The hosts playfully reflect on their past predictions for the gaming world. They share bold forecasts for 2025, including a new Half-Life installment and a Nintendo Switch update. Expect quirky features like interactive pet mechanics in games and exciting additions to the Game Awards. They also delve into iconic films like 'Encanto' and Scorsese's classics, examining their emotional impact and storytelling brilliance. The mix of gaming insights and cinematic reflections guarantees a fun listen!
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2024 Predictions Review
The hosts discuss their 2024 video game predictions.
They explain the rules: no delays, objective results, no insider information.
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Kirk's 2024 Predictions
Kirk Hamilton reviews his 2024 predictions, scoring one point for Aerith's death in FF7 Rebirth.
Most predictions involving the Nintendo Switch 2 were marked TBD.
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Maddie's 2024 Predictions
Maddie Myers reviews her predictions, surprised to gain a point for Sony's Summer Game Fest participation.
Her incorrect predictions included Hogwarts Legacy 2 and Tears of the Kingdom DLC.
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Jason, Kirk, and Maddy revisit last year's predictions to see what game they'll be playing this year, then go through some new predictions for 2025, from the Nintendo Switch 2 to... new Half-Life?
One More Thing:
Kirk: Interviewing your friends & family / StoryCorps
Maddy: Scorcese double feature (Taxi Driver + King of Comedy)
At least one game will be released and then un-released within the year
Hollow Knight: Silksong will actually come out
Valve will announce a new non-VR Half-Life game
The new Nintendo console will have the word "Switch" in the name
Conan O'Brien or Geoff Keighley will appear in Death Stranding 2 (either/both)
Valve will announce a new Steam controller that's on par with Steam Deck
You will be able to "pet the dog" in The Game Awards' GOTY, i.e. the game will have a "pet animal" interact prompt
At least two TGA GOTY nominees will be for a studio's first game
In the new Fable, you will be able to plant an acorn and have it grow into a tree
Square Enix will announce Final Fantasy VII.... Return
Bonus: Nintendo will announce they're bringing games to Steam
Game: SOMA
MADDY
A Deadpool video game will get announced
The Guillemot family will get pushed out of controlling Ubisoft
Metroid Prime 2 + 3 will get remasters released on a Switch in 2025
A full-length film will be screened in Fortnite
A game made on Roblox will become a huge hit/phenomenon on the scale of Pokemon Go or Among Us
Microsoft/Xbox will remove the requirement for new Xbox games to be able to also run on Xbox Series S
Half-Life 3 will be announced
Silksong will get a release date announcement that will be “it’s out right now” (which means I am also implicitly predicting Silksong comes out in 2025)
There will be two more prominent live service game failures in 2025 in the style of Concord and Suicide Squad
Waluigi will figure into a new Mario game
Bonus: Half-Life 4 will be announced
Game: Super Metroid
JASON
Ubisoft will be sold
An Xbox studios game will be nominated for GOTY at The Game Awards (it's never happened before!)
A non-VR Half-Life game will be announced
A single player playstation game will be announced for PC within 3 months of its PS5 release
Ace Attorney 7 will be announced
Bobby Kotick will get involved with the Trump administration in some way
EA CEO Andrew Wilson will step down
Switch 2 will have an availability crisis
Metroid Prime 4 will launch on Switch and Switch 2 - day one of Switch 2
There will be fewer industry layoffs than last year
Bonus: Amazon will pull out of the video game industry
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