Time sure flies, huh?

• Intro • New games added to Switch Online • Data suggests most gamers want single player games • Modded hardware will fight Nintendo, without a lawyer • Microsoft asks devs why they don't develop for Xbox • Tencent might buy Ubisoft • Halo Infinite getting a 3rd person mode • 343 now Halo Studios, switching to Unreal Engine • Sequel to Alien: Isol…

• Intro• Nintendo Is Now Going After YouTube Accounts Which Show Its Games Being Emulated• Another Switch Emulator Is Dead• California Forces Digital Stores to Admit You Don’t Own Games You Buy• BACKLOG• Ubisoft Delays AC Shadows, Will Launch Games on Steam Day One, Learned from SW Outlaws• Xbox Tokyo Games Show Showcase• Death Stranding 2 Info/Pho…

The boys talk Playstation's State of Play and then review the 1993 Super Mario Bros movie. WAHOO

• Intro • PS+ Games for October • Switch 2 Hardware Leaks • Mystery Nintendo Patent • Backlog • Nintendo/Pokémon Sue PocketPair Over Palworld • PocketPair Responds • PlayStation 30th Anniversary Collection • Price of 30th Anniversary Collection Leaks • PS State of Play 9/24 • Xbox Reveals Translucent Color Options in Design Lab • Sonic Central 9/24…

Is Astro Bot GOTY material? Let's talk about that.

• INTRO • Nintendo Switch 2 rumors • PS5 disc drives are selling out • PS6 to use AMD chip • Backlog • Bungie targeting $40 price for Marathon • SNES Switch online games • Rockstar drops support for Steam Deck • Steam families out of beta • Tony Hawk is talking to Activision again • Annapurna interactive staff all quit • Unity finally cancels runti…

THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE

• Intro • Sony Technical Presentation (PS5 Pro) • Sony Raises Price of DualSense • Sony CFO Thinks PlayStation Doesn’t Have Enough Original IP • 3% of PS5 Owners Have a PS Portal • Star Wars Outlaws Sales Disappoint • Retroid Pocket Mini & Pocket 5 Pricing & Pre-Order Dates • Anbernic With Another New Handheld • Acer Nitro Blaze Revealed • AMD Z2 E…

• Intro • September PS+ • EmuDeck Creates a Console • Concord Being Shut Down • PS5 Pro Leaks • BACKLOG • Early Star Wars Outlaws Players Losing Progress • Annapurna Partners with Remedy for Control 2, Alan Wake Movie/TV Show • Capcom Fighting Collections Now Coming to Xbox • Another Game Not Coming to Xbox • Capcom’s RE Mobile Ports Now Require In…

We suffer in your stead.

• Intro • Nintendo Indie World + Partner Direct • Switch 2 Delayed Until After April 2025 • BACKLOG • Gamescom Highlights • Sonic 3 Movie Trailer • Nintendo Museum • PS5 Japanese Price Hike • FF 16 Coming to PC, Maybe Also Xbox? • GTA San Andreas VR on Hold • Activision Kills Call of Duty Mod • Fortnite is BACK on iOS! In Europe • Activision to Do …

Chris is joined by special guests Will DeBiccari and Andy Bickerton to deep dive on GOTY contender Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

Meandering as usual. (0:14:52) - What we’ve been playing (0:19:06) - Sea of Stars (0:39:10) - Infini (0:47:24) - How Right, How Wrong, How Long?

• Intro• Microsoft to Make Windows Game Bar More Handheld Friendly• Sega Delists Original Sonic Generations, But You Can Still Get It• PUBG Dev Acquires Tango Gameworks• Boss Team Games Making a Halloween Game with John Carpenter• Boss Team Also Making a Halloween Side Scroller• Arkane Cofounder Making Dishonored Spiritual Successor• Limited Run Re…

• Intro • PS+ August *free games • Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Added to Switch Online • Game Informer Closes Down, GameStop Nukes Website and Social Media • No Free Pokémon Cards from GameStop • Backlog • Romhacking.net is Shutting Down • Braid Anniversary Sold Like Dogshit • Xbox Updates to Discord • God of War Studio Working on a New IP • Bungie Layo…

Hello and goodbye. 0:03:45) - Fire Emblem Three Houses 5 year anniversary (0:54:31) - Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdree (1:11:15) - A classic Console Crusade tangent

• Intro • RIP Xbox 360 • Has Mario 64 aged poorly? • The Backlog • New Astro Bot Themed DualSense • Sony Testing New PS5 Features • PSVR2 $200 Off Right Now • Video Game Voice Actors Strike • Some Games Not Affected by Strike • Update to Demos on Steam • New Modchip for SNES Fixed Longstanding Problem • Launch Model Xbox Ones Failing to Update • Mo…

• Intro • Pay for Early Access getting out of hand • 82% of players made in game purchases • Nintendo reveals new Joy-Con charger • Humble shut down • Backlog • eSports at the olympics • FTC Blasts Microsoft's new Game Pass Tiers/Microsoft responds • Microsoft considering cloud only game pass tier • Halo tv show canceled • Fallout tv show earns 16 …

