Monday Aug 02, 2021

PlayDate Preorders & Annapurna Interactives Showcase

PlayDate orders went live and were a big success. Did Dylan preorder one? Find out this episode. We also discuss all the trailers and news that came out of the Annapurna Interactive Showcase and how much we all love Stray.

In this week’s episode, we also discuss the Halo Infinite leaks, Knockout City: Season 2, Pokemon Unite’s PTW items and Ciaran talks about his big dive into Final Fantasy XIV Online.

Reviews/Previews

Night Book Review

SteelSeries Prime Review

Hosts:
Dylan Blight: https://twitter.com/vivaladil
Ashley Hobley: https://twitter.com/ashleyhobley
Ciaran Marchant: https://twitter.com/YaboyRingo

Episode Timecodes
INTRO

00:00:00 - Hello
00:02:19 - On The Show This Week
REVIEWS/PREVIEWS
00:02:42 - Night Book Review
00:04:31 - SteelSeries Prime Mouse Review
THE NEWS
00:08:20 - PlayDate Sales Go Live
00:26:43 - Halo Infinite Single-Player Leaks
00:30:33 - Annapurna Interactive Showcase
WHAT WE’VE BEEN PLAYING
00:53:50 - Knockout City Season 2
00:58:20 - AEW: Elite General Manager
01:03:35 - Pokemon Unite (We Don't Like Its Pay-To-Win)
01:23:45 - Final Fantasy XIV Online
OUTRO
01:34:10 - Gimmick Collectables vs Microtransactions Poll Update
01:36:57 - Goodbye

Resources
Explosion Network

All the trailers and everything shown at Annapurna Interactive’s Showcase
GameSpot

Playdate Sells Out 2021 Stock, Still Taking 2022 Reservations
PC Gamer
Uh oh, Halo Infinite campaign details are leaking from the tech test
Polygon
Pokémon Unite feels a little too ‘pay to win’ for some players

Arcade Couch Credits:
Music by:
Dylan Blight
Art by: Cherie Henriques

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