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Cohh has returned with tales from his week at GDC! News has also returned from GDC as we learn Larian Studios is done with Baldur's Gate 3 and Dungeons & Dragons, Ubisoft shows off generative AI & more! We chat about the Apex Legends hack, Riot's MMO resurfaces, Dawntrail gets a release date and then we talk a whole bunch about Dragon's Dogma 2! 0:00 - Frosted tips 5:30 - Bidets 9:30 - TV 12:20 - Cohh went to GDC 31:40 - Larian done with Baldur's Gate 44:50 - Ubisoft AI 54:30 - Will Smith was making a zombie game? 58:50 - APEX Legends hack 1:03:30 - Riot's MMO not set in League of Legends 1:07:40 - FFXIV Dawntrail gets a release date 1:12:00 - Overwatch 2 PVE completely scaled back 1:14:40 - Steam families 1:17:40 - Watch Parties dead on Twitch 1:34:20 - VR 1:36:20 - Dragon's Dogma $2.99 2:02:00 - Dragon's Dogma 2 is amazing also 2:42:40 - Alone in the Dark 2:45:00 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cohh is out this week as he makes his way to GDC so joining us this week is Jesse Cox to chat about Tik Tok, a whole bunch of studios being unembraced, PS5 Pro, Summer Games Fest and a whoooooole lot of Final Fantasy! 0:00 - Sweetened iced tea9:30 - Hotel Zeke14:30 - Dragon's Dogma nightmare fuel16:30 - TIK TOK TOE20:00 - Pig butchering scams47:00 - Battlefront Classic Collection woes53:30 - PS5 Pro specs!57:00 - Summer Game Fest1:08:00 - Saber Interactive Embraces1:20:00 - Runescape1:30:00 - FF7 Rebirth only sell 23k physical copies in Japan1:33:00 - Palworld 1:41:00 - Helldivers 2 secrets1:48:00 - Final Fantasy XVI coming to PC soon1:50:00 - final Fantasy XIV is too easy?1:56:00 - theatrythm 2:19:00 - Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth2:25:40 - Dragon's Dogma 22:31:00 - Project Zomboid2:39:30 - Astroneer2:49:00 - TELEVISION2:59:00 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're joined by Dan this week to chat about a whole lot of bad and depressing news as the games industry and the streaming industry continue its downward trend. Luckily there are great games to play now and in the near future such as: Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Dragon's Dogma 2 where we share our nightmare fuel creations from the free character maker Capcom released! 0:00 - The age of Eminem3:40 - Zeke purrs11:00 - WB removing all Adult Swim published games15:30 - WB also doubling down on GaaS despite failures25:50 - Rooster Teeth shuts down30:50 - Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama passed away38:25 - Ghost of Tsushima coming to PC41:40 - Yuzu and Nintendo settle - Yuzu forced to shutdown46:45 - Twitch in 20241:27:00 - Final Fantasy VII Rebirth2:07:45 - Dragon's Dogma 2 character creator2:22:10 - Sons of the Forest2:52:40 - Supermarket Simulator2:56:10 - DF Bit: No Rest For The Wicked/Unicorn Overlord2:58:50 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We were not prepared for the amount of good games in the month of February, but here we are! Elden Ring returns with the trailer for its upcoming expansion - Shadow of the Erdtree and surprising no one, it's a banger! Helldivers 2 still continuing to break its peak concurrent player records on Stream, we go down the list of survival games that have released in the last month and so much more! 0:00 - February5:00 - Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree13:20 - Suicide Squad under performs14:20 - Nintendo has no debt19:50 - PSVR2 getting PC support23:20 - Helldivers still peaking 26:00 - Big and small updates30:40 - Bungie gets a scolding by Sony33:00 - Names that are fun to say37:00 - Project L is now 2XKO42:50 - Gigantic is back?48:30 - Palworld hits 25 million players50:20 - Harada on Tekken54:00 - Lots of games in February57:20 - Skull & Bones underperformed58:40 - Final Fantasy VII Rebirth reviews1:01:40 - Balatro1:11:25 - Pacific Drive1:38:30 - Nightingale1:47:15 - Sons of the Forest 1.02:05:20 - Last Epoch 1.02:38:50 - FF7 Remake replay2:52:00 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Award season is upon us, but for the game industry and content creator industry - We chat about all the big winners at The Streamer Awards and The Dice Awards that took place over the weekend. Helldivers 2 is suffering from success as another megaton weekend stops players from entering the game. Skull & Bones also launched! 0:00 - Democracy 9:10 - The Streamer Awards 37:35 - The DICE Awards 47:50 - Horse Armor in Diablo 4 58:45 - Skull & Bones - The first AAAA game 1:13:40 - The XBOX podcast 1:19:00 - Embraced 1:23:40 - Golden Sun 1:32:24 - Deep Rock Galactic Survivor 1:42:25 - Banishers: Ghosts of Eden 1:52:00 - Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth 2:00:00 - The end of February is intense for games 2:09:55 - Halo Season 2 2:11:35 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we dive into Helldivers 2, a game that has a surprising amount of depth. Then we drop into the news where rumors of XBOX going multiplatform gains traction, Disney puts stake into Epic Games, and take a look at the best selling games of 2023 and much more! 0:00 - Beards8:30 - Super Bowl18:15 - Helldivers 247:25 - XBOX going multiplatform?1:01:50 - Disney puts stake into Epic Games1:08:50 - The first AAAA game by Ubisoft1:14:20 - Behind the scenes with Deus Ex1:15:50 - Best selling games in 20231:24:20 - Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth demo1:25:10 - Dead Cells ending after 7 years1:27:10 - Dropped Frames in the news1:33:40 - Mobile Elden Ring?1:36:10 - Death Stranding 2 & Kojima1:50:18 - Steam Next Fest 2:45:35 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Twitch updates subscription prices, Cronuts, our thoughts on Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League - Is $70 too much to ask for a GaaS? More layoffs & much more! Then the Game Director for Obsidian's Avowed - Carrie Patel, joins us to answer our burning questions for their upcoming RPG! 0:00 - Tangents 5:00 - New Twitch subs 22:00 - Donuts 25:50 - Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League 42:55 - Too many GaaS 51:00 - Embracer lays off more 55:50 - Palworld sells 12 million copies 1:27:25 - Enshrouded 1:42:50 - Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth 1:52:20 - Granblue Fantasy Relink 2:00:40 - Lightyear Frontier 2:02:05 - Nightingale 2:08:35 - Tekken 8 2:14:30 - CD-ROM-A-THON ends 2:18:00 - Shoutouts for Zeke 2:19:15 - Interview with Carrie Patel, Director of Avowed 2:47:35 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Palworld exploded this week topping the Steam charts and selling over 4 million in just under 2 days, but is it uncomfortably close to another creature collecting game? Lethal Company rumored to have sold over 10 million. AGDQ 2024 also happened over the week bringing in over $2.5 million to charity. Zeke's CD-ROM drama, finishing Rogue Trader, and JP finally overcomes Fatalis rounds out this episode!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's time to take a look at the 2024 list of games and we realize that this year might be another banger year for game releases. However, despite the games being better than ever, the industry continues to layoff massive percentages of their workforce.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We've had 3 weeks to deliberate over the games we've enjoyed the most in 2023 and we have reconvened with our TOP choices! This is the most factual and truest list of games you will ever see! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.