• Intro• GBA Games Added to Switch Online• Street Pass• Zion's New Steam Deck• Nintendo Releases a Teaser for Emio• Emio Revealed to be New Famicom Detective Game• Analogue Pocket Aluminum• Nintendo Not Crediting All of Its Developers• Microsoft Selling a “No Console Required” Bundle• Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom Rating Hints at Playable Link• Is GTA+ C…

WHAT'S IN THE BOX?? (0:00:00) - Nintendo Direct reactions (finally!) (0:56:18 - Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree impressions (1:02:35) - Assassin’s Creed Origins (1:28:05 - Pikmin 3 (1:37:20) - Metal Gear Solid

• Intro• Mario + Rabbids 2 Free for Switch Online• New Switch Online Games• Evidence that Nintendo Switch Online is Getting GameCube Games• Game Pass Getting New Tier/Price Increase• Anbernic Pirates Modern Games Now• Dragon Age Difficulty Settings• Japanese Sonic X Shadow Generations Website Teases a 4th Character• Suicide Squad KTJL Season 2 DLC …

• Intro • July PS+ • Modded Hardware sued • Nintendo to combat scalpers with high Switch 2 production • Details on Microsoft’s canceled streaming console, and Xbox App comes to new devices • The Backlog • Steam reveals stats on playing with a controller • Steam reveals Game Recording app • PlayStation Stars hasn’t worked in a month • IOS Ports not …

The crew reviews Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door with special guests Tiffany Gilly-Forrer and Nathaniel Andalis. Wahoo!

• Intro • Is Virtual Console better than Nintendo Switch Online? • ThBacklog • Sony working on native PS3 emulation? • Sony giving up on PSVR2 • Apple Watch Emulator • Street Fighter movie still makes Capcom money • Limited Run Games 2024 showcase • Xbox head gives reason for shutting down Tango • Some Original devs working on new Mario & Luigi gam…

• Intro• Nintendo Direct 7/18• It's Been 7 Years Since Metroid Prime 4 Announcement• Backlog• Valve Sued• Star Wars Outlaws Will Be Short• Discord Integrated Into PS5• Original Resident Evil Coming to PC?• Second Uncharted Movie Announced• Sea of Thieves Most Downloaded Game on PS5• Miyamoto Announces New Mario Movie Date• Tweet of the Week• Q&AOri…

• Intro • Game Boy Mega Man games on Switch Online • Summer Game Fest Recap • Xbox Showcase • Phil Spencer: We Should Make an Xbox Handheld • Halo 1 Coming to PS5? • Ubisoft Forward • PSVR2 PC Kit • Last of Us 2 PC Complete, No Release Date • Sony Removes 8K from PS5 Box • Google Employee Responsible for Nintendo Leaks • Mod Retro Chromatic Game Bo…

(0:05:51) - Paper Mario impressions (0:23:19) - Sea of Thieves (0:28:13) - PSN trophies on PC (0:34:18) - Sports games (0:50:19) - Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (1:00:51) - Sony State of Play (1:09:42) - Fantasy Critic

• Intro • ASUS ROG Ally X Gaming Handheld info announced • All announcements from Sony State of Play 5/30 • PS5 Is Sony’s Most Profitable System • Sony Deletes Neil Druckmann Interview • Sega Almost Made Shadow the Hedgehog M Rated • Take-Two CEO on GTA6 Coming to PC • Redfall’s Final Update • Toys for Bob Signs Publishing Deal with Microsoft • You…

• Intro• BUT FIRST, June PS+ "free" games• Lenovo Legion Go LITE has leaked• Epilogue SN Operator (and N64)• 8bitdo numpad• Lego Zelda set• THE BACKLOG• Atari now owns Intellivision• Black Ops 6 reveal• Black Ops 6 will be on last Gen systems (and "day one" on Gamepass)• R6 Siege fans boo new subscription model• Games featuring AI are important for…

(0:00:00) - Vacation catch up (0:08:18) - Animal Well (0:24:09) - EJ attempts Hollow Knight (0:43:12) - 1000 X Resist impressions (0:50:18) - Star Wars: Knight of the Old Republic (1:01:39) - Ghost of Tsushima (1:13:19) - Sea of Thieves (1:20:31) - Megaman X speedrun

• Intro • Ayaneo Pocket DMG and Micro • AYN Odin 2 Mini • Mario 64 Maker • Retro Arch comes to Apple TV • Call of Duty WILL come to Game Pass • Microsoft may change Game Pass when CoD hits • Microsoft CEO wants more games on PlayStation/Switch • Assassin's Creed Shadows reveal, internet requirements • Nintendo acquired Shiver Entertainment • PS2 em…

• Intro• Switch 2 specs?• Nintendo removing Twitter integration• Nintendo wins Joy-Con Drift Lawsuit• BACKLOG• AyaNeo has a new vertical handheld• Suicide Squad looses $200 million• Sony announces new CEOs• EA wants to ad more advertisements to games• Marvel Rivals ToS contains “Non disparagement” clause• Doug Bowser gets in online fight over fligh…

