Video Games 2 The Max

On this episode of Video Games 2 the MAX hosts Sean Garmer and Marc Morrison discuss some games they are playing. Marc is reviewing Skul: The Hero Slayer. While Sean is reviewing Ys IX: Monstrum Nox and he gives his first thoughts on that. While he has also checked out Cybershadow and The Medium thanks to Xbox Game Pass. Sean has enjoyed The Medium so far albeit in its early stages and Cybershadow is fun but also difficult. But man that music rules. After that, they move on to the Xbox Games With Gold and PlayStation Plus Games for February. There is definitely a lot to pickup there. There’s also much to talk about in the headlines this week, aside from The Gamestop stuff. Nintendo apparently owns the Astral Chain IP and what is going on with Bayonetta 3? Konami still has a games division despite the misunderstanding from their earnings call. What IP’s could use a new game that Konami is not capitalizing on? Also, The Returnal and Lord of the Rings Gollum are delayed. At least Returnal’s is only one mon

On this episode of Video Games 2 the MAX hosts Sean Garmer and Marc Morrison start out by giving out their reactions to the Resident Evil Village: Maiden PS5 demo. What they liked about the setting and story aspects of it and also wonder what the story could actually be about as you move further into the game itself. In this section there’s also discussion on the rest of the Resident Evil Showcase reveals which were not as glamorous or meaningful. Marc also talks about playing some Immortals Fenyx Rising and how he’s enjoying it, but that it also feels empty and flying isn’t the best. The guys also give some thoughts on the major praise Hitman 3 has received. Plus, thoughts on the news about Resident Evil 4 Remake being switched to Capcom Division 1 as they figure out what’s the best course to take on it.After that, it is all about the drama surrounding the price increase to Xbox Live Gold and the eleventh hour decision to reverse it. While also subsequently making free-to-play games actually free without hav

On this episode of Video Games 2 the MAX hosts Sean Garmer and Marc Morrison enjoy the return of the full-fledged gaming news week, as this week featured quite a lot to talk about from various spectrums from another Cyberpunk 2077 apology to the return of Lucasfilms Games. The guys get to it all and still find time to talk some Wandavision at the end too. Firstly though it is about actually playing the video games. Sean and Marc describe the folly of playing Scott Pilgrim vs. The World Game - Complete Edition in four-player co-op. Marc also talks about why he may not be the biggest fan of the game. Sean is enjoying the Little Nightmares II demo too. Sales charts from the entirety of 2020 are out and the duo discusses the insanity of how the Nintendo Switch has succeeded and how they could continue that in 2021. While also examining what could be left as far as Wii U ports to bring over now that Super Mario 3D World is getting its time in the spotlight very soon. They also discuss some of the reveals from the

On this episode of Video Games 2 the MAX hosts Sean Garmer and Marc Morrison ponder the latest rumors around the Switch Pro, Nintendo’s acquisition of Next Level Games, and Microsoft’s laughable attempt to acquire Nintendo. The mystery of why Microsoft continues to use AA batteries in their controllers is finally revealed, and it will shock you almost as much as the PS5’s sales underperformance in Japan. Also: Marc rants about Chris Chibnall again.

On this final and special episode of Video Games 2 the MAX for 2020 hosts Sean Garmer and Marc Morrison are joined by Randy Isbelle and Jens Dietrich in discussing and debating what belongs on the list of this year's 25 Best Games. This is our second of two podcasts looking back at the year that was 2020. Although we do nominate some new games that weren't previously discussed, please make sure to listen to our previous episode where we discussed our Personal Top 10 Games to get a more in-depth reasoning as to what games wound up making the majority of the list, as this episode is mostly about ranking those games. The discussion as to what we loved about them happened on the previous episode. There are still some fun debates here and passionate speeches, but don't go in expecting a ton of talk about the games themselves. Also, the last 10 minutes or so is a discussion on some highlights from the gaming year.

