Grumpy Gamers

We are joined by the host of WTFDYW podcast Christopher Love, aka DeadBeatPunk, for a Game Awards recap episode. In 2 weeks time we have our GOTY episode where we, along with Punk, will argue the winner!

Punk's socials:
@WTFDYWPOD on Twitter
Download his pod anywhere... for example: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/wtfdyw/id1568854691

What We've Been Playing:
Callisto Protocol
Norco
TinyKin

Dony from Pure Dead Gaming Afterlife podcast and writer on the Pure Dead Gaming website joins us to talk Callisto Protocol and all things review scores!

There's a load of Nintendo news for a change and we go over the wonderful Mario Movie trailer from last week.

What We've Been Playing:
Callisto Protocol
Marvel's Midnight Suns
Dune Spice Wars

Guess what's back in the news... or did it ever leave? The Microsoft, Activision, Sony love triangle, that's what. Big upcoming week of releases with Callisto Protocol leading the way, and Pete's played Dune: Spice Wars. We have updates on playthroughs of Pokémon Scarlet and the fatigue of God of War: Ragnarok.

Our feature is a Football Manager 2023 World Cup themed quiz!

What We've Been Playing:
Dune: Spice Wars
God of War: Ragnarok
Pokémon Scarlet
As Dusk Falls

We've been playing quite a few new games this week. One of the first week's in recent memory where we've all played new games! Our feature follows on with a discussion on the modern direction of FPS games.

What We've Been Playing:
Pentiment
Warzone 2.0 & DMZ
Pokémon Scarlet

November games month is way underway! We talk God of War: Ragnarok news and impressions/initial review.. and there's also Sonic Frontiers! Our feature covers November's Nintendo Indie Showcase from last week.

What We've Been Playing:
God of War: Ragnarok
Sonic Frontiers
Tunic

PSVR 2 gets a release date and a price... let's talk! Pete's back and ready to talk A Plague Tale: Requiem, and we get animated in our feature about video game graphics and why people use such hyperbole when describing good looking good!

What We've Been Playing:
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Keplerth
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
RimWorld

Kirk's back baby, and he's here to talk a lot of Microsoft news! Another packed week of new releases, and our feature discusses some of the Golden Joystick Award category nominees and our picks.

What We've Been Playing:
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Football Manager 23
Keplerth

Another 2 person show. We talk about finally getting Silent Hill news, alongside Resident Evil news... and a conclusion to the Bayonetta 3 voice actress saga. We've played A Plague Tale: Requiem and our feature focuses on unpopular gaming opinions, with contributions from Twitter!

What We've Been Playing:
Despot's Game
A Plague Tale: Requiem

The week of saying unpopular opinions for us... how many can we say in one episode? Bayonetta's VA controversy and frame rate issues plague the news. A huge week for new releases, and our impressions of Scorn. Our feature focuses on our remaining most anticipated games for 2022.

What We've Been Playing:
Scorn
ZERO Sievert
Pegasus Expedition

Eddy's back and warning... it gets a bit sweary! A lot of news and a great week of new releases including the must awaited Scorn... which we will all have played by next week! Our feature focuses on cheating in video games, and is it wrong to cheat if you're a streamer?

What We've Been Playing:
Neon Abyss
Dead Space 2
Days Gone