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TGI 653 – Completing the Expedition
We return with 50% less salt, but still pretty upset with Microsoft. But besides that fun business, Ryan has completed his journey through Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and picked up a few Steam Summer Sale games with Mini Motorways and UFO 50. Jocelyn on the other hand goes post apocalyptic with After Inc: Revival. In the news, Neil Druckmann has left HBO’s The Last of Us, The Last of Us Part II gets a free update for Chronological Mode, John Romero’s studio is not closed, and we talk about Crocs and Animal Crossing…
TGI 652 – WTF Xbox
We start off the show with the news out of Microsoft regarding yet another round of layoffs, studio closures, and game cancellations. Trying to lift our spirits, Ryan shares a fun experience he had with the family playing Mario Kart World. Then we descend into spoiler territory to discuss our final thoughts on The Alters.
TGI 651 – All Alters On Deck
We kick off the show with a recap of our TGI Game Night featuring Smite 2, talk about a blast from the past! Then we move into The Alters, which we’re both currently obsessed with. Over in the news, Nintendo announces some stuff with Splatoon Raiders and a Donkey Kong Bananza Direct, plus Bungie delays Marathon. Meanwhile, Microsoft confirms their next-generation plans, a Quest 3S Xbox edition, and of course, more layoffs on the way being reported…
TGI 650 – Ghost of E3 2025
Even though the Nintendo Switch 2 launched this past week, we can’t help but jump into our Ghost of E3 discussion to cover the PlayStation State of Play, Summer Game Fest, and the Xbox Showcase (plus a few 2026 hints from Phil Spencer). Switching back to Nintendo, Ryan shares his initial thoughts on the Nintendo Switch 2 and Jocelyn provides an update on her time with Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon.
Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:48:01 — 99.8MB)
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TGI 649 – Part 1 of Part 2 Spoilers
With HBO wrapping up their second season of The Last of Us, the innkeepers prepare to share their spoiler filled thoughts on the return of Ellie and Joel. Keep in mind, spoilers are present for the TV show, but we do our best to limit spoilers for the remainder of The Last of Us Part 2 the video game. After the spoilers, we move to the news to cover Discord’s newly proposed Orbs currency, Bethesda QA union workers reach a tentative contract with Microsoft, and CD Projekt RED shows off The Witcher 4 tech demo at the State of Unreal.
Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:15:40 — 70.2MB)
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TGI 648 – Quest for the Tainted Grail
After a quick check-in on Ryan’s upcoming Nintendo Switch 2, Ryan shares his final thoughts on DOOM: The Dark Ages now that he’s completed the campaign. Jocelyn then ventures into Arthurian lore with Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon. Over in the news, Warhammer shares all the Warhammer things at their Nintendo Direct style event, Elden Ring is making the jump to the big screen, Fortnite returns to the US Apple App Store, Xbox goes retro with their new Retro Classics service, we have a release date for the next Pokémon adventure, and EA cancels their Black Panther game.
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TGI 647 – Sawblade Shield, Of Course
We kick off the show with another check in for Jocelyn’s ever growing Google Doc on Blue Prince, then Ryan shares his thoughts on the Shield and Parry (instead of Rip and Tear) mechanics of DOOM: The Dark Ages. Over in the news, the next Mario movie may have a title, tariffs are likely to impact other video game companies, Fortnite battles with Apple and questionable AI choices continue, while Helldivers 2 highlights their next major patch.
Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:18:27 — 72.7MB)
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TGI 646 – Random Drill Bits and Boomerangs
Jocelyn is now all in on roguelikes with her continued drafting adventures in Blue Prince, plus both innkeepers get some co-op time in Crab Champions. In the news, Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra has been delayed to 2026, new rumours suggest Horizon 3 is due out in 2027, Fallout gets a second season teaser and a third season confirmation, Overwatch devs unionize, and Nintendo hasn’t ruled out Switch 2 price increases due to tariffs.
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TGI 645 – That Force Lightning Guy
We kick off the show with Ryan making questionable financial decisions, coupled with the fact that Xbox is raising prices across the board. Then we move into recapping our time in Fortnite for a Star Wars themed Extra Life event. Before discussing the news, Jocelyn updates us on her Blue Prince achievement hunting while Ryan chats a bit about Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. In the news, Grand Theft Auto VI has been delayed until May 26th, 2026 and has a new trailer, Epic offers an olive branch to Apple, Polygon has been sold to Valnet, EB Games is back (in Canada), and Gears of War arrives on PlayStation this Summer.
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TGI 644 – Daredevil Swears in French
Jocelyn is away this week, so Jon Jagger from the CORE podcast joins Ryan to discuss Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. A brand-new French RPG that has old-school turn-based RPG vibes. We keep things light on spoilers, discussing the events of the prologue and the mechanics that are introduced during Act I. Jon also finished Ghost of Tsushima before Scott. Over in the news, Frostpunk is getting a revamp with Frostpunk 1886 in 2027, we have Canadian pricing for Nintendo Switch 2 Editions of games, Blizzard is looking to Nexon to help with Overwatch mobile, and EA layoffs impact Respawn and other EA functions.
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