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Starside Chat - A Podcast About Video Games
Hosted by Zach Owens and Aaron Capo · EN
We mainly talk about video games, but we also get sidetracked discussing movies, TV shows, and tech!
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Amazon takes ownership of the James Bond franchise
Feb 24, 202501:11:26Tap to summarizeStarside Chat Episode 175On this week’s episode, we talk about Amazon taking full control of the Bond franchise. We also talk about potential game of the year candidates for 2025, and all the stuff we have been playing lately.[News of the Week]PS5 Fans Are Pondering the Point of Days Gone Remastered After Graphics Comparison EmergesNetease fires Marvel Rivals game director and staff (Seattle-based)Amazon takes full control of the Bond franchise and people are worriedHades 2 - Warsong Update available now[What We’re Playing/Watching]BalatroFF7:RebirthMarvel RivalsLike a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii
Transcribe →Where should the next Luigi’s Mansion game take place?
Feb 17, 202500:54:32Tap to summarizeOn this week’s podcast, we speculate on possible settings for the next Luigi’s Mansion game. We also go over the highlights of the latest PlayStation State of Play, and talk about what we have been playing and watching lately![News of the Week] PlayStation Network outage Patent confirms joycon mouse feature Where should the next Luigi's Mansion take place? Battlefield 6 revealed with early testing program EA CEO says there will an Apex Legends 2.0 update after Battlefield 6 Retro Sim Cities 1 / 2 5 new levels coming to Astro Bot[Features] PlayStation State of Play Hell is Us releasing on September 4th (Deus Ex connection) Saros - New game from Hoursemarque[What We’re Playing/Watching] FF7: Rebirth Buckaroo Banzai X-Com 2 Marvel Rivals
Transcribe →No Man’s Sky Worlds Part 2, Bioware layoffs
Feb 3, 202500:57:32Tap to summarizeEpisode 173 On this week’s episode we talk about the latest update for No Man’s Sky, layoffs at Bioware following the flop of Dragon Age The Veilguard, and the deep dive on Doom: The Dark Ages. [News of the Week] No Man's Sky Worlds Part 2 Bioware layoffs Legendary Drops’ video on EA falling apart Xbox Developer Direct Doom: The Dark Ages deep dive [Games out this week] Games coming out in February [What We’re Playing/Watching] Severance / Silo Marvel Rivals Donkey Kong Country Returns HD Podcasts: Dan Carlin’s Hardcore History, The Rest is History HBO’s Rome show
Transcribe →Switch 2 Reveal
Jan 20, 202501:01:31Tap to summarizeOn this week’s episode, we talk about Nintendo’s Switch 2 reveal trailer and a handful of other interesting news items. Then we wrap it up with what we have been playing and watching! [News of the Week] SteamOS expands beyond the steam deck Xbox teases new OS Next Xbox may arrive in 2026 Rumored Oblivion remake could come as early as June Sony cancels live service games [Features] Switch 2 Announcement New Mario Kart footage Switch 2 leaks point to controllers that work like computer mice Games reportedly coming to Switch 2 [What We’re Playing/Watching] Theaters FF7: Rebirth Marvel Rivals Mario Galaxy
Transcribe →Our most anticipated games of 2025
Jan 6, 202501:05:13Tap to summarizeStarside Chat Episode 171 (Jan. 6, 2025) Happy New Year! It’s the first episode of Starside Chat in 2025! And this week, we’re going over some of our most anticipated games of 2025. We also delve into what we’d like to see in the Switch 2 launch lineup. [News of the Week] AGDQ Starts today! Astrobot - Sunday 5:30pm (Any%) Fallout New Vegas - Wednesday 7:00pm (All Romaces) Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - Thursday 1:00pm (All Dungeons) FF7: Rebirth - Friday 4:30pm (Any%) (6 hours estimate) Deus Ex - Saturday 4:15am - (Any%) [Features] Most Anticipated Games of 2025 [What We’re Playing/Watching] Astrobot Animal Crossing New Horizons
Transcribe →Starside Chat’s 2024 Game of the Year Bracket
