Shared Save: A Gaming Discussion Podcast

PlayStation has released its latest financial report - while the PS5 is selling relatively well at 97.9 million units, the latest major first-party release, Wolverine - has undoubtedly, sold softly at 2.4 million units. At the same time, Sony Santa Monica has decided to push God of War: Laufey 3 months further into 2027 - should we be worried? Other news includes rumors of Bend's new co-op game, Phantom Blade Zero selling 4 million copies in 3 days and more

Time Stamps:
0:00 Intro & housekeeping
05:25 Probably Stolen
08:20 Death at Fleming Manor Impressions
17:40 Pizzapocalypse: A Slice of Hope Impressions
21:00 ANOMALITH Impressions
28:00 Phantom Blade Zero
50:00 PlayStation Financial Reports
1:04:00 Wolverine Sales
1:16:00 God of War: Laufey Delayed
1:26:00 Bend's New Co-Op Game Rumor

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A relatively quiet week in terms of news but the show goes on! S-Game have released Phantom Blade Zero to critical and commercial success - we will share our impressions so far! In other news, Xbox has released its latest quarterly earnings report and it's painting a bleak picture for the state of the brand; we discuss.

Time Stamps:
0:00 Intro & housekeeping
10:50 Phantom Blade Zero Impressions
43:00 Xbox Financials are BLEAK

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Quite the news week around the industry: BioWare, the legendary studio behind games like KOTOR, Dragon Age and Mass Effect - is no more. Electronic Arts has decided to close the studio amid publisher wide layoffs. We once again have reporting around the future of Xbox - including changes to Game Pass, next-gen console(s) release windows and the INSANE pricing for Project Helix. Over in PlayStation land - rumors Sony has acquired Ember Labs and the Kena IP - let's discuss.

Plus, a review for Stupid Never Dies, Sam's thoughts on Control: Resonant and more!

Time Stamps:
0:00 Intro and whatcha playing
26:00 EA Shuts Down BioWare
51:00 Has PlayStation Acquired Ember Labs?
1:06:00 Xbox Helix Price Range & Fortune Interview

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Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney has long been outspoken about his love of AI - well, is Bloomberg reports are to be believed - Epic is done with human made games. A delayed Disney project is now going to be entirely made by AI. In other news, Xbox has seen this as a greenlight to embrace and create their own AI development initiative with Xbox Labs.

We also have tons of reviews this week with: Thank You Bus Driver, Valor Mortis, Warhammer 40K Boltgun 2 and more!

Time Stamps:
0:00 Intro
5:30 El Paso, Elsewhere 2 Preview
10:00 Valor Mortis Review
19:30 Thank You Bus Driver Review & Giveaway
26:15 Well Dweller Review
31:50 Warhammer 40K: Boltgun 2
38:00 Control: Resonant
48:00 Epic Games Embraces AI Development
1:11:00 XBOX Labs & AI
1:28:00 XBOX Survey re: Exclusivity

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PlayStation has long been criticized for ignoring fan favorite IP from previous generations; however, if new reports are to be believed - Ape Escape is coming back and PlayStation is letting developers pitch ideas to revive other classic IP. In other news, Asha Sharma has held an Xbox town hall and from it, given hints about the future of Xbox Helix, Game Pass and PC.

We will also give our thoughts on Order of the Sinking Star, Echo Weaver, Kalanoro, Control: Resonant and more!

Time Stamps:
0:00 Intro
6:00 Order of the Sinking Star Review
20:30 Echo Weaver Review
40:00 KALANORO Review
1:06:00 Xbox Next-Gen Plans

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