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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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Monday May 04, 2020
Monday May 04, 2020
It’s happened. Ali is actually excited about an Assassin's Creed Game! 😲 In this episode of the GoGCast, we get really hyped about Assassin's Creed Valhalla and also discuss how new events like Summer Game Fest might mean the end of E3 as we know it.
What is Everyone Playing? (00:19:05)
This Week’s News (00:48:28)
- Nintendo data breach, set up 2FA on your Nintendo ID (00:48:28)
- Gamespot announced online gaming event in June and Summer Game Fest is a 4 month digital event (00:52:14)
- Assassin’s Creed Valhalla reveal (01:07:05)
- Xbox event Thursday May 7 detailing games coming for next gen (01:17:18)
Outro and Wrap-up (01:29:50)
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Friday Apr 24, 2020
Friday Apr 24, 2020
On this week’s episode of the GoGCast, Simon makes bank with the stalk market in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Ali gets roped into playing Phantasy Star Online 2, CS:GO and Team Fortress 2 source code leaks online, Crysis gets remastered and more.
What is Everyone Playing? (00:21:34)
This Week’s News (00:46:10)
- Jason Schreir leaves Kotaku for Bloomberg (00:46:10)
- Crysis is getting remastered (00:56:05)
- CSGO and TF2 source code from 2017 leaked (00:57:17)
- Animal Crossing is selling gangbusters and announces its next wave of new content (01:04:15)
Outro and Wrap-up (01:13:49)
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Friday Apr 17, 2020
Friday Apr 17, 2020
On this week’s GoGCast, we chat about the games we’re playing and do a quick news round-up. Simon shares his first impression of Valorant, Riot’s upcoming arena first person shooter game, and we chat about the latest Nintendo Switch update, Steam’s Game Festival, the ESRB adding lootboxes to their rating labels, and more.
What is Everyone Playing? (00:13:10)
- Valorant 1st impressions (00:30:35)
This Week’s News (00:53:58)
- Nintendo Switch control remapping (00:53:58)
- Sabotage studio making Chrono Trigger Sea of Stars (00:57:16)
- New Crysis game in the making? (01:01:38)
- Steam game festival: Summer Edition announced (01:03:30)
- ESRB announces new ratings label for games with loot boxes (01:06:01)
Outro and Wrap-up (01:12:10)
Check out Leah’s appearance on the PSVG podcast: https://psvg.podbean.com/e/psvg-prime-226-peeps-on-a-stick-w-leah-jewer/
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Friday Apr 10, 2020
Friday Apr 10, 2020
It’s another chill episode of the GoGCast this week. We chat a bit more about Yakuza 0 and Animal Crossing: New Horizons and dive into this week’s gaming news including IGN announcing their Summer of Gaming digital event and Sony releasing information about the PlayStation 5 DualSense controller.
What is Everyone Playing? (00:09:32)
Yakuza 0 and Animal Crossing: New Horizons
This Week’s News (00:29:42)
- Video Game events rapide fire (00:29:32)
- Sony casually announces PS5 DualSense controller (00:39:38)
- You can now do Real Science in Borderlands 3, of all Places (00:56:16)
Outro and Wrap-up (00:58:40)
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Saturday Apr 04, 2020
Saturday Apr 04, 2020
In this episode, we talk about the games we’re currently playing because it’s what we’ve been doing: staying in and gaming. We chat a bit more about Animal Crossing: New Horizons but also dive into Jedi: Fallen Order, Control, Yakuza 0, Dragon’s Dogma and the latest Runescape update.
We hope all of you are safe and healthy and that we're able keep you company for a little while and brighten your day.
What is Everyone Playing? (00:16:03)
This Week’s News (00:42:29)
- Changes to Pokémon Go so people can play from home (00:42:29)
- PlayStation delays The Last of Us II and Iron Man VR indefinitely (00:47:50)
- Rumours for Mario’s 35th birthday: 64, Sunshine and Galaxy remastered, more to come (00:52:50)
Outro and Wrap-up (00:55:18)
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Friday Mar 27, 2020
Friday Mar 27, 2020
As we stay home and safe, we find our happy place playing games. Pascal, our resident sports reviewer, joins us to review MLB The Show 20 and discuss the format of sports games in general. He and Leah also review one of the biggest games of the year and a definite source of warmth, calm and happiness in these uncertain times: Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
Enjoy this week’s episode and we hope you are all healthy and safe.
What is Everyone Playing? (00:15:58)
- Sleight of Spire 1st impressions (00:19:38)
- MLB The Show 2020 Review (00:26:56)
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons Review (00:44:54)
This Week’s News (01:04:52)
- Master list of free games to play during self isolation (01:04:52)
- Classic media turning to esports and video games in times of need (01:09:06)
- Canadian Game Awards postponed (01:13:54)
Outro and Wrap-up (01:16:50)
DISCLAIMER: MLB The Show 20 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.
Friday Mar 20, 2020
Friday Mar 20, 2020
You asked them, we answered them! To celebrate our 250th episode, we answer your burning questions about the show, about us, about video games and more! Thank you to everyone that submitted a question, recorded or through comments, Twitter or Discord. Plus, we break down the tech sheets of the Xbox One Series X and PlayStation 5, and discuss all the games we’re playing while we wait for Animal Crossing New Horizons.
250 episodes is quite the milestone for our little podcast and we’re stoked to have you with us on this journey, sharing our love for video games. Cheers, gamers! To 250 more! 🎉
What is Everyone Playing? (00:23:48)
- Hidden Through Time 1st impressions (00:30:50)
- Dungeon Drafters 1st impressions (00:35:30)
- Call of Duty Warzones (00:37:13)
This Week’s News (00:42:11)
- Console tech specs for the XBOX Series X and PlayStation 5 (00:42:11)
- Microsoft Hosted Game Stack Streams (00:55:05)
This Week’s Topic: Ask Us Anything (00:57:16)
Outro and Wrap-up (01:39:57)
Friday Mar 13, 2020
Friday Mar 13, 2020
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.
🚨 Announcement 🚨 We’re doing a special call-in show for episode 250! Visit speakpipe.com/girlsongames to record a question for us to answer. We'll play as many of your messages as we can in the next episode of the podcast!
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.
Saturday Mar 07, 2020
Saturday Mar 07, 2020
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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Friday Feb 28, 2020
Friday Feb 28, 2020
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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