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EVERYTHING IS ASTRO BOT
11/22/2024
EVERYTHING IS ASTRO BOT
Arcane Season 2 is a worthy continuation of the critically acclaimed first season, though it struggles to fully match its predecessor's brilliance. Season 1, celebrated as perhaps the greatest video game adaptation ever, captivated audiences with its rich storytelling and world-building. Season 2 builds on this foundation but stumbles with its hurried pacing, an overload of new characters, and reliance on montages that dilute emotional depth and scene development. Despite these flaws, the season shines through breathtaking visuals, an even more impressive soundtrack, and deeper integrations of League of Legends lore. Longtime fans of the franchise may find this chapter even more rewarding, as it enriches the universe with polished animation and memorable moments. While Season 2 feels overshadowed by the excellence of the first, it remains a triumph of storytelling and animation, ensuring its place as a must-watch for both fans and newcomers. Citizen Sleeper is a narrative-driven sci-fi RPG that blends tabletop mechanics with a deep, emotionally engaging story. You play as an escaped android worker struggling to survive on a lawless space station while evading hunters. Inspired by tabletop role-playing games (TTRPGs), its gameplay revolves around time-sensitive actions and resource management, using mechanics like clocks from Blades in the Dark. Each decision carries weight, with a palpable sense of pressure as you navigate the station's challenges. The game stands out for its excellent writing, where relationships with NPCs evolve dynamically, and decisions can lead to betrayal or blackmail. The mechanics are simple, letting players focus on impactful choices while the narrative explores themes like survival in a hypercapitalist society. The aesthetic combines a retro-futuristic vibe with striking character art reminiscent of Kill Six Billion Demons. Developed by Gareth Damian Martin, Citizen Sleeper offers 6–10 hours of gameplay, with plenty of replayability. Though multiple endings are possible, the richness of each playthrough makes even a single experience deeply satisfying. A sequel is planned for release next year, building anticipation for more from this thoughtful and immersive series. The Warcraft 30th Anniversary Direct celebrated the franchise's legacy with exciting updates across its games. World of Warcraft marked its 20th anniversary with new events, rewards, and expansions like The War Within and Season of Discovery. Classic players can anticipate Mists of Pandaria Classic in 2025 and nostalgic content from Cataclysm Classic. Hearthstone unveiled expansions exploring the Emerald Dream, Un’Goro Crater, and alternate-reality adventures, while Warcraft Rumble introduced “split Leaders” and announced a PC beta. Charitable efforts included the Reven Pack to support CureDuchenne. The event teased more updates, keeping fans eager for the franchise's future. Meanwhile, the Video Game Tango team expressed mixed feelings about The Game Awards. They enjoy the show’s game reveals and announcements but critique the awards as often favoring popularity over merit. In their latest episode, Andy, Nick, and Josh dissect nominees for categories like Game of the Year and Best Multiplayer Game, offering insights on the awards' strengths and shortcomings. Despite criticisms, they agree the spectacle is worth watching.
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WE HAVE TO STOP THEM!
11/01/2024
WE HAVE TO STOP THEM!
Firewalk Studios can’t re-do Concord if Sony shuts them down! Which they did! DFC Intelligence predicts the gaming industry will have a solid comeback when we get new hardware in 2025! ConcernedApe finally beats his own game! Rockstar veterans have splintered off and created their own games studio to make a hyper-realistic Cthulian horror game with blackjack and…Twizzlers. SAG-AFTRA is making a deal with the machines! And will the last segment of this episode be a trick? Or a treat? - Article by Polygon - Article by GameRant - Article by wccftech - Article by GameRant - Article by IGN - Article by Game Developer
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The Good, the Bad, and the Next Fest
10/25/2024
The Good, the Bad, and the Next Fest
We’re digging deep into Steam’s Next Fest with As We Descend, Tinkerlands, and Permafrost! Sony has announced the release date for the launch of Spider-Man 2 on PC! Netflix closes its studio: Codename Blue before they ever put out a game, 343 Studios is now Halo Studios, and it looks like Combat is being Evolved again, but this time in Unreal Engine 5! And then we wrap things up with DayZ Frostline! - The roguelike deckbuilder with the soul of a strategy game. Recruit and upgrade your forces. Deploy them to counter monstrous foes in card-slinging battles. Play your cards carefully in the treacherous city. Against all odds, will you bear the torch of humanity? - Box Dragon (, TBA, Demo Available) (PC) - Be Greater. Together. The incredible power of the symbiote forces Peter Parker and Miles Morales into a desperate fight as they balance their lives, friendships, and their duty to protect in an exciting chapter of the critically acclaimed Spider-Man franchise on PC. (, January 30th 2025) - Embark on a brutal journey of survival in a perpetual winter. Hunt and gather resources for building and utilize deep survival mechanics to craft your way through a harsh, unforgiving landscape. Forge alliances or dominate the remnants of humanity in this chilling open world saga. (, TBA 2025, Demo Available) - Explore, craft, and fight your way on the uncharted islands solo or in co-op! Tinkerlands is an exciting survival adventure where you will build your settlement, craft useful tools to survive, and even use magic! - (, TBA, Demo Available) - Article by Forbes - YouTube - Article by GameRant - How long can you survive a post-apocalyptic world? A land overrun with an infected "zombie" population, where you compete with other survivors for limited resources. Will you team up with strangers and stay strong together? Or play as a lone wolf to avoid betrayal? This is DayZ – this is your story. - Bohemia Interactive (, , )
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DRAGON BALL Sparking! ZERO
10/11/2024
DRAGON BALL Sparking! ZERO
In the grim darkness of far future there is only quarterly profits and our opinions on Warhammer 40k Rogue Trader! After 14 years Red Dead Redemption finally escorts it’s cattle onto PC! Then we comment on comments! Next, Little Red Riding Hood’s got a shotgun! That’s Ravenswatch! Then Discord is issued the ban hammer in Russia and Turkey! After that our power level’s all reach above 9000 with DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO! And we deeply fear Mouthwashing. - Made in a close partnership with Games Workshop, Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader is a story-rich classical RPG from Owlcat Games, developers of the critically acclaimed game, Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous. - Owlcat Games (, available now) - Article by IGN - Experience the story of former outlaw John Marston as he tracks down the last remaining members of the notorious Van der Linde Gang in the PC debut of the critically acclaimed predecessor to Red Dead Redemption 2. - Rockstar Games, Double Eleven (, Available October 29th) “” - Source of comments for discussion on this weeks episode. - The Forever Winter is a co-op tactical survival horror shooter where you and your squad must loot the dead to survive under the shadow of terrifying and gargantuan war machines locked in a never-ending conflict. - Fun Dog Studios (, Early Access) - Fallen heroes of old folk tales and legends: you are on the verge of a crucial battle against the Nightmare invading and corrupting your world. A roguelike action game from the creators of Curse of the Dead Gods©, playable solo or in online co-op. - (, available now) - DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO takes the legendary gameplay of the Budokai Tenkaichi series and raises it to whole new levels. Make yours the destructive power of the strongest fighters ever to appear in DRAGON BALL! - Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd. (, , ) - The five crew members of the Tulpar are stranded in the empty reaches of space, shrouded in perpetual sunset. God is not watching. - Wrong Organ (, available now)
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It's Gonna Be a Long Winter
09/27/2024
It's Gonna Be a Long Winter
Let’s ride hoverboards into the sun with Echo Point Nova! Then run on some diagonal walls in Diesel Knights! Let’s boo League of Legends for being scabs! Then run out of water in Forever Winter! Let’s fall on some pipes in Lorn’s Lure! Then God on some War! Let’s Mork on some Borg with Mork Borg! Then finally, let’s talk about the latest Sony State of Play! - Echo Point Nova is an open-world FPS that offers unparalleled freedom and thrilling speed. Designed for both singleplayer and coop. From the creators of Severed Steel. - Greylock Studio (, Available Now) - Diesel Knights is a 6-v-6, Mech/Movement Shooter set in a pulp-inspired, dieselpunk world. - Xavier B. Johnson (, TBA) - Article by Gamespot - The Forever Winter is a co-op tactical survival horror shooter where you and your squad must loot the dead to survive under the shadow of terrifying and gargantuan war machines locked in a never-ending conflict. - Fun Dog Studios (, Early Access) - An android is led through a vast structure by a glitch in his visual system. Lorn's Lure is an atmospheric narrative first-person platformer with novel climb-anything mechanics and modernized retro 3D graphics. - Rubeki Games (Steam, Demo Available) - Kratos and Atreus embark on a mythic journey for answers before Ragnarök arrives – now on PC. - Santa Monica Studio, Jetpack Interactive (, Available Now) - Article by IGN - Article by Kotaku Sony Blog for State of Play: State of Play trailers featured on the show:
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New Consoles are Coming!
09/20/2024
New Consoles are Coming!
