Jeff Bakalar is here this week to chat with us about the later parts of Astro Bot, Utopia Must Fall, I Am Your Beast, the PS5 Pro (and its $700 price tag), the new Destiny roadmap, the mysterious case of the missing MGS4 port, David Lynch's secret love of the CD-i, the hottest games talk at the kids' hockey game, and more.



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CHAPTERS



(00:00:00) NOTE: Some timecodes may be inaccurate for versions other than the ad-free Patreon version due to dynamic ad insertions. Please use caution if skipping around to avoid spoilers. Thanks for listening.

(00:02:07) Quick Giant Bomb update

(00:08:56) Astro Bot [PlayStation 5] on Sep 6, 2024

(00:34:11) I Am Your Beast [PC (Microsoft Windows)] on Sep 10, 2024

(00:44:13) Utopia Must Fall [PC (Microsoft Windows)] on Sep 9, 2024

(00:53:16) Star Wars Outlaws [Xbox Series, PS5, PC (Microsoft Windows)] on Aug 30, 2024

(01:01:19) Fortnite [Everywhere, free]

(01:06:40) The PlayStation 5 Pro is official (and $700)

(01:24:53) SAG-AFTRA's deal with Lightspeed Studios

(01:27:40) Bungie's new roadmap for Destiny

(01:36:15) Balatro hitting mobile very soon!

(01:42:51) MGS Master Collection Vol. 2 confirmed (but where's MGS4?!)

(01:47:26) Emails!

(02:05:31) Wrapping up

(02:06:09) Mysterious Benefactor shout-outs

(02:06:52) Byeeeee!