On this week's episode, Lauren and Tom are joined by a very special guest, content creator, streamer, and League of Legends expert Courtney Smith, for a spoiler-filled review and discussion about the first three episodes of Arcane Season 2. Buckle in because we have a LOT of thoughts. - Timestamps: 00:00 - Introductions and Hellos 01:43 - What Have…

On this week's episode, Klein, Tom, and Lauren kick off Arcane month in style with a recap of the first season as well as breaking down everything you need to know heading into Season 2. Also, we take some time to go through some of the biggest headlines in gaming from the week, including news on the new Tomb Raider show, the Concord devs shutting …

On this week's show, we review the experience of jumping back into Rocksteady Games' Batman Arkham trilogy in 2024, as well as tackle the latest news like a new showrunner joining the God of War TV show and the Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown team being disbanded. - Timestamps: 00:00 - Introductions and Hellos 04:29 - What Have We Been Playing (Ba…

On this week's show, we celebrate the release of the absolutely stunning Neva by drafting our favorite games with the most beautiful art styles. Also, as always, we jump into the latest in gaming news including the Analogue 3D, the Xbox Partner Preview, and the God of War TV series possibly being in trouble. - Timestamps: 00:00 - Introductions and …

On this week's show, we dive into Netflix's new Tomb Raider anime for a full review discussion on the entire series, as well as break down the latest Pokemon leak, Halo's new direction, and Metaphor: ReFantazxio being a massive hit. - Timestamps: 00:00 - Introductions and Hellos 04:12 - What Have We Been Playing (Batman Arkham Trilogy, Ori and The …

On this week's show Tom, Klein, and Lauren finally dive into Star Wars Outlaws for a spoiler-filled review of the game. We also take a look at the latest in gaming news including a cool new initiative from Devolver Digital and a AAA Avatar: The Last Airbender game being announced. - Timestamps: 00:00 - Introductions and Hellos 06:31 - What Have We …

It's a news-focused show this week. Join Tom, Klein, and Lauren as they react to the biggest announcements from PlayStation's State of Play, the new Last of Us Season 2 trailer, and Assassin's Creed Shadows getting delayed. - Timestamps: 00:00 - Introductions and Hellos 02:18 - What Have We Been Playing (Katamari Damasy and The Plucky Squire) 16:24…

This week is a very special show as we invite Sam Cable and Kostia Liakhov from Spoonful of Wonder, the development team behind the newly released indie game Copycat, onto the show for a chat about what it is like being indie in 2024 and the process of making their very first game. Also, we dive into the news, chatting about everything from the Swi…

On this week's show, the PS5 Pro was finally revealed, Annapurna Interactive has walked out and we rank every single major video game adaptation on the way from Hollywood and beyond. Timestamps: 00:00 - Introductions and Hellos 02:33 - What Have We Been Playing (Star Wars: Outlaws, Metroid Prime Remastered, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2) 8:53 - …

On this week's show, it's a packed show! We talk about Tom's travels to see the Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Orchestra World Tour, Concord officially getting shut down, Klein's thoughts on Astro Bot, and the games that give us the warm and fuzzies inside. Timestamps: 00:00 - Introductions and Hellos 02:30 - What Have We Been Playing (Star Wars: Outlaws,…

On this week's show, Tom is away, but Lauren and Klein are still here to break down the latest and greatest in the world of gaming. Today we tackle the complicated (and disappointing) Concord launch, and a new partnership for Remedy Games, before transitioning into some PS5 Pro talk including all the rumors about the console and what we want from i…

Controller Club is back, and a lot has changed. Gamescom happened, Lauren moved across the world, and we all spent the last two weeks together for the very first time in London, England. So join us as we recount our travels, break down the latest in gaming news, and maybe even have an impromptu review conversation about the Borderlands movie. Times…

On this week's show, we tackle the tall task of deciding what Nintendo is going to do next with the Super Smash Bros. franchise. We also take a look at the biggest news in gaming including the Bungie layoffs and Avowed potentially getting delayed. Timestamps: 00:00 - Introductions and Hellos 02:50 - What Have We Been Playing (Super Monkey Ball: Ban…

On this week's show join Tom and Klein as they try to predict the reviews scores for some of 2024's biggest games left in the year. Also, they take a dive into the Assassin's Creed Shadow's apology controversy as well as the video game voice actors' strike. Timestamps: 00:00 - Introductions and Hellos 03:50 - What Have We Been Playing (Marvel Rival…

This week it is finally time to do a deep-dive on one of Lauren's favorite games of all time. Join us as we review Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus and contextualize it in 2024 terms. We also dive into the news, discussing major headlines like the Halo TV show getting cancelled and Marvel vs. Capcom potentially making a comeback. Timestamps: 0…

On this week's show, we are joined by a special guest. Former managing editor of Kotaku Australia, David Smith sits down with the podcast for a conversation about the shuttering of Kotaku AU, new changes on the way to Xbox Game Pass, as well as what his game of the year so far is. Timestamps: 00:00 - Introductions and Hellos 04:24 - What Have We Be…

