On this episode of the Plug N Play Podcast, Henry goes through EVERY game covered in the recent Sony Japan and Xbox presentations! As well as his thoughts on the new Valve hardware, the price and who is it even for!? And of course, all the hubbub around The Game Award Nominees. Who got snubbed, who will win, and is Megabonk a Debut Indie Game?! Tune in to find out.

Impressions this week are all bite sized with Devolver's platformer Pepper Grinder, Kodaka's Death Come True, and the narrative adventure of Arctic Awakening! Gear up for some good eatin', partner!

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Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

3:36 - User Comment Corner

6:53 - Sony Japan Partner Presentation

34:33 - Microsoft Xbox Partner Presentation

55:23 - Valve's new Steam hardware reveal

1:11:11 - The Game Awards Nominees

Impressions:

1:55:00 - Pepper Grinder

1:58:52 - Death Come True

2:07:08 - Arctic Awakening

On this episode of the Plug N Play Podcast, Henry discusses the recent GTA VI delay yet again along with their accompanying union busting allegations, Halo coming to Xbox and officially signalling the end of the console war, Amazon ditching their MMO development, Remedy's CEO stepping down, and Assassin's Creed head refuting claims by Ubisoft management. Lots to cover over the time off!

Impressions this week go back to Ghost of Yotei. Do the final hours turn the tide and remedy the issues Henry had? Only one way to find out!

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Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

10:58 - User Comment Corner

19:39 - GTA VI delayed to November 2026 amongst union busting allegation

29:03 - Halo: Combat Evolved comes to PlayStation day 1

49:08 - Remedy CEO steps down after recent game's failure

56:44 - Amazon stops all MMO development and lays of 14,000

1:07:09 - Assassin's Creed lead refutes Ubisoft's claims of him quitting

Impressions:

1:14:58 - Ghost of Yotei

On this special episode of the Plug N Play Podcast, Henry goes through the past decade of Game of the Year Nominees and Winners! Who was snubbed? What wins were well deserved? Why was Hollow Knight not even nominated the year it came out? And most importantly: who will be the nominees for THIS year!?! Tune in to find out the answers to all these burning questions and more!

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Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

9:25 - 2014

14:52 - 2015

19:30 - 2016

26:04 - 2017

34:08 - 2018

41:50 - 2019

49:30 - 2020

58:08 - 2021

1:03:37 - 2022

1:11:33 - 2023

1:19:51 - 2024

1:27:26 - 2025 GOTY Predictions

On this episode of the Plug N Play Podcast, Henry decides if Xbox has completely given up by raising Game Pass Ultimate subscriptions by a whopping 50%, EA's public buyout at the hands of Saudi Arabia, Ubisoft cancelling a controversial Assassin's Creed set in the Civil War, and more!

Impressions this week touch on the initial several hours of Ghost of Yotei. Is it a worthy successor or just more of the same? As well as Dreams of Anther, a surreal, dreamlike game from the director of Pixel Junk Eden! Thanks to Pirate PR for the review code!

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Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

11:15 - Xbox increases Game Pass Ultimate by 50%

34:11 - EA bought out by Saudi Arabia for $55 billion

45:16 - 60% of gamers by two or less games a year

50:24 - Ubisoft cancelled Civil War era Assassin's Creed

59:25 - Ghost of Yotei

1:17:17 - Dreams of Another

On this episode of the Plug N Play Podcast, Henry delves into the weebish world of Tokyo Game Show. We go through every game shown at Sony's State of Play and determine if the hype is warranted. We also go into The King of Crashout's (Randy Pitchford) thoughts on Borderlands 4's poor performance, Xbox raising prices on consoles AGAIN, and Doug Bowser stepping down at Nintendo of America president. What a week for news indeed!

Impressions this week are all about Persona Studio's new IP: Metaphor Rephantazio. Can this new game become the king of JRPGs? Tune in to the deep dive on the game to find out!

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Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

4:16 - Sony State of Play from Tokyo Game Show

45:09 - Randy Pitchford's twitter crashout over Borderlands 4 performance

56:05 - Microsoft raises prices on Xbox AGAIN

1:01:02 - Doug Bowser steps down as Nintendo of America president

1:04:45 - A chance to give Sony more money for earning trophies in Ghost of Tsushima

Impressions:

1:11:22 - Metaphor Rephantazio

Silksong! Nintendo Direct! What a time to be a gamer! Join Henry on this episode as we delve into the recent controversial relase of Hollow Knight: Silksong and we delve into EVERY game from the recent Nintendo Direct. We also briefly go over Perfect Dark's failed saving throw, IO Interactive stepping away from publishing after Mindseye's failure, and Roblox requiring age verification.

Impressions this week focus on the crushingly hard rhythm game: Rift of the Necrodancer! Is the difficulty something that is worth getting through? Or is it such an obstacle that it makes the game a complete pass? Join in on the conversation to find out!

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Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

3:24 - Take Two considers to revive Perfect Dark

6:31 - IO Interactive moves away from publishing after Mindeye's colossal failure

10:19 - All Roblox players will require age verification

15:15 - Hollow Knight: Silksong's troubled release

31:00 - Nintendo Direct

Impressions:

1:52:00 - Rift of the Necrodancer

On this Gamescom heavy episode of the Plug N Play Podcast, Henry goes over ALL the major, and several not so major, announcements at Gamescom Opening Night Live. We also talk about the PS5 console price hikes and Atari buying out some older Ubisoft IP to round out the news.

Impressions this week include the Trails of the Sky 1st Chapter demo and the new arrival of Sword of the Sea from the Art Director of the indie darling, Journey. Does it live up to the lofty expectations of an 89 on Metacritic? Tune in to find out!

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Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

2:58 - Twisted Metal Season 2 impressions

6:13 - Gamescom Opening Night Live

1:15:08 - PS5 Console prices increase

1:18:18 - Atari acquires old Ubisoft IPs

Impressions:

1:24:40 - Trails of the Sky 1st Chapter demo

1:32:30 - Sword of the Sea

On this episode of the Plug N Play Podcast, Henry scrapes the bottom of the barrel for news as we talk about the Bioshock 4 development turmoil, Dragon Age Remasters are never going to happen, and even some Twisted Metal Season 2 impressions to help round things out.

Impressions this week are all about the betas! Battlefield 6 beta impressions are hot, Drag x Drive impressions are not, and Adventures of Elliot demo impressions are somewhere in the middle. Find out if you need to shell out your hard earned moolah for these upcoming releases!

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Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

3:26 - Twisted Metal Season 2 impressions

16:51 - Contraband cancelled mention

19:13 - Dragon Age Remasters won't be happening

28:33 - Bioshock 4 development woes

Impressions:

52:48 - Battlefield 6 beta

1:15:16 - Adventures of Elliot demo

1:24:38 - Drag x Drive

On this episode of the Plug N Play Podcast, we go through every game in the disappointing July Nintendo Partner Direct, talk about tariff's impact on Switch price, discuss why Outer Worlds 2 price got slashed and delve deep into why NSFW games are getting removed from services. Very spicy this week!

Impressions this week are all the big ape: Donkey Kong: Bananza! The newest, hottest Nintendo game has taken the internet by storm. But what does Henry, the Platforming King, have to say about it? Will it meet his sky high expectations? Tune in to find out!

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Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

3:33 - Outer Worlds 2 price cut back to $70

12:19 - NSFW games removed from PC platforms

38:09 - Nintendo Partner Direct

1:04:42 - Nintendo Switch price increase from tariffs

Impressions:

1:16:27 - Donkey Kong: Bananza

On this drama heavy episode of the Plug N Play Podcast, the news covers the ongoing cat fight between the publisher, Krafton, and the developer behind Subnautica, Unknown Worlds. Who is in the right and who gave the most savage clapback? We also delve into the newco-CRO of the Ubisoft subsidary and whether or not his daddy gave him the job. The answers may surprise you!

Impressions this week are all about No More Heroes, baby! Focusing on No More Heroes 2 and 3, we see how the series went from a rule of cool to one of the most disappointing games I've played all year. What could possibly go wrong after 11 years?

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Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

3:13 - Krafton and Subnautica 2 drama

35:28 - Ubisoft appoints a nepo baby to CEO

Impressions:

58:28 - No More Heroes 2

1:14:13 - No More Heroes 3