<![CDATA[CORE: About Them Video Games]]>https://www.core.showhttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!RTw2!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd17cce00-b2f0-4aef-9a98-b43cb2e8bdc0_1280x1280.pngCORE: About Them Video Gameshttps://www.core.showSubstackWed, 12 Aug 2026 10:43:23 GMT<![CDATA[CORE 532: Arachnophilia]]>https://www.core.show/p/core-532-arachnophiliahttps://www.core.show/p/core-532-arachnophiliaThu, 06 Aug 2026 22:03:12 GMTTurns out, Spider-Man movies also inspire spending money on games. We get into it. Also, Scott played Granblue, messed with a Taco, played AC Valhalla and more. Jon played some Marvel Tokon Fighting Souls, The Remake of the End of the Greatest RPG of All Time, How Many Dudes, and more Midnight Suns. Beau played a TON of DragonSword Akwakenings. Your emails and more!

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]]><![CDATA[Preshow + Jon Show this week!]]>https://www.core.show/p/preshow-jon-show-this-weekhttps://www.core.show/p/preshow-jon-show-this-weekThu, 06 Aug 2026 21:58:35 GMTOm nom nom nom.

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]]><![CDATA[CORE 531: Pandora’s Box]]>https://www.core.show/p/core-531-pandoras-boxhttps://www.core.show/p/core-531-pandoras-boxThu, 30 Jul 2026 23:35:58 GMTA quick note about Frogpants Replay at the top, and then off we go! Scott played a lot more AC games, and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora. And more fun with Sunshine and Moonlight with retro games. Jon still playing Marvel Midnight Suns, with some twists. Shader mods on Rebirth, and his son beat Astrobot on his own! Beau played DragonSword: Awakening, Tears of Metal, and more Nightreign. He also gave us a VR update on G-Rebels, Metal Hellsinger VR, Overload, and Arken Age. News about whats coming to FF14 is pretty interesting today as well. Your emails and more!

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]]><![CDATA[CORE Preshow + Jon Show for the week!]]>https://www.core.show/p/core-preshow-jon-show-for-the-week-883https://www.core.show/p/core-preshow-jon-show-for-the-week-883Thu, 30 Jul 2026 23:30:29 GMTSome of this gets DEEP!

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]]><![CDATA[CORE 530: Wash The Walker]]>https://www.core.show/p/core-530-wash-the-walkerhttps://www.core.show/p/core-530-wash-the-walkerSat, 25 Jul 2026 02:07:28 GMTPower washing gets a lot more fun when you put Star Wars stuff in it. Also, Scott played a lot of Black Flag Resynced, Farcry 4 (wait for it), Granblue Fantasy Relink, and a couple indies. Jon got all back into Marvel Midnight Suns, and Beau played DOOM The Dark Ages Revelations, and more Nightreign. He also really likes Chinese art books it seems. Microsoft is bringing a slate of classic Xbox titles to PC. The Witcher 3 expansion gets real at Gamescom. WoW and D&D are doing a proper crossover it seems. How best to play Final Fantasy 7 and LOADS more!

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]]><![CDATA[CORE Preshow + Jon Show for 7-24-2026]]>https://www.core.show/p/core-preshow-jon-show-for-7-24-2026https://www.core.show/p/core-preshow-jon-show-for-7-24-2026Sat, 25 Jul 2026 02:01:51 GMTEnjoy the extras, which today, are extra EXTRA.

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]]><![CDATA[POWER WASH SIMULATOR 2 - STAR WARS]]>https://www.core.show/p/power-wash-simulator-2-star-warshttps://www.core.show/p/power-wash-simulator-2-star-warsTue, 21 Jul 2026 01:37:22 GMTCome with me as I try and clean up after Owen and all his blue milk mess the best I can.

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]]><![CDATA[CORE 529: Higher Seas]]>https://www.core.show/p/core-529-higher-seashttps://www.core.show/p/core-529-higher-seasThu, 16 Jul 2026 23:25:31 GMTWe start with the games we played this week! The Aventures of Elliott still gracing Scott and Jon’s screens. Scott is ALL in on Black Flag Resynced. He also configured Moonlight on his network and has praises for it. Palworld 1.0 for Scott and Jon as well. Jon played Denshattack, and Beau still mainlaining Nightriegn like a pro player. Then some talk about Glen Schofield pulling out of games, MS destroying someone’s personal data, Sega having big plans for GamesCom, and then a RUSH of emails and phone calls from you guys to top us up this week!

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]]><![CDATA[PRESHOW + Jon Show for the week of 7-16-2026!]]>https://www.core.show/p/preshow-jon-show-for-the-week-ofhttps://www.core.show/p/preshow-jon-show-for-the-week-ofThu, 16 Jul 2026 23:21:35 GMTThese extras ONLY need to be consumed!

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]]><![CDATA[MORE CORE: Rock Band, and beyond: Where will we play these games?]]>https://www.core.show/p/more-core-rock-band-and-beyond-wherehttps://www.core.show/p/more-core-rock-band-and-beyond-whereMon, 13 Jul 2026 14:20:32 GMTLet’s answer a listener email about the problem of our gamer day.

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]]><![CDATA[CORE 528: Ex-Box]]>https://www.core.show/p/core-528-ex-boxhttps://www.core.show/p/core-528-ex-boxFri, 10 Jul 2026 00:12:02 GMTA reminder about a few new posts on the feeds, and then off to the exciting world of how Xbox seems to be shitting the ENTIRE bed. Plus Games Done Quick, and the summer sale stuff. Scott tested the hell out of the state of GeForce Now, and did it with a load of games, including Just Cause 3, Diablo IV, Black Flag Resynced, Disco Elysium, and Ghostwire Tokyo to name a few. Jon played AstroBot and The Adventures of Elliot. Beau still buried in Nightreign and Slay The Spire 2!

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]]><![CDATA[CORE Pre-show + Jon Show for the week!]]>https://www.core.show/p/core-pre-show-jon-show-for-the-weekhttps://www.core.show/p/core-pre-show-jon-show-for-the-weekFri, 10 Jul 2026 00:05:21 GMTEnjoy this week’s podcast extras!

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]]><![CDATA[MORE CORE: Making the indie game, “Gyro”, with solo-dev Shane Maddox.]]>https://www.core.show/p/more-core-making-the-indie-game-gyrohttps://www.core.show/p/more-core-making-the-indie-game-gyroWed, 08 Jul 2026 19:18:54 GMTWe get into what it takes to build your own game, and actually launch it to the public. And go wishlist/get the game on Steam! https://store.steampowered.com/app/4822290/Gyro/

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]]><![CDATA[No New Ideas! ]]>https://www.core.show/p/no-new-ideashttps://www.core.show/p/no-new-ideasWed, 08 Jul 2026 00:04:25 GMTWith MS pulling back so hard and refocusing on existing money-making IP’s, we might see much original stuff from these studios for a good long while.

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]]><![CDATA[CORE 527: Practical Eve]]>https://www.core.show/p/core-527-practical-evehttps://www.core.show/p/core-527-practical-eveThu, 02 Jul 2026 23:49:50 GMTWe have Jon Show mugs in the store! Because why not? Also, what about cloud gaming in all these discussions around hardware prices? Plus, Sony says goodbye to physical media, and at the same time closes a couple stores, and took a bunch of movies away from people. Not great. XBOX will likely follow suit. CyberPunk Edge Runners S2 gets a new trailer. The full roster for Fighting Souls is upon us! We played Stellar Blade, Moonlighter 2, Titanium Court, Sea of Stars, FF7 Remake, 33 Immortals, Supermarket Sim, The Adventures of Elliot, Meccha Chameleon, Astro Bot, EverQuest Legends, Nightreign, and Star Trek Infection VR. Your emails and more!

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]]><![CDATA[CORE PRE-SHOW + JON Show for 7-2-2026]]>https://www.core.show/p/core-pre-show-jon-show-for-7-2-2026https://www.core.show/p/core-pre-show-jon-show-for-7-2-2026Thu, 02 Jul 2026 23:42:47 GMTWell well well, what do we have here…

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]]><![CDATA[The Trouble at Xbox This Week]]>https://www.core.show/p/the-trouble-at-xbox-this-weekhttps://www.core.show/p/the-trouble-at-xbox-this-weekThu, 02 Jul 2026 15:29:42 GMTThings are not looking great for the layoff and cancellations coming down the pipe. We won’t know more till Monday, but in this video, let’s talk about what we know.

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]]><![CDATA[Sony says NO MORE DISCS!]]>https://www.core.show/p/sony-says-no-more-discshttps://www.core.show/p/sony-says-no-more-discsWed, 01 Jul 2026 21:11:17 GMTLove to hear your thoughts on this.

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]]><![CDATA[What ELSE you could get for that Steam Machine money!]]>https://www.core.show/p/what-else-you-could-get-for-thathttps://www.core.show/p/what-else-you-could-get-for-thatTue, 30 Jun 2026 17:13:14 GMTThat thing is expensive! Thought it would be fun to math out your alternatives. :)

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]]><![CDATA[CORE 526: The Gabe-Cube]]>https://www.core.show/p/core-526-the-gabe-cubehttps://www.core.show/p/core-526-the-gabe-cubeThu, 25 Jun 2026 23:23:03 GMTWelp, the Steam Machine is here, and it’s expensive as we figured it might be with the RAM wars and all. Let’s break it all down, and highly discourage Canadians from getting one. :) We also talk about the big games of July, Xbox increasing prices, GTA VI costing too much, Gamestop STOPPING something good, Capcom still trolling with the Engine name, Switch 2 getting pricier too, the Summer Sale on Steam, and all the games we played this week: Resident Evil 9, Thank You For Your Application, FF7 Remake, Pragmata, Meccha Chameleon, Stellar Blade, Astro Bot, Nightreign, Overwatch, Heroes of The Storm and more. Also, Jon shares the right order to play the resident evil franchise in.

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