Best Proven Gamer Podcasts (2026)

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Trophy Whores 700 – 700 Herbs and Spices 2:12:56

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3h ago2:12:56

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Thank you, listener and community member! You have helped push us to this milestone. Can you feel your own incredible power? Tingly! It’s time to celebrate 700 episodes! And we’re so glad that you’re here. Whoa, Shuhei! We’ve got a lot to talk about. Stack it up! Join Tricky, Matt, Alex and Yield as they discuss, among other things, Astro Bot, Ghos…

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Trophy Whores 699 – Gruesome Physical Game Sales 1:48:53

24h ago1:48:53

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Whoa, Shuhei! We’ve got a lot to talk about. Stack it up! Join Matt, Alex and Yield as they discuss, among other things, Lego Horizon Adventures, Dispatch, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and Intergalactic. What’s more, we share our thoughts on the Divinity violence controversy, and we ponder lackluster November physical hardware and software sales. I…

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Trophy Whores 698 – The Resynced Awards 1:24:06

8d ago1:24:06

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Whoa, Shuhei! We’ve got a lot to talk about. Stack it up! Join Tricky and Darrell as they discuss, among other things, Marathon, Assassins Creed Black Flag Resynched, The Game Awards. And if you think that’s all, then you’ve got another thing coming! We hit the high notes, and we hit the low notes, but we’ll always bring the banter. What are you wa…

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Trophy Whores 697 – Sony Befriends a Bad Robot 1:28:31

15d ago1:28:31

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Whoa, Shuhei! We’ve got a lot to talk about. Stack it up! Join Tricky and Alex as they discuss, among other things, Marvel Cosmic Invasion, Helldivers 2, Twisted Metal and Astro Bot. What’s more, we share our thoughts on Sony and PlayStation’s partnership with production company Bad Robot, and we delve into our wishes for The Game Awards announceme…

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Trophy Whores 696 – Commodore Back on Expedition 1:23:32

23d ago1:23:32

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Whoa, Shuhei! We’ve got a lot to talk about. Stack it up! Join Tricky and Alex as they discuss, among other things, Marvel Cosmic Invasion, Hollow Knight: Silksong, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and Assassin’s Creed Shadows. What’s more, we share our thoughts on the return of the Commodore 64, and we delve into the latest premium warbond for Helldiv…

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Trophy Whores 695 – The Game Awards Guessing Game 1:38:06

1M ago1:38:06

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Whoa, Shuhei! We’ve got a lot to talk about. Stack it up! Join Matt, Alex and Yield as they discuss, among other things, Carrion, Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, and Star Citizen. What’s more, we share our thoughts on GameStop’s crazy one-day trade-in extravaganza and run down The Game Awards annual nominees for best in gaming. And if you think that’s a…

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Trophy Whores 694 – Valve’s Totally Cube-ular Companion 1:50:41

1M ago1:50:41

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Whoa, Shuhei! We’ve got a lot to talk about. Stack it up! Join Tricky, Matt, Alex and Yield as they discuss, among other things, GTA 6 delayed again, The Steam Machine, Bungie disppointing Sony, and much much more. What’s more, we share our thoughts on Rockstar laying people off while also delayed their big release. And if you think that’s all, the…

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Trophy Whores 693 – Helldivers Battle PC File Sizes 18:37

2M ago18:37

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Whoa, Shuhei! We’ve got a lot to talk about. Stack it up! Join Tricky, Matt, Alex and Yield as they discuss, among other things, Spyro 2: Ripto’s Rage, No, I am Not Human, ARC Raiders, Palworld, and Stray. What’s more, we share our thoughts on Remedy Entertainment’s lackluster quarterly financial results and Arrowhead Game Studios’ roadmap for Hell…

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Trophy Whores 692 – PlayStation Earns its Halo 1:29:30

