This week on the Rocket Punch Cast, the crew discuss the latest first party release from Microsoft for the Xbox, and talk about whether it stands on its own as a strong Xbox exclusive! Will and Cameron gives their initial impressions on Gears 5, and decided on whether it is a step in the right direction for Microsoft. All this, plus Cameron gives his impressions on Astral Chain, updates from the latest Nintendo Direct, and more!

This week on the Rocket Punch Cast, we open our gaming closets and discuss some games that others may frown at us for playing! Cameron is joined by Tyler, the Twitch streamer GeneralPallas, to make their picks for their Guilty Pleasure games! Plus, Cameron goes in depth on his impressions of Control, the team talks about Telltale Games coming back, Capcom teasing a new Resident Evil game, & more, including upcoming events from Rocket Punch & discussions on a new subreddit from the team! Don't miss out!

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PLEASE NOTE:There were issues during our stream when recording this episode. As a result, there is a small break midway through the audio and also the last ~15-20 mins of the episode got truncated. We saved all of the episode (with the exception of the last couple mins), so it should play normally, but with a sudden break at the end due to audio lost so some parts of the Gamescom conversation will be missing. Regardless, we wanted to provide you with the discussions that we were able to save.

We appreciate your patience and understanding with this situation.

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This week on the Rocket Punch Cast, Will and Cameron dig through ALL the news coming out of Gamescom 2019, including new game reveals, gameplay demos, & more! Plus, the team talks about Sony buying Insomniac, creatives leaving Anthem and Halo Infinite, GameInformer layoffs, and more!

This week on the Rocket Punch Cast, the team gets a little personal as they share some of their gaming inspirations! What are some experiences that drew Will and Cameron into gaming as a hobby, and what helped keep them into not only playing games everyday, but also working their butts off on Rocket Punch? Find out the answers to this, plus talks on the violent video game debate making a resurgence, Console manufacturers enacting some new loot box regulation, and more!

This week on the Rocket Punch Cast, the team digs deep into their memories to talk about games you may not know about! Will, Cameron, and special guest Steven, friend of the show and Patreon supporter, sit down and talk about some of the favorite games that either didn’t get any attention at launch, or that many people may not have heard of! If you’re looking for some diamonds in the rough, then this episode should fill that need! Plus, the team talks about recent milestones for the PlayStation 4, ESA gets hacked and leaks journalist data, Ninja jumps from Twitch to Mixer, and a whole lot more!

This week on the Rocket Punch Cast is all about coming together to play some video games! With Will out of town for the week, Cameron is joined by special guests Chris from Credible Threat Gaming and Tyler, aka GeneralPallas on Twitch, to discuss their favorite cooperative games they have played throughout the years! Plus, Cameron gives his initial impressions on Fire Emblem: Three Houses, the team talks about their forays with Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3, news on DOOM, Epic Games, Grand Theft Online, and more!

This week on the Rocket Punch Cast, the team looks ahead through 2019 to see what they are looking forward to the most! Will and Cameron sit to talk about the remaining games of this year, and make their picks for the ones they are most excited for! With a new DOOM, Pokemon, Destiny 2 expansion, and more on the way, who wouldn't be? All this, plus chats on Marvel's Avengers, Nintendo, Gamestop, and more!

This week on the Rocket Punch Cast, the team gets a nice little surprise from Nintendo, and they have to talk about it! Will and Cameron go over all the details of the Nintendo Switch Lite, the newest consoles from the House of Mario, and give their thoughts on it. Will it be a success this fall? Is there a place for the console on the market? Will we be getting on? All this awaits in the episode, as well as discussions on a new game mode for Call of Duty, Cuphead getting a TV show, and... J.R.R Tolkien??

This week on the Rocket Punch Cast, it's time to check-in on the games released so far this year to determine which ones have caught our eye! Will and Cameron sit down to talk about the new releases from 2019,m and determine which ones are already looking good for Game of the Year discussions later on this year. Who makes the cut? Find out here! Plus, the crew discusses the passing of a pivotal content creator, Cameron gives his feelings on the recent news around Dr. Disrespect, Will tries out We Happy Few and has some comments, and a whole lot more!

After the storm that was E3 2019, it's time for the Rocket Punch team to take it easy for a bit and tackle some easy topics.... or is it? This week, Will and Cameron sit down to continue their conversations from Episode 140 to talk more about what the industry has in store for us with next-gen technology and systems. The team talk about all the ideas and strategies they believe will happen when the latest consoles release in Holiday 2020, and make their way-too-early decisions on which systems they are looking at and why. Plus, Cameron brings up some rumors on The Last of Us 2, Will really wants to see that Cyberpunk 2077 demo, the team is liking the changes coming to Destiny 2, and more!