This week I've been checking out Pokemon Legends Arceus and also I've been training for the upcoming Elden Ring by playing through Dark Souls Remastered. Also this week we had another huge acquisition with Sony buying Bungie. I'll go through all that this week, plus look ahead to Kirby and the Forgotten Land coming soon.

00:00 Introduction

03:26 Pokemon Legends Arceus

15:02 Sony Buys Bungie 

26:02 Charts

27:32 Kirby and the Forgotten Land

34:03 Dark Souls Remastered 

39:18 Top 10 Games for Nintendo Switch (Feb 2022)

52:32 Games Coming Soon 

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It's 31st January 2022, so let's get into the news.

Call Of Duty Will Stay On PlayStation For Now, Bloomberg Reports

https://www.gameinformer.com/2022/01/25/call-of-duty-will-stay-on-playstation-for-now-bloomberg-reports

Respawn Entertainment Currently Developing Multiple Star Wars IPs, Including Next Jedi: Fallen Order Game

https://www.gameinformer.com/2022/01/25/respawn-entertainment-currently-developing-multiple-star-wars-ips-including-next-jedi

Blizzard is creating a "brand-new survival game" set in a "whole new universe"

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2022-01-25-blizzard-is-creating-a-brand-new-survival-game-set-in-a-whole-new-universe

Hyper Scape, Ubisoft’s Free-To-Play Battle Royale, To Shut Down This April

https://www.gameinformer.com/2022/01/28/hyper-scape-ubisofts-free-to-play-battle-royale-to-shut-down-this-april

Rumour suggests there's a new Halo Infinite multiplayer mode in development

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2022-01-29-rumour-suggests-theres-a-new-halo-infinite-multiplayer-mode-in-development

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This week we've been digesting perhaps the biggest story in gaming history, with Xbox buying Activision-Blizzard. I've also been playing plenty of RPGs recently with Drinkbox's Nobody Saves The World and Tales of Arise. I've also been back to the very start of one of my favourite franchises and beat the original Legend of Zelda.

03:31 Xbox acquires Activision Blizzard

08:09 10 Predictions for what happens next for Microsoft

15:15 Nobody Saves The World review 

22:57 All platform charts

24:40 The Legend of Zelda - Classic Replay

33:38 Tales of Arise review 

39:53 Shovel Knight Poket Dungeon review 

44:04 Coming out soon 

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It's 16th January 2022, so let's get into the news.

Take-Two to buy Zynga for staggering $12.7bn

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2022-01-10-gta-publisher-take-two-to-buy-zynga-in-deal-worth-usd12-7bn

God of War hits a concurrent peak of almost 60,000 players on Steam in just 24 hours

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2022-01-15-god-of-war-hits-a-concurrent-peak-of-almost-60-000-players-on-steam-in-just-24-hours

Valve says Steam Deck still on track for a February release

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2022-01-14-valve-says-steam-deck-still-on-track-for-a-february-release

Final Fantasy XIV Services Are Coming Back Soon

https://www.gameinformer.com/2022/01/14/final-fantasy-xiv-services-are-coming-back-soon

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This week I've been playing Final Fantasy XIV having finally taken the jump into the huge MMO over the holiday season. I've also been catching up on my backlog of games with The Forgotten City. Today I'm going to be looking ahead to 2022, looking at my most anticipated games of the year, plus some predictions for the year ahead.

00:00 Intro

03:40 Most Anticipated Games of 2022

19:44 PSVR2 

23:42 Final Fantasy XIV 

30:54 Charts

31:50 Xbox Game Pass News 

33:18 The Forgotten City review 

38:22 CrossfireX - One to watch

42:57 2022 Gaming predictions 

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It's 3rd January 2022, so let's get into the news.

Square Enix president knows people who 'play to have fun' dislike NFTs, but he wants them anyway

https://www.pcgamer.com/square-enix-president-knows-people-who-play-to-have-fun-dislike-nfts-but-he-wants-them-anyway/

The Tomb Raider Trilogy Is Free On The Epic Games Store

https://www.gameinformer.com/2021/12/30/the-tomb-raider-trilogy-is-free-on-the-epic-games-store

Valorant Game Director 'Giving Up The Mantle' To Work On New Project At Riot

https://www.gameinformer.com/2021/12/31/valorant-game-director-giving-up-the-mantle-to-work-on-new-project-at-riot

The Steam Winter Sale

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-12-23-the-steam-winter-sale-is-now-live

Witcher season 2 created another big spike in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt players

https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/witcher-season-2-created-another-big-spike-in-the-witcher-3-wild-hunt-players/

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This week I've been playing Solar Ash, the follow up to Hyper Light Drifter from Heart Machine. I've also been checking out the Matrix Awakens, the new Unreal Engine 5 playable demo. The main event today though is The Game of the Year 2021, and I'll be running down my top ten games of the year.

00:00 Introduction

02:25 Solar Ash review 

08:50 The Matrix Awakens (Unreal Engine 5)

14:18 All platform charts 

15:17 Nintendo Indie World Showcase December 2021 

19:36 Game of the Year 2021

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It's 19th December 2021, so let's get into the news.

Final Fantasy 14 is so popular it's been pulled from sale

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-12-16-final-fantasy-14-is-so-popular-its-been-pulled-from-sale

Bungie Head Of HR Steps Down Following Report Of Toxic Workplace Culture At The Studio

https://www.gameinformer.com/2021/12/16/bungie-head-of-hr-steps-down-following-report-of-toxic-workplace-culture-at-the-studio

Five New Sega Genesis Games Added To Nintendo Switch Online, Including Altered Beast, ToeJam & Earl, And More

https://www.gameinformer.com/2021/12/17/five-new-sega-genesis-games-added-to-nintendo-switch-online-including-altered-beast

Tencent acquires Back 4 Blood developer Turtle Rock Studios

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-12-17-tencent-acquires-back-4-blood-developer-turtle-rock-studios

George R.R. Martin Comments On His Elden Ring Collaboration

https://www.gameinformer.com/2021/12/19/george-rr-martin-comments-on-his-elden-ring-collaboration

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This week I've been playing Halo Infinite's Campaign, plus checking out Cyberpunk 2077 one year on from it's release. I'll also be rounding up the Game Awards 2021 in terms of the big winners, plus looking ahead to Sifu and looking back at some of the games you may have missed in 2021.

00:00 Introduction

03:34 Halo Infinite Campaign 

12:36 The Game Awards 2021 Roundup

16:25 Charts 

17:32 Cyberpunk 2077 review (One Year Later)

27:57 Ten games you may have missed in 2021

37:06 Sifu 

43:08 Bungie's 30th Anniversary in Destiny 2

48:55 Coming soon

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It's 5th December 2021, so let's get into the news.

PlayStation Plans New Service to Take On Xbox Game Pass

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-03/playstation-plans-new-service-to-take-on-xbox-game-pass

Respawn’s Vince Zampella Becomes Head of Battlefield Amidst Wider Franchise Changes That Include Creation Of Battlefield Universe

https://www.gameinformer.com/2021/12/02/respawns-vince-zampella-becomes-head-of-battlefield-amidst-wider-franchise-changes-that

Halo Infinite: 343 Industries Is Working To Add Fiesta, SWAT, And Free-For-All Playlists Before End Of Year

https://www.gameinformer.com/2021/12/03/halo-infinite-343-industries-is-working-to-add-fiesta-swat-and-free-for-all-playlists

Josef Fares' It Takes Two hit by Take-Two claim

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