This Week In Video Games

This week I've been playing Diablo 4 and Street Fighter 6. We've also kicked off the summer of games with Summer Games Fest this week giving up a heads up about the future of video games. Today I'm going to round up all the latest news from the Summer of Games, plus reviews of two of the biggest games of 2023. 00:00 Introduction

03:20 Diablo 4

12:19 Street Fighter 6

20:42 Charts

21:58 Summer Game Fest

31:51 Day of the Devs

39:42 Coming soon

This week I've been playing a lot of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom, and I've been getting lost in Hyrule. Also this week I'm going to round up the PlayStation showcase from this past week, plus we've got all the latest news, plus a new game from Bungie to talk about.

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This week I've been checking out Resident Evil 4, a fantastic new remake from Capcom. Continuing the horror-theme I've also been playing Dredge, a great new indy game that blends fishing and horror. We had a couple of showcases this week with Nintendo's Indy World, plus Street Fighter 6, and the Tears of the Kingdom final story trailer, which was a blockbuster. 00:00 Introduction

03:28 Resident Evil 4 Remake review

11:11 Dredge review

16:33 Indy World Showcase Roundup

23:40 Charts

24:52 Street Fighter 6 Showcase

30:17 Tears of the Kingdom Final Trailer Analysis

38:01 Bungie bans content creator for leaks

43:36 Coming Soon

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This week I've been checking out Tchia, a new indie platform adventure game. I've also been getting very hyped for Tears of the Kingdom, and Nintendo showed off some gameplay for the first time. I also managed to play some of the Diablo IV beta, and I'll bring you my hands-on impressions of that later on.

00:00 Introduction

03:59 Zelda Tears of the Kingdom gameplay analysis

19:08 Link's Awakening review

26:36 Tchia review

30:42 Charts

32:24 Diablo IV Beta

38:21 Destiny 2 News Roundup

45:48 Coming soon

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This week I've been catching up on some classic Metroid releases including Metroid Prime and Metroid Fusion, both recently added to Nintendo Switch. I've also been played the latest Dead Cells Return to Castlevania DLC, plus I'm going to be looking why Lightfall's story in Destiny 2 felt very out of place. 00:00 Intro

03:40 Metroid Prime Remastered

10:26 Dead Cells Return to Castlevania

15:43 Charts

17:01 Metroid Fusion

23:37 Game Boy and Game Boy Advance on Nintendo Switch Online

31:27 Why Bungie changed plans for Lightfall and The Final Shape

39:08 Coming soon

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This week I've been playing a lot of Destiny 2, given the new Lightfall expansion is out. Today I'll run through my first impressions of Lightfall, the campaign, post-campaign and quality of life improvements. I'll also round up the latest gaming news including a release date and showcase for Starfield. 

00:00 Introduction

02:46 Destiny 2 Lightfall first impressions 

12:46 What went wrong with the story in Lightfall? 

24:46 Charts

25:52 News Roundup

31:52 Everything we know about Starfield

42:46 Coming soon

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This week I've been playing the monster-hunting game called Wild Hearts from Koei Tecmo and EA. I've also been checking out Atomic Heart, plus we had a State of Play from Sony. We've had some big news related to EA, with some big players pulling out, plus I'm looking forward to Destiny 2 Lightfall coming next week.

00:00 Introduction

03:09 Wild Hearts review 

12:02 State of Play Roundup

17:21 Charts

18:29 Atomic Heart review 

25:05 Nintendo out of E3 

33:02 Destiny 2 Lightfall QOL updates 

41:53 Coming soon

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This week we've had big Nintendo news with the latest Nintendo Direct including a new Zelda trailer, Pikmin 4 news, plus loads of demos and Metroid Prime! Today I'm going to round up all the biggest news from Nintendo, including Kirby Return to Dreamland, Octopath Traveller 2 and more. I'll also be bringing you my thoughts on A Space for the Unbound, plus rounding up some of the best demos from Steam's Next Fest 2023.