This special episode of Video Games 2 the MAX is the first of two that focus solely on celebrating the gaming year that was. This one features Jens Dietrich and Randy Isbelle joining hosts Sean Garmer and Marc Morrison along with a list provided by Daniel Anderson in discussing it all about their Personal Top 10 Games of 2020. There’s also some talk interspersed about games that didn’t make the lists at all like Bugsnax, Sackboy: A Big Adventure, Deadly Premonition 2, and a few more. Timestamps:11’s: The games that just missed out (5:00) 10’s: (10:50)9’s: (19:20)8’s: (32:50)7’s: (41:09)6’s: (46:45)5’s: (58:25)4’s: (1:03:45)3’s: (1:12:00)2’s: (1:30:15)1’s: (1:35:20)

This episode of Video Games 2 the MAX features a guest in The Outerhaven founder and writer for Tom’s Hardware Keith Mitchell as he joins Sean Garmer, Marc Morrison, and regulars, Jens Dietrich, and Randy Isbelle. Keith talks about his origins with gaming and games writing. While also discussing some of his favorite genres, conversing extensively with Jens about how much he enjoys the Soulsborne games and his favorite Resident Evil titles too. Keith also talks about some of his favorite games from 2020, especially the Demon’s Souls Remake. Once again gaming conversation surrounds the uber popular Cyberpunk 2077 as new news items surface regarding enlarged save files due to too much crafting, which causes them to become corrupted. Not to mention, CD Projekt Red could also face class action lawsuits due to misleading investors. This also leads to discussion on the entire saga as a whole from both a consumer and reviewer perspective. Plus, Defector and Paste Magazine took the controversy involving Cyberpunk 2

On this episode of Video Games 2 the MAX hosts Sean Garmer and Marc Morrison discuss the entire saga surrounding Cyberpunk 2077 from the apology post to being delisted from the PlayStation Store by Sony and everything in-between. They discuss if Sony went too far, should digital return policies be changed after this debacle, and where does the buck stop with CD Projekt Red management. There is a lot of great discussion here about the situation. Also, Marc talks about how the game has improved after Hot-Fix 1.05 and what he is enjoying about the game. Plus, why he may miss some of the actual glitches that exist currently. While Sean is almost done with Yakuza: Like a Dragon and he also played Chapter 1 of the Gears 5: Hivebusters DLC and it is damn good. Finally, they also get into some news such as EA buying Codemasters, Hades getting cross-save, Yu Yu Hakusho getting a live action adaptation, GOG removing Devotion and also PS4 Pro possibly being discontinued. Timestamps: Major Topic: CD Projekt Red Bun

On this episode of Video Games 2 the MAX hosts Sean Garmer and Marc Morrison are joined by Jens Dietrich and Randy Isbelle in discussing the Game Awards 2020, the NPD for November 2020, early impressions of Cyberpunk 2077, and the huge announcements from Disney Investor Day 2020. Around the first hour of the show is all about the Game Awards 2020. From the show not focusing enough on the awards to Last of Us Part 2 sweeping almost everything. While everyone also discusses their favorite announcements such as The Initiative working on Perfect Dark and the horror narrative game Callisto Project. Plus, they get into where the show could improve in the future too. A gaming interlude takes place so that Randy, Jens, and Marc can all discuss various points about their early hours with Cyberpunk 2077 on Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5. Even with the improved power of the next-gen consoles there are still plenty of cracks underneath. Leading to a discussion on if the game should have been delayed again at least on c

On this edition of Video Games 2 the MAX hosts Sean Garmer and Marc Morrison are joined by Jens Dietrich in discussing Yakuza: Like a Dragon, 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim, Yes Your Grace, Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla, and more. Sean finally got a PlayStation 5 and he’s set it up and played some games on it too. Mainly Astro’s Playroom and Sackboy: A Big Adventure. He explains what makes each game unique and why Astro may be a better overall experience. Not to mention, going through some of his early experiences with the system and the Dualsense controller.They also talk about the discourse around Cyberpunk 2077 reviews and how gamers should be a bit more understanding what reviewers have to go through to get out reviews of these big games in a timely manner. Plus, the trio discuss the giant move by Warner Bros. to put their films on HBO Max for 2021 and the reaction by Christopher Nolan, Legendary Pictures, and AMC. There’s also Scott Pilgrim: Complete edition coming next year, Persona 5: Strikers finally getting

