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1035: Snackers

This week! CJ's back after an unplanned trip to the ER. Plus: Netflix and Sega team up, the Steam Frame gets a price, Xbox hands Halo to Activision amid more layoffs, Meta reveals its VR Glasses, Tetris Effect goes mixed reality, and Castlevania turns 40. Then Greg wraps

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1034: Follow the Fart Trails

This week! CJ's out, so Benjamin Rivers of Bancyco steps in to cover shifting global game shows, thievery on the Gamescom floor, and Sony walking away from physical media. Then they dig into Wolverine, Onimusha, Resident Evil Requiem, Shining Wisdom, retro handhelds, liver and onions(?), and much, much

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1033: Such a CJ Complaint

This week! Nintendo drops not one but TWO Directs, headlined by the Ocarina of Time remake, the 40th anniversary Switch 2 and Pro controller, Metroid Ravenous, Kirby and the World Beyond, and a pile of Switch 2 upgrades and updates. Sony cuts Kojima's Physint loose only for Xbox

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1032: Slasher Friction

This week! Two Nintendo Directs loom on the horizon, Sony's State of Play has some highlights, Double Fine launches their Kickstarter, and Sonic picks up a gun in Fortnite (but it's fine, because it's not actually Sonic). Then it's off to What&

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1031: The Big Naked Man

This week! Rockstar finally shows GTA VI, The Wolf Among Us gets a remaster, Xbox announces disc-to-digital, Squadron 42 shenanigans. Plus Witcher III remaster, Crazy Taxi World Tour, Mega Man Dual Override, Terranigma finally hitting the US, and a farewell to Peter Cullen. Then CJ digs into Blood

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1030: I'm Connor, I Like Dogs

This week! We dig into Hideo Kojima turning 63, Brick Shop's 3,509-piece original Xbox set, the reported overhaul of Horizon Hunter's Gathering, and the Golden Axe TV show. Then it's the games: Greg on F1 25 and Screamer, and CJ on Fortnite,

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1029: Cover That Up

This week! CJ's back from a family trip and digs into Splatoon Raiders' post-game grind, Xenoblade Chronicles Nintendo Switch 2 Edition, Big Walk, and Froggy Hates Snow, while Greg wraps up F1 25's Braking Point, goes iRacing, and fights the camera in Super Mario

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1028: Usually Butt First

This week! With CJ out, Greg welcomes games journalist Carli Velocci for a conversation that runs from GTA 6's baffling Netflix reveal to climbing console prices, the upheaval in games media, and whether the industry's biggest games need to shrink to survive. Then it's

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1027: Raider Hater

This week! CJ finishes Splatoon Raiders and declares his love for it, while Greg plays the wet blanket and explains why the gameplay loop leaves him cold. Yoshi-P warns that remaking Final Fantasy VI could take four or five games, Double Fine lays off 23 after going independent, Mario

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1026: Master Chief Tennis

This week! Greg's back from an F1 pilgrimage to Spa, the Video Game History Foundation digs up a trove of E3 archives, Xbox tries ad-supported streaming and original Xbox games on PC, Atari signs a 10-franchise movie deal with Universal, and the LEGO Donkey Kong set

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1025: All Digital Future Yoda

This week! Phil returns while Greg's off catching an F1 race in Belgium, and the guys dig into Once Upon a Katamari rolling onto Switch 2, Teeto's launch trailer getting buried under anti-Sony pro-physical comments, and the new LEGO Donkey Kong Arcade set. Plus:

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1024: Banner Year for Bangers

This week! Xbox's brutal restructuring and its Game Pass reckoning, ongoing backlash to Sony killing physical discs, new Game Boy/GBA games on NSO, and a Donkey Kong arcade LEGO set. Plus: Rhythm Heaven Groove, Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, Night Trap on 32X, Vampire Crawlers,

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1023: Call It a Co-Reckoning

This week! Sony drops two bombshells — ending physical PS discs by 2028 and closing the PS3/Vita stores — while Xbox plans its own disc-to-digital move and more closures loom. Greg finishes Forbidden Solitaire and racks up combos in Vampire Crawlers, CJ clears out Picross and starts GTA V

