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The biggest event on the gaming calendar has come and gone, and you'd better believe Joe & Malcolm have things to say about it!
Talking Points: The games of E3 2021!
Hosts: Malcolm Spinedi (@PSMalc), Joe Garcia (@Wons23)
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Two months after promising not to take so long between episodes, Joe & Malcolm are back on the saddle. They've been playing some video games, though!
Talking Points: Joe re-enters the workforce; MLB The Show 21 breaks ground as the first PlayStation-developed game to show up on Xbox consoles; Outriders delivers the run-and-gun action and cringe-worthy dialogue we've come to love from People Can Fly; Marvel's Avengers gets a mighty upgrade on PS5; It Takes Two is a co-op only adventure that's as bittersweet as it is inventive; Resident Evil 8: Village delivers the goods; Resident Evil 9: Six??
Hosts: Malcolm Spinedi (@PSMalc), Joe Garcia (@Wons23)
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Joe & Malcolm are back to talk about what they've been playing since their game of the year show, but before that a few news tidbits dropped that are well worth talking about. Hop in and hang out, why don't ya?
Talking Points: Getting stepped on by the supremely tall vampire lady in Resident Evil 8: Village; Final Fantasy VII Remake comes to PS5 with some upgrades and new story content in tow; Marvel's Avengers disassembling; EA pulls the plug on Anthem 2.0; Destiny 2 keeps its hooks in Malcolm; Joe finally plumbs the depths of Hades; Malcolm's time in the substantial Outriders demo; the restored glory of Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered; the long awaited PS5 release of Yakuza: Like a Dragon; no one to play Destruction AllStars with.
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It's that special time of the year where Joe & Malcolm talk about the best games of 2020, and wouldn't you know it -- one of the worst years of our lifetimes was also jam-packed with quality video games! The traditional tournament format to declare a definitive game of the year is cast aside, and the guys instead present ordered lists of their personal favorite games. It's a good time! Get in here!
Talking Points: The very best games of 2020!
Hosts: Malcolm Spinedi (@PSMalc), Joe Garcia (@Wons23)
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Joe & Malcolm both have shiny new PlayStation 5's, and dang it they're gonna tell you all about it! With three weeks of next-generation gaming under their belts, here are their impressions of the DualSense controller, system software, and, best of all, some dang video games. This is a good one, so come and get it!
Talking Points: Adventures in reselling old consoles; navigating the PS5's shiny new UI; dipping our toes in backwards compatibility; the not-so-straightforward process of upgrading certain PS4 games to PS5; the glory of the DualSense controller; the sheer delight of exploring Astro's Playroom; Destiny 2's Beyond Light expansion keeps its hooks in Malcolm; Yakuza: Like a Dragon's seamless transition to a new protagonist and gameplay genre; Bluepoint Games outdo themselves with the Demon's Souls remake; Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales is the latest step in the young hero's mainstream takeover; Joe samples Assassin's Creed: Valhalla and Watch Dogs: Legion on Xbox Series X.
Hosts: Malcolm Spinedi (@PSMalc), Joe Garcia (@Wons23)
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Joe & Malcolm have their next-gen consoles all preordered, so now it's time for them to play the waiting game. Obviously that means playing other, actual video games in the meantime. Come hear about 'em!
Talking Points: Malcolm hits the big four-oh; preorder woes; Microsoft just ups and buys Bethesda, as a treat; Peter Parker, transformed; PSN trophies get an overhaul; Yakuza: Like a Dragon is out on everything but PS5; Genshin Impact takes the world by storm; plugging away at Destiny 2; Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning casts its spell; the curious case of Super Mario 3D All-Stars; Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 is the remake all classic games deserve; getting chummy with Maneater.
Hosts: Malcolm Spinedi (@PSMalc), Joe Garcia (@Wons23)
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The sprint towards the next generation is on, as Sony has finally revealed the price and date for the upcoming PlayStation 5. Prices! Release dates! Bombshell game reveals! Preorder fiascos!
Talking Points: Final Fantasy XVI?!; Miles Morales pulls it together; Hogwarts Legacy poofs into existence; Resident Evil 8: Village looks spooktacular; Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War cribs from Furious 7; loopy for Deathloop; Devil May 5 Special Edition revs up on PS5; Oddworld: Soulstorm is the latest in a long-running series we've never played; Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach brings our nieces and nephews into the next generation; Demon's Souls sees a mammoth overhaul on PS5; the PlayStation 5 is officially priced and dated; adventures in preordering; Kratos brings Ragnarok down on God of War.
