Closing the 2025 Case Files

It’s the first Arcade episode of the new year! On this week’s show, Chugs gets sweaty in Elden Ring: Nightreign, Marvel’s Cosmic Invasion, Hades II and even a Crash Bandicoot x Super Mario 64 romhack. Meanwhile, Uno sinks his teeth into Metroid Prime 4, Megabonk and the indie first-person horror game, No, I’m Not a Human.In gaming news, Steam releases its Top 100 Games of 2025 based on sales, Konami says it wants to publish a new Silent Hill game every year, used 3DS consoles climb to Switch-level prices, rumors of a PS5 jailbreak send a random PS4 Star Wars game skyrocketing in value and CD Projekt Red sells GOG back to its original co-founder for $25 million.Get the AEW SP Game Used from Upper Deck: https://bit.ly/3XpHOmx Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this week’s Arcade, Uno dives into his 2025 backlog, putting in the hours with Baby Steps, Mindcop, and No I’m Not Human, while Chugs pushes forward in his Pokémon Legends: Z-A quest. On the news front, the boys break down GamesIndustry.biz’s Year in Numbers 2025 and celebrate the announcement of a brand-new Fallout reality show! All this, plus the Arcade Mailbag and a festive holiday edition of the Producer Quiz.Get the AEW SP Game Used from Upper Deck: https://bit.ly/3XpHOmx Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this week’s mega-show, Chugs and Uno are counting down their definitive Top 10 Games of 2025. Will heavy hitters like Elden Ring: Nightreign and Death Stranding 2 dominate the lists? Can Expedition 33 or the long-awaited Silksong snag the #1 spot? Or do the boys have a massive surprise waiting at the finish line?Strap in for an epic countdown, plus the Upper Deck Arcade Mailbag and a special Kojima-inspired Producer Quiz!Get the AEW SP Game Used from Upper Deck: https://bit.ly/3XpHOmx Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on All Elite Arcade, Chugs continues his playthrough of Expedition 33, takes on the Marvel Cosmic Invasion, braves Elden Ring: Nightreign, and finds a new love for Dispatch. Meanwhile, Uno jumps into Spider-Man 2 and the bizarre indie Skate Story. Later in the show, the boys break down everything from The Game Awards, covering Expedition 33's massive win streak and all the amazing announcements!Get the AEW SP Game Used from Upper Deck: https://bit.ly/3XpHOmx Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this week’s Arcade, Uno and Chugs talk about Arc Raiders and how in a world run by evil. tyrannical robots, the real threat are the human players that you meet in the game that say they’re “friendly.” They also cover the new side-scrolling superhero beat-’em-up Marvel Cosmic Heroes, the new Elden Right Nightreign DLC, and the much-anticipated, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond.In gaming news, Netflix is acquiring Warner Bros Discovery, which includes their gaming properties such as Mortal Kombat, DC Games and the Harry Potter franchise; Rolling Stone drops their Top 25 Best Video Games list; makers of Shovel Knight say their next game, Mina the Hollower, is “make or break” for them; a console you never heard of outsold every PS5 and Xbox last week, and Expedition 33 voice actors call for a motion capture category to be added to The Game Awards.Get the AEW SP Game Used from Upper Deck: https://bit.ly/3XpHOmx Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this week’s Arcade, Chugs shares his latest time with Ninja Gaiden 4, Crow Country, Pokémon Legends Z-A, and Ghost of Yotei. Meanwhile, Uno has officially finished Expedition 33, sparking a deep discussion about the state turn-based RPGs and this year’s GOTY battle.In gaming news, CD Projekt Red announces Cyberpunk 2077 has surpassed 35 million copies sold, Far Cry is getting a TV show produced by Always Sunny's Rob Mac and directed by Alien Earth’s Noah Hawley, former EA/Activision producer Bryan Walker claims AAA titles need to sell at least six million units just to break even, Call of Duty has never been outsold by a FPS in the US in the last two decades and a physical copy of Fortnite just sold at auction for $42,000.Get the AEW SP Game Used from Upper Deck: https://bit.ly/3XpHOmx Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this week’s Arcade, Chugs wraps up Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound and shares his thoughts on Shinobi: Art of Vengeance, Pokémon Z-A, and Hades II. He also jumps back into Doom: The Dark Ages and Crow Country. Meanwhile, Uno’s been busy with three indie games: Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo, The Fable: Manga Build Roguelike and the animated superhero narrative game, Dispatch.In gaming news, the guys talk GOTY nominees, their predictions for a big Game Awards reveal, Megabonk stepping away from the show and the coolest new trailers from the Xbox Partner Preview event. Get the AEW SP Game Used from Upper Deck: https://bit.ly/3XpHOmx Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this week’s Arcade, Uno and Chugs blast through Time Crisis with the G‘AIM’E Plug & Play light gun setup. They also share their thoughts on Little Nightmares 3, Ninja Gaiden 4 on the ROG Ally X, and Call of Duty: Black Ops 7.In gaming news, Valve unveils a new mini-PC, controller and VR headset, Pokemon Legends Z-A becomes the top-selling physical game in the U.S., new Elden Ring NightReign DLC is on the horizon, a Hungarian man played DDR for six days to claim the longest video game marathon and the boys review their nominees for the 2025 Indie Game Awards. Get the AEW SP Game Used from Upper Deck: https://bit.ly/3XpHOmx Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on Arcade, Chugs tests out cloud streaming on the PlayStation Portal and is grinding through Ghost of Yotei, Pokémon Legends Z-A, and The Outer Worlds 2. Meanwhile, Uno gets into more Vampire Survivors x Balatro and Fortnite x The Simpsons before venturing into the horror RPG, Look Outside.Then in gaming news, GTA 6 is delayed to November 2026, Fortnite x The Simpsons brings in the biggest player bump in a year and Nintendo Switch 2 breaks records with over 10 million units sold at launch. Plus, Dispatch sells a million copies in just two weeks, Warhammer Survivors is revealed and the US patent office is now revisiting Nintendo’s Pokemon patent claims.The new AEW memorabilia launch from Upper Deck Authenticated features a lineup of standout autographed pieces! Available now: https://bit.ly/426EH5X Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this week’s Arcade, Uno and Chugs run through two monster collabs that just launched: Fortnite x The Simpsons and Vampire Survivors x Balatro. Uno is absolutely hooked on the indie detective hit, The Séance of Blake Manor, while Chugs has been getting into more Silent Hill f and talks about his most recent special showcase stream.In gaming news, the boys break down everything they loved from the ID@Xbox showcase, Pokémon Legends Z-A lands as the 5th biggest launch in franchise history, Nintendo loses its Pokémon-catching patent case in Japan and Kojima recently discovers he was once offered a Matrix game to his complete surprise.The new AEW memorabilia launch from Upper Deck Authenticated features a lineup of standout autographed pieces! Available now: https://bit.ly/426EH5X Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices