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Pop in once again with your hosts, Cal and Mike, for the week in Newsy News including Westworld's team taking on the Fallout universe, Next-Gen game prices increasing, JK Rowling affecting the Harry potter dev team and Summer Game Fest Demos. Then After Dark, we go full weeb to discuss our fave Anime of all time.

We're physical distancing for the foreseeable future, so please excuse any audio issues, we're just getting used to a new setup ------------------------------------------------------- TIME STAMPS

14:13 - Fallout TV show in the works 23:30 - Next Gen Game prices increasing? 27:43 - Harry Potter game devs rattled by JK Rowling 42:32 - Summer Fest Game Demos 52:40 - Fave Anime ------------------------------------------------------------------ Tell us what you think in the comments! Or if you're on iTunes why not drop us a rating? We'd super appreciate it.

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Pop in once again with your hosts, Cal and Mike, for the week in Newsy News includingAMC pissed about Trollz, Assassins Creed Valhalla addressing bloat, Last of Us 2 leaks, Mass Effect Remasters seemingly confirmed, Skate 4 and custom genitals

Then After Dark where we talk about what we've been reading watching and playing which is Tales from the Loop and Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood

We're physical distancing for the foreseeable future, so please excuse any audio issues ----------------------------------------------------------------------- TIME STAMPS

12:48 - AMC pissed about Trollz World Tour Digital Records 18:20 - Assassin's Creed Valhalla will be smaller to address bloat 32:17 - Last of Us 2 leaks 42:30 - Mass Effect Remasters are happening 47:11 - Skate 4 news 49:20 - Custom Genitals in Cyberpunk 2077

After Dark

58:54 - Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood 1:11:40  - Tales from the Loop

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Pop in once again with your hosts, Cal and Mike, for the week in Newsy News including a Godzilla movie with no humans, adult animation is booming, rumors of an May Xbox Showcase, Fallout 76's latest blunder, some Horizon Zero Dawn 2 rumors and Fortnite's bigass concert.

Then after the break, After Dark where we talk about what we've been reading watching and playing which is Jojo Rabbit and Breaking Bad before talking about 90s sitcoms for awhile.

We're physical distancing for the foreseeable future, so please excuse any audio issues, we're just getting used to a new setup ----------------------------------------------------------------------- TIME STAMPS

15:26 - Godzilla with no humans 20:42 - Adult Animation growing 31:57 - RUMOR: Xbox Showcase in May? 37:56 - Fallout 76 NPCs looting players 42:00 - RUMOR: Horizon Zero Dawn 2 rumors 49:30 - Fortnite's Virtual Concert sets records

After Dark

55:22 - Jojo Rabbit (Mild Spoilers) 1:05:37 - Breaking Bad (FULL SPOILERS) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tell us what you think in the comments! Or if you're on iTunes why not drop us a rating? We'd super appreciate it.

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Pop in with your hosts, Cal and Mike, to dive into this week's news including Dark Crystal's teaser, youthifying older actors, Russia's censorship of Rocketman, Square's E3 conference, Death Standing's surprise release date and more.

Then after the news it's time to answer some burning questions about E3 2019. This week we're talking Ubisoft, Nintendo and the rest of E3. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TIME STAMPS

13:53 - New Mutants wont die 17:27 - Dark Crystal Teaser 25:20 - Young Robert De Niro isn't threatening enough 31:42 - Russia cuts homosexual sex out of Rocketman 39:25 - Avengers to be at Square-Enix's E3 conference 46:55 - Death Stranding out November 8th 56:40 - RUMOR: Last of Us Part 2 Early 2020?

59:13 - E3 Predictions 59:54 - Ubisoft 1:17:53 - Nintendo 1:32:50 - Miscellaneous 1:42:39 - Hail Mary ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Questions? Comments? Tweet us @PnP_Popcast

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Pop in with your hosts, Cal and Mike, to bust this week's news including kids in the new Ghostbusters, waxing nostalgic about 90s kids progamming, Netflix's biggest threat being Fortnite and not HBO, Fox's Marvel movies unsurprisingly being scrapped, EA cancelling their open-world Star Wars game, some Death Stranding non-stories and some impressions of Days Gone's latest trailer.

After Dark, what we've been reading, watching and playing this week including Sex Education, True Detective Season 3 and The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild.

As always, time stamps are below ------------------------------------------------------------------------- TIME STAMPS

03:45 - Ghostbusters 3 stars kids? 11:41 - Netflix says Fortnite is a bigger threat than HBO 19:23 - Fox's Marvel plans scrapped 23:30 - EA cancels open-world Star Wars 31:32 - Death Stranding Non Stories 35:22 - Days Gone

After Dark

44:33 - Sex Education 55:27 - True Detective S3 1:01:31 - The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Questions? Comments? Tweet us @PnP_Popcast

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Pop in with your hosts, Cal and Mike, to digest the week in news including Star Trek movies getting shelved for now, the Avengers hosting the Oscars, a Director releasing his movie via torrents, Gearbox's wild lawsuit, rumblings of a 2019 release date for The Last of Us Part 2, Overwatch's 2nd LGBTQ character and Bungie leaving Activision taking the Destiny IP with them.

After Dark, what we've been reading, watching and playing this week including The Orville S1, The Promised Neverland (SPOILERS), Dororo and Darkest Dungeon.

As always, time stamps are below ------------------------------------------------------------------- 03:34 - Star Trek 4 shelved for now 10:25 - Oscars being hosted by Avengers 14:16 - Director releases his re-cut movie via torrent 25:19 - Gearbox Lawsuit 35:16 - The Last of Us releasing in 2019? 41:20 - 2nd LGBTQ Overwatch Character 45:18 - Bungie splits with Activision, keeps Destiny

51:50 - The Orville S1 1:00:45 - The Promised Neverland SPOILERS 1:11:07 - Dororo 1:19:02 - Darkest Dungeon ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Questions? Comments? Tweet us @PnP_Popcast

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Pop in with your hosts, Cal and Mike, to delve into the first newsy news of 2019 including Marvel developing Fox properties, Ripley/Newt's almost cameos in The Predator and what average Predator life is like, Bandersnatch star quitting Twitter due to harassment, Aquaman's Oscar snub, Kojima asking about the Year of the Whale, Sony's new San Diego studio, Analysts 2019 predictions and Portal writer Eric Wolpaw returning Valve.

After Dark, what we've been reading, watching and playing this week including Spider-Man Into the SpiderVerse, Black Mirror Bandersnatch (SPOILERS), Voltron S8 (SPOILERS), Red Dead Redemption 2 (SPOILERS) and Mortal Kombat X.

As always, time stamps are below --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TIME STAMPS

03:08 - Marvel could start developing Fox properties within 6 months 08:10 - The Predator almost had Ripley and Newt 14:23 - Black Mirror Bandersnatch star quits Twitter due to harassment 19:45 - Bird Box Memes Effect 26:21 - Aquaman left out of VFX Oscars 29:10 - Hideo Kojima asks about Year of the Whale 33:18 - Next chapter of cinematic storytelling 36:05 - Analysts make 2019 predictions 49:01 - Half-Life/Portal writer returns to Valve

AFTER DARK

52:55 - Spider-Man Into the SpiderVerse 58:16 - Black Mirror Bandersnatch SPOILERS 1:08:12 - Voltron S8 SPOILERS 1:14:04 - Red Dead Redemption 2 SPOILERS 1:25:33 - Mortal Kombat X SPOILERS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Questions? Comments? Tweet us @PnP_Popcast

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It's the year's end and we're here to give kudos to our favorite Games of 2018. We kick things off with a brief recap of 2018 gaming news before doing Awards and then a run down 2019's notable game releases

If we couldn't come to an agreement on any awards we give out, we'll be putting up polls on our Facebook and Twitter for YOU to decide

Polls will roll out over the coming week, check it out here

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As always, time stamps are below ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TIME STAMPS

02:14 - Year In Review

23:07 - Awards

24:09 - Craziest News of the Year 26:43 - Best Visuals 34:08 - Best Surprise 38:40 - Fav Main Character 48:29 - Fav Side Character 55:42 - Fav Moment/Sequence 1:06:26 - Hey Please Come Back 1:07:20 - Best Story 1:12:15 - Biggest Disappointment 1:17:58 - Game of the Year 1:21:43 - Previous Games of the Year

1:22:26 - 2019 Game Releases

1:26:55 - 2019 Games withe Dates 1:38:08 - 2019 Games with Release Windows 1:42:03 - TBA Games

1:57:10 - Pop Predictions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Questions? Comments? Tweet us @PnP_Popcast

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It's the year's end and we're here to give kudos to our favorite Television and Movies of 2018. We kick things off with a brief recap of some TV & Movie news before doing Awards sections for both TV and Movies. Plus a run down 2019's notable TV shows and Films.

