The TripleJump Podcast

Join Ben Potter and Peter Austin as they run through some listener questions, what they're playing, some weird gaming news, and delve into the current PR worries for Sony, after recent reports have suggested their blockbuster focus could be to the detriment of smaller internal studios. What about an army of ants taking over a poor fellow’s PC, infesting his rig after a month away? This is the TripleJump gaming podcast.

0:00 Intro

19:14 What We Playin'

39:25 WEIRD NEWS

1:03:57 Big Discussion

LINKS:

- https://www.fraghero.com/experts-predict-what-gamers-hands-will-look-like-in-the-futu[…]wAR0opya1oU8h7yuQ5B-FL3FSyl6N-kqiALlKkX338RIEK1bc0DqMHeY08B0

- https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/ants-inside-pc

- https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-09/sony-s-obsession-with-blockbusters-is-stirring-unrest-within-playstation-empire

- https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2021/04/soapbox_i_dont_think_sonys_obsession_with_ps5_blockbusters_aligns_with_reality

- https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-02-11-ampere-analysis-ps5-and-xbox-series-x-s-sales-in-line-with-not-ahead-of-previous-generation

#SonyBlockbusters #PlayStation #E3

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TripleJump provides video coverage of video games - including top ten lists featuring current gen platforms (PS4 & PS5, Xbox One & Xbox Series X, Nintendo Switch and PC), retro consoles (PlayStation, Nintendo, Xbox and Sega), as well as Worst Games Ever, video game challenges, weekly news updates, first impressions, podcasts, livestreams and much, much more.

Merch, careers, and more information can be found on our website: http://tripleju.mp

⇨ Patreon: https://Patreon.com/TeamTripleJump

⇨ Twitch: https://Twitch.tv/TeamTripleJump

⇨ Livestream VODs: http://tripleju.mp/vods

⇨ Podcast: https://play.acast.com/s/triplejump

⇨ Twitter: https://Twitter.com/TeamTripleJump

⇨ Facebook: https://Facebook.com/TeamTripleJump

⇨ Discord: http://Bit.ly/TeamTripleJump

Follow the boys on Twitter:

Ben: http://www.twitter.com/Confused_Dude

Peter: http://www.twitter.com/ThatPeterAustin

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Ben: https://www.instagram.com/BenPotter20

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The TripleJump Podcast is hosted in Acast, but available on Spotify, iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and more!

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Join Ben Potter and Peter Austin as they run through some listener questions, what they're playing, some weird gaming news, and whether the rose-tinted glasses of nostalgia can blind us to a classic game’s faults? What about a full, 4K remaster of Timesplitters 2, hidden inside Homefront: The Revolution? This is the TripleJump gaming podcast.

0:00 Intro

17:17 What We Playin'

39:51 WEIRD NEWS

1:04:36 Big Discussion

LINKS:

- https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/a-full-4k-remaster-of-timesplitters-2-was-hidden-inside-homefront-the-revolution/

- https://kotaku.com/intel-a-white-nationalism-slider-aint-it-1846639935

#Timesplitters2 #Bethesda #GamingNostalgia

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TripleJump provides video coverage of video games - including top ten lists featuring current gen platforms (PS4 & PS5, Xbox One & Xbox Series X, Nintendo Switch and PC), retro consoles (PlayStation, Nintendo, Xbox and Sega), as well as Worst Games Ever, video game challenges, weekly news updates, first impressions, podcasts, livestreams and much, much more.

Merch, careers, and more information can be found on our website: http://tripleju.mp

⇨ Patreon: https://Patreon.com/TeamTripleJump

⇨ Twitch: https://Twitch.tv/TeamTripleJump

⇨ Livestream VODs: http://tripleju.mp/vods

⇨ Podcast: https://play.acast.com/s/triplejump

⇨ Twitter: https://Twitter.com/TeamTripleJump

⇨ Facebook: https://Facebook.com/TeamTripleJump

⇨ Discord: http://Bit.ly/TeamTripleJump

Follow the boys on Twitter:

Ben: http://www.twitter.com/Confused_Dude

Peter: http://www.twitter.com/ThatPeterAustin

Follow the boys on Instagram:

Ben: https://www.instagram.com/BenPotter20

Peter: https://instagram.com/ThatPeterAustin

The TripleJump Podcast is hosted in Acast, but available on Spotify, iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and more!

