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| #172 - Goodbye... Plus Sony State of Play Recap | 06 Feb 2024 | 01:39:39 | |
It is with a heavy heart that all mediocre things must come to pass. Unfortunately, this will be our final episode. Life sometimes gets in the way of a good time, and episode 172 seemed a fitting number to end it on... But at least we have one last recap to do after last week's Sony State of Play! Thanks to everyone that has listened over the past 3 years. We really do appreciate it, else we would have given up a long time ago. Take care of yourselves and much love. GG. | |||
| #171 - Microsoft Lay Offs, Palworld, Big Q1 Game Releases | 30 Jan 2024 | 01:30:34 | |
It's a Ben and Eddy pod as Pete is off. Managed to keep the train on the tracks though, not to worry. Our features talks about the big games coming over the next few months. | |||
| #162 - PlayStation Lawsuit, Anvil Saga, Does the Xbox Tax exist? | 28 Nov 2023 | 01:45:32 | |
There's more advertising in gaming, PlayStation pricing comes under fire and Call of Duty's next campaign could be an improvement. Also, does the Xbox Tax really exist? We discuss the facts and where the idea comes from in our feature. | |||
| #73 - Sony State of Play Recap, Far: Changing Tides, More Gran Turismo 7, More Elden Ring! | 15 Mar 2022 | 02:09:25 | |
Pete's back, Eddy has audio issues, Ben is full of hyperbole and Kirk is full of something else... Just the usual then! Loads of news, reviews and there's a State of Play to talk about... and it wasn't terrible! | |||
| #72 - Gran Turismo 7, More Elden Ring, What has happened to Scary Games?!? | 07 Mar 2022 | 01:51:20 | |
Pete is ill so Ben, Kirk and Eddy are free to go off on as many tangents as they like! There are excellent questions from listeners, the big games keep on coming and the feature asks what the hell has happened to scary games?!? | |||
| #71 - Elden Ring Impressions, Horizon Forbidden West, TW WH3, DICE Awards Winners & Recap | 01 Mar 2022 | 02:00:58 | |
A packed 'What We've Been Playing' section dominates the pod this week. But let's not forgot Pokémon had a Direct last week too! One of the best RPGs of all time has been released, and we love to talk about it. Plus, our feature this week recaps the DICE awards Winners. | |||
| #70 - Horzion: Forbidden West & Total War: Warhammer 3 Impressions, Plus 'Are Review Scores Important?' Discussion | 22 Feb 2022 | 01:51:06 | |
Kirk's off again, what's going on?! And Eddy has used the wrong microphone... it's all falling apart! But anyway, as always, lots of news... and some heavy hitting brand new games! Plus our feature talks about reviewers, review scores, and does the system need changing? | |||
| #69 - Cyberpunk Next Gen Patch Revealed, Sifu Impressions, Full Nintendo Direct Recap | 15 Feb 2022 | 01:48:17 | |
Kirk's away (don't worry, he's back next week!) so it's an old school episode with Pete, Eddy and Ben. Breaking Cyberpunk 2077 news... patch 1.5 has dropped. We go over all the info. It's a huge February of new releases, and we talk about the big week coming up. We've played Sifu, and have our fresh take on PGA 2K21. Our feature this week recaps the full Nintendo Direct from last week, anything take your fancy? Let us know! | |||
| #68 - Dying Light 2 Impressions, Was the Sony State of Play for Gran Turismo 7 Bad?! | 08 Feb 2022 | 01:58:51 | |
The new games are in full flow. Pokémon - completed it mate. Dying Light 2 - well, started it. Lots of news too, GTA 6 has been confirmed, what's the future of Google Stadia now, and Sony are focusing on Live Service games. | |||
| #67 - Pokémon Legends: Arceus Review, Sony buy Bungie, Elden Ring Difficulty | 01 Feb 2022 | 01:43:12 | |
Sony have surprised up with buying Bungie, headlining a packed news section. We review Pokémon Legends: Arceus and discuss difficulty in gaming, asking 'Should all games have an easy mode?' in our feature! | |||