The PS5 Pro has landed, but not upright unless you pay 25 dollars! Xeno’s abound in Space Marine 2! God of War: Ragnarok makes its debut on the PC but unfortunately Josh has plans that day! We can’t get no satisfaction, but definitely get Satisfactory! Squeenix isn’t messing around with Playstation’s nonsense any more. And finally, the Switch 2 has been leaked! PS5 Pro Technical Presentation: - Article by GameRant - Article by GameRant - Article by Express.co.uk - Article by Gaming Bible Images of the Switch 2: / : Article by GameRant - Article by GamesRadar - Embody the superhuman skill and brutality of a Space Marine. Unleash deadly abilities and devastating weaponry to obliterate the relentless Tyranid swarms. Defend the Imperium in spectacular third-person action in solo or multiplayer modes. - Saber Interactive (Steam, PS5, XBOX Series, Available Now) - Satisfactory is a first-person open-world factory building game with a dash of exploration and combat. Play alone or with friends, explore an alien planet, create multi-story factories, and enter conveyor belt heaven! - Coffee Stain Studios (, Consoles TBA) - Kratos and Atreus embark on a mythic journey for answers before Ragnarök arrives – now on PC. (Santa Monica Studio, Jetpack Interactive (Steam, Available Now)
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We don't talk about the Minecraft movie
09/06/2024
We don't talk about the Minecraft movie
We don’t talk about the Minecraft Movie We’re gonna make some core memories in Core Keeper! We would burn down Concord, but Sony’s doing it for us! Age of Mytholoy: Retold is going to burn us down with it’s Fire Giants. Hopoo is going to goat leg it to Valve, and Gearbox is going to ruin their franchise. Then we talk about the awesome game coming to early access: The Forever Winter! - Explore a vast cavern of creatures, relics and resources in a mining sandbox adventure for 1-8 players. Mine, build, fight, craft and farm to unravel the mystery of the ancient Core. - Pugstorm (, Available Now) - Playstation Blog - From the creators of the award-winning Age of Empires franchise, Age of Mythology: Retold goes beyond history to a mythical age where gods, monsters, and humans collide. - World’s Edge, Forgotten Empires, Tantalus Media, CaptureAge, Virtuous Games (, Available Now) - Article by GVC - Fun Dog - The Forever Winter is a co-op tactical survival horror shooter where you and your squad must loot the dead to survive under the shadow of terrifying and gargantuan war machines locked in a never-ending conflict. - Fun Dog Studios (, Available September 24)
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The War Within
08/30/2024
The War Within
The guys discuss upcoming indie title Sand! Bandai Namco have killed their latest MMO just weeks after it's launch! CD Projekt Red have announced they are in full development swing on the Witcher 4! And World of Warcraft has released their latest expansion The War Within, the first part of a 3 part saga called The World Soul Saga! - SAND is a vast, open world PVPVE game where you explore the fallen planet of Sophie. Build gigantic Tramplers to conquer this hostile environment, filled with mystical anomalies, monuments, and other players. Find out what happened in this fallen world, once ruled by the Austro-Hungarian Empire. - Hologryph, Towerhaus (, TBA) - Article by PC Gamer - Article by GamesRadar -
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The Gamescom K-Hole
08/24/2024
The Gamescom K-Hole
This time on Video Game Tango, we don’t like when games die forever so we talk about our opinions on the Stop Killing Games initiative, then it’s all GamesCom, Secret Level, and bad bad Borderlands! - GamesRadar - Eurogamer
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It's Time to Talk Half-Life 3
08/16/2024
It's Time to Talk Half-Life 3
We’re talking Rogue: Genesia, the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strikes, the THQ showcase including news on Gothic, Titan Quest 2, and an unnamed Darksiders project, as well as more Abiotic Factor, and Odd Realm! - Walk upon a new world and slay foes endangering it. Rogue : Genesia is an action rogue-lite game, where you fight relentless hordes consisting of hundreds and thousands of monsters, make your build, break the balance, defeat bosses and save one of the many worlds. - Quadi Huard (Available Now, Early Access, ) - The Kingdom of Myrtana has been invaded by an implacable horde of orcs. King Rhobar II, in need of a large quantity of magical ore in order to forge powerful weapons, operates the Khorinis mines with all available prisoners. - Akimia Interactive (Coming Soon, ) - Nemesis, Goddess of Retribution, is out of control. She is corrupting the Threads of Fate and punishing all those who oppose her. Take up your weapon, fight alongside gods, and change fate itself in Titan Quest 2, an action RPG inspired by Greek mythology. - Grimlore Games (Coming Soon, ) (Limited Time) - Abiotic Factor is a survival crafting experience for 1-6 players set in the depths of an underground research facility. Caught between paranormal containment failure, a military crusade, and chaos from a dozen realms, the world’s greatest minds must survive against the universe’s biggest threats. - Deep Field Games (Available Now, ) - Dive into Odd Realm, a mystical colony sim set in a land of fantasy! Lead your settlers to construct a thriving haven, navigating unpredictable seasons, elusive bandits, unseen horrors, and fabled gods. Every choice etches your colony's destiny, igniting a saga of adventure, peril, and triumph. - Unknown Origin Games (Available Now, )
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Throne and Liberty Kills the MMO
07/26/2024
Throne and Liberty Kills the MMO
Thanks for checking out Video Game Tango! To get additional information and links to all the stories in this episode, check out videogametango.com! It's been a few weeks but the guys are back! SAG-AFTRA is facing down the AI threat, and the Video Games industry is involved. Bethesda and World of Warcraft developers at Blizzard Entertainment have entered wall-to-wall unions. We check out indie games Forgotten Mines, Cataclismo, and V.A. Proxy. Roblox has some serious explaining to do!, Turns out nobody wanted Concord!, and Concerned Ape has guaranteed he won't charge for DLC and addons to his game content!
