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Matt returns for discussion on Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age, Splatoon 2, game collecting, the state of game reviews, Castlevania on Netflix, EVO 2017, the Rift price drop, and more!

Brandon Jones joins Shane for discussion on the changing landscape of games coverage, no more 1ups for Mario, Sony's Anthem video gaffe, third-party "exclusives," Platinum Games and Nintendo, one of Pachter's big predictions coming true, Splatoon 2's full reveal, and so much more!

We send you off into July 4 weekend with two fun games of Would you Rather and High/Low. Also discussion on the SNES Classic, no Andromeda campaign DLC, Sony and cross-platform play, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, potential sales of Xbox One X, and extended Q&A!

We fall in love with Nex Machina and discuss Beyond Good & Evil 2, Dynasty Warriors 9, Shadow of the Tomb Raider and where games are headed next, Halo 6 and Xbox One X, E3 games that slipped through the cracks, Sega Forever, and much more!

We give our general impressions of the show, two up/two down returns, and we hand out hardware in 14 different categories!

We start warming up for E3 with previews of Nintendo, EA, and Ubisoft. Also Star Trek: Bridge Crew, Switch’s online service, Shenmue III, and more!

We tackle Far Cry 5 and its resulting controversy, Red Dead Redemption 2's delay, when is a game is announced too early, Friday the 13th, Rime, a Seaman sequel, Beyond Good & Evil 2, and more.

A game-heavy episode as we share our impressions of Destiny 2, Injustice 2, The Surge, Farpoint, ARMS, Ubisoft’s announcements, Zelda mobile, and more!

The future of Mass Effect and Hitman, Far Cry in the wild west, the Nielsen gamer study, the new Need for Speed, Vanquish PC, Madden 18, and more!

Our initial impressions of Prey along with Darksiders III, Nintendo's DLC, Code Vein, Phantom Dust, the Mario x Rabbids Switch RPG rumors, the new Nintendo 2DS XL, and much more!

Call of Duty: WWII, Halo 6 and the Chief, Marvel vs Capcom Infinite, Outlast 2, Dawn of War III, no Nintendo E3 presser, What Remains of Edith Finch, and so much more!

Mario Kart 8 for Switch, the SNES mini rumors, Guardians of the Galaxy, Full Throttle Remastered, Ancestors, Code Vein, Pac-Man Maker, and more!

We celebrate Easter with discussion on the latest Nintendo Direct, Star Wars: Battlefront II, Yooka-Laylee, the Scorpio dev kit, Nintendo discontinuing the NES Classic, Uncharted 4 DLC, Mr. Shifty, Cosmic Star Heroine, Germany's streaming fees, and more.

We talk Xbox Scorpio’s specs, tons of Persona 5, Agents of Mayhem, Drawn to Death, Bulletstorm, Jak and Daxter, the latest on Switch, and more!

Our first impressions of Persona 5 along with discussion on Destiny 2, Call of Duty: WW2, Splatoon 2, Guardians of the Galaxy, Kingdom Hearts 1.5 + 2.5, the StarCraft remaster, the Video Game Hall of Fame nominees, Palmer Luckey leaving Oculus/Facebook, and so much more!

Our final take on Mass Effect: Andromeda, NieR: Automata, Pokemon on Switch, the For Honor DLC dust-up, the strange Everything, a revealing developer survey, and much more!

Brent Phillips joins this week for initial impressions of Mass Effect: Andromeda, Sonic Forces, Ghost Recon: Wildlands, the Kinda Funny kerfuffle, Horizon: Zero Dawn, PS4 on PlayStation Now, Factor 5 returns, Evil Within 2, RIP PS3, and more!

We geek out over Middle Earth: Shadow of War and discuss if 2017 can topple 1998 as best year ever, Destiny 2, No Man’s Sky, more Switch/Zelda, and much more!

Is Zelda worthy of the perfect scores it’s receiving? Plus Horizon: Zero Dawn, our final take on Switch, Torment, Xbox Game Pass, Borderlands 3, Ubisoft's Avatar game, and much more!

We go live with Nintendo Switch and walk you through every nook and cranny of Nintendo's new hardware. We also talk the early parts of Zelda with a little bit of Ghost Recon: Wildlands for good measure.