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Games played  Kev  Deadzone Rogue S tier Smash Bros Ultimate Warhammer space marine 2 on ps5 Much better than the steam deck port or playing on geforce Aren baeball Yugioh gx duel academy Johnny chrono News Amazon Luna shutting down https://bsky.app/profile/wario64.bsky.social/post/3mj5h2fzirv2j I had no idea it was still a thing Now Fortnite is chasing the trends  https://kotaku.com/epic-is-reportedly-making-a-disney-themed-extraction-shooter-2000686749?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQPMjc1MjU0NjkyNTk4Mjc5AAEe57CRt4D-2YTL6HwYeRwluOexxeVSlYtwptXmcJa-uQ55P53XuVfEQ17yV2Y_aem_YMKbr6L8-2CS8qwnmrAORg  Lmao Xbox https://tech4gamers.com/xbox-call-of-duty-removal-game-pass/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQPMjc1MjU0NjkyNTk4Mjc5AAEeN2rql0Xh5Lz2FArjOBD_Yvhqr0CsO2tyYQGVnhhx7Nnxq380vfRTC4iosyY_aem_WY8EBVDBzEWTzuHP4QIx_Q  Xbox CEO says Game pass is too expensive  https://www.dexerto.com/gaming/xbox-ceo-says-game-pass-is-too-expensiveand-needs-changes-in-leaked-internal-memo-3351281/  Disney doing stuffs (delisting) https://gamerant.com/disney-games-delisted-steam-2026/  —----------------

Games played  Kev  Deadzone Rogue  WWE 2K26  Dragon Quest 3 (a tier) The final boss grind was wild. At least on this version you can save and heal in-between. Even leave the dungeon to go save. On the NES this would be hell   Really reignited my love for turn based RPGs  Aren Mlb the show 26 Balatro pokopia —--------------------- News US patent office revokes Nintendo’s patent on summoning characters to make them battle | VGC  50 Best Nintendo DS Games Of All Time   Check the news section of Discord AND Q&A

Games played  Dragon Quest 3 HD (A tier) Story :  https://g.co/gemini/share/d020ce9659bd  WWE 2k26 Balatro  Deadzone rogue I was waiting to finish dragon quest but I can't wait no more This feels like a halo roguelike  Stevie  Mafia  Metroid Fusion Fire Emblem Engage DK Country Returns HD GTA V —--------------------- News Fortnite's controversially priced Peak skins look even worse now https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-switch-2-physical-games-will-now-be-more-expensive-than-digital-versions-with-10-price-difference-for-yoshi-and-the-mysterious-book?utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A%20Manual&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwdGRjcAQxBXxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAwzNTA2ODU1MzE3MjgAAR67WiQnR97HR4ZSKB8TX5Fe3QHkC_Fn42t9oEOBxDGBULi8U_0S4Nt5ylb28w_aem__RdtQz1_TG_d3mTFQtrsRA   New Star Fox Reportedly Coming This Year the  https://share.google/kmLL4IdH6ftrkNUt5  Oof https://blog.playstation.com/2026/03/27/new-price-changes-for-ps5-ps5-pro-and-playstation-portal-remote-player/?fbclid=IwVERDUAQzWjRleHRuA2FlbQIxMABzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAwzNTA2ODU1MzE3MjgAAR7MXlBgeXpidfy22739AQnl-BAUL5EcKFbfVD2PAle-pS3JHaywmckrHUeUhw_aem_4ee2PsFYwaXE_CumFvEcTg Linda McMahon knows gaming! https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/03/random-the-internet-dunks-on-ex-wwe-ceo-for-claiming-psp-was-the-beginning-of-life-on-the-go https://gameinformer.com/2026/03/30/after-laying-off-terminally-ill-employee-ceo-tim-sweeney-says-epic-games-is-in-contact?shem=dsdf,sharefoc,agadiscoversdl,,sh/x/discover/m1/4 