If we couldn't come to an agreement on any awards we give out, we'll be putting up polls on our Facebook and Twitter for YOU to decide

Polls will roll out over the coming week, check it out here

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Facebook: bit.ly/PopcastFB

As always, time stamps are below -------------------------------------------------------------------------- TIME STAMPS

01:46 - TV & Movies Year in Review (News Recap)

TV SECTION

15:30 - TV Awards 16:12 - Favorite Moment/Sequence 28:01 - Best Visuals 36:12 - Fav Character 45:34 - Animated Show of the Year 49:40 - Biggest Disappointment 54:04 - TV Show of the Year 57:32 - Previous TV Shows of the Year

59:44 - Upcoming 2019 TV Shows -------------------------- MOVIE SECTION

1:08:28 - Movie Awards

1:08:36 - Best Performance 1:14:25 - Favorite Moment/Sequence 1:22:26 - Best Villian/Antagonist 1:25:37 - Craziest News of the Year 1:28:42 - Best Surprise 1:31:16 - Best Visuals 1:36:45 - Biggest Disappointment 1:44:16 - Movie of the Year 1:44:55 - Previous Movies of the Year

1:52:25 - Upcoming 2019 Movie Releases

2:06:21 - Pop Predictions ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Questions? Comments? Tweet us @PnP_Popcast

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Pop in with your hosts, Cal and Mike, to get into the 2018 Game Awards Show. With the nominations up, they try to predict the winners for nearly every category. Then after the break, what rumors are swirling about World Premieres and what we may see there.

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01:09 - Awards Predictions 1:02:15 - Previous World Premieres for Context 1:05:11 - Premiere Possibilities & Rumors Ranking --------------------------------------------------------------------- Questions? Comments? Tweet us @PnP_Popcast

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Pop in with your hosts, Cal and Mike, to delve into the week's newsy news including James Gunn diving behind enemy lines as he takes over Suicide Squad 2, Kraven getting in on some Spider-Man action, fun stuff for Black Mirror's next season, Last Jedi's backlash being partially artificial, the rebirth of piracy, Google and Microsoft's streaming solutions, PlayStation 5 existing, Capcom's future and more

Then, After Dark: A review of Nicholas Cage's acid trip of a movie Mandy, how Venom stacks up, American Vandal 2nd Season, Mike's review of A Star is Born and Dancing Queen.

As always, time stamps are below --------------------------------------- TIME STAMPS

04:38 - James Gunn on DC's Suicide Squad 2 10:08 - Scarlett Johansson lands $15M for Black Widow movie 15:07 - Kraven movie will have Spider-Man 20:05 - Black Mirror will have a Choose-Your-Own-Adventure episode 23:44 - Last Jedi backlash was amplified by Russian trolls 28:07 - Rise of streaming services causes torrent usage to rise 32:22 - Google and Microsoft's gaming streaming services 38:55 - Playstation 5 will be a thing, might be backwards compatible 43:29 - Capcom's future

After Dark

52:33 - Mandy SPOILERS 1:03:53 - Venom SPOILERS 1:24:15 - American Vandal S2 1:27:13 - A Star is Born SPOILERS 1:34:53 - Dancing Queen

BONUS

1:42:40 - Hellraiser Talk ---------------------------------------------------- Questions? Comments? Tweet us @PnP_Popcast

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Pop in with your hosts, Cal and Mike, to delve into the week's newsy news including The Walking Dead shambling on for another 10 years, a core character in Modern Family kicking the bucket, Henry Cavill's avant-garde response to the Superman rumors, Jon Hamm being willing to put on the Batman cowl, Venom's official rating, Netflix's possible stumble, when will we see Rocksteady's next game, Playstation's Tokyo Game Show presentation and the latest Nintendo Direct.

Then, After Dark: Marvel's Spider-Man impressions! The boys are halfway or more through the game so be wary of spoilers. They talk story beats, combat, side-missions and of course, web-slinging. Find out how they feel this Spider-Man stacks up to other Spidey games and 2018's best.

