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Hey y’all! This week the team is delighted to discuss Astro Bot gameplay coming out of SGF. Plus, the team gets into a listener letter and closes out the show with some Elden Ring talk.

Stuff We Talked About

• The First Descendant Gameplay Blog
• Concord Beta Early Access Blog
• PlayStation Plus Monthly Games for July: Borderlands 3, NHL 24, Among Us
• Star Wars: Bounty Hunter Blog
• Astro Bot gameplay discussion
• Listener letter
• Balatro | PS5, PS4
• Elden Ring | PS5, PS4

The Cast

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Sid Shuman – Senior Director of Content Communications, SIE

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Kristen Zitani –  Senior Content Communications Specialist, SIE

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O’Dell Harmon Jr. – Content Communications Specialist, SIE

Thanks to Dormilón for our rad theme song and show music.

[Editor’s note: PSN game release dates are subject to change without notice. Game details are gathered from press releases from their individual publishers and/or ESRB rating descriptions.]

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Hey y’all! We’ve got a full show for you all this week, starting with a recap of the teams’ hands-on experiences at Summer Game Fest. Plus, we got to sit down with Riot Games Production Director Arnar Gylfason to discuss Valorant coming to PS5 and the Limited Beta starting today.

Stuff We Talked About

• PlayStation Plus Game Catalog for June: Monster Hunter Rise, Football Manager 2024, Crusader Kings III, After Us and more
• Summer Game Fest recap:
  • Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree DLC | PS5
  • Monster Hunter Wilds | PS5
  • Neva | PS5
  • Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero | PS5
  • Assassin’s Creed Shadows | PS5
  • Dragon Age: The Veilguard | PS5
  • LEGO Horizon Adventures | PS5
  • Tune in next week for all things Astro Bot
• Interview w/ Arnar Gylfason (starts at 30:37)
• Listener letter

The Cast

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Sid Shuman – Senior Director of Content Communications, SIE

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Kristen Zitani –  Senior Content Communications Specialist, SIE

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O’Dell Harmon Jr. – Content Communications Specialist, SIE

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Brett Elston – Manager, Content Communications, SIE

Thanks to Dormilón for our rad theme song and show music.

[Editor’s note: PSN game release dates are subject to change without notice. Game details are gathered from press releases from their individual publishers and/or ESRB rating descriptions.]

Check out the full listings below. What titles are you playing this month?

PS5 Games

PS4 Games

PS VR2 Games*

PSVR Games

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Howdy folks! This week the team recaps some of the biggest news from last week’s State of Play and talks some of 2024’s best indies so far. Plus: Which videogame worlds do you think smell the best/worst? The team nose dives into this topic and more.

Stuff We Talked About

• V Rising Blog
• Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance enhanced gameplay Blog
• Quick State of Play recap
• 2024’s must-play PlayStation indies Blog
• Elden Ring DLC hands-on preview Blog
• Helldivers 2 New Warbond Blog
• Listener letter
• System Shock | PS5
• Final Fantasy VII Rebirth | PS5
• Indika | PS5

The Cast

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Sid Shuman – Senior Director of Content Communications, SIE

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Kristen Zitani –  Senior Content Communications Specialist, SIE

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O’Dell Harmon Jr. – Content Communications Specialist, SIE

Thanks to Dormilón for our rad theme song and show music.

[Editor’s note: PSN game release dates are subject to change without notice. Game details are gathered from press releases from their individual publishers and/or ESRB rating descriptions.]

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Hey y’all! The team returns for a punchy pod covering this week’s news in gaming. Plus a listener writes in, prompting a deep dive into challenging puzzle game recommendations.

Stuff We Talked About

• MultiVersus – PS5, PS4
• Until Then Mini-Games Blog
• How Ninja Gaiden and Nioh connect to Rise of the Ronin Blog
• Sushi Ben PS VR2 Blog
• Stellar Blade Boss Challenge Mode Blog
• Listener letter
• Animal Well – PS5
• Final Fantasy VII Rebirth – PS5
• Crow Country – PS5, PS4

The Cast

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Sid Shuman – Senior Director of Content Communications, SIE

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Tim Turi –  Manager, Content Communications, SIE

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O’Dell Harmon Jr. – Content Communications Specialist, SIE

Thanks to Dormilón for our rad theme song and show music.

[Editor’s note: PSN game release dates are subject to change without notice. Game details are gathered from press releases from their individual publishers and/or ESRB rating descriptions.]

The original System Shock was developed by Looking Glass Studios and released by Origin Systems on PC in 1994. It was a groundbreaking first-person adventure that has come to be considered one of the most influential games ever. Modern classics such as BioShock, Dishonored, Dead Space, the Deus Ex series, and many others drew inspiration from its pioneering gameplay.

