In this episode, we wrap up previews and interviews from Summer Game Fest, explore a blast from the past in Divine Divinity, and discuss a flurry of industry news regarding Steam Machine, Xbox, Grand Theft Auto 6, and more.

Timestamps

• 0:00 - Introduction
• 4:09 - Summer Game Fest Previews/Interviews: Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3, Armatus
• 13:41 - Summer Game Fest Preview: Armatus
• 18:22 - Summer Game Fest Preview: Sea of Remnants, Grounded 2, Vampire the Masquerade: Eternal Whispers
• 28:49 - Summer Game Fest Preview: Grounded 2
• 36:13 - Summer Game Fest Preview: Vampire the Masquerade: Eternal Whispers
• 40:34 - Sumer Game Fest Previews: Fallout 76. The Elder Scrolls Online
• 43:33 - Bitsummit Interview: Culdcept Begins
• 48:37 - Divine Divinity
• 1:08:28 - Grand Theft Auto 6 discussion
• 1:15:55 - Steam Machine discussion
• 1:25:58 - Xbox console price increase, layoffs
• 1:31:47 - Bungie Layoffs
• 1:39:34 - Capcom Spotlight: Monster Hunter Stories 3 DLC, Dragon’s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen, Onimusha: Way of the Sword
• 1:45:53 - Arc Showcase: Demons’ Night Fever, Qliphah in Providence's Shadow
• 1:53:04 - Retro pixel art CRPG Wind Up Deadman announced for PC Steam
• 1:55:00 - Jotoyo reveals Monster Fantasy, coming to PC worldwide via Steam
• 1:57:20 - Trailers: Echoes of Aincrad, Muv-Luv Tactics: Kalidasa at Nightmare, Aniimo, MonCraft 199X, Neptunia Unlimited
• 2:06:52 - Updates: Suikoden Star Leap, Kazuma Kaneko's Tsukuyomi
• 2:14:24 - Sales: Sega/Atlus titles, Persona 3 Reload at 3 million, Kingdom Come Deliverance II at 6 million, Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader at 2 million
• 2:15:39 - Dates: The Witch's Bakery, Enshrouded
• 2:17:23 - Wrap-up and sign-off

In this episode, we review The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales, preview Granblue Fantasy: Relink - Endless Ragnarok, circle back to Gothic 1 Remake, and discuss some Steam Next Fest demos.

Timestamps

• 0:00 - Introduction
• 3:08 - The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales
• 39:21 - Granblue Fantasy: Relink - Endless Ragnarok Preview/Interview
• 54:59 - Gothic 1 Remake
• 1:30:20 - Steam Next Fest Demos: Hyper Bun Buster: Rocket Hammer Action, Hyper Detonator, Blades & Battles,70s-style Robot Anime Geppy-X
• 1:41:57 - Article Shoutouts: EverQuest Legends, Crimson Moon, Petal Runner
• 1:58:05 - Persona 4 Revival broadcast showcases first look at P4R's story, characters, battle system, and more
• 2:09:25 - Square Enix updates Final Fantasy Tactics - The Ivalice Chronicles with New Game + mode, Zodiac Compatibility function, and more
• 2:12:54 - Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave Characters - List of all of the playable characters, villains, and more so far
• 2:16:51 - Assassin's Creed Shadows Title Update 1.1.11 launched June 16, final content update for the game
• 2:18:42 - Release Dates and demos: Echoes of Aincrad demo, Embers of the Uncrowned demo, Summer Road, Dokapon 3-2-1 Super Collection, DragonSword Awakening, The Relic: First Guardian, Outward 2, Quarter on PlayStation
• 2:25:03 - Wrap-up and sign-off

In this episode, we return from Summer Game Fest to discuss all the news out of the Xbox Games Showcase and Nintendo Direct, including Xenoblade, Kingdom Hearts, and a lot more.

