Collateral Gaming Video Game Podcast

Title: Halloween: The Game [Wikipedia] [IMDb] Developer: IllFonic Publishers: IllFonic, Gun Interactive Platforms: PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox Series X/S Release date: September 8, 2026 (WW) PROMO: Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (@CCinemaPodcast) COLLAB: Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (@CCinemaPodcast) SHOWNOTES: Collateral Gaming is joined by Collateral Cinema for this year's Halloween Special, as we review the newest Halloween video game! How does this asymmetrical multiplayer survival horror game fare against others of its kind, or as an adaptation? Listen to our thoughts now, and stay tuned for our post-Halloween Game Launch review of Silent Hill: Townfall on the Bonus Round! Collateral Gaming and Collateral Cinema are on Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and Twitter, and are on Goodpods, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean, Google Podcasts, YouTube, iHeart, and wherever else you get your podcasts! Also, check out Collateral Let's Play! on our YouTube channel. Fuel all your Halloween fun with jitter-free energy from our sponsor Dubby Energy! Use our promo code CGAMINGPOD to get 10% off your first purchase of Dubby Energy drinks on their website: dubby.gg/discount/CGAMINGPOD (Collateral Gaming and Collateral Cinema are Collateral Media Podcasts. Intro song is a license-free beat from Purple Planet Music. All music and movie clips are owned by their respective creators and are used for educational purposes only. Please don’t sue us; we’re poor!)

Title: Resident Evil [Wikipedia] [IMDb] Director: Zach Cregger Producers: Robert Kulzer, Zach Cregger, Roy Lee, Miri Yoon, Victor Hadida, Carter Swan, Asad Qizilbash Writers: Zach Cregger, Shay Hatten Stars: Austin Abrams, Zach Cherry, Kali Reis, Paul Walter Hauser Release date: September 18, 2026 (US) PROMO: I DiG CRAZY FLiCKS Presents: Ninety For Chill – The Podcast (@idigcrazyflicks.bsky.social) COLLAB: Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (@CCinemaPodcast) SPECIAL GUEST: Isabel Teran (@thatweirdchickizzy.bsky.social), That's Bodacious Dude! 80 Radical Movies from the '80s, Hearsing Around; Rabbit Hole Podcasts (@rabbithp) SHOWNOTES: Collateral Cinema and Gaming are joined by Izzy Teran from Rabbit Hole Podcasts for a special spooky At the Movies review/video game film collab—Zach Cregger's Resident Evil! Does this new adaptation finally do the survival horror franchise justice? Find out now, and stay tuned for our Halloween Specials on Halloween II (1981) and Halloween: The Game! Collateral Cinema and Collateral Gaming are on Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and Twitter, and is on Goodpods, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean, Google Podcasts, YouTube, iHeart, and wherever else you get your podcasts! Also, check out Collateral Let's Play! on our YouTube channel. You can listen to That's Bodacious Dude! 80 Radical Movies from the '80s, Hearsing Around, and other Rabbit Hole Podcasts at RabbitHolePodcasts.com, or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts! You can also follow her on Bluesky, Instagram, or Facebook, and check out Rabbit Hole on Twitter! Fuel all your Halloween fun with jitter-free energy from our sponsor Dubby Energy! Use our promo code CGAMINGPOD to get 10% off your first purchase of Dubby Energy drinks on their website: dubby.gg/discount/CGAMINGPOD (Collateral Gaming and Collateral Cinema are Collateral Media Podcasts. Intro song is a license-free beat from Purple Planet Music. All music and movie clips are owned by their respective creators and are used for educational purposes only. Please don’t sue us; we’re poor!)

