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1 My mission to change the narrative of mental health | Glenn Close 13:44
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Legendary actor and mental health advocate Glenn Close is on a quest to change how we think about mental health, starting with her decision to speak out about her own family's struggles — a brave choice considering the stigma that pervades the topic. This week, we're revisiting this sweeping conversation with TEDWomen curator Pat Mitchell, where Close shares the inspiration behind the advocacy group she founded to combat the crisis, underscoring the transformative power of community and the critical need for comprehensive mental health care systems. Want to help shape TED’s shows going forward? Fill out our survey ! Become a TED Member today at https://ted.com/join Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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On this week's Chat Log, Lauren and Mollie talk with Jake Tucker about the underappreciated genre of asymmetrical co-op games. Why aren't there more of these great split task games and what are some of our favorites? And how many minutes will it be before Mollie finds a way to bring FInal Fantasy 14 into the discussion?
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On this week's Chat Log, Lauren and Mollie talk with Jake Tucker about the underappreciated genre of asymmetrical co-op games. Why aren't there more of these great split task games and what are some of our favorites? And how many minutes will it be before Mollie finds a way to bring FInal Fantasy 14 into the discussion?
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×On this week's Chat Log, Lauren and Mollie come together to announce a Chat Log hiatus and talk about 2024 in review. What was this year like in PC gaming? What big launches did we manage to predict? Which trends have become normalized in PC gaming? There's no doubt that 2024 felt a little aimless as we all invested in our gaming niches…

1 Which developers are we hoping to hear from in 2025? 1:05:16
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On this week's Chat Log, Lauren and Mollie talk with Morgan Park about developers that we're going to have an eye on in 2025. Some are working on big, announced projects that we're hoping to get updates on while others are quietly working on unannounced projects we're hoping to see reveals for. What about some deep cuts? Which developers have been quiet for a few years and are due to pop out of the woodwork soon?…
On this week's Chat Log, Mollie and Lauren talk with Chris Livingston about the minigames in our games. Which minigame activities are the most iconic? Which ones secretly suck? And which series does minigames the best?
On this week's Chat Log, Lauren and Mollie talk about the legacy of dress up games and whether they might be about to explode on PC. It's no secret that everyone loves looking great in their games, but building a game around the concept of fashion hasn't always been big in PC gaming. With some flash in the pan hits like Dress To Impress and the upcoming potential of Infinity Nikki, are dress up games primed to have their moment?…
How nostalgic are we about World of Warcraft on its 20th anniversary? On this week's Chat Log, Mollie and Lauren talk with certified WoW nerds Tyler Colp and Hervey Randall about the last 20 years of World of Warcraft. What big moments, memories, and expansions loom largest in our minds? When did we know that WoW had really become a cultural touchstone? And what does the future of WoW look like now?…
On this week's Chat Log, Lauren and Mollie talk with Kara Phillips about browser games! We all have a childhood full of flash games, social MMOs, and websites stocked full of weird minigames. Nowadays, the browser game scene is really different, but maybe it's still thriving in its own niche way. What kinds of browser games are we still playing to this day?…
On this week's Chat Log, Lauren and Mollie talk about their gaming bucket lists. Sure yes, we all want to clear our backlog of games to play, but let's be a little more realistic. What do we want to get done in gaming before it's all over. Which series do we really need to get around to? Which achievements are must-haves?…

1 Will the trend of zombies in games ever actually die? 57:03
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On this week's Chat Log, Lauren and Mollie talk with Ted Litchfield about zombie games. It sure seems like they were the instant hit theme in gaming for a long time but these days they're mostly just shambling along. What do we actually love about zombies as gaming's de facto horde of enemies and will we ever want to replace them with something new?…

1 What makes our favorite horror games great? 56:12
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On this week's Chat Log, Lauren and Mollie talk with Elie Gould about horror games. 'Tis the season! Elie is a certified horror fan but Mollie and I are maybe a little less ready to be scared on the regular. What makes our favorite horror games work so well and which genres of horror are peak?

1 How did we come up with the Top 100 PC games this year? 1:00:27
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On this week's Chat Log, Lauren and Mollie talk with Robin and Lincoln about this year's process for coming up with the PC Gamer Top 100 games list. Which games got cut this year? Which upsets are we having feelings about?

1 Can we become patient gamers who wait to play releases? 56:22
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On this week's Chat Log, Lauren and Mollie talk with Chris Livingston about patient gaming because Chris might be the most unintentionally patient of us all. Can we ever be patient gamers or are we all too full up on FOMO to ever miss out on what our friends are playing?