On this week's show, we take on the tall task of trying to decide what is the greatest video game item. Join us as we dive into this epic bracket as well as break down the latest in gaming news including another amazing Awesome Games Done Quick event and Helldivers 2 potentially being in trouble. Timestamps: 00:00 - Introductions and Hellos 05:19 -…

This week on the show, Summer Game Fest season is officially over, so join us as we break down Nintendo's June 2024 Direct. We break down all the biggest announcements from the showcase including Metroid Prime 4, The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, and Mario & Luigi: Brothership. Then, it is time for the video game soundtrack draft, as we pick o…

On this week's show, we break down more Summer Games Fest goodness with this year's Ubisoft Forward and delve into the news that Arcane is ending after Season 2. Also on the docket is our New Game Plus review of Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception, where we talk about the good, the bad, and the vuvuzelas. Timestamps: 00:00 - Introductions and Hellos 02:…

On this week's show, it is summer showcase season in the gaming industry so we dive head-first into all the announcements, picking out our favorite games/headlines from the Summer Games Fest and Xbox Games Showcases as well as all the other events happening over the past week. Join us as we talk about everything from Perfect Dark to the Among Us de…

On this week's show Lauren is back and so is the Sony State of Play. We break down the entire showcase from Concord to Astro Bot, as well as share the latest we have been playing including Diablo 4, Street Fighter 6, and Animal Crossing. Timestamps: 00:00 - Introductions and Hellos 02:450 - What Have We Been Playing (Animal Crossing, Street Fighter…

A new Controller Club is here, and this week we grab our game pads and Amiibos to rank the 10 best games on the Wii U. Join us as we put together our ranking, dive into the latest gaming news like a new Street Fighter movie and an imminent Astro Bot announcement, along with our latest thoughts on Balatro, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, and St…

On this week's show, Tomis back and we are celebrating by building our dream Switch 2 first-year lineups (thanks to Kit & Krysta for the inspo). We also take a deep dive into the news including Assassin's Creed Shadows, a new Tomb Raider TV show, and GTA 6 getting a release window. Timestamps: 00:00 - Introductions and Hellos 04:49 - What Have We B…

On this week's show, join us as we give a brief review of the new surprise hit Animal Well, react to Xbox cutting four studios across its portfolio, share some Hades 2 Impressions, and cast our dream Hades movie. Timestamps: 00:00 - Introductions and Hellos 02:20 - What We've Been Playing/Animal Review-In-Progress 15:30 - The News We Choose (The Xb…

On this week's show, it is a Klein and Lauren dual pod, as they explore some of the biggest games they are most excited about still coming in 2024. They also dive into the news, sharing their thoughts on the Helldivers 2 PlayStation Network change on PC versions of the game as well as the announcement of Xbox's upcoming summer showcase. - Follow us…

Join us for a very special Controller Club podcast, where we sit down with MobileSyrup gaming editor Brad Shankar for a spoiler-filled conversation about Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. - Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/controller_club Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/controllerclubpod Follow us on Tiktok: www.tiktok.com/@controller.club Email Co…

This week's show, a Knuckles TV show review, new Nintendo Switch 2 rumors, and Sony's all-time digital sales chart has leaked. - Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/controller_club Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/controllerclubpod Follow us on Tiktok: www.tiktok.com/@controller.club Email ControllerClubPod@gmail.com with your questions, comment…

On this week's episode, join us in the wasteland as we review Season 1 of Amazon Prime Video's Fallout series as well as break down the latest in gaming news like tipping your favorite dev teams, Hades 2's technical test, and Jack Black in the Minecraft movie. - Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/controller_club Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com…

On this week's show, we dive into Hell with Helldivers 2, giving our deep dive thoughts on one of 2024's biggest games. Also, we take a look at some of the headlines making waves in gaming including the BAFTAs, a new Star Wars: Outlaws trailer, and some killer indie announcements. - Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/controller_club Follow us on Ins…

On this week's show, we take a bit of a break from the latest and greatest in gaming, to celebrate 100 episodes of Controller Club. Join us as we look back at over two years of podcasts, and play a little trivia about our fellow co-hosts. - Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/controller_club Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/controllerclubpod Fol…

On this week's show, we pitch some characters for Marvel's new super-powered multi-player shooter, Marvel Rivals, dream about what Larian could be doing after Baldur's Gate 3, and react to news of a potential Xbox handheld. - Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/controller_club Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/controllerclubpod Follow us on Tikto…

On this week's show, we debut our very own trophy and achievement-themed game show as well as take a look at the latest gaming headlines like the Sims movie, Overwatch 2's slow death, and a new Marvel game. - Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/controller_club Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/controllerclubpod Follow us on Tiktok: www.tiktok.com…

