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Come hunt with the wolf pack as we sniff out rumors, chew on some Battleborn Day 4 memories, we mark our territory with the Infinity Gauntlet in Fortnite, we try to survive the Compulsion Games weekly journal, and feast on sausages in Gearbox Publishing's latest blog.

Gearbox Software is unlocking everything in Battleborn for its 2nd Anniversary, so have a fantastic Battleborn Day 4 Weekend and don't forget to tell us about your adventures so we can share them on the show!  Fortnite Season 4 brings in sprays and hop rocks, We Happy Few preps for upcoming cons and reminisces about cons of the past, and Nerdvana Live is still MIA.

Welcome, everybody, to the General Gaming Funtime Emporium! We've got crazy deals, crazy stories, and more for you.

This week's topics:

• Top 5 Releases:
  • Frost Punk
  • Nintendo Labo (IG2G Episode #21)
  • BattleTech
  • Agatha Knife
  • Solo
• Jotun: Valhalla Edition
• Free/Cheap Games for May (PSN, Xbox Live, Twitch Prime, Humble Bundle)
• The Swords of Ditto
• Weird Gaming That Could Only Happen In This Day and Age
  • Grand Theft Auto IV gets its first patch in six years
  • Last One Standing - Battle Royale Board Game
  • MonteCrypto
• Are Battle Royale games just a fad?

Fallen out of gaming? Just don't have the time? This is the podcast for you! Every other week, we'll be bringing you information and discussions on five topics from the world of gaming, so you can stay up-to-date and hold real conversations with your video-game-loving friends!

Battleborn Day 4 is almost here and we have some details for you, Fortnite's patch gets sticky and allows you to roll without randos, Kotaku postulates about Fornite becoming overstuffed, We Happy Few shakes out a couple bugs, and Nerdvana Live's soul is in peril...

Eric has the plague, so put on your plague masks and get ready to get patched up for Fortnite, find your quest-givers in We Happy Few, Gearbox Publishing appears in Game Informer, and find out who's in this week's Battleborn free rotation!

Today we're gonna be talking about gods and their children, we're gonna be talking about eastern worlds with all sorts of fantastic adventures, we're gonna be talking about guys throwing bombs, and all sorts of other weird, random stuff.  So you know what?  If any of that sounds fun, stay tuned because we've got some goodsies for you!

This week's topics:

• Top 5 Releases:
  • Extinction
  • The Bunker
  • Owlboy
  • Masters Of Anima
  • Yakuza 6
• Bombslinger
• Matt's Indie Showcase
  • Owlboy
  • Marie's Room
• God of War (2018)
• Yakuza 6
• Ubisoft

Fallen out of gaming? Just don't have the time? This is the podcast for you! Every other week, we'll be bringing you information and discussions on five topics from the world of gaming, so you can stay up-to-date and hold real conversations with your video-game-loving friends!

Fortnite introduces Port-A-Forts, Battle Royale returns, Cyberpunk Heroes, and Neon Weapons; We Happy Few shows you the evolution of their inventory system from the 1990s to today; Nerdvana is still mysteriously MIA; and the Battleborn Free Rotation.

*DON'T DO DRUGS!

Time to get your boogie on with Fortnite, get enveloped in the awesome environmental storytelling of We Happy Few, get glittery things on Battleborn Day 4, and get some more game teases from the Gearbox Publishing blog.