<![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.showSubstackSat, 26 Sep 2026 18:50:12 GMT<![CDATA[The teaser for Slam Tank is here]]>https://www.core.show/p/the-teaser-for-slam-tank-is-herehttps://www.core.show/p/the-teaser-for-slam-tank-is-hereSat, 26 Sep 2026 16:47:13 GMT

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]]><![CDATA[CORE Supplemental: Jon and the King]]>https://www.core.show/p/core-supplemental-jon-and-the-kinghttps://www.core.show/p/core-supplemental-jon-and-the-kingMon, 21 Sep 2026 21:45:31 GMTAnd important bonus bit of content this week from Jon.

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]]><![CDATA[CORE 538: Something is Forever]]>https://www.core.show/p/core-538-something-is-foreverhttps://www.core.show/p/core-538-something-is-foreverThu, 17 Sep 2026 23:41:46 GMTNew Warcraft? Check. Scott gets weird with old-school rogue-likes? Check. Onimusha was AWESOME? Check! Plus a ton more. This is our biggest episode of 2026 for some reason.

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]]><![CDATA[Preshow + Jon Show for the week!]]>https://www.core.show/p/preshow-jon-show-for-the-week-2d1https://www.core.show/p/preshow-jon-show-for-the-week-2d1Thu, 17 Sep 2026 23:36:50 GMTThis is extra! Enjoy the extra! It is VERY extra!

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]]><![CDATA[2026 Blizzcon Opening Ceremonies]]>https://www.core.show/p/2026-blizzcon-opening-ceremonieshttps://www.core.show/p/2026-blizzcon-opening-ceremoniesSat, 12 Sep 2026 20:44:23 GMTWoW Forever, new Starfcraft shooters, Diablo V, and lots more! With Scott, Bobby, Jon, and Beau.

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]]><![CDATA[CORE 537: Year of The Sword]]>https://www.core.show/p/core-537-year-of-the-swordhttps://www.core.show/p/core-537-year-of-the-swordThu, 10 Sep 2026 21:52:06 GMTTurns out, Capcom has YET another winner on it’s hands with the Onimusha. Blood of the Dawn Walker might not really need that timer afterall. Scott played Security 51 and more Shadow Dungeon. Jon in addition to Oni, played a load of FFR, and more Vampire Survivors. Beau is all back in now that Valheim 1.0 is out. Slay the Spire 2 too. We breakdown the Nintendo stuff this week, as well as Playstation and Kojima breakup. And Shroom and Gloom is out. Emails and more!

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]]><![CDATA[PRESHOW + JON SHOW for the week!]]>https://www.core.show/p/preshow-jon-show-for-the-week-0f6https://www.core.show/p/preshow-jon-show-for-the-week-0f6Thu, 10 Sep 2026 21:48:14 GMTListen like you’ve never listened before!

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]]><![CDATA[The Nintendo Direct Zelda 40th Special]]>https://www.core.show/p/the-nintendo-direct-zelda-40th-specialhttps://www.core.show/p/the-nintendo-direct-zelda-40th-specialWed, 09 Sep 2026 18:38:57 GMTAnd Scott watched it! And talked about it. And laughed. And got excited.

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]]><![CDATA[What’s coming up for Nintendo on the 9-9 direct!]]>https://www.core.show/p/whats-coming-up-for-nintendo-on-thehttps://www.core.show/p/whats-coming-up-for-nintendo-on-theWed, 09 Sep 2026 18:23:32 GMT

Enjoy another Direct! This one filled with all kinds of remakes and ports! But there are a couple new Switch 2 exclusives here too!

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]]><![CDATA[CORE 536: Grand Theft Automatic]]>https://www.core.show/p/core-536-grand-theft-automatichttps://www.core.show/p/core-536-grand-theft-automaticThu, 03 Sep 2026 22:16:24 GMTWe played a load of Zero Company! Jon even beat it! Was it good? Oh, it was VERY good. Plus, GTA6 is at maximum hype levels, State of Play happened today at Sony, Zero Company’s company is having a bad week for no good reason and more. Scott played some Blood Dungeon and Shadown Dungeon. (Different games.) Jon played the early bits of Blood of The Dawnwalker. Beau played Palworld and gave us an update on his game dev learning journey. The first games we ever beat, and what games might never get played before we die. All that and more!

