Arcade Couch

In a massive episode, Dylan, Ashley and Ciaran comb through the upcoming games of 2020 for the ultimate preview of things to come in the new decade.

Episode Timecodes

INTRO

00:10 - Hello

01:55 - Today On The Show

WHAT WE'VE BEEN PLAYING

02:30 - Ciaran's Wipeboard

17:40 - Darksiders Genesis

MAIN TOPIC

23:50 - 2020 In Preview

02:35:20 - Our Top 20 Most Anticipated Games

OUTRO

02:51:00 - Wrap-Up

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 all the announcements and winners from The Game Awards including the reveal of the new Xbox Series X and Hellblade II.

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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Ahead of The Game Awards 2019 next week, Dylan, Ashley and Ciaran drop five predictions each for what could be revealed or happen during the show.

Also on the show:

Halo Launches on PC

Resident Evil 3 Leaked

Riot Games Pays Massive Law Suit

Episode Timecodes

INTRO

00:08 - Hello

01:20 - This Week On The Show

THE NEWS

01:45 - Halo Launches On PC With Huge Numbers

09:05 - In The Valley Of The Gods Is Shelved

15:50 - Resident Evil 3 Remake Leaked

22:20 - Riot Settles Huge Lawsuit

WHAT WE'VE BEEN PLAYING

30:15 - Ciaran Has Been Playing Death Stranding

MAIN TOPIC

45:10 - The Game Awards 2019 Trailer/Reveal Predictions

48:15 - Round One

50:50 - Round Two

54:25 - Round Three

01:02:00 - Round Four

01:07:55 - Round Five

OUTRO

01:17:45 - Wrap-Up

Hosts:

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

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

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

Resources:

IGN

'Resident Evil 3 Remake Cover Art Leaked on the PlayStation Network'

KOTAKU

'Halo Immediately Launches Into Steam's Most Played Games'

'Riot Settles Lawsuit Will Pay Every Female Employee Since 2014 With $14.6 Million Fund'

Gamesutra

'Camp Santo's In The Valley of The Gods on Hold as Team Shifts to Valve Projects'

Arcade Couch Credits:

Music by: Dylan Blight

Art by: Cherie Henriques

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Dylan, Ash and Ciaran drop their yearly predictions for who they think is going to take out each of the categories at The Game Awards.

Also on the show:

Battleborn Is Shutting Down

Hearthstone Battlegrounds Impressions

Half-Life: Alyx Is VR Only

Episode Timecodes

INTRO

00:10 - Hello

02:00 - This Week On The Show

02:10 - Let's Talk Bets

THE NEWS

06:15 - Half-Life: Alyx Officially Revealed

18:40 - Battleborn Is Shutting Down

27:10 - Pokemon Compay Suing Leakers

WHAT WE'VE BEEN PLAYING

32:50 - Hearthstone Battlegrounds

MAIN TOPIC

41:10 - Predicting The Winner of The Game Awards 2019

OUTRO

01:35:30 - Wrap-Up

Hosts:

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

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

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

Resources:

Explosion Network

'Return To City 17 In Half-Life: Alyx'

GameIndustry.Biz

'The Pokemon Company Sues Pokemon Sword and Shield Leakers'

Kotaku

'Battleborn Is Shutting Down in 2021'

Arcade Couch Credits:

Music by: Dylan Blight

Art by: Cherie Henriques

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It's Super Smash Bros on the couch week as EVERYBODY IS HERE and we discuss Death Stranding, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and Pokemon Sword/Shield. Then we jump into some Aussie Pokemon fan-art and rate them out of a solid yeah Nah.

Episode Timecodes

INTRO

00:11 - Hello

01:20 - It Took Over A Year For This To Happen

02:00 - This Week On The Show

THE NEWS

02:30 - Half-Life: Alyx Is Coming For VR

08:50 - Amy Hening Joins New Team

13:30 - The Game Awards Nominee Thoughts

37:00 - Pokemon Sword/Shield Sells Ridiculously Well

WHAT WE'VE BEEN PLAYING

41:05 - Pokemon Sword/Shield Impressions

48:15 - Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Review

01:04:15 - Death Stranding Review

MAIN TOPIC

01:21:05 - Yeah Nah - We Rank @VivinkArt Aussie Pokemon

OUTRO

01:45:10 - Wrap-Up

Hosts:

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

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

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

Cherie Henriques: https://twitter.com/Cheriacorno

Nicholas Prior: https://twitter.com/LordNPrior

Resources:

Explosion Network

'Half-Life Reveal Coming This Friday'

GameIndustry.Biz

'Amy Hennig Joins Skydance Media To Establish New Division'

'Nintendo Switch UK Sales Spike 30% As Pokemon Sword and Shield Sets Record'

The Game Awards

Nominees Page

Twitter

@VivinkArt

Arcade Couch Credits:

Music by: Dylan Blight

Art by: Cherie Henriques

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Xbox held their yearly gathering in London this year with X019 and their Inside Xbox show had two-hours of news to go over, so Dylan and Ashley dive into it.

Also on the show:

Death Stranding Review

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Impressions

Stadia Launch Details

INTRO

00:10 - Hello

00:50 - This Week On The Show

THE NEWS

01:35 - Stadia Launch Lineup

05:50 - Sonic Movie Is Turned Around

15:15 - Game Awards Crossover With Jumanji

WHAT WE'VE BEEN PLAYING

17:55 - Death Stranding Review

22:15 - Squidgies Takeover Review

27:30 - Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order First Impressions

MAIN TOPIC

33:00 - Inside Xbox X019 General Thoughts

36:20 - Misc Stuff Revealed

45:00 - Project xCloud Gets New Information

49:00 - KartRacer: Drift Reveal

53:15 - West of Dead Reveal

54:45 - Grounded Reveal

58:20 - Drake Hollow Reveal

59:55 - Last Stop Reveal

01:01:15 - Everwild Reveal

01:02:50 - Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Goodies

01:06:45 - All The Game Pass Games Coming

01:15:30 - Bleeding Edge New Trailer & Character

01:17:50 - Tell Me Why Reveal

01:28:05 - Master Chief Collection Gets Halo Reach

OUTRO

01:29:50 - Wrap-Up

Hosts:

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

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

Resources:

Nintendo Life

'Yes, The Sonic Movie Redesign Was Led By Sonic Mania Animator Tyson Hesse'

PlayStatonLifeStyle.Net

'The Game Awards 2019 Will Be Shown in Cinemark Theatres, Along With Jumanji: The Next Level'

Vice

Google's Launch Lineup for Stadia Is Pretty Depressing

Xbox

'Xbox Game Pass at X019: Announcing Over 50 New Games, and Ultimate Holiday Offer'

'X019: Announcing Tell Me Why, the Newest Narrative Adventure Game from DONTNOD Entertainment'

Arcade Couch Credits:

Music by: Dylan Blight

Art by: Cherie Henriques

All Episodes:

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Blizzcon 2019 came and went last week with some semi-exciting announcements for Diablo 4 & Overwatch 2, but more importantly, was how Blizzard would present themselves to the public amidst the backlash from banning a Hearthstone player weeks before. Dylan, Ashley and Ciaran discuss what Blizzard did and did-not-do and also how games media should talk about and report on these events.

Also on the show

Pokemon Leaks

The Outer Worlds Review

Fortress Melbourne

Episode Timecodes

INTRO

00:10 - Hello

00:30 - Random Xsplit/Adobe CC Talk

01:40 - Today on the Show

THE NEWS

02:20 - Fortress Melbourne

10:05 - Pokemon Sword & Shield Supplements Trailer

13:30 - Pokemon Leaks

WHAT WE'VE BEEN PLAYING

25:00 - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare The Multiplayer Review

35:50 - The Outer Worlds, We Finished It

MAIN TOPIC

54:10 - Blizzcon 2019 & How Blizzard Handled The Hong Kong Situation

01:10:35 - Everything Revealed at Blizzcon 2019 Including Diablo 4 & Overwatch 2

OUTRO

01:29:15 - Wrap-Up

Hosts:

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

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

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

Resources:

Eurogamer

'Blizzard CEO Apologies For Hearthstone Hong Kong Controversy'

IGN

'Every Major Blizzcon 2019 Announcement'

Kotaku

'Hearthstone Developers Wish Blizzard Had Handled Hong Kong Controversy Differently'

Nintendo Life

'Rumour: Nintendo May Have Caught The Pokemon Sword and Shield Leaker'

Twitter

@FortressAus

Youtube

'Items and Features in Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield!'

Arcade Couch Credits:

Music by: Dylan Blight

Art by: Cherie Henriques

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EA has rolled out a bunch of news to discuss this week including its return to Steam, but the most intriguing nugget was that they have a big remake coming before March 2021, so Dylan and Ashley discuss what they think that could be.

Also on the show:

Luigi's Mansion 3 Impressions

Afterparty Review (Written Review Here)

More Discussion About The Outer Worlds

Xbox All Access

Episode Timecodes

INTRO

00:10 - Hello

00:40 - Today On The Show

01:05 - Death Stranding Review

02:30 - Blizzcon Is On Now

THE NEWS

03:30 - Xbox All Access Available In Australia

09:05 - Ubisoft Confirms Next Games Coming To Next-Gen

14:45 - 3DS Is Done

WHAT WE'VE BEEN PLAYING

19:50 - Luigi's Mansion 3 Impressions

25:00 - Afterparty Review

33:25 - The Outer Worlds 20 Hour Thoughts

MAIN TOPIC

44:20 - EA Earnings Report: No New Battlefield, New Sports Game & What Remake Do They Have On The Way?

55:40 - EA Returns To Steam

OUTRO

01:01:45 - Just Watch For Games

01:05:40 - There's No Video This Week

01:06:50 - Wrap-Up

Hosts:

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

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

Resources:

Explosion Network

'Xbox All Access Now Available In Australia'

IGN

EA Will Sell Games On Steam Again Starting With Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Apex Legends'

Press-Start

'Ubisoft's Five Next AAA Games Will Be Cross Gen And Take Advantage Of PS5/Scarlett Features'

Push Square

'EA Gives Mass Effect Fans Hope With Confirmation Of "Exciting Remasters" Coming Soon'

Nintendo Life

'Nintendo Finally Hints That It Has Ditched Game Development On The 3DS'

Arcade Couch Credits:

Music by: Dylan Blight

Art by: Cherie Henriques

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Bethesda has revealed a subscription service for Fallout 76 called Fallout 1st and it's a doozy. Dylan and Ashley discuss why Bethesda would be offering such an odd subscription for Fallout players.

Also on the show:

The Outer Worlds Early-Impressions

Spin Rythme Impressions

Fri-Delays

Episode Timecodes

INTRO

00:10 - Hello

00:15 - This Is a Joke

01:25 - This Week on The Show

04:00 - The Last of Us Part II Delayed

08:30 - Ubisoft Delays a Bunch Aswell

18:15 - Fallout 1st Announced

WHAT WE'VE BEEN PLAYING

33:35 - Spin Rythme

39:40 - MediEvil Mini-Review

40:45 - The Outer Worlds Early Impressions

OUTRO

52:10 - Wrap-Up

Hosts:

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

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

Resources:

Explosion Network

'Fallout 1st Is Nearly $200 - I'm Not Joking'

'The Last of Us Part II Delayed Until May 2020'

Forbes

'Fallout 76's Premium Private Servers are Not Private, Its Scrap Box Is Deleting Scrap'

GamesIndustry.Biz

'Ubisoft Delays Watch Dogs Legion, Gods & Monsters, Rainbow Six Quarantine'

Arcade Couch Credits:

Music by: Dylan Blight

Art by: Cherie Henriques

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Live from the Audio-Technica booth at PAX Australia 2019, Dylan, Ashley and Cherie discuss their favourite games of the show and how much the show seems to have slowed down ahead of next-gen.

Photo by Michael Couacaud:

https://www.instagram.com/michaelcouacaud/?hl=en

Hosts:

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

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

Cherie Henriques: https://twitter.com/Cheriacorno

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