All gameplay and screenshots featured in this article are from Nightdive’s System Shock remake.

System Shock’s distinctive features became the hallmarks of what many now consider to be a genre called “immersive sims”: games with large, nonlinear environments that afford players a wide degree of freedom in how they overcome challenges, whether by combat, stealth, or other means.

To mark the occasion of Nightdive’s System Shock remake heading to PS5 and PS4 next week, we reached out to some of the gaming industry’s most acclaimed developers to highlight the influence of 1994’s System Shock on the first-person shooter genre and trace its impact to the modern day.

“System Shock pioneered the genre that we now call ‘immersive sims’, which combines gameplay elements from multiple genres to immerse players in a simulated experience where their choices matter and they have the flexibility to interact with and unravel the game world.“

– Stephen Kick, CEO, Nightdive Studios

In addition to adding layers of complexity to gameplay systems, System Shock left a lasting impact on video game narrative and storytelling.

“The biggest influence of the original System Shock on BioShock (and of course the sequel we made, System Shock 2) was the sense of a world inhabited by normal people in abnormal situations. We also loved the broad range of tools the game gave the player and, of course, one of the best videogame inventions of all time: the audio log. I still remember the thrill of hearing actual human voices come out of my computer conveying their incredible circumstances in a way that felt so grounded and real. I’ve never made a first-person game without them and I’m not sure I ever will.“

–  Ken Levine, Creative Director, Ghost Story Games

System Shock also innovated by using physics to govern the player’s movement and interaction with the world. Players could look up and down, crouch, jump, and lean around corners — hardly groundbreaking stuff by 2024 standards, but revolutionary in 1994.

“The depth of the combat system made even the most common encounters exercises in choice and consequence — the physics of mass and velocity drove everything from weapon recoil to the arc of thrown objects and hit effects on the player character. Even head movement when running and stopping was physics-driven. Because of the focus on physics and a systems-based approach to feature implementation rather than scripting, System Shock was one of the first games that delivered on the promise of emergent gameplay. As a result, no two players had the same playing experience.“

– Warren Spector, Chief Creative Officer, Otherside Entertainment. & Producer, System Shock (1994), Looking Glass Studios, Inc.

Now, 30 years later, Nightdive Studios is expanding upon the classic original game with a fully rebuilt PS5 and PS4 remake that includes updated visuals, new music, and modern controls. The upcoming remake also features Terri Brosius, the original voice actor of AI mastermind SHODAN, one of the most iconic videogame villains of all time.

Discover (or rediscover) a gaming classic when Nightdive Studios’ System Shock remake launches May 21 on PS5 and PS4.

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Howdy! This week the team returns to discuss the Player’s Choice winner and Animal Well.

Stuff We Talked About

• Destiny 2 Expansion Open Access
• Player’s Choice April: Stellar Blade
• Fishbowl Demo Blog
• Spin Rhythm XD Blog
• Animal Well – PS5
• Stellar Blade – PS5

The Cast

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Kristen Zitani – Senior Content Communications Specialist, SIE

 

 

 

 

 

O’Dell Harmon, Jr. – Content Communications Specialist, SIE

 

 

Thanks to Dormilón for our rad theme song and show music.

[Editor’s note: PSN game release dates are subject to change without notice. Game details are gathered from press releases from their individual publishers and/or ESRB rating descriptions.]

Check out the full listings below. What titles are you playing this month?

PS5 Games

PS4 Games

PS VR2 Games*

PSVR Games

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Hello everyone! The gang returns this week to discuss new releases Stellar Blade and Another Crab’s Treasure. Plus, the Helldivers 2 marathon continues as the team dives into Super Samples and more.

Stuff We Talked About

• Moto GP 24 – PS5, PS4
• Sea of Thieves – PS5
• Gran Turismo 7 1.46 Update Blog
• Community Game Help live now for select titles including Granblue Fantasy: Relink and Stellar Blade
• Stellar Blade New Game Plus Blog
• Another Crab’s Treasure Hands-on Blog
• Another Crab’s Treasure – PS5
• Stellar Blade – PS5
• Lords of the Fallen – PS5
• Tekken 8 – PS5
• Helldivers 2 – PS5

The Cast

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Sid Shuman – Senior Director of Content Communications, SIE

Tim Turi – Senior Content Communications Specialist, SIE

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James Stavrinides – Project Manager, Content Communications, SIE

Thanks to Dormilón for our rad theme song and show music.

[Editor’s note: PSN game release dates are subject to change without notice. Game details are gathered from press releases from their individual publishers and/or ESRB rating descriptions.]