We're coming off of our Summer Game Fest-related high, toting a bunch of news from publisher-driven events that occurred after we published our last episode. For starters, the Xbox Showcase... showcased... 28 games in total, of which 24 are coming to PlayStation 5, including State of Decay 3, Senua, and Spyro: A Realm Beyond (not to mention release dates for Halo: Combat Evolved and Fable). But Xbox's peculiar, wishy-washy, and inconsistent behavior likewise makes us wonder what the future might hold for Microsoft releases on Sony's hardware, especially because Gears of War: E-Day and Clockwork Revolution -- both internally slated to migrate to PlayStation 5 until very recently -- won't appear at all. Meanwhile, Nintendo's newest Direct also had some interesting fodder, including a surprise look at Kingdom Hearts IV, a brand new 2D-HD game in the form of Final Fantasy Resonance, and more. Other news this week revolves around Persona 4 Revival and Persona 6, a new Crazy Taxi adventure in the form of World Tour, a promising magic shooter called Magicians: The Devil's Deal, a fall release date for Castlevania: Belmont's Curse, and extremely strong sales figures for Yacht Club's Mina the Hollower. We wrap things up (as always) with listener inquiries! Now that everything has settled, what are our three most-anticipated games, respectively? Should Sony bite the bullet and greenlight Destiny 3? Where's Naughty Dog hiding? Is Colin falling prey to Big Plumber and Big Sewer propaganda by refusing to flush wipes?

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00:00 - Intro
08:01 - Letters for Dustin
14:59 - From the PO Box
27:49 - LSM's big week
29:08 - When she likes Sacred...
33:03 - World Cup
48:26 - Going to a water park alone
56:50 - Flushing the poo wipes
1:00:39 - Halo: Campaign Evolved launches July 28
1:22:01 - Persona 4 Revival + Persona 6
1:39:09 - Kingdom Hearts Collection + IV
1:53:15 - Fable 4 Release Date
2:01:34 - State of Decay 3
2:10:37 - Senua
2:15:49 - Crazy Taxi: World Tour
2:23:36 - Join Us
2:26:41 - Final Fantasy Resonance
2:30:25 - Magicians: The Devils Deal
2:34:39 - Castlevania: Belmont's Curse
2:36:33 - Spyro: A Realm Beyond
2:42:53 - Thief remaster
2:45:18 - Muramasa
2:47:25 - Tales of Eternia Remastered
2:49:05 - Mina the Hollower surpasses 500,000 copies sold
2:49:53 - New PS+ Game Catalog titles
2:52:52 - What We're Playing
3:10:23 - Top moments of SGF season
3:16:48 - Xbox and exclusivity
3:55:41 - The Order 1886 Comeback?
4:04:12 - Destiny frustration
4:22:55 - Beating ritual
4:27:37 - Where is Naughty Dog?

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