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Milestone Episode! We've finally hit 50 shows and it's also the podcast's 1st birthday! So we'll be celebrating with an epic one!

We start off with our full review and ratings of Resident Evil Village.

Our initial thoughts of the PS5 exclusive 'Returnal'. The hardest game either of us have ever played?

Gaming news:
A Reddit user discovers you can use the Nintendo Switch (right) Joy-Con as a shutter release for your Android phone's camera; Samsung, Google, Oppo, Xiaomi, etc.

Chris has concerns about the upcoming Hogwarts Legacy game due the Warner Bros potentially being sold and the company looks to getting into the movie/show streaming world. Adam has zero concerns, as he thinks the game has already been ruined.

Returnal update 1.3.7 - what did gamers get, opposed to what they wanted? Not much... except they made an already hard game, even harder.
Plus DLC coming soon, new levels and gear apparently in the works.

The Sony 'Days of Play' sale event coming on May 26: Both PS4 and PS5 games will be on sale, with pretty good discounts.

A PlayStation 5 exclusive Final Fantasy game has been leaked by a RESETera user with a very good track record. Which has a lot of people excited.

Mortal Kombat star criticizes Amazon for not casting Asian people in the upcoming The Lord of the Rings series. Adam goes on an epic rant.

We answer a bunch of questions from some of our regular listeners. A huge thanks to Luke, Shannon and Nath. You guys are legends.

Story time with Adam & Chris!
We share some of our most stressful and annoying dramas we've encountered buying something gaming related. Chris shares his horror story at Target with a Nintendo DS XL and Adam shares his nightmare with buying a Nintendo Switch + games at Big W.

We get all sappy, with a huge thanks to our regular listeners and subscribers. We appreciate the support!

Then we finish off with a glorious blooper reel.

Come join us over at Discord! And once again, thank you!

In episode 49 we chat about Fox wanting to use the word 'Diablo' in their new cartoon series. Now Blizzard wants to trademark it so they can't. Blizzard being greedy again.

Remnant: From the Ashes gets a free next gen update. Ray tracing, 4K, 60fps, etc.

Capcom has been accused of plagiarism for using a design from the 2013 movie ' Frankenstein's Army' in Resident Evil Village.

EA buys another dev company called Metalhead Software.

The director for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has quit CD Projekt Red following accusations of bullying and harassment. 

E3 gets a whole bunch of companies on board for their online only event.

New PS5 DualSense controller colours have been revealed.

The VP for Google Stadia has quit.

More Tom Clancy's The Division games and movie coming.

The Australian Government wants more development companies to come to the country and make games, so much so, they're offering a 30% tax offset. Only issue is... well, we'll get into that in the episode.

HTC Vive Pro 2 VR headset specs, price and release date (Australia).

A new Stargate game announced.

QuakeCon 2021 has been revealed. Online only event.

Ubisoft has delayed Skulls and Bones again.

Sega is considering rebooting dormant IPs like: Crazy Taxi, Nights, Altered Beast & Panzer Dragoon.

We give our initial thoughts on Resident Evil Village (Mini Review and rating).

In episode 48 we cover the international semiconductor shortage and Sony's plan to redesign and re-engineer the PlayStation 5 because of said shortage.

Next month's State of Play has been rumoured, along with the games list. It comes from 4chan, so take it with a grain of salt.

Discord is coming to the PlayStation 5 next year. You can probably thank us for that.

Returnal is having some issues, with updates coming soon. It is also getting a lot of praise.

Resident Evil Village Demo hack on PC. Plus online co-op gets delayed.

A whole bunch of details have been leaked for Dying Light 2. Whether they're legit or not is another thing.

Sony files a patent for "Call an Expert" and AI gaming help.

Outriders gets updates - slowly getting better for players.

Activision CEO takes a huge pay cut.

The internet is bullying Google for only just adding a search feature to Stadia.

Valorant is going to start recording player chat to combat online bullying.

The 6 seconds of Elden Ring footage has been confirmed fake.

The next Call of Duty has been announced, and it's looking to be based on World War 2 again. Adam hopes to the sweet baby Lord Jesus that it's a remake of World at War.

Nintendo has plans to make more games into movies, and they're starting with Super Mario Bros. - which will be animated.

We chat about Remnant: From the Ashes. We finally finished it... 30 hours and 1 DualSense controller later.

In episode 47 we go over the crap we've been seeing about the Mortal Kombat movie and have a little rant.

Call of Duty Warzone cheaters are finding a way to fight back against the bans, plus the game's director explains how the cheaters are ruining the best work he's ever done.

EA announces two new Battlefield games. One for consoles/PC and one for mobile.

Outriders Griefers ruining the game for everyone.

Resident Evil: Village leaks early and spoilers are all over the place.

PlayStation Pass; a TV and movie streaming service for PlayStation Plus has been announced.

Respawn Entertainment wins an Oscar for their work on Medal of Honor: Above & Beyond.

GameStop CEO is stepping down and is getting a hefty little payout for doing so.

Ratchet & Clank gameplay trailer was released and looks amazing. It also shows off the non-existent loading times.

A playable demo for Castlevania: Resurrection, a cancelled Sega Dreamcast game has found its way online. Adam explains how he got it working on his Dreamcast and gives his opinions.

More details on the Bluetooth audio for the Nintendo Switch.

We have had the first Graveyard Shift Gaming DualSense controller death. Was it a battle to the death getting it replaced? Listen to find out.

PS+ games for April reminder.

New segment: Upcoming Games Calendar!

Our thoughts (and mini review) for Remnant: From the Ashes + what we're currently playing.

Our official review of the 2021 reboot of Mortal Kombat.

Director: Simon McQuoid.
Writers: Oren Uziel & Greg Russo.
Screenplay: Greg Russo & Dave Callaham.
Producers: James Wan, Todd Garner, Simon McQuoid & E. Bennett Walsh.
Starring: Lewis Tan, Jessica McNamee, Josh Lawson, Tadanobu Asano, Mehcad Brooks, Ludi Lin, Chin Han, Joe Taslim & Hiroyuki Sanada.

Music:Benjamin Wallfisch.

Production companies: New Line Cinema, Atomic Monster & Broken Road.
Distributor:Warner Bros. Pictures.
Budget: 95 million USD.

Release dates: April 8, 2021 (International), April 23, 2021 (United States).

Running time: 110 minutes.
Language: English, Japanese, Chinese.
Countries: Australia, United States.

(Warning: There are a few spoilers in this review. Nothing too intense, but the warning is there for you, just in case)

Official IMDb Page

In episode 45 Adam goes over Sony not closing the stores for PlayStation 3 & PlayStation Vita.

There's a ticking timebomb hiding in your PS3, PS4 & PS5 - which may affect people who collect and play retro games.

It was leaked online that Sony may be adding a movie and TV show streaming service to PS Plus soon, as a one year trial in some regions.

Nintendo of America sue two men responsible for a Nintendo Switch hacking group.

Konami recently filed new copyrights for Metal Gear Solid & Castlevania. What does this mean?

Update on the banning of players on Call of Duty: Warzone servers.

Amazon cancels another game. This time it's The Lord of the Rings MMO (massively multiplayer online game).

Another Switch update which points to Bluetooth audio for the Switch Pro, plus internet stability and an updated swear word list. Poo!

Lego are finally releasing a Luigi Lego Starter Course to accompany the Mario one.

Jeff Kaplin, the vice president for Blizzard is leaving the company after 19 years.

Days Gone creative director has something to say about gamers complaining about not getting sequels, but also refusing to pay full price for games. Plus an update with the Days Gone 2 online petition - which you can see here.

Adam gives his thoughts on the recent Resident Evil Village demo, plus finishes off with what he's currently playing.

Keep an eye out for the upcoming Mortal Kombat movie review episode! Coming on the 24th or 25th of August.

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In episode 44 we cover the recent Resident Evil Showcase stream, which celebrated the franchise's 25th anniversary and showed off a bunch of trailers for the new game, RE4 for Oculus, Mercenaries Mode and an upcoming animated series called Infinite Darkness, plus a whole bunch of other things.

We cover the latest PlayStation 5 system update.

A new PS5 exclusive, which was thought to be a Kojima game, has been confirmed not to be. Plus we chat about Kojima's actual upcoming game and why it'll be an Xbox exclusive.

A rant about the state of both Sony and Microsoft and the console wars in general.

Horizon and Demon's Souls to be made into movies, plus a general chat about video game movies.

The Last of Us is going to be made again... from the ground up... with Neil Druckmann at the helm. Oh dear.

Sony denies a sequel to Days Gone and the internet flips out. A petition goes live and gets tens of thousands of signatures.

The recent Nintendo Switch update which hints at Bluetooth audio for the upcoming Switch revision. Plus we go over what we know so far about the "Switch Pro", plus Adam gives his predictions.

More drama with Outriders, plus Adam goes on another rant about unfinished games.

Deathloop gets delayed.

Brazil takes a stance against loot boxes.

Our quick review of Oddworld: Soulstorm.

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On this week's episode we'll be covering the drama with Sony's plan to close to PS Online Stores for the PS3, PSP and PS Vita. Plus how they screwed a whole bunch of developers in the process.

Dying Light 2 devs are confident about a 2021 release and tease a bunch of things we'll be seeing in the game. Adam doesn't see it releasing in 2021.

The latest Cyberpunk 2077 patch apparently fixes over 500 different bugs and issues. Including the crap driving/riding issue and the police popping in right behind you.
CDPR are also planning on releasing a bunch of free and paid DLCs, plus might be cancelling the planned online multiplayer.

Super Mario 3D All-Stars has now been murdered. Gone. Lost in the abyss.

Project Athia finally gets an official name and a release window has been revealed.

MLB The Show 21 is coming to Xbox Game Pass on day one. Why's this so special? Well you'll have to listen to find out.

Outriders launch disaster. Servers down, cross-play not working, bugs, sadness, cartwheels and somersaults. But, they're making an effort to combat cheaters on their servers... when they're working.

The Ghost of Tsushima movie has been announced and will be directed by John Wick Trilogy director Chad Stahelski. Adam shares who he'd like to be cast in the movie.

Mortal Kombat movie delay. Plus a special announcement.

The Witcher season 2! Production has wrapped, so it won't be long until we get some more Geralt of Rivia on our screens. Get your tossing coins ready!

More interesting details revealed about the Nintendo Switch "Pro".

Disco Elysium: The Final Cut get refused classification in Australia. We express our annoyance about games being banned in Australia.

Kojima to reveal his new horror game soon.

Microsoft is looking to buy Discord for a measly 10 billion dollars. We're not a fan of this. But we're a fan of you coming over to our server and joining in on the action!

The first games have been announced for the upcoming PlayStation 5 Virtual Reality headset.

A new loot box study from the Universities of Plymouth and Wolverhampton is helping with the fight against gambling in our video games.

E3 announce they're hosting an online event in 2021, but not before telling everyone they have to pay for the privilege, then backtracking.

What we're playing, plus Adam's retro gaming desk.

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In this "mini episode" Adam quickly covers a few important topics and updates that were missed last week because of the "Classic Consoles" episode.

Red Candles Games, the small developer responsible for Devotion, finally hits back with their own online store.

Pokemon Go is apparently getting loot boxes soon. It begins...

Grand Theft Auto V Online gets an update to increase loading times. But the person responsible for the patch will surprise you.

Marvel's Avengers gets next gen update, plus have they lied about Spider-Man?

Some new games, updates and ports: Minute of Islands, Yakuza 6: The Song of Life, Monster Hunter Rise, Terminator: Resistance (Enhanced Edition) & Super Bomberman R.

Activision Blizzard fires a whole bunch of people, then hires a whole bunch of other people.

EA's College Football. The University of Notre Dame (Indiana) takes a stand and fights for its students.

Halo Infinite is dynamic weather and wild animals... but... 

Tiger Woods is back with PGA Tour 2K22. With more golf comes to come in the future.

Gotham Knights is getting delayed until sometime in 2022.

Adam has a little rant about Microsoft Game Pass and the future of traditional console gaming.

Full length gaming news episode will be back on Saturday.

Welcome to the special series 'Classic Consoles'. Where we pick one of our favourite retro consoles and go over its history, accessories, our top games, our favourite memories and its legacy. We also give a shout out to some of our listener's favourite games and memories!

Tonight's Classic Console is the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, also known as the Super Nintendo, Super NES & SNES.
Some of the games we mention in this episode are Super Castlevania IV, Super Mario World, Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, Killer Instinct, Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest, Super Mario Kart, Super Metroid, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Final Fantasy VI, Contra III: The Alien Wars, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time, Super Ghouls ‘n Ghosts, Demon’s Crest, Super Double Dragon, Secret of Mana, Super Street Fighter II, Doom, Mortal Kombat 2, Tetris & Dr. Mario, Super Mario All-Stars, Gradius III, Super Star Wars, Alien 3, The Terminator, Demolition Man, Bram Stoker’s Dracula & many more.

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

Enjoy!