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Joe and Malcolm talk about all things PlayStation - news, reviews, and much more!
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Monday Nov 04, 2019
Monday Nov 04, 2019
In the latest episode of The Firmware Update, Malcolm dives into The Surge 2, the follow-up to 2017's surprise hit. Is it a worthy successor, or does it go into the scrap pile? Take a listen and find out!
Talking Points: The Surge 2!
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Host: Malcolm Spinedi (@PSMalc)
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Wednesday May 29, 2019
Wednesday May 29, 2019
*looks at episode title*
*looks at calendar*
LOL
Look, we know. Things happened! We're not getting into them here and now, but let's get back on track with our annual behemoth Game of the Year tournament shows! Joe & Malcolm's old pal TL Foster joins in to start things off with the dark horse bracket to see which game gets the honor of making the main bracket featuring 16 of 2018's greatest hits. Get in here, the water's fine!
Talking Points: Eight Cinderellas go head-to-head for the right to fight God of War on the next show!
Follow along with our bracket!
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Hosts: Malcolm Spinedi (@PSMalc), Joe Garcia (@Wons23), & TL Foster (@TravisLFoster)
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Monday Dec 17, 2018
Monday Dec 17, 2018
On the latest episode of The Firmware Update, Joe and Malcolm talk all about the 2018 Game Awards as Joe's apartment is suddenly accosted by terrible, sporadic construction noise that he can't do anything about and forces the show to run shorter than planned. A real treat for the ears!
Talking Points: Red Dead Redemption 2 is a job; Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is a love letter to video games; the actual awards given out by The Game Awards; Far Cry 5 gets a direct sequel; marvel at the return of Ultimate Alliance; one of the rare good non-Mario kart games gets its due; taking a trip to The Outer Worlds; a new Dragon Age is imminent, come hell or high water; Mortal Kombat 11 is gory as hell; Psychonauts 2 is coming along nicely; the first Smash DLC promises to take your heart.
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Hosts: Malcolm Spinedi (@PSMalc) & Joe Garcia (@Wons23)
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Monday Nov 12, 2018
Monday Nov 12, 2018
On the latest episode of The Firmware Update, Joe has felt Tetris Effect's warmth and is ready to spread its gospel to all who will listen. Meanwhile, a whole lot of people are rootin' and tootin' around the wild west, and the full lineup of games featured in Sony's PlayStation Classic microconsole leaves a lot to be desired.
Talking Points: Have you heard the good word about Tetris Effect?; Rockstar ships 17 million copies of Red Dead Redemption 2 in a matter of days; Grand Theft Auto V is still wildly popular; an awful lot of omissions from the PlayStation Classic's lineup; Final Fantasy XV's DLC is abruptly canceled and the game's director leaves Square Enix entirely; EA unveils Project Atlas; is a new Titanfall due for 2019?; Destiny 2's Forsaken expansion sells below expectations; No Man's Sky plunders the depths of the sea; Just Cause 4 goes gold; some damn PlayStation furniture, for some reason.
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Hosts: Malcolm Spinedi (@PSMalc) & Joe Garcia (@Wons23)
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Tuesday Oct 23, 2018
Tuesday Oct 23, 2018
The latest episode of The Firmware Update is, uh, real late. It's a good thing nothing terrible has happened in nearly two months since Joe & Malcolm last recorded, right? Everything's fine!!
Talking Points: Two ding dong months; the tragic fall of Telltale Games; the fate of the final season of Telltale's The Walking Dead; crunch time for Rockstar Games and Red Dead Redemption 2; Capcom shuts down its Vancouver studio; Sony is developing a PlayStation 5, and water continues to be wet; Sony finally allows cross play for Fortnite; cross play isn't coming to Fallout 76; PlayStation Experience skips 2018; the DongLord69's of the world finally get to change their PSN IDs; Marvel's Spider-Man sells like gosh dang gangbusters; Days Gone is delayed two months; the hot new Borderlands game on everyone's lips; miserable piles of secrets no more; the latest from the team behind Yakuza; a legend takes a sabbatical.
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Hosts: Malcolm Spinedi (@PSMalc) & Joe Garcia (@Wons23)
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Tuesday Aug 28, 2018
Tuesday Aug 28, 2018
The latest episode of The Firmware Update is jam-packed with news out of Gamescom 2018, not to mention all the other stuff that happened since our last show. It's a big'n!
Talking Points: Joe and Jim Sterling are of one mind over Shenmue; tragedy in Jacksonville; July 2018 NPD results; Sony sells 3 million PlayStation VRs; small comfort for the many who didn't score a 500 Million PlayStation 4 Pro; tallying how many of those 500 million PlayStations we've actually bought; Cyberpunk 2077 hits a big development milestone; Assassin's Creed won't be annualized after all; Shenmue III will definitely hit its announced release date; Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night slips into 2019; by God, it's Streets of Rage 4; Devil May Cry 5 looks cool as hell; Battlefield V preorders could be better; Soulcalibur 6 gets day-one DLC for some reason; two Persona games dance onto PS4 and Vita this December; Bethesda bullies a dude in Philly; Hitman 2 rewards those who bought into the previous game; God of War barely came together; how not to review video games.
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Hosts: Malcolm Spinedi (@PSMalc) & Joe Garcia (@Wons23)
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Monday Jul 30, 2018
Monday Jul 30, 2018
In the latest episode of The Firmware Update, things are looking up for No Man's Sky as its latest update is making players fall in love with it all over again. Joe & Malcolm also discuss Spider-Man PS4, Fallout 76, and Much More™!
Talking Points: Chipping away at the backlog; No Man's Sky Next is the game's potential finally realized; Spider-Man goes gold and gets special edition hardware; Shadow of the Tomb Raider hits the presses; Fallout 76's beta details; Darksiders 3 gets a release date; Guacamelee 2 gets a date, too; Metal Gear Solid V somehow gets an update; Rainbow Six Siege draws a hard line against bigotry; Shenmue 1 & 2 are coming soon; Yakuza Kiwami 2 gets a demo; Gran Turismo Sport's latest update; Persona 4 turns 10.
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Monday Jul 02, 2018
Monday Jul 02, 2018
In the latest episode of The Firmware Update, Joe & Malcolm fire off the last of their E3 2018 recaps, poring over the details from Sony and Nintendo's offerings. And look, it's only three weeks after the show!
Talking Points: E3 2018 PlayStation Showcase; E3 2018 Nintendo Direct.
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Friday Jun 22, 2018
Friday Jun 22, 2018
In the latest episode of The Firmware Update, the E3 2018 recaps continue as Joe & Malcolm pick up what Bethesda, Square Enix, and Ubisoft are putting down at their respective presentations. Check 'em out!
Talking Points: Bethesda E3 2018 Showcase; Square Enix E3 2018 Showcase; Ubisoft E3 2018 Conference.
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Tuesday Jun 19, 2018
Tuesday Jun 19, 2018
In the latest episode of The Firmware Update, E3 2018 is squarely in Joe & Malcolm's rearview mirrors. In the first of a series of conference wrap-ups, they talk up what went down at EA and Microsoft's stage shows.
Talking Points: EA Play 2018; 2018 Xbox E3 Briefing.
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