Ubisoft is calling this the future of gaming, we are less convinced.

What We're Playing

Cliff: Baldur's Gate

Colby: Final Fantasy 6, Tales of Arise

Dylan: Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor

News

The FUTURE of Video Games

New Parental Controls for Steam

Finishing Every Mario Maker Level

The PS5 Pro is Coming

Game Pass for Minecraft

Billionaires Calling Each Other Names

Questions

Primefan13: Thoughts on the Doom games?

Cheap/Free Games

Epic Games

• Call of the Wild: The Angler

• Atom Eve

Xbox Game Pass

• Lightyear Frontier (Game Preview) (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) 

• MLB The Show 24 (Cloud and Console) 

• The Quarry (Cloud and Console) – March 20 

• Evil West (Cloud, Console, and PC) – March 21 

• Terra Invicta (Game Preview) (PC) – March 26 

• Diablo IV (Console and PC) – March 28 

• Hot Wheels Unleashed 2 – Turbocharged (Cloud, Console, and PC) – March 28 

• Open Roads (Cloud, Console, and PC) – March 28 

• Ark: Survival Ascended (Cloud, PC, Xbox Series X|S) – April 1 

• F1 23 (Cloud) EA Play – April 2 

• Superhot: Mind Control Delete (Cloud, Console, and PC) – April 2  
  

PlayStation Plus

• Destiny 2: The Witch Queen

• Sifu

• Hello Neighbor 2

• EA Sports F1 23
  

Humble Bundle

We talk about all of the Xbox news from the last week and how it might impact the Xbox's future.

What We're Playing

• Cliff: Baldur’s Gate 3
• Colby: Persona 3, Monster Sanctuary

News

• The Future is Xbox! I Mean, the Future Has to Be Something I Guess?
• There Are a Lot of Game Pass Subs
• We Are About to See a Bunch of New-ish Systems
• Finally, a Reason to Buy a PlayStation Portal
• Fallout is Getting a Very Cool Special Edition

Questions

• Mansocks: What is the best video game movie or TV show adaption (and you can't say TLOU)?
• Princess_Megan: Why does Microsoft hate cross play? This popped up again during a conversation I was having with the IT Manager. We both play ESO occasionally, but on different platforms so we can't play together. It seems like an easy thing to set up now that Microsoft basically owns all of the game publishing companies

Cheap/Free Games

Epic Games

• Super Meat Boy Forever!

Xbox Game Pass

• Return to Grace (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Tales of Arise (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Bluey: The Videogame (Cloud, Console, and PC) – February 22
• Maneater (Cloud, Console, and PC) – February 27
• Madden NFL 24 (Cloud) EA Play – February 27
• Indivisible (Cloud, Console, and PC) – February 28
• Space Engineers (Cloud, Console, and PC) – February 29
• Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun (Cloud, Console, and PC) – March 5
• Diablo IV - March 28

PlayStation Plus

• Need for Speed Unbound | PS5
• The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition | PS5
• Tales of Arise | PS4 + PS5
• Assassin's Creed Valhalla | PS4 + PS5
• LEGO Worlds | PS4
• LEGO Jurassic World | PS4
• Roguebook | PS4 + PS5
• Rogue Lords | PS4
• Tales of Zestiria | PS4

PlayStation Plus Classic

• Resistance: Retribution | PS4 + PS5
• Jet Rider 2 (originally released as Jet Moto 2 in the US) | PS4 + PS5
• Tales of Symphonia | PS4 + PS5
• Tales of Vesperia | PS4 + PS5

Humble Bundle

A new study from GLAAD confirms that we need more games with LGBTQ characters and storylines and anyone who says otherwise doesn't really game that much anyway.

What We're Playing

• Cliff: Baldurs Gate 3
• Colby: Elden Ring, Persona 3

News

LGBTQ Inclusion in Video Games

Everything Isn’t Great with the Dead Cells Team

Some Xbox Games Might Not Be Just Xbox Games for Long

Physical Games Aren’t as Expensive As I Thought

Subnautica 2 is Getting 4 Player Coop

Questions

• *monotone screaming*: I don’t have anything video game related, but what is your ideal bagel sandwich combination
• Rich Deacon:

VR gaming feels like its flat and has lost momentum (Correct me if I am wrong). Do you feel it's going to claim a large stake of gaming in the future?

Would you rather be unable to eat chocolate for the rest of your life or be unable to eat cheese for the rest of your life?

Cheap/Free Games

Epic Games

Dakar Desert Rally is the biggest off-road rally racing adventure ever developed. Experience the speed and excitement of the largest rally race on the planet, featuring a wide variety of licensed vehicles from motorcycles, cars, trucks, quads and SSVs.

