CORE 499: Primed

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⚠️ SPOILER POLICY CLARIFICATION

Going forward:

1. We’ll do our best not to offer major spoilers on narrative elements

2. We’ll give ample warning to pause, skip ahead, or come back later

3. We’ll front-load discussions with spoiler-free content

- Scott will play BGM over spoiler sections for podcast listeners

- Jon is doing YouTube chapters ASAP once the episode posts

NOTE: This has never been a spoiler-free show, but we’re making extra effort for those asking. You have personal responsibility to avoid spoilers if they matter to you.

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🎮 MAIN TOPIC

THE FEW GAMES OF DECEMBER 2025

Marvel Cosmic Invasion, Octopath Traveler 0, Metroid Prime 4, Yakuza 0 Director’s Cut, Terminator 2D: No Fate, & More.

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📰 NEWS ROUNDUP

🐴 Indie Game “Horses” Keeps Getting Banned

Banned from Steam, Epic, and now Humble. Still available on Itch.io and GOG.

🎬 Justin Lin to Direct Helldivers Movie

The Fast & Furious director takes on the video game adaptation.

🐺 SO MUCH WITCHER

- Witcher 4 NOT coming in 2026

- Witcher 5 and 6 also in the works

- Witcher Remastered on the way

🔞 WickedWhims Has 300K Daily Logins

Sims’ biggest sex mod sees massive daily usage

🧛 Paradox Takes Blame for Bloodlines 2

Publisher says responsibility for poor sales lies fully with them, not developers

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🎮 WHAT WE’VE BEEN PLAYING

SCOTT

⚠️ Possible Spoilers: Did I finish Dispatch? Have to wait and see!

Split Fiction - Incredible co-op game. Most FUN game this year!

PowerWash Simulator 2 - Still the best CHORE CORE of 2025.

JON

CyberPunk 2077 - Done everything in base game, Phantom Liberty awaits

Marvel Cosmic Invasion - Started and finished

SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance - Sleeper hit! (Scott confirms)

BEAU

Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt continues

Noobs Are Coming

Jump Space

Rocksmith 2014 - We’re back

Star Citizen - I forgot about it... sorry

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💬 LISTENER FEEDBACK

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