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This Week at Shrouded is at its core a Video Game Podcast. Also incorporating Weekly News from the Shrouded Gaming Community, Destiny 2's Premier Gaming Community.

  1. 6 days ago

    Can PvE Save ARC Raiders and Marathon? | TWAS 167

    Send us Fan Mail Take the PvP out of an extraction shooter and everyone will be nice to each other. Right? Apparently we found a fucking loophole. AGreeNer and M1 Abrams Tank get into ARC Raiders' PvE experiment, the body-checking nonsense, and whether adding PvE is actually what Marathon needs. Is a bigger audience the answer if you annoy the people who already love your game? Before that, Agreener tells his side of the Railway security scare, the unexpected API bill, and the bot-repair marathon that followed. Then we're into Destiny's path forward, unvaulting and Red War nostalgia, Bungie rumors, and a very frustrated BioWare and Mass Effect conversation. There's a lot of love for those old games. There's also a lot of swearing. We talk about why a good trailer isn't the same as a good game, what Anthem was missing, and how studios can lose the things that made us love them. Plus Cyberpunk, Call of Duty DMZ confusion, Battlefield's Dead Space crossover, Helldivers, release chatter, and the argument about what Game Pass success should actually mean. IN THIS EPISODE AGreeNer account of the Railway security scare and cleaning up the community bots Destiny's path forward, unvaulting, Red War onboarding and Bungie rumors Marathon's roadmap, PvE hopes and the extraction-shooter audience BioWare, Mass Effect, Dragon Age, Anthem and the gap between trailers and games ARC Raiders PvE, griefing, loot and looking after the players you've already got Cyberpunk, Battlefield and Dead Space, Helldivers, and the week's release chatter Xbox cloud pricing and why subscription games are hard to judge by sales alone Festival of the Shrouded, stream-block signups and community giveaways BACK AT SGC Festival of the Shrouded mixes Destiny objectives with real-world Halloween photo bounties. Go do something creative. A very questionable ghost costume still got a mention, so the bar is apparently flexible. We're also talking stream blocks and donation challenges for the upcoming charity stream. The on-air correction is 48 hours, with a longer stream depending on enough people signing up. Check the current community details before making plans. Birthday-stream ideas are still ideas. No promises of cake-related violence. What would get you to try an extraction shooter's PvE mode? And what would make you stay? Tell us below. This episode contains strong language, opinions, rumors and on-air corrections. The hosts discuss the stories as they understood them while recording. This Week at Shrouded is the Shrouded Gaming Community's gaming podcast. Come for the games. Stay because we said this would be a short one and clearly lied. Support the show

  2. 3 Oct

    Destiny 2's Ban Wave Gets Weird | This Week at Shrouded 165

    Send us Fan Mail Destiny 2 ban waves, suspicious loot, and the worst possible reason to join a random fireteam. Yeah, we're getting into that. AGreeNer and Wrecked talk through the reports of cheaters forcing loot and XP onto other players, then get into Marathon's upcoming reset and whether a fresh economy is enough to bring us back. Meanwhile, No Man's Sky is October's featured SGC game, and its alliance system has picked a hell of a time to be difficult. We've also got Jason Jones and Stonekite, a possible return to The Witcher 3, Naughty Dog and Uncharted rumors, AI in game development, Xbox studio concerns, Exodus, Resident Evil remakes, and the week's release chatter. Plus a reminder to turn on Show All Channels in Discord before asking where the bounties went. Please. They're right there. 🎮 IN THIS EPISODE • Destiny 2's ban wave and the forced-loot discussion • No Man's Sky alliance problems, SGC bounties, and November nominations • Marathon's reset, reward passes, and the social-space debate • Stonekite, The Witcher 3, and leaving Nathan Drake alone • AI tools, generative art, and where we draw the line • Gears of War E-Day, Xbox studio concerns, Exodus, and more gaming chatter • Community giveaway results, clan achievements, and Extra Life 🏆 SGC CHECK-IN No Man's Sky is our October featured game. Use /bounties in Discord and make sure Show All Channels is enabled. Nominations for November's game are open through October 14. Congrats to Shrouded Apex for finishing the clan quest first for the first time, and to the clans keeping their Diamond Dynasty streaks going. ❤️ EXTRA LIFE & FALL GUYS At recording, we were closing in on $6,000 for Extra Life ahead of the 48-hour stream. The annual Fall Guys tournament is scheduled for Saturday, November 7 at noon Eastern. Head into Discord to sign up. We're aiming for 40 players, so come help us turn it into a proper mess. 🔗 JOIN THE COMMUNITY Support Extra Life: https://tilt.fyi/YTzLIsdwsQ Join the SGC: https://www.shroudedgaming.com/discord Watch us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/shroudedgaming Follow SGC on X: https://x.com/Shrouded_Gaming 💬 JOIN THE CONVERSATION What would actually get you back into Marathon: the reset, more content, or something else? Let us know in the comments. This Week at Shrouded is the Shrouded Gaming Community's variety-gaming podcast. Destiny is always welcome at the table, and so is everything else we're playing and arguing about. #Destiny2 #GamingPodcast #Marathon Support the show

