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Burnout-free video game coverage from podcast veterans. Join Garrett and Kyle every week as they get lost in games, pop culture, and everything they’re personally playing.
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Hosted by podcasting vet, Scott Johnson, Jon Jagger and Beau Schwartz. Weekly, on the frogpants network. Video games and the issues around them every week! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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HeroesForge is a podcast dedicated to the community of the hit Blizzard Entertainment MOBA: Heroes of the Storm. Each week join Jeff Reynolds and Kristen Ashton on a fun and lighthearted journey to “envision” new heroes from the Blizzard universe for use in Heroes of the Storm. Nothing is “out of bounds” in the amusing and educational podcast. Thank you for listening, see you all in the real world!
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Thanks for dropping by! Heroes of the Storm Weekly! Soon to be on iTunes. Look for our weekly show posted every Saturday.
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The usual fun CORE time, including a shadow drop of a remastered Oblivion that impresses with modern graphics and UI while preserving some nostalgic jank. Excitement and skepticism around Nintendo Switch 2 preorders and supply issues. Also Sunderfolk, a co-op RPG using mobile phones as controllers, and a new Star Wars tactical RPG in the style of X…
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CORE SPECIAL: Crashlands 2 and Seth Coster interview
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Seth Coster, co-founder of Butterscotch Shenanigans, discusses Crashlands 2 with host Scott Johnson. They reflect on the smoother launch compared to the original, design philosophy that removes common survival game frustrations, and the importance of story, humor, and progression. Seth shares insights on development challenges, lessons from past ga…
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We discussed Bungie’s reveal of the new extraction shooter Marathon, with mixed reactions—Scott liked the visuals, but none were excited by the genre really. We praised Baldur’s Gate 3’s final patch, talking new subclasses and full crossplay. Oblivion is rumored to be getting a remaster, as soon as next week, and sparking hope for a future Morrowin…
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The Roundtable assembles once more. All elustrious members have returned: Jesse Cox, Okaymage and Preachgaming. The cloud has lifted and celebrations ring out over the internet as MSQ returns. But who is the real bad of this expansion? Is it the new Calyx or is there a more sinister face in plain view? Will baby king say "I'm in"? Will the crew agr…
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We are a little worried that Nintendo might not respect their base as much as they hope they do. We hash it out. Also, new CORE YT coming! Canada and US get delayed Switch 2 pre-orders. Marathon will NOT need a PSN account on Xbox or PC. Triple-i Initiaitve seems VERY cool. Dear Martha! Ghosts of Tsushima, Pac-Man Championship, South of Midnight, S…
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Switch 2 is switching it up, with more expensive games? The line-up is unconvincing, but has some mysterious gems. Our WoW Hardcore adventure is underway with Jocat, Squidsena and Girl_DM. Lots of details on our dangerous adventures. FF14 got hard. We’ve said that before but the expansion keeps getting harder. All this and more.…
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The crew discusses the new Nintendo Switch 2, highlighting specs, price concerns, and games like Mario Kart World and Donkey Kong Bananza. We are playing Ghost of Tsushima and talk about it’s excellence compared to other games that aim to do similar things. Jon awaits a new PC, while Beau keeps the Final Fantasy VII and Valheim fires burning. Liste…
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Heroes of the Storm on Game Pass? No way! We hit upcoming games like Croc remake and The Last of Us Part II PC, and Dream Haven’s Wild Gates. Assassin’s Creed Shadows impresses with stealth but suffers Ubisoft bloat, while Ghost of Tsushima wins on combat/story. Indie gems like Spilled and A Game About Digging a Hole got beat by us. Final Fantasy V…
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Mrhappy joins us for a look at the 7.2 FFXIV Patch and a history lesson!SupportOurBromance.com or we’ll make you job simpler!By Garrett Weinzierl & Kyle Fergusson
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Let's talk about a Dole Whip. Not really. Assassin’s Creed Shadows gets positive reviews despite pre-release backlash. Marvel scrapped plans for a shared gaming universe. Hasbro ponders Baldur’s Gate’s future without Larian. Wizards of the Coast cancels Project Sigil, a failed virtual tabletop. Steam surpasses consoles, but new games struggle. 8Bit…
