DLC

DLC is your Down Loadable Commentary for the week, giving you a rundown of everything you need to know about gaming in it's many forms! Whether it is on desktops, laptops, or consoles, VR, AR, or tabletop, DLC is your source for info, analysis, and opinion from the best voices in the industry! Hosts Jeff Cannata and Christian Spicer are joined each episode by a special guest to decide on a Story of the Week and discuss the games on their Playlist! DLC, the Digital Lifestyle Companion for gamers who Don't Like Cynicism.DLC was named one of Entertainment Weekly's 20 "Must Listen" podcasts!

Episodes

595: Brian Shea: Switch 2, Mario Kart World, Bungie's Marathon, Blue Prince, South of Midnight, Assassin's Creed Shadows, Rematch, Donkey Kong Bonanza, The Alters, Void/Breaker, Into the Fire, Triple-I Initiative Showcase

April 14, 2025 • 135 mins

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Jeff and Christian welcome Brian Shea from Game Informer to the show this week to discuss the huge, 35 game Triple-I Initiative Showcase, plus Bungie's gameplay reveal of Marathon, and Ubisoft's "inactionable puffery".

The Playlist:
Brian: Switch 2 hands-on, Metroid Prime 4 Beyond, Mario Kart World, Donkey K...

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594: Kahlief Adams: Nintendo Switch 2, Mario Kart World, Donkey Kong Bananza, Duskbloods, South of Midnight, Last of Us Part 2 PC, Rogue Loops

April 7, 2025 • 121 mins

Jeff and Christian welcome Kahlief Adams from Spawn on Me back to the show this week to discuss all of the details of Nintendo's next console, the Switch 2. Is the price too high, the features, too strange, and what about all those games? They dig into it all!

The Playlist:

Kahlief: South of Midnight
Christian: The Last of Us: Part II on PC
Jeff: Rogue Loops

Parting Gifts!!

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593: Bobby Pashalidis: Doom: The Dark Ages, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, Nintendo Today, Marvel Cosmic Invasion, Assassin’s Creed Shadows, The First Berserker: Khazan, 33 Immortals, Wildgate, Ubisoft sells

March 31, 2025 • 102 mins

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Jeff and Christian welcome Bobby Pashalidis from Console Creatures to the show to discuss the last OG Switch Nintendo Direct, Ubisoft selling part of Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, and Rainbow Six to Tencent, and the latest offerings from Dreamhaven.

The Playlist:

Bobby: Assassin’s Creed Shadows, The...

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592: Jesse Norris: Assassin's Creed Shadows, Atomfall, The First Berzerker Khazan, Future Games Showcase, Kingmakers, Painkiller, South of Midnight, The Last Caretaker, Frosthaven, Reanimal, Remake of the End of the Greatest RPG of All Time

March 24, 2025 • 99 mins

Jeff and Christian welcome Jesse Norris from Xbox Era to the show for the first time to discuss all of the huge games of the Future Games Showcase 2025, the unveiling of the United Video Game Workers Union at GDC, whether players want to explore, and more!

The Playlist:
Jesse: Assassin’s Creed: Shadows, Atomfall, The First Berserker: Khazan

Christian: Assassin’s Creed: Shadows, Half-Life 2 RTX

Je...

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BONUS CONTENT: Half-Life 2 RTX

March 18, 2025 • 22 mins

Jeff and Christian received 50-series GPUs from Nvidia to test out a brand-new demo of Half-Life 2 RTX, the update to the FPS classic utilizing DLSS 4, full path ray-tracing, updated textures, and so much more. The embargo is up, and the guys are excited to share their thoughts about the demo.

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591: Isla Hinck: Silent Hill f, Monster Hunter Wilds, Niantic sells Pokemon Go, Microsoft tests CoPilot for Gaming, RTX 50-series cards, Golden Kingdom VR, Mothership, Ito, Onitama

March 17, 2025 • 123 mins

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Jeff and Christian welcome Isla Hinck from Easy Allies to the show to discuss the newest installment in the Silent Hill franchise, the Saudi owners of Monopoly GO buying another GO for $3.5 billion, Microsoft offering AI to help you through games, and more!

The Playlist:

Isla: Monster Hunter
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590: Michael Higham: Death Stranding 2, Split Fiction, Clair Obscur Expedition 33, Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3+4, Avowed, Afterlove EP, Mainframes, Acclaim returns

March 10, 2025 • 109 mins

Jeff and Christian welcome Michael Higham from IGN to the show to discuss remakes of Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3 and 4, the new, 10-minute long Death Stranding 2: On the Beach trailer, the old 90's video game publisher Acclaim coming back from the dead, and more!

