We're joined by Dan this week to into DOOM: The Dark Ages before we tear into Bungie for plagiarizing assets off an artist in their upcoming game Marathon. AI Darth Vader is a menace in Fortnite, Stellar Blade banned in 130 countries on PC, World of Tanks introduces tiered loot boxes, more ways to pay for Star Citizen and much more this week!

0:00 - Intro
0:55 - Summer Game Fest is soon
3:50 - Is DOOM: The Dark Ages not as good as the others?
45:20 - Art plagiarism on Marathon
1:04:40 - Darth Vader in Fortnite
1:32:40 - Apple denies Fortnite on App Store
1:33:50 - Nintendo patents gliding
1:35:10 - Ubisoft down
1:37:00 - Sony considering to increase prices
1:38:00 - Stellar Blade banned in 130 countries
1:43:50 - Star Citizen sells more stuff before game release
1:47:00 - Tiered loot boxes
1:52:50 - Call of Duty Warzone Mobile shutting down
1:55:00 - Bandai Namco execs
2:03:50 - Dragon's Dogma Online
2:06:10 - Cash Cleaner Simulator
2:15:45 - Quarantine Zone
2:18:55 - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
2:31:15 - The Precinct
2:43:00 - Sleeping Dogs
2:51:30 - Shoutouts

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Sandfall Interactive co-founder and Game Director: Guillaume Broche joins us this week to talk about the crazy journey it's been getting their first game: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 out the door. In the back half we share our enthusiasm for new extraction shooter Arc Raiders, surprised by the glowing previews of Death Stranding 2, breathe a sigh of relief at GTA6's delay and much more!

0:00 - Intro
2:30 - Guillaume Broche from Sandfall Interactive is here!
4:30 - Clair Obscur crushed all their expectations
11:00 - The path to creating Expedition 33
30:00 - Expedition 33's soundtrack
33:00 - How the combat came to be
1:00:00 - Rapid fire questions
1:11:30 - Will there be DLC?
1:26:30 - Arc Raiders Play Test
1:43:20 - Death's Stranding 2 previews
1:49:40 - GTA6 delayed to May 2026
1:53:20 - Tariffs and games
2:00:00 - Borderlands 4 might be $80?
2:04:20 - Diablo 4 x Berserk
2:06:00 - Magic the Gathering x Final Fantasy
2:12:40 - Ben Starr is everywhere
2:22:45 - The Midnight Walk
2:31:00 - Revenge of the Savage Planet
2:42:10 - Dune: Awakening
2:55:30 - Doooom
2:58:10 - Elden Ring Nightreign
3:00:20 - Shoutouts

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Joining us for the LAST STREAM ever (in April 2025) is first-timer Criken to chat about his streaming journey that started almost 2 decades ago and gives us some sage advice on how to not burn out after so long. Then we get into a surprisingly banger week in video game releases starting with the Oblivion remaster, Clair Obscura: Expedition 33 and our continued adventures in Blue Prince.

0:00 - Intro
1:00 - Criken is here
4:00 - Horse girl
6:00 - Are centaurs furries?
5:50 - Marcus in VRChat
15:00 - Streaming since Justin.tv
37:30 - Japan
40:00 - Avoiding burn out
53:40 - The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered
1:31:50 - Horse armor
1:33:00 - Larian finds DLC boring
1:38:00 - Runescape Dragonwilds
1:43:00 - Dune: Awakening
2:06:00 - Revenge of the Savage Planet
2:15:30 - Blue Prince continues
2:30:20 - Clair Obscura: Expedition 33
2:45:00 - Switch 2 Preorders
2:49:40 - Shoutouts

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Blue Prince has got us falling through layer after layer of puzzles and notes still. Luckily Rami Ismail is here to update us on the health of the games industry in 2025! Nintendo finally locks down it's Tariff induced pricing for the Switch 2 in the US. The worst kept secret: TES: Oblivion is dropping soon and lots of Star Wars news plus much more!

