Best Jacob McCourt Podcasts (2025)

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Our 200th Episode Extravaganza! 1:48:16

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The crew celebrates eight years and two hundred episodes! PLAYERS: Jacob McCourt (Bluesky) Michael Ruffolo (Twitter) Moe Murtadi (Twitter) Katie Lesperance (Bluesky) Flora Merigold (Bluesky) Travis Colenutt (Bluesky) SHOW NOTES: 0:00 – Housekeeping 3:40 – We Reminisce 16:30 – Voicemails from You! 24:30 – The Locks for the Essential List of LBGC G…

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S5E3 - Until Dawn (2025) 1:11:40

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As previously announced, this will (probably) be the final episode of Cutscenes - so if you have supported the show in any small way over the past five years - thank you... we wouldn't be here without you. In our third and final episode of Season 5, we turn back the clock in Until Dawn. Hosted by Jacob McCourt, Katie Lesperance & Travis Colenutt. S…

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S5E2 - Tomb Raider (2018) 1:16:47

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In our second episode of Season 5, we hunt for ancient treasure again in Tomb Raider! Today, we are joined by Dan from The Greatest Story Ever Played! You can follow him on Bluesky. Hosted by Jacob McCourt, Katie Lesperance & Travis Colenutt. Note: This episode was recorded during the summer of 2023. Show Notes: 0:00 Intro 1:05 Intro to Dan 2:50 Th…

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S5E1 - Uncharted (2022) 1:10:32

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In our first episode of Season 5, we chase for ancient gold in Uncharted! Hosted by Jacob McCourt, Katie Lesperance & Travis Colenutt. Note: This episode was recorded during the summer of 2023. Show Notes: 0:00 Intro 0:55 The Tutorial 3:10 Our History with Uncharted 6:30 Airplane Movie 9:10 Tom Holland 15:20 Stunts and Action 18:55 Villains 26:20 V…

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Season 5 (Actually) Launches July 17th 1:51

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Hey y'all! We are finally doing it. Our three episode Season 5 hits weekly starting on July 17th. The season will comprise of episodes covering Uncharted, Tomb Raider (2018) and Until Dawn. We are not fully closing the door on the show, but there's a high likelihood that these will likely be the last episodes of Cutscenes. Our lives are all in whol…

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199: Interview with Karla Zimonja & Davey Wreden 1:28:42

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Jacob interviews Karla and Zimonja from Ivy Road about their experience building the characters, world, and gameplay systems of their recent release, Wanderstop. PLAYERS: Jacob McCourt (Bluesky) SPECIAL GUESTS: Davey Wreden (Bluesky) Karla Zimonja (Bluesky) SHOW NOTES: 0:00 – Housekeeping 2:00 – Intro 4:30 – Prototypes & Inspirations 7:00 – Appro…

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198: PAX East 2025 Mega Show 2:14:30

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Jacob, Katie, Travis and Flora have returned from Boston and built the list of their favourite games from PAX East 2025. PLAYERS: Jacob McCourt (Bluesky) Travis Colenutt (Bluesky) Katie Lesperance (Bluesky) Flora Merigold (Bluesky) Web: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Bluesky: leftbehindgameclub.bsky.social SHOW NOTES: 0:00 – Int…

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197: No More Heroes 1:14:46

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We got on our motorcycle and rode around the city in No More Heroes! Developer: Grasshopper Manufacture | Publisher: Ubisoft/XSEED | Initial Release: January 22, 2008 Jacob, Travis and special guest Seth Strugill from All N Media and Carpool Gaming sit in our gross apartment, suplex fools and shake our beam katana to recharge. PLAYERS: Jacob McCour…

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196: Wanderstop 1:27:40

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We spilled some tea in Wanderstop. Developer: Ivy Road | Publisher: Annapurna Interactive | Initial Release: February 24, 2025 Jacob and special guest Matt Storm aka Stormageddon run through the forest, grow some fruit and reflect on our own lives. PLAYERS: Jacob McCourt (Bluesky) SPECIAL GUEST: Matt Storm aka Stormageddon (Bluesky) Web: LeftBehind…

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195: Indika 1:09:18

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We pray near the well in Indika. Developer: Odd Meter | Publisher: 11 bit studios | Initial Release: May 2, 2024 Jacob, Katie and Travis gather religion points, run from dogs and push some boxes. PLAYERS: Jacob McCourt (Bluesky) Katie Lesperance (Bluesky) Travis Colenutt (Bluesky) Web: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Bluesky: leftb…

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194: Citizen Sleeper 2 1:02:07

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We build our crew and escape our captor in Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector! Developer: Jump Over the Age | Publisher: Fellow Traveller | Initial Release: January 31, 2025 Jacob and special guest Adam Gumbert roll many dice, race against the clock and question the humanity of android life. Thanks to our friends at Fellow Traveller for sending cod…

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193: Citizen Sleeper 56:41

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We explore Erlin’s Eye in Citizen Sleeper! Developer: Jump Over the Age | Publisher: Fellow Traveller | Initial Release: May 5, 2022 Jacob and special guest Luke Lewis eat some mushrooms, befriend rogue AIs and consistently run out of time. PLAYERS: Jacob McCourt (Bluesky) SPECIAL GUESTS: Luke Lewis Bluesky | Crossplay Conversations | LukeWarmGames…

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192: Brutal Legend 1:04:59

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We rock & roll in Brutal Legend! Developer: Double Fine Productions | Publisher: Double Fine Productions | Initial Release: October 13, 2009 Jacob, Katie and special guest Roger Reichardt drive through the wasteland, fly around the battlefield on devil wings and talk to heavy metal legends. PLAYERS: Jacob McCourt (Bluesky) Katie Lesperance (Bluesky…

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191: Finding Paradise 40:47

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We cry like babies in Finding Paradise. Note: It was just Jacob. Developer: Freebird Games | Publisher: Freebird Games | Initial Release: December 14, 2017 Jacob and special guest Dan from The Greatest Story Ever Played Podcast dive into dreams, fulfill our greatest fantasies and destroy our regrets. PLAYERS: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) SPECIAL G…

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190: GDEX 2024 Mega Show 43:06

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Jacob and Katie build the list of their favourite games from GDEX 2024. PLAYERS: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) Katie Lesperance (@lesperak) Web: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Instagram: @LeftBehindGameClub SHOW NOTES: 0:00 Intro 1:05 Our Thoughts on GDEX 2:30 Housekeeping 3:45 Collapsus Interview with Jay Kidd from Wraith Games…

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189: Telling Lies 1:41:13

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We solve a mystery in Telling Lies. Developer: Sam Barlow & Furious Bee | Publisher: Annapurna Interactive | Initial Release: August 23, 2019 Katie and Travis take off the hosting training wheels and spend a lot of time on Zoom with strangers. PLAYERS: Katie Lesperance (@lesperak) Travis Colenutt (@TravisColenutt) Web: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter…

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What The Car? Interview & Impressions 17:03

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On this special bonus episode of the show, Jacob is here to talk all about What the Car? in time for its release on Steam. To kick off the show, we have an interview with Sarah Sander, Triband’s Community Manager. Then, Jacob will give you his impressions of the game after completing its first nine episodes. Thanks to Triband for providing us with …

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188: PAX West 2024 Mega Show 2:22:15

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Jacob and special guests Asa Greenriver & Darren Simmons Jr. build the list of our favourite games from PAX West 2024. Technical note: Asa’s had a little bit of mic crackle throughout and Darren’s computer exploded at about 1:39:00, so bear through the occasional mic issue! PLAYERS: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) SPECIAL GUEST: Asa Greenriver (@agre…

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187: Life is Strange: True Colors [Chapter 5 – Side B] 1:02:25

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It’s all about Jed-i mind tricks in Life is Strange: True Color, Chapter 5. This is part 5 of a 5-part series! Developer: Deck Nine | Publisher: Square Enix | Initial Release: September 10, 2021 Jacob, Katie, Flora and special guests Claire Helmberger and Luke Lewis join a session in progress, make morbid mine discovery and run away (or decide to s…

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186: Life is Strange: True Colors [Chapter 4 – Flicker] 53:27

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We play in a band in Life is Strange: True Color, Chapter 4. This is part 4 of a 5-part series! Developer: Deck Nine | Publisher: Square Enix | Initial Release: September 10, 2021 Jacob, Katie, Flora and special guests Claire Helmberger and Luke Lewis gave roses, talked through our Miranda rights and gasped audibly often. PLAYERS: Jacob McCourt (@J…

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185: Life is Strange: True Colors [Chapter 3 – Monster or Mortal] 55:14

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We go on an adventure in Life is Strange: True Color, Chapter 3. This is part 3 of a 5-part series! We are going to take a break next week, but will be back with part 4 on September 4th! Developer: Deck Nine | Publisher: Square Enix | Initial Release: September 10, 2021 Jacob, Katie and special guests Luke Lewis and Claire Helmberger talk about the…

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184: Life is Strange: True Colors [Chapter 2 – Lanterns] 1:02:47

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We choose our adventure in Life is Strange: True Color, Chapter 2. This is part 2 of a 5-part weekly series! CW: Dementia Developer: Deck Nine | Publisher: Square Enix | Initial Release: September 10, 2021 Jacob, Katie and Flora play foosball, talk about depictions of mental health conditions in video games and talk about Jacob’s scheduling habits.…

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183: Life is Strange: True Colors [Chapter 1 – Side A] 1:08:11

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We start over in Life is Strange: True Color, Chapter 1. This is part 1 of a 5-part weekly series! Developer: Deck Nine | Publisher: Square Enix | Initial Release: September 10, 2021 Jacob, Katie, Flora and special guests Claire Helmberger and Luke Lewis travel to Haven Springs, bond with our sibling and talk a lot about the gay agenda. PLAYERS: Ja…

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182: Dungeons of Aether 44:03

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We explore dungeons and roll dice in Dungeons of Aether. Developer: Aether Studios & ampersandbear | Publisher: Aether Studios | Initial Release: February 28, 2023 Jacob and Katie talk about their favourite dice & card-based roguelikes, talk a lot about butter, bread and jam and they may also share some gripes. PLAYERS: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt…

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181: PAX East 2024 Mega Show 2:03:12

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The roomie crew of Jacob, Katie, Flora and special guest Dave Jackson are here to talk about the video games they played and the memories they forged at PAX East 2024! Four friends for over two hours talk through 21 games with 6 interviews from the show floor! PLAYERS: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) Katie Lesperance (@lesperak) Flora Merigold (@Ludo…

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180: Between 2 Screens – A Nintendo DS Retrospective [Live from PAX East 2024] 1:03:41

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How could Nintendo improve an already great handheld experience after the release and success of the Game Boy Advance? By adding a touch screen to it! Over an hour, our 5 Nintendo DS experts will help you reminisce about the history of the console. Then with the help of the PAX East audience, we will build the essential list of 15 must-have Nintend…

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179: Marvel’s Spider-Man (2018) 1:40:49

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We swing around the city in Marvel’s Spider-Man. Developer: Insomniac Games | Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment | Initial Release: September 7, 2018 Jacob, Flora and special guest Setobox begrudgingly sneak around as MJ, look up to a couple of bad fake dads and scroll Spider-Man’s social media feeds. PLAYERS: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) F…

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178: Final Fantasy VII Remake [Part 2] 1:26:20

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We talk about the story in the second part of our Final Fantasy VII Remake series. Developer: Square Enix Business Division 1 | Publisher: Square Enix | Initial Release: April 10, 2020 Jacob, Katie, Flora and special guest Kyle Stephenson question the Whispers, compare dresses and get scared of Sephiroth. PLAYERS: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) Kati…

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177: Final Fantasy VII Remake [Part 1] 1:11:26

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We defend Midgar in Final Fantasy VII Remake. Developer: Square Enix Business Division 1 | Publisher: Square Enix | Initial Release: April 10, 2020 Jacob, Katie, Flora and special guest Kyle Stephenson have women throw themselves at us, talk about corporate structures and yell a lot about emo teens doing terrorism. PLAYERS: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcC…

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176: Until Dawn 1:02:59

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We run around in a towel for a while in Until Dawn. Developer: Supermassive Games | Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment | Initial Release: August 25, 2015 Jacob and special guest Jessica Fantauzzo talk about teen bullying, take a hike in the snowy woods and lament the theft of land. PLAYERS: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) SPECIAL GUEST: Jessica F…

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175: Final Fantasy XVI [Part 2] 1:21:08

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We fight god in the second part of our Final Fantasy XVI podcast series. Developer: Square Enix Creative Business Unit III | Publisher: Square Enix | Initial Release: June 22, 2023 Jacob, Katie, Flora and special guest Dave Jackson say nice things about the game, read about so much lore and tell a great story about a chivalrous man. You may want to…

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174: Final Fantasy XVI [Part 1] 1:14:48

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We activate our Eikon Abilities with Final Fantasy XVI. Developer: Square Enix Creative Business Unit III | Publisher: Square Enix | Initial Release: June 22, 2023 Jacob, Katie, Flora and special guest Dave Jackson wait for our cooldowns, appreciate Torgal and go get five piles of dirt. PLAYERS: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) Katie Lesperance (@lesp…

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Introducing: Crossplay Conversations (Feed Drop)

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Introducing Jacob’s new podcast Crossplay Conversations! In this episode, the lads discuss the past, present, and future of Insomniac Games’ Spider-Man series! Every other week, we dive deep into gaming industry topics and host light-hearted conversations around our favorite video games. With a combined 15 years of video game content creation, Luke…

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173: Super Mario Odyssey 54:11

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We cap-ture friends and foes in Super Mario Odyssey! Developer: Nintendo EPD | Publisher: Nintendo | Initial Release: October 27, 2017 Jacob, Mike and special guest Michael Berger “jump up, super star”, discuss the merits of New Donk City and leak each others’ sensitive personal information. PLAYERS: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) Michael Ruffolo (@…

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172: Fallout 3 1:11:18

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We explore the wasteland in Fallout 3. Developer: Bethesda Game Studios | Publisher: Bethesda Softworks | Initial Release: October 28, 2008 Jacob and Katie carry around way too many blood bags, get revenge and toss our colleagues into really bad situations. PLAYERS: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) Katie Lesperance (@lesperak) EDITOR: Luke Lewis (@luk…

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171: PAX West 2023 Mega Show 1:31:30

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We went over to Seattle to play video games in our PAX West 2023 episode! This is our last piece of audio about PAX West! Jacob, Katie and special guest Adam Gumbert walked a whole lot and played some great video games! PLAYERS: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) Katie Lesperance (@lesperak) SPECIAL GUEST: Adam Gumbert (@AdamGumby) | Respawn Aim Fire We…

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170: Video Game Trivia Live 3: DUB Edition (from PAX West 2023) 1:08:49

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Video Game Trivia Live returns to PAX West! This competitive video game trivia game hosted by Jacob McCourt pits pairs of video game press/PR folks content creators and developers against one another to see who knows the most about the obscure corners of video game history. BUT maybe the PAX audience will be able to help “team audience” steal a big…

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CM Punk Fired From All Elite Wrestling - Episode 99 1:20:37

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In this week's episode, we discuss the firing of CM Punk from All Elite Wrestling. After yet another backstage incident involving Punk, happening this time at All In London, AEW decided to cut their losses and fire him "with cause." We discuss how things got to this point, if this was due to others having it out for Punk, if this was the right deci…

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169: Game Boy Advance Retrospective (Live from PAX West 2023) 1:04:46

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Not only did Nintendo launch the greatest home console of all time in 2001 with the Nintendo Gamecube but they also released the greatest handheld of all time as well. Live at PAX West, we collected a group of Game Boy Advance experts to discuss the device’s history and their memories of the console and build an essential collection of Game Boy Adv…

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Update on Season 5 0:35

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In short, we are delaying Season 5 until the end of the SAG-AFTRA strike. If you're looking for a video game podcast to listen to in the meantime, please consider our other shows: Left Behind Game Club which is a video game book club podcast featuring Travis, Katie and Jacob Crossplay Conversations which is a topical video game podcast that Jacob j…

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168: Chrono Trigger [Part 2] 1:31:13

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We continue our time travels in part 2 of our Chrono Trigger series. Developer: Square | Publisher: Square | Initial Release: August 11, 1995 Jacob, Travis, Katie, and Flora talk about Bulma from Dragonball, amazing music, and nostalgia glasses. Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) Travis Colenutt (@TravisColenutt) Katie Lesperance (@lesperak) Fl…

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Forbidden Door II Review with Jacob McCourt - Episode 98 1:42:27

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In this week's episode, we discuss the results of Forbidden Door II with a special guest who attended the show, Jacob McCourt. After Carlos grilled Jacob with a few icebreaker questions, we jumped into the single dark match on the night, Zero Hour, and the matches that aired on the actual Forbidden Door PPV. We discussed the atmosphere surrounding …

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167: Chrono Trigger [Part 1] 1:03:27

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We travel through time in part 1 of our Chrono Trigger series. Developer: Square | Publisher: Square | Initial Release: August 11, 1995 Jacob, Travis, and Katie talk about JRPGs, which type of characters they gravitate toward in games, and go deep into what they love in roleplaying games. Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) Travis Colenutt (@Tra…

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AEW Collision, CM Punk Drama & PPVs, Oh My! - Episode 97 1:31:24

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In this episode, we discuss our feelings about the recent AEW Collision announcement at the WBD upfronts. Then naturally, we dove deep into the CM Punk drama surrounding AEW's new Saturday night show. We discuss whether we believe the recent rumors and how much of the show's success depends on having Punk around. As we look into Collision, we reali…

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The Brand New World Heavyweight Championship - Episode 96 1:34:05

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In this week's episode, we look at the recently announced new World Heavyweight Championship from WWE. We discuss who we would like to win this title, who we believe will win it first, and how WWE will decide who will compete for it at Night of Champions in Saudi Arabia. We also dig into the perception that this title could be a consolation prize a…

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166: Coffee Talk 1:07:32

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We drink lots of caffeine in Fantasy Seattle thanks to Coffee Talk. Developer: Toge Productions | Publisher: Toge Productions, Chorus Worldwide, Serenity Forge | Initial Release: January 29, 2020 Jacob, Flora, and special guests Luke Lewis and Matt Storm listen to some lo-fi chill beats, fight about the best way to caffeinate and swoon over Hyde. P…

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The Inevitable AEW Return of CM Punk - Episode 95 1:30:46

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In this week's episode, we look into the rumored eventual in-ring AEW return of CM Punk. With all of the drama surrounding CM Punk since the post-show media scrum for All Out, news of an impending return has been breaking recently. We spent the episode breaking down how we got to the point, how we think this will eventually play out, and the bigges…

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165: PAX East 2023 Mega Show 1:53:40

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We went down to Boston to play video games in our PAX East 2023 episode! This is our last piece of audio about PAX East, promise. Jacob, Flora, Katie and Travis became friends in real life, waited in lines and played lots of cool video games. PLAYERS: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) Flora Merigold (@LudonarrativeFM) Katie Lesperance (@lesperak) Travi…

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UFC Owner Endeavor Acquires WWE - Episode 94 1:43:35

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In this week's episode, we took a look at WWE's sale to Endeavor, the parent company of UFC. We looked at Endeavor's choice to bring Vince McMahon back in the chairman role, what this means for the future of WWE's relationship with Peacock, a potential crossover between UFC and WWE, as well as other ways this could affect the future of WWE. We also…

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164: Video Game Trivia Live 2 (from PAX East 2023) 1:02:15

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Video Game Trivia Live returned to PAX with its first trivia gauntlet in Boston! This competitive trivia game hosted by Jacob McCourt pits three teams of content creators and the video game press against the entire audience. Will PAX East attendees be able to outbrain our panel of video game experts? Bring your wealth of video game knowledge and fi…