Arcade Couch

Nintendo has shown their first Direct for the year of 2019 and with it came lots of announcements including, a remake of a Zelda game. Dylan, Ashley and Cherie discuss all the things shown in the Direct and what stood out the most to them.

Also on the show:

- Activision Fires 800 Employee's

- The Outer Worlds Gets New Gameplay

- Crackdown 3 Review

- The Stillness of The Wind Review

—INTRO—

00:20 - Ciaran Is Played

01:35 - Ash Wins Apex Legends

05:40 - On Today's Show

—NEWS—

06:00 - Activision/Blizzard Lays Off 800 Employees

29:30 - The Outer Worlds Gets New Information

—WHAT WE'VE BEEN PLAYING—

40:50 - Crackdown 3 Review

53:40 - The Stillness of The Wind Review

—MAIN TOPIC—

57:40 - Nintendo's First Direct of 2019 Impressions

1:00:00 - Super Mario Maker 2

01:06:35 - Captain Toad Co-Op

01:11:00 - Dragon Quest 11 Definitive Edition

01:16:30 - What Are Starfox Friends Called?

01:20:26 - Fire Emblem: Three Houses

01:23:05 - Tetris 99

01:35:45 - Astral Chain

01:38:00 - Link's Awakening Remake

—END—

01:44:15 - Wrap-Up

01:44:35 - LOL

Hosts:

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

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

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

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

Music by:

Dylan Blight

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Microsoft is bringing Xbox Live to iOS, Android and the Nintendo Switch platforms. The news comes from Eurogamer who spotted the information on Microsoft’s own schedule for GDC 2019, which is taking place next month. Dylan, Ashley, Ciaran and Cherie dive into the idea of Xbox Live being on other platformers, and also discuss Dylan's hypothesis that Xbox is building to have Game Pass on as many platforms as they can in the foreseeable future.

Also on the show:

-- Marshmello Goes Epic in Fortnite

-- We are getting Star Wars Jedi in 2019

-- Games Turning 10 In 2019

-- Apex Legends Impressions and Launch

—INTRO—

00:10 - On The Couch

—NEWS—

02:00 - Epic Through A Marshmello Concert In Fortnite

11:50 - Games Turning 10 Years Old In 2019

41:30 - Respawn Has Titanfall and Star Was Coming In 2019

—WHAT WE'VE BEEN PLAYING—

51:10 - Apex Legends

—MAIN TOPIC—

01:11:25 - Microsoft Is Bringing Xbox Live To Switch, iOS and Android

—OUTRO—

01:37:50 - Wrap-Up

Hosts:

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

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

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

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

Resources:

Marshmello Full Concert - IGN

37 of The Biggest Video Games Anniversaries In 2019 - IGN

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and New Titanfall Coming This Fall - Variety

Microsoft Plans Xbox Live for Nintendo Switch, Mobile - Eurogamer

Music by:

Dylan Blight

All Episodes:

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Nintendo offered fans of the upcoming Metroid 4 Prime a straight-cut piece of news via a video this week where they announced that the game will be restarted at Retro Studios. This, of course, pleased many as they are the studio behind the original Prime Trilogy. But should everyone react so fast to a simple developer name? Shouldn't people check more often the same people behind the company name are working in these teams? And also, is this transparency good for the industry?

Also on the show:

- Kingdom Hearts 3 Impressions

- Metro Exodus Goes Epic Games

- Anthem VIP Demo Success

—INTRO—

00:10 - The Couch

01:15 - On Today's Show

—NEWS—

01:40 - Epic Games Lands Metro Exodus

11:20 - Anthem VIP Beta

24:45 - Xbox Teases Big E3 2019

WHAT WE'VE BEEN PLAYING

27:30 - Kingdom Hearts 3

47:15 - Bury Me, My Love

49:00 - New Super Mario Bros U Deluxe

51:40 - Call of Duty: Black Ops 4

53:35 - Mini Metro

—MAIN TOPIC—

56:10 - Nintendo Gives Metroid Prime 4 To Retro Studios

58:40 - Is The Transparency Nintendo Gave Good?

01:00:00 - Why Do We Associate Studios Names More Than The People At Studios?

01:17:20 - Is More Transparent Development Better?

—SHOW CLOSE—

01:25:15 - Wrap-Up

Hosts:

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

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

All Episodes:

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Resources:

THQ Twitter

Bioware Details Anthem Changes and Fixes After VIP Demo - IGN

Bury Me, My Love | Play It On Your Phone - Explosion Network

Metroid Prime 4 Production Is Cancelled As Production Begins Fresh At Retro - Explosion Network

Music by:

Dylan Blight

Bungie has certainly found a wizard on their moon and with it decided to jump ship from Activision. Is this good news for Destiny fans in the long run? And how will Activision do with one-less big tent-pole franchise under their umbrella?