Title: Resident Evil Zero (バイオハザード0, Biohazard 0) [Wikipedia] [IMDb] Developer(s): Capcom Production Studio 3, Tose (assistance) Publisher: Capcom Designer: Koji Oda (director) Platforms: GameCube, Wii, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch Release date: November 12, 2002 (GC: NA) PROMO: Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (@CCinemaPodcast) SHOWNOTES: On the Collateral Gaming Season Premiere, we start our spooky season with Resident Evil 0! Originally released on the GameCube in 2002, mere months after the 2002 remake, this oft-overlooked title serves as a prequel bookending the era of traditional Resident Evil while experimenting wth a new partner-swapping mechanic and inventory management system. But how does it hold up? Find out now, and stay tuned for our Halloween Special on Halloween: The Game, more spooky month content, and Season IX of Collateral Gaming! Collateral Gaming is on Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and Twitter, and is on Goodpods, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean, Google Podcasts, YouTube, iHeart, and wherever else you get your podcasts! Also, check out Collateral Let's Play! on our YouTube channel. Collateral Media merch is available on Dashery! Check out everything from shirts and hats, to stickers and even tapestries, at our affiliate link now: collateralmedia.dashery.com Fuel all your Halloween fun with jitter-free energy from our sponsor Dubby Energy! Use our promo code CGAMINGPOD to get 10% off your first purchase of Dubby Energy drinks on their website: dubby.gg/discount/CGAMINGPOD (Collateral Gaming is a Collateral Media Podcast. Intro song is a license-free beat from Purple Planet Music. All music and game clips are owned by their respective creators and are used for educational purposes only. Please don’t sue us; we’re poor!)

PROMO: Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (@CCinemaPodcast) SHOWNOTES: On our Anniversary Special, Ash and Beau revisit arcade beat'em ups! From licensed games like The Simpsons and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, to Battletoads and Final Fight, we cover it all. Stay tuned for our Season Premiere on Resident Evil Zero this month, as well as the rest of our spooky month content! Collateral Gaming is on Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and Twitter, and is on Goodpods, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean, Google Podcasts, YouTube, iHeart, and wherever else you get your podcasts! Also, check out Collateral Let's Play! on our YouTube channel. Collateral Media merch is available on Dashery! Check out everything from shirts and hats, to stickers and even tapestries, at our affiliate link now: collateralmedia.dashery.com Collateral Gaming is happy to announce that we are now partnered with Dubby Energy! Use our promo code CGAMINGPOD to get 10% off your first purchase of Dubby Energy drinks on their website: dubby.gg/discount/CGAMINGPOD (Collateral Gaming is a Collateral Media Podcast. Intro song is a license-free beat from Purple Planet Music. All music and game clips are owned by their respective creators and are used for educational purposes only. Please don’t sue us; we’re poor!)

Title: Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced [Wikipedia] [IMDb] Developer(s): Ubisoft Singapore; Ubisoft Montreal (original game); Ubisoft Barcelona, Ubisoft Belgrade, et al (add'l work) Publisher: Ubisoft Designers: Richard Knight, Paul Fu (directors) Platforms: PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox Series X/S Release date: July 9, 2026 PROMO: Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (@CCinemaPodcast) SHOWNOTES: Collateral Gaming Game Launch is back once more! This time, Ash and Dan review the 2026 remake of Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (previously covered on the podcast)—Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced. How does Ubisoft's beloved swashbuckling stealth action–adventure title fare against the myriad of open world games today and what changes can veteran players expect? Find out now! Also, check out Part 1 of our Season Finale on Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and stay tuned for Part 2 very soon, as well as our Anniversary Special covering beat 'em up arcade games and more Bonus Round! content! Collateral Gaming is on Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and Twitter, and is on Goodpods, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean, Google Podcasts, YouTube, iHeart, and wherever else you get your podcasts! Also, check out Collateral Let's Play! on our YouTube channel. Collateral Media merch is available on Dashery! Check out everything from shirts and hats, to stickers and even tapestries, at our affiliate link now: collateralmedia.dashery.com Collateral Gaming is happy to announce that we are now partnered with Dubby Energy! Use our promo code CGAMINGPOD to get 10% off your first purchase of Dubby Energy drinks on their website: dubby.gg/discount/CGAMINGPOD (Collateral Gaming is a Collateral Media Podcast. Intro song is a license-free beat from Purple Planet Music. All music and game clips are owned by their respective creators and are used for educational purposes only. Please don’t sue us; we’re poor!)

