Isla got hands-on with this new roguelite from Bandai Namco and describes its interesting two-character setup, goldfish-man, sword swapping, and more.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B14EK3Mb7gQ
Coming Sep 19th to PC, PlayStation 5, Switch, and Xbox Series X|S
Huber finally got hands-on with SPINE, which wears its martial arts action inspirations on its sleeve, and it's showing improvement from the last time he checked it out at gamescom.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_aZ4xiHNcA
Coming 2026 to PC, PlayStation 5, Switch 2, and Xbox Series X|S
Onimusha is back, and Huber gets a chance to speak with the Director and Producer of Onimusha: Way of the Sword on the show floor of Summer Game Fest.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0o9VAnZOQU
Coming in 2026 to PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S
It's war. But it's in your backyard. Find out what Damiani thinks of this interesting concept where you control a tiny insect soldier facing off against robots, while trying not to aggro the local wildlife.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBgf4ze6m_A
Coming in 2026 to PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S
With Resident Evil Requiem, Onimusha: Way of the Sword, and Pragmata, Capcom had some of the most exciting games of the show. And now we can finally tell you what we saw.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtZ9_LD3U58
0:00 - Resident Evil Requiem
17:42 - Onimusha: Way of the Sword
28:57 - Pragmata
Our impressions on over 20 more games that we saw and played at the show.
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umluggAhUTQ
0:00 - Intro
0:48 - Shadow Labyrinth
7:15 - Ambrosia Sky
14:03 - End of Abyss
24:16 - Sleep Awake
32:10 - Grave Seasons
38:10 - Gears of War Reloaded and Xbox Handheld
48:19 - Petal Runner
56:13 - Dar...
Time travel is in at Bandai Namco this year, and Isla got to learn a little more about Code Vein II's time travel mechanics at Summer Game Fest.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jotESgKYC0Q
Coming in 2026 to PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S
Huber is out at the SGF campus to get the lay of the land, ambush people at food trucks, and settle the score on whether The Terminator is a roboot or a cyborg.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpmeCC941E4
It's time to get your questions in for this week's podcast. We'll be talking about the back half of Summer Game Fest, including highlights from the Xbox and PC Gaming shows, and who knows what else.
Type your question, topic, or game in the comments below. If your entry is not selected, feel free to submit it again the following week. We appreciate your support and are grateful for each and every submission, if we're able to include the...
We're back from the Summer Game Fest show floor, and Shuhei Yoshida hitched a ride. It's time to talk about over 20 games we checked out on Saturday. (Streamed June 8, 2025)
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRotMaXmlxY
0:00 - Intro
1:05 - Reach
7:38 - Ratatan
10:40 - Sword of the Sea
19:08 - Mixtape
28:28 - Relooted
30:32 -...
Ep 478 - Summer Game Fest is here with loads of game announcements, and we've got four showcases to plow through. And oh yeah, Nintendo launched the Switch 2 this week, too!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjGavf8mJfo
Watch the extended cut: https://www.patreon...
Ep 478 - Summer Game Fest is here with loads of game announcements, and we've got four showcases to plow through. And oh yeah, Nintendo launched the Switch 2 this week, too!
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruPOcITYUKE
0:00 - Intro
2:18 - State of Play
1:08:03 - Summer Game Fest
2:53:04 - Day of the Devs
3:10:26 - Devolver (Ball ...
Boost The Juice! New rules. New format. Elyse! Summer Game Fest is almost here, and it is time for bets!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-PRxkk2lMs
0:00 - Intro / Rules
4:40 - Main Bets
38:18 - Lightning Round
46:33 - Final Bets
57:31 - Don and Huber's Bets
1:00:44 - Stakes
It's time to get your questions in for this week's podcast. It's Summer Game Fest! It's Switch 2 launch week! We have no idea what will happen before we need to select your questions, but that's what makes this week fun. It's sure to be a long episode, so keep them quick, but we can't wait to chat about what this week has in store.
Type your question, topic, or game in the comments below. If your entry is not selected, feel free to subm...
It's time for Summer Game Fest! There are more showcases and announcements than you can shake a stick at. So here's a rundown of everything we'll be doing.
Before Geoff's big kickoff, we'll be doing our community meetup here in LA. Plus, there just happens to be a console launch that day as well. So after too many coffees, we'll be heading back to the studio that night to stream the Switch 2.
Friday is when the announcements r...
Ep 477 - Elyse Willems joins us on the desk to chat about what she's been playing including To a T and Doom: The Dark Ages. Elden Ring Nightreign keeps us running back for more, and EA has slashed another talented studio, cancelling their Black Panther game.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAtI0Ya67G4
Check out Answer for It podcast with Elyse!
As spring comes to a close, it's time to take a look at another of creative expressions from our patrons. (Streamed May 27, 2025)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5LpvrbKzVU
View submissions here:
https://tinyurl.com/e8j4yddh
Become a $10 patron to contribute to a futur...
We've been playing quite a bit of Nightreign over the past week or so, and while this multiplayer experiment rewrites a lot of the original game's rules, there's a lot to love if you dive in.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OC2IJSArrNM
Check out this week's full podcast on Sunday.
Or become a $5 patron to watch the extended edition right now.
(Whoops, I set up the interview, but forgot to set up a post for the Preview too. -Blood)
Hell is Us is like a bold cross between Elden Ring and Atomfall, pushing you to discover clues on your own as you explore haunting ruins in the midst of a 1990s civil war.
Also check out our interview with Creative Director Jonathan Jacques-Belletête: https://www.pa...
We chat with Creative Director Jonathan Jacques-Belletête about his transition from Eidos Montreal to Rogue Factor, and the creative decisions behind not just Hell is Us, but how they're rethinking better ways to work on video games.
I've taken some time to add a transcript of the interview in case it's easier for you to read through rather than listen to the audio for one reason or another. The text is lightly edited for clari...
Ep 477 - Elyse Willems joins us on the desk to chat about what she's been playing including To a T and Doom: The Dark Ages. Elden Ring Nightreign keeps us running back for more, and EA has slashed another talented studio, cancelling their Black Panther game.
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzrQYES_NPM
0:00 - Intro
3:42 - What's Elyse Doi...
Huber and Gabby get together one last time to discuss the season finale of The Last of Us, but the entire season fails as an adaptation and it fails as a season of a television show regardless.
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJlCI57HDac
Huber and Bloodworth both got a chance to get hands-on with the remake treatment given to both of the original Dragon Quest games, excited to revisit these classics and hoping that more are on the horizon.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Da2yX203nMw
Coming October 30th to PC, PS5, Switch, Switch 2, and Xbox Series X|S
It's time to get your questions in for this week's podcast. This week we're joined by Elyse Willems! We'll be talking about To a T, TMNT: Tactical Takedown, and some more goodies I can't share just yet. Plus, Elyse has ALSO been playing Doom. Ha ha. So more Doom all around, and it's Top 10 week as well.
Type your question, topic, or game in the comments below. If your entry is not selected, feel free to submit it again...
Bloodworth has more hands-on impressions from Poland as we discuss the jolly dungeon runs and shop management of Moonlighter 2, followed by the dark and tactical Death Howl.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhDeKty0er0
0:00 - Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault
10:52 - Death Howl
Ep 476 - Industry veteran Chris Kramer shares how they kept Resident Evil from being too easy, why they made the Mega Man 9 box art intentionally bad, and other inside stories from 30 years in the games business. Plus it's a stacked week of games with Deadzone Rogue, Onimusha 2, Deliver At All Costs, and more.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aMQ0p0xPpM<...
Pedro makes a triumphant return in Huber & Gabby’s favorite episode of the season.
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgXp_F_iM5E
Ep 476 - Industry veteran Chris Kramer shares how they kept Resident Evil from being too easy, why they made the Mega Man 9 box art intentionally bad, and other inside stories from 30 years in the games business. Plus it's a stacked week of games with Deadzone Rogue, Onimusha 2, Deliver At All Costs, and more.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3AOW6x10zk<...
While I was in Poland last week, I had a chance to speak with Game Director, Tomasz Kisilewicz, to discuss the changes that have been made in the past year. My appointment came up pretty early in my play session, but we got to talk about changes in character movement and updates to take the pressure off players so they can explore and interact with the story. Plus, we discuss designing a game like this that crosses the barriers to multiple aud...
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A year later, and Bloodworth is back in Poland to get a deeper dive with The Alters. We chat about how the extra time and polish have paid off as 11 bit's new sci-fi concept deftly weaves between a compelling story, satisfying exploration, and survival-based management systems.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orGmEm-RbB4
Also check out our intervi...