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]]><![CDATA[CORE PRESHOW + JON SHOW]]>https://www.core.show/p/core-preshow-jon-show-b63https://www.core.show/p/core-preshow-jon-show-b63Thu, 03 Sep 2026 22:10:53 GMTEnjoy all the fun you can stand!

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]]><![CDATA[CORE 535: Zero Hour for Zero Company]]>https://www.core.show/p/core-535-zero-hour-for-zero-companyhttps://www.core.show/p/core-535-zero-hour-for-zero-companyThu, 27 Aug 2026 22:28:07 GMTLet’s do this! We talk about the games of September. Gamescom Opening Night recap. Star Wars Zero Company day is here. Scott played and LOVED Shape of Dreams. Also, Spinny Dungeon, and Truck-kun is Supporting Me from Another World?! (That’s a real title.) Jon finished How Many Dudes, and is playing Journey with his kiddo! Beau played nothing but played around with game dev all week! An email in defense of Star Citizen, and lots more!

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]]><![CDATA[Preshow + Jon Show]]>https://www.core.show/p/preshow-jon-showhttps://www.core.show/p/preshow-jon-showThu, 27 Aug 2026 22:21:46 GMTEnjoy it all! Not because you HAVE to, but because you WANT to.

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]]><![CDATA[CORE + Gamescom 2026 - Co-Stream Archive]]>https://www.core.show/p/core-gamescom-2026-co-stream-archivehttps://www.core.show/p/core-gamescom-2026-co-stream-archiveTue, 25 Aug 2026 23:29:01 GMTGive it a watch and enjoy! We had a blast per usual!

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]]><![CDATA[CORE 534: No Man’s Game]]>https://www.core.show/p/core-534-no-mans-gamehttps://www.core.show/p/core-534-no-mans-gameThu, 20 Aug 2026 22:26:44 GMTBeau and Scott played a lot of TCG Card Shop Simulator. Scott played Xeno Tilt, Demon’s Tilt, Cult of Pin, and Pokemon Pinball. Notice a pattern? Jon is playing Pokemon Go again. Also more How Many Dudes other odds and ends. We talk about that Star Citizen livestream nightmare, the Horizon Hunters Gathering mess, and Fortnite going hard on outside game characteres. Also Blizzcon is stacked with celebs this year. More on muting bad voices in your games, and lots more!

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]]><![CDATA[Preshow + Jon Show this week!]]>https://www.core.show/p/preshow-jon-show-this-week-bc7https://www.core.show/p/preshow-jon-show-this-week-bc7Thu, 20 Aug 2026 22:26:13 GMTGet in and EAT!

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]]><![CDATA[CORE 533: Fix That Thing!]]>https://www.core.show/p/core-533-fix-that-thinghttps://www.core.show/p/core-533-fix-that-thingThu, 13 Aug 2026 23:03:08 GMTIt’s that time of the week! CORE is on. And we wanna talk about stuff like Restory, How Many Dudes, Ghost Recon Wildlands, Cult of Pin, Black Jacket, Marvel Tokon, Agent 64, Death Howl, DragonSword Awakening, TCG Shop Simulator, Helldivers 2, among other games. Plus Lord of the Rings comes back from the 2011 death hole! Blizzard is the best performing studio XBOX has right now. We could use more Sean Murrays, Donnie Yen in Phantom Blade 0, Amazon is OUT of MMO’s, VR Showcase happened and Beau has the scoop, your feedback and lots more!

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]]><![CDATA[Preshow + Jon Show this week!]]>https://www.core.show/p/preshow-jon-show-this-week-c5ehttps://www.core.show/p/preshow-jon-show-this-week-c5eThu, 13 Aug 2026 22:58:10 GMTTime for the extras!

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]]><![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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