Acast: https://play.acast.com/s/triplejump

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Join Ben Potter and Peter Austin as they run through some listener questions, what they're playing, some weird gaming news, and the numerous video game delays announced in 2021 so far, as a knock-on effect of a year-long pandemic. What about a Looney Tunes Gacha game bringing back the old, and frankly unsettling, meme of ‘Big Chungus’ Bugs Bunny? This is the TripleJump gaming podcast.

0:00 Intro

16:00 What We Playin'

37:49 WEIRD NEWS

59:35 Big Discussion

LINKS:

- https://kotaku.com/looney-tunes-gacha-game-exhumes-the-corpse-of-big-chung-1846583336

- https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/capcom-is-taking-over-hong-kong-with-resident-evil-villages-giant-vampire-lady/

- https://www.theguardian.com/games/2021/mar/25/2021worst-year-ever-for-video-games

- https://www.cnet.com/news/all-the-biggest-cames-coming-out-in-2021/

- https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/all-2021-video-game-delays/

#GothamKnights #HaloInfinite #ResidentEvilVillage

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TripleJump provides video coverage of video games - including top ten lists featuring current gen platforms (PS4 & PS5, Xbox One & Xbox Series X, Nintendo Switch and PC), retro consoles (PlayStation, Nintendo, Xbox and Sega), as well as Worst Games Ever, video game challenges, weekly news updates, first impressions, podcasts, livestreams and much, much more.

Merch, careers, and more information can be found on our website: http://tripleju.mp

⇨ Patreon: https://Patreon.com/TeamTripleJump

⇨ Twitch: https://Twitch.tv/TeamTripleJump

⇨ Livestream VODs: http://tripleju.mp/vods

⇨ Podcast: https://play.acast.com/s/triplejump

⇨ Twitter: https://Twitter.com/TeamTripleJump

⇨ Facebook: https://Facebook.com/TeamTripleJump

⇨ Discord: http://Bit.ly/TeamTripleJump

Follow the boys on Twitter:

Ben: http://www.twitter.com/Confused_Dude

Peter: http://www.twitter.com/ThatPeterAustin

Follow the boys on Instagram:

Ben: https://www.instagram.com/BenPotter20

Peter: https://instagram.com/ThatPeterAustin

The TripleJump Podcast is hosted in Acast, but available on Spotify, iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and more!

Acast: https://play.acast.com/s/triplejump

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Join Ben Potter and Peter Austin as they run through some listener questions, what they're playing, some weird gaming news, and their thoughts on PlayStation potentially shuttering the PS3, PSP, and Vita digital stores and what that means for game preservation. What about the Minecraft gardening job and the children applying for it? This is the TripleJump gaming podcast.

0:00 Intro

13:59 What We Playin'

32:38 WEIRD NEWS

54:01 Big Discussion

LINKS:

- https://www.gamebyte.com/children-are-applying-for-a-job-as-a-professional-minecraft-landscaper/

- https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/japanese-ceo-gives-staff-the-day-off-to-play-monster-hunster-rise/

- https://www.polygon.com/22345099/ps3-ps-vita-psp-playstation-store-shutting-down-closes

#PlayStationStore #Minecraft #MonsterHunterRise

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TripleJump provides video coverage of video games - including top ten lists featuring current gen platforms (PS4 & PS5, Xbox One & Xbox Series X/Xbox Series S, Nintendo Switch and PC), retro consoles (PlayStation, Nintendo, Xbox and Sega), as well as Worst Games Ever, video game challenges, launch games videos, first impressions, podcasts, livestreams and much, much more.

Careers, contacts, and more information can be found on our website: http://tripleju.mp

⇨ Patreon: https://Patreon.com/TeamTripleJump

⇨ Twitch: https://Twitch.tv/TeamTripleJump

⇨ Merchandise: https://triplejumpshop.com/

⇨ Livestream VODs: http://tripleju.mp/vods

⇨ Podcast: https://play.acast.com/s/triplejump

⇨ Twitter: https://Twitter.com/TeamTripleJump

⇨ Facebook: https://Facebook.com/TeamTripleJump

⇨ Discord: http://Bit.ly/TeamTripleJump

Follow the boys on social media:

Ben: http://www.twitter.com/Confused_Dude & Confused_Dude on PSN

Peter: http://www.twitter.com/ThatPeterAustin & https://instagram.com/ThatPeterAustin

The TripleJump Podcast is hosted by Acast, but available on Spotify, iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and more!

Acast: https://play.acast.com/s/triplejump

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Join Ben Potter and Peter Austin as they run through some listener questions, what they're playing, some weird gaming news, and their thoughts on Microsoft’s official purchase of Bethesda, and future exclusives for Xbox Game Pass? What about the Gamestop Redditors who used their stock market winnings, to support endangered gorilla charities? This is the TripleJump gaming podcast.

0:00 Intro

11:11 What We Playin'

27:54 WEIRD NEWS

44:54 Big Discussion

LINKS:

- https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/gamestop-redditors-are-using-their-stock-winnings-to-adopt-gorillas/#comment-jump

- https://www.thegamer.com/counter-strike-global-offensive-removed-steam/

- https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2021/03/future_bethesda_games_will_ship_where_game_pass_exists

#BethesdaXbox #GamestopStocks #CounterStrikeGO

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TripleJump provides video coverage of video games - including top ten lists featuring current gen platforms (PS4 & PS5, Xbox One & Xbox Series X, Nintendo Switch and PC), retro consoles (PlayStation, Nintendo, Xbox and Sega), as well as Worst Games Ever, video game challenges, weekly news updates, first impressions, podcasts, livestreams and much, much more.

Merch, careers, and more information can be found on our website: http://tripleju.mp

⇨ Patreon: https://Patreon.com/TeamTripleJump

⇨ Twitch: https://Twitch.tv/TeamTripleJump

⇨ Livestream VODs: http://tripleju.mp/vods

⇨ Podcast: https://play.acast.com/s/triplejump

⇨ Twitter: https://Twitter.com/TeamTripleJump

⇨ Facebook: https://Facebook.com/TeamTripleJump

⇨ Discord: http://Bit.ly/TeamTripleJump

Follow the boys on Twitter:

Ben: http://www.twitter.com/Confused_Dude

Peter: http://www.twitter.com/ThatPeterAustin

Follow the boys on Instagram:

Ben: https://www.instagram.com/BenPotter20

Peter: https://instagram.com/ThatPeterAustin

The TripleJump Podcast is hosted in Acast, but available on Spotify, iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and more!

Acast: https://play.acast.com/s/triplejump

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Ben Potter and Peter Austin as they run through some listener questions, what they're playing, some weird gaming news, and which game mechanics have put them off an otherwise perfectly good game? What about the fugitive who got caught after a year in hiding, all because he wanted to buy Call of Duty to play during lockdown? This is the TripleJump gaming podcast.

PLEASE NOTE: Although we talk about a job opening for a full time writing position, it will not be available at the same time as the other openings.

0:00 Intro

18:23 What We Playin'

42:52 WEIRD NEWS

1:04:51 Big Discussion

LINKS:

- https://kotaku.com/bored-fugitive-caught-by-police-after-venturing-out-to-1846417080

- https://www.purexbox.com/news/2021/03/random_pringles_is_running_a_gaming_bootcamp_with_an_xbox_series_x_up_for_grabs

#FinalFantasyVIIRemake #CallofDuty #XboxSeriesX

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Subscribe for more wonderful video game content from Ben Potter and Peter Austin!

TripleJump provides video coverage of video games - including top ten lists featuring current gen platforms (PS4 & PS5, Xbox One & Xbox Series X, Nintendo Switch and PC), retro consoles (PlayStation, Nintendo, Xbox and Sega), as well as Worst Games Ever, video game challenges, weekly news updates, first impressions, podcasts, livestreams and much, much more.

Merch, careers, and more information can be found on our website: http://tripleju.mp

⇨ Patreon: https://Patreon.com/TeamTripleJump

⇨ Twitch: https://Twitch.tv/TeamTripleJump

⇨ Livestream VODs: http://tripleju.mp/vods

⇨ Podcast: https://play.acast.com/s/triplejump

⇨ Twitter: https://Twitter.com/TeamTripleJump

⇨ Facebook: https://Facebook.com/TeamTripleJump

⇨ Discord: http://Bit.ly/TeamTripleJump

Follow the boys on Twitter:

Ben: http://www.twitter.com/Confused_Dude

Peter: http://www.twitter.com/ThatPeterAustin

Follow the boys on Instagram:

Ben: https://www.instagram.com/BenPotter20

Peter: https://instagram.com/ThatPeterAustin

The TripleJump Podcast is hosted in Acast, but available on Spotify, iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and more!