Also on the show:

- EA Cancels More Star Wars

- EA's Star Wars History

- What Games We Played On Our Holiday

- Special Guest Rockamummy Stops By To Talk Kingdom Hearts 3

—INTRO—

00:10 - Welcome

01:20 - On Today's Show

—NEWS—

01:48 - EA Cancels Another Star Wars Game

32:35 - Bungie Parts Ways With Activision

—WHAT WE'VE BEEN PLAYING—

47:28 - Intro The Breach

49:33 - Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

58:50 - DOOM

01:02:08 - The Quiet Man

01:08:55 - Unicycle Giraffe

01:10:55 - Battle Chasers: Nightwar

01:12:30 - DCS MiG-21

01:15:30 - Forza Horizon 4

01:20:20 - Sea of Thieves

—MAIN TOPIC WITH ROCKAMUMMY—

01:23:50 - Rockamummy Introduction

01:24:40 - What Is Our Kingdom Hearts History?

01:30:00 - Do We Have A Grasp On The KH Story?

01:36:25 - Which Worlds Are We Looking Forward To Most?

01:49:10 - Things We Hope Are In Kingdom Hearts 3

01:53:00 - Rockamummy Outro

—OUTRO—

01:53:30 - Outro

01:54:42 - Bloop

Hosts:

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

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

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

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

Guests:

Rockamummy: https://twitter.com/Rockamummy

Resources:

Star Wars Open World Game Cancelled At EA - IGN

Every Star Wars Game EA Has Released… And Cancelled - IGN

Our Destiny - Bungie

Music by:

Dylan Blight

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Dylan, Ciaran and Ashley each list their Top 10 Games of 2018 lists and explain each pick in this special episode of Arcade Couch, apart of our Best of 2018 content.

Also on the show:

Nick Drops His Top 5 Games

—INTO—

00:10 - Welcome

—10-TO-5—

02:28 - Number 10

08:10 - Number 9

14:14 - Number 8

19:32 - Number 7

23:53 - Number 6

27:07 - Number 5

33:28 - Nick's Top 5 Games

—4-TO-1—

43:07 - Number 4

49:00 - Number 3

57:30 - Number 2

01:03:13 - Number 1

—OUTRO—

01:12:15 - Honourable Mentions

01:15:15 - Wrap-Up

Hosts:

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

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

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

Guests:

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

Music by:

Dylan Blight

It’s time to get prepared for the year that is 2019. Dylan, Ashley, Ciaran and Cherie dive into a list of upcoming games in 2019 and go over which ones they're most excited about including everything from hardcore shooters, too cute and fun indie titles.

—INTRO—

00:12 - Hello's

—MAIN TOPIC—

02:00 - January 2019

11th New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe

15th - The Walking Dead Episode 3 Broken Toys

17th - YIIK: A Postmodern RPG

18th - Ace Combat 7: Skis Unknown

24th - Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes

24th - Life is Strange 2 Episode 2: Rules

25th - Resident Evil 2

29th - Kingdom Hearts 3

18:55 - February 2019

15th - Crackdown 3

15th - Far Cry New Dawn

15th - Metro Exodus

21st - Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy

22cnd - Anthem

26th - Dirt Rally 2.0

30:28 - March 2019

8th - Devil May Cry 5

15th - The Division 2

21st - The Sinking City

22cnd - Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice

38:38 - April 2019

23rd - Mortal Kombat 11

26th - Days Gone

42:17 - May 2019

10th - Pikachu Movie

14th - Rage 2

47:25 - June 2019

11th-13th - E3 2019

21st - Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fuelled

53:10 - August + September 2019

16th - Angry Birds Movie 2

8th - Sonic Movie

55:25 - TBD 2019

A Plague Tale: Innocence

Afterparty

Animal Crossing

Biomutant

Concrete Genie

Control

Daemon X Machina

Dreams

Doom Eternal

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Remastered Edition

Fire Emblem: Three Houses

Gears 5

In The Valley Of the Gods

Jenny LeClue

Luigi’s Mansion 3

Man of Medan

Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3

MediEvil

Mineko’s Night Market

Necrobarista

Ooblets

Ori and the Will of Wisps

Pokemon Game

Psychonauts 2

Sable

Sea of Solitude

Skull & Bones

Shenmue 3

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order

The Last Campfire

The Outer Worlds

The Pathless

The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe

Tunic

Untitled Goose Game

Wolfenstein: Youngblood

Yoshi’s Crafted World

02:02:00 - Outro

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

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

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

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

Music by: Dylan Blight

What were some of the biggest news stories of the year? Particularly, what were some of the biggest controversies in gaming? Using the list from WatchMojo Dylan goes over some of these stories with Ashley, Cherie and Ciaran before wrapping up a look back on 2018 by asking everyone what their 2018 gaming love was.

Also on the show:

- Our Christmas Hauls

—INTRO—

00:15 - The Merry Cast

01:50 - What'd We Get For Christmas? Or Buy On Sales?

