Video Games 2 the MAX

Video Games 2 the MAX

Video Games 2 the MAX features a longtime veteran of Games Journalism, Sean Garmer along with either semi-regular co-host and long-time video game reviewer, Marc Morrison or even a guest co-host to discuss everything involving Video Games each week. This includes the games they are playing or reviewing, all the big news of the week in gaming, a special topic, and even some Movies or TV Show topics at times as well. All from the viewpoint of gaming content creators, gaming journalists, and gaming consumers too. The podcast also appears in video form on the W2M Network Youtube channel: (https://www.youtube.com/@W2MNetwork/). Be sure to check out https://w2mnet.com/ for posts about each podcast and more. You can check out Sean's writing over at: https://www.theouterhaven.net/ You can check out Sean's reviews over at: https://opencritic.com/critic/8257/sean-garmer You can also check out all of Marc's reviews over at: https://411mania.com/games You can also follow each of the guys individually on Twitter or Bluesky @W2MSean, @humanityplague, or the entire network @W2MNetwork.

Episodes

Valor Mortis Impressions, XBOX Looking for More XP # 513

October 14, 2026 • 65 mins
XBOX goes beyond traditional gaming not only with the announcement of its other media initiative called XP but also possibly into using A.I. more directly in gaming with XBOX Labs. Tie this together with Epic Games fully embracing A.I. in their games, and are we headed for this A.I. push to be accelerated even more? Sean and Marc voice their concerns, while also looking into what else could work from XBOX in films and TV too.
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Gears of War E-Day Impressions, Project Helix is a Family of Consoles # 512

October 8, 2026 • 91 mins
The first XBOX console exclusive of the Asha Sharma regime is finally here, and Sean has plenty of thoughts on Gears of War E-Day, but how is the game faring overall now that it has finally been widely released to the public? And could Project Helix actually deliver on the long-time rumor that it won't just be ONE console, but a family of consoles?

Marc's also been playing this week's other major release in Star Wars: Galac...
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Control Resonant Impressions, Are Games Too Cheap? # 511

September 30, 2026 • 81 mins
We are still in the middle of the fall release season, with big games coming out every week or even multiple big games in the same week. Well, this is one of those with Control: Resonant last week and Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve out now for anyone who pre-ordered, and there's more to come after that as well. Sean's been playing Control: Resonant and Adventures of Elliott, while Marc has been playing Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve an...
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HALO Goes to Activision, Onimusha: Way of the Sword Impressions # 510

September 23, 2026 • 103 mins
After rumors swirled over the weekend, it did in fact happen on Tuesday, a second round of XBOX "reset" layoffs occurred with HALO Studios being hard hit with 268 employees in all, with most coming from this studio, losing their jobs. HALO Studios itself takes a small team over to Activision where the next HALO game will now be made. Can the developers of Call of Duty turn HALO back into a winner yet again? Also, several other stu...
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Blizzard's Huge Blizzcon 2026, XBOX Saves Hideo Kojima's PHYSINT # 509

September 16, 2026 • 72 mins
Blizzard had some major announcements at Blizzcon 2026 including Diablo V coming in 2029, a new Starcraft game coming in 2030, Diablo getting an animated show with Netflix, Diablo coming to Diablo IV, and the announcement World of Warcraft Forever too. Are Sean and Marc excited about for anything announced? Is Marc going to hop into the new/old WOW?

XBOX also made news this week by literally saving Hideo Kojima's upcoming P...
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The Legend of Zelda 40th Celebration, Huge Steam Leak of Upcoming Games # 508

September 9, 2026 • 110 mins
The latter half of the gaming year begins in earnest with Tokyo Game Show on the horizon. We’ve already been treated to showcases from two of the big three console makers, as both Sony and Nintendo have broadcast a State of Play and two Directs, one in celebration of the Legend of Zelda’s 40th anniversary and a regular Nintendo Direct. Sean and Marc discuss the major highlights from each, what they are most looking forw...
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Star Wars Zero Company Impressions, GTA VI Extended Look Talk # 507

September 2, 2026 • 89 mins
We go from one major gaming event to the next one as Tokyo Game Show 2026 is on the horizon, and we already have some showcase announcements to discuss for that, but first, we need to look back at some things around Gamescom 2026, including Rockstar finally showing off more of Grand Theft Auto VI to the world during the Netflix extended look. What do Sean and Marc think about what was shown and the news that has come out in preview...
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Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026 Reactions, Mortal Shell 2 Impressions # 506

August 26, 2026 • 75 mins
We've hit another high point in the gaming year with the industry centered in Cologne, Germany for Gamescom 2026, and the kickoff to that each year is Opening Night Live hosted by Geoff Keighley with games both big and small appearing on the almost three-hour showcase. What did Sean and Marc think of what was shown? Any favorite games or surprises?

Also, Rockstar is once again in the news, not for their upcoming Netflix sho...
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Kingdom Hearts IV News at D23, More on Marvel's Wolverine # 505

August 19, 2026 • 65 mins
D23 proved to be more than just a place to announce the next slate of Marvel, Star Wars, and Disney things, it also was a coming out party for Kingdom Hearts IV and this has Sean super excited of course. Especially with what was shown in the extended trailer. Will Marc care about any of it at all? The guys also discuss some of the major announcements from D23 as well.

