CORE - Core Gaming for Core Gamers
by Scott Johnson - Jon Jagger - Beau Schwartz
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CORE 545: The One Before GTA VI
CORE 545: The One Before GTA VI
About this podcast
Hosted by podcasting vet, Scott Johnson, Jon Jagger and Beau Schwartz. Weekly, on the frogpants network. Video games and the issues around them every week! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
The newest 50 of 505 episodes
- CORE 545: The One Before GTA VI · 3 h 19 minCORE is on a week before GTA VI insanity, and we have lots to say about WoW Forever, saying Final Fantasy Character names wrong, Warhammer Survivors, Marvel games MAYBE being…
- CORE 544: WoW for Now · 3 h 32 minWe are all playing WoW Forever and having a great time. We have thoughts. Digging deeper in the Tidy Up genre. Playing Queen's Domain, Phantom Blade Zero, Backdraft…
- CORE 543: Poke Zero · 2 h 35 minScott Jon and Beau are back for another action-packed CORE! Phantom Blade Zero seems to be doing jussssst fine. Also the games of November. Forsaken is the new NMS expansion!…
- CORE 542: Bloody Tears · 2 h 58 minThat Bioware news really hurts. We get into it. Plus, everything from 40k Boltgun II done and dusted, to 100 percenting Belmont's Curse. Plus a load of other games, and a new…
- CORE 541: Scrib Doon! · 3 h 28 minA reminder to check out the latest articles on CORE.SHOW. Plus, Control Resonant is rad, so is Star Wars Galactic Racer, and boy howdy does Castlevania Belmont's Curse start out…
- CORE Crossover: Let’s Grind Some Gears · 2 h 1 minThat’s right, Kyle and Garrett from Grinding Gears joins us for a special crossover!! All the details within! Hope you enjoy! VIDEO: https://youtu.be/lPM_IhE7oWk Hosted on…
- CORE 540: A Good Curse · 2 h 51 minWe talk about the games of October, and why the new Castlevania is likely the most exciting of the bunch. Plus, Uncharted 5 is real, and RE 9 gets even more confusing. Scott and…
- CORE 539: Good Fortune · 3 h 18 minWe played a load of the WoW Forever beta and loved it. Also, the Resident Evil movie rocked. Also, Scott played NMS's update, Letters From The Past, beat Shadow Dungeon, played a…
- CORE Supplemental: Jon and the King · 23 minAnd important bonus bit of content this week from Jon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- CORE 538: Something is Forever · 3 h 55 minNew Warcraft? Check. Scott gets weird with old-school rogue-likes? Check. Onimusha was AWESOME? Check! Plus a ton more. This is our biggest episode of 2026 for some reason…
- The Instance: 2026 Blizzcon Opening Ceremonies · 2 h 48 minWoW Forever, new Starfcraft shooters, Diablo V, and lots more! With Scott, Bobby, Jon, and Beau. VIDEO: https://youtu.be/7APXbF-qi3g Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for…
- CORE 537: Year of The Sword · 2 h 30 minTurns out, Capcom has YET another winner on it's hands with the Onimusha. Blood of the Dawn Walker might not really need that timer afterall. Scott played Security 51 and more…
- CORE 536: Grand Theft Automatic · 2 h 36 minWe played a load of Zero Company! Jon even beat it! Was it good? Oh, it was VERY good. Plus, GTA6 is at maximum hype levels, State of Play happened today at Sony, Zero Company's…
- CORE 535: Zero Hour for Zero Company · 3 h 2 minLet's do this! We talk about the games of September. Gamescom Opening Night recap. Star Wars Zero Company day is here. Scott played and LOVED Shape of Dreams. Also, Spinny…
- CORE 534: No Man's Game · 2 h 29 minBeau and Scott played a lot of TCG Card Shop Simulator. Scott played Xeno Tilt, Demon's Tilt, Cult of Pin, and Pokemon Pinball. Notice a pattern? Jon is playing Pokemon Go again…
- CORE 533: Fix That Thing! · 3 h 27 minIt's that time of the week! CORE is on. And we wanna talk about stuff like Restory, How Many Dudes, Ghost Recon Wildlands, Cult of Pin, Black Jacket, Marvel Tokon, Agent 64…
- CORE 532: Arachnophilia · 2 h 3 minTurns out, Spider-Man movies also inspire spending money on games. We get into it. Also, Scott played Granblue, messed with a Taco, played AC Valhalla and more. Jon played some…
- CORE 531: Pandora's Box · 2 h 54 minA quick note about Frogpants Replay at the top, and then off we go! Scott played a lot more AC games, and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora. And more fun with Sunshine and Moonlight…
- CORE 530: Wash The Walker · 2 h 29 minPower washing gets a lot more fun when you put Star Wars stuff in it. Also, Scott played a lot of Black Flag Resynced, Farcry 4 (wait for it), Granblue Fantasy Relink, and a…
- CORE 529: Higher Seas · 2 h 54 minWe start with the games we played this week! The Aventures of Elliott still gracing Scott and Jon's screens. Scott is ALL in on Black Flag Resynced. He also configured Moonlight…
- MORE CORE: Rock Band, and beyond: Where will we play these games? · 6 minLet's talk about it in today's email. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- CORE 528: Ex-Box · 3 h 4 minA reminder about a few new posts on the feeds, and then off to the exciting world of how Xbox seems to be shitting the ENTIRE bed. Plus Games Done Quick, and the summer sale…
- MORE CORE: Making the indie game, "Gyro", with solo-dev Shane Maddox. · 41 minWe get into what it takes to build your own game, and actually launch it to the public. And go wishlist/get the game on Steam! https://store.steampowered.com/app/4822290/Gyro/…
- CORE 527: Practical Eve · 3 h 29 minWe have Jon Show mugs in the store! Because why not? Also, what about cloud gaming in all these discussions around hardware prices? Plus, Sony says goodbye to physical media, and…
- CORE 526: The Gabe-Cube · 3 h 10 minWelp, the Steam Machine is here, and it's expensive as we figured it might be with the RAM wars and all. Let's break it all down, and highly discourage Canadians from getting…
- CORE 525: Address The Pile · 2 h 59 minGuys, there were a lot of video games announced lately, and we take it upon ourselves to talk about the ones that make us the most excited! Plus, all the games we played and…
- CORE from Nerdtacular 2026! · 1 h 47 minWith Scott, Jon, Beau, Randy, Brian, Bobby, and the one and only LIAM O'BRIEN! Enjoy the archive from our live episode! Video coming soon to the Youtube Channel as well. Hosted…
- CORE + Summer Games Fest LIVE! · 2 h 11 minScott Beau and Jon get together and watch SGF live with commentary! The video version is up on the youtube channel as well: youtube.com/scottjohnson Expect more in future as we…
- CORE Coverage of the Sony State of Play for 6-2-2026 · 1 h 29 minCORE Coverage of the Sony State of Play for 6-2-2026 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- FREEBIE! CORE Preshow for 5-30-2026 · 35 minEnjoy this preview of what pre-show sounds like for patrons of the show! Free this week! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- CORE 524: Wind's Howling... · 3 h 16 minOn this week's CORE, we talk about the Witcher III getting a new expansion next year. Also, the games of June, Dragon Quest XII, the announcement of Unreal 6, Steam Deck getting…
- CORE 523: Fight Me! · 3 h 10 minSeems like everyone is really into the new Lego Batman game. Also, Sony confirms, no PC ports for their big single player games anymore. We have more thoughts. Warhorse is making…
- CORE 521: Overnite · 2 h 59 minToday on CORE, turns out those Overwatch coming to Fortnite rumors were true! We talk it about. GDC changes their name. Forza H6 and Subnautica are having a very good week it…
- CORE 521: And...it's gone. · 2 h 37 minLet's get into another CORE episode today! Some quick Nerdtacular talk, and then straight into Star Fox getting a a new game, this time a remake of the N64 game! Looks neat and…
- CORE 520: A Salty Remake · 3 h 39 minThis week on CORE, the hosts are feeling the heat with only 42 days left until Nerdtacular 2026! Scott, Beau, and Jon dive deep into a massive week of gaming news, starting with…
- CORE 519: D Day · 3 h 14 minThe Big Stuff: - Nerdtacular All-Stars trivia team, all three hosts ended up on the same team with Scott's sister Wendy - Team name brainstorming (Cerebral Cortex, Obsessive Core…
- CORE 518: Swung Too Far · 2 h 45 minWe talk a bit about all this Windrose news in our feeds. But then to the deep stuff, like a visual grid of the kinds of gamers we are. Baldurs Gate 3 is getting modded with a…
- CORE 517: Just Grab The Fish · 3 h 0 minNo Man's Sky adds Pokémon-style Xeno Arena minigame. Split Fiction studio hits 50M games sold. Graveyard Keeper is free on Steam. Brief OW announcements note. Swear word…
- CORE 516: Inflation Station · 2 h 22 minNerdtacular 26 tickets, bags, and CORE swag. Sony raising PS5 prices. Stormgate losing multiplayer after server partner pivots to AI. Super Mario Galaxy Movie reviews are bad…
- CORE 515: Nintendollars · 2 h 45 minNintendo's surprising decision to make physical Switch 2 games more expensive than digital versions. EverQuest is relaunching in a format designed for time-strapped adults and…
- CORE 514: Crimson Desserts · 2 h 17 minCrimson Desert launched today, reviews are mixed as expected, amazing open world, minimal story, no traditional leveling, open-world jank. John is at Disneyland! DLSS 5 announced…
- CORE 513: Ramdemic · 2 h 17 minNerdtacular 2026 tickets holding at early bird pricing, plus a swag bag-only option now available at frogpants.com. News: - NetEase pulls funding for Gang of Dragon — future…
- CORE 512: Sony Goes Yoink · 2 h 35 minLooks like Sony is officially getting out of the port business and going all Nintendo on us again. Assassin’s Creed Black Flag remake is indeed happening. Highguard is officially…
- CORE 511: Claws Out · 3 h 17 minMarch 2026 is shaping up to be a massive month for gaming, with big hitters like Crimson Desert, Marathon, Pokémon Pokopia, Slay the Spire 2, Solasta 2, Death Stranding 2 on PC…
- CORE 510: Creation of Ashes · 3 h 1 minThat ashes of creation thing is just getting messier and messier by the day. Also, Unity wants you to type your next casual video game. We will explain. GAMES PLAYED SHARED…
- CORE: Sony State of Play · 1 h 24 minOur live watch-a-long AUDIO of of today's Sony State of Play. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- CORE 509: The Play of State · 1 h 25 minAs we prep for the State of Play today, we talk about the games we played this week, and hit the news about all the Warlocks coming to all the Diablos. Highguard and 2XKO getting…
- CORE 508: Just Take Off The 2 · 2 h 41 minOverwatch might be making a big play with some re-branding, a slew of new heroes, and loads more. Will it put things back on top for the team shooter to beat? We talk about that…
- CORE 507: Highguard is Midguard · 2 h 46 minSo, now that Highguard is out, what the hell is it? We have takes. Also, the games of Feb, new Mario trailers, Dispatch censorship worries, Hasbro up to no good, Bobby with a…
- CORE 506: CORE Veronica · 3 h 6 minLet’s talk about the Xbox showcase today, as well as the dust up over CDProjekt Red and VR mods. Plus RE getting yet another remake, Highguard getting a freebie, Marathon maybe…