1 What's the real cost of getting into PC gaming? 55:58
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On this week's Chat Log, Lauren and Mollie talk with Jacob Ridley about how much it really costs to get into PC gaming. We talk about the price of building a tower all the time, but that's not all it takes. From peripherals to game prices, we're talking about what it actually takes to get started in PC gaming.…

1 Why doesn't asymmetrical co-op get more love? 53:14
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On this week's Chat Log, Lauren and Mollie talk with Jake Tucker about the underappreciated genre of asymmetrical co-op games. Why aren't there more of these great split task games and what are some of our favorites? And how many minutes will it be before Mollie finds a way to bring FInal Fantasy 14 into the discussion?…

1 What happens when games get un-launched? 1:04:37
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On this week's Chat Log, Lauren and Mollie talk with Wes Fenlon about what happens when a game like Concord gets un-launched. We've seen more cases of live service games with short lives in the past few years and they can sometimes get messy. How long do games stick it out before calling it quits and what happens after that?…

1 What's the state of microtransactions in PC gaming? 54:41
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On this week's Chat Log, Lauren and Mollie talk with Tim Clark about the state of microtransactions in our games. When did they get so much less micro and how much have we each shamefully spent on our in-game gear? Now that we've lived through the era of horse armour, loot boxes, and season passes, what's going to be the next trend for games to squeeze cash out of us?…
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1 Which games seem totally stuck in development? 1:07:05
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On this week's Chat Log, Lauren and Mollie talk with Robin Valentine about games that seems stuck in "development hell." Which games have we been anticipating the longest without any concrete update? Which ones may come out the other side and which have fallen flat when the finally show up?
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For our third and final roundtable from GDC 2024, we gathered together a special group of developers who each have more than 30 years of experience making PC games. Our guests: Jordan Mechner - Karateka, Prince of Persia, The Last Express Warren Spector - Ultima Underworld, System Shock, Deus Ex Charles Cecil - Broken Sword, Beneath a Steel Sky Khris Brown - Voice director & editor for LucasArts, Double Fine, Ubisoft Our veteran panel discuss how they got into games (and how unlikely their paths could be replicated today), the challenges of making games with the technology of the '80s and '90s, run-ins with celebrity voice actors like Mark Hamill, and—of course—the history of the Knights Templar.…
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1 2024 RPG roundtable: Baldur's Gate 3, Avowed, Cyberpunk, In Stars and Time, Elder Scrolls designers 1:21:40
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PC Gamer's RPG roundtable returns with a powerful panel of RPG experts to talk lovable and hateable companions, romance (and thirst), how you make a great intro to a massive game, and much more. Joining our panel this year: Swen Vincke, founder and director at Larian (Baldur's Gate 3) Carrie Patel, game director and senior narrative designer at Obsidian (Avowed) Sarah Gruemmer, acting lead quest designer at CD Projekt Red (Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty) Adrienne Bazir, founder and sole developer at insertdisc5 (In Stars and Time) Ted Peterson, co-founder Once Lost Games and former writer and designer at Bethesda (The Elder Scrolls 1-4) Our developers each talk about their current or recent games, as well as other RPGs that have inspired them, from Nier to Disco Elysium. If you'd like more insightful conversation about RPGs, check out last year's roundtable from April 21, 2023.…
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1 The State of PC Gaming roundtable (2024) - Larian, Digital Extremes, CCP, Mega Crit 1:20:08
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Global-editor-in-chief Evan Lahti leads the developers behind some of PC gaming's biggest hits in a discussion on the state of our hobby and the biggest trends, risks and opportunities in PC gaming today. Joining us: Michael Douse - Director of Publishing, Larian (Baldur's Gate 3) Rebecca Ford - Creative Director, Warframe Eyrún Jónsdóttir - VP of Publishing at CCP (EVE Online) Casey Yano - Co-founder, Mega Crit (Slay the Spire) In this 80 minute conversation, our guests talk about making "hyper-engaging" games that defy the traditional advice of appealing to as broad an audience of players as possible; the innovation in game development only happening on PC; Steam as a "democratic" platform; industry layoffs and the emerging use of AI in development; and what we should take away from the standout successes of 2024, like Helldivers 2 and Balatro.…
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1 Did we think the Fallout TV show season one was rad? 52:51
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On this week's Chat Log, Mollie and Lauren talk with Fallout-enjoyer Chris Livingston about the first season of Amazon's Fallout TV show. Was it rad? Did it succeed at adapting the vaults of the wasteland and selling us on new characters?
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1 What are the white whale games we may never play? 53:20
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On this week's Chat Log, Lauren and Mollie talk with Tyler Colp about the games they should really get kicked out of their favorite genres for not playing yet. Which classic RPGs are the biggest holes in our back catalog and which lengthy story campaigns are just never getting completed? Shame aside though, maybe there are some games that aren't actually the must-plays people say.…
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1 Which PC games do you remember from your childhood? 58:27
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On this week's Chat Log, Lauren and Mollie talk about the PC games they remember from their childhood. Mollie hailed from the Learning Land while Lauren was an enjoyer of Humongus Entertainment, but did any of those favorite genres stick with us as adults? And did anyone ever discover The Sims any way other than a friend showing it to them?…
