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On this week's CORE, we talk about the Witcher III getting a new expansion next year. Also, the games of June, Dragon Quest XII, the announcement of Unreal 6, Steam Deck getting a $300 price increase, Fable getting pushed again, the upcoming Sony State of Play and our coverage of it. We played Lego Batman: Legacy of The Dark Knight, 007 First Light, Duck Game, Deep Rock Galactic Rogue, Tidy Up The Arcane Libary, Steam Controllers, both Mario Movies, Stellar Blade, Elden Ring, and Pragmata! Also your emails to boot. Big fun show, so enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Seems like everyone is really into the new Lego Batman game. Also, Sony confirms, no PC ports for their big single player games anymore. We have more thoughts. Warhorse is making a Lord of The Rings RPG. Virtua Fighter 6 leak has us excited. Bungie says Destiny 2 is over. Big Warhammer dump at Skulls Showcase this year. Quantic Dream MOBA actually happened. GTA6 is STILL happening this year...we think. Sunderfolk is free right now...sort of. We played more RE9, some Forza Horizon 6, Rune Dice, Librarian, Crimson Desert, Mixtape, Pokopia, Mano things in Fortnite, Stellar Blade, Surviving Mars: Relaunched, and more! Plus an email or two! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today on CORE, turns out those Overwatch coming to Fortnite rumors were true! We talk it about. GDC changes their name. Forza H6 and Subnautica are having a very good week it seems. Capcom is doing really well, and also dominating the digital and PC space for a company like that. Maybe FF7 rebirth is for the olds? Zelda movie has a NEW date. Check out the cool stuff in the CORE store! Scott reviews the new Steam Controller, Forbidden Solitaire, and also gets more Crimson Desert and Dungeon Crawler 1.0 in. Jon might be hooked on Diablo IV now, but had some time with Dead as Discor and Fortnite too. Beau finshed Witcher 3 Blood and Wine, Witcher 2, Stellar Blade, and a touch of Pragmata. . We also get to your calls and loads more on today's episode of The CORE Podcast! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Let's get into another CORE episode today! Some quick Nerdtacular talk, and then straight into Star Fox getting a a new game, this time a remake of the N64 game! Looks neat and the price sounds like it might be right. Also, big talk about how hard it was to get a Steam Controller on launch day. Tips on avoiding family trips. Are steam machines incoming too? MK II the movie seems like it might be better than ok! We all played a lot of Diablo IV. Fans think Scott looks like Lorath. Dunno about that. Scott also played Mining Merchant, and a few other odds and ends. Beau played Witcher III, and threw people around with a giant hand in Masters of Albion! And lots more! VIDEO: https://youtu.be/xjSdWqlv-OI Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week on CORE, the hosts are feeling the heat with only 42 days left until Nerdtacular 2026! Scott, Beau, and Jon dive deep into a massive week of gaming news, starting with the official launch of the Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred expansion. We break down the new classes and whether the Horadric Cube lives up to the name. How stoked are we for the Black Flag remake? Very. We also look ahead at a packed May release schedule, featuring heavy hitters like 007 First Light, Forza Horizon 6, and the Switch 2's Yoshi and the Mysterious Book. Plus, we discuss the technical wizardry of Vampire Crawlers, the mysterious ""30-day check-in"" from Sony, and the strange allure of Shapez 2’s new Manufacture Mode. From Resident Evil movie teasers to the ergonomics of the new Steam Controller, it’s a full show. Games we played!Scott• Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred• Vampire Crawlers• Resident Evil 9• Shapez 2• Crimson Desert• Avowed• WindroseJon• Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred• Vampire Crawlers• Dead as Disco (demo)• Mouse: P.I. for Hire• Halo: Combat EvolvedBeau• Vampire Crawlers• The 3• Boomerang Fu Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Big Stuff:- Nerdtacular All-Stars trivia team, all three hosts ended up on the same team with Scott's sister Wendy- Team name brainstorming (Cerebral Cortex, Obsessive Core Pulsive, Psycore Logical Corefare, etc.)- Trivia seeding test results and strategy- 500 episode milestone / mugs still available- Patreon/Core.show support plugGames Discussed:- Diablo IV's new expansion (record-breaking second expansion, early buzz positive)- Vampire Crawlers- Windrose- Blacksmith Master- Mouse: P.I. for Hire- Lucky Tower Ultimate- Pragmata- The Witcher 3- Syntopia- Slave Spire 2Listener Stuff- Letter from EdOrange correcting Scott on Cockneys being from London, not Manchester, plus Dragon Warrior Monsters on Game Boy ColorSome chaos for you at the end:- Bo sharing weird Amazon product recommendations that escalated into adult toy territory- Ottawa sex shop / the Glebe neighborhood rabbit hole- Tax write-off bit inspired by a Conan podcast segment about buying nerd stuff and expensing it Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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