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CORE 327: Joe Bump

Sony has things to say about Call of Duty. Tencent wants more Ubi. Blizzard and Netease are not at ease with each other. Steam says stop showing off. Multiversus is a weird thing. Automata door again. Snap pulls back. Dear Martha 20 year letters from EGM. Scott played Symphony of War, Red Faction, Bear and Breakfast, Haiku, and more Outriders. John cracked open another FF, Mega Man X, and beat As Dusk Falls. Beau nears the end of Alyx. Emails and mashups and more!

Mow lawns for free on Epic. Neir is having a moment, and no one knows what’s real or fake. Cloud with a dress can be yours. Knights of The Old Republic Remake is in weird trouble. Meta Quest 2 is going $100 more in a few days, and we have thoughts on that. Square Enix has issues. VRChat is in turmoil. Diablo Immortal is making BANK! Dear Martha! A TON of games this week, and way more!

This show is too big to try and sum up properly, but suffice it to say, we talked about a LOT of stuff today regarding Romero’s new FPS, Ubisoft cancelling a load of stuff, Marvel Snap controversies, Square not knowing their own games, SoulFrame, and loads more. Including a HUGE round of Scott’s Steam Deck experience so far, and TONS more after that. Just listen and get it all!

Playstation wants you to win space points! Skate 4 will be free to play, and pay to look good. Dragonflight went Alpha today. Power Wash Sim is out of early access and on Game Pass now. Bayonetta 3 gets less naked. Nintendo goes hard on making movies. Skyrim gets a MP mod. Unity CEO stirs the poop. Dear Martha goes hard on Zelda. Scott is playing , Crash 4, and Dinkum. Jon playing Gordian Quest, and some usual games. Beau played Omega Pilot, and spent a bunch of time in VR Chat. Emails and more!

CORE 322: Unnecessary Breathing

Steam Deck specs changed. Did Valve notice? Ron Gilbert says, “sorry, you all suck, just wait for the game”. PS+ getting some good stuff in July. Blizzard bought the Spellbreak people. Nintendo did a mini direct, and it was all about those 3rd parties. Beau has some interesting stuff happening in gaming in Canada this week. Scott played Iconoclasts, Bloodstained, Forza, Tsushima, and Super Ember Kaboom. Jon played BOTH kinds of FF7’s, Grim Dawn and FF Tactics. Beau played Gordian Quest. Oh and we all are still playing V Rising. Emails and more!

CORE 320: The Burning Itch

We try our hardest to sum up last week’s game announcements tonight. There may have been no official E3, but it sure felt like E3 anyway. :) Microsoft, Square, Blizzard, PC Gamer Show, etc etc etc. Too much to type here, so here you go! ENJOY!

With Scott Beau and Jon! Enjoy!

We cover all the Gamesfest stuff from today, including highlights of the biggest games and announcements. Another big convo about Diablo Immortal one week later. Devolver stuff as well. Gamepro letters with Martha! Scott played V Rising, Shipbreaker, and Card Shark. Jon played V Rising and moved to a new apartment. Beau played V Rising and Catalyst Black. Oh yeah, emails too!

Just a little bonus content, with Scott watching the Gamesfest stream live, and giving his takes as we go!

We talk a lot about Diablo Immortal. What did we think? It’s complicated. Sony held a State of Play today, and we are here to break that all down! Lots of Warhammer 40k stuff this week too. Dragon Age 4 has a title now. Star Wars games got some big updates this week too. Sonic is going full Breath of The Wild. Dear Martha too! Scott played Card Shark, Shipbreaker, and Diablo Immortal. Jon played Fortnite, Diablo Immortal, and V Rising. Beau played V Rising, Diablo Immortal, Catalyst Black and For the King. HUGE show tonight!

For the King 2 announced! We’re pretty excited about that news. Plus, the Twisted Metal TV show and how things are going with it. Daybreak WAS making a Marvel MMO but canned it. Death Stranding 2 was announced…sorta. Beyond Good and Evil 2 is STILL being worked on, they promise. 61% of the 222 BILLION dollars in the games business was made by mobile titles. Sheesh. TikTok is getting into games now too. Raven went Union despite Activision not wanting them to be, and MS says they will support it post purchase! Dear Martha Gamepro letter. Scott played Shipbreaker, Rogue Legacy 2, House Flipper, and Circuit Superstars. Jon played all his usuals. Beau played SC2 and Catalyst Black! Your emails and more!

Marvel Snap got announced! PS+ games are now known for the launch. Old World is on Steam finally. New Steamworld games are good by us! King’s diversity tool is terrible. Scott played Escape Sim, Bakery Sim, and House Flipper Pet DLC, as well has Teardown, Rogue Legacy 2, and RoundGuard. Jon played the start of Chaosgate, got further in FF7 with mods, and a lot of Slay the Spire. Beau played a CRAP ton of Heroes of The Storm! We also had some great emails tonight.