101: Flaming Weiner Wicker Man

You may have heard Tears of the Kingdom is upon us, so we spend a bunch of time on early impressions and BOTW comparisons this week before moving on to the delightful people-puzzling of Humanity, the Overwatch 2 PvE cancellation, some sure-to-be-timely speculation about the new Mortal Kombat, and more.

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CHAPTERS

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(00:00:10) Intro
(00:02:15) The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom [Nintendo Switch] on May 12, 2023
(00:41:54) First Break
(00:41:58) Humanity [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, PlayStation VR, PlayStation VR2] on May 16, 2023
(00:54:47) Cook Serve Forever [PC (Microsoft Windows)] on May 15, 2023
(00:57:47) Second Break
(00:57:51) News
(00:58:10) Overwatch 2 canceling PVE Hero Mode
(01:10:42) VICE Media filing for bankruptcy
(01:20:31) Mortal Kombat getting (another) reboot?
(01:33:29) Pac-Man 99 going offline
(01:36:06) Nic Cage making his video game debut
(01:40:54) Sony's PlayStation Showcase announced
(01:44:29) Emails
(01:52:35) Wrapping up and thanks
(01:55:35) Enjoy your Zelda-ing
(01:57:16) See ya!

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