IVG Podcast

We start off this episode with some cool new developments around the IVG community, but then dive straight into our big topic of discussion for this week: the July Xbox showcase and the aftermath of it. Some the talking points this week:

We also give our views on which console we think will perform better as well as which one we'll be picking up at launch. Or will we just upgrade our PCs and get on Games Pass? Listen to find out!

Ghost of Tsushima is out, it’s awesome, it’s sold out, and we can’t get enough of it, but that’s only the tip of the iceberg for this week’s episode of the IVG Podcast. Here’s a quick rundown of the topics we’ve covered this time:

We just won’t go away! One year after the last one, we’re back with the latest episode of the IVG Podcast. And what a good time to come back too, hot on the heels of the Ubisoft Forward event.

This episode is predominantly focussed on what went down during Ubisoft’s digital event, but here’s a detailed look at what you can expect from this comeback episode, featuring Sam (HundredProofSam), Nash, and newcomer to the IVG Podcast, Gagan (x1n):

The world’s most irregular gaming podcast is back. A decade since the first one and three years since the last one, we’re finally back with episode 44 of the IVG Podcast.

This time around, we’ve got on-board an IVG Podcast regular Sam (HundredProofSam), one of its founding members who is back after several years Nash, and making his IVG Podcasr debut, Nikhil (Bullismasher). This episode is a mix of the biggest news dominating the gaming world, our views on the games we’re currently playing, as well as future releases we’re looking forward to. Here’s a breakdown of the topics we’ve covered this time:

Our special post-E3 2016 podcast is packed with an extensive recap of the announcements from all the major press conferences. Here's a brief round-up

EA press conference

• Still proper Mass Effect gameplay
• Cringe-worthy FIFA 17 segment
• Titanfall 2 single-player and new gameplay mechanics
• Every E3 studio has a Star Wars game
• Battlefied 1 impressions

 Bethesda press conference

• Quake Champions and the over-reliance on old franchises
• Prey reboot
• Skyrim Remaster
• Dishnonored 2 gameplay, new features and powers

 Microsoft press conference

• Xbox One S: What's the point?
• Xbox Anywhere: The finer details
• Forza Horizon 3 and how glorious it looks
• Sea of Thieves looked pretty underwhelming
• Project Scorpio: Did it make sense to announce it so early
• Gwent, Final Fantasy XV, Scalebound, Minecraft, and more

 PC Gaming Show round-up

• Ubisoft press conference
• Ghost Recon Wildlands doesn't look like a Ghost Recon game
• South Park: The Fractured But Whole
• For Honor looks a lot of fun
• Trials of the Blood Dragon
• Watch Dogs 2: Memes, setting, possible editions, and gameplay improvements
• Steep: The Crew meets adventure sports

Nintendo round-up

Sony press conference 

• God of War's much needed reboot: Speculation on setting, gameplay, characters, etc
• The Last Guardian release date
• Kojima announces a game that isn't yet in development
• Horizon: Zero Dawn walkthrough impressions
• Crash Bandicoot remakes/remasters
• Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare looks surprisingly good
• Insomniac's fantastic looking new Spiderman game
• Days Gone

In our special hour-long pre-E3 2016 podcast:

• Rising PC game prices in India
• Flipkart's online gaming championship
• Battlefield 1's absurd pricing
• E3, one press conference at a time: Bethesda, Microsoft, EA, Ubisoft, Sony, and the best of the rest
• New console revisions: PS4 Neo and Xbox One 2/Scorpion

In the final episode of 2015:

• Kojima goes indie, partners with PlayStation
• Capcom has an Indian distributor
• Does it make sense to preorder collector's editions in India
• Our top 5 games of the year
• The biggest disappointments of 2015
• Industry trends of 2015
• What we're looking forward to in 2016
• Virtual reality – will it deliver?

In episode 40:

• PSEX: Opening with Uncharted 4, but no gameplay
• PSEX: Followed up with Final Fantasy 7 Remake “gameplay”
• PSEX: How will an episodic Final Fantasy 7 work?
• Impressions: Final Fantasy 7 PC port on PS4?
• Street Fighter 5 is up for pre-order in India
• PSEX: Battleborn has single-player and split-screen
• PSEX: Adult Swim announces 6 games for PS4/Vita
• PSEX: Yakuza is coming back to the West
• PSEX: Tim Schafer unveils Full Throttle remake, Psychonauts VR game
• PSEX: Team Ninja's new hack-n-slash – Nioh
• PSEX: Ni No Kuni 2 is coming to PS4
• PSEX: Destiny adds racing... for a limited time
• PSEX: Ace Combat 7 announced with VR support
• Rise of the Tomb Raider's abysmal sales
• Uncharted 4 multiplayer beta impressions
• Do bad betas and demos ruin it for good games?
• Amazon's Xbox One controller pricing error and customer support BS

In this week's podcast:

• The Game Awards: The big winners
• How did Halo 5 sell?
• Shadow Complex is coming back!
• Hideo Kojima drama
• Psychonauts 2 on Fig
• Double Fine's Brutal Legend troll
• Far Cry Primal's weak collector's edition
• Dark Souls 3's numerous collector's editions
• Rainbow Six: Siege isn't a mess at launch
• More Just Cause 3 impressions
• An Indian developer is making a PS4 game 

In this week's IVG Podcast:

• Just Cause 3 first impressions
• Rainbow Six: Siege development and server issues
• Pro Evolution Soccer gets a free-to-play version
• Black Friday sales: Why should you bother buying on Day 1?
• IVG Secret Santa is here