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About the Ban
06/28/2024
About the Ban
1-800-656-HOPE https://centers.rainn.org/
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About the Ban
06/28/2024
About the Ban
1-800-656-HOPE https://centers.rainn.org/
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Brothershippin'
06/21/2024
Brothershippin'
This week The Guys examine some of the best games show off during this weeks Nintendo Direct, and take a dive into the upcoming Forever Winter! Show notes this week are too long for description boxes, so head on over to the blog for show notes and links for this episode! https://www.videogametango.com/blog
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THE BIGGEST
06/15/2024
THE BIGGEST
If your’e a fan of words like Indie, Doom, Gears, Metal, Battle, Mecha, Tactics, Aces, Dark, Darker, and Flintlock, then this is the show for you! Kick back and relax as we discuss some choice favorites, and some controversial showcases from Summer Game Fest and Steam Next Fest! - Screenbound is a game about being distracted, but totally in control. Crescent Moon Games, Those Dang Games (, TBA) - In Tactical Breach Wizards, you lead a team of renegade wizards in kevlar through turn-based battles to unravel a modern conspiracy plot. Combine their unique spells in clever ways, or rewind time to try every crazy plan you can think of to punch a Traffic Warlock through a 4th story window. - Suspicious Developments Inc. (, Demo Available, Planned Release Date August 22nd 2024) - Welcome to a fast paced and action-oriented real time strategy game where you defend your base, advance your tech and attack the enemy’s core. Customize your Unit Deck by deploying strategic compositions and fight your way to become one of the best-in-class drone pilots, known as Battle Aces! - Uncapped Games (, Coming Soon) - An unforgiving hardcore fantasy FPS dungeon PvPvE adventure. Band together with your friends and use your courage, wits, and cunning to uncover mythical treasures, defeat gruesome monsters, while staying one step ahead of the other devious treasure-hunters. - IRONMACE (, Free to Play, Early Access) - The award-winning strategy game franchise returns with a revolutionary new chapter. Sid Meier's Civilization® VII empowers you to build the greatest empire the world has ever known! Full reveal of its exciting new features coming August 2024. - Firaxis Games (, 2025) - Embody the superhuman skill and brutality of a Space Marine. Unleash deadly abilities and devastating weaponry to obliterate the relentless Tyranid swarms. Defend the Imperium in spectacular third-person action in solo or multiplayer modes. - Saber Games (, September 9th 2024) - Mecha BREAK is a multiplayer mech game that allows players to choose from diverse mechs, customize appearances, and battle colossal war machines on treacherous terrain. Get ready for the ultimate showdown—blitz, brawl, blaze! - Amazing Seasun (, TBA) - From games studio A44, makers of Ashen, comes an explosive Souls-lite, where Gods and guns collide in a battle for the future of humanity. - A44 Games (, PS5, XBOX Series, July 18th 2024, Demo Available Now) - Explore an emotional sci-fi game that features a unique blend of adventure, survival, and base-building elements. Play as Jan Dolski, a simple worker who creates alternative versions of himself in a desperate attempt to escape from a planet where even sun rays can prove deadly. - 11 bit studios (, PS5, XBOX Series, 2024, Demo Available Now) - Soar the skies in Aloft, the co-op sandbox survival game set in a world of floating islands. Build any island into a skyship, your home in the clouds. Find lost knowledge, cure the fungal corruption, and brave the hurricane to restore the ecosystem. - Astrolabe Interactive Inc. (, Q3 2024, Demo Available Now) Gears of War E-Day - Perfect Dark - Doom: The Dark Ages - Metal Gear Solid Delta - Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 - , Releases November 19th 2024 Stalker 2 - , Releases September 25th 2024 Fallout 76: Skyline Valley Expansion - , June 12th 2024 World of Warcraft: The War Within - , August 26th 2024 The Elder Scrolls Online: Gold Road - , June 18th 2024 for Consoles Sea of Thieves Season 13 - , July 25th 2024 Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred - , October 8th 2024
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THE BIGGEST
06/15/2024
THE BIGGEST