There's also some other news such as more confirmation t...
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Grand Theft Auto VI on Netflix, Best Games of 2026 So Far (Summer Edition) # 504

August 12, 2026 • 53 mins
As gaming gears up for another showcase season towards the end of August, Netflix has opened up the bag to get an extended look at Grand Theft Auto VI on August 27, and with it hitting YouTube some hours later, along with social media and all the sites. Final Fantasy VII Revelation will also get its time on the Geoff Keighley Gamescom Opening Night Live, there are reports that Kingdom Hearts IV also will get some time to shine at s...
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Beasts of Reincarnation Impressions, HALO Studios Already Has Layoffs # 503

August 5, 2026 • 51 mins
Another week in video games, and it feels like more of the same with XBOX introducing more backwards compatibility, this time with XBOX 360 being next in line. Along with the possibility of their own version of the platinum trophy after so many years of requests. Asha Sharma also sets out a plan of how XBOX will get back to where it needs to be by 2027 to 2028, but perhaps the most frightening thing is that hot off the heels of the...
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HALO Campaign Evolved Impressions, XBOX Begins PC Back Compat # 502

July 29, 2026 • 80 mins
The second of the major releases is out now everywhere on PC, XBOX, and yes, even PlayStation 5, as HALO Campaign Evolved has come out of its early access period, and both Sean and Marc have played it, so they have thoughts on whether it delivers and if this really is the definitive way to play the first HALO game.

Also, XBOX has begun its backwards compatibility program to PC beginning with four original XBOX games, with p...
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Bethesda Outlines the Franchise Plan, More Devs Hate XBOX Game Pass # 501

July 22, 2026 • 77 mins
Many will see it as a deflection from the bigger problem, and perhaps it is for XBOX, but the reality is, Bethesda essentially confirmed their major franchise slate for the foreseeable future. Starfield is still getting content, and Fallout 3 and Fallout New Vegas remasters are real; The Obsidian Fallout game is also confirmed, Fallout 5 is officially in pre-production but is still coming after Elder Scrolls VI. Does this really do...
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Fallout From XBOX Layoffs, A New Fallout Game in Development # 500

July 15, 2026 • 53 mins
A week after the major XBOX layoffs we've had some fallout with parts of Bethesda threatening to strike, and finding out that Id software is actually still making a new DOOM game despite all of the dismissals at the studio. There's also a new Fallout game in development from Obsidian and yes, they are still making Avowed 2 for the time being too. So there's some good and bad coming from what's been a torrid few weeks for XBOX.
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Xbox Layoffs (1,600 Now, 1,600 Later) Divests 4 Studios, Is This the End for Physical Media # 499

July 8, 2026 • 66 mins
The big moment has finally happened: XBOX announced its huge restructure on Monday, laying off 1,600 employees effective immediately and another 1,600 throughout fiscal year 2027. They've also divested of four studios and already started the process to possibly do the same with Arkane Studios as well. Layoffs are happening all across their studios; IPs are going with the divested studios. XBOX CEO Asha Sharma even admitted that the...
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The XBOX Bad News Continues, Grand Theft Auto VI is $80 # 498

July 1, 2026 • 67 mins
With the rumors and reports continuing to swirl regarding the bloodletting that is due to ensue next week from Xbox, even more information has been released this week, narrowing down the studios that could be affected even further. Not only that, but now XBOX is cutting funding to projects and even Xbox Game Pass third-party deals, plus they even raised console prices AGAIN. As XBOX evaluates everything, actual employees are alread...
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Steam Machine Price Revealed, XBOX Closing Studios Maybe? # 497

June 24, 2026 • 90 mins
After a very much unintended week off, Sean and Marc are back discussing the latest in what's going on in gaming and a few big stories from the week before, too.

Valve not only revealed the Steam Machine pricing at an incredible $1049 (USD) for the 512GB version and $1349 (USD) for the 2TB version, but there are also official reviews out there for the set-top PC, and the thoughts are all over the place. Showing some of the ...
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SGF Nintendo Direct Reactions, Kingdom Hearts IV is Alive

June 10, 2026 • 61 mins
Summer Game Showcase has officially come to a close, but at least there was one more of the big names left to show off what they were bringing for at least the summer and maybe a little further out, and that was Nintendo, which had its first major Nintendo Direct in close to 9 months.

What did Sean and Marc think of the presentation, are there any games to be excited about? Was this more of a great list of games presented ...
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XBOX Games Showcase 2026 Reactions

June 8, 2026 • 66 mins
The other major showcase of Summer Game Fest is always the Xbox Games Showcase, and this is significant because it is the first one headed up by new XBOX CEO Asha Sharma. Sean and Marc give their reactions to the Xbox Showcase, the surprises, including the first teaser trailer for Persona 6, which will be Day One on Xbox Game Pass too. The exclusives are back as Gears of War: E-Day and Clockwork Revolution are both console exclusiv...
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Summer Game Fest 2026 Showcase Reactions

June 6, 2026 • 81 mins
The Summer Game Showcase 2026 season is underway. Of course, the major one is the Geoff Keighley main show, along with Day of the Devs, the MIX Summer Game Showcase, Latin American Games, and Women-Led Games SGF Edition, and that's just what we've seen on Thursday and now Friday. There is more to come.

Sean and Marc discuss their favorite games from the main SGF show. Did it deliver on surprises and fun reveals? Or was it j...
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