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Kena: Bridge of Spirits is a game that a lot of people have been eagerly anticipating since its initial reveal, and we are here to give our full review of the game! Kevin beat it, and Sean got the Platinum (via CHEATING!!!), and they have a lot to say about the debut title from Ember Lab. The other main topic this week is the awesome Nintendo Direct, including exciting reveals and confusing casting for the Mario animated movie... WAHOO!!! Start - 00:00 Housekeeping - 00:10 Our Crazy Last Week - 2:30 Kena: Bridge of Spirits Review - 5:55 Nintendo Direct Recap - 32:10 Metroid Prime Trilogy Not Happening? - 1:03:45 Wrap-Up - 1:07:10

The guys getting excited about an Apple Arcade doesn't happen very often, but this is one of those times. For the first time in a long time, we have a new Castlevania game to play in the form of Grimoire of Souls. Luckily, the game is living up to their expectations. While it is no Symphony of the Night, the guys are having a lot of fun with it so far and they run through all of their thoughts on it. On the news side of things, last week's Nvidia leaked list of games has kept the industry buzzing, the latest PS5 firmware update is available to all, and Madden continues to dominate the sales charts no matter how much people complain about it. Start - 00:00 Housekeeping - 00:10 Kena: Bridge of Spirits Hype - 1:30 Castlevania Grimoire of Souls Review - 5:40 Nvidia GeForce Leak - 28:35 PS5 Firmware Update is Live - 37:15 NPD August 2021 - 42:50 Wrap-Up - 48:10

PlayStation fans have been waiting (not so patiently) for Sony to finally to an E3-level presentation in 2021, and last week that finally occurred. From the announcement of a KOTOR Remaker, to Insomniac's two amazing announcements, to finally getting gameplay of God of War Ragnarok, the presentation did not disappoint. The guys go deep on everything that was announced, and also discuss a couple of interesting items that weren't present. PlayStation also made noise before the presentation by announcing the acquisition of Firesprite Games, which will probably have a big impact on the eventual release of PSVR2. Enjoy! Start - 00:00 Housekeeping - 00:10 The NFL is Back!! - 1:45 The Matrix Resurrections and Dexter Trailers - 6:45 Axiom Verge 2 - 13:35 Revisiting Sonic Mania - 22:25 PlayStation's Amazing 2021 Showcase - 29:15 Sony Acquires Firesprite Games - 1:15:45 Wrap-Up - 1:19:20

Norman Reedus let slip in a recent interview, that he is currently in talks to do "another" Death Stranding, fueling rumors that a sequel could be in the works. But... do we really need a sequel? Also, multiple reports have stated that Game Boy and Game Boy Color games could finally be coming to Nintendo's Switch Online service. Other topics include Sean getting the Platinum in Hades, and trying out Axiom Verge, Kevin reviewing Ravva and the Cyclops Curse, and getting hyped for this week's PlayStation showcase. Start - 00:00 Housekeeping - 00:10 PlayStation Showcase 2021 is Coming! - 3:10 Horizon Preorder and PS5 Upgrade Kerfuffle - 9:50 Sean Platinumed Hades - 15:40 Axiom Verge 2 - 23:35 Ravva and the Cyclops Curse Review - 29:15 Death Stranding Sequel Coming? - 37:00 Game Boy to Switch Online - 41:35 Dead Space Remake Stream Recap - 47:35 Wrap-Up - 51:05

The guys have made it to 250 episodes, and decided to celebrate in kind. They go through their favorite memories, with video clips included, as well as talking to the live chat. They also run through the Spider-Man No Way Home trailer, what their top 3 games of the year are so far, and recap what went down at Gamescom Opening Night Live. They end the podcast by going into their history with a game of Guess Who, and then wrap things up in the most painful way possible... The One Chip Challenge... Start - 00:00 It's Episode 250!!! - 00:10 A Kevin Pizza Story - 6:00 Kevin Got Himself a Present - 8:50 No Way Home Trailer - 11:35 Link vs Ratchet - Who Wins a Fight? - 27:25 What is our GOTY so far? - 32:20 Sean Beat Hades - 37:20 Kevin Still Loves Madden 22 - 40:05 Our Favorite Memories of 250 Episodes (With Clips) - 43:10 Gamescom ONL Recap - 1:18:00 Elden Ring Previews - 1:45:30 Wrap-Up - 1:47:00 We Play Guess Who - 1:49:50 The One Chip Challenge... - 2:00:50

