Title: Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment (ゼルダ無双 封印戦記, Zeruda Musō: Fūin Senki; lit. "Zelda Musou: Chronicle of the Sealed War") [Wikipedia] [IMDb]

Developer: AAA Games Studio

Publisher(s): Nintendo, Koei Tecmo (JP)

Designers: Koki Aoyanagi (director), Kyohei Oka, Yifan Chen, Mastaka Kuroki

Platform: Nintendo Switch 2

Release date: November 6, 2025

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SHOWNOTES: On this Game Launch Edition of Collateral Gaming, Ash is covering the latest Zelda and Warriors crossover spin-off on Switch 2—Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment! Similar to the previous Hyrule Warriors installment, Age of Calamity—which acted as an alternate timeline prequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild—this 2025 title from Nintendo and Koei Tecmo is adjacent to Tears of the Kingdom, covering the canon events of the Imprisoning War, while offering Musou-style hack and slash gameplay on Nintendo's newest hardware. Listen now, and stay tuned for our two-part episode on Metroid Prime 4 and our Holiday Special on Zelda: A Link to the Past!

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Title: Ghost of Yōtei [Wikipedia] [IMDb]

Developer: Sucker Punch Productions

Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment

Designers: Nate Fox, Jason Connell (directors)

Platform: PlayStation 5

Release date: October 2, 2025

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SHOWNOTES: Ash and Dan are back for Part 2 of our Ghost of Yōtei review! This time, we are digging deeper into Atsu's journey with our spoiler-filled thoughts on the story and gameplay. So, camp with us by the fire and let the wind guide you to our next two-part episode, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, and our Holiday Special on The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past!

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Title: Ghost of Yōtei [Wikipedia] [IMDb]

Developer: Sucker Punch Productions

Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment

Designers: Nate Fox, Jason Connell (directors)

Platform: PlayStation 5

Release date: October 2, 2025

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SHOWNOTES: Happy Thanksgiving, gamers and listeners! We are thankful for each and every one of you, and to share that gratitude, here's a new spoiler-free review! In Part 1 of our episode on Sucker Punch's highly anticipated Ghost of Yōtei, Ash and Dan reveal our impressions so far while exploring the colorful Ezo, Japan and starting Atsu's journey of vengeance. Stay tuned for Part 2 soon, where we'll be getting into spoilers and diving deeper into the game!

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Title: Silent Hill f (サイレントヒル f, Sairento Hiru f) [Wikipedia] [IMDb]

Developer: NeoBards Entertainment

Publisher: Konami Digital Entertainment

Designers: Al Yang (director), Capra Shih

Platforms: PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox Series X/S

Release date: September 25, 2025

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SHOWNOTES: We have one last bit of survival horror content left for you on the latest episode of Collateral Gaming, as we give our spoiler-free thoughts on the newest entry of the Silent Hill franchise: Silent Hill f! This title takes the psychological horror to 1960s Japan and evolves the series formula in bold new ways, but does it work? Find out now, and stay tuned for our upcoming two-part episode on Ghost of Yōtei!

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Featured Game Review: Resident Evil (2002) [Wikipedia] [IMDb]

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SHOWNOTES: On the Post-Halloween Edition of Collateral Gaming: Bonus Round!, Ash and Beau are reviewing the 2002 remake of Resident Evil! This entry of the beloved survival horror series is considered by many to be the definitive way to experience the original story at the Spencer Mansion and a benchmark for video game remakes. So, reload your weapons, smoke some of that Green Herb with us as we talk about Resident Evil (2002), and stay tuned for our upcoming review of Silent Hill f and two-part episode on Ghost of Yōtei later this month!

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Title(s):

• Resident Evil – Code: Veronica (バイオハザード コード：ベロニカ, lit: "Biohazard – Code: Veronica") [Wikipedia] [IMDb]
• Resident Evil – Code: Veronica X (バイオハザード コード：ベロニカ～完全版～, lit: "Biohazard – Code: Veronica ~Complete Version~")

Developer: Capcom Production Studio 4

Publisher(s): Capcom

• Eidos Interactive (DC: EU)
• Nintendo Australia (GC: AU)

Designers: Hiroki Kato (director), Shinji Mikami (producer)

Platforms: Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, GameCube, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

Release date(s):

• February 3, 2000 (DC: JP)
• March 22, 2001 (X, DC: JP)

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SHOWNOTES: We hope you had a Happy Halloween, listeners! We celebrated the spooky holiday playing Capcom's classic survival horror originally released on the Dreamcast in 2000—Resident Evil – Code: Veronica! Often overlooked, this entry is the last of the RE series conforming to the gameplay style of the original games. So, smoke some Green Herb with us for this year's Halloween Special, and stay tuned for more spooky content very soon, including the Post-Halloween Edition of Collateral Gaming: Bonus Round!, as well as our review of Silent Hill f!

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Title: Cronos: The New Dawn [Wikipedia] [IMDb]

Developer: Bloober Team

Publisher: Bloober Team

Designers: Wojciech Piejko, Jacek Zięba (directors)

Platforms: Linux, macOS, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox Series X/S

Release date: September 5, 2025

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SHOWNOTES: Halloween is almost upon us, and while we're later to it than anticipated, Collateral Gaming's spooky season has begun! Ash and Beau start with a Game Launch review of the new survival horror entry from Bloober Team, the developers of the Silent Hill 2 remake—Cronos: The New Dawn! But how is this new IP from the studio that surprised us just last October with their take on a beloved horror classic? Find out our spoiler-free thoughts now, and stay tuned for more horror content, including our next Game Launch review on Silent Hill f, our Halloween Special on Resident Evil – Code: Veronica, and more!

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