PLNX - The Video Games Podcast

Welcome to Episode 11 of PLNX [http://podcasts.plnxgames.com/] - The Video Games Podcast! -------------------- SECTION 1 - "WIP - What I’m Playing" (1:36): * Completed: * Final Fantasy VII Remake * Gotham Knights (more in the Story Of The Day section) * Playing (First Impressions): * FIFA 23 SECTION 2 - In The News (6:52): * Dualsense Edge [https://blog.playstation.com/2022/10/18/dualsense-edge-wireless-controller-for-ps5-launches-globally-on-january-26/] to launch on January 26th, 2023. It's priced at $200. No news about availability in India, yet. * The Witcher Remake is confirmed. [https://www.instagram.com/p/CkLfxXLqAY5/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link] Being made using Unreal Engine 5 by a third-party studio in consultation with CD Projekt Red. * Microsoft may increase the prices of GamePass [https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2022/10/29/xbox-now-says-it-will-have-to-increase-prices-but-to-what/?sh=6b44c0853bdd] in the near future. * God Of War: Ragnarok promotions in Mumbai. [https://www.reddit.com/r/IndianGaming/comments/yd3pf6/god_of_war_ragnarok_ps_promotion_in_mumbai_metro/?] SECTION 3 - Story Of The Day (14:22): * Gotham Knights Review - The perfect definition of "So Near, Yet So Far!" -------------------- Please feel free to get in touch with me over on Twitter [https://twitter.com/PLNXGames], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/plnx_games/], YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn8P6SWpIX7t5ljMBOjvQtw] or Discord [https://discord.gg/hEsvTdPD9R]. Please subscribe to this podcast on the podcast platform of your choice. If you're listening on Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/plnx-the-video-games-podcast/id1608655310], please take the time to rate PLNX - The Video Games Podcast. Remember to check out podcasts.plnxgames.com [http://podcasts.plnxgames.com/] for access to all the episodes in one place! Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1933337/support]

Welcome to what I'm calling the 'mini-milestone episode' aka Episode 10 of PLNX - The Video Games Podcast. Remember, all episodes are always available on podcasts.plnxgames.com [https://podcasts.plnxgames.com] Here's all that you will get on this episode: *WIP - What I'm Playing* (04:22) - Full Games: * Final Fantasy VII: Remake - Intergrade * Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge * Lake - Game Trials: * WWE 2K22 * Uncharted: The Legacy Of Thieves Collection - The Lost Legacy * OlliOlli World * F1 22 *Video Game News* (23:42) * Bungie and NetEase reportedly working together for a mobile game, set in the Destiny universe - https://www.eurogamer.net/bungie-and-netease-reportedly-developing-destiny-mobile-game [https://www.eurogamer.net/bungie-and-netease-reportedly-developing-destiny-mobile-game] * Razer has acquired Interhaptics - https://www.pcgamer.com/razer-acquires-software-haptics-company-to-boost-hypersense/ [https://www.pcgamer.com/razer-acquires-software-haptics-company-to-boost-hypersense/] * New reports emerge about Rockstar seemingly cancelling remasters of GTA IV and Red Dead Redemption 1 - https://twitter.com/TezFunz2/status/1543974193259319303?s=20&t=eVsv9VbyQtZ187jAlgi0FQ [https://twitter.com/TezFunz2/status/1543974193259319303?s=20&t=eVsv9VbyQtZ187jAlgi0FQ] * Lollipop Chainsaw remake announced. To release in 2023 - https://twitter.com/yasudaD5/status/1544245448696680448?s=20&t=nD8NMct9ZvCTGkU1cv7AHA [https://twitter.com/yasudaD5/status/1544245448696680448?s=20&t=nD8NMct9ZvCTGkU1cv7AHA] * Forspoken delayed (again) to January 24th, 2023 - https://twitter.com/Forspoken/status/1544675140780392453?t=OrFsMEeeG3NEuOVWq4KeDw&s=19 [https://twitter.com/Forspoken/status/1544675140780392453?t=OrFsMEeeG3NEuOVWq4KeDw&s=19] * Skull and Bones to be released on November 8th, 2022 - Full Gameplay Reveal - https://youtu.be/P_c7F4PHzcc?t=275 [https://youtu.be/P_c7F4PHzcc?t=275] * Supermassive Games acquired in full by Nordisk Games - https://gamingbolt.com/supermassive-games-acquired-by-nordisk-games [https://gamingbolt.com/supermassive-games-acquired-by-nordisk-games] * God Of War: Ragnarök releases on November 9th, 2022 - https://twitter.com/PlayStation/status/1544667847548354563?t=Sod2EmK6vMgzVEEXsH8AKA&s=19 [https://twitter.com/PlayStation/status/1544667847548354563?t=Sod2EmK6vMgzVEEXsH8AKA&s=19] *Story Of The Day* (37:15) I share some of my views about why 'Toxic Fandom' is the gaming industry's biggest problem. Here are some links for further reading: - Sony Santa Monica's Statement [https://twitter.com/SonySantaMonica/status/1543016436632674304?s=20&t=CgSNlICwsL6iRoi9Hv8z6g] - Ron Gilbert's Return To Monkey Island [https://www.theverge.com/2022/6/30/23189707/ron-gilbert-return-to-monkey-island-online-abuse] - Developer comments [https://twitter.com/JLHGameArt/status/1548710773194723331?s=20&t=bnmsGtxFv96iE8X18gJtYQ] As always, please feel free to get in touch with me over on Twitter [https://twitter.com/PLNXGames], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/plnx_games/], YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn8P6SWpIX7t5ljMBOjvQtw] or Discord [https://discord.gg/7YatTYtHuH]. Please subscribe to this podcast on the podcast platform of your choice. If you're listening on Apple Podcasts, please take the time to rate PLNX - The Video Games Podcast. Remember to check out podcasts.plnxgames.com [http://podcasts.plnxgames.com/] for access to all the episodes in one place! Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1933337/support]

