In this awards season special, Frank and Lilac Boots dive into gaming's top honors!

• Joystick Winners: We celebrate the Golden Joystick Awards, where Clair Obscure and Ghost of Tsushima earned top prizes. The hosts praise the ceremony's focus on actual gaming achievement.

• The Snub: Frank argues that the Twisted Metal adaptation was unfairly ignored by both the Golden Joystick and The Game Awards (TGA) in the Best Adaptation category.

• TGA Talk: The crew breaks down the TGA nominations, questioning the transparency and corporate nature of the voting process.

• Sims 4 Chaos: Lilac Boots details the unexpected drama in The Sims community: a popular tool unlocking all Sims 4 DLC for free suddenly went defunct after its creator stepped away. The controversy intensified when another modder began charging for the same system.

• Game Time: Find out what the hosts are playing this week, including Arc Raiders, Fortnite, and a Ghost of Tsushima Platinum run.

Rockstar's Union Bust & Valve's New Console. We dissect the industry's collapse: Why consoles are obsolete, the brilliance of the Steam Machine, and the Rockstar union busting lawsuit. Plus, the #BootstotheFace rant on the TwitchCon assailant and Greg Ellis.

Frank and Lilac Boots are back to break down the corporate crises that are defining the modern gaming landscape.

The Sims Exodus: Following the Saudi-backed EA buyout, Simmers like Lilsimsie, Plumbella, and James Turner have quit the EA Creator Network over moral and ethical conflicts. Lilac Boots questions why the Sims dev team is using a massive November 4th bug-fix update as a crisis management tactic after the fact.

The Console Crisis: Is it worth buying any console right now? We dissect the value problem: the PS5 is getting remastered filler, the Xbox is selling fewer units than the Xbox One, and Nintendo is recklessly pushing the $80 game precedent.

The Noir That Wasn't: Lilac Boots delivers a scathing review of Tails Noir (formerly Backbone), calling its jarring, unearned sci-fi twist a creative failure that spoiled a beautiful narrative.

Macabre Reviews: For Halloween, we review the morally dubious management sim Graveyard Keeper and the side-scrolling defense game Kingdom, and reveal which DLCs (Zombies! Co-op!) are absolutely essential to fix the base game's biggest flaws.

Plus: Frank shares his thoughts after getting the Platinum for the incredible Ghost of Yōtei and we share our anti-stress gaming recommendations!

In a massive, high-stakes episode, Frank and LilacBoots break down the corporate chaos threatening to reshape the gaming industry forever.

The $55 Billion Question: Electronic Arts is officially going private in the largest leveraged buyout in history. We analyze the mountain of debt and what this financial move means for the future of AAA game development and fan monetization.

The Cowardly Cancellation: A stunning report reveals Ubisoft scrapped a post-Civil War Assassin’s Creed (starring a Black protagonist confronting the KKK) out of fear of online backlash and the U.S. political climate. We dissect the company's moral and creative failure.

The Labor Fight Escalates: We dive deep into the Build A Rocket Boy union lawsuit, the Discord ID security breach, and the rise of Sackbird Studios—a direct employee revolt against AAA burnout.

We're back with a brand new episode of The Scroll! Join us as we recount our time with the Battlefield 6 beta and give our honest verdict on whether it lives up to the hype. We also dive into some major industry news, including Blizzard's SFD team becoming the first in-house cinematic, animation, and narrative studio in North America to unionize. We'll also discuss the leaked info on the ROG Xbox Ally and touch on the controversy surrounding the Roblox CEO. As always, we've got all the latest news and announcements, including a look ahead to Capcom's upcoming presentation at New York Comic-Con.

This week on The Scroll, we tried to go boots-on-the-ground with the Battlefield 6 Open Beta, but the servers had other plans! We break down the chaotic launch, the massive queue times, and why some of us couldn't even get into the fight. Frank managed to sneak past the server errors for a little while, and he's here to share his very first impressions from his limited playtime. We discuss whether this messy launch is a bad omen for the game or just a bump in the road.

Then, we tackle a major industry controversy as we discuss GOG's protest against censorship and the "quiet erasure" of games. We break down why they're giving away so-called banned games for free and debate the power that platforms and payment processors have over what we can play.

Plus, could the future of game discovery be in swiping right for curation? We look at Ludocene, a new "dating app for games," and discuss whether expert-led recommendations are the answer to our ever-growing backlogs.

We also run through the new titles coming to Xbox Game Pass and give a special community shoutout to voice actress Kenneisha Thompson for her fantastic new role in the hit anime Gachiakuta. Join us for a packed show!

This week, we break down Warner Bros.' shocking $200 million loss on Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League and discuss why they're gambling on another live-service game.

Next, we tackle Sony's lawsuit against Tencent over an alleged Horizon 'clone' and debate the line between inspiration and imitation.

Finally, we compare strategies in the ecosystem war: Sony celebrates its legacy with classic PlayStation Plus games while Xbox looks to the future with cloud streaming for games you already own. We debate who had the better week.

This week on The Scroll, we're diving into one of the biggest release weekends of the year! We share our first impressions of the brand-new Fable reboot, Hideo Kojima's latest epic DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH, and the charming return of Mario & Luigi: Brothership.

Then, we pivot to a serious discussion about the controversial crackdown on adult games on Steam. We explore the platform's hidden market, the power of payment processors, and the complex debate between censorship and creative freedom.

Later in the show, we deliver our full review of Hell Clock, a new action RPG set in a fantastical version of colonial Brazil, with unique classes and a world-changing time mechanic.

Finally, we close out the show with a fun "Gaming Confessions" segment, where we share our hottest takes and most embarrassing gaming stories.

This week on The Scroll, we're joined by our friend and special guest, Breadman, to break down some massive news about two of gaming's biggest franchises.

First, we dive into the huge leak for the next Battlefield game, breaking down all the details from the rumored return to a modern setting and the classic class-based system. Then, we discuss the exciting news that Idris Elba has reportedly been cast as the lead in Netflix's live-action Assassin's Creed series and what it means for the future of video game adaptations.

We close out the show with Breadman by talking about our own personal gaming habits, what we're all playing now, and how we manage our ever-growing backlogs.

This week on The Scroll, we ask a question that's shaking the industry: Who really owns your games?

Join us as we dive deep into the "Stop Killing Games" debate, exploring the line between product ownership and service licensing in the wake of major game shutdowns. From digital rights to the rumor mill, we also investigate the latest speculation around the Assassin's Creed: Black Flag remake after a mysterious Steam update.

And as always, we've got your monthly haul covered with a full rundown of all the free games for July 2025 available on PlayStation Plus, Xbox Game Pass, and Prime Gaming.

Grab your headphones and settle in for a focused episode! Find more at getthescroll.com.