PAX East 2023 has come to a close and Dan and Dave are exhausted in a good way. This episode highlights some of the best of the show. They cover 30XX, Nocturnal, Elsie, Strayed Lights, Wrestlequest and more. Also in the news, The Last Ronin comic is being adapted into a videogame, Valve announces Counter-Strike 2 and Atari buys Nightdive Studios all on episode 352.
It’s their last episode before heading to PAX East! Dan and Dave share what they’re looking forward to at the top of the show. Also they go over the notable games coming out next month. In the news, Microsoft partners with cloud streaming service Ubitus, beat ’em up Toxic Crusaders coming for current and previous gen consoles and PC, and the 3DS and Wii U eShops are finally closing down. All that and some Twitter drama over game accessibility on episode 351.
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At the top of the show, we get a little lesson on pronunciation and Loch Ness monsters. In the news, Starfield finally gets a concrete release date, Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi is making a comeback, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League delayed again and an Xbox Series S toaster? All that and more on episode 350 of Rated G.
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The Activision Blizzard saga marches on as Sony is forced to reveal private documents to Microsoft after making monopolistic claims if the acquisition goes through. What ultimately will this do to Sony and Microsoft? Also in the news, NSO adds Metroid Fusion to it’s game roster, Forspoken Dev Luminous Productions is being folded into Square-Enix and the Wolf Among Us 2 is delayed til next year. All that and more on episode 349 of Rated G.
Sony has their first State of Play of the year and it’s quite the snoozefest. Konami claims big plans if E3 is happening, Microsoft doubles down on Call of Duty support for Nintendo consoles, an earnings call lets slip Mortal Kombat 12 production and John Romero gets a lifetime achievement award. All that and Dave’s troubles finding a copy of Metroid Prime Remastered on episode 348 of Rated G.
On this month’s episode of Saturday Morning Retro, Dan and Dave talk about Super Mario Land 2 – 6 Golden Coins for the original Gameboy and Doom for the SNES and in our Triple R segment, Mario Hoops 3 on 3 for the Nintendo DS and Labryinth for the Famicom.
At the top of the show, Dave gives his spoiler free review of the new Ant-Man movie and Dan reminisces over the Super Bowl. In the news, with the ongoing Activision Blizzard court proceedings, Microsoft agrees that Xbox Game Pass cannibalizes game sales despite previous claims, Nintendo and Sega are giving their employees raises and Ubisoft plans on being at E3 if there even is one on episode 347.
Nintendo gives us a jam packed direct and Dan and Dave are here to break it all down on episode 346 of Rated G for Gamers.
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GoldenEye on modern consoles is finally here but is it the port we’ve been waiting for? Dan and Dave discuss the good, the bad and the differences between them. In the news, Knockout City, the live service dodgeball game is closing down only after a year of being up, all three major console manufacturers bow out of E3 and in Dubai, a giant PS5 is installed as a promotional stunt. All that and plans for the new DCU on episode 345 of Rated G for Gamers.
Xbox’s latest developer direct, GoldenEye 007 Xbox and Switch remakes drop and boy do they have issues, The Last of Us Part 1 sees huge spike in game sales following HBO show and Metal Gear Solid 2 player beats the game using a dance pad. All on episode 344 of Rated G.
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