First person shooters, both old and new, dominated the news of this past week. Xbox announced that Halo Infinite would be shipping without the Forge, or campaign co-op, this holiday season. While this sounds like a bad thing, hopefully this means that Infinite will actually hit their release window in time for the 20th anniversary of Combat Evolved. A remastered edition of Quake leaked right before QuakeCon started, and was then confirmed to be releasing that same day on basically everything. Call of Duty Vanguard also had it's official reveal this past week, and the guys are about as excited as you would assume they would be for it... Other topics include Sean clearing Hades multiple times, Rogue Explorer gets reviewed, and Kevin went back to Madden for the first time in three years. Start - 00:00 Housekeeping - 00:10 Episode 250 this Friday!!! - 1:05 We Went Back to Rasslin - 2:45 Sean Cleared Hades - 11:45 Rogue Explorer Review - 18:35 Kevin Loves Madden 22 - 29:55 Halo Infinite Shipping Without Forge and

This past week, two highly anticipated indie games finally made their way to PlayStation. Hades is living up to all of it's hype so far for the guys, but Kevin isn't sold on Axiom Verge 2 just yet, and they go into all of their thoughts so far with the games. Blue Box Games Studios and Abandoned have also turned into a complete joke at this point with their horrible PS5 app reveal last week, and the guys are done talking about it after this week. Other topics include the rumored GTA Remastered Trilogy, Switch's continued sales dominance, and more PSVR2 leaks. Start - 00:00 Housekeeping - 00:10 We Interviewed Colin Again! - 3:05 Episode 250 Hype!!! - 4:35 Abandoned is a Complete Joke - 6:10 Sealed SMB Sells for $2 MILLION - 16:00 Revisiting Metal Gear Solid V - 17:30 Axiom Verge 2 - 21:25 Hades is Awesome - 34:05 GTA Remastered Trilogy Incoming - 52:25 Switch Outsells PS3 and X360 - 1:00:20 More PSVR2 Specs Leak - 1:04:50 Wrap-Up - 1:07:35

Colin Moriarty was nice enough to join us again for a second interview! This time we talked through what it is like to be a lightning rod on social media, Blue Box's blunder with their real-time app non-reveal, Platinum Trophies, most anticipated PlayStation games in 2021, and much more!

PS5 is on fire. Even with supply constraints, the PS5 has already crossed the 10 million units threshold only 9 months after it's release. The behemoth is also getting some much needed user experience improvements in the next firmware release, as well as the mysterious SSD expansion slot finally being activated (with some caveats). Before getting into all that though, the guys discuss the reported, and unfortunate, delay of Horizon Forbidden West into 2022, Sean getting the Returnal Platinum, both of them getting the Trigger Witch Platinum, and Blue Box's latest troll of a tweet about their real-time experience PS5 app. Start - 00:00 Housekeeping - 00:10 Horizon Forbidden West Reportedly Delayed - 3:35 Blue Box Trolling? - 13:20 Sean Platinumed Returnal - 24:45 We Both Platinumed Trigger Witch - 29:05 PS5 Crosses 10M Units Sold - 38:30 PS5's Much Needed Firmware Update - 47:45 Shawn Layden Talks Industry Consolidation - 55:25 Wrap-Up - 1:05:10

Jono Pech is the Narrative Designer, Lead Writer, and Sound Designer on Trigger Witch and he was nice enough to sit down with us to talk through all of his work on one of our favorite games so far this year!