Welcome back to PLNX - The Video Games Podcast. We have a new home! Please visit podcasts.plnxgames.com [https://podcasts.plnxgames.com] to listen to any of the previous episodes on any podcast platform of your choice. This is episode 9 and in this one, I'll talk about some of the biggest announcements from the Summer Game Fest 2022 and Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase 2022: * 3:28 - Street Fighter 6 * 5:27 - The 'golden-age' of horror-games * 6:17 - Resident Evil 4 Remake * 7:56 - The Callisto Protocol * 9:36 - Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare II (2022) * 11:43 - Fort Solis * 15:20 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge * 18:30 - Gotham Knights * 22:15 - The Last Of Us Part I Remake - My thoughts about this 'remake' * 32:18 - Cocoon * 34:00 - Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty * 34:44 - Persona coming back to Xbox * 36:38 - Hideo Kojima's next - A partnership between Kojima Productions and Xbox Games Studios for a game that will utilise cloud technology * 38:42 - Starfield Then, I'll share some thoughts about the importance of God Of War: Ragnarok's release date. Here are the video links for the respective showcases: * Summer Game Fest 2022 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFO4BJbdpPg [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFO4BJbdpPg] * Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase 2022 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOYnwhKwlw8 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOYnwhKwlw8] As always, please feel free to get in touch with me over on Twitter [https://twitter.com/PLNXGames], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/plnx_games/], YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn8P6SWpIX7t5ljMBOjvQtw] or Discord [https://discord.gg/7YatTYtHuH]. Please subscribe to this podcast on the podcast platform of your choice. If you're listening on Apple Podcasts, please take the time to rate PLNX - The Video Games Podcast. Remember to check out podcasts.plnxgames.com [http://podcasts.plnxgames.com/] for access to all the episodes in one place! Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1933337/support]