00:00 Introduction

03:03 Nintendo Direct headlines 

11:29 Tears of the Kingdom trailer analysis

23:38 Kirby's Return to Dreamland Deluxe 

27:33 Charts

28:33 Octopath Traveler II

33:32 A Space for the Unbound 

37:30 Steam's Next Fest Roundup

43:06 Live service games get shutdown 

49:53 Coming soon 

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This week I've been checking out Hi-Fi Rush, a surprise new game coming from Tango Gameworks this week. Goldeneye also made it's long, awaited returning, plus it has online multiplayer too, so I'll be checking that out. I'll also recap the Xbox Developer Direct which was held earlier this week, letting us know of some major titles coming to Xbox in the first half of 2023

00:00 Introduction

03:38 Hi-Fi Rush first impressions

08:27 Goldeneye 007 review 

15:05 Xbox Developer Direct Roundup

22:32 Charts

23:58 Sea of Stars - One to watch in 2023

27:52 Fortnite Chapter 4

32:50 Destiny 2 Year 5 review

49:37 Games coming soon

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This week I've been checking out Need for Speed Unbound a racing game from Criterion and EA. I've been going back to some games I missed or fell off from including Hitman 3, plus getting back into Elden Ring. I'm also looking ahead to Diablo IV, which arrives later in June, as well as looking at a short history of secrets in Destiny 2.

00:00 Introduction

03:41 Need for Speed Unbound

10:05 Diablo IV - One to watch in 2023

18:52 Hitman 3 review 

25:36 Charts 

27:04 Elden Ring revisited 

33:19 The Secrets of Destiny 2 

45:58 Coming soon

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This week I've been looking ahead to 2023, and today I'm going to go through my most anticipated games of 2023, plus a few gaming predicitios. I've also been playing The Case of the Golden Idol, plus checking out for Forspoken Demo from Square Enix. All that plus we have one of the best seasons in Destiny 2 all year with Season of the Seraph, and today I'm going to unpack it all.

00:00 Introduction

03:31 Most anticipated games of 2023 

14:53 2023 video game predictions

24:19 Forspoken Demo first impressions 

27:36 Charts 

28:36 Case of the Golden Idol 

33:29 Destiny 2 Season of the Seraph thoughts...

43:26 Games coming soon

43:57 Outro

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This week I've been playing the Street Fighter 6 closed beta, plus Return to Monkey Island. Today I'll be going through all the news from the Game Awards 2022, the biggest announcements, plus I'll be revealing my Game of the Year for 2022, and rounding up the biggest news from 2022 too.

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This week I've been playing Pokemon Scarlet, a technical mess of a game, that still manages to bring the Pokemon magic. I've also been playing Pentiment from Obsidian, in this 16th-century narrative adventure. Season of Plunder is finishing in Destiny 2, so I'll bring you my thoughts on the current state of the game, plus I've been playing Somerville too.

00:00 Introduction

04:06 Pokemon Scarlet review 

15:23 Pentiment review 

21:07 Somerville review 

25:03 Charts 

26:09 Latest Video Game News 

34:19 Season of Plunder review (Destiny 2)

46:44 Coming soon

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This week I've been playing God of War Ragnorok. It's finally time to jump into one of the biggest games of the year, and it does not disappoint. I've also been playing The Entropy Center, plus I'll be rounding up all the news from The Game Award Nominations and Nintendo's latest indie world showcase. I'm also going to be putting together a list of recommended games for new Xbox owners.

00:00 Introduction

05:19 God of War Ragnorok review 

17:06 Game Awards 2022 Nominations

26:00 10 games to try for new Xbox owners

35:10 All platform charts 

36:18 Nintendo Indie World Showcase November 2022 

43:33 The Entropy Centre review 

47:42 Destiny 2 Season 19 preview 

56:27 Games coming soon

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This week I've been playing Persona 5 Royal, since it's recently come to Xbox Game Pass. I've also been checking out Signalis, Marvel Snap and Wilfrost too. Finally, I've been back to one of my favourite games of all time with the Legend of Zelda: A Link To The Past. It's a jammed packed show, full of recent games, classic games and hidden gems.

00:00 Introduction

05:06 Persona 5 Royal review 

13:05 Signalis review 

18:27 PSVR2 price and date 

22:48 Charts 

23:54 Marvel Snap review 

31:36 Wildfrost first impressions 

36:15 The Legend of Zelda: A Link To The Past review 

46:42 Games Coming Soon 

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This week I've been playing A Plague Tale: Requiem, where Hugo and Amacia take on the Black Death. I've also been getting ready for Halloween by checking out Scorn, plus we've had showcases from the Silent Hill team and Resident Evil too. All that plus I'll be saying goodbye to Google Stadia, plus checking in on the state of seasonal events in Destiny 2.

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00:00 Introduction

03:42 A Plague Tale Requiem review 

09:34 Scorn review 

15:30 Silent Hill returns 

21:02 Charts 

22:45 Goodbye Google Stadia 

31:47 Resident Evil Showcase 

35:52 Festival of the Lost and the State of Seasonal Events in Destiny 2 

45:07 Games coming soon

Google Stadia Shutting Down https://www.polygon.com/23378721/google-stadia-shutting-down 

Stadia shutdown shocked developers https://www.theverge.com/2022/9/30/23381106/google-stadia-shutdown-shocked-developers-too  

Resident Evil https://kotaku.com/resident-evil-showcase-october-re4-remake-village-dlc-1849684286 

Silent Hill https://www.eurogamer.net/silent-hill-is-back-but-is-it-too-much-too-soon

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This week I've been playing Overwatch 2, the new iteration on Overwatch from Blizzard. I've also been diving deep into the nostalgia zone with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The Cowabunga Collection, plus checking out a brand new point and click adventure in the Excavation of Hob's Barrow, which is perfect for spooky season. CD Projekt also announced some VERY ambitious plans this week regarding Witcher and Cybperpunk sequels.

00:00 Introduction

04:41 Overwatch 2 review

16:02 TMNT The Cowabunga Collection review

24:51 CD Projeckt Red Announces New Witcher and Cyberpunk Games https://www.polygon.com/23389053/cyberpunk-witcher-sequels-cd-projekt-analysis

31:59 All platform charts 

33:22 Problems with Destiny 2 right now

42:53 The Excavation of Hobs Barrow review

50:35 Games coming soon 

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This week I've been playing The Last Of Us Part 1, the remake of the hit first game in The Last Of Us series. There has also been a ton of news over the past few weeks, with GTA VI getting leaked, then Nintendo and Sony having major showcases, so there's plenty of news to catch up on. I'll go through all of that plus break down the new Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom Trailer.

00:00 Introduction

03:24 The Last Of Us Part 1 review 

12:13 GTAVI leaks 

19:46 Sony State of Play 

23:22 Charts 

24:34 Nintendo Direct 

32:11 Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom trailer breakdown 

44:53 Coming soon

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https://www.ign.com/articles/playstation-state-of-play-september-2022-everything-announced

https://www.ign.com/articles/grand-theft-auto-6-leaks-everything-thats-happened-so-far

https://www.eurogamer.net/everything-in-todays-nintendo-direct

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This week I've been playing Rollerdrome, plus checking out the latest Pirate-themed season in Destiny 2 called Season of Plunder. Bungie was also back letting us know what's coming next in their big expansion in 2023, and that's Lightfall, and I'll round up everything we know about what's next for Destiny 2 later on. All that plus Midnight Fight Express, Tinykin and GamesCom news.

Timestamps

00:00 Introduction

03:30 Rollerdrome review

09:37 What's next for Destiny 2? 

