The Girls on Games Podcast

Boyfriend Dungeon, Garden Story, Xbox and the Special Olympics - GoGCast 319

This week’s podcast is chock full of indie game goodness! Nintendo hosted an Indie World Direct announcing that seven games were available right away including two that were highly anticipated by the team: Boyfriend Dungeon and Garden Story. You know they were insta-buys as soon as they were available and we played them! Cat reviews the rogue-like dungeon crawler and dating simulator hybrid Boyfriend Dungeon that lets you date your weapons. Leah shares her first impression of Garden Story, a cute pixel RPG with farming mechanics. 

 

What is Everyone Playing? (00:22:33)

• Boyfriend Dungeon Review  (00:22:43)
• Garden Story First Impressions  (00:43:10)

This Week’s News (00:49:21)

• Nintendo Indie World announces games that are available now and some that are coming soon (00:49:21)
• Xbox Partners with Special Olympics for the Inaugural Gaming for Inclusion Esports Tournament (00:56:03)
• Idris Elba to play Knuckles in Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (01:00:19)

Outro and Wrap-up (01:05:30)

Munchie Pooky: https://www.instagram.com/littlemunchiepooky/ 

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Record Breaking Console Sales, Toxic Culture Tears Apart Indie Studio and more - GoGCast 318

It’s vacation season so Leah hosts a ‘Guys on Games’ episode, featuring guest of the week Sean Capri! Sean tells us all about his podcasts ‘We The GamerCast’, ‘The Xbox Drive’ and ‘The Nintendo Drive’, two of which are recorded while in the drive through getting a cup of joe ☕

While discussing what everyone is playing, Sean manages to convince Leah that picking up Skyward Sword is a good idea for her trip to NFLD, and to avoid Mario Golf. Simon is full into the Final Fantasy world, and Leah is still on that Minecraft grind. 

News wise, they discuss the progress on video game console sales, the treatment of workers not just being a AAA company problem, weird sound bites coming from the zombies in the Back 4 Blood beta and that EA is pretty happy with the sales of the Mass Effect Legendary Edition. 

 

To follow Sean and all the cool things he is working on, follow him on Twitter and check out his YouTube channel.

 

What is Everyone Playing? (00:25:54)

 

• The Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword (00:26:00)
• Mario Golf (00:31:41)
• Final Fantasy I and Final Fantasy XIV (00:39:43)
• Minecraft (00:46:50)

 

This Week’s News (00:51:22)

 

• PS5 is the fastest-selling PlayStation as it hits 10m sales milestone (00:51:22)
• Sony’s $499 PS5 is no longer selling at a loss (00:54:14)
• Nintendo Switch sales slow year-on-year, as console nears 90m (00:57:50)
• Microsoft says Xbox Series X/S are its “fastest-selling consoles ever” (00:59:18)
• How the founder’s toxic culture tore apart Fullbright, the studio behind Gone Home (01:01:12)
• Back 4 Blood Beta Players Think They Hear Zombies Yelling The N-Word [Update] (01:13:15)
• Mass Effect Legendary Edition Sales Were ‘Well Above’ EA’s Expectations (01:16:48)

 

Outro and Wrap-up (01:22:20)

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Annapurna Interactive Showcase, Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster and more - GoGCast 317

Although the stories about Activision-Blizzard are still evolving, we needed a mental health break on this week’s GoGCast. We check out all the games announced at the first Annapurna Interactive. Spoiler alert: Cat is super hyped for Stray, a game where you play a cat with robot friends. Plus, Simon reviews the Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster and Leah shares her first impressions of Microsoft Flight Simulator on console.

What is Everyone Playing? (00:20:10)

• Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster (00:23:17)
• Mini Motorways  (00:28:20)
• MS Flight Simulator (00:29:03)

This Week’s News (00:33:52)

• Annapurna Interactive showcase  (00:33:52)
• Horizon Forbidden West delayed to 2022  (00:43:15)
• EB Games getting rebranded in Canada to GameStop  (00:47:10)
• Followup on Nintendo not being part of the olympic opening ceremonies  (00:53:55)

Outro and Wrap-up (01:03:00)

Simon’s plug of the week: https://www.taskrabbit.ca/

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Activision-Blizzard Lawsuit, EA Play Live and more - GoGCast 316

We have a hard conversation on this week’s GoGCast as we discuss the State of California suing Activision-Blizzard for its toxic and discriminatory work culture. The stories coming from current and ex-employees are just as disgusting as the ones we’ve been hearing coming from other studios such as Riot and Ubisoft. Plus, we recap EA Play Live and geek out about the video game music at the Tokyo Olympics.

What is Everyone Playing? (00:23:25)

This Week’s News (00:34:10)

• Activision Blizzard being sued for toxic and discriminatory work culture (00:34:10)
  • The thread mentioned by Cat: https://twitter.com/javierabegazo/status/1418220415424491521 
• Skulls and Bones stuck in development hell (01:03:18)
• EA Play Live (01:08:29)
• Video game music at the Olympics (01:13:42)

Outro and Wrap-up (01:18:02)

Chef John https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRIZtPl9nb9RiXc9btSTQNw

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Steam Deck and the Actual Netflix of Gaming - GoGCast 315

On this week’s GoGCast, straight from the lackluster reveal of the Nintendo Switch OLED Reveal, Valve announces the Steam Deck: a hand-held PC gaming experience. Plus, after discussing the Netflix of video games so many times, Netflix announces they will add video gaming streaming to their platform.

What is Everyone Playing? (00:26:30)

This Week’s News (00:36:19)

• Valve decided to make their own switch pro and Gabe wants other PC makers to make their own Steam Deck (00:36:19)
• Netflix to add video games on its service at no added cost in the next year  (00:57:35)

Outro and Wrap-up (01:04:23)

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OLED Nintendo Switch, Witchercon, State of Play and more - GoGCast 314

The gaming news cycle is picking up again! Nintendo announced the OLED Nintendo Switch model, the first Witchercon happened and PlayStation held yet another State of Play.

What is Everyone Playing? (00:21:10)

This Week’s News (00:35:34)

• OLED Nintendo Switch model is not the switch pro we were hoping for (00:35:34)
• Witchercon (00:45:29)
• Playstation State of Play (00:52:11)

Outro and Wrap-up (00:57:02)

The SGDQ maimai Finale: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2ogX44s5Cs

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Ghost of Tsushima, Microsoft Gift Card Fraud, Sonic Smut and more - GoGCast 313

It’s a bit of slow news week so we’ve got some weird and wacky stories for you. Like, did you know that the Stars Wars MMORPG was still online and getting updates? And that Trump started his own social media and it’s getting taken over by Sonic smut? We didn’t, we do now, and now so do you. Enjoy!

What is Everyone Playing? (00:18:11)

This Week’s News (00:30:25)

• Ghost of Tsushima director’s cut (00:30:25)
• TIL the Star Wars MMO still exists (00:33:15)
• Microsoft Gift Card Fraud (00:36:05)
• Sonic invading Trump’s new social media (00:42:05)

Outro and Wrap-up (00:50:18)

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Cyberpunk 2077 Updates, AI Voice Acting and Pride Month - GoGCast 312

We’re celebrating Pride Month by sharing some of our favourite LGTBQ+ creators and inclusive games. We chat about Tell Me Why, A Summer’s End: Hong Kong 1986, The Last of Us Part II and more. Plus, we chat about how CDPR is still working on Cyberpunk 2077, AI voice actors reaching the uncanny valley and more.

What is Everyone Playing? (00:24:05)

This Week’s News (00:45:38)

• CDPR says Cyberpunk has reached a satisfactory level of stability (00:45:38)
• Voice AI is scary good now (00:49:37)
• Steam Summer Sale is now! (00:57:44)

This Week’s Topic: Pride Month (01:00:02)

Outro and Wrap-up (01:21:40)

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E3 2021 Wrap-up with Steve Saylor - GoGCast 311

Our friend Steve is back on the #GoGCast to chat E3 2021! We discuss our favourite moments from this year’s E3 as well as our biggest surprises, disappointments and gripes. Finally, we check who won the E3 Predictions game.

What is Everyone Playing? (00:17:42)

• Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart (00:30:57)

This Week’s Topic: E3 2021 Wrap-Up (00:33:39)

Outro and Wrap-up (01:30:20)

The E3 recap site Simon mentionned: https://2021.e3recap.com/ 

Follow Steve: https://stevesaylor.carrd.co/

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E3 Schedule, Leaks, News and more - GoGCast 310

It’s a two woman show for this week’s GoGCast as Simon is out enjoying his hot boi summer and Ali is out finding a unicorn, a.k.a house hunting. Leah and Cat go over the latest E3 news including the conference schedule, some leaks and game delays.

What is Everyone Playing? (00:18:29)

This Week’s News (00:27:44)

• E3 Schedule, Nintendo confirms their usual Presents and Tree House  (00:27:44)
• Leaks are starting, including a possible Marvel x Xcom game  (00:43:29)
• God of War Ragnarakok Delayed  (00:45:35)
• Injustice’s Tone Deaf Pride event  (00:51:11)

Outro and Wrap-up (00:57:45)

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