Timestamps

• 0:00 - Introduction
• 1:45 - Summer Game Fest Play Days reflections from those who went
• 15:42 - Persona 6 revealed for PS5, Xbox, and PC
• 28:10 - Fable launches on February 23, 2027 for Xbox Series, PS5, and PC
• 31:20 - Castlevania: Belmont's Curse launches on October 15 for PS5, Xbox, and PC
• 33:00 - Wo Long 2: Wings of Ember releases for Xbox Series X, PS5, Switch 2, and PC
• 36:35 - Clockwork Revolution gets new trailer and launches in 2027
• 41:33 - Minecraft Dungeons II launches on September 29
• 42:35 - Xenoblade Genesis revealed for Nintendo Switch 2, launching in 2027
• 58:35 - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake announced for 2026
• 1:06:40 - Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave launches on September 17
• 1:14:45 - Atelier Karia: The Night Kingdom & the Guide of Memories is coming to Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC
• 1:22:03 - Atelier Yumia Nintendo Switch 2 Edition now available
• 1:22:41 - Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen launches on October 9
• 1:30:14 - Tales of Eternia Remastered launches on October 16
• 1:38:45 - Final Fantasy Resonance, a new HD-2D FF game, launches October 22
• 1:46:25 - Kingdom Hearts IV is coming to Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and PC
• 1:51:47 - The Kingdom Hearts series is coming to Nintendo Switch 2, PS5, and Xbox Series on October 8
• 1:55:19 - Muramasa: Revenant Blades announced for PS5, Switch 2, Switch, and PC, set to release in 2027
• 2:05:06 - Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World releases on December 3
• 2:10:20 - The Duskbloods receives a Closed Network Test starting Summer 2026
• 2:12:23 - New Switch 2 editions: Lies of P, Onimusha: Way of the Sword, Metaphor: ReFantazio, Stellar Blade, Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty, Final Fantasy X & X-2 Remaster
• 2:15:23 - Narrative-driven CRPG Vampire: The Masquerade - Eternal Whispers announced for PC
• 2:20:20 - Expeditions: Samurai announced for Summer 2026 early access release on PC
• 2:25:24 - Stupid Never Dies releases in Fall 2026 for PlayStation 5 and PC
• 2:29:08 - Cassette Beasts 2002 announced for PS5, Xbox, Switch 2, and Steam
• 2:32:07 - Article Shout-outs: Utawarerumono Review, Naoki Hamaguchi Interview, Fumito Ueda Interview, Control Resonant Preview, Echoes of Aincrad Preview, Onimusha Preview, Stranger than Heaven Preview
• 2:46:23 - Sales updates: Monster Hunter: World at 30 million, Mina the Hollower at 500k, Crimson Desert at 6 million, Disgaea 5 Complete at 500k outside of Japan, Gothic 1 Remake at 500k
• 2:49:15 - Release Dates: Digimon Story: Time Stranger Demo, Echoes of Aincrad Demo, Guild Wars: Reforged on mobile, Star Sailors, Signy & Mino, Crossbell on PS5/Switch2, Crimson Moon, Valor Mortis, Entropy
• 2:56:00 - Final takeaways on Summer Game Fest-related announcements
• 3:01:00 - Wrap-up and sign-off

In this episode, a smaller crew touches base on all announcements from Summer Game Fest 2026 so far, including Final Fantasy VII Revelation, Monster Hunter Wilds Ascendance, Stellar Blade: Blood Rain, Guild Wars 3, and much more!

Timestamps

• 0:00 - Introduction
• 7:40 - Final Fantasy VII Revelation announced, Spring 2027 release
• 42:42 - Article Shoutouts: Hitoshi Sakimoto interview and Ace Combat 8 feature
• 46:51 - Gothic 1 Remake initial look in
• 59:47 - Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance announced for 2027 release
• 1:11:50 - Stellar Blade: Blood Rain announced
• 1:17:49 - Guild Wars 3 announced for PS5 and PC, beta set for Fall 2027
• 1:26:24 - RuneScape: Dragonwilds launches September 15
• 1:29:05 - Gravity announces Ragnarok Project for PC and Console
• 1:32:52 - Attack on Titan 3 announced for PS5, Xbox, Switch 2, and PC
• 1:34:25 - Trailers: Relink Endless Ragnarok showcases Fediel, Sea of Remnants, Threads of Time, Steins;Gate Re:Boot Gamma Worldline
• 1:40:37 - Control Resonant release date confirmed for September 24, new trailers
• 1:42:33 - Trailers: Star Wars Zero Company, The Blood of Dawnwalker, Aion 2, Demonschool
• 1:52:30 - Release Dates: Citizen Sleeper on Switch, Elden Ring Tarnished Edition, Onimusha: Way of the Sword, Stranger Than Heaven
• 2:02:45 - Wrap-up and sign-off

In this episode, we review Mina the Hollower, 007 First Light, and Utawarerumono Past and Present Rediscovered. We also discuss new Dragon Quest and other announcements ahead of Summer Game Fest.

Timestamps

• 0:00 - Introduction
• 1:57 - Mina the Hollower
• 36:36 - 007 First Light
• 59:54 - Utawarerumono Past and Present Rediscovered
• 1:18:01 - Zero Parades follow up
• 1:32:28 - Article shout-outs: Bitsummit 2026 round-up, Utawarerumono interview
• 1:36:22 - Dragon Quest XII: The Flames of Fate has been renamed to Dragon Quest XII: Beyond Dreams
• 1:45:10 - Dragon Quest Monsters The Withered World announced for Switch 2, PS5, Xbox, Switch, and Steam
• 1:50:35 - Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition launches for Switch 2 on September 24
• 1:52:28 - The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Songs of the Past expansion announced for 2027 release
• 1:57:47 - Steam Deck price increase
• 2:03:04 - Indie RPG announcements: Gravastar, Runesmith, Full Circle
• 2:05:49 - Granblue Fantasy: Relink Endless Ragnarok showcases Fraux
• 2:13:11 - Embers of the Uncrowned showcases new class trailers, demo launching on Steam
• 2:14:59 - Gothic 1 Remake's new Making Of video goes over the combat system
• 2:17:24 - Anima: Song From The Abyss from Anima Project launches 2027 for PS5, Xbox, and PC
• 2:18:25 - Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era has sold over 1 million copies on Steam, early access roadmap revealed
• 2:19:39 - 2009 Japanese flip phone SRPG Namco Chronicle gets a G-Mode Archives port for Switch and PC Steam on May 28
• 2:20:57 - Release Dates: Skyship Quest Story, Veritas Tales: Witch of the Dark Castle, Nighthawks, Steins;Gate Re:Boot, Viractal, Fable
• 2:28:16 - Wrap-up and sign-off

In this episode, we share first impressions of Zero Parades: For Dead Spies and the Prologue Demo for The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales, while looking forward to Summer announcement season.

