Arcade Couch

E3 is officially cancelled this week, but many publishers including Xbox have said they’ll be working to put on a digital event of some sort in a presumably, similar timeslot. Dylan and Ciaran discuss those that have signed on so far, along with some other rumoured things that were supposed to happen at E3 2020 including a Batman game.

Hosts:

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

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

Episode Timecodes

INTRO

00:10 - Hello

01:05 - On The Show This Week

THE NEWS

01:35 - New Witcher Game On The Way

09:10 - Tony Hawk Game Leaked

16:25 - Channel 7 Is Doing Esports

WHAT WE’VE BEEN PLAYING

22:30 - Call of Duty: Warzone Review

37:00 - Apex Legends, Ciaran Is In

45:55 - Ciaran’s Control Review; We Theorise About The Expansion Out Soon

01:00:10 - Bloodroots Review

MAIN TOPIC

01:04:40 - E3 Was Cancelled Officially, But Publishers Are Working On Streaming Events

01:11:30 - Reiterate: What No E3 Means

OUTRO

01:15:50 - Results: Last of Us: Part II Digital/Physical Argument

01:19:40 - Question Of The Show: Would You Prefer To Play As Ciri Or A new Character In The Next Witcher Game?

01:20:05 - Goodbye

01:20:40 - Ad Read

Reviews Mentioned:

Bloodroots

Call of Duty: Warzone

Resources:

DualShockers

’New Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater Coming In 2020 According To Potential Leak’

Explosion Network

’The List of Everyone Planning Replacement E3 Events’

IGN

’New Witcher Game Will Begin Development After Cyberpunk 2077 Release’

Kotaku

’Channel 7 Is Getting Into Esports, Again’

’E3 2020 Is Cancelled’

Arcade Couch Credits:

Music by: Dylan Blight

Art by: Cherie Henriques

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E3 is running into problem after problem and it’s looking very likely that E3 2020 may be cancelled because of the Coronavirus. But can E3 survive if it doesn’t have a show this year? Or is it simply time for the ESA to hang up their convention coats?

Hosts:

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

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

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

Episode Timecodes

INTRO

00:10 - Hello

00:35 - Coronavirus Discussions

06:00 - This Week On The Show

THE NEWS

06:20 - Mystery Star Wars Game Leak

13:00 - Fortress Opens In Melbourne Next Week

18:05 - Riot Games Reveals Valorant Gameplay

26:40 - Bungie Closes Offices Due To Coronavirus

32:30 - Ubisfot Re-working Ghost Recon: Breakpoint

44:45 - Death Stranding PC Release Details

50:45 - Pete Hines Interesting Comments On Kinda Funny’s 'We Have Cool Friends' Podcast

MAIN TOPIC

01:14:35 - Is E3 2020 Going To Happen?

01:21:00 - Which Of These Events Are Most Important To The Industry & Why?

OUTRO

01:32:50 - Question Of The Show

01:33:00 - Bye

01:34:30 - A Bit

01:35:15 - Wrap-Up

Resources:

AusGamers

’E3 2020 Still Happening In June, With Organisers “Actively Assessing” Coronavirus Outbreak’

DualShockers

’Bungie Offices Shut Down Due To Coronavirus Fears’

Explosion Network

’Riot Games Give First Look At New FPR Valorant’

GamesIndustry.Biz

’Iam8Bit Resigns As E3 2020 Creative Director’

IGN

’Death Stranding PC Release Date Announced, Half-Life Crossover Content Included’

’Mystery Star Wars Game, Project Maverick Seemingly Leaks On PSN’

Kinda Funny

’Doom Eternal, Fallout 76 with Pete Hines - We Have Cool Friends’

Kotaku

’Ubisoft Is Massively Reworking Ghost Recon Breakpoint’

Press-Start

’Meblourne’s Largest Gaming And Esports Venue “Fortress” Is Opening Next Week With Prizes And Special Events’

Arcade Couch Credits:

Music by: Dylan Blight

Art by: Cherie Henriques

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Baldur’s Gate 3 gameplay has us excited! But an article has started a debate about turn-based combat in tactical games as well as old-school JRPG’s: where’d it go and is it still good?

Also on the show:

EA Bans A Player From Everything

Resident Evil 3 Remake Details

Hosts:

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

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

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

Episode Timecodes

INTRO

00:10 - Hello

00:30 - Pokemon Day Stuff

03:50 - This Week On The Show

THE NEWS

04:40 - Konami Code Creator Passes Away

08:15 - First #CutieOfTheYear Nominee

11:40 - EA Bans A FIFA Player

19:30 - Resident Evil 3 Remake Details

25:55 - Another Platinum Games Reveal

30:30 - Kojima To Get BAFTA

32:30 - Tin-foil Hat Theory

MAIN TOPIC

34:40 - Baldur’s Gate 3 Gameplay Impressions

41:40 - PC Game Article About Turn-Based Combat Inspires Debate

OUTRO

56:00 - Goodbye

57:25 - Wrap-Up

Resources:

Gamasutra

’Metal Gear Creator Hideo Kojima To Receive BAFTA Fellowship Award’

IGN

’2 Hours Into Baldur’s Gate 3 And We’re Sold’

’FIFA Pro Kurt Permanently Banned From All EA Games And Services Following Latest Attack’

Kotaku

’Konami Code Creator Kazuhisa Hashimoto Dies At 61’

’Seven-Year-Old Wins A Pokemon Championship, Makes Everyone A Fan’

PC Gamer

’It Sucks That Baldur’s Gate 3 Is Turn-Based’

PlayStation Blog

’Here’s How Resident Evil 3’s PS4 Remake Is Enhancing The Survival Horror Classic For The Better’

PlayStation Lifestyle

’PlatinumGames Unveils Project G.G, Helmed By Hideki Kamiya’

Arcade Couch Credits:

Music by: Dylan Blight

Art by: Cherie Henriques

All Episodes:

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Eli Roth has been announced as the director of the upcoming Borderlands film. But what exactly does a Borderlands movie look like? And what does one look like with the primarily horror director, Eli Roth, at the helm?

Nintendo has smacked down hard on an outlet that broken an embargo for Pokemon Sword/Shield, but did they deserve it? And who does breaking embargos affects the most? We discuss.

Also on the show:

Bleeding Edge Beta

Outriders Gameplay Reveal

The DICE Awards 2020

Hosts:

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

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

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

Episode Timecodes

INTRO

00:10 - Hello

00:55 - This Week On The Show

THE NEWS

01:05 - IEM Melbourne Is A Go

08:20 - What Games Will Activision Remake Next?

11:20 - Geoff Keighley Skips E3

16:00 - Half-Life: Alyx Gets Official Release Date; Dylan’s Index Alternatives

23:25 - Outriders Gameplay Impressions

30:15 - The D.I.C.E Awards 2020

WHAT WE’VE BEEN PLAYING

42:10 - Bleeding Edge Beta

MAIN TOPIC

57:35 - Nintendo Black-lists In Public

01:01:50 - General Embargo Discussion

OUTRO

01:09:10 - Question Of The Show

01:09:30 - Goodbye

01:50:00 - Wrap-Up

Resources:

ESL Gaming

’Intel Extreme Masters Headlines Melbourne Esports Open In 2020’

GamesIndustry.Biz

’Geoff Keighley Will Not Participate in E3 2020’

IGN

’Activision Planning To Release Several Remaster In 2020’

’Nintendo Publicly Cuts Ties With Game Publication After Pokemon Sword and Shield Leaks’

’Surprising Winners Take Home Big Awards At D.I.C.E 2020’

Kotaku

’Don’t Expect The Valve Index To Come To Australia’

PC Gamer

’Outriders Mixes Superpowers, Shooting, and Destiny’

Arcade Couch Credits:

Music by: Dylan Blight

Art by: Cherie Henriques

All Episodes:

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In a rather shocking announcement last week Dan Houser, co-founder of Rockstar Games (sorta) announced he would be leaving the company in March. We discuss what that could be for the future of Rockstar’s games and what else Houser could be planning.

Also on the show:

IEM Australia Won’t Be At Sydney

ESA Promises To “Shake Things Up” At E3 2020

Apex S4 Impressions

Dylan’s Ring-Fit Thoughts

Hosts:

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

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

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

Episode Timecodes

INTRO

00:10 - Hello

01:00 - On The Show This Week

THE NEWS

01:35 - IEM Won’t Be Returning To Sydney

07:35 - ESA Shaking Things Up For E3

15:45 - New Mafia Game Announcement Rumoured For Soon

23:20 - New Call of Duty Details

33:00 - Platinum Games Teasing Bunch Of Stuff

WHAT WE’VE BEEN PLAYING

38:35 - Apex Legends S4

48:10 - Ring Fit Adventure

53:20 - MTG: Mana Strike

55:55 - Pokemon Go PVP

MAIN TOPIC

59:45 - Dan Houser Leaves Rockstar Games

OUTRO

01:09:20 - Andy Samberg

01:10:50 - Question Of The Show

01:11:20 - Wrap-Up

Resources:

GamesIndustry.Biz

’Dan Houser Departs Rockstar Games’

’ESA Promises “To Shake Things Up” For E3’

’Take-Two Stock Slumps Following Dan Houser’s Departure From Rockstar’

IGN

’Activision Confirms New Call of Duty In 2020, But Not The Developer’

’Platinum Games Is Teasing A New Game’

Press-Start

’IEM Woi’t Be Returning To Sydney In 2020’

Push Square

’Hangar 13’s Nex Mafia Game Is Likely To Be Revealed In The Coming Months’

Arcade Couch Credits:

Music by: Dylan Blight

Art by: Cherie Henriques

All Episodes:

https://explosionnetwork.com/arcade-couch/

Support Us:

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There are rumours circulating that EA has a Knights of The Old Republic remake in works, but could that game be remade to fit in Star Wars canon? And what do the next 5 years of Star Wars games look like?

Also on the show:

Journey To The Savage Planet Review

Legends of Runeterra Gushing

Pokemon Home Confusion

Hosts:

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

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

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

Episode Timecodes

INTRO

00:10 - Hello

00:40 - Today On The Show

THE NEWS

00:53 - Blitzchung Follow Up

03:20 - Apex Announces New Legend, Kills Them

09:30 - Pokemon Home Details Confuse Us

20:15 - Resident Evil 8 Leaks

WHAT WE'VE BEEN PLAYING

25:10 - Journey To The Savage Planet Review

35:45 - Dylan & Ciaran Are In Love With Legends of Runeterra

MAIN TOPIC

53:45 - Could Knights Of The Old Republic Fit Into Star Wars Now?

01:02:30 - What Else Do We Want/Expect To See In Star Wars Games Over The Next 5 Years

OUTRO

01:13:00 - Wrap-Up

Resources:

Explosion Network

’RIP Forge, Go Loot His Death Box’

GamesIndustry.Biz

’Blitzchung On Hong Kong Protest: “Even If I Had A Chance To Go Back, I Would Still Do It”’

IGN

’Star Wars: Knights of The Old Republic Remake Rumoured To Be In Development At EA’

Press-Start

’Resident Evil 8 Will Apparently Be First Person And Feature Wolves’

Nintendo Life

’Pokemon Home Details Revealed: Free And Premium Plans, National Pokedex And More’

Arcade Couch Credits:

Music by: Dylan Blight

Art by: Cherie Henriques

All Episodes:

https://explosionnetwork.com/arcade-couch/

Support Us:

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With all the talk about game delays being good for less crunch culture

development time for devs, Dylan, Ash and Ciaran discuss the truth in that,

if there are any.

Explosion Network is back for 2020 so we play catch-up on some recent news — mostly delays — and talk about what games we played over the break.

Hosts:

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

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

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

Episode Timecodes

INTRO

00:10 - Hello

THE NEWS

03:15 - Pokemon Is Getting Expansions

12:15 - ALl The Delays

23:10 - Xbox Games Will Be Coming To Both Consoles

MAIN TOPIC

32:00 - What We've Played On Holidays

OUTRO

01:13:30 - Wrap-Up

Resources:

IGN

'Pokemon Sword and Shield’s Expansion DLC Is Bringing The Franchise Into The Modern Era’

'Marvel’s Avengers Has Been Delayed’

’Cyberpunk 2077 Release Date Delayed To September, Needs More Time for Polish’

’Final Fantasy 7 Remake Gets Delayed By a Month’

Press-Start

’Xbox Series X Games Will Release On Xbox One In The Early Stages’

Arcade Couch Credits:

Music by: Dylan Blight

Art by: Cherie Henriques

All Episodes:

https://explosionnetwork.com/arcade-couch/

Support Us:

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It’s the last episode for 2019 so we discuss what big games stories and moments have stuck out to us over the year as well as our personal Top 10 Games of 2019.

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:

https://explosionnetwork.com/arcade-couch/

Support Us:

http://www.ko-fi.com/explosion