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Joe & Malcolm join the rest of the world in mourning the tragic loss of Chadwick Boseman, whose iconic turn as Black Panther meant so much to so many people. Rest in power, king.
They soldier on to talk about the games they've played in August, including the return of a classic franchise and an absolutely infectious new battle royale. Come on in, the water's fine!
Talking Points: Rest in Power, Chadwick Boseman; Joe scores a platinum in Ghost of Tsushima; creepy crawly Carrion; Battletoads makes a worthwhile comeback; the trials and tribulations of a Destiny 2 raid; the overnight phenomenon that is Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout.
Hosts: Malcolm Spinedi (@PSMalc), Joe Garcia (@Wons23)
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So now that we've spent several hours catching up on 2018 and 2019, Joe & Malcolm get together to...spend several hours catching up on 2020! We've relaunched with a new monthly format, but we did that in the middle of a good year for games, so with this we're all up to speed. Come on in and have a listen, will ya?
Talking Points: Touching on Crystal Dynamics's upcoming Avengers game; lessons learned from The Friends of Ringo Ishikawa; Persona 5 Royal improves on an all-time classic; Malcolm finds a mobile game worth a damn; Animal Crossing: New Horizons is a game for our times; the redemption of Destiny 2; Streets of Rage 4 is a worthy successor; the knee-buckling beauty of Ghost of Tsushima; Final Fantasy VII Remake is the game it needed to be; a house divided by The Last of Us Part II.
Programming Note: The discussions for Final Fantasy VII Remake and The Last of Us Part II are filled to the brim with spoilers! Here are the timestamps for each conversation if you want to skip and come back to them later:
Final Fantasy VII Remake: 1h 49m
The Last of Us Part II: 2h 20m 23s
Hosts: Malcolm Spinedi (@PSMalc), Joe Garcia (@Wons23)
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OK, then! We fell way behind our 2018 Game of the Year show and tried to get things going in May 2019. We haven't recorded a regular episode of the show since and find ourselves smack dab in the year 2020, two GOTY shows behind.
The solution? Adopting a new monthly format, baby! Going forward, news will take a backseat in favor of talking about the games we've played over the past few weeks. For now, though, we each talk about our own personal favorite games of 2018 and 2019 to offer some kind of Game of the Year content, dang it.
Oh, and the world as we knew it a year ago is upside down, and there's a whole new PlayStation coming. It's a big episode.
Talking Points: Where the damn hell have we been?!; disturbing allegations rock different parts of the entertainment industry; our favorite games of 2018; our favorite games of 2019; the PlayStation 5 is finally revealed.
Hosts: Malcolm Spinedi (@PSMalc), Joe Garcia (@Wons23)
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In the latest episode of The Firmware Update, Malcolm dives into The Surge 2, the follow-up to 2017's surprise hit. Is it a worthy successor, or does it go into the scrap pile? Take a listen and find out!
Talking Points: The Surge 2!
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Host: Malcolm Spinedi (@PSMalc)
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*looks at episode title*
*looks at calendar*
LOL
Look, we know. Things happened! We're not getting into them here and now, but let's get back on track with our annual behemoth Game of the Year tournament shows! Joe & Malcolm's old pal TL Foster joins in to start things off with the dark horse bracket to see which game gets the honor of making the main bracket featuring 16 of 2018's greatest hits. Get in here, the water's fine!
Talking Points: Eight Cinderellas go head-to-head for the right to fight God of War on the next show!
Follow along with our bracket!
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Hosts: Malcolm Spinedi (@PSMalc), Joe Garcia (@Wons23), & TL Foster (@TravisLFoster)
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On the latest episode of The Firmware Update, Joe and Malcolm talk all about the 2018 Game Awards as Joe's apartment is suddenly accosted by terrible, sporadic construction noise that he can't do anything about and forces the show to run shorter than planned. A real treat for the ears!
Talking Points: Red Dead Redemption 2 is a job; Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is a love letter to video games; the actual awards given out by The Game Awards; Far Cry 5 gets a direct sequel; marvel at the return of Ultimate Alliance; one of the rare good non-Mario kart games gets its due; taking a trip to The Outer Worlds; a new Dragon Age is imminent, come hell or high water; Mortal Kombat 11 is gory as hell; Psychonauts 2 is coming along nicely; the first Smash DLC promises to take your heart.
