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Back 4 Blood - full review and rating + griefers are ruining the game for some people.

Sony's latest patent "Benching" could be a slippery slope that leads to online bullying. Adam explains why this should never be implemented in games.

Details about the Xbox Series X mini bar fridge and how it was sold out in mere seconds by our good old friends the scalpers.

Grand Theft Auto Trilogy "Definitive Edition" causes outrage.

New Cyberpunk 2077 DLC gets released. Gamers are pissed.

Metroid Dread awesome sales.

Details emerge about the next gen Nintendo console, which is being dubbed "Switch 2".

Henry Cavill might be getting fired from The Witcher series due to a leg injury.

PlayStation State of Play details.

Latest Xbox Series X/S system update.

Hands of review of the Logitech G923 steering wheel (Dirt 5 and Gran Turismo Sport).

Plus much, much more! And then more.

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It's been a month, but we're back with Episode 59!

Nintendo Switch OLED Model - hands on, review and rating.
Metroid Dread Review and rating.

Thoughts on two new movie trailers:
-Uncharted
-Resident Evil: Welcome to Racoon City

God of War (2018) is releasing on PC and Sony fans are pissed off. Adam explains why they shouldn't be and why it's a good thing.

IKEA joins up with ASUS to release a range of gaming furniture and gaming accessories.

Sony has threatened Dbrand (the company that released custom PlayStation 5 plates and dared Sony to sue them). Dbrand responds with a new design and argues why they have the right to make and sell what they want.

The Nintendo Switch Online service is receiving what is called an "Expansion Pack", which will include a range of Nintendo 64 and Sega Genesis (Mega Drive) games to the service - alongside the NES  and SNES. Gamers are not happy the massive price increase.
Nintendo announce wireless/Bluetooth N64 and Genesis controllers to enhance the gaming experience with the new library of retro games on the Switch Online service. Scalpers take advantage of it and wipe out all of the controllers in minutes. 

CD Project Red delay the next gen versions of Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. They promised these games would be out by the end of 2021 - gamers are pissed.

The Golden Joystick is coming and Game of the Year nominations are in.

A chat about Back 4 Blood, World War Z: Aftermath and a few other games we've recently been playing.

No more breaks - we're back to regular uploads! Come join the discussion on Discord!

PlayStation 5 Showcase event coverage, God of War: Ragnarok, Knights of the Old Republic, Marvel's Wolverine, Spider-Man 2, Forspoken, Deathloop, Project Eve, Uncharted, Alan Wake & many more.

General PS5 news - including the most recent major system update, the new PS5 model/heatsink issue, stock shortages next year, PS5 Pro rumours circulate (again) and SSD bay unlocked + your options and prices.

The Apple VS Epic Lawsuit comes to an end... or does it?

The Twitch exodus continues, with many big names leaving the platform and signing massive deals with YouTube.

Gran Turismo dramas arise after it was confirmed that the campaign would require an internet connection. This has sent people into a meltdown.

Grand Theft Auto V gets slammed on YouTube.

Nintendo Switch will get some massive price cuts across Europe for the first time since its release in March, 2017.
The latest Switch System update had a heavily requested feature added - Bluetooth Audio!

People attack The Quartering using Discord. Seeing him banned from the platform.

Drama with God of War: Ragnarok. Ridiculous news.

A little chat about some games:
-The Lord of the Rings: Gollum.
-Bum Simulator.

What I'm Playing!

Come join us on Discord!

Movie Review: Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms.

New PlayStation 5 models hit the shelves in Australia and Japan! These new models have been pulled apart, and what's inside will either disturb you or not bother you at all. Adam weighs in with his opinion.

Some cool Halo news:
-Halo Infinite gets a release date... finally. It's unknown if all aspects of the game will be available on day one, but it's coming!
-Microsoft is releasing a limited edition Halo themed Xbox Series X for the franchise's 20th birthday. Scalpers have hit these new models hard, and people are pissed off.
-Microsoft is also releasing a very special and limited edition Halo themed Xbox Elite (Series 2) controller (pictures of the console/controller & new Elite controller will be posted in our Discord server - join now!).
-There's a Halo TV series in the works, with the first 5 episodes already filmed. Hopefully coming to TV near you soon.

Soulja Boy has decided that he now owns Atari. He announced the news on Instagram the other week and Atari have responded.

Dr. Disrespect has announced that he knows why Twitch kicked him off the platform and that he will be - and I quote - "suing the f--k out of them". He also revealed that he has taken a 75% loss of income since the booting.

Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut news.

Call of Duty: Vanguard news and trailers.

Black Myth: Wukong - a 12 minute cinematic & gameplay trailer was released and it has Adam extremely excited (link to the trailer posted in our Discord).

World of Warships in hot water... no pun intended. Or was it...?

A Fallout TV Series in the works.

Skyrim re-re-release for next gen.

Movie Review: The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf. 

Game Review: Aliens: Fireteam Elite.

Gamescom Weekend Highlights.

CD Projekt Red / Cyberpunk 2077 / The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt news and info.

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Oculus Quest 2 VR headset has been causing allergic reactions in some people. Skin rashes, swelling, allergies.

Halo Infinite plot has been leaked online and the game has been delayed again.

Horizon Forbidden West has been delayed until next year.

Blizzard Entertainment drama continues with more people being fired and placed under investigation - including the President and the Diablo 4 Director.

PlayStation 5 SSD expansion bay updates.
McDonald's and their little DualSense drama.
PSVR2 confirmed to have OLED panels, and potential 4K, plus a load of extra features.
PS5 Dev Kit finds its way on eBay.
Sony releases PS5 sales... and it looks good.
Sony confirms more stock is coming.
Sony buys Crunchyroll.

Blue Box Games Studio drama continues.

Forza 7 Motorsport being pulled from the Microsoft Store + Adam goes on another rant about digital games.

Back 4 Blood Early Access and Open Beta - initial thoughts and short review.

South Park epic news. More seasons, movies and a new game.

Evil Dead: The Game gets delayed.

Twisted Metal TV Series + a new game gets rumoured.

Pokemon Presents Stream - new games.

Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut.

Plus more.

In episode 55 Adam goes over the drama with Activision Blizzard getting sued by the state of California, due to poor working conditions and harassment.

Retro games at auction breaks some epic records. The Legend of Zelda and Super Mario 64.

Valve officially announce their very own handheld console - the Steam Deck - which will take on the Nintendo Switch.

 EA confirms they are working on a remake of Dead Space. Trailer available on YouTube.

A Japanese man gets arrested for modding Breath of the Wild save files.

Ubisoft announce Assassin's Creed Infinity - which will be a live online game service,  like Grand Theft Auto Online & Fortnite.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Ultimate Edition for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X will be releasing this year and will have some surprising goodies!

Netflix confirms the release date for Season 2 of The Witcher and announce an animated The Witcher prequel series, which will be airing before season 2.

They're making a Robocop game - based on the original 1987 masterpiece. Won't release until 2023 sometime.

Dark Souls III gets a quality of life upgrade for the Xbox Series X.

The XSCREEN, a portable screen for the Xbox Series S, was funded in under 20 minutes on Kickstarter.

An update on the Days Gone 2 ePetition.

Phil Spencer, the head of Xbox, goes on record praising the PS5's DualSense controller, and goes on to say that Xbox will look into upgrading their controller.

PlayStation 5 redesign rumours end up being true, which will start in Japan with the Digital Edition.

Free Apple TV+ For PS5 owners.

A quick review and "first impressions" of Windows 11.

Adam's thoughts on Resident Evil Infinite Darkness.

Thanks to another lockdown in New South Wales, Adam covers this week's news all by himself.

PlayStation's State of Play stream for July - which featured a whole bunch of interesting Indi and 3rd party games.

The Nintendo Switch OLED Model was announced. Not quite what everyone was expecting, but still looks cool regardless. All specs, price and release date covered.

Bloober Team and Konami are working together and this only points to one thing... SILENT HILL! Adam is calling it now - Bloober Team will be making the next Silent Hill.

Microsoft announces Windows 11. Info and release date covered.

Sony say that they'll be ramping up PS5 production in the next financial year. Plans to ship 22.6 million units!

Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut announced. This looks epic as hell!

Dead Space rumours.
Killer Instinct rumours.
Phil Spencer confirms Fable rumours.

Microtransaction stuff and EA buys up another company.

A drama with Far Cry 5 map editor and 007 GoldenEye.

Booker T sues Activision / Call of Duty: Black Ops 4.

Mario Golf tops charts!

Insomniac Games is hiring... a Ratchet & Clank multiplayer coming?

PlayStation Studios make some massive purchases. One of which was accidentally posted by Sony Japan.

New Mortal Kombat animation movie coming soon! Mortal Kombat: Legends - Battle of the Realms.

PlayStation Plus free games for July.
Xbox Games with Gold free games for July.

And much more!

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 Sony PlayStation 2, also known as the PS2.
Some of the games we mention in this episode are Final Fantasy X, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal, Twisted Metal: Black, God of War II, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Mortal Kombat: Deception, Evil Dead: A Fistful of Boomstick, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Call of Duty: Finest Hour, Castlevania: Lament of Innocence, Silent Hill 2, Need for Speed: Underground, Tekken 5, Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3, Gran Turismo 4, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Resident Evil 4, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Manhunt, Midnight Club, Colin McRae Rally 3 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!

It's been a while, but we're back with a massive episode 52!
We cover all of E3, Summer Games Fest and the Xbox Games Showcase!

Adam discovers something exciting on the Australian Classification Board! Castlevania Collection: Game Boy Advance Edition. All of the Castlevania games that appeared on the Advance, bundled together and remastered in HD. 

Capcom is under fire again with more plagiarism accusations.

EA gets hacked, with over 800GB stolen.

The Medium gets it's PS5 release date.

EA has hired Byron Beede, who is the former VP of Activision and general director for the Call of Duty series, to take over the Battlefield series.

Take-Two has purchased Nordeus for $378 million

Alex Kidd in Miracle World!

Nintendo Switch system update dramas.

We chat about the upcoming Ryan Reynolds movie called 'Free Guy'. Another video game related movie we'll have to watch and review.

Microsoft Game Pass Cloud Gaming is coming to Australia.

PlayStation 5 updates - plus Adam talks about PS5 and Xbox Series X sales figures and why people need to stop complaining about the lack of systems on shelves.

Bloodborne might be coming to PS5 - with all the goodies - 4K, ray tracing, HDR, 60FPS, etc.

Insomniac dev says “Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart is just the tip of the iceberg", in regards to the PS5’s capabilities.

A CD Projekt investor has demanded that the big wigs should resign after the piss poor handling of CP2077.

Kojima conspiracy theories. The gossip around this Abandoned game is getting intense. We go into detail.

PlayStation VR2 is coming in October 2022.

Godfall which is a PS5 exclusive, is coming to the PS4.

Metroid Dread Special Edition is selling out world wide, so get in quick.

PS5 and Xbox pre-ordering situation (not as bad as you think).

Days Gone 2 update.

And much more!

In episode 51 we cover the recent PlayStation State of Play stream - where we were treated with gameplay trailers for Horizon Forbidden West and Dying Light 2: Stay Human.

We also got a gameplay trailer for Far Cry 6 - which looks pretty amazing. Chorizo!

Details for the upcoming Microsoft Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase - where we will see a bunch of new games from Microsoft, Bethesda and many others.

Release dates, prices and bundles for upcoming Pokemon games, including Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, plus Legends: Arceus.

New info regarding the Nintendo Switch Pro - which should be announced any day now!

Good news or bad news regarding Cyberpunk 2077? You decide.

Sega accidentally reveals new Sonic games in a press conference. Including an open-world game called Sonic Rangers.

J.J. Abrams confirms the long standing rumour of a Portal movie. It's real and currently in its writing phase.

Details emerge about a new Steam handheld console from Valve. SteamPal!

BlizzCon 2021 gets cancelled. Blizzard say they'll be back in 2022.

A massive PlayStation event in the works where we will see new games & accessories, plus the release date for Horizon Forbidden West. PlayStation VR2? God of War: Ragnarok?

PlayStation Plus free games for June are now live. They are: Star Wars Squadrons, Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown and the PS5 game is Operation: Tango.

Newest PlayStation Now games, which include: The Witcher III: Wild Hunt (GOTY Edition), Sonic Team Racing, Sonic Mania, Sonic Forces, Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown, Slay the Spire, and Car Mechanic Simulator.

Ghost of Tsushima beats Hades 65 to 64 Game of the Year Awards (plus a bonus blooper of Chris trying to pronounce "Ghost of Tsushima". T-t-t-today Junior!

The Witcher Season 2!

Battlefield 6 will be revealed on the 9th of June.

The PlayStation 3 randomly received a system update.

Returnal is basically dead to us + What We're Playing.

Next week we'll be doing a Classic Consoles episode, which will be the PlayStation 2! So tell us about your favourite games, accessories and memories! You can do that via Discord, Facebook or you can email us directly - graveyardshiftgaming (at) outlook (dot) com

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