The Free Cheese Episode 423: A Son Like Josh Hartnett

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The Free Cheese Episode 423: A Son Like Josh Hartnett

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Oct 18, 2021

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This week on The Free Cheese, gimme fuel, gimme five. We talk about the best fifth games in a series and see how many collectibles it takes before we break. We explore the depths of Metroid Dread and talk about how Back 4 Blood has changed since it’s initial beta.

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Oct 18, 2021

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The Free Cheese is a weekly video game podcast about video games, brought to you once a week by The Free Cheese dot com. Featuring Marc Augustyniak and Matt Soellner. Hosted by Joe Dix. Opening theme The Origin by Legna Zeg.

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