Diablo II: Resurrected (Video Game)

Mike and Jim discuss and debate the action role playing video game Diablo II: Resurrected, which is the 2021 remake of Diablo II (2000) and its expansion Lord of Destruction (2001) that they returned to recently because its February 2026 Reign of the Warlock expansion added the Warlock, the first new playable class in Diablo II in 25 years. 
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Mortal Kombat 2

Mike and Jim discuss and debate the 2026 movie Mortal Kombat 2, including a very brief overview of its video game and cinematic history, how it is an enjoyable improvement over the previous movie, some other successes but mostly failures of movie adaptations of video games, and how such adaptations should balance their movie and video game aspects.   
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Diablo (Video Game)

Mike, Jim, and returning guest host Brandon discuss the action role-playing video game series Diablo in the weeks and days leading up to the release of Diablo IV. 
The first part of this episode was recorded on the weekend of the final public beta for Diablo IV, and features Mike and Brandon playing the beta while discussing their history with the franchise, as gaming noob Jim asks basic questions about it.
The second part of this episode was recorded two weeks later (just a few days before the early release of Diablo IV) after Jim bought a PS5, borrowed Mike's copy of Diablo III and played it for 10 days. Here Mike goes into a little more detail about the franchise, compares and contrasts Diablo II and Diablo III, and helps Jim better understand what is coming in Diablo IV. 
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Gaming under Quarantine

Mike and Jim discuss how online and mobile gaming helped people cope (or bear their state of survival) during the COVID-19 pandemic, including the social isolation many struggled with during its quarantines. 
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