Words About Games

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0:00:00 - Intro0:12:08 - PS5 Had PlayStation's Biggest Ever Launch, More Stock Coming Before 20210:18:43 - Bringing new IP to the market is “very risky” says PlayStation boss 0:30:44 - Massive Capcom Leaks Reveal Dragon's Dogma 2, Street Fighter 6, and Potentially More 0:44:43 - Microsoft and Sony both "lamented" how next-gen console pre-orders went, Xbox boss says 0:59:41 - Xbox experimenting with how to pay studios for Game Pass "because we don't think we have it figured out" 1:16:27 - Square Enix confirms Avengers missed expectations1:25:24 - New game announcements 1:44:14 - Content Drop (links below) 1:46:33 - Games Out Next Week 1:51:38 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head (Immortals: Fenyx Rising) 1:55:21 - Post-Show Discussion (What would a PlayStation Game Pass look like?)

Content Drop Links:

What are the biggest changes impacting the games industry? - https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-11-26-what-are-the-biggest-changes-impacting-the-games-industry

"The time is right to re-evaluate open worlds. We can do better" - https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-11-24-the-time-is-right-to-re-evaluate-open-worlds-we-can-do-better

From Xenogears to Xenoblade - the history of Monolith Soft - https://kotaku.com/from-xenogears-to-xenoblade-the-history-of-monolith-so-1845759844

Totally Game: How being trans and having Tourette's inspired this young dev - https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/totally-game-how-being-trans-and-having-tourettes-inspired-this-young-dev/

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0:00:00 - Intro 0:09:33 - PlayStation 5 (part 1) 0:13:16 - DualSense controller0:22:06 - PlayStation 5 (part 2) 0:40:33 - Spider-Man: Miles Morales 1:05:14 - Sackboy: A Big Adventure 1:13:23 - Astro's Playroom 1:15:55 - No Man's Sky: Next Generation 1:25:04 - Yakuza: Like A Dragon

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0:00:00 - -Intro0:11:24 - Let’s Talk About Some Of The Game Awards Nominations 0:49:40 - Resident Evil Village launch date leaked in massive Capcom ransomware attack 0:58:25 - Ubisoft removes Skull & Bones studio managing director named in sexual misconduct allegations 1:05:00 - NPD October Breakdown 1:15:57 - 3 Rapid Fire Xbox Stories (Bethesda games, Halo Infinite skips Game Awards, Xbox shortages) 1:24:08 - New game announcements (incl. Project 007, Avengers: Taking Aim)1:32:31 - Content Drop (links below) 1:34:38 - Games Out Next Week 1:36:49 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head (Football Manager 2021) 1:41:27 - Post-Show Discussion (General bickering, vague PS5 controller thoughts, Among Us vengeance)

Content Drop Links Toshihiro Nagoshi, the Yakuza years - Archipel Caravan - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTI7BUZ4rgc

Spider-Man: Miles Morales glitch transforming players into web-slinging wheelie bins - https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-11-17-spider-man-miles-morales-glitch-transforming-players-into-web-slinging-wheelie-bins

Conversation as the crewmate: Understanding the rise of Among Us - https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-11-18-conversation-as-the-crewmate-understanding-the-rise-of-among-us

The 69 biggest, weirdest moments of the decade in PC gaming - https://www.pcgamer.com/the-biggest-weirdest-moments-of-the-decade/

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0:00:00 - Intro0:06:59 - Assassin's Creed Valhalla0:30:13 - Yakuza: Like A Dragon1:05:56 - Dragon Age & Mass Effect romances

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0:00:00 - Intro 0:01:53 - PS5 launch line-up 0:11:32 - It looks like Marvel's Avengers failed to do the business for Square Enix 0:31:07 - Horizon Forbidden West, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, Gran Turismo 7 release dates narrowed down 0:42:35 - Sony Japan ‘has been sidelined’ from PlayStation 5’s launch, a new report claims 0:52:49 - "We refuse to crunch the team" says Apex Legends director 1:01:55 - Xbox Series X & S Have 'Largest Launch in Xbox History' 1:06:23 - Xbox boss denies report of Japanese studio acquisition talks1:13:44 - Take-Two is buying Codemasters 1:18:51 - New game announcements (incl. Mass Effect, Deathloop) 1:32:42 - Content Drop (links below) 1:36:34 - Games Out Next Week 1:39:51 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head (Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity) 1:45:37 - Post-Show Discussion (AEW Wrestling game, Bloodborne, what Amy is going to play on her PS5, PlayStation & Xbox android apps)