The long rumored, and previously leaked, Dead Space Remake was officially announced with a short teaser trailer at last weeks EA Play Live event. Neither of the guys have ever played it, but based on everything they have heard since the announcement they are getting pretty excited to give it a try whenever it is released. Konami, shockingly, seems to be making moves as they look to get back into the gaming space, and last week it was announced that Pro Evolution Soccer is now eFootball and it is going with a free-to-play model. Countless people have long argued that this is the way sports games should go, instead of annualized releases with minimal changes, but do we think that will actually happen? Other topics include Kevin hating Skyward Sword, Sean moving on from Returnal, and the confusing reveal of Tom Clancy's XDefiant. Start - 00:00 Housekeeping - 00:10 Kevin Hates Skyward Sword - 5:15 More Returnal - 17:40 We're Playing REDACTED - 22:10 EA Play & Dead Space Remake - 25:55 PES Goes Free-to-Play -

Dustin Furman, Executive Producer of Last Stand Media and Co-Host of Sacred Symbols, was nice enough to sit down with Kevin for an hour to run through a variety of topics.

On the same day that preorders went live for the Switch OLED model, Valve officially unveiled the previously leaked Steam Deck. With the promise of the ability to access your entire Steam Library on the go, it seems like the first real competitor to the Switch has entered the handheld arena. Returnal has officially broken Kevin's will, so he has moved on to Skyward Sword HD for the first time, and Sean is replaying it for the first time in 10 years. To say that the controls are a bit odd would be an understatement. Start - 00:00 Housekeeping - 00:10 Have we tried any weird buildouts in games? - 5:25 Kevin Hates Returnal - 9:30 SOR4 Mr X's Nightmare DLC - 18:50 Skyward Sword - 22:35 Steam Deck Revealed - 42:45 Kojima on Director's Cut Games - 52:20 NPD June Results - 57:25 Abandoned Trailer App Preload - 1:01:10 Wrap-Up - 1:05:05

Sean did it! He beat Returnal! Kevin isn't exactly having the same luck with it as Sean is, so they dive deep into it to try and keep Kevin from throwing in the towel. As far as news goes this week, Sony held a State of Play, and they thankfully made sure to keep everyone's expectations in check on what would actually be shown. Nintendo also finally revealed their heavily rumored new Switch model, but there isn't anything very "Pro" about it... Start - 00:00 Housekeeping - 00:10 Zelda and Mario 64 Sealed Carts Break Records - 1:55 Resident Evil Infinite Darkness Spoiler Review - 3:40 Beating Returnal - 17:45 State of Play Recap - 41:45 Switch OLED - 1:00:20 Assassin's Creed Infinity - 1:09:15 Wrap-Up - 1:13:50

PlayStation fans have been eagerly awaiting what Sony's "response" to Microsoft's acquisition spending spree would be, and last week finally gave us that answer. Housemarque, hot off the heels of a sucessful launch of Returnal, has officially joined PlayStation and port-house Nixxes has as well. PlayStation Japan's Twitter account may have also spoiled that Bluepoint will be joining the family shortly as well... Let's discuss what all of this may mean for the future of PlayStation, while also tackling Returnal, GTA 6's rumored release date, Konami teaming up with Bloober Team, and Kojima apparently being on the verge of a deal with Xbox... Kevin is sad. Start - 00:00 Housekeeping - 00:10 Super Destronaut DX 2 - 8:25 Returnal Finally Clicked - 10:50 Sony Buys Housemarque and Nixxes - 41:05 Maybe Bluepoint Too? - 50:55 GTA 6 in 2024 or 2025 - 57:25 Konami + Bloober Team - 1:07:30 Xbox and Kojima Team Up - 1:15:00 Wrap-Up - 1:24:35