If your’e a fan of words like Indie, Doom, Gears, Metal, Battle, Mecha, Tactics, Aces, Dark, Darker, and Flintlock, then this is the show for you! Kick back and relax as we discuss some choice favorites, and some controversial showcases from Summer Game Fest and Steam Next Fest! - Screenbound is a game about being distracted, but totally in control. Crescent Moon Games, Those Dang Games (, TBA) - In Tactical Breach Wizards, you lead a team of renegade wizards in kevlar through turn-based battles to unravel a modern conspiracy plot. Combine their unique spells in clever ways, or rewind time to try every crazy plan you can think of to punch a Traffic Warlock through a 4th story window. - Suspicious Developments Inc. (, Demo Available, Planned Release Date August 22nd 2024) - Welcome to a fast paced and action-oriented real time strategy game where you defend your base, advance your tech and attack the enemy’s core. Customize your Unit Deck by deploying strategic compositions and fight your way to become one of the best-in-class drone pilots, known as Battle Aces! - Uncapped Games (, Coming Soon) - An unforgiving hardcore fantasy FPS dungeon PvPvE adventure. Band together with your friends and use your courage, wits, and cunning to uncover mythical treasures, defeat gruesome monsters, while staying one step ahead of the other devious treasure-hunters. - IRONMACE (, Free to Play, Early Access) - The award-winning strategy game franchise returns with a revolutionary new chapter. Sid Meier's Civilization® VII empowers you to build the greatest empire the world has ever known! Full reveal of its exciting new features coming August 2024. - Firaxis Games (, 2025) - Embody the superhuman skill and brutality of a Space Marine. Unleash deadly abilities and devastating weaponry to obliterate the relentless Tyranid swarms. Defend the Imperium in spectacular third-person action in solo or multiplayer modes. - Saber Games (, September 9th 2024) - Mecha BREAK is a multiplayer mech game that allows players to choose from diverse mechs, customize appearances, and battle colossal war machines on treacherous terrain. Get ready for the ultimate showdown—blitz, brawl, blaze! - Amazing Seasun (, TBA) - From games studio A44, makers of Ashen, comes an explosive Souls-lite, where Gods and guns collide in a battle for the future of humanity. - A44 Games (, PS5, XBOX Series, July 18th 2024, Demo Available Now) - Explore an emotional sci-fi game that features a unique blend of adventure, survival, and base-building elements. Play as Jan Dolski, a simple worker who creates alternative versions of himself in a desperate attempt to escape from a planet where even sun rays can prove deadly. - 11 bit studios (, PS5, XBOX Series, 2024, Demo Available Now) - Soar the skies in Aloft, the co-op sandbox survival game set in a world of floating islands. Build any island into a skyship, your home in the clouds. Find lost knowledge, cure the fungal corruption, and brave the hurricane to restore the ecosystem. - Astrolabe Interactive Inc. (, Q3 2024, Demo Available Now) Gears of War E-Day - Perfect Dark - Doom: The Dark Ages - Metal Gear Solid Delta - Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 - , Releases November 19th 2024 Stalker 2 - , Releases September 25th 2024 Fallout 76: Skyline Valley Expansion - , June 12th 2024 World of Warcraft: The War Within - , August 26th 2024 The Elder Scrolls Online: Gold Road - , June 18th 2024 for Consoles Sea of Thieves Season 13 - , July 25th 2024 Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred - , October 8th 2024
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THE BIGGEST
06/15/2024
THE BIGGEST
If your’e a fan of words like Indie, Doom, Gears, Metal, Battle, Mecha, Tactics, Aces, Dark, Darker, and Flintlock, then this is the show for you! Kick back and relax as we discuss some choice favorites, and some controversial showcases from Summer Game Fest and Steam Next Fest! - Screenbound is a game about being distracted, but totally in control. Crescent Moon Games, Those Dang Games (, TBA) - In Tactical Breach Wizards, you lead a team of renegade wizards in kevlar through turn-based battles to unravel a modern conspiracy plot. Combine their unique spells in clever ways, or rewind time to try every crazy plan you can think of to punch a Traffic Warlock through a 4th story window. - Suspicious Developments Inc. (, Demo Available, Planned Release Date August 22nd 2024) - Welcome to a fast paced and action-oriented real time strategy game where you defend your base, advance your tech and attack the enemy’s core. Customize your Unit Deck by deploying strategic compositions and fight your way to become one of the best-in-class drone pilots, known as Battle Aces! - Uncapped Games (, Coming Soon) - An unforgiving hardcore fantasy FPS dungeon PvPvE adventure. Band together with your friends and use your courage, wits, and cunning to uncover mythical treasures, defeat gruesome monsters, while staying one step ahead of the other devious treasure-hunters. - IRONMACE (, Free to Play, Early Access) - The award-winning strategy game franchise returns with a revolutionary new chapter. Sid Meier's Civilization® VII empowers you to build the greatest empire the world has ever known! Full reveal of its exciting new features coming August 2024. - Firaxis Games (, 2025) - Embody the superhuman skill and brutality of a Space Marine. Unleash deadly abilities and devastating weaponry to obliterate the relentless Tyranid swarms. Defend