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Longtime friends and games media colleagues Vinny Caravella, Brad Shoemaker, and Alex Navarro share their combined decades of knowledge, expertise, and passion for games with weekly discussions about what they're playing, what's happening in the industry, and whatever else they're up to.
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- Yesterday2h 22m
251: Bone Up!
With the summer games season beginning, this week we cover State of Play items like God of War: Laufey, Until Dawn 2, and the Wolverine demo, plus the Fable delay, 007 First Light, Mina the Hollower, the whole shebang about Directive 8020 (plus some loose Dark Pictures ranking), and the most important news of the week: StarCraft II PTR update 5.0.16.CHAPTERS NOTE: Some timecodes may be inaccurate for versions other than the ad-free Patreon version due to dynamic ad insertions. Please use caution if skipping around to avoid spoilers. Thanks for listening. Intro Some quick pet updates 007 First Light | [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] | May 27, 2026 First Break Mina the Hollower | [Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] | May 2026 Directive 8020 | [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] | May 12, 2026 [SPOILERS] We're going to talk about the story Saros | [PlayStation 5] | Apr 30, 2026 TerraTech Legion | [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S] | Apr 30, 2026 Second Break Sony State of Play Marvel's Wolverine | [PlayStation 5] | Sep 15, 2026 Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls | [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5] | Aug 06, 2026 God of War Laufey | [PlayStation 5] | TBD Until Dawn 2 | [PlayStation 5] | 2027 Rayman Legends Retold | [Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5] | Oct 01, 2026 Kemuri | [PlayStation 5] | 2027 Stuntman: Hollywood | [PlayStation 5] | TBD The Lost Wild | [PlayStation 5] | 2027 Gonna be a big September! Checking in with Sony First Party sales Fable delayed to 2027 Ex-Forza Horizon devs announce new racing game Publisher of Balatro and Abiotic Factor bought by GameSpot owner! (Kind of) StarCraft 2 gets major patch?! Emails Wrapping up and thanks Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts General feelings around this year's big announcements? Wrapping up See ya!
- 1 weeks ago2h 23m
250: Whisper of the Worm +5
This week: Lego Batman, Yerba Buena, TerraTech Legion, the Steam Deck price increase, lamenting the end of Destiny, Unreal Engine 6, our early PC-building memories, and other stuff!CHAPTERS NOTE: Some timecodes may be inaccurate for versions other than the ad-free Patreon version due to dynamic ad insertions. Please use caution if skipping around to avoid spoilers. Thanks for listening. Intro Vinny's ready for the next career move. Well, maybe not. Vintage mice and remembering cleaning them "Jack of All Trades" redemption Yerba Buena | [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5] | May 26, 2026 LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight | [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] | May 22, 2026 First Break Saros | [PlayStation 5] | Apr 30, 2026 [General Spoilers] Nothing big, just general flow, mechanics, and levels TerraTech Legion | [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S] | Apr 30, 2026 Directive 8020 | [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] | May 12, 2026 Second Break A big increase on the Valve Steam Deck Destiny 2 is ending updates Media Molecule is hiring and probably making a game! The Witcher 3 is getting new DLC! Make way for Unreal Engine 6 Emails Wrapping up and thanks Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts Nextlander content updates See ya!
- 2 weeks ago2h 22m
249: A Hundred Wolverines Drop Onto an Island
This week's show gets loose as we discuss the latest, greatest games, such as TerraTech Legion, Call of the Elder Gods, and, uh, Candy Box, plus Sony's retreat from PC releases, Embracer attempting to correctly leverage Red Faction and Deus Ex, how to display your childhood consoles, what to do when a skunk-laden dog breaches the house, and more.CHAPTERS NOTE: Some timecodes may be inaccurate for versions other than the ad-free Patreon version due to dynamic ad insertions. Please use caution if skipping around to avoid spoilers. Thanks for listening. Intro That feeling you have? We're the sane ones! My dog stinks and now my house stinks Call of the Sea | [Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows)] | Dec 08, 2020 Call of the Elder Gods | [Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch] | May 12, 2026 TerraTech Legion | [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S] | Apr 30, 2026 First Break Saros | [PlayStation 5] | Apr 30, 2026 [SPOILERS] Just a general warning as we talk about what's in the game Directive 8020 | [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] | May 12, 2026 Mixtape | [Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] | May 07, 2026 Forbidden Solitaire | [PC (Microsoft Windows)] | Apr 30, 2026 Retro Rewind: Video Store Simulator | [PC (Microsoft Windows)] | Mar 17, 2026 Candy Box | [Web browser] | Apr 30, 2013 Second Break Sony confirms single-player games will be not be on PC Hasbro cancels D&D game Fortnite returns to Apple platforms Embracer wants to activate your favorite old franchise! Vampire Survivors gets an official genre on Steam Go play Red Faction Emails Wrapping up and thanks Mysterious Benefactor See ya!
- 3 weeks ago2h 18m
248: Make All Characters Suspicious Types
Between the Star Fox 64 remake and Mixtape, there's a lot of hot button issues to talk about this week, plus more games like Directive 8020, Call of the Sea, Saros, and Forbidden Solitaire, even more Retro Rewind customizations, big retirements at Nintendo, big changes for Civ VII, strange encounters on Vinny's doorstep, and more!CHAPTERS NOTE: Some timecodes may be inaccurate for versions other than the ad-free Patreon version due to dynamic ad insertions. Please use caution if skipping around to avoid spoilers. Thanks for listening. Intro They pulled Alex back in... Strange suburban encounters Mixtape | [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2] | May 07, 2026 First Break Forbidden Solitaire | [PC (Microsoft Windows)] | Apr 30, 2026 Phillips CD-i vs 3DO Directive 8020 | [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] | May 12, 2026 Call of the Sea | [Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows)] | Dec 08, 2020 Saros | [PlayStation 5] | Apr 30, 2026 Second Break Y'all like that Star Fox?! Switch 2 is getting its price increase Takashi Tezuka retires Big changes are coming to Civ VII? Emails Wrapping up and thanks Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts See ya!
