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Saros is nearly upon us, the latest PS5 exclusive from Housemarque and SURPRISE! Sam has played it. We bring you an hour long discussion letting you know if you should pick up Saros. In other news, Xbox has announced Game Pass price decreases with more rumored changes coming for the service, they've ditched Microsoft Gaming and give us a roadmap for the future. Time Stamps: 0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing 4:10 Vampire Crawlers, MOUSE PI, PRAGMATA 23:00 Saros Review 1:02:00 Game Pass Price DECREASES and the Future of Game Pass 1:54:00 We Are Xbox Statement Support Us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SaveTheGameMedia Follow Us: STGM: https://bsky.app/profile/savethegamemedia.bsky.social Kevin: https://bsky.app/profile/themuff1nmon.bsky.social Sam: https://bsky.app/profile/samheaney.bsky.social Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/89rMmfzmqw Support our Extra Life: https://www.extra-life.org/participant/SaveTheGameMedia All music created by the amazing Purple Monkey: https://linktr.ee/pme.jib #Saros #Review #Pragmata #Xbox #XboxGamePass #GamingPodcast

This week - Xbox has admitted Game Pass is too expensive and will continue to change, what does that look like? We also have rumors of Xbox returning to exclusives, Fable being delayed, new God of War announcement incoming and more! Time Stamps: 0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing 9:00 Samson Review 27:00 Xbox Game Pass is "Too Expensive" 1:05:00 God of War & PlayStation Rumors 1:31:00 Patreon Topic Support Us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SaveTheGameMedia Follow Us: STGM: https://bsky.app/profile/savethegamemedia.bsky.social Kevin: https://bsky.app/profile/themuff1nmon.bsky.social Sam: https://bsky.app/profile/samheaney.bsky.social Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/89rMmfzmqw Support our Extra Life: https://www.extra-life.org/participant/SaveTheGameMedia All music created by the amazing Purple Monkey: https://linktr.ee/pme.jib #Xbox #XboxGamePass #Fable #GodofWar #GOW #Rumors #Gaming

This week - Kevin and Sam chat about our predictions for the rumored State of Play, the highlights from the Triple-i showcase, give our reviews of Raccoin, Origament and more! Time Stamps: 0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing 12:00 Samson Impressions 17:00 Raccoin Review 27:00 End Review 46:00 Origament Review 52:00 Rumored State of Play 1:06:00 Tripe-i Initiative Showcase 1:51:00 Would you quit gaming if entry cost was 1K Support Us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SaveTheGameMedia Follow Us: STGM: https://bsky.app/profile/savethegamemedia.bsky.social Kevin: https://bsky.app/profile/themuff1nmon.bsky.social Sam: https://bsky.app/profile/samheaney.bsky.social Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/89rMmfzmqw Support our Extra Life: https://www.extra-life.org/participant/SaveTheGameMedia All music created by the amazing Purple Monkey: https://linktr.ee/pme.jib #PS5 #PlayStation #StateofPlay #IndieGames #Indies #Podcast #Gaming

This week - Kevin and JamPackSam chat about the PlayStation 5 price increases, look ahead to the Xbox Summer showcase and Gears of War E-Day and more! Time Stamps: 0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing 19:00 PS5 Price Increases 30:00 Xbox Games Showcase 47:00 New Star Fox and Ocarina of Time remake Support Us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SaveTheGameMedia Follow Us: STGM: https://bsky.app/profile/savethegamemedia.bsky.social Kevin: https://bsky.app/profile/themuff1nmon.bsky.social Sam: https://bsky.app/profile/samheaney.bsky.social Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/89rMmfzmqw Support our Extra Life: https://www.extra-life.org/participant/SaveTheGameMedia All music created by the amazing Purple Monkey: https://linktr.ee/pme.jib #Xbox #PS5 #PlayStation #Nintendo

This week - Kevin is joined by Sean Capri of Carpool Gaming to discuss the Xbox Partner Preview, PlayStation shutting down Dark Outlaw Games and Nintendo raising the price of physical games Time Stamps: 0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing 21:00 Xbox Partner Preview 59:00 Dark Outlaw Games Shutdown 1:08:00 Nintendo Digital vs Physical Support Us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SaveTheGameMedia Follow Us: STGM: https://bsky.app/profile/savethegamemedia.bsky.social Kevin: https://bsky.app/profile/themuff1nmon.bsky.social Sam: https://bsky.app/profile/samheaney.bsky.social Follow Sean: https://bsky.app/profile/seancapri.bsky.social Carpool Gaming: https://bsky.app/profile/carpoolgaming.com Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/89rMmfzmqw Support our Extra Life: https://www.extra-life.org/participant/SaveTheGameMedia All music created by the amazing Purple Monkey: https://linktr.ee/pme.jib #Xbox #XboxPartnerPreview #PlayStation #DarkOutlawGames #Nintendo

