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BC #227 – Real Gears Keep A Death Scoreboard

Buried under the bodies of all those games fleeing from the meteor impact of GTA VI, Andy, Flask, Greg, and John run a postmortem on Below, Reveil, Threshold, The Skin Stapler, The Dark Eye, Scam With Your Friends, Animals, Gears of War: E-Day, Halloween: The Game, Species: Unknown, Invokyr, Deadlock, PS5 prices, Dan Houser's Max Payne 3 thoughts, GTA VI's FEAR, and more.

0:00 - Intro

2:09 - Flask (Roundtable)

  • 2:51 - Silent Hill: Townfall
  • 7:55 - Below
  • 24:59 - Haven't played Control Resonant yet
  • 25:45 - Reveil
  • 29:20 - Threshold
  • 35:45 - The Skin Stapler
  • 45:03 - Fifo's Night

49:02 - Andy (Roundtable)

  • 49:08 - The Dark Eye
  • 53:55 - The Blood of Dawnwalker
  • 1:02:07 - Scam With Your Friends
  • 1:08:24 - Animals

1:13:05 - BREAK

  • Mom update on Below/Josh Hartnett's career

1:20:12 - John (Roundtable)

  • 1:21:05 - Gears of War: E-Day
  • 1:31:45 - Look Outside

1:32:43 - Greg (Roundtable)

  • 1:33:10 - Halloween: The Game
  • 1:37:22 - Species: Unknown
  • 1:46:24 - Invokyr
  • 1:48:37 - Deadlock

1:54:17 - NEWS

  • 1:54:27 - NBA 2K25 delisted after 2 years
  • 1:56:35 - Gamestop raises used PS5 Pro prices to $1,400
  • 1:56:38 - Dan Houser considers Max Payne 3 a failure
  • 1:59:58 - GTA VI's PC release slated for Q1 2027

2:01:39 - Outro

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BC #226 – We Listened To Our Players And Now We're Scared

In an age of fear, where developers are mystified and mortified by positive feedback to their crowd-pleasing moves, Andy, Flask, and John bring you stories of Resident Evil (2026), The End of Oak Street, Dynast Warriors 3 Remastered, Agent 64: Spies Never Die, The Blood of Dawnwalker, Dark Souls II seamless co-op, Valheim again, WoW Forever, Extraction games going PvE, The Witcher 3 Remastered's shaky launch, and more.

0:00 - Intro

2:36 Flask (Roundtable)

  • 3:02 - The End of Oak Street
  • 15:44-28:52 - Spoilers
  • 29:08 - Resident Evil (2026)
  • 37:16-55:00 - Spoilers
  • 55:30 - Dynasty Warriors 3: Complete Edition Remastered
  • 1:00:31 - Agent 64: Spies Never Die
  • 1:04:09 - The Blood of Dawnwalker

1:13:15 - BREAK

  • "Resident Evil" titling/Agent 64 OST

1:21:12 - Andy (Roundtable)

  • 1:21:17 - Wake Up Dead Man
  • 1:30:09 - Dark Souls II seamless co-op
  • 1:34:53 - Valheim
  • 2:09:11 - Switching GEARS
  • 2:10:00 - PSI: Pressure Climbing
  • 2:12:11 - Divinity Original Sin 2
  • 2:13:46 - Gotta finish Big Walk
  • 2:14:06 - Gotta finish Rogue Trader

2:16:01 - NEWS

  • 2:16:10 - Forza Horizon 6 players banned for Itasha decals
  • 2:18:53 - WoW Forever devs shocked at its popularity
  • 2:21:16 - Extraction games turning to PvE
  • 2:26:18 - Somehow, Destiny has returned
  • 2:28:09 - The Witcher 3 Remastered launch

2:32:23 - Outro

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BC #225 – Wives is Pissed: Overture

Whether your only weakness is the color yellow or just BORING conversations, play to your strengths by listening to Andy, Flask, and Vito babble about Lanterns, American Arcadia, The Blood of Dawnwalker, Widow's Bay, the Knives Out series, more Valheim 1.0, Lies of P: Overture, the possibilities in Wonders of O, the Steam Frame, an update to why PlayStation cancelled Physint, and more.

0:00 - Intro

2:06 - Flask (Roundtable)

  • 2:13 - PS5 Pricing
  • 5:49 - Lanterns
  • 20:36 - American Arcadia
  • 25:34 - There's Nothing Down There
  • 30:16 - The Blood of Dawnwalker
  • 30:46-1:03:43 - Spoilers

1:04:08 - BREAK

  • Chinese delivery and fighter planes

1:06:11 - Vito (Roundtable)

  • 1:06:26 - Widow's Bay
  • 1:13:13 - Buddy

1:16:20 - Andy (Roundtable)

  • 1:16:31 - Knives Out series
  • 1:17:07-1:27:02 - Spoilers
  • 1:27:05 - Valheim
  • 1:47:35 - Lies of P: Overture

1:53:15 - NEWS

  • 1:53:34 - Neowiz files trademark for Wonders of O
  • 2:02:42 - Steam Frame revealed
  • 2:11:52 - Masahiro Sakurai can't find successor for Game Designers Award
  • 2:19:57 - Why PlayStation cancelled Physint

2:27:23 - Outro

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BC #224 – Acid Blood Bears

Does Broken Campfire episode 224 still hold up all these seasons in? Find out by listening to Andy, Flask, Greg, John, and Vito discuss The Blood of Dawnwalker, Valheim 1.0, Granvir, Chained Wheels, Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2, Halloween: The Game, old Castlevanias, Astro Bot, Physint's rehoming, and more.