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Jesse Cox returns to the show and we have a big deep dive on the upcoming 7.2 patch named “Seekers of Eternity”. An intense three months of content are lined up ahead of us, including the Occult Crescent field operation, which Jesse is keen to explore the lore gravatas of. Naturally eyes turn to the MSQ on the horizon, with cooks a’ plenty on a mom…
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Let’s talk about BlizzCon 2026, Star Fox successor Wild Blue, Death Stranding 2’s Solid Snake nod, and Xbox handheld rumors. MS says it’s time to explore AI in gaming, more time with Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, and recent plays: Planet of Lana, Two Point Museum, and WoW: Undermine. A listener asks about arcade cabinets! Some chatter about Canadian g…
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Wilds and Wyoming! Garrett and Kyle return from giving a lecture at the University of Wyoming and tell stories of their journey. Garrett got touched by snow, Kyle praises Steamdeck. Wilds Chapter 3 spoiler warning! We have a passionate chat about the story so far in Wilds and it’s hits and misses. T-rex doesn’t want to be fed, he wants to hunt. Yos…
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Lets discuss video game tariffs, the decline of physical media, and GameStop’s potential Bitcoin investment. We highlight Sega’s success in 2024, the Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4 remaster, and play a "Guess the Game" segment featuring Dragon Age: Origins. Scott reviews ZEPHON and Two Point Museum, and a listener claims Age of Wonders 4 is better than…
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That game got delayed AGAIN, and we are starting to wonder if we will ever play a new Fable game ever again. Also the big games of March 2025, Warner Bros shuts down a load of dev teams, and no one likes it, and that means no Wonder Woman. Assassin's Creed Shadows had a leaky thing happen. Tony Hawk 3+4 are happening! Dear Martha Game Show! All the…
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Long time requested guest Rurikhan joins the episode for a massive Monster Hunter breakdown. New players Garrett and Kyle get a glimpse at the development history and evolution of the franchise as we approach the much anticipated Monster Hunter Wilds release. Pack with tips, tricks and stories for Hunters of every level (in particular for the World…
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Marvel Rivals is very successful! So why the layoffs? Let's talk about it. Plus, MS has a new AI that will make games for you. Epic sold a decent number of games in 2024. Will Magic finally get Jon? There will be a Monster Train 2 and we are excited. Dear Martha! All the games we played! Your feedback and more! GAMES PLAYED SHARED PLAY THIS WEEK Av…
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Like the monsters hunt, this episode is sneaking up on ya. Garrett and Kyle spend the week diving DEEP into Monster Hunter World, even exploring the beta for Monster Hunter Wilds last night. In short, smitten. After a rough run in with the game 2 years ago, the GG boys forsook the hunt, but have fallen in love with this meety RPG. During a quite ti…
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CORE 457: Again With The Loot Boxes
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Does it take three weeks to dig a hole? In indie video games it does. Let's talk about the radical overhaul coming to Overwatch 2. Plus, Avowed is out TODAY! Playstation's latest State of Play breakdown. Speaking of which, PSN was down while the Super Bowl raged on. Valve banned mobile-style ads in Steam. (good!) Dear Martha! The games we played, a…
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Victorious and offline. Garrett and Kyle have completed their savage journey for the moment with the downing of Wicked Thunder last night in FFXIV. Their month long journey comes to a close just in time to catch a wave of Monster Hunter Wilds beta play next week. Weapons shall be selected, monsters shall be hit with them. WoW flexes an upcoming hou…
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Wayne June (Darkest Dungeon) passes away. FFVII Rebirth sells well on Steam. WoW details player houses, jabs FFXIV. Xbox supports Switch 2. EA struggles; Bioware restructures, layoffs hit Mass Effect team. FFVII Rebirth, McPixel 3, Eternal Strands, Turbo Overkill, Civ VII, No Man's Sky, V Rising, Overwatch and lots more in what we played! Hosted on…
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We look ahead to the big games of February like Civilization VII, Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, Avowed, Monster Hunter Wilds, and more. We tackle your hard hitting questions on a slow news week. Plus more of what we've been playing with games like Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, UFO 50, No Man's Sky had another update, V Rising, Learning Facto…