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On the latest episode of The Firmware Update, Joe has felt Tetris Effect's warmth and is ready to spread its gospel to all who will listen. Meanwhile, a whole lot of people are rootin' and tootin' around the wild west, and the full lineup of games featured in Sony's PlayStation Classic microconsole leaves a lot to be desired.
Talking Points: Have you heard the good word about Tetris Effect?; Rockstar ships 17 million copies of Red Dead Redemption 2 in a matter of days; Grand Theft Auto V is still wildly popular; an awful lot of omissions from the PlayStation Classic's lineup; Final Fantasy XV's DLC is abruptly canceled and the game's director leaves Square Enix entirely; EA unveils Project Atlas; is a new Titanfall due for 2019?; Destiny 2's Forsaken expansion sells below expectations; No Man's Sky plunders the depths of the sea; Just Cause 4 goes gold; some damn PlayStation furniture, for some reason.
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The latest episode of The Firmware Update is, uh, real late. It's a good thing nothing terrible has happened in nearly two months since Joe & Malcolm last recorded, right? Everything's fine!!
Talking Points: Two ding dong months; the tragic fall of Telltale Games; the fate of the final season of Telltale's The Walking Dead; crunch time for Rockstar Games and Red Dead Redemption 2; Capcom shuts down its Vancouver studio; Sony is developing a PlayStation 5, and water continues to be wet; Sony finally allows cross play for Fortnite; cross play isn't coming to Fallout 76; PlayStation Experience skips 2018; the DongLord69's of the world finally get to change their PSN IDs; Marvel's Spider-Man sells like gosh dang gangbusters; Days Gone is delayed two months; the hot new Borderlands game on everyone's lips; miserable piles of secrets no more; the latest from the team behind Yakuza; a legend takes a sabbatical.
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The latest episode of The Firmware Update is jam-packed with news out of Gamescom 2018, not to mention all the other stuff that happened since our last show. It's a big'n!
Talking Points: Joe and Jim Sterling are of one mind over Shenmue; tragedy in Jacksonville; July 2018 NPD results; Sony sells 3 million PlayStation VRs; small comfort for the many who didn't score a 500 Million PlayStation 4 Pro; tallying how many of those 500 million PlayStations we've actually bought; Cyberpunk 2077 hits a big development milestone; Assassin's Creed won't be annualized after all; Shenmue III will definitely hit its announced release date; Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night slips into 2019; by God, it's Streets of Rage 4; Devil May Cry 5 looks cool as hell; Battlefield V preorders could be better; Soulcalibur 6 gets day-one DLC for some reason; two Persona games dance onto PS4 and Vita this December; Bethesda bullies a dude in Philly; Hitman 2 rewards those who bought into the previous game; God of War barely came together; how not to review video games.
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In the latest episode of The Firmware Update, things are looking up for No Man's Sky as its latest update is making players fall in love with it all over again. Joe & Malcolm also discuss Spider-Man PS4, Fallout 76, and Much More™!
Talking Points: Chipping away at the backlog; No Man's Sky Next is the game's potential finally realized; Spider-Man goes gold and gets special edition hardware; Shadow of the Tomb Raider hits the presses; Fallout 76's beta details; Darksiders 3 gets a release date; Guacamelee 2 gets a date, too; Metal Gear Solid V somehow gets an update; Rainbow Six Siege draws a hard line against bigotry; Shenmue 1 & 2 are coming soon; Yakuza Kiwami 2 gets a demo; Gran Turismo Sport's latest update; Persona 4 turns 10.
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In the latest episode of The Firmware Update, Joe & Malcolm fire off the last of their E3 2018 recaps, poring over the details from Sony and Nintendo's offerings. And look, it's only three weeks after the show!
Talking Points: E3 2018 PlayStation Showcase; E3 2018 Nintendo Direct.
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In the latest episode of The Firmware Update, the E3 2018 recaps continue as Joe & Malcolm pick up what Bethesda, Square Enix, and Ubisoft are putting down at their respective presentations. Check 'em out!
Talking Points: Bethesda E3 2018 Showcase; Square Enix E3 2018 Showcase; Ubisoft E3 2018 Conference.
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In the latest episode of The Firmware Update, E3 2018 is squarely in Joe & Malcolm's rearview mirrors. In the first of a series of conference wrap-ups, they talk up what went down at EA and Microsoft's stage shows.
Talking Points: EA Play 2018; 2018 Xbox E3 Briefing.
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