Allan joins us to talk about his experience with PSVR2! Plus Jon checks in on Starfield and Alex moves on to Demon’s Souls after finishing Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree.

This week’s segments are as follows:

• (0:02:33) Starfield (PC, XSX/S)
• (0:29:45) Firewatch (PS4, XBO, Switch, PC)
• (0:31:12) Dysmantle (PS4/5, XBO/X/S, Switch, iOS, Android, PC, macOS)
• (0:33:30) Assassin’s Creed Valhalla (PS4/5, XBO/X|S, PC)
• (0:37:17) PSVR2 on PS5 and PC (feat. Horizon: Call of the Mountain, Beat Saber, Half Life: Alyx)
• (0:59:08) The last bit of Elden Ring & Shadow of the Erdtree DLC (PC, PS4/5, XBO/XSX/S) (Sorry again everyone!)
• (1:00:19) Demon’s Souls (PS5)
• (1:10:33) Valve has shipped several drivers for Windows on the Steam Deck OLED
• (1:11:29) There was a Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase and Indie World this week
• (1:20:10) Concord looks like a bit of a dud

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Alex talks about the new Louis Cole album! Jon’s bought a bunch of vinyl! Mainly Black x Sea – Every Tree Shall Fall: One and American Football.

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Alex is still hooked on Elden Ring but Jon has been playing Disneyland Adventures! At least that’s something new! Plus there’s plenty of news to talk about!

This week’s segments are as follows:

• (0:03:54) More Elden Ring & Shadow of the Erdtree DLC (PC, PS4/5, XBO/XSX/S) (Sorry everyone!)
  • Alex’s Malenia Fight on Youtube
• (0:12:05) Disneyland Adventures (360, PC, XBO)
• (0:28:18) Intel’s Layoffs – 13th and 14th Gen CPU Failures – Root Cause and Solution
• (0:36:30) SAG-AFTRA Strike and GTA VI Exemption
• (0:42:50) Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver I & II Remasters Inbound?
• (0:46:14) Bungie Layoffs and Jason Schreier’s Clarification
• (0:50:15) Krafton Inc saves Tango Gameworks (and Hi-Fi Rush) from closure

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Jon talks about some local cuisine and then he and Alex discuss the entire spoilery season of The Acolyte!

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Bryan finally sticks around for a sidequest! And Erica joins us! So we can all talk about our thoughts on season 3 of The Bear!

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All three of us are revisiting the Lands Between as we dip back into Elden Ring and Alex has been checking out the DLC, Shadow of the Erdtree! We also talk about new changes to Xbox Game Pass and whether or not our subscriptions remain in tact…

This week’s segments are as follows:

• (0:02:48) Shining Force: Resurrection of the Dark Dragon (GBA)
• (0:08:57) Steam Sale Pickups and Wants
• (0:20:28) Elden Ring & Shadow of the Erdtree DLC (PC, PS4/5, XBO/XSX/S)
• (0:55:24) First Neuralink patient says implant is like “an aimbot” for gaming
• (0:57:22) July 2024 Changes to Xbox Game Pass

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Jon got a new dishwasher and that’s what gets us excited these days, a little 3d printing talk sneaks in, and we talk about our initial thoughts on The Acolyte, the latest Star Wars show on Disney+.

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Bryan booted up Cyberpunk and Hades, Jon has restarted Elden Ring, and Alex checked out some PSVR2 titles and the latest content for Alan Wake II! All of that plus some news!

This week’s segments are as follows:

• (0:02:02) Cyberpunk 2077 (PC, PS4/5, XBO/XSX/S)
• (0:03:26) Hades (PC, PS4/5, XBO/XSX/S, NS, iOS, Mac)
• (0:10:35) Elden Ring (PC, NS, PS4/5, XBO/XSX/S, Mac)
• (0:38:04) Humanity (PC, PS4/5, XBO/XSX/S)
• (0:41:21) 7th Guest VR (PC, PSVR2)
• (0:43:37) Alan Wake II: Night Springs DLC (PC, PS5, XSS/X)
• (0:50:20) Dr. Disrespect admits to the reasoning behind his 2020 Twitch ban
• (0:58:08) Capcom announces Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster
• (1:04:58) Ubisoft releases Beyond Good & Evil – 20th Anniversary Edition
• (1:07:45) 6/18 Nintendo Direct Announcements

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This week Corey joins us so that he and Bryan can tell us about the latest Destiny 2 expansion: The Final Shape! We also talk about some of the most exciting announcements out of Summer Game Fest!

This week’s segments are as follows:

• (0:02:42) Destiny 2: The Final Shape (PC, PS4/5, XBO/XSX/S)
• (0:31:43) Balatro (PC, NS, PS4/5, XBO/XSX/S, Mac)
• (0:39:50) Summer Game Fest Announcements

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