Episodes
Monday Feb 06, 2023
Monday Feb 06, 2023
We discuss the multiple games that have been cancelled this week; Dylan finishes off his Forspoken review and speaks about Devolver Tumble Time.Review/PreviewsForspokenInkulinatiMountain DisplayPadMountain MacroPadHosts:Dylan Blight: https://twitter.com/vivaladilAshley Hobley: https://twitter.com/ashleyhobleyCiaran Marchant: https://twitter.com/YaboyRingoEpisode TimecodesINTRO00:00:00 - HelloGAME REVIEW #100:03:01 - Forspoken Review00:11:05 - Question Of The ShowGAME REVIEW #200:17:19 - Devolver Tumble TimeGAME REVIEW #300:23:41 - Inkulinati Early Access ReviewPREVIEWS/ARTICLES00:28:15 - Mountain Gear ReviewsTHE NEWS00:30:58 - Apex Legends Is Sunsetted00:36:30 - Apex/Titanfall Game Cancelled00:41:57 - Knockout City Is Knocked OutGAME DISCUSSION #100:46:24 - Marvel Snap: Battle Mode ImpressionsOUTRO00:56:15 - GoodbyeResourcesExplosion NetworkAPEX LEGENDS MOBILE AND UPCOMING BATTLEFIELD MOBILE GAMES HAVE BEEN CANCELLEDEA HAS REPORTEDLY AXED RESPAWN’S SINGLE-PLAYER TITANFALL AND APEX LEGENDS GAMEKnockout CityThe Future of Knockout CityArcade Couch Credits:Music by: Dylan BlightArt by: Cherie Henriques All Episodes:https://explosionnetwork.com/arcade-couch/Support Us:http://www.ko-fi.com/explosion
Monday Jan 30, 2023
Monday Jan 30, 2023
We’re talking about the sci-fi horror remake Dead Space, the much tweeted about Forspoken, everything announced at Xbox’s Devolver_Direct and more.Hosts:Dylan Blight: https://twitter.com/vivaladilAshley Hobley: https://twitter.com/ashleyhobleyCiaran Marchant: https://twitter.com/YaboyRingoEpisode TimecodesINTRO00:00:00 - Hello00:00:40 - Today On The ShowGAME REVIEWS00:00:56 - Dead Space Review00:18:06 - A Space for the Unbound ReviewREVIEW IN PROGRESS #100:24:40 - Forspoken Review In ProgressPREVIEWS00:31:53 - Tray Racers PreviewTHE NEWS00:36:04 - Xbox & Bethesda Developer_DirectREVIEW IN PROGRESS #200:50:15 - Hi-Fi Rush Review In ProgressOUTRO01:00:49 - GoodbyeArcade Couch Credits:Music by: Dylan BlightArt by: Cherie Henriques All Episodes:https://explosionnetwork.com/arcade-couch/Support Us:http://www.ko-fi.com/explosion
Monday Jan 23, 2023
Monday Jan 23, 2023
In our first episode back for 2023, we discuss what games we’ve been playing, which is mostly the Playdate for Dylan. We also go over the biggest news stories we’ve missed and the most recent, like Marvel’s Avengers ending.Reviews/PreviewsGoat Simulator 3Lone RuinAll of our Best of 2022 coverage is up nowhttps://explosionnetwork.com/articles/top-10-video-games-best-of-2022Dylan’s Playdate Ranking article is here:https://explosionnetwork.com/articles/playdate-journal-ranking-all-24-of-playdate-season-1-gamesHosts:Dylan Blight: https://twitter.com/vivaladilAshley Hobley: https://twitter.com/ashleyhobleyCiaran Marchant: https://twitter.com/YaboyRingoEpisode TimecodesINTRO00:00:00 - Hello00:01:19 - Best of 2022 Is All Up00:02:45 - The Last of Us HBO Is Happening!MAIN TOPIC00:07:40 - What You Been Playing, How You Been?REVIEWS/PREVIEWS00:25:45 - Lone Ruin Review00:27:06 - Goat Simulator 3 ReviewKOALATY CRITIC00:28:05 - Fire Emblem Engage - Koalaty Score00:30:30 - One Piece Odyssey - Koalaty ScoreTHE NEWS00:33:27 - Skull & Bones Delayed Again00:36:20 - Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League Has A Battle Pass00:38:07 - Marvel's Avengers Is Dead00:43:18 - Marvel Snap Adding Battle Mode This Month00:47:54 - Deadpool Is Coming To Marvel's Midnight Suns00:50:21 - D&D Problems Over Our Break00:56:44 - 343 Might Be Losing Halo01:02:54 - Developer_Direct Is This Week From XboxOUTRO01:06:12 - GoodbyeResourcesExplosion NetworkDEADPOOL IS JOINING MARVEL'S MIDNIGHT SUNS ON JANUARY 26THMARVEL SNAP ADDS BATTLE MODE ON JANUARY 31STMARVEL'S AVENGERS IS COMING TO AN END, WILL BE DELISTED FROM DIGITAL STORES IN SEPTEMBERSUICIDE SQUAD: KILL THE JUSTICE LEAGUE LEAKED SCREENSHOT SHOWS IT HAS A BATTLE PASSUBISOFT DELAYS SKULL AND BONES AGAIN, BUT STILL TARGETS 2023 RELEASEXBOX ANNOUNCES DEVELOPER_DIRECT SHOWCASE FOR JANUARY 26THGamespot343 Industries Will No Longer Make Halo Games, But Will Oversee Outside Development - ReportPolygonD&D will move to a Creative Commons license, requests feedback on a new OGLArcade Couch Credits:Music by: Dylan BlightArt by: Cherie Henriques All Episodes:https://explosionnetwork.com/arcade-couch/Support Us:http://www.ko-fi.com/explosion
Tuesday Jan 17, 2023
Tuesday Jan 17, 2023
We discuss our pick for the Best Game of 2022, Cult of the Lamb.Check out the full list here:https://explosionnetwork.com/articles/top-10-video-games-best-of-2022 Arcade Couch Credits:Music by: Dylan BlightArt by: Cherie Henriques All Episodes:https://explosionnetwork.com/arcade-couch/Support Us:http://www.ko-fi.com/explosion
Tuesday Jan 10, 2023
Tuesday Jan 10, 2023
We discuss our favourite games of 2022.Arcade Couch Credits:Music by: Dylan BlightArt by: Cherie Henriques All Episodes:https://explosionnetwork.com/arcade-couch/Support Us:http://www.ko-fi.com/explosion
Monday Dec 19, 2022
Monday Dec 19, 2022
In the final episode of Arcade Couch for 2022, we talk about the biggest news stories of 2022 and take a look at what games are coming in 2023.Hosts:Dylan Blight: https://twitter.com/vivaladilAshley Hobley: https://twitter.com/ashleyhobleyCiaran Marchant: https://twitter.com/YaboyRingoEpisode TimecodesINTRO00:00:00 - HelloMAIN TOPIC 100:01:47 - The Biggest Gaming News Stories of 2022WHAT WE’VE BEEN PLAYING00:31:04 - Crisis Core Reunion Thoughts00:38:21 - Vampire Survivors’ Impressions00:41:26 - The Witcher 3 Next-Gen Update Impressions00:44:05 - High On Life ImpressionsMAIN TOPIC 200:50:06 - 2023 Games PreviewOUTRO01:44:49 - GoodbyeResourcesArcade Couch Credits:Music by: Dylan BlightArt by: Cherie Henriques All Episodes:https://explosionnetwork.com/arcade-couch/Support Us:http://www.ko-fi.com/explosion
Saturday Dec 10, 2022
Saturday Dec 10, 2022
We talk about The Game Awards 2022 - all the trailers, all the winners & what we thought about this years show.Hosts:Dylan Blight: https://twitter.com/vivaladilAshley Hobley: https://twitter.com/ashleyhobleyCiaran Marchant: https://twitter.com/YaboyRingoArcade Couch Credits:Music by: Dylan BlightArt by: Cherie Henriques All Episodes:https://explosionnetwork.com/arcade-couch/Support Us:http://www.ko-fi.com/explosion
Monday Dec 05, 2022
Monday Dec 05, 2022
With Marvel’s Midnight Sons, The Callisto Protocol and Need Speed Unbound released this week, there are lots of games to talk about this week.Hosts:Dylan Blight: https://twitter.com/vivaladilAshley Hobley: https://twitter.com/ashleyhobleyCiaran Marchant: https://twitter.com/YaboyRingoEpisode TimecodesINTRO00:00:00 - Hello00:00:39 - Today On The ShowWHAT WE’VE BEEN PLAYING00:01:14 - Marvel's Midnight Sons Impressions00:14:41 - Need For Speed Unbound Impressions00:22:12 - The Callisto Protocol ImpressionsREVIEWS/PREVIEWS00:38:45 - Evil West Review00:45:12 - Sonic Frontiers ReviewTHE NEWS00:46:52 - Studio Drydock Wins Best Game At App Store Awards 202200:47:59 - The Game Expo Announced For March In Melbourne01:00:57 - Super Mario Bros. Movie Trailer ReleasedOUTRO01:10:54 - GoodbyeResourcesArcade Couch Credits:Music by: Dylan BlightArt by: Cherie Henriques All Episodes:https://explosionnetwork.com/arcade-couch/Support Us:http://www.ko-fi.com/explosion
