TONIGHT ON THE LIVE PODCAST Are we in gacha overload? How many of these can reasonably exist before companies are just marching them out to die? Can Justin play them all? Let's discuss www.twitch.tv/crub_official

Come watch Nicco (man who famously hates platformers and sidescrolling games) attempt to play Hollow Knight (the first one, lest we accidentally be timely and/or topical) www.twitch.tv/crub_official

Come watch Nicco (man who famously hates platformers and sidescrolling games) attempt to play Hollow Knight (the first one, lest we accidentally be timely and/or topical) www.twitch.tv/crub_official

Especially if you haven't played Yakuza before, watch this video so we can spoil several of the games in detail while talking about what Like a Dragon 9 (the 12th game necessary to understand the story) should improve on

Since @sega-west.bsky.social hasn't posted about the RGG Direct next week, we're going to let know that it's happening AND tell you what you should expect from it. We're right. youtu.be/EQUSwceDK88

In 2 HOURS 😩 I'm hosting a 🤩VERY SPECIAL🤩 trivia game show episode of our 💦PODCAST💦 @crub.org over at 🟣 www.twitch.tv/crub_official 🟣 you WON'T wanna miss it 👎 I'm going to make grown men cry 🤶😱

pov: you're being too loud at the slumber party after being warned twice

If you like yearly sports franchises, The Sims, or Battlefield, EA has your back...but what else is EA really doing these days? youtu.be/_cHEUB5Km1Y

LIVE NOW 🟣 Playing around with a DK Bananza Critical Path-Only Run for...research www.twitch.tv/thegoldenbolt

In about 3 hours, Moriarty and Trav are going to play Deadzone: Rogue on Twitch That is a warning This is a screenshot from the game

We're going to crack the secret of Half-Life X wide open www.twitch.tv/crub_official

Today on the Crubcast we discuss which video game characters would be the best (or worst) to stick in a microwave. From Clank to Cole McGrath to actual literal human child Nanako from Persona 4. Why? We don't fucking know.

Superman (2025) has been out for a minute, so we're moving this spoiler discussion out of our Patreon vault to everyone. Trav, Moriarty, and Nicco sat down to discuss how Superman shows us what's really important...and how two things can be equally important (be fearful). youtu.be/yFhWID54uDM

As microgenres flourish, neatly putting more and more games into subcategories, we wanted to step back and fully examine what makes a game a "Soulslike".

We're tired of being silent. We're going Live on our Podcast to complain about what really grinds our gears, in gaming and beyond. www.twitch.tv/crub_official

Ungentle reminder that we're going live in an hour to stream our Podcast. We decided to let you know an hour early instead of showing up an hour late Pic unrelated

❗️❗️NEW VIDEO❗️❗️ IT'S FINALLY HERE! My hour-long review of Digimon World 4 is now live! Be sure to give it a watch and share it around!

A big thanks to @gameapologist.bsky.social for the thumbnail art! Also a huge shoutout to @cullenforever.bsky.social , @mykonosfan.com , @kbash.bsky.social and @digitalhazard.bsky.social for their appearances!

Epic spent 6 years and millions building Save the World. Nobody played it. Then they built Fortnite Battle Royale in 8 weeks using the scraps and accidentally created a $40 billion empire. How gaming's biggest failure became its greatest success story. youtu.be/jnd3SfllUaA

going to do this to Brody

We put out a call for YOUR Souls hot takes, and you delivered! Let us know who is more wrong; you, or us. youtu.be/ra8EUDyGsPA

We put out a call for YOUR Souls hot takes, and you delivered! Let us know who is more wrong; you, or us. youtu.be/ra8EUDyGsPA

REACTING TO YOUR SOULS HOT TAKES CHRIS IS TYPING THIS TWEET AND DOESN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT SOULS GAMES, PIC UNRELATED www.twitch.tv/crub_official

Weekend reminder! Let us make content from your opinions!

