Arcade Couch

A bonus episode of Arcade Couch wraps up the Square Enix conference straight after the live stream. Join Dylan and Ashley as they discuss all the big announcements of the show.

Find all of our E3 2019 coverage at:

http://www.explosionnetwork.com/e3

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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A bonus episode of Arcade Couch wraps up the Ubisoft conference straight after the live stream. Join Dylan and Ashley as they discuss all the big announcements of the show.

Find all of our E3 2019 coverage at:

http://www.explosionnetwork.com/e3

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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A bonus episode of Arcade Couch wraps up the Bethesda conference straight after the live stream. Join Dylan, Ashley and Ciaran as they discuss all the big announcements of the show.

Find all of our E3 2019 coverage at:

http://www.explosionnetwork.com/e3

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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A bonus episode of Arcade Couch wraps up the Xbox conference straight after the live stream. Join Dylan, Ashley and Ciaran as they discuss all the big announcements of the show.

Find all of our E3 2019 coverage at:

http://www.explosionnetwork.com/e3

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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We have new cuties to discuss and a lot of features including SUPER-SIZED Pokémon from the latest Pokémon Direct about Pokémon Sword & Shield.

Also on the show:

Watchdogs: Legion Leaks Ahead of E3 2019

Call of Duty Modern Warfare Rebooted

Gamescom Is Coming To Singapore Next Year

Rocksteady, Again, Says They Aren't Attending E3

Dylan's Thoughts On Void Bastards & Outer Wilds

Episode Timecodes

—INTRO—

00:00 - Warehouse Salesman

01:05 - Hello

02:40 - On The Show This Week

—NEWS—

03:50 - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Revealed

11:20 - Gamescom Comes To Asia

17:55 - Square Enix Joins GO Games With Dragon Walk

21:30 - Todd Howard Concerning Comments On Fallout 76

26:35 - Rocksteady Again Says They Won't Be Coming To E3

32:30 - Watchdogs: Legion Leaked From Amazon UK & Then Confirmed

—WHAT WE'VE BEEN PLAYING—

41:50 - Dylan Is A Void Bastards

46:00 - Outer Wilds Is GOTY Potential, But Not For Dylan

—MAIN TOPIC—

52:30 - Pokemon Direct Impressions

57:00 - Breaking Down The New Information

01:13:00 - The New Cuties

01:20:00 - Sword & Shield Legendaries

—OUTRO—

01:28:55 - E3 2019 Information

01:30:40 - Wrap-Up

01:31:44 - Ad Read

01:32:08 - The Bit

Hosts:

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

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

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

Resources:

Official Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reveal Trailer - Youtube

‘Gamescom Adds New Singapore Event In 2020’ - Explosion Network

‘Square Enix Announces Dragon Walk, Its Version Of Pokemon Go’ - Kotaku

‘Fallout 76 Was Never Going To Get Rave Reviews Say Bethesda Boss, Prompting Another Backlash’ - Push Square

‘Rocksteady Games Skipping E3 2019’ - Push Square

Watch Dogs Legion - Twitter

‘Pokemon Sword & Shield Goes Big With Dynamax; Huge Wild Areas’ 4-Player Raids’ - Explosion Network

Arcade Couch Credits:

Music by: Dylan Blight

Art by: Cherie Henriques

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Our yearly traditional E3 predictions continue with much fun to be had this year with Ash, Dylan and Ciaran all somewhat taking it more serious than past years. Who will win, who will lose?

—INTRO—

00:10 - Hello

01:00 - On The Show This Week

—THE NEWS—

01:45 - Death Stranding Reveal, Closes Any Chance Of Sony State of Play E3?

10:05 - Call of Duty Getting Revealed Ahead Of E3

15:15 - EA Reveals Their EA Play Streams

20:00 - Simpsons Panel At E3, What Does This Mean?

23:30 - Ubisoft Pass Service Seems To Leak

28:05 - Roller Derby Game, Roller Champions Leaks Ahead Of E3

31:50 - Avengers Game Confirmed To Be At Square Enix Presentation

—MAIN TOPIC—

33:50 - Our E3 2019 Predictions Intro

36:40 - E3 General Predictions

46:00 - Ubisoft Conference Predictions

53:35 - Bethesda Conference Predictions

01:02:50 - Square Enix Presentation Predictions

01:14:30 - Nintendo Presentation Predictions

01:21:35 - Xbox Conference Predictions

01:35:00 - Get Hyped Moments

—OUTRO—

01:40:00 - Wrap-Up

01:41:45 - Ad Read

01:42:13 - The Bit

Hosts:

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

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

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

Resources:

Death Stranding Release Date Trailer - Youtube

‘E3 2019 Press Conference & Showcase Times’ - Explosion Network

‘Ubisoft Pass May Have Accidental Leaked On Ubisoft Store’ - IGN

Simpsons At E3 - Twitter

‘Roller Champions Game From Ubisoft Reportedly Leaked Ahead of E3’ - DualShockers

Avengers at E3 - Twitter

Arcade Couch Credits:

Music by: Dylan Blight

Art by: Cherie Henriques

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It's raining cats and dogs and Sony and Microsoft are working together on cloud technology for the future. What's this mean for the upcoming next-generation of consoles and for the future of cloud-based gaming, including Googles Stadia? Dylan, Ashley and a freshly re-born Ciaran discuss.

Also on the show:

Observation Thoughts

Gato Roboto Preview (Read it)

George R.R. Martin Working On Games

Baldo Reveal

—INTRO—

00:10 - Who's This On The Couch?

02:05 - On The Show This Week

—THE NEWS—

02:20 - The Ouya Store Is Shutting Down

08:10 - Minecraft Earth Announced

17:40 - Man of Medan Release Date

25:00 - Is George R.R Martin Working With FromSoftware?

31:20 - Zelda Inspired Baldo Revealed

35:35 - Handheld Indie PlayDate Revealed

—WHAT WE'VE BEEN PLAYING—

47:55 - Ciaran Started Persona 5

52:15 - Observation Thoughts From Dylan

58:30 - Gato Roboto Preview by Dylan

01:00:25 - The Gardens Between Works Great On Your Phone Says, Dylan

—MAIN TOPIC—

01:02:45 - Sony & Microsoft Announce Joint Partnership

01:12:10 - Will Next-Gen Be A More Friendlier Competition?

—OUTRO—

01:16:15 - Wrap-Up

01:17:10 - Ad Read

01:17:35 - The Bit

Hosts:

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

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

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

Resources:

‘Razer Closing Ouya Store, Officially Killing The Console’ - Polygon

‘Minecraft Earth Is Minecraft + Pokemon Go’ - IGN

‘The Dark Pictures: Man of Medan: Repercussions Trailer’ - Youtube

‘Game of Thrones Creator George R.R. Martin Confirms Work On A Japanese Video Game, Adding Credence To FromSoftware Rumors’ - DualShockers

‘Baldo - New Gameplay Trailer’ - IGN

‘PlayDate Is An Adorable Handheld With Games From The Creators Of QWOP, Katamari, And More’ - The Verge

‘Microsoft And Sony Strike Pact For Gaming, Cloud Services’ - Bloomberg

‘Sony’s Deal With Microsoft Blindsided Its Own PlayStation Team’ - Bloomberg

Arcade Couch Credits:

Music by: Dylan Blight

Art by: Cherie Henriques

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Ubisoft has three unannounced triple-a games on the way before March 2020, so what are they? Dylan and Ashley try and guess what we could be seen announced at E3.

Also on the show:

AUSVOTES! Some Relevant Video Game Related Information

U.S Banning Loot Boxes?

Super Mario Maker 2 Direct & All Its Goodness

Netflix Is Coming To E3, What Are They Bringing?

—INTRO—

00:20 - Arcade Hobley At It Again

01:10 - On The Show This Week

01:30 - Spoiler-Free Detective Pikachu Thoughts

—NEWS—

04:15 - Labor Wants To Bring Back The Interactive Games Fund

07:05 - A Game Developer Running For The Senate In Canberra

11:20 - U.S Senator Moves To Ban Loot Boxes

17:25 - Super Mario Maker 2 Direct News

22:50 - The Division 2's Raid Doesn't Support Matchmaking

30:30 - Netflix Is Coming To E3

—MAIN TOPIC—

35:25 - Ubisoft Announced Skull & Bones Delayed

37:30 - 4 New Games Coming From Ubisoft Before March 2020|

39:40 - One Of Those Is The Recently Announced Ghost Recon Game

41:35 - Splinter Call Joke

44:40 - What Are The Three Unannounced Games?

—OUTRO—

56:30 - Wrap-Up

57:27 - Ad Read

Hosts:

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

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

Resources:

‘Labor Wants To Bring Back The Australian Interactive Games Fund With $25 Million’ - Kotaku AU

‘Why A Game Developer Is Running For The Senate’ - Kotaku AU

U.S Senator Introduces Bill To Ban Loot Boxes And Pay-To-Win Microtransactions - Kotaku

‘Everything New In Super Mario Maker 2’ - IGN

‘The Division 2’s First Raid Won’t Have Matchmaking, Even Though Ubisoft Implied It Would’ - Kotaku

‘Netflix Will Host An E3 Panel About Turning Its Original Content Into Games’ - IGN

‘New Ghost Recon Game Breakpoint Revealed For PS4’ Gamespot

‘Ubisoft Says Tweets About Potential New Splinter Cell Are “Joking”’ - IGN

Arcade Couch Credits:

Music by: Dylan Blight

Art by: Cherie Henriques

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Wizards Unite is the latest 'GO' game from the Pokemon Go developer Niantic. Dylan & Ash have put some time into the game since the beta released into Australian wizarding markets. Does it cast a spell, or simply smell? Find out this week, muggles please stay away.

Also on the show:

The Division 2 Talk

Plants VS Zombies Is 10!

Rocket League Developer Psyonix Acquired by Epic Games

Riot Games Walk Out of 150+ Employees

Randy Pitchford Accused Of Assault

—INTRO—

00:10 - Hello & That Dancing Pikachu Is Cute A.F

01:35 - Today On The Show

—NEWS—

02:10 - Plants VS Zombies Is 10 Years Old

05:35 - Apex Legends Coming To Mobile

09:25 - Rocket League Dev Acquired By Epic Games

16:45 - Riot Games Walk Out

23:55 - Randy Pitchford Accused Of Assault

—WHAT'VE BEEN PLAYING—

36:25 - Dylan's Finished The Division 2

—MAIN TOPIC—

43:40 - Wizards Unite Beta Impressions

46:20 - The Story Explained... Kinda

49:00 - The Mechanics

01:22:15 - Will We Keep Playing Wizards Unite?

—OUTRO—

01:26:40 - Wrap-Up

01:27:57 - Ad Read

Hosts:

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

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

Resources:

‘Apex Legends Is Coming To Phones’ - Kotaku AU

‘Rocket League Developer Psyonix Acquired by Epic Games’ - AusGamers

‘Over 150 Riot Employees Walk Out To Protest Forced Arbitration And Sexist Culture’ - Kotaku

‘Gearbox Boss Calls Old Claptrap Voice Actor “Bitter And Disgruntled” Amid New Borderlands 3 Dispute’ - Gamespot

Arcade Couch Credits:

Music by: Dylan Blight

Art by: Cherie Henriques

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Borderlands 3's gameplay reveal event offered up our first look at the new gameplay elements for the franchise, but also opened up a crazy tweet-storm from Randy Pitchford. Dylan and Ashley discuss both, the game and Randy Pitchford tweets, in fine detail.

Also on the show:

Sonic Trailer

Oculus Quest Launch Details

Switch Game Pulled From Store

Hosts:

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

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

—INTRO—

00:00:10 - Hello & On The Show This Week

—THE NEWS—

00:01:15 - A Dark Room Dev Gets Game Pulled From eShop

00:09:25 - Sonic Trailer Thoughts

00:16:35 - A Saints Row Movie Is Coming

00:20:15 - Oculus Quest AUD Price + Launch Games

00:35:45 - Valve's VR Headset Is The Index

—WHAT WE'VE BEEN PLAYING

00:43:40 - Fortnite Endgame Event

—MAIN TOPIC—

00:47:50 - Randy Pitchford Game Informer Tweets

01:00:00 - Borderlands 3 Gameplay Thoughts

—OUTRO—

01:20:40 - Wrap-Up

01:21:20 - Ad Read

Resources:

‘Nintendo Pulls Game From Switch eShops After Dev Reveals Hidden Code Editor’ - IGN

‘Sonic The Hedgehog Official Trailer’ - Youtube

‘Saints Row Movie Is Now In Development From The Fate of The Furious Director’ - Dualshockers

‘Here Are The 50+ Launch Titles For Oculus Quest’ - VR Focus

‘Hands-On: Valve’s Index Headset Sets An Impressive New Bar For VR Fidelity’ - Road To VR

‘50 Borderlands 3 Details Revealed’ - IGN

Arcade Couch Credits:

Music by: Dylan Blight

Art by: Cherie Henriques

All Episodes:

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

Support Us:

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