| #66 - Microsoft to buy Activision/Blizzard, Rainbow Six Extraction Review, Spawn Wave Spotlight | 25 Jan 2022 | 02:08:09 | |
We're a bit late to the party, as it was in between recording and publishing last week, but Microsoft are set to buy Activision/Blizzard in a $70bn all cash deal. Let's discuss! | |||
| #65 - Pokemon Arceus, Horizon Forbidden West Leak, How Long Should a Game Be? | 18 Jan 2022 | 01:32:46 | |
Again, we have a lot of news to cover, and a lot of controversy, leaks and delayed. Kirk has some interesting thoughts on Mass Effect Legendary Edition, and we've checked out a few more Game Pass games. | |||
| #64 - PSVR 2, Mass Effect Legendary Edition, Dying Light 2 | 11 Jan 2022 | 01:56:59 | |
Lots of news this week and we do our best to cover it all... you can tell everyone is back at work! | |||
| #161 - TLOU2 Remastered, PlayStation Portal, Robocop: Rogue City | 21 Nov 2023 | 01:23:12 | |
| #63 - Are NFTs Actually That Bad For Gaming? | 04 Jan 2022 | 01:12:52 | |
Slow news week this week but Logan Paul spiced up Twitter at least. Also, there's a new Splinter Cell! | |||
| #62 - SPECIAL: Most Anticipated Games of 2022 (with Offshore Gamescast!) | 28 Dec 2021 | 01:53:14 | |
This week is a bit different as it's Christmas week... we discuss the best, most anticipated games of 2022 with Dave and Dylan from the Offshore Gamescast podcast! | |||
| #61 - Game of the Year Show 2021 | 21 Dec 2021 | 02:04:54 | |
It's that time again - GOTY time! | |||
| #60 - Halo Infinite Campaign Review, Game Awards Recap, Switch Indie Hidden Gems | 14 Dec 2021 | 02:21:43 | |
The Game Awards 2021 were... interesting... We talk about the winners and the reveals, along with the trailers. There was a big game released this week, find out what we think about the Halo Infinite Campaign! | |||
| #59 - PlayStation Game Pass, Halo Infinite vs COD vs Battlefield 2042 | 06 Dec 2021 | 01:31:57 | |
Big news this week as there's a leak that Sony will release their own Game Pass competitor! | |||
| #58 - Golden Joystick Awards and Top Deals from Black Friday and Cyber Monday! | 30 Nov 2021 | 01:30:13 | |
Look at that, Cyberpunk is back in the news, and it's for the right reasons! And did you know Diogo Jota is a world class Fifa player?! We cover the main Golden Joysticks winners from last week and look at deals you can still get from Black Friday if you're fast! | |||
| #57 - Halo Infinite Multiplayer Review, Game Awards Nominees Discussion | 23 Nov 2021 | 02:07:13 | |
We discuss the ongoing issues at Activision, more GTA trilogy news and maybe we may be getting some new faceplates for the PS5? We have an in depth review discussion on Halo Infinite Multiplayer... one of us isn't so happy! Our feature this week discusses the Game Awards nominees and who we think will win! | |||
| #56 - Xbox 20th Anniversary, Battlefield 2042 & Forza Horizon 5 Reviews | 16 Nov 2021 | 02:07:57 | |
Loads of news and new games to talk about this week on the pod. The GTA trilogy has been hitting the news for all the wrong reasons, and Forza Horizon 5 has for all the right ones! There have been a boat load of new releases over the last week and we've played a lot of them! It's a good time to be a gamer! | |||
| #55 - House of Ashes, Guardians of the Galaxy, Biggest Gaming Redemptions Feature | 09 Nov 2021 | 01:49:36 | |
Pete is missing again due to technical difficulties, but the show must go on! | |||
| #54 - Guardians of the Galaxy Game Review, Sony State of Play Full Discussion | 02 Nov 2021 | 02:02:43 | |
This week we go over the new Microsoft and Sega partnership, we review Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy in what we've been playing, and we do a full recap of the Sony State of Play from last week, 27th October. | |||
| #160 - Call Of Duty MW3, Wartales, Nintendo Indie Showcase | 14 Nov 2023 | 01:56:44 | |
Eddy and Ben take on the challenge of a 2 person show but still deliver the usual dose of gaming news and moderately hot takes. We've played Modern Warfare 3 and also Eddy tells us about his game of the year. Our feature recaps the Nintendo Indie Showcase. | |||
| #53 - Halo Infinite Campaign, GTA Trilogy, Dying Light on Switch, & Games to look forward to in 2022! | 26 Oct 2021 | 01:35:40 | |
How does the Halo Infinite campaign look now? And what are the details on the new GTA trilogy - does it sound worth it?! | |||
| #52 - The 'Definitive' Best 4 Consoles Of All Time - Anniversary Special! | 19 Oct 2021 | 02:12:07 | |
It's been a whole year! We recap our favourite games that we've played since starting the pod and then dive into our feature. | |||
| #51 - Is Metroid Dread Actually Dreadful? Switch OLED Review & EGX Discussion | 12 Oct 2021 | 01:48:10 | |
Kirk is the newest permanent member of the show, but unfortunately we are without Pete. We tried new things to enhance our audio quality and ended up having to use the back up recording... Nevermind, there's always next week!! | |||
| #50 - Let's Talk About Acquisitions: Sony Acquires Bluepoint, Netflix Acquires Night School Studios! | 05 Oct 2021 | 01:34:35 | |
It's episode 50 but we're down to just Pete and Ben this week as Eddy is ill. But don't worry, we talk about new PS5 features, Fifa 22 physical sales, and most importantly, our feature focuses on Sony's acquisition of Bluepoint and Netflix's acquisition of Night School Studios. | |||
| #49 - Was that Actually a Good September Nintendo Direct? | 28 Sep 2021 | 01:54:23 | |
We have a lot of games to talk about this week. Kena: Bridge of Spirits actually has it's problems; Diablo 2 makes us long for Diablo 3; The Artful Escape is in the GOTY discussion, and Empyrion: Galactic Survival is an older 'must play' game. | |||
| #48 - Could Kena: Bridge of Spirits be Game of the Year?! | 21 Sep 2021 | 01:32:03 | |
This week is all about new games... it's the season for it!! We have reviews so far of Deathloop and Kena: Bridge of Spirits. Plus we talk about Instant Gaming, the best website to buy your PC games from that you didn't know about! | |||
| #47 - Playstation Showcase: Was it Really Disappointing?? | 14 Sep 2021 | 02:21:13 | |
Lovely gaming news and some interesting games played this week; however, ultimately this week is all about the Sony Showcase event. Did we enjoy it, was it actually just disappointing instead?? | |||
| #46 - Horizon Forbidden West, PlayStation Showcase Expectations, Dead Space Remake Event | 07 Sep 2021 | 01:30:39 | |
This we we have so much news. We recap the controversy around Horizon: Forbidden West, and also our expectations for this week's upcoming Sony Showcase. We expect it to be big. | |||
| #45 - Gamescom 2021 Discussion, Psychonauts 2 Impressions, Elden Ring Preview Summary | 31 Aug 2021 | 01:52:53 | |
Elden Ring's release is getting closer! We've also played Psychonauts 2 and also have a review of Thronebreaker, the excellent card based RPG from CD Projekt Red. | |||
| #44 - Pokemon Legends Arceus Discussion, Humankind and 12 Minutes Reviews, OneXplayer | 24 Aug 2021 | 01:38:55 | |
This week we dive into the Pokemon Presents including Legends Arceus. Pete has a full review of Humankind and we've also played 12 Minutes. | |||
| #159 - Advertising in Gaming, Alan Wake 2, City Skylines 2, Blizzcon 2023 Recap | 07 Nov 2023 | 01:47:39 | |
We talk about Fornite's recent successes, Bungie lay offs, and advertising in gaming. Plus we have a smorgasbord of new games to talk about. Lovely. Our feature recaps last weekend's Blizzcon. | |||
| #43 - Nintendo Indie World Showcase Discussion, Humankind Early Impressions | 18 Aug 2021 | 01:26:04 | |