the Imperium in spectacular third-person action in solo or multiplayer modes. - Saber Games (, September 9th 2024) - Mecha BREAK is a multiplayer mech game that allows players to choose from diverse mechs, customize appearances, and battle colossal war machines on treacherous terrain. Get ready for the ultimate showdown—blitz, brawl, blaze! - Amazing Seasun (, TBA) - From games studio A44, makers of Ashen, comes an explosive Souls-lite, where Gods and guns collide in a battle for the future of humanity. - A44 Games (, PS5, XBOX Series, July 18th 2024, Demo Available Now) - Explore an emotional sci-fi game that features a unique blend of adventure, survival, and base-building elements. Play as Jan Dolski, a simple worker who creates alternative versions of himself in a desperate attempt to escape from a planet where even sun rays can prove deadly. - 11 bit studios (, PS5, XBOX Series, 2024, Demo Available Now) - Soar the skies in Aloft, the co-op sandbox survival game set in a world of floating islands. Build any island into a skyship, your home in the clouds. Find lost knowledge, cure the fungal corruption, and brave the hurricane to restore the ecosystem. - Astrolabe Interactive Inc. (, Q3 2024, Demo Available Now) Gears of War E-Day - Perfect Dark - Doom: The Dark Ages - Metal Gear Solid Delta - Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 - , Releases November 19th 2024 Stalker 2 - , Releases September 25th 2024 Fallout 76: Skyline Valley Expansion - , June 12th 2024 World of Warcraft: The War Within - , August 26th 2024 The Elder Scrolls Online: Gold Road - , June 18th 2024 for Consoles Sea of Thieves Season 13 - , July 25th 2024 Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred - , October 8th 2024
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THE BIGGEST
06/15/2024
THE BIGGEST
If your’e a fan of words like Indie, Doom, Gears, Metal, Battle, Mecha, Tactics, Aces, Dark, Darker, and Flintlock, then this is the show for you! Kick back and relax as we discuss some choice favorites, and some controversial showcases from Summer Game Fest and Steam Next Fest! - Screenbound is a game about being distracted, but totally in control. Crescent Moon Games, Those Dang Games (, TBA) - In Tactical Breach Wizards, you lead a team of renegade wizards in kevlar through turn-based battles to unravel a modern conspiracy plot. Combine their unique spells in clever ways, or rewind time to try every crazy plan you can think of to punch a Traffic Warlock through a 4th story window. - Suspicious Developments Inc. (, Demo Available, Planned Release Date August 22nd 2024) - Welcome to a fast paced and action-oriented real time strategy game where you defend your base, advance your tech and attack the enemy’s core. Customize your Unit Deck by deploying strategic compositions and fight your way to become one of the best-in-class drone pilots, known as Battle Aces! - Uncapped Games (, Coming Soon) - An unforgiving hardcore fantasy FPS dungeon PvPvE adventure. Band together with your friends and use your courage, wits, and cunning to uncover mythical treasures, defeat gruesome monsters, while staying one step ahead of the other devious treasure-hunters. - IRONMACE (, Free to Play, Early Access) - The award-winning strategy game franchise returns with a revolutionary new chapter. Sid Meier's Civilization® VII empowers you to build the greatest empire the world has ever known! Full reveal of its exciting new features coming August 2024. - Firaxis Games (, 2025) - Embody the superhuman skill and brutality of a Space Marine. Unleash deadly abilities and devastating weaponry to obliterate the relentless Tyranid swarms. Defend the Imperium in spectacular third-person action in solo or multiplayer modes. - Saber Games (, September 9th 2024) - Mecha BREAK is a multiplayer mech game that allows players to choose from diverse mechs, customize appearances, and battle colossal war machines on treacherous terrain. Get ready for the ultimate showdown—blitz, brawl, blaze! - Amazing Seasun (, TBA) - From games studio A44, makers of Ashen, comes an explosive Souls-lite, where Gods and guns collide in a battle for the future of humanity. - A44 Games (, PS5, XBOX Series, July 18th 2024, Demo Available Now) - Explore an emotional sci-fi game that features a unique blend of adventure, survival, and base-building elements. Play as Jan Dolski, a simple worker who creates alternative versions of himself in a desperate attempt to escape from a planet where even sun rays can prove deadly. - 11 bit studios (, PS5, XBOX Series, 2024, Demo Available Now) - Soar the skies in Aloft, the co-op sandbox survival game set in a world of floating islands. Build any island into a skyship, your home in the clouds. Find lost knowledge, cure the fungal corruption, and brave the hurricane to restore the ecosystem. - Astrolabe Interactive Inc. (, Q3 2024, Demo Available Now) Gears of War E-Day - Perfect Dark - Doom: The Dark Ages - Metal Gear Solid Delta - Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 - , Releases November 19th 2024 Stalker 2 - , Releases September 25th 2024 Fallout 76: Skyline Valley Expansion - , June 12th 2024 World of Warcraft: The War Within - , August 26th 2024 The Elder Scrolls Online: Gold Road - , June 18th 2024 for Consoles Sea of Thieves Season 13 - , July 25th 2024 Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred - , October 8th 2024
