417: SXSW 2025, Monster Hunter Wilds and Interview with Chandler Cooper

In this episode, we record from Austin, TX because we're here for SXSW 2025! We talk about all the fun experiences from the brand activations, to the great panels to the fun parties. The biggest reveal being Death Stranding 2 revealing the release date alongside a world tour concert. We also got to see a great talk from Geoff Keighley and much more.

We also review Monster Hunter Wilds. This is an early review or first impressions of the follow up to Monster Hunter World. We're having a great time once we get past the poor menu design and challenging multiplayer accessibility. 

WB Games has announced they're closing Monolith Productions, who was working on the Wonder Woman game, as well as the studio behind Multiversus and WB San Diego working on a yet to be announced AAA, free-to-play game. This is unfortunate news so we talk about what was lost with this closure and what we hope for the future with these studios and some of these properties as well as the adored Nemesis System.

Lastly, we have a special guest on the podcast! We welcome Chandler Cooper to the show. Chandler is a musician who was born in Cleburne, TX and just released his single "Looking for Sarah". He's a talented musician who has been making music since the age of 15. He also happens to play a lot of games and joins us to discuss The Last of Us franchise, the future of GTA and much more. it's a great discussion with a lot of fun topics!

If you want to follow Chandler on social media you can find his links below...give him a follow!

Instagram: @chandlercooper
TikTok: @chandlercooper
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Show Notes:
0:59 - Housekeeping
2:03 - SXSW 2025 Recap
35:49 - Monster Hunter Wilds Review
1:02:15 - WB Studio Closures: The Future We Lost
1:28:32 - Chandler Cooper on GTA 6, The Last of Us and More
2:38:27 - Upcoming Video Game Releases

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