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Mortal Kombat die-hard Matt Kittredge is back on "Whatcha Playing" to talk about MK11 and how much he loves the latest game in the series. We discuss the brutal fatalities, old / new characters, DLC and the longevity of the franchise!

Die-hard bar golfer (and my brother) Chris Jones joined me this week to talk 'Golden Tee'! There's a lot of strategy to mastering this game and we talked technique, courses, upgrades for each year, 'Golden Tee' on ESPN this week and which beers are the best for shooting a great round!

Roche and I are big Quentin Tarantino fans and we have a lot to discuss with 'Once Upon A Time In...Hollywood'! Leo, Brad, Margo, radio, Pacino, the girl in the Western movie, our favorite scenes. There are spoilers here at 12:00 in.

Roche and I are big Quentin Tarantino fans and we have a lot to discuss with 'Once Upon A Time In...Hollywood'! Leo, Brad, Margo, radio, Pacino, the girl in the Western movie, our favorite scenes. There are spoilers here at 12:00 in.

Laura Palmer's coffin, 'Doom Days', going beyond the album with the digital world, playing a massive set at Glastonbury, Lewis Capaldi and why drinking Buckfast is a bad idea. Dan Smith of Bastille joined me for a fantastic chat on "It's Mike Jones"!

The arcade was the place where many of us built the foundation of our love of video games. Seth Adam Kallick joined me to talk about going to the arcade as a kid, playing with friends and strangers, figuring out the fighting games, pinball machines, the new era of bar-cades and more!

Corey Eveler joined me for a chat about video game emulators on Whatcha Playing. We talked about home arcade machines, the retro movement, not getting ripped off online, Raspberry Pi, potential for Nintendo / Playstation to offer gaming bundles, controller options and the ease of bringing games on the road.

Chris Johnson is my guest for a chat about 'Red Dead Online' on "Whatcha Playing". We talked about going good or bad, the online story mode, forming your posse with random folks, people turning on you in the game, potential new areas and more updates to come from Rockstar.

The Monster Among Men is my latest guest! WWE Superstar Braun Strowman joined me to talk about the WWE SummerSlam Heatwave Tour, his favorite moments of destruction, mixing it up in the ring with everyone, Paul Heyman and Eric Bischoff's new roles as Executive Directors, making the most of traveling and how free shorts are free shorts!

Abe Gordon is my guest for a look at 'Escape From Tarkov' on "Whatcha Playing"! He gave me an in depth look at the realism of this Russian shooter, joining sides, scavenging for weapons / supplies, learning the massive maps, keeping the field even for players, close to life combat situations!

Liam Gallagher is my latest guest! We talked about his new record 'Why Me? Why Not.', big shows coming with The Who, giving fans the show they pay to see, not being afraid to share his story in the 'As It Was' documentary and possible plans to be on-stage for The Killers set at Glastonbury (but not singing).

Nick Hexum is ready for a fun summer and we had a lot to talk about! We got into the tour with 311 & Dirty Heads, the new album 'Voyager', plans for 311's 30 year bandiversary in 2020, his daughters making music and the glorious win of a maroon t-shirt in his basketball league!

The new "Whatcha Playing" is all about going into the ocean with 'Subnautica'! Erin Shayne is my guest and she tells us all about building your base in the sea, discovering creatures, the science of salvaging, strange aliens in the water and more to come in the 'Subnautica' world!

Big changes are coming with FIFA 20 and the new "Whatcha Playing" is a preview of what's on the way! Eric White and I get into the features that were revealed by EA at E3: one-on-one on the pitch, VOLTA Football street play, penalties / free kicks, making FIFA more of a gamer's game!

Gavin Rossdale is ready for a great summer with Bush, LIVE and Our Lady Peace on The ALTimate Tour! We talked about 25 years of 'Sixteen Stone', how he worked painting dental offices after recording the record, bands wanting to be the best and the brilliant combination of Milk Duds and popcorn!

Jimmy Eat World is heading out with Third Eye Blind and Ra Ra Riot for the Summer Gods Tour! Jim Adkins joins me to talk about backstage grilling, their 25th anniversary show, 20 years of 'Clarity', The Iron Throne and why squats are so important to having a great show!

Fat Chris is on "Whatcha Playing" to talk about 'Revolution X', the Aerosmith arcade shooter! Fat Chris actually has the machine and we talk about how he got one, restoring the cabinet, how Aerosmith did the game, the story, advanced graphics for 1994 and his gaming world records!

Bright Kelly, frontman of The Great Enough, is on Whatcha Playing to talk about the RetroN 3 console. We chatted about how the games hold up on new televisions, controller recommendations for this system, other Hyperkin systems, what he's been playing, the new music and shows coming up for The Great Enough!

Amy Lee called and we had a fantastic conversation! We discussed Evanescence coming to DC on 5/15 for the show at The Anthem, the band getting back to rocking, what she learned from the orchestra and 'Synthesis', making a kid's album and how her son Jack has the coolest life!