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We're joined by Dan this week to into DOOM: The Dark Ages before we tear into Bungie for plagiarizing assets off an artist in their upcoming game Marathon. AI Darth Vader is a menace in Fortnite, Stellar Blade banned in 130 countries on PC, World of Tanks introduces tiered loot boxes, more ways to pay for Star Citizen and much more this week! 0:00 - Intro 0:55 - Summer Game Fest is soon 3:50 - Is DOOM: The Dark Ages not as good as the others? 45:20 - Art plagiarism on Marathon 1:04:40 - Darth Vader in Fortnite 1:32:40 - Apple denies Fortnite on App Store 1:33:50 - Nintendo patents gliding 1:35:10 - Ubisoft down 1:37:00 - Sony considering to increase prices 1:38:00 - Stellar Blade banned in 130 countries 1:43:50 - Star Citizen sells more stuff before game release 1:47:00 - Tiered loot boxes 1:52:50 - Call of Duty Warzone Mobile shutting down 1:55:00 - Bandai Namco execs 2:03:50 - Dragon's Dogma Online 2:06:10 - Cash Cleaner Simulator 2:15:45 - Quarantine Zone 2:18:55 - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 2:31:15 - The Precinct 2:43:00 - Sleeping Dogs 2:51:30 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Sandfall Interactive co-founder and Game Director: Guillaume Broche joins us this week to talk about the crazy journey it's been getting their first game: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 out the door. In the back half we share our enthusiasm for new extraction shooter Arc Raiders, surprised by the glowing previews of Death Stranding 2, breathe a sigh of relief at GTA6's delay and much more!    0:00 - Intro 2:30 - Guillaume Broche from Sandfall Interactive is here! 4:30 - Clair Obscur crushed all their expectations 11:00 - The path to creating Expedition 33 30:00 - Expedition 33's soundtrack 33:00 - How the combat came to be 1:00:00 - Rapid fire questions 1:11:30 - Will there be DLC? 1:26:30 - Arc Raiders Play Test 1:43:20 - Death's Stranding 2 previews 1:49:40 - GTA6 delayed to May 2026 1:53:20 - Tariffs and games 2:00:00 - Borderlands 4 might be $80? 2:04:20 - Diablo 4 x Berserk 2:06:00 - Magic the Gathering x Final Fantasy 2:12:40 - Ben Starr is everywhere 2:22:45 - The Midnight Walk 2:31:00 - Revenge of the Savage Planet 2:42:10 - Dune: Awakening 2:55:30 - Doooom 2:58:10 - Elden Ring Nightreign 3:00:20 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Joining us for the LAST STREAM ever (in April 2025) is first-timer Criken to chat about his streaming journey that started almost 2 decades ago and gives us some sage advice on how to not burn out after so long. Then we get into a surprisingly banger week in video game releases starting with the Oblivion remaster, Clair Obscura: Expedition 33 and our continued adventures in Blue Prince. 0:00 - Intro 1:00 - Criken is here 4:00 - Horse girl 6:00 - Are centaurs furries? 5:50 - Marcus in VRChat 15:00 - Streaming since Justin.tv 37:30 - Japan 40:00 - Avoiding burn out 53:40 - The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered 1:31:50 - Horse armor 1:33:00 - Larian finds DLC boring 1:38:00 - Runescape Dragonwilds 1:43:00 - Dune: Awakening 2:06:00 - Revenge of the Savage Planet 2:15:30 - Blue Prince continues 2:30:20 - Clair Obscura: Expedition 33 2:45:00 - Switch 2 Preorders 2:49:40 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Blue Prince has got us falling through layer after layer of puzzles and notes still. Luckily Rami Ismail is here to update us on the health of the games industry in 2025! Nintendo finally locks down it's Tariff induced pricing for the Switch 2 in the US. The worst kept secret: TES: Oblivion is dropping soon and  lots of Star Wars news plus much more! 0:00 - Intro 1:00 - 4/20 3:40 - Lost in Blue Prince 9:00 - Elder Scrolls: Oblivion remaster incoming 13:25  - Dwarf Fortress sells over 1 million copies 13:45 - The Switch 2 console will remain the same price (but not accessories) 18:00 - The Marathon CBT will not be under NDA 27:00 - Rami is here! 32:30 - The state of the industry 1:23:00 - Roblox did it first 1:44:00 - The Last of Us season 2 1:50:00 - Star Wars: A New Hope 1:56:20 - Star Wars Zero Company 2:06:10 - Marvel Rivals adds chroma MTX 2:11:00 - The EU on MTX 2:24:10 - Overwatch 2 Season 16 2:25:50 -  Marvel Rivals swimsuits 2:30:10 - Blades of Fire 2:47:40 - Lost Skies 2:55:40 - Shoutouts   See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

We're joined by Path of Exile 2's Co-Founder and Game Director: Jonathan Rogers to talk about the last week of the new update, what's being addressed in the near and far future, and the future of the game. But first we get into the news of the week including the Marathon reveal and some of the games we've been playing this week including surprise GOTY contender Blue Prince!   0:00 - Intro 0:50 - Taxes 5:30 - Blue Prince 25:25 - Marathon reveal 59:00 - Sabrina Carpenter 1:01:35 - Baldur's Gate 3 update 8 1:12:40 - Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days 1:26:05 - Path of Exile 2's Jonathan Rogers joins us 2:50:00 - The next week of POE2 22:58:15 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.