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Good Gains, Well Played

107 Episodes

44 minutes | Mar 13, 2023
Playing Overhyped Games And PS5's 7.0 Update
Have you been late to the party with a game that has gotten a lot of hype, only for it to be only good or okay? I had one of those games and I get into it this episode.Here are the timestamps:00:00 Intro00:15 News Highlights - 00:15 PS5 Firmware 7.0 Update - 06:18 The Outer Worlds: Spacer’s Choice Edition Issues - 09:10 Crime Boss: Rockay City PS5/Xbox Release Window10:40 What We’ve Been Playing
44 minutes | Mar 6, 2023
Failing My Dead Space Impossible Run And Getting Ready To Buy A PSVR2
We've got some quick news highlights before jumping straight into what we've been playing. I go over how I failed my impossible run in the Dead Space remake and then about how I'm about to buy a PSVR2.Here are the timestamps for this episode:00:00 Intro00:31 Quick News Highlights - 00:31 The Outer Worlds: Spacer’s Choice Edition - 01:25 Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Expansions Announced - 03:34 EA Feeling Out Dead Space 2 And 3 Remake Interest - 04:30 Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree Announced - 05:46 Luminous Productions Folded Back Into Square Enix - 06:48 Atlas Fallen Gets May Release Date08:00 What We’ve Been Playing29:22 Gary Whitta Comments On His Contribution To Forspoken38:29 Getting Ready To Pull The Trigger On PSVR2
59 minutes | Feb 27, 2023
Sony's State Of Play, The DICE Awards, Hogwarts Legacy, And Sons Of The Forest
We're back after missing a week and we quickly highlight some of the news that we would have covered. Then we get into a highlight of current news as well as recap the DICE awards.In the backend Isli gives his updated thoughts on Hogwarts Legacy and I give my initial impressions of Sons of the Forest. Here are the timestamps for this episode:00:00 Intro00:21 News - 00:21 Quickly Highlighting News From The Week We Missed - 02:55 Assassin’s Creed Syndicate To Get PS5 Patch - 03:48 Valve Tricks DOTA 2 Cheaters - 04:58 Shinji Mikami Leaving Tango Gameworks - 07:42 Mortal Kombat 12 - 09:28 Baldur’s Gate 3 Confirmed For PS5 At Launch - 12:00 Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League - 15:25 Sony’s State Of Play - 20:24 PS+ Games For March - 21:58 Sons Of The Forest Sales Figures - 23:02 Recapping The DICE Awards31:00 What We’ve Been Playing
86 minutes | Feb 13, 2023
The Switch Hits A New Milestone, Big Apex Legends Changes, Nintendo Direct, And Talking TLoU
We've got the Nintendo Switch hitting a new sales milestone, Nintendo also confirms the first $70 game on the console. Apex Legends is getting some major changes this season, and we lightly recap the Nintendo Direct.Here are the timestamps for this episode:00:00 Intro00:28 News Bits - 00:28 The Switch Hits A New Milestone - 06:25 The Division 2 Patch Prevents Future Updates - 08:29 NSFW Fan Mod In The Witcher 3 Next-Gen Update - 12:16 Forspoken To Get An Upcoming Performance Patch - 13:20 Apex Legends Season 16 Major Changes - 16:10 Nintendo’s First $70 Game - 21:21 Nintendo Direct Highlights26:30 What We’ve Been Playing1:07:40 Recapping The Last of Us Episodes 4 & 5