We chat Halo leaks and the Abandoned situation getting crazy. Pete also gives his early impressions on the new PC Game Pass game 'Humankind'. This week our feature is on the Nintendo Indie World Showcase and a full run through of the major upcoming games. | |||
| #42 - The Ascent Final Thoughts, Plus PlayStation Summer Sale Top Picks | 11 Aug 2021 | 01:40:25 | |
A fair bit of interesting news this week. The latest Switch sales numbers are in and we talk about whether it will ever reach the dizzy heights of the PS2 sales numbers, plus Take Two are going to remake some older games! | |||
| #41 - Is The Ascent Game of the Year So Far? | 04 Aug 2021 | 01:40:21 | |
Horizon: Forbidden West has been delayed, Halo Infinite had a tech demo, and we even had some breaking news. We also have a full review of the lovely narrative driven Last Stop. | |||
| #40 - Activision Blizzard Lawsuit Discussion, EA Play Event Full Review | 27 Jul 2021 | 01:56:57 | |
Some heavy hitting news this week, and we attempt to do some justice to discussing the latest in the Activision lawsuit brought against them by the State of California. | |||
| #39 - Is Valve's Steam Deck the Switch Killer? | 21 Jul 2021 | 01:28:16 | |
Nintendo hit back at Bloomberg articles, and new hardware is revealed... big news week. Our feature this week runs through Valve's Steam Deck and asks whether it will be the Switch killer! | |||
| #38 - Nintendo Switch OLED Discussion & Sony State of Play Full Recap | 14 Jul 2021 | 01:34:46 | |
Quite a lot has happened this week. Nintendo announced a 'new' Switch model, and Sony finally chimed in with a State of Play after E3. We discuss both with varying degrees of excitement. | |||
| #37 - Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut Pricing, Indiefoxx Twitch Ban, GTA 6 Release Date | 06 Jul 2021 | 01:35:32 | |
We talk new advertising deals in gaming, when is GTA 6 expected, and what has happened to Twitch streamer Indiefoxx. | |||
| #36 - Mario Golf: Super Rush Review, Steam Summer Sale 2021 Highlights | 30 Jun 2021 | 01:17:31 | |
We've got more Cyberpunk news... as well as more interesting topics like the Abandon and Kojima game controversy going on at the moment. | |||
| #35 - Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart Review, plus Hidden Gem: West of Loathing Discussion! | 23 Jun 2021 | 01:23:25 | |
Perhaps the post E3 lull but we have a big game to review... maybe a different opinion to the majority! | |||
| #34 - E3 2021: Was it actually any good?? Full Round-Up and Discussion | 16 Jun 2021 | 02:20:13 | |
We abandon our usual format this week and have a full show discussing a round-up of Summer Games Fest and E3 - all the big conferences. | |||
| #158 - Spider-Man 2 & Jagged Alliance 3 Final Thoughts, Xbox Partner Preview Recap | 31 Oct 2023 | 01:50:27 | |
Pete's back so expect more structured nonsense! We have news on the PlayStation Slim and a load of new releases to get through. Our feature recaps the Xbox Partner Preview event. | |||
| #33 - E3 2021 Preview... Rumours and Expectations! | 08 Jun 2021 | 01:49:51 | |
The beautiful week before E3. Expectations and rumours abound, we discuss what we're hoping for at E3 2021 in our feature. Sony's multi-generational controversy and CD Projekt's stolen source code dominate the news this week. | |||
| #32 - Horizon Forbidden West, Far Cry 6 and New Nintendo Switch Pro? | 02 Jun 2021 | 01:51:43 | |
This week we dive into the nearly news of the anticipated Nintendo Switch Pro announcement and likely specs. Plus, for our feature we talk in depth about the new Horizon: Forbidden West, Far Cry 6, Dying Light 2 and Pokémon Arceus presentations and announcements! | |||
| #31 - Nintendo Amiibo Controversy, More Subnautica: Below Zero, Handheld PC Gaming Discussion | 25 May 2021 | 01:35:37 | |
Interesting controversy in the news this week! We discuss the Elite Dangerous and Nintendo's latest backlashes. | |||