Top Down Perspective

Jon finishes up Spirit Tracks and Harvey Birdman this week. Paul is playing Castle Crashers and Avowed. Sean talks about Citizen Sleeper 2 and Lost Records.
We start news off with the surprising Marvel Rivals layoffs, then we discuss Xbox's new AI program and Niantic looking to sell off Pokemon Go.
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We've assembled together once again to discuss video games. Paul continues with Ender Lilies and Sean gets into Avowed.
During news we discuss the latest Sony State of Play, Astro Bot is getting more stages, and what is going on with WB Games.
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Everyone is busy but Sean returns from overseas to talk about some games. He's been playing (and not talking) about Avowed, so instead he brings up Lonely Mountain Snow Riders and Rift of the Necrodancer.
In news he talks about the previous Xbox Developer Direct, more Nintendo Switch 2 patents popping up, and Iron Galaxy having major layoffs.
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The Switch 2 is finally real and we spend most of this show running through that trailer and talking about everything we noticed and have heard about the new console. Jon's also nearing the end of Mario & Luigi Brothership and begins The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks. Sean is getting ready for a trip.
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It's time to celebrate the video games of 2024! We're joined once again by original TDPer Nathan Rohr to run down our favorite and least favorite games that came out last year. We've got new categories to enjoy too! And, of course, the results of our Community GotY survey were collected and shared as we go along. Last but not least, we check in on the predictions we made last year to see how accurate we were and set some new ones as we look to 2025.
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We're back from the holiday break and talking about what we got up to and the games we played. Paul enjoyed Thank Goodness You're Here and Indika. Sean is playing through Monument Valley 3 and Arco.
During news we discuss the Black Myth Wukong devs complaining about the Series S, Ubisoft is back with more NFTs, and Tango Gameworks got its name back.
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Sean is back from last week's Game Awards with tales of the event. We also run through all the announcements and winners of the show and see how our predictions compared.
In terms of what we've been playing, Paul is deep into Marvel Rivals and Path of Exile 2 while Sean continues with Indiana Jones.
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This week starts off with a big discussion about Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. We also chat about Infinity Nikki and Marvel Rivals.
In news we talk about the PlayStation 30th Anniversary themes that were sent to everyone's PS5 as well as all the troubles Ubisoft faced last week.
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This week Sean is playing/watching Tetris Forever, Paul tries out Metaphor ReFantazio, and Jon continues with Mario & Luigi Brothership.
News is full of PlayStation updates, including an announcement of a years-away handheld and the 30th anniversary website is launched, we also discuss a leaked Steam controller mockup.
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Episode 738
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This week Sean is trying out Lego Horizon Adventures while Jon is playing Super Mario Party Jamboree and Mario and Luigi Brothership.
In news we chat about cloud streaming getting added to the PlayStation Portal, Xbox beginning to let you cloud stream games outside of Game Pass, and we run through all The Game Awards nominees and make our own predictions on the winners.
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Episode 373

This week we get an amazing submission to Jon's PO box that we share during the question segment!
Jon checks out Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake, Paul is playing some gacha game whose name escapes me, and Sean tries out Overwatch Classic, Neva, and The Plucky Squire.
News includes discussions on the Game Awards' nominees being announced next week, Xbox confirms a future handheld device, and there's a new white Steam Deck OLED.
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Episode 736

Episode 735
Sean attempts to put a solo show together, having never set up the livestream before. Then he has to figure out how to patch Paul in when he joins shortly later. It goes about as well as you'd expect.
Paul's been playing Dragon Age: The Veilguard. Sean talks about his time with Black Ops 6, Alan Wake 2's Lake House DLC, and reviewing the PS5 Pro.
In news we discuss Take Two selling off Private Division, Nintendo confirming that the Switch 2 will be backwards compatible, and a Mass Effect series is in the works.
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Happy Halloween!
This week Paul dives into the Monster Hunter Wilds beta, Shadows of the Damned Remastered, and Mouthwashing. Sean can finally talk about Dragon Age: The Veilguard and his thoughts on Double Exposure's ending. He's also allowed to show off the PlayStation 5 Pro's box. Jon continues with Control.
Nintendo randomly launches a mobile music app, we learn the fate of Concord's future, and Call of Duty is selling well for Microsoft.
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Jon's back to talk to us about The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom and Super Mario Party Jamboree. Paul's Nikoderiko and Alan Wake 2's Lake House DLC. Sean talks about the first two Life is Strange: Double Exposure episodes and brings some show and tell.
During news we talk about no story DLC for Spider-Man 2, Nintendo's mystery game gets leaked, and the Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown team gets disbanded.
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Paul's here to talk all about the Silent Hill 2 Remake while Sean finally gets to dive deep in conversation about Metaphor: ReFantazio.
We have two weeks worth of news to get through including Nintendo's Alarmo, the Xbox Partner Showcase, Ubisoft possibly being sold, and 343 changing its name to Halo Studios.
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It's another big update on the movies and show we're watching. As for games, Paul is deep into UFO 50 and begins a Silent Hill replay in anticipation of the upcoming release. Sean continues with Echoes of Wisdom.
In news we get a report on what happened with Annapurna, the 30th Anniversary PlayStation lineup went on sale to interesting effect, and we learn more about Tango's fate.
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There's a new Zelda out, Echoes of Wisdom, and Sean has been playing it. He also tries out Metaphor: ReFantazio and Prince of Perisa: The Lost Crown: Mask of Darkness. Jon is playing UFO 50, Dead Rising Deluxe Edition and the TMNT: Shredder's Revenge DLC. Paul calls in from his phone and it's a goofy time.
We start news off with a rundown of the PlayStation State of Play, Ubisoft pulls out of Tokyo Game Show, and Assassin's Creed Shadows gets delayed to 2025.
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Episode 729
Paul wraps up Space Marine 2 and dives into the Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster. Sean gets his platinum in Astro Bot, starts up Star War Outlaws, and can finally talk about his Dragon Age The Veilguard preview.
We begin news with the possible Switch 2 images, we also discuss the 30th anniversary collection from PlayStation, and Nintendo is suing Palworld.
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Sean has played the PlayStation 5 Pro! He's also checking out Tactical Breach Wizard, Jon is playing more Ys, and Paul continues with Space Marine 2. They're all loving Astro Bot.
In other news, Xbox has another massive layoff, Annapurna Interactive might be no more, and Flappy Bird is coming back from the dead.
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Sean is back from Europe with many tales of his time at this year's Gamescom in Germany. He played games like The First Berserker: Khazan and Life is Strange: Double Exposure, while also checking out Pepper Grinder and Astro Bot outside of the show. Paul continues with Black Myth: Wukong and World of Warcraft: The War Within.
News is packed this week as we dive into the recent Nintendo Direct, layoffs hit Rocksteady, and Concord is being shutdown after just 11 days.
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