Acast: https://play.acast.com/s/triplejump

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Join Ben Potter and Peter Austin as they run through some listener questions, what they're playing, some weird gaming news, and wonder which gameplay mechanics and systems from the current generation, will become the new standard in future games? What about Snoop Dogg’s recent Twitch stream, where he rage quits after just 15 minutes of playing Madden NFL 21, but then leaves the stream running for another 7 hours? This is the TripleJump gaming podcast.

0:00 Intro

17:32 What We Playin'

39:20 WEIRD NEWS

55:55 Big Discussion

LINKS:

- https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/snoop-dogg-ragequit-15-minutes-into-livestreaming-madden-on-twitch/

- https://kotaku.com/state-of-decay-2-remembers-punching-nazis-is-good-actu-1846366261

#SnoopDoggMadden #StateofDecay2 #ZeldaBreathoftheWild

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TripleJump provides video coverage of video games - including top ten lists featuring current gen platforms (PS4 & PS5, Xbox One & Xbox Series X, Nintendo Switch and PC), retro consoles (PlayStation, Nintendo, Xbox and Sega), as well as Worst Games Ever, video game challenges, weekly news updates, first impressions, podcasts, livestreams and much, much more.

Merch, careers, and more information can be found on our website: http://tripleju.mp

⇨ Patreon: https://Patreon.com/TeamTripleJump

⇨ Twitch: https://Twitch.tv/TeamTripleJump

⇨ Livestream VODs: http://tripleju.mp/vods

⇨ Podcast: https://play.acast.com/s/triplejump

⇨ Twitter: https://Twitter.com/TeamTripleJump

⇨ Facebook: https://Facebook.com/TeamTripleJump

⇨ Discord: http://Bit.ly/TeamTripleJump

Follow the boys on Twitter:

Ben: http://www.twitter.com/Confused_Dude

Peter: http://www.twitter.com/ThatPeterAustin

Follow the boys on Instagram:

Ben: https://www.instagram.com/BenPotter20

Peter: https://instagram.com/ThatPeterAustin

The TripleJump Podcast is hosted in Acast, but available on Spotify, iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and more!

Acast: https://play.acast.com/s/triplejump

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Join Ben Potter and Peter Austin as they run through some listener questions, what they're playing, some weird gaming news, and whether remasters of older games could be stunting the development of long-awaited sequels in the same series? What about the latest trend hitting the viral Viking Survival game, Valheim, where players try to launch each other into the air, through clever use of the ‘Abyssal Harpoon’? This is the TripleJump gaming podcast.

0:00 Intro

17:37 What We Playin'

45:28 WEIRD NEWS

1:10:08 Big Discussion

LINKS:

- https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/the-valheim-community-is-trying-to-yeet-themselves-into-orbit/

- https://kotaku.com/destiny-2-s-new-weekly-challenge-shares-a-slogan-with-t-1846288627

#Valheim #DiabloIIResurrected #Destiny2

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TripleJump provides video coverage of video games - including top ten lists featuring current gen platforms (PS4 & PS5, Xbox One & Xbox Series X, Nintendo Switch and PC), retro consoles (PlayStation, Nintendo, Xbox and Sega), as well as Worst Games Ever, video game challenges, weekly news updates, first impressions, podcasts, livestreams and much, much more.

Merch, careers, and more information can be found on our website: http://tripleju.mp

⇨ Patreon: https://Patreon.com/TeamTripleJump

⇨ Twitch: https://Twitch.tv/TeamTripleJump

⇨ Livestream VODs: http://tripleju.mp/vods

⇨ Podcast: https://play.acast.com/s/triplejump

⇨ Twitter: https://Twitter.com/TeamTripleJump

⇨ Facebook: https://Facebook.com/TeamTripleJump

⇨ Discord: http://Bit.ly/TeamTripleJump

Follow the boys on Twitter:

Ben: http://www.twitter.com/Confused_Dude

Peter: http://www.twitter.com/ThatPeterAustin

Follow the boys on Instagram:

Ben: https://www.instagram.com/BenPotter20

Peter: https://instagram.com/ThatPeterAustin

The TripleJump Podcast is hosted in Acast, but available on Spotify, iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and more!

