The Overseas Connection

The Overseas Connection #732 - Rubba dub dub three men in a tub & Kim.

 

Greg, Robin & Kim are in awe of Pete's major life changes and the challenges of boating. We have zero sensible advice.

 

All our gaming madness from your cranky gamer buddies.

 

In the News:

The UK regulator has blocked Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard

Analysts say ‘Microsoft’s Activision deal is not dead’ ahead of UK appeal

Activision CEO expects ‘accelerated’ UK appeals process after ‘irrational’ Microsoft deal block

Sony Raises PlayStation Game Prices on Steam in Select Regions

Ukraine’s competition regulator has cleared Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision

Microsoft strikes a 10-year deal to bring Xbox games to another cloud service

Respawn’s boss says he would ‘love to see’ a Titanfall 3

Enjoy.

The Overseas Connection #731 -The one where Robin refuses to pay for grass.

 

Greg, Robin & Kim can't avoid the upcoming Vegas prep. Is there a lawyer in the house?

All our gaming madness from your cranky gamer buddies.

In the News:

Sony buys Firewalk Studios

Xbox disables screenshot sharing to Twitter following API change

Diablo 4 is getting a final open beta weekend in May, with unique rewards

Enjoy.

The Overseas Connection #730 -The one where Greg goes up in the world.

 

Greg demonstrates his new desk that goes up and down to match the height of his Zimmer frame.

Robin and Greg tackle the latest gaming news, life, and the best elder products.

In the News:

Rumour: PlayStation is working on a handheld device codenamed "Q-Lite."

Amazon’s gaming division is laying off over 100 employees

Sony responds to CMA reversal and continues to claim MS could sabotage their version

Redfall Controversy - No Performance Mode At Launch

Sega is reportedly set to buy Angry Birds studio Rovio for $1 billion

Enjoy.

The Overseas Connection #729 - Happy Easter from all the Team

Just a quick note to wish you all a very Happy Easter. We've been kidnapped by the Easter Bunny and are being held for 1 Million Chocolate Eggs. As we don't negotiate with Bunny Terrorists we're eating the ransom.

See you all next week.

The Overseas Connection #728 - It's all Pete's fault.

 

No matter what, it's all Pete's fault. Not enough cash? Pete. Not enough time? Pete. Too fat, thing, hungry, grey, bald....Pete and video games.

Kim, Greg, Robin, and Pete go wild on video games, life, and canal boats. Weird eh?

 

In the News:

Sony PSVR2 Headset Off to Slow Start as Metaverse Push Splutters

PS5 set a new US record for PlayStation console sales in the month of February

E3 Has Been Cancelled

Enjoy.

The Overseas Connection #727 - The one with a boat.

Greg, Kim, Pete, and Robin have a good ole banter about video games and are surprised by the length of Pete's phallically shaped boat?

In the News:

The PS5 Pro Is In Development, Has A Release Window

Amazon Luna expands to Canada, Germany, and the UK

Ubisoft's new 'Ghostwriter' AI tool can automatically generate video game dialogue

Xbox head says Microsoft's mobile game store could arrive next year

Horizon Forbidden West DLC Date and Cost ‘Counter-Strike 2’ arrives this summer as a free upgrade for 'CS:GO'

Spider-Man 2 Coming in September?

Lance Reddick will feature in future Destiny content, Bungie confirms

Aliens: Dark Descent gets a release date and a new gameplay trailer

And, so much more.

Enjoy.

The Overseas Connection #726 - The Americans

Greg and Kim man the fort while others are away.  

We talk up games like:

Civilization VI

Stray

Valheim

Hi-Fi Rush 

and a few more

In a slow news week we still have a few nuggets:

Guerrilla cuts ties and moves forward from last gen

Xbox handing out 3rd party deals like Oprah

EU taking a beat 

Square Enix says yes to NFTs

Diablo IV saying no to Game Pass? 

What have we been up to? We have some gadgets and shows and a bit more.

Enjoy the show.

The Overseas Connection #725 - The one with a Hypothetical Mug

Greg, Kim, and Robin go on another chin-wagging session. It's just amazing how these old folk can natter.

Sony & Microsoft are still at war and the gloves are off and mudslinging has begun.

We cover all of the latest gaming news, new releases, and most importantly what we've been up to and how we've managed not to be sectioned for another week.

Enjoy.

The Overseas Connection #724 - The one with the Toaster.

Greg, Kim, and Robin rock the airwaves causing havoc with Robin's new mixing desk. No-one is safe.

What's new in the news?

Not that we'd be fond of a rumour but we have plenty.

Capcom has confirmed its next digital event for next week

Austrian court says FIFA packs constitute gambling, orders PlayStation refunds

Following the Xbox Series X fridge, next up is reportedly the Series S toaster

Nintendo has taken Wii U games Mario Kart 8 and Splatoon offline for security reasons

EU reportedly unlikely to demand asset sales in Microsoft Activision merger

UK regulator meets with Microsoft and Activision to discuss merger remedies

The FTC has told PlayStation it has to reveal its third-party exclusivity deals

What have we been up to? We tell all, its embarrassing.

Enjoy the show.

The Overseas Connection #723 - Switching It Up! This weeks show is a bit of a different pace as we juggle the order of the elements of the show, leading off with the news and finishing up with our video games being played.