Episode 645: Brought To You By the Swedish Mafia

April 1, 2022| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 11:22 am

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There’s a lot of PlayStation news this week, good bad and indifferent. In addition, there’s some Gundam’s coming your way. This week’s episode features a double whammy of a Gaming Flashback highlighting Mass Effect 3, and the Gaming History of the infamous Gizmondo.

The news item this week:

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart lead writer claims work has been “erased”

Let us know what you think.

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April 6, 2022 at 11:49 am

Testy test.

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