Next Gen Basecast

It’s taken a long ol’ time, but we’ve finally hit Basecast 200!

Ben, Gari and Andy sit down and talk all things gaming, including:

Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga

Returnal

Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order

Returnal

PlayStation Plus changes

New Tomb Raider!

PES v1.0

And more!

Episode 199 of the Basecast sees Ben, Aaron, Andy and Gari talking all things gaming yet again, as we ask… Why the hell Xbox have made furry controllers?!

We also talk GT7, Ghostwire: Tokyo, Ghostbusters Spirits Unleashed, a PS5 firmware update, and a new Witcher game!!

Basecast 198. F1, Fingers, FromSoft and a Farewell. Slightly less of a busy time, but Asim, Aaron, Gari and Ben are back to talk about all the latest in the gaming world. Also, as always, what they’ve been playing. Oh and it’s Asim’s last podcast before he returns to the gaming industry once again.

Full rundown below.

* Intro and what we’ve been playing – 00:00

* FromSoft and Elden Ring doing well – 14:40

* Halo Infinite co-op and Forge delayed again – 28:23

* Forspoken delayed – 37:33

* Gotham Knights coming October 2022 – 44:28

* GTA V next-gen versions, cheap pre-order – 49:12

* Resident Evil 2, 3 and 7 next-gen versions – 54:57

* Frontier announce F1 Manager 2022 – 59:33

* God of War TV series coming, it seems – 1:04:02

* UK digital sales on the rise – 1:11:12

* PlayStation State of Play predictions – 1:21:35

* Outro – 1:27:10

Next Gen Base · Basecast 198 – Fingers, FromSoft Games and a Farewell

Basecast 197. Aaron’s Gown… and Video Games! Busy times here at NGB, but always time to podcast. Asim, Aaron and Gari are joined by Ben to talk about all the latest in the gaming world. Also, of course, what they’ve been playing

Full rundown below.

* Intro and what we’ve been playing – 00:00

* Elden Ring (the good and bad) – 32:18

* Steam Deck in the wild – 48:02

* FIFA 23 and EA Sports – 57:43

* News round-up (Amazon Luna, PlayStation Plus, Game Pass and more) – 1:08:21

* Outro – 1:23:41

Next Gen Base · Basecast 197 – Aaron’s Gown… and Video Games

It’s Basecast 196 (Call of Duty, PSVR 2, SF 6 and more)! The regular of trio of Asim, Aaron and Gari return for all the gaming chat of the week and occasional banter too. Topics of discussion are:

* Intro and what we’ve been playing – 00:00

* Call of Duty might not have its annual release next year – 08:37

* PSVR 2 headset finally unveiled – 16:06

* Street Fighter 6 announced – 24:22

* News round-up (Guardians, Uncharted movie, Ubisoft buyout and more) – 34:40

* Outro – 1:03:47

Next Gen Base · Basecast 196 – Call of Duty, PSVR 2, SF 6 and more

It’s Basecast 195 time (Cyberpunk 2077, Nintendo and more). The usual podcast trio of Asim, Aaron and Gari are reunited, with Ben completing the awesome foursome this week.

The topics of discussion are:

* Intro and what we’ve been playing – 00:00

* Cyberpunk 2077 finally comes to next-gen – 26:29

* Nintendo Direct news – 41:28

* News round-up (Horizon LEGO, Uncharted movie, BioShock movie and more) – 1:10:06

* Outro – 1:32:30

Next Gen Base · Basecast 195 – Cyberpunk 2077, Nintendo and More!

We're back with episode 194 of the Basecast (GTA Keeps On Doing a Madness), ready to talk about what we have been playing and discuss all the latest gaming news. Aaron wasn't available this week, but the regular podcast team of Asim and Gari are back from NYC, joined by Nico to go through the following:

Intro and what we've been playing - 00:00

GTA 6 development is well underway and more Rockstar/GTA news - 09:10

Google Stadia to be deprioritised - 20:18

Microsoft reiterates desire to release Activision games on PlayStation - 25:58

News round-up (Uncharted Sully game plans, Suicide Squad and more) - 38:07

Outro - 59:15

Asim and Gari are “on assignment” in NYC this week, so the Basecast is brought to you by Ben, Andy and Nico. This week, we talk about PlayStation’s Acquisition of Bungie, Battlefield’s disappointing sales figures, and, inevitably, NFTs. This week’s it’s Team17’s turn to announce then backtrack on things. We also talk about what we’ve been playing, and wrap up the rest of the news at the end!

* Intro and what we’ve been playing – 00:00

* PlayStation buys Bungie – We discuss what it means – 18:30

* EA announce confirm Battlefield’s poor launch – 36:30

* Inevitably, NFTs. Team17’s snafu – 46:10

* News round-up (Discord on PS5, FTC looking into MS/Activision, New Game Pass titles) – 54:23

* Outro – 1:10:23

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Next Gen Base · Basecast 193 – It's PlayStation's Destiny now!

We're back with episode 192 of the Basecast, ready to talk about what we have been playing and discuss all the latest gaming news. The regular podcast team of Asim, Aaron and Gari are joined by Andy to go through the latest in the Xbox buys Activision story, three new Star Wars games from Respawn, next-gen console sales and more.

It’s 2022 and we’re back with our weekly podcast. Yes, the Basecast is back with a three-man dedicated podcast team and a changing fourth person every week. Each and every Friday, expect a new Basecast. We promise.

In episode 191, we discuss quite possibly the biggest news in gaming history and more. Details below, with timings.

* Intro and what we’ve been playing – 00:00

* Xbox acquires Activision Blizzard – 17:04

* PS3 start appearing on PS5 Store – 42:56

* NFTs (Konami and SEGA) – 52:28

* News round-up – 1:06:38

* Outro – 1:15:43

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Next Gen Base · Basecast 191 – Xbox does a madness and… NFTs