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Bless Unleashed, Ori and the Will of the Wisps, E3 cancelled - GoGCast 249

2020 is not E3’s year, quite literally. After many hits to the event’s glamour, E3 2020 was officially cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns. Speaking of sink or swim, Gamestop is rethinking their stores and Reggie Fils-Aimé joins their board of directors. But it’s not all bad news bears: we also have game reviews! Ali tried Xbox exclusive MMO Bless Unleashed and Leah played Ori and the Will of the Wisps.

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What is Everyone Playing? (00:10:11)

• Bless Unleashed first impressions (00:16:03)
• Ori and the Will of the Wisp Review (00:26:02)

This Week’s News (00:35:52)

• Small freakout about how Animal Crossing coming soon (00:35:52)
• E3 Cancelled, we’re expecting digital conferences à la Nintendo Direct and GDC is doing a virtual conference (00:45:03) 
• Gamestop announces new game store types and Reggie Fils-Aimé joins their board of directors (00:55:52)

Outro and Wrap-up (01:03:24)

 

DISCLAIMER: Bless Unleashed and Ori and the Will of the Wisps review codes provided by Xbox. The opinions expressed in the article above have not been affected by, dictated or edited in any way by the provider. For more information please see Girls on Games’ Code of Journalistic Ethics.

3 Years of Nintendo Switch - GoGCast 248

Happy birthday to the Nintendo Switch! 🥳 It was 3 years ago that codename Nintendo NX was announced as the Nintendo Switch: a console for home and on the go. We reminisce about our time with the console: what were our first impressions on announce, why we got it, what we like about, what we don’t and share our favourite games to play on the Switch. 

Crew check-in (00:03:15)

• Assassin’s Creed Gold first impression (00:06:42)
• Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet (00:10:21)

What is Everyone Playing? (00:17:47)

• The Division 2: Warlords of New York 1st Impressions (00:24:45)
• FF7R Demo (00:27:00)
• Garden Story demo (00:33:18)
• Bloodroots first impressions (00:36:35)

This Week’s News (00:41:11)

• GDC Postponed due to COVID-19 outbreak (00:41:11)
• But so far E3 is still on but the City of LA might take care of that (00:42:22)
• Speaking of which, Iam8bit dropped E3 like a hot potato (00:42:24)
• Last of Us HBO series replaces previously teased movie (00:48:42)
• Death Stranding PC release: June 2nd (00:49:36)
• New RIOT class based tactical FPS gets a name: Valorant  (00:50:11)

This Week’s Topic: 3 Years of Nintendo Switch (00:54:21)

Outro and Wrap-up (01:19:50)

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Two Point Hospital, Xbox Series X and more Animal Crossing: New Horizons - GoGCast 247

Gather around villagers and would-be travellers, Ali excitedly discusses everything announced in the Animal Crossing: New Horizon direct during this week’s episode of the GoGCast. We also discuss the latest news about the Xbox Series X and mourn the loss of the creator of the Konami Code. Leah and Ali also share their first impressions of management sim game Two Point Hospital.

Crew Check-in (00:02:28)

What is Everyone Playing? (00:23:10)

• Two Point Hospital first impressions (00:28:50)

This Week’s News (00:43:08)

• Updates on Riot lawsuits: Plaintiffs won’t settle for $10m anymore following state recommendations (00:43:08)
• Xbox Series X: What You Can Expect From the Next Generation of Gaming (00:47:09)
• Konami Code creator Kazuhisa Hashimoto dies at 61 (00:53:17) 
• Everyone and their mother cancelling trips to GDC  (EA, Konami, PS, Facebook) (00:54:04)
• Animal Crossing Direct Round-up (00:59:58)

Outro and Wrap-up (1:16:12)

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Darskiders Genesis, Persona 5 Royal, Animal Crossing and more - GoGCast 246

We’ve got another episode of news and reviews for you guys on this week’s episode of the GoGCast. Leah takes on hordes of demons and shares her first impressions of Darksiders Genesis. We also discuss Persona The Royal changing some questionable scenes for the western release and PlayStation pulling out of PAX East due to concerns regarding COVID-19. Finally, we get hyped for the return of Animal Crossing and Cooking Mama!

Crew Check-in (00:02:05)

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

• Darksiders Genesis first impressions (00:36:42)

This Week’s News (00:41:40)

• P5R to change homophobic scenes for western release (00:41:40) 
• Sony cancels PAX East appearance due to concerns re: COVID-19 (00:51:44)
• Animal Crossing Nintendo Direct Coming This Week (01:00:20)
• Cooking Mama is coming back (01:04:14)

Outro and Wrap-up (01:07:37)

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Tiny Games Hypecast - GoGCast 245

Happy Valentine’s Day, gamers! We’re celebrating by sharing the love and hyping up smaller games that we’re excited to play and think that deserve a bit of a signal boost. These are games made by smaller teams; diamonds in the rough that we expect to become hidden gems of game stores and, there we say it, some may even reach cult favourite status? So, sit back, pour yourself a glass of wine, maybe some chocolate, cozy up and enjoy our tiny games hypecast.

