On this week’s PlayersToo Podcast: the Game Developers Conference has been postponed from March to ‘the summer’ after a run of major companies pulled out over fears about coronavirus; Platinum Games have announced new game Project GG and a new Tokyo studio to work on live service games; there’s more internet rumours that Hideo Kojima’s ill-fated Silent Hill game could be back on the cards; and we discuss a report that Stadia is lacking games because Google have failed to offer security and financial incentives to tempt developers to join the service - is there any future for the tech giant’s streaming platform? Plus shout-outs including your monthly free games, new Half-Life Alyx gameplay footage and a shadow-dropped Final Fantasy VII Remake Demo! We close the show with a discussion on our March PlayAlong game, Kentucky Route Zero - hear what we thought of our first playthrough of this unique and beautiful indie point-and-click adventure game, which finally came to an end in January, seven years after the first Act was released. 

Our PlayAlong game for March will be Her Story, the acclaimed first solo game from Sam Barlow. Play it as we do, share your thoughts with us on social media and we’ll discuss the game on the first show in April.

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On this week’s PlayersToo Podcast: Phil Spencer has unveiled specs and some major features of the Xbox Series X - we discuss what these could mean for gamers and game makers alike! The coronavirus outbreak has hit GDC and PAX East as gaming companies pull out of both events, while we also discuss Nintendo’s latest Animal Crossing: New Horizons Direct and their bizarre approach to cloud saves, plus the removal of both Bethesda and Activision Blizzard’s games from Nvidia’s GeForce Now platform, which had been looking like a step forward for games streaming. Shout-outs include news of a Resident Evil 3 Remake demo, The Witcher 3 on Switch gets PC cross-save, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s next Fighters Pass will be its last. As ever we talk about the games we’ve been playing including Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order, Doom 2016 and Card of Darkness, and we end the show with a discussion about games marketing, the future of conferences and events like E3, Pax and Gamescom, and what we love and hate about the gaming hype machine!

Remember our PlayAlong game for February is Kentucky Route Zero - finally complete after 7 years and ready to binge! We’ll discuss the game on next week’s show - share your thoughts with us on social media before then.

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On this week’s PlayersToo Podcast: Geoff Keighley announces he won’t be part of E3 for the first time in 25 years - is it another nail in the coffin for the event? We discuss Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney’s confusing comments about politics in gaming at the DICE Summit, plus news that PS5 manufacturing costs could be pushing the retail price towards $500, as well as a newly announced partnership between Samsung and Microsoft around xCloud. There are shout outs to stories including BioWare’s plans to substantially rework Anthem, Disney’s willingness for studios to get creative with their IP and rumours that Remedy are working on a new Alan Wake game.

As always we discuss what we’ve been playing, including Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order, Doom 2016 and Katana Zero, and we close the show with a look at the DICE Award winners - including a few controversial picks - and determine who won our predictions game!

Remember our PlayAlong game for February is Kentucky Route Zero! Finally complete after 7 years, and ready to binge! 

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On this week’s PlayersToo Podcast: we discuss the news that Rockstar co-founder and GTA lead writer Dan Houser is leaving the company - what does it mean for one of the biggest studios in gaming? Meanwhile, Ubisoft have confirmed plans to release 5 AAA games in 2020/21, with rumours suggesting a Far Cry game is in the works, and Activision have indicated they intend to release more reworkings and remasters of their franchises as leaks suggest a Crash Bandicoot mobile game is coming.

There’s also news that the PS5 price point is yet to be decided by Sony, plus shout outs to stories including the closure of PlayStation’s Manchester Studio and EA price hikes on Steam. Lewis gives us his final thoughts on The Outer Worlds, and we close the show with a discussion on Xbox boss Phil Spencer’s controversial comments that Amazon and Google are his company’s real competitors going forward - not Nintendo and Sony.

Remember our PlayAlong game for February is Kentucky Route Zero! Finally complete after 7 years, and ready to binge! 

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On this week’s PlayersToo Podcast: Google respond to complaints of inactivity from Stadia users, Nintendo confirm there will be no ‘Pro’ style Switch model in 2020 while sales continue to soar for the console, EA plan to launch 14 games in the next financial year and report nearly $3 billion in microtransaction income across 2019, and Platinum Games launch a Kickstarter for The Wonderful 101 alongside a new website teasing more announcements to come - what could they be?

There are shout outs to stories including interesting new Art Director hires at both Bungie and Retro Studios, the start of Apex Legends Season 4 and a possible Resident Evil 8 leak, and Mark tells us about his first experiences playing 2016’s Doom ahead of next month’s Doom Eternal release.

We close the show with a discussion on our PlayAlong game for January, the jazz-infused indie Ape Out, and announce our game for February - the finally-complete Kentucky Route Zero!

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On this week’s PlayersToo Podcast: we discuss credible rumours that Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is about to be brought back as a reboot or remaster, as well as a leak of information on two upcoming games in the dormant Silent Hill series. Could Hideo Kojima be involved with that once again? He’s been speaking about taking on new projects including smaller games as well as anime and manga works. There’s also news that a majority of game developers now favour unionisation as revealed in the GDC survey, Ninja Theory have revealed Project Mara, plus we have shout outs to stories including Journey to the Savage Planet reviews, first impressions of Doom Eternal and a possible Mortal Kombat Online Kollection, as well as all the games we’ve been playing. We close the show with a look at some other games and franchises we’d like to see return with new installments, reboots or remasters - what would your top picks be?

Remember our PlayAlong game for January: the madcap fusion of music and action that is Ape Out! We’ll discuss the game on the first show in February - check it out before then and let us know what you think!

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On this week’s PlayersToo Podcast: delay season continues to bite as Cyberpunk 2077, Iron Man VR and Dying Light 2 are all pushed back; after a tough year Ubisoft are restructuring to make more varied games in future; PlayStation exclusive, first-party game Horizon: Zero Dawn may be coming to PC this year; and Rockstar took over £37m in tax relief last year without paying a penny in Corporation Tax.

As usual we discuss the games we’ve been playing and shout out to other stories including review scores for Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot and a new Smash Bros. DLC character. We end the show with a deeper discussion on game release delays and development crunch in the light of CD Projekt Red’s admission that Cyberpunk developers will have to work overtime to finish the game despite the extra time - do we think enough about the people behind the pixels of our favourite games?

Remember our PlayAlong game for January: the madcap fusion of music and action that is Ape Out! We’ll discuss the game on the first show in February - check it out before then and let us know what you think!

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On this week’s PlayersToo Podcast: it’s a first for Pokemon as two new expansions are announced for Sword and Shield; Sony confirm PlayStation will skip E3 again this year; Xbox won’t have Series X exclusives at launch; UK retail chain Game is to close 40 stores; and Square announces delays to Final Fantasy VII Remake and Marvel’s Avengers. We’ve got shout outs for stories including a tease for a new Batman game from WB Montreal and a possible leak of info on the next Assassin’s Creed, plus all the games we’ve been playing and more.

We close the show with a look at the 2020 DICE Award nominations, giving our pick for each category ahead of next month’s awards show where all the winners are chosen by game makers themselves.

Remember our PlayAlong game for January: the madcap fusion of music and action that is Ape Out! We’ll discuss the game on the first show in February - check it out before then and let us know what you think!

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On this week’s PlayersToo Podcast: Stadia buys a new development studio but its rocky launch continues - can Google do anything to turn the service around? Respawn boss Vince Zampella takes over at DICE LA and promises new games; we discuss whether there’s trouble ahead at Ubisoft after they cancel an unannounced project that was in development for three years; Alienware reveal a Switch-style handheld gaming PC in prototype stage; and there are shout-outs to stories including the new PS5 logo reveal, DLC for The Outer Worlds and Luigi’s Mansion, GTA V on Xbox Game Pass and more from across the holiday break.

We open the show with what we’ve been playing including a deep dive on Death Stranding now both Mark and Lewis have completed the game, and finish with a discussion on our December PlayAlong game, Playdead’s stunning second game, Inside.

Plus we announce our PlayAlong game for January - the madcap fusion of music and action that is Ape Out! We’ll discuss the game on the first show in February - check it out before then and let us know what you think.

To skip our deep dive on Death Stranding (with some spoilers!) jump to 00:21:28

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Happy New Year and welcome back to the PlayersToo Podcast! We start 2020 with a look ahead to the year in games - what are you excited to be playing in the next 12 months?

From the games we’re playing over the winter break to the hectic release schedule of the spring - which includes titanic releases like Final Fantasy 7 Remake, The Last of Us 2 and Cyberpunk 2077 - we discuss the games we can’t wait to get our hands on as the year gets going. With the back half of the year’s release calendar less fixed we talk about some of the games we’re hoping to see, from AAA titles like Watch Dogs Legion to indie curiosities and more. Finally, 2020 brings a new generation of consoles with PS5 and Xbox Series X both due towards the end of the year - what does the future of gaming look like and what do we expect to see at launch?

We’re back next week with all the latest gaming news plus a discussion on our PlayAlong game for December - the superb second game from Playdead, Inside!

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