Monday Nov 28, 2022
Monday Nov 28, 2022
Our annual predictions of what trailers & reveals could come out of The Game Awards 2022.We also talk a little bit about Black Friday sales and Dylan’s impressions of Pokemon Scarlett.Hosts:Dylan Blight: https://twitter.com/vivaladilAshley Hobley: https://twitter.com/ashleyhobleyCiaran Marchant: https://twitter.com/YaboyRingoEpisode TimecodesINTRO00:00:00 - Hello00:01:11 - Today on the Show00:02:02 - Black Friday for 2022MAIN TOPIC00:07:52 - The Game Awards - Winner Predictions00:20:29 - The Game Awards - Reveals & Trailers Predictions00:42:50 - The Game Awards 2022 - Three Awards That Won't Be On StageWHAT WE’VE BEEN PLAYING00:46:02 - God of War Ragnarok Quick Catch-Up00:47:24 - Pokemon Scarlet Impressions01:09:53 - Marvel Snap - Quick UpdateOUTRO01:11:45 - GoodbyeArcade Couch Credits:Music by: Dylan BlightArt by: Cherie Henriques All Episodes:https://explosionnetwork.com/arcade-couch/Support Us:http://www.ko-fi.com/explosion
Monday Nov 21, 2022
Monday Nov 21, 2022
The 2022 Game Awards Nominees are out and there are a few surprises. Ashley and Ciaran share their thoughts on the Game of the Year category and discuss some games that could have been nominated for this honour.They also discuss the new Pokemon game despite not playing it, discussing the wild amount of glitches affecting the game and saying Yeah or Nah to some of the new PokemonHosts:Ashley Hobley: https://twitter.com/ashleyhobleyCiaran Marchant:https://twitter.com/YaboyRingoReviews/Previews:Fabular: Once Upon a Spacetime Early Access ReviewShatter Remastered Deluxe ReviewEpisode TimecodesINTRO00:00:00 - HelloREVIEWS/PREVIEWS00:00:45 - Fabular: Once Upon a Spacetime Early Access 00:01:50 - Shatter Remastered DeluxeTHE NEWS00:03:07 - The Game Awards Nominees are out00:17:33 - Square Enix Devs Arrested for Inside Trading00:20:46 - Riot and Ubisoft Researching Toxicity in Gaming00:25:30 - The Witcher 3’s Next-Gen Update is coming in December00:28:23 - Stolen Superman Game Taken Off Steam Eventually00:35:25 - Overwatch 2 Skin Launched for Unplayable Character00:39:18 - Crystal Dynamics Knows You Want More Legacy of Kain00:42:29 - Nintendo Japan N ow Refuses Repairs to Rude CustomersMAIN TOPIC00:45:53 - An Outsiders Look At Pokemon Scarlett and Violet00:53:38 - Yeah, Nah: Scarlett and Violet Edition - Part 1OUTRO01:14:47 - GoodbyeResourcesEurogamerSonic co-creator Yuji Naka reportedly arrested for insider tradingPopular free Superman Unreal Engine 5 demo 'stolen' and sold as $11 game on SteamNintendo Japan may now refuse console repairs if you're rude to staffExplosion NetworkAll the nominees for The Game Awards 2022Game8Gen 9 Pokemon: All New PokemonKotakuOverwatch 2 Selling $10 Mei Skin Even Though She's UnplayablePress StartControl 2 Is Officially In Development With A New PublisherPush SquareCrystal Dynamics Heard You 'Loudly and Clearly', Legacy of Kain Series Looks Set to Make a ComebackEmbracer Group Has 234 Games Planned to Launch by March 2026VG247Riot Games and Ubisoft team up in AI research project — using player chat logs as training dataWellPlayedThe Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt's Next-Gen Update Is Coming In DecemberArcade Couch Credits:Music by: Dylan BlightArt by: Cherie Henriques All Episodes:https://explosionnetwork.com/arcade-couch/Support Us:http://www.ko-fi.com/explosion