Beyond
IGN & Geek Media
For decades, PlayStation consoles have brought incredible games and unforgettable stories to millions of gamers— and Beyond has been there every step of the way. Join passionate PlayStation experts Max Scoville, Brian Altano, Jada Griffin, and Akeem Lawanson for witty, insightful analysis of the latest PlayStation news, must-play games, and everything coming to PlayStation 5. Whether you're a die-hard fan or new to the world of PlayStation, Beyond is your ultimate PlayStation podcast.Beyond! is a part of Geek Media Podcast Network, an IGN Entertainment Brand.Visit Geek.com for more information.
Episodes
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Nov 7, 2017 • 60min
Podcast Beyond Episode 518: Horizon's First DLC and Call of Duty Fatigue
This week, join Max Scoville, Brian Altano, Zach Ryan, and a special guest from IGN's UK office, Alysia Judge! Horizon: Zero Dawn's first expansion The Frozen Wilds is out, uh, in the wild. Meanwhile, Call of Duty WWII is out, so we talk about the historical accuracy of loot boxes, as well as a bunch of other games, including one about fish that shoot lasers.
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Nov 1, 2017 • 55min
Podcast Beyond Episode 517: The Last of Us Part 2, Ghost of Tsushima, and Paris Games Week
Join Max, Marty, Andrew, and Alanah as they unpack as much of the news from Sony's Paris Games Week press conferences as possible, including The Last of Us Part 2's new trailer, Suckerpunch's new project, Ghost of Tsushima, and Spider-Man. Plus, Max played Bethesda's new PSVR offerings, Skyrim VR and DOOM VFR.
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Oct 24, 2017 • 1h 13min
Podcast Beyond Episode 516: Assassin's Creed Origins and Battlefront 2 Expectations
This week join Max Scoville, Marty Sliva, Brian Altano, and Alanah Pearce to discuss Assassin's Creed Origins, our worries about the future of Star Wars video games, the future of AAA single-player experiences, and our favorite spooky Halloween games of 2017.
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Oct 17, 2017 • 1h 5min
Beyond 515 - A $46,000 PlayStation 4 Bundle
This week, the crew chats about laughing through South Park, cowering in fear during The Evil Within 2, more tales of Shadow of War, and a very, very expensive PS4 bundle.
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Oct 10, 2017 • 51min
Beyond 514 - Shadow of War and Battlefront 2 Impressions
This week, the crew goes hands-on with some of the biggest fall, and talks about the ongoing microtransaction debate.
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Oct 5, 2017 • 48min
Beyond 513 - We Need to Talk About PlayStation's Indies Problem
This week, the crew...wait...the crew is all out. In this week's intimate fireside chat, Andrew and Marty talk about Danganronpa V3, Assassin's Creed Origins, the "new" PSVR, a shakeup in management, and Sony's indies problem. Beyond!
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Sep 26, 2017 • 1h 3min
Podcast Beyond Episode 512: What Makes Video Games So Addicting?
This week, the crew talks about the addictive nature of games, the PUBG vs Fortnite beef, and some sad layoffs. Beyond!
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Sep 20, 2017 • 1h 6min
Podcast Beyond Episode 511: Sony's TGS Conference, Left Alive, and Destiny 2
We sit down to run down the big announcements from Sony's Tokyo Game Show press conference (read a full round-up here, with trailers and everything) and finally discuss Destiny 2, which has Zach and Marty fully hooked, but which Max and Brian missed the boat on, once again.
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Sep 12, 2017 • 1h 7min
Podcast Beyond Episode 510: Battlefront 2 and Spec Ops: The Line's Writer, Walt Williams
This week, Max, Marty, and Brian are joined by Walt Williams, the writer of Spec-Ops: The Line, Star Wars Battlefront II, and Significant Zero, a "book" about what it's like to make video games. (A book is sort of like a video game, but much quieter, and made of old trees.) MAJOR SPOILER WARNING: If you haven't finished Spec-Ops: The Line, The Last of Us, or Mass Effect 3 you might want to skip this one. Or, just bite the bullet and hear a really great in-depth discussion about storytelling in games.
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Sep 7, 2017 • 1h
Podcast Beyond Episode 509: LA Noire on PS4 and Square-Enix's Avengers
This week, Max Scoville, Marty Sliva, and Andrew Goldfarb catch up after PAX, analyze some Crystal Dynamics job listings for The Avengers Project, discuss what makes a good superhero game, and freak out about Rockstar bringing a remastered LA Noire to consoles in a couple months.
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