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THE BIGGEST
06/15/2024
THE BIGGEST
If your’e a fan of words like Indie, Doom, Gears, Metal, Battle, Mecha, Tactics, Aces, Dark, Darker, and Flintlock, then this is the show for you! Kick back and relax as we discuss some choice favorites, and some controversial showcases from Summer Game Fest and Steam Next Fest! - Screenbound is a game about being distracted, but totally in control. Crescent Moon Games, Those Dang Games (, TBA) - In Tactical Breach Wizards, you lead a team of renegade wizards in kevlar through turn-based battles to unravel a modern conspiracy plot. Combine their unique spells in clever ways, or rewind time to try every crazy plan you can think of to punch a Traffic Warlock through a 4th story window. - Suspicious Developments Inc. (, Demo Available, Planned Release Date August 22nd 2024) - Welcome to a fast paced and action-oriented real time strategy game where you defend your base, advance your tech and attack the enemy’s core. Customize your Unit Deck by deploying strategic compositions and fight your way to become one of the best-in-class drone pilots, known as Battle Aces! - Uncapped Games (, Coming Soon) - An unforgiving hardcore fantasy FPS dungeon PvPvE adventure. Band together with your friends and use your courage, wits, and cunning to uncover mythical treasures, defeat gruesome monsters, while staying one step ahead of the other devious treasure-hunters. - IRONMACE (, Free to Play, Early Access) - The award-winning strategy game franchise returns with a revolutionary new chapter. Sid Meier's Civilization® VII empowers you to build the greatest empire the world has ever known! Full reveal of its exciting new features coming August 2024. - Firaxis Games (, 2025) - Embody the superhuman skill and brutality of a Space Marine. Unleash deadly abilities and devastating weaponry to obliterate the relentless Tyranid swarms. Defend the Imperium in spectacular third-person action in solo or multiplayer modes. - Saber Games (, September 9th 2024) - Mecha BREAK is a multiplayer mech game that allows players to choose from diverse mechs, customize appearances, and battle colossal war machines on treacherous terrain. Get ready for the ultimate showdown—blitz, brawl, blaze! - Amazing Seasun (, TBA) - From games studio A44, makers of Ashen, comes an explosive Souls-lite, where Gods and guns collide in a battle for the future of humanity. - A44 Games (, PS5, XBOX Series, July 18th 2024, Demo Available Now) - Explore an emotional sci-fi game that features a unique blend of adventure, survival, and base-building elements. Play as Jan Dolski, a simple worker who creates alternative versions of himself in a desperate attempt to escape from a planet where even sun rays can prove deadly. - 11 bit studios (, PS5, XBOX Series, 2024, Demo Available Now) - Soar the skies in Aloft, the co-op sandbox survival game set in a world of floating islands. Build any island into a skyship, your home in the clouds. Find lost knowledge, cure the fungal corruption, and brave the hurricane to restore the ecosystem. - Astrolabe Interactive Inc. (, Q3 2024, Demo Available Now) Gears of War E-Day - Perfect Dark - Doom: The Dark Ages - Metal Gear Solid Delta - Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 - , Releases November 19th 2024 Stalker 2 - , Releases September 25th 2024 Fallout 76: Skyline Valley Expansion - , June 12th 2024 World of Warcraft: The War Within - , August 26th 2024 The Elder Scrolls Online: Gold Road - , June 18th 2024 for Consoles Sea of Thieves Season 13 - , July 25th 2024 Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred - , October 8th 2024
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HOW MANY NEW GAME ANNOUNCEMENTS!?
06/07/2024
HOW MANY NEW GAME ANNOUNCEMENTS!?
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PS5 ON PC AND TWITCH PLAYS!
05/31/2024
PS5 ON PC AND TWITCH PLAYS!
Is Sony really going to give us PSVR and Ragnarok on PC? How about the last two Final Fantasy games? Why aren’t more games integrating Twitch like Frostpunk 2? What’s going on with Star Wars Acolyte. And what does Josh think of his first 20 levels in World of Warcraft? For full show notes makes sure to head on over to https://www.videogametango.com
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Aggressive Multi-Platform Strategy!
05/24/2024
Aggressive Multi-Platform Strategy!
This week we’ve got Mullet MadJack, some curfuffles from Square Enix, Dread Delusion, and we revisit Death Must Die!