18:23 Destiny 2 Season of Plunder first impressions 

28:24 Charts 

29:33 GamesCom 2022 ONL Roundup

35:18 Midnight Fight Express review 

40:09 Tinykin review 

45:13 Games coming soon 

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This week I've been having a look back at God of War, given we have God of War Ragnorok coming in only a few short months. I've also been checking out Rumbleverse, the new wrestling battle royale from Iron Galaxy. I've also been checking out Two Point Campus and the new Mario Kart DLC Wave 2 from Nintendo, so it's a busy show, let's get to it.

00:00 Intro

04:15 God of war

12:53 God of War Ragnorok

22:02 Splatoon 3

27:40 All platform charts

28:47 Rumbleverse

35:51 Two Point Campus

40:39 Mario Kart DLC Wave 2

45:06 Games coming soon

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It's the 14th of August 2022, so let's get into the news.  

0:00 Introduction 

0:22 Cheat maker fires back at Bungie 

2:26 MultiVersus Season 1 

4:51 Dragonball Z in Fortnite  

5:53 Genshin Impact 3.0 

7:47 More delays (Metal Slug Tactics and Hogwarts Legacy)  

Cheat maker fires back at Bungie after Destiny 2 copyright infringement case

https://www.eurogamer.net/cheat-maker-fires-back-at-bungie-after-destiny-2-copyright-infringement-case

Season 1 Of MultiVersus Begins Next Week, Morty Joins The Roster Later

https://www.gameinformer.com/2022/08/12/update-season-1-of-multiversus-begins-next-week-morty-joins-the-roster-later

Something Dragon Ball Z-Related Hits The Game Next Week

https://www.gameinformer.com/psa/2022/08/11/fortnite-something-dragon-ball-z-related-hits-the-game-next-week

Here's Genshin Impact's 3.0 update release date

https://www.eurogamer.net/heres-genshin-impacts-30-update-release-date

Metal Slug Tactics Will Now Mobilize In 2023

https://www.gameinformer.com/2022/08/11/metal-slug-tactics-will-now-mobilize-in-2023

Hogwarts Legacy Delayed To February 2023

https://www.gameinformer.com/2022/08/12/hogwarts-legacy-delayed-to-february-2023

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This week I've been checking out Multiversus, the new free-to-play character fighter from Warner Bros. The Pokemon Company showed off more of Scarlet and Violet, plus I'll be rounding up everything we saw from Annapurna in their recent showcase. I've also been going back to my classic game collection and checking out Zelda II The Adventure of Link on the NES, plus rounding up everything Nintendo has said about Breath of the Wild 2. All that plus I've been checking out Fortnite No Build Mode.

00:00 Intro

04:06 Multiversus review

11:23 Pokemon Scarlet and Violet - One to watch

16:57 Annapurna Showcase Roundup

21:30 All platform charts

23:17 Zelda II: The Adventure of Link review

34:14 Everything Nintendo said about BOTW2

44 :29 Fortnite No Build Mode

40:22 Games coming soon

51:43 Outro

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It's the 2nd August, so let's get into the news.

Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic Remake On Hold

This week I've been checking out Stray, the new cyberpunk cat game from BlueTwelve Studio. I've also been checking out the remake of Live A Live from Square Enix. Cuphead is also back with it's Delicious Last Course, plus I've been washing down vans and paks in PowerWash Simulator. All that plus looking ahead to the best indies coming in 2022.

00:00 Intro

04:08 Stray review

11:22 Cuphead Delicious Last Course review

17:49 Live A Live First Impressions

21:51 All platform charts

23:18 PowerWash Simulator review

28:48 Top Indies to watch in 2022

34:33 News Roundup

42:04 Games coming soon

43:00 Outro

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This week I've been playing the new speed-running FPS Neon White, one of the hottest games out there at the moment. I've also been checking out the latest Nintendo Direct Mini Partner Showcase, and gathering all the info we have about Breath of the Wild 2. All that plus I've been checking out some great indie games, and I got my heads on my new Steam Deck, so I'll bring you my review of that later in the show.

00:00 Intro

03:29 Neon White review

10:11 Nintendo Direct Mini June 2022

15:25 Everything we know about Breath of the Wild 2

26:53 All platform charts

28:48 Steam Deck review

37:34 Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising review

43:22 Loot River review

47:36 Games coming soon

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It's the 26th June 2022, so let's get into the news.

Rumor: Massive Grand Theft Auto 6 Leak Reveals Surprising Setting, Story Details, and More

https://gamerant.com/grand-theft-auto-6-location-release-date-story-gameplay-leak/

Rumour has it another Nintendo Direct is coming next week

https://www.eurogamer.net/rumour-has-it-another-nintendo-direct-is-coming-next-week

From Software's Miyazaki Says Next Project In Final Stages, Elden Ring 2 Not Ruled Out

https://www.gameinformer.com/2022/06/24/from-softwares-miyazaki-says-next-project-in-final-stages-elden-ring-2-not-ruled-out

Final Fantasy 16 will not have an open world

https://www.eurogamer.net/final-fantasy-16-will-not-have-an-open-world

A Plague Tale: Requiem Gets October Release Date And 10-Minute Gameplay Demo

https://www.gameinformer.com/2022/06/23/a-plague-tale-requiem-gets-october-release-date-and-10-minute-gameplay-demo

PlayStation latest company to skip Gamescom 2022

https://www.eurogamer.net/playstation-latest-company-to-skip-gamescom-2022

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This week I've been playing Mario Strikers Battle League Football. I've also been checking out Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredders Revenge, plus the Vampire Survival game V Rising and the new game from Wadjet Eye Games, Old Skies. As well as the games, I've also been checking out Summer Games Fest and noting down some of the best games we should get excited about, so I'll bring you ten of the best later in the show.

00:00 Intro

03:05 Mario Strikers Battle League Football

10:04 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredders Revenge

17:38 All platform charts

19:41 Ten games from Summer Games Fest to get excited about

30:31 V Rising first impressions

37:23 Old Skies first impressions

41:19 Games coming soon

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It's the 12th June 2022, so let's get into the news.

Starfield gameplay first look

This week I've been playing Rogue Legacy 2, and also diving into the new season of Halo Infinite. Sony kicked off the Summer Games Fest with their State of Play, plus I've been checking out some very cool indy games with Citizen Sleeper and Ghost on the Shore. All that plus I'm looking back at the best games of 2022 so far.

00:00 Intro

02:48 Sony State of Play June 2022 Roundup

09:29 Rogue Legacy 2 review 

14:55 Citizen Sleeper review 

19:13 All platform charts 

20:27 Ghost on the Shore review 

24:36 Best games of 2022 so far...

38:43 Halo Infinite Season 2 First Impressions 

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It's the 29th May 2022, so let's get into the news.

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Continues Cal Kestis' Quest In 2023

This week I've been playing Nintendo Switch Sports, the new motion-centric game from Nintendo, which is the follow up to wildly successful Wii Sports series. I've also been checking out Xenoblade Chronicles, getting ready for the third game coming out later in the summer. All that plus Trek to Yomi and We'll Always Have Paris, there's plenty to look forward to this week.

00:00 Intro

02:45 Nintendo Switch Sports review

09:57 Trek To Yomi review 

14:26 Mario Strikers Battle League Football - One to Watch for 2022 

21:16 All platform charts 

22:55 Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition review 

32:36 We'll Always Have Paris review  

36:50 Games coming soon 

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This week I've been playing Weird West, plus also been getting into Norco, a new point and click adventure game. Also, given it's the 100 episode special, I'm going to look back on some of the best games from the last 100 episodes, and count down some of my favourites.

