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This week on The Save Room, the future of gaming is almost here, so throw out your consoles because they don't matter anymore. Google has finally announced its console-less cloud streaming platform, Stadia. Stadia boasts the ability to be streamed from any device and all from a controller that connects via wifi to an app while promising 8K resolution. ( Wha-whaaat?) The announcement which dropped at GDC 2019 left a lot of questions such as pricing, data caps, consistent experiences due to internet speeds, and what first party games will come down the line. It has spawned various conversations across the industry about the future of gaming and how we're inevitably heading towards a stream-only future.

We also dish on how Sony ripped off Nintendo Directs with its new State of Play, get hyped on more Mortal Kombat 11 news, and Daniel loses his mind over Cuphead coming to the Switch.

If you have the stomach for it and your ears don't hate us, then stick around for the tail end of the episode where you'll hear our thoughts on DmC: Devil May Cry, The Division 2, and of course, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. So tune in to find out how many times we've died at this point because it's definitely more than twice. (Spoilers: it's a lot).

This week on The Save Room your two favorite sad boys are reunited and back in their respective hosting seats after two weeks apart. That's right, Kevin is finally back from his Ireland trip and talks all about castles, Guiness, and how he has been forever changed by the Blarney Stone.

On this episode: Sony has debunked rumors that they're buying Take-Two Interactive; Japan has halted shipment and sales of Judgement over actor Pierre Taki's alleged drug use; Days Gone has gone gold; and The Messenger is finally coming to PS4. In typical Save Room fashion, this one is a raucous loot shower of news and discussion. But would you expect anything less?

We cap the episode off with our What We've Been Playing segment, where Daniel drops some soft Anthem impressions and our resident Capcom Captain gives his hard thoughts on Devil May Cry 5.

So grab a Guiness, strap in, and get your devil trigger at the ready--this one is a wild ride.

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It's a new year over here at The Save Room, so it goes without saying that we had to look back and remember 2018. And what a better way to do that than with a bevy of superlatives and video game lists because who doesn't love lists. That's right, our 2018 Game of the Year episode is finally here!

On what is our longest episode to date we look back on the highs and lows of 2018. It was a year of controversy and gamer outrage, but despite that there were many notable moments for the industry as well that made video games shine. The meat of the episode though is our Game of the Year conversation where we do a back and forth on our respective top 5 games of last year with some honorable mentions sprinkled on top.

2018 was a phenomenal year for video games and one that is well worth talking about. But what made last year especially great was you, the listener. So if you happen to make it to the end of this trash-fire retrospect, there's a special shoutout to you all at the end. Thanks for making 2018 a great year for us. We promise the episode will be shorter in 2019.

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0:00:00: Intro/Gaming Resolutions

0:13:16: Free PS Plus Games/Xbox Games with Gold for January

0:18:36: The Save Room Superlatives for 2018

1:10:06: Game of the Year 2018 Honorable Mentions

1:34:12: Kevin and Daniel's Top 5 Games of 2018

2:41:19: Special End of the Year Shoutouts

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