On this episode of Video Games 2 the MAX hosts Sean Garmer and Marc Morrison discuss World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, Yakuza: Like a Dragon, Hades, and more Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla too. Plus, PS5 accounts are being banned for selling access to the PS Plus Collection to PS4 players. Does this create another conundrum of control for digital games? Or is this more of Sony protecting its gift and making sure it is used correctly? Will Sony eventually give PS4 players the opportunity to also have the PS Plus collection? All those questions are explored in this topic. Also, the super accomplished soccer star, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, has opened the door for a potential myriad of lawsuits to come EA’s way over likeness rights in the FIFA games, as he is not part of the FIFPro players union and doesn’t feel correctly compensated. Now over 300 other players are also pondering lawsuits. Could this change the landscape of soccer video games similar to the college football one? Or does this just wind up as a big cash set

On this episode of Video Games 2 the MAX hosts Sean Garmer and Marc Morrison discuss more games they are playing. Marc has spent a lot of time with Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla. While Sean has done the same with Yakuza: Like a Dragon. The guys discuss their progress in both games and why Valhalla is more akin to the older AC games than you may think. Sean also discovers Dragon Kart, brand new jobs, and Karaoke in Yakuza. Sean got to check out Hades and start his journey in one of the best games of 2020. Then, it is on to the news, as PlayStation outsold Xbox in Japan. The Embracer Group buys even more studios, and the Last of Us TV series gets the full greenlight at HBO. Jim Ryan is once again talking a lot in the media. He dropped a hint that there is “news to come” on a potential PlayStation answer to Xbox Gamepass. The duo ponder what that could actually look like, what would be included, and should Sony just bundle PlayStation Plus and PS NOW together for one price? Also, IO Interactive surprised eve

On this episode of Video Games 2 the MAX hosts Sean Garmer and Marc Morrison are joined by Jens Dietrich in discussing nominations and categories for the Game Awards 2020. They go through each award (except the E-Sports ones) and choose who they want to win by voting live on-air and also discussing who they think will actually get the award at the event. There is a lot of great discussion on some of the best games from 2020 in this section. So, if there are some games you’ve been unsure about picking up or trying out, this may give you some fresh opinions on those titles. Also, as promised, Sean and Jens both got in their Xbox Series X’s and they have plenty to talk about concerning system setup, transferring games from an external HDD to the console and how long it takes. Jens also bought the Seagate External SSD too. Plus, they go over some of the features of the system and whether or not it is worth owning right now. Whether having the right television makes a difference or not, and more. Not to ment

On this huge episode of Video Games 2 the MAX hosts Sean Garmer and Marc Morrison are joined by Jens Dietrich and Randy Isbelle to discuss the PlayStation 5. Yes, next-gen has finally arrived. Of course, being a console launch means there are also all these games to talk about along with it. Jens, Randy, and Marc all have the console and they describe the things they love most about the console. From the magical Dualsense controller to the updated graphics for older titles and beyond. Sean and Jens also found out that their Xbox Series X consoles are arriving by Tuesday too. So, we may have another show soon to discuss that console as well. The guys also talk about the set up for the console, transferring saves from PS4 to PS5, and how buying cross-gen games can mean that you wind up playing the PS4 version on your PS5. Speaking of games, there are a lot of them to go through. Astro’s Playroom gets a lot of love from everyone and why it deserves to be in the top games of 2020 discussion. Spider-Man: Miles M

On this episode of Video Games 2 the MAX hosts Sean Garmer and Marc Morrison discuss the early reviews of both Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5, as they both await their consoles arriving next week. They discuss the positives and the few negatives for each console, while also mentioning other things like the 2020 United States Presidential election as well. Next, Marc discusses his final thoughts on Watch Dogs: Legion. While Sean has been working on editing a bunch of reviews that are in the backlog that you can check out at the bottom of this description. The guys also get into the news on the multitude of delays for various games. The Medium, Control: Ultimate Edition and Kerbal Space Program 2 all see pushes into 2021 and beyond. While Marc wonders if P. T. will actually stay blocked from the PlayStation 5 for very long. Plus the duo also talk about the sudden realization that PlayStation 5 games cannot be stored on an external HDD drive, at least for launch. Sean also wonders if we are going to miss seeing

