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The Co-op ZoneEpisode 17: Xbox Series S Finally RevealedThis week Microsoft finally showed off the Xbox Series S and boy is it a great deal! We discuss where it fits in the console space and why it’s such a great deal for the price. Then we discuss why Nintendo is doing both good and bad things with Mario’s 35th Anniversary.2020-09-142h 35The Co-op ZoneEpisode 16: NextGen Game Price Increase?This week we try Taco Bell’s new Grilled Cheese Burrito! Then we discuss what we’ve been playing over the last month. News topics: Possible NextGen games price increase, WB Games Studios are for sale, lots of cool new games coming out, rumored Xbox Series S sounds like an incredible deal and much, much more!2020-07-124h 23The Co-op ZoneEpisode 15: PS5 Reveal ReactionsIt’s finally here! The PS5 has officially been revealed! Check out our reactions and early thoughts about the looks of the console and how we thought the event went overall. Of course we also cover the biggest reveals and what games were our favorites!2020-06-151h 55The Co-op ZoneEpisode 14: PS5 Event PredictionsWith the PS5 event upon us, Dane and Elek predict what we’re going to see from it and which games may or may not be revealed. Also Microsoft is going all in with backwards compatibility for the Xbox Series X. On top of all this, The Last of Us Part 2 is out next week! It’s definitely an exciting time to be a gamer!2020-06-103h 03The Co-op ZoneEpisode 13: Next Gen Console Wars are Heating Up!We’re back! While we’ve been gone, a lot has happened! So we cover all the latest news as well as some things that happened over the past couple months (PS5 GDC stream anyone...). Some things to note: we like the PS5 controller, we’re happy Tony Hawk Pro Skater is back, Unreal Engine 5 looks sick and Nintendo randomly dropped a new Paper Mario trailer?!2020-05-183h 56The Co-op ZoneEpisode 12: The Corona ZoneWe’re back! Now that we’re all quarantined, we’ll be returning to a more normal schedule! This week Microsoft dropped a bombshell full of Xbox Series X info and we dive deep into it. Events are getting canceled and movies are getting delayed. Reggie from Nintendo is joining GameStop. A new Witcher game is coming. A theory of why Breath of the Wild might possibly be coming out this year?! This is our longest episode yet so stay home, quarantine yourself and enjoy! P.S. - Animal Crossing is upon us!2020-03-184h 26The Co-op ZoneEpisode 11: Animal Crossing is Coming!Lots to cover in this week’s episode! Nintendo dropped an Animal Crossing Direct, Dane is playing Death Stranding, we discuss the positives and negatives of binging vs. weekly episode releases with TV shows, The Witcher 3 on Switch gets cross saves with Steam and much much more!2020-02-243h 24The Co-op ZoneEpisode 10: Next-Gen Consoles and Warcraft 3: Reforged IssuesBuy Control! This week we go over some hirings and losses of important industry figures for Metroid Prime 4, Rockstar Games and The Coalition. Why hasn’t EA remade NFS: Underground 2? Some more news about Switch and next-gen consoles comes out and Disney reveals release timeframes for new Disney+ shows. Plus Platinum Games creates a Kickstarter for Wonderful 101 and blows away expectations. Buy Control!2020-02-103h 06The Co-op ZoneEpisode 9: Switch News and Micro-transactionsOn this week’s episode, we take a look at the Switch’s strong sales as well as the Animal Crossing special edition. Then we go over why micro-transactions suck but why they’re likely here to stay. Taco Bell also has a pretty tasty new burrito!2020-02-032h 33The Co-op ZoneEpisode 8: God of War vs. The BachelorOn this week’s episode we discuss our final reactions to God of War now that Elek has beaten it. Plus Control seems amazing, The Witcher is good, PlayStation games coming to PC, Star Wars news, and we take a look at the list of best selling consoles of all time! Also we chime in on our thoughts so far of the current season of The Bachelor!2020-01-262h 40The Co-op ZoneEpisode 7: Game Delays and E3 2020Lots of news this week... Elek has finally played God of War, a few big games have been delayed, Byleth is joining Smash, Fire Emblem is gettin DLC and Sony is skipping E3 again! Oh and Nintendo is getting into the theme park business! Join us as we dive into each topic!2020-01-173h 18The Co-op ZoneEpisode 6: All Things Switch and Breath of the WildOn this week’s episode, we discuss Elek’s first impressions of the Switch Lite and Breath of the Wild, both of which he got over Christmas. We go into what we like and dislike about them both while also discussing what we’d like to see from the rumored Switch Pro. Afterwards we go over IGN’s new review system and what we think about review systems overall.2020-01-153h 20The Co-op ZoneEpisode 5: Happy New Year!In this episode we go over what we did over the holidays and New Years. Dane played Overcooked and Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order and talks about what his opinions are of them so far. Then we go over the conclusion of The Mandalorian and why they cut the explanation of Palpatine’s return in TROS. Also Cats?!2020-01-092h 12The Co-op ZoneEpisode 4: The Rise (and Fall) of SkywalkerSpoilers! Today we talk all things Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. We dive deep into what we liked and disliked about Episode 9 after a brief recap of 7 and 8. Then we discuss episode 7 of The Mandalorian and talk a little about The Witcher on Netflix.2019-12-283h 02The Co-op ZoneEpisode 3: The Game AwardsToday we discuss the results of The Game Awards as well as some of the crazy announcements that occurred during the show. The new Xbox was shown! Then we dive into some talk about Star Wars to prepare for the arrival of Episode 9 on Friday. Once again, we apologize for the audio issues as we are still getting the hang of things and working out the kinks.2019-12-182h 58The Co-op ZoneEpisode 2: Is The Mandalorian Good?Today we talk about the news of a new Bioshock and why we (mostly) loved the series. Then we get into our thoughts on The Mandalorian so far as well as what we expect out of The Game Awards. And once again, we apologize for the audio issues. We’re still working them out, we promise!2019-12-112h 28The Co-op ZoneEpisode 1: Meet Your New Hosts!Hey guys! Welcome to The Co-op Zone, our new podcast! First episode so we’re keeping it simple. Come get to know us a little bit and learn about what we like to play and what to expect out of this podcast. Sorry for any audio issues, should be cleaned up soon.2019-12-061h 24