The Girls on Games Podcast

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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Horizon Forbidden West, Call of Duty, Nintendo eShop and more - GoGCast 342

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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Nintendo Direct, Grand Theft Auto 6 and more, with Naomi Kyle - GoGCast 341

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://twitter.com/NaomiKyle 

https://www.instagram.com/thenaomikyle/ 

https://www.youtube.com/c/naomikyle 

https://www.twitch.tv/naomikyle

Bungie, Sony, Stadia and Wordle - GoGCast 340

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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