- 4 weeks ago2h 7m
247: Kyoto Craftsmanship
The April downpour of games continues into May as we dig into Forbidden Solitaire, Windrose, and Dead as Disco, plus more Saros and Retro Rewind (and one last time with Pragmata). Also, is there going to be a new Mortal Kombat? How many Street Fighter tattoos are there in the world? Reggie Fils-Aime said what about Amazon? How do you hide a secret track on a record? These questions and many more, pondered!CHAPTERS NOTE: Some timecodes may be inaccurate for versions other than the ad-free Patreon version due to dynamic ad insertions. Please use caution if skipping around to avoid spoilers. Thanks for listening. Intro Pragmata | [Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] | Apr 17, 2026 [SPOILERS] We talk all about the story and ending of the game. First Break Forbidden Solitaire | [PC (Microsoft Windows)] | Apr 30, 2026 Dead as Disco (Early Access) | [PC (Microsoft Windows)] | May 05, 2026 Saros | [PlayStation 5] | Apr 30, 2026 Retro Rewind: Video Store Simulator | [PC (Microsoft Windows)] | Mar 17, 2026 Windrose (Early Access) | [PC (Microsoft Windows)] | Apr 14, 2026 Second Break Exclusives still sell consoles, just not as much NetherRealm and the future of MK First-person or third-person? The data is here. Reggie Fils-Aime calls out Amazon Paste Games is ending coverage Emails Wrapping up and thanks Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts Nextlander Content Updates See ya!
- Apr 30, 20262h 45m
246: Core Before More
On the historic 246th episode of this podcast, we dig into the space madness of Saros, the match-three madness of Titanium Court, and the madness madness of Ultimate Drummer (plus the end of Pragmata). Also, Microsoft Gaming's... sorry, Xbox's new-ish direction, the AC: Black Flag remake, which developers' names have the best mouthfeel, what to do when your Legos get peed on, and more.CHAPTERS NOTE: Some timecodes may be inaccurate for versions other than the ad-free Patreon version due to dynamic ad insertions. Please use caution if skipping around to avoid spoilers. Thanks for listening. Intro A bit of current state of affairs pressure relief Saros | [PlayStation 5] | Apr 30, 2026 First Break Pragmata | [Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] | Apr 17, 2026 Titanium Court | [Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows)] | Apr 23, 2026 Ultimate Drummer | [PC (Microsoft Windows)] | Apr 22, 2026 Snap & Grab | [PC (Microsoft Windows)] | Apr 24, 2026 All Will Fall | [PC (Microsoft Windows)] | Apr 03, 2026 Some other releases that we still want to play... Second Break Asha and Xbox's late title card Black Flag Resynced is coming Assassin's Creed Hexe loses game director Maybe some RE9 content coming soon? Emails Wrapping up and thanks Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts See Ya!
- Apr 23, 20262h 17m
245: 60 Is a Nintendo 30
It's a video game podcast! Featuring such video games as Pragmata, Vampire Crawlers, Last Flag, Mouse: P.I. For Hire, and Tomodachi Life: Living the dream! Also featuring video game news like a cheaper and maybe soon a la carte Game Pass, and a (sort of) new Neo Geo! Also also, featuring a lot of talk about Olive Garden for some reason!CHAPTERS NOTE: Some timecodes may be inaccurate for versions other than the ad-free Patreon version due to dynamic ad insertions. Please use caution if skipping around to avoid spoilers. Thanks for listening. Intro Pragmata | [Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] | Apr 17, 2026 [SPOILER WARNING] We try to avoid anything narrative, but we do talk about weapons and levels. First Break Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors | [Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] | Apr 21, 2026 Last Flag | [PC (Microsoft Windows)] | Apr 14, 2026 Mouse: P.I. For Hire | [Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] | Apr 16, 2026 Slay the Spire | [PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Linux] | Jan 23, 2019 Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream | [Nintendo Switch] | Apr 16, 2026 Second Break Choose Your Own Game Pass? Splatoon Raiders gets a release date The Neo NeoGeo? Iron Galaxy is reducing its size The summer of video games Emails Wrapping up and thanks Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts See ya!
- Apr 16, 20262h 33m
244: Just a Game-Ass Game
Many beautiful video games are blooming along with the Spring flowers this month, including Pragmata, Final Sentence, Dosa Divas, and Replaced, all of which we play and discuss! In the news, Epic's Disney's extraction shooter, pricing changes (maybe) coming to Game Pass, a Bloodborne movie is on the way, and more. Plus, your emails!CHAPTERS NOTE: Some timecodes may be inaccurate for versions other than the ad-free Patreon version due to dynamic ad insertions. Please use caution if skipping around to avoid spoilers. Thanks for listening. Intro Pragmata | [Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] | Apr 17, 2026 First Break Final Sentence | [PC (Microsoft Windows)] | Apr 09, 2026 Dosa Divas | [PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows)] | Apr 14, 2026 Replaced | [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S] | Apr 14, 2026 Retro Rewind: Video Store Simulator | [PC (Microsoft Windows)] | Mar 17, 2026 Second Break Apparently, Game Pass IS too expensive Will Fable get pushed to next year...? Epic and Disney want to make an extraction shooter Physint has apparently started casting Remember that Metal Gear Solid movie pitch? Bloodborne is getting a film as well? Emails Wrapping up and thanks Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts See ya!
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