Dec 30, 202401:05:34Tap to summarizeThis week, we return to try out a new way to determine the show’s Game of the Year. We’re trying out a bracket style this year, and we had fun with it. Let us know your top 10 games of the year! Do you agree with our picks? [News of the Week] Future of Xbox? Christopher Nolan’s next movie will be an adaptation of The Odyssey Switch 2 Rumor Roundup The Switch 2 could be revealed on January 8th [Features] Starside Chat’s Game of the Year 2024 Bracket [What We’re Playing/Watching] PS5 / Astrobot The Long Kiss Goodnight Falling into Oblivion (book)
Transcribe →The Game Awards 2024
Dec 16, 202401:13:55Tap to summarizeThis week, we return after a week off to talk about the Game Awards. We also have to talk about some news pieces, and a bunch of stuff we have been playing and watching lately. [News of the Week] Elon Musk says he's going to start an AI powered games studio Baldur’s Gate 3 to get big update with new stuff Space Marine 2 surpasses 5 million players, patch 5 coming in December, will add new co-op operation Ubisoft to shutdown xdefiant Astro Bot getting free winter update Switch 2 Rumor Roundup Switch 2 possibly revealed by case maker Probably fake switch stuff [Features] The Game Awards!! [What We’re Playing/Watching] Balatro Megalopolis Deep Rock Galactic Survivor Marvel Rivals Astro Bot Winter Wonder Timothy Dalton Bond movies: The Living Daylights and License to Kill
Transcribe →2024 Game Awards nominees
Nov 25, 202401:02:35Tap to summarizeEpisode 168 After taking a week off, we return to talk about the Game Awards nominees and some other interesting pieces of games industry news. We also talk about all the stuff we have been playing and reading lately. [News of the Week] Super Nintendo World Direct - Donkey Kong Country Sony intends to buy FromSoftware’s parent company Update for PlayStation Portal to bring ability to cloud stream some PS5 games in the PlayStation Plus catalog Aaron Switch 2 rumor corner roundup Black Myth Wukong wins game of the year at Golden Joy stick awards [Features] The Game Awards announces nominees [What We’re Playing/Watching] Astro Bot Stellar Speedway levels Black Myth Wukong Lord of a Shattered Land (finished) No Man's Sky expedition complete Diamonds are Forever (book) Factorio: Space Age Christmas Market walking tour videos/streams on YouTube
Transcribe →Happy N7 Day
Nov 11, 202401:10:12Tap to summarizeOn this week’s episode we talk Mass Effect things because N7 Day brought some Mass Effect-related news. Then we round up a few more news stories and talk about what we have been playing, watching and reading lately. [News of the Week] No Man's Sky reruns Mas Effect-themed expedition for N7 Day also adds cross save support Mass Effect TV show moving forward Possible rumors of a long wait for the next Mass Effect Backwards compatibility confirmed for the Switch 2 Insider rumors about the next Nintendo Direct Rise of the Golden Idol launched on 11/12, four DLCs planned for 2025 Stardew Valley Secret Microcenter VR display [What We’re Playing/Watching] The Running Man Factorio: Space Age DLC No Man’s Sky Beachhead Expedition Moonraker (book) Lord of a Shattered Land
Transcribe →Dragon Age The Veilguard, Nintendo Music App, books we’re reading
Nov 4, 202401:10:59Tap to summarizeEpisode 166 On this week’s episode, we talk about Nintendo’s new music app and a few other gaming-related news stories. Then we dive into the reception for Dragon Age Veilguard and whether we plan on playing it. Then we have a handful of games and books that we have been playing and reading that we are excited to talk about! [News of the Week] Nintendo releases a Nintendo music app Concord studio shut down A weird thing: Exodus 1 | 2 | 3 — (Explanation) Apex Legends to undergo big changes Showa American Story [Games out this week] Dragon Age The Veilguard Metal Slug Tactics [What We’re Playing/Watching] We solve murders Lord of a Shattered Land Blops 6 Factorio: Space Age DLC / Minecraft Create Howling Dark
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