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Games approach! Xbox Developer Direct, Switch 2, and games-that-feel-safe-from GTA. Garrett and Kyle also enter the news cycle of FF14 and find it full of assumptions. The odd thing is that all these assumptions are true, but it does make for some odd coverage. We do have some facts though. 7.2 live letter approaches and the next big wave of conten…
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Microsoft held an Xbox stream, and showed off upcoming titles Ninja Gaiden 4, South of Midnight, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and DOOM: The Dark Ages. Oh, and dropped Ninja Gaiden 2 BLACK out of nowhere. Plus other news like EA cutting expectations WAY back, Endless Legend II got announced. Gamepass getting Heroes next month? A'nd a load of other s…
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CORE Special: CORE XBOX Co-Stream Event Coverage 1-23-2025
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Scott and Beau are here for the Microsoft Xbox stream, showcasing 4 BIG upcoming titles for Gamepass, PC, and beyond. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Did we get a Switch 2 announcement? Maybe. Plus Suicide Squad is donzo. PGA Tour 2025 lets you play as Shooter McGavin. Someone made it so you can play DOOM from INSIDE a PDF file. We got a game finally coming from Bonfire. Dear Martha! The games we played and a load of your texts and emails. Also, who is Worm Person Jim? GAMES PLAYED SHARED Dungeo…
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The Jason Schreier Interview: Games, Blizzard, and The Industry
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If you pay attention to the games industry, then you know our guest’s work quite well. Jason was very nice to sit down with Scott for a one-on-one discussion ranging from his career in games journalism, to what made Blizzard what they were and what they would become. And lots more. Give it a listen! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i…
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New year, who dis? Let's look at the games of January. Plus why there is no Doom and Halo combo in Secret Level. What Nvidia announced at CES this week. Steam OS coming to WAY more stuff than you thought. Ubisoft delays AC Shadows AGAIN. Say goodbye to that new Transformers game. More Yakuza pirate talk? Deart Martha on HARD MODE! Your emails texts…
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Garrett never left, Kyle returns! Garrett has been holding down the fort with the JRPG darling, Metaphor ReFantazio, but had his struggles. Kyle reports on his domestic adventure culminating in a Steam Deck review of Rogue Trader. Apparently while we were “gone” the FF14 doomsaying department was in full blast, but numbers can be deceiving. Support…
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It’s our big end of 2024 BLOWOUT! All the best games we played, and our picks for loads of category winners, including best game of the year! Tune in! It’s a beast! Here’s the full list of all our categories and winners! http://frogpants.com/corepicks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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The end of 2024 approaches, and with it our desire to look back! Well, a little anway. Think of this week as prep for our Best of Year episode coming in January! Anyway, lots of stuff troday including our Reply on Steam stuff, what games people played the most on various platforms, Steam in particular, Dead Space 4 was dead on arrival, Skibidi Toil…
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CORE 449: The Right Path...of Exile
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We start with some 2x speed issues with how people listen to podcasts, and then dive right into this week's STUFF! Game Award afterthoughts, new Secret Level episodes dropped, Diablo 1 and 2 devs getting back into the ARPG world again, Gwent coming back in Witcher 4, Dear Martha, our week in games played, a call with a great game recc, and loads mo…
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The Grindys, The Golden Gears, Best of 2024. This is the final official podcast record for the year 2024, and we have our own LEGALLY DISTINCT accolades to hand out. A wild and packed year of video games. Who better to dish out the accolades then two dudes who play too much MMO.By Garrett Weinzierl & Kyle Fergusson
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Audio Version of the Game Awards 2024
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Scott, Beau and Jon doing live commentary over the game awards, like we do every year! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Secret Level stuff hit, and we are pretty excited about it. Game Awards are today! CyberPunk dropped another surprize patch! Blizzard kicks Warcraft off GoG. Dear Martha, the games we played, and your texts! (send more to 801-471-0462) GAMES PLAYED SHARED Path of Exile 2 Marvel Rivals SCOTT Metaphor: ReFantazio Mechwarrior 5: Clans Psychonaught…
