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In another wonderful week of gaming news, more rumors about the upcoming Xbox layoffs with Arkane potentially being closed and Blade being cancelled. PlayStation takes the first step towards the all digital future - closing PS3, Vita stores and announcing no more physical games in just 18 months time..

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0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing

13:00 PlayStation Exiting Physical Games in 2028, Closing PS3/Vita Stores

54:00 Xbox Canceling Blade? Closing Arkane?

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This week - Valve reveals the price of the Steam Machine but is it DOA? GTA 6 has revealed its price and pre-orders are live but not without controversy!

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0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing

17:00 Steam Machine DOA?

30:00 Xbox Price Increased... Again

56:00 GTA 6 Pre-orders and controversy

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In an absolutely miserable week of news: Reports suggest Xbox looks set to shutter multiple first party studios along with mass layoffs. These teams include Hellblade creators Ninja Theory, Compulsion Games and the Tim Schaffer led Double Fine amongst potential others. How did we get here, what went wrong, much to discuss...

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0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing

24:00 Xbox Studio Closures

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This week - Kevin and Sam recap the Nintendo Direct which has brought forth the long rumored Ocarina of Time remake and given JRPG lovers plenty of reasons to be excited. Meanwhile, Xbox has outlined their plan for the next 100 days to "reset" the business and it reveals just how bad things are behind the scenes...

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0:00 Intro

4:00 Games We're Playing

30:00 Nintendo Direct Recap

1:05:00 Is Xbox setting Gears up to fail on purpose?

1:20:00 Xbox 100 Day Reset and Mass Layoffs Coming<...

This week's massive episode has Kevin and Sam spend over two and a half hours breaking down every game announced at PlayStation State of Play, Summer Game Fest and the Xbox Games Showcase. Huge reveals of God of War: Laufey, Until Dawn 2 and Final Fantasy 7 Revelation combined with Xbox reintroducing some exclusivity for Gears of War E-Day gives us much to discuss!

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3:00 State of Play recap

52:00 Summer Game Fest recap

1:37:00 Xbox Showcase recap

This week - Kevin and Sam predict Summer Game Fest, the Xbox Showcase, chat about the Steam Deck price increases and what it means for the Steam Machine.

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0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing

9:00 Directive 8020 Review

29:00 SGF Predictions

1:01:00 Xbox Showcase Predictions

1:35:00 Steam Deck Price Increase... Steam Machine in trouble?

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PlayStation has had a busy week - first, they've raised the price of every PS+ tier but they've also announced a 60+ minute State of Play. Let's chat about both! We also have reviews for LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Night and Luna Abyss. Enjoy

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0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing

6:00 LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight Review

17:00 The Clubies Impressions

30:00 Luna Abyss Review

38:00 PlayStation Plus Price Increases

50:00 PlayStation State of Play Announced & Predictions

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Nintendo has announced it is raising the price of Nintendo Switch 2 by $50, Saros is off to a rough start (sales wise) and Xbox is apparently adding even MORE Game Pass tiers..

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0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing

3:00 Mixtape Drama

10:00 Vampire Crawlers

12:00 RE4 and Lil Guardsman

18:00 Directive 8020

21:00 Yakuza Kiwami 3

27:00 Dark Light: Survivor Impressions

38:00 PlayStation Gamesbiz Interview

1:02:00 Saros Sales Struggles

1:17:00 Nintendo Switch 2 price increase

1:25:00 MORE Xbox Game Pass Tiers?

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Nintendo has finally revealed a new StarFox game for Nintendo Switch 2! Let's chat the good, the bad and the ugly... Stranger Than Heaven also got a deep dive and GTA 6 ramps up marketing. Plus, Sam reviews Wax Heads!

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0:00 Intro

3:00 Games we're playing (Titanium Court, Forbidden Solitaire)

12:00 Motorslice, MixTape

31:00 Wax Heads Review 47:30 Ends

49:00 StarFox is back!

1:12:00 Stranger Than Heaven Deep Dive

1:21:00 GTA 6 x PS5 Marketing

1:38:00 Patreon Topic - Are we saturated with Remakes?

This week - Kevin and Sam chat all about the PlayStation DRM Drama, Xbox Q3 Financials, a new Project Helix show next week and more!

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0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing (Saros, MOUSE PI, DISPATCH & More)

34:00 PlayStation DRM Drama

47:00 Project Helix Dev Show Next Week and Xbox Q3 2026 Financials

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Saros is nearly upon us, the latest PS5 exclusive from Housemarque and SURPRISE! Sam has played it. We bring you an hour long discussion letting you know if you should pick up Saros. In other news, Xbox has announced Game Pass price decreases with more rumored changes coming for the service, they've ditched Microsoft Gaming and give us a roadmap for the future.

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0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing

4:10 Vampire Crawlers, MOUSE PI, PRAGMATA

23:00 Saros Review

1:02:00 Game Pass Price DECREASES and the Future of...

