On this episode of Video Games 2 the MAX, hosts Sean Garmer and Marc Morrison discuss the games they are playing, cover the big news items, and have a main topic as well.

The show begins with a little banter about Marc's trip to a used game store and Marc watching Naruto. Then, Sean talks about his enjoyment of Arc System Works Code Shifter. While Marc plays the Persona 5: Scramble and Yakuza: Like a Dragon Japanese demos. Plus, describes his continued struggles with Monster Hunter World: Iceborne and Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot.

After that, the guys cover all of the big news from the last few weeks. Nintendo blacklisting a press outlet over Pokemon Sword and Shield leaks, Ubisoft announcing a new Division 2 expansion, Bioware going for Anthem 2.0, System Shock 3's demise, Blizzard's bad week, Resident Evil on Netflix, Activision announcing a new Call of Duty, the Wonderful 101 Kickstarter, and more.

Finally, the main topic sees Sean and Marc figuring out what games could Activision possibly be remastering in 2020. Especially since they don't have that many franchises at their disposal.

There's also talk about the games coming out as well.

Timestamps:

0:00: Intro & Marc goes to a Used Game Store and Naruto
6:53: Games Discussed: Code Shifter (6:53), Persona 5: Scramble Demo (11:14), Yakuza: Like a Dragon Demo (15:06), Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot (18:06), Monster Hunter World Iceborne (22:30), Temtem (23:58), Super Mario Bros 3. (GBA, 26:11)

News Topics:

Nintendo Blacklists FN Nintendo (28:37), Division 2: Warlords of New York Expansion (38:32), Ubisoft Promises Five AAA games by 2021 (43:23), Anthem 2.0 (47:20), System Shock 3 Dead (54:04), Warcraft 3: Reforged Troubles (59:38), Rod Fergusson Heads to Blizzard (1:09:48), Call of Duty 2020 May Be Black Ops 5 (1:12:11), Sony Files Patent To Help Gamers Find Their Way (1:14:41), Resident Evil Netflix and Resident Evil 8 News (1:18:58), Dan Houser Leaves Rockstar (1:31:00), Wonderful 101 Kickstarter (1:37:30).

Main Topic: Possible Activision Remasters (1:42:11)