The Girls on Games Podcast

Certified Vintage Video Games - GoGCast 194

Would you purchase a certified authentic vintage game? We’ve seen games entering museums, now they are being graded and certified just like vintage comics. Heritage Auctions added games to its roster of collectibles auctions all graded and certified by WataGames. We discuss this new level of game collecting and share first impressions or Farm Together and Degrees of Separation in this week’s GoGCast.
This week in news: Steam details the changes coming in 2019, Forza 4 quietly removes Carleton and Floss dance emotes, AGDQ wraps up its 2019 speedrun event, Ronda Rousey is Sonia Blade in the upcoming Mortal Kombat 11 and Atlas admin account getting compromised made for some funny surprises in game.
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The Games of 2019 - GoGCast 193

For the very first episode of 2019, we look at the games that are coming our way this year. We look at the announced games and discuss which one are on our must play list and which ones we might skip. Plus, we go over the games we played over the Holidays so we have quick reviews of Gris, Mega Aquarium and more.
This week in news: Overwatch releases Bastet event and short story and confirms Soldier 76 identifies as gay and the internet reacts, Bungie splits from Activision and keeps Destiny, Blizzard co-founder to leave company in April, Gris ads refused by Facebook due to ‘sexually explicit content’, Square to organise Final Fantasy themed wedding and Gearbox internal lawsuits.
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Game of the Year 2018 - GoGCast 192

2018 was another solid year in gaming and made choosing our game of the year quite the challenge, a very nice problem to have indeed! We pick our top 3 games of 2018 counting up to our picks for Game of the Year 2018. We also share honourable mentions for games who almost made the list and which games we didn’t have time to play but plan to catch up on in the new year.
What was your Game of the Year 2018? Let us know on Twitter, on Discord or in the comments below.
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2018 Year in Review - GoGCast 191

With one week left to the year, we look back at what made headlines in 2018: studio closures and acquisitions, new stores, killing crunch, exposing toxic culture, promoting accessible gaming and more. We share our biggest news stories of the year, disappointment, surprises and which trends we expect to see in 2019.
Which stories stood out for you this year? Let us know on Twitter, on Discord or in the comments below.
Thank you for spending another year with us! From all of us at Girls on Games, Happy Holidays and happy gaming!
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Game Night! - GoGCast 190

We’re playing games on this week’s GoGCast and we’re inviting you to join in on the fun! Play with us Name That Video Game Sound, Stuck Between an Onyx and a Hard Place (Would You Rather) and Getting Descriptive: Name That Game. Warning: this episode contains a lot of uncontrollable giggling. Oh, and feel free to play these games at your next Holiday party!
This week in news: Discord Store announces 90/10 revenue split, Unreal Engine announces cross platform roadmap, R.I.P. Heroes of the Storm esports, New content coming to Stardew Valley and Top Riot exec gets slap on the wrist for toxic workplace behaviour.
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The Game Awards 2018 with Patricia Summersett and Victoria Atkin - GoGCast 189

This week we round-up the biggest news from the this year's edition of The Game Awards. We share our favourite announcements, our impressions as spectators watching through streaming and what we thought of the show as a whole. Then, we talk with actors Patricia Summersett (Ash in Rainbow Six Siege, Princess Zelda in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild) and Victoria Atkin (Evie Frye in Assassin's Creed Syndicate) who attended The Game Awards in Los Angeles. They share with their experience and their favourite moments from the show.
This week in news: Soulja Boy has a game console, Epic Games launches their own store with a generous revenue share for publishers and Bioware teases the next Dragon Age.
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The State of Open World Games - GoGCast 188

We’re stepping out in the vast open world in this week’s GoGCast. Games like Skyrim, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and The Witcher 3 set a new bar when it comes to open world games in terms of gameplay innovation and quality. Today’s open world games axed features like mini-maps and set task lists in order to prioritize exploration and remove the pressure of completing every bit of content available. We share our favourite open world games, what we love about them, how they’ve changed and how we now approach playing these games.
Motherboard article referenced: https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/qvzj45/open-world-games-finally-got-out-of-their-own-way-in-2017
This week in news: Switch becomes the best selling console during Black Friday, Bethesda giving 500 atoms to gamers who bout the Fallout 76 Collector’s edition in view of poor “bag” quality, Bioware teases Dragon Age announcement and the Xbox adaptive controller makes Time’s Best Invention of 2018 list.
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Interview with Michael Antonakos - GoGCast 187

Michael Anotonakos is our guest for this week’s GoGCast! He’s the actor behind Alexios in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey and his body of work includes Lord of the Rings: The Third Age, Sleeping Dogs, Max Steel, Dead Rising 5, Mass Effect Andromeda, and the upcoming Anthem. We chat with Michael about his work in video games, TV and movies as well as his upcoming short film project An Unexpected Vocation. Plus, Ali talks about the current state of Fallout 76.
This week in news: It’s awards season with the Video Game Awards, Gamer’s Choice Awards and the Golden Joysticks, Playdiablo4.com no longer redirects to Path of Exile, Pokémon Let’s Go beats launch sale records on Switch and Rainbow Six Siege cosmetic changes will only affect players in China.
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Toronto Defiant: interview with Chris Overholt - GoGCast 186

Get to know one of the Overwatch League’s latest team the Toronto Defiant! We chat with Chris Overholt, President and CEO of OverActive Media which owns the Toronto Defiant. Chris comes from professional sport background with an impressive résumé including the Canadian Olympic Committee, the Miami Dolphins, the Florida Panthers and the Toronto Raptors. We chat with Chris about his jump into esports and what’s in store for the Toronto Defiant. Plus Leah shares her first impressions of Pokémon Let’s Go.
This week in news: Disgruntled QA employee leaks most of Black Ops 4 Zombies, Microsoft acquires studios Obsidian and INxile and Sony pulls out of E3 2019.
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Interview with Sam Maggs - GoGCast 185

Author and Senior Writer Sam Maggs is our guest for this week’s GoGCast! Sam is currently a Senior Writer at Insomniac Games, contributed to projects such as Bioware’s Anthem and comics such as Star Trek, and is the author of books THE FANGIRL’S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY, WONDER WOMEN, and the recently published GIRL SQUADS. We chat with Sam about her career in games, her work as an author, nerd over Tamora Pierce books and more.
This week in news: Riot Games releases amazing kpop song and video (bonus: video essay on the visuals on K/DA) but is also getting sued for gender discrimination by former and current employees, Ninja streams with Logic and Rick and Morty but it falls flat and Rainbow Six Siege announces cosmetic changes as the game gets ready for the Asian market.
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