New Games! Old-New Games! Big Games, New and Old! Andy and Ali catch up on some of the biggest games that have been recently released!
This week, Andy and Ali talk about how Sony continues to baffle us at their decisions and discuss two delightful surprises in the newly released games It Takes Two and Outriders. This is one storm you WONT want to outrun! ...Because it's not that intense and over in about an hour.
In this week's episode, Andy and Ali take a look at the new Pokémon announcements, a Game Developer who can't be trusted and.. An underground Black Market running through EA? Am I reading that correctly? Okay, whatever. So strap in and join us for some more crazy stories from the World of Gaming!
This week Andy and Ali fight their way out of the deepest depth of the Underworld! Will they break through the surface? Probably not until their 30th try. We're talking all about Supergiant's fantastic game Hades! Andy slept on this one for too long and is making up for it by being hopelessly addicted.
Warning: We do talk about some story spoilers in this episode BUT! There is SO much this game has to offer that we didn't even have time to touch on. Experiencing this story for yourself is definitely worth it.
Second Warning: Ali's mic was a little messed up this week, she fades in and out while talking and this will be fixed next week! Thank you and enjoy!
We're back! This week, Ali takes the spotlight to give us some insight into the rise and potential fall of CD Projekt Red. Learn how they grew to be an industry giant, only to face the disastrous launch of Cyberpunk 2077. Will they be able to recover?
Andy and Ali break down all the big Announcements and Winners from this years Game Awards! Did you favorite game win? Was your favorite game The Last of Us Part 2? Then probably!
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Talking Points for this Episode: Among Us, The Last of Us, Tchia, Sea of Solitude, Nier, Smash Bros, Perfect Dark, Back4Blood, Hood, Warhammer, Open Roads, Dragon Age, Mass Effect, Crimson Desert, Ark 2, Vin Diesel, Vin Diesel in Ark 2, Vin Diesel is the main character in Ark 2 I'm not kidding.
We're taking a trip down memory lane! Join Andy and Ali as they recommend some of their favorite titles from years past. We'll visit the golden age of the Super Nintendo, the revolution of graphics that was the PlayStation 2 and the underrated gem of the GameCube. Feed your Furby, sign out of Neo Pets and grab some Dunkeroos for our Retro Recommendations!
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Talking Points for this Episode: Donkey Kong, The Legend of Zelda, Banjo Kazooie, Final Fantasy, Sly Cooper, Jak and Daxter, Viewtiful Joe, Shadow of the Colossus, Prince of Persia (These are kind of spoilers for what games we picked, but it's still interesting!)
Ride with us, to the gates of Valhalla! Or to at least, like, the first 10 hours of Valhalla. Andy and Ali talk about their early experiences with the new Assassins Creed and all the glorious raiding and bugs that come with it. We also touch on Next Gen consoles and why you SHOULDN"T worry if you don't have one yet! So dock your ship, fill up a drinking horn and listen to our tales!
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Talking points for this episode: Assassins Creed Valhalla, Assassins Creed Origins, Assassins Creed Odyssey, Xbox Series X, PlayStation 5, Demon Souls, Zoids, Pokemon Sword and Shield
Next Gen is Here! Andy and Ali take a look back at some of the best games they've played this generation. Join them as they reminisce about shooting, stabbing, slicing and farming, and get ready to jump into the next generation!
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Talking points for this episode: Call of Duty, Overwatch, Doom, Far Cry, The Witcher, Red Dead Redemption 2, Monster Hunter World, Bloodborne, Stardew Valley, Cuphead, Celeste, Undertale, What Remains of Edith Finch, God of War, Ghost of Tsushima, Spider-Man, Hellblade.
BOO! Andy and Ali are back with some of the scariest games they've played, just in time for Halloween! Some of them might take you by surprise because they are admittedly not the most courageous people.
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Talking points for this Episode: Phasmophobia, Bioshock, Dead Space, Condemned, P.T. Resident Evil, Scary Games, Quest 64, Harry Potter, GTA, Final Fantasy 15, Slay the Spire.