Games played  Kev (running list of games I played since last pod Resident Evil 8 (A tier. Phenomenal) WWE 2k26 I really don't want to make a character every year. It takes forever. Right into universe I go. Runs crazy good on switch 2  Have a nice death, because I'm a dirty little rogue slut and I can't help it cuz I wanna beat this game It's just too damn hard. Even on easy  balatro Dragon Quest 3 HD Story :  https://g.co/gemini/share/d020ce9659bd  Chase  Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined Deadzone Rogue Minishoot Adventure World of Warcraft Midnight —--------------------- News DLSS 5 will give you ai slop faces https://bsky.app/profile/culturecrave.co/post/3mh7aovwbos22  Switch 2 System Update 22.0.0 adds Handheld Boost Mode to play Switch 1 games at higher resolution | TheSixthAxis  Nintendo Could Be Forced To Shed One Of Its Biggest Anti-Consumer Practices  8 Near-Perfect Games That Have Not Aged Well  Patrons Klepisimo  Jd from the red leaf retrocast Fafafoohi (Chris) Links https://linktr.ee/consolekev  https://arennorman.com/  https://linktr.ee/frenemyfire 

Games played  Kev Spiderman 2 (A tier) Borderlands 4  Lack of mini  map is stupid Story: https://g.co/gemini/share/3005b2a58662  The cloud gaming thing is mildly inconvenient. I think I'm gonna try this on a console  Cloudy sucks.  https://bsky.app/profile/consolekev.bsky.social/post/3mg6vac6uis2h  It's a great game but I can't continue with it this way Prototype (C tier?)  Story: https://g.co/gemini/share/fc2152076173  This plays like a very early 360/ps3 game. It also didn't age very well. At all. Surprising amount of PS3/360 games didn't age as well as I thought. I wouldn't call it bad but it's…jank. Resident Evil 8 Story: https://gemini.google.com/share/5a43c8887697  WWE 2k25  Aren  Pokopia - greatest game of all time —--------------------- News Nintendo Indie World Showcase March 2026: Every Announcement, Game Reveal, Trailer  Highguard is shutting down this month | The Verge  https://www.dexerto.com/gaming/sony-reportedly-backing-away-from-pc-ports-for-major-playstation-exclusives-3325714/?fbclid=IwdGRjcAQVHXdjbGNrBBUdX2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHrw2WxFwBJ5p8EkE0nExeUF1oUPEnX9keHUNJstyG3d1_NGgl3T-lhNA1fm6_aem_nvaTu0pOql3zSp2RThXeAA  Xbox announces project helix https://www.reddit.com/r/consoles/s/851WDGBiHV  The 23 Best PS5 Games From Helldivers 2 To Hollow Knight: Silksong 

Games played  Kev - Weekly Weigh in: 250.8 Have a nice death (B tier) Spiderman 2 Aren - Weekly Weigh in: 275.8 Balatro Yugioh gx duel academy —-------------------------------- News Bluepoint shut down by Sony https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-19/sony-is-shutting-down-the-playstation-studio-bluepoint?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3MTUyNzAyNiwiZXhwIjoxNzcyMTMxODI2LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUQVBZWlBLR0lGUFkwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJCMUVBQkI5NjQ2QUM0REZFQTJBRkI4MjI1MzgyQTJFQSJ9.utABYnI4m_K6kqNqybZarBQ9T5WW_aWCH6NI3kt8Q64&leadSource=uverify%20wall   Pokemon FR and LG on eshop https://www.nintendo.com/us/whatsnew/pokemon-firered-version-and-pokemon-leafgreen-version-are-coming-to-nintendo-switch-in-multiple-languages/?srsltid=AfmBOoouxBPlteWlEPhmUM92VDkKYbVZeCVYjC3DnZoEcRAQge57PY3o  Phil Spencer and Sarah Bond leaving Xbox  https://kotaku.com/phil-spencer-xbox-leaving-retirement-microsoft-2000672059  PlayStation's New ‘Soft Pause’ Patent Could Let Gamers Pause Without Really Pausing  Hideki Kamiya says players who spoil Resident Evil Requiem deserve to ‘die a thousand deaths’ | VGC  The Pokémon Company created 30th anniversary logos for every single Pokémon  A GAMECUBE LIST https://gamerant.com/best-nintendo-gamecube-games-still-perfect-masterpieces/  https://gamerant.com/games-main-character-not-hero/ 

