THiRD SHiFT

Not a Lie, Not a Truth | Phasmophobia / Alan Wake, Discord / Game Pass, Crimson Desert, Stellar Blade 2, Dead Space

This week Eric goes under the sea, Matt drops the beat, and we're full of little news pieces, from Phasmophobia to Discord to Crimson Desert to Stellar Blade 2 to EA!

Releases: Subnautica 2 & Dead as Disco

Cat Ears | Summer Games Fest, Stranger Than Heaven, StarFox

This week Matt puts you in check, Eric's in the mix, and we get a look at Summer Games Fest, Stranger Than Heaven, and...StarFox?!

Releases: Gambonanza & Mixtape

It Ain't Hard | Gamepass, "Microsoft Gaming", Dead Space, Nintendo, Spiders, Akira Yamaoka

This week we both dodge bullets, Xbox makes lots of changes, Eric gets clickbaited, gamers want their money back, Spiders says goodbye [grammatically correct], and a master takes his talents to a new franchise!

This is also EPISODE 500 of THiRD SHiFT! Thanks to everyone who's been with us on this wild ride!

Releases: SAROS & Sektori

A Simple Question | Mailbag!

With Eric drowning in his basement and Matt busy almost every single night, THiRD SHiFT needs its bacon saved!

Wait, who's that at the door?!

Sonic | Amazon Luna, Meta Quest 3, Wild Arms 4, Xbox, Game Pass, Triple-i Initiative 2026

This week Eric acts pragmatic, Matt gets replaced, Luna is shutting down, Meta is raising prices, Wild Arms 4 comes to PS5, we wonder about Armed Fantasia and Penny Blood, Xbox might shake things up with exclusivity and Game Pass, and Matt catches up on the Triple-i Initiative!

(Also there's a flood!)

Releases: PRAGMATA & REPLACED

Trillions of Dollars | Yoshihisa Kishimoto, State of Play, The Playerbase, Koshmar: The Last Reverie, Quantic Dream, Cyberpunk 2077

This week Matt gets musical, Eric gets weird, a video game legend passes away, yet another unknown leaker makes a prediction, Sony wants to scan you in, a new game gets announced, Quantic Dream may be in trouble, and Cyberpunk gets a PS5 Pro overhaul!

Releases: People of Note & The Occultist

Favorable Jesus | Eidos Montreal, Cinemersive Labs, PlayStation prices, next gen speculation

This week Eric gets grimey, Matt goes aquatic, Eidos Montreal has hard times, Cinemersive Labs joins the fold, Sony hikes their prices, and a man(?) I've never heard of in my entire life send us speculating on the next console generation!

Releases: GRIME II & Darwin's Paradox!

Ugly Dudes [v2] | PlayStation price hike, AAA game costs, Epic Games, Xbox Partner Preview

This week Matt gets greedy, Eric lets out a scream, PlayStation may be raising prices, AAA gaming is out of control, Epic Games says six billion isn't enough, and Xbox shows off the goods!

Releases: GreedFall 2: The Dying World & Screamer

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