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CORE - Core Gaming for Core Gamers

Scott Johnson - Jon Jagger - Beau Schwartz

Hosted by podcasting vet, Scott Johnson, Jon Jagger and Beau Schwartz. Weekly, on the frogpants network. Video games and the issues around them every week!

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  • 488 episodes
  • Updated Thursday

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  • Jun 25, 2022 · 2 hr 48 min

    CORE 320: The Burning Itch

    Amazon and their game giveaways for Prime Day. New data on how gamers feel about certain brands. Epic gives us a tool to play nice with Steam players. Insults online put you in jail in Japan. Working in VR sucks. You can finally get a 3080 at a decent price. Scott played Grim Dawn, D2R, D3, Fall Guys, Raft, and V Rising. Jon played Shredders Revenge, FFVII Remake, and Vampire Survivors. Beau played FFVII Remake, D3 Necro, and is learning C# for fun! Plus your emails and a great mashup! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • Jun 17, 2022 · 2 hr 58 min

    CORE 319: No Salt Lost Here

    We try our hardest to sum up last week’s game announcements tonight. There may have been no official E3, but it sure felt like E3 anyway. :) Microsoft, Square, Blizzard, PC Gamer Show, etc etc etc. Too much to type here, so here you go! ENJOY!

  • Jun 10, 2022 · 2 hr 38 min

    CORE 318: Flashbacks

    We cover all the Gamesfest stuff from today, including highlights of the biggest games and announcements. Another big convo about Diablo Immortal one week later. Devolver stuff as well. Gamepro letters with Martha! Scott played V Rising, Shipbreaker, and

  • Jun 3, 2022 · 2 hr 41 min

    CORE 317: Immortaly Speaking

    We talk a lot about Diablo Immortal. What did we think? It’s complicated. Sony held a State of Play today, and we are here to break that all down! Lots of Warhammer 40k stuff this week too. Dragon Age 4 has a title now. Star Wars games got some big update

  • May 27, 2022 · 2 hr 17 min

    CORE 316: Twisting Your Metal

    For the King 2 announced! We’re pretty excited about that news. Plus, the Twisted Metal TV show and how things are going with it. Daybreak WAS making a Marvel MMO but canned it. Death Stranding 2 was announced…sorta. Beyond Good and Evil 2 is STILL being

  • May 20, 2022 · 2 hr 46 min

    CORE 315: Me and My Bunny

    Marvel Snap got announced! PS+ games are now known for the launch. Old World is on Steam finally. New Steamworld games are good by us! King’s diversity tool is terrible. Scott played Escape Sim, Bakery Sim, and House Flipper Pet DLC, as well has Teardown,

  • May 13, 2022 · 3 hr 4 min

    CORE 314: Smelden Ring

    BIG show today, featuring a LOT of your emails! Yep, we did the email show we’ve been promising! Plus some stuff on Epic and editing Fortnite, Starfield and Redfall delays, cloud gaming without the console, mouth haptics, project Cambria, Outriders news,

  • May 6, 2022 · 2 hr 55 min

    CORE 313: Legendary Porkchop

    Blizzards new mobile game. Square-Enix and their recent moves. Fortnite back on apple stuff via MS. Stone Cold loves Breath of The Wild. Dear Martha Retro Magazine Letters. Scott played The Gunk, Rogue Legacy 2, Bakery Simulator, Warhammer 40k: Chaos Gate

  • Apr 29, 2022 · 2 hr 39 min

    CORE 312: A Little Too Spreadsheety

    Diablo Immortal will be on PC. We have some thoughts on that. Also, Sonic got really weird this week and has fans in a tizzy. Warcraft Mobile title being announced next week. Sonic 2 is the highest grossing film in the US for a video game movie ever. Over

  • Apr 22, 2022 · 2 hr 38 min

    CORE 311: Needs More Torso

    We start things off with a look at what Blizzard showed off for their new WoW expansion. Plus, D&D Direct, and how delayed Baldur’s Gate 3 is. Plus what DND games are hot right now. Some old gamepro dear Martha reviews. Scott played Stacklands, and Panzer

  • Apr 15, 2022 · 2 hr 50 min

    CORE 310: Hiccup Joe Has Cash

    D&D Beyond bought by Hasbro! No Man’s Sky gets even bigger today. Xcom 2 free on Epic this week. Solasta adds free coop and a bunch of other stuff for fans! Shipbreaker coming to Gamepass in May. Dear Martha Reviews NOT be be missed today. Scott played Ps

  • Apr 8, 2022 · 2 hr 33 min

    CORE 309: The Three Fingers Ending

    Remedy is remaking Max Payne 1 And 2 Following New Agreement With Rockstar. Ron Gilbert is making a brand new Monkey Island. Dune Spice Wars is coming this month! The next Tomb Raider will be in Unreal 5. Epic and Lego want kids to be part of the metavers

  • Apr 1, 2022 · 2 hr 44 min

    CORE 308: Cutting Edge Horse Unit

    Playstation has finally told us how PS+ is changing in June. Speaking of June, E3 is officially not happening, virtual or physical. Might be done for good. We have thoughts. Diablo Immortal is up for pre-order finally. Also a June release. More games as art! Dear Martha! Scott playCed Tsushima, UnMetal, Kirby, and The Huntdown. Jon played Tiny Tina's Wonderlands, FF6, and Weird West. Beau played Valheim and Elden Ring. Emails and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • Mar 26, 2022 · 2 hr 28 min

    CORE 307: And Burritos

    We sum up a load of GDC stuff for ya, so you don’t have to. Including all the awards they gave out. Also, Sony likely to unveil their new sub next week. GTA+ is a thing. New Witcher game under development. Fortnite removes building. Sonic controllers are

  • Mar 18, 2022 · 2 hr 38 min

    CORE 306: Commit To The Helmet

    Square-Enix continues to be clueless about how streaming works. Yo FromSoftware, please don’t launch heartbreaking ambush patches at 1130pm. EA not doing an “e3-adjacent” even (EA Play) instead just gonna do stuff whenever. Halo TV show seems like it migh

  • Mar 11, 2022 · 2 hr 46 min

    CORE 305: Game Art and Art Games

    Beau got a HOT new PC and built it from the ground up, and we’re here to share the process, especially in a time where getting a good GPU is harder than ever. Also, Advance Wars reboot got delayed. We talk about the deeper reasons why. Super Nintendo Worl

  • Mar 4, 2022 · 2 hr 33 min

    CORE 304: A Big Cup of Dumb

    Epic buys BandCamp and it’s hard to figure out why. Bungie says “hard no” to Destiny on Steam Deck. Gabe Newell is playing FF14, and hand delivering Steam Decks with a tiny mask on. Pokemon goes full Scarlet and Violet this fall. HUGE discussion of all th