Hosts:
Chris, Rob and Pilch

News:
Shadow of the Tomb Raider (plus the new movie), Yakuza 6 reviews, Nintendo direct, “EA is not making a single dollar” says A Way Out dev, Valve “jealous of Nintendo” as it prepares to “start shipping games again”, Video game violence rears its ugly head again, PS5 dev kits sent to third-party developers earlier this year – rumour

Games Played:
Terranigma, Assassin’s Creed Origins, N++, Deadlight, Dandara, Armikrog, Crossing Souls, Super Meat Boy, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, Brave

Retro Wave Review:
Batman: The Video Game (Game Boy)

Music:
Crossing Souls

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Hosts:
Chris, Rob and Pilch

News:
Yakuza 6 demo issues, Games with Gold games, PS Plus games – Vita and PS3 plus being dropped March 2019, Chrono Trigger PC, Metal Gear Survive Kojima hidden nod, Final Fantasy 15 will have four new Episodes released between now and 2019

Games played:
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Assassin’s Creed Origins, Celeste, Super Mario Brothers 3, Gorogoa, Metroid: Samus Returns

Game Music:
Metroid: Samus Returns

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Hosts:
Chris, Rob, Seth, Stu and Chinny (eventually) from the Vetern Gamers podcast

News:
Saints Row, Dead Island and Metro publisher Koch Media acquired by THQ Nordic, Spyro the Dragon trilogy remaster, “Sea of Thieves will never have loot boxes”, Activision Blizzard made over $4 billion on micro-transactions in 2017 (over ½ its revenue), Metroid 4 Bandai Namco Ridge Racer 8 Nintendo Switch exclusive, Red Dead Redemption 2 to have Battle Royale mode – Delayed to October 26, Kaz Hirai stepping down

Games played:
Mass Effect Andromeda, Rocket League, Mini Metro, Ghost Recon: Wildlands, Cat Quest, Crossing Souls demo, Celeste, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, Assassin’s Creed Syndicate, Gravity Rush 2, Assassin’s Creed Origins, Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, Shantae: Half-Genie Hero

Music:
Celeste

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Hosts:
Chris and Rob

News:
Nintendo Labo, PS+ for Feb, Games with Gold for Feb, Microsoft could be looking to acquire a large publisher, Microsoft enhances Games Pass – Retailers aren’t happy, Anthem delayed

Games played:
Horizon Zero Dawn: The Frozen Wilds, Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, Shantae: Half-Genie Hero, Megaman 2, Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario Odyssey, Bound, Dark Souls 3, Overcooked, Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, Jazzpunk, Gravity Rush 2

Game Music:
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero

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Hosts:
Chris and Nat

News:
Nintendo Direct Mini – All the announcements from Nintendo’s recent Direct, Quantic Dream – Toxic workplace?, Is a new Fable Game in the works?

Games played:
God of War 3, Yooka-Laylee, Monster Hunter Beta, Golf Story, Ys Origins, Wonderboy 3, Gorogoa, Skyrim, Superhot, Warioware Shake it!, EA Sports Active, Wii Fit U, Shaun White Snowboarding, Fast RMX

Retro Wave Review:
Megaman 2

Game Music:
Gorogoa

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Hosts:
Chris, Rob and Nat

News:
PS+/Games with Gold games for January, Gaming addiction classified as disorder by WHO, The final nail in the coffin for Kinect, PUBG coming to PS4?

Games played:
Hammerwatch, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Horizon Zero Dawn: The Frozen Wilds, Assassin’s Creed Origins, Golf Story, Firewatch, God of War 3, Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus, Everybody’s Golf, Forma 8, Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight, Dark Souls 3

Retro Wave Review:
Zany Golf

Game Music:
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice

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Hosts:
Chris, Rob and Seth

News:
The Game Awards, PlayStation Experience

Games played:
Games of the year

Retro Wave Review:
None this week

Music:
Christmassy type stuff

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Hosts:
Chris and Rob

News:
Far Cry 5 and The Crew 2 delayed, Destiny 2 DLC controversy, Assassin’s Creed Rogue “HD” rated in Korea, PS+/Games with Gold games for December, Switch 2.5 million sales in Japan/70 Million PS4s sold/PSVR 2 million, Hammerwatch and Outlast on Switch, Ryan Reynolds cast as Detective Pikachu in upcoming movie

Games played:
Super Mario Odyssey, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Snes mini, Blazing Star, Shock troopers, Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus

Retro Wave Review:
None this week

Game Music:
Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus

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Hosts:
Nat and Rob

News:
Paris Games Week announcements, More loot box stuff, Reviews (Assassin’s Creed Origins, Star Wars: Battlefront 2, Call of Duty: WW2, Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus, Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, Sonic Forces, Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2, Horizon Zero Dawn: The Frozen Wilds

Games played:
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Akiba’s Trip, Zero Escape: Virtue’s Last Reward, Destiny 2, Borderlands 2, Super Mario Odyssey, Middle-earth: Shadow of War

Retro Wave Review:
None this week

Game Music:
Final Fantasy XV (Too Much Is Never Enough – Florence and the Machine)

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Hosts:
Chris, Rob and Nat

News:
Middle-earth: Shadow of War reviews, loot boxes are the new black, Ys 8 bad translation, SNES classic hacked, Super Mario Odyssey first review, Nintendo files for Game Boy-related trademark

Games played:
Destiny 2, Gran Turismo Sport beta, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Uncharted: Lost Legacy, Thumper, Sonic Mania, Golf Story, The Order: 1886, Middle-earth: Shadow of War

Retro Wave Review:
Heimdall 2… sort of

Game Music:
Thumper

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