EP138 - February's Gaming News

EP142 Lets Talk Revelations

The guys at the Gift of Gaming Podcast have a lot of ground to cover since they took their break. No part of any gaming updates have been deemed more important then the reveal of Final Fantasy 7 Revelations. Join Darren, Craig and Kev (the FF7 experts) as they deep dive into the trailer and all we know about the upcoming final instalment of the Final Fantasy 7 Remake. Want more Final Fantasy discussion? Check out our Patreon over at patreon.com/thegiftofgaming for loads more content, including today's Post Show where Kev and Craig will blind rate some of the bigger games in the Final Fantasy franchise. Want to get in touch? Send us an email over at thegiftofgamingpodcast@gmail.com

EP141 - March's Gaming News

Darren's back after his holiday with all the gaming news from March! Check out the news items covered below: The Krafton Lawsuit Update https://www.gamesindustry.biz/bombshell-judgment-demands-krafton-immediately-reinstate-ousted-ceo-and-return-his-authority-over-subnautica-2 [https://www.gamesindustry.biz/bombshell-judgment-demands-krafton-immediately-reinstate-ousted-ceo-and-return-his-authority-over-subnautica-2] The Nvidia DLSS 5 Problem https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/theyre-completely-wrong-nvidia-ceo-responds-to-widespread-criticism-of-dlss-5/ [https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/theyre-completely-wrong-nvidia-ceo-responds-to-widespread-criticism-of-dlss-5/] Fortnite Layoffs https://www.theguardian.com/games/2026/mar/25/fortnite-staff-layoffs-redundancies-epic-games [https://www.theguardian.com/games/2026/mar/25/fortnite-staff-layoffs-redundancies-epic-games] Xbox Games Pass Could Get Cheaper https://www.gamespot.com/articles/new-xbox-ceo-could-make-game-pass-less-expensive-report-says/1100-6538978/ [https://www.gamespot.com/articles/new-xbox-ceo-could-make-game-pass-less-expensive-report-says/1100-6538978/] The Sony Console Price Increases https://www.ign.com/articles/sony-announces-price-rises-for-ps5-ps5-pro-and-playstation-portal-blames-continued-pressures-in-the-global-economic-landscape [https://www.ign.com/articles/sony-announces-price-rises-for-ps5-ps5-pro-and-playstation-portal-blames-continued-pressures-in-the-global-economic-landscape] Check out more news on our Patreon over at patreon.com/thegiftofgaming [http://patreon.com/thegiftofgaming]

EP140 - Pokémon, Minecraft and the Broken Review System

Darren is joined by Colm and Andy for an off the cuff discussion on video games. The guys are all back playing Gen 1 of Pokémon, they look back on memories of Minecraft and discuss how today's review system may not be fit for purpose. Darren is on holidays for the next two weeks so if you're looking for GoG Pod content, check out our patreon over at patreon.com/thegiftofgaming [http://patreon.com/thegiftofgaming] Let us know what you think of the podcast! Email us at thegiftofgamingpodcast@gmail.com [thegiftofgamingpodcast@gmail.com] Do you listen to your podcast on Youtube? All our episodes are now available there at youtube.com/@thegiftofgaming [http://youtube.com/@thegiftofgaming]

EP139 - The Remakes We Wanna Play

Darren is joined by Craig to talk about the remakes they want to play the most. Why not tell us what remakes you want to see? thegiftofgamingpodcast@gmail.com [thegiftofgamingpodcast@gmail.com] Looking for more? We discuss what games we might get our hands on in 2026 in our post show. Check it out over at patreon.com/thegiftofgaming [http://patreon.com/thegiftofgaming]

EP138 - February's Gaming News

Darren is joined by Chris and Daniel for the first ever time to look back on all the gaming news from February. From Xbox woes and new DLC for very old games, its all covered here on the Gift of Gaming podcast! Xbox Shakeup https://www.ign.com/articles/phil-spencer-retiring-sarah-bond-out-matt-booty-promoted-as-microsoft-ai-exec-asha-sharma-named-new-xbox-boss-exclusive [https://www.ign.com/articles/phil-spencer-retiring-sarah-bond-out-matt-booty-promoted-as-microsoft-ai-exec-asha-sharma-named-new-xbox-boss-exclusive] Xbox Console https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c875we893ggo [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c875we893ggo] Diablo 2 DLC https://www.polygon.com/diablo-2-reign-of-the-warlock-review/ [https://www.polygon.com/diablo-2-reign-of-the-warlock-review/] Bluepoint Closed https://www.ign.com/articles/playstation-shuts-down-demons-souls-shadow-of-the-colossus-remake-studio-bluepoint-games [https://www.ign.com/articles/playstation-shuts-down-demons-souls-shadow-of-the-colossus-remake-studio-bluepoint-games] Highguard Shutdown https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/highguard-is-permanently-shutting-down-barely-a-month-after-debut [https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/highguard-is-permanently-shutting-down-barely-a-month-after-debut] Monster Hunter Wilds Expansion https://www.polygon.com/monster-hunter-wilds-expansion-title-update-4/ [https://www.polygon.com/monster-hunter-wilds-expansion-title-update-4/] Check out our Patreon over at patreon.com/thegiftofgaming [http://patreon.com/thegiftofgaming]