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CORE - Core Gaming for Core Gamers

CORE - Core Gaming for Core Gamers

By: Scott Johnson - Jon Jagger - Beau Schwartz
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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!

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Episodes
  • CORE 515: Nintendollars

    CORE 515: Nintendollars
    Mar 26 2026

    Nintendo'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 old farts like us, Capcom is patching out some “accidentally” written incest from Street Fighter 6, Clair Obscur's devs confirm there's no canon ending, new gameplay footage dropped for both Exodus and The Expanse: Osiris Reborn. And loads more on top of that!


    Scott

    - Crimson Desert

    - Dragon Quest Builders 2

    - WoW Midnight


    Jon

    - Crimson Desert


    Beau

    - Crimson Desert

    - Slay the Spire 2

    - Diablo 4

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    2 hrs and 45 mins
  • CORE 514: Crimson Desserts

    CORE 514: Crimson Desserts
    Mar 19 2026
    Crimson 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 by Nvidia, AI-yassifies characters without permission from devs like Capcom. Listener indie game Garden and a Goat announced, wishlistable on Steam. WoW Midnight discussion, level boosts are hard without knowing your class…but maybe no more? Pinball FX Williams Collection recommended, Pinball Map app finds nearby machines. Evoker alt class tried and abandoned. And loads more!

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    2 hrs and 18 mins
  • CORE 513: Ramdemic

    CORE 513: Ramdemic
    Mar 12 2026

    Nerdtacular 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 of the game unknown


    - Valve still targeting 2026 for Steam Machines despite RAM shortages; rumored to be a factor in Sony/Xbox strategy shifts


    - EA lays off Battlefield staff post record-breaking launch


    - Jeff Kaplan on his Blizzard exit — plus his one Overwatch regret: making it too team-focused when players want to shine individually


    - Fortnite raising V-Buck prices


    - Timberborn hits 1.0


    - Xbox pushing "everything is an Xbox" / Project Helix, leaning into Windows 11


    - Valve reports 6,000+ games made over $100k on Steam last year


    
Shared Play: Slay the Spire 2 — all three played it, early GOTY contender


    Scott: WoW: Midnight (great time, nearly max level, campaign a little cheesy), Thysiastery (turn-based dungeon crawler, very positive on Steam).


    Also: The Instance now posting Fridays at frogpants.com/instance.


    Jon: Finished and 100%'d Resident Evil Requiem


    Beau: Slay the Spire 2, more Star Trek Voyageur, dipped into new Diablo IV season (may have bought the Doom skin)


    Feedback: Listener thinks he catches Scott being simultaneously terrified by AI and delighted by one-button AI rotations in WoW. And he is wrong about it.


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    2 hrs and 17 mins
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