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PlayStation buys Haven Studios. Plus, Jim Ryan says that the studio buying spree is far from over. Capcom next? Maybe Sega? Maybe Konami?

PlayStation Plus Premium won't be available in Australia. Instead we will get PS Plus "Deluxe".

The original Doom from 1993 gets a ray tracing mod. It looks pretty awesome.

The Witcher 4 has been announced. CD Projekt Red also says they'll be dropping RED Engine and opting for Unreal Engine 5, plus they'll be working with Epic Games for the next entry in the series.

E3 2022 is cancelled again.

The Halo TV Series receives a lot of criticism... gamers are furious.

Activision Blizzard drops vax mandates for employees. Good news!
Plus the latest drama with old mate Bobby. Potential payout of $400 million?  Bad news!

We share some Elden Ring group passwords to help with getting more runes (in-game currency). These passwords will give you access to several multiplayer groups, usually with thousands of other players, and you'll get cool stuff every time someone beats a boss.
Also, we discuss the latest Elden Ring update and go over what was fixed or changed.

The makers of Until Dawn, Supermassive Games, have announced a new horror game called The Quarry. They have also said they'll be remaking Until Dawn eventually. The Quarry won't be tied into the "Dark Pictures Anthology" series of games.

Another Super Nintendo World will opening in The USA sometime soon, making it the 3rd one to be built over there. We daydream about visiting.

Grand Theft Auto V (Next Gen) flops pretty hard. Fans are mad and have been saying "nothing has changed and it's simply a cash grab".

Sniper Elite 5 announced / new trailer out.

Russian gamers fight back against the banning of gaming products in their country.

Hogwarts Legacy... finally.

Elden Ring Stories - As the weeks go by, more strange stories are coming out about Elden Ring. Last week it was people selling in-game items on eBay, this week... well, you need to listen.

There won't be a Call of Duty game in 2023.

We cover the March State of Play Stream, which showed one particular game that got both of us pretty excited.

Bobby Kotick up to his old tricks again.

Gran Turismo microtransactions go from around $5 per car, up to $40 in the newest game.

Forspoken gets delayed.

A man destroys his life over a Pokemon card. 3 years of prison, $100,000 in fines and more... just for a rare Charizard card.

The Rarest Pokemon card has recently sold in auction - fetching $900,000.

Phil Spencer says something a little silly we don't agree with.

A YouTube channel has discovered that the newest PS5 DualSense controllers (the blue, pink and purple), have upgraded, stronger internal components. 

A recent torture test on a Switch OLED Model has shown that the updated screen is of really high quality and extremely resistant to screen burn-in/ghosting.

Amazon in talks with Sony to develop a God of War TV Series.

Uncharted (the movie) cracks over $100 million at the box office. Sony announces there will be more movies to come.

Rest in Peace to Mr. Shane Warne - An Aussie National Treasure.

Gran Turismo 7 released last week and has been met with praise. So much so, it is the highest rated GT game since the good old PS1 and PS2 days.

PlayStation Plus "Spartacus" looks like it will be released very soon, Adam explains why.

Cry babies demand that Elden Ring be updated with an Easy Mode.
Also, people are selling 1 million of the Elden Ring in-game currency for $50 on eBay.

A disgusting man kidnaps a young girl after grooming her on the popular kids game Roblox. Get caught. Goes to jail.

Grand Theft Auto 5 (next gen upgrade) price gets leaked and people are pissed. Adam and Chris have a good old rant.

Returnal gets nominated for 8 awards at BAFTA.

Twisted Metal (TV Show) will begin filming soon. NBC confirms which streaming service it will be on. It's not good.

A bunch of Sony dev kits and prototypes get sent out around the world and people start to speculate what they might be. Adam goes into full fantasy dream land.

Back 4 Blood announces next DLC.

The war in Ukraine. Some companies donate (like Sony), some companies virtue signal (like CD Projekt Red and EA). Adam rants.

What we're playing + more Elden Ring chats.

Elden Ring is finally out and we have a lot to say. Good things, bad things, happy things, sad things... this game has it all. But do we love it?

PlayStation Stuff:
Sony reveals the PlayStation VR2 and controllers - and it looks really awesome.
PlayStation Australia is giving away 126 PS5 consoles.
Martha is Dead is being censored on PS4 and PS5 - we know what is being cut and altered.
Horizon Forbidden West gets review bombed by Xbox fanboys.
Aloy (from Horizon) has been feature in and on the front cover of Vanity Fair Italy.
PS5 software update.

Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet have been officially announced.

The Capcom countdown disaster and Street Fighter 6 gets announced... but people are pissed.

More NFTs.

And more!

Sony is censoring games again, this time it's a game called Martha is Dead. The boys have a rant about censorship and discuss where in the company this censoring is coming from.

Nintendo eShop is closing on the 3DS and Wii U soon - gamers are furious. The active player count on the 3DS is still very high and people are expressing their concerns.

Capcom has a timer on their website - it's counting down and apparently when it's finished, a game will be revealed. Adam shares his prediction. Cough Street Fighter Cough.

EA have officially come out and explained why Battlefield 2042 is so crap. Their reason will make you sick and angry (rant warning).

Sony increases the prices for games in second and third world countries due to people using VPNs to gain access to cheaper prices.

Cyberpunk 2077 Next-Gen Update: Adam gives his initial thoughts and opinion on the update. Be warned, another rant lies ahead.

Paramount Pictures and Sega announce more Sonic the Hedgehog movies and spin-off TV shows. Keep your eye out for our official Sonic the Hedgehog 2 movie review (coming early April 2022).

Mario Kart 9 rumours.

Horizon Forbidden West news: the game is out now, but some people got their hands on it sooner, including a streamer who thought it would be a good idea to stream it on Twitch. As you'd expect, it ended badly for him.
Lego has announced a Horizon Forbidden West Lego set. Which will stand almost 14 inches tall and have over 1000 pieces.

Rebel Wolves - a new development studio has been created by an ex-CDPR dev who we've spoken about in a past episode (E49). They're already working on a "Triple A, Epic Dark Fantasy RPG". We'll be keeping a close eye on this.

Food Truck Simulator: The ultimate sim game. The peak of sim gaming.

What we're playing / Elden Ring hype.

Grand Theft Auto VI is officially official... it's really real! Rockstar Games have finally announced that GTA6 is in development. The wait begins.

A new mod is available for both the DualShock 4 (PS4) and DualSense (PS5) controllers which will allow people to play their favourite games with one hand. This will be especially handy for those with disabilities - whether they're missing limbs, digits or even paralyzed. Very impressive.

A new system software update for the PS5 is rolling out for Beta Testers, which will have a whole bunch of fancy features. Something us normies will need to wait for.

Dying Light 2: Stay Human - We give our honest opinions and concerns.

Class action lawsuit has been filed against EA for their disaster of a game Battlefield 2042.

Update on Gary Bowser (the man that Nintendo took to court over piracy). He's in very hot water.

Nintendo Switch breaks some sales records. Adam gives his predictions and also demands to know why Mario Kart 9 hasn't been released yet.

Nintendo Direct for February, 2022 - we go over all of the announcements.

America's Army - an active game utilized by the US Army since 2002 finally gets shut down.

Ghost of Tsushima / Horizon Forbidden West: A cool little collaboration.

Ubisoft piss of their employees even more with NFTs... again.

Pokemon Legends: Arceus - we give our final thoughts and rating.

Welcome to the Classic Consoles series! Where we pick one of our favourite retro consoles and go over it's history, accessories, our top games, our favourite memories and its legacy.

Tonight's Classic Console is the Nintendo Game Boy (Family of Handheld Consoles - Featuring the Original GB 'Brick', GB Pocket, GB Color & GB Advance/SP)
Some of the games we mention in this episode are Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge, Donkey Kong Land, Tetris, Super Mario Land, Metroid II: Return of Samus, Pokemon Blue, Donkey Kong Land 2, The Castlevania Adventure, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fall of the Foot Clan, Dr. Mario, Star Wars, Pokemon Yellow, Shadowgate, Alone in the Dark, Pokemon Gold, Super Mario Bros Deluxe, Pokemon Crystal, Tetris DX, Wario Land II, Resident Evil: Gaiden, Mortal Kombat 4, Zelda Link’s Awakening DX and many, many more!

If there's a Classic Console you'd like us to tackle in a future episode, hit us up on our Discord Server or on our Facebook page, by searching 'Graveyard Shift Gaming Podcast'. Give us like to stay up to date with future episodes, news and competitions! (Details on our Facebook page for joining our Discord Server)

Enjoy!

Pokemon Arceus - the open world Pokemon game.. with a little twist: we give our initial thoughts of the and go over what we love and hate about the game.

Mortal Kombat gets leaked via Twitter by an employee at NetherRealm. The post was quickly deleted, but we tend to think it was leaked on purpose.

The UK government investigates auto-renew subscription services (like PS Plus, Game Pass, etc) in a bid to save people money who don't use the service - but still get charged, whether they know it or not.

Drama with Raven Software (Activision Blizzard) and Bobby Kotick is up to his old tricks. Oh Naughty Bobby, it's time to go.

EA might be making certain missions in Battlefield 2042 free in a bid to get players back playing the game. A little too late we say.

SEGA sells the last of its shares in the arcade world. Basically... the end of an era. 50 years of being in the arcade business - now over.

Death Stranding Director's Cut comes to PC in March.

What we're playing.

Microsoft acquires Activision Blizzard for a cool $70 million. Is this the change the company needs?

Bobby Kotick has been caught trying to hide some numbers. The numbers of staff who made complaints of assault, and the number of staff who were dismissed or disciplined. Plus, will the Microsoft deal finally get this guy out of the company?

PlayStation Spartacus: PS3 games have appeared on the PS Store, which has made people think that Sony's answer to Game Pass is only around the corner. Plus, Phil Spencer (of Xbox) has thrown his support behind the service.

Microsoft goes proper woke with their Office 356 range of products. It's enough to make your skin crawl.

A popular podcaster has said that Hogwarts Legacy is in trouble and will be delayed until 2023, at the same time, a developer from the company has claimed that nothing is wrong and the game is on track for a Q3 2022 release.

More NFTs stuff (Non-Fungible Tokens).

Sony file a new patent which shows off a new type of joy/thumbstick. Adam speculates that perhaps they have plans for an updated DualSense... or maybe a DualSense Pro to rival the Xbox Elite line of Pro Controllers.