We're back with the latest episode of The PLNX Games Podcast. Sony have announced [https://blog.playstation.com/2022/05/16/all-new-playstation-plus-game-lineup-assassins-creed-valhalla-demons-souls-ghost-of-tsushima-directors-cut-nba-2k22-and-more-join-the-service/] the initial list of games that will be included in the 'new' PS Plus. So, on this episode: - I start off by talking about why subscription services are good for both, gamers, and developers. - Then, from the list of games announced, why have I decided to play the following games (which I wouldn't have otherwise thought of buying): Current games: - Demon's Souls - Returnal - AC: Valhalla - Control: Ultimate Edition - Concrete Genie Classics/Remasters: - Tekken 2 - Bioshock: Remastered Timed-trials: - WWE 2K22 As always, please feel free to get in touch with me over on Twitter [https://twitter.com/PLNXGames], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/plnx_games/], YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFziyPaSK9drCFk3-nV3iyQ] or Discord [https://discord.gg/7YatTYtHuH]. Please share the podcast with everyone who might be interested in gaming. Thank you so much for listening to The PLNX Games Podcast Intro/Outro Music: "Wah Game Loop" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/] Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1933337/support]

Here's the next episode! And it's our longest one yet. There's a lot to cover, so let's get right into it. Today, I talk about: 1. Sony's Bend Studio rumoured to be working on their next game, an open-world stealth-action game - https://twitter.com/oopsleaks/status/1510706934093168644?t=lFk7k3vvWW1oG17Ce3n5Bg&s=19 [https://twitter.com/oopsleaks/status/1510706934093168644?t=lFk7k3vvWW1oG17Ce3n5Bg&s=19] 2. Issues Of Sexism, Bullying, And Burnout at Undead Labs, developers of State of Decay 3 - https://kotaku.com/state-of-decay-3-xbox-series-x-s-sexism-microsoft-undea-1848728682 [https://kotaku.com/state-of-decay-3-xbox-series-x-s-sexism-microsoft-undea-1848728682] 3. Taco Bell India's Xbox Series S offer - https://twitter.com/tacobellindia/status/1510858353156648962?t=QCUy6Xj-kd52zmcA6fZeFA&s=19 [https://twitter.com/tacobellindia/status/1510858353156648962?t=QCUy6Xj-kd52zmcA6fZeFA&s=19] 4. Unreal Engine 5 released - https://twitter.com/UnrealEngine/status/1511423672006942728?t=AcBhx_EW-spapggNlu62ZQ&s=19 [https://twitter.com/UnrealEngine/status/1511423672006942728?t=AcBhx_EW-spapggNlu62ZQ&s=19] 5. Next Tomb Raider announced - being developed using UE5 - https://twitter.com/tombraider/status/1511368712279904258?t=Rb9o7E3IB6nUGQlCRg0GlA&s=19 [https://twitter.com/tombraider/status/1511368712279904258?t=Rb9o7E3IB6nUGQlCRg0GlA&s=19] 6. Sony and LEGO's parent company invest $1B each in Epic Games - https://www.epicgames.com/site/en-US/news/sony-and-kirkbi-invest-in-epic-games-to-build-the-future-of-digital-entertainment [https://www.epicgames.com/site/en-US/news/sony-and-kirkbi-invest-in-epic-games-to-build-the-future-of-digital-entertainment] 7. Remedy and Rockstar agree to work on Max Payne 1&2 Remake - https://investors.remedygames.com/announcements/remedy-entertainment-enters-agreement-with-rockstar-games-for-new-max-payne-12-project/ [https://investors.remedygames.com/announcements/remedy-entertainment-enters-agreement-with-rockstar-games-for-new-max-payne-12-project/] As always, please feel free to get in touch with me on Twitter [https://twitter.com/PLNXGames], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/plnx_games/], YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFziyPaSK9drCFk3-nV3iyQ] or Discord [https://discord.gg/7YatTYtHuH]. Please share the podcast with everyone who might be interested in gaming. As you know, I'm just starting out and it'll help me out if your friends take the time to tune in. Thank you so much! Music: "Wah Game Loop" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/] Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1933337/support]