This Week In Video Games
By Tom Kershaw
This Week In Video GamesOct 25, 2020
126: Diablo 4 and Summer Games Fest 2023
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
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125: Tears of the Kingdom and PlayStation Showcase Roundup
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.
LINKS
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/european-commission-approves-microsoft-activision-blizzard-deal
https://www.gameinformer.com/2023/05/10/hollow-knight-silksong-delayed
https://www.eurogamer.net/overwatch-2s-long-promised-flagship-pve-mode-has-been-scrapped
https://www.eurogamer.net/everything-announced-in-sonys-playstation-showcase
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124: Resident Evil 4 Remake and Dredge
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
Links
- Indy World Showcase Round Up https://www.eurogamer.net/everything-featured-in-todays-nintendo-indie-world-showcase
- Street Fighter 6 DLC characters https://www.gameinformer.com/2023/04/20/street-fighter-6-reveals-first-year-dlc-characters
- SF6 World Tour detailed https://www.gameinformer.com/2023/04/20/street-fighter-6s-wacky-single-player-world-tour-mode-detailed
- SF6 Demo Out today https://www.gameinformer.com/2023/04/20/street-fighter-6-demo-out-today-on-playstation-other-platforms-next-week
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123: Zelda Tears of the Kingdom and Tchia
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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122: Metroid Prime and Dead Cells Return to Castlevania
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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121: Destiny 2 Lightfall and Starfield's Release Date
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
Sources
https://www.gameinformer.com/2023/03/08/starfield-blasts-off-in-september
https://www.eurogamer.net/microsoft-confirms-this-years-xbox-games-showcase-airing-11th-june
https://www.gameinformer.com/2023/03/03/square-enix-president-yosuke-matsuda-is-stepping-down
https://www.gameinformer.com/2023/03/09/resident-evil-4-demo-available-today
https://www.eurogamer.net/resident-evil-4-remake-demo-has-a-secret-ultra-hard-mode
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120: Wild Hearts, Atomic Heart & State of Play
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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119: Nintendo Direct and Zelda Tears of the Kingdom
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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118: Hi-Fi Rush and Goldeneye 007
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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117: Need for Speed Unbound and Diablo IV
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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116: Most Anticipated Games of 2023 and Case of the Golden Idol
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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115: Game of the Year 2022 and Street Fighter 6 Beta
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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114: Pokemon Scarlet, Pentiment and Somerville
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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113: God of War Ragnorok, The Entropy Center and Game Awards 2022 Nominations
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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112: Persona 5 Royal, Signalis and Marvel Snap
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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111: Plague Tale Requiem and Scorn plus Silent Hill returns
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.
Timestamps
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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110: Overwatch 2 plus New Witcher and Cyberpunk games announced
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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109: The Last Of Us Part 1, GTA VI Leaks and Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
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
Links
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
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108: Rollerdrome, Midnight Fight Express and What's Next For Destiny 2
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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107: God of War, Rumbleverse and Splatoon 3
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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Cheat maker fires back at Bungie, Plus Dragonball Z coming to Fortnite | News Roundup
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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106: Multiversus, Fortnite, Pokemon Scarlet and Violet
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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Star Wars Knight of the Old Republic Remake on hold, Mario Kart DLC, PSVR2 | News Roundup
It's the 2nd August, so let's get into the news.
Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic Remake On Hold
Latest Mario Kart 8 DLC backs up earlier leak on platform origins of future tracks
PlayStation VR2 See-Through View And Other Features Detailed In New Blog Post
Xbox "encouraged" console wars to drive competition, former exec says
https://www.eurogamer.net/xbox-encouraged-console-wars-to-drive-competition-former-exec-says
Eight Yakuza Games Come To PlayStation Plus Starting Next Month
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105: Stray, Cuphead Delicious Last Course and Live A Live
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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104: Neon White, Steam Deck and Nintendo Direct Mini Partner Showcase
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.
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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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New Nintendo Direct Coming This Week & FromSoftware's Next Game | News Roundup
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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103: Mario Strikers Battle League, TMNT, V Rising and Ten Games To Get Excited About
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.
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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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Starfield Gameplay, Kojima, Diablo IV, Overwatch 2, Riot Games | Xbox & Bethesda News Roundup
It's the 12th June 2022, so let's get into the news.
Starfield gameplay first look
https://www.eurogamer.net/first-look-at-starfield-gameplay
Kojima working on an Xbox Game
https://www.polygon.com/23164776/hideo-kojima-productions-xbox-game
Overwatch 2 launches free to play multiplayer October 4th 2022
https://www.eurogamer.net/overwatch-2-launches-as-a-free-to-play-early-access-title-in-october
New Hollow Knight Silksong trailer at Xbox Showcase
Riot Games Join Xbox Game Pass
https://www.eurogamer.net/riot-portfolio-joins-xbox-game-pass-for-pc-and-mobile
Diablo 4 launches 2023 and you can sign up for the beta now
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102: Sony State of Play June 2022 Roundup and Rogue Legacy 2
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.
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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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Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Announced, Plus NEW State Of Play Coming This Week
It's the 29th May 2022, so let's get into the news.
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Continues Cal Kestis' Quest In 2023
https://www.gameinformer.com/2022/05/27/star-wars-jedi-survivor-continues-cal-kestis-quest-in-2023
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2: The Sith Lords comes to Switch next month
PlayStation State of Play set for 2nd June
https://www.eurogamer.net/playstation-state-of-play-set-for-2nd-june
God of War, Horizon, And Gran Turismo TV Shows Are In Development
Test out Mario Strikers: Battle League Football's online battles in new demo
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101: Nintendo Switch Sports, Trek To Yomi and We'll Always Have Paris
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.
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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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100: Weird West, Norco and The Best Games from 100 Podcast Episodes
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.
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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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Cyberpunk 2077 Expansion Coming, Among US VR and Hello Games Next Project | News Roundup
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
Lost Ark Receives Its First New Subclass Soon, The Glaivier
https://www.gameinformer.com/2022/04/14/lost-ark-receives-its-first-new-subclass-soon-the-glaivier
It looks like Among Us VR may release in December
https://www.eurogamer.net/it-looks-like-among-us-vr-may-release-in-december
Hello Games' Next Ambitious Project Won't Be A No Man's Sky Sequel, Outlaws Update Launches Tomorrow
Halo Infinite's Steam player count falls below Halo: The Master Chief Collection for first time
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Halo Infinite Season 2: Lone Wolves, Kingdom Hearts 4 Announced Plus BAFTA Games Results
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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99: Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Mario Kart DLC and Breath of the Wild 2 Delayed
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.
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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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New Witcher Game In Development, Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed and Returnal DLC | News Roundup
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
CD Projekt Red confirms new Witcher medallion is a lynx
Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed Is A New 4v1 Multiplayer Title By The Makers Of Predator: Hunting Grounds
Returnal's Ascension Update, Which Adds CoOp And A New Challenge Tower, Is Now Live
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98: Tunic, Vampire Survivors, F-Zero X and State of Play Roundups
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.
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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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97. Elden Ring and Destiny 2 The Witch Queen
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.
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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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96. Lost Ark, Sifu and OlliOlli World
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
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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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Nintendo Direct Roundup, Lost Ark Success, COD Warzone 2 and Sifu | News Roundup
It's the 13th Feb 2022, so let's get into the news.
Nintendo Direct Roundup
Lost Ark is big
Sifu modes
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2022-02-12-sifu-may-be-getting-difficulty-modes-after-all
Modern Warfare sequel and Warzone coming this year
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95. Pokemon Legends Arceus, Sony Buys Bungie Plus Dark Souls Remastered
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.
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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)
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Call Of Duty Stays On PlayStation... For Now, NEW Blizzard Survival Game Announced | News Roundup
It's 31st January 2022, so let's get into the news.
Call Of Duty Will Stay On PlayStation For Now, Bloomberg Reports
Respawn Entertainment Currently Developing Multiple Star Wars IPs, Including Next Jedi: Fallen Order Game
Blizzard is creating a "brand-new survival game" set in a "whole new universe"
Hyper Scape, Ubisoft’s Free-To-Play Battle Royale, To Shut Down This April
Rumour suggests there's a new Halo Infinite multiplayer mode in development
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94. Xbox Acquires Activision Blizzard, Nobody Saves The World and Tales of Arise
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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Take Two buys Zynga for $12.7 BILLION, God of War PC & Steam Deck On Track | News Roundup
It's 16th January 2022, so let's get into the news.
Take-Two to buy Zynga for staggering $12.7bn
God of War hits a concurrent peak of almost 60,000 players on Steam in just 24 hours
Valve says Steam Deck still on track for a February release
Final Fantasy XIV Services Are Coming Back Soon
https://www.gameinformer.com/2022/01/14/final-fantasy-xiv-services-are-coming-back-soon
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93. 2022 Predictions, Final Fantasy XIV and The Forgotten City
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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Square Enix President Wants NFTs, FREE Games and Great Winter Deals | News Roundup
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
The Tomb Raider Trilogy Is Free On The Epic Games Store
https://www.gameinformer.com/2021/12/30/the-tomb-raider-trilogy-is-free-on-the-epic-games-store
Valorant Game Director 'Giving Up The Mantle' To Work On New Project At Riot
The Steam Winter Sale
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-12-23-the-steam-winter-sale-is-now-live
Witcher season 2 created another big spike in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt players
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92. Game of the Year 2021, Solar Ash, Indie World and The Matrix Awakens
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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Final Fantasy XIV Sales Stopped (It's TOO POPULAR), Bungie's Head of HR Steps Down, Plus New Genesis Games for NSO
It's 19th December 2021, so let's get into the news.
Final Fantasy 14 is so popular it's been pulled from sale
Bungie Head Of HR Steps Down Following Report Of Toxic Workplace Culture At The Studio
Five New Sega Genesis Games Added To Nintendo Switch Online, Including Altered Beast, ToeJam & Earl, And More
Tencent acquires Back 4 Blood developer Turtle Rock Studios
George R.R. Martin Comments On His Elden Ring Collaboration
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91. Halo Infinite, Cyberpunk 2077, The Game Awards 2021 and Sifu
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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Sony Are Making Their Own 'GamePass' Service, Battlefield's New Boss & Halo Playlists | News Roundup
It's 5th December 2021, so let's get into the news.
PlayStation Plans New Service to Take On Xbox Game Pass
Respawn’s Vince Zampella Becomes Head of Battlefield Amidst Wider Franchise Changes That Include Creation Of Battlefield Universe
Halo Infinite: 343 Industries Is Working To Add Fiesta, SWAT, And Free-For-All Playlists Before End Of Year
Josef Fares' It Takes Two hit by Take-Two claim
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