On this week's show, Klein gives his early impressions of Rise of the Ronin, we look at the latest in gaming news, and we break down some of our alternative favorite games of all time. - Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/controller_club Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/controllerclubpod Follow us on Tiktok: www.tiktok.com/@controller.club Emai…

On this week's show, we dive into Oxenfree, our New Game+ video game book club game of the month, as well as news of another Mario movie being announced and more live-service games from Warner Bros.-Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/controller_clubFollow us on Instagram: instagram.com/controllerclubpodFollow us on Tiktok: www.tiktok.com/@controller…

On this week's Controller Club, as the gaming industry crumbles around us, we talking about the latest layoffs to hit video games, casting for The Last of Us Season 2, and who is the best video game villain of all time. -Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/controller_clubFollow us on Instagram: instagram.com/controllerclubpodFollow us on Tiktok: www.…

A new Controller Club is here, and this week we dive into the latest Nintendo Direct, the first Borderlands movie trailer, and a randomized bracket for the next protagonist in gaming. -Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/controller_clubFollow us on Instagram: instagram.com/controllerclubpodFollow us on Tiktok: www.tiktok.com/@controller.clubEmail Con…

On this week's show, we dive into a packed news week in the world of gaming, discussing new rumors of when the Nintendo Switch 2 might hit shelves, a potential drought in new first-party PlayStation titles, and Xbox's big update on its approach to exclusive games, hardware, and more.-Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/controller_clubFollow us on Ins…

On this week's show, we discuss the new Knuckles TV series, Disney buying a stake in Epic, and the console-exclusive pickle Xbox seems to find itself in. -Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/controller_clubFollow us on Instagram: instagram.com/controllerclubpodFollow us on Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@controller.clubEmail ControllerClubPod@gmail.c…

On this week's show, we react to the latest PlayStation State of Play as well as revisit Dishonored as a part of our New Game+ video game book club.-Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/controller_clubFollow us on Instagram: instagram.com/controllerclubpodFollow us on Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@controller.clubEmail ControllerClubPod@gmail.com wit…

On today's show, the onslaught of layoffs continues, and we draft our 2024 Fantasy Critic teams. -Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/controller_clubFollow us on Instagram: instagram.com/controllerclubpodFollow us in Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@controller.clubEmail ControllerClubPod@gmail.com with your questions, comments, or concernsSubscribe wh…

On this week's show, we have a pair of game reviews (The Last of Us Part II Remastered and Palworld), and we break down all the news from the 2024 Xbox Developer Direct. -Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/controller_clubFollow us on Instagram: instagram.com/controllerclubpodEmail ControllerClubPod@gmail.com with your questions, comments, or concern…

Controller Club is back, and on this week's show we share our Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League impressions, break down the latest in gaming news, and set some New Year's resolutions for the video game industry as a whole. -Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/controller_clubFollow us on Instagram: instagram.com/controllerclubpodEmail ControllerC…

Controller Club is back for 2024, so fittingly we thought it would be a good idea to lay down some gaming predictions for the year to come and react to the news from the last couple of weeks in the world of interactive entertainment. -Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/controller_clubEmail ControllerClubPod@gmail.com with your questions, comments, o…

This is it! The final Controller Club of the year is here, so it is time to hand out some hardware. Listen in as we go through our annual Controllies and pick our Game of the Year!-Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/controller_clubEmail ControllerClubPod@gmail.com with your questions, comments, or concernsSubscribe wherever you're listening and leav…

On this very special episode of Controller Club, we head into the world of Ubisoft Montpellier's Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown. We had the chance to play just under four hours of the game early, and here is what we thought. -Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/controller_clubEmail ControllerClubPod@gmail.com with your questions, comments, or conce…

On today's show, we break down the good and the bad of the 2023 Game Award as well as share our reaction to the first GTA 6 trailer.-Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/controller_clubEmail ControllerClubPod@gmail.com with your questions, comments, or concernsSubscribe wherever you're listening and leave us a rating and review…

On this week's show, we take a deep dive into Cyberpunk 2077 for a full review of one of gaming's best success stories in recent memory. -Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/controller_clubEmail ControllerClubPod@gmail.com with your questions, comments, or concernsSubscribe wherever you're listening and leave us a rating and review…

Happy birthday PS4! On today's show, we celebrate a decade of the PlayStation 4 by drafting the best the console had to offer. -Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/controller_clubEmail ControllerClubPod@gmail.com with your questions, comments, or concernsSubscribe wherever you're listening and leave us a rating and review…

The Game Award nominations are finally here, so listen in as we predict who will win EVERY category! -Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/controller_clubEmail ControllerClubPod@gmail.com with your questions, comments, or concernsSubscribe wherever you're listening and leave us a rating and reviewتوسط Controller Club

On this week's show, Klein is back, as he, Lauren, and Tom cast the newly-announced Legend of Zelda movie and react to incoming GTA 6 news. -Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/controller_clubEmail ControllerClubPod@gmail.com with your questions, comments, or concernsSubscribe wherever you're listening and leave us a rating and review…