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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 Jul 22, 2019
Monday Jul 22, 2019
This week’s GoGCast is a news round-up. We chat about the Nintendo Switch Lite, Apex Legends cheaters, Zoombinis Remastered and more.
What’s Everyone Playing? (00:03:56)
- Philips Hue Play Review (00:17:57)
- Samsung QLED 8K and moon landing event (00:24:55)
This Week in News (00:27:00)
- Study finds social media is causing depression in teens, not video games (00:27:00)
- Respawn making cheaters play against each other (00:35:05)
- Nintendo switch lite and updated OG switch (00:39:10)
- Zoombinis Remastered (00:51:40)
Outro and Wrap-up (00:58:03)
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Thursday Jul 11, 2019
Thursday Jul 11, 2019
We just passed the mid-year point and it’s time to look back on the games that came out so far and to look forward to those still to come. From the games available so far, we discuss our surprises, disappointments and favourite games. We also chat about which upcoming games we’re excited to play. Plus Simon and Cat recap this year’s edition of Montreal Comiccon.
What’s Everyone Playing? (00:04:00)
This Week in News (00:32:15)
- Montreal Comiccon 2019 recap (00:32:15)
- Cuphead Show Coming to Netflix (00:46:57)
- With Dad’s Support, One Teen is Playing ‘Fortnite’ Instead of Going to High School (00:49:10)
Topic: 2019 in Gaming Mid-Year Review (01:02:21)
Outro and Wrap-up (01:22:00)
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Monday Jul 01, 2019
Monday Jul 01, 2019
Watching people play games online is as popular as playing the games themselves. We know the gaming community is amazing but a toxicity festers within it: console wars, “hard core gamers” and “filthy casuals”, unhealthy competitive behaviours, slurs confused for smack talk, the list goes on. However, what happens when a popular streamer goes beyond said toxicity and not only violates their chosen platform’s ToS but also an industry event’s rules and state law? Not much more than a slap on the wrist it seems. As independent creators including streamers are reaching celebrity status and finding themselves to be role models for a younger audience, we discuss the responsibility that comes with such popularity and the role played by the platform that supports them.
What’s Everyone Playing? (00:05:31)
- Bloodstained First Impressions (00:10:45)
This Week in News (00:29:12)
- Stats shows European gamers not really into gaming streaming services (00:29:12)
- People are pissed about sword and shield’s limited pokedex and game freak responded (00:36:37)
- SGDQ is Live (00:50:00)
Topic: The Responsibility of Streamers (00:51:22)
- How Twitch Is Now Holding Streamers Responsible For Their Audiences (via GamerCrate)
- How much does a streamer make per sub? (via Quora)
Outro and Wrap-up (01:28:05)
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Tuesday Jun 25, 2019
Tuesday Jun 25, 2019
Steve Saylor is back on the GoGCast! He just attended his very first E3 and he tells us all about it and some of the demo he saw and played including Cyberpunk 2077, Ghost Recon Breakpoint, Pokémon Sword and Shield, Watch Dogs Legion and more. Plus we have first impressions of Cadence of Hyrule and Harry Potter: Wizards Unite.
What’s Everyone Playing? (00:02:57)
- Cadence of Hyrule impressions (00:10:13)
This Week in News (00:13:44)
- Riot officially under investigation for gender discrimination (00:13:44)
- Breath of the Wild 2 is DLC that got so big it became a new game (00:18:56)
- Harry Potter Wizards Unite is finally available (00:24:17)
Topic: E3 2019 with Steve Saylor (a.k.a. Blind Gamer) (00:39:01)
Outro and Wrap-up (01:14:10)
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Friday Jun 14, 2019
Friday Jun 14, 2019
Oh how it’s good to be a gamer when June rolls around! E3 2019 has come and gone so it’s time for us to wrap up some of the biggest announcements and news coming out of one of the most important video game event in the world. We share our favourite announcements and moments from the conferences, biggest surprises and some of our disappointments (looking at you Splinter Cell) from the 2019 edition of E3! Strap yourself in, it’s a big one.
Huge shout-out the fine folks that put e3-recap.com toghether! Check it out their interactive archive of all the conferences, trailers and announcements from current and past E3!
What’s Everyone Playing? (00:06:35)
Topic: (00:20:59)
Outro and Wrap-up (01:57:12)
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Wednesday Jun 05, 2019
Wednesday Jun 05, 2019
E3 2019 is almost upon us and it’s time to cast our predictions! The actual Netflix of games? A new Xbox console teased? Dragon Age 4? Dare we say it: Animal Crossing on Switch?! Predictions, wishful thinking, call it what you like but we discuss which announcements and major trends we think will come from E3 2019.
