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A full KeenGamer podcast panel of Mark, Dan, Noah, and Eoin, give their reactions to all the biggest reveals and trailers from D23 and Ubisoft Forward - including Amy Hennig's Captain America and Black Panther game, the lack of Spider-Man 2 news, and Assassin's Creed Mirage (and Jade...and Red...and Hexe...)

Timestamps:

[00:00] Intro

[03:17] The Last of Us Part 1  

[14:59] Metal: Hellsinger

[25:10] Tak and the Power of Juju

[32:19] Final Fantasy 9

[40:33] Cyberpunk 2077 first major DLC dated (but not on PS4 or Xbox One)

[50:09] PlayStation boss calls out Microsoft's Call of Duty offering

[59:23] D23 Disney and Marvel Games Showcase reactions

[01:18:51] D23 Marvel and Star Wars TV show and movie reactions

[01:25:30] Ubisoft Forward & Assassin's Creed presentation reactions

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It's a remake-themed week on this episode of the KeenGamer podcast as Mark and Noah discuss their favourite remakes/remasters and go over all the biggest gaming news, including more Xbox/Activision acquisition information on Call of Duty, Diablo, and Overwatch; Halo Infinite's local co-op and Forge mode drama, and Assassin's Creed Mirage officially confirmed amidst rumours of a remake of the original Assassin's Creed.

Before news and the main topic, Mark gives his review thoughts on The Last of Us Part 1, and Noah details the highs and lows of playing and making creative maps in Halo: The Master Chief Collection.

Check back every week for a new episode, and if you liked the podcast, we'd love it if you could give us a like and subscribe!

Timestamps:
[00:00] Intro
[01:14] The Last of Us Part 1 
[17:52] Halo: The Master Chief Collection custom maps
[30:05] Phil Spencer confirms Call of Duty coming to Game Pass and PlayStation day one
[38:34] Halo Infinite local co-op cancelled, Forge coming November 2022
[46:50] Assassin's Creed Mirage confirmed and rumours of AC1 remake
[55:13] Main topic: Our favourite remakes and remasters

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Join Mark, Dan, and Max as they go over the highlights of all the biggest games shown during Gamescom 2022... and Hideo Kojima's podcast.

Before giving their impressions on all the biggest trailers and reveals from Gamescom (Dead Island 2 lives!), the panel breaks down the rumours of Amazon possibly buying EA, the PS5 getting an unprecedented price hike while Sony is facing a $5 billion lawsuit in the UK, and our first major look at The Last of Us HBO series. Cult of the Lamb, Midnight Fight Express, Horizon Forbidden West, and Final Fantasy 7 Remake also get a shout-out in the beginning of the episode.

Timestamps:

[00:00] Intro
[02:26] Cult of the Lamb
[11:51] Final Fantasy 7 Remake
[23:25] Horizon Forbidden West
[32:56] Midnight Fight Express
[38:34] Amazon is...not acquiring EA?
[48:20] PS5 price is increasing & Sony's getting sued
[57:25] The Last of Us HBO teaser impressions
[01:07:00] Main topic: Gamescom 2022 trailers and reveals

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Join Jessica, Noah, and Marc as they break down everything we know about Pokemon Scarlet and Violet so far, and what they think it needs to do to succeed with new and old fans. From the new starters, to the changes to gyms and stories, the 'first' fully open world game in the main series, multiplayer, and the Paldea region itself - and a lot more!

Before talking all things Gen 9 for the main topic, as always, the crew talks about some of the games they have been playing recently, and all the biggest news stories of the week.

Timestamps:

[00:00] Intro
[01:25] Two Point Campus
[06:28] V Rising
[12:50] Morrowind
[20:56] Counter Strike: Global Offensive (CSGO)
[25:57] Splatoon 3 Nintendo Direct reactions
[32:59] Marvel's Midnight Suns gets another delay
[37:31] Alone in the Dark remake announced

Pokemon Scarlet & Violet:

[43:55] Main topic: Our history with Pokemon
[52:25] Everything we know about Pokemon Scarlet and Violet
[59:43] General Scarlet and Violet impressions
[1:04:33] Why do we play Pokemon?
[1:07:18] Three main stories and gyms in any order
[1:10:50] New Legendaries Koraidon and Miraidon
[1:15:13] Pokemon four-player online co-op for the first time
[1:20:19] New Pokemon and starters in Gen 9
[1:32:26] The Paldea region
[[1:35:53] Professor Sada and Professor Turo
[1:38:43] Terastal Phenomenon and Terastalizing
[1:43:27] What we don't want from Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

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Oh boy, where do we begin with all the WB and Discovery drama?

With the games we've been playing of course!

Join Mark, Noah, and Dan as they discuss Rollerdrome, Assassin's Creed Valhalla, and Morrowind, before they move on to the biggest gaming news stories of the week, including Pokemon Scarlet and Violet at the latest Pokemon Presents direct, new Gotham Knights gameplay, and Xbox Game Pass slowly rolling out its family plan.

The big main topic for the week is the huge HBO Max shake-up from Warner Bros. and Discovery, which has led to the cancellation of the Batgirl movie starring Leslie Grace, Michael Keaton, and Brendan Fraser. The crew breaks down the timeline of events, and ponders what's next for DC.

Timestamps:

[00:00] Intro
[04:06] Rollerdrome
[07:42] Morrowind
[16:46] Assassin's Creed: Valhalla
[20:07] Pokemon Presents reactions
[36:17] Gotham Knights new gameplay reactions
[43:06] Xbox Game Pass family plan is here
[51:09] Main Topic - Batgirl movie cancelled
[1:08:57] Main Topic - HBO Max and Discovery merger
[1:38:20] Main Topic - What's next for DC?

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With such a big news week in video games, the KeenGamer podcast panel brings you a big News-O-Rama bumper episode - with two new panelists!

Join Mark, Jessica, Eoin, and John as they discuss the Knights of the Old Republic remake reportedly being put on hold at Aspyr, possible Grand Theft Auto 6 leaks pointing to a woman lead with a 'Bonnie and Clyde' style relationship with the other playable character, a Black Panther game rumored to be in development at EA, Lord of the Rings: Gollum getting a delay of a few months, and finally, the previous head of Eidos Montreal calls Square Enix's western studios a 'train wreck in slow motion'.

As well as reacting to all the biggest gaming news, the panel talks about WB's MultiVersus, the HD2D remaster of Live A Live, John's adventures in Monster Hunter Rise, and the disappointment of Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom.

There's even a bonus shaven Ewok conversation for those interested (don't Google it...)

Timestamps:

[00:00] Intro
[02:28] MultiVersus
[08:07] Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom
[12:33] Monster Hunter Rise
[19:54] Live A Live
[29:49] Assassin's Creed: Valhalla
[34:51] KOTOR remake reportedly put on hold at Aspyr
[44:04] GTA 6 will reportedly have a woman protagonist, Rockstar culture improving..?
[56:47] Black Panther game reportedly coming from EA
[01:08:11] Lord of the Rings: Gollum delayed by a few months
[1:18:35] Square Enix's western studios were a 'train wreck'

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Mark, Jessica, and Dan discuss the biggest announcements and trailers from San Diego Comic Con 2022, including the big Phase 5 and Phase 6 Marvel plans with Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, Daredevil: Born Again, and new Avengers movies The Kang Dynasty and Secret Wars.

DC didn't have much of a presence, but the crew cover what they can including the new Shazam! Fury of the Gods and Black Adam trailers.

Also, Dan airs his beef with the fantasy genre once more when the panel discusses the Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves trailer.

Timestamps:

[00:00] Intro

[03:04] Marvel MCU Phase 5 schedule

[07:50] (Brief Barbie and Oppenheimer interlude)

[10:03] Marvel MCU Phase 6 schedule

[12:01] Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

[25:16] SDCC MCU exclusive footage

[33:03] New She-Hulk trailer

[35:08] Daredevil: Born Again with Charlie Cox!

[40:53] Marvel Animation panel

[48:32] Shazam 2 Fury of the Gods trailer

[49:35] Black Adam trailer and no Henry Cavill as Superman

[54:39] Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

[56:25] Do people still like Game of Thrones?

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It's sequel week on KeenGamer! With God of War: Ragnarok being one of the most anticipating games this year - Mark, Jessica, Noah, and Dan offer their thoughts on their own favourite gaming sequels as the main topic.

Continuing the sequel theme, the panel discuss what they've been playing recently. God of War: Ragnarok's release date of course gets a lengthy discussion in the news, and the KeenGamer panel also go over Forspoken's delay, PlayStation's new loyalty program, and Skate's free-to-play announcement.

Timestamps:

[00:00] Intro
[04:22] Madison
[12:00] Far Cry 3
[13:26] Far Cry 6
[21:57] Pokemon White 2
[26:33] Life is Strange 2
[31:09] God of War: Ragnarok gets a 2022 release date!
[43:22] Was Forspoken delayed to 2023 due to God of War?
[50:47] PlayStation Stars rewards announced
[57:56] Next Skate will be free-to-play
[1:07:01] Main topic: Our favourite gaming sequels

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Mark, Noah and Dan discuss their thoughts and feelings on the newest Disney Plus Star Wars show, Obi-Wan Kenobi.

What were the performances like, did the soundtrack lack a little oomph, should there be a season 2 or spinoff - and most importantly, did Obi-Wan live up to the hype?

Before reviewing Obi-Wan Kenobi in KeenGamer's newest spoilercast, the panel talks about the games they've been playing lately, with Mark walking the weird delivery routes of Death Stranding, Dan starting Far Cry 6 for the first time, and Noah continuing his Pokemon adventures in White 2.

The trio also give their impressions on Nintendo's surprise Direct Mini, and react to the sad news that no new Infamous or Sly Cooper games are in active development.

Timestamps:

[00:00] Intro

[02:35] Far Cry 6

[10:49] Death Stranding

[22:51] Pokemon White 2

[26:51] Nintendo Direct Mini impressions

[34:15] No Infamous or Sly Cooper games coming anytime soon

Obi Wan review timestamps:

[40:09] Main topic: did we like Obi-Wan Kenobi?

[48:22] Ewan McGregor's performance

[49:19] About that surprising starring character

[53:41] Reva and Moses Ingram

[57:39] Do we want a season 2 or spinoff?

[01:05:31] Lacklustre score?

[01:10:38] Hayden Christensen and Darth Vader

[01:24:02] Favourite moments

[01:36:16] Our Obi-Wan Kenobi review scores

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Mark, and Jessica are joined by KeenGamer's The Quarry reviewer, Emanuel Ortiz, to discuss their individual experiences with Supermassive Games' newest horror!

Before unearthing some Quarry spoilers with Emanuel, Mark and Jessica talk about Fall Guys' free-to-play launch, and the tough but enjoyable challenge of Returnal. They also discuss all the biggest news stories before going into spoilers for The Quarry in the main topic!

Timestamps:

[00:00] Intro

[02:28] Fall Guys

[11:42] Returnal

[18:34] A Plague's Tale: Requiem gameplay impressions

[28:18] FromSoftware's next game in final stages of development

[33:14] Final Fantasy 16 isn't open world

[43:51] The Quarry and High on life used to be Stadia exclusives

The Quarry Spoilercast timestamps:

[47:03] The Quarry spoilercast intro

[48:42] Emanuel's review thoughts

[51:00] Our histories with Supermassive Games

[56:40] KeenGamer's Quarry killcount

[01:12:17] What's the deal with Eliza and Silas?

[01:19:02] Favourite and least favourite characters

[01:42:23] Chris Hackett/David Arquette

[01:45:21] Did you guess the monster?

[01:54:24] Favourite moments

[01:56:08] The good and bad of the animation

[02:03:01] Did the licensed music work?

[02:05:50] Graphics and gameplay

[02:12:04] Chapter 7 - worth the slog?

[02:18:31] Epilogue thoughts

[02:21:01] The dialogue

[02:25:44] Movie mode

[02:31:04] Is The Quarry better than Until Dawn?

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