84 minutes | Feb 7, 2023
Delays, Cancelations, Shut Downs, And Discussing Games As A Service
We've got a price hike for Xbox in Japan, Sony is testing some PS5 features, a few game delays and cancelations, and a bunch of games are shutting down this year.Here are the timestamps for this episode:00:00 Intro00:12 Xbox Series Consoles Price Hike In Japan04:00 Sony Testing Discord Chat On PS506:15 Delays And Cancelations13:15 Resident Evil 4 Remake Changes15:45 PS Plus Collection On PS5 Going Away In May 202318:58 Turtle Rock Moving On From Back 4 Blood20:28 CrossfireX Shutting Down22:25 Games As A Service Discussion42:28 PS Plus Games For February43:40 What We’re Playing1:17:20 Short Segment On TLoU Episode 3
75 minutes | Jan 30, 2023
HBO Renews The Last Of Us, Xbox Developer_Direct, And My Initial Thoughts On Forspoken
We've got the Xbox Developer_Direct, some drama with The Day Before, Naughty Dog moving on from Uncharted, HBO renewing The Last of Us for a second season, and more. I also get into my initial impressions from my time with Forspoken. Here are the timestamps for this episode:00:00 Intro00:29 The Dark Pictures: Switchback VR Delayed00:55 Halo And 34302:40 GoldenEye 007 On Switch And Xbox04:35 Xbox Confirms LA Showcase 05:57 Xbox Developer_Direct11:35 The Day Before Developer Drama15:55 Microsoft Subpoenas Sony To Reveal Game Lineup17:52 Naughty Dog Has Moved On From Uncharted19:28 HBO Renews The Last Of Us For Season 230:52 What We’re Playing- 35:40 My Initial Thoughts On Forspoken59:13 The Last Of Us Episode 2 Discussion
88 minutes | Jan 23, 2023
HBO's TLoU Episode 1 Recap, Marvel's Avengers Delisting, And PSVR2's Launch Window Lineup
The full crew is back as we recap the news from the past week, including a screenshot leak showing Suicide Squad being a potential games as a service game. We've also got the announcement that Marvel's Avengers will be delisted, a funny DLC crossover, Sony lists even more PSVR2 launch window games, and we recap the first episode of the HBO TLoU adaptation.Here are the timestamps for this episode:00:00 Intro00:15 Podcast Stats For 202203:24 Suicide Squad Might Be A Games As A Service Game04:16 Marvel’s Avengers To Be Delisted08:19 Bruce Straley Comments On Lack Of Credit For TLoU11:19 Tomb Raider DLC For PowerWash Simulator12:33 Sony Lists 30+ Games For PSVR2 Launch Window19:23 The Callisto Protocol Gets NG+21:14 What We’ve Been Playing1:01:44 HBO’s The Last Of Us Episode 1 Discussion
54 minutes | Jan 16, 2023
Marvel's Midnight Suns, Far Cry 6 Lost Between Worlds, And The Past Month Of News
We've been out for a month due to the holidays and scheduling but we're back recapping the news we missed as well as what we've been playing over the break. 00:00 Intro01:44 Quickly Recapping The Past Month Of News15:40 What We’ve Been Playing
106 minutes | Dec 13, 2022
The Game Awards Recap (And Yes It's Still Too Dang Long)
It's all about The Game Awards this episode as we recap the winners and all of the big trailers from the show.Here are the timestamps for this episode:00:00 Intro00:28 Quick News Highlights02:12 Winners At The Game Awards17:20 All Of The Big Trailers01:00:00 What We’ve Been Playing01:40:35 Electrical Burning?