Title: 007 First Light [Wikipedia] [IMDb] Developer(s): IO Interactive, Delphi Interactive (add'l work/dev support) Publisher: IO Interactive Designers: Hakan Abrak, Martin Emborg (directors) Platforms: PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2 PROMO: Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (@CCinemaPodcast) SHOWNOTES: On our latest Game Launch review, Ash, Zach, and Dan are excited to talk about 007 First Light! Having covered the likes of GoldenEye and Nightfire on the show previously, IO Interactive's new take was a highly anticipated title of ours. With some time to play through the campaign and "TacSim" missions, what do we think? Find out now; also, check out Part 1 of our Season Finale on Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and stay tuned for Part 2, as well as our next Game Launch review on Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced! Collateral Gaming is on Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and Twitter, and is on Goodpods, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean, Google Podcasts, YouTube, iHeart, and wherever else you get your podcasts! Also, check out Collateral Let's Play! on our YouTube channel. Collateral Media merch is available on Dashery! Check out everything from shirts and hats, to stickers and even tapestries, at our affiliate link now: collateralmedia.dashery.com Collateral Gaming is happy to announce that we are now partnered with Dubby Energy! Use our promo code CGAMINGPOD to get 10% off your first purchase of Dubby Energy drinks on their website: dubby.gg/discount/CGAMINGPOD (Collateral Gaming is a Collateral Media Podcast. Intro song is a license-free beat from Purple Planet Music. All music and game clips are owned by their respective creators and are used for educational purposes only. Please don’t sue us; we’re poor!)

Title: Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight [Wikipedia] [IMDb] Developer: Traveller's Tales; Rocksteady Studios, WB Games Montréal (add'l work/dev support) Publisher: Warner Bros. Games Designers: Mark Green (director); Jimmy Sedota, Chris Wyatt, Christopher Andrew McGerr, Matthew Wood Platforms: PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2 Release date: May 22, 2026 (PS5/PC/XSXS) PROMO: Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (@CCinemaPodcast) SPECIAL GUEST: Batman SHOWNOTES: On the latest Game Launch Edition of Collateral Gaming, Ashley, Beau, and special guest Batman review LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight! As fans of LEGO games as well as the Batman franchise, we were eagerly anticipating this release. Not only does Legacy of the Dark Knight incorporate callbacks to films, series, and other Batman media; it features the return of Arkham-style gameplay mechanics such as combat, stealth, and traversal! So, check out our spoiler-free review, and also stay tuned for the next episode of Collateral Gaming Game Launch: 007 First Light! Collateral Gaming is on Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and Twitter, and is on Goodpods, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean, Google Podcasts, YouTube, iHeart, and wherever else you get your podcasts! Also, check out Collateral Let's Play! on our YouTube channel. Collateral Media merch is available on Dashery! Check out everything from shirts and hats, to stickers and even tapestries, at our affiliate link now: collateralmedia.dashery.com Collateral Gaming is happy to announce that we are now partnered with Dubby Energy! Use our promo code CGAMINGPOD to get 10% off your first purchase of Dubby Energy drinks on their website: dubby.gg/discount/CGAMINGPOD (Collateral Gaming is a Collateral Media Podcast. Intro song is a license-free beat from Purple Planet Music. All music and game clips are owned by their respective creators and are used for educational purposes only. Please don’t sue us; we’re poor!)

