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The Arena: A Multiplatform Gaming News Podcast is back and this week in episode 134 the crew discuss the PlayStation Showcase 2023 and much more!

Info on the Indie Recording Artists in this episode (Wav Haven) and their playlists from Artlist: https://artlist.io/artist/2163/wav-haven

Time Stamps: 00:00:00 Patreon Info, Intro music and welcome into the show! 00:04:20 Games we have been playing this past week 00:18:00 Topic of the Show: PlayStation Showcase Discussion 01:04:41 New Game Release Picks of the Week 01:09:53 Programming Notes 01:13:27 Games we will be playing in the upcoming week 01:16:00 Indie Music Recording Artist Spotlight Info, music outro and ending.

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The Arena: A Multiplatform Gaming News Podcast is back and this week in episode 133 the crew discuss the EU Approving the Microsoft/Activision Blizzard Deal, the upcoming PlayStation Showcase and much more!

Info on the Indie Recording Artist in this episode and their playlists from Artlist: (Jakub Pietras) https://artlist.io/artist/1530/jakub-pietras 

Time Stamps: 00:00:00 Intro music and welcome into the show! 00:04:06 Where you can find the podcast in audio/video formats 00:05:44 Games we have been playing this past week 00:15:27 EU Approves Microsoft/Activision Blizzard Deal 00:23:50 PlayStation Showcase Discussion 00:33:27 Jim Ryan's comments on PS Exclusives not coming to PC day 1 00:40:45 Mortal Kombat 1 Discussion 00:45:35 Topic of the Show: Has Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom already won GOTY? 00:55:30 New Game Release Picks of the Week 01:03:55 PS Plus Extra/Premium Games for May 01:07:30 Game Pass Games for the 2nd half of May 01:09:21 The Arena Productions Programming Notes 01:10:53 Games we will be playing this coming week 01:12:33 Indie Recording Artist Info, music and end of show.

Be sure to check out the official website of The Arena Productions here: https://www.thearenaproductions.com as well as our blog: https://www.thearenaproductions.com/blog

Thank you for listening to and supporting the audio version of the podcast and we look forward to bringing you all more exciting episodes of The Arena: A Multiplatform Gaming News Podcast!Come join The Arena Productions Discord to chat with The Arena Podcast community about all things gaming and our other entertainment and pop-culture related content! https://discord.gg/eyQGs8wCome follow us over on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheArenaAMPGNP and our Twitter page dedicated to all of our content on Patreon: https://twitter.com/tap_patreon

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The Arena: A Multiplatform Gaming News Podcast is back and this week in episode 132 the crew discuss the upcoming Xbox Games Showcase/Starfield Direct, the Phil Spencer Interview, RedFall and it's poor launch and much more!

Info on the Indie Recording Artists in this episode and their playlists from Artlist: Intro: (MANYUKO) https://artlist.io/artist/1857/manyuko Outro: (Kicktracks) https://artlist.io/artist/539/kicktracks 

Time Stamps: 00:00:00 Patreon Info, Intro music and welcome into the show! 00:05:05 Where you can find the show in Video/Audio Formats 00:06:43 Games we have been playing this past week 00:15:28 Xbox Games Showcase/Starfield Direct Discussion 00:25:36 Phil Spencer Interview/RedFall Poor Launch Discussion 01:06:40 Upcoming Game Release Picks of the Week 01:15:13 PS PLUS Games For May 2023 01:18:12 Xbox Game Pass Games For May 2023 01:25:12 Programming Notes 01:26:51 Games we will be playing this coming week 01:28:02 Indie Recording Artist Spotlight Info, music and end of show.

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Thank you for listening to and supporting the audio version of the podcast and we look forward to bringing you all more exciting episodes of The Arena: A Multiplatform Gaming News Podcast!Come join The Arena Productions Discord to chat with The Arena Podcast community about all things gaming and our other entertainment and pop-culture related content! https://discord.gg/eyQGs8wCome follow us over on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheArenaAMPGNP and our Twitter page dedicated to all of our content on Patreon: https://twitter.com/tap_patreon

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The Arena: A Multiplatform Gaming News Podcast is back and this week in episode 131 the crew discuss the CMA decision, Horizon 3 in development, Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon and much more!

Info on the Indie Recording Artists in this episode and their playlists from Artlist: Intro: (Ty Simon) https://artlist.io/artist/1164/ty-simon Outro: (Kyle Preston) https://artlist.io/artist/180/kyle-preston 

Time Stamps: 00:00:00 Intro with music and welcome into the show! 00:02:21 Where to find the podcast in audio/video formats 00:03:57 Games we have played in the past week 00:17:43 CMA Blocks Microsoft ABK acquisition 00:37:02 Horizon 3 is coming! 00:42:54 Horizon/Metacritic Review Bomb story 00:50:35 Armored Core 6 Fires of Rubicon news 00:55:16 Topic of the Show: Big Games of May 2023 01:09:55 New Game Release Picks of the Week 01:17:05 Programming Notes 01:18:13 Games we will be playing in the upcoming week 01:20:10 Indie Recording Artist Info, outro music and ending.

Be sure to check out the official website of The Arena Productions here: https://www.thearenaproductions.com as well as our blog: https://www.thearenaproductions.com/blog

Thank you for listening to and supporting the audio version of the podcast and we look forward to bringing you all more exciting episodes of The Arena: A Multiplatform Gaming News Podcast!Come join The Arena Podcast Discord to chat with The Arena Podcast community about all things gaming and our other entertainment and pop-culture related content! https://discord.gg/eyQGs8wCome follow us over on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheArenaAMPGNP and our Twitter page dedicated to all of our content over on Patreon: https://twitter.com/TAC_Patreon

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The Arena: A Multiplatform Gaming News Podcast is back and this week in episode 130 the crew discuss Star Wars: Jedi Survivor, Nintendo's Indie World Showcase and much more!

Info on the Indie Recording Artists in this episode and their playlists from Artlist: Intro: (Sunny Fruit) https://artlist.io/artist/1115/sunny-fruit Outro: (Oliver Michael) https://artlist.io/artist/75/oliver-michael

Time Stamps: 00:00:00 Intro with music and welcome into the show! 00:04:19 What we have been playing this past week 00:16:15 Sega acquiring Rovio 00:25:28 PlayStation acquires Firewalk Studios 00:33:05 Nintendo Indie World Showcase and game reactions 00:51:45 Hi-Fi Rush a hit or a bust? 00:59:38 Topic of the Show: Future Star Wars Games 01:14:30 New Game Release Picks of the Week 01:19:55 Game Pass Drops for the end of April/early May 01:24:03 The Arena Productions Programming Notes 01:25:50 Games we will play in the upcoming week 01:28:43 Outro with music and ending.

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Thank you for listening to and supporting the audio version of the podcast and we look forward to bringing you all more exciting episodes of The Arena: A Multiplatform Gaming News Podcast!Come join The Arena Podcast Discord to chat with The Arena Podcast community about all things gaming and our other entertainment and pop-culture related content! https://discord.gg/eyQGs8wCome follow us over on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheArenaAMPGNP and our Twitter page dedicated to all of our content on Patreon: https://twitter.com/TAC_Patreon

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The Arena: A Multiplatform Gaming News Podcast is back and this week in episode 129 the crew discuss the #finalfantasy16 State of Play reveal and much more!

Info on the Indie Recording Artists in this episode and their playlists from Artlist: Intro: (Amir Marcus) https://artlist.io/artist/1637/amir-marcus Outro Spotlight: (dazeychain) https://artlist.io/artist/1323/dazeychain 

Time Stamps: 00:00:00 Patreon site info, intro music and welcome 0 here:   Where people can find the show in audio and video formats 00:05:44 Games we have played in the past week 00:19:47 Sea of Stars Gameplay Reactions 00:28:33 Sony and Cloud Gaming 00:36:56 Starfield Getting Multiplayer? 00:45:43 Redfall not launching at 60FPS 00:56:07 Topic of the Show: Final Fantasy 16 State of Play Reactions 01:18:51 New Game Release Picks of the Week 01:24:05 PS Plus Game Additions 01:27:40 April Game Pass Additions 01:31:55 Games we will be playing in the upcoming week 01:35:43 Programming Notes 01:37:20 Indie Recording Artist Spotlight, music and ending.  

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Thank you for listening to and supporting the audio version of the podcast and we look forward to bringing you all more exciting episodes of The Arena: A Multiplatform Gaming News Podcast!Come join The Arena Podcast Discord to chat with The Arena Podcast community about all things gaming and our other entertainment and pop-culture related content! https://discord.gg/eyQGs8wCome follow us over on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheArenaAMPGNP and our Twitter page dedicated to all of our content on Patreon: https://twitter.com/TAC_Patreon

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The Arena: A Multiplatform Gaming News Podcast is back and this week in episode 128 the crew discuss the biggest games of April 2023 and much more!

Info on the Indie Recording Artists in this episode and their playlists from Artlist: Intro: (Alex MakeMusic) https://artlist.io/artist/1771/alex-makemusic                                                 Outro Spotlight: (Kadir Demir) https://artlist.io/artist/500/kadir-demir 

Timestamps: 00:00:00 Patreon site info, intro music and welcome 00:02:05 Where you can find the show in audio/video formats 00:03:42 Games we have played this past week 00:09:15 The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Gameplay Footage and discussion 00:21:05 E3 Cancelled and our thoughts 00:31:55 PSVR2 news 00:43:37 Topic of the Show: Big Games of April 2023 01:02:13 New Game Release Picks of the Week 01:07:23 PS Plus Games for April 2023 01:12:28 Games we will play this upcoming week 01:13:32 Programming Notes 01:14:51 Indie Recording Artist info, music and ending.

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Thank you for listening to and supporting the audio version of the podcast and we look forward to bringing you all more exciting episodes of The Arena: A Multiplatform Gaming News Podcast!Come join The Arena Podcast Discord to chat with The Arena Podcast community about all things gaming and our other entertainment and pop-culture related content! https://discord.gg/eyQGs8wCome follow us over on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheArenaAMPGNP and our Twitter page dedicated to all of our content on Patreon: https://twitter.com/TAC_Patreon

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In episode 127 The Arena crew discuss the RE4 Remake and whether their should be more remakes in the franchise, our new game release picks of the week and much more!

Time Stamps: 00:00:00 Patreon intro and intro music 00:00:47 Welcome in and Xbox Series S toasters! 00:05:04 Where you can find the show in audio and video formats 00:06:41 Games we have played this past week 00:27:24 Microsoft getting into the mobile gaming space 00:35:55 CMA update 00:45:51 Microsoft Activision Blizzard deal enters trade talks between U.S. and Japan 00:58:43 Star Wars: Jedi Survivor Story Trailer Discussion 01:06:52 Life by You Trailer Discussion 01:13:40 Topic of the Show: RE4 Remake and more to come? 01:32:40 New Game Release Picks of the Week 01:40:06 New Game Pass Releases 01:44:58 Games we will play in the upcoming week 01:46:56 Indie Recording Artist Info, Music and Episode Ending.

Info on the Indie Recording Artist in this episode can be found here on Artlist along with her playlist:

Outro: (TINAMINA) https://artlist.io/artist/1639/tinamina

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Thank you for listening to and supporting the audio version of the podcast and we look forward to bringing you all more exciting episodes of The Arena: A Multiplatform Gaming News Podcast!Come join The Arena Podcast Discord to chat with The Arena Podcast community about all things gaming and our other entertainment and pop-culture related content! https://discord.gg/eyQGs8wCome follow us over on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheArenaAMPGNP and our Twitter page dedicated to all of our content on Patreon: https://twitter.com/TAC_Patreon

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The Arena: A Multiplatform Gaming News Podcast is back and this week in episode 126 the crew discuss the recent Octopath Traveler 2 Japan sales news, the ongoing Sony/Microsoft battle over the Activision/Blizzard buyout, Capcom's Spotlight 2023 event, Starfield's delay with new release date and much more!

Time Stamps: 00:00:00 Patreon intro and intro music 00:00:48 Welcome into the show 00:03:30 Where you can find the show in audio and video formats 00:05:07 What games we have been playing this past week 00:14:25 Octopath Traveler 2 Japan news 00:23:56 Sony/Microsoft battle over Activision/Blizzard buyout 00:35:31 Capcom Spotlight event reactions 00:51:10 Topic of the Show: Starfield news 01:10:47 New Game Release picks of the week 01:16:36 Game Pass additions 01:20:15 Games we will be playing in the upcoming week 01:22:55 Programming Announcements 01:25:30 Indie Recording Artist info, music and ending.

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The Arena: A Multiplatform Gaming News Podcast is back and this week in episode 125 the crew discuss Pokemon Presents, Elden Ring DLC, FFXVI and much more!

Time Stamps: 00:00:00 Patreon intro and intro music 00:00:48 Welcome into the show 00:02:59 Where you can find the show in audio and video formats 00:04:36 What games we have been playing this past week 00:17:02 Pokemon Presents reactions 00:28:23 Elden Ring DLC news 00:35:54 Final Fantasy 16 news 00:53:22 Topic of the Show: Forgotten Gem Games 01:12:43 New Game Release Picks of the Week 01:18:53 Game Pass Releases 01:21:37 Microsoft/Activision Blizzard Buyout update 01:28:56 Games we will be playing in the upcoming week 01:31:57 Indie Recording Artist Spotlight, music and ending.

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