Games played  Kev - Weekly Weigh in: 248.8 Dave the diver (B tier) Story: https://g.co/gemini/share/f6c919928408 This game is wonderful, fun to explore the ocean. The story is super interesting. It goes from just driving and running a restaurant to a story about helping sea people But also as I'm writing this there's a f****n anime rhythm game happening https://youtu.be/Bcsky6xtrS0?si=86ogasO7K5_WGjHO  The cutscenes in this game are ridiculous Game really goes in different directions as it goes on.  I was ready for it to end by the end. I was enjoying the restaurant management but then it takes a huge backseat  Burnout Paradise (Not Tiering) Tried burnout paradise but I do not like the map navigation and how you learn the turns though the races. Not for me Diappointing because I know people LOVE burnout Crysis remastered (C tier? Not worth it) https://gemini.google.com/share/0df2ce0b8c29 (important to explain 2) It may be remastered but it got some jank but I wonder if that's just remote play jank? Did some research, apparently a lot of people feel likes its very dated…but pretty  So… CRYSIS 2 (D Tier) Story setup: https://gemini.google.com/share/96cb74d5a9db  I guess this is polarizing to original crysis fans because its a little more streamlined and not as hardcore as 1 They’re wrong, this is much better This is halo. I'm realizing this is just halo on earth  AI broke https://bsky.app/profile/consolekev.bsky.social/post/3mew5auxko22h  Now it's just crashing a lot in the same spot. https://bsky.app/profile/consolekev.bsky.social/post/3mewbdiqzyk2g  I don’t think I’m gonna be missing anything by not experiencing the end of crysis 2 Just finishing the week with wwe 2k25 because I don’t wanna start a new thing until after the podcast. Chris Balatro Cloverpit Expedition 33 Star Wars Genesis Kingdom Come Deliverance News ASUS Says It's Experiencing "High Repair Volumes" When Asked For Help With Faulty Xbox Ally X https://www.thegamer.com/asus-high-repair-volume-xbox-ally-x/?link_source=ta_first_comment&taid=698b8e511230a9000108b7c3&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_content=comment&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwY2xjawP4eJ1leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFVQTl2OUwwMGk3YzgzdGkzc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHrQMHap1fySJI5Vk6oYkYULth-VX3wl2Gg_66pTY5LjzBNVCNE-t9jmojOHr_aem_1sdKJIceXVV3NpF9uA3bTg  Pokemon FireRed & LeafGreen Are Allegedly Being Ported To Nintendo Switch  PlayStation State of play 2/12 https://blog.playstation.com/2026/02/12/state-of-play-february-2026-all-announcements-trailers/ 

Games played  Kev - Weekly Weigh in: 250.4 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart(A tier) Story setup: https://g.co/gemini/share/9ba33f470256  First game I played on ps5 with these adaptive triggers, I feel like I'm going to break them Call of duty Black ops 7 (B tier) Hey this is pretty cool  I dunno if I have the crackhead energy to compete  But I also played the campaign…which is designed to be played multiplayer. You can't pause it. It's always online. WWE 2k25  Blood omen: Legacy of Kain (not tiering) OLD GAME IS OLD AND DARK No tier Jak II (D tier) Story setup : https://g.co/gemini/share/ea7f1387794f  Unnecessary open world with nothing in it. Vehicles kinda suck to drive  I genuinely can't stand this. 1 hour in and I was like rather stab myself.  Super disappointing because I love jak and Daxter  Monster hunter generations revisit (not tiering) It's weird because I like monster hunter when I play it , a lot. When I'm not playing it they seem so intimidating  After playing monster hunter world…they are tedious going back to the old style Yeah I don't wanna do this right now, not with a child A Little Robert Journey to kill time Got a win with the engineer so that was cool Aren - Weekly Weigh in: 274.9 Mlb the show 25 Yugioh gx duel academy Balatro Exit 8 (B Tier) cloverpit —-------------------------------- News Who wants this? https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sony-has-patented-a-touchscreen-playstation-controller-that-lets-players-choose-where-to-put-the-buttons/  Valve confirms Steam Machine price and release details have been delayed by exploding component prices | VGC  Nintendo Will "Carefully Consider" A Switch 2 Price Increase, Says Furukawa  Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase February 2026: Every Announcement, Game Reveal, Trailer 

Games played  Kev - Weekly Weigh in: 252.2 Red Dead Redemption 2 Halo Infinite Aren - Weekly Weigh in: 272.9 Balatro Kingdom come deliverance (Chris) Star Wars Genesis (Starfield Mod) Spent more time watching stuff and phone games —-------------------------------- News Ranking South Park Games https://www.ign.com/articles/the-best-worst-and-weirdest-south-park-games?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=73446ff5-ffba-4057-a988-ecc4bdacf922&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky  The Best PlayStation Plus Games You Should Be Playing Right Now All the wrap-ups NEED TO DO STILLWITH AREN Nintendo - Nintendo Switch 2025 Year in Review - Official Nintendo Site Steam one - consolekev's STEAM REPLAY 2025 Patrons Klepisimo  Jd from the red leaf retrocast Fafafoohi (Chris) Links https://linktr.ee/consolekev  https://arennorman.com/  https://linktr.ee/frenemyfire 

Games played  Kev - Weekly Weigh in: 253 Smash Bros ultimate  WWE 2k25  More universe  Turbo overkill  https://g.co/gemini/share/7ec2b90db29a  Stupid brainless fps in a good way  Game needs a map I was enjoying it but the level navigation is infuriating  Kirby Superstar on SNES (c tier) It's like 8 Kirby miningames. And I just uh…don't find any of them that interesting. I'd rather have one deep Kirby game. This game is only 4 hours. Just for funsies, this SNES cart goes for $65…lul Red Dead Redemption (s tier) The ending of this game is taking forever. The last chapter is all farm worker and kind of boring unfortunately.i get why they do it, to set up the tragic ending. That being said, it's effective and the ending really gets you. I knew what was gonna happen too and it still hits. Super Mario 64 I tried it again just to see. Turns out I still don’t like it. Panzer Dragoon Remake (B tier) It's like starfox but dragoons and threats come from all sides  It's an hour long and…people paid money for this back in the day eh? Well for $3 it was fine. Red Dead Redemption 2 https://gemini.google.com/share/ad68717396d4  Definitely a slower start than RDR 1 Snow part wasnt that bad Way more “scripted" than the first game. Like your horse just can't go places for the sake of cinematics Aren - Weekly Weigh in: 275.2 Yugioh gx duel academy Girls frontline Spongebob battle for bikini bottom rehydrated Kingdom come deliverance Wolfenstein 2 wolfenstein News Live: Watch The Xbox Developer Direct 2026 Showcase Here  https://www.polygon.com/clair-obscur-expedition-33-metacritic-user-score-cory-in-the-house/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=696827113f8ca600013e1fc7&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky  Capcom’s next big Resident Evil remake will reportedly be revealed this year | VGC  Fire Shuts GTA 6 Developer Rockstar North, Following Report of Explosion - IGN  Ubisoft Cancels 6 Projects Including Prince of Persia: Sands of Time Remake, Closes 2 Studios and Confirms Further Layoffs in Major Company Restructure - IGN  Patrons Klepisimo  Jd from the red leaf retrocast Fafafoohi (Chris) Links https://linktr.ee/consolekev  https://arennorman.com/  https://linktr.ee/frenemyfire 