Acast: https://play.acast.com/s/triplejump

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Join Ben Potter and Peter Austin as they run through some listener questions, what they're playing, some weird gaming news, and ask whether film and TV adaptations of popular video games are necessary, given how advanced story-telling in gaming has become? What about the ground-breaking research from top scientists, that shows pigs can play video games with their snouts, using special joysticks? This is the TripleJump gaming podcast.

0:00 Intro

15:25 What We Playin'

32:44 WEIRD NEWS

54:58 Big Discussion

LINKS:

- https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-56023720

- https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/josef-fares-promises-dollar1000-to-anyone-who-gets-bored-of-it-takes-two/

#TheLastOfUsPartII #ItTakesTwo #KnightsOfTheOldRepublic

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Subscribe for more wonderful video game content from Ben Potter and Peter Austin!

TripleJump provides video coverage of video games - including top ten lists featuring current gen platforms (PS4 & PS5, Xbox One & Xbox Series X, Nintendo Switch and PC), retro consoles (PlayStation, Nintendo, Xbox and Sega), as well as Worst Games Ever, video game challenges, weekly news updates, first impressions, podcasts, livestreams and much, much more.

Merch, careers, and more information can be found on our website: http://tripleju.mp

⇨ Patreon: https://Patreon.com/TeamTripleJump

⇨ Twitch: https://Twitch.tv/TeamTripleJump

⇨ Livestream VODs: http://tripleju.mp/vods

⇨ Podcast: https://play.acast.com/s/triplejump

⇨ Twitter: https://Twitter.com/TeamTripleJump

⇨ Facebook: https://Facebook.com/TeamTripleJump

⇨ Discord: http://Bit.ly/TeamTripleJump

Follow the boys on Twitter:

Ben: http://www.twitter.com/Confused_Dude

Peter: http://www.twitter.com/ThatPeterAustin

Follow the boys on Instagram:

Ben: https://www.instagram.com/BenPotter20

Peter: https://instagram.com/ThatPeterAustin

The TripleJump Podcast is hosted in Acast, but available on Spotify, iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and more!

Acast: https://play.acast.com/s/triplejump

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Ben Potter and Peter Austin as they run through some listener questions, what they're playing, some weird gaming news, and speculate how different the video game landscape and gaming technology will be in 30 years? What about greedy adults proving that not even children’s Happy Meals from McDonalds are safe from scalpers, when they’re bundled with rare Pokemon cards celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the classic Nintendo franchise? This is the TripleJump gaming podcast.

0:00 Intro

17:02 What We Playin'

36:00 WEIRD NEWS

1:03:04 Big Discussion

LINKS:

- https://www.polygon.com/2021/2/9/22274841/mcdonalds-pokemon-cards-anniversary-25-scalpers-ebay-prices-resell-happy-meal

- https://www.thegamer.com/steam-bot-reviews-very-positive-sketchy-company-name/

- https://www.thegamer.com/how-ionizing-particle-outer-space-helped-super-mario-64-speedrunner-save-time/

#Pokemon #SuperMario64 #FutureOfGaming

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Subscribe for more wonderful video game content from Ben Potter and Peter Austin!

TripleJump provides video coverage of video games - including top ten lists featuring current gen platforms (PS4 & PS5, Xbox One & Xbox Series X, Nintendo Switch and PC), retro consoles (PlayStation, Nintendo, Xbox and Sega), as well as Worst Games Ever, video game challenges, weekly news updates, first impressions, podcasts, livestreams and much, much more.

Merch, careers, and more information can be found on our website: http://tripleju.mp

⇨ Patreon: https://Patreon.com/TeamTripleJump

⇨ Twitch: https://Twitch.tv/TeamTripleJump

⇨ Livestream VODs: http://tripleju.mp/vods

⇨ Podcast: https://play.acast.com/s/triplejump

⇨ Twitter: https://Twitter.com/TeamTripleJump

⇨ Facebook: https://Facebook.com/TeamTripleJump

⇨ Discord: http://Bit.ly/TeamTripleJump

Follow the boys on Twitter:

Ben: http://www.twitter.com/Confused_Dude

Peter: http://www.twitter.com/ThatPeterAustin

Follow the boys on Instagram:

Ben: https://www.instagram.com/BenPotter20

Peter: https://instagram.com/ThatPeterAustin

The TripleJump Podcast is hosted in Acast, but available on Spotify, iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and more!

Acast: https://play.acast.com/s/triplejump

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.