Beyond

This week there’s plenty to talk about in the world of PlayStation: our first look at live-action Kratos and Atreus in Prime Video’s God of War series, as well as rumors of Sony Santa Monica developing a spin-off that follows their late wife/mother Faye. Meanwhile, the most obvious thing in the world seemed like a Bloodborne remake from the now-defunct Bluepoint Studios, and the reason we didn’t get one is frustrating - as is the news that no version of Bloodborne will likely ever come to PC, following Sony’s move back toward console exclusivity for all first-party single player games. Multiplayer’s fine, though, and Nick has some thoughts about his time with Marathon ahead of its cross-platform launch - but most importantly, the biggest question: how much does it cost to steal Leon S. Kennedy’s look, and how much are they paying him to be able to afford it all? We have some questions. Beyond!

00:00 - Intro

01:03 - Here’s How Much it Costs To Be Leon Kennedy

16:10 - Prime Video’s God of War Series Makes an Interesting First Impression

25:40 - New God of War Game Rumors

30:03 - A Bloodborne Remake Was Pitched... What Happened?

36:09 - Sony Has Reportedly Returned to Console Exclusivity

50:28 - Nicks Thoughts on Marathon

59:43 - Last Weeks Poll Results

01:13 - IGN Finds

This weeks episode was hosted by Max Scoville, Brian Altano, and Nick Maillet. It was produced by Nick Maillet.
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Resident Evil Requiem is almost here, and we’ve finished it. Well, one of us has - and as someone who’s been with the series since day one, Brian Altano has some strong feelings on the matter he’s eager to share. How does it compare to previous attempts to mix horror and action? Does it feel like a sequel to Village, Resident Evil 4, or something else entirely? How does it balance being a legacy sequel while also the start of something new? We discuss all this while steering clear of spoilers, as well as our thoughts on Reanimal, and the release date for Wolverine, which we’re so excited for we can’t read numbers anymore. Beyond!

00:00 - Intro

00:25 - Resident Evil Requiem Is One Hell of a Resident Evil

13:15 - Is Grace another Ethan?

20:53 - Which RE game should you play before RE9?

28:46 - Leon Drives A Porsche

32:02 - This Weeks Poll

34:10 - Our Thoughts on Reanimal

42:43 - Wolverine Has A Release Date

44:45 - An IMPORTANT Update On Alfred Chicken

46:51 - Last Weeks Poll Results

This weeks show is hosted by Max Scoville and Brian Altano. It was produced by Nick Maillet.
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Well, this sucks: Sony has closed Bluepoint, the semi-recently acquired studio behind some of the best remakes of PlayStation games to date, like Demon’s Souls and Shadow of the Colossus, plus a slew of remasters and ports like the Metal Gear Solid HD Collection, Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection, as well as bringing Gravity Rush from Vita to PS4. The last project we heard the studio was working on was a God of War live-service project, which seemed like the wrong fit, and even more so after the announcement that a remake of God of War’s original Greek trilogy is, in fact, in development. That remake is still a mystery, aside from a logo reveal and some tidbits of information from Kratos’ voice actor Christopher Judge (who is not in the remake.) Despite a complete lack of information, plenty of debate has sprung up around whether or not this eventual God of War Remake should include the sex minigames. A straight remake would be remiss to not include them, and a reboot would be likely need to retool them a bit. We’ll have to wait and see. Anyway, we also talk about Alfred Chicken, because it’s Friday and we’re a little loopy. Beyond!

00:00 - Intro

00:25 - If Remakes Are The Safest Bet, Why Close The Studio That Does Great Remakes?

31:14 - God of War

50:22 - Poll Results

52:22 - They Should Make an Alfred Chicken Reboot

52:53 - The Alfred Chicken Hotline

54:25 - More Poll Results

55:55 - Bubsy 3D

This weeks show was hosted by Max Scoville and Brian Altano. It was Produced by Nick Maillet.
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In Sony’s first State of Play presentation of 2026, we got more than 30 trailers, gameplay reveals and announcements, plus plenty of release dates and even a surprise shadow drop of the 2D retro-styled God of War Sons of Sparta. This is a nice treat to hold us over until Kratos gets a fresh coat of warpaint in the remake of the original trilogy of games set in ancient greece. We also got a few surprises like Kena 2: Scars of Kosmora, Saber’s John Wick, and Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse. Really, Konami is in top form lately, with Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 2 coming later this year, and yes, that means Metal Gear Solid 4 is FINALLY off of the PlayStation 3 and landing on to the PS5, Silent Hill Townfall looking seriously creepy, and Darwin’s Paradox sneaking in some MGS references. Meanwhile, Project Windless is an epic open-world action RPG based on a Korean fantasy series, and we can’t wait to be a big chicken. Beyond!

This weeks show is hosted by Max Scoville, Nick Limon, Brian Altano, and is produced by Nick Maillet
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After months of rumors, Horizon Hunters Gathering has finally been revealed: a cooperative multiplayer game set in the same universe as Aloy’s adventures, but not to be confused with the free-to-play Horizon Steel Frontiers. Hunters Gathering has a bold, cartoony art style that breaks away from the usual realism of the non-LEGO games, but we can’t help but feel like between these games, plus Zero Dawn, Forbidden West, and Call of the Mountain, Sony’s really putting a lot of focus on this particular series, despite having a deep bench of long-dormant properties. In other news, there’s a State of Play happening tomorrow at 2PM Pacific, and we’ll have a lot more to discuss after that, but in the meantime, Yakuza Kiwami 3 and Dark Ties seemed like it should’ve been a home run, but it has the Like a Dragon fanbase very angry for a long list of reasons. Beyond!

00:00 - Intro

00:41 - The Next Sony State of Play

02:58 - WHO is headed to Marvels Wolverine?

04:38 - Horizon Hunters Gathering Gives a Realistic Open-World Game a Cartoony Multiplayer Spin

11:23 - Is Aloy the new Sony Mascot?

26:21 - New Poll!

27:14 - Planet Pokemon

28:13 - Ep 932 Poll Results

34:19 - We dont need a PS6 yet

36:05 - Whats going on with Yakuza Kiwami 3 and Dark Ties?

49:24 - Beyond Update!

This weeks show is hosted by Max Scoville, Brian Altano, and is produced by Nick Maillet
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