Episode 684: Shocked

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The news covered includes:

  • Mortal Kombat 1’s DLC fighters seem to have leaked
  • Jagged Alliance 3 gets July 14 launch
  • Sony is sticking to its current PC strategy for PS5 exclusives
  • Canceled Overwatch 2 PvE mode was meant to lead to MMO

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