The worst episode we've ever recorded

For funsies, we went and looked at an old IGN list of the "best" villains. It...it broke us. youtu.be/IiGCgK5z-7M

Dear Crub viewers, we need YOUR help Next Tuesday we're doing The Souls Episode and we need YOUR hot takes on Souls and Soulslikes Head to the link below and have at it YOUR docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Dear Crub viewers, we need YOUR help Next Tuesday we're doing The Souls Episode and we need YOUR hot takes on Souls and Soulslikes Head to the link below and have at it YOUR docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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2 HOUR HARAMBE GOOD ENDING SPOILERCAST GO GO GO

We forced @wayneisboss.bsky.social to sit down with us to talk all things spoiler about Donkey Kong Bananza. We accidentally spent almost 2 hours talking about it and Nintendo's recent "open world" approach to games. Donkey Kong is in the thumbnail.

Y'all ever use a microwave? If so, come let us know at: Twitch.tv/crub_official

Today on the Crubcast, we forced Wayneisboss to sit down for almost 2 hours to talk about Donkey Kong Bananza with us. He probably still likes us. Video version will be out on Friday, if you'd rather see our happy faces. crubcast.transistor.fm/episodes/117...

NEW VID www.youtube.com/watch?v=92Ne... A complete breakdown of EVERY PSP game that connected with PS2/3: From small things like cross-saving, to a PSP spin-off's save data totally changing every mission in its console counterpart. Nobody's put em all in one spot before. Please clap (and share!)

Which character's dialog have you skipped and felt zero guilt over? (Please don't say a crub member)

TONIGHT on Crub...almost everything you once held dear is now a skin in Fortnite. What will be next? When does it become meaningless? Have we long crossed the threshold into this being cynical? www.twitch.tv/crub_official

We wanted to go over the situation with Itch.io, and why we don't think Visa and Mastercard should get to determine what we spend our money on. It's a more serious topic for the Crubcast this week, but one we felt should be discussed.

Popping in with a late July crubletter. Announcing the stream happening in 4 hours on our Twitch, as well as a couple other fun updates. The first 5 episodes of Podcastémon for free? It's more likely than you think. www.patreon.com/posts/from-c...

Tonight we're talking about the Visa and Mastercard issue with Steam and Itch. Why is this allowed, and what comes next? Also, we have special guest Jtart9 tonight. He's a special guest now. www.twitch.tv/crub_official

Twenty years ago, The Guy Game was pulled from stores after a lawsuit involving an underage contestant. Last month, I found it being sold at a gaming convention for $150. Same game. Same legal issues. Still changing hands. How is this still happening? Watch on YouTube youtu.be/b2kfeO6H65U

Everyone always says things like "It'd be so cool if Bioware made Sly Cooper 5" (real), but who would be the best fit for a lot of beloved IP that have gone MIA? And we ask the more important question...do some of these series even have good fits for that anymore?

This really DEVIATES my SEPTUM

Who are the BEST villains in games history? We've never played a game, but Hit Gaming Site IGN has! Let's look at their old 2010 list for some laughs (#6 will shock you) With @thegoldenbolt.net @thattravguy.bsky.social @reallycool.bsky.social & @wolfkaosaun.bsky.social www.twitch.tv/crub_official

We're still not sure if this is bait, 90% his real opinion that he's playing up a bit, or just outright his truest, honest views on Hideo Kojima. Was he truly better under Konami? Are his games better as vessels for discussions than games? Are they...not art?

TODAY ON THE LIVE CRUBCAST RECORDING: - Times that characters truly locked in (and what does "locked in" even mean, we're not zoomers) - Times our GOATs became washed (why is Yakuza partnering with Roblox) - Probably bullying Brody www.twitch.tv/crub_official

This week's audio crubcast has us counting how many sports games and Sims Stuff Packs EA has released in the last 2 years. Plus, Moriarty's burning hot Kojima takes. And, finally...well, we're not sure we're allowed to say on Bluesky what Sean made us do.

GAMER CHALLENGE!!! What game is Trav describing here? 99% impossible! youtu.be/SFo1hJo0EwA

In just over an hour, Chris, Kevin, and Nicco are going to stream PEAK Clear your calendar, don't talk to your family, call in sick to work, and be ready to spend your evening with us