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CORE 538: Something is Forever

#24 trending · Leisure

New Warcraft? Check. Scott gets weird with old-school rogue-likes? Check. Onimusha was AWESOME? Check! Plus a ton more. This is our biggest episode of 2026 for some reaso

Sep 17
3 h 55 min

The Instance: 2026 Blizzcon Opening Ceremonies

WoW Forever, new Starfcraft shooters, Diablo V, and lots more! With Scott, Bobby, Jon, and Beau. VIDEO: https://youtu.be/7APXbF-qi3g Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr

Sep 12
2 h 48 min

CORE 537: Year of The Sword

Turns out, Capcom has YET another winner on it's hands with the Onimusha. Blood of the Dawn Walker might not really need that timer afterall. Scott played Security 51 and

Sep 10
2 h 30 min

CORE 536: Grand Theft Automatic

We played a load of Zero Company! Jon even beat it! Was it good? Oh, it was VERY good. Plus, GTA6 is at maximum hype levels, State of Play happened today at Sony, Zero Co

Sep 3
2 h 36 min

CORE 535: Zero Hour for Zero Company

Let's do this! We talk about the games of September. Gamescom Opening Night recap. Star Wars Zero Company day is here. Scott played and LOVED Shape of Dreams. Also, Spinn

Aug 27
3 h 02 min

CORE 534: No Man's Game

Beau and Scott played a lot of TCG Card Shop Simulator. Scott played Xeno Tilt, Demon's Tilt, Cult of Pin, and Pokemon Pinball. Notice a pattern? Jon is playing Pokemon G

Aug 20
2 h 29 min

CORE 533: Fix That Thing!

It's that time of the week! CORE is on. And we wanna talk about stuff like Restory, How Many Dudes, Ghost Recon Wildlands, Cult of Pin, Black Jacket, Marvel Tokon, Agent

Aug 13
3 h 27 min

CORE 532: Arachnophilia

Turns out, Spider-Man movies also inspire spending money on games. We get into it. Also, Scott played Granblue, messed with a Taco, played AC Valhalla and more. Jon playe

Aug 6
2 h 03 min

CORE 531: Pandora's Box

A quick note about Frogpants Replay at the top, and then off we go! Scott played a lot more AC games, and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora. And more fun with Sunshine and Moo

Jul 30
2 h 54 min

CORE 530: Wash The Walker

Power washing gets a lot more fun when you put Star Wars stuff in it. Also, Scott played a lot of Black Flag Resynced, Farcry 4 (wait for it), Granblue Fantasy Relink, an

Jul 25
2 h 29 min

CORE 529: Higher Seas

We start with the games we played this week! The Aventures of Elliott still gracing Scott and Jon's screens. Scott is ALL in on Black Flag Resynced. He also configured Mo

Jul 16
2 h 54 min

MORE CORE: Rock Band, and beyond: Where will we play these games?

Let's talk about it in today's email. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 13
6 min

CORE 528: Ex-Box

A reminder about a few new posts on the feeds, and then off to the exciting world of how Xbox seems to be shitting the ENTIRE bed. Plus Games Done Quick, and the summer s

Jul 10
3 h 04 min

MORE CORE: Making the indie game, "Gyro", with solo-dev Shane Maddox.

We get into what it takes to build your own game, and actually launch it to the public. And go wishlist/get the game on Steam! https://store.steampowered.com/app/4822290/

Jul 8
40 min

CORE 527: Practical Eve

We have Jon Show mugs in the store! Because why not? Also, what about cloud gaming in all these discussions around hardware prices? Plus, Sony says goodbye to physical me

Jul 2
3 h 29 min

CORE 526: The Gabe-Cube

Welp, the Steam Machine is here, and it's expensive as we figured it might be with the RAM wars and all. Let's break it all down, and highly discourage Canadians from get

Jun 25
3 h 10 min

CORE 525: Address The Pile

Guys, there were a lot of video games announced lately, and we take it upon ourselves to talk about the ones that make us the most excited! Plus, all the games we played

Jun 18
2 h 59 min

CORE from Nerdtacular 2026!

