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CORE 499: Primed
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⚠️ SPOILER POLICY CLARIFICATION
Going forward:
1. We'll do our best not to offer major spoilers on narrative elements
2. We'll give ample warning to pause, skip ahead, or come back later
3. We'll front-load discussions with spoiler-free content
- Scott will play BGM over spoiler sections for podcast listeners
- Jon is doing YouTube chapters ASAP once the episode posts
NOTE: 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.
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🎮 MAIN TOPIC
THE FEW GAMES OF DECEMBER 2025
Marvel Cosmic Invasion, Octopath Traveler 0, Metroid Prime 4, Yakuza 0 Director's Cut, Terminator 2D: No Fate, & More.
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📰 NEWS ROUNDUP
🐴 Indie Game "Horses" Keeps Getting Banned
Banned from Steam, Epic, and now Humble. Still available on Itch.io and GOG.
🎬 Justin Lin to Direct Helldivers Movie
The Fast & Furious director takes on the video game adaptation.
🐺 SO MUCH WITCHER
- Witcher 4 NOT coming in 2026
- Witcher 5 and 6 also in the works
- Witcher Remastered on the way
🔞 WickedWhims Has 300K Daily Logins
Sims' biggest sex mod sees massive daily usage
🧛 Paradox Takes Blame for Bloodlines 2
Publisher says responsibility for poor sales lies fully with them, not developers
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🎮 WHAT WE'VE BEEN PLAYING
SCOTT
⚠️ Possible Spoilers: Did I finish Dispatch? Have to wait and see!
Split Fiction - Incredible co-op game. Most FUN game this year!
PowerWash Simulator 2 - Still the best CHORE CORE of 2025.
JON
CyberPunk 2077 - Done everything in base game, Phantom Liberty awaits
Marvel Cosmic Invasion - Started and finished
SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance - Sleeper hit! (Scott confirms)
BEAU
Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt continues
Noobs Are Coming
Jump Space
Rocksmith 2014 - We're back
Star Citizen - I forgot about it... sorry
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CORE 501: Clarity
02:56:54|Get your ‘500+ Episodes’ mugs at Frogpants.shop now before its too late!. We recapped The Game Awards: Jon loved Resident Evil Requiem, Scott is into Total War Warhammer 40k, and Beau liked Gang of Dragon. We mostly bounced off Highguard.News: Steam Winter Sale is live. Fallout Season 2 has started. We discussed Netflix buying WB (details at core.show). Supervive is shutting down after 7 months.Played: Scott is on Path of Exile 2 and Mutant Football League 2. Jon is trying demos like Pragmata and back in FFXIV. Beau is on Witcher 3 and other sick-friendly games this week.Ozzfudd notes Scott can finish Far Cry 4 and 5 in minutes via secret endings. Just another Nick suggests Super Fantasy Kingdom. Email us at SHOW@CORE.SHOW!CORE SPECIAL: 2025 Game Awards
03:58:01|Audio edition of our watch-a-long! Listen along with us! Video version will be up on CORE.SHOW shortly.CORE 500: 500 of These!