86 minutes | Dec 5, 2022
New Games, Free DLC, And My Thoughts On The Callisto Protocol
We've got free Assassin's Creed DLC, Nintendo taking Pokemon tech issues seriously, new game announcements, and more.Here are the timestamps for this episode:00:00 Intro01:10 News Bits - 01:10 Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Free DLC - 04:08 Nintendo Promises To Take Pokemon Tech Issues Seriously - 08:21 Miyazaki Doesn’t Know Why Elden Ring Did So Well - 10:57 Primitive - 12:35 Neon White Coming To PlayStation - 13:10 Amnesia: The Bunker Announced - 16:33 New HBO TLoU Trailer - 19:00 Mike Flanagan Tangent - 21:50 Best Buy Deal25:00 What We’ve Been Playing01:15:50 Hurting My Calf Muscle
40 minutes | Nov 28, 2022
Dancing Around God Of War Spoilers
It's a short episode due to the holiday and the lack of any major news, we also can't get too much into God of War spoilers since Xya hasn't made too much progression since the last episode. We do talk about it and only spoil up through the 'Unleashing Hel' quest and I dance around some side content. Here are the timestamps for this episode:00:00 Intro00:23 Quick News Bits05:20 What We’re Playing
83 minutes | Nov 22, 2022
Game Award Nominations And God Of War Ragnarok Part II
We spend a lot of time going over the Game Award nominations this episode, and in the backend Xya and I talk more about God of War up through the quest after 'Forging Destiny' so just beware of spoilers. Here are the timestamps for this episode:00:00 Intro00:58 News Highlights - 00:58 The Witcher 3 Next-Gen Release Date - 02:39 Discord Voice Chat On Xbox - 04:15 Dead Island 2 Delayed Again - 05:36 Warzone 2.0 Glitch06:10 The Game Award Nominations42:35 What We’re Playing50:00 God Of War Ragnarok Spoiler Talk Through The Main Quest after ‘Forging Destiny’
67 minutes | Nov 14, 2022
God Of War Ragnarok Impressions (Spoilers Through "The Reckoning")
00:00 Intro01:12 News Highlights - 01:12 Gears Of War Movie And Show Announced   - 03:13 Final Fantasy XVI A Six Month Timed Exclusive? - 04:32 Horizon MMO Rumors - 06:37 Call Of Duty Warzone To Go Offline For 12 Days - 12:48 Control 2 Announced - 13:42 Krafton Acquires Neon Giant  - 14:34 God Of War Dev Didn’t Think The Game Was Good Three Months Out20:00 What We’re Playing21:20 God Of War Spoiler Talk Through The End Of “The Reckoning” Main Quest And The Cutscene After
86 minutes | Nov 7, 2022
PSVR2 Details, Release Dates, And Video Game Maneuvers In NASCAR
We've got some release date news, a TLoU tabletop game kickstarter, a NASCAR driver pulling off a crazy video game maneuver, and a price and release date for PSVR2.Here are the timestamps for this episode:00:00 Intro00:23 News Highlights - 00:23 Kojima Has Rejected Many Acquisition Offers   - 02:32 Marvel And EA Have Signed Three Game Deal - 04:08 Multiple Release Dates - 06:50 New PS5 Shipment Number - 08:12 The Callisto Protocol Prequel Podcast - 20:55 Original Albert Wesker Voice Actor Didn’t Know Character’s Popularity - 22:24 NASCAR Driver Pulls Off Video Game Maneuver  - 24:23 TLoU Tabletop Game Gets Kickstarter - 24:54 PSVR2 Release Date And Price36:40 What We’re Playing: - Harvestella (Xya) - Dying Light (Isli) - Divinity Original Sin 2 (Jcm)
65 minutes | Nov 1, 2022
How Isli Cost Me $36 Plus A Scattershot Of News
It's a scattershot of news with some release dates, new studios, remakes, next-gen upgrades, and a story about how Isli cost me $36.Here are the timestamps for this episode:00:00 Intro00:27 News Highlights - 00:27 New Release Dates - 01:12 Fallout 4 To Get Xbox Series / PS5 Update - 02:45 Sony’s New Studio - 03:49 Canis Majoris Is A Witcher 1 Remake - 06:30 PS Plus And Games With Gold For November - 07:14 Callisto Protocol Cancelled In Japan - 09:12 PlayStation London Studio’s New Game Details - 10:42 Game Pass Will Get An Increase At Some Point  - 11:10 Diablo III’s Auction House Debacle19:06 What We’re Playing- 25:10 How Isli Cost Me $3631:06 Back To What We’re Playing49:09 Big Game Sales51:43 Ranting About Kid’s Snacks58:35 Ranting About ‘Creamy’ Cheese1:01:44 How 3g Of Fiber Has A Big Taste Impact
