{"id":38930,"date":"2025-07-11T15:34:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T19:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vgu.tv\/?p=38930"},"modified":"2025-07-11T15:45:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T19:45:14","slug":"sure-switch-2-is-out-but-whos-winning-fantasy-critic-the-players-club-podcast-ep-157","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vgu.tv\/?p=38930","title":{"rendered":"Sure, Switch 2 is out, but WHO&#8217;S WINNING FANTASY CRITIC?! | The Players Club Podcast Episode 157"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Welcome back to the club!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This week, Al, Graydon, and Emmett are finally going to talk about what has been discussed on the show and hinted at all year\u2026the updated standings in our Fantasy Critic league! We\u2019re halfway through the year now, so let&#8217;s see how Al, Josh, Graydon, and Emmett are doing so far. Who\u2019s winning? What games have been drafted since the start of the year? 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Also, Al talks about his time with Sleeping Dogs, and Emmett talks about his time with Darksiders Genesis and Star Overdrive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can listen to the show on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/los-harrow-games\/id1440699489\">iTunes<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/1JL6h6RpSc4z7zscRVc6pq\">Spotify<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pca.st\/29RP\">Pocket Casts<\/a>, on this article, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/vgutvpodcasts\/episodes\/The-Players-Club-Podcast-Ep-93-Activisions-Still-Actin-Up-and-Kirbys-Still-Suckin-Up-e1h9919\">m<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/0eiacQE7VbinRHSIVtTHPi?si=YR0BJEAWT3qcVsYeZpHLaQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ore<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-pocket-casts wp-block-embed-pocket-casts\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Sure, Switch 2 is out, but WHO&#039;S WINNING FANTASY CRITIC?! | The Players Club Podcast Ep. 157 - VGU.TV Podcasts\" src=\"https:\/\/pca.st\/embed\/rxxfparr\" style=\"border: 0; border-radius: 8px; width: 100%; height: 200px;\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Timestamps:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Start 00:00<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>TotS: Fantasy Critic Update \u00a0 3:44\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Whatcha Playin (Switch 2)\u00a0 \u00a0 1:01:46\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sleeping Dogs\u00a0 \u00a0 1:48:43\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Darksiders Genesis\u00a0 \u00a0 1:58:16\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Star Overdrive\u00a0 \u00a0 2:10:34\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Housekeeping\u00a0 \u00a0 2:19:08\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Housekeeping:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/titG0I0mgmQ\">Episode 5 &#8211; Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance (2024) | O Say Can UC? 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