This week, we talk about the beta for PlayStation’s new exclusive 5v5 PVP shooter Concord. Then we give a rundown of the games we’re looking forward to in the second half of the year.

[News of the Week]

• Palword signs with Sony to expand IP

• Starfy trilogy releases on Nintendo Online

• Apex Legends controversy

[Games out this week]

• Concord beta

[Features]

• Second half of the year?

[What We’re Playing/Watching]

• Luigi’s Mansion 2

• Empire of Silence

• Concord

This week, we return to talk about some of the latest gaming news, including some recent previews for Sony’s new hero shooter Concord. We also talk about how we’ve both been reading the first book in the Sun Eater series, “Empire of Silence,” and we talk about how bad “Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire” is.

[News of the Week]

• Concord previews

• New Crazy Taxi Game

• Watch Dogs movie starts filming

• Switch 2 might be easier to buy

• SGDQ 2024 - runs to check out

• • Morrowind

  • Animal Well

  • System Shock Remake

  • Enter the Gungeon

  • Ken Griffey Jr. Presents MLB by Peanut Butter the Dog

• Baldur’s Gate 3 Deluxe Edition arrives

[What We’re Playing/Watching/Reading]

• Empire of Silence

• The Boy and the Heron

• Luigi’s Mansion 2

• Dragon’s Dogma 2

• Animal Crossing New Horizons

• Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire

Recorded on 6/23/24

Published on 6/24/24

Show Notes:

That’s a wrap on the summer game showcase season, so we do a brief post-mortem on it. We talk about the Dragon Age: The Veilguard gameplay reveal showcase and the Nintendo Direct, as well as a couple of game previews. Then we get into what we’ve been playing and watching lately, including Steam World Heist and Dragon’s Dogma 2!

[News of the Week]

• PlayStation Portal getting sign in support for public Wi-Fi

• Dragon Age: The Veilguard | Official Gameplay Reveal

• Nintendo direct

• Pipsqueak! Kickstarter Trailer

• Minecraft 1.21

• Plucky Squire previews

• The Alters demo

[What We’re Playing/Watching]

• After Party Season 2

• Steam World Heist

• Dragon’s Dogma 2