  3. 26 Sept

    Destiny Is Coming Back... But NOT the Way You Think | TWAS Ep. 164

    Send us Fan Mail Destiny fans finally got some genuinely good news. Bungie is beginning work to restore vaulted Destiny 2 campaigns, destinations and raids, while also saying that Destiny has a future beyond this restoration project. That's exciting. But before everybody starts screaming DESTINY IS BACK, there are some pretty important details. There is no Destiny 3 announcement. There is no new expansion announcement. There is no restoration release date. And based on what's been communicated so far, Destiny 2 is not suddenly returning to the old live-service cadence either. So Episode 164 of This Week at Shrouded is basically AGreener trying to get excited while Mr. Wrecked walks around with a giant bucket labeled TEMPER YOUR EXPECTATIONS. We break down what Bungie actually promised, what people are assuming, what returning vaulted content could realistically look like, and why this may still be an important first step toward rebuilding trust with Destiny players. Then we jump into Marathon, where Bungie is openly expanding beyond the original extraction-shooter vision with PvE, Team Deathmatch, new progression, new enemies, new zones and more approachable ways to play. And that naturally turns into a much bigger argument: Are hardcore extraction-shooter fans part of the reason these games struggle to grow? PLUS: 🔥 ARC Raiders testing PvE-only matchmaking 🎮 Halo development changes 💰 Could a subscription model actually fix live-service content droughts? 🎬 Resident Evil continues performing well ⚔️ Fire Emblem impressions 🌌 No Man's Sky wins October Featured Game 🎟️ SGC Season 1: Destiny Reclaimed 🏆 Clan Quest updates 🎮 Weekly giveaway winners 🏁 SRL continues 🌐 https://shroudedgaming.com 💬 https://shroudedgaming.com/discord 🟣 https://twitch.tv/shroudedgaming ❤️ https://charity.shroudedgaming.com What does Bungie need to announce next for you to believe Destiny is truly back? #Destiny2 #Bungie #Gaming Support the show

  4. 20 Sept

    Marathon Delayed Its Big Update... And Changed the Whole Plan | TWAS Ep. 163

    Send us Fan Mail Marathon just threw its original seasonal plan out the window. The major update originally planned for September has been folded into Symbiosis, now targeting December 8, while Bungie says it's moving away from rigid seasonal deadlines so major features can launch when they're actually ready. Honestly? That part might be good. But it also makes December a VERY interesting moment for Marathon. Episode 163 of This Week at Shrouded gets into the changes, the progression reset still coming in October, permanent PvE experiments, the Perimeter refresh, social-space additions, a new Runner shell, experimental Team Deathmatch and the bigger question hanging over Bungie: What exactly comes next? There's still Destiny speculation floating around, Paul Tassi's vague-posting saga continues, and one particularly weird Destiny/Marathon crossover rumor got publicly shot down. Then BlizzCon decided to start announcing games from the fucking future. 😈 Diablo 5: 2029 🚀 New StarCraft shooter: 2030 We also dig into World of Warcraft Forever, Blizzard's Netflix plans, Warcraft III getting its first new campaign in more than two decades, Overwatch updates and the strange decision to announce sequels YEARS before they're actually coming out. PLUS: 🔴 Wolverine finally launched after weeks of internet doomposting 🎮 Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave 🌲 RuneScape: Dragonwilds 1.0 ⚔️ Warframe: Operation Plague Star 🌴 Palworld 🥽 Valve's expensive new VR hardware 🎬 The new Resident Evil movie 🎮 Tokyo Game Show 🧟 Mind's Eye studio trouble 🏁 SGC racing and clan updates 🎟️ Weekly AND monthly SGC giveaway winners ⭐ Season Pass work continues 🎮 Featured Game voting is underway 🤖 More Game XP testing And yes, Destiny is STILL one of the most active games inside Shrouded Gaming. We're branching out. We're not abandoning it. Not yet, anyway. 🎮 SGC Game Servers Valheim: 51.79.46.161:25658 RuneScape: Dragonwilds: 135.148.252.210:25691 Palworld: 98.142.0.121:8211 🖥️ Nodecraft https://nodecraft.com/r/sgc Use code SGC for 30% off. 🌐 https://shroudedgaming.com 💬 https://shroudedgaming.com/discord 🟣 https://twitch.tv/shroudedgaming ❤️ https://charity.shroudedgaming.com Do you think Bungie's move away from strict Marathon seasons is actually a GOOD idea? I'd rather wait longer for substantial updates than get half-baked content every three months. What about you? #Marathon #Bungie #Gaming Support the show

