Grumpy Gamers

Kirk's off this week and Ben's ill but soldiering on because the show must go on! Especially when Xbox and PlayStation have been all over the news. Starfield and Redfall delays dominate our news chat and that new PS Plus line up isn't looking at all bad! We recap the Nintendo Indie Showcase in full and discuss what was missing.

What we've been playing:
Achilles Legends Untold
This War of Mine
Cricket 22
Surviving Mars
No Man's Sky

 

Eddy is missing but do not worry... we have a guest for our feature! Christopher from the WTFDYW podcast joins us to discuss our favourite ever video games. We also review Trek to Yomi and the failings of Switch Sports. There was also an Xbox server outage, find out why this was actually a fantastic thing!

What we've been playing:
Trek to Yomi
Switch Sports

Interesting discussion in the news this week as we talk about the pluses and minuses of game trials through the new PS Plus, the Microsoft/Activision deal, all things Square Enix, and even Starfield.

And we've played 5 new games! Probably our most in one week! Our feature asks whether 2022 has lived up to the promised hype so far?

What we've been playing:
Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodhunt
Ravenous Devils
Trigon Space Story
Solargene
Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion 

We're struggling this week after going away for the weekend, but the show must go on! Big week of news with Nintendo leading the way with an excellent confirmed line up for the rest of 2022. We talk Gameboy/Switch leaks, the potential of an Ubisoft acquisition and the possibility of God of War: Ragnarok being delayed?!

Our feature this week is a Follower Q&A from Twitter, thanks everyone!

What We've Been Playing:
Cricket 2022
Life is Strange: True Colours

Pete is away but Kirk is back... who knows if that is a good thing! A few controversies and a delay make up the bulk of the news, and we talk about our predictions for the future of gaming in 10 years time in our feature!

What we've been playing:
Tormented Souls (Switch)
Life is Strange: True Colours
Lost in Random

Welcome to a bonus pod! We recorded this live on YouTube with Mr Boomstick XL on his channel 'Double Barrel Gaming' on 6th April 22.

We discuss Xbox Series sales, the success of the consoles and Microsoft's marketing strategy, plus we give our verdict on how we think the last 18 months have gone for Microsoft.

https://www.youtube.com/c/DoubleBarrelGamingWMrBoomStickXL

Kirk is away but the show must go on! A host of new games have been announced, but they seem a long way off... but in the meantime there's plenty of controversy with Sony to keep us occupied. Ben's played Lego Star Wars and Pete has done everything there is to do in Elden Ring and gives his final thoughts.

Our feature this week is highlighting ACG (AngryCentaurGaming) as a YouTube reviewer we trust.

What We've Been Playing:
Lego Star Wars: Skywalker Saga
Elden Ring
RimWorld
Escape From Tarkov

We discuss more on the Microsoft/Activision deal, big news coming out from E3, and we've played new games! Our feature discusses the impact of toxicity in gaming.

What we've been playing:
Weird West
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands
Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time

GT7 and GTA are in the news again, and we have PlayStation Plus/Game Pass rumours and the actual revealed service all in the same podcast... because we recorded over 2 days this time! Our feature is us creating our own game through the lens of existing games - a Frankenstein's monster of a game... it's our first attempt!

What we've been playing:
Ghostwire: Tokyo
Streets of Rage 4

The news is pretty stacked this week with Gran Turismo controversy and Elden Ring nerfs. There are Xbox and PlayStation events to recap, and guess what, Kirk has played and completed Tunic! Big week!

What we've been playing:
Tunic
Mario Kart 8 DLC
Escape from Tarkov
Elden Ring