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We break down the narrative, design, and industry impact of 007 First Light!

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Jake talks Pragmata with John from Gaming in the Wild. Indie Spotlight: Hail All the Orb

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We break down the narrative, design, and industry impact of Forza Horizon 6!

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We break down the narrative, design, and industry impact of Vampire Crawlers!

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We break down the narrative, design, and industry impact of Mixtape!

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We break down the narrative, design, and industry impact of Absolum!

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We break down the narrative, design, and industry impact of Mouse: P.I. for Hire!

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We break down the narrative, design, and industry impact of Replaced!

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We break down the narrative, design, and industry impact of Temtem: Swarm!

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We went to PAX! In this episode we talk about the PAX East show and the cool demos we played.

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We break down the narrative, design, and industry impact of Resident Evil Requiem!

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We break down the narrative, design, and industry impact of Timberborn!

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Jake and Cameron break give first impressions on the first few hours of Resident Evil Requiem.

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We break down the narrative, design, and industry impact of Planet of Lana 2!

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Jake and Cameron get hyped for Resident Evil Requiem.

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We break down the narrative, design, and industry impact of Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound!

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We break down the narrative, design, and industry impact of Cairn!

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We break down the narrative, design, and industry impact of Choo-Choo Charles!

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We talk about all the most anticipated games coming this year!

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We review our predictions from 2025 and then predict everything that will happen in video games in 2026.

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Originally recorded Sep 2025 and released for Patreon—unlocking it publicly during our break.

It's been a crazy start to 2026 - so we're throwing it back to an old Patreon subscriber only episode on games we think are never coming out.

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Here it is - our Game of The Year 2025 episode. As a little gift to everyone, we're making this Extended Edition free for everybody. 

Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy Holiday. We'll see you in 2026!

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Jake and Cameron react to all the winners and announcements from the 2025 Game Awards!

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Jake and Cameron discuss the narrative, design, and industry impact of Arc Raiders.

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Jake and Cameron discuss the narrative, design, and industry impact of Ghost of Yotei.

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Jake and Cameron discuss the narrative, design, and industry impact of Winter Burrow.

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Jake and Cameron discuss the narrative, design, and industry impact of Hades 2.

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Jake and Cameron discuss the narrative, design, and industry impact of Mouthwashing. We also discuss all the Xbox news...

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Jake and Cameron discuss the myth of the "Gamer."

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Jake and Cameron discuss the narrative, design, and industry impact of Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater.

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Jake and Cameron discuss the Saudi's buying EA, Game Pass increasing to $30 a month (!!!) + and give first impressions on Ghost of Yotei.

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Jake and Cameron analyze the narrative, game design, and industry impact of Ghosts of Tsushima: Iki Island. We also get hyped for Ghosts of Yotei.

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Jake and Cameron analyze the narrative, game design, and industry impact of Deep Rock Galactic Survivor.

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Jake and Cameron analyze the narrative, game design, and industry impact of Death Stranding 2: On The Beach.

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Jake and Cameron give their first impressions of the long awaited Hollow Knight: Silksong.

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Jake and Cameron analyze the narrative, game design and industry impact of Herdling!

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Jake and Cameron discuss the best announcements and the hidden gems of Gamescom 2025.

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Jake and Cameron talk about the Switch 2.

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Jake and Cameron analyze the narrative, game design and industry impact of Peak!

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Jake and Cameron analyze the narrative, mechanics, game design and industry impact of Donkey Kong: Bananza!

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