Arcade Couch

A mammoth amount of reviews to discuss this week. Dylan breaks down his reviews for Sackboy: A Big Adventure, The Pathless, Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War, Devil May Cry 5: Special Edition and discusses with Ash their time playing Worms Rumble.

Our main discussion this week is about the recent departures of big people from Bioware, and what this could mean for the future of the studio. We want nothing but great things to come from the upcoming Mass Effect and Dragon Age games after all!

If you stick around until the end of the show you’ll get to hear Dylan talk about playing Fortnite with Ash and how they both suck at the building.

Reviews/Articles Mentioned:

Sackboy: A Big Adventure Review

The Pathless Review

Worms Rumble Review

Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War Final 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

00:01:38 - Today On The Show

REVIEWS/PREVIEWS

00:01:55 - Sackboy: A Big Adventure Review

00:03:12 - The Pathless Review

00:05:45 - Worms Rumble Review

00:15:26 - Call of Duy: Black Ops - Cold War Review

00:20:34 - Devil May Cry 5: Special Edition Review

THE NEWS

00:23:57 - Nintendo World In Japan Is Looking Awesome

00:26:48 - New Crash Bandicoot Game Being Teased

00:31:01 - Microsoft Acquires Smash.gg

00:34:09 - CD Projekt Red Doesn't Want You Streaming Cyberpunk 2077 Early

00:43:50 - Bioware Studio Head & Key Producer Leave

OUTRO

00:55:40 - The Game Awards Are On Friday

00:58:31 - Dylan & Ashely Did Fortnite

01:01:21 - Goodbye

Resources

GamesIndustry.biz

Microsoft acquires Smash.gg

Kotaku

First Look Inside Super Nintendo World, Which Opens In Japan Next February

BioWare Studio Head, Dragon Age Producer Both Leave Studio

The Sixth Axis

New Crash Bandicoot game potentially teased in Crash 4

VG24/7

Cyberpunk 2077 streams and Let's Plays will be taken down ahead of release

Arcade Couch Credits:

Music by: Dylan Blight

Art by: Cherie Henriques

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Our annual Game Awards predictions episode is here! Dylan, Ashley and Ciaran attempt to pick each of the winners and then drop 5 trailer/reveal they think could happen each. Who will come out on top this year? Find out on December 11th when The Game Awards streams live around the globe.

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

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Dylan, Ashley and Ciaran discuss everything from the ending to the teaser for the next Spider-Man game in this spoilercast about everything Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales.

Hosts:

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

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

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

Resources:

Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales Ending (2020)

Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales - Launch Trailer

Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales - VENOM Post Credits Cutscenes

The First 22 Minutes of Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales On PS5

Arcade Couch Credits:

Music by: Dylan Blight

Art by: Cherie Henriques

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Cyberpunk 2077 is now only a couple of weeks away. CD Projekt Red has dolled out the final details in the lead up to the release this past week in the final Night City Wire. A massive gameplay video, Keanu Reeves behind the scenes and gameplay comparison between Xbox Series X and Xbox One X are the showcase. There’s still more we’re waiting on — including PS5 VS PS4 Pro gameplay, but if you’re planning to play on PC the minimum specs for 1080p through to RT/4K has been served up.

Dylan also discusses his time playing Demon’s Souls, Spider-Man: Miles Morales and Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War. Later in the show, Ciaran finally has his hands on an Xbox Series X and gives us his first impressions. We also have the nominees for this years The Game Awards. Our predictions episode is coming next week!

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

MAIN TOPIC

00:01:13 - Cyberpunk 2077's Final Night City Wire

REVIEWS/PREVIEWS

00:15:08 - Demon's Souls Review

00:23:02 - Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales Review

00:24:09 - Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War Review

THE NEWS

00:28:16 - The Game Awards 2020 Nominees

00:39:44 - 007 Bond Game In Production At IO Interactive

WHAT WE’VE BEEN PLAYING

00:45:54 - Ciaran's Xbox Series X Impressions

00:47:14 - Assassin's Creed Valhalla Impressions

OUTRO

01:02:33 - Goodbye

Resources

The Game Awards

Nominees

VG24/7

Cyberpunk 2077 PC Specs Revealed For 1080p, 1440p, and 4K gameplay

WellPlayed

Project 007 Is A New James Bond Game From Hitman Developer IO Interactive

Youtube

Cyberpunk 2077 Official Gameplay

Cyberpunk 2077 - Night City Wire Special: Xbox One X and Xbox Series X footage

Cyberpunk 2077 - Behind the Scenes: Keanu Reeves

Arcade Couch Credits:

Music by: Dylan Blight

Art by: Cherie Henriques

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It’s launch week for both the Xbox Series X & PlayStation 5 so we dive into both consoles and their libraries.

Review mentioned:

Astro’s Playroom Review

Bright Memory Infinite

Bugsnax Review

Forza Horizon 4 - Xbox Series X Review

The Falconeer 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

00:04:43 - Xbox Series X - Launch Thoughts

00:15:33 - Crackdown 3 Running On Xbox Series X

00:16:03 - The Outer Worlds Running On Xbox Series X

00:16:45 - Ori & The Will of The Wisps - Xbox Series X Enhanced

00:19:21 - Forza Horizon 4 - Xbox Series X Review

00:22:12 - Bright Memory Infinite - Xbox Series X Review

00:25:51 - The Falconeer - Xbox Series X Review

00:32:01 - Tetris Effect: Connected - Xbox Series X Review

00:37:41 - Xbox Series X Review

00:50:18 - DualSense Controller Is Next-Gen

01:01:50 - Astro's Playroom - PS5 Review

01:03:09 - Bugsnax Review

01:07:36 - PS5 Launch Week Bugs

01:19:20 - Nintendo Game & Watch Review

01:24:09 - Goodbye

Arcade Couch Credits:

Music by: Dylan Blight

Art by: Cherie Henriques

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The Xbox Series X|S is out tomorrow. The PS5 Thursday.

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

00:01:34 - Are Scores For Consoles Dumb?

00:09:40 - The Final Next-Gen Check-In: What'd We Wheel & Deal?

00:35:06 - November Games Preview

THE NEWS

00:51:37 - The Medium Banned In Australia & Delayed Worldwide

00:55:46 - Marvel's Avengers Does Poor Sales For Square Enix

01:02:09 - Mass Effect Collection Officially Announced

01:11:56 - Watch Dogs: Legion (Week 2 Thoughts)

01:23:16 - Goodbye

Resources:

Eurogamer

Bloober Team's dual-reality horror The Medium has been delayed until January

Explosion Network

November 2020: The Video Games You Should Be Excited About

PC Gamer

The Medium has been refused classification in Australia

Press Start

Mass Effect Legendary Edition Brings Together All Three Mass Effect Games Remastered In 4K

VG 24/7

Square Enix financials indicate Marvel's Avengers hasn't done as well as hoped

Youtube

Marc Rebillet

Arcade Couch Credits:

Music by: Dylan Blight

Art by: Cherie Henriques

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Cyberpunk 2077 has been delayed, again. But doesn’t mean you should be harassing developers about it. We do discuss what implications and reasons could be behind the delay and what it means for the team of CD Projekt Red.

This week Dylan has a bunch of reviews to discuss, including one of his favourite games of the year, Ghostrunner, the next Dark Pictures Anthology game, Little Hope and two Oculus Quest 2 reviews alongside some first impressions of the headset.

In the new Assassin’s Creed is getting a Netflix series, Nintendo chuck their last Partner Direct for the year and Halo loses another director.

Reviews/Articles Mentioned:

The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope Review

Ghostrunner Review

Little Witch Academia: VR Broom Racing Review

Blair Witch: Oculus Quest Edition

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

MAIN TOPIC

00:11:16 - Cyberpunk 2077 Delayed, Again

REVIEWS

00:29:05 - The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope Review

00:33:15 - Ghostrunner Review

00:43:45 - Oculus Quest 2 Thoughts w/ Little Witch & Blair Witch: Oculus Edition Reviews

THE NEWS

00:53:38 - Nintendo Mini Direct Run-Down

01:04:56 - Halo Infinite Loses Another Director

01:13:40 - Assassin's Creed Netflix Series On The Way

01:25:42 - Nintendo Switch Pro To Use New Screen Type

WHAT WE’VE BEEN PLAYING

01:33:24 - Watch Dogs: Legion Impressions

OUTRO

01:42:55 - Goodbye

Resources:

Eurogamer

"We are people, just like you" says Cyberpunk 2077 dev in response to death threats

Explosion Network

Everything Announced In The Final Nintendo Partner Showcase For 2020

Kotaku

Halo Infinite Loses Another Director

Over 760,000 Australians Discovered Video Games Because Of COVID-19, Survey Says

Nintendo Life

Rumour: 'Switch Pro' Could Feature A Mini-LED Display, According To A New Report

PC Gamer

Cyberpunk 2077 is 'ready for the PC,' but current-gen console versions still need work

VG 24/7

Assassin’s Creed live-action series coming to Netflix

Arcade Couch Credits:

Music by: Dylan Blight

Art by: Cherie Henriques

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With a light news week, we decide to discuss what some of our bad gaming habits are this week. Ranging from the dark side of trophy/achievement chasing to the allure of too many side quests. Plus why eating greasy food while your game is definitely a bad gaming habit.

Dylan also discusses his reviews for The Red Lantern and Second Extinction and his impressions of Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit. We discuss why Nintendo continuing to make timed exclusive game release is bad, the Monster Hunter movie trailer is a mess and we break down the Xbox Series X/S launch lineup.

Reviews/Articles Mentioned:

The Red Lantern Review

Second Extinction Early Access 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

00:02:32 - Next-Gen Preorder Updates

REVIEWS/PREVIEWS

00:09:40 - The Red Lantern Review

00:17:43 - Second Extinction Early Acces Preview

THE NEWS

00:28:14 - Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light Is A Limited Release

00:37:19 - The Xbox Series X/S Launch Lineup

00:48:08 - Monster Hunter Movie Trailer Thoughts

WHAT WE’VE BEEN PLAYING

00:53:49 - Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit

MAIN TOPIC

01:05:01 - Our Bad Gaming Habits

OUTRO

01:21:39 - Goodbye

Resources:

Kotaku

30 Years Later, The Original Fire Emblem Is Getting Localised For Switch

Press Start

EB Games Will Have A VIP Trade Deal Event For PS5/Xbox Series X Pre-Orders

Xbox Wire

30 Games Fully Optimized on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S Launch Day

Youtube

MONSTER HUNTER - Official Trailer

Arcade Couch Credits:

Music by: Dylan Blight

Art by: Cherie Henriques

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In a special episode celebrating Episode 100 Dylan, Ashley and Ciaran try to debate and select the Top 25 Games of the Generation.

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

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Both Ciaran and Ashley have been playing the Early Access release of Baldur’s Gate 3, but do they recommend it?

Also on the show:

Gamespot Australia Shutdown

JB Hi-Fi Preorders Mess

Reviews/Articles Mentioned:

Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time 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

REVIEWS/PREVIEWS

00:01:17 - Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time Review

THE NEWS

00:06:12 - JB Hi-Fi Preorder Mess Continues

00:25:01 - ADGA Winners

00:40:22 - Riot Shuts Down OPL

00:51:00 - Gamespot Australia Is Shutdown

00:58:18 - Another Resident Evil Movie On The Way

01:06:51 - Epic Games v Apple Scheduled For 2021

01:12:08 - Amazon’s Crucible Is Closed

WHAT WE’VE BEEN PLAYING

01:20:29 - Baldur’s Gate 3 (Early Access) Impressions

OUTRO

01:39:44 - Episode 100 Is Next Week

01:41:07 - Goodbye

Resources:

Explosion Network

ADGA 2020 Winners And Where To Play Them

Kotaku

Amazon Shuts Down Crucible Only 5 Months After Launch

Gamespot Australia Has Shut Down

JB Hi-Fi Will Now Let You Use Gift Cards On PS5 And Xbox Series X Pre-Orders, Sort Of

Riot’s Australian Office And The Oceanic Pro League Is Shutting Down

The Resident Evil Movies Are Getting Rebooted With An Adaptation Of The First Two Games

PC Gamer

Epic And Apple Will Go To Trial In May 2021

Arcade Couch Credits:

Music by: Dylan Blight

Art by: Cherie Henriques

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