This week I've been looking ahead to 2023, and today I'm going to go through my most anticipated games of 2023, plus a few gaming predicitios. I've also been playing The Case of the Golden Idol, plus checking out for Forspoken Demo from Square Enix. All that plus we have one of the best seasons in Destiny 2 all year with Season of the Seraph, and today I'm going to unpack it all.

00:00 Introduction

03:31 Most anticipated games of 2023 

14:53 2023 video game predictions

24:19 Forspoken Demo first impressions 

27:36 Charts 

28:36 Case of the Golden Idol 

33:29 Destiny 2 Season of the Seraph thoughts...

43:26 Games coming soon

43:57 Outro

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This week I've been playing the Street Fighter 6 closed beta, plus Return to Monkey Island. Today I'll be going through all the news from the Game Awards 2022, the biggest announcements, plus I'll be revealing my Game of the Year for 2022, and rounding up the biggest news from 2022 too.

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This week I've been playing Pokemon Scarlet, a technical mess of a game, that still manages to bring the Pokemon magic. I've also been playing Pentiment from Obsidian, in this 16th-century narrative adventure. Season of Plunder is finishing in Destiny 2, so I'll bring you my thoughts on the current state of the game, plus I've been playing Somerville too.

00:00 Introduction

04:06 Pokemon Scarlet review 

15:23 Pentiment review 

21:07 Somerville review 

25:03 Charts 

26:09 Latest Video Game News 

34:19 Season of Plunder review (Destiny 2)

46:44 Coming soon

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This week I've been playing God of War Ragnorok. It's finally time to jump into one of the biggest games of the year, and it does not disappoint. I've also been playing The Entropy Center, plus I'll be rounding up all the news from The Game Award Nominations and Nintendo's latest indie world showcase. I'm also going to be putting together a list of recommended games for new Xbox owners.

00:00 Introduction

05:19 God of War Ragnorok review 

17:06 Game Awards 2022 Nominations

26:00 10 games to try for new Xbox owners

35:10 All platform charts 

36:18 Nintendo Indie World Showcase November 2022 

43:33 The Entropy Centre review 

47:42 Destiny 2 Season 19 preview 

56:27 Games coming soon

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This week I've been playing Persona 5 Royal, since it's recently come to Xbox Game Pass. I've also been checking out Signalis, Marvel Snap and Wilfrost too. Finally, I've been back to one of my favourite games of all time with the Legend of Zelda: A Link To The Past. It's a jammed packed show, full of recent games, classic games and hidden gems.

00:00 Introduction

05:06 Persona 5 Royal review 

13:05 Signalis review 

18:27 PSVR2 price and date 

22:48 Charts 

23:54 Marvel Snap review 

31:36 Wildfrost first impressions 

36:15 The Legend of Zelda: A Link To The Past review 

46:42 Games Coming Soon 

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This week I've been playing A Plague Tale: Requiem, where Hugo and Amacia take on the Black Death. I've also been getting ready for Halloween by checking out Scorn, plus we've had showcases from the Silent Hill team and Resident Evil too. All that plus I'll be saying goodbye to Google Stadia, plus checking in on the state of seasonal events in Destiny 2.

Timestamps

00:00 Introduction

03:42 A Plague Tale Requiem review 

09:34 Scorn review 

15:30 Silent Hill returns 

21:02 Charts 

22:45 Goodbye Google Stadia 

31:47 Resident Evil Showcase 

35:52 Festival of the Lost and the State of Seasonal Events in Destiny 2 

45:07 Games coming soon

Google Stadia Shutting Down https://www.polygon.com/23378721/google-stadia-shutting-down 

Stadia shutdown shocked developers https://www.theverge.com/2022/9/30/23381106/google-stadia-shutdown-shocked-developers-too  

Resident Evil https://kotaku.com/resident-evil-showcase-october-re4-remake-village-dlc-1849684286 

Silent Hill https://www.eurogamer.net/silent-hill-is-back-but-is-it-too-much-too-soon

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This week I've been playing Overwatch 2, the new iteration on Overwatch from Blizzard. I've also been diving deep into the nostalgia zone with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The Cowabunga Collection, plus checking out a brand new point and click adventure in the Excavation of Hob's Barrow, which is perfect for spooky season. CD Projekt also announced some VERY ambitious plans this week regarding Witcher and Cybperpunk sequels.

00:00 Introduction

04:41 Overwatch 2 review

16:02 TMNT The Cowabunga Collection review

24:51 CD Projeckt Red Announces New Witcher and Cyberpunk Games https://www.polygon.com/23389053/cyberpunk-witcher-sequels-cd-projekt-analysis

31:59 All platform charts 

33:22 Problems with Destiny 2 right now

42:53 The Excavation of Hobs Barrow review

50:35 Games coming soon 

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This week I've been playing The Last Of Us Part 1, the remake of the hit first game in The Last Of Us series. There has also been a ton of news over the past few weeks, with GTA VI getting leaked, then Nintendo and Sony having major showcases, so there's plenty of news to catch up on. I'll go through all of that plus break down the new Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom Trailer.

00:00 Introduction

03:24 The Last Of Us Part 1 review 

12:13 GTAVI leaks 

19:46 Sony State of Play 

23:22 Charts 

24:34 Nintendo Direct 

32:11 Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom trailer breakdown 

44:53 Coming soon

Links

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This week I've been playing Rollerdrome, plus checking out the latest Pirate-themed season in Destiny 2 called Season of Plunder. Bungie was also back letting us know what's coming next in their big expansion in 2023, and that's Lightfall, and I'll round up everything we know about what's next for Destiny 2 later on. All that plus Midnight Fight Express, Tinykin and GamesCom news.

Timestamps

00:00 Introduction

03:30 Rollerdrome review

09:37 What's next for Destiny 2? 

18:23 Destiny 2 Season of Plunder first impressions 

28:24 Charts 

29:33 GamesCom 2022 ONL Roundup

35:18 Midnight Fight Express review 

40:09 Tinykin review 

45:13 Games coming soon 

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This week I've been having a look back at God of War, given we have God of War Ragnorok coming in only a few short months. I've also been checking out Rumbleverse, the new wrestling battle royale from Iron Galaxy. I've also been checking out Two Point Campus and the new Mario Kart DLC Wave 2 from Nintendo, so it's a busy show, let's get to it.

00:00 Intro

04:15 God of war

12:53 God of War Ragnorok

22:02 Splatoon 3

27:40 All platform charts

28:47 Rumbleverse

35:51 Two Point Campus

40:39 Mario Kart DLC Wave 2

45:06 Games coming soon

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