🎙️ Join Heather, Tom, Stu, and Leon as this week’s episode dives into multiplayer games — from couch co-op memories to modern online chaos. The crew chat about what makes multiplayer special, how it’s evolved over the years, and whether today’s experiences still hit the same. As always, expect plenty of random and a quiz waiting at the end if you stick around.
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro & what we’ve been playing
00:41:26 - Gaming News & New Games! 🗞️
01:15:28 - Questions from Discord ❓
01:41:46 - Main topic : Multiplayers 🤝
02:20:55 - Gaming quiz time 🥳
02:29:15 - Shout outs & goodbye
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🎮 What we’ve been playing:
• Stu jumped into Marathon, enjoying its hardcore extraction-shooter feel and “shoot first, ask questions later” gameplay. He also started Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 (early impressions are strong) and checked out Planet of Lana 2, praising its wholesome puzzle-platforming and expanded mechanics.
• Tom brings the pickups (as always), including Bomberman 4 & 5 on Super Famicom, PlayStation gashapon collectibles, and a Resident Evil 4 steelbook. He’s been testing his Saturn setup, trying a quirky train-based runner demo, playing the Toxic Commando demo (not fully sold), and sinking time into Yakuza 3 — mostly avoiding the main story in favour of mini-games
.• Leon is deep into Marathon (20+ hours and counting), calling it one of his surprise favourites thanks to its gunplay, map design, and replayability — despite online negativity surrounding it. He’s also loving wholesome Switch 2 title Pokéopia (35+ hours), and playing through Resident Evil Village, though he feels it leans a bit too heavily into set-piece action
.• Heather continues Resident Evil Requiem (and may have soft-locked herself 😅), played more of Reanimal and spent a lot of time with John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando — especially fun in co-op. She also checked out indie title 1348: X Voto, praising it despite online backlash and hate.
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📰 Gaming News Highlights:
• Former Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan says developers largely ignore complaints from people who don’t actually play the games — sparking discussion around toxicity and “cancel culture” in gaming.
• Resident Evil Requiem smashes sales records, hitting 6 million copies sold shortly after launch.
• A planned Hitman TV series from the John Wick creator has officially been cancelled after years in development.• Fortnite V-Bucks prices increase, with players now getting less currency for the same money — raising questions about live-service monetisation and the future of battle royale games
.• Developers continue to push back on AI voice acting, with some studios re-recording lines using real actors instead.
• Sony rolls out updates to PS5 Pro’s AI upscaling tech, aiming to improve visuals and extend the console’s lifespan.
• GDC and Xbox Next Gen news regarding project Helix , expected 2027 launch and the interesting idea of PC & Xbox games in one place. A Lot of movement from Xbox with new Xbox Mode & Co Pilot ________________________________________
💬 Side chats & debates:
Online toxicity in gaming communities, “cancel culture” around new releases, multiplayer vs solo gaming as you get older, and whether battle royale games are starting to decline.
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