TrueTrophies Podcast

We've about had it with these video game companies, what with the loot boxes and the disingenuous experience reporting. What about you?

The time has finally come for Demon's Souls to die its last death, of a sort, as servers will soon be taken down for the online components of the game. Governments are finally coming down on the various shenanigans in loot boxes with the UK government putting its foot down that loot boxes are NOT gambling (surprise, surprise). It seems Bungie may not have been entirely on the up-and-up with how XP was being shown in Destiny 2, and while they are taking steps to fix this, they also seem to have changed how much XP is needed to earn Bright Engrams.

That's just the filibuster of this edition of your poorly regulated, invisible mathing, Sanic goofing Trophy Talk Podcast!

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• Destiny 2 Developer Response to XP Cooldown, Alexa Ghost Skill Launched
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This week, Ace and Prince fly duo without and get down to brass tacks on Holiday gifting expectations! Be sure to let us know in the comments what you're hoping for/expecting.

If trophies have ever felt like work, Sony has heard your cry and will be incentivizing your trophy hunting with rewards points (make sure you enroll). It seems Disney may have heard millions of people cry out at once over the loot box situation with Star Wars Battlefront II and has moved to silence them. The Valkyria series is feeling pretty healthy as Valkyria Chronicles 4 has been announced.

This is just the star on top of your microtransaction milking, Dante nerfing, Community Challengeprepping Trophy Talk Podcast!

• Star Wars Battlefront II Microtransactions Removed Temporarily
• Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite December Update
• Valkyria Chronicles 4 Announced
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This week's episode is a slimmed down, content-rich version of the podcast you know and love. You can expect we'll return to the traditional format next week.

Sony has revealed that it is producing a new Mini PS4 Controller designed for children that forgoes the touchpad and trims about 40% of the controller. Destiny 2's Trails of the Nine will be offline for the next couple of weeks while they work out a fix for a nasty bug. LEGO Dimensions has officially been canceled, so make sure not to sleep on anything you've got your eye on. There will be a PlayStation Showcase at Paris Games Week, but make sure to tune in for the pre-show as Sony seems to be following the E3 format from earlier this year which contained trailers and release information for quite a few games.

That's just the Tuesday to this week's Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus Friday launching, Assassin's Creed Origins Friday launching, Super Mario Odyssey Friday launching (jeez!) Trophy Talk Podcast!

It was a heavy week for video game news, especially this time of year, but the guys do their best to liven things up with some attempts at voice acting. Remember to tell us which character you'd be best at voicing!

Sony is planning to publish games on Switch and PC as well as PS4 under a new label, Unties. From there, it goes downhill fast. EA is closing Visceral, the team currently working on the single-player Star Wars game. Activision has a patent about using matchmaking to pair people together specifically with the goal of encouraging microtransactions. The ESRB doesn't consider loot crates gambling, but OpenCritic thinks we need to start being more transparent about this kind of thing.

That's just the first step in this flow-charting, pie having, gravel eating, Metal Gear-ing Trophy Talk Podcast!

• EA Closing Visceral Games, Reroutes Upcoming Star Wars Project
• OpenCritic Says They Are Going to Take a Stand Against Loot Boxes
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Remember that game with the loot boxes? Oh yeah, that's all of them. Brandon goes on a spirited rant while Prince stays calm.

It looks like Bethesda is now sending out early review copies to outlets again. Assassin's Creed Origins is going to be getting difficulty levels for the first time in the series, which comes as a surprise to the guys despite the early indicators. Andrew House is stepping down from his role as President of Sony Interactive Entertainment.

That's only the first planet in this planet hopping, hay bail infiltrating, Orc stabbing Trophy Talk Podcast!

• OpenCritic Says They Are Going to Take a Stand Against Loot Boxes
• Destiny 2's First Iron Banner Is About To Go Live, Prestige Raid Delayed

Have trophies ever ruined a gameplay experience for you? We're about to get almost healthy about maybe being not so healthy in our trophy habits.

If you're a fan of voice actors, you'll be pleased to know that the SAG-AFTRA strike looks to be heading to a close, with both parties reaching a tentative agreement that will be voted on later this year. Volition, the team behind the Saints Row Series, appears to have been hit with layoffs on the back of the release of Agents of Mayhem. If you've ever been interested in taking a tour through ancient Egypt, it looks like Assassin's Creed Origins has you covered.

That's just your warm-up session for this edition of your cable streamlining, perfect-run-perfecting, super-star returning Trophy Talk Podcast!

Stop us if you've heard this one before. You just downloaded this hot new game, probably a long RPG of some kind. You take a look at the trophy list... and you need to complete this game four times. plinkit thinks that's crap, too.

If you wanted to get into VR, your time could be soon depending on your circumstances, as Sony is reducing the price of one bundle and adding a camera to another. WB is leveraging Middle-earth: Shadow of War DLC to benefit the family of a developer who succumbed to cancer, but they are doing a terrible job of communicating exactly how it works. For those who want to get in on the PlayerUnknown's BattleGrounds action, but don't have a PC, Grand Theft Auto V may have you covered to a small degree with the inclusion of a new game mode.

That's just the mysterious rumor of this episode of your Uncharted crushing, inFamous repping, crystal eschewing Trophy Talk Podcast!

This week is a slow week, so the team falls into discussing the semantics of what constitutes an RPG and how it's been a good year for them.

For those that just want to have a good time, Horizon: Zero Dawn has released the counter point to Ultra Hard mode in the form of Story Mode. Unfortunately for fans of Mass Effect: Andromeda, it seems that there will be no more single-player content or patches, but more multiplayer content is on the way, and story threads may get sorted out in the form of comics or novels. And who doesn't love a good set of NPD numbers to pour over?

Those are just the top trophies from this edition of your interacting, story telling, brisk speaking Trophy Talk Podcast!

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• Mass Effect Andromeda Will Have No Further Single Player Content or Patches

This week, the team discusses the intricacies of account systems, and then promptly falls down several rabbit holes. We hope you like discussing name changes and remasters!

We've got the details on PS4 Firmware update 5.0, and there's a lot of little things going on from parental controls to surround sound in VR to notification improvements. Sony has also revealed that time and date for its Paris Games Week showcase, but very little is known, so we speculate instead. There's a strong possibility that OKAMI HD will be coming to PlayStation 4, but it hasn't been confirmed.

That's just the elevator pitch for this edition of your Prompto promoting, Gearbox demoing, golden anniversarying Trophy Talk Podcast!

This week, the team takes a long hard look at a lot of little things, otherwise known as microtransactions. Why, what were you thinking?

The super-hyped Middle-earth: Shadow of War will be getting a nifty multiplayer ranked mode, but it will also be getting microtransactions. The Frozen Wilds DLC for Horizon: Zero Dawn was promised to be coming this year, and we finally have a date for it. Dragon Quest Builders is getting a sequel that will feature a glider, but it won't be coming to everyone's second favorite handheld, the Vita, in favor of everyone's favorite handheld (sorry), the Switch.

That's just the first song in your Persona Dancing, Plus capitalizing, euphoric defining Trophy Talk Podcast!