<![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.showSubstackSun, 30 Aug 2026 16:03:38 GMT<![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 …

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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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]]><![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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