The Instance: 2026 Blizzcon Opening Ceremonies

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   7 Oct 2026 · 2 hr 2 min

   CORE Crossover: Let’s Grind Some Gears

   That’s right, Kyle and Garrett from Grinding Gears joins us for a special crossover!! All the details within! Hope you enjoy! VIDEO: https://youtu.be/lPM_IhE7oWk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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   1 Oct 2026 · 2 hr 52 min

   CORE 540: A Good Curse

   We talk about the games of October, and why the new Castlevania is likely the most exciting of the bunch. Plus, Uncharted 5 is real, and RE 9 gets even more confusing. Scott and Jon played the remastered Witcher III with mixed opinions. Scott played Hungry Horrors and TOEM 2. Jon giving Control Resonant a shot. Also he played more Fire Emblem: Fortune'ss Weave. Beau played more Valheim, RuneScape: Dragonwilds, Demo X D&D, Forbidden Solitaire, Heroes of the Storm, and a load of WoW Forever. And lots more! VIDEO: https://youtu.be/_s8O9fwev7c Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more…

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   26 Sep 2026 · 3 hr 18 min

   CORE 539: Good Fortune

   We played a load of the WoW Forever beta and loved it. Also, the Resident Evil movie rocked. Also, Scott played NMS's update, Letters From The Past, beat Shadow Dungeon, played a bit of Control: Resonant, and can't wait to talk about Hungry Horrors. Jon played Fire Emblem Forturne's Weave and Silent Hill: Townfall. Beau got back into Valheim, and the world is better for it. We talk about Microsoft's new weird patent application that suchs really bad, Bungie saying they will fix things, Quake Champions going Pay to Play, and Nintendo turning 137 years this year! And some talk about games on…

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   21 Sep 2026 · 23 min

   CORE Supplemental: Jon and the King

   And important bonus bit of content this week from Jon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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   17 Sep 2026 · 3 hr 55 min

   CORE 538: Something is Forever

   New Warcraft? Check. Scott gets weird with old-school rogue-likes? Check. Onimusha was AWESOME? Check! Plus a ton more. This is our biggest episode of 2026 for some reason. VIDEO: https://youtu.be/erOnXsJf-qY Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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   10 Sep 2026 · 2 hr 30 min

   CORE 537: Year of The Sword

   Turns out, Capcom has YET another winner on it's hands with the Onimusha. Blood of the Dawn Walker might not really need that timer afterall. Scott played Security 51 and more Shadow Dungeon. Jon in addition to Oni, played a load of FFR, and more Vampire Survivors. Beau is all back in now that Valheim 1.0 is out. Slay the Spire 2 too. We breakdown the Nintendo stuff this week, as well as Playstation and Kojima breakup. And Shroom and Gloom is out. Emails and more! VIDEO: https://youtu.be/DJBsb2osG3s Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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   3 Sep 2026 · 2 hr 37 min

   CORE 536: Grand Theft Automatic

   We played a load of Zero Company! Jon even beat it! Was it good? Oh, it was VERY good. Plus, GTA6 is at maximum hype levels, State of Play happened today at Sony, Zero Company's company is having a bad week for no good reason and more. Scott played some Blood Dungeon and Shadown Dungeon. (Different games.) Jon played the early bits of Blood of The Dawnwalker. Beau played Palworld and gave us an update on his game dev learning journey. The first games we ever beat, and what games might never get played before we die. All that and more! VIDEO: https://youtu.be/MkqRrg7GNBY Hosted on Acast. See…

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   27 Aug 2026 · 3 hr 2 min

   CORE 535: Zero Hour for Zero Company

   Let's do this! We talk about the games of September. Gamescom Opening Night recap. Star Wars Zero Company day is here. Scott played and LOVED Shape of Dreams. Also, Spinny Dungeon, and Truck-kun is Supporting Me from Another World?! (That's a real title.) Jon finished How Many Dudes, and is playing Journey with his kiddo! Beau played nothing but played around with game dev all week! An email in defense of Star Citizen, and lots more! VIDEO: https://youtu.be/KyI4byafEjw Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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   20 Aug 2026 · 2 hr 30 min

   CORE 534: No Man's Game

   Beau and Scott played a lot of TCG Card Shop Simulator. Scott played Xeno Tilt, Demon's Tilt, Cult of Pin, and Pokemon Pinball. Notice a pattern? Jon is playing Pokemon Go again. Also more How Many Dudes other odds and ends. We talk about that Star Citizen livestream nightmare, the Horizon Hunters Gathering mess, and Fortnite going hard on outside game characteres. Also Blizzcon is stacked with celebs this year. More on muting bad voices in your games, and lots more! VIDEO: https://youtu.be/GsRM6tTN5Lg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    13 Aug 2026 · 3 hr 28 min

    CORE 533: Fix That Thing!

    It's that time of the week! CORE is on. And we wanna talk about stuff like Restory, How Many Dudes, Ghost Recon Wildlands, Cult of Pin, Black Jacket, Marvel Tokon, Agent 64, Death Howl, DragonSword Awakening, TCG Shop Simulator, Helldivers 2, among other games. Plus Lord of the Rings comes back from the 2011 death hole! Blizzard is the best performing studio XBOX has right now. We could use more Sean Murrays, Donnie Yen in Phantom Blade 0, Amazon is OUT of MMO's, VR Showcase happened and Beau has the scoop, your feedback and lots more! VIDEO: https://youtu.be/jwzxnmBsSfI Hosted on Acast. See…