CORE - Core Gaming for Core Gamers
Summary: Hosted by podcasting vet, Scott Johnson, Jon Jagger and Beau Schwartz. Weekly, on the frogpants network. Video games and the issues around them every week!
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Podcasts:
We get into some news, like Blizzcon being canceled, Doom Eternal doing the right thing (maybe), Avengers, and why that thing is still a problem game. Minecraft Dungeons and Crucible are not terrible, but they are not great. More Rock Dwarves for us all! Fury Unleashed still rockin Scott's world. How gaming conventions might work in the future! Your emails and loads more!
Mafia Trilogy sounds like it might be worth a look! GTAV goes free! Nintendo gives Paper Mario fans what they want! Artifact 2 is really happening we guess. Ghost of Tsushima looks amazing. We played a LOT of Deep Rock Galactic this week and we LOVE THIS GAME! Animal Crossing is going strong for Scott AND Jon now. Your emails and more!
We break down all this Unreal 5 news, and see what we think. EA has a load of games coming this year including what seems to be a Mass Effect trillogy remaster. RD2 petting horse thing is nuts. Animal Crossing crosses Jon, Scott gets some real anime bullshit in Ace Combat 7, and Beau finds his groove again in The Witcher 3. Your emails and more!
We break down all the stuff Microsoft showed today for the Series X games, and some commentary on how this is all gonna go for them come year-end. We like that Robocop is coming to MK11. Valhalla trailer blew our minds. Why is Mass Effect not a tactics game yet? LevelHead is amazing. Animal Crossing is the right thing still. FFVII is amazing according to Jon. Finding the best unwind game. And LOTS more!
Last of Us 2 has a bad leak, and a new release date. New AC has vikings in it, and we are pretty stoked about it. Epic says you need 2FA to use the store now. Elite Dangerous adds fleets. Morhaime has things to say about Blizzard. Iratus, Gears Tactics, XCOM, FFVII Remake and lots more!
Jon is now all in on FF7 and there is nothing stopping him. Scott went on a sales binge on the Switch. Diablo-likes can never taste like the real thing. Spoilers make things better for some of us. RTX in Minecraft is really mindblowing. Mario Maker 2 got a HUGE update. Animal Crossing is getting a huge update RIGHT THIS MINUTE! GeForce Now loses more games. Your emails and more!
Why games should always let you pull the trigger. Uncharted collection goes free. Stadia is still weird. PS5 controller is kinda funny. Remapping controllers on Switch is kinda cool. XCOM has a new game out, and no one knew it was coming. Gears Tactics seems like it might scratch the same itch. Animal Crossing still engrossing for Scott. Ancient Enemy is a serious treat. Fallout 76 is better. RE3 is scary. Mechs in No Man's Sky. Civ VI and LOTS more! Oh and Beau cried a lot in Final Fantasy 7.
April Fools day is dumb, but googly eyes on your shooter heroes is kinda rad. Gearbox is in another mess, and we don't hold very well with this particular turn. DOOM Eternal has been whipped, and Jon and Beau have advice. RE3 is coming this week, and Scott and Jon are ready to stream the screamfest. Animal Crossing still owning Scott's time. Ghost Recon Breakpoint got a lot better this week. Your emails and more!
Doom and Animal Crossing New Horizons are huge releases and we played a TON of those two games! Plus loads of other stuff this week so tune in and enjoy in this weird time! Now with a 400lb Baconator Butthole Expresso Butter!
E3 is cancelled. We talk about what that means! HZD is coming to PC for real now. Lego Mario is rad. DOOM launch trailers are better than others. Last of Us coming to HBO. Castlevania on Netflix continues to be a damn joy. Reggie Fils-Aime appointed to executive board at GameStop. No Man's Sky - it's becoming a problem. And SO much more!
We break down all the Baldurs Gate 3 stuff. GDC is cancelled. Will E3 get hit? Halo is back on PC. Final Fantasy 7 demo thoughts. Want a gamer bed? We kinda do. NMS is getting better and better and better. Does Scott think he will ever get the city builder he wants? Your emails and more!
Wolcen has issues but we are split on it. Mass Effect 2 is fun to talk about it turns out. Animal Crossing is in Scott's dreams. No Man's Sky just gets better and better. Should Eli Roth, or ANYONE else do a Borderlands movie? Sonic was....good? And loads more.
Anthem is getting reworked. Blizzard is not ready for NOW. Keighley is out of E3! And we played a LOT of games, so tune in and enjoy!
Sony is giving us more bread crumbs. Phil Spencer knows who the enemy is. Blizz sort of answers concerns regarding WC3 issues. Nvidia goes full launch with GForce Now. Rockstar loses a founder. Breakpoint get's a fresh start. Scott played LOTS of card games. Jon like playing BB8. Beau did NOTHING but Warcraft III. And your emails!
We talk a lot about Warcraft 3 Reforged and the rough launch. Also what makes you help a friend move. KotOR is getting a remake of it's own soon! Atari wants to make a hotel chain. Torchlight is going the full III instead of Frontiers. Youtube and Blizz strike an exclusive deal. All the cool stuff we are playing and loads more.