It's not often that the entire TSG staff all plays the same game to completion so that they're able to talk about it. In another special episode of Trust Sircle, the boys compare the action-packed Marvel's Spider-Man on PS4 to its spiritual successor: The Batman Arkham series.

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TSG Asks: What makes Marvel’s Spider-Man special

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We know it's been a while, but your favorite hosts just had to come back to talk about this insane scandal that has blown up in the game industry. Here's our post-mortem of Filip Miucin's plagiarism drama that is still infuriating Marcus and Devin weeks later. Catch up with them and their lives over the last year and then dive into the deep with the kind of thoughtful discussions you've been missing from Trust Sircle.

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IGN Plagiarism scandal overshadows epic Smash Bros. Ultimate news #DailyHotTake

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Listen to our thoughts on this year's E3.

We recorded this episode the week before E3 but we're just getting around to posting it. Now with your knowledge of the future, feel free to laugh at how wrong we were.

Games based off of popular books, movies, or tv shows have always been a part of gaming culture. Historically these games relied on the intellectual property to sell copies and focused little on making the game itself fun to play. This week Marcus, Devin, and Evan talk about how licensed games are treated today.

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Five Movie Licensed Games That Are Actually Good

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Marcus doesn't always make the best financial decisions. That's why he spent over $1200 on a single weekend. Unrelated, anybody looking to buy an NES Mini?

Have you ever seen a movie based off a video game that didn't make you cry out of disappointment? This week, Devin, Evan, and Marcus talk about video game movies over the years and if there is any hope for them to be legitimately good.

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Is there hope for video game movies?

Why remaking games into movies is a clumsy approach

Wreck-It Ralph 2 announced for 2018 release

Assassin’s Creed Producer Starts Adaptation-Focused Studio

This Majora’s Mask fan film is everything you’ve ever wanted from a Zelda movie

Uncharted movie gets new director

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Why are tutorials so long and boring? What's the deal with invisible walls? Why do so many of the female characters have giant wobbly breasts while all the men are snarling bearded white guys? We love video games but they're far from perfect. Hear us talk about the ways we think video games and the games industry could improve.

If that isn't enough for you, learn how Marcus became best friends with Drew Carrey and how to blow out a candle from 30ft away using science. All that and more, on this week's episode of Trust Sircle.

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5 Brilliant excuses to justify your Zelda: Breath of the Wild addiction:

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We haven't missed a week and we (hopefully) never will. We're just trying out the whole bi-weekly thing. We missed you, but now that we're back together, we're celebrating with this week's topic: What makes a good party game?

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The Loss of Local Multiplayer Part 1: The Myth of Progress

How I celebrated Genesis 4 like it was the Super Bowl for Gamers

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There are guests galore on this riveting episode of Trust Sircle where we compare the differences between Japanese Role Playing Games and Western developed RPGs. Fan favorite Evan Maier-Zucchino returns to the show to reveal his inner fanboy. Matthew Charles, host of the Geek Stew Podcast and a former RPG localization specialist, lends his expertise to the conversation as well. After discussing the safety concerns of bringing a bird with irritable bowel syndrome into a pizza parlor, the Great Pork Battle begins!

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The Nintendo Switch and Zelda are finally here. The Trust Sircle gets down and dirty in Hyrule to discuss why The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is a world that's fun to get lost in.

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Horizon Zero Dawn review: beauty in the apocalypse

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