00:00 Intro

02:40 Weird West review 

10:05 Norco review 

14:06 All platform charts 

15:25 Best games from first 100 episodes of the podcast 

26:36 Returnal Ascension DLC review 

31:58 Primordia review 

36:11 Coming soon 

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It's the 18th of April 2022, so let's get into the news.

Cyberpunk 2077 expansion will launch next year - and more DLC is in the works

It's the 10th of April 2022, so let's get into the news.

Halo Infinite Season 2: Lone Wolves Trailer Released, Features First Look At New Maps

https://www.gameinformer.com/2022/04/08/halo-infinite-season-2-lone-wolves-trailer-released-features-first-look-at-new-maps

Kingdom Hearts 4 is officially on the way

https://www.eurogamer.net/kingdom-hearts-4-is-officially-on-the-way

Returnal wins big at this year's BAFTA Games Awards

https://www.eurogamer.net/returnal-wins-big-at-this-years-bafta-games-awards

Metroid Dread boss rush modes now available

https://www.eurogamer.net/metroid-dread-boss-rush-modes-now-available

Mario Golf, The Classic Nintendo 64 Sports Game, Comes To Switch This Month

https://www.gameinformer.com/2022/04/07/mario-golf-the-classic-nintendo-64-sports-game-comes-to-switch-this-month

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This week I've been playing Kirby and the Forgotten Land and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe DLC, as the first wave of new tracks has been released. We've also had some HUGE news this week with a PlayStation Plus revamp, Breath of the Wild 2 news, and E3 has been completely cancelled. 

00:00 Introduction

03:40 PlayStation Plus Revamp

07:12 Breath of the Wild 2 Delayed! 

09:01 E3 2022 is off...

11:26 Kirby and the Forgotten Land review 

19:52 Mario Kart 8 Deluxe DLC Wave 1 review 

25:00 Charts 

26:18 The Cycle Frontier First Impressions 

32:54 Nightmare Reaper 

37:18 Games coming soon 

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It's the 27th March 2022, so let's get into the news.

CD Projekt Red Announces New Witcher Game, Will Be Made In Unreal Engine 5

This week I've been playing Tunic, a new isometric Zelda-Souls-like. I've also been checking out another breakout indie hit from 2022 called Vampire Survivors, plus I've been getting all nostalgic with F-Zero X on Nintendo Switch Online. The big releases keep on coming too, and this week I'm looking ahead to Tiny Tina's Wonderlands, which comes out at the end of the month... Plus rounding up all the latest news from Sony from their recent State of Play showcases.

00:00 Introduction

04:27 Tunic review 

11:50 State of Play Roundups 

16:42 All platform charts

18:09 Tiny Tina's Wonderlands - One to watch 

24:47 F-Zero X review 

29:48 Vampire Survivors review 

35:05 Games Coming soon

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This week I've been playing a whole load of Destiny 2's The Witch Queen DLC, finding out all the secrets of the Throne World and checking out the latest expansion that Bungie has to offer. I've also been exploring the Lands Between in Elden Ring from developer FromSoftware. All that plus we have news of Pokemon Gen 9 coming out later on this year. 

00:00 Introduction

03:06 Elden Ring First Impressions 

11:56 Elden Ring's impressive launch stats 

15:40 Destiny 2 The Witch Queen review-in-progress (no spoilers)

25:41 All platform charts

27:01 Witch Queen Ending Explained plus what's next for Destiny 2

37:06 Pokemon Scarlet and Violet announcement 

40:40 Games coming soon

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This week I've been checking out Lost Ark, a new MMO ARPG from Smilegate and Amazon Game Studios, plus I've been getting thoroughly beaten up in Sifu, a new punishing kung fu beat 'em up. On the lighter side of things I've also been checking out OlliOlliWorld, a new side-scrolling skateboarding game then I've been recording my top ten list of PS5 games out right now

00:00 Intro 

03:28 Lost Ark review in progress 

12:07 Sifu review

19:35 All platform charts 

20:48 OlliOlli World

26:02 Top 10 PS5 Games Out Now (Feb 2022)

38:27 Games Coming Soon

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It's the 13th Feb 2022, so let's get into the news.

