The CORE Podcast

It’s official! The great Liam O’Brien is coming to Nerdtacular this June in SLC! From Critical Role to The Mighty Nein, he’s a legend and a long-time friend. Can’t wait to have him hang with the Frogpants community!

Tickets & hotel info: frogpants.com/nerdtacular

Is Overwatch back on top? We talk OW re-branding, the Ashes of Creation mess, Valve’s Steam hardware, and maybe the end of Outer Worlds, and more! | FEEDS, EPISODE and SITE: frogpants.com/core VIDEO: youtu.be/7WNjtRdR76k

So, turns out we know what Highguard is now, and it’s not all that great. Plus all kinds of other stuff this week on CORE! FEEDS, EPISODE and SITE: frogpants.com/core VIDEO: youtu.be/AxgQE2ierLQ

More CORE 500 mugs flyin out the door!

Were you in the mood for a Code Veronica remake? We might be too. Also, Marathon is actually preselling pretty well, and Ubisoft might be on fire. FEEDS, EPISODE and SITE: frogpants.com/core VIDEO: youtu.be/MNnv1DFehak

CORE Special: Warren Davis & The Creation of Q*Bert. FEEDS, EPISODE and SITE: frogpants.com/core VIDEO: youtube.com/scottjohnson

Wait, what happened to Highguard? Also, we have our Kratos. He used to be our Loki. FEEDS, EPISODE and SITE: frogpants.com/core VIDEO: youtu.be/tzOdpQJ7Pjo

Are we really finally getting a Starcraft shooter? Seems like it. Also, the January releases! FEEDS, EPISODE and SITE: frogpants.com/core VIDEO: youtu.be/A5t60RemOsI

IT'S TIME! That's right, tickets and group rates area UP for Nerdtacular 2026! ALL the details are at frogpants.com/nerdtacular. Come one come all! Can't wait to see you all.

Not saying this happens, just saying it wouldn't be so bad if it did. www.core.show/p/the-new-li...

Time for the OsCORES! The crew got into the weeds of picking our favorite, side-eyeing the bummers, and giving love to the surprizes in gaming in 2025. ENJOY! FEEDS, EPISODE and SITE: frogpants.com/core VIDEO: youtube.com/live/LVZhCd5...

This week is like most final episodes of the year: Loaded up with games and your emails and texts! ENJOY! (the OsCORES next week! FEEDS, EPISODE and SITE: frogpants.com/core VIDEO: youtu.be/Za21KBXnGN4

Save 80% on Overload on Steam A new six-degree-of-freedom shooter with intuitive controls, amazing lighting and graphics. From the creators of Descent, Overload is the best zero-gravity robot-blasting combat ever.

Know what's great that not NEARLY enough people played? 'Overload'. A banger of a love letter to Descent 1 and 2. Came out in 2018. Some of the devs worked on Descent. Fantastic game. And it's $5.99, 80% off for the winter sale on Steam. NO BRAINER! store.steampowered.com/app/448850/O...

We have an AI problem And it might not be what you think

Could games be the ‘canary in the coal mine’ for the GenAI discussion? I think it might well could. New post up on CORE.SHOW. Looking forward to your comments. www.core.show/p/we-have-an...

On a whole new CORE, a little awards wrap-up, some thoughts on Netflix buying WB games, and lots more this week. FEEDS, EPISODE and SITE: frogpants.com/core VIDEO: youtu.be/iSF87R4BSUQ

YouTube video by Scott & Frogpants CORE SPECIAL: Netflix to Buy Warner and its Games Division

Some quick thoughts on the Netflix WB thing and how it effects the games division at Warner: youtu.be/ay8nW-jJLDQ

I feel you! international rates are extra stupid these days

Metroid Prime 4 and a load of Dec releases happened! Plus, Geoff is still trolling people about the game awards. FEEDS, EPISODE and SITE: frogpants.com/core VIDEO: youtu.be/KltErABN88w

CORE: 500+ Episodes Commemorative Mug Celebrate over 500 episodes of gaming goodness, hot takes, and unfiltered commentary with this limited edition CORE commemorative mug. With the worst possible slogan idea ever! We love you that much. ...

500 episodes of CORE? Why not get a mug to celebrate it?! frogpants.shop/products/cor...

Are the latest round of Half-Life 3 rumors worth discussion? We find out, while bringing you yet another episode of CORE! FEEDS, EPISODE and SITE: frogpants.com/core VIDEO: youtu.be/w1Oh-GUPqdw

Turns out, the game awards nominations are controversial. Sounds like most years, but this time? There’s a bit more to it. We hit it hard, along with all the usual! FEEDS, EPISODE and SITE: frogpants.com/core VIDEO: youtu.be/MogOceNI2W8

A big drop from Valve! Hardware a hoy! But no prices. Or Half-Life 3. But we talk about all that and loads more this week! FEEDS, EPISODE and SITE: core.show VIDEO: youtu.be/t2dwXdb8ZF8

New Steam Machine + Steam Controller coming! Not to mention the first real look at the new untethered VR set from Valve.

Quick thoughts on the Steam hardware announcement today: open.substack.com/pub/coreshow...

Blizzard says NO, you are not getting WoW on consoles….officially. Plus, that PS Portal you got two years ago can finally do cloud gaming! FEEDS, EPISODE and SITE: core.show VIDEO: youtu.be/SYV8rpb6140

This week on CORE, Animal Crossing comes to Switch 2 with 3.0, and Amazon Games falls apart! FEEDS, EPISODE and SITE: frogpants.com/core VIDEO: youtu.be/bC1rd3TQiFI

Making a top 100 list is really hard, but PC Gamer went ahead and tried anyway. Plus a lot more this week on CORE! FEEDS, EPISODE and SITE: frogpants.com/core VIDEO: youtu.be/XldVBNJCaRI

CORE bumped a day. We had a death in the extended family last night we've just learned of. It's rally round the family time. Should be good tomorrow for a normal time. Thx for your patience.

On this week’s CORE episode, the reviews for the Xbox Ally-X are in, and it is not a good scene. Also, Quantic Dream is making an…MOBA? All that and more! FEEDS, EPISODE and SITE: frogpants.com/core VIDEO: youtu.be/6glkEJ-g0Og

Hades II jumped ahead of the year’s pack of excellent games for us. It’s prompting some interesting thoughts. Also, MS and Gamepass dig a little deeper on that grave. FEEDS, EPISODE and SITE: frogpants.com/core VIDEO: youtu.be/GRlh95-2o78