—MAIN TOPIC—

25:45 - Let's Talk About 2018, The Year That Has Been

27:25 - Dylan Fails To Get Everyone Pumped

30:00 - Let's Read WatchMojo's 'Biggest Gaming Controversies Of 2018'

30:31 - Quantic Dream's Toxic Workplace

32:24 - Woman In Battlefield V

34:40 - World Health Gaming Organization Makes Gaming Addiction

45:00 - Rockstar Overtime

47:05 - PUBG Co Sues Epic Games

49:50 - Active Shooter Game

52:42 - Filip Miucin Plagiarism

58:55 - Riot Games Workplace Sexism

01:02:50 - Telltale Games Closes

01:09:35 - Trump Attacks Video Games

01:12:00 - Our Personal Biggest News Stories Of The Year

01:25:00 - Our Gaming Loves Of 2018

—OUTRO—

01:38:20 - Wrap-Up

01:39:24 - Ad Read

Hosts:

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

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

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

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

Resources:

2018 In Gaming

WatchMojo Video

Music by:

Dylan Blight

The Australian Game awards aired this past week around a lot of criticism and after their initial thoughts on the show, Dylan and Ashley go over the final show and its winners. Is the show receiving just criticism, or are people just being negative and should cut it some slack?

Also on the show:

- Jaydan's Official Game Awards Predictions Round-Up

- Discord Ups Epics Game Store

- Life is Strange 2 Episode 2 Trailer

- Pokemon Go Adds PVP

—INTRO—

00:23 - On The Show This Week

01:55 - Official Referee Jaydan Prior's Game Awards Results

—NEWS—

13:38 - Discord Offers 90/10 Split For Developers

20:57 - Life Is Strange 2 Episode 2 Trailer

32:40 - Pokemon Go Adds PVP

—MAIN TOPIC—

48:50 - Overall Thoughts On The Australian Game Awards

01:00:50 - The Winners Of Each Category

01:11:10 - Final Thoughts & What Could Be Done To Make It Better In 2019

—OUTRO—

01:16:15 - Wrap-Up

01:16:55 - Ad Read

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

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

Music by: Dylan Blight

The Epic Game Store had a huge push at The Game Awards and with several publishers and developers now choosing to pull their games from Steam in favour of the Epic Store, it's time to wonder if 2019 could see a big shift in the PC gaming store-front.

Also on the show:

- Sonic Movie Gets A Poster

- DOOM 25th Anniversary

- Hades Preview

- Into The Breach Thoughts

- Pokemon Go Hooks Cherie

—INTRO—

00:17 - Why Does Ash Cheer His Own Name?

—NEWS—

02:00 - Sonic Movie Motion Poster Thoughts

09:30 - DOOM 25th Anniversary & Our DOOM Gaming Pasts

—WHAT WE'VE BEEN PLAYING—

19.00 - Cherie Is A Pokemon Go Addict

26:50 - Ash Has Dived Into The Breach

32:10 - Hades Preview From Dylan

—MAIN TOPIC—

45:33 - Is The Epic Games Store Going To Cause Real Challenge To Steam In 2019?

—OUTRO—

01:03:03 - Wrap-Up

01:04:17 - Ad Read

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

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

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

Music by: Dylan Blight

Dylan, Ash and Ciaran discuss all the winners from The Game Awards 2018 and find out who won their predictions, they also break down all the trailers and announcements from the show. Dylan and Ash then go through all of the games shown at the Kinda Funny Showcase and discuss if the show was worth waking up bright and early for.

00:12 - Intro

02:48 - The Game Awards 2018 Results

35:10 - Trailers & Announcements From The Game Awards 2018

35:30 - Sayonara Wild Hearts

36:45 - Journey To The Savage Planet

37:50 - The Stanley Parable Ultra Deluxe Edition

40:15 - Among Trees

41:25 - Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order

43:55 - Far Cry New Dawn

52:38 - Hades

56:10 - Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey

59:08 - Scavengers

01:00:45 - Anthem

01:03:13 - Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled

01:07:25 - The Outer Worlds

01:10:30 - The Last Campfire

01:11:50 - Atlas

01:13:55 - Dragon Age #TheDreadWolfRises

01:17:10 - The Pathless

01:18:35 - Stranger Things 3

01:20:30 - Mortal Kombat 11

01:21:34 - Psychonauts 2 |

01:22:40 - Devil May Cry 5

01:23:55 - Fornite 'The Block'

01:26:17 - Rage 2

01:26:40 - Super Smash Bros. Ultimate DLC 'Persona 5' Joker

01:32:15 - Who Won Our The Game Awards Winners Predictions?

01:34:03 - The Kinda Funny Showcase Overall Thoughts

01:41:00 - The Rundown Off All 69 Games Shown

02:55:00 - Favourite Game From The Showcase

02:58:02 - The Wrap-Up

02:59:03 - Ad Read

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

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

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

Resources:https://junkee.com/the-game-awards-2018-trailers/185831

Music by: Dylan Blight