The guys are back after a week off! The news is light in the aftermath of E3, so they wanted to go down the rabbit hole that is Blue Box Game Studios. They go through everything around the enigmatic studio, from the initial reveal of Abandoned all the way up to the latest videos that the account has tweeted out. Kevin also got the Platinum in Rift Apart, Sean checked out FF7 Remake Integrade, and they both finally took the leap into Returnal! Start - 00:00 Housekeeping - 00:10 Rift Apart Platinum - 2:30 FF7 Remake Integrade - 10:15 We're Finally Playing Returnal - 15:45 Blue Box Game Studios Talk - 38:35 PSVR2 Targeted for Holiday 2022 - 55:30 Wrap-Up - 58:55

It's the most wonderful time of the year! It's time to review the highly anticipated (and, spoiler alert, AMAZING) Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, and run through everything that went down at E3. Buckle up, this is one long, fun, ride of a podcast! Start - 00:00 Housekeeping - 00:10 THANK YOU! - 2:00 Sean's Castlevania Requiem Platinum - 4:10 FF7 Remake New Ending SPOILERS - 13:35 Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart Review - 18:50 We Loved E3 Being Back - 40:45 Pre-E3 News - 44:20 Summer Game Fest Kickoff Live - 48:25 Ubisoft E3 - 1:17:20 Xbox/Bethesda Showcase - 1:27:15 Square Enix E3 - 1:57:40 Capcom E3 - 2:10:25 Nintendo Direct - 2:11:35 Who Won E3? - 2:42:50 Our E3 Predictions Results - 2:44:25

It is time for one of our favorite episodes of the year! It's time to get hyped and go through all of our (and our audience's) predictions, hopes, and dreams for E3!! Start - 00:00 Housekeeping - 00:10 An Update - 1:25 Sean's Village Platinum Ain't Happening - 25:15 Final Fantasy VI - 32:15 Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown - 34:00 Star Wars Squadrons - 38:15 What will Nintendo do at E3? - 43:20 Eliza wants a Goodnight Hug - 47:00 Ok, back to Nintendo - 48:50 PlayStation Blog News Drop - 53:20 Will Cyberpunk's launch affect Starfield hype? - 1:07:05 Will Ubisoft even mention Splinter Cell? - 1:09:45 We have to see Elden Ring, right? - 1:11:10 Audience Predictions - 1:13:05 Our Predictions, Hopes, and Dreams - 1:18:05 Wrap-Up - 1:41:25

Last week was one of the busiest weeks in recent memory. From Horizon Forbidden West's State of Play, to the Sonic Central stream, to more Switch Pro rumors, and everything in-between, the guys have a lot to discuss. Let's go! Start - 00:00 Housekeeping - 00:10 Sonic vs Zelda Popularity - 2:20 Grizz Playoff Game - 8:00 RE Village Platinum is Breaking Sean - 12:45 Horizon Forbidden West State of Play - 19:00 Sony Corporate Presentation Tidbits - 37:35 Sonic Central Stream Announcements - 44:00 More Switch Pro News - 52:00 Valve Making a PC "Switch" - 56:35 NPD April - 1:01:45 Wrap-Up - 1:07:05

Rumors around another exclusive Final Fantasy game coming to PS5 picked up steam last week, and now a recent report indicates that the game will actually be a Soulsborne style game based in the world of Final Fantasy 1. The guys are intrigued to say the least. WB Games is also facing a breakup after AT&T decided to sell some of their business over to Discovery, leaving a lot of uncertainty around some of the most popular developers in the industry. Other topics include spoiling Castlevania's final season, Sean's RE Village Platinum hunt, GTA 5's next gen versions getting release dates, and much more. Start - 00:00 Housekeeping - 00:10 Kevin is in a Good Mood - 3:00 E3 Prediction Special Next Week! - 8:00 Castlevania Season 4 SPOILERS - 9:15 Injustice: Gods Among Us Animated Movie - 29:25 Sean's RE Village Platinum Quest - 32:20 Super Castlevania 4 - 36:40 WB Splitting Up Games Divisions - 41:30 Final Fantasy Origin Rumors - 48:10 GTA 5 Next Gen This November - 53:30 Wrap-Up - 58:20