Arcade Couch

-- INTRO --

00:18 - Spacious Couch This Week

00:45 - Ash's Trash Talking

-- NEWS --

01:45 - Australian Game Awards Nominees Round-Up

57:10 - Super Smash Bros Ultimate Leaks Online

-- What We've Been Playing --

01:06:45 - Fallout 76 Impressions

01:24:12 - DOTA 2 Card Game 'Artifact' Impressions

01:33:24 - Nick's Red Dead Online Thoughts

-- MAIN TOPIC --

01:50:15 - The Game Awards Reveals & Trailers Predictions

-- OUTRO --

02:09:40 - Next Week Will Be Late Episode

02:11:00 - The Wrap-Up

02:12:00 - Ad Read

A whole lot more of Game Awards stuff from all directions of Earth this week as The Australian Game Awards have released their nominees' list and Dylan, Ash and Ciaran try and predict the announcements coming out of Geoff Keighley’s Game Awards.

Dylan and Ash have finally put some time in Fallout 76 and break down what they think of the very confusing and messy experience it is right now. Ciaran gives his thoughts on the latest digital card game, Artifact which is based on DOTA. And then Nick drops by the couch to tell Dylan about his time in Red Dead Online.

Also on the show:

- Super Smash Bros Leaked

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

Woody Jackson (The Disaster)

--INTRO--

00:28 - Why Nick Hasn't Been On The Show Yet

--NEWS--

01:40 - Devil May Cry TV Series Is Coming

08:14 - AUD Pricing On Steam

17:35 - Kingdom Hearts 3 Has Gone Gold

24:15 - Is It The Last Kingdom Hearts?

29:18 - The Gamer's Choice Awards Are Something

--What We've Been Playing--

43:55 - Nick's Lost in Red Dead Redemption 2

50:00 - IL-2 update P-47 and BF-109 Kurfürst Love From Nick

53:25 - The Return of Obra Dinn Preview

57:42 - Storm Boy: The Game Review

01:03:00 - Pokemon Let's Go & Pokemon Go Integration Is Great

01:09:57 - Ciaran Returns To Destiny 2 On PC

--MAIN TOPIC--

01:13:40 - Microsoft Is Apparently Working On A Disc-Less Xbox One

01:15:35 - Is It Smart Move To Have A Disc-Less Console On The Market?

01:17:20 - Ciaran: Too Bad EB May Go Out Of Business, "it happens."

--OUTRO--

01:31:25 - The Wrap-Up

Microsoft is reportedly working on two new Xbox One models to release in 2019 and one of them would contain no disc-drive. With this news to kick off the discussion, Dylan, Ashley, Ciaran and Nick discuss the all-digital future; what it looks like and when it may be here.

Nick also explains his love for Red Dead Redemption 2 and how lost he's getting in the world and also explains The Return of Obra Dinn, which he has recently checked out. Dylan, having played a lot of Pokemon in the last week explains how he's got lost in that world and the crossover with Pokemon Go.

Also on the show:

Adi Shankar Is Bringing A Devil May Cry Series

Storm Boy Review

Kingdom Hearts 3 Has Gone Gold With New Trailer!

Australian Pricing On Steam Goes Bad

The Gamer’s Choice Awards Are Kinda Bad.

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

Music by: Dylan Blight

01:00 - Why Does Ash Say That?

03:10 - Paperbark Is Coming To Steam

06:50 - Hajime Tabata Leave Square Enix

16:00 - X018 News Round-Up & Impressions Of X018

19:50 - Crackdown 3 Launches On February 15th

22:05 - Winnie The Pooh In KH3

24:50 - Microsoft Acquire Obsidian and inXile

31:30 - Xbox Announces 16+ Game Pass Games

38:10 - Void Bastards

40:15 - Just Cause 4 Adds Storms

44:30 - Forza 4 Horizon Expansion Added

47:15 - Sea of Thieves Adds The Area Multiplayer Mode

49:15 - State of Decay 2 Zedhuner Pack

50:15 - Devil May Cry 5 Trailer

52:45 - Tomb Raider 'The Force' DLC Trailer

53:35 - #GiveWithXbox

54:30 - Summer/Winter of Arcade Returns

57:20 - Pokemon Detective Pikachu Trailer Impressions

01:05:30 - Pokemon Let's Go Impressions

01:23:30 - Spyro Reignited Trilogy Impressions

01:28:15 - Shadow of The Tomb Raider Review

01:30:55 - Celeste Impressions From Ash

01:34:45 - Tetris Effect Is Fantastic

01:36:45 - The Game Awards 2018 Thoughts

01:38:15 - The Game Awards 2018 Predictions

02:23:50 - The Wrap-Up

The Game Awards are returning for another year and it wouldn't be an awards season without the Explosion Network trying to predict the winners. So Dylan, Ash, Cherie and Ciaran all put their bettin' hats on as they try to guess who will win each and every category from this year's upcoming awards.

Several big games dropped this week as well and Dylan and Cherie have played two of them -- Spyro Reignited Trilogy & Pokemon Let's Go. Hear how the remake of the purple dragon came along and how Pokemon is treating a returning player as well as a new one,

Also on the show:

Paperbark Comes To Steam Soon

Hajime Tabata Leaves Square Enix

All Things X018

Detective Pikachu Trailer

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

Blizzard has received massive backlash to announcing Diablo: Immortal, a mobile Diablo game at Blizzcon this past week. Dylan, Ash & Ciaran discuss the outrage that has ensued and what that represents for gaming culture. They also ponder if it was Blizzards smartest decision to announce a mobile game at Blizzcon in the first place.

Drew Agnew from The House of Mario stops by the couch to discuss the upcoming release of Pokemon Let's Go Pikachu/Eevee. He gives the low-down on how the game plays and what kind of audience should be excited.

Also on the show:

- TrustedReviews Forced To Donate $1.8 Million

- Australian Game Reviews Announced

- League Of Legends & Overwatch World Cups

- Red Dead Redemption 2

- Deltarune Is Dropped

- Call of Cthulhu: The Official Video Game

- Indie Horror Game, Infliction

Live from the PAX AUS show floor, it's the premiere of Arcade Couch with Dylan, Ashley, Cherie and Ciaran to discuss all the games they've played, news that's broken and their overall thoughts on the event this year.

Thanks again to Audio-Technica for allowing us to record at the booth and use their gear for the show.

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

Thumbnail Photo by Buddy Watson

Edit by Cherie Henriques.

Music: Dylan Blight

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