Geekoholics Anonymous Video Game Podcast – Détails, épisodes et analyse

Sony State of Play, Metaphor ReFantazio and more – Geekoholics Anonymous Video Game Podcast 474

On this weeks episode we blab about the following Games and topics:

Whatcha Been Playing? 

• Dragon Age: The Veilguard 08:53
• Metaphor ReFantazio 14:28

News: 
Cross Platform / PC / Misc. 

• Rocksteady is back working on a single-player Batman game, it’s claimed 25:18
• Valve bans all Steam games that force players to watch advertisements 34:18
• Ahead of its network test, Elden Ring’s spin-off multiplayer game has a release date 40:03
• Unity slashes jobs, tells employees they're unemployed via 5am email 41:06

PlayStation

• PSN is down as Sony says it is investigating the outage 44:07
• PlayStation quietly removes "slop" shovelware

PSA’s:

• Epic Games Store Freebies: F1 2024 and Apex Legends 1:05:43

Free 4 All

• White Lightning, Smokey and the Bandit 1:06:35
• Moana 2 1:13:08

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Iron Meat, Metaphor ReFantazio and more – Geekoholics Anonymous Video Game Podcast 473

On this weeks episode we blab about the following Games and topics:

Whatcha Been Playing? 21:38

• Iron Meat
• Metaphor ReFantazio
• Dragon Age 41:36

News: 
Cross Platform / PC / Misc. 

• Summer Game Fest 2025 plans revealed 51:19
• E3 organiser ESA launches new event called ‘iicon’
• DrDisrespect studio Midnight Society announces closure months after "significant" layoffs
• Treyarch co-founder pleads guilty to flying drone that crashed into firefighting plane during LA wildfires
• Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater release date leaks 1:08:50

PlayStation

• Xbox's Forza Horizon 5 officially heading to PlayStation 5 this "spring" 
• PlayStation’s 30th anniversary PS5 themes are leaving, but Sony says they’ll be back 1:18:44
• PlayStation State of Play set for next week - report 

Nintendo

• Nintendo announces timing of its dedicated Switch 2 Direct 1:21:52

PSA’s:

• Epic Games Store Freebies: Beyond Blue and Humankind 1:23:35
• Amazon Prime Gaming’s 20 ‘free’ games for February include BioShock Infinite and a free Xbox game 1:2458

Free 4 All

• New PC 1:26:30

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Dragon Age: The Veilguard, Metal Slug Tactics, PlayStation 5 Pro, LEGO Horizon Adventures and more – Geekoholics Anonymous Video Game Podcast 464

On this weeks episode we blab about the following Games and topics:

Whatcha Been Playing?

• Dragon Age: The Veilguard 16:07
• Metal Slug Tactics 38:47
• PS5 Pro 51:57
• Until Dawn 55:07
• LEGO Horizon Adventures 1:03:32

News: 
Cross Platform / PC / Misc. 

• Mass Effect is officially getting a TV adaptation at Amazon 1:08:27
• After 20 years, Metal Gear Solid 3’s Eva actor reveals her identity 1:11:57
• Take-Two doubles down on GTA 6 release date after delay rumours 1:14:47
• Valve announces limited edition white Steam Deck OLED 1:21:27
• Hundreds of Bethesda employees strike over remote work and outsourcing policies 1:25:17
• GOG Preservation Program aims to keep old games playable on modern PCs 1:30:27

PlayStation

• PS5 Pro price has ‘not had a negative impact’ on sales of the console, says Sony president 1:39:43
• Sony has cut the PS5 Slim Digital Edition price by $70 until Christmas 1:42:31

Nintendo

• Watch Miyamoto take a tour of Super Nintendo World's new Donkey Kong Country theme park expansion 1:44:47

Xbox

• Indiana Jones and the Great Circle gets 14-minute gameplay deep dive video 1:48:07
• Xbox is building a handheld but it’s likely ‘years away’, says boss 1:48:47

PSA’s:

• Epic Games Store Freebies: CastleVania Anniversary Collection and SnakeBird Complete 1:55:47

Free 4 All

• Tears of the Sun 1:57:27
• Grosse Pointe Blank 2:02:17

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Call of Duty Black Ops 6, Lemuroid, Samsung Odyssey OLED G8 and more – Geekoholics Anonymous Video Game Podcast 463

On this weeks episode we blab about the following Games and topics:

Whatcha Been Playing? 5:46

• Black Ops 6 8:26
• Retro situation - Lemuroid 12:54

News: 
Cross Platform / PC / Misc. 

• Striking New York Times tech workers ask players to stop playing Wordle in solidarity 35:46
• Alan Wake 2 has now recouped "most" of the money it cost to make
• Valve adds game recording function to Steam, and it works on Steam Deck 44:33
• Take-Two sells Private Division label, confirms closure of OlliOlli World and Kerbal Space Program 2 studios 49:06

PlayStation

• PS5 Pro: 50+ enhanced games available at launch November 7 53:49

Nintendo

• Switch 2 will be backwards compatible with Switch, Nintendo confirms 57:54

Xbox

• PlayStation's Wolverine creative director now leading Xbox's Perfect Dark reboot 1:04:31

PSA’s:

• Epic Games Store Freebies: Deceive Inc and Apex Legends Ash Character unlock 1:07:22
• 22 titles heading to Prime Gaming in November, including Guardians of the Galaxy and Mafia

Free 4 All

• Avengers: Age of Ultron 1:10:07
• Odyssey OLED G8 1:23:46

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Until Dawn, Call of Duty Black Ops 6 and more – Geekoholics Anonymous Video Game Podcast 462

On this weeks episode we blab about the following Games and topics:

Whatcha Been Playing?

• Until Dawn  5:32
• Black Ops 6 20:12

News: 
Cross Platform / PC / Misc. 

• Beyond Good & Evil 2 still in development, now with new creative director 36:23
• Destiny 2 developer now "investigating an issue" with RNG weapon perks, days after telling players there was no issue at all
• Bungie claims Marathon is ‘on track’, but it’s not yet ready to show gameplay 46:22
• YouTube denies Dr Disrespect's request to re-monetise his channel 57:35

PlayStation

• PlayStation 5 faceplates aren't compatible with PS5 Pro, Sony confirms 59:48
• PlayStation has closed Concord developer Firewalk 1:04:46

Nintendo

• Nintendo details Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Complete, the paid version of its mobile game 1:26:12
• Beloved Wii U exclusive Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition coming to Nintendo Switch 1:28:09
• Nintendo Music app launches today, featuring decades of Nintendo soundtracks 1:29:42

PSA’s:

• Epic Games Store Freebies: Witch it, Ghost Wire Tokyo 1:35:06
• PlayStation Plus Monthly Games for November: Hot Wheels Unleashed 2 – Turbocharged, Ghostwire: Tokyo, Death Note Killer Within 1:35:50

Free 4 All

• PS Vita as a retro console 1:37:17
• The Faculty 1:44:52

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Mario Party Jamboree, The Wild Robot and more – Geekoholics Anonymous Video Game Podcast 461

On this weeks episode we blab about the following Games and topics:

Whatcha Been Playing?

• [3:41] Mario Party Jamboree
• Metaphor: ReFantazio
• [28:47] Astro Bot

News:

Cross Platform / PC / Misc.

• [35:47] Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 arrives on PC January 2025
• Ubisoft responds to report Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown development team disbanded
• Monster Hunter Wilds getting open beta in November, with early access for PlayStation Plus subscribers
• 12 years and $700 later, what’s going on with Star Citizen?

PlayStation

• Amazon's God of War TV series lands new showrunner in former Battlestar Galactica executive producer

Nintendo

• Universal Florida's Super Nintendo World park gets May 2025 opening date
• Details of Nintendo's mysterious Switch Online playtest leak

Xbox

• Everything announced in Microsoft's October Xbox Partner Preview

PSA’s:

• Epic Games Store Freebies: Moving Out

Free 4 All

• [1:14:00] The Wild Robot
• The Dark Knight Rises

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Metaphor: ReFantazio, The Legend of Zelda Echoes of Wisdom and more – Geekoholics Anonymous Video Game Podcast 460

On this weeks episode we blab about the following Games and topics:

Whatcha Been Playing?

• The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
• Metaphor: ReFantazio

News:
Cross Platform / PC / Misc.

• Steam now warns players they’re only buying a license to a game at checkout
• Metaphor: ReFantazio sells 1 million units on its first day, Atlus claims
• Tron: Catalyst is a new isometric action game from Bithell Games
• Mobile game Destiny: Rising announced by NetEase and Bungie
• Edge magazine veterans launch ON, a print gaming periodical

PlayStation

• Announcing PlayStation The Concert – World Tour 2025-2026
• Astro Bot’s speedrun levels will release weekly beginning Thursday

Nintendo

• Pokémon dev Game Freak reels from unprecedented "gigaleak" of "significant internal data"
• Pre-orders for Analogue 3D, a reimagining of the N64, open next week

Xbox

• Android owners will be able to ‘play and purchase Xbox games directly’ from the Xbox app next month
• Microsoft unveils customisable Call of Duty: Blacks Ops 6 controllers and matching Xbox Series X wrap

PSA’s:

• Epic Games Store Freebies: Invincible presents Atom Eve & Kardboard Kings
• Prime Gaming’s ‘free’ games for October include BioShock Remastered and Doom Eternal
  

Free 4 All

• Google Pixel Buds Pro 2
• Alien Romulus

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The Legend of Zelda Echoes of Wisdom, Reynatis and more – Geekoholics Anonymous Video Game Podcast 459

On this weeks episode we blab about the following Games and topics:

Whatcha Been Playing?

• The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
• Throne and Liberty
• Reynatis

News:
Cross Platform / PC / Misc.

• Ex-Far Cry boss Dan Hay reportedly working on new StarCraft shooter at Blizzard
• Tencent and the Guillemot family are reportedly considering taking Ubisoft private
• Sega has announced an Alien Isolation sequel
• Hitman 3 VR studio will lay off nearly all staff, employee says
• Red Dead Redemption and Undead Nightmare announced for PC

Nintendo

• Switch emulator Ryujinx has been taken down after Nintendo contacted its lead developer
• Nintendo has revealed an interactive sound clock called Alarmo

Xbox

• Halo’s 343 rebrands and confirms ‘multiple games’ coming, using Unreal Engine

PSA’s:

• Epic Games Store Freebies: Empyrion:Galactic Survival, Outliver Tribulation
• Hit deck-builder Balatro is now available for mobile
  

Free 4 All

• Agatha All Along

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PlayStation State of Play and more – Geekoholics Anonymous Video Game Podcast 458

On this weeks episode we blab about the following Games and topics:

Whatcha Been Playing?

• The Plucky Squire
• Astro Bot
• Quidditch Champions 

News:
Cross Platform / PC / Misc.

• Sega unveils new Like A Dragon game, ‘Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii’
• Ubisoft delays Assassin’s Creed Shadows, drops traditional Season Pass model
• Ubisoft outlines plan to improve Star Wars Outlaws after ‘softer than expected’ sales
• Meta Quest 3S officially unveiled with £290 price tag and October release date

PlayStation

• Sony’s Concord reportedly cost $400M to develop
• Everything announced in Sony's PlayStation State of Play

Xbox

• Introducing the new Cipher Series translucent Elite Controllers - Xbox Design Lab

PSA’s:

• Epic Games Store Freebies: The Spirit and the Mouse
• PlayStation Plus games for October 2024 confirmed
• Metaphor: ReFantazio demo

Free 4 All

• Transformers ONE

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The Plucky Squire, Switch 2 Rumors, Bambu Labs A1 and more – Geekoholics Anonymous Video Game Podcast 457

On this weeks episode we blab about the following Games and topics:

Whatcha Been Playing?

• The Plucky Squire
• Star Wars Outlaws

News:
Cross Platform / PC / Misc.

• Microsoft is cutting another 650 staff from its gaming teams
• Annapurna Interactive’s entire workforce has resigned
• Unity has cancelled its controversial Runtime Fee
• Steam Families officially launches out of beta
• Flappy Bird's original creator does not support its revival
• Square Enix admits Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and Final Fantasy 16 profits "did not meet expectations"
• Bungie's Marathon reboot will reportedly have $40 price tag despite Concord flop

PlayStation

• Celebrating 30 years of PlayStation with a nostalgic look

Nintendo

• Alleged images of Nintendo’s new Switch have appeared online
• Nintendo sues Palworld maker for infringement of "multiple" patents

PSA’s:

• Epic Games Store Freebies: Toem & The Last Stand: Aftermath

Free 4 All

• Boy Kills World
• Bambu Labs A1

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