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The Crazy Turnip Market In Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Episode 74

Dylan discusses his first week playing the stalk market in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. His tale of selling his first batch of turnips is one you just have to hear to believe.Also on the show:Jason Schreier Leaves KotakuGamescom 2020 Officially All-DigitalPokemon Go Adds Remote RaidingHosts:Dylan Blight: https://twitter.com/vivaladilAshley Hobley: https://twitter.com/ashleyhobleyCiaran Marchant: https://twitter.com/YaboyRingoEpisode TimecodesINTRO00:10 - Hello01:35 - This Week On The ShowTHE NEWS01:55 - Cyberpunk 2077 Xbox One X09:10 - Don’t Play Half-Life: Alyx Non-VR Mod18:45 - ESRB Adds Loot Box Rating25:35 - Pokemon Go Adds Remote Raiding35:25 - Gamescom Officially Digital46:40 - LudaNarraCon 2020 Is On This Weekend50:05 - Jason Schreier Leaves KotakuMAIN TOPIC01:04:50 - Explaining Animