Geekoholics Anonymous Video Game Podcast

PlayStation State of Play and more – Geekoholics Anonymous Video Game Podcast 458

On this weeks episode we blab about the following Games and topics:

Whatcha Been Playing?

• The Plucky Squire
• Astro Bot
• Quidditch Champions 

News: Cross Platform / PC / Misc.

• Sega unveils new Like A Dragon game, ‘Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii’
• Ubisoft delays Assassin’s Creed Shadows, drops traditional Season Pass model
• Ubisoft outlines plan to improve Star Wars Outlaws after ‘softer than expected’ sales
• Meta Quest 3S officially unveiled with £290 price tag and October release date

PlayStation

• Sony’s Concord reportedly cost $400M to develop
• Everything announced in Sony's PlayStation State of Play

Xbox

• Introducing the new Cipher Series translucent Elite Controllers - Xbox Design Lab

PSA’s:

• Epic Games Store Freebies: The Spirit and the Mouse
• PlayStation Plus games for October 2024 confirmed
• Metaphor: ReFantazio demo

Free 4 All

• Transformers ONE

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The Plucky Squire, Switch 2 Rumors, Bambu Labs A1 and more – Geekoholics Anonymous Video Game Podcast 457 On this weeks episode we blab about the following Games and topics:

Whatcha Been Playing?

• The Plucky Squire
• Star Wars Outlaws

News: Cross Platform / PC / Misc.

• Microsoft is cutting another 650 staff from its gaming teams
• Annapurna Interactive’s entire workforce has resigned
• Unity has cancelled its controversial Runtime Fee
• Steam Families officially launches out of beta
• Flappy Bird's original creator does not support its revival
• Square Enix admits Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and Final Fantasy 16 profits "did not meet expectations"
• Bungie's Marathon reboot will reportedly have $40 price tag despite Concord flop

PlayStation

• Celebrating 30 years of PlayStation with a nostalgic look

Nintendo

• Alleged images of Nintendo’s new Switch have appeared online
• Nintendo sues Palworld maker for infringement of "multiple" patents

PSA’s:

• Epic Games Store Freebies: Toem & The Last Stand: Aftermath

Free 4 All

• Boy Kills World
• Bambu Labs A1

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PlayStation 5 Pro, Space Marine 2, Atlas Fallen and more – Geekoholics Anonymous Video Game Podcast 456

On this weeks episode we blab about the following Games and topics:

Whatcha Been Playing?

• Atlas Fallen
• Warhammer Space Marine 2

News: Cross Platform / PC / Misc.

• Welcome PlayStation 5 Pro, the most visually impressive way to play games on PlayStation
• Studio co-founded by Dr Disrespect confirms ‘significant’ layoffs
• Star Wars Outlaws patch to fix "incredibly punishing" stealth sections is now live
• Bungie announces new Destiny 2 release model with two ‘medium’ expansions a year
• Heaven 17 claims it turned down GTA 6 soundtrack offer over pay offer: ‘Go f*** yourself’

PlayStation

• Sony quietly increases price of PlayStation 5 DualSense controller

PSA’s:

• Epic Games Store Freebies:Rugrats Adventures in Gameland & SUPER CRAZY RHYTHM CASTLE

Free 4 All

• HitMan
• Fast Charlie

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Astro Bot Review, PAX West 2024 and more – Geekoholics Anonymous Video Game Podcast 455

On this weeks episode we blab about the following Games and topics:

Whatcha Been Playing?

• Astro Bot
• Zelda Echoes of Wisdom
• Mario Party Jamboree
• Path of Exile 2
• YS Memoire 
• Echoes of Mystralia
• Haruka: Beyond the Stars
• Nitro Express
• Homura Hime
• Metal Bringer
• Phantom Brave:The Lost hero 
• Reynatis
• Kamikaze Lassplanes
• Codename TCT
• Sports Renovations
• Chronos event
• Stalker 2

News: Cross Platform / PC / Misc.

• An important update on Concord

PlayStation

• Leaked PlayStation 5 Pro design seemingly confirmed by Sony's official 30th anniversary art

PSA’s:

• Epic Games Store Freebies: Football Manager, Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts
• Prime Gaming is giving away 28 games this month, including Borderlands and Lord of the Rings titles

Free 4 All

• Alien Romulus 4DX
• Excellent Elden Ring Panel

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Deadlock, PSVR 2 PC Adapter, Black Myth Wukong, Star Wars Outlaws and more – Geekoholics Anonymous Video Game Podcast 454

On this weeks episode we blab about the following Games and topics:

Whatcha Been Playing?

• Kunitsu-Gami Path of the Goddess
• Concord
• Deadlock
• PS VR 2 PC Adapter
• Black Myth Wukong
• Star Wars Outlaws

News: Cross Platform / PC / Misc.

• Here’s all the big news announced at Gamescom Opening Night Live 2024
• The Game Awards 2024 date confirmed for December
• Epic Games Store, including Fortnite, launches on iOS in the EU and Android worldwide
• GTA: San Andreas VR "on hold indefinitely" Meta confirms, nearly three years after it was announced
• A new mini console based on the Atari 7800 has been revealed
• Bungie reportedly fired former Marathon director after misconduct allegations by female staff
• Square Enix's Splatoon-a-like Foamstars is going free-to-play in October, eight months after release

PlayStation

• Plucky Squire launches on PS5 September 17 as part of PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium 

Nintendo

• Nintendo Museum gets an opening date as Nintendo shows it off for the first time
• Everything in today's Nintendo Direct and Indie World showcases

PSA’s:

• Epic Games Store Freebies: Fallout Classic Collection and Wild Card Football
• PlayStation Plus Games for Sept: Quidditch Champions, MLB The Show 24, Little Nightmares II

Free 4 All

• The Crow: 2024
• The Quiet Place 1, 2 and the Prequel
• Long Legs

Help support the show: - Subscribe to our Twitch channel http://twitch.tv/geekoholics - Use our Epic Creator Code: GEEKOHOLICS when purchasing items in Fortnite or buying games on the Epic Games Store - Please review the show (bit.ly/geekoholics) on Apple Music, Apple Podcasts and to share with your friends. Reviews help us reach more listeners, and the feedback helps us to produce a better show.

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Flintlock The Siege of Dawn, Fallout London and more – Geekoholics Anonymous Video Game Podcast 453

On this weeks episode we blab about the following Games and topics:

Whatcha Been Playing?

• Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn
• Fallout London

News: Cross Platform / PC / Misc.

• Suicide Squad flop leads to 41% drop in Warner Bros. gaming revenue
• Warner Bros is ‘looking at’ licensing its IP to other game studios
• The sentiment around Marathon at Bungie is ‘not great’, it’s claimed
• Hi-Fi Rush studio Tango Gameworks has been acquired by Krafton and will remain open
• Red Dead Redemption coming to PC after 14 years, store listing suggests

PlayStation

• The Last of Us Part 2 multiplayer cancellation reportedly wasn't a "bloodless endeavour"

PSA’s:

• Epic Games Store Freebies: Deaths Gambit- Afterlife, World of Warships Starter Pack

Free 4 All

• Sinbad: Legend of the 7 seas
• The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
• Extraction 2

Help support the show: - Subscribe to our Twitch channel http://twitch.tv/geekoholics - Use our Epic Creator Code: GEEKOHOLICS when purchasing items in Fortnite or buying games on the Epic Games Store - Please review the show (bit.ly/geekoholics) on Apple Music, Apple Podcasts and to share with your friends. Reviews help us reach more listeners, and the feedback helps us to produce a better show.

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More Bungie news, Deadpool & Wolverine and more – Geekoholics Anonymous Video Game Podcast 452

On this weeks episode we blab about the following Games and topics:

News: Cross Platform / PC / Misc.

• Bungie veterans Luke Smith and Mark Noseworthy have reportedly left
• Wreckfest 2, Darksiders tease, Gothic 1 Remake gameplay, and everything else from THQ Nordic's showcase
• Game Informer magazine to close after 33 years
• Avowed has been delayed until early 2025
• Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is coming to PS4 and Xbox One in September
• Dead by Daylight's Castlevania collaboration adds Dracula and Trevor Belmont later this month
• Lone Echo and The Order: 1886 developer Ready at Dawn reportedly shut down by Meta

PlayStation

• PS5 hits 61m as Sony’s year-on-year Q1 hardware sales fall but operating income rises

Nintendo

• Switch sales can't match 2023's Zelda and Mario success, as console nears end of life

PSA’s:

• Epic Games Store Freebies: Apex Legends Conduit, DNF Duel and Cygni

Free 4 All

• Deadpool & Wolverine
• Batman: Caped Crusader

Help support the show: - Subscribe to our Twitch channel http://twitch.tv/geekoholics - Use our Epic Creator Code: GEEKOHOLICS when purchasing items in Fortnite or buying games on the Epic Games Store - Please review the show (bit.ly/geekoholics) on Apple Music, Apple Podcasts and to share with your friends. Reviews help us reach more listeners, and the feedback helps us to produce a better show.

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Concord, Dungeons of Hinterberg, Nintendo World Championship NES Edition and more – Geekoholics Anonymous Video Game Podcast 451

On this weeks episode we blab about the following Games and topics:

Whatcha Been Playing?

• Concord
• Dungeons of Hinterberg
• Nintendo World Championship NES Edition

News: Cross Platform / PC / Misc.

• Video game actors confirm strike action over AI
• 200+ workers at Bethesda Game Studio have unionized
• Soulframe gameplay debuts at TennoCon 2024
• Roblox reported 13,316 instances of child exploitation last year
• Activision's researchers reckon skill-based matchmaking is better for everyone
• Legacy of Kain remasters spotted at Comic-Con
• Olympics ditched Mario & Sonic series to explore NFTs and esports

PlayStation

• Helldivers 2’s ‘biggest update yet’ revealed ahead of August release
• Bungie to lay off over 200 staff as it forms new studio within PlayStation

Nintendo

• Seven years after Switch's launch, Nintendo unveils Joy-Con Charging Stand
• Nintendo nullifies Splatoon 3 World Championship win following racism reports

Xbox

• Paramount+ has cancelled its Halo show after 2 seasons
• FTC claims Xbox’s Game Pass price hike is ‘consumer harm’ it warned of

PSA’s:

• Epic Games Store Freebies: Lumbearjack
• August’s PlayStation Plus games include Lego Star Wars The Skywalker Saga

Free 4 All

• Deadpool & Wolverine
• Ally X

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More Shadow of the Erdtree, The First Descendant and Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra – Geekoholics Anonymous Video Game Podcast 450

On this weeks episode we blab about the following Games and topics:

Whatcha Been Playing?

• Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree
• The First Descendant

News: Cross Platform / PC / Misc.

• Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 developer battling full game leak, months before launch
• Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes is now available on PC
• Amazon’s Fallout show has received 16 Emmy nominations

Nintendo

• External translators hired for Nintendo projects bemoan lack of credit in "almost every big title"
• Nintendo’s teaser leads to new Famicom Detective Club game reveal

Xbox

• There's now an official Xbox 360 Blades dynamic background for Series X/S

PSA’s:

• Epic Games Store Freebies: Arcade Paradise & Maid of Sker
• PlayStation Store's Summer Sale is now live

Free 4 All

• Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
• Waterworld

Help support the show: - Subscribe to our Twitch channel http://twitch.tv/geekoholics - Use our Epic Creator Code: GEEKOHOLICS when purchasing items in Fortnite or buying games on the Epic Games Store - Please review the show (bit.ly/geekoholics) on Apple Music, Apple Podcasts and to share with your friends. Reviews help us reach more listeners, and the feedback helps us to produce a better show.

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Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree, The First Descendant and more – Geekoholics Anonymous Video Game Podcast 449

On this weeks episode we blab about the following Games and topics:

Whatcha Been Playing?

• Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree
• The First Descendant

News: Cross Platform / PC / Misc.

• Beyond Good & Evil remaster out now
• UK retailer Game will reportedly stop selling physical games in-store
• Capcom casually announces next Resident Evil game from Resident Evil 7 director
• YouTube demonetises Dr Disrespect’s channel following Twitch ban accusations
• Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree update makes the expansion easier
• Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster announced
• Pocketpair partners with Sony for new Palworld company

PlayStation

• Sony has announced a new line of collectible PlayStation figurines
• Sony has opened this weekend’s Concord beta to all PS Plus members

Nintendo

• Nintendo won't confirm studio behind Mario & Luigi: Brothership, but says "original devs" are involved
• Switch 2 won't suffer from component shortages, Nintendo says

Xbox

• Xbox Game Pass is getting price increases and a ‘Standard’ tier with no day-one releases
• Xbox partnering with Amazon to deliver Xbox Cloud Gaming via Fire TV devices

PSA’s:

• Epic Games Store Freebies: Floppy Knights

Free 4 All

• Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

Help support the show: - Subscribe to our Twitch channel http://twitch.tv/geekoholics - Use our Epic Creator Code: GEEKOHOLICS when purchasing items in Fortnite or buying games on the Epic Games Store - Please review the show (bit.ly/geekoholics) on Apple Music, Apple Podcasts and to share with your friends. Reviews help us reach more listeners, and the feedback helps us to produce a better show.

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