Changes were made. (0:01:25) - Fantasy Critic update (0:18:05) - Chris breaks a bone (0:25:04) - Limited Run Games CD-R drama (0:35:17) - Helldivers II PSN requirements (0:41:35) - #freestellarblade (0:54:36) - Third party studios we’d most want to make a Nintendo game

• Intro• Nintendo tweets about Switch Successor• New Nintendo World Championship game• Vicarious Visions worked on a DK game• The Backlog• Sony reverses disastrous Helldivers 2 update• Ghost of Tsushima PC needs PSN account for multiplayer• Take2 shuts down Rollerdrome dev• Microsoft Closes Redfall and Hi-Fi Rush studios• Microsoft reveals new cont…

• Intro • Switch 2 details • 3DS emulator to hit iOS • Backlog • Will's MSI CLAW drama continues • Game Publishers won’t support libraries preserving games • Steam changes refund policy • Fallout 4 update free (unless you have PS+) • Xbox sales are really bad • Xbox Showcase June 9 • ID@Xbox recap • Tomb Raider 2013 finally updated on PC (with a ca…

Take a journey with us. (0:05:12) - More Dark Souls (0:15:31) - EJ’s Skyrim playthrough (0:31:33) - Nintendo Switch Demo Derby

• Intro • Delta emulator on iOS • Why Dolphin might not come to iOS • Nintendo indie world recap • Target to sell fewer physical media • THE BACKLOG • Embracer group to be broken up • Meta opening Quest to third part hardware devs • Nintendo said no to Samus in Fortnite • "Dad" furious at Nintendo after Animal Crossing servers close • Ghost of Tsus…

• Intro • Nintendo Indie World tomorrow • SNES games added to Switch Online • Apple removes the first approved emulator from app store and a 2nd one • MSI Claw • Backlog • Triple I-Initiative showcase • BAFTA video game awards 2024 • Star Wars Outlaws physical release requires internet connection to install • Star Wars Outlaws locks Jabba the Hutt …

Nick and Chris spend 2 hours waxing about games they've been playing lately, but mostly Dark Souls.

The year is flying by and MAN has there been some action! The boys Bren and Brandon join us this week to chat the first quarter of a very busy Fantasy Critic season.

• Intro • Apple opens up App Store to Emulators • YouTuber running campaign to fight against games shutting down • Old games are the most popular games • Microsoft sets up Xbox Preservation team • THE BACKLOG • Star Wars Outlaws is releasing "3 days early" • and SO MUCH more • TWEET OF THE WEEK • Q&A Originally streamed on April 9, 2024…

Join us as we further refine our list of top 100 video games ever---now twice as unimpeachable! Solo.to/consolecrusade

• Intro• April PS+• Publishers no longer sure about Xbox• White, Disc-less Xbox leaked• Indie Devs say Game Pass/Epic deals are drying up• Shake ups at nintendo testing center• THE BACKLOG• April fools stuff• Silksong added to Microsoft store• Jim Ryan: Um Actually, PS2 sold 160 million units• Waffle House in tekken 8?• Palworld loses 97% of player…

• Intro• Phil Spencer on an Xbox handheld• Phil Spencer on Other game stores coming to Xbox• THE BACKLOG• Pokémon company takes down video of old COD Pikachu mod• Pokémon fan repository shut down• Mario Maker is beated• Epic: State of Unreal recap• GTA 6 won’t be optimized by ps5 pro• GTA 6 falling behind schedule• Will smith zombie game big time f…

A supersized edition of the Console Crusade podcast where we go over three distinct top ten lists: Chris’s top ten games of all time, Nick’s top ten most important games ever, and EJ’s top ten favorite games since 2016. The criteria is loose and the boys are juiced! LET’S GO Top 100 Honorable Mentions (Switch) (0:02:09) Top Ten Intro (0:25:00) The …

• Intro • PS5 Pro details leaked • Sony halts Psvr2 production • Steam families • THE BACKLOG • Pokémon lawyer says press coverage kills fan projects • Summer games fest returns • Tim Sweeney calls Gabe Newell/Valve ASSHOLES • Battlefront classic collection sucks • Battlefront collection uses mods without credit • Is GTA VI the most important game …

• Intro• New games on switch online• Mario Day news• Mario ROMS to play• Xbox partner showcase recap• THE BACKLOG• Apple kills epic’s ios game store• Apple unbans Epic again• WB to delist Adult Swim games• Spider-Man 2 update includes debug menu, dlc leak• Nintendo won’t say who developed Princess Peach Showtime• Akira Toriyama• Multiverses returns…

This week we're joined by Steve Fallon, software developer and creator of fantasycritic.games, for a peek behind the curtain of one of our favorite pastimes! (0:02:50) - What we’ve been playing (Elden Ring, Celeste, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth) (0:48:20) - A Fantasy Critic deep dive with site creator and developer Steve Fallon (2:00:37) - Critical Hi…

Just Blane & Ryan McBain: Warner Bros, Nintendo Crackdowns, and Schoolboy Q Just Blane and Ryan McBain focus on various gaming topics including the disappointment with Warner Bros' strategy post 'Suicide Squad' game, the success of 'Hogwarts Legacy', and the pitfalls of live service games. They discuss Nintendo's legal actions against emulator usag…