THiRD SHiFT

This week Matt paints the town red, no tv and no beer make Eric something something, we discuss Call of Duty's future on Game Pass, the latest Elden Ring DLC trailer, and this year's Inside Gaming poll results!

Releases: Rakugaki & Senua's Saga: Hellblade II

Fandom's Inside Gaming executive summary:

https://about.fandom.com/news/inside-gaming-2024-executive-study

This week Eric takes a dive, Matt [SPOILER REDACTED], Square Enix has good and very bad news, and we celebrate Episode 400!

Releases: Read Only Memories: NEURODIVER & Braid, Anniversary Edition

Intro music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oJ8DKK4Lu0

This week Matt's like a fetus, Eric starts to rise, there's a deluge of free games, we discuss the latest (bad) news from Microsoft, and the doorbell rings!

Releases: Heading Out & V Rising

Bonus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=em_WYo4sVg8

This week Eric feels blue, Matt's a real joker, Blizzard breaks the news, and we discuss the good stuff from the ID@Xbox Showcase!

Releases: Endless Ocean Luminous & Balatro

This week Matt tells a tale, Eric is stellar, and we gush over the Metaphor: ReFantazio Showcase!

Releases: Tales of Kenzera: ZAU & Stellar Blade

(Lemonade Apocalypse actually looks pretty cool.)

This week Eric gets wet, Matt picks right, and we catch up on two indie showcases - The Triple-i Initiative, and Nintendo's Indie World!

Releases: Final Fantasy XVI: The Rising Tide & Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes

This week Matt gets beat, Eric starts to wither, and we discuss the Stellar Blade demo, a bit of follow-up with Embracer, and Eric's new subscription!

Releases: Beat Slayer & Withering Rooms

This week Eric collects himself, Matt gets back to the grind, and we discuss PAX East (and a few standout games), the latest from Kotaku, the upcoming Stellar Blade demo, and the breaking news from Gearbox!

[Editor's note: There are lots of reports that Gearbox Publishing as a whole was not included in the sale and may be gone - at the time of recording, I'd only seen that "Gearbox Publishing San Francisco was not included and might be renamed before closing their doors".]

Releases: Grandia HD Collection & Pepper Grinder