On this episode of Video Games 2 the MAX hosts Sean Garmer and Marc Morrison discuss the run of delays between Cyberpunk 2077, Bravely Default II and Destruction All-Stars. What does it mean for Cyberpunk 2077 to once again be taking some more time in the oven. Is it really coming out on December 10? Is this secretly a good thing for the game since it would come out at a less crowded time? Or does the super negative reaction prove it should have just released already. Nintendo gets into the mix as well with the revelation that Control: Ultimate Edition and Hitman 3 are coming to Nintendo Switch via the Cloud. Could this be a way for Nintendo to keep up with Sony and Microsoft when it comes to third party titles even without a true next-gen console? Sean believes it certainly could be. But will these two titles give Nintendo enough confidence to keep pushing for its use. Sony made some moves by possibly acquiring Crunchyroll and declaring their support for the PlayStation 4. While two Xbox teams lost tw

On this episode of Video Games 2 the MAX hosts Sean Garmer and Marc Morrison discuss Sony finally letting streamers, influencers, and gaming sites preview the PlayStation 5. They also talk about some games they are playing too. Sean is enjoying two different Strategy RPG titles in Star Renegades and Ikenfell. While Marc plays some older stuff in Ghost Recon: Breakpoint and the first Alice game.The CEO of one of Google Stadia’s creative teams, Alex Hutchinson, put out some terrible tweets stating Streamers should pay a license to stream the video games they play. Although neither host is really a streamer, they have some choice words for the idiotic statements. They discuss the various ways streaming has helped the industry grow, the hard work content creators put in that goes unnoticed, and the fact that 99 percent of streamers actually pay for the games they play already. There’s also other discussions as well on the show. Could an X-Cloud stick create an entry point for console gaming? Also, the original

Sean and Marc discuss the recent PlayStation 5 UI reveal, alongside the Microsoft launch lineup and other game news that has happened in the past week.Games discussed: Doctor Who: The Edge of Reality, Banjo Kazooie, Crucible, and Marvel's AvengersYou can always let us know your thoughts on the show via the comments, email us at w2mnetwork@gmail.com with any questions or concerns, or shout out and follow us on twitter or via the Facebook page too. Also, be sure to review us on your listening app of choice, or via podchaser if you’d like to do so.Thank you to Jens Dietrich for doing the editing and post production on the showLike us on the w2mnet.com Facebook Page:https://www.facebook.com/W2MNetwork/Follow us on Twitter:https://twitter.com/W2MNetwork (W2M Network), https://twitter.com/W2MSean (Sean), https://twitter.com/HumanityPlague (Marc), https://twitter.com/ApertureSilence (Jens)

On this episode of Video Games 2 the MAX, hosts Sean Garmer and Marc Morrison discuss the resurgence of PlayStation 5 in the news, as Sony revealed the insides of their next-gen console to the world. However, it didn’t stop there, Sony also finally shared how game saves, game libraries, and PS4 backwards compatibility will work with the system. The guys discuss the interesting tidbits from all of this. Microsoft also continues to make moves as they made a deal with Gamestop to help stores on the backend. But could it mean more in the future? And will Xbox All-Access having a physical outlet turn some folks towards getting a Xbox Series system. They also talk about the rumors of Series X getting too hot and Gamepass going to IOS through a browser based app. Will Apple actually let that happen? Sadly, the duo also have to get into the sour side of gaming with people harassing Insomniac’s community manager for the change to Spider-Man’s face. And even worse, journalists are making side stories out of the CD

On this episode of Video Games 2 the MAX hosts Sean Garmer and Marc Morrison banter about Steve and Alex from Minecraft making it into Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Of course, some folks were not happy about it, but honestly, it is all quite shocking. It totally adds another new wrinkle to the variety of fighters in the game. Plus, Nintendo apparently thinks the Joycon drift “is a non-issue.” Although Marc feels otherwise. And Nintendo wins some lawsuits and it sparks debate about emulation too. Marc also has thoughts on Mario 35 as well. There’s also the not so clear cross-gen and PlayStation 4 to PlayStation 5 save situation. Also, Spider-Man’s face changed for the PS5 remaster. Are these things something that’s worth getting upset about? Or is this another case of news being blown out of proportion in the hype toward new a console launch? Xbox Series X’s are out for preview and backwards compatible games have new load times and show off the vaunted Quick Resume feature. Not to mention, the size of the dar