Growin' Up Gaming

Welcome to episode 31 of the Growin' Up Gaming Podcast!

Every Friday you can expect hilarious discussions around the news of the game industry. We also give in-depth reviews, highlight indie games, dive into nostalgia & of course, chat B movies.

This week's episode is a special one. It's E3 BABY! We go through all the press conferences and chat about the games announced. From Ubisoft to Square Enix we are here to let you know what went down at this year's E3.

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Elden Ring

Tina's Wonderland

Far Cry 6

Avatar

Riders Republic

Starfield

Party Animal

Somerville

Halo Infinite

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Time Stamps:

Intro:

[00:00] - Intro

E3 2021:

Summer Game Fest:

[06:54] - Eldon Ring

[17:40] - Death Stranding: Directors Cut

[20:31] - Metal Slug: Tactics

[20:59] - Jurassic Park Evolution 2

[22:00] - The Rest Of The Best of Summer Game Fest

Ubisoft:

[25:58] - Rainbow 6: Extraction

[29:49] - Far Cry 6

[36:49] - Mario + Rabbids: Spark Of Hope

[39:51] - Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora

[45:25] - Riders Republic

[48:45] - The Rest Of The Best Of Ubisoft

Microsoft + Bethesda

[51:57] - Starfield

[59:02] - S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2

[59:52] - Back4Blood

[1:01:25] - Contraband

[1:04:08] - Yakuza Coming To GamePass

[1:06:26] - Battlefield 2042

[1:08:21] - Psychonauts 2

[1:08:54] - 10 Bethesda Games Coming To GamePass

[1:10:59] - Party Animals

[1:12:13] - HADES

[1:15:30] - Halo Multiplayer

[1:29:32] - Shredders

[1:27:07] - The Ascent

[1:30:18] - Flight Simulator Coming To Xbox

[1:32:58] - Forza Horizons 5

[1:34:24] - Redfall

Square Enix:

[1:46:42] - Guardians of the Galaxy Game

[1:05:21] - Marvel's Avengers

[1:54:14] - Life Is Strange

[1:56:12] - Final Fantasy Origins

Nintendo:

[2:01:56] - Metroid Dread

[2:06:44] - Breath of the Wild 2

[2:09:57] - WarioWare: Get It Together!

[2:12:53] - Mario Golf

[2:16:24] - Mario Party Superstar

[2:18:00] - The Rest Of The Best Of Nintendo

[2:23:31] - Let’s Rate The Conference

Outro

[2:26:21] - Outro

Welcome to episode 30 of the Growin' Up Gaming Podcast!

Every Friday you can expect hilarious discussions around the news of the game industry. We also give in-depth reviews, highlight indie games, dive into nostalgia & of course, chat B movies.

This week's episode is a special one, it is time for E3 2021!!!! We go through all of the big conferences and give our predictions and our hopes and dreams. Will we see a new Conkers game? Will Final Fantasy 10 be remade? That is the beauty of E3.

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Time Stamps:

Intro:

[00:00] - Intro

E3 Predictions

[10:50] - XBox + Bethesda Predictions & Hopes/Dreams

[42:41] - Nintendo Predictions & Hopes/Dreams

[55:56] - Ubisoft Predictions & Hopes/Dreams

[1:07:41] - Square Enix Predictions

[1:14:26] - Take-Two

[1:19:21] - Summer Game Fest

[1:23:44] - Rundown of times and dates for everything E3+Summer Game Fest

Outro

[1:33:35] - Outro

Welcome to episode 29 of the Growin' Up Gaming Podcast!

Every Friday you can expect hilarious discussions around the news of the game industry. We also give in-depth reviews, highlight indie games, dive into nostalgia & of course, chat B movies.

We kick this week's episode kicks off with Dark Horse Comics, the publisher behind Frank Miller's 300 & Sin City, Hell Boy, and Umbrella Acadamy are creating a games division. Next, we gotta go fast as we cruise through all of the announcements at Sonics 30th Anniversary live stream and we wrap up this week's news with April's NPD numbers. Can you guess how much Americans spent on video games in April?

Then, in Today In Video Game History we go through some of the great games that came out on June 4th. Games like: Rock N' Roll Racing, Space Channel 5, Vampyr & Timespinner

Brandon then grabs the mic and gives us his review on Disneys Cruella before we wrap up the show with a question from our audience all around NFTs, Blockchain, and the future of video games.

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Link | Notes | Videos:

Timespinner | Trailer

Graham Invests | Youtube Channel

Gala Games | Blockchain Video Game Breakdown

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Time Stamps:

Intro:

[00:00] - Intro

In The News:

[16:02] - Dark Horse Comics, publisher of 300, Sin City, and Hellboy opens a gaming studio

[30:03] - Sonic Turns 30!

[40:24] - $4.1B spent on video games in April 2021

Today In Video Game History - June 4th

[54:30] - Rock N’ Roll Racing | 28 Years Ago | SNES

[56:23] - Space Channel 5 | 21 Years Ago | Sega Dreamcast

[1:02:09] - Vampyr | 3 Years Ago | PC

[1:04:32] - Elder Scrolls Online: Elsweyr | 2 Years Ago | XB1

[1:05:28] - Timespinner | 2 Years Ago | Switch

Brandon’s Random Review:

[1:07:49] -  Cruella Review!

Community Shoutout:

[1:15:00] - NFT’s Coming To GameStop

Indie Love:

[1:36:43] - Outro

Welcome to episode 28 of the Growin' Up Gaming Podcast!

Every Friday you can expect hilarious discussions around the news of the game industry. We also give in-depth reviews, highlight indie games, dive into nostalgia & of course, chat B movies.

We kick off this week's episode with Steam's new portable console?! From there we rapid-fire through the announcement of the Overwatch 2 live stream & then chat about the new Final Fantasy x Souls x Team Ninja game in the works called FF Origins.

Then, in Today In Video Game History we go through some of the great games that came out on May 28th. Games like: Dark Cloud, Aggressive Inline, Mass Effect & Shantae.

Then, the much-anticipated review of Resident Evil Village! You do not want to miss this.

Wrapping up the show, we give our top 3 episodes of Season 2 of Love, Death + Robots!

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The King’s Bird - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0D3-Pf0_osE

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Time Stamps:

Intro:

[00:00] - Intro

In The News:

[17:50] - Steam Vs. Switch - New race in the handheld space?

[27:01] - Overwatch 2 - Rapid fire of all the announcements

[34:56] - Final Fantasy x Team Ninja x Demon Souls = 🤯

[39:18] - PlayStation Plus free Games of June > Games with Gold

Today In Video Game History - May 29th

[47:14] - Bomberman 64: The Second Attack | 21 Years Ago | N64

[48:48] - Dark Cloud | 20 Years Ago | PS2

[49 :28] - Aggressive Inline | 19 Years Ago | PS2

[51 :34] - Hyper Street Fighter 2 - Anniversary Collection | 17 Years Ago | Console

[52 :43] - Mass Effect | 13 Years Ago | PC

[58:04] - Shantae and the Seven Sirens | 1 Year Ago | Switch

GuG Reviews: Resident Evil: Village

[59:45] - Resident Evil Village Review - Best Reviewed Game on GuG?

Top 5: Love, Death + Robots - Season 2

[1:33:24] - Our Top 3 Episodes of Season 2

Outro:

[1:42:04] - Outro

Welcome to episode 27 of the Growin' Up Gaming Podcast!

Every Friday you can expect hilarious discussions around the news of the game industry. We also give in-depth reviews, highlight indie games, dive into nostalgia & of course, chat B movies.

We kick this week's episode kicks off with Warner Brothers and Discovery coming together in a huge $48B deal to create a new SUPER streaming service. From there, the conversation shifts over to EA BIG! Is it coming back?! 🙏 We round off In The News with Hades leak indicating it is coming to PS4.

Then, in Today In Video Game History we go through some of the great games that came out on May 21st. Games like: LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes, Ratchet: Deadlocked, Resident Evil Revelations & Team Sonic Racing 4.

Capping off the show, we have a new segment, Mike's Detour where Mike talks all things Tech and Music. On this week's Mikes Detour we talk about the Google I/O Spring Conference.

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Link | Notes | Videos:

BioMutant | Walkthrough Video

Google I/O - Full | Short

Google I/O - Talking To Pluto through Google laMDA

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Time Stamps:

Intro:

[00:00] - Intro

In The News:

[10:54 ] - Warner Brothers and Discovery team up for super streaming service!

[28:16 ] - EA Sports BIG, is it coming back

[37:51 ] - Hades Coming To PS4?

Today In Video Game History - May 21st

[44:49] - World's Scariest Police Chases | 20 Years Ago | PlayStation

[47:40 ] - LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes | 8 Years Ago | Wii U

[48:52] - Ratchet: Deadlocked | 8 Years Ago | PlayStation 3

[50:18 ] - Resident Evil Revelations | 8 Years Ago | PS3, X360, WiiU

[54 :21 ] - Team Sonic Racing 4 | 2 Years Ago | Switch & PS4

Mikes Detour:

[59 :32 ] - Google I/O Press Conference

Outro

[1:21:41] - Outro

Welcome to episode 26 of the Growin' Up Gaming Podcast!

Every Friday you can expect hilarious discussions around the news of the game industry. We also give in-depth reviews, highlight indie games, dive into nostalgia & of course, chat B movies.

We kick this week's episode off with Overwatch 2 PVP Mode hopes and dreams, then chat Nintendo's new Board of Director, CEO of Illumination Studios (Despicable Me) & PSVR feature rumors!

Then, in Today In Video Game History we go through some of the great games that came out on May 14th. Games like: Mat Hoffman Pro BMX, Enter The Matrix, Axiom Verge & RAGE 2

Closing the show, Brandon talks to us about the hilarious What We Do in the Shadows FX TV series.

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The Crossroads Music Podcast | Twitch Page

Donkey Kong TV Show | Full Episode 

Must Buy Humble Bundle | Bundle Page

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Time Stamps:

Intro:

[00:00] - Intro

In The News:

[12:43] - Overwatch 2 PVP Gameplay Coming Soon

[24:56] - Nintendo New Board Of Director - Despicable Me Studio CEO

[37:51] - PSVR 2 Feature Rumours

[48:52] - Must Buy Humble Bundle for May

Today In Video Game History - May 14th

[51:13] - Mat Hoffman Pro BMX | 20 Years Ago | PlayStation

[56:53] - DBZ - Legends Of Goku | 19 Years Ago | GBA

[58:02 ] - Enter The Matrix | 18 Years Ago | PS2, Xbox, GameCube

[1:03:48 ] - Killing Floor | 12 Years Ago | PC

[1:04:55] - Metro - Last Light | 8 Years Ago | PS3, X360

[1:06:37] - Axiom Verge | 6 Years Ago | PC

[1:09:35] - Bloodstained: Ritual Of The Night | 2 Years Ago | XB1

[1:11:57] - RAGE 2 | 2 Years Ago | XB1, PS4

Brandon's Random Review:

[1:14:05] - What We Do in the Shadows (TV Show)

Outro

[1:25:22] - Outro

Welcome to episode 25 of the Growin' Up Gaming Podcast!

Every Friday you can expect hilarious discussions around the news of the game industry. We also give in-depth reviews, highlight indie games, dive into nostalgia & of course, chat B movies.

We kick this week's episode with Sony and Discord teaming up before we dive right into the Epic Vs Apple court trial.

After Today In Video Game History for May the 7th, we show some Indie Love to There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension before we close off the show with the Growin’ Up Gaming Review of Mortal Kombat (2021)

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Epic Game Store Cost Per Game Breakdown

Mark Zuckerberg in Court

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Time Stamps:

Intro:

[00:00] - Intro

In The News:

[15:11] - Sony Teams Up With Discord

[24:45] - Apple Vs Epic!

[51:41] - Konami Bails on E3 2021

Today In Video Game History - May 7th

[56:00] - Today In Video Game History

Indie Love:

[1:06:16] - There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension

Growin’ Up Gaming Review: Mortal Kombat

[1:15:33] - Mortal Kombat

Outro

[1:37:55] - Outro

Welcome to episode 24 of the Growin' Up Gaming Podcast!

Every Friday we go deep in the news of the game industry, give in-depth reviews, highlight indie games, dive into nostalgia & of course, chat B movies.

We kick this week's episode kicks off with video games heading to the Olympics games, PlayStation video streaming service, PS3 & Vita virtual stores are back & the free games of May for PlayStation and Xbox. 

Then, in Today In Video Game History we go through some of the great games that came out on April 29th. Games like: Grand Theft Auto 4, Metal Gear Solid - Peace Walker & Child of Light

Wrapping up the show, we give some fun facts and our Top 5 of Nicolas Cage!

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Time Stamps:

Intro:

[00:00] - Intro

In The News:

[5:31] - Video Games Are Headed To The Olympics

[17:16] - Sony Streaming Service To PlayStation Plus?

[37:43] - PS3 & PS Vita Stores Are Back

[44:01] - Games With Gold & PS+ Free Games Of May

Today In Video Game History - April 29th

[51:40] - Tekken 3 | 23 Years Ago | PlayStation

[55:10] - Grand Theft Auto 4 | 13 Years Ago | PS3/X360

[1:09:25] - Metal Gear Solid - Peace Walker | 11 Years Ago | PSP

[1:10:19] - Child Of Light | 7 Years Ago | PS3, PS4, Vita, Wii-U, Switch, PC, X360, XB1

[1:12:23] - JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle | 7 Years Ago | PS3

Top 5

[1:15:39] - Nicolas Cage Fun Facts

[1:27:04] - Nicolas Cage Top 5

Outro

[1:51:17] - Outro

Welcome to episode 23 of the Growin' Up Gaming Podcast!

Every Thursday you can expect hilarious discussions around the news of the game industry. We also give in-depth reviews, highlight indie games, dive into nostalgia & of course, chat B movies.

We kick off this week's episode with Nintendo’s Indie World Showcase. We then jump into Showcase #2, Resident Evil!

Then, in Today In Video Game History we go through some of the great games that came out on April 22nd. Games like: Mario Golf: Advance Tour, Max Payne & Star Fox Zero

Rounding off the show we have Brandon’s Random Review & Nostalgia Vs Reality where we talk about the historically accurate epic, Zack Snyder’s 300!

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Nintendo Indie World Showcase | Full Showcase

Road 96 | Trailer

Aerial_Knight’s Never Yield | Trailer

Last Stop | Trailer

OlliOlli World | Trailer

The Longing | Trailer

There Is No Game | Trailer

TMNT: Shredder's Revenge | Trailer

Cris Tales | Overview Trailer | Trailer

GetsuFumaDen Undying Moon | Trailer

Aztech Forgotten Gods | Trailer

OXENFREE 2 | Trailer

Skul: The Hero Slayer | Trailer

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Resident Evil Showcase | Full

Big Yellow Bag | Website

KUNG FURY | Full Movie

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[00:00] - Intro

In The News:

[8:00] - Nintendo Indie World Showcase

[59:56] - Resident Evil

Today In Video Game History - April 22

[1:13:08] - Mario Golf: Advance Tour

[1:18:46] - Turok | 13 Years Ago | PC

[1:25:42 ] - Max Payne | 5 Years Ago | PS4

[1:27:44] - Star Fox Zero | 5 Years Ago | WiiU

Brandon's Random Review:

[1:33:31] - Big Yellow Bag

[1:41:45] - Love & Monsters

Nostalgia Vs Reality

[1:42:54] - 300

Outro

[1:57:43] - Outro

Welcome to episode 22 of the Growin' Up Gaming Podcast! Every Thursday we discuss the news, give reviews, highlight indie games, dive into nostalgia & of course, chat B movies.

This week's episode kicks off with big news. E3 is back baby!! We shift over to focus on everything going on at Sony, from cancelling Days Gone 2 to the big rumours of Last Of Us Remake. The real question is, do we actually need & or want that?...........no, the answer is no we don't. 

Then, in Today In Video Game History we go through some of the great games that came out on April 15th. Games like: Blasto, Okami & Gran Turismo 5 Prologue.

Representing from the indie side of things, Mike gives some Indie Love to the wonderful Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair & close the show off with Nostalgia Vs Reality with Quentin Tarantino's classic, Pulp Fiction.

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Playpulse Video game bike | website

Yoku’s Island Express Indie Love | Episode 10

The Completionist | Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair

Tarantino’s Connected Universe | How it is connected

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Time Stamps:

Intro:

[00:00 ] - Intro

In The News:

[11:16 ] - E3 2021 is BACK! & this time…..it’s digital

[30:34] - Days Gone 2, cancelled

[41:45] - Last Of Us Remake - Do we really need this?

Today In Video Game History - April 15th

[47:37] - Blasto | 23 Years Ago | PS1

[53:50] - Gran Turismo 5 Prologue | 13 Years Ago | PS3

[55:40] - Okami | 13 Years Ago | Wii

[58:08] - No More Heroes: Heroes Paradise | 11 Years Ago | PS3, X360

Indie Love:

[1:02:14] - Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair

Nostalgia Vs Reality:

[1:16:50] - Pulp Fiction

Outro:

[1:35:54 ] - Outro