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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.

Gothalion joins usthis week to break down the Nintendo Switch 2 reveal, all the games shown, the hardware, the... Price and how the current political climate will be affecting the video game industry as a whole. Monster Hunter Wilds tops 10 million sold as a new content update breaths more life into Capcom's new game. Bungie is doing an ARG for Marathon to build hype for their new extraction shooter. Emma Frost joins Marvel Rivals. Path of Exile 2 launches a new update to much discourse and much more this week!   0:00 - Intro 1:25 - Disney Theme Parks 7:30 - Segues 7:50 - Nintendo Switch 2 debuts 1:00:30 - Duskblood 1:11:30 - Games & Tariffs 1:30:50 - Monster Hunter Wilds tops 10 million sold 1:34:10 - Atomfall 1:39:00 - The Marathon ARG 1:45:00 - Emma Frost and Ultron join Marvel Rivals 1:46:50 - Path of Exile 2 2:08:00 - South of Midnight 2:18:40 - Schedule 1 2:26:00 - The First Berserker: Khazan 2:46:30 - The Isle 2:50:00 - LA Noire 2:55:30 - Shoutouts   See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

We're joined by DansGaming this week to get the lowdown on Ubisoft's new Assassin's Creed game! GDC was this week, including award winners like Balatro, ARK released an AI trailer and the devs have no idea who made it. A worldwide game dev union is being formed, someone found a hidden level in Split-Fiction and much more!  0:00 - Intro 1:25 - Ice water 4:00 - Assassin's Creed Shadows 45:50 - Quick Valhalla spoiler 46:30 - Spoiler over 1:01:50 - GDC and IGF awards 1:03:00 - ARK and AI 1:08:30 - A union being formed for game devs 1:10:20 - Hidden level in Split Fiction 1:11:00 - Atomfall 1:21:40 - Future Games Showcase 1:43:50 - Single-Player games are dead (again) 1:46:50 - Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 1:56:00 - 33 Immortals 2:08:50 - Heavy Rain 2:24:25 - R.E.P.O 2:29:00 - Order 13 2:31:40 - Poop Killer 9 2:38:30 - Look Outside 2:47:00 - Gaming pet peeves 2:50:10 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.