Switch 2 + Summer Games Fest Roundup

This week on Arcade, Uno’s been busy romancing everything in Date Everything, a dating sim where, yes, you can actually date your furniture. He also shares his time with No Rest for the Wicked, the isometric souls-like from the creators of Ori, and the wild Pac-Man-inspired metroidvania Shadow Labyrinth. Meanwhile, Chugs gives his deeper take on Lies of P: Overture and shares what it’s like playing the Resident Evil 2 Remaster on Switch 2.Then the guys break down everything from the recent Capcom Spotlight, including updates on Pragmata, new Street Fighter 6 characters, Resident Evil Requiem, and more. In the news this week: the Street Fighter movie has an absolutely wild cast, indie co-op hit Peak crosses 2 million sales, Microsoft preps for another wave of Xbox layoffs, and Meta Quest 3S now has its very own Xbox edition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on Arcade, Chugs and Uno dive into Lies of P: Overtune and Deltarune Chapters 3 and 4 on the Switch 2, and talk about what it’s like to survive a sci-fi clone identity crisis in The Alters. They also run through FBC Firebreak, Remedy’s new co-op extraction game set in the Control universe. Later on, the boys get into the week’s headlines, including the Donkey Kong Bananza Direct, Switch 2 sales updates, the top wishlisted games from Steam Next Fest, Bungie’s Marathon being delayed indefinitely, new Elden Ring boss remixes and free updates, and next week’s Capcom Showcase.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

This week on Arcade, Uno and Cole didn’t touch grass for an entire week and it paid off. We got a super mega episode of Arcade for you this week so strap in! The boys break down their full review of the Switch 2, with hands-on impressions of Mario Kart World and a bunch of other games. Afterwards, Chugs shares his experience on the ground at Summer Game Fest and then the boys run through all the heavy hitters and their personal favorite announcements from SGF 2025, the Xbox Games Showcase, and the Konami Press Start Live showcase. Win your Way to AEW All-In Sweepstakes with Upper Deck!Enter Here- https://bit.ly/4kEuEMo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on Arcade, Uno and Chugs dive into their time with Elden Ring: Nightreign and what FromSoftware has in store for future updates. They also give their thoughts on all of the cool features from the Witcher 4 tech demo from Epic Games’ State of Unreal 2025. Later on, the boys blaze through their favorite reveals from the latest PlayStation State of Play, including Capcom’s Pragmata, Suda51’s chaotic new project Romeo Is a Dead Man, Bloodstained: The Scarlet Engagement, Final Fantasy Tactics: Ivalice Chronicles, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this week’s Arcade, Uno takes on the roguelike deckbuilder, 9 Kings, and fights through the chaos of Desktop Survivors 98, a bullet hell set inside a Windows XP desktop. Meanwhile, Chugs checks in with his first impressions of Elden Ring: Nightreign. Then the boys dive into their bold predictions for Summer Game Fest, talk about CD Projekt Red confirming Cyberpunk 2, and react to EA cancelling an almost-finished Black Panther game. Plus, Expedition 33 hits a massive milestone with 3.3 million sales in 33 days.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on Arcade, Uno and Chugs dive deeper into the painted universe of Expedition 33 and share their final thoughts on DOOM: The Dark Ages. They also review a fresh batch of games, including The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy, Duck Detective 2, Deliver At All Costs, and Monster Train 2.Then the boys get into gaming news: Elden Ring is getting the big-screen treatment with an A24 movie, Oblivion Remastered is outselling the original 2006 version in just one month and four of the top five best-selling PlayStation games in April were actually Xbox titles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on Arcade, Chugs breaks down all the coolest games he got his hands on at PAX East, and the boys also rip and tear through their latest playthroughs of DOOM: The Dark Ages. In gaming news, Giant Bomb is back and fully independent, Sony has sold as many PS5s as they did PS4s, and Capcom just logged its eighth year in a row of record profits. Plus, the Return to Silent Hill movie looks like a love letter to Silent Hill 2 fans, while Hideo Kojima is apparently leaving a USB of game ideas for his team to use when he’s gone... Classic Kojima. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on Arcade, Uno revisits Expedition 33 after logging more hours with it and digs into why it’s a GOTY frontrunner. Chugs shares the scariest moments from his Silent Hill 3 playthrough and gives his thoughts on why Nine Sols might have the toughest bosses he’s ever faced in a Metroidvania. The guys also run through the biggest releases hitting before the end of May, including Doom: The Dark Ages, Deliver At All Costs, and Elden Ring: Nightreign. Later on, the boys talk about the coolest things that stood out to them in the latest record-breaking GTA 6 trailer, Gears of War heading to PlayStation, the return of Ecco the Dolphin and reports that Half-Life 3 is not only real, but playable! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on Arcade, Uno and Chugs talk about the side-scrolling brawler Towerborne and the JRPG that’s got everyone raving (including the President of France): Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Then the boys dive into a packed week of gaming news, including the Borderlands 4 State of Play gameplay reveal, GTA 6 gets delayed to May 2026, and Xbox’s announcement of price hikes across hardware and games. And unfortunately, it was a rough week across the industry as EA lays off over 300 staff, leading to the cancellation of the next Titanfall game, while media outlets Polygon and Giant Bomb were rocked by major staff cuts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on Arcade, Uno and Chugs recount their nightmare experiences trying to preorder a Nintendo Switch 2 and also take a look ahead at some early launch forecast. They also dive into the massively successful launches of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.Later on, the boys break down the latest gaming news, including GTA 5 still dominating Twitch as the #1 most watched game on the platform, Sydney Sweeney starring in two upcoming video game movies, and somehow Super Nintendo consoles are getting faster—three decades later?! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices