Arcade Couch

Ciaran has been playing Psychonauts 2 and explains why it’s is his GOTY for 2021 so far and what’s so special about the game. Dylan’s been playing Twelve Minutes and found the gameplay engaging, but the story to lose itself. And there are more games to talk about on top of those big reviews!

Also on the show this week we discuss Skyrim getting release.. again, Fornite’s new mode being super-similar to Among Us, the Pokemon Presents and the reveal of Call of Duty: Vanguard.

Reviews/Previews Mentioned:

Psychonauts 2 Review

Twelve Minutes Review

Omno Review

Clid the Snail Preview

Hosts:

Dylan Blight: https://twitter.com/vivaladil

Ashley Hobley: https://twitter.com/ashleyhobley

Ciaran Marchant: https://twitter.com/YaboyRingo

Episode Timecodes

INTRO

00:00:00 - Hello

REVIEWS/PREVIEWS

00:01:27 - Psychonauts 2 Review

00:17:49 - Twelve Minutes Review

00:34:49 - Clid the Snail Preview

THE NEWS

00:43:54 - Fornite Mode Very Similar Too Among Us

00:55:32 - Skyrim is Getting Released... Again

00:57:15 - No Halo Infinite Co-Op At launch

01:03:09 - Pokemon Presents - Info on Pokemon Legends: Arecus & More

01:22:49 - Call of Duty: Vanguard Revealed

OUTRO

01:37:45 - Goodbye

Resources

Eurogamer

Sledgehammer addresses Activision Blizzard allegations as it announces Call of Duty: Vanguard

Explosion Network

Pokemon Showcase: Gameplay From Brilliant Dimoan, Shining Pearl And Pokemon Legends: Arceus

Press Start

Skyrim Anniversary Edition Is Yet Another Skyrim Release With 500 Community Mods Including Fishing

VG24/7

Among Us developer disappointed there was no collaboration with Epic on Fortnite Impostors mode

WellPlayed

Halo Infinite Won’t Have Campaign Co-Op Or Forge Mode At Launch

Youtube

Reveal Trailer | Call of Duty®: Vanguard

Arcade Couch Credits:

Music by: Dylan Blight

Art by: Cherie Henriques

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Square Enix released their first trailer for the Life is Strange: True Colours prequel DLC, Wavelengths. Ashley and Ciaran share their thoughts on the footage and share their expectations a month out from the game’s release.

In this week’s episode, they also discuss Halo Infinite getting classification in Australia, A number of games being shadow dropped out of the Nintendo Indie Showcase and Idris Elba announced as Knuckles in Sonic the Hedgehog 2.

Hosts:

Ashley Hobley: https://twitter.com/ashleyhobley

Ciaran Marchant: https://twitter.com/YaboyRingo

Episode Timecodes

INTRO

00:00:00 - Hello

THE NEWS

00:01:48 - PAX AUS 2021 Cancellations Make Us Feel Emotions

00:09:38 - Nintendo Indie Showcase Features Shadowdrops

00:15:20 - Should They Rename Overatch’s McCree?

00:22:35 - White Men Open a Studio

00:27:14 - Halo Infinite’s Classification Means It’s Coming Soon

00:32:49 - First Look at Life is Strange: Wavelengths

00:44:23 - Idris Elba Is Knuckles the Echidna

OUTRO

00:51:34 - Goodbye

Resources

Explosion Network

PAX Australia 2021 is cancelled and everyone is rightfully sad about it

Everything announced and all the trailers from Nintendo Indie World Showcase for August 2021

Kotaku

Overwatch League Casters Stop Saying McCree's Name

Ex-Far Cry Dev's New Game Studio Is 4.7% Women, Ready For More

Press Start

Halo Infinite Looks Locked In For A 2021 Release After Being Rated In Australia

Polygon

Life is Strange: Wavelengths gets the spotlight in the latest trailer

Variety

Idris Elba Joins ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 2’ as Knuckles

Arcade Couch Credits:

Music by: Dylan Blight

Art by: Cherie Henriques

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Our impressions on the Back 4 Blood beta and we also discuss the latest Fornite musical extravaganza as Ariana Grande joins the fornite-verse.

Also on the show, Dylan talks about playing Golf Club Wasteland, Ashley talks about Fall Guys: Season 5 and we talk about the Pokemon GO boycott.

Hosts:

Dylan Blight: https://twitter.com/vivaladil

Ashley Hobley: https://twitter.com/ashleyhobley

Ciaran Marchant: https://twitter.com/YaboyRingo

Episode Timecodes

INTRO

00:00:00 - Hello

00:02:26 - Today On The Show

MAIN TOPIC

00:04:12 - Back 4 Blood Impressions

THE NEWS

00:20:44 - Ariana Grande in Fortnite

00:26:40 - PUBG Rebrands as PUBG: Battlegrounds

00:33:00 - Focus Home Interactive Purchases Dotemu

00:38:41 - AC: Valhalla Orlog Game Coming To EB Games

00:45:04 - Another Massive RPG Is On The Way From Elder Scrolls Devs

00:51:19 - Pokemon Go Boycott

WHAT WE’VE BEEN PLAYING

01:01:00 - Fall Guys: Season 5 Impressions

01:04:24 - Golf Club Wasteland [Preview]

OUTRO

01:11:07 - Goodbye

Resources

Eurogamer

PUBG is called PUBG: Battlegrounds now, I guess

GameIndustry.Biz

Focus Home Interactive acquires Dotemu for €38.5m

PC Gamer

Former Elder Scrolls devs announce 'Grand RPG' The Wayward Realms

Polygon

Pokémon Go’s biggest players call on Niantic to restore pandemic bonuses

Push Square

Ariana Grande Rocks Our World in Epic Fortnite Concert

WellPlayed

EB Games Is Stocking The Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Dice Game Orlog

Arcade Couch Credits:

Music by: Dylan Blight

Art by: Cherie Henriques

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PlayDate orders went live and were a big success. Did Dylan preorder one? Find out this episode. We also discuss all the trailers and news that came out of the Annapurna Interactive Showcase and how much we all love Stray.

In this week’s episode, we also discuss the Halo Infinite leaks, Knockout City: Season 2, Pokemon Unite’s PTW items and Ciaran talks about his big dive into Final Fantasy XIV Online.

Reviews/Previews

Night Book Review

SteelSeries Prime Review

Hosts:

Dylan Blight: https://twitter.com/vivaladil

Ashley Hobley: https://twitter.com/ashleyhobley

Ciaran Marchant: https://twitter.com/YaboyRingo

Episode Timecodes

INTRO

00:00:00 - Hello

00:02:19 - On The Show This Week

REVIEWS/PREVIEWS

00:02:42 - Night Book Review

00:04:31 - SteelSeries Prime Mouse Review

THE NEWS

00:08:20 - PlayDate Sales Go Live

00:26:43 - Halo Infinite Single-Player Leaks

00:30:33 - Annapurna Interactive Showcase

WHAT WE’VE BEEN PLAYING

00:53:50 - Knockout City Season 2

00:58:20 - AEW: Elite General Manager

01:03:35 - Pokemon Unite (We Don't Like Its Pay-To-Win)

01:23:45 - Final Fantasy XIV Online

OUTRO

01:34:10 - Gimmick Collectables vs Microtransactions Poll Update

01:36:57 - Goodbye

Resources

Explosion Network

All the trailers and everything shown at Annapurna Interactive’s Showcase

GameSpot

Playdate Sells Out 2021 Stock, Still Taking 2022 Reservations

PC Gamer

Uh oh, Halo Infinite campaign details are leaking from the tech test

Polygon

Pokémon Unite feels a little too ‘pay to win’ for some players

Arcade Couch Credits:

Music by: Dylan Blight

Art by: Cherie Henriques

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EA Play Live 2021 brought several reveals including the rumoured Dead Space remake, and we discuss all the news on this week’s show. We’ve also been playing Pokemon Unite since last week’s attempt to explain the game and think it’s pretty good.

This week we also discuss the Activision/Blizzard report and discuss the studio’s alleged abuse and power structure that sounds like it’s a “frat house.”

Dylan has also reviewed Death’s Door and after months of hoping it’ll be one of the years best games, he’s happy to report it is his GOTY currently.

Hosts:

Dylan Blight: https://twitter.com/vivaladil

Ashley Hobley: https://twitter.com/ashleyhobley

Episode Timecodes

INTRO

00:00:00 - Hello

00:02:06 - Today On The Show

MAIN TOPIC

00:02:13 - Activision/Blizzard Suck

00:11:39 - Ubisoft Sucks

REVIEWS/PREVIEWS

00:22:41 - Death's Door Review

THE NEWS

00:34:32 - Fall Guys Season 5

00:38:36 - Netflix Getting Into Gaming

00:43:58 - Tom Clancy's Elite Squad Is A Dead Game

00:46:40 - Xdefiant Revealed

00:51:17 - Skate 4 Is In Development

00:54:27 - EA Play Live 2021

WHAT WE’VE BEEN PLAYING

01:14:29 - Cris Tales Impressions

01:20:13 - Pokemon Unite Impressions

OUTRO

01:43:20 - Goodbye

Resources

Explosion Network

EA Play Live - All the trailers and everything revealed from the show

Netflix takes first big step into the gaming market

GamesIndustry.Biz

Report details toxic culture, sexual harassment and racial pay disparity at Ubisoft Singapore

Kotaku

Activision Blizzard Sued By California Over Widespread Harassment Of Women

Ubisoft Shutters Troubled Tom Clancy Game A Year After Launch

PC Gamer

Everything we know about XDefiant: Ubisoft's Tom Clancy crossover FPS

Push Square

Fall Guys Season 5 Introduces Limited Time Events, New Rounds, and More on PS4

VG24/7

Skate 4 likely open world, has multiplayer and character customization

Arcade Couch Credits:

Music by: Dylan Blight

Art by: Cherie Henriques

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We discuss the Steam Deck and if it’ll find a solid audience — if we ever get them in Australia. Who’s planning to buy one on the couch and who thinks it’s a big waste of money? Your first guess is probably right.

Also on the show this week we discuss Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl, a bunch of game delays. We also dive into Pokemon Unite which is releasing this week and try and make sense of the mechanics, different Pokemon types and meta-game.

Hosts:

Dylan Blight: https://twitter.com/vivaladil

Ashley Hobley: https://twitter.com/ashleyhobley

Ciaran Marchant: https://twitter.com/YaboyRingo

Episode Timecodes

INTRO

00:00:00 - Hello

00:01:01 - Playing & Reviewing Games On Easy

THE NEWS

00:09:25 - Steam Deck Announced & Our Thoughts

00:34:54 - Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl Revealed

00:39:40 - Rider's Republic, Rainbow Six Extraction & Ghostwire: Tokyo Delayed

00:47:47 - Pokemon Unite Releases This Week

OUTRO

01:02:46 - Goodbye

Resources

Kotaku

Bethesda’s PS5-Exclusive Ghostwire: Tokyo Delayed To 2022

Everything You Need To Know About Steam Deck

PC Gamer

Steam Deck reservations are already selling on eBay for absolutely stupid prices

The Sixth Axis

Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl is a Smash like fighter coming to PlayStation, Xbox, and Switch

WellPlayed

Rainbow Six Extraction Delayed Until January 2022

Ubisoft Delays Riders Republic Release To Late October

Youtube

Pokémon UNITE Launches on Nintendo Switch on July 21!

Arcade Couch Credits:

Music by: Dylan Blight

Art by: Cherie Henriques

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Nintendo has revealed the long rumoured ‘Nintendo Switch Pro’ to be an OLED model, and we discuss what we think about it.

Also on the show this week we discuss the news of GTA 6 being set in Vice City, and a possibly 2023-2024 release date, plus the super early and weird announcement of what the next Assassin’s Creed project is about.

Hosts:

Dylan Blight: https://twitter.com/vivaladil

Ashley Hobley: https://twitter.com/ashleyhobley

Ciaran Marchant: https://twitter.com/YaboyRingo

Episode Timecodes

INTRO

00:00:00 - Hello

00:01:45 - Today on the show

MAIN TOPIC

00:01:56 - Nintendo Switch (OLED Model) Reveal

THE NEWS

00:18:00 - Melbourne Esports Open Cancelled

00:24:12 - GTA 6 Report

00:31:56 - Assassin's Creed's Future

THE NEWS

00:46:41 - The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles (Hands-On Preview)

00:54:38 - Mario Golf: Super Rush Multiplayer Thoughts

OUTRO

01:00:19 - Goodbye

Resources

AusGamers

Melbourne Esports Open 2021 is No Longer Happening

Explosion Network

Nintendo Switch (OLED Model) Revealed, Releasing October 8th

Press Start

Grand Theft Auto 6 Will Apparently Be Set In A Modern Day Vice City With An Evolving Map

Ubisoft

An Update on Assassin’s Creed Infinity and the Future of the Assassin’s Creed Franchise

Arcade Couch Credits:

Music by: Dylan Blight

Art by: Cherie Henriques

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A lot of hands-on games to be discussed in this week’s episode as Dylan discusses his time with Phantom Abyss, Hot Wheels Unleashed and Death’s Door.

In the news, there’s a lot to talk about as well. From the rumour of a Dead Space reboot to the announcement that Bloober Team is working with Konami on a (not so) mysterious game.

Reviews/Previews mentioned:

Death’s Door

Hot Wheels Unleashed

Phantom Abyss

Scarlet Nexus

Hosts:

Dylan Blight: https://twitter.com/vivaladil

Ashley Hobley: https://twitter.com/ashleyhobley

Episode Timecodes

INTRO

00:00:00 - Hello

00:00:49 - Today On The Show

REVIEWS/PREVIEWS

00:01:29 - Scarlet Nexus Review

00:02:18 - Phantom Abyss Early Access Review

00:22:32 - Hot Wheels Unleashed Preview

00:28:36 - Death’s Door Preview

THE NEWS

00:42:48 - Magic: Legends Shuts Down

00:45:41 - Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance Review

00:48:13 - Casey Hudson Has Opened a New Game Studio

00:51:04 - Control Sequels and Spin-Offs

00:57:25 - Konami and Bloober Team Partner Up

01:04:05 - A New Pokémon Theme Park In Japan

01:08:33 - Dead Space Re-boot/Remake Rumours

OUTRO

01:21:17 - Goodbye

Resources

Explosion Network

Magic: Legends To Shutdown Servers November 1st

GamesIndustry.Biz

Former BioWare GM Casey Hudson forms Humanoid Studios

Kotaku

New Pokémon Theme Park That Celebrates Nature Opening In Japan

Report: Dead Space Reboot Is Actually A Remake

Press Start

A Control Multiplayer Game And A Big Budget Sequel Are On The Way

Konami Is Partnering With Bloober Team And A New Silent Hill Game Is Almost Certainly On The Way

Arcade Couch Credits:

Music by: Dylan Blight

Art by: Cherie Henriques

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Dylan & Ashley discuss Scarlet Nexus, Mario Golf: Super Rush and how Knockout City is a month out from release.

Hosts:

Dylan Blight: https://twitter.com/vivaladil

Ashley Hobley: https://twitter.com/ashleyhobley

Arcade Couch Credits:

Music by: Dylan Blight

Art by: Cherie Henriques

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Join Dylan, Ashley & Ciaran for a spoiler discussion of Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, the latest in the franchise from developed Insomniac Games.

Hosts:

Dylan Blight: https://twitter.com/vivaladil

Ashley Hobley: https://twitter.com/ashleyhobley

Ciaran Marchant: https://twitter.com/YaboyRingo

Arcade Couch Credits:

Music by: Dylan Blight

Art by: Cherie Henriques

All Episodes:

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