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1022: Code in a Box

This week! CJ and Greg wade through a genuinely grim news pile: GTA VI's pricing and "code in a box" physical edition, the memory crisis pushing console prices toward $1,000, Valve's Steam Machine sticker shock, Xbox's worst sales month on record,

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1021: Oh, The Hiccup Guy

This week! CJ and Greg dig into the grim Xbox news as Ninja Theory, Compulsion, and possibly Double Fine face closure, more executives head for the exits, and Senua gets paraded in front of potential buyers. Then it's lighter fare: GTA VI preorders, a Shinobi: Art of Vengeance

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1020: Angling For 4th Place

This week! We dive back into some of the summer showcases, including Xbox and Nintendo Direct, talk about Xbox’s strategy reset, and then discuss the games we’ve been playing. That’s Pragmata, 007 First Light, the Star Fox demo, Sin & Punishment, and more! Join us, won’t

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1019: And Then There's Crime

This week! CJ is out, so Greg welcomes Aidan Moher of the Fun Factor podcast to break down quote-unquote "E3 2026" and the June showcases. The guys dig into what's been lost since publishers ditched the press-event era, Microsoft squandering Xbox's goodwill,

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1018: Just Some Guy Named James Bond

This week! 007 First Light, Forza Horizon 6, Yoshi and the Mysterious Book, LEGO Batman, Forbidden Solitaire, Mixtape, Bubsy (the original!), Donkey Kong 64 on NSO, Steam Deck price increases, Dragon Quest XII, Fable delays, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? News * Donkey Kong 64 coming to

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1017: Icon Vomit

This week! CJ is out sick so Greg welcomes Rich Grisham to the show to talk sports, Crazy Taxi, the Canadian Game Awards, Mixtape, Mortal Kombat II 32X, LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight, Forza Horizon 6 and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest:

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1016: Inflating For 50 Years

This week! A non-VR version of Moss, new Virtual Boy games on NSO, the Steam Controller scream, a Switch 2 bundle, IP revivals from Sega, Vampire Crawlers, Mario Wonder, Forbidden Soliaire, Replaced, King of Fighters ‘98 and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: News

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1015: Come Back Weaker

This week! A new Star Fox approaches, Switch 2 prices going up, Tezuka retiring from Nintendo, the Steam Controller sells out, Stranger Than Heaven’s cast is awesome, the LEGO Sega Genesis is ugly, Konami Picross, Far Far West, Saros, Vampire Crawlers and much, much more. Join us, won’t

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1014: Forty-Nine Is The New Forty

This week! Back in my Play’s Kevin Larrabee joins CJ to talk Steam Controller, DRM, Resident Evil movie teaser, a LEGO Sega Genesis, Forbidden Solitaire, Konami Picross, Linux gaming on a Legion Go S, Doom the Dark Ages, Persona 3 Reload, and much, much more. Join us, won’t

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1013: Second And Only Choice

This week! Game Pass pricing and Xbox’s exclusivity questions, Splatoon Raiders, Ecco Complete, Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced, Alien Isolation 2, Flashback, Replaced, Pragmata, Bubsy 4D, Kiln, Vampire Crawlers, Windrose, VHS games, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: * Game Pass pricing update

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1012: Pragmagic

This week! A new Neo•Geo console is coming out in November, Pragmata is amazing, Windrose, Reanimal, Replaced, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: * New Neo Geo console coming out in November * Animal Crossing 25th Leaf Statue * Pragmata * Windrose * Reanimal * Replaced * Greg Sewart’s

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1011: What's A Friend-Slop?

This week! New NES games on NSO, a date for Rhythm Heaven Groove, Guardians of the Galaxy may be coming to Switch 2, Castlevania Belmont’s Curse looks amazing, Double Dragon creator passes away, we played Darwin’s Paradox, Flashback, Reanimal, Star Fox, Super Battle Golf, and much, much more.