What’s Everyone Playing? (00:04:03)
This Week in News (00:22:22)
Microsoft brings Xbox Game Pass to PC and Xbox Studio games are coming to Steam (00:22:22)
Cuphead heading to… Tesla (00:28:51)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare details and trailer (00:31:56)
The Rainbow Six Canada Nationals are heading to EGLX (00:36:14)
Google Stadia info coming on the 6th (00:37:58)
Topic: E3 2019 Predictions (00:40:00)
Outro and Wrap-up (01:15:50)
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Thursday May 30, 2019
Thursday May 30, 2019
It’s the pre-E3 news scramble with all the teasers, trailers and rumours. We react to the Death Stranding trailer, train Pokémons in our sleep, assemble The Avengers with Square Enix and more.
What’s Everyone Playing? (00:02:25)
This Week in News (00:13:58)
- Gaming Disorder makes the The International Classification of Diseases list (00:13:58)
- Death Stranding trailer and the game is coming November 8th 2019 (00:18:43)
- Great Rune, a new FROMSOFTWARE game in collaboration with George RR Martin (00:24:45)
- Avengers game by Eidos Montreal teased (00:28:09)
- Sonic movie gets delayed to February 14th, 2020 - Happy valentines day! (00:31:18)
- Mario Maker 2 won’t let you play with your friends… who wants to play with their friends anyways? (00:34:35)
- Cadence of Hyrule might be out on May 30 (00:38:03)
- PlayStation Days of Play kicks off June 7 - good deals! (00:40:54)
- Pokémon Press conference announces Pokémon Home, Pokémon Sleep and more (00:43:21)
Outro and Wrap-up (00:59:44)
Monday May 20, 2019
Monday May 20, 2019
In this episode of the GoGCast, we’re crushing candies, clashing clans, catching Pokémons and winning chicken dinners. Following our previous conversation on hypercasual games, we take a look at the current state of mobile gaming as a whole. Mobile gaming is the biggest gaming market, completely overshadowing PC and consoles when it comes to revenue, growth and reach, with its most popular titles being free-to-play. We chat about the current state of mobile gaming and marketplaces and if new services like Apple Arcade can really disrupt the free-to-play model. Plus, Ali shares her first impressions of RAGE 2.
What’s Everyone Playing? (00:06:05)
- RAGE 2 First Impressions (00:10:25)
This Week in News (00:30:30)
- EA Access finally coming to PS4 (00:30:30)
- Hold the console wars: Sony and Microsoft explore strategic partnership (00:35:00)
- Minecraft Earth is an AR game coming soon to mobile (00:39:15)
- WoW Classic launch date announced and beta now live and players are reporting actual game features as bugs. (00:43:50)
Topic: The State of Mobile Gaming (00:51:16)
- Mobile is still the fastest growing market according to App Annie (Gameindustry.biz)
- Apple Arcade wants to slay the free-to-play monster iOS helped create (The Verge)
- iPhone users can sue Apple over App Store, Supreme Court rules (cnet)
Outro and Wrap-up (01:15:48)
Monday May 13, 2019
Monday May 13, 2019
*This episode contains spoilers*
In this special episode, we’re heading back to Hope County as we take a deep dive at Far Cry New Dawn. We trekked through the super bloom, hunted weird looking animals, found a new dog (R.I.P. Boomer), reconnected with old friends and made new ones, took down the highway men and you know what, we wanted to talk about it! So we did. We discuss what’s new, what was brought over from Far Cry 5, what we liked and what we didn’t.
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Monday May 06, 2019
Monday May 06, 2019
Hyper casual games are simple games that offer engaging gameplay in snackable play sessions. Honing in on their streamlined yet gratifying gameplay and low barrier to entry, hyper casual games have created a market estimated to $2 billion in revenue through in-app purchases and advertising. We talk about our favourite hyper casual games and where we see genre going in the future. Plus, we react to the whole Sonic Movie trailer debacle.
What’s Everyone Playing? (00:03:44)
This Week in News (00:15:49)
- Epic Games acquires Psyonix of Rocket League fame (00:15:49)
- Reacting to the live action Sonic movie trailer and the announced changes to the character model (00:20:35)
- Star Wars in For Honor (00:30:38)
Topic: Hyper Casual Games (00:32:05)
- The Truth about Hyper Casual games (Venture Beat)
- What are hyper casual games and how to monetize games (Ironsource blog)
- 100 Million Downloads: How Hyper Casual Mobile Games Are Rewriting the Game Design Rulebook (Mobile Free To Play)
- Top Hyper Casual Games of 2018 (Rising High Academy)
Outro and Wrap-up (00:57:50)
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