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Two man pod this week as Justin and Andy catch up on some of the biggest happenings over the last few weeks. They discuss Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil as Andy heartily recommends both that and Dreamworks’ Forgotten Island in theaters. The guys have an in depth chat about Marvel’s Wolverine on PS5 while Justin gives his first impressions of Valve’s new VR hardware, the Steam Frame. Also: Destiny 2 lives? And is it time to start thinking about games as art separately from business?

Andy go in depth on sharing their 3 day Pokemon XP and Pokemon World Championships attendance experience. The guys also recap the September PlayStation State of Play show and share their picks for best of show!

Another beautiful day with a two man pod. Andy shares what it’s like to go to the Outside Lands music festival in SF as well as what it was like going to a pre release for the new Magic the Gathering The Hobbit crossover set. Justin talks the new Spider-Man movie and further adventures in parenting. The main topic for the week is cooperative gaming as the guys explore the different kinds of co-op game experiences and partners to play with. They go over recommendations as well as explore the ways you can broaden your diet of co-op game types.

We’re back! Two man pod as we catch up on some summer activities. Andy shares trip highlights from Wisconsin including eating cheese curds and the fun mascot shenanigans that happen while going to a Brewers game. Justin talks about being a dad for the second time while sharing his latest gaming experiences with Pokemon Go, Splatoon Raiders, and more. The guys have a spirited discussion on the recent big news from Sony announcing the end of physical media for PlayStation in 2028 - they talk about why this is happening and also discuss some ideas on how we all can move forward. Physical media options forever!

The guys catch up about summer sports and gaming, including the Destiny 2 final update, Forza Horizon 6, Marathon, and Mina the Hollower. They go over some of the Xbox Studios shutdowns and do a big overview of gaming's Not-E3 summer event reveals and keynotes from State of Play, Summer Gamesfest, Xbox, and more. Andy and Justin also give their picks for most anticipated games to play from these shows for the next year.