This week - Xbox has admitted Game Pass is too expensive and will continue to change, what does that look like? We also have rumors of Xbox returning to exclusives, Fable being delayed, new God of War announcement incoming and more!

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0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing

9:00 Samson Review

27:00 Xbox Game Pass is "Too Expensive"

1:05:00 God of War & PlayStation Rumors

1:31:00 Patreon Topic

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This week - Kevin and Sam chat about our predictions for the rumored State of Play, the highlights from the Triple-i showcase, give our reviews of Raccoin, Origament and more!

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0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing

12:00 Samson Impressions

17:00 Raccoin Review

27:00 End Review

46:00 Origament Review

52:00 Rumored State of Play

1:06:00 Tripe-i Initiative Showcase

1:51:00 Would you quit gaming if entry cost was 1K

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This week - Kevin and JamPackSam chat about the PlayStation 5 price increases, look ahead to the Xbox Summer showcase and Gears of War E-Day and more!

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0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing

19:00 PS5 Price Increases

30:00 Xbox Games Showcase

47:00 New Star Fox and Ocarina of Time remake

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This week - Kevin is joined by Sean Capri of Carpool Gaming to discuss the Xbox Partner Preview, PlayStation shutting down Dark Outlaw Games and Nintendo raising the price of physical games

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0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing

21:00 Xbox Partner Preview

59:00 Dark Outlaw Games Shutdown

1:08:00 Nintendo Digital vs Physical

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This week - Kevin and Sam chat 1348 Ex Voto, Project Songbird and NVIDIA DLSS 5 going full "AI Slop" and Crimson Desert

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0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing

13:30 Project Songbird Review

26:00 1348 Ex Voto Review

32:00 DLSS 5 Controversy

1:09:00 How do you deal with all the great games?

1:21:00 Crimson Desert Reviews/Peak

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Xbox has revealed a ton of new info about their next-gen console, codenamed Project Helix - outlining their future hardware strategy, lets break it all down.

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0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing

23:00 Building for Xbox in the Future

38:00 Project Helix is POWERFUL

53:00 Project Helix Release Date?

1:12:00 Xbox Kills "This is an Xbox"... Kinda and Xbox Mode Comes to PC

1:29:00 New Ways to Play Old Games Coming

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This week - Kevin and Sam chat about new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma confirming the name and capabilities of the next-gen Xbox codenamed "Project Helix". We also have leaks of a new, unexpected God of War game.

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0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing

24:30 New God of War Leaked

43:00 Project Helix

1:27:00 What Game Studio Closing would hurt the most?

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This week - Kevin and Sam chat all about the fallout of Phil Spencer and Sarah Bond leaving Xbox, our concerns, hopes and more. We also have rumors of PlayStation potentially pulling back from PC ports for single player games.

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0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing

26:50 Phil Spencer and Sarah Bond Leave Xbox

1:57:00 PlayStation Pulling back from PC?

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This week - Kevin and Sam give their impressions of God of War: Sons of Sparta and Styx: Blades of Greed. Gaming news wise: PlayStation has decided to shutdown Bluepoint Games - for some reason, Todd Howard drops tons of new info re: Starfield and Elder Scrolls 6 and could Sony Santa Monica's new game be on the horizon?

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0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing

08:30 God of War: Sons of Sparta Impressions

20:00 End GOW Impressions

23:30 Styx: Blades of Greed Impressions

32:30 Bluepoint Games Shutdown<...

This week - Kevin and Sam break down the biggest State of Play in PlayStation history. Did it deliver?

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0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing

3:00 Mewgenics impressions

8:00 Every Game Announced at State of Play

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This week - Kevin and Sam recap the Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase, go over PlayStation Q3 Finances, share our thoughts about the new Horizon game and chat about Valve delaying the Steam Machine.

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0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing

27:00 Nintendo Direct Recap

52:00 PlayStation Financials

1:02:00 Horizon Hunters Gathering

1:19:00 Steam Machine Delayed

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This week - Kevin and Sam chat about a potential delay for the release of the PlayStation 6, Xbox's financial struggles and rumors of an upcoming State of Play/Nintendo Direct.

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0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing

23:00 PS6 Delayed?

47:00 Xbox Financial Struggles

1:16:00 State of Play/Nintendo Direct Predictions

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This week - Kevin and Sam recap the Xbox Developer Direct! Breaking down first looks at Forza Horizon 6, Fable, Kiln and Beast of Reincarnation. In other news - Ubisoft has cancelled the long in development Prince of Persia remake amidst turmoil at the publisher.

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0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing

12:00 Xbox Developer Direct Reactions

52:00 Ubisoft in Turmoil

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This week - Kevin and Sam look forward to 2026! What are our most anticipated games? Our backlog plans? Xbox has also announced a HUGE Developer Direct with Fable, Forza Horizon 6 and Beast of Reincarnation - and maybe more?

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0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing

22:00 Xbox Developer Direct

52:00 Most Anticipated Games of 2026

1:07:00 Backlog Plans?

