Andrew’s back, and the fall game deluge has begun! We talk about DuckTales Remastered, Divekick, The Bureau: XCOM Declassified, Gone Home and Mario & Luigi: Dream Team. Plus: the big news out of Gamescom!
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Hosts: Andrew Passafiume, Graham Russell, Henry Skey, Shawn Vermette, Lucas White.
Music: Podcast theme by Tom Casper.
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