126: Launch Week For America Pro

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle launches, Path of Exile 2 has a bumpy Early Access debut, XDefiant shuts down, Suicide Squad gets an offline mode, and someone uses the phrase “I AM EXCITE” on social media. It’s a wild week, let’s talk about it! SHOW NOTES: Reverse hair loss with @iRestorelaser and get $625 off with the code JEFFG at irestorelaser.com/JEFFG! #irestorepod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re nearing the end of the year, but there are still a small handful of new games left to be released! Let’s talk briefly about Delta Force while also covering 30 years of the PlayStation, a new interactive Watch Dogs audio show, Riot’s plans to act against streamers acting toxic off-platform, NASCAR, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff embarks on the journey of creating a Steam Family while also telling you about S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2. Also: PlayStation Portal gets more useful just in time for a fresh batch of reports about a proper, portable PlayStation 5. Xbox Avatars get taken out back and shot, Flight Simulator has a rough takeoff, Star Wars Outlaws and other Ubisoft games are incompatible with the latest version of Windows, rhythm game arcade cabinets sound like a total scam, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The nominees for The Game Awards have been announced, let’s look ‘em over! Also: details on the new Call of Duty Warzone update, a tantalizing Control 2 update, Sony gets more anime, some PS5 Pro games are looking worse (for now), and this podcast is not an Xbox. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Phil Spencer talks handhelds, Bethesda workers strike, Tetris Forever talk, PlayStation 5 Pro capture woes, and yes, another long list of names to read aloud! It’s Wednesday! The power is back!!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sony offers a list of PS5 Pro games, Nintendo cuts forecasts while reminding us that Mario Kart is, like, the most popular game they make, start your own instant record collection for just 500 bones, some talk about the way reviews used to get assigned, and way more on this week’s installment of this show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 joins the list of people and entities that want to check out your ears. Also: Survey says there’s a new Jackbox game! In the news: Concord developer shuttered, Animal Crossing cuts loose, Something Something Tim Walz Dreamcast Something Something, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s always fun when Nintendo makes something weird, even if the game isn’t great. Will this “Rockstock” thing be any good? Heck, who knows! But at least they’re doing something weird. Let’s talk about that along with Webfishing, Blindfire, AA games, Spider-Man 2 on PC, grindcore, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sound the Alarmo, it’s time for another podcast. While you wave your arms around in the general direction of the clock, I’ll tell you about Dragon Age DRM, Call of Duty in the Cloud, the new Tron game coming next year, and your electronic mails! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What game do you think Halo Studios is working on? Let’s talk about it! Also: Silent Hill 2, Dragon Ball Sparking! ZERO, the Diablo IV expansion, Ken Kaniff from CT, Xbox’s new dev outreach, the delisting of LittleBigPlanet 3, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices