The Game Awards, GTA VI, Avatar, And Gorilla Mind

This episode we do some quick news highlights before jumping into the recap of the Xbox Partner showcase. Then in the backend Xya gives updated impressions of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and Isli talks Death Stranding.

Here are the timestamps:

Intro
News Highlight
- 00:12 Deviation Games Shuts Down
- 04:44 Watch Dogs Movie In The Works
- 09:07 Xbox Partner Showcase Recap
- 20:45 Peter Moore Interview
What We're Playing
- 23:12 Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
- 39:41 Death Stranding

I had fond memories of Tomb Raider 2 going into the remaster, often considering it my second favorite behind The Last Revelation. However, my trip into the remaster has shown me that I haven't remembered a damn thing and that rose-tinted glasses (no pun intended) have clearly distorted my memory.

Here are the timestamps:

Intro
News Highlight
- 01:49 Massive Layoffs For Sony And EA
- 07:14 Smaller Positive Studio News
What We're Playing
- 13:57 FF7 Rebirth
- 30:20 Death Stranding
- 35:30 Tomb Raider 2 Rose-Tinted Glasses

This episode we're recapping the Nintendo Direct, Sony announcing they're working on PSVR2 PC support, and cross-platform mod support for Baldur's Gate 3. In the backend I also give my impressions of the MacroFactor app after using it for almost two months.

Here are the timestamps:

Intro
News Highlight
- 00:12 Nintendo Direct
- 02:48 Dying Light 2 Adds Guns
- 04:50 PSVR2 PC Support
- 05:56 Baldur's Gate 3 Cross-Platform Mod Support Coming
- 10:14 Miyazaki On A Bloodborne Remake
- 13:18 Helldivers 2 Patch
- 20:02 Nightingale Offline Mode In Development
- 27:43 MAJOR END OF GAME BALDUR'S GATE 3 SPOILERS
- 30:35 END BALDUR'S GATE 3 SPOILERS
What We're Playing
- 31:00 Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Demo
- 42:30 Death Stranding Director's Cut
- 1:13:22 Laggy Monitor
- 1:14:45 Son Radicalized By YouTube /S
- 1:17:03 MacroFactor Impressions

This week we recap the Xbox business update podcast, which honestly wasn't much of anything, then cover a few quick news bits before recapping the DICE Awards.

Here are the timestamps:

Intro
News Highlight
- 00:10 Xbox Business Update
- 11:20 Mandalorian Game At Respawn Rumor
- 11:45 Sony Grabs Forever Skies As A Console Exclusive
- 22:30 DICE Awards Recap
What We're Playing
- 43:15 Rogue Legacy 2
- 45:37 Super Mario RPG
- 51:18 Tomb Raider Trilogy Remaster
- 55:05 Death Stranding Director's Cut
- 1:03:39 Factorio

Disney buys big into Epic Games, Krafton gave us a scare with some misspoken Subnautica 2 information, and what is going on with Xbox?

Here are the timestamps:

Intro
News Highlight
- 00:19 FFXIV Requires Game Pass On Xbox
- 02:00 FromSoftware Parent Company Acquires Octopath Traveler Developer
- 05:20 Disney Invests Big Into Epic Games
- 10:34 Subnautica 2
- 13:22 Baldur's Gate 3 Patch 6 Coming Soon
- 15:25 What Is Going On With Xbox?
- 35:17 HideoTube
What We're Playing
- 41:18 Baldur's Gate 3 (With Act 3 Spoilers)
- 57:00 Factorio
- 1:11:48 Death Stranding Director's Cut

This episode we get into the Deus Ex game that could have been before jumping into Sony's State of Play.

Here are the timestamps:

Intro
News Highlight
- 00:15 Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
- 07:25 Embracer Group Cancel's Deus Ex Game
- 14:09 Avowed Limited Race Choice
- 19:10 More Dirt On The Day Before
- 21:48 The Across The Spider-Verse Glitch That Never Was
- 23:00 Sony's State Of Play
What We're Playing
- 01:24:10 Baldur's Gate 3
- 01:32:52 Factorio
- 01:44:08 Grounded II: Making the Last Of Us Part II

In this episode we finally cover some of the crazy layoffs that have been happening and January isn't even over yet. Then in the back half Xya continues her journey into Baldur's Gate 3 and I've been playing Escape Simulator.

Here are the timestamps:

Intro
News Highlight
- 00:27 Fntastic Claims Hate Campaign Against The Day Before 
- 01:48 Hogwarts Legacy PS Content Coming To Other Platforms
- 02:18 New Release Highlights
- 07:17 Skull & Bones Open Beta
- 09:01 Layoffs
What We're Playing
- 37:55 Baldur's Gate 3
- 1:21:38 Factorio
- 1:23:03 Escape Simulator

This episode we recap a few things before jumping into some highlights from the Microsoft Developer Direct. Then in the backend Xya gives us an update on her Baldur's Gate 3 progress and I recap the story for Immortals of Aveum.

Here are the timestamps:

Intro
News Highlight
- 00:24 Baldur's Gate 3 Hotfix 17
- 03:54 STALKER 2 Delayed Again
- 04:27 Frostpunk 2 To Launch On PC Gamepass
- 06:13 Foamstars To Launch On PS+
- 08:22 CoD Aim Assist Anti-Cheat
- 08:50 Far Cry Spin-off Rated?
- 10:27 Microsoft Showcase
- 39:14 YouTuber Makes PS5 Tablet
What We're Playing
- 43:00 Baldur's Gate 3
- 1:01:00 God Of War Ragnarok Valhalla
- 1:04:10 Immortals Of Aveum w/Story Spoilers

This week we do a quick recap of some news before diving into Xya's experience with Baldur's Gate 3. Then I follow up with more thoughts on Immortals of Aveum and things it does that I like and things I don't.

Here are the timestamps:

Intro
News Highlight
- 00:35 Baldur's Gate 3 Nudity On Xbox
- 02:06 More The Last Of Us Season 2 Casting
- 03:40 Grounded 2 Documentary
- 05:42 Sand Land Release Date
- 06:40 DualSense V2 Controller?
What We're Playing
- 13:56 Baldur's Gate 3
- 59:50 Immortals Of Aveum

We recap FF14 Tokyo FanFest and then get into what we've been playing over the holidays.

Here are the timestamps:

Intro
News Highlight
- 01:15 FF14 Tokyo FanFest
What We're Paying
- 21:35 Baldur's Gate 3 w/Spoilers Throughout
- 57:21 Fae Farm
- 59:24 Core Keeper
- 1:00:08 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
- 1:03:40 Immortals Of Aveum