Platinum Games’ Bayonetta 3 received bad publicity ahead of its release, when Hellena Taylor, who voiced the game’s main character in the prequels, claimed that she was offered a paltry amount to return to the game. This soon led to a messy controversy and back and forth between Hellena and Platinum Games. Elsewhere, Konami finally confirmed the existence of a slew of new Silent Hill products. The internet remains cautiously optimistic, despite the announcements. This and more, including October’s new releases, with Jonathan Leo from Kakuchopurei.com.

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The allocation for esports in the recently tabled Budget 2023 is RM13 million, less than the previous year, but will it still be able to help propel the esports industry to a greater height? CEO of Esports Integrated, Ahmed Faris Amir joins us on the show to react to the allocation made, as well as share his observations of the growth of the industry this past year.

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Graphics cards are finally in stock and available at retail prices now! We look at the factor that led to the market stabilising and whether this will continue, moving forward. Staying on the GPU front, we also look at EVGA’s recent announcement that they will stop manufacturing graphics cards, and how this will affect the market, as well as Nvidia’s dominance in the industry.

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The month ended with bad news among developers when the test builds of the highly anticipated Grand Theft Auto 6 and Diablo 4 were leaked online. We explore that story as well as other gaming news that happened in September, including a reaction to Ubisoft Forward’s offerings and Cyberpunk: Edgerunners receiving rave reviews and reigniting gamers’ interest in Cyberpunk 2077. New releases this month include Disney Dreamlight Valley, Splatoon 3, Return to Monkey Island and Trombone Champ.

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We summarise some of the major announcements made at this year’s Tokyo Game Show (and the events prior to the main event) that saw Breath of the Wild 2 finally getting an official name, the famed Yakuza serious being retitled to Like A Dragon, Tekken 8 finally revealed, and many more!

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We check out Rollerdrome, a game that is essentially the Tony Hawk series, but with guns. But don’t let that slightly simplistic take on the game fool you - Rollerdrome has a very cool art style and a dystopian theme that sets the mood for you to fight the enemies while pulling off cool tricks on your roller skates. Tune in to the show to find out whether the game is worth picking up.

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“If you’re a fan of Happy Tree Friends’ humour and would like to play a game that’s a cross between Hades and Animal Crossing, Cult of the Lamb might be for you.” That’s our take on this new game by indie developer, Massive Monster that’s now garnering a cult (pardon the pun) following among fans. We look at what the fuss is all about and whether this game will be a contender for Game of the Year.

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Embracer Group continue their spending spree by buying more studios, and also the IP rights to the Lord of The Rings franchise. We also recap announcements from the recent Gamescom as well as review August releases, which include Xenoblade Chronicles 3, Cult of the Lamb and Gigabash.

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Skull & Bones, Ubisoft’s upcoming action adventure game has been making waves, but for all the wrong reasons. Despite finally having a release date announced after close to four years of silence, a lot of people are still sceptical of the game’s success. We dive deep to find out what the problems are and whether the game will struggle to navigate the treacherous sea it’s on.

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Wizards of the Coast, makers of the popular Dungeons & Dragons and Magic: The Gathering tabletop RPGs recently announced their decision to set up a video game studio. This got us wondering about the digital counterpart of this type of RPG - Computer Role Playing Game (CRPG). We sit down with a fan of both these subgenres and look at what makes CRPG unique.

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