Trophy Whores 706 – Out with the Old; In with the AI

About this episode

The hosts discuss various video games and recent news in the gaming industry, including departures at Microsoft and new PlayStation Plus games.

Whoa, Shuhei! We've got a lot to talk about. Stack it up! Join Matt and Alex as they discuss, among other things, Ghost of Yotei, Mewgenics, Resident Evil Requiem, and Marathon. What's more, we delve into Sony's latest PlayStation Plus Essential monthly games, and we focus on Phil Spencer and Sarah Bond abruptly departing Microsoft. And if you think that's all, then you've got another thing coming! We hit the high notes, and we hit the low notes, but we'll always bring the banter. What are you waiting for? Dive in! As always, the opinions fly fast and heavy! Look out for this super-sized show, as the seemingly smallest conversation veers off into a multiverse of chit-chat. Sounds cool, huh? That's the fancy way of saying "derailment." And there's plenty of that to go around! Let's dance, Heroes of the XMB! In a bit of big news that would make the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles proud, iHeartRadio, Pandora and Spotify host episodes of Trophy Whores. It’s a tremendous honor for the show to be part of three massive and respected entertainment communities, and Proven Gamer have only the fans to thank for pushing the podcast to soaring heights. The Trophy Whores work hard to put out a…

People in this episode

Hosts: Matt, Alex

Topics covered

• video games
• PlayStation Plus
• Microsoft departures
• gaming news
• podcast community

Keywords

• Trophy Whores
• gaming news
• PlayStation Plus
• Microsoft
• video games

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sony, Microsoft, iHeartRadio, Pandora, Spotify, Proven Gamer

Books & works: Ghost of Yotei, Mewgenics, Resident Evil Requiem, Marathon

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