The Players' Take: A Video Game Podcast
The Players' Take is a weekly podcast where co-hosts Justin and Montrell discuss video games, video game news and all other topics pertaining to video games!
Episodes
This week Montrell and Justin talk about the news for the final time, and record the longest episode in the show's history! State of Play, Developer Direct, live service game shutdowns and announcements, PS6 delay rumors, Bluepoint's shutdown and much more! Join us one last time as we reminisce on the show's run, discuss the games we're playing, and go over two months of news!
It has been a fun ride over the last...
This week Justin and Montrell discuss all the announcements at The Game Awards, and talk about cratering Call of Duty sales!
Twitter: @theplayerstake
Montrell: @itrap4thehokage
Justin: @thundernut01
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This week Justin and Montrell discuss Netflix buying Warner Bros. and if Call of Duty is in trouble after their letter to the community!
Twitter: @theplayerstake
Montrell: @itrap4thehokage
Justin: @thundernut01
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This week Justin and Montrell are back, and have a ton of news to get through since their last episode! Including the Steam Machine, the RAM market impacting consoles, and massive changes coming to League of Legends in 2026!
Twitter: @theplayerstake
Montrell: @itrap4thehokage
Justin: @thundernut01
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This episode is a solo episode for Montrell. We have some BIG stories to cover but we decide we wanted to cover them together when just is back in town! SO in the meantime, hear montrell rant about his ongoing journey to platinum Ninja Gaiden 4 and follow on the Rockstar layoffs!
This week Justin and Montrell discuss GTA VI being delayed again, Nintedo Switch 2 having crazy launch sales, and a leak about Dante's Inferno 2!
Twitter: @theplayerstake
Montrell: @itrap4thehokage
Justin: @thundernut01
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This week Justin and Montrell discuss the reveal of Halo: Campaign Evolved, different takes on AI in video games, and do a full spoilercast for Trails in the Sky First Chapter!
Twitter: @theplayerstake
Montrell: @itrap4thehokage
Justin: @thundernut01
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This week Justin goes solo and discusses his final non-spoiler thoughts on Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter, rumors of the next Xbox being a premium priced PC hybrid, and EA and the NFL signing 5 more years of exclusivity for Madden!
Twitter: @theplayerstake
Montrell: @itrap4thehokage
Justin: @thundernut01
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This week Justin and Montrell discuss Montrell's early thoughts on Battlefield 6, more rumors of Xbox being abandoned by retailers, and if game purchasing frequency is a window into the future of game!
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Montrell: @itrap4thehokage
Justin: @thundernut01
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This week Justin and Montrell discuss tons of Xbox news, is the end coming faster than we all thought for the storied brand?
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Montrell: @itrap4thehokage
Justin: @thundernut01
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This week Justin and Montrell discuss EA getting purchased for $55 billion, Xbox massively increasing the price of Gamepass, and their impressions of Trails in the Sky First Chapter!
Twitter: @theplayerstake
Montrell: @itrap4thehokage
Justin: @thundernut01
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This week Justin and Montrell discuss Sony's latest State of Play stream, tons of games they've been playing, and the latest Ananta gameplay trailer (which looks dubious)!
Twitter: @theplayerstake
Montrell: @itrap4thehokage
Justin: @thundernut01
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This week Justin goes solo and discusses his initial thoughts on Borderlands 4, his thoughts on Death Stranding 2 after beating it, and the latest Nintendo Direct!
Twitter: @theplayerstake
Montrell: @itrap4thehokage
Justin: @thundernut01
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This week Montrell and Justin discuss the repercussions of increased console pricing, part 2 of Mark Darrahs Anthem video series, and Nintendo patenting ridiculous stuff!
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Montrell: @itrap4thehokage
Justin: @thundernut01
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This week Montrell and Justin discuss Hermen Hulst's interview with the Financial Times, Perfect Dark almost being saved by Take-Two, and do a full spoilercast on Death Stranding!
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Montrell: @itrap4thehokage
Justin: @thundernut01
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This week Montrell and Justin discuss the existence of a Steam console, Bioshock 4 bringing on Rod Fergusson, and manufactured controversy around Hollow Knight: Silksong!
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Montrell: @itrap4thehokage
Justin: @thundernut01
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This week Montrell and Justin discuss Sony increasing prices for all PS5 models, Roblox having some trouble legally, and Montrell's thoughts on how Battlefield VI needs to improve before launch!
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Montrell: @itrap4thehokage
Justin: @thundernut01
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This week Montrell and Justin discuss PS6 power and pricing rumors, will it be affordable when prices are going up? They also talk about Death Stranding, solutions to Monster Hunter's problems, and Starfield coming to PS5!
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Montrell: @itrap4thehokage
Justin: @thundernut01
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This week Montrell and Justin discuss Nintendo increasing Switch 1 pricing, Mastercard commenting on Steam removing adult games, and the merits and faults of gacha games like Genshin Impact and Wuthering Waves!
Twitter: @theplayerstake
Montrell: @itrap4thehokage
Justin: @thundernut01
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This week Montrell and Justin discuss the Battlefield 6 Multiplayer reveal, Sony suing Tencent over Light of Motiram, and Monster Hunter Wilds sales cratering since release!
Twitter: @theplayerstake
Montrell: @itrap4thehokage
Justin: @thundernut01
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