Timestamps

• 0:00 - Introduction
• 3:52 - Zero Parades: For Dead Spies
• 22:53 - The Adventures of Elliot: The Millenium Tales - Prologue Demo
• 41:13 - Ace Combat 4, Ace Combat 5, Ace Combat 0
• 1:01:27 - Article Shout-out: Zero Parades Review, Adventures of Elliot Preview/Interview, Tales of Arise Switch 2 impressions, Kena: Bridge of Spirits Interview, Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced Preview/Interview, Supergiant Games Interview, Final Fantasy VII Walkthrough
• 1:10:23 - NovaFlare reveals Project Rabbit as a new Action RPG coming to PC via Steam
• 1:11:38 - Warhorse Studios is working on an open world Middle-earth RPG and a new Kingdom Come adventure (Fellowship Games split)
• 1:25:17 - Destiny 2 to receive its final content update
• 1:37:12 - Sony Interactive Entertainment to no longer release single-player games on PC
• 1:45:52 - State of Play set for June 2 featuring over an hour of updates
• 1:56:39 - Steam Store Tags Update
• 2:06:22 - RPG Maker U2U revealed as the title of the software series' latest entry
• 2:08:05 - Demonschool free update adds new game plus mode, new character lines, text log, mouse-only controls, and more
• 2:08:57 - Upcoming Dates: Level-5 Inazuma Eleven stream, Clockfall, Fatekeeper, W40K DLC, Outward 2, Exstetra remaster, Wandering Sword
• 2:17:14 - Wrap-up and sign-off
• 2:18:30 - Day One Update required for Gothic 1 Remake (tangent)
• 2:24:05 - Wrap-up and sign-off (for real)

In this episode, we review Starbites, share impressions of Esoteric Ebb, and discuss the news of the week.

Timestamps

• 0:00 - Introduction
• 1:56 - Starbites
• 37:35 - Esoteric Ebb
• 59:47 - Steam Controller impressions
• 1:09:49 - Article shout-outs: Mina the Hollower interview, PlayStation 5 Pro evergreen feature
• 1:23:16 - The Legend of Zelda date change
• 1:25:22 - Granblue Fantasy: Relink Endless Ragnarok reveals Fraux and Fediel as playable characters, summons, and more
• 1:31:41 - Zero Parades: For Dead Spies showcase reveals new gameplay, music video, and more
• 1:33:08 - Demon Kill Demon ~Yomi 1984~ 3rd Trailer published, demo coming to Japan on May 21
• 1:34:40 - Story-driven turn-based RPG Echoes of the Flame announced for PC Steam
• 1:37:38 - Quick updates: Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter, Blades of Fire, Stellar Blade
• 1:39:57 - Sales updates: Windrose reaches 2 million copies, Digimon: Cyber Sleuth reaches 3 million copies
• 1:41:00 - New JP indie games: Immortal Wayfarer, Starshard Brigands
• 1:43:17 - Wrap-up and sign-off

In this episode, we review new expansions to Diablo IV, Starfield, and Super Robot Wars Y. We also take a look at Magical Princess, and discuss news of the week.

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Timestamps

• 0:00 - Introduction (and Steam Controller anecdotes)
• 7:48 - Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred
• 32:46 - Magical Princess
• 48:50 - Super Robot Wars Y expansion
• 1:08:45 - Starfield: Terran Armada expansion
• 1:16:39 - Article shout-outs: Crimson Desert Review, Square Enix Magic, Memories and Melodies concert
• 1:23:12 - Nintendo Switch price increases
• 1:26:16 - Stranger Than Heaven launches this winter, new characters and combat details revealed
• 1:39:49 - Mina the Hollower launches May 29 for all platforms, priced at $19.99
• 1:41:26 - Atari, Drecom, and Wizardry license weirdness
• 1:45:29 - Archetype Entertainment shares gameplay for Exodus showcasing conversations, stealth, and explorable locales
• 1:47:48 - Edge of Memories shows combat, exploration, and progression in new gameplay overview trailer
• 1:53:13 - Granblue Fantasy: Relink - Endless Ragnarok introduces Maglielle and Gallanza in new character trailers
• 1:56:17 - The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero and Trails to Azure are coming to PS5 and Switch 2 in Fall 2026
• 1:59:56 - Sales updates: Pragmata has sold over 2 million, Pokemon Legends Z-A at 12.8 million, Pokemon Leaf Green and Fire Red at 4 million, Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era at 650K
• 2:02:26 - Release dates: Lumentales - May 26, Steins;Gate Re:Boot - August 20, Gothic III Classic - November 24
• 2:05:47 - Dragon Quest Day tease
• 2:09:03 - Wrap-up and sign-off