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The MSQ Roundtable has assembled once more. Preach, Okaymage, and Jesse Cox have all returned to discuss the major story content that was released in the semi-recent “Crossroads” 7.1. The Story following Baby King and everyone's new favorite Jafar Ja lizard. The entire roundtable is now living the current life. Divining what will be released in wha…
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CORE 447: XDefiant Not Gonna Give it To Ya
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Switch 2 leaks give us a bit more than we knew about, and opens some additional questions as well. BG3 going out with a bang! XDefiant is now Ex-XDefiant. Playstation hits 30! Dear Martha! Games we played, and your feedback in a great big happy CORE episode! GAMES PLAYED SCOTT PsychoNaughts 2 Spyro Reignited Trilogy Kao the Kangaroo Yooka-Laylee Lo…
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Following the swift completion of the recent Futures Rewritten Ultimate Race to World First, we have assembled a crack team of panalists to discuss the raid and the drama that followed. Mr Happy is fresh off his completion of the Ultimate. Llamatodd joins the show for the first time after casting the first clear moments. Okaymage is still in the Ec…
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You have questions, and we have answers, as well as a busy Thanksgiving schedule. So we did an episode early this week and spent the whole time answer your gaming questions and more! Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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We are approaching the Holiday Season, which means it’s also the Award Season. Garrett has returned and has opinions on the FFXIV Mobile announcement. Can DLCs be game of the year? Will we have a big sweep? Or will all our favorites walk away a winner.By Garrett Weinzierl & Kyle Fergusson
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The game award noms came out and we have lots to say about those. HL2 got a 20 year aniversary doc you should watch. FF14 coming to mobile. Game Pass gets you streaming more than GamePass games. From is maybe getting bought by Sony. Games we played, Dear Martha, and MORE! GAMES PLAYED SHARED Final Dragon Age 4 thoughts SCOTT Aces and Adventures Cof…
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Mr Happy returns to school the boys in Extreme Final Fantasy. After a full week of hardcore progging some midcore content, Garrett and Kyle have questions about boss design, 2 minute windows and more. No better guest for a trip down memory lane than the man who has been here for it all, Mr. Happy.By Garrett Weinzierl, Kyle Fergusson, & MrHappy
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CORE 444: Everything is Classic Now
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Warcraft had a lot of stuff to say for their 30th anniversary, including a new battle-chest of Warcraft RTS's to buy, and a load of classic and retail wow updates. Did someone say Player Housing? Yes, Blizzard did. Also, OLED Stream Deck gets a white model, Stellar Blade coming to PC next year, Baldur's Gate 3 is all over the Vatican, we know how m…
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Top news of the week, 7.1 is incoming for Final Fantasy 14, but that’s not all! The final Halloween is here. Garrett watched the big movie of the year and Kyle has played Silent Hill 2. There’s a lot of Magic the Gathering on the brain and even some Monster Hunter Wilds viewed from afar. Emails and more!…
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We have codes to win! Also, Switch 2 confirmed to let you play older games still. Warcraft 2 remastered is apparently happening on Steam. Funny note to add to the Ubisoft NFT game story. Bioware is not doing DA:VG DLC, instead moving right to Mass Effect. PS5 Pro reviews seem a little flat. Yakuza loses its creator. Virtua Fighter is coming back! T…
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As we look forward to 7.1, we also look back at the MSQ that was Dawntrail with our friends Preach, Okaymage, and Jesse Cox.By Garrett Weinzierl, Kyle Fergusson, okaymage, Preach, & Jesse Cox
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Sony kills two studios this week. Ubisoft launched that NFT game. Path of Exile 2 gets pushed a few weeks. Games preservation got road blocked. Red Dead 1 is out now. Atari VCS is cheap for a minute. Redfall's downfall might be different than you think. All the halloween sales are happening. Dear Martha! Dragon Age thoughts, though VERY early. Game…
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Can it be? 100 episodes of Grinding Gear! Has experienced 100th episodes makers we know whats best for this kind of event, a normal show. There are some big topics around the gaming space this week. MTG art, after a track record, is under fire for using Ai art. A Final Fantasy 14 article on PC gamer is pointing out the Midcore problems with end gam…
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