The Dominance of 'Diablo IV,' the 'LOTR: Gollum' Fiasco, 'Street Fighter 6,' and the Future of Fighting Games

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🗓️ 14 June 2023

⏱️ 64 minutes

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It is time to return to the world of video games with Ben Lindbergh and Jessica Clemons! On this episode they discuss the latest blockbuster gaming reveals from Summer Game Fest (07:16). They then break down the debacle with the latest 'Gollum' game (12:23) as well as the domination of 'Diablo IV' in the world of loot-based RPGs (24:47). And later, they are joined by The Ringer's Justin Charity to discuss 'Street Fighter 6,' the 'Mortal Kombat 1' reveal, and the state of fighting games (35:54). Hosts: Ben Lindbergh and Jessica Clemons Guest: Justin Charity Senior Producer: Steve Ahlman Additional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Erica Ramirez, founder of Ili and host of What About Your Friends, a podcast
0:05.8	dedicated to the many lives of friendship and how it's portrayed in pop culture.
0:09.7	Every Wednesday on the Ringer dishfeed, I talk to my best friend Steven Othello and your
0:13.6	favorites from within the ringer and beyond about friendships on TV, in movies, pop culture
0:18.2	and our real lives.
0:19.5	So join me every Wednesday on the Ringer dishfeed where we try to answer the question TLC asked
0:23.6	back in the day.
0:24.8	What about your friends?
0:30.0	Remember them, Anaris, the whispers of the damned.
0:37.0	Word will not save you.
0:40.3	Show yourself.
0:42.9	So the soldier returns and with such powers no longer the conflicted soul I left behind.
0:55.6	You deceived me.
1:02.6	Hello and welcome into the ringerverse, your Nexus podcast feed for all things fandom.
1:19.7	I am Ben Limberg, a senior editor at the ringer and I am joined by my co-op partner, my
1:25.2	podcast, Clanmate, the player to my player one or the player one to my player two depending
1:30.6	on which of us first is start first.
1:33.0	Jessica Clevver, solo Jessica.
1:34.8	Hi, I will not be pressing start first.
1:36.6	I will forget and I'll be looking at the start of screen just being like this is really
1:40.6	pretty visuals.
1:41.6	We'll sit on this select character screen for a while.
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