  5. 12 Sept

    Sony Dropped Kojima... Xbox Didn't Hesitate | TWAS Ep. 162

    Send us Fan Mail Sony basically won this console generation. So why does it suddenly feel like the company keeps finding new ways to piss people off? Episode 162 of This Week at Shrouded gets into Sony's increasingly strange decision-making, the Kojima project discussion, cancelled live-service games, PlayStation's current first-party direction and the bigger problem facing AAA gaming: publishers seem completely unsure what they actually want their business to become. AGreener and Mr. Wrecked also dig into Bungie's latest situation. The studio is looking to sublease more of its massive Bellevue campus, Destiny still has no meaningful new announcement, Paul Tassi is vague-posting again, and supposedly leaked Pastebin material paints a picture of constantly shifting ideas inside Bungie. Emphasis on supposedly. We're not treating anonymous leaks as gospel. Meanwhile, Mr. Wrecked may finally have reached his Destiny breaking point after thousands upon thousands of hours. Then Nintendo shows up with considerably happier news. The latest Nintendo Direct includes a new Metroid, Persona 6, more Switch 2 releases and a full Ocarina of Time remake alongside Zelda's 40th anniversary hardware. Also discussed: 🎮 The state of AAA gaming 🤦 Sony and Xbox somehow both fumbling ☁️ Cloud gaming restrictions 🟢 Nintendo doing Nintendo things ⚔️ Ocarina of Time returns 🔫 War Dogs' extremely rough launch day 🤔 The streamer priority-queue conspiracy 🔥 Onimusha: Way of the Sword impressions 🌲 Valheim 1.0 🤖 AI and game development 🎟️ SGC Season Pass plans 📈 Game XP testing ✨ New animated Profile Auras 🏁 Sparrow Racing League updates And yes, Warframe and Palworld remain SGC Featured Games, future full Season Passes are currently planned around a larger structure, and there's even more profile and progression work happening behind the scenes. 🌐 https://shroudedgaming.com 💬 https://shroudedgaming.com/discord What's the most confusing decision you've seen from Sony or Xbox this generation? #PlayStation #Gaming #GamingNews Support the show