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1 How's everyone's experience with Dragon's Dogma 2 so far? 58:06
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On this week's Chat Log, Mollie and Lauren talk with Fraser Brown about Dragon's Dogma 2 and all of our time with it so far. Fraser's already clocked over 100 hours adventuring with his pawn, Gorbo while Mollie and Lauren are just getting started. It's been a comedy of errors in weird quest designs, goofy pawns, and wacky combat, but we're all enjoying ourselves despite the critiques so far.…
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On this week's Chat Log, Mollie and Lauren talk with Robin Valentine who recently undertook the arduous task of ranking lots of common game launchers. The result? Steam is still unbeatable, but why is that? Other broad launchers like the Epic Store and GOG have made improvements over the years and publisher launchers like the EA app have gotten overhauls too. Where are they still falling short in the year 2024?…
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1 How do we really feel about the yellow paint on climbable ledges trick? 56:36
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On this week's Chat Log, Lauren and Mollie talk with Tyler Wilde about the traditional topic of debate for this decade: yellow paint on climbable ledges in games. Players say they're sick of it; developers say it's necessary for showing players the way. What do we say? Well, we're not above having our own little debate about it, that's for sure.…
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1 Does "getting good" at a game ruin the fun? 57:12
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On this week's Chat Log, Lauren and Mollie talk with Morgan Park about how it feels to actually get good at competitive games. Between Mollie's Tekken tournaments and Morgan's time as a ranked Rainbow Six Siege player, they have stories about how super sweaty matches can really change their relationship with a game. Is getting that good actually worth it?…
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1 How do we get into custom mechanical keyboards? 1:02:25
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On this week's Chat Log, Lauren and Mollie talk with Jacob Ridley about getting into the daunting custom keyboard scene. We've all seen the beautiful keyboards with pleasant ASMR clicking on our social feeds, but Jacob is going to tell us how to actually get started—hopefully without totally scaring us off.…
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1 Are we ever going to agree on what to call game genres? 57:26
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On this week's Chat Log, Mollie and Lauren talk with Harvey Randall about one of the most divisive topics: categorizing games. Sure, things are easy when we're just talking RPGs—unless it's ARPGs versus action RPGs. Don't even get us started on cRPGs. What about the Metroidvanias and the Roguelikes—and are Soulslikes a real genre too?…
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1 Can we guess the game from the Steam user reviews? 57:53
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On this week's Chat Log, Lauren and Mollie quiz each other on games from the current PC Gamer Top 100 list with some Steam user reviews. Can we guess which top 100 game each review is referring to? Did either of us actually manage to memorize the list?
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1 What have we been playing in the Steam Next Fest? 58:50
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On this week's Chat Log, Lauren and Mollie talk with Chris Livingston about the ongoing Steam Next Fest. What demos are we playing this time and which ones are launching soon that you should have your eye on?
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On This week's Chat Log, Lauren and Mollie round up some of 2024's hidden gems in PC gaming so far. We're a good chunk of the way through the year and you don't want to have missed some of our favorite things we've played so far this year. We've got surprisingly good platformers, at least one Disco Elysium-inspired RPG, and a co-op crafting game that even Lauren forgot to try. Cryptmaster (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1885110/Cryptmaster/) The Garden Path (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1638500/The_Garden_Path/) Anger Foot (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1978590/Anger_Foot/) Sovereign Syndicate (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1674920/Sovereign_Syndicate/) Ultros (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2386310/Ultros/) Capes (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2081080/Capes/) Penny's Big Breakaway (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1955230/Pennys_Big_Breakaway/) Steamworld Heist 2 (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2396240/SteamWorld_Heist_II/) Pepper Grinder (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2076580/Pepper_Grinder/) Fallen Aces (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1411910/Fallen_Aces/) Crow Country (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1996010/Crow_Country/?curator_clanid=32686107) Portal: Revolution (https://store.steampowered.com/app/601360/Portal_Revolution/) Solium Infernum (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1893810/Solium_Infernum/) Tiny Terry's Turbo Trip (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2238040/Tiny_Terrys_Turbo_Trip/) Aska (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1898300/ASKA/) Life Eater (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2632930/Life_Eater/) Norland (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1857090/Norland/) Go Mecha Ball (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2008510/Go_Mecha_Ball/) Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2011780/Yellow_Taxi_Goes_Vroom/) Hauntii (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2060790/Hauntii/) Duck Detective: The Secret Salami (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2637990/Duck_Detective_The_Secret_Salami/)…
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1 What would we put in a PC gaming time capsule? 57:01
