The Girls on Games Podcast

2021 Year in Review - GoGCast 335

Happy New Year! 🥳🥂 As we are in the first few days of 2022 and still in the midst of a global pandemic, we take one last look at the year that was 2021. We chat about the biggest news stories, disappointments and surprises of the last year and share what we look forward to for the new one.
What is Everyone Playing? (00:23:57)
This Week’s Topic: 2021 Year in Review (00:39:59)
Biggest News Stories (00:41:13)
Biggest Disappointments (00:58:22)
Biggest Surprises (01:10:50)
Looking forward to 2022 (01:22:09)
Outro and Wrap-up (01:27:40)
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Special Holiday Game Night - GoGCast 334

It’s time for one of our favourite yearly Holiday traditions: Game Night! Grab some drinks and some snacks and play along with us. Test your knowledge in a round of Video Game Trivia, have some laughs guessing Poorly Described Video Games and test your musical ear in Guess That Video Game Song. Enjoy!
 
This Week’s Topic: Game Night (00:03:00)
Video game trivia  (00:05:55)
Guess the poorly described video games  (00:31:56)
Guess that video game song  (00:38:00)
Outro and Wrap-up (01:02:00)
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The Game Awards 2021 Wrap-up - GoGCast 333

Another edition of The Video Games Awards has come and gone. We wrap-up what happened on this year’s edition of the awards: what we thought of the show, our favourite announcements and we tally who won our prediction game.
What is Everyone Playing? (00:19:06)
This Week’s Topic: The Game Awards Wrap-up (00:51:25)
Game Announcements
Award Winners
Outro and Wrap-up (01:16:20)
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Halo Infinite Campaign, Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker and more - GoGCast 332

Hop in the Warthog, Spartan, we're saving Cortana! On this week's GoGCast, Leah has first impressions of the Halo Infinite Campaign and Simon managed to beat the queue and log into Final Fantasy XIV to play Endwalker, the latest expansion. Plus we chat console shortage and Holiday shopping, PlayStation planning to take on Gamepass and Activision-Blizzard's presence at the upcoming Game Awards.
What is Everyone Playing? (00:16:50)
Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker (00:28:00)
Halo Infinite Campaign First Impressions (00:31:11)
This Week’s News (00:42:14)
Console shortage and holiday shopping  (00:42:14)
Playstation new service to take on Gamepass  (00:52:45)
Activision Blizzard will not be a part of the Game Awards outside of nominations  (00:59:40)
Outro and Wrap-up (01:08:35)
Low-Poly twitter accounts:
https://twitter.com/LowPolly 
https://twitter.com/lowpolyanimals 
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Activision-Blizzard, Animal Crossing Happy Home Paradise and Black Friday - GoGCast 331

This week on the GoGCast, we catch up on the latest news regarding the Activision-Blizzard lawsuits and toxic work culture, see what people are building in Animal Crossing Happy Home Paradise, and crown the Xbox Series S the big winner of this year’s Black Friday sales.
What is Everyone Playing? (00:24:55)
This Week’s News (00:34:07)
The Activision-Blizzard the story so far and why Jen Oneal left (00:34:07)
Animal Crossing players are designing cannabis dispensary (00:50:35)
The best selling console during Black Friday as the Xbox Series S (00:55:55)
Animal Crossing had a Black Friday event (01:02:54)
Outro and Wrap-up (01:04:10)
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The Game Awards Betting Game, 2021 Edition! - GoGCast 330

Let the games begin! The nominees are out for this year’s edition of The Game Awards so it’s time for our annual betting game! We picked 14 out of the 30 categories, and place our bet on which game will take home the trophy. Play along with us and tune in to The Game Awards on December 9th to see which predictions came true. Plus, we share our first impressions of the Halo Infinite Multiplayer Beta.
What is Everyone Playing? (00:29:35)
Halo Infinite Multiplayer Beta (00:29:40)
This Week’s Topic: The Game Awards Bets (00:45:00)
Outro and Wrap-up (01:12:30)
Summoning Salt video recommended by Simon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NscWoJVrEfw
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Forza Horizon 5, Metroid Dread, and more, with Level Zero Podcast - GoGCast329

Preston Willke of Level Zero Podcast joins us for this review filled GoGCast! We first drive our dream cars through beautiful Mexico in Forza Horizon 5. Then we face X Parasites in Metroid Dread. Finally, we take an emotional journey in Before Your Eyes. Plus we chat about the 20 year anniversary of Xbox, rumours about Halo Infinite, GTA Trilogy’s rocky launch and more.
What is Everyone Playing? (00:25:17)
Forza Horizon 5 (00:25:17)
New World (00:48:00)
Metroid Dread (00:50:28)
Before Your Eyes (00:53:15)
 
This Week’s News (00:59:42)
Forza Horizon 5 is Microsoft Game Studios’ biggest game launch  (00:59:42)
GTA Trilogy unplayable on PC, affects entire Rockstar lineup on PC  (01:02:38)
Xbox 20th anniversary event Monday  (01:07:29)
Rumor: Halo Infinite multiplayer coming on Monday?  (01:08:55)
 
Outro and Wrap-up (01:16:24)
 
The From Soft content creators Simon mentioned:
https://www.youtube.com/c/ZullietheWitch https://www.youtube.com/c/VaatiVidya 
 
Follow Preston on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ptwillke 
Check out Level Zero Podcast: https://levelzeropod.com/
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Animal Crossing New Horizons 2.0, Elden Ring Gameplay Reveal and more - GoGCast 328

It’s here, it’s here! The Animal Crossing New Horizons 2.0 update is live and so is the Happy Home Paradise DLC! We chat about everything new and shiny for your island. Plus, we chat about Blizzard delaying both Overwatch 2 and Diablo 4, Devolver Digital acquiring studios, the Elden Ring gameplay preview and more.
What is Everyone Playing? (00:15:10)
Animal Crossing New Horizons 2.0 and Happy Home Paradise DLC (00:15:10)
This Week’s News (00:35:26)
FF14 Endwalker delayed 2 weeks  (00:35:26)
Overwatch 2 and Diablo 4 delayed  (00:41:23)
Elden Ring gameplay preview  (00:49:55)
Square Enix blames Crystal Dynamics for disappointing Marvel’s Avengers game  (00:52:15)
Devolver on a roll acquires studios and goes public  (01:00:50)
Outro and Wrap-up (01:06:02)
Steve Saylor’s Accessibility Review of Forza Horizon 5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kXQKLskFxE 
Cecilia Blomdahl: https://www.youtube.com/c/CeciliaBlomdahl 
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Unpacking, Xbox and Sega, PlayStation State of Play and more - GoGCast 327

Moving doesn’t have to be stressful and can be wholesome? It is in Unpacking! Leah reviews Unpacking, a low stress game about unpacking your things and putting them away 😌 Plus, we chat about Xbox partnering with Sega, the latest PlayStation State of Play and more.
What is Everyone Playing? (00:21:28)
Unpacking review (00:33:25)
This Week’s News (00:41:42)
Acti-Blizz CEO ends forced arbitration and takes massive pay cut (00:41:42)
Xbox Hardware Sales Rise By 166%, partners with SEGA (00:52:14)
Ubisoft is partnering with NFT game developers (00:57:14)
PlayStation State of Play (01:05:15)
Outro and Wrap-up (01:09:37)
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Haunted Chocolatier, Rider‘s Republic, Guardians of the Galaxy and more - GoGCast 326

Managing a chocolate shop in a haunted mansion? Yes please! This week, we gush over the recently teased Haunted Chocolatier which is the next game by Stardew Valley creator Concerned Ape. Plus, Leah has first impressions of Rider’s Republic and Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy.
What is Everyone Playing? (00:29:56)
Rider’s Republic free trial (00:35:00)
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy first impressions (00:47:04)
This Week’s News (00:54:22)
CDPR acquires The Molasses Flood Studio (00:54:22)
Concerned Ape’s next game is called Haunted Chocolatier (00:57:36)
Simon God of war coming to PC: Confirms Nvidia database leak (01:03:01)
Outro and Wrap-up (01:11:07)
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