2M ago1:29:30

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Whoa, Shuhei! We’ve got a lot to talk about. Stack it up! Join Matt, Alex and Yield as they discuss, among other things, Ghost of Yotei, High on Life, Spyro the Dragon, Carrion, and Halo: Combat Evolved. What’s more, we share our thoughts on the Counter-Strike 2 skins market “debacle,” and we ponder a big shakeup for the folks at Remedy Entertainme…

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Trophy Whores 691 – Dawn for a New Ally Ghost 56:45

2M ago56:45

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Whoa, Shuhei! We’ve got a lot to talk about. Stack it up! Join Matt, Tricky, and Alex as they discuss, among other things, Ghost of Yotei, High on Life, Until Dawn, and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. What’s more, we share our thoughts on Asus’ Xbox Ally X, and we ponder Sucker Punch Productions’ future as a one-game-at-a-time studio. And if you think…

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Trophy Whores 690 – Ubisoft Wants to Keep it Civil 2:03:42

2M ago2:03:42

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Whoa, Shuhei! We’ve got a lot to talk about. Stack it up! Join Tricky, Alex and Yield as they discuss, among other things, Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2, Cocoon, and What Remains of Edith Finch. What’s more, we delve into Sony’s PlayStation Plus Essential games (for October), and we ponder rumors that Ubisoft canceled an Assassin’s Creed game set durin…

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Trophy Whores 689 – Microsoft’s Greed: Tricky Was (sorta) Right 2:17:29

3M ago2:17:29

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Whoa, Shuhei! We’ve got a lot to talk about. Stack it up! Join Matt, Tricky, Alex and Darrell as they discuss, among other things, Ghost of Yotei, Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate. What’s more, we delve into Tencent and Ubisoft’s new venture, Vantage Studios, and we highlight the $55-billion buyout of …

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Trophy Whores 688 – PlayStation State of Profits 1:34:19

3M ago1:34:19

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Whoa, Shuhei! We’ve got a lot to talk about. Stack it up! Join Matt, Alex and Yield as they discuss, among other things, Viewfinder, Destiny 2, Marvel’s Wolverine, and Halloween. What’s more, we delve further into Sony’s latest State of Play, and we highlight Nintendo of America President Doug Bowser’s retirement. And if you think that’s all, then …

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Trophy Whores 687 – Everything Old is New Again

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Whoa, Shuhei! We’ve got a lot to talk about. Stack it up! Join Matt, Tricky, Alex and Yield as they discuss, among other things, Borderlands 4, Helldivers 2, and Destiny 2. What’s more, we delve into the latest PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium games, and we highlight the most recent Nintendo Direct. Since the release of Switch 2, Nintendo have re…

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Trophy Whores 686 – Silksong Cuts Through Opening Day 1:40:12

4M ago1:40:12

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Whoa, Shuhei! We’ve got a lot to talk about. Stack it up! Join Tricky and Alex as they discuss, among other things, Helldivers 2, Gears of War: Reloaded, Perfect Dark, and Saints Row. What’s more, we delve into the successful launch of Hollow Knight: Silksong, and we scrutinize the lengthy cast list of Street Fighter (2026). They certainly haven’t …

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Trophy Whores 685 – New Helldivers Gear up for War 22:54

4M ago22:54

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Whoa, Shuhei! We’ve got a lot to talk about. Stack it up! Join Matt, Tricky and Alex as they discuss, among other things, Helldivers 2, Gears of War: Reloaded, Psychonauts 2, and Stardew Valley. What’s more, we delve into Sony and PlayStation removing chatbots from their refund process, and we scrutinize Activision’s August Community Update for Cal…

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Trophy Whores 684 – Parsons Ends Marathon as CEO 2:34

4M ago2:34

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Whoa, Shuhei! We’ve got a lot to talk about. Stack it up! Join Matt, Tricky and Alex as they discuss, among other things, Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2, Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, Gears of War: Reloaded, Silksong and InFamous. Holy Moly; that’s a lot of colons! What’s more, we delve into Take-Two’s firings at Cloud Chamber, the team behind the ne…

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Trophy Whores 683 – We Took the Bait 1:41:45

4M ago1:41:45

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Whoa, Shuhei! We’ve got a lot to talk about. Stack it up! Join the fearsome foursome of Matt, Tricky, Alex and Yield as they discuss, among other things, Laika: Aged Through Blood, Still Wakes the Deep: Siren’s Rest, The Hell is Us, Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2, and Gears of War: Reloaded. Holy Moly; that’s a lot of colons! What’s more, we delve into …

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Trophy Whores 682 – Gen Z Lays off Game Buying 20:06

5M ago20:06

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Whoa, Shuhei! We’ve got a lot to talk about. Stack it up! Join the fearsome twosome of Helldivers Matt and Alex as they discuss, among other things, Helldivers 2, Still Wakes the Deep: Siren’s Rest, Battlefield 6 and Doom: The Dark Ages. What’s more, we delve into Ziff Davis’ layoffs at IGN and analyze Gen Z’s cutbacks on video game spending. We hi…

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Trophy Whores 681 – Mastercard and Steam Play “No, You’re Spider-Man” 1:18:50

5M ago1:18:50

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Whoa, Shuhei! We’ve got a lot to talk about. Stack it up! Join Matt, Alex and Yield as they discuss, among other things, RoadCraft, Helldivers 2, Lies of P, Day Z, and Darksiders 4. What’s more, we delve into Mastercard’s response to reports that payment processors have affected Steam’s policies, and we talk about Nintendo’s price hikes (in the U.S…

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Trophy Whores 680 – Sony to Break Down the Walls 1:35:19

5M ago1:35:19

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Whoa, Shuhei! We’ve got a lot to talk about. Stack it up! Join Matt, Tricky, Alex and Yield as they discuss, among other things, Donkey Kong Bananza, Helldivers 2, Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, and Star Wars Outlaws. What’s more, we delve into Microsoft admitting to charging too much money for The Outer Worlds 2 and Sony further opening the door…

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Trophy Whores 679 – Guillemot Plays The Blame Game 0:42

5M ago0:42

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Whoa, Shuhei! We’ve got a lot to talk about. Stack it up! Join Matt, Alex and Yield as they discuss, among other things, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate, Donkey Kong Bananza, and Star Wars Outlaws. What’s more, we delved into Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot’s thoughts on the Stop Killing Games Initiative, Steam’s updated developer guide th…

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Trophy Whores 678 – Nintendo “Ban-anza” 1:58:21

5M ago1:58:21

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Whoa, Shuhei! We’ve got a lot to talk about. Stack it up! Join Matt, Tricky, Alex and Yield as they discuss, among other things, Dave the Diver, Firefighting Simulator – The Squad, Peak, Subnautica 2, and The Last of Us Part 2. What’s more, we delve into Sony’s PlayStation Plus catalog additions for July 2025 and Nintendo’s further attempts to dera…

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Trophy Whores 677 – Sony Eyeballs Warner Bros. Games 16:00

6M ago16:00

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Whoa, Shuhei! We’ve got a lot to talk about. Stack it up! Join Matt, Tricky, Alex and Yield as they discuss, among other things, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, Marathon, Mortal Kombat, and Beatsaber. What’s more, we delve into Microsoft’s new partnership with AMD, and we ponder the possibility of Sony buying assets, think games and studios, from…

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Trophy Whores 676 – GameStop Minus the Game 1:26:01

7M ago1:26:01

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Whoa, Shuhei! We’ve got a lot to talk about. Stack it up! Join Matt, Alex and Yield as they discuss, among other things, Star Trucker, RoadCraft, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, Mario Kart World, and Silent Hill. What’s more, we delve into the futures of GameStop, PlayStation Plus and Bloober Team. Do you buy video games from GameStop? How cute. …

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Trophy Whores 675 – Switch to Summer Games 1:46:17

7M ago1:46:17

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Whoa, Shuhei! We’ve got a lot to talk about. Stack it up! Join Matt and Alex as they discuss, among other things, Arcade Paradise, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, Doom: The Dark Ages, and Elden Ring Nightreign. What’s more, we delve into Summer Game Fest 2025, PlayStation State of Play June 2025, and Xbox Games Showca…

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Trophy Whores 674 – The Curious Case of the Broken Street Date 1:49:33

7M ago1:49:33

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Whoa, Shuhei! We’ve got a lot to talk about. Stack it up! Join Matt, Tricky, Alex and Yield as they discuss, among other things, Arcade Paradise, Doom: The Dark Ages, Elden Ring Nightreign and Tails of Iron. What’s more, we delve into Electronic Arts closing Cliffhanger Games, players (again) review-bombing Helldivers 2, and Nintendo fighting back …

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Trophy Whores 673 – Bungie’s Marathon of Bad News

7M ago

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Whoa, Shuhei! We’ve got a lot to talk about. Stack it up! Join Matt, Tricky, Alex and Yield as they discuss, among other things, Assassin’s Creed Shadows, Arcade Paradise, Doom: The Dark Ages, and Cyberpunk 2077. What’s more, we delve into Sony announcing the end of the PlayStation Stars program and Sony, reportedly, canceling marketing plans for B…

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Trophy Whores 672 – Shuhei Champions Frugality 1:17:51

7M ago1:17:51

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Whoa, Shuhei! We’ve got a lot to talk about. Stack it up! Join Matt and Alex as they discuss, among other things, Arcade Paradise, Monster Hunter Wilds, and Marathon. What’s more, we delve into Microsoft staff cuts and Sony sales data. Nintendo fans, don’t worry; we’ve got some news — albeit not great — from the land of Mario and Luigi (and Wario a…

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Trophy Whores 671 – Jeff’s Volition on Strong Preservation

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Whoa, Shuhei! We’ve got a lot to talk about. Stack it up! Join Matt, Tricky, Alex, Yield and Jeff as they discuss, among other things, RoboCop: Rogue City, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered, Atomfall, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, and Make Way. What’s more, we delve into Microsoft’s call to increase Xbox prices and Rockstar Games’ dec…

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Trophy Whores 670 – Hit the Switch at Midnight 1:55:46

8M ago1:55:46

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Whoa, Shuhei! We’ve got a lot to talk about. Stack it up! Join Matt, Tricky, Alex, and Yield as they discuss, among other things, RoboCop: Rogue City, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered, Midnight Ghost Hunt, Tempest Rising, and Ghost of Yotei. What’s more, we delve into Matt’s tales from pre-ordering the Nintendo Switch 2 and Discord’s push …

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Trophy Whores 669 – Pirates Eye Ubisoft’s Booty 1:42:47

9M ago1:42:47

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Whoa, Shuhei! We’ve got a lot to talk about. Stack it up! Join Matt, Alex, Yield and Jeremy as they discuss, among other things, Star Wars Outlaws, Children of the Sun, War of the Monsters and Marathon. What’s more, we delve into Ubisoft’s stance on spending money and “owning” games. Short story short, Ubisoft don’t believe that you own the games t…

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Trophy Whores 668 – Switch 2 Higher Prices 2:00:22

9M ago2:00:22

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Whoa, Shuhei! We’ve got a lot to talk about. Stack it up! Join Matt, Tricky Alex and Yield as they discuss, among other things, Assassin’s Creed Shadows, Monster Hunter Wilds, Tails of Iron, RoboCop: Rogue City, and Rise of the Ronin. What’s more, we delve into a whole heap of Nintendo Switch 2 information. We know the Nintendo fans are out there, …

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Trophy Whores 667 – Game Informer Returns from the Shadow Realm 1:57:32

9M ago1:57:32

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Whoa, Shuhei! We’ve got a lot to talk about. Stack it up! Join Matt, Tricky Alex and Yield as they discuss, among other things, Assassin’s Creed Shadows, Subnautica, Monster Hunter Wilds, Sworn, and Astro Bot. What’s more, we delve into the revival of Game Informer and the newest deal between Ubisoft and Tencent. We hit the high notes, and we hit t…

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Trophy Whores 666 – A Union of Palate Cleansers 1:43:07

9M ago1:43:07

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Whoa, Shuhei! We’ve got a lot to talk about. Stack it up! Join Matt, Alex, Yield and Jeremy as they discuss, among other things, Tails of Iron, Subnautica, Snowrunner, Monster Hunter Wilds, Split Fiction and Abzu. What’s more, we delve into a mass effort to unionize video game workers and talk about a new PlayStation partner, Dark Outlaw Games. We …

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Trophy Whores 665 – Konami Opens the Portal to Silent Hill

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Whoa, Shuhei! We’ve got a lot to talk about. Stack it up! Join Matt, Tricky, Alex and Yield as they discuss, among other things, Subnautica, Monster Hunter Wilds, Serial Cleaners, Skate 4, and Silent Hill f. What’s more, we delve into the latest PlayStation Plus catalog updates and the newest PlayStation Portal functionality. We hit the high notes,…

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Trophy Whores 664 – Split Fiction and Split Skateboards 1:56:57

10M ago1:56:57

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Whoa, Shuhei! We’ve got a lot to talk about. Stack it up! Join Matt, Tricky, Alex and Yield as they discuss, among other things, Snowrunner, Monster Hunter Wilds, Subnautica, Split Fiction, and Gears of War. What’s more, we delve into our memories of growing up with Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater. In this case, we focus on Tony Hawk 3 and 4, which are set …

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Trophy Whores 663 – When Steam Decks and Vitas Collide 2:05:31

10M ago2:05:31

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Whoa, Shuhei! We’ve got a lot to talk about. Stack it up! Join Matt, Tricky and Alex as they discuss, among other things, Monster Hunter Wilds, Tails of Iron 2, Subnautica and Forza Horizon 5. What’s more, Sony are reducing the recommended retail price of the PlayStation VR2. While a price reduction is a good thing, we’re not sure how many more peo…

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Trophy Whores 662 – Firing Your Rivals 2:01:07

10M ago2:01:07

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Whoa, Shuhei! We’ve got a lot to talk about. Stack it up! Join Matt, Tricky, Yield and Alex as they discuss, among other things, Gold Points disappearing, Rivals being fired, what other IPs would work in a 5v5 shooter, and much more We hit the high notes, and we hit the low notes, but we’ll always bring the banter. What are you waiting for? Dive in…

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Trophy Whores 661 – The Show with Every Home Console

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Whoa, Shuhei! We’ve got a lot to talk about. Stack it up! Join Matt, Tricky and Alex as they discuss, among other things, Monster Hunter Wilds, Helldivers 2, Metaphor: ReFantazia, Astro Bot, and Crysis 4. What’s more, we delve into Sony’s latest (PlayStation) State of Play and Ubisoft’s troubling revenue decline. We’re feeling rather magnanimous, s…

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Trophy Whores 660 – Indiana Jones and the Great PSN Outage 1:39:46

11M ago1:39:46

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Whoa, Shuhei! We’ve got a lot to talk about. Stack it up! Join super two-man crew Tricky and Alex as they discuss, among other things, Assassin’s Creed Rogue Remastered, The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe, and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. What’s more, we delve into the murky waters of companies using Artificial Intelligence, a.k.a. The Big Ba…

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Trophy Whores 659 – Pour One out for MultiVersus 2:13:17

11M ago2:13:17

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Whoa, Shuhei! We’ve got a lot to talk about. Stack it up! Join Matt, Tricky, Alex and Yield as they discuss, among other things, The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe, Assassin’s Creed Rogue Remastered, and Amenti. What’s more, we delve into Warner Brothers’ decision to shut down all-star platform-brawler MultiVersus, which leads to a discussion about …

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Trophy Whores 658 – Ted Price’s Long and Legendary Watch has Ended

11M ago

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Whoa, Shuhei! We’ve got a lot to talk about. Stack it up! Join Matt, Tricky, Alex and Yield as they discuss, among other things, Assassin’s Creed Rogue Remastered, Poker Club, Apex Legends and Amenti. What’s more, we delve into Electronic Arts’ fall in market value and Insomniac Games CEO (and founder) Ted Price’s retirement. Ted, who has been at t…

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Trophy Whores 657 – Nintendo Squirrel Away Switch 2 Info 2:06:37

11M ago2:06:37

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Whoa, Shuhei! We’ve got a lot to talk about. Stack it up! Join Matt, Tricky, Alex and Yield as they discuss, among other things, Overcooked, Squirrel with a Gun, Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, and Amenti. What’s more, we delve into Nintendo’s official reveal of the Switch 2. The Switch 2 has been the worst-kept secret in video games, so we’re g…

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Trophy Whores 656 – Hyperkin and the Shadow of the DualSense 1:57:36

12M ago1:57:36

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Whoa, Shuhei! We’ve got a lot to talk about. Stack it up! Join Tricky, Alex and Yield as they discuss, among other things, Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves, Deep Diving Adventures, and Assassin’s Creed Shadows. What’s more, we delve into Sony’s slate of multimedia projects: Horizon Zero Dawn, Ghost of Tsushima and Helldivers 2. Sony have had success brin…

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Trophy Whores 655 – The Great Circle Begins Anew in 2025

12M ago

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Whoa, Shuhei! We’ve got a lot to talk about. Stack it up! Join Tricky, Matt, Alex and Yield as they discuss, among other things, Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves, Star Wars Outlaws, TCG Card Shop Simulator, and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. What’s more, we delve into the success of the PlayStation Portal and debate the validity of walkthroughs and …

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Trophy Whores 654 – New Year but the Same Dumb Controversies

12M ago

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Whoa, Shuhei! We’ve got a lot to talk about. Stack it up! Join Tricky, Matt, Alex and Yield as they discuss, among other things, Sly 2: Band of Thieves, Human Fall Flat, and Dead Space. We end the year strong with some listener questions to help wrap up 2024. What’s more, we delve into (more) The Game Awards controversy, involving Intergalactic and…

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End Of The Year Rarity Update 2:01:02

1y ago2:01:02

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After a few months off, Gareth is here with Darrell, Tricky, and Yield to do a deep dive bringing everyone up to date with the end of year stats, rule changes, and Plat Of The Year announcement We are happy and proud to share that Proven Gamer has partnered with the Humble Bundle! The Humble Bundle is a fantastic initiative and program that allows …

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Trophy Whores 653 – Rewind to The Game Awards Controversy

1y ago

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Whoa, Shuhei! We’ve got a lot to talk about. Stack it up! Join Tricky, Matt, Alex, Yield and Darrell as they discuss, among other things, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita’s Rewind, Sly 2: Band of Thieves, Star Wars Outlaws, and Like a Dragon. What’s more, we delve into Sony’s partnership with From Software parent company, Kadokawa, because Sony h…

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Trophy Whores 652 – Illuminate The Game Awards

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Whoa, Shuhei! We’ve got a lot to talk about. Stack it up! Join Matt, Alex and Yield as they discuss, among other things, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita’s Rewind and Helldivers 2: Omens of Tyranny. What’s more, we delve into The Game Awards by revealing the news and winners from Geoff Keighley’s yearend entertainment extravaganza. From Astro Bot…