Nintendo Direct Roundup

This week I've been checking out Pokemon Legends Arceus and also I've been training for the upcoming Elden Ring by playing through Dark Souls Remastered. Also this week we had another huge acquisition with Sony buying Bungie. I'll go through all that this week, plus look ahead to Kirby and the Forgotten Land coming soon.

00:00 Introduction

03:26 Pokemon Legends Arceus

15:02 Sony Buys Bungie 

26:02 Charts

27:32 Kirby and the Forgotten Land

34:03 Dark Souls Remastered 

39:18 Top 10 Games for Nintendo Switch (Feb 2022)

52:32 Games Coming Soon 

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It's 31st January 2022, so let's get into the news.

Call Of Duty Will Stay On PlayStation For Now, Bloomberg Reports

This week we've been digesting perhaps the biggest story in gaming history, with Xbox buying Activision-Blizzard. I've also been playing plenty of RPGs recently with Drinkbox's Nobody Saves The World and Tales of Arise. I've also been back to the very start of one of my favourite franchises and beat the original Legend of Zelda.

03:31 Xbox acquires Activision Blizzard

08:09 10 Predictions for what happens next for Microsoft

15:15 Nobody Saves The World review 

22:57 All platform charts

24:40 The Legend of Zelda - Classic Replay

33:38 Tales of Arise review 

39:53 Shovel Knight Poket Dungeon review 

44:04 Coming out soon 

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It's 16th January 2022, so let's get into the news.

Take-Two to buy Zynga for staggering $12.7bn

This week I've been playing Final Fantasy XIV having finally taken the jump into the huge MMO over the holiday season. I've also been catching up on my backlog of games with The Forgotten City. Today I'm going to be looking ahead to 2022, looking at my most anticipated games of the year, plus some predictions for the year ahead.

00:00 Intro

03:40 Most Anticipated Games of 2022

19:44 PSVR2 

23:42 Final Fantasy XIV 

30:54 Charts

31:50 Xbox Game Pass News 

33:18 The Forgotten City review 

38:22 CrossfireX - One to watch

42:57 2022 Gaming predictions 

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It's 3rd January 2022, so let's get into the news.

Square Enix president knows people who 'play to have fun' dislike NFTs, but he wants them anyway

This week I've been playing Solar Ash, the follow up to Hyper Light Drifter from Heart Machine. I've also been checking out the Matrix Awakens, the new Unreal Engine 5 playable demo. The main event today though is The Game of the Year 2021, and I'll be running down my top ten games of the year.

00:00 Introduction

02:25 Solar Ash review 

08:50 The Matrix Awakens (Unreal Engine 5)

14:18 All platform charts 

15:17 Nintendo Indie World Showcase December 2021 

19:36 Game of the Year 2021

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It's 19th December 2021, so let's get into the news.

Final Fantasy 14 is so popular it's been pulled from sale

This week I've been playing Halo Infinite's Campaign, plus checking out Cyberpunk 2077 one year on from it's release. I'll also be rounding up the Game Awards 2021 in terms of the big winners, plus looking ahead to Sifu and looking back at some of the games you may have missed in 2021.

00:00 Introduction

03:34 Halo Infinite Campaign 

12:36 The Game Awards 2021 Roundup

16:25 Charts 

17:32 Cyberpunk 2077 review (One Year Later)

27:57 Ten games you may have missed in 2021

37:06 Sifu 

43:08 Bungie's 30th Anniversary in Destiny 2

48:55 Coming soon

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It's 5th December 2021, so let's get into the news.

PlayStation Plans New Service to Take On Xbox Game Pass