Evil Uno’s Excellent Gamescom Adventure

On this week’s Arcade: Uno paints on his jungle camo to drop his full review of MGS Delta: Snake Eater before making the case for why the indie point-and-click thriller, The Drifter, is one of his certified GOTY contenders. Meanwhile, Chugs doubles up on ninja action with Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound and Shinobi: Art of Vengeance.Afterwards, the boys have dedicated over a dozen hours into Hollow Knight: Silksong and they’ve got plenty to say about whether the most anticipated game of the decade lives up to the hype. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this week’s Arcade, Chugs and Uno hit the gas with the Road Rash-inspired roguelike, Road Redemption. Afterwards, Uno brings back more inside scoops from Gamescom, including his hands-on impressions with Hollow Knight: Silksong, the Hades-like action game, Towa and the Guardians of The Sacred Tree, the weird immersive sim Militsioner where you’re watched by a giant policeman, the coin-pushing roguelike Raccoin, and the wild, colorful mashup of Tony Hawk meets Subway Trains, Denshaattack!Later on, the boys look ahead at the upcoming releases dropping soon, which include: Cronos: The New Dawn, Borderlands 4,Silent Hill f, Ghost of Yotei, and many more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Gamescom is officially in the books, and Uno is back to share his experience in Cologne. He runs through his favorite highlights from the trip before joining Chugs to talk about the best trailers from the show and the games they’re most excited to play. Plus, and we can't believe it either... Hollow Knight: Silksong has a release date?!2025 AEW Monumental Authenticated by Upper Deck:  https://bit.ly/45wlFGN Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on Arcade, the boys get into more monkey business with Donkey Kong Bananza. Chugs revisits South of Midnight, while Uno jumps into the early levels of Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound and checks out the point-and-click adventure Thimbleweed Park. Later on, the boys look ahead to Gamescom, running through the confirmed lineup for Opening Night Live and some of the cool stuff that will be going on there.In gaming news, Battlefield 6 has already topped 1 million preorders with players racking up $70 billion in virtual property damage, a Far Cry TV series from the writers of Always Sunny is on the way, and Mortal Kombat 1 somehow stands as the best-selling fighting game of this generation despite selling worse than past entries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on Arcade, Uno and Chugs talk about Sea of Stars, Peak, and Baldur’s Gate 3, while Uno shares his impressions of Halo: Reach, the game Chugs challenged him to play to break out of his comfort zone.Later on, the boys run through Nintendo’s Indie World Showcase, highlighting wishlist-worthy titles like Mina the Hollower, Neverway, Ball X Pit, Ultimate Sheep Raccoon, and more. Plus, Uno talks about his excitement to finally get hands-on with Hollow Knight: Silksong on the Xbox ROG Ally at the upcoming Gamescom event this year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this week’s Arcade, Evil Uno has officially finished Death Stranding 2 and the ending is pure Kojima chaos. (Spoilers ahead!) The guys also check out He is Coming, a new roguelite RPG autobattler that’s in early access and addictive as hell. In gaming news, the boys go through the games they’re excited about from the latest Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase, including Octopath Traveler 0, Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles, Once Upon A Katamari, Hela, and more. They also discuss Sony’s claim that Tencent’s upcoming Light of Motiram is a direct copy of the Horizon series. And last but not least, Wolfenstein is officially getting a TV show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chugs and Uno kick off this week’s Arcade with more DK Bananza and Death Stranding 2 talk, while Chugs shares his final thoughts after finishing Doki Doki Literature Club. Then the boys break down all the biggest headlines from the Pokémon Presents showcase, the Mass Effect TV series getting the Fallout production team, Microsoft walking back the $80 price tag for Outer Wilds 2, new rumors about a FromSoftware title set for 2026, and why Itch.io just removed all of its NSFW games. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on Arcade, Chugs has been feeling retro and talks about his time with Road Rash, along with Doki Doki Literature Club!, the game Uno dared him to play to break out of his comfort zone. The boys also go bananas for Donkey Kong Bananza on the Switch 2 and deliver their full review of the new entry in the DK franchise. In gaming news, the new Mortal Kombat 2 trailer has dropped, Assassin’s Creed is getting a live-action series on Netflix, Link and Zelda have been cast for the upcoming live-action Legend of Zelda movie, and first-party releases on PlayStation 5 are down 70% compared to the PS4 era. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This episode was recorded prior to July 12, 2025, and All In: Texas This week on Arcade, Uno breaks down his experience with Death Stranding 2 and Chugs gives us a look at Final Fantasy 7: New Thread 2.0, a huge community-driven mod that reimagines nearly every part of the original. Later on, the guys chat about their favorite speedruns from this year’s Summer Games Done Quick, the Ghost of Yote State of Play and Star Wars Battlefront 2 somehow climbing the best-seller charts almost eight years later. Plus, John Romero’s studio is still alive, while Stardew Valley officially passes Portal 2 as Steam’s highest-rated game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on Arcade, Uno explores more No Rest for the Wicked and shares his review of Hades 2 now that it's closing in on full release. Meanwhile, Chugs has been spending more time with Lies of P: Overture and catching up with the rest of us in Expedition 33. He's also on a crusade to prove that tank controls are survival horror’s secret sauce. Later on, the guys break down their favorite reveals from the Bandai Namco Showcase, chat about the Switch 2 officially becoming the fastest-selling console of all time, and go over the wave of major layoffs across Xbox, leading to the cancellation of the Perfect Dark reboot, Rare’s next title Everwood, a new game from John Romero, and more. Claim your free 2025 AEW ALL IN DIGITAL PROMO CARD SET from UPPER DECK today! The set is only available until July 28 at 12PM PST.CLAIM HERE: https://bit.ly/4kUKqT2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices