Jake is off this week, leaving Mike and Ben to talk about how they both completed Blasphemous, Mike getting back into SnowRunner and playing the brand new THPS 1+2 demo, Ben not having a good time in HyperScape, but having a great time with No Man's Sky!
Big news with the delay of Halo Infinite until 2021, and Microsoft confirming a November launch for the Xbox Series X, Epic causing Fortnite to be removed from both Apple's and Google's app stores due to circumventing their IAP rules, Control having a re-release with some shady tactics, and another free update for Dead Cells!
No Bonus Round, just enjoy your weekend!
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7 Aug 2020
S05E31: August’s State of Play
Mike finished Far Cry 5, played through an episode of Hitman 2, got a win in Fall Guys, and started up Blasphemous. Ben also got a win in Fall Guys, while finishing Ghost of Tsushima, and delving back into No Man's Sky. Jake had quite the hectic week but did manage to squeeze in some Fall Guys too.
Light news week with the only big news coming from Sony's newest State of Play, Apex Legends announced their Season 6 release date, and Halo Infinite's multiplayer will be free-to-play!
Bonus Round is our take on IGN's recent Top 25 Best PS4 Games!
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31 Jul 2020
S05E30: Looking Ahead To Fall
Ash joins us again this week and gives his take on Ghost of Tsushima, Grounded, and the Yakuza collection, Mike has put all his time into Far Cry 5, Jake split time between Tsushima and The Show '20, while Ben also played Tsushima, Hunt Showdown, Apex Legends, and Retrobowl.
News leads off with a big PS+ announcement for August, a new soundtrack for THPS 1+2, Konami is making gaming PCs, Hyper Scape has a release date, Sekiro has a free update coming, and Cuphead is now out on PS4!
Bonus Round this week is a look into the game calendar for the remainder of 2020!
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24 Jul 2020
S05E29: Ghosts of Summer
Back to your regularly scheduled programming with a big discussion about the latest game, Ghost of Tsushima. We also tackled a lot of games over the past two weeks, including Far Cry 3, SUPERHOT: Mind Control Delete, Hunt Showdown, COD: Warzone, Observation, Titanfall 2, and more!
News is also a lot, Ubisoft and Microsoft both had digital conferences, Rocket League went free-to-play, Yakuza: Like a Dragon gets a release month, Blasphemous has an upcoming free update, No Man's Sky released yet another large update, and Destiny 2's next expansion has been delayed.
No Bonus Round this week, but we talked about Ghost of Tsushima like a lot.
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17 Jul 2020
S05E28: The Last Of Us 2 Spoilercast
Welcome to the very special episode where we, along with our special guests Jeremy and Ash, dive deep into the world of The Last of Us 2. Reminder that this is a spoilercast and we leave no stone unturned, so stay far away if you have not finished the game yet!!
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9 Jul 2020
S05E27: Hot Ghost Summer
Jake is back and spent his time away playing Warhammer Inquisitr Martyr, Dead Space 2, and Hunt Showdown, Mike finished Dark Souls Remastered, Ben finished The Last of Us 2, started Observation, and got a bike!
In news we have the date for Xbox's Games Showcase, new games for Nintendo Switch Online, a release date for Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope, SUPERHOT getting a new mode on PS4, and Mudrunner coming to mobile platforms.
Bonus Round is our review predictions for Ghosts of Tsushima!
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2 Jul 2020
S05E26: Happy Birthday PS Plus!
Jake is out on family business this week, so it's just Mike and Ben, who both spent a lot of time in The Last of Us 2 as well as Retrobowl, while Mike also started up Dark Souls Remastered.
July PS+ games lead news this week, we're getting a Fallout TV series on Amazon, NBA 2K21 has no free next-gen upgrade and a higher next-gen price, Fortnite's "Save the World" is finally out of early access, Discord is moving away from "gaming-focused" branding, Curse of the Moon 2 releases next week, and now you can play 200-player Warzone matches.
Bonus Round is talking about Fourth of July food and parties!
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26 Jun 2020
S05E25: EA Play 2020
(NOTE: Mike is dumb and forgot to check what microphone was selected, so it used his laptop microphone, that's why he sounds so bad. He regrets this deeply.)
RetroBowl is the new mobile hotness that both Mike and Ben have been playing. Mike has started up Last of Us 2, along with continuing Apex Legends and No Man's Sky. Ben completed Dying Light and started Destiny 2. Jake put a lot of time into Warhammer Inquisitr, completed Whispers in the Machine, and started up Dark Souls 3.
Top news is EA Play 2020 and recapping the announcements, THPS 1+2 gets more info and more skaters, Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon gets a sequel, Crash Bandicoot gets a fourth entry, the Avengers will get a free upgrade to the PS5 version, and if you have Cox internet, you can be a truly elite gamer.
No Bonus Round this week, just stay healthy, stay safe, and be good to each other!
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18 Jun 2020
S05E24: CyberDelayed
Mike played through Saints Row 3 Remastered and finished Project Warlock while waiting for the upcoming Last of Us 2. Ben is halfway done with Dying Light, and went back to Destiny 2. Jake started Persona 4 Golden, continued with Warhammer, and might buy Skyrim again?
CyberPunk 2077's delay is the top story this week, Hitman 3 will carry over all progress and content from 2, a new Pokemon Snap game was announced, and EA brings more titles onto Steam.
Bonus Round this week is predicting the EA Play 2020 event!
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12 Jun 2020
S05E23: The PlayStation 5
Mike has a rough go with a few games, but bounces back with Project Warlock and Ghost Recon: Breakpoint. Ben also got into Breakpoint, along with starting Dying Light, and getting back into Battlefront 2 and Final Fantasy XIV. Jake completed both Arkham City and Arkham Knight, and played a bunch of Warhammer titles.
In news, we have the announcement on the future of the Destiny franchise, the newest season of Call of Duty: Warzone, a delay for Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope, crossplay arriving for No Man's Sky, and a new expansion for Path of Exile.
Bonus Round this week is recapping the PlayStation 5 reveal event!
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