49 minutes | Oct 24, 2022
Silent Hill And Resident Evil Showcases
We recap the Silent Hill and Resident Evil showcases this episode and I go over my experience modding Fallout 4.Here are the timestamps:00:00 Intro00:15 News Highlights - 00:15 DualSense Edge Controller  - 07:00 Silent Hill Showcase - 11:58 Resident Evil Showcase - 19:35 God Of War Ragnarok Impressions Are Out24:00 What We’re Playing41:47 New Apex Character
46 minutes | Oct 17, 2022
Miles Morales Coming To PC, Another Delay, The First Soldier Falls, And Gotham Knights' 30 FPS
We've got an Edgerunner fan mod for Cyberpunk, Miles Morales is coming to PC, another game gets delayed to 2023, and another BR falls.Here are the timestamps for this episode:00:00 Intro00:15 News Highlights - 00:15 Final Fantasy 7 The First Soldier Shutting Down - 04:48 Witchfire Delayed - 06:23 CDPR Allows Stadia Save Transfers - 06:43 Cyberpunk 2077 Modded With Cyberpsychosis - 08:31 Spider-Man: Miles Morales Coming To PC - 09:22 Gotham Knights Will Run At 30 FPS On Console16:16 What We’ve Been Playing31:40 Silly Ads In Fallout Shelter37:12 Headset Issues38:00 Confused Jumping Back Into Fallout 7638:47 Looking At Fallout 4 PC Mods42:13 Wishing I Had More Time For Multiplayer With Friends
61 minutes | Oct 10, 2022
CDPR Tells All About Every Game They'll Be Working On And Then Some
We've got bits of news here and there but the biggest story from this past week was CDPR laying out their 10 year + plan for video games. Here are the timestamps for this episode:00:00 Intro00:12 News Highlights - 00:12 Hermen Hulst On PlayStation Games Going To PC - 04:40 The Medium To Become A TV Show - 05:38 No Man’s Sky 4.0 Update - 07:12 FFXIV Accounts Targeted By Hackers - 12:50 CDPR Announces A Ton Of Future Projects - 27:25 FFXIV FanFest Dates Announced30:58 What We’re Playing52:00 Games That Reward Stealth But Not Guns Blazing56:30 Trying A New Rice Brand
60 minutes | Oct 3, 2022
Stadia Is Shutting Down, Skull And Bones Delayed Again, Epic's 2FA, And Issues With Summoner
The big news from last week was Stadia announcing they're shutting down. Outside of that we've also got the fifth delay for Skull and Bones, some interesting Kojima rumors, my issues with Epic Game Store's 2FA and not being able to play Summoner on Steam.Here are the timestamps for this episode:00:00 Intro00:23 News Highlights - 00:23 Stadia Is Shutting Down - 12:22 Cyberpunk Quest Director Happy People Are Enjoying The Game - 15:35 Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Journey To The North  - 18:54 Skull And Bones Delayed For The Fifth Time - 20:24 Sackboy: A Big Adventure Coming To PC - 21:53 Kojima/Stadia Rumor - 27:22 Karen Fukuhara Is In Callisto Protocol28:50 What We’ve Been Playing - 41:20 Epic Game Store 2FA Annoyance - 43:30 Issues Trying To Play Summoner - 45:41 What Happened To Marking Replicators In Apex?51:20 Diet Versus Zero Soda 
53 minutes | Sep 26, 2022
Diablo IV Beta, EA Iron Man, Tiny Tina's Wonderlands, And My Air Fryer Issue
It's a very light news week and we haven't been playing much, but we make it work!Here are the timestamps for this episode:00:00 Intro00:51 News Highlights - 00:51 Diablo IV Beta Date - 01:18 EA Motive Iron Man Game - 08:45 Gearbox Pleased With Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands18:20 What We’ve Been Playing44:45 Issue With An Air Fryer Accessory
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