Third Shift

Eric's on the road again this week, but before he leaves we take a look ahead to the big gaming releases of Q3 2021!

It's a news-heavy week as we touch on Activision Blizzard's legal trouble, Ghost of Tsushima's upcoming DLC, and the Dead Space Remake (and Matt's visceral reaction to it)!   Releases: Cris Tales & Death's Door

Quarter End is finally over, so we're back with a proper episode of THiRD SHiFT! That means weekly stories, releases, and a topic near and dear to our hearts - the upcoming Persona 25th Anniversary! Join us for a ton of conjecture, speculation, and our wildest hopes and dreams for the future! Releases: Backbone & Doki Doki Literature Club Plus

As Quarter End rolls on, it's time for a THiRD SHiFT original - the mid-year Game of the Year rankings! Find out what's topping our lists in the first half of the year, and see where these current faves land at the end of 2021!

It's a short show this week as we prepare ourselves for Quarter End, but we're here with our first impressions of Scarlet Nexus! Is it awesome, or will it make you fall asleep? Or...both?!

The hype train keeps on rolling as we bring you Part 2 of our E3 coverage!

There's no time for releases because E3 has come and there's too much to cover in just one episode! In Part 1 of our E3 discussion we'll hit some of the highs and lows of this year's event, but make sure to join us for a ton more fun next week in Part 2!

This week, we give up on one game we've both been playing so we can make room for a ton of hype from Summer Game Fest, including Tribes of Midgard and the newly-revealed Wonderlands! Releases: Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth & Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

This week Matt Watches Dogs and Slays a Spire, Eric dives into the Scarlet Nexus demo, and we finalize our list of hopes and dreams for E3 and Summer Game Fest! Releases: Stonefly & Griftlands

Surprise, kiddos! THiRD SHiFT is early due to another Eric vacation! This week Matt completes his tour of Andromeda, Eric gets back in the swing of things, we're both mad at Blizzard, and THE SERUM IS UNLEASHED (we're sorry). Releases: Scarlet Nexus demo & Biomutant

Recorded a day earlier than normal, this week we both hit the movie theaters, Eric almost hits a semi truck, and a rumored new Gearbox release hits us like a ton of bricks! Releases: Famicom Detective Club games & Essays on Empathy

Pop the top on a jar of THiRD SHiFT and dig in as Matt gets lost in Andromeda, Eric becomes a family man, the mailman brings a Borderlands movie idea, and we realize that both E3 and Summer Game Fest are right around the corner! Releases: Mass Effect Legendary Edition & Subnautica: Below Zero

This week Eric stays NieR while Matt goes far, we write a horror story, and we wonder what Randy Pitchford's tweets mean for the future of Borderlands! Releases: Resident Evil Village & Dull Grey Updated on 5/8 to fix an audio error!

It's a Grab Bag of topics this week, as we cover the new State of Play, give our thoughts on the latest Resident Evil demo, and share our initial impressions of NieR Replicant! Releases: Returnal & New Pokemon Snap

This week Gearbox kicks sniper rifles to the curb, Eric gets replicated, Matt plays in the rain, and we discuss some of the big gaming releases in Q2! Releases: NieR Replicant & Judgment Remastered

This week we're diving into the first bit of Director's Cut content for Borderlands 3 and sharing our thoughts on Ava's murder mystery missions! Releases: Rain on Your Parade & Oddworld: Soulstorm

As we try to recover from Quarter End, we catch up on the latest details from the Borderlands 3 Director's Cut DLC (out now), and the Borderlands movie (out way later)!

The dreaded Quarter End is upon us, but we're here to rave about the latest game from Josef Fares: It Takes Two!

This week we dig into the rumored specs of the Switch Pro, give some thoughts on the DICE Awards, and show some love to our favorite mollusks!   Releases: Monster Hunter Rise & Genesis Noir

THiRD SHiFT gets weird and wild with a slew of mini-releases and our favorite moments from the first-ever Square Enix Presents!   Releases: Murder on Eridanos, The Outer Worlds 60 FPS upgrade, Apex Legends (Switch), Crash 4 (Switch), & The Ancient Gods Part 2