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We mainly talk about video games, but we also get sidetracked discussing movies, TV shows, and tech!

Starside Chat - A Podcast About Video Games Zach Owens and Aaron Capo

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We mainly talk about video games, but we also get sidetracked discussing movies, TV shows, and tech!

    Fallout show trailer, Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth, Deep Rock Galactic Survivor

    Fallout show trailer, Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth, Deep Rock Galactic Survivor

    This week we talk about Aaron’s early impressions with Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth and Zach’s early impressions of Deep Rock Galactic Survivor. We also talk briefly about the Jack Ryan movies and the 90’s Hercules TV show.



    [News of the Week]


    Akira Toriyama has passed away


    Bioware reportedly confident Dragon Age Dreadwolf will release this year


    Mass Effect board game expected to come out later this year


    Mechs coming soon to Helldivers 2


    PlayStation secures FF7 Remake trilogy as a console exclusive


    New Fallout TV show trailer drop


    Apex Legends News


    Mario Day announcement from Nintendo


    A Watchdogs movie is maybe happening



    [What We’re Playing/Watching]


    Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth


    Deep Rock Galactic Survivor


    Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan movies


    The 90’s Hercules TV show




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    • 59 min
    Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth early impressions, No Rest for the Wicked previews

    Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth early impressions, No Rest for the Wicked previews

    Zach has seen Dune Part 2 and finished Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth and started FF7 Rebirth. We keep the chatter about these things vague so as to not spoil anything, but we’ll circle back to them again soon. We also talk about layoffs impacting Sony and EA and the previews that came out about Moon Studio’s upcoming RPG No Rest for the Wicked.

    [News of the Week]


    Sony rumored to release PS5 Pro this fall ahead of GTA6 launch


    Sony to layoff 900 people across multiple studios


    EA laying off670 employees and canceling Respawn’s Star Wars FPS


    No Rest for the Wicked previews


    Pokemon Presents Legends Z-A


    Stardew 1.6 has a release date!


    Next Fest: Mullet MadJack


    Next Fest: Nimrods



    [What We’re Playing/Watching]


    Heroic Trio - Criterion Release


    Supernatural


    Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth


    Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth


    Dune 2




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    • 1 hr
    Nintendo Direct, new game trailers and new releases, Balatro

    Nintendo Direct, new game trailers and new releases, Balatro

    On this week’s episode, we talk about a bunch of new game trailers (and the trailer for the Borderlands movie), but we also talk about what stood out to us in the latest Nintendo Direct. We also briefly cover a bunch of new game releases (including the review roundup for Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth). We also talk about what we’ve been playing lately, which includes the hit new rogue-like deck builder Balatro and more Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth.



    [News of the Week]


    Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead adds AFK timer to prevent people staying logged in overnight so they can avoid queue times


    Harold Halibut gameplay overview (demo is available)




    No Rest For the Wicked looks great


    Kingmakers looks insane




    Xbox multiplatform reveals


    Nintendo Direct


    Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree DLC


    Borderlands movie trailer


    Review roundup - Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth


    Stardew Valley update



    [New Game Releases]


    Balatro


    Lysfanga: The Time Shift Warrior


    Last Epoch


    Penny’s Breakaway


    Nightingale


    Pacific Drive



    [What We’re Playing/Watching]


    Balatro


    Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth


    Déjà vu




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    • 1 hr 1 min
    Xbox update, Rusty’s Retirement, Helldivers 2, Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth

    Xbox update, Rusty’s Retirement, Helldivers 2, Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth

    This week we talk about the future of Xbox podcast and a few other news items, but then it’s all about the games. There are a ton of games out now and we briefly talk about some of the more recent releases and then get back into the games we’re actually playing.

    [News of the Week]


    Future of Xbox event


    Game developers explain layoffs hitting riot, epic and more


    Sony won't have any major existing franchise titles to release before March 31, 2025


    Switch 2 Delayed to 2025


    Respawn rumored to be working on a first person Mandalorian game



    [Games out this week]


    Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden


    Foamstars


    Ultros


    Skull and Bones


    Mario Vs. Donkey Kong


    Deep Rock Galactic Survivor



    [What We’re Playing/Watching]


    Rusty’s Retirement demo


    Helldivers 2


    Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth


    Godzilla


    Apex




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    • 1 hr 5 min
    Xbox exclusives, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Helldivers 2, Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth

    Xbox exclusives, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Helldivers 2, Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth

    On this week’s episode, we talk about the leaks and rumors suggesting Xbox may make more of their games cross-platform and what that may mean for the Xbox brand. We also talk about the Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth State of Play and Sony’s new exclusive co-operative shooter Helldivers 2! Plus, we talk even more about Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth.

    [News of the Week]


    Microsoft reportedly planning to bring Starfield and other Xbox exclusives to PlayStation


    FF7 Rebirth State of Play


    Disney + Epic Games


    Overwatch + Cowboy Bebop


    GTA VI coming after post-April 2025?



    [Games out this week]


    Helldivers 2


    Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Demo



    [What We’re Playing/Watching]


    Apex


    Helldivers 2


    Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth


    Taskmaster




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    • 58 min
    Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, PlayStation State of Play

    Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, PlayStation State of Play

    This week we give more thoughts on Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth and go through PlayStation’s latest State of Play in which they showed off Death Stranding 2, Stellar Blade, Rise of the Ronin and Dragon’s Dogma 2. But before that, we pitch Nintendo on a Pokemon plus Animal Crossing crossover game to compete with Palworld.



    [News of the Week]


    Crypt Custodian gets a free demo on Steam


    Pepper Grinder Demo on Steam


    Super Nintendo World coming to Universal in Orlando, Florida


    Palworld has more than 19 million players since launch


    Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth surprised 1 million copies sold in the first week, fastest selling game in the franchise



    [Features]


    PlayStation State of Play



    [What We’re Playing/Watching]


    Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth


    Apex News


    Mr. and Mrs. Smith on Amazon


    Red Dwarf audiobooks




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    • 1 hr 16 min

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Excellent

Started to Listen for the Anthem review and ended up going back through the library of content to listen to more. Very well spoken and informative. Highly recommend

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