Andy and Ali discuss the (necessary?) crunch that the development team at CD Projekt Red is facing, getting spooped out of their minds in Phasmophobia, making critical rolls in Baldur's Gate 3 and accusing murderers in Among Us!
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Talking Points for this episode: Cyberpunk 2077, CD Projekt Red, Crunch Time, Red Dead Redemption 2, Rockstar Games, Activision, Phasmophobia, Baldurs Gate 3, Diablo, Among Us.
Andy and Ali talk about Microsofts HUGE acquisition of ZeniMax and all the games that come with it, how Sony is trying to keep up with Game Pass and how a lot of children are going to be upset at Christmas when they see the wrong Xbox under the tree. Fair Warning: This episode totally sounds like an ad for Game Pass. It's not. Even though Microsoft gives everyone money, we still can't get any.
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Talking Points: Xbox, ZeniMax, Bethesda, Dishonored, Playstation, Game Pass, Games With Gold, PS Exclusives, Yakuza, Mario 3D Allstars
We have Prices! We have Release Dates! We have Pre-Orders! Kind of!
Andy and Ali go full on Next Gen this week, but can you consider the incredibly priced Xbox Series S actual Next Gen? Also, what in the world happened with PS5 Pre-orders? We'll fill you in!
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Talking Points for this Episode: PS5, Xbox Series X and S, PS5 September Showcase, Nintendo Partner Direct, The Long Dark, Spirtifarer, Geoff Keighley.
Andy and Ali discuss Nintendo's Mario 35th Anniversary Direct, all it's big announcements and how Nintendo is able to constantly sell us the same thing. Will Andy fall for their tricks again? Absolutely.
Talking points for this episode: Gamescom, World of Warcraft, Cyberpunk 2077, Nintendo, Super Mario Bros, The Lost Levels, Mario Kart Live, Super Mario 3D All Stars, Super Mario Sunshine, Super Mario Galaxy, Banjo and Kazooie, Super Mario 64, Ghost of Tsushima, Risk of Rain 2
Spoiler Alert! Ali and Andy run through the story and gameplay of the newly released Battletoads! Do the classic Brothers (Maybe?) hold up after almost 3 decades away? One things for sure, we still don't know what kind of game we just played.
Talking Points for this episode: Battletoads, that's pretty much it. We talk about Battletoads the whole time.
This week Andy and Ali discuss Apple's broken App Store, Shady business practices and a sneaky developer watching his parents fight while he rakes in the dough. We also put the reverse-horror indie 'Carrion' in the Spotlight!
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Talking Points for this Episode: Apple, Microsoft, Xbox, xCloud, Epic Games, Fortnite, Google, Stupid Apps on the App Store, Carrion, Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive, Fall Guys.
This week, Andy and Ali discuss the highs and lows of Sony's August State of Play! Let's see if anything stuck out!
Talking Points for this Episode: Crash Bandicoot, Hitman, Control, The Pathless, Star Wars, Vader Immortal, Aeon Must Die, Tem Tem, Hood, Godfall, Bugsnax, Playstation Mascots
This week Andy and Ali discuss what Microsoft and Sony are holding out on us and why we've been waiting so long for the rest of the info on the next generation of console gaming. They also talk Nintendo's Giga-Leak, VR and more!
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Talking points for this episode: Xbox, PS5, Microsoft and Valve, Nintendo Leaks, Pokemon, Mario 64, Grounded, Ghost of Tsushima
Andy and Ali run through the games shown during Xbox's Games Showcase 2020. Does Halo Infinite live up to the hype? Are there promising new IPs coming to Gamepass? Will Andy ever unlock his glitched achievements in Ori and the Will of the Wisps? Probably not.
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Talking Points for this episode: Xbox, Nintendo Direct, Halo Infinite, State of Decay, Forza, Grounded, The Outer Worlds, Avowed, Tell Me Why, Gone Home, As Dusk Falls, Tetris, The Gunk, Warhammer, Phantasy Star, CrossfireX, Fable, Ghost of Tsushima, Carrion, Story of Season: Friends of Mineral Town
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