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Its our Game of the Year episode! Kevin and Sam both bring their Top 10 Games of 2025 to the table to cap off an amazing year in video games.

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0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing

11:00 Sam's Top 10 Games of 2025

45:00 Kevin's Top 10 Games of 2025

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This week - Kevin and Sam chat all about The Game Awards 2025! Our reaction to the show, every major reveal and the award winners!

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0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing

25:00 The Game Awards Recap

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This week - Kevin and Sam give their predictions for what will be revealed at The Game Awards! Rumors are swirling, let's add some speculation to the mix. We also give our rankings of Nintendo, Xbox, and PlayStation

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0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing

19:00 Grading Nintendo/PlayStation/Xbox's 2025

43:00 Predicting Game Awards Announcements!

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Its a light news week, as its Thanksgiving here in the USA - so Kevin and Sam are doing the social media trend of - 10 Games to Know Me! Better late than never, right?

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This week - Kevin and Sam chat recap the Xbox Partner preview and give our predictions for the Game Awards 2025! Plus, tackle our Patreon question(s) all about The Game Awards.

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0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing

17:00 Possessor(s) Impressions - Code provided by Devolver Digital

34:00 Xbox Partner Preview Recap

59:00 Predicting The Game Awards winners!

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This week - Kevin and Sam recap the first ever PlayStation State of Play Japan and dive deep into Valve's announcement of a new Steam Machine. Could this be a seismic shift in the "console wars"? How does this affect Xbox's hybrid-PC plans? Much to ponder on the back of this huge announcement.

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0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing

24:00 PlayStation State of Play Japan Recap

52:00 Valve announces Steam Machine!

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This week - Kevin and Sam chat about the success of the Nintendo Switch 2, our favorite Holiday games and in the biggest news of the week, PlayStation's cloud gaming improvements and potential PC Cross-buy strategy leaked?

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0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing

22:00 Nintendo Switch 2 Success

32:00 GTA 6 Delayed

45:00 PlayStation Cloud Improvements & Cross-Buy

1:20:00 Patreon Topic: What games give you holiday vibes?

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This week - Kevin and Sam chat about Halo Campaign Evolved - a new remake bringing Halo to PS5 for the first time ever. Where does this leave Xbox?

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0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing

8:00 The Outer Worlds 2 Impressions

32:00 Halo Campaign Evolved Thoughts and Future of Xbox Games

1:30:00 Halloween gaming rituals?

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This week - Kevin and Sam chat about Ys vs Trails in the Sky, Yooka Replaylee, Ball x Pit, Keeper, Ninja Gaiden 4 and more! We also tackle what is next for Bluepoint and our patreon topic of the week!

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0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing

23:00 Keeper and Ninja Gaiden 4 Review

1:06:00 Bluepoint's next game?

1:17:00 Hidden Gems on PS Plus and Game Pass

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This week - Kevin and Sam chat about Xbox missing out on $300 million by putting Call of Duty in Game Pass, PlayStation might be acquiring a new studio and more!

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0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing

4:00 Dreams of Another Impressions

30:00 PlayStation acquiring Giant Squid?

47:00 Call of Duty Lost $300 Million with Game Pass

1:20:00 Patreon Topic

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This week - Kevin and Sam talk about Xbox's massive price increase for Xbox Game Pass, Ghost of Yotei impressions and more!

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20:00 Ghost of Yotei Impressions

38:00 Xbox Game Pass Price Increase and Changes

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This week - Kevin and Sam recap the PlayStation State of Play and the Xbox TGS Show!

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0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing

5:00 Trails in the Sky First Chapter Thoughts

10:00 State of Play Recap

1:05:00 Xbox TGS Showcase Recap

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This week - Kevin and Sam chat about Borderlands 4, recap the AMAZING Nintendo Direct and give their predictions for the rumored PlayStation State of Play!

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0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing

23:00 Nintendo Direct Recap

1:03:00 PlayStation State of Play Predictions

1:28:00 Top 3 Most Anticipated Games in 2026

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This week - Kevin gives his review of Hirogami and Star Wars Outlaws on Switch 2, Sam chats Silksong and more! Then - Nintendo has announced a Direct right before Mario's 40th anniversary - could something BIG be happening? We give our predictions. Then, more PS6 leaks with large implications for physical media. Finally, how do we feel about leaks?

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0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing

30:00 Nintendo Direct Predictions

57:00 Our Thoughts on Leaks

01:17:00 PS6 Leaks

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This week - Kevin and Sam give their reviews of Hell is Us, SHINOBI and Lost Soul Aside. Rumors are swirling about a PlayStation State of Play featuring Wolverine and more. Helldivers 2 is a hit on Xbox and will Silksong be Game of the year?

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0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing

4:30 Hell is Us Review

17:00 Lost Soul Aside Review

26:00 SHINOBI Review

33:00 Helldivers 2 Success on Xbox

48:00 Rumored State of Play - Wolverine?

1:10:00 What is Indie Game of the Year?<...