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Weekly video game podcast with a dash of geek culture! The GoGCast features industry news, round table discussions and engaging interviews.
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Saturday Apr 02, 2022
Saturday Apr 02, 2022
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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Saturday Mar 26, 2022
Saturday Mar 26, 2022
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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Friday Mar 18, 2022
Friday Mar 18, 2022
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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Saturday Mar 12, 2022
Saturday Mar 12, 2022
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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Thursday Mar 03, 2022
Thursday Mar 03, 2022
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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Friday Feb 25, 2022
Friday Feb 25, 2022
Simon is back from his vacation and he’s played a lot of Pokémon Legends: Arceus while traveling. Leah shares her first impressions of Horizon Forbidden West and spoiler alert, it’s good. Plus we chat about Call of Duty skipping a release year, Nintendo closing the WiiU and 3DS eShops, and more.
What is Everyone Playing? (00:15:05)
- Horizon Forbidden West first impressions (00:37:45)
This Week’s News (00:47:23)
- Call Of Duty will skip a year for the first time in 2004 (00:47:23)
- Nintendo closing WiiU and 3DS eShops in 2023 (00:49:41)
- How Brexit is affecting the UK Game Industry (00:55:39)
- Pokémon day is coming and there’s a Presents stream scheduled (01:02:54)
Outro and Wrap-up (01:06:16)
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Monday Feb 14, 2022
Monday Feb 14, 2022
Kirby, is that a whole car in your mouth? 😳 Special guest Naomi Kyle joins us on this week’s GoGCast to chat about the latest Nintendo Direct which teased Mouthful Mode in the next Kirby game and more. Plus we discuss the latest news regarding Call of Duty and Grand Theft Auto 6.
What is Everyone Playing? (00:23:57)
This Week’s News (00:36:39)
- Nintendo Direct on 2022 Switch Releases (00:36:39)
- Activision Blizzard Call of Duty updates (01:03:14)
- Rockstar GTA6 is confirmed in development (01:10:15)
- Woman saved in part because of Worlde (01:28:10)
Outro and Wrap-up (01:29:40)
Follow Naomi:
https://www.instagram.com/thenaomikyle/
Monday Feb 07, 2022
Monday Feb 07, 2022
The acquisition train is still chugging along, gamers! On this week’s GoGCast, we discuss Bungie’s $3.6b deal with Sony and The New York Times buys viral free word game Wordle. Meanwhile, Stadia is officially no longer a priority at Google.
What is Everyone Playing? (00:24:00)
This Week’s News (00:43:26)
- Stadia reportedly "deprioritised" as Google focuses on selling streaming tech to third-parties (00:43:26)
- Sony buying Bungie for 3.6b (00:52:30)
- New York Times buys Wordle (01:00:00)
- Toto’s ‘Africa’, covered in Zelda Majora’s Mask instruments (01:07:05)
Outro and Wrap-up (01:11:00)
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Monday Jan 31, 2022
Monday Jan 31, 2022
We’re snapping photos of cute dogs, catching Pokémon and saving Hell from the angels on this week’s GoGCast! Cat reviews Pupperazzi, an adorable game where you have to take photos of cute dogs. Simon discovers a love for deck building rogue-like games thanks to Monster Train. Leah yet again goes on a quest to be the very best and catch them all in Pokémon Legends: Arceus. Plus, we chat about how a market study about the gaming habits of 2021, how EA is working on three Star Wars games and more.
What is Everyone Playing? (00:22:16)
- Pupperazzi (00:22:25)
- Monster Train (00:31:33)
- Pokémon Legends: Arceus (00:37:52)
This Week’s News (00:56:25)
- Old Games, Fifa and Switch dominated in 2021 (00:56:25)
- EA is working on three new Star Wars games (01:03:02)
- Steam Deck launching Feb 25th (01:08:50)
Outro and Wrap-up (01:15:37)
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Monday Jan 24, 2022
Monday Jan 24, 2022
This week, we saw the biggest acquisition in video game history as Microsoft announced it was acquiring Activision-Blizzard for a whopping $67.8 billion USD. We chat about what it means for the industry, the current on-going lawsuits and the future of Activision-Blizzard games. Plus, Leah and Simon share their first impressions of Rainbow Six: Extraction, the PVE co-op shooter spin-off game.
What is Everyone Playing? (00:16:08)
- Rainbow Six: Extraction Review (00:19:25)
The article Simon mentioned: https://www.escapistmagazine.com/bad-games-are-better-than-bland-games-extra-punctuation/
This Week’s News (00:44:44)
- Microsoft acquires Activision-Blizzard amongst on-going lawsuits and labour disputes (00:44:44)
Outro and Wrap-up (01:10:45)
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