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The Escapist Show — 60 episodes

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1

Halo Infinite Seems To Be on the Right Track

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2

Getting Lost in Metroid Dread

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3

Far Cry 6 Is Ubisoft's Open World Formula At Its Worst

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Psychonauts 2 Is Simply Wonderful

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5

We Tried Playing Cyberpunk 2077...Again

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6

Hell Let Loose Is A Stellar World War II FPS

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7

Activision Blizzard and the Push for Meaningful Change and Accountability

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8

The Escapist Year 3 Update

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9

Steam Deck Should Be A Wake-Up Call for Nintendo

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10

Side Quests and the Fear of Missing Out

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11

The Cycle of Cynicism in Games

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12

Somebody Has Been On a Yakuza Binge

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13

A Conversation About Completing Games Before Reviewing Them

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14

Returnal and the Conversation About Difficulty in Games

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15

The Curious Case of the 'Days Gone' Controversy

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16

The Last of Us Remake Doesn't Mean Much For PlayStation...Yet

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17

Outriders Is a Surprisingly Fun Looter Shooter

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18

Sony's Disinterest in Preserving PlayStation's History is A Missed Opportunity

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19

How Game Pass Could Be Used To Give Failed Games Like Evolve A Second Chance

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20

Microsoft Has Officially Acquired Bethesda, So What's Next?

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21

What Does an Open World Pokémon Game Actually Look Like?

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22

How Did We Feel About The Latest Nintendo Direct?

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23

The Mass Effect...Butt Controversy?

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24

Did Google Just Signal the End of Stadia?

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25

Jack & Nick's Biggest Gaming Shames

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26

The LucasFilm Games Revival & What's Next For Star Wars

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27

How Gears 5: Hivebusters Might Hint at An Exciting Future For Xbox IP

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28

Elden Ring Is The Best Game We've Never Played

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29

Nick & Jack's Favorite Games of 2020

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30

Getting Started With and Discovering the Magic of the Souls Games

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31

We All Need to Relax Over Game Reviews

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32

How Much Does Online Presence Tie into Credibility?

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33

The Open World Bloat Problem (and How Assassin's Creed Valhalla Kinda Fixes It)

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34

Demon's Souls Is Stunning on the PS5

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35

Our First Impressions of The Xbox Series X

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36

Breaking Down The "Should Streamers Pay Developers" Controversy

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37

Immortals Fenyx Rising Preview - Not Quite Breath of the Wild

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38

Cyberpunk 2077, Media Gatekeeping & What We're Excited About For Next-Gen

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39

Cyberpunk 2077 Crunch, Online Toxicity and Platform Responsibility

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40

A Second Opinion on Google Stadia & Cloud Gaming

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41

Microsoft Buys Bethesda and Is Poised To Become The Netflix of Games

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42

Turns Out Sony Does Believe in Cross-Gen Games

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43

Why Does Nintendo Get A Pass On Its Weird Business Decisions?

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44

Don't Sleep On Spiritfarer

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45

The Amount of Games As A Service Titles Is Getting Ridiciulous

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46

The Oculus Store Is The Least Consumer-Friendly Digital Storefront

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47

Delaying Halo Infinite To 2021 Was The Right Call

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48

No, Games Shouldn't Return to Just Black and White Morality

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49

The Xbox Games Showcase Wasn't The Slam Dunk It Needed To Be (with Special Guest Parris Lilly)

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50

Is The Games Industry Ready For Next-Gen?

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51

Microsoft's Big Gamble on Halo Infinite

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52

Final Thoughts on The Last of Us Part II's Divisive Narrative

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53

Next-Gen Games To Be Priced at $70?

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54

Let's Talk About The Last of Us Part II

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55

EA Play Live Was A Bit of A Bummer

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56

The Last of Us Retrospective

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57

Our PlayStation 5 Event Predictions

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58

Shirley Curry & Backseat Gaming

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59

It's All About Immersion

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60

Assassin's Creed: Valhalla is Making Smart Design Changes

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