Defector editor and co-founder Dan McQuade joins the panel to cover Summer Game Fest, the Apple Face Computer, and Avenders Engersgame. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, Brandon Sheffield, and Dan McQuade. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

Questions this week:

1. Anything at Summer Game Fest or the Xbox panel look cool? (04:42)
2. Dan McQuade asks: How have people reacted to the new Final Fantasy? (16:43)
3. Brandon, what game is Necrosoft going to make for the Apple Face Computer? (22:37)
4. If you had the power to change any rule in any sport, how would you use it? (34:35)
5. PersonalMatthew asks: Should developers always support button remapping? (42:38)
6. Are there any true video game stories that could be made into movies? (53:53)

LIGHTNING ROUND: GameFAQ&As: Madden (01:07:27)

Recommendations and Outro (01:14:57)

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

• Summer Game Fest
• Xbox Games Showcase 2023
• FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
• Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
• Mortal Kombat 1
• Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 3 WILDS
• Sonic Superstars
• Sonic the Hedgehog 4 series
• Knuckles’ Chaotix
• Sonic Mania
• Sonic Frontiers
• Final Fantasy XV
• Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name
• Yakuza / Ryū ga Gotoku series
• Toshihiro Nagoshi
• Judgment / Judge Eyes series
• E3
• Oʻahu
• Twisted Metal
• Twisted Metal series
• Samoa Joe
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
• Final Fantasy series
• Final Fantasy XVI
• Square Millennium Event:: Final Fantasy IX, X, and XI Revealed