With Scott, Jon, Beau, Randy, Brian, Bobby, and the one and only LIAM O'BRIEN! Enjoy the archive from our live episode! Video coming soon to the Youtube Channel as well.

Jun 16
1 h 47 min

CORE + Summer Games Fest LIVE!

Scott Beau and Jon get together and watch SGF live with commentary! The video version is up on the youtube channel as well: youtube.com/scottjohnson Expect more in future

Jun 5
2 h 11 min

CORE Coverage of the Sony State of Play for 6-2-2026

CORE Coverage of the Sony State of Play for 6-2-2026 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 2
1 h 29 min

Chart trend

Position in the Video Games chart (US), last 90 days.

#1#40#78JunJulAugSep

#14

all-time peak

420

days in the top 50 since Nov 2024

Chart positions

Where CORE - Core Gaming for Core Gamers ranks today in each Apple Podcasts chart (US, Sep 20, 2026).

#109 ▲ 77 Leisure US

#25 ▲ 24 Video Games US

What listeners say

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Absolutely love this show. As a newcomer to gaming, it’s been fantastic to listen to. I love the opinions of the whole cast but really want to applaud Beau’s take on things. I find his insights really fascinating. Thank you all for providing me with so many hours of happiness.

Dearmartha666 · Apr 2025

This is a weekly listen for me, with plenty of great topics and information. The hosts are entertaining and funny, and usually provide good insight into the games they play. However, Beau needs to turn down his mic gain or something, because every time I listen to him inhale it sounds like he has half a jar of mayonnaise lodged in his throat, it is so gross to listen to.

SomeDude6547 · Sep 2024

This has been my standard weekly listen for some time now. Hands down the best hosts around with the most in depth discussions on the topics at hand.

Sciphon · Oct 2023

Great show and great hosts. A weekly must listen for anyone interested in video games and the happenings around them who also enjoy some entertaining conversations.

Terrorskull (The Original) · Sep 2023

I’ve been listening to Scott’s podcasts since way back during the original Instance podcast. It’s time to part ways, though. First, Beau is painful to listen to. Overruns the other hosts, doesn’t even pay attention to what they’re talking about sometimes, gives spoilers during reviews, and doesn’t even know what he’s talking about half the time. Second, any feedback given to the show on other forums that isn’t “great show!” is met with disdain from the hosts. Now, that may be par for the course elsewhere, but there used to be a community feeling here, and unless you’re someone who types regularly live during the show or is constantly talking in the discord, no matter how long you’ve been around, the general feeling conveyed is “don’t like it, don’t listen.” Even if the feedback is rational and reasonable. Third, the weird perverted discussions have only gotten weirder. I’m not a prude or anything, but I listen for video game discussion, not jokes about male members and bodily fluids. So, okay then. I guess I won’t listen anymore. I do wish Scott and Co. continued success but there’s a limited amount of time in the week and now better things to listen to.

gomer43 · Nov 2025

This show was great when it was focused on Heroes of the Storm…maybe that’s because it was a focused thing, so when you started listening, you knew what you were getting into. You came into listen about one thing, and they were going to talk about one thing. For quite a few years now they have been covering video games as a whole. That’s a broad topic, but the hosts tend to have narrow views and strongly oppose differing ones. The hosts also have the unfortunate tendency to slide in political remarks, though fortunately this is not as prevalent as on other podcasts on the network. I’ve found that this leads to a show, and community, that is rather insular. That being said, the chemistry of the hosts is solid, so I can understand the appeal for those whose viewpoints line up with those of the hosts’. I wish Scott, Jon, and Beau well, but I just think the show, currently, falls short of their potential.

clicky510 · Mar 2026

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