{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6500f421d570420011d0e34b/69322eefaef2c71c1d9750cf?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"CORE 499: Primed","description":"<p>🎉 <strong>500 EPISODE MUGS NOW AVAILABLE!</strong></p><p>Get yours reserved before we hit the limit!</p><p><a href=\"https://frogpants.shop\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://frogpants.shop</a>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>⚠️ <strong>SPOILER POLICY CLARIFICATION</strong></p><p><strong>Going forward:</strong></p><p>1. We'll do our best not to offer major spoilers on narrative elements</p><p>2. We'll give ample warning to pause, skip ahead, or come back later</p><p>3. We'll front-load discussions with spoiler-free content</p><p>- Scott will play BGM over spoiler sections for podcast listeners</p><p>- Jon is doing YouTube chapters ASAP once the episode posts</p><p><br></p><p><strong>NOTE</strong>: This has never been a spoiler-free show, but we're making extra effort for those asking. You have personal responsibility to avoid spoilers if they matter to you.</p><p><br></p><p>━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━</p><p><br></p><p>🎮 MAIN TOPIC</p><p><br></p><p><strong>THE FEW GAMES OF DECEMBER 2025</strong></p><p>Marvel Cosmic Invasion, Octopath Traveler 0, Metroid Prime 4, Yakuza 0 Director's Cut, Terminator 2D: No Fate, &amp; More.</p><p><br></p><p>━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━</p><p><br></p><p>📰 <strong>NEWS ROUNDUP</strong></p><p><br></p><p>🐴 Indie Game \"Horses\" Keeps Getting Banned</p><p>Banned from Steam, Epic, and now Humble. Still available on Itch.io and GOG.</p><p><br></p><p>🎬 Justin Lin to Direct Helldivers Movie</p><p>The Fast &amp; Furious director takes on the video game adaptation.</p><p><br></p><p>🐺 SO MUCH WITCHER</p><p>- Witcher 4 NOT coming in 2026</p><p>- Witcher 5 and 6 also in the works</p><p>- Witcher Remastered on the way</p><p><br></p><p>🔞 WickedWhims Has 300K Daily Logins</p><p>Sims' biggest sex mod sees massive daily usage</p><p><br></p><p>🧛 Paradox Takes Blame for Bloodlines 2</p><p>Publisher says responsibility for poor sales lies fully with them, not developers</p><p><br></p><p>━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━</p><p><br></p><p>🎮 <strong>WHAT WE'VE BEEN PLAYING</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>SCOTT</strong></p><p>⚠️ Possible Spoilers: Did I finish Dispatch? Have to wait and see!</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Split Fiction</strong> - Incredible co-op game. Most FUN game this year!</p><p><br></p><p><strong>PowerWash Simulator 2</strong> - Still the best CHORE CORE of 2025.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>JON</strong></p><p><strong>CyberPunk 2077</strong> - Done everything in base game, Phantom Liberty awaits</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Marvel Cosmic Invasion</strong> - Started and finished</p><p><br></p><p><strong>SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance</strong> - Sleeper hit! (Scott confirms)</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>BEAU</strong></p><p><strong>Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt</strong> continues</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Noobs Are Coming</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Jump Space</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Rocksmith 2014</strong> - We're back</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Star Citizen</strong> - I forgot about it... sorry</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Scott Johnson - Jon Jagger - Beau Schwartz"}