This week - Kevin and Sam chat 1348 Ex Voto, Project Songbird and NVIDIA DLSS 5 going full "AI Slop" and Crimson Desert Time Stamps: 0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing 13:30 Project Songbird Review 26:00 1348 Ex Voto Review 32:00 DLSS 5 Controversy 1:09:00 How do you deal with all the great games? 1:21:00 Crimson Desert Reviews/Peak Support Us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SaveTheGameMedia Follow Us: STGM: https://bsky.app/profile/savethegamemedia.bsky.social Kevin: https://bsky.app/profile/themuff1nmon.bsky.social Sam: https://bsky.app/profile/samheaney.bsky.social Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/89rMmfzmqw Support our Extra Life: https://www.extra-life.org/participant/SaveTheGameMedia All music created by the amazing Purple Monkey: https://linktr.ee/pme.jib #NVIDIA #DLSS5 #AI #AISlop #DLSS #GamingPodcast

Xbox has revealed a ton of new info about their next-gen console, codenamed Project Helix - outlining their future hardware strategy, lets break it all down. Time Stamps: 0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing 23:00 Building for Xbox in the Future 38:00 Project Helix is POWERFUL 53:00 Project Helix Release Date? 1:12:00 Xbox Kills "This is an Xbox"... Kinda and Xbox Mode Comes to PC 1:29:00 New Ways to Play Old Games Coming Support Us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SaveTheGameMedia Follow Us: STGM: https://bsky.app/profile/savethegamemedia.bsky.social Kevin: https://bsky.app/profile/themuff1nmon.bsky.social Sam: https://bsky.app/profile/samheaney.bsky.social Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/89rMmfzmqw Support our Extra Life: https://www.extra-life.org/participant/SaveTheGameMedia All music created by the amazing Purple Monkey: https://linktr.ee/pme.jib #Xbox #XboxGDC #ProjectHelix #XboxPodcast #GamingPodcast #PS5 #HomuraHime #Reviews

This week - Kevin and Sam chat about new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma confirming the name and capabilities of the next-gen Xbox codenamed "Project Helix". We also have leaks of a new, unexpected God of War game. Time Stamps: 0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing 24:30 New God of War Leaked 43:00 Project Helix 1:27:00 What Game Studio Closing would hurt the most? Support Us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SaveTheGameMedia Follow Us: STGM: https://bsky.app/profile/savethegamemedia.bsky.social Kevin: https://bsky.app/profile/themuff1nmon.bsky.social Sam: https://bsky.app/profile/samheaney.bsky.social Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/89rMmfzmqw Support our Extra Life: https://www.extra-life.org/participant/SaveTheGameMedia All music created by the amazing Purple Monkey: https://linktr.ee/pme.jib #Xbox #GodofWar #ProjectHelix #Gaming #PS5

This week - Kevin and Sam chat all about the fallout of Phil Spencer and Sarah Bond leaving Xbox, our concerns, hopes and more. We also have rumors of PlayStation potentially pulling back from PC ports for single player games. Time Stamps: 0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing 26:50 Phil Spencer and Sarah Bond Leave Xbox 1:57:00 PlayStation Pulling back from PC? Support Us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SaveTheGameMedia Follow Us: STGM: https://bsky.app/profile/savethegamemedia.bsky.social Kevin: https://bsky.app/profile/themuff1nmon.bsky.social Sam: https://bsky.app/profile/samheaney.bsky.social Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/89rMmfzmqw Support our Extra Life: https://www.extra-life.org/participant/SaveTheGameMedia All music created by the amazing Purple Monkey: https://linktr.ee/pme.jib #Xbox #PhilSpencer #Gaming

This week - Kevin and Sam give their impressions of God of War: Sons of Sparta and Styx: Blades of Greed. Gaming news wise: PlayStation has decided to shutdown Bluepoint Games - for some reason, Todd Howard drops tons of new info re: Starfield and Elder Scrolls 6 and could Sony Santa Monica's new game be on the horizon? Time Stamps: 0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing 08:30 God of War: Sons of Sparta Impressions 20:00 End GOW Impressions 23:30 Styx: Blades of Greed Impressions 32:30 Bluepoint Games Shutdown 1:06:00 Santa Monica's New Game Incoming? 1:20:00 Starfield and Elder Scrolls 6 News Support Us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SaveTheGameMedia Follow Us: STGM: https://bsky.app/profile/savethegamemedia.bsky.social Kevin: https://bsky.app/profile/themuff1nmon.bsky.social Sam: https://bsky.app/profile/samheaney.bsky.social STYX Affiliate LInk: https://lurk.ly/RZs0Xg Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/89rMmfzmqw Support our Extra Life: https://www.extra-life.org/participant/SaveTheGameMedia All music created by the amazing Purple Monkey: https://linktr.ee/pme.jib #PlayStation #Xbox #ElderScrolls #Bluepoint #Podcast #GodofWar #Styx