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On this week's Chat Log, Mollie and Lauren put together their theoretical PC gaming time capsule. Which one game would we squirrel away to represent PC gaming? What about a gaming trend or PC peripheral? And what would you put into your time capsule?
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1 How hard will we grind for in-game fashion? 59:27
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On this week's Chat Log, Lauren and Mollie talk with Kara Phillips about scoring the best clothes in games. We all know the real endgame of any MMO or RPG is looking excellent in a new set of armor, but how much work are we willing to put in to get there? Which games have the best fashion to aspire to and why is it Red Dead Redemption?…
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1 How do you get into playing a new (to you) game genre? 1:03:20
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On this week's Chat Log, Mollie and Lauren talk with Morgan Park about getting into new game genres—tips, tricks, and recommendations for where to start with the genres that each of us spend a lot of time in. How do you even get into fighting games? What's the best starter stealth game? And why is finding the place to start with cozy games so daunting?…
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On this week's Chat Log, Lauren and Mollie talk with Tyler Colp about the gacha game craze on PC that's exploded since Genshin Impact. How many of them are actually worth playing, how can you get into them, and where is this train headed next?
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1 What does Steam's top 100 wishlisted games say about PC gaming right now? 59:53
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On this week's Chat Log, Lauren and Mollie talk with Robin Valentine about the top 100 wishlisted games on Steam right now. Does the big list reflect what's actually popular in PC gaming right now? Have our collective tastes changed over the years and will we ever get tired of survival crafting games?…
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1 When is the renaissance of games like The Sims actually happening? 59:25
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On this week's Chat Log, Lauren and Mollie sit down to talk about the state of life sim games. There's still almost nothing out there that's actually like The Sims, which has reigned supreme for far too long. What new life sim options are actually coming up and when will they actually launch?
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On this week's Chat Log, Lauren and Mollie talk with Wes Fenlon about game expansions. We just got to play one of the best of the best with Elden Ring's Shadow of the Erdtree DLC, but we've actually got a lot of love for a good game expansion. What is it that makes expansions so great and what are our old all-time favorites?…
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1 How well do we know our own Steam library backlogs? 1:01:06
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On this week's Chat Log, Mollie and Lauren devised a little library based on all the ways you can sort your Steam library. Can we identify a game based on its file size? Can we deduce which games we added to our Steam libraries first all the way back in the 2010s? Play along with our little multiple choice quiz and maybe post a little question of your own. Or just tidy up your own backlog a bit.…
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1 What games originally got us into online gaming? 50:07
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In this week's Chat Log, Mollie and Lauren talk about their early experiences of childhood gaming and all the other eras of online gaming firsts. We may have gotten in during the second wave of MMOs and online chat rooms, but what about the adults who played MUDs or the kids who grew up entirely on Minecraft?…
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1 What were the best summer showcase announcements? 55:57
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On this week's Chat Log, Lauren and Mollie call in Harvey Randall to talk about all the many summer gaming showcases we watched this month. Along with our own PC Gaming Show there was the Xbox Games Showcase, a State of Play, and the Summer Game Fest too. What were we most excited to see and which games were no-shows this year?…
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1 Where did all our gaming slang actually come from? 58:27
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On this week's Chat Log, Mollie and Lauren called upon Robin Valentine to talk about the evolution of gaming slang. We've pulled together a new guide to all the gaming terms and trends you need to know, but where did some of these words even come from? And how did "instagib" become a thing anyway?
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1 What are the weirdest brand tie-ins in gaming? 55:15
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On this week's Chat Log podcast, Lauren and Mollie talk with Tyler Colp about the weird world of brand tie-ins and crossovers in gaming. Why is it always high fashion or energy drinks that get put into games and what even makes a decent brand tie-in event?
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1 Which games do we expect to see at the summer showcases this year? 1:01:28
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On this week's Chat Log, Lauren and Mollie talk with Ted Litchfield about the upcoming week of summer showcases in June. The early June period which was once E3 is now unnamed, but that hasn't stopped Summer Game Fest, Microsoft, Ubisoft, and other publishers from pulling together a big online video presentation in the style of ye olde E3 press conferences. What are we expecting to see revealed this year? Who's going to no show?…
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1 Why do live service games feel so exhausting lately? 55:40
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On this week's Chat Log, Mollie and Lauren talk with Morgan Park about the live service game fatigue we've been feeling. Why does every game need a battle pass and seasonal updates and limited time events? We used to really enjoy those things but now it's starting to feel like homework, isn't it?
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