Games played  Kev  Weekly Weigh in: 254 Cyberpunk 2077 (B Tier) Nercromunda:  Hired Gun (c tier) https://g.co/gemini/share/999c97474d95  Accidentally a Warhammer 40k game  A little janky but really fun. Mixed reviews on steam but im loving it so far Plays like 2016 Doom with a lower budget. Even has glory kills to refill health  Lots of weapons customization It started strong but the levels got weird checkpoints towards the end. The power ups were forgettable, literally I forgot I had them.  Sometimes the HUD just doesn't appear and that's super annoying. There's just a bit too much jank for me  Red dead redemption on switch 2  Free upgrade to switch 2 version! Let's goo Damn this runs smooth Rockstar open works games are so good at story and gameplay. Every single mission is its own story in itself WWE 2k25  Doing universe mode again  and getting banger matches Aren Weekly Weigh in: 275.8 Unmetal Little kitty big city Metro 2033 redux Spongebob battle for bikini bottom rehydrated Wolfenstein the new world order Yugioh gx duel academy GameSir And Hyperkin Reveal A Modular Pad With GameCube And N64 Layouts | Nintendo Life  Machine Games is reportedly working on Wolfenstein 3 and a ‘Rainbow Six Siege-style’ multiplayer title | VGC  Avowed Is the Latest Xbox Game Studios Title Headed to PlayStation - IGN  Sony Patent Points To AI-Generated Ghost Player For Real-Time Help In Games - Clawsomegamer Report: GameStop closing hundreds of stores in the United States | GamesIndustry.biz   The 12 Best Xbox 360 Games From Halo: Reach To GTA 5  Patrons Klepisimo  Jd from the red leaf retrocast Fafafoohi (Chris) Links https://linktr.ee/consolekev  https://arennorman.com/  https://linktr.ee/frenemyfire 

Games played  Kev  NEW WEEK STARTS HERE till spotify stops suckin Cberpunk 2077 —-------------------------------------------------------------------- Cyberpunk 2077, corpo storyline  GeForce performance: Went to play it once, and suddenly it wants me to install it on their weird cloud pc? K did it, whatever. Run beautifully.  Ran a test stream while doing Geforce, seems alright Corpo path this time F**k how this runs on steam deck lmao. Getting on Xbox and cross saving The save on steam has Phantom Liberty ,so I can't open it on Xbox. Now I have to also buy Phantom Liberty to cross save and play on xbox Remote play stopped being cool. F**k. Went back to GeForce, yolo. It looks and play so nice. Guess the Xbox version was a waste of money because I acted on emotion 😂 Accidentally stumbled into phantom Liberty DLC. It's weird because it doesn't feel like the rest of the game. Linear so far Requested a Microsoft refund AND I GOT IT LET'S GOOO Boy math KoF 2002 Unlimited Match Dark Deity This is Fire Emblem…exactly Fire Emblem  It's good, but I'm just not in the mood. No tiering for now Jak (cuz aren smells) Megabonk Resident Evil Guild Wars Reforged  —-------------------------------- News Switch 2 Mario Kart World Bundle Production Ends, Nintendo Says It's Now 'Available in Limited Quantities… While Supplies Last' - IGN  Best Nintendo Switch 1 & 2 Games Of 2025  ASUS Announce Price Hikes From January 5, 2026 - SDHQ  All the wrap-ups NEED TO DO STILLWITH AREN Xbox (not out) Nintendo (not out) Ps (its out) Steam one IGN made awards or something IGN Awards 2025: The Winners (So Far) 

