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This week we unpack the crazy announcements that Escape From Tarkov developed Battlestate Games made and the proceeding community backlash, what were they thinking?! Nintendo goes after Garry's Mod, Fallout 4 degen, no Blizzcon this year and Switch 2 will be backwards compatible? Then we get into the newest games of the week - Stellar Blade, Tales of Kenzera: ZAU. Sandland and more! 

0:00 - intro2:10 - TV Show updates5:30 - X-Men '977:30 - Escape From Scamtov28:00 - Nintendo going after Garry's Mod/Skibidi Toilet37:10 - Switch 2 hardware rumors43:00 - Microsoft wants a new Fallout sooner49:30 - Fallout 4 next-gen update55:50 - No Blizzcon in 20241:02:40 - Elite Dangerous turning into Star Citizen1:09:00 - Twitch Subs issue resolved?1:11:50 - Tiktok banned?1:13:30 - Stellar Blade1:37:40 - Zeke plays Boshy again for some reason1:43:00 - Snowrunner1:48:10 - Dark Souls 3 Randomizer1:58:30 - Lords of the Fallen update2:02:20 - Icarus2:04:20 - Sandland2:09:20 - Fallout 762:15:40 - Total Warhammer 32:17:15 - Bellwright2:25:30 - Tales of Kenzera: ZAU2:29:40 - Dead Island 2 comes to Steam2:36:40 - The Police Mystery2:40:20 - Shoutouts
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Cohh has had a lot more time to catch up on other visual mediums and we have a lot to say about the newest video game adaptation: Fallout! Keanu Reeves joining the Sonic the Hedgehog universe, Ubisoft locks up Jabba the Hutt & 7 Days to Die enters 1.0 after 12 years of development! We also praise the BAFTA game awards for being exactly what we want for industry award shows. In games we've been playing No Rest for the Wicked, Rise of the Ronin, Planet Crafter and more!

0:00 - Just Dance lore8:30 - Watching TV10:00 - Fallout TV series discussion40:00 - Upcoming video game adaptations45:00 - Keanu Reeves is playing Shadow the Hedgehog51:10 - Jabba the Hutt locked up56:00 - Kingdomcome Deliverance 21:05:30 - The BAFTAs1:13:00 - Hades 2 Technical Test1:14:00 - 7 Days to Die entering 1.01:21:00 - Cities Skylines 2 still busted1:30:30 - Triple I Showcase1:40:00 - World of Warcraft FOMO1:48:00 - Tipping devs?1:54:10 - No Rest for the Wicked2:08:00 - Steam Reviews2:34:00 - Rise of Ronin2:40:00 - Planet Crafter2:49:00 - Manor Lords2:52:30 - Shoutouts
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On the eve of the eclipse we reconvene to chat about the destruction of the games industry (not really!) with new data suggesting new games are being played by an increasing minority of players, Bandai Namco's Harada talks about modern multiplayer games, new info on The Witcher 4 & BAFTA's most iconic video game character! We review Dragon's Dogma 2, play Stellar Blade and more!

0:00 - 109.5 The DF11:50 - The Eclipse17:45 - 60% of games played are 6 years old or more.44:10 - Roku Ads55:00 - Harada on multiplayer games1:01:00 - Baldur's Gate 3 popularity explosion1:05:00 - The Witcher 41:12:10 - BAFTA announces their most iconic video game characters1:19:30 - Dragon's Dogma 2 Review1:32:10 - DD2 spoilers1:46:40 - Bioshock Infinite replay1:57:30 - Stellar Blade demo2:08:10 - Once Human CBT32:24:00 - Content Warning2:34:00 - Helldivers 2 2:39:30 - Stardew Valley 1.62:51:55 - Shoutouts
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We get demonetized fast this episode as we wish everyone a Happy Easter and debate what Triple I means. We chat about our time with South Park: Snow Day, our reaction to Marvel Rivals, Waffle Houses in Tekken, our continuing travels in Dragon's Dogma 2, Alone in the Dark, Horizon: Forbidden West on PC and more!
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Cohh has returned with tales from his week at GDC! News has also returned from GDC as we learn Larian Studios is done with Baldur's Gate 3 and Dungeons & Dragons, Ubisoft shows off generative AI & more! We chat about the Apex Legends hack, Riot's MMO resurfaces, Dawntrail gets a release date and then we talk a whole bunch about Dragon's Dogma 2!

0:00 - Frosted tips 5:30 - Bidets 9:30 - TV 12:20 - Cohh went to GDC 31:40 - Larian done with Baldur's Gate 44:50 - Ubisoft AI 54:30 - Will Smith was making a zombie game? 58:50 - APEX Legends hack 1:03:30 - Riot's MMO not set in League of Legends 1:07:40 - FFXIV Dawntrail gets a release date 1:12:00 - Overwatch 2 PVE completely scaled back 1:14:40 - Steam families 1:17:40 - Watch Parties dead on Twitch 1:34:20 - VR 1:36:20 - Dragon's Dogma $2.99 2:02:00 - Dragon's Dogma 2 is amazing also 2:42:40 - Alone in the Dark 2:45:00 - Shoutouts
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Cohh is out this week as he makes his way to GDC so joining us this week is Jesse Cox to chat about Tik Tok, a whole bunch of studios being unembraced, PS5 Pro, Summer Games Fest and a whoooooole lot of Final Fantasy!

0:00 - Sweetened iced tea9:30 - Hotel Zeke14:30 - Dragon's Dogma nightmare fuel16:30 - TIK TOK TOE20:00 - Pig butchering scams47:00 - Battlefront Classic Collection woes53:30 - PS5 Pro specs!57:00 - Summer Game Fest1:08:00 - Saber Interactive Embraces1:20:00 - Runescape1:30:00 - FF7 Rebirth only sell 23k physical copies in Japan1:33:00 - Palworld 1:41:00 - Helldivers 2 secrets1:48:00 - Final Fantasy XVI coming to PC soon1:50:00 - final Fantasy XIV is too easy?1:56:00 - theatrythm 2:19:00 - Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth2:25:40 - Dragon's Dogma 22:31:00 - Project Zomboid2:39:30 - Astroneer2:49:00 - TELEVISION2:59:00 - Shoutouts
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