This Week In Video Games

This Week In Video Games

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  • 37: Luigi's Mansion 3, The Outer Worlds and Interview with Sam Partridge from Stave Studios

    This week I'm reviewing Luigi's Mansion 3, The Outer Worlds and look at Twitch streamers migrating to Mixer. Also this week I sat down with Sam Partridge from Stave Studios and we talked about his game Over The Alps that launched exclusively on Apple Arcade. I also give my impressions of Destiny 2's new dungeon, The Pit of Heresy, and talk a little about His Dark Materials - a new TV show from BBC and HBO.

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    Music by Christian Hounslow and Jaya McQuaid.

    1 hr 2 min
  • 36: Call of Duty Modern Warfare, Return of the Obra Dinn & Interview with Emily Grace-Buck

    This week I've been playing Call of Duty Modern Warfare, Return of the Obra Dinn and Sayonara Wild Hearts. Also this week I've got information on the PS5 and also an interview with Emily Grace-Buck, formerly of Telltale Games but now working on a great new game called The Waylanders.

    00:00 Introduction

    02:40 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare

    08:30 Return of the Obra Dinn

    14:06 PS5 details

    20:18 Interview with Emily Grace-Buck

    57:15 Sayonara Wild Hearts

    62:38 Charts

    64:03 Games coming out in the next few weeks

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    The Waylanders gameplay

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    1 hr 9 min
  • 35: Destiny 2: Shadowkeep, 80 days and Interview with Jon Ingold from Inkle Studios

    This week I've been playing Destiny 2: Shadowkeep, Neo Cab, What the Golf and 80 Days. Destiny 2 is back with its big autumn update. Also, 80 days has been released on Nintendo Switch and I've got an interview with Jon Ingold from Inkle Studios to talk about 80 Days and a busy year for the studio.

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    1 hr 10 min
  • 34: Link's Awakening and Untitled Goose Game

    This week I've been playing Link's Awakening and Untitled Goose Game. In the news this week Microsoft plans a public beta for Project XCloud, Last of Us 2 gets a release date and Borderlands 2 becomes the fastest-selling game in 2K history.

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    37 min
  • 33: Borderlands 3, Fifa 20 and Celeste's Chapter 9 Farewell

    This week I've been playing Borderlands 3 and the FIFA 20 demo. In the news this week Overwatch is coming to Nintendo Switch, SNES games are here for the Switch and we;re saying farewell to Madeline in Celeste through Chapter 9.

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    29 min
  • 32: Best of Interviews #2 - Industry advice and The Benefits of Early Access

    This week I am on holiday so I'm bringing you a best of compilation of some of the best interviews of the year. On the show I'll talk to industry experts of their process, how they got into the industry and any tips they might have for people looking to get into games.

    • First up I spoke to  Hannah Flynn & Toby from Failebetter Games and I asked them 'how they got into the industry?'
    • Next up I spoke to Ben Wander talking about Airborne Kingdom and I asked him 'how do you come up with ideas and work together as a team with The Wandering Band?'
    • Next up I spoke to Nathan Hamley Guard Duty and asked him 'How did you first get into creating games?'
    • Finally I spoke to Angelos and Nikos Pixel Reign and I asked them 'What are the benefits of early access?'
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      53 min
    • 31: Best of Interviews #1 - How to get into the industry and how to approach game design

      This week I'm taking a look back at some of the interviews I've conducted in 2019 talking to people like Alasdair Beckett-King (creator of Nelly Cootalot), Dave Gilbert from Wadjet Eye Games, Matt Dabrowski creator of Streets of Rogue and Z from Serenity Forge.

      • Alasdair Beckett-King and I asked him "What is your approach to designing games?"
      • Dave Gilbert and I asked him "How did you get into the industry?"
      • Matt Dabrowski  and I asked him "How did you get into the industry?"
      • Z from Serenity Forge and I asked him "Tell us more about value driven games?"
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        1 hr 2 min
      • 30: Remnant: From The Ashes, Ori And The Blind Forest & GamesCom 2019

        This week I've been playing Remnant: From the Ashes and Ori & The Blind Forest. Also this week we've had GamesCom 2019 in Germany with Death Stranding gameplay, Sony buys Insomniac and Cyberpunk 2077 is coming to Google Stadia.

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        36 min
      • 29: No Man's Sky Beyond, Axiom Verge & SNES games coming to Nintendo Switch Online

        This week I've been playing No Man's Sky Beyond and Axiom Verge. In the news this week clues point to SNES games coming to Nintendo Switch Online, Luke Smith reflects on year 2 of Destiny 2 plus cross save details and a new bubble bobble is coming to Switch.

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        37 min
      • 28: Unavowed, EVO 2019 and Interview with Dave Gilbert from Wadjet Eye Games

        This week I've been playing Unavowed and I spoke to the creator Dave Gilbert from Wadjet Eye Games. In the news this week EVO breaks viewer record, Galarian Pokemon details revealed and solos is coming to Apex Legends for a limited time.


        Unavowed playlist
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        Buy Unavowed
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        EVO finals - Smash and DBFZ
        http://www.thisweekinvideogames.com/2019/08/11/super-smash-bros-ultimate-final-sets-viewer-record-for-evo-2019/

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