Henry returns from his trip to Japan on this episode of the Plug N Play Podcast. With the news piling up, he discusses Concord's studio offically being shut down, the future of Xbox, Wolverine's Creative Director moving over to Perfect Dark, The Game Award's GOTY nominees and more!

Impressions also abound with discussions on Death Note, Dead Island 2, Road 96, Alan Wake 2: The Lakehouse DLC and Princess Peach: Showtime! But the real question is: were any of these games worth his time!?

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Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

21:35 - Ubisoft shuts down Prince of Persia: Lost Crown studio

27:27 - Mulitversus blamed for Warner Brother's gaming division underperforming

35:33 - Borderlands movie boosted gaming sales

39:43 - Phil Spencer interview on future of Xbox

54:59 - Sony trying to buy Kodokawa (FromSoftware owners)

59:55 - Wolverine Creative Director leaves for Xbox's Perfect Dark

1:06:20- Concord's studio officially shut down

1:15:46- The Game Award's GOTY nominees revealed

Impressions:

1:36:12- Death Note

1:50:21- Dead Island 2

1:58:38- Road 96

2:10:41- Alan Wake 2; The Lakehouse DLC

2:17:51- Princess Peach: Showtime

On this overly spooky episode of the Plug N Play Podcast, Henry revives the spookiest news of the evening including Pokemon leaks at GameFreak, layoffs at Bandai Namco, the death of LittleBigPlanet and Netflix's AAA studio, and the Xbox Partner Showcase.

And even spookier impressions of this month's spookiest horror games. Featuring Dead Space Remake and The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me. Listener beware, you're in for a scary good podcast!

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Timestamps:

0:00 - Spooky Intro

5:00 - LittleBigPlanet 3 delisted

11:15 - Xbox Partner Showcase

49:05 - Bandai Namco layoffs and game cancellations

57:11 - Pokemon GameFreak leaks

1:01:51- Netflix shuts down their AAA studio

Impressions:

1:09:02- Dead Space Remake

1:35:31- The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me

On this impressions heavy episode of the Plug N Play Podcast, Henry goes through the new Sony State of Play including the Horizon Zero Dawn Remaster and Ghost of Yotei announcements! He also continues to point out the death spiral the Ubisoft seems to be in recently with their recent delay of Asssassin's Creed Shadows.

The impressions are on fire this week with The Plucky Squire, Doki Doki Literature Club Plus, Gotham Knights, and the highly anticipated Metaphor Refantazio demo! Does it live up to the reviews? Join us and find out.

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Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

4:33 - Sony State of Play

1:00:08 - Ubisoft addresses concerns and delays Assassin's Creed Shadows

Impressions:

1:18:25- Sword Art Online

1:20:51- Gotham Knights

1:24:25- Doki Doki Literature Club Plus

1:32:45- The Plucky Squire

1:41:37- Metaphor Refantazio Demo

On this episode of the Plug N Play Podcast Henry dives deep into the recent and controversial announcement of the PS5 Pro! Is is the worst thing since my parent's divorce or is it completely overblown?

We also get into Nintendo suing Palworld, Annapurna Interactive's staff all resigning, more details on Concord's demise and impressions on this year's highest reviewed game: Astro Bot!

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Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

5:53 - Concord's Budget and Director Resigns

19:08 - Annapurna Interactive's entire staff resigns

25:55 - Ubisoft's stock tanks after letter from investor

36:34 - Nintendo Sues Palword

51:31- PS5 Pro Announcement and Backlash

Impressions:

1:35:13- Astro Bot

On the first ever solo episode of the Plug N Play Podcast, Henry delves into all the latest and greatest in news and impressions in the video game industry.

Scandals abound at Bungie, more layoffs including the Visions of Mana studio, Black Myth: Wukong doesn't want people talking about feminism, and the big news of the day, Concord has been shut down after just two weeks of release!

Stick around for impressions of Bang-on Balls Chronicles and Marvel's Midnight Suns in this packed episode of Plug N Play!

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Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

11:44 - Black Myth: Wukong's controversial PR Guidelines

18:43 - Layoffs abound

29:52 - Bungie lead removed due to sexual harassment accusations

37:50 - Concord in-depth discussion

Impressions:

1:20:07 - Bang-on Ball Chronicles

1:28:03- Marvel's Midnight Suns

Gamescom is in full swing this week and Alexis and Henry go through ALL of the games covered in the opening showcase. We also rejoice in the resurrection of Tango Gameworks and marvel at the massive and unexpected success of Black Myth: Wukong. Impressions this week include Valorant, Kingdom Hearts 2, El Paso Elsewhere and Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom! Drop on in to one of the best video game podcasts out there and join the discussion!

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Timestamps:

0:37 - Tango Gameworks and Hi-Fi Rush IP saved from the jaws of death

8:58 - Black Myth: Wukong is massive success with 10 million+ in sales in 3 days

21:02 - Gamescon Show and Impressions

Impressions:

1:43:07- Valorant (Alexis)

1:48:15 - Kingdom Hearts 2 (Alexis)

1:53:55 - El Paso Elsewhere (Henry)

2:03:02 - Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom (Henry)

The duo of Alexis and Henry return in this drama and suspense filled episode of the Plug N Play Podcast!

We dive into the juicy news of the restructuring of Bungie within Sony and all it entails, as well as Game Informer shutting down, Jonathan Blow's thoughts on Braid: Anniversary's less than stellar performance and impressions, per usual, for Valorant, Kingdom Hearts 2 and Dave the Diver.

Buckle up for another action packed and video game filled episode!

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Timestamps:

2:18 - GameStop shuts down Game Informer magazine

12:36 - Jonathan Blow says Braid: Anniversary Edition has sold like "dog s**t"

21:53 - Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 cutscenes leak

32:38 - Star Wars Jedi: Survivor announce for PS4

37:30 - Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters getting a physical release

43:16 - Bungie hit with more layoffs and create new studio

Impressions:

1:18:15 - Fortnite (Alexis)

1:21:02- Valorant (Alexis)

1:28:02 - Kingdom Hearts 2 (Alexis)

1:38:02 - Dave the Diver (Henry)

On this impression heavy episode of the Plug N Play podcast, the boys discuss their love for Kingdom Hearts and Valkyria Chronicles and their concern over the recent Concord beta, along with other impressions for Dredge, Tunic, and The Dark Pictures Anthology!

The latest news includes the FTC hounding Microsoft over their recent updates to Game Pass, Resident Evil 7 being a massive flop on iOS, and the boys give visual novel recommendations to accompany Nintendo's reveal of Emio: Famicom Detective Club.

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Timestamps:

0:33 - Apex Legends cancels battlepass update due to backlash

10:48 - Nintendo's teased game revealed to be Famicom Detective Club

22:40 - 82% of players have purchased microtransactions

35:18 - Resident Evil 7 on iOS sells less than 2,000 copies

42:24 - FTC claims Game Pass updates are "consumer harm"

Impressions:

49:31 - Tunic (Cameron)

55:51 - Valkyria Chronicles 4 (Cameron)

1:10:06 - Concord (Alexis)

1:21:00 - Kingdom Hearts 1.5 (Alexis)

1:39:36 - The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes (Henry)

2:02:04 - Dredge (Henry)

The full crew is back to discuss all the latest and greatest in the video game world!

On this episode we dive into the news of Xbox Game Pass price increases, Palworld's new company, Nintendo's new horror teaser, and the ongoing conversation on games-as-a-service nickle-and-diming everyone in Apex Legend's battlepass updates.

We also give the latest updates on gaming impressions including, Persona 3 Reload, Kingdom Hearts 1.5, Eternights, the new Concord beta, and a special SPOILER discussion on Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth!

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Timestamps

0:35 - Microsoft Game Pass prices are increasing

21:05 - Netflix series for Horizon Zero Dawn canceled

36:55 - Pocketpair partners with Sony to create a new company

48:13 - New Nintendo rated M horror game Emio announced

53:30 - Apex Legends battle pass price increases 

What have you been playing/impressions

1:09:50 - Persona 3 Reload - Alexis 

1:18:37 - Kingdom Hearts 1.5 - Alexis

1:25:20 - Eternights - Henry

1:36:49 - Concord Beta - Henry

1:46:55 - It Takes Two - Cameron

1:48:10 - Animal Well - Cameron

1:51:40 - Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth - Cameron 

2:02:45 - FF7 REBIRTH SPOILERS! 

Another episode, another showcase to discuss! This time with Nintendo to show what they have been saving. A surprisingly beefy direct with some sneaky titles that caught us off guard. Along with that, a couple of duds (obligatory farming games).

We also go over some smaller news stuff like Elden Ring DLC controversies, Geoff Keighley, and the July PlayStation Plus essential titles!

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Timestamps:

00:59 - Prices of Summer Games Fest spots

13:15 - Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree difficulty and patch controversy

27:30 - PS+ games for July announced

31:39 - Nintendo Direct

1:49:28 - Nintendo Direct overall impression

1:52:29 - Nintendo Direct stud/duds

1:57:13 - Overall E3 time impression

2:03:25 - Persona 3 Reload impression (Alexis)

2:08:24 - Kingdom Hearts 1.5 Final Remix (Alexis)

2:15:09 - Alan Wake 2 DLC: Night Springs (Henry)

2:20:03 - Paper Mario: The 1000 Year Door Remake (Henry)