As always, time stamps are below ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TIME STAMPS

04:05 - The Walking Dead plans for another decade 10:16 - Modern Family character will die 14:14 - Henry Cavill is no longer Superman? or wait, maybe he is? 18:55 - Jon Hamm interested in being The Batman 23:02 - Venom is PG-13 25:29 - Netflix may lose a quarter of subscribers if it adds Ads 30:51 - Rocksteady hiring for "highly anticipated AAA title" 36:35 - Playstation Tokyo Game Show 43:40 - Nintendo Direct

After Dark

47:55 - Marvel's Spider-Man Impressions -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Questions? Comments? Tweet us @PnP_Popcast

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Pop in with your hosts, Cal and Mike, to delve into the week's newsy news including the Oscars postponing the inclusion of the "Most Popular" category, Dave Bautista's rocky relationship with Disney, a bunch of future MCU Skrull speculation, Bioware's decision for limited dialogue trees, 2K asking a lot of it's fans and some Fallout 76 details that make Mike wary.

After the news: Tokyo Game Show 2018 Predictions! What the public wants from TGS 2018, what calibre of announcements happened last year, some old Death Stranding news that may effect this year and more.

As always, time stamps are below ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TIME STAMPS

02:28 - Oscars postpone "Most Popular" category 09:43 - Dave Bautista wanted a solo "Drax" movie, isn't sure he'll work for Disney 16:12 - Captain Marvel and MCU Skrull speculation 28:44 - Anthem has two dialogue trees that differ in tone slightly 34:11 - 2K asks Belgian players to reinstate microtransactions 37:12 - Fallout 76 Details (bit.ly/f76pop)

Tokyo Game Show 2018 Prediction

44:27 - Last years TGS highlights 47:46 - Death Stranding 2016 TGS news 54:08 - 2018 Prediction Ratings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Questions? Comments? Tweet us @PnP_Popcast

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Pop in with your hosts, Cal and Mike, to delve into the week's newsy news including Disney deciding to put Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3 on hold, Netflix greenlighting a sequel to that mess of a Death Note movie, and what Vin Diesel would look like as a limited edition Xbox.

After the news: GAMESCOM 2018 BAYBEE. We give updates and thoughts on our favorite things out of the show this year including more details on Cyberpunk 2077, Sekiro Shadows Die Twice, Metro Exodus, Supermassive's newly announced Dark Pictures Anthology - Man of Medan and The Sinking City before wrapping it up and talking about how wild next year is gonna be.

Then, After Dark: where your hosts talk about what they've been reading, watching and playing. This week they give their review of Netflix's Disenchantment Season 1, creator of the Simpsons/Futurama Matt Groening's latest series. Can it possibly live up to these huge Simpsons fan's expectations?

As always, time stamps are below ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TIME STAMPS

02:14 - Disney/Marvel puts Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 on hold 08:43 - Netflix's Death Note is getting a sequel 16:35 - Xbox's new All Access comes with console, online and Games Pass

21:40 - GAMESCOM 2018

26:11 - Cyberpunk 2077 30:56 - Sekiro Shadows Die Twice 41:36 - Metro Exodus 48:44 - Dark Pictures Anthology - Man of Medan 54:30 - The Sinking City 58:06 - Wrap Up

AFTER DARK

1:07:38 - Disenchantment SPOILERS

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Pop in with your hosts, Cal and Mike, to delve into the week's newsiest news including rumors that Marvel Studios back channels are trying to get James Gunn rehired, things getting awkward at Fox as the Disney deal looms, rumors of Venom being altered to a PG-13 instead of an R Rating, Apple's new Game Dev Studio show from "Always Sunny in Philedelphia" creators, and Capcom preferring high ratings over sales.

After the break, After Dark: where your hosts talk about what they've been reading, watching and playing. This week they give impressions of the mystery crime miniseries "The Sinner" starring Jessica Biel and this year's best comedy "Game Night" starring Jason Bateman and Rachel McAdams. Then, some off topic chatter about the inclusion of LGBTQ themes in cartoons and the latest anime season.

As always, time stamps are below ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Newsy News

04:31 - Marvel Studios may be trying to get James Gunn back 10:01 - Things getting awkward at Fox Studio as Disney deal looms 16:45 - Venom aiming to be PG-13 24:27 - Patrick Stewart's new Star Trek show won't connect to Discovery 29:35 - Apple orders sitcom set in game dev studio from "Always Sunny" creators 33:16 - Capcom would rather have critically acclaimed games than high sellers

After Dark

39:11 - The Sinner 48:30 - Game Night 55:22 - Off Topic After Dark ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Questions? Comme​​nts? Tweet us @PnP_Popcast