0:00 - Intro

1:49 - Vito (Roundtable)

  • 1:57 - Gamercation 2026
  • 4:38 - The Blood of Dawnwalker

21:51 - John (Roundtable)

  • 22:09 - Divinity: Original Sin II
  • 31:33 - Valheim 1.0

48:37 - Andy (Roundtable)

  • 49:04 - Granvir
  • 53:02 - Marvel Tokon
  • 53:13 - Remnant 2
  • 53:28 - Big Walk
  • 54:12 - Lies of P
  • 58:30 - Chained Wheels
  • 1:01:54 - The Alters: The Last Variable

1:11:48 - BREAK

  • Designated Survivor, Bob's Burgers, It's Always Sunny, Rick & Morty

1:23:20 - Greg (Roundtable)

  • 1:23:32 - Project Zomboid
  • 1:27:36 - Mahjong
  • 1:29:55 - Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2
  • 1:33:38 - Halloween: The Game
  • 1:43:41 - Crimson Desert

1:48:06 - Flask (Roundtable)

  • 1:49:06 - Castlevania
  • 1:49:36 - Super Castlevania IV
  • 1:50:43 - Castlevania: Bloodlines
  • 1:53:07 - Rondo of Blood/Dracula X/Dracula X Chronicles
  • 1:59:07 - Blood Mall: Retaped
  • 2:00:11 - Meteor Protocol
  • 2:00:53 - Triassic Plaza
  • 2:05:30 - PS5

2:34:15 - NEWS

  • 2:34:33 - PlayStation cancels Physint

2:39:06 - Outro

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BC #223 – A Test Of Patience, A Question Of Faith (Train Button Blues)

In this peaky, leaky podcast, Andy, Flask, John, and ultimately Vito spill the beans about Gears of War: E-Day (again), Marvel Tokon (again), Big Walk (again), Peak (again), Spider-Man and Avengers: Doomsday speculation, House of the Dragon, Escape Academy DLC, GTA VI leaks, and a little more left over in the can.

0:00 - Intro

5:40 - Andy (Roundtable)

  • 5:52 - Gears of Way: E-Day
  • 28:29 - Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls
  • 36:37 - Big Walk
  • 52:09 - Peak
  • 59:16-1:08:22 - Spoilers
  • 1:08:37 - Remnant II

1:11:10 - BREAK

  • Peak Hotfix

1:12:37 - John (Roundtable)

  • 1:12:53 - Peak, Big Walk, Gear of War: E-Day
  • 1:13:31 - Spider-Man: Brand New Day
  • 1:15:18-1:22:03 - Spoilers
  • 1:22:05 - MCU/Doomsday speculation

1:28:41 - Flask (Roundtable)

  • 1:28:48 - House of the Dragon season 3
  • 1:32:52 - Toy Story 3 (PS2)
  • 1:36:22 - Escape Academy DLC

1:43:29 - NEWS

  • 1:43:39 - GTA VI Leaks

1:58:07 - Outro

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BC #222 – Buzz Lightyear Is About To Shoot A Farmer On His Own Land

Whether you've been walking or jumping or punching or shooting, here's where you can sit down and rest up while you listen to Flask, John, and Vito CALMLY discuss Marvel Tokon, Big Walk, Gears of War: E-Day, Spider-Man, Toy Story, Alice, Teeto, Rita, and basically nothing else.

0:00 - Intro

1:46 - Vito (Roundtable)

  • 2:03 - Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls
  • 17:22 - Big Walk

36:02 - John (Roundtable)

  • 36:09 - Gears of War: E-Day

57:33 - BREAK

  • Does God know about the internet?

1:00:24 - Flask (Roundtable)

  • 1:00:42 - Spider-Man: Brand New Day
  • 1:03:25 - Toy Story tie-in games
  • 1:03:50 - Toy Story 2 (PS1)
  • 1:08:35 - Toy Story 3 (PS3)
  • 1:13:18 - Toy Story 3 (PS2)
  • 1:17:19 - Alice: Madness Returns
  • 1:23:33 - Teeto
  • 1:26:27 - Rita

1:30:13 - Outro

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BC #221 – Lemonade Gnome

In this lean, mean, friendslop keen episode, Andy, Greg, and John shoot the F5 breeze about Werner Herzog documentaries, The Alters, Shift At Midnight, Funnel Runners, God of War: Ragnarok, malware teens, Xbox exclusivity payments, Sony going discless, and more.

