Jeff and Christian welcome Jill Grodt from Indie Informer back to the show this week to discuss indie darling El Paso, Elsewhere becoming a movie, Blizzcon 2024 being canceled, the latest hardware rumors about Switch 2, and more! The Playlist: Hades 2, Another Crab’s Treasure, Sucker For Love: Date To Die For, Manor Lords, Stellar Blade; Fortnite Festival, Rotwood Parting Gifts!

Jeff and Christian welcome Ben Hanson from Minnmax back to the show this week to discuss Nintendo's latest Indie World Showcase, Ghost of Tsushima on PC adding a Playstation interface, what 'enhanced for PS5 Pro' might mean, and more! The Playlist: Stitch, Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth, Top Spin 2K25, Hades 2 Technical Test, No Rest for the Wicked, Delta Emulator, Fallout 4 VR with mods Parting Gifts!

Jeff and Christian welcome Marcus Stewart from Game Informer to the show this week to discuss a release date for Star Wars Outlaws, the huge iii indie showcase, Dredge getting a movie adaptation, and more! The Playlist: Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Pepper Grinder, Botany Manor, Diablo Immortal; Call of Duty Warzone; Fortnite, Children of the Sun Parting Gifts!

Jeff and Christian welcome Scott L Clark from the Gaming Outsiders podcast back to the show this week to discuss the potential of two Prince of Persia games coming in the same year, Apple allowing game emulators onto iOS, the majority of playtime in 2023 going to 6-year old games, and more! The Playlist: Beat Slayer, Minishoot Adventures, Mighty Mage, Kudzu, Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons remake, Slot Shots Pinball Ultimate Edition, Prince of Persia Sands of Time, Dicefolk, EcoGnomix Parting...

Jeff and Christian welcome Jarrett Green from IGN to the show this week to discuss a 2007 flop video game getting a surprise sequel, the reveal of Overwatch with Marvel characters, first hands-on from Ken Levine's upcoming Bioshock killer, and more! The Playlist: Dragon’s Dogma 2. Pepper Grinder, Diablo IV, Stolen Realm, Rogue Voltage demo, Mori Carta demo Tabletop Time: Gudnak

Jeff and Christian welcome Jeremy Penter, better known as Karak from ACG back to the show this week to discuss Larian walking away from the most successful game of 2023, Unreal showing off Marvel 1943 Rise of the Ronin at GDC, a potential big delay for GTA 6, and more! The Playlist: Dragons Dogma 2, Pacific Drive, Rise of the Ronin, Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition, Gran Turismo 7 - Willow Springs, Slice and Dice Parting Gifts!

Jeff and Christian welcome Kahlief Adams from Spawn on Me back to the show this week to discuss the leaked specs for PS5 Pro, the second coming of Multiversus, one of Xbox's biggest exclusives rocketing up the sales chart on Playstation, and more! The Playlist: WWE 2K24, Rise of the Ronin, RoboCop: Rogue City, Outcast - A New Beginning Parting Gifts!

Jeff and Christian welcome Miles Dompier from Illfonic back to the show this week to discuss the newest Xbox Partner Preview event, WB delisting games, Nintendo's Mario Day announcements, and more! The Playlist: Outlast Trials, Rise of the Ronin, New Star GP, Ruff Ghanor Parting Gifts!!

Jeff and Christian welcome Tom Marks from IGN to discuss the IGN unionization effort, as well as more layoff from Sony and EA, a rumored Switch 2 delay, and two game studios departing their parent companies and going indie. The Playlist: Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, Balatro, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Deep Rock Galactic Survivor Parting Gifts!

Jeff and Christian welcome Anthony Taormina from Gamerant back to the show this week to discuss the Elden Ring expansion announcement, PSVR2 to support PC VR games, the partner focused Nintendo Direct, and more! The Playlist: Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Pacific Drive, Mario vs Donkey Kong, Skull and Bones, Banishers Ghosts of New Eden, Penny’s Big Breakaway, Spellrogue Parting Gifts!

Jeff and Christian welcome Rich Lovejoy from Gamers With Jobs Conference Call back to the show this week to discuss Sony execs claiming the PS5 is nearing the end of its lifecycle, Xbox execs podcasting about games going to other consoles, Avatar the Last Airbender getting a fighting game, and more! The Playlist: The Thaumaturge, Astral Ascent, Ludus Mortis, Moonring, Ultros, Helldivers 2, retro replays of Halo Reach and Batman Arkham Knight, Balatro VR Talk: PSVR2 Globular Cluster...

Jeff and Christian welcome Vic Hood from Dot Esports to the show this week to discuss Disney $1.5 billion investment in Epic Games, a potential franchise reboot for Virtua Fighter, plans to make the next Call of Duty into a Far Cry-esque open world games, and more! The Playlist: TLOU Part 2 Remastered, Dead By Daylight, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth demo, Helldivers 2, Steam Next Fest demos: Rotwood, Kingsgrave, Terra Memoria, Gatekeeper, Pepper Grinder, Ember the Werefox VR Talk: Apple Vision...