Title: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 [Wikipedia] [IMDb] Developer: Sandfall Interactive Publisher: Kepler Interactive Designers: Guillaume Broche (director), Michel Nohra Platforms: PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox Series X/S Release date: April 24, 2025 PROMO: Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (@CCinemaPodcast) SPECIAL GUEST: Michael Toscano SHOWNOTES: On the Collateral Gaming Season 8 Finale, we are contributing yet another glaze at the title that swept last year's The Game Awards with our spoiler review of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33! Joined by returning guest Michael Toscano, in Part 1 we discuss what set this 2025 turn-based RPG apart from the competition in terms of both gameplay and presentation; stay tuned for Part 2 where we'll dive deep into the story and lore of Expedition 33! Collateral Gaming is on Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and Twitter, and is on Goodpods, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean, Google Podcasts, YouTube, iHeart, and wherever else you get your podcasts! Also, check out Collateral Let's Play! on our YouTube channel. Collateral Media merch is available on Dashery! Check out everything from shirts and hats, to stickers and even tapestries, at our affiliate link now: collateralmedia.dashery.com Collateral Gaming is happy to announce that we are now partnered with Dubby Energy! Use our promo code CGAMINGPOD to get 10% off your first purchase of Dubby Energy drinks on their website: dubby.gg/discount/CGAMINGPOD (Collateral Gaming is a Collateral Media Podcast. Intro song is a license-free beat from Purple Planet Music. All music and game clips are owned by their respective creators and are used for educational purposes only. Please don’t sue us; we’re poor!)

Featured Movie Reviews: The Super Mario Galaxy Movie [Wikipedia] [IMDb] Mortal Kombat II [Wikipedia] [IMDb] PROMO: I Dig Crazy Flicks Presents: Ninety For Chill – The Podcast with CatBusRuss (@idigcrazyflicks.bsky.social) COLLAB: Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (@CCinemaPodcast) SHOWNOTES: Collateral Gaming joins Collateral Cinema for a special At the Movies Double Feature, as we check out TWO video game film sequels: The Super Galaxy Movie and Mortal Kombat II! Having reviewed both 2021's Mortal Kombat and 2023's The Super Mario Bros. Movie on Collateral Cinema At the Movies, we definitely wanted to cover their successors this year... and since they released within a month of one another, we sandwiched them into one episode. So, listen to our spoiler-free reviews of both, and stay tuned for Collateral Cinema's next At the Movies episode on Kane Parsons' Backrooms, as well as more post-season content! Collateral Cinema and Collateral Gaming are on Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and Twitter, and is on Goodpods, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean, Google Podcasts, YouTube, iHeart, and wherever else you get your podcasts! Also, check out Collateral Let's Play! on our YouTube channel. Collateral Gaming is happy to announce that we are now partnered with Dubby Energy! Use our promo code CGAMINGPOD to get 10% off your first purchase of Dubby Energy drinks on their website: https://dubby.gg/discount/CGAMINGPOD (Collateral Gaming and Collateral Cinema are Collateral Media Podcasts. Intro song is a license-free beat from Purple Planet Music. All music and movie clips are owned by their respective creators and are used for educational purposes only. Please don’t sue us; we’re poor!)

Featured Game Recommendations: Buster Bros. Collection [Wikipedia] [IMDb] Mortal Kombat series [Wikipedia] [IMDb] Area 51 (1995) [Wikipedia] [IMDb] / Maximum Force [Wikipedia] [IMDb] Life sim games [Wikipedia] [IMDb] Gex: Enter the Gecko [Wikipedia] [IMDb] Resident Evil series [Wikipedia] [IMDb] PROMO: Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (@CCinemaPodcast) SHOWNOTES: The 4/20 season has come and past again this year, and we wrap it up with another set of stoner game recommendations, like we did a few seasons ago! From puzzle action games, to retro fighters, light gun shooters, life sims, 3D platformers, and classic survival horror titles, there are a lot of genres enhanced by smoking weed; so, join us on the latest Bonus Round! episode and smoke it if you got it! Also, stay tuned for more content very soon, including our episode on Ark, Game Launch reviews, and our Season Finale on Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Collateral Gaming: Bonus Round! is on Bluesky, Threads, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. We are also available on Podbean, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, YouTube and wherever you get your podcasts. Also, look for us on Patreon, and check out Collateral Let's Play! on our YouTube channel! Collateral Gaming is happy to announce that we are now partnered with Dubby Energy! Use our promo code CGAMINGPOD to get 10% off your first purchase of Dubby Energy drinks on their website: dubby.gg/discount/CGAMINGPOD (Collateral Gaming: Bonus Round! is a Collateral Media Podcast. All game clips are owned by their respective creators and are used for educational purposes only. Please don’t sue us; we’re poor!)