Tonight’s questions:

- Is Monster Hunter Wilds Game of the Year?
- Should Capcom have delayed the Monster Hunter Wilds PC port?
- Is AAA Western gaming about to collapse?
- Should Western studios hire more Eastern employees?
- Are comic book IPs too expensive for game publishers?
- Do Japanese games have too much fetishization?
- Who is more persecuted: Bloodborne or Xbox fans?

Thanks as always to Shawn Daley for our intro and outro music. Follow him on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/shawndaley

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Tonight’s topics:

- Monster Hunter Wilds review
- Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii review
- WB shuts down Monolith Studios
- Fable delayed to 2026
- Activision admits using AI in COD assets
- Assassin’s Creed Shadows leaks
- Dragon Age: Veilguard free on PSN
- Forza Horizon 5 comes to PS5 on April 25
- Terminator 2D announced

Thanks as always to Shawn Daley for our intro and outro music. Follow him on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/shawndaley

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Tonight’s questions:

- What is Xbox's future?
- Will the new PlayStation management fix the brand?
- Why should any company release games on Xbox?
- Will AI-generated content become normal in games?
- Are graphics cards a better value than premium consoles?
- How was the Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves beta?
- Why is NetEase shuttering so many studios?
- Will tariffs delay the PS6?
- Is a gaming PC a console?
- Which devs do you want to create your dream games?

Thanks as always to Shawn Daley for our intro and outro music. Follow him on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/shawndaley

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Tonight’s topics:

- Microsoft not trying to move players to Xbox
- Xbox wants to use AI to preserve games
- Marvel Rivals lays off devs
- Shuhei Yoshida speaks

Thanks as always to Shawn Daley for our intro and outro music. Follow him on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/shawndaley

Where to find Throwdown Show:

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/throwdownshow
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Tonight’s questions:

- Where have all the PlayStation exclusives gone?
- Will PlayStation’s new leadership correct course?
- Will there be PlayStation third-party exclusives?
- How should non-PS+ players be compensated for the PSN outage?
- Do you care that Fairgame$ got delayed?
- Did Microsoft’s acquisition kill Xbox sales?
- Is console gaming easier than PC gaming?
- What is an annoying popular game mechanic?
- What is the best under-used game mechanic?
- Which games had the worst forced stealth missions?

Thanks as always to Shawn Daley for our intro and outro music. Follow him on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/shawndaley

Where to find Throwdown Show:

Website: https://audioboom.com/channels/5030659
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/throwdownshow
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Tonight’s topics:

- State of Play impressions
- Sony financials (PS5 ships 75 million)
- South of Midnight impressions
- Monster Hunter Wilds impressions
- Avowed reviews
- Ex-Ready at Dawn dev spills the beans
- Nintendo faces issues against Palworld in USA
- Nintendo will use Switch 2 reveal to gauge interest

Thanks as always to Shawn Daley for our intro and outro music. Follow him on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/shawndaley

Where to find Throwdown Show:

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Tonight’s questions:

- Does the PSN outage prove digital-only consoles are bad?
- Will Xbox benefit from the PSN outage?
- Can Xbox consoles be successful in the future?
- Will there be a Nintendo Switch 2 Lite?
- How much will the Nintendo Switch 2 realistically cost?
- Which console maker should make a return?
- Why is Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 so successful?

Thanks as always to Shawn Daley for our intro and outro music. Follow him on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/shawndaley

Where to find Throwdown Show:

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Tonight’s topics:

- Rockstar says GTA 6 will release in Fall 2025
- Nintendo Switch 2 will be reasonably priced
- Nintendo prepares for Switch 2 scalpers
- Nintendo Switch sells 150 million units
- EA CEO says Veilguard failed because it wasn’t live service
- Metal Gear Solid 3 Delta release date leaked
- Capcom Spotlight rundown
- Yoshida speaks again
- New Battlefield revealed
- Avowed director inadvertently hints at PS5 release

Thanks as always to Shawn Daley for our intro and outro music. Follow him on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/shawndaley

Where to find Throwdown Show:

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Twitter list: https://twitter.com/i/lists/1027719155800317953

Tonight’s questions:

- Is Xbox going third-party?
- Will Xbox showcases be better than PlayStation showcases?
- Will Xbox now have higher-quality games?
- Will Sony release more than 2 first-party games a year?
- Will there be another Xbox?
- What makes waiting for a hype game easier?
- Why did Marvel Rivals succeed but Concord fail?
- Could an anime shooter succeed?
- Which old Xbox games do you want on PS5 and Switch 2?
- What features do you want in handhelds?
- Which handheld are you most excited about?
- Will game publishers fire controversial individuals?
- Will tariffs affect gaming prices?
- Did Nintendo ever give preference to third parties?
- What is the best-designed open world in a game?
- What are great games with terrible writing?
- Which games have the best or worst titles?
- What are some of the best action set pieces in gaming?

Thanks as always to Shawn Daley for our intro and outro music. Follow him on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/shawndaley

Where to find Throwdown Show:

Website: https://audioboom.com/channels/5030659
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/throwdownshow
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Tonight’s topics:

- Forza Horizon 5 comes to PS5
- Microsoft was the #1 publisher of ‘24
- SIE has a new CEO
- PlayStation no longer requires PSN account for PC games
- Ubisoft lays off 185 employees
- Assassin’s Creed Shadows censored in Japan
- Bioware doesn’t need support for Mass Effect 5
- Dragon Age: Veilguard devs laid off
- Silent Hill 2 Remake is a success
- Egyptian-based God of War game rumored

Thanks as always to Shawn Daley for our intro and outro music. Follow him on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/shawndaley

Where to find Throwdown Show:

Website: https://audioboom.com/channels/5030659
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThrowdownShow
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