0:00 - Intro
1:00 - 4/20
3:40 - Lost in Blue Prince
9:00 - Elder Scrolls: Oblivion remaster incoming
13:25 - Dwarf Fortress sells over 1 million copies
13:45 - The Switch 2 console will remain the same price (but not accessories)
18:00 - The Marathon CBT will not be under NDA
27:00 - Rami is here!
32:30 - The state of the industry
1:23:00 - Roblox did it first
1:44:00 - The Last of Us season 2
1:50:00 - Star Wars: A New Hope
1:56:20 - Star Wars Zero Company
2:06:10 - Marvel Rivals adds chroma MTX
2:11:00 - The EU on MTX
2:24:10 - Overwatch 2 Season 16
2:25:50 - Marvel Rivals swimsuits
2:30:10 - Blades of Fire
2:47:40 - Lost Skies
2:55:40 - Shoutouts

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We're joined by Path of Exile 2's Co-Founder and Game Director: Jonathan Rogers to talk about the last week of the new update, what's being addressed in the near and far future, and the future of the game. But first we get into the news of the week including the Marathon reveal and some of the games we've been playing this week including surprise GOTY contender Blue Prince!

0:00 - Intro
0:50 - Taxes
5:30 - Blue Prince
25:25 - Marathon reveal
59:00 - Sabrina Carpenter
1:01:35 - Baldur's Gate 3 update 8
1:12:40 - Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days
1:26:05 - Path of Exile 2's Jonathan Rogers joins us
2:50:00 - The next week of POE2
22:58:15 - Shoutouts

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Gothalion joins usthis week to break down the Nintendo Switch 2 reveal, all the games shown, the hardware, the... Price and how the current political climate will be affecting the video game industry as a whole. Monster Hunter Wilds tops 10 million sold as a new content update breaths more life into Capcom's new game. Bungie is doing an ARG for Marathon to build hype for their new extraction shooter. Emma Frost joins Marvel Rivals. Path of Exile 2 launches a new update to much discourse and much more this week!

0:00 - Intro
1:25 - Disney Theme Parks
7:30 - Segues
7:50 - Nintendo Switch 2 debuts
1:00:30 - Duskblood
1:11:30 - Games & Tariffs
1:30:50 - Monster Hunter Wilds tops 10 million sold
1:34:10 - Atomfall
1:39:00 - The Marathon ARG
1:45:00 - Emma Frost and Ultron join Marvel Rivals
1:46:50 - Path of Exile 2
2:08:00 - South of Midnight
2:18:40 - Schedule 1
2:26:00 - The First Berserker: Khazan
2:46:30 - The Isle
2:50:00 - LA Noire
2:55:30 - Shoutouts

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We're joined by DansGaming this week to get the lowdown on Ubisoft's new Assassin's Creed game! GDC was this week, including award winners like Balatro, ARK released an AI trailer and the devs have no idea who made it. A worldwide game dev union is being formed, someone found a hidden level in Split-Fiction and much more!

0:00 - Intro
1:25 - Ice water
4:00 - Assassin's Creed Shadows
45:50 - Quick Valhalla spoiler
46:30 - Spoiler over
1:01:50 - GDC and IGF awards
1:03:00 - ARK and AI
1:08:30 - A union being formed for game devs
1:10:20 - Hidden level in Split Fiction
1:11:00 - Atomfall
1:21:40 - Future Games Showcase
1:43:50 - Single-Player games are dead (again)
1:46:50 - Kingdom Come Deliverance 2
1:56:00 - 33 Immortals
2:08:50 - Heavy Rain
2:24:25 - R.E.P.O
2:29:00 - Order 13
2:31:40 - Poop Killer 9
2:38:30 - Look Outside
2:47:00 - Gaming pet peeves
2:50:10 - Shoutouts

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We return from the Wilds and the plague to bring you an all new episode! We catch up on the games we've finished including Avowed, Split Fiction, and almost Kingdom Come Deliverance 2. Praise Kojima, become very interested in Silent Hill, realize we're old as Chrono Trigger celebrates 30 years and become vulnerable with an AI voice!

0:00 - Intro
1:02 - Laundry
8:30 - Tub grub investments
12:00 - Finishing games
13:50 - Avowed
34:00 - Death's Stranding 2
41:40 - Silent Hill f
45:30 - Split Fiction
1:05:00 - Chrono Trigger turns 30
1:08:00 - Assassin's Creed Shadow
1:16:00 - Claire Obscura Expedition 33
1:28:00 - R.E.P.O
1:41:30 - Pirate Yakuza
1:54:00 - Monster Hunter Wilds
2:08:00 - Steam Next Fest demos
2:23:00 - Core Keeper
2:26:20 - Twitch partners with StreamElements
2:33:00 - Maya the AI
2:40:00 - Twitch Mobile app changes
2:50:40 - Shoutouts

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