0:00 - Intro

1:05 - Death Stranding 2

4:00 - Andy (Roundtable)

  • 4:09 - Fargo season 2
  • 5:18-7:17 - Spoilers
  • 7:18 - Werner Herzog documentaries
  • 7:25 - Grizzly Man
  • 10:15 - Encounters at the End of the World
  • 11:40 - King of the Hill season 15
  • 14:06 - Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
  • 15:54 - The Alters

27:06 - John (Roundtable)

  • 27:14 - The Outlast Trials
  • 29:07 - The Alters: Last Variable DLC
  • 37:23 - Shift At Midnight

38:41 - Greg (Roundtable)

  • 38:42 - Shift At Midnight (cont.)
  • 44:40 - Funnel Runners
  • 51:22 - God of War: Ragnarok

55:16 - "Vito" ("Roundtable")

  • 55:22 - The Finals

55:57 - NEWS

  • 56:07 - FBI arrests teen for infecting PCs with Steam game malware
  • 57:51 - Jennifer English steps away from Tides of Annihilation
  • 59:49 - Xbox paid more than the dev costs to make Stalker 2 exclusive
  • 1:08:40 - Analysts saying that Sony going discless could kill the used game market

1:12:50 - Outro

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BC #219 – What's Your K/D In Chess?

Despite everything in Big Gaming (and elsewhere) being depressing right now, Andy, Flask, and Vito have for you some good and bad to say about Chess, God Save Birmingham, Her Trees, Meccha Chameleon, Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous, Supergirl, Librarian, Luna Abyss, MotorSlice, GTA VI pricing, and more.

0:00 - Intro

3:34 - Vito (Roundtable)

  • 3:47 - Slay the Spire 2
  • 4:33 - Andy plays chess in bed
  • 7:52 - Valheim
  • 14:57 - God Save Birmingham playtest
  • 20:00 - Her Trees series
  • 23:47 - Meccha Chameleon
  • 34:00 - Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core

34:49 - Andy (Roundtable)

  • 34:56 - Chess
  • 35:15 - Rocket League
  • 36:30 - Death Stranding 2
  • 36:55 - Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous
  • 46:20 - Yahtzee for money

48:49 - BREAK

  • What puzzles game is next?

52:32 - Flask (Roundtable)

  • 52:49 - Supergirl
  • 58:57 - Masters of the Universe
  • 1:03:24 - Librarian: Tidy Up the Arcane Library
  • 1:09:03 - Luna Abyss
  • 1:16:44 - MotorSlice

1:28:25 - NEWS

  • 1:28:38 - GTA VI pricing
  • 1:33:48 - Sony's not doing physical discs anymore

1:34:07 - Outro

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BC #218 – A Giant Seagull Flushed 3 Out Of 4 Ninja Turtles Down The Toilet

The summer gaming showcases may have dried up, but the HOT opinions about them are still WET, and ready to willy your ears (I'm sorry). Andy, Flask, Greg, John, and Vito gracelessly jet ski over the games shown in presentations such as the Xbox Games Showcase, the Future Games Show, the PC Gaming Show, and the Nintendo Direct.

0:00 - Intro

2:13 - Summer Game Fest

54:51 - Xbox Games Showcase

1:30:27 - BREAK

  • Where was GTA VI? And who wasn't afraid of it?

1:36:12 - Future Games Show

1:56:34 - PC Gaming Show

2:16:36 - Nintendo Direct

2:24:37 - Outro

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BC #217 – James Laserwatch: License To Bluff

On the eve of Gamer Christmas (the summer showcases), Andy, Flask, Greg, and John discuss 007: First Light, LEGO Batman, Subnautica 2, Mixtape, Call of the Elder Gods, Mortal Kombat II, Warhammer 40k: Rogue Trader, Wartales, Demon Bluff, Bricks & Minifigs, the PlayStation State of Play ft. Wolverine and Laufey, and more!

0:00 - Intro

1:58 - Greg (Roundtable)

  • 2:15 - 007: First Light
  • 13:08 - LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight
  • 23:44 - Subnautica 2

32:11 - Flask (Roundtable)

  • 32:19 - Rick & Morty season 9
  • 35:50 - Mixtape
  • 1:02:05 - Call of the Elder Gods

1:08:26 - BREAK

  • Polymarket gambling game

1:10:10 - John (Roundtable)

  • 1:10:17 - LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight
  • 1:11:04 - Mortal Kombat II
  • 1:11:46-1:22:36 - Spoilers

1:23:19 - Andy (Roundtable)

  • 1:23:34 - Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader
  • 1:26:52 - Wartales
  • 1:30:04 - Gamble With Your Friends
  • 1:35:10 - Demon Bluff demo
  • 1:43:37 - Bricks & Minifigs scandal
  • 1:53:28 - Untold: Chess Mates

1:58:56 - NEWS

  • 1:59:27 - PlayStation State of Play
  • 2:00:37 - Marvel's Wolverine
  • 2:07:33 - Bancho the Chef
  • 2:10:51 - Control Resonant
  • 2:13:33 - Stuntman: Hollywood
  • 2:18:31 - ILL
  • 2:20:22 - Until Dawn 2
  • 2:23:29 - The Lost Wild
  • 2:26:16 - Dynasty Warriors 3: Complete Edition Remastered
  • 2:27:32 - God of War: Laufey

2:37:52 - Outro

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