Gamescom Opening Night ended a new drought with plenty of new games to look forward to. Announced were Borderlands 4 from Gearbox, Mafia: The Old Country from Hangar 13, Dying Light: The Beast from Techland, as well as several new looks at announced titles like Kingdom Come Deliverance 2, Starfield’s upcoming expansion, Monster Hunter Wilds, Warhammer 40k Space Marine 2, CoD Black Ops 6, and others…

And the games we've been playing:

Mike: Dead Island 2 (COMPLETED), God of War (COMPLETED), Metal Gear Solid 2 (COMPLETED), Splinter Cell, Warhammer 40k Space Marine, Diablo IV

Johnny: Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag (VIctory Lap), Black Myth Wukong, Callisto Protocol, Deadlock

Kim: Vampire Therapist (completed); Still Wakes the Deep (completed); Dave the Diver; Tactical Breach Wizards; Jedi: Survivor; We Harvest Shadows; Alan Wake 2 DLC (completed); Star Wars Outlaws; Gori: Cuddly Carnage; Squirrel with a Gun.

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Power Gamer Podcast: Episode 165

Greetings and welcome to the Power Gamer Podcast. I’m your host, Mike Dawson, joined as always by fellow hosts Johnny Poulos and Kim Ponticello…

Segment 1: Johnny was excited to see this Borderlands movie. Mike said it made him want to bash himself in the head with a rock. The scores are out - are we still going to see this?

Segment 2: Game Informer suddenly closed shop. A near and dear publication to Mike, who’s been reading the magazine since the 90’s (and was an active subscriber). We tip our cap to the end of major US based video game magazine publications and reminisce on better times.

Segment 3: iD gets it. Enhanced versions of Doom & Doom 2 make their way online. A new episode from iD. Enhancements. Preservation. $10. Kudos iD.

Segment 4: The Games We Want to Talk About

Mike: Death Stranding (Completed), Dead Island 2, God of War

Johnny: Prodeus, Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag (Completed), Dragon's Dogma 2 (Completed), Marvel Rivals, The Rogue Prince of Persia, COD MW3 (campaign)

Kim: Once Human; Terrascape; Space for Sale; Venture to the Vile; Riven (bad endings); Shift 87; Nobody Wants to Die; Vampire Therapist; Deathbound; Dave the Diver

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**Segment 1:

Microsoft introduces new pricing on Game Pass that leaves us asking some questions.

**Segment 2:

Mike: Kingdom Come Deliverance, Police Simulator (COMPLETED), Octopath Traveler, Dead Island 2

Johnny: Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, Final Fantasy VII: Reunion Crisis Core, Marvel Snap

Kim: Callisto Protocol (Completed), Myst (completed), Riven, Dave the Diver, Once Human, Kingdom Come: Deliverance, Horror Tales: The Beggar, The Sacred Acorn, Vampire Therapist.

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On this week’s episode, we’re just going to be discussing the games that we’ve been playing. All of us have been pretty busy…

Mike: Unicorn Overlord (COMPLETED), Dead Island 2, Police Simulator, Kingdom Come Deliverance, Hellblade 2 (COMPLETED)

Johnny: Final Fantasy VII Reunion: Crisis Core, Calisto Protocol, Assassin’s Creed: Liberation (ABANDONED), Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, Beyond Good and Evil 20th Anniversary Edition, Hellblade 2 (COMPLETED), Celeste (COMPLETED), Assassin’s Creed III (COMPLETED)

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Power Gamer Podcast Episode 162: Next Fest & Nintendo Direct

Segment 1: Next Best at Next Fest Mulligan!

Segment 2: The June 2024 Nintendo Direct

Segment 3: What We’ve Been Playing This Week

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Greetings and welcome to the Power Gamer Podcast. I’m your host, Mike Dawson - joined as always by fellow host Kim Ponticello…

Segment 1: Summer Games and The Xbox Showcase

Anything you’d like to discuss from these events?

Segment 2: The Games We’ve Been Playing This Week

Mike: Animal Well (COMPLETED), Cyberpunk 2077, Death Stranding

Kim: System Shock, Boxes: Lost Fragments (completed), Soulmask, Last Epoch, Anonymous Hacker Simulator, Forgotten Mines, Kristala, Callisto Protocol

Johnny: Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth (COMPLETED!!!), Arcade Paradise (COMPLETED), Selaco (se-lah-co), Hellblade 2: Senua’s Saga, Dave the Diver Godzilla DLC, Assassin’s Creed 3 Remastered

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Power Gamer Podcast: Episode 160

Greetings and welcome to the Power Gamer Podcast. I’m your host, Mike Dawson - joined as always by fellow host Kim Ponticello…

Segment 1: Acknowledging State of Play

Segment 2: The Games We’ve Been Playing This Week

Mike: Death Stranding, Animal Well, Dave The Diver, Indika (Completed)

Kim: Skull and Bones, Dead by Daylight, V Rising, The Rogue Prince of Persia, Imagine Earth (Serious Bros), Boxes Lost Fragments (Big Loop Studios), Vampire Therapist (Little Bat Games)

Segment 3: Let’s Get Heavy Into Indika…

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Greetings and welcome to the Power Gamer Podcast. I’m your host, Johnny Poulos - joined as always by fellow hosts Mike Dawson and Kim Ponticello…

Segment 1: Another Ubisoft Announcement with more Ubisoft Hate

Segment 2: The Games We’ve Been Playing

Mike: Final Fantasy Remake (Completed), Dave The Diver (Completed), Animal Well, Indika

Johnny: Control (COMPLETED), Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Arcade Paradise

Kim: Spongebob (kill me now); Dead by Daylight; XDefiant; V Rising; Harvest Hunt (Villainous Games Studios)

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