01:11:01|Welcome to episode 500! Finishing Dispatch, loving Split Fiction, playing Demeo DND, and the Hordes of Hel! Plus Shinobi is underrated, Divinity still has a lot of stuff on the ground, Witcher 3, and a LOT of prep for tonight’s Game Awards. (coming in a separate post.)CORE 498: Law of Threes
03:32:46|Scott dropped a Patreon vs Core.show support comparison video—check it at Core.show for the breakdown. Also posted an article about RAM prices going absolutely bonkers right now. The advice? Wait it out. Don't be the person overpaying because you can't control yourself. News Roundup: WoW: Midnight Gets RealJon brought the news: World of Warcraft's next expansion drops March 2nd, 2026. Mark your calendars, prepare your excuses for missing work.Half-Life 3 Copium IntensifiesPeople—including "insiders"—still think HL3 is getting announced this year. Spoiler: It's not. It never is. Stop doing this to yourselves.CD Projekt Reality CheckNo Witcher 4 or Cyberpunk 2 at the Game Awards. Shocking absolutely no one.Cyberpunk 2077 hit 35 million copies sold, outpacing The Witcher 3's trajectoryCyberpunk 2 is still years away. Hang in there, chooms.GAMES PLAYEDScott's GamesDispatchMoonlighter 2: The Endless VaultNo Way HomeGuild Wars 2 MilestoneJackbox Party Pack 11Jon's GamesCyberpunk 2077?Beau's GamesClair Obscur: Expedition 33 - FinishedWitcher 3Total ChaosAnd LOTS MORE!Contact: show@core.show | Text: tenhams.comLinks: Frogpants.com/coreCORE 497: Claire Obscured
03:34:41|Main Topic: Game Awards Nominees. Megabonk dev withdraws "Best Debut Indie" nomination (made previous games). Claire Obscur: Expedition 33 breaks record with 12 nominations. Notable snubs: ARC Raiders, Dispatch, Sonic the Hedgehog 3.Other NewsXbox Partners Showcase (Tides of Annihilation, Vampire Crawlers, Total Chaos)Epic/Unity partnership for Fortnite integrationKrafton AI controversy re: Subnautica 2 bonusesDispatch skill requirements discussionFirst live-action Zelda movie set photosOur Week in GamingShared: Dispatch progress (Beau completed, Jon restarted, Scott finished Episode 1)Beau: Claire Obscur Act 3, Slay the Spire boardgame, No Man's Sky Normandy unlock, Vampire Survivors VRScott: Forestrike (standout), Shelldiver (incremental gem), Advance Wars binge, Moonlighter 2 purchased, Cleared Hot, Guild Wars 2 reinstalledJon: Cyberpunk 2077 continuesFallout 4 pricing clarification from NickLandry - Anniversary Edition upgrade options explained, Xbox Play Anywhere support added.Links: Patreon.com/coreshow | CORE.show | frogpants.com/coreNew article on CORE.show: Vegas conversation about AI threats + why GoldenEye is the GOAT.CORE.show vs Patreon (frogpants.com/core)Episode 500 commemorative mug dropping at frogpants.shop this weekend!CORE 496: Open The Valve
03:50:44|Valve has three new hardware options for you, and we talk about them in detail today. Plus all the news and stuff you can stand, as well as a visit from Bobby for a nice little WoW update! GAMES PLAYEDSCOTTTavern KeeperJONDispatchCyberPunk 2077BEAUFarthest FrontierJump SpaceREPOARC RaidersVampire Survivors VRCORE 495: Laminate Your Stones
03:19:30|All the details on CORE.show, and what you can get from it! WoW is not coming to consoles, says game lead at Blizz. Fortnite has all the cartoon dads now. Rockstar doing some devious firings. Your Steam Deck can now download while asleep! Warhammer Survivors is HAPPENING! Blizzcon tickets go up tomorrow. Playstation Portal finally does cloud. The return of Nexeopardy! All the games of the week and loads more.SCOTTHoop LandMech HavocUtopia Must FallJONThe Outer Worlds 2Cyberpunk 2077DispatchBEAUARC Raiders Aliens: Dark Descent Ball X PitDawn of War: Definitive EditionJump SpaceCORE 494: Cross Me Again...
04:09:18|Nintendo wants you to feel like those happy pandemic times again with a big update to Animal Crossing on Switch 2. Also, all the games of November, the Amazon Games layoffs and the apparent shutter of New World. Civ 7 trying to fix things. Claire and Cloud together at last. All the games we played plus all the usual stuff Enjoy!SHARED PLAY THIS WEEKSlots & DaggersSCOTTPowerwash Simulator 2WarsideJONThe Outer Worlds 2Mortal Kombat: Legacy KollectionDispatchBEAUAliens: Dark DescentFellowshipJump Space