  6. 6 Sept

    Destiny Fans Took Over State of Play Chat | TWAS Ep. 161

    Send us Fan Mail State of Play had plenty of games to show. The chat kept asking for Destiny 3. In Episode 161 of This Week at Shrouded, AGreener and Mr. Wrecked discuss the Destiny demands flooding showcase chats, the Paul Tassi follow-up read during the show, and what would actually count as good news for the community. More support for Destiny 2? Something entirely new? Another remaster? We have opinions, but this is a conversation about possibilities, not a confirmed comeback. Then we get into a different problem: why do we keep finishing games we've stopped enjoying? From Final Fantasy VII Rebirth's side-content burnout to Fable's length debate and The Blood of the Dawnwalker's timer-mod controversy, we argue about whether more content actually makes a better game. Is removing a restriction improving your experience, or removing the reason your choices matter? And is Greener really a completionist, or does he just want the damn platinum trophy? Our State of Play reactions also cover Final Fantasy VII Revelation, Jin Sakai's return, Metro 2039, and Monster Hunter Wilds. Elsewhere, we discuss the Gamescom theft reports, the SteamDB/Nexus Mods debate, and why a concurrent-player graph shouldn't decide whether you're allowed to enjoy something. Mr. Wrecked also shares his Crimson Moon impressions: enjoyable gameplay, frustrating camera and control issues, and a co-op progression complaint that immediately gets us going. On the community side, we're celebrating $120,012.10 raised for charity across SGC's lifetime. Thank you to the donors, stream volunteers, and everyone who helped make that happen. We also cover Warframe and Palworld's featured-game bonuses, Season Pass 0.5 feedback and prestige rewards, the switch to additive loyalty multipliers, and the ten-team Sparrow Racing League. Team registration is closed; the episode explains the exhibition-bounty option for everyone else. What would a worthwhile Destiny announcement look like to you: renewed Destiny 2 support, a new game, or something else entirely? SGC website: https://www.shroudedgaming.com/ Join the Discord: https://www.shroudedgaming.com/discord Support Extra Life: https://tilt.fyi/YTzLIsdwsQ #Destiny2 #GamingPodcast #StateOfPlay Support the show

  7. 29 Aug

    Destiny Creators Are Suddenly Being VERY Cryptic... What Do They Know? | TWAS Ep. 160

    Send us Fan Mail Something weird is happening around Destiny. No, Destiny 3 hasn't been announced. No, there isn't a confirmed Destiny 1 remake. And no, Bungie hasn't announced that Destiny 2 development is suddenly restarting. So why have Destiny creators started acting like they're communicating exclusively through riddles? Bungie has rehired game-capture artists as freelancers. Aztecross suddenly booted up Marathon after previously saying he wasn't interested unless Destiny had a future. Paul Tassi mentioned there being "smoke." Other creators started dropping their own suspicious posts. And now everyone is asking the same question: Do they actually know something? Episode 160 of This Week at Shrouded dives straight into the Destiny copium as AGreener and Mr. Wrecked try to figure out whether anything is actually happening, whether creators are simply trolling everyone, or whether Sony and Bungie might genuinely be reconsidering Destiny's future. And that's only the beginning. 🎮 GAMESCOM absolutely exploded with news. The Witcher 3 is getting another major comeback with Songs of the Past, modernization improvements and more. Metro 2039 has a release date. Path of Exile 2 finally has its 1.0 date. Gears of War: E-Day showed up again. Final Fantasy VII Revelation got another trailer. And a pile of new games, release dates and surprises landed at once. Then there's The Division 2, which apparently has decided it simply cannot die. Red Horizon is here, there are new seasonal systems and Exotics, the Dark Zone is getting major changes, Echoes of Central Park is coming, Survivors is bringing back ideas from The Division's Survival mode, and Ubisoft somehow has even MORE planned. Meanwhile: 🔵 Destiny creators suddenly start vague-posting 👀 Bungie rehires game-capture artists 🤔 Destiny 3? Destiny 1 remake? Destiny 2 revival? 🟢 Marathon Season 3 overhauls Perimeter 🗺️ Bigger Marathon areas and new encounters 🎮 GTA 6 gets new gameplay footage 🚨 Rockstar continues dealing with massive GTA 6 leaks 🐺 The Witcher 3 returns AGAIN 🎵 Songs of the Past expansion ⚔️ Witcher 3 modernization and upgrades 🚇 Metro 2039 🔥 Path of Exile 2 hits 1.0 ⚙️ Gears of War: E-Day 🟠 The Division 2: Red Horizon 🌳 Echoes of Central Park ❄️ The Division 2: Survivors ☣️ PvE Toxic Dark Zone 💀 Blackout Dark Zone 🔫 New Division Exotics 🤖 ARC Raiders Expedition changes ❄️ Frozen Trail approaches ✈️ Battlefield 6 x Top Gun 🔫 Borderlands 4 Story Pack 2 🎮 Plus a ridiculous number of Gamescom announcements and upcoming releases AND there's a ton happening inside Shrouded Gaming. 🏁 The SGC Sparrow Racing League is getting ready to begin 🎁 Profile Cards, loyalty points and potentially real prizes are on the line ❤️ The annual SGC Fall Guys Extra Life event is locked for November 7 🔥 The 48-Hour Extra Life Stream is approaching ⭐ The SGC Season Pass testing period is LIVE 🏆 Prestige levels let you continue earning after reaching max rank 🎟️ Loyalty Points, tickets, Media Points and Community Player rewards are packed into the system 🎮 September Featured Games are Warframe and Palworld 🔥 Featured Games will receive additional bonuses 🏰 EIGHT clans completed their entire Clan Quest boards in one week There is a LOT happening. But let's be real. We all want to know one thing: Are these Destiny creators actually teasing something... or are we all just smoking the same copium? 🌐 Shrouded Gaming https://shroudedgaming.com 💬 Join the Discord https://shroudedgaming.com/discord 🟣 Watch LIVE https://twitch.tv/shroudedgaming ❤️ Charity https://charity.shroudedgaming.com Support the show

  8. 14 Aug

    ARC Raiders Just Revealed Its Biggest Update Yet... Is It Enough? | TWAS Ep. 159

    Send us Fan Mail ARC Raiders is about to get its biggest update since launch. Frozen Trail arrives October 8, and this doesn't sound like another small content drop. We're talking about a completely new settlement beyond the mountains, villages, factories, research facilities, an observatory, much more vertical exploration, new ARC enemies, a huge high-level ARC operation, new weapons, customization, gadgets, progression changes and an entirely new Outpost system. It sounds great. But there's one much bigger question: Is it enough to bring players back? Episode 159 of This Week at Shrouded is packed with gaming news as AGreener and Mr. Wrecked break down what Frozen Trail could mean for ARC Raiders and whether two major updates per year can keep the game moving long term. Then somehow The Division 2 woke up. Broken Rain introduces a new four-player incursion, new rewards, an Exotic ACR, another mission, boosted XP and more, all while Ubisoft prepares for a big Gamescom appearance. So naturally... Division 3 announcement incoming? Maybe. We also get into a huge Overwatch update featuring the new tank Demon, a completely redesigned Battle Pass structure, customizable reward paths, old Battle Pass content potentially returning and Blizzard seemingly moving away from pure FOMO. And then Amazon basically says goodbye to MMOs. New World is heading toward shutdown, while Western operations for Lost Ark and Throne and Liberty are moving elsewhere. Turns out unlimited money doesn't automatically make a successful MMO. PLUS: ❄️ ARC Raiders: Frozen Trail 🏠 The new ARC Raiders Outpost system 🤖 New ARC enemies and high-level activities 🔥 Can Frozen Trail bring former players back? 🟠 The Division 2: Broken Rain 👀 Division 3 at Gamescom? 🛡️ Overwatch's new tank, Demon 🎟️ Overwatch completely rebuilds its Battle Pass 🔓 Old Battle Pass rewards could return 🌴 Palworld's latest quality-of-life update 🔫 Battlefield 6 prepares for Top Gun and Wake Island 🆓 Battlefield 6 gets a free trial week 😈 Diablo IV PTR discussion ⚔️ Diablo II: Resurrected's next ladder 🎮 Gears of War: E-Day open beta 🪖 Hell Let Loose: Vietnam 💀 Amazon gives up on MMOs 📀 Are physical games actually dying? 🎮 Does owning a disc really mean owning a game forever? And, of course, there's a ton happening inside Shrouded Gaming. 🏆 Player of the Month improvements 🎴 New Player of the Month Profile Cards 📜 Historical community winners now tracked back to 2021 🌴 Our Palworld server has moved to a new host 💾 Everyone's Palworld progress survived the move 🏁 The SGC Sparrow Racing Exhibition Season continues 🎟️ Weekly community giveaways continue 🌐 Shrouded Gaming https://shroudedgaming.com 💬 Join the Community https://shroudedgaming.com/discord 🟣 Watch LIVE https://twitch.tv/shroudedgaming ❤️ SGC Charity https://charity.shroudedgaming.com Would Frozen Trail actually convince you to reinstall ARC Raiders? Or did you already get everything you wanted out of the game? Tell us below. #ARCRaiders #TheDivision2 #Overwatch #Gaming #GamingNews Support the show

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