The Bad Gamer Good Gamer Podcast

We FINALLY have some Esports representation at the Olympics this June, but it’s not as it seems as almost all the games are unheard of, but worst of all, there seems to be pay to win mechanics involved! We also discuss the latest information about Meta’s future VR/AR headseats and Humble Bundle’s Türkiye-Syria earthquake relief fund. 

Microsoft surprised everyone with a 10-year deal announcement with both Nvidia and Nintendo, while Sony’s first State of Play of the year leaves everyone in shock when one of the most anticipated games was revealed to not be what it seemed!

We’re back and just in time for our reaction to the announcements from last night’s Nintendo Direct! We didn't get the Metroid Prime that we have been waiting for, but hey, an HD remaster of the first game? Give it to us!

Our reaction to the BLAST Premier World Finals which we attended at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. Special guest appearance by Kevin Sebastian AKA Noxvoyager.

We are just a few days from the BLAST Premier World Finals which is taking place in Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Arena and will see the top 8 esports teams battle it out at CS:GO for the $1 million prize pool! Kevin Sebastian is here to tell us more about the event. 

Use code Blast50 for 50% off tickets at https://blastpremier.com/world-final

From epic announcements to unsuspecting trolls, the Game Awards 2022 was an amazing show and a great tip of the hat to the gaming industry this year. Here are our thoughts and reactions.

Hear Splinter Cell like you've never heard it before with the new BBC Radio 4 adaptation... Yes, Splinter Cell is coming to radio! But wait, there's also an animated show making its way to Netflix, and we have tiny details on the changes for the upcoming remake of the original game.

Meta has shown of it's human-like AI CICERO which not only beat humans in the game Diplomacy, but was favored by some players over actual people.

Award season has kicked off with the Golden Joystick Awards! Some winners we expected, others not so much!

00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:01 - Splinter Cell radio adaptation

00:07:32 - Splinter Cell Netflix animated show

00:09:32 - Splinter Cell remake

00:14:19 - Meta's human-like scary AI

00:28:05 - 40th Golden Joystick Awards

00:35:16 - Outro

Mick Gordon, the amazing composer and sound designer behind Doom’s epic soundtrack has finally addressed the claims set against him by id Software Studio Director Marty Stratton who blamed him for underdelivering and the disappointing launch of the Doom Eternal soundtrack. Mick has laid out everything that has happened in the last 3 years and there's quite a lot to go through. It’s never good when we hear about dishonest shenanigans in the gaming industry, but it’s always important to know the facts.

We finally got the price and release date of the PSVR2. however, the price of entry to VR is set at $550! That cost as much as a new PS5.  Has Sony finally gone insane?!

Bayonetta 3 is out and it has gotten some great reviews. Looks like people didn’t listen to Helena Taylor's request to boycott the game, and that’s probably because she outed herself as a liar. Here’s the update on everything that happened between PlatinumGames and Helena Taylor.