Jeff and Christian welcome video game lawyer and MinnMax community manager, Haley MacLean to the show to discuss the latest Sony State of Play, Xbox potentially allowing their first party games on other systems, Deus Ex canceled, and more! The Playlist: Yakuza: Like a Dragon, Silent Hill: The Short Message, Palworld, Celeste 64 VR Talk: Apple Vision Pro Parting Gifts!

Jeff and Christian welcome Patrick Beja back to the show this week to discuss the huge layoffs at Microsoft and Riot, Apple forced to allow native gaming streaming apps, Blizzard's survival game canned after 6 years, and more! The Playlist: League of Legends: Wild Rift, Warcraft Rumble, TEKKEN 8, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, Enshrouded VR Talk: Underdogs Parting Gifts!!

Jeff and Christian welcome actor and video game voice performer Daryl Lathon to the show to discuss subscription services slowing growth, Xbox's Developer Direct, Halo's Battle Royale mode being canceled, and more! The Playlist: The Iron Oath, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown; The Last of Us Part II Remastered, Palworld VR Talk: Bulletstorm VR Parting Gifts!!

Jeff and Christian welcome Jordan Minor from PC Mag, and author of Video Game of the Year, to the show this week to discuss Xbox exclusives possibly landing on non-Xbox hardware, a second season preview of Halo on Paramount+, and Smite getting a sequel. The Playlist: Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, Suicide Squad Kill the Justice League, CRT TV gaming Portal Revolution VR Talk: Asgard's Wrath 2

Jeff and Christian welcome Chastity Vicencio from Ubisoft back to the show this week to discuss a 13 year old "beating" NES Tetris, Netflix discussing monetization for their games, and three fan projects to breathe new life into abandoned games. The Playlist: Dave the Diver, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow on Analogue Pocket VR Talk: UEVR mod, Gamepass on Quest 3, Asgard’s Wrath 2, Red Matter 2

Jeff and Christian celebrate a full DECADE of DLC, and kick off their 11th year of the podcast in style, by bringing on Lana Bachynski to join in on the annual for the first time! Together, they look back at their predictions from last year, RECKONING with the results, and then look forward to all the big games they know are coming in 2024, including Star Wars Outlaws, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Suicide Squad Kill the Justice League, Princess Peach, and more! They end the episode by stepping...

As is the yearly tradition, Jeff and Christian welcome their friend Anthony Taormina from Gamerant.com to the show to talk through the biggest news stories of the year that was, and then share their personal Top 5 List of Favorites. What will be the Official DLC Game of 2023?

Jeff and Christian welcome Vice President of Creative at Skydance Interactive, Shawn Kittelsen back to the show this week to discuss Epic's app sore lawsuit, Naughty Dog's decision to cancel Last of Us Part 2's multiplayer release, the final death knell for E3, and more! The Playlist:  God of War Ragnarok: Valhalla, all the Fortnites, Alan Wake 2, Baldur’s Gate 3, Last Train Home, A Highland Song, Cookie Cutter VR Talk: Assassin’s Creed Nexus, Beat Saber OST 6, RE4 Remake VR Mode, Asgard’s...

Jeff and Christian welcome Gita Jackson from Aftermath back to the show this week to discuss the GTA 6 trailer, and Game Awards, and their favorites of the huge number of games shown during the 3 hour ceremony. The Playlist: Alan Wake 2, SteamWorld Build, Fashion Dreamer, Sonic Dream Team, LEGO Fortnite, Rocket Racing, Fortnite Festival, Avatar Frontiers of Pandora VR Talk: Resident Evil 4 VR on PS5 Parting Gifts!

Jeff and Christian welcome Gabe Patillo from Married to the Games back to the show this week to discuss the major Rockstar leaks possibly coming from a kid, Fortnite's ambitious new reveals, the first trailer for the Fortnite TV show, and more! The Playlist: Marvel Spider-Man 2, Disney Speedstorm, Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3, El Paso Elsewhere, Quantum Break VR Talk: Steam VR on Meta Quest 3 Parting Gifts!

Jeff and Christian welcome Shane Bailey from Game On Cancer back to the show this week to discuss the upcoming Wonder Woman game and live service games in general, next year's Call of Duty, and possible sequels for Borderlands and Tiny Tina's Wonderlands. The Playlist: Uncharted: Lost Legacy, Fable 2, Dome Keeper, Resident Evil 4: Separate Ways, Sea of Stars, Star Wars: Jedi Survivor, Downwell+ VR Talk: Assassin’s Creed Nexus VR Tabletop Time: Tsuro, Monopoly Deal, Detective Club

Jeff and Anthony Taormina welcome Adam Leonhardt from Megadads back to the show this week to discuss the Last of Us Part 2 Remaster announcement, the nominees for the 2023 Game Awards, Valve's Half-Life 25th anniversary update, and more! The Playlist: Resident Evil 4 remake, Super Mario RPG, Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3, Playstation Portal, Steam Deck OLED, Lenovo Legion Go, Last Faith VR Talk: Assassins Creed Nexus Parting Gifts!