The Playlist:

Michael: Clair Obscur, Afterlove EP

Christian: Split Fiction, more Avowed

Jeff: Split Fiction, Mainframes

Parti...

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589: Veerender Singh Jubbal: Monster Hunter Wilds, Avowed, Pokemon Day, WB shudders Monolith, Fable delayed, Steam Next Fest: Wheel World, Hyperslice, Haste: Broken Worlds, Drop Duchy, Deliver at all Costs, Wanderstop, Is This Seat Taken?

March 3, 2025 • 117 mins

Jeff and Christian welcome freelance reviewer Veerender Singh Jubbal to the show this week to discuss the announcements of Nintendo's latest Pokemom Day, Warner Bros shutting down historic developers, a delay for Fable, and more!

The Playlist:

Veerender: Pokemon TCG Pocket, AFK Journey, Pokemon Sleep, Infinity Nikki, Monster Hunter Wilds, Marvel Rivals
Christian: Grid Legends; more Avowed
Jeff: Stea...

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588: Mark Turcotte: Avowed, Marvel Rivals, Overwatch 2, UFO 50, Dawnfolk, Hasbro teams with Saber, new Street Fighter and Sifu movies, NetEase layoffs

February 24, 2025 • 117 mins

Jeff and Christian welcome Mark Turcotte from Rivals Assemble to the show this week to discuss the developers behind Warhammer 40k Space Marine 2 working on a Hasbro IP, the latest high profile video games to get the big budget movie treatment, layoffs of the US Marvel Rivals team by NetEase, and more!

The Playlist:

Mark: Marvel Rivals Season 1.5 Update (Human Torch & The Thing), Overwatch 2 Season 15 (Pe...

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587: Steve Vegvari: Avowed, Civilization VII, Rift of the Necrodancer, Sony State of Play, Saros, Borderlands 4, Days Gone Remaster, MindsEye, Shinobi, Tides of Annihilation, Overwatch 2 updates

February 17, 2025 • 127 mins

Daanish Syed joins Jeff this week to welcome Steve Vegvari from Console Creatures to the show. They discuss Sony's State of Play announcements, as well as a VR version of Civ 7, and big changes to Overwatch 2 caused by Marvel Rivals.

The Playlist:

Steve: Avowed

Daanish:Civilization VII, Rift of the Necrodancer, Minishoot Adventures, Satisfactory,

Jeff: Civilization VII, Avowed

Part...

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586: Gareth Damien Martin: Citizen Sleeper 2, Kingdom Come Deliverance 2, Monster Hunter Wilds, Marvel vs Capcom Fighting Collection, Neon Spellstorm, The Thaumaturge, Humanity 2.0, ESA's new iicon trade show, WB Games and Wonder Woman problems

February 10, 2025 • 120 mins

Jeff and Christian welcome the solo developer behind Citizen Sleeper, Gareth Damien Martin to the show to discuss their newest game, Citizen Sleeper 2 Starward Vector, as well as new prototypes from Misfits Attic, a follow up for E3 from the ESA, and Warner Bros problems, despite a stellar roster of developers.

The Playlist:

Gareth: The Thaumaturge, Kingdom Come Deliverance 2, Sky Caravan.

Christian:...

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585: Jan Ochoa: Citizen Sleeper 2, Spider-Man 2 PC, Marvel Rivals, Motor Town: Behind the Wheel, Orcs Must Die: Deathtrap, Coridden, IDUN Frontline Survival, Arken Age, Forza Horizon 5 to PS5, Multiversus shutting down again, Bioware only working on Mass Effec

February 3, 2025 • 127 mins

Jeff and Christian welcome Jan Ochoa from Giant Bomb back to the show this week to discuss WB shutting down Multiversus for good, Microsoft bringing Forza Horizon 5 to Playstation, the uncertain future at Bioware, and more!

The Playlist:
Jan: Marvel Rivals, Motor Town: Behind the Wheel

Christian: Citizen Sleeper 2, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 on PC, streaming with Apollo and Artemis

Jeff: Orcs Must Die...

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584: Luke Lohr: Assassin's Creed Shadows, Xbox Developer Direct, Ninja Gaiden 4, Doom: The Dark Ages, South of Midnight, Expedition 33, Eternal Strands, Marvel Rivals, Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders, Ninja Gaiden 2 Black. Tokyo Xtreme Racer, Human Within

January 27, 2025 • 107 mins

Jeff and Christian welcome Luke Lohr from Xbox Expansion Pass back to the show this week to discuss the huge Xbox Developer Direct, showcasing Ninja Gaiden 4, South of Midnight, Doom The Dark Ages, and Clair Obscur, plus news that the next game from Celeste deveopers has been canceled, as well as NCSoft's Horizon MMO.

The Playlist:

Luke: Assassin’s Creed Shadows, Marvel Rivals, Arkham

Christian: Eter...

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583: Lana Bachynski: Switch 2 reveal, Sony cancels more live service games, The Blood of Dawnwalker,First Berzerker Khazan, Dynasty Warriors Origins, Thank Goodness You’re Here, Astro Bot, Cat Quest III, Harold Halibut, Star Wars Outlaws, Bluey the Video Game

January 20, 2025 • 102 mins

Jeff and Christian welcome Associate Art Director at Riot Games, Lana Bachynski back to the main show this week to discuss Nintendo finally announcing Switch 2, Sony canceling a God of War liver service game, a new Witcher-like, and more!

The Playlist:
Lana: Thank Goodness You’re Here, Astro Bot, Cat Quest III, Harold Halibut
Christian: Star Wars Outlaws, Bluey the Video Game
Jeff: First Berzerker Khazan d...

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582: Bailey Meyers: Nvidia 50 series GPUs, Assassin's Creed Shadows delayed, CES handhelds, More Playstation movies, Tactical Breach Wizards, Balatro, The Rangers in the South, Path of Exile 2

January 13, 2025 • 100 mins

Jeff and Christian welcome Bailey Meyers from Giantbomb and Honest Game Trailers to the show this week to discuss another delay for the next Assassin's Creed, big news from CES including new game movies, new PC handhelds, and a new reason to throw your GPU in the garbage.

The Playlist:
Bailey: Tactical Breach Wizards, Balatro
Christian: Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster, Skate City: New York
Jeff: The Rangers i...

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BONUS CONTENT: Interview with Shawn Kittelsen, SVP, Creative for Skydance Interactive

January 8, 2025 • 48 mins

This bonus content interview went out first to patrons, releasing on December 20th. If you want to support the show, get bonus content like this interview early, get access to Wednesday's Paid DLC show, Feeling This seasons, spoiler chats, and more, check out Patreon.com/DLCpod

Shawn Kittelsen, SVP, Creative for Skydance Interactive, including Skydance’s BEHEMOTH joins Christian and Jeff for a broad conversation about...

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581: Kahlief Adams: Marvels Rivals, Path Of Exile 2, Redacted, Rogue Prince of Persia, Wayfinder, Drova Forsaken Kin, Vendetta Forever, GTA6 projections, Switch 2 upscaling, Notch to make Minecraft 2?

January 6, 2025 • 112 mins

Jeff and Christian welcome Kahlief Adams from Spawn on Me back to the show this week to discuss how much GTA 6 is projected to make in pre-orders alone, a new patent from Nintendo for Switch 2, and the original creator of Minecraft returning to work on a sequel... based on a twitter poll.

The Playlist:
Kahlief: Marvels Rivals, Path Of Exile 2, Redacted Game
Christian: The Rogue Prince of Persia - Second Act Up...

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580: 2025 Gaming Predictions!! BOLD and COOL RANCH!

December 30, 2024 • 125 mins

12-31 - UPDATE: Lana's audio issues have been corrected. You may need to delete and re-download the episode to get the corrected audio.

Jeff and Christian celebrate their 11th full year of DLC, and kick off their 12th in style, by bringing Lana Bachynski back for the annual predictions episode! Together, they look back at their predictions from last year, RECKONING with the results, and then look forward to all the bi...

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579: (Favorite) Games of the Year 2024!!

December 23, 2024 • 124 mins

As is the yearly tradition, Jeff and Christian welcome their friend Anthony Taormina from Gamerant.com to the show to talk through the biggest news stories of the year that was, and then share their personal Top 5 List of Favorites, plus 5 more Diamonds in the Rough. What will be the Official DLC Game of 2024?

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BONUS CONTENT: Interview with Ryan Payton, Game Director on Batman: Arkham Shadow

December 18, 2024 • 34 mins

Jeff and Christian sit down with Ryan Payton, Studio Head at Camoflaj and Game Director on Batman Arkham Shadow for a wide-ranging discussion about the making of the game.

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