EA Sports FC, Accessibility in Minecraft, Nintendo Indie World Showcase and more - GoGCast 352

Goodbye EA Sports FIFA, hello EA Sports FC ⚽ The rumours were true, EA and FIFA ended their partnership. We also chat about accessibility in Minecraft, round-up the latest news from the Nintendo Indie World Showcase and reminisce about the iPod. All this and more, on this week’s GoGCast.

What is Everyone Playing? (00:26:47)

This Week’s News (00:35:49)

• EA and FIFA ends deals (00:35:49)
• Microsoft and Minecraft accessibility news (00:41:55)
• Gotham Knights PS4 and Xbox One versions canceled (00:47:03)
• Latest Nintendo Indie World Showcase (00:51:47)
• Driftless Nintendo Switch 3rd party controller (00:57:44)
• iPod Touch is officially discontinued (01:00:35)

Outro and Wrap-up (01:14:15)

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Lake, Square Enix, Summer Game Fest - GoGCast 351

You’ve got mail! 📬 On this week’s GoGCast, Catherine goes on a delivery route around a lake town as she reviews cozy video game Lake. Plus, we discuss the latest news regarding the Activision-Blizzard lawsuits, how Square Enix is selling off its western studios and IPs to Embracer Group, and get hyped for the Summer Game Fest stream.

What is Everyone Playing? (00:27:13)

• Lake (00:27:43)

This Week’s News (00:41:55)

• Activision-Blizzard trying to prevent harassment report (00:41:55)
• The city of New York suing Bobby Kotick (00:54:33)
• Square Enix sells western studios and IPs (01:01:24)
• Summer Game Fest stream locked down (01:15:36)

Outro and Wrap-up (01:19:25)

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Xbox and Bethesda Showcase, PlayStation Game Preservation - GoGCast 350

E3 may be officially canceled but not the hype: Microsoft confirmed the Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase is happening June 12th. Plus, we chat about PlayStation’s new Games Preservation team and squeal at cute crocheted Pokémons.

What is Everyone Playing? (00:24:55)

This Week’s News (00:33:32)

• Xbox & Bethesda games showcase announced, June 12, 2022 @ 10amPT, 1pm ET  (00:00:00)
• PlayStation has set up a new Games Preservation team  (00:39:42)
• Bethesda Adds Free Classic Elder Scrolls Games To Steam  (00:43:40)
• Cute story of the week: A Pokemon fan is trying to crochet all of the pokemon!  (00:45:35)

Outro and Wrap-up (00:50:15)

Greg Salazar: https://www.youtube.com/c/GregSalazar/ 

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Ads in F2P Games, Sonic Origins, Portal 3 and more - GoGCast 349

Gotta go fast! On this week’s GoGCast, we discuss Sony considering having ads in free to play games, try to understand the pre-order packages for Sonic Origins, hope that Portal 3 might actually become reality, and more.

What is Everyone Playing? (00:15:05)

This Week’s News (00:35:37)

• Sony considering putting ads in F2P games (00:35:37)
• Sonic Origins announced, with weird DLC (00:49:00)
• Portal writer REALLY wants to make Portal 3 (00:53:12)
• More Star Wars games incoming (00:56:33)
• It Takes Two movie talks happening (01:03:07)

Outro and Wrap-up (01:06:00)

Chef Jean Pierre: https://www.youtube.com/chefjeanpierre/

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MLB The Show 22, Unreal Engine 5, E3 2022 and more - GoGCast 348

Play ball! ⚾ On this week’s GoGCast, Simon has first impressions of MLB The Show 22! Plus we chat about the announcements from the Unreal Engine 5 reveal, E3 2022 being officially canceled, and more.

What is Everyone Playing? (00:20:39)

• MLB The Show 22  (00:32:12)

This Week’s News (00:36:20)

• Star Trek Resurgence  looks great (00:36:20)
• Unreal Engine 5 now available, first games announced and more rumored (00:43:15)
• E3 2022 Canceled (00:47:03)
• F1 NFT Game shuts down (00:51:55)
• Monkey Island Sequel is for real (00:58:47)
• PC Gamers Crowned the Filthiest Gamers according to “study” (01:01:00)

Outro and Wrap-up (01:13:00)

Official Girls on Games curated music playlist on iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/playlist/the-girls-on-games-playlist-312064750-H6RvUAzxG6jaiyeqKaPtUX/ 

Tom Cardy: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW7AGm8JSBEEew61dJIgl_A

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Breath of the Wild 2, PlayStation Plus, Activision-Blizzard lawsuit and more - GoGCast 347

It’s a two woman show for this week’s GoGCast. We lament the next installment of The Legend of Zelda being delayed to next year, catch up on the Activision-Blizzard lawsuits, and finally check out the brand spanking new PlayStation Plus.

What is Everyone Playing? (00:22:12)

This Week’s News (00:34:52)

• The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild 2 delayed (00:34:52)
• Activision-Blizzard settles lawsuit with EEOC (00:37:21)
• PlayStation Plus Revamp and comparison with other services (00:43:19)

Outro and Wrap-up (01:05:20)

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The Witcher, Haven Studio, Fuzzy Controllers, and more - GoGCast 346

A new witcher game announcement, that. On this week’s GoGCast, we chat about CD Projekt Red teasing the next Witcher game, Haven Studio officially becoming a PlayStation studio, new Xbox controllers, and more.

What is Everyone Playing? (00:20:37)

This Week’s News (00:34:48)

• Next Witcher game is in development on Unreal Engine 5 (00:34:48)
• Sony bought Haven studios in Montreal (00:43:30)
• Nintendo Switch has folders in its UI now (00:48:54)
• New Pastel Xbox Controllers (00:50:45)
• Sonic The Hedgehog fuzzy controllers (00:54:10)

Outro and Wrap-up (00:57:46)

Stand with Ukraine Bundle: https://www.humblebundle.com/stand-with-ukraine-bundle

Video Game Poetry: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeLJJ-g4ah5YGvBXIyGb9Ig

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Elden Ring Sales, EA Play, Pokémon ASMR and more - GoGCast 345

Grab some popcorn, we’re having a watch party 🍿 Leah and Simon report back on their theater experience to go see Batman. After that, we relax with some cute Pokémon ASMR videos. Plus, we chat about hate raids on Twitch and EA canceling this year’s EA Play.

What is Everyone Playing? (00:23:00)

This Week’s News (00:38:38)

• Elden Ring biggest launch for a new IP since The Division. Sales top 12mil. (00:38:38)
• Hate raids are still a problem on Twitch (00:44:29)
• No EA Play Live this year (00:47:40)
• Pokémon ASMR (00:52:35)

Outro and Wrap-up (00:58:02)

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PlayStation State of Play, Square Enix Music, and more - GoGCast 344

We have a chill episode of the GoGCast for you this week. We check out the games announced during the latest PlayStation State of Play, do a shocked Pikachu face as we learn that the Microsoft acquisition spawned some insider trading at ActiVision-Blizzard and vibe to our favourite Square Enix game soundtrack thanks to the new official YouTube account.

What is Everyone Playing? (00:19:40)

This Week’s News (00:40:07)

• PlayStation State of Play (00:40:07)
• ActiVision-Blizzard share-holders being investigated for insider trading (00:55:14)
• Chill beats to farm materia to: Square Enix started a YT Music channel (00:58:23)
• Windows drivers now available on SteamDeck (Can install Windows OS) (01:01:51)

Outro and Wrap-up (01:05:51)

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Elden Ring, Valve on NFTs, Pokemon Day Direct and more - GoGCast 343

It’s here, Elden Ring is finally here! Simon gives his first impressions and tell us if Elden Ring lives up to the hype and glowing reviews. Plus, we chat about all the major announcements from the latest Pokémon Direct, why Valve avoids NFTs and Cryptocurrencies and how Epic Games just bought music platform BandCamp.

What is Everyone Playing? (00:28:03)

• Elden Ring (00:32:20)

This Week’s News (00:43:27)

• Pokemon Day Direct (00:43:27)
• Gabe Newell on NFTs and Cryptocurrencies (00:51:52)
• Epic Games bought BandCamp (00:58:43)

Outro and Wrap-up (01:08:45)

The stuff Simon plugged:

https://gamesdonequick.com/framefatales

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/yachtclubgames/mina-the-hollower

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