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081: Synergizzin’

We gave you February off, now we’re back and have played lots of game. Dennis gives an update on his Elden Ring play-through (spoiler: he sucks). Kyle found the beat to bring down the corporation in Hi-Fi Rush. Kyle has returned to wandering around Outward. Dennis tells you about his favorite games from Steam’s Next Fest–Cowboys, Hockey, and Dystopia. Michael and Kyle re-enter the world of Destiny 2: Lightfall. Pizza Tower hits Dennis right in the eye. Kyle is killin’ goblins in Hogwarts Legacy. Kyle starts swinging in Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty. Kyle predicts good things (and skeletons) to come from Dark and Darker.

March Games

  • Guilty Gear Strive – Mar 07 (XB)
  • WWE 2K23 – Mar 17 (XB/PS/PC)
  • EA Sports PGA Tour – Mar 24 (XB/PS/PC)
  • Resident Evil 4 – Mar 24 (XB/PS/PC)
  • Crime Boss: Rockay City – Mar 28 (XB/PS/PC)

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080: Looking Forward to 2023

Games of 2023 have started coming out! We’ll go through what we’re looking forward to this year. Dennis is hip to the new hotness and starts playing Elden Ring. Bethesda/Tango Gameworks shadow drops Hi-Fi Rush and Kyle gets a couple hours in before the recording. Kyle goes back for another shot of Disco Elysium: The Final Cut – now with voice acting. Dennis goes though his recent round of swarm survivor games. Kyle skips every cut scene in Strangers of Paradise Final Fantasy Origins. Dennis makes matches in Devolver’s Tumble Time mobile game.

Nov/Dec Games

  • Dead Space – Jan 27 (XB/PS/PC)
  • Inkulinati – Jan 31 (XB/PC)
  • Deliver Us Mars – Feb 2 (XB/PS/PC)
  • Hogwarts Legacy – Feb 10 (XB/PS/PC/NS)
  • Like a Dragon: Ishin! – Feb 21 (XB/PS/PC)
  • Atomic Heart – Feb 21 (XB/PS/PC)
  • Octopath Traveler II – Feb 24 (PS/PC/NS)
  • Kerbal Space Program 2 (Early Access) – Feb 24 (PC)

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079: 2022 Games of the Year

Another good year of gaming! We have our top 5s for 2022 but, we also played other games this month. Kyle takes orders from his weapons in High on Life. Soccer Story kicks sand in Dennis’s face. Michael protects mages to save the world in The Last Spell. Kyle gives his “put them on the box” reviews of Callisto Protocol and Marvel Midnight Suns. Dennis welcomes the waves of new “swarm survivor” games on the Steam Deck. Liquids are Kyle’s nemeses in Noita. Kyle confirms top-down horror survival is real deal in Darkwood.

Our Games of the Year

Dennis
  1. Weird West
  2. Vampire Survivors
  3. Nobody Saves the World
  4. Sniper Elite 5
  5. Tunic
Kyle
  1. Elden Ring
  2. Grounded
  3. Vampire Survivors
  4. Neon White
  5. Dying Light 2: Stay Human
Michael
  1. Elden Ring
  2. Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2
  3. Inscryption

January Games

  • Forspoken – Jan 24 (PS/PC)
  • Dead Space – Jan 27 (XB/PS/PC)

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078: Steam Deck Bros

A busy gaming November is the excuse for this being late—plus, Dennis and Kyle got Steam Decks! Dennis and Kyle played a bunch of God of War: Ragnarok and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (2022). Kyle herded rats in A Plague Tale: Requiem. Dennis was glued to the Steam Deck playing Vampire Survivors, Brotato, and Soccer Story. Kyle explored the horror of Signalis and the strangeness of Control. Everyone have a Happy Holidays and we’ll see you at the end of December with our Games of the Year.

Nov/Dec Games

  • Soccer Story – Nov 29 (XB/PS/PC/NS)
  • The Knight Witch – Nov 29 (XB/PS/PC/NS)
  • Warhammer 40,000: Darktide – Nov 30 (XB/PC)
  • Marvel’s Midnight Suns – Dec 02 (XB/PS/PC/NS)
  • The Callisto Protocol – Dec 02 (XB/PS/PC)
  • Need for Speed Unbound – Dec 02 (XB/PS/PC)
  • The Witcher 3 (Next Gen Update) – Dec 12 (XB/PS/PC)

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077: New To Video Games

Lots of games this month! It’s probably easier to just list them than think of something funny to say. Dennis: Weird West, PGA Tour 2K23, and DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue. Michael: Iratus: Lord of the Dead, Inscryption, and Cult of the Lamb. Kyle: Overwatch 2, Splatoon 3, Prodeus, and Grounded. Thank the gods that next month will be slow. FFFFUUUUUAAAAAAHHHH!

Oct/Nov Games

  • A Plague Tale Requiem – Oct 18 (XB/PS/PC)
  • Uncharted Legacy of Thieves Collection – Oct 19 (PC)
  • Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope – Oct 20 (NS)
  • Persona 5 Royal – Oct 21 (XB/PS)
  • Gotham Knights – Oct 21 (XB/PS/PC)
  • New Tales from Borderlands – Oct 21 (XB/PS/PC/NS)
  • Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 – Oct 28 (XB/PS/PC)
  • Bayonetta 3 – Oct 28 (NS)
  • Sonic Frontiers – Nov 8 (XB/PS/PC/NS)
  • God of War Ragnarok – Nov 9 (PS)
  • Pentiment – Nov 15 (XB/PC)

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