This week - Kevin and Sam break down the biggest State of Play in PlayStation history. Did it deliver? Time Stamps: 0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing 3:00 Mewgenics impressions 8:00 Every Game Announced at State of Play Support Us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SaveTheGameMedia Follow Us: STGM: https://bsky.app/profile/savethegamemedia.bsky.social Kevin: https://bsky.app/profile/themuff1nmon.bsky.social Sam: https://bsky.app/profile/samheaney.bsky.social Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/89rMmfzmqw Support our Extra Life: https://www.extra-life.org/participant/SaveTheGameMedia All music created by the amazing Purple Monkey: https://linktr.ee/pme.jib #PlayStation #StateofPlay #GodofWar #Gaming

This week - Kevin and Sam recap the Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase, go over PlayStation Q3 Finances, share our thoughts about the new Horizon game and chat about Valve delaying the Steam Machine. Time Stamps: 0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing 27:00 Nintendo Direct Recap 52:00 PlayStation Financials 1:02:00 Horizon Hunters Gathering 1:19:00 Steam Machine Delayed Support Us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SaveTheGameMedia Follow Us: STGM: https://bsky.app/profile/savethegamemedia.bsky.social Kevin: https://bsky.app/profile/themuff1nmon.bsky.social Sam: https://bsky.app/profile/samheaney.bsky.social Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/89rMmfzmqw Support our Extra Life: https://www.extra-life.org/participant/SaveTheGameMedia All music created by the amazing Purple Monkey: https://linktr.ee/pme.jib #Nintendo #NintendoDirect #Orbitals #PS5 #PlayStation #Steam #Valve #SteamMachine #Gaming #Podcast

This week - Kevin and Sam chat about a potential delay for the release of the PlayStation 6, Xbox's financial struggles and rumors of an upcoming State of Play/Nintendo Direct. Time Stamps: 0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing 23:00 PS6 Delayed? 47:00 Xbox Financial Struggles 1:16:00 State of Play/Nintendo Direct Predictions Support Us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SaveTheGameMedia Follow Us: STGM: https://bsky.app/profile/savethegamemedia.bsky.social Kevin: https://bsky.app/profile/themuff1nmon.bsky.social Sam: https://bsky.app/profile/samheaney.bsky.social Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/89rMmfzmqw Support our Extra Life: https://www.extra-life.org/participant/SaveTheGameMedia All music created by the amazing Purple Monkey: https://linktr.ee/pme.jib #PS6 #PlayStation #Sony #Xbox #Nintendo #Gaming #Podcast

This week - Kevin and Sam recap the Xbox Developer Direct! Breaking down first looks at Forza Horizon 6, Fable, Kiln and Beast of Reincarnation. In other news - Ubisoft has cancelled the long in development Prince of Persia remake amidst turmoil at the publisher. Time Stamps: 0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing 12:00 Xbox Developer Direct Reactions 52:00 Ubisoft in Turmoil Support Us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SaveTheGameMedia Follow Us: STGM: https://bsky.app/profile/savethegamemedia.bsky.social Kevin: https://bsky.app/profile/themuff1nmon.bsky.social Sam: https://bsky.app/profile/samheaney.bsky.social Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/89rMmfzmqw Support our Extra Life: https://www.extra-life.org/participant/SaveTheGameMedia All music created by the amazing Purple Monkey: https://linktr.ee/pme.jib #Xbox #Fable #Forza #ForzaHorizon6 #Kiln #DeveloperDirect #Ubisoft #PrinceofPersia

This week - Kevin and Sam look forward to 2026! What are our most anticipated games? Our backlog plans? Xbox has also announced a HUGE Developer Direct with Fable, Forza Horizon 6 and Beast of Reincarnation - and maybe more? Time Stamps: 0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing 22:00 Xbox Developer Direct 52:00 Most Anticipated Games of 2026 1:07:00 Backlog Plans? Support Us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SaveTheGameMedia Follow Us: STGM: https://bsky.app/profile/savethegamemedia.bsky.social Kevin: https://bsky.app/profile/themuff1nmon.bsky.social Sam: https://bsky.app/profile/samheaney.bsky.social Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/89rMmfzmqw Support our Extra Life: https://www.extra-life.org/participant/SaveTheGameMedia All music created by the amazing Purple Monkey: https://linktr.ee/pme.jib #Xbox #Gaming #2026 #Wolverine #GTA6