Dermie and Jason talk Karens, Gaben chooses Xbox over PS5, the Playstation 5 sides can be removed, a white Xbox Series something controller has been photographed in the wild, Dermie misses his Amiga, the Analog Pocket retro handheld, the Xbox games presentation, Halo Infinite and lots more. Big thanks to Luke for this week's thumbnail. #newsgameplus

The most controversial News Game Plus podcast so far! Wearing masks, Sony Playstation 5 production numbers, Dermie reckons "review bombing" is a made up problem, playing as girls in games, and lots more. #newsgameplus

Dermie and Jason recap the big gaming news of the week:

- Microsoft is buying game studios - get ready for an exclusives war

- Why do Nintendo's new legal agreements have smaller videogame reviewers worried?

- A Fallout TV series is coming - will every episode be about a settlement that needs your help?

- Sega's new Astro City Mini has Dermie excited at the thought that retro consoles will finally break through the 16 bit barrier

- The UK House Of Lords Select Committee wants loot-boxes classified as gambling

- What is going on with Plants Versus Zombies Battle For Neighborville and why is that kind of game so important for the industry?

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What is going on with Twitch?

Cyberpunk Anime is coming

Lots of big games are getting updates

IGN did Fake News

Seriously, what the hell is going on over at Twitch?

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News Game Plus takes another irreverent dive into the latest gaming news:

- We give our thoughts on the PlayStation 5 design

- What games are coming to the PS5 and will they live up to the hype?

- New Pokemon Direct news

- IGEA released Australian videogame sales numbers - how do they compare to movies and DVDs?

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It's been a big week for the world with Black Lives Matter protests everywhere, so this week's podcast gets serious:

start to 16:38 - With one eye on the NDA, Jason talks about The Last of Us II.

16:39 to 46:39 - This week's gaming news.

46:40 to 59:20 - Videogame companies want to stop racism but what are the challenges and is it realistic?

59:21 to end - What can the Australian videogame industry do to help our indigenous community?

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News Game Plus turns 50. Join Jason and Dermie for an irreverent deep dive into gaming news. This week:

- PlayStation 5 backwards compatibility news

- Xbox One Series X backwards compatibility news

- Is Sega serious? WTF was that?

- Sony patched "backdoor" that allowed Chinese gamers to play unapproved games

- Take 2 screws Kerbal Space Program 2 developer

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Deep dive into this week's gaming news with Dermie and Jason:

- Are gaming events over?

- Is Metroid Prime Trilogy coming to Switch?

- Why are we hearing so much about the PlayStation 5 Hard Drive?

- Why is Dermie ditching Elite Dangerous for No Man's Sky?

- Tencent's videogame industry buying spree continues

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Deep dive into this week News, Games, Plus more with Dermie and New Game Plus Executive Producer Jason...

- Why the difference between Xbox Game Pass subscriber numbers and PSN subscriber numbers means Sony is in serious trouble

- Dermie explains the real reason Ubisoft is suing Apple and Google over a game that Alibaba copied

- Epic Game Store did something good no really

- Get ready for the Halo Infinite Box Series X

- Tencent continues its buying spree

- Jason reveals what kind of animal is our federal treasurer

- Start a podcast and make ABC celebrities cry

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Deep dive into this week's big gaming news:

- Why do Dermie and Jason think Sony is back in top form?

- Microsoft and Sony are playing chicken with their next console pricing

- Playstation store suspended in China

- Civ 6 is showing how DLC can be done properly

- Naughty Dog hates dogs

- Cyberpunk will allow you to customise your genitals what even does that mean?

- What is Nintendo quietly doing that everybody had a big bar fight over?

- All the latest new, games, plus more!

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