Games played  Kev  Donkey Kong bananza Fantastic game.Amazing game. Loved the level designs. The Nintendo Joy is very present in this game. Some sections were a little cheap, but that's few and far between. Smashing everything is satisfying. Loved all the outfits to put do Pauline and in, they had useful powers.  Very pretty game, fun to look at. DK moves real fluently and smoothly it was easy to chain hits together. Boss fights were way too easy, but those are my only two complaints.  Lollipop chainsaw  Straight gooner opening, where she conveniently is turning 18 the day you start this game. The first move was to get her a less revealing outfit. One boss claims he jizzed himself when I cut him in half, so that's neat. Neat short little game. Don't expect it to change your life, but it's fun and stupid.  Retromania Wrestling  Can't get a hold of the timing mechanics. Not for me. Hated that in Fire Pro Deathrun tv Keeps crashing on the switch but it's fun. I would keep playing it, but it's very unoptimized. I'll give it a few more tries WWE 2k25.  Ducktales remastered  Meh, don’t love the hit detection or life system. I recall this being a significant event when it was released—way too many cutscenes. —-------- new week below —----- Strider Remake Movement feels good, combat is super satisfying. Metroidvania thats super easy to navigate Onimusha Warlords remastered  It needs the RE remake treatment. It plays like old resident evil and I just don't wanna. Angry Video Game Nerd Game adventures Infuriating 2D platformer. Hard to be hard…like nes games…ok I guess it did it well Blazing chrome  Sick contra like, don't play as the ninja your first time though. I think itll shine in co-op Roboquest but to talk about geforce now Bloodstained curse of the moon 2 Very good but very NES Hard Castlevania-like. I had to bump down the difficulty because I ain't got time to suffer. Its good Aren Final fantasy 4 pixel remaster - B- Final Fantasy 1 pixel remaster - C- Final fantasy 5 pixel remaster - not done Balatro - S tier Bloons Td 6 - A tier PokePath Tower Defense - B-  Honorable mentions Metal gear solid 1 Metal gear solid 2 Metal Gear Solid Delta Snake Eater - not done Kev's top ten list Kev list Doom the dark ages DK Bananza Clair obscure Amid evil Max Payne 3 Power stone 1 & 2 Hollow Knight Silksong Hades 2 Balatro WWE 2k25 Honorable mention: windwaker Aren's Top 10 List 1. like a dragon infinite wealth - 1 2. like a dragon - 3 3. yakuza 6 - 6 4. balatro - 2 5. resident evil - 9 6. Dark Deity - 8 7. Slay the Spire - 5 8. MLB the Show 25 - 7 9. NCAA football 25 - 4 10. Pokemon Odyssey - 10 1. final fantasy 2 - 3 2. Final Fantasy 3 - 5 3. Hades - 2  4. Final fantasy 1 - 1 5. Tekken 8 - 4

Games played  Kev  Wario World GameCube  Fantastic Platformer I think even Aren would like. Under rated game (A Tier) Smash Bros ultimate  Wwe 2k25 Donkey Kong bananza Aren Final Fantasy 4 Final Fantasy 1 Wwe 2k25 Yakuza 0 Directors Cut —-------------------------------- News Game awards and announcements  The Game Awards 2025: Everything Announced - IGN  The Game Awards 2025 Winners: The Full List - IGN  JUST WANT TO MENTION STEAM WINTER SALE GIVE DADDY HIS MONEY! https://kotaku.com/steams-winter-sale-best-deals-biggest-savings-list-what-to-buy-2025-2000654585  Larian and Ai convo https://kotaku.com/larian-baldurs-gate-3-divinity-ai-swen-vincke-reaction-2000653934  Patrons Klepisimo  Jd from the red leaf retrocast Fafafoohi (Chris) Links https://linktr.ee/consolekev  https://arennorman.com/  https://linktr.ee/frenemyfire 

Games played  Kev  Majora’s Mask WWE 2k25 Gunfire Reborn  Warhammer 40k Spacemarine 2 Donkey Kong country  Immortal redneck  Aren Slay the spire Final Fantasy 4 —-------------------------------- News Netflix has agreed to buy Warner Bros, including game developers behind Mortal Kombat, Hogwarts Legacy | VGC  Xbox was outsold by a little-known Kinect-style console during Black Friday | VGC  'We actually didn't attribute any value' to Warner's game studios, Netflix boss says about the acquisition deal: 'They're relatively minor compared to the grand scheme of things' | PC Gamer  Capcom Plans To Remake IPs Like Devil May Cry, Mega Man, And Ace Attorney  New PlayStation 6 handheld leak claims Sony "needs" devs to support PS5 Low Power mode and "maintain 60 FPS by lowering resolutions" to get games ready for launch The 25 Best Video Games of 2025  Check news section of Discord AND Q&A