Xbox Game Pass

• Resident Evil 3 (Cloud, Console, and PC) – February 13
• Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (Cloud, Console, and PC) – February 14
• A Little To The Left (Cloud, Console, and PC) – February 15
• PlateUp! – Feb 15th
• Return to Grace (Cloud, Console, and PC) – February 20

Humble Bundle

What We're Playing

• Cliff: Baldur’s Gate
• Colby: Elden Ring, Persona 3
• Dylan: Fortnite, Marvel Snap, Monster Train

News

• Go Pirate Spec Ops: The Line
• Disney Buys $1.5 Billion Worth of Epic
• Taylor Swifts Boyfriend Wants Bring Back Backyard Sport
• You Know I Can’t Resist a New Controller
• New Rock Band Guitars, Let’s Go!
• Jedi Survivor Wins a Grammy

Questions

• Joe Coleslaw: Accessibility minded keybinds and settings.... some games, (Palworld) make you long press a button, or mash a button, when not everyone can use that repeated motion without pain or complications. The most noteworthy news stories from YEARS ago, was the uncharted collection adding the "reduced hold/press to mash" setting and becoming heroes overnight. Why isn't this a standard yet? Better question: what settings in games SHOULD BE standard.
• Rich: So since Phil Spencer Says We’ll Hear From Him And The Xbox Team Next Week On Their “Vision For The Future Of Xbox” - what would you deem as your future vision for the xbox? Since humanity seems hell bent on killing itself, what do you think will get us in the end. Global warming, lack of fresh water, AI, or people wearing Apple Vision as they drive?
• primefan13: Thoughts on Underdog VR?
• QuackMike: Have you played Gravity Circuit and did you like it?

Cheap/Free Games

Epic Games

• Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!
• Lost Castle

Xbox Game Pass

• Persona 3 Reload (Friday, February 2)
• Anuchard (Tuesday, February 6)
• Train Sim World 4 (Cloud, Console, and PC) – February 7
• Madden NFL 24 (Console and PC) – February 8
• Resident Evil 3 (Cloud, Console, and PC) – February 13
• Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (Cloud, Console, and PC) – February 14
• A Little To The Left (Cloud, Console, and PC) – February 15
• PlateUp! – Feb 15th
• Return to Grace (Cloud, Console, and PC) – February 20

PlayStation Plus

• Foamstars
• Steelrising
• Rollerdrome

Humble Bundle

The folks that are making Dragons Dogma 2 think they know better than I do how I want to use fast travel. They are wrong.

What We're Playing

• Cliff: Baldur's Gate
• Colby: Elden Ring, Palworld

News

• Are You a Fan of Fast Travel?
• PalWord is Selling Like Hotcakes But Has Some Issues
• The Digital Only Future Has Begun
• Time to Get The Last Rock Band 4 DLC
• RTX Remix Will Update Your Old Games

Questions

Joe Coleslaw: Wakes up from 8 week Coma

Oh, hey guys! Great show last week! Did you know Sea of Thieves introduced a Safer Seas option, which would inevitably turn a PVP(ve) world into a Private, PVE world for only you, and up to 3 of your friends?

[ begins to discuss the possibilities of bringing in old players who are sick of "sinking" hours and hours into a session only to come across 1 group of A**holes and ruin your experience]

[Goes on to discuss the potential for gamer parents to introduce their families to this world without fear of toxic coms, or a sense of accomplishment in succeeding in a world event, or that voyage that sends you all around the world in 4 hours tops.]

[CONTINUES to ramble on about how the Safer Seas mode brings more FIGHT from the folks WILLING/ABLE to Risk everything for the sake of rewards, GOLD, & GLORY in the 'regular' HIGH SEAS, adventure mode.]

By the way, since writing that question in the first week of December... we have a new season that just started on Tuesday. Including some changes to the quest system, and direct diving to start your adventure, lastly, the level of reputation is increased from a 75 cap, to level 500. 100 prestige 5 times.

So my question is, what other game could you see this option implemented? What game could benefit from taking out the opposition, and just letting you live in the world?

Rich:

Name one gaming accessory that everyone should have

Name one office accessory that everyone should have

Princess_Megan:

In your opinion, what is the greatest gaming system of all time? It can be computer, arcade, or console as long as you can make a reasonable argument for it

Alan S (zeroskill):

The Steam Deck is almost 2! Do you still use yours just as frequently as you did the first year? What have you found to be your favorite game to play handheld?

Cheap/Free Games

Epic Games

• Infinifactory

Xbox Game Pass

• Go Mecha Ball (Cloud, Console, and PC) – January 25
• Brotato (Cloud, Console, and PC) – January 30
• Persona 3 Reload (Cloud, Console, and PC) – February 2
• Anuchard (Cloud, Console, and PC) – February 6
• PlateUp! - February 15
• Open Roads - February 22

PlayStation Plus

PlayStation Plus Games Catalog Additions for January 2024

• Tiny Tina's Wonderlands: Next-Level Edition | PS4 + PS5
• Resident Evil 2 | PS4 + PS5
• Hardspace: Shipbreaker | PS5
• LEGO City Undercover | PS4
• Just Cause 3 | PS4
• Session: Skate Sim | PS4 + PS5
• Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun | PS4
• Vampire: The Masquerade - Swansong | PS4 + PS5
• Surviving the Aftermath | PS4

PlayStation Plus Classics Games Catalog Additions for January 2024

• Rally Cross | PS4 + PS5
• Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace | PS4 + PS5
• Street Fighter: 30th Anniversary Collection | PS4
• Legend of Mana | PS4
• Secret of Mana | PS4

Prime Gaming

Yars: Recharged – Epic Games Store – January 25

Patreon

• Alan Schulte
• Joe Cole Jr.
• Anonymous
• Rich Deacon

Extra Life