Our Hottest Gaming Takes (Plus a 2002 Microsoft Prediction That Came True) | The Game Show S13E34

It's hot takes night on The Game Show. Break, Jack Burton, Jess, Logan, and Darria each bring their spiciest gaming opinions and defend them live. Nobody agreed on everything. That was the point. Also this week: 24 years ago yesterday, the very first Game Show aired. We play a clip of Break in 2002 predicting exactly what Microsoft would do to the industry. He gives himself a B+. Takes on the table: GameCube was the best of its generation, super long games are overrated, open world is a buzzword, beating Souls games isn't a flex, piracy helped the industry, digital "purchases" should be honest about what they are, the Wii U just needed a better name, NFL 2K would have beaten Madden, Bad Piggies is the best Angry Birds game, and Jack Burton is the greatest Halo player in history. News: Suda51 goes independent, Mario Kart Tour shuts down, GTA 6's map is twice the size of GTA 5, Intergalactic premieres in 2027, two new Last of Us games, Microsoft patents ads after boss fights, Witcher 3 Remastered, and the Ikea Skyrim mod. Drop your own hot take in the comments and we'll read the best ones on a future show. October is spooky month on The Game Show. Spooky topics every week, plus ghost stories from the haunted original studio where we broadcast from 2002 to 2008. Stream Chapters 0:00 Intro 2:33 Catching up: RE4 in VR, Salt City, Endgame Encore 3:34 Control Resonant impressions 7:04 Chat hot takes, 24 years of The Game Show 8:34 Welcome to The Game Show 9:04 News: Suda51 and Grasshopper go independent 10:24 Mario Kart Tour shuts down 12:09 NES Castlevania free on iOS 12:52 GTA 6 map is twice the size of GTA 5 13:35 Intergalactic premieres in 2027 14:22 Two new Last of Us games, season 3 casting 17:27 Critical Role's Rock Beasts 18:53 Microsoft patents ads after boss fights 20:42 The Ikea Skyrim mod 22:08 Witcher 3 Remastered 22:58 Hot take: Break's 2002 Microsoft prediction 24:27 Clip from the very first Game Show (2002) 27:26 Jack: The Wii U just needed a better name 31:53 Jess: Super long games are overrated 36:18 Logan: Publish repair schematics for consoles 38:40 Darria: More co-op story campaigns 40:55 Break: GameCube was the best of its generation 45:35 Jack: We need more funny games 48:24 Jess: Very few games benefit from open world 54:36 Break: Bring back linear Zelda 56:54 Logan: Digital games should be transferable 58:41 Darria: More making-of documentaries 1:04:14 Break: Digital purchases should be honest about ownership 1:10:39 Jack: Konami should make a Metal Gear without Kojima 1:12:10 Jess: Beating Souls games isn't a flex, add easy modes 1:14:25 Logan: Phone VR headsets were ahead of their time 1:18:03 Darria: Platinum trophies shouldn't require hardest difficulty 1:19:33 Break: Piracy helped spread gaming franchises 1:24:49 Logan: Bad Piggies is the best Angry Birds game 1:27:54 Darria: Online play shouldn't require a membership 1:28:28 Jack: NFL 2K would have beaten Madden 1:29:30 Break: Jack Burton is the greatest Halo player 1:29:51 Lightning round 1:31:47 Break: The original Xbox was the best Xbox 1:33:07 What we're playing this week, Spooky October preview 1:37:42 Sign off 🎮 About The Game Show Running since 2002, one of the earliest gaming podcasts around. Season 13 continues our look at consoles, industry news, and the games shaping it all. 🔗 Links BreakmanX: https://breakmanx.com Discord: linked at breakmanx.com ► MUSIC Opening: Project X – Mega Man 2 “Project X2 – Title Screen” OC ReMix – https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR00625 Closing: Project X – Mega Man 2 “Ending” Buy the album here: https://projectx.bandcamp.com/album/m…