Steam Frame.

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Welcome to The Random Encounter Podcast Episode 155! Today there is some big PlayStation news as the PlayStation Portal has gained the ability to play purchased games over the cloud. Also, it appears there may be some incoming ability to cross-buy between PC and PlayStation. We also have some Kirby Air Riders talk and brief discussion about the Grand Theft Auto VI delay.

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Welcome to The Random Encounter Podcast Episode 154! Today we talk a lot of PlayStation: The 25th Anniversary of the PlayStation 2 as well as Halo on PlayStation 5. We also discuss the recent embargo limitation of Dragon Quest 1 & 2 HD Remake that prevented those that had the game prior to release from discussing the ending.

Check out our live Podcast on Sundays and our group stream on Fridays. Don't forget to leave a review and subscribe!

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Welcome to The Random Encounter Podcast Episode 153! Today we talk all Xbox: The newly released Xbox Ally X, the future of Xbox, and Microsoft's antagonism towards exclusivity. We also discuss what we've been playing, as well as other miscellaneous news items.

Check out our live Podcast on Thursdays and our group stream on Fridays. Don't forget to leave a review and subscribe!

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Welcome to The Random Encounter Podcast Ep. 152! Today James and Bryant talked a great deal about Pokémon Legends: Z-A, the recent Pokémon leak, and the death of the Master Ninja. Check out our live Podcast on Thursdays and our group stream on Fridays. Don't forget to leave a review and subscribe!

Check out our live Podcast on Thursdays and our group stream on Fridays. Don't forget to leave a review and subscribe!

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James runs these:

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YouTube: @therandomencounter

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Check out Ash on:

BlueSky: @ashdestroyum.bsky.social

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X: @red_so_deep

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YouTube: @phaneckswhy⁠

Welcome to The Random Encounter Podcast Ep. 151! Today we talked about Mark Cerny's PlayStation 6 comments and what they mean for the gaming industry going forward, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's future DLC announcement, and commentary on the October 2001 issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly. Check out our live Podcast on Thursdays and our group stream on Fridays. Don't forget to leave a review and subscribe!

Check out our live Podcast on Thursdays and our group stream on Fridays. Don't forget to leave a review and subscribe!

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YouTube: @therandomencounter

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Check out Ash on:

BlueSky: @ashdestroyum.bsky.social

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X: @red_so_deep

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X: @PhanEcksWhy

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YouTube: @phaneckswhy⁠

Welcome to The Random Encounter Podcast Ep. 150! Today we talked about Xbox’s Game Pass price hikes and what we’ve been playing. Check out our live Podcast on Thursdays and our group stream on Fridays. Don't forget to leave a review and subscribe!

Check out our live Podcast on Thursdays and our group stream on Fridays. Don't forget to leave a review and subscribe!

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James runs these:

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YouTube: @therandomencounter

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Check out Ash on:

BlueSky: @ashdestroyum.bsky.social

X: @ash_destroyum

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Check out Bryant on:

X: @red_so_deep

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BlueSky: @phaneckswhy.bsky.social

X: @PhanEcksWhy

Twitch: phaneckswhy

YouTube: @phaneckswhy⁠

Welcome to The Random Encounter Podcast Ep. 149! Today we talked about PlayStation's State of Play for September 24th, 2025, the new CEO of Nintendo, and the implications of the ASUS Xbox Ally X. Check out our live Podcast on Thursdays and our group stream on Fridays. Don't forget to leave a review and subscribe!

Check out our live Podcast on Thursdays and our group stream on Fridays. Don't forget to leave a review and subscribe!

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James runs these:

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YouTube: @therandomencounter

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Check out Ash on:

BlueSky: @ashdestroyum.bsky.social

X: @ash_destroyum

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Check out Bryant on:

X: @red_so_deep

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Check out Phan on:

BlueSky: @phaneckswhy.bsky.social

X: @PhanEcksWhy

Twitch: phaneckswhy

YouTube: @phaneckswhy⁠

Welcome to The Random Encounter Podcast Ep. 148! Today we talked about what we’ve been playing, our most anticipated games coming out the rest of the year, looking forward to next year, and a mini-game at the end of the podcast which admittedly may not be fun for audio listeners.

Check out our live Podcast on Thursdays and our group stream on Fridays. Don't forget to leave a review and subscribe!

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James runs these:

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YouTube: @therandomencounter

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Check out Ash on:

BlueSky: @ashdestroyum.bsky.social

X: @ash_destroyum

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Check out Bryant on:

X: @red_so_deep

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Check out Phan on:

BlueSky: @phaneckswhy.bsky.social

X: @PhanEcksWhy

Twitch: phaneckswhy

YouTube: @phaneckswhy⁠