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Microsoft's Bad Guy Arc and Sony's Continued Villainy
05/17/2024
Microsoft's Bad Guy Arc and Sony's Continued Villainy
Microsoft shutters 4 of their acquired studios. Helldivers is in hot water with their players. Manor Lords has come to early access on Steam, and Abiotic Factor is out in version 1.0!
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Comebacks like Kardashians
04/26/2024
Comebacks like Kardashians
On this episode of Video Game Tango the guys dive into when and why you should revisit a game. Has new content made it better? Has time and community or mods made it worthy of your time? What are some good examples of games that have had successful comeback stories?
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Outlaws and Adaptations
04/19/2024
Outlaws and Adaptations
This week the guys discuss Ubisoft's plans to paywall some of the content for the upcoming release "Star Wars Outlaws", including keeping well-known characters, quests for well-known characters, and other content. It's been a week since Amazon launched their new Fallout series on Prime TV, and the guys have watched all 8 episodes of the first season! Last week their shared their thoughts on the first episode, but what do they think about the show after watching the whole season? Then, the guys discuss what it means to adapt video games to movies, why so many attempts have failed, why so many recent attempts have been much better, and what might make a good adaptation to the big screen and the small screen?
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Fallout or Fall Off?
04/14/2024
Fallout or Fall Off?
This week the guys ask the question: "what is a comfort game?" and try do discern between comfort games, cozy games, cute games and more! The second half of the episode is an in-depth look at Amazon Prime Video's new Fallout series! There are no real spoilers in the beginning of the discussion, but after the spoiler warning, all bets are off!
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New Eye Pee Cures Sequelitis
04/13/2024
New Eye Pee Cures Sequelitis
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This is The End.
03/15/2024
This is The End.
- Article by Rock Paper Shotgun - Awaken as a Vampire. Hunt for blood in nearby settlements to regain your strength and evade the scorching sun to survive. Raise your castle and thrive in an ever-changing, open world full of mystery. Gain allies online and conquer the land of the living. - Stulock Studios ( available now, coming soon) - Article by IGN - Article by Gamespot
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AK's VS Full Plate VS Queue Times
02/24/2024
AK's VS Full Plate VS Queue Times
- The Galaxy’s Last Line of Offence. Enlist in the Helldivers and join the fight for freedom across a hostile galaxy in a fast, frantic, and ferocious third-person shooter. - Arrowhead Game Studios (, , Available now) - Article by GamesIndustry.biz - Article by Xbox Wire - Uncover the Past, Reforge the Future. Ascend into one of 15 mastery classes and explore dangerous dungeons, hunt epic loot, craft legendary weapons, and wield the power of over a hundred transformative skill trees. Last Epoch is being developed by a team of passionate Action RPG enthusiasts. - Eleventh Hour Games (, Available now) - Go back in time to a war-torn medieval era with a vast arsenal of modern weapons, change the course of history, and save the future in this epic action/strategy sandbox. Build your kingdom, grab a gun, and lead an army of thousands into massive, real-time simulated battles — solo or in co-op. - Redemption Road Games (, TBA 2024) - FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH is the highly anticipated new story in the FINAL FANTASY VII remake project, a reimagining of the iconic original game into three standalone titles by its original creators. In this game, players will enjoy various new elements as the story unfolds, culminating in the party’s journey to “The Forgotten Capital” from the original FINAL FANTASY VII. - Square Enix (, February 29th 2024)
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Helldivers 2, and the Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Demo #1
02/16/2024
Helldivers 2, and the Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Demo #1
This week we played Helldivers 2 and the first of two demos for one of the worst named video games of all time - Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth! Then we dive into the unethical way the military is influencing your kids. Abiotic factor takes us back to the heyday of the Half-Life era, and Larian reminds us they made a great game and continue to make it greater. Lastly we discuss Millenia, a game that might give Civ a run for it’s money! - The Galaxy’s Last Line of Offence. Enlist in the Helldivers and join the fight for freedom across a hostile galaxy in a fast, frantic, and ferocious third-person shooter. - Arrowhead Game Studios (, , available now) - Article by The Guardian - FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH is the highly anticipated new story in the FINAL FANTASY VII remake project, a reimagining of the iconic original game into three standalone titles by its original creators. In this game, players will enjoy various new elements as the story unfolds, culminating in the party’s journey to “The Forgotten Capital” from the original FINAL FANTASY VII. - (, Feb 29th 2024) - Abiotic Factor is a survival crafting experience for 1-6 players set in the depths of an underground research facility. Caught between paranormal containment failure, a military crusade, and chaos from a dozen realms, the world’s greatest minds must survive against the universe’s biggest threats. - Deep Field Games (, May 2nd 2024) - Article by Kotaku - Create your own nation in Millennia, a historical turn-based 4X game that challenges your strategic prowess across 10,000 years of history, from the dawn of humanity to our possible futures. - C Prompt Games (, Coming Soon)
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