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This week we played Helldivers 2 and the first of two demos for one of the worst named video games of all time - Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth! Then we dive into the unethical way the military is influencing your kids. Abiotic factor takes us back to the heyday of the Half-Life era, and Larian reminds us they made a great game and continue to make it greater. Lastly we discuss Millenia, a game that might give Civ a run for it’s money! Helldivers 2 - The Galaxy’s Last Line of Offence. Enlist in the Helldivers and join the fight for freedom across a hostile galaxy in a fast, frantic, and ferocious third-person shooter. - Arrowhead Game Studios (Steam, PS5, available now) The US military is embedded in the gaming world. Its target: teen recruits - Article by The Guardian Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth - FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH is the highly anticipated new story in the FINAL FANTASY VII remake project, a reimagining of the iconic original game into three standalone titles by its original creators. In this game, players will enjoy various new elements as the story unfolds, culminating in the party’s journey to “The Forgotten Capital” from the original FINAL FANTASY VII. - (PS5, Feb 29th 2024) Abiotic Factor - Abiotic Factor is a survival crafting experience for 1-6 players set in the depths of an underground research facility. Caught between paranormal containment failure, a military crusade, and chaos from a dozen realms, the world’s greatest minds must survive against the universe’s biggest threats. - Deep Field Games (Steam https://store.steampowered.com/app/427410/Abiotic_Factor/, May 2nd 2024) Everything We Know About Baldur’s Gate 3’s Sixth Big Patch - Article by Kotaku Millennia - Create your own nation in Millennia, a historical turn-based 4X game that challenges your strategic prowess across 10,000 years of history, from the dawn of humanity to our possible futures. - C Prompt Games (Steam, Coming Soon)
Backrooms - The Backrooms is an Online Co-Op experience with friends, dynamic levels, and proximity voice chat. Every second week new level will be added! Or CREATE your own levels with the in-game level editor! Face the unknown together, communicating strategically in this immersive and chilling adventure. - Found Footage Studios (Steam, March 2024) Star Trucker - Haul cargo, trade salvage and keep your space suit close as you search for fame and fortune among the stars in a game that puts an interstellar twist on the truck sim genre. - Monster and Monster (Steam, TBA 2024) Dungeonborne - Dungeonborne is an immersive first-person PvPvE dungeon crawler. Venture solo or join forces with trusted companions to hunt for treasure, explore ominous dungeons, and battle terrifying monsters and cunning adversaries. Escape before succumbing to darkness and greed. - Mithril Interactive (Steam, TBA) Echo Point Nova - Grappling hook. Hoverboard. Guns. Featuring singleplayer and online co-op. By the creators of Severed Steel. - Greylock Studio (Steam, TBA 2024) Lightyear Frontier - Lightyear Frontier is a peaceful open-world farming adventure on a planet at the far edge of the galaxy. Climb into your versatile mech and start your new home on a distant planet with up to 3 friends as you farm alien crops, build your own homestead, and explore the untamed wilderness of the world. - FRAME BREAK, Amplifier Studios (Steam, March 19 2024) Rotwood - Rotwood is a 1-4 player hack-and-slash dungeon crawler by the makers of Don't Starve and Mark of the Ninja. Battle corrupted beasts, gather what remains, and forge a safe haven with your friends. - Klei Entertainment (Steam, TBA) Layoffs are sucking the joy out of video games | This week's gaming news - Article by Engadget The Console Wars Are Over. Some Influencers Won’t Let Them Go - Article by WIRED SAG-AFTRA expands its indie game performer contract - Article by GAMES hub
Josh waxes whatever he wants and then talks about Riot layoffs. Nick waxes poetic under the high salt sun about caves of qud, then Doom enters the blockchain, and Palworld. Riot Games to lay off 530 workers amid broader gaming industry cuts - Article by Los Angeles Times Caves of Qud - Caves of Qud is a science fantasy roguelike epic steeped in retrofuturism, deep simulation, and swathes of sentient plants. Come inhabit an exotic world and chisel through layers of thousand-year-old civilizations. - Freehold Games (Steam, Early Access) Someone Just Put Legendary '90s Video Game Doom on Dogecoin - Article by CoinDesk Palworld Has Sold An Astonishing Number Of Copies In Five Days - Article by Kotaku Palworld https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPu9yAOEYkQ - Fight, farm, build and work alongside mysterious creatures called "Pals" in this completely new multiplayer, open world survival and crafting game! - Pocketpair (Steam, Xbox Gamepass, PC Game Pass)
We’ve got new handhelds, new gpus, new broken records, and some broken hearts from those working in the gaming industry. On this episode of Video Game Tango a 13 year old has BEATEN Tetris for the first time! Then, an estimated 2400 people have been laid off in the gaming industry already this year including nearly 35% of Twitch staff. Another series of handheld announcements have been made including MSI’s “The Claw” and a new SteamOS-fueled Ayaneo Next-Lite! Then we discuss upcoming indie developed “Pacific Drive”, a game we have been keeping a close eye on for some time is getting early reviews, and seems like it might be quite a standout release title for Ironwood Studios! Sag-Aftra is making some hard decisions in the face of AI competition in the gaming space, and NVidia have announced a new lineup of 4000 series RTX graphics cards! Are they going to be worth your hard-earned dollar? Special thanks to @aGameScout for their coverage of Tetris being beaten by 13 year old “Blue Scuti” Willis, and @Splattercatgaming for his early footage of Pacific Drive! https://www.youtube.com/@aGameScout https://www.youtube.com/@Splattercatgaming 11 Days Into 2024 And 2700+ Video Game Layoffs Have Been Announced - Article by Kotaku MSI unveils new handheld PC device, the Claw - Article by GamesIndustry.biz Pacific Drive - Face the supernatural dangers of the Olympic Exclusion Zone with a car as your only lifeline in this driving survival adventure! Scavenge resources, load up your trusty station wagon, and drive like hell to make it through alive. - Ironwood Studios (Steam, PS5 releases Feb 22nd 2024) Ayaneo announces the Next Lite, the first non-Valve handheld PC with SteamOS preinstalled - Article by PCGamer SAG-AFTRA Signs Deal With Voiceover Studio for AI Use in Video Games - Article by Variety Why Video Game Voice Actors Don’t Love The New SAG-AFTRA Deal - Article by Kotaku Nvidia Announces RTX 40 Super Series At CES 2024 With The 80-Class Seeing A Price Drop - Article by MMORPG NVIDIA RTX 4080 Super, 4070 Ti Super, & 4070 Super Official Specs, Price, & Release Dates - Video by Gamers Nexus
This is a bit of a departure from our normal show. We don't have any specific games to discuss this week, and we aren't addressing any industry news either! Instead, Josh and Andy take a look at "i'm sick of fake gamers" by Alanah Pearce. Published just a few days ago, Alanah Pearce poses a few opinions and questions regarding the current state of gaming, the opinions of "fake gamers", and the impact it might have on the industry going forward. Do we pay too much attention to bad video games, when there are always good games coming out? Let's discuss it! Sound off the in comments with your opinions! Subscribe to Alanah Pearce here: https://www.youtube.com/@charalanahzard
It’s that time of year again for Geoff Keighley to wave his magic Wiimote and give us the gift of new game trailers to drool over for the next few months! Nick and Josh have chosen a couple games showcased during the announcements to discuss at length, and Andy drops a few honorable mentions! Nick’s picks: No Rest for the Wicked - From Moon Studios, the award-winning developers of Ori and the Blind Forest and Ori and the Will of the Wisps comes No Rest for the Wicked, a visceral, precision Action RPG set to reinvent the genre. - Moon Studios (Steam, Xbox, PS5, TBA) Light No Fire - A game about adventure, building, survival and exploration together. Set on a fantasy planet the size of Earth. - Hello Games (Steam, TBA) Josh’s picks: Marvel’s Blade - In Marvel’s Blade, Eric Brooks is the legendary Daywalker, half-man, half-vampire torn between the warm society of the living and the rushing power of the undead. From Bethesda and Arkane Lyon, the studio that brought you Dishonored and “DEATHLOOP”, Marvel’s Blade is a mature, single-player, third-person game set in the heart of Paris, now in development in collaboration with Marvel Games. - Arkane Studios (PC, Xbox, TBA) EXODUS - EXODUS was announced at The Game Awards 2023 and is an epic new sci-fi action-adventure role-playing game franchise developed by the team at Archetype Entertainment. Produced by Blur Studio. BECOME THE TRAVELER. - Archetype Entertainment (PC, Xbox, PS5) Honorable mentions: Sega announced it’s working on at least 5 remakes, possibly more, and possibly new IP! We aren’t holding our breath on that last one, but here’s the trailer which contains Jet Set Radio, Crazy Taxi, Shinobi, Golden Axe, and Streets of Rage! Hideo Kojima has announced a new multi-media/new media horror project he’s been cooking up with genre enthusiast Jordan Peele! Little is known about the project, but there’s likely hints and spoilers for the upcoming game hidden in the trailer as usual! Let us know if you catch anything! Here’s the Trailer! Sony Santa Monica hit us over the head with a brand new DLC, free to owners of the game! This one is called God of War Ragnarök: Valhalla. More God of War is always good God of War isn’t it? Oh yeah, and it’s out already by the time you’re reading this! Embark Studios pulled a fast one on us, and dropped THE FINALS Season 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_-sYUHyhAw during The Game Awards! Jump in now, free on your platform of choice! A link to the Steam version is here. From the creators of the humble smash hit Untitled Goose Game, comes a new game Big Walk. House House describes the game as a “Cooperative Online Walker-Talker” Set out with your friends through a wide-open world full of challenges, puzzles, and discoveries. You’ll need to work together to find your way around, stay in contact using an assortment of tools and toys, and figure out new ways to communicate when you suddenly find yourself speechless. Adventuring aside, there’s plenty of time to just hang out. Sit and watch the sunset, or steal your friend’s binoculars and kick them into the ocean. Spending time with friends is the best part of a big walk. A link to the Steam version is here. Lightspeed Studios showed off their project LAST SENTINEL. Set in dystopian Tokyo, this is an open-world action game with a seriously cool trailer. While we don’t know much about the game, and haven’t seen any gameplay, the trailer sure does look good! What would any game show be without a few Warhammer 40k games? How about the long-awaited Space Marine 2? The game looks awesome from what we’ve seen so far, and if the first game is any indicator, we’ll be romping around in powersuits draining the blood of our foes in religious fervor come Sept, 9th 2024! Mecha Break is another in a series of new mech games we’ve been seeing lately. It looks faster-paced than Armored Core IV: Fires of Rubicon, and may be exactly what some mecha lovers need! There was plenty more shown at The Game Awards this year! If you weren’t able to catch it live, and would like to see the whole show in it’s entirety it’s available here! Happy gaming everyone! #thegameawards #tga2023 #gameoftheyear
Andy and Josh break down the Grand Theft Auto VI trailer, share the ongoing controversies following it's release, and make predictions on a release timeline! Then, the guys discuss the seemingly inevitable downfall of Bungie, and Andy shares his experience playing the first week of World of Warcraft, Season of Discovery!
Grand Theft Auto is coming to Netflix, Fallout is coming to Amazon, hats are coming to Chocobos, games are coming to your hands, and Lethal Company is really pissing off Activision! Three ‘Grand Theft Auto’ titles are coming to Netflix’s mobile game library - Article by CNBC Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Confirms New Chocobo Feature - Article by GameRant Lethal Company - A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company. - Zeekerss (Steam, available now) Bethesda Confirms Fallout TV Show Is Canon In First Official Preview - Article by Kotaku Great reviews and full coverage of the Steam Deck OLED and Lenovo Legion Go: Steam Deck OLED - Overrated or Must Have? Lenovo Legion Go -THIS is DIFFERENT FINALLY! ASUS ROG Ally Hands ON!
This week is a little bit different! First off, Andy addresses ongoing issues with the podcast on YouTube Josh talks about Strauss’ plans on charging for games in a totally new way! And finally, Nick reviews “9 Years of Shadows” for the Nintendo Switch! 9 Years of Shadows https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66KgSxOKB50 - Fight to bring beautiful colors back to a hand-crafted world of darkness and discover the story of Europa, a young warrior, and her ghostly childhood companion, Apino. - Halberd Studios (Steam, Switch, Available now)
Who knew that being gone for a week would mean that all of the world's biggest gaming announcements were going to happen! This week we’ve got new details on Grand Theft Auto 6, a new Legend of Zelda live action movie announced by Nintendo themselves, Against the Storm, Caves of Qud, and more info from Blizzcon than you can shake a stick at! Grand Theft Auto 6 Trailer Arriving in December - Article by IGN Grand Theft Auto 6: All the news we’ve heard about Rockstar’s next game - Article by Polygon Nintendo announces a live-action film based on its hit video game 'The Legend of Zelda' - Article by Eurogamer Against the Storm - A dark fantasy city builder where you must rebuild civilization in the face of apocalyptic rains. As the Queen’s Viceroy, lead humans, beavers, lizards, foxes, and harpies to reclaim the wilderness and secure a future for civilization's last survivors. - Eremite Games (Steam, available now) Caves of Qud - Caves of Qud is a science fantasy roguelike epic steeped in retrofuturism, deep simulation, and swathes of sentient plants. Come inhabit an exotic world and chisel through layers of thousand-year-old civilizations. - Freehold Games (Steam, available now in Early Access) Blizzcon 2023 Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred will introduce a never-before-seen class to the Diablo franchise. It takes place in Hahantu, an area from Diablo 2, and continues Mephisto’s story. Vessel of Hatred is poised to launch Fall 2024 Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHuaCwmx-Rg Overwatch 2: Blizzard announced a new hero Mauga who is the first Samoan hero to debut in Overwatch! Mauga features a kit that is designed to bash through the front lines and brawl his opponents in close-quarter combat, by wielding two powerful Chainguns that can either be fired individually or in unison. Ignite enemies with his Incendiary Chaingun “Gunny” to burn them when they take enough damage, then finish them with a critical hit from his Volatile Chaingun “Cha-Cha.” Paired with his Berserker Passive, which grants Mauga temporary health whenever he deals critical damage, he’s a mountain on the battlefield. Mauga’s not just a leading star—he also brings a host of new abilities to support his team as well. Mauga can break his way through the front lines with Overrun, a charging ability that cannot be stopped by any crowd control abilities, and stomps into opponents dealing a powerful knockback. When the fight gets intense for his team, he has Cardiac Overdrive to engage both of his hearts and create an aura that reduces incoming damage, allowing allies to heal themselves while dealing damage. Finally, when he really wants to tango up close with his foes, Mauga can unleash Cage Fight, his ultimate ability. Cage Fight traps nearby opponents in a cylindrical fighting ring. This barrier blocks enemy incoming damage or healing from the outside, forcing those trapped inside to face Mauga with Gunny, Cha Cha, and the barrage of infinite ammunition. If you can’t take him down quickly, the last thing you might see is his charming smile. Mauga will officially become available to play at the start of season 8 which starts 12/5/2023 Mauga Origin Story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCLjZDkpBoY Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQfRHycUsmQ Hearthstone: Showdown in the Badlands: Deep in the heart of the Badlands, the Bloodrock Mining Company has struck gold! Or, rather, something even better: Azerite. Now they’re double-timing their mining, bleeding the land dry and putting everyone in the Badlands at risk. Mysterious heroes came on horseback to set the town right, but the corrupt Sheriff Barrelbrim’s stubborn as his hat is tall. It’s high time for high noon in this Showdown in the Badlands! New keyword “Quickdraw” - In the Badlands, being quick on the draw might just save your hide. Cards with the Quickdraw keyword get a special effect on the turn they are added to your hand. Shoot cards off as soon as you draw them, or plan around your Quickdraws with bounce and generation effects! New keyword “Excavate” - There’s treasure in them there hills! Cards with the Excavate keyword get your treasures from the Azerite mine. Each time you Excavate, you dig deeper and find rarer treasures! Sketchy Townsfolk - The entire town is digging deeper and deeper into the mines, looking for Azerite treasures. Townsfolk classes have extra Excavate synergies and a unique reward for their Excavations! The corrupt Sheriff Barrelbrim’s behind the operation, and he doesn’t care what damage they do to the Badlands... or what they might awaken. Heroic Outlaws - Sometimes, it takes an outlaw’s intervention for folks to start straight-shootin'. Some classes brought an outlaw to the Showdown in the Badlands. These lone gunslingers have extra effects if there are no duplicates in your deck. So, what do you say, are you feeling lucky? Hearthstone: Showdown in the Badlands is available to play on 11/14/2023 Hearthstone What’s Next Panel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcyDB4pBTHQ Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5___jYm6vs Warcraft Rumble: Warcraft® Rumble™ is a mobile action strategy game set within the Warcraft universe where collectible Minis come to life to battle in frantic melee skirmishes. Play in multiple modes, including the single player campaign, going head-to-head in epic PvP battles, and more. Experience the true meaning of joyful chaos! Deploy: Use gold reserves to deploy your Minis strategically on the battlefield. Gain additional gold passively over time, by mining, or finding treasure chests. Capture: Capture objectives like Guard Towers and Meeting Stones, then use them to deploy your Minis closer to the objective. Controlling the map is key to victory! Strategize: Different Mini abilities give you an advantage in combat. Flying troops are strong against melee troops. Siege troops deal additional damage to Guard Towers, and so on. Master your Minis’ abilities to succeed and learn Talents to make them even more powerful! Conquer: Your Minis will march towards enemy Leaders and attempt to take them down. Support your deployed Troops with powerful Spells and direct them to victory. There are 5 factions: Alliance, Horde, Beast, Blackrock, and Undead. Control heroes from Warcraft lore like Tirion Fordring, Grommash Hellscream, Hogger, General Drakkisath, and Baron Rivendare! Blizzard has also made the 3D blueprints available for all their Mini avatars for free, so you can 3D print them for just the cost of 3D printing supplies! Warcraft Rumble is available to play now on Android and iOS! Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgOreJl6BJQ World of Warcraft World of Warcraft Classic: Season of Discovery: Those hoping for a Classic+ are seemingly getting what they’ve asked for! The announcement of Season of Discovery for WoW Classic! In Season of Discovery, players will discover new secrets by scouring Azeroth to find class-altering abilities. Tanking Warlocks, Mage healers, and more will be possible. The Season will launch with an initial level cap of 25, and upon reaching max level, players will be met with a new level-25 endgame! Discover a 10-player Blackfathom Deeps raid with new and reimagined bosses, mechanics, and rewards. Not long after, the level cap will be increased by a few levels, bringing even more endgame content. As players progress through Season of Discovery, they will find class-altering abilities in the form of Runes. These runes will alter spells, or grant new abilities that allow classes to do things they haven’t before, or to augment their current abilities and spells to do something entirely different! This even includes Runes that are inspired by later expansions, granting classes abilities that have never been seen in earlier iterations of World of Warcraft. World of Warcraft Classic: Season of Discovery will launch 11/30/23 WoW Classic: What’s Next Panel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1rcs9mmf-s&t=1998s World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Classic: It’s the Cataclysm all over again…But different, but same. Same but different. If Classic Wrath of the Lich King is any indicator, Cataclysm might have a bright future ahead of it! Cataclysm Classic comes with an improved leveling experience, a new dungeon difficulty, account-wide pets and transmogs, a streamlined auction house, and a level cap of 85! World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Classic will launch on or before 8/21/2024 Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XT7Q9Am8yM World of Warcraft: The Worldsoul Saga: Chris Metzen delighted fans of World of Warcraft with an announcement of not ONE, but THREE new expansions for the retail version of World of Warcraft! Starting with the subterranean expansion The War Within, which takes us deeper into Azeroth than ever before! This expansion includes new zones Azj-kahet, Isle of Dorn, The Ringing Deeps, and Hallowfall, new dungeons, raids, a new battleground, and a new Allied race playable to both the Alliance and the Horde: The Earthen Dwarves. Along with the new zones to explore, it also comes with all new Hero Talents, which is a separate talent system, and a new treasure hunting activity called Delves, which can be played both solo and with a group to acquire new items and gear. Similar to dungeons, Delves will often contain formidable foes, but unlike dungeons, they will also contain puzzles of varying difficulty, and possibly more that has not been announced. And to wrap it all up, a new feature known as War Bands has also been announced. War Bands share a bank, reputation gains and more! The Worldsoul Saga also has 2 additional expansions titled Midnight, and The Last Titan respectively. Not much was announced about these two expansions, other than the World of Warcraft team is dedicated to bringing out all 3 of these expansions in a much quicker cadence than we’ve seen expansion launches in the past. This isn’t too surprising though, as Final Fantasy 14 has done this in the past, and if Blizzard is good at anything, it’s copying good ideas. The War Within expansion will launch on or before 12/31/2024 The War Within Features Overview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSvLkzRt9fc The War Within: What’s next Panel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMDQzaRsVqc The War Within Deep Dive Panel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPqZ7LSGjSU Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c55uHFbfeaw
XBOX Partner Preview shows us some games to look forward to, Nick shows us some games we can play now, and Josh and I talk about nerdy numbers and specs and whatnot! XBOX Partner Preview - XBOX wants to put the spotlight on it’s 3rd party developers, feeling they haven’t shared much of the limelight since the announcement to acquire Activision Blizzard King. So let’s not forget that there are games coming from other developers other than them, and Bethesda! Check out these upcoming games from Konami and more! Buy Galactic Civilizations IV: Supernova Edition - Take command of a civilization that has just achieved faster-than-light travel in Galactic Civilizations IV, the newest entry in the award-winning space 4X strategy game series. Explore the galaxy, colonize worlds, shape cultures, make alliances, fight wars and pioneer new technologies. - Stardock Entertainment (Steam, available now) Whoa, Alan Wake II’s PC Requirements Aren’t Screwing Around - Article by Kotaku Backpack Battles - The inventory management auto battler! Buy rare and legendary items to build powerful setups. Then battle other players with it. - PlayWithFurcifer (Steam, available April 2024, demo available now) Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth takes around 40 hours to beat, and you won't start from level 1 - Article by GamesRadar ENDLESS™ Dungeon - ENDLESS™ Dungeon is a Rogue-lite Tactical Action game, set in the award-winning ENDLESS™ Universe. Recruit a team of shipwrecked heroes, plunge into a long-abandoned space station, and protect your crystal against never-ending waves of monsters… or die trying, get reloaded, and try again. - AMPLITUDE Studios (Steam, available now) PS5 Slim Disc Drive Comes With Bizarre Online Requirements - Article by Kotaku Nvidia Could Be Working on New Arm-Based Processors for Windows - Article by GameRant Twitch allows simulcasting to it’s direct competitors! This means that, excluding partners with exclusivity clauses in their contract, Twitch streamers can now stream to platforms including Facebook, YouTube, Kick and more! This comes with some guidelines later posted in their Terms of Service.
Activision Blizzard King has now been officially purchased by Microsoft. What does that mean for the company going forward? What does that mean for Game Pass? And what about ol’ Bobby? Here’s a good catch up for what’s been going on since the beginning of the Activision Blizzard acquisition that started 21 whole months ago, and great explanations of what is to come! Everything that happened with Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard - Article by Polygon Controversial Activision Blizzard Boss Bobby Kotick to Remain CEO Until End of 2023 - Article by IGN Microsoft is running an ad in The Washington Post to say that it’s cool with unions - Article by The Verge Workers at Microsoft-owned ZeniMax Media voted ‘yes’ to unionize 300 QA staff positions - Article by Polygon Phil Spencer Explains Why There Won't be any Activision Games on Game Pass in 2023 - Article by IGN Phil Spencer on Activision Blizzard King + Xbox | Official Xbox Podcast - Check out this interview of Phil Spencer on the Official Xbox Podcast to get caught up on a lot of the talking points from this weeks Video Game Tango!
Unity’s CEO is out! The mills are aflutter with rumors of Titanfall 3! Rocket League isn’t allowing player trading any more! And apparently it’s 2009 all over again, because the Fall of the Lich King dropped for Wrath Classic today! Then on top of that we have some excellent video game previews thanks to Steam’s Next Fest! Unity CEO is Stepping Down Following Pricing Controversy - Article by GameRant Microsoft Reportedly Plans to Buy Activision Blizzard Next Week - Article by IGN Rocket League Will Ban Item Trading, Nuking Market For Secondhand Skins - Article by Kotaku Foundry https://youtu.be/DgS4C2UFphU - Build a factory in an infinite simulated voxel world. Mine resources, craft machinery and automate your research to progress. Face logistic challenges by planning and building a conveyor belt and pipe network. Manage a complex power system and expand your constantly growing production lines. - Channel 3 Entertainment (Steam, demo available now) Fall of the Lich King https://youtu.be/yc8dNE_HSGk - World of Warcraft, Wrath of the Lich King Classic: Fall of the Lich King is now LIVE! (Youtube Trailer) The Thamaturge - The Thaumaturge is a story-driven RPG with morally ambiguous choices, taking place in the culturally diverse world of early 20th century Warsaw. In this world, Salutors exist: esoteric beings that only Thaumaturges can truly perceive and use for their needs. - Fool’s Theory (Steam, demo available now) My Work is Not Yet Done - My Work Is Not Yet Done is a narrative-driven investigative horror game, combining elements of the survival/simulation genres with a dense, nonlinear plot exploring the imbrication and dissolution of human identities/meanings within uncanny wilderness. - Sutemi Productions (Steam, demo available now) Slime 3K - Welcome to Slime 3K, an unhinged roguelite bullet-heaven set in the Despot’s Game universe! Build a deck of crazy weapons, grow stronger and devour hordes of pink puny humans as a murderous jelly blob on a warpath of death, violence and pretzels. - Konfa Games (Steam, demo available now) Gunhead - Gunhead is a fast paced strategic roguelike FPS where you take the role of a pirate mech with a gun for a head, looting derelict spaceships filled with monstrous drones made out of bone and steel. Sequel to the 2d roguelite Cryptark. - Alientrap (Steam, demo available now) Enshrouded - ou are Flameborn, last ember of hope of a dying race. Awaken, survive the terror of a corrupting fog, and reclaim the lost beauty of your kingdom. Venture into a vast world, vanquish punishing bosses, build grand halls and forge your path in this co-op survival action RPG for up to 16 players. - Keen Game GmbH (Steam, demo available now) The Last Exterminator - You're an exterminator. You kill things for a living. When a hostile invasion of alien cockroaches rocks your city, you've got a job to do. A high-octane retro-FPS inspired by some of the best games of the 90s - Ironworks Games (Steam, demo available now) Last Train Home - The Great War is over - the fight continues. Command a legion of soldiers, desperately trying to make their way home amidst the chaos of civil war. Lead them through the unforgiving wilderness onboard an armored train. Manage your crew and resources and try to survive. - Ashborne Games (Steam, demo available now)
Chris Metzen is back at the helm, writing for Blizzard! EVE Online is making another shooter! Counter Strike 2 got hot-dropped today by our lord Gaben! More strikes are picking up steam in the entertainment industry, and Tomb Raider and Devil May Cry are coming to Netflix….What other video game adaptations are on the Horizon….Zero Dawn? Blizzard Announces New Creative Director for World of Warcraft - Article by GameRant Counter-Strike 2 Surprise Releases, Out Now For Free - Article by Gamespot Counter-Strike 2 - For over two decades, Counter-Strike has offered an elite competitive experience, one shaped by millions of players from across the globe. And now the next chapter in the CS story is about to begin. This is Counter-Strike 2. - Valve (Steam, available now) The FTC is moving forward with its in-house challenge to Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard deal - Article by Video Games Chronicle SAG-AFTRA Members Vote in Favor of Video Game Strike Authorization - Article by Variety Video Game Adaptations Coming to Netflix in 2023 & Beyond - Article by What’s on Netflix Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft | First Look | Netflix Devil May Cry | Official Announcement | DROP 01 | Netflix
This week Phil Spencer has a massive leak on his hands, and thy name is XBOX. Unity is trying their best to climb out of the hole they dug themselves. Sony’s State of Play happened this week and we took our first look at the release trailer for Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. Then we talk about the recently released God of Weapons, a little more on Blasphemous 2, and then we talk about the revival of a beloved shooter franchise…Titanfall. Details on the XBOX leak Axios Engadget iPhone 15 plays modern titles natively with ray-tracing GameRant. Unity follow-up and their apology Kotaku Everything that happened at Sony State of Play September 2023 Digital Trends Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth trailer, and invite-only demo Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Release Trailer A Detailed Look at Final Fantasy VII Rebirth's Gameplay Demos (Story, Combat, World & More) God of Weapons - Embark on a thrilling journey in God of Weapons, an action roguelike where you must ascend the tower of Zhor to reclaim the last light for the world. To survive the monster onslaught on each tower's level, you'll need to obtain and carefully organize weapons and accessories in your inventory. - Archmage Labs (Steam, available now) Blasphemous 2 - The Penitent One awakens as Blasphemous 2 joins him once again in an endless struggle against The Miracle. Dive into a perilous new world filled with mysteries and secrets to discover, and tear your way through monstrous foes that stand between you and your quest to end the cycle once and for all. - The Game Kitchen (Steam, available now) They fixed Titanfall 2 and it's AMAZING!
Unity has unified gamers, developers, and stock owners against them! The Sag Aftra strike might hit the video games industry! XDefiant is such a buggy mess that it failed it’s certifications for both Playstation and Xbox! We dredge up baby’s first C’Thulu story! Valve has some surprises and cheap games up it’s sleeves, and maybe a new VR headset! Then things get Blasphemous….2 Unity plan pricing and packaging updates - Unity Blog (edited after the podcast) Unity are in EXTREME Trouble - Deep dive by Bellular Unity rushes to clarify price increase plan, as game developers fume - article by Axios Video Game Workers Are Now Voting Whether to Strike Over AI, Wages - article by Vice Are Hollywood-Style “AI Strikes” Coming For The Video Game Industry? - article by Techopedia Ubisoft’s XDefiant Gets Hit With a Delay After Failing Xbox and PlayStation Certification - article by GameRant Dredge Review - video review by IGN’s Gabriel Moss Dredge - DREDGE is a single-player fishing adventure with a sinister undercurrent. Sell your catch, upgrade your boat, and dredge the depths for long-buried secrets. Explore a mysterious archipelago and discover why some things are best left forgotten. - Black Salt Games (Steam, available now) Leaked Valve Device Is Likely Not the Steam Deck 2 - article by GameRant Steam Kicks Off Big Sale to Celebrate 20th Anniversary - article by GameRant A Story Analysis of Blasphemous 2 - video by Gingy Blasphemous 2 - The Penitent One awakens as Blasphemous 2 joins him once again in an endless struggle against The Miracle. Dive into a perilous new world filled with mysteries and secrets to discover, and tear your way through monstrous foes that stand between you and your quest to end the cycle once and for all. - The Game Kitchen (Steam, available now)
This time on Video Game Tango the guys share their final thoughts on Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon. Then it's all Starfield!
Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon is here and so are a bunch of other games that are on sale on Steam right now! CD Projekt Red is going to be hard at work with a new Witcher game in the very near future! We’ve got 3 demos we’ve featured in previous podcasts to talk about, and now we’ve played them, and we have…thoughts. Also Derren Harrison. Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon - A new action game based on the concept of the ARMORED CORE series that uses the knowledge gained from FromSoftware's recent action game development. -FromSoftware (Steam, Available Now) Arctic Awakening - A first-person narrative adventure set in the unforgiving Arctic. Your plane crashed in a storm, leaving only your court-mandated therapy bot for company as you journey to find your co-pilot and uncover the mysteries buried beneath the ice. - GoldFire Studios (Steam, Demo Available, 2023) Soulslinger: Envoy of Death - You are a gunslinger in limbo, involved in a gritty war against "The Cartel", a ruthless organization harvesting souls to break free of the shackles of the afterlife. Grow stronger with each new run, gather the essence of lost souls to take on the biggest threats in this rogue-lite FPS! - Elder Games (Steam, Demo Available, TBA) Black Skylands - Become the captain of an airship and explore the world of the skies, gather resources and build powerful weapons, uncover ancient secrets and fight beneath your ship's sails. - Hungry Couch Games (Steam, Available Now) Tempest Rising - Command one of three distinct factions in a desperate struggle for power and resources in Tempest Rising - a classic RTS set on Earth after a nuclear war. - SlipGate IronWorks, 3D Realms (Steam https://store.steampowered.com/app/1486920/Tempest_Rising/, Demo Available, Coming Soon) STEAM’S “STEAM STRATEGY FEST https://store.steampowered.com/category/strategy/” IS ON NOW FROM AUGUST 28TH TO SEPTEMBER 4TH! GET SOME NEW STRATEGY GAMES, OR DOWNLOAD THAT DLC YOU’VE BEEN PUTTING OFF WHILE IT’S CHEAP!
We were told this weeks GamesCom was going to be a weak sauce, and sure enough, Opening Night Live was a bit of re-hash of the same old Triple-A trailers we’ve come to expect this year! But don’t fret because we’re still going to talk about Starfield and CyberPunk, but make sure you stick around for the second half of the show where we highlight some of our favorite less-than-triple A games from The Future Games Show. Starfield - Starfield is the first new universe in 25 years from Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Fallout 4. - Bethesda Game Studios (Steam, September 6th 2023) Crimson Desert - Enter a war-torn realm of medieval fantasy, where allegiances are tested and heroes are made. - Pearl Abyss Lords of the Fallen - A vast world awaits in all-new, dark fantasy action-RPG, Lords of the Fallen. As one of the fabled Dark Crusaders, embark on an epic quest to overthrow Adyr, the demon God. - HEXWORKS (Steam, October 13th 2023) Fort Solis - Fort Solis a riveting story-driven thriller on the Red Planet. - Fallen Leaf, Black Drakkar Games (Steam, Available Now) Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty - Cyberpunk 2077 DLC - CD PROJEKT RED (Steam, September 25th 2023) Armored Core VI Fires of Rubicon - A new action game based on the concept of the ARMORED CORE series that uses the knowledge gained from FromSoftware's recent action game development. - FromSoftware (Steam, Available Now) Alan Wake 2 - Alan Wake went missing in 2010. He was a bestselling writer based in New York City. On a vacation in the Pacific Northwest with his wife, Alice Wake, he came face to face with a force of supernatural darkness. It brought Wake’s writing, a horror story, to life. He fought this dark presence and managed to banish it back to where it came from, a nightmarish dark place hidden under a caldera lake outside the small town of Bright Falls. Wake wrote an ending to his horror story and with that freed his wife from the darkness under the lake but became trapped there himself. Alan Wake is not dead, although he has wished he was many times. For 13 years he’s been a prisoner in the Dark Place, where his nightmares, his fears, and his stories manifest as reality around him. For 13 years, he has been fighting to stay sane and write a story that would change reality around him in order for him to escape. So far, he has failed. - Remedy (Epic, October 27th 2023) Stop Dead - A rogue AI is hell-bent on destroying its creators and has swept you up in its plans. Use your superhuman abilities to run, jump, slide, and pull hundreds of objects as projectile weapons to blast everything in your path in this funny and chaotic first-person telekinetic brawler, STOP DEAD. - Gridsnap Games LLC (Steam, Demo Available, October 5th 2023) Streets of Rogue 2 - Streets of Rogue 2 is a crazy, immersive RPG sandbox set in a vast randomly generated open world where freedom and fun are dialed up to 11. Fight, sneak, hack, farm, build, steal, or talk your way to power as you try to topple a corrupt president in countless possible ways – solo or with friends. - Matt Dabrowski (Steam, 2024) Soulslinger Envoy of Death - You are a gunslinger in limbo, involved in a gritty war against "The Cartel", a ruthless organization harvesting souls to break free of the shackles of the afterlife. Grow stronger with each new run, gather the essence of lost souls to take on the biggest threats in this rogue-lite FPS! - Elder Games (Steam, Demo Available, TBA) Blasphemous 2 - The Penitent One awakens as Blasphemous 2 joins him once again in an endless struggle against The Miracle. Dive into a perilous new world filled with mysteries and secrets to discover, and tear your way through monstrous foes that stand between you and your quest to end the cycle once and for all. - The Game Kitchen (Steam, Available Now) Star Trucker - Haul cargo, trade salvage and keep your space suit close as you search for fame and fortune among the stars in a game that puts an interstellar twist on the truck sim genre. - Monster and Monster (Steam, 2024) SPRAWL - SPRAWL is a hardcore retro FPS set in an endless cyberpunk megalopolis. Escape the walled city and take on the militarized government of the sprawl. Fueled by the blood of your enemies and a mysterious voice in your head, make your way towards the spire to topple whatever lays within. - MAETH (Steam, Available Now) News Tower - Develop your newspaper and become New York’s new media mogul! In this tycoon, build and manage your newspaper from printer to toilet. Create your editorial line and lead your journalists through unique 1930's stories and dig out the latest scoops! - Studio Nul Games (Steam, Early Access by Request) Bloomtown - Bloomtown: A Different Story is a narrative JRPG mixing turn-based combat, monster taming and social RPG set in a seemingly pleasant 1960s Americana world. Join Emily and her group of friends to save their cozy town from the demonic creatures that live in the hearts of its residents! - Lazy Bear Games, Different Sense Games (Steam https://store.steampowered.com/app/2445990/Bloomtown_A_Different_Story/, Q2 2024) Wantless - Wantless is a fast-paced Tactical RPG set in a dystopian future. Fight off torments inside your patients' mind using a deep skill-crafting system and innovative combat mechanics. Utilize your environment, confront horrors made manifest and walk the fine line of morality in a dying world. - Drop Rate Studio (Steam, November 2023) Aloft - Survive on floating islands caught in an eternal hurricane in this atmospheric sandbox survival indie game. Build your base and sail the winds to discover new islands and fight back fungi corruption while upgrading your gear. Reach the highest altitudes and brave their challenges. - Astrolabe Interactive Inc. (Steam, Demo Available, 2024) It’s a Wrap - It's a Wrap! is a challenging puzzle game about making movies in 1980s Hollywood. Figure out the perfect timing of props, actors, and special effects as the Director. Then jump into the scene as the movie's star in a traditional 2D platformer. - Chanko Studios (Steam, Demo Available, Available Now) Tiny Glade - Tiny Glade is a small relaxing game about doodling castles. Explore gridless building chemistry, and watch the game carefully assemble every brick, pebble and plank. There's no management, combat, or wrong answers - just kick back and turn forgotten meadows into lovable dioramas. - Pounce Light (Steam, 2024) Pacific Drive - Survive the anomaly-filled Olympic Exclusion Zone with a car as your only lifeline. Scavenge resources from abandoned research sites, load up your trusty station wagon, and drive like hell to make it through alive. - Ironwood Interactive (Steam, Q1 2024) Abiotic Factor - Co-operative survival-crafting (1-6 players) set in a research facility overrun by paranormal threats. As Earth’s greatest scientists you must band together, craft ingenious tools and weapons, and survive the only way you know how: Kill 'em with science! - Deep Field Games (Steam, Playtest Sign-ups Open) Dome-King Cabbage - A short visual novel set in the world of a monster-collecting RPG. Grappling with their ability to perceive reality through an RPG lens, Mush navigates their way to a job interview for the enigmatic title of “Dome-King.” - Cobysoft Co. (Steam, Coming Soon)
There’s very little news this week because GamesCom is next week! But the first bit of news is Geoff Keighley says there won’t be a whole lot of news coming out of GamesCom next week. So we’re gonna talk a little bit about Phasmophobias upcoming updates, Star Wars, Mountain top, Armored Core 6, and Baldur’s Gate 3! Geoff Keighley Tempers Expectations for Gamescom Opening Night Live Reveals - Article by GameRant Phasmophobia Getting Massive Update This Week - Article by GameRant Phasmophobia - Phasmophobia is a 4 player online co-op psychological horror. Paranormal activity is on the rise and it’s up to you and your team to use all the ghost-hunting equipment at your disposal in order to gather as much evidence as you can. - Kinetic Games (Steam, Available Now) Star Wars Outlaws' Setting Is A Dream Playground, According To Narrative Director - Article by Game Informer Former Riot, Blizzard Devs Reveal Teaser For Competitive Shooter Inspired By Anime And Comics - Article by Game Informer Preview concept art, and find out more about the game from Mountaintop’s Game Director Lee Horn. Sign up for Mountaintop’s first playtest here. https://www.mountaintop.gg/playtest Armored Core 6 has shown off their PC hardware requirements here. Baldur’s Gate 3 Is One Of 2023's Best Games, Don't Turn It Into A Weapon - Article by Kotaku
It looks like Sony has thrown in the towel, and is working with Microsoft and Activision Blizzard to make a deal on Call of Duty, then we have the Early Access release of Dark and Darker, followed by an awesome Humble Bundle deal for all the mainline Resident Evil games for 35 bucks! Then we give our extensive review on the first chapter of Baldur’s Gate 3! Microsoft And Sony Finally Reach Deal For The Future Of Call Of Duty On PlayStation - Article by Kotaku Dark and Darker Releases in Early Access, But There’s a Catch - Article by GameRant Dark and Darker - An unforgiving hardcore fantasy FPS dungeon PvPvE adventure. Band together with your friends and use your courage, wits, and cunning to uncover mythical treasures, defeat gruesome monsters, while staying one step ahead of the other devious treasure-hunters. - IRONMACE (darkanddarker.com, Early Access) Get All The Mainline Resident Evil Games For Just $35 - Article by Kotaku AFTER SOME NEWS, ANDY, NICK, AND JOSH DISCUSS THEIR EXPERIENCE WITH BALDUR’S GATE 3 (STEAM, AVAILABLE NOW) AND THEIR ADVENTURES IN CHAPTER 1. EACH ONE OF THE GUYS HAS HAD VASTLY DIFFERENT EXPERIENCES WITH THE GAME. HAVE ANY OF THEM BEEN BAD? LISTEN OR WATCH THE PODCAST TO GET THEIR DEEP-DIVE IN THE GAMES NARRATIVE, STORY, AND MECHANICS!
This time on Video Game Tango we dive in with Dave the Diver, We square off with Square Enix and their commitment to bring more games (including Final Fantasy 14) to XBOX, we jump into the void with Voidigo and Doomsday hunters, then we Rogally and Deck it for a minute before showing off Showgunners and seiging for loot in Starsiege Deadzone! And after all that, it’s just Baldur’s gate, baby! Dave the Diver - DAVE THE DIVER is a casual, singleplayer adventure RPG featuring deep-sea exploration and fishing during the day and sushi restaurant management at night. Join Dave and his quirky friends as they seek to uncover the secrets of the mysterious Blue Hole. - MINTROCKET (Steam, Available Now) Square Enix Plans to Bring More of Its Games to Xbox (Article by GameRant) Showgunners - As a contestant on a high stakes reality game show of the future, you must survive a dangerous urban environment packed with traps, confounding puzzles, and heavily armed psychopaths. Turn-based combat in hand crafted levels, built for entertainment. - Artificer (Steam, Available Now) Andy talks about his experience using the ROG Ally and the Steam Deck side-by-side! Both handheld consoles have plenty going for them in specs, price, and availability, as well as playability. While both consoles have some significant differences, they are both meant to be handheld PCs. While the platforms don’t replace the desktop or laptop experience, they greatly improve portability! Andy was able to test a handful of games on both devices: Diablo 4, DMC Devil May Cry, Rocket League, and Stardew Valley. All of the games performance were totally acceptable for such a device, and proved that this is a segment of the gaming space that’s viable and has some serious potential to grow. While both handhelds offered pleasant gaming experiences, we’ve gotta give the crown to the Steam Deck. First and foremost, battery life goes hands-down to the Steam Deck. And while the ROG Ally provides a full-featured version of Windows, Windows might be the biggest pitfall between the two handhelds. While having a familiar operating system in your hands certainly has its positives, SteamOS is very capable, and feels more thought-out than just slapping Windows on a handheld. Check out the podcast for more thoughts on the devices, and a more thorough discussion! Voidingo - A vividly animated action roguelite focused on boss hunting. Unleash an array of diverse weapons and powerups to combat the corruption of the Void. semiwork (Steam, Available Now) Doomsday Hunters - Shoot stuff in a perfect pixel world, combine items, build guns, die every time! Roguelite twin-stick shooter where magic and post-apocalyptic future technologies collide. Defeat evil lord Dracula and save everyone! - Moregames (Steam, Available Now) Some Xbox Controllers Getting New Feature (Article by GameRant) Starsiege: Deadzone - Starsiege: Deadzone is a corridor extraction shooter set in the far reaches of space. Delve into derelict space stations overrun by hostile Cybrids in search of valuable resources. Group up with 2 squadmates, fight against other Raiders, and escape alive. - Prophecy Games (Steam, Early Access) Delete your Baldur's Gate 3 early access saves and uninstall the game, say Larian (Article by Rock Paper Shotgun) Baldur's Gate 3 Won't Set The Standards For RPGs, Says Larian (Article by TheGamer) Baldur’s Gate 3 - Baldur’s Gate 3 is a story-rich, party-based RPG set in the universe of Dungeons & Dragons, where your choices shape a tale of fellowship and betrayal, survival and sacrifice, and the lure of absolute power. - Larian Studios (Steam, Available Now)
This week Activision Blizzard got the legal go-ahead from their respective court to bend the knee to Bill Gates, then Baldur’s Gate’s release is on the horizon and we talk about what you might be able to expect in the game come August! We also talk about time-keeping, unionization, the Emmy’s, and then we talk a lot about vampires! Microsoft's $69 billion Activision deal gets US judge go-ahead, UK softens opposition V Rising: Secrets of Gloomrot - Awaken as a vampire. Hunt for blood in nearby settlements to regain your strength and evade the scorching sun to survive. Raise your castle and thrive in an ever-changing open world full of mystery. Gain allies online and conquer the land of the living. - Stunlock Studios (Steam, Early Access) The Last of Us Is Sweeping Emmy Nominations This Year Neil Druckmann Takes Over Naughty Dog After Co-President Of 19 Years Retires Study Reveals Very Low Percentage of Classic Video Games Are Available Commercially “I Played the Full Version of Baldur's Gate 3…” Baldur's Gate 3 - Baldur’s Gate 3 is a story-rich, party-based RPG set in the universe of Dungeons & Dragons, where your choices shape a tale of fellowship and betrayal, survival and sacrifice, and the lure of absolute power. - Larian Studios (Steam, Early Access) Vampire Survivors is getting four-player couch co-op so you can slay bloodsuckers with BFFs
Bobby Kotick is doing Bobby Kotick things again! And did Activision Blizzard just leak DayZ 2? Also we’ve got more demos for you from Steam Next Fest, and FINALLY - Battlebit Remastered is here! Sony's Jim Ryan: Kotick asked to negotiate Call of Duty to 'cover himself' if merger fails. - Article by TweakTown DayZ 2 Leaked by Court Documents https://gamerant.com/dayz-2-leaks/ - Article by GameRant Luna Abyss - Luna Abyss is a single player story driven action-adventure with fluid platforming and bullet hell combat. Follow the journey of Fawkes, a prisoner of Luna caught between a cryptic prophecy and their prison sentence. - Bonsai Collective - Steam, Demo Available, Coming Soon) Viewfinder - Challenge perception, redefine reality, and reshape the world around you with an instant camera. Viewfinder is a new single player game offering gamers hours of interesting and fun experiences while uncovering the mysteries left behind. - Sea Owl Studios (Steam, Demo Available, July 18th 2023) Norland - Norland is a medieval kingdom sim that generates stories. Manage your noble family and face with class society, crime, slave revolts, religious conflict, economic issues, personal relations, treachery, secret murders, and spectacular battles. - Long Jaunt (Steam, Demo Available, Coming Soon) Hammerwatch 2 - Gather your heroes and journey beyond the dungeons of Castle Hammerwatch to explore a pixelated world like never before. Aid King Roland’s resistance while helping villagers along the way. Battle beasts, finish off hordes of the undead, and face the forces of evil. - Crackshell (Steam, Demo Available, August 15th 2023) REMORE: INFESTED KINGDOM - A challenging turn-based tactical RPG that transports you into a medieval apocalyptic infestation. Your survivors are fragile, and every step you take could be your last. - Black Anchor (Steam https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6Ys_b0m1nY, Coming Soon) Battlebit Remastered - BattleBit Remastered is a low-poly, massive multiplayer FPS, supporting 254 players per server. Battle on a near-fully destructible map with various vehicles! -SgtOkiDoki, Vilaskis, TheLiquidHorse (Steam, Available Now)
This time on Video Game Tango, Nick, Josh, and Andy try out some demos from Steam Next Fest! Check out Lies of P, Wizard With a Gun, Warhaven, and Sea of Stars!
This week we’ve got Starfields, Star Wars, Warhammers, Wizard with Guns, Punks that are Cyber, then we’ve got Dunes, Lords, and a Rebirth LIVE on Air! And if you thought that was all, we’ve also got MECHS! We choose our favorite titles shown off this week between Summer Game Fest, Day of the Devs, Devolver Direct, Future GamesShow, OTK Games Expo, XBOX Games Showcase, Starfield Direct, PC Gaming Show, Ubisoft Forward, and the Capcom Showcase!
No gaming news this week! We're right between the Playstation Showcase, XBOX Showcase, Starfield Showcase, Summer Game Fest, Devolver Direct, Wholesome Direct, Future of Games Showcase...You get the drift! The start of this summer is going to be absolutely jam packed with video game news and announcements to come! But for now, enjoy Andy, Nick, and Josh as we discuss our history with video games, and why we decided to make a gaming podcast!
SONY SHOWS OFF SOME SERIOUSLY AAA TITLES IN THIS YEAR'S PLAYSATION SHOWCASE! Andy, Nick, and Josh go over the announcements, the trailers...And the NEW HARDWARE!
Overwatch 2 lied to us, Diablo 4 is probably lying to us, but thank god, Blizzcon is still on this years! Then we’ve got potential for a Zelda Movie, and of course we’re gonna talk about Tears of the Kingdom. Also, we discuss upcoming games Warlander and Age of Wonders 4, and we’ve got rumors of a Metal Gear Solid 3 Snake Eater remake, and a brand new Metal Gear Solid. What does a Metal Gear solid game look like without Kojima? Let’s talk about that. Then we’ve got announcements about announcements announcing. Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard acquisition approved by EU regulators BlizzCon Returns This November Blizzard is scrapping Overwatch 2 hero missions and progression: 'It's clear that we can't deliver on the original vision for PvE' Longtime Zelda Producer "For Sure" Interested In Television Or Movie Adaptation Warlander - Harness the almighty powers of god-like Warriors, Clerics, and Mages, with a unique style that mashes a Medieval-inspired setting, Fantastical items and abilities…and…EVEN POWERFUL ROBOTS! Master siege weapons and cataclysmic spells to control the battlefield and destroy the enemy's core! - Toylogic Inc. (Steam, Out Now) Age of Wonders 4 - Rule a fantasy realm of your own design! Explore new magical realms in Age of Wonders’ signature blend of 4X strategy and turn-based tactical combat. Control a faction that grows and changes as you expand your empire with each turn! - Triumph Studios (Steam, Available Now) Rumor: Metal Gear Solid Series' Revival is Imminent (Also State of Play announcement) Xbox Games Showcase set to air in June 2023 Steam Announces Its Next Big Demo Event
