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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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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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
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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
Sources
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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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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.
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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.
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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
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