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Jeff and Christian welcome Andrea Rene from What's Good Games back to the show this week to discuss all of the big announcements from Gamescom 2024, plus the huge first weeks sales of Black Myth Wukong! The Playlist:  Avowed hands-on, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle hands-off, Concord, Black Myth: Wukong Parting Gifts! 

Jeff and Christian welcome Rich Grisham from Com2uS USA back to the show this week to discuss reports that Nintendo's Switch follow-up won't ship until after April at the earliest, Call of Duty download requirements and file sizes being addressed, and the state of the recent VR Showcase. The Playlist: Rich: Yakuza Like a Dragon, Valiant Hearts mobile, NBA 2K24, College Football 25, Madden25 Christian: Phantom Spark; Fortnite: Chapter 5, Season 4 Jeff: Searching for Rest VR Talk: Christian: PSVR2 to PC adapter; Half-Life: Alyx Jeff: Infinite Inside Parting Gifts!

Jeff and Christian welcome the founder of the Continues Arcade, Allen Brooks, to the show this week to discuss Remedy putting the Max Payne remake into full production, Tango Gameworks given a second chance, and Ready at Dawn shuddered by Meta. The Playlist: Uncharted Golden Abyss, Ninja 5-0, FF7 Rebirth, Dark Forces Remaster, CYGNI: All Guns Blazing, Knock on the Coffin Lid, Cat Quest 3 Tabletop Time: Ticket to Ride Legacy of the West, Carcassonne big box, abDUCKtion, Betrayal at Baldur's Gate, Azul, Dominion Parting Gifts!

Jeff and Christian welcome Game Director Andy Tudor to the show this week to discuss 220 more layoffs at Bungie, the complete dissolution of Game Informer Magazine, THQ's Showcase, and more! The Playlist: Once Human, First Descendant, Solo Leveling: Arise, College Football 25, Star Trek Resurgence, Bodycam, Marvel Snap Deadpool’s Diner, Ready Or Not, Dystopika, Star Wars: Bounty Hunter, Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3, Arranger A Role -Puzzling Adventure Parting Gifts!

With Jeff out this week, Christian is joined by Anthony Taormina in the second-chair, and they welcome the host of the Y-Button podcast, Kyle Starr to the show to discuss Blizzard's World of Warcraft team unionizing, SAG-AFTRA members calling a strike against video game companies, and the release of Fallout: London The Playlist: Kingdom Hearts, Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure, The Messenger, Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess, Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, Bo: Path of the Teal Lotus, EA Sports College Football 25, Dungeons of Hinterberg, Marvel Rivals, Odin 2 Pro Parting Gifts!

Jeff and Christian welcome Lead Gameplay Designer, Alex Sulman back to the show this week to discuss the biggest EVO fighting game championships ever, Xbox Game Pass price hikes raising the FTC's ire, and union efforts at Bethesda. The Playlist:  Flintlock, Assassin's Creed Mirage, Windjammers, Marvel Snap, EvilVEvil, Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess, Delta update for iPad, Minecraft Dungeons Parting Gifts!

Joining the podcast this week is Eric Balistrieri, Senior Gameplay Animator at Timi Studios. They discuss Xbox Game Pass changes, DOTA 2 surprises, WNBA equality in NBA2k25. The Playlist includes Concord beta, Diablo 4, Zenless Zone Zero, Alan Wake II, Neva preview, Anger Foot. Parting Gifts round off the episode!

Victor Lucas from EPTV joins to discuss Capcom's cult classics, Watch Dogs movie adaptation, and speedrunning. They explore the challenges of game development in the 90s and focus on exciting gameplay experiences like Luigi's Mansion 2 and Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble.

With Christian away, Art Director at Bit Reactor, Daanish Syed, joins Jeff in welcoming Rich Lovejoy from Gamers with Jobs Conference Call back to the show to discuss what takes games so long to make, according to former Bioware producer Mark Darrah, lots of new remasters announced, and Destiny 2 moving away from long-form narrative. The Playlist: Skald: Against the Black Priory, Still Wakes the Deep, Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, Solium Infernum, Nine Sols, Fragpunk, Riven Tabletop Time: Wolves Parting Gifts!

Jeff and Christian welcome Ryan McCaffrey from IGN to the show this week to discuss Nintendo's exclamation mark to end the Summer Game Fest. Announcements of a new Zelda, a new Mario and Luigi game, and first glimpse of Metroid Prime 4. Plus, the Uncharted sequel movie, and what's Ubisoft doing with Beyond Good and Evil? The Playlist: Alan Wake 2 Night Springs, Replaced, Stalker 2, New World Aeternum, Unravel 2 co-op, Gotham Knights; Elden Ring, Rack & Slay Parting Gifts!