Not many surprises from The Game Awards so we highlight which winners we liked and what didn’t make sense. We also talk about the story update in SWTOR and then the “why” of story in MMOs. That and more on this episode of the New Overlords Podcast with Sema and @MaxTheGrey. MP3 Direct Download Link …

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Three of our favorite MMOs (SWTOR, WoW, Fallout 76) just got fun updates. Does that mean we actually like live service in our games? Maybe so. That and more on this episode of the New Overlords Podcast with Sema and @MaxTheGrey. MP3 Direct Download Link YouTube Link Catch us in Discord at http://newoverlords.com/discord for notes …

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We take a first look at WoW Housing, then talk about time spent playing Where Winds Meet, the new MMO. We finish with a short talk about why MMOs are doing well in Asia and not so much in the West and what western studios might be able to learn from that. That and more …

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It’s nomination season for game awards and we take a look at what’s on deck and why it matters. That and more on this episode of the New Overlords Podcast with Sema and @MaxTheGrey. MP3 Direct Download Link YouTube Link Catch us in Discord at http://newoverlords.com/discord for notes on when we record live and links …

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News includes our discussion of the coming SWTOR story update, why Ashes Of Creation should not be releasing in EA on Steam, and game fun coming in December. We then do a deep dive into the latest fun and my recent time in an A-Tier survival game, Enshrouded. That and more on this episode of …

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Yes, it kinda is Valheim with an added village and tribe to manage in detail. It is very addictive and well executed even if it is still deep in early access. We talk about that and more on this episode of the New Overlords Podcast with Sema and @MaxTheGrey. MP3 Direct Download Link YouTube Link …

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Outer Worlds 2 is another excellent game from Obsidian… and it’s merely somewhere in their top 3 in 2025. What a great run of games! We talk about that and more on this episode of the New Overlords Podcast with Sema and @MaxTheGrey. MP3 Direct Download Link YouTube Link Catch us in Discord at http://newoverlords.com/discord …

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Sad news for New World, one of the best MMOs out there. We congratulate the team on all they’ve accomplished. We talk about the what and some of the possible why. We then move on to more fun stuff with No Man’s Sky talk. That and more on this episode of the New Overlords Podcast …

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