Oh hello!

This week has been occupied with upcoming exams, work and lifein general to be honest. Not many games played (or news for that matter), but neverthelesswe always have things to talk about.

Sony revealed the first games for the upcoming revampedPlaystation Plus subscription service. And to be honest, it’s surprisingly good.All the well know Playstation games are here, together with classics from thePS1-PS2 era. These games will also have added trophy support, so hurray!

Ubisoft own subscription service, Ubisoft + will alsojoin Playstation consoles. Not only as a its own subscription but also a partof PS Plus as well. So great time to become a gamer not people, just get asubscription and you have hundreds of games to play from the get go.

Also schedule for the gaming showcase/events for the summerhas also been announced, and we hope to see some of the games that we haven’tseen anything from yet and makes us even more excited for the jampacked year of2023.

We also finished Outriders (hey, I told you we haveplayed some games..) and Core Keeper is a small game that is very nice and hasa lot of potential.

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Another episode of the Norderlanders is out, and boy have we a lot to talk about this week! We kick it of this week with some talk we usually have behind the scenes! We think it would be nice to get some input from our listeners, so share your thoughts with us!

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We been good Norderlanders. We have played so many games this week! Quite fun, and lot to talk about! So we start out this episode with just plain old impression and thoughts about games. How it should be. 

Anyways, news!

SEGA made the great decision to remove old Sonic games before the release of Sonic Origins. Haven't they learned anything? Gamers don't like that and this is a classic "people in suits" decision that will not go great with the consumer. Is the publisher's job to make sure there is a reason to buy the remaster versions instead of the original ones. Don't you agree Rockstar?

Sony has reportedly started their own "preservation team". This could mean many things, but all in all they acknowledge their great libary of legacy games. Will we see more older Playstation games on the new PS Plus service? Or maybe an actual PS3 emulator for the PS5? We got to wait on this one but yes, care about your legacy Sony!

Other than that, Ubisoft may be acquired next and Norderlanders have a Steam Deck incoming. Emil finally got the "complete your purchase" mail from Valve. So we are preparing to have all hands on deck!

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Our bodies are weird, but we are not dying. It's just uncomfortable.. Anyways, podcast time!

Microsoft and Sony shortly after announced that they are looking into new ways to implement ads in games. Example, have a real life ad for a real life product on a billboard when you are speeding by in your fancy car in Forza. They announced this with Free2Play games in mind, where this can bring new ways for the developers to earn money. Is that alright? We discuss the potential of this and how it could go out of hand really quickly.

Wonderlands season pass starts pretty rough, with the newly released DLC not up too snuff. Well, it's probably a good dlc but not worth as one of the four content drops that will release within the season pass. Have they learned nothing from Borderlands 3 Season Pass 2? I guess not.

Bobby Kotick future at Activision is unclear, even after the acquisition by Microsoft. Will he stay after this or should he leave. Either way a lot of money will end up in his pocket.

And lastly Witcher 3 next-gen upgrade may be in trouble and we take some time to appreciate Amy Henning (co-creator of Uncharted) with her now developing a new Marvel game but also a new Star Wars game. Hurray!

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After months of thinking this game was in trouble and not releasing this year, Hogwarts Legacy was finally shown off in a State of Play. We got to see a lot of the game, with locations, combat, story, characters and more. Safe to say, this showcase really showed off some intriguing stuff. The game looks like the ultimate Harry Potter experience!

Not only big AAA game was shown this week, we got to see a lot of new indies coming our way. Thanks to ID@Xbox and Humle Games events, new indies that looks to have a theme with mixing genres are coming soon in the future. And we love Indies, so we will happy welcome them.

Other than that, consoles becoming more like PCs with several graphical options for Ghostwire Tokyo, but also PCs are becoming more like consoles with DirectStorage now available for Windows. And lastly Russia allowing illegally downloading games right now. Russia welcomes pirates!

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00:00:17 - 00:09:30 Life, it is what it is. Schooling up, enjoying games & finding new places to stay.

00:09:30 - 00:13:52 More Elden Ring.

00:13:52 - 00:21:51 Gave up on Horizon, started playing Young Souls. Also finished up Borderlands 3.

00:21:51 - 00:32:32 ID @ Xbox Event, all the announcements.

00:32:32 - 00:43:44 Hogwarts Legacy showcase!

00:43:44 - 00:48:14 Ghostwire Tokyo has several graphics modes & consoles becoming more like PCs.

00:48:14 - 00:52:40 DirectStorage comes to PCs.

00:52:40 - 00:57:19 Humble Games publishing showcase of new Indies. 

00:57:19 - 01:00:36 Russia allows pirating games.

01:00:36 - 01:13:27 Rapido Fire Week 11 (Recap News).

01:13:27 - 01:17:44 Game Releases Week 11.