Content Drop Links

Here's what a console launch looks like in 2020 - https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-11-10-heres-what-a-console-launch-looks-like-in-2020

Mike Bithell: What I wish I knew when I started in games - https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-11-11-mike-bithell-what-i-wish-i-knew-when-i-started-in-games

Greg Miller Plays Demon Souls on PS5 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lt9F7ohR2dk&ab_channel=KindaFunnyGames

Hades Developers React to 25 Minute 'Fresh File' Speedrun - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKepf4jyn4o&ab_channel=IGN

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0:00:00 - Intro0:05:58 - Phasmophobia0:21:17 - The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope0:40:18 - Superliminal0:50:53 - Telling Lies

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9:32 - Nintendo reports extraordinary sales, profit up 200% 18:12 - CD Projekt Red's share price fell 25% in the last two months24:56 - PS5 won’t be sold in retail stores on launch day, sales are online only 30:51 - PlayStation CEO says VR won’t be a ‘meaningful’ part of gaming for years 44:47 - Sony is reportedly close to buying Crunchyroll for nearly $1 billion 51:00 - You can turn off the PS5 DualSense haptic feedback and adaptive triggers 1:00:35 - Phasmophobia Dev 'Reconsidering' Early Access Plans After Huge Success1:06:08 - Phil Spencer calls for more diverse leaders in games 1:21:00 - New game announcements 1:28:09 - Content Drop (links below) 1:29:23 - Games Out Next Week 1:41:07 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head (Spider-Man: Miles Morales) 1:48:01 - Post-Show Discussion (Upcoming Games)

Content Drop Links:

Saved by Morrowind, striving for Starfield: Todd Howard and the story of Bethesda - https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-11-02-saved-by-morrowind-striving-for-starfield-todd-howard-and-the-story-of-bethesda

Is the games industry open to working class people? - https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-11-02-how-to-break-into-the-industry-from-a-working-class-background

The Political Donations Of Top Video Game Execs - https://kotaku.com/the-political-donations-of-top-video-game-execs-1845565799

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0:00:00 - Intro 0:03:00 - Watch Dogs: Legion 0:22:18 - NHL 210:47:39 - Carto 0:58:14 - F1 2020 1:04:15 - Visage 1:13:23 - Neon Abyss 1:18:25 - Genshin Impact 1:25:27 - Spiritfarer

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0:00:00 - Intro 0:04:20 - Cyberpunk 2077’s latest delay is due to the current-gen console versions, CD Projekt suggests 0:35:57 - Cyberpunk 2077 devs are getting death threats over the delay 0:42:14 - Google distances itself from Stadia creative director Alex Hutchinson 0:51:23 - Xbox boss Phil Spencer teases "streaming sticks" and "Xbox Game Pass Platinum" 1:01:10 - Studio director Chris Lee steps back from Halo Infinite 1:10:21 - PlayStation Plus Collection games confirmed 1:14:31 -Deleting your Facebook account forfeits Oculus VR games you already paid for 1:19:17 - New game announcements 1:33:33 - Content Drop (links below) 1:37:17 - Games Out Next Week 1:42:00 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head (Dirt 5)

Content Drop Links Someone should make a game about: FlashForward - https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-10-28-someone-should-make-a-game-about-flashforward

Astro's Playroom on PS5: a brilliant introduction to the DualSense controller - https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2020-astros-playroom-a-brilliant-introduction-to-dualsense

How Alien Isolation Survived its Difficult Development - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNIfQzAOKT4

Amy, Moody and Keith sit down to discuss the Monster Prom sequel Monster Camp, and Amy reviews Amnesia: Rebirth.

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0:00:00 - Intro 0:03:55 - Monster Prom 2: Monster Camp 0:21:03 - Amnesia: Rebirth 0:35:07 - Scourgebringer0:40:06 - Among Us0:53:58 - Bird Alone