This week we have James Palmer from The Boar Film on our show to talk all about narrative games, like his favourite Silent Hill 2, as well as discuss Next-Gen console problems, and Nintendo banning a Smash Tournament!  

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Broadcasted live on Twitch -- Watch live at https://www.twitch.tv/thewarthogpodcast

Music: Theme Song: Natural Duality by Joseph McDade 

https://josephmcdade.com/music/natural-duality-theme?fbclid=IwAR2IDdky4dKwR09MirNB4WGb6wpRRweWObR_Rg3mmo4H7ngByapR7LbNhtk

Find out who we think will take the top prizes in this year's Game Awards. We also talk some other news too, but we know you just want our predictions!

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Broadcasted live on Twitch -- Watch live at https://www.twitch.tv/thewarthogpodcast

Music: Theme Song: Natural Duality by Joseph McDade https://josephmcdade.com/music/natural-duality-theme?fbclid=IwAR2IDdky4dKwR09MirNB4WGb6wpRRweWObR_Rg3mmo4H7ngByapR7LbNhtk

What do we think of the Xbox Series X and Series S launch? And how about ESPN cutting its eSports coverage? Listen to our thoughts!   

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Broadcasted live on Twitch -- Watch live at https://www.twitch.tv/thewarthogpodcast    

Music: Theme Song: Natural Duality by Joseph McDade https://josephmcdade.com/music/natural-duality-theme?fbclid=IwAR2IDdky4dKwR09MirNB4WGb6wpRRweWObR_Rg3mmo4H7ngByapR7LbNhtk

Can retail gaming survive UK Lockdown? Listen to our thoughts!  

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Broadcasted live on Twitch -- Watch live at https://www.twitch.tv/thewarthogpodcast    

Music: Theme Song: Natural Duality by Joseph McDade https://josephmcdade.com/music/natural-duality-theme?fbclid=IwAR2IDdky4dKwR09MirNB4WGb6wpRRweWObR_Rg3mmo4H7ngByapR7LbNhtk

This week Ollie and Hamish talk AOC on Twitch and the state of streaming in general! Also, do video game streamers need to license games? Hear all this and more now!  

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Broadcasted live on Twitch -- Watch live at https://www.twitch.tv/thewarthogpodcast   

Music: Theme Song: Natural Duality by Joseph McDade https://josephmcdade.com/music/natural-duality-theme?fbclid=IwAR2IDdky4dKwR09MirNB4WGb6wpRRweWObR_Rg3mmo4H7ngByapR7LbNhtk    

https://www.ign.com/articles/hideo-kojima-new-game-productions-hiring-tokyo 

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-10-21-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-streamed-among-us-on-twitch-and-400k-people-tuned-in 

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-10-23-aocs-twitch-stream-is-a-milestone-for-games-and-for-politics-opinion 

https://www.pcgamer.com/do-streamers-owe-game-developers-money/

This week Hamish and Ollie talk about their favourite gaming news, Rockstar just acquired Ruffian Games, is SBMM ruining Call of Duty and is FIFA 21 a 2/10? They also talk about the merits and failings of mobile games as well as why Spider-Cat may secure PS5 the win next-gen! Be sure to check it out!  

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Broadcasted live on Twitch -- Watch live at https://www.twitch.tv/thewarthogpodcast  

Music: Theme Song: Natural Duality by Joseph McDade https://josephmcdade.com/music/natural-duality-theme?fbclid=IwAR2IDdky4dKwR09MirNB4WGb6wpRRweWObR_Rg3mmo4H7ngByapR7LbNhtk  

IGN FIFA 21 Review https://www.ign.com/articles/fifa-21-legacy-edition-switch-review  

Is Skill Based Matchmaking Bad? https://www.millenium.gg/news/20667.html  

Sega 60th Anniversary https://www.sega60th.com/  Rockstar Dundee https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-10-12-rockstar  

Spider-Cat https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-10-14-you-can-carry-spider-cat-around-in-your-backpack-in-spider-man-miles-morales 

 Apple iPhone 12 https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/371818/Apple_touts_the_new_iPhone_12_and_its_5G_as_a_game_changer_for_mobile_games.php

The echo gets fixed after a minute or two, just skip the opening!!

This week Ollie and Hamish talk about the biggest gaming news including Minecraft Steve coming to Smash Bros Ultimate, CD Projekt Red Crunching hard before the release of Cyberpunk 2077 and Peter Parker's face change in the Spider-man remake for PS5!   

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Music: Theme Song: Natural Duality by Joseph McDade

https://josephmcdade.com/music/natural-duality-theme?fbclid=IwAR2IDdky4dKwR09MirNB4WGb6wpRRweWObR_Rg3mmo4H7ngByapR7LbNhtk

Peter Parker Face Change Spider-man PS5 

https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2020/10/this_is_the_real-life_model_peter_parkers_face_is_based_on_in_spider-man_ps5  

Farmville Shutting down December 31st 

https://www.engadget.com/farmville-shutting-down-december-31-134117646.html  

CD Projekt Red Crunch 

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-29/cyberpunk-2077-publisher-orders-6-day-weeks-ahead-of-game-debut  

Minecraft Steve in Smash

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/10/minecrafts_steve_revealed_as_super_smash_bros_ultimates_next_dlc_fighter

After technical difficulties strike, Ollie and Hamish have to do a quick round-up of the week's game news. Bethesda got bought by Xbox?? What a shocker! Could a Konami acquisition help out Sony, or are there games not quite big enough? (Maybe PES is!) And what do we do when we finish a game? Do we delete them to clear up space or do we keep them for nostalgia? Find out in the latest episode!

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Music: Theme Song: Natural Duality by Joseph McDade

https://josephmcdade.com/music/natural-duality-theme?fbclid=IwAR2IDdky4dKwR09MirNB4WGb6wpRRweWObR_Rg3mmo4H7ngByapR7LbNhtk

It's all about the PS5 showcase this week! What did Hamish and Ollie think of the event? Was it a stellar success or have PS5 preorder problems scarred them? Is the Discless PS5 worth its price? Should you still just get an Xbox Series X (or S)? We hope you enjoy! 

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Music: Theme Song: Natural Duality by Joseph McDade  

https://josephmcdade.com/music/natural-duality-theme?fbclid=IwAR2IDdky4dKwR09MirNB4WGb6wpRRweWObR_Rg3mmo4H7ngByapR7LbNhtk     

PS5 News: 

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/biggest-ps5-announcements-from-the-playstation-5-showcase-event/1100-6482099/ https://www.gamespot.com/articles/biggest-ps5-announcements-from-the-playstation-5-showcase-event/1100-6482099/

This week Ollie and Hamish talk about all of the Xbox Series X and Series S news, the price, the date, everything! They also talk about EA Play joining Game Pass, Stormzy in Watch Dogs Legion, Kotaku UK closing and whether VR is dead!  

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Music: Theme Song: Natural Duality by Joseph McDade  

https://josephmcdade.com/music/natural-duality-theme?fbclid=IwAR2IDdky4dKwR09MirNB4WGb6wpRRweWObR_Rg3mmo4H7ngByapR7LbNhtk   

News: 

https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2020/09/09/get-ea-play-with-xbox-game-pass-at-no-additional-cost/ 

https://www.engadget.com/apple-app-store-google-stadia-xcloud-microsoft-171436934/ 

https://www.techradar.com/uk/deals/xbox-series-x-price-deals-sales-bundles 

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-09-10-watch-dogs-legion-has-a-stormzy-mission 

https://kotaku.com/thank-you-kotaku-uk-1844975243