What is Everyone Playing? (00:12:37)

• Dreams first impressions (00:18:34)

This Week’s News (00:26:08)

• Bioware rumoured to overhaul Anthem (00:26:08)
• Stardew Valley Creator is Working on Two New Games (00:33:38)
• Flash support is ending in 2020… so how do we preserve the games? (00:37:10)
• More E3 2020 fall out - sad slow decline (00:44:23)

This Week’s Topic: Tiny Game Hypecast (00:50:04)

• Mineko’s Night Market (00:51:15)
• Boyfriend Dungeon (00:54:27)
• Way to the Woods (00:57:04)
• Hokko Life (01:00:37)
• Atomic Heart (01:03:16)
• Monster Squad’s Unnamed Project (01:06:09)
• Garden Story (01:09:53)
• Unpacking (01:13:26)
• Rolling Hills (01:16:40)

Outro and Wrap-up (01:22:48)

DISCLAIMER: Dreams review code provided by PlayStation Canada. The opinions expressed in the article above have not been affected by, dictated or edited in any way by the provider. For more information please see Girls on Games’ Code of Journalistic Ethics.

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Jedi Fallen Order, Rockstar Games, Warcraft III Reforged and more - GoGCast 244

We do a quick news round-up for this week’s episode of the GoGCast. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order proves to EA that single player games aren’t dead by selling 8 million copies. Rockstar Games co-founder Dan Houser announced that he will leave the company as of March. Nvidia’s joins the streaming wars as GeForce Now leaves beta. Finally, we discuss why Warcraft III Reforged was renamed “WarCraft III Refund” by disgruntled players.

What is Everyone Playing? (00:04:54)

• https://twitter.com/_wholesomegames

This Week’s News (00:19:25)

• Jedi: Fallen Order proves EA wrong about single player games by selling 8m copies (00:19:25)
• Rockstar co-founder leaves company (00:24:46)
• Nvidia’s GeForce Now leaves beta (00:29:10)
• Warcraft 3 Reforged fiasco  (00:35:46)
• Death Stranding controller mod… for a treadmill? (00:48:07)

Outro and Wrap-up (00:54:51)

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Journey to the Savage Planet and Temtem - GoGCast 243

Join us for a very colourful voyage across distant lands populated by wondrous creatures in this week’s GoGCast. 🚀🪐 We have 2 game reviews for you guys in this episode: Ali takes an adventure to the planet ARY-26 in Journey to the Savage Planet and Simon played the Pokémon-inspired creature collection MMORPG Temtem!

What is Everyone Playing? (00:10:23)

This Week’s News (00:23:40)

• Federal court: Getting muted in RuneScape doesn’t violate your civil rights (00:23:40)
• Stadia has officially gone 40 days without a new game announcement/release, feature update, or real community update (00:30:03)

This Week’s Topic: Game Reviews (00:42:19)

• Journey to the Savage Planet (00:42:19)
• Temtem (00:55:30)

Outro and Wrap-up (01:10:18)

DISCLAIMER: Journey To The Savage Planet review code provided by Typhoon Studiosa. The opinions expressed in the article above have not been affected by, dictated or edited in any way by the provider. For more information please see Girls on Games’ Code of Journalistic Ethics.

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Project: Mara, Cyberpunk 2077 and more - GoGCast 242

Remember last episode when we talked about the many game delays? Uh huh? Well, we have more: Dying Light 2, Iron Man VR and, of course, Cyberpunk 2077. Plus, Ninja Theory announces horror game called Project: Mara, the State of California thinks the Riot settlement should be $400 million and a fan made the cutest Untitled Goose Game LEGO set.

Crew Check-In (00:02:35)

What is Everyone Playing? (00:11:32)

This Week’s News (00:30:15)

• Cyberpunk delayed, studio confirms crunch (00:30:15)
• Dying Light 2 and Iron Man VR Delayed (00:37:49)
• Ninja Theory Reveals a New Game that Aims to 'Recreate the Horrors of the Mind (00:44:52)
• Riot lawsuit update, State says Riot needs to pay more (00:49:42)
• Fan-made Untitled Goose game LEGO set is so cute (00:56:56)

Outro and Wrap-up (01:00:05)

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Delayed Games, E3 2020, Pokémon DLC - GoGCast 241

GoGCast: Huh, doesn’t seem to be a lot of news this week…
Square Enix: Hold my materia.
Sony: Hold my DualShock.

We’re back to our regular programming folks, chatting about the games we played and the latest video game news. The Avengers and Final Fantasy VII Remake are delayed, Sony won’t be at E3 again this year, Game Freak announces a DLC for Pokémon Sword and Shield, and more. We also chat The Witcher 3 and Monster Hunter World: Iceborn. 

(Programming note: this episode was recorded prior to CD Projekt Red announcing that they were delaying Cyberpunk 2077 to September.)

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

• Monster Hunter World: Iceborn first impressions (00:27:09)

This Week’s News (00:32:01)

• Sony's skips E3 again this year (00:32:01)
• Avengers and  FF7 Remake delayed (00:43:01)
• Nintendo World Japan Trailer (00:48:36)
• Pokémon Direct News: DLC announcements (00:53:46)
• Simon rants about this Monster Hunter World: Iceborn review (00:59:02)

Outro and Wrap-up (01:06:36)

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Our Games of the Decade - GoGCast 240

We picked our top 5 games of the last decade and this was harder than we care to admit. Do you know how many great games came out in the last ten years? A LOT! 😱 So listen to find out which were our favourite games on the 2010s.

Bonus round! Check out Ali’s blog post where she picks a game for every year of the decade: https://eightbitblonde.blog/2019/12/31/top-10-games-of-the-decade/

Share with us your favourite game of the 2010s on Twitter, Facebook, in our Discord server or in the comments below.

Crew Check-in (00:03:15)

What is Everyone Playing? (00:14:28)

• Unravel 2 first impressions (00:16:25)

This Week’s Topic: Games of the Decade (00:30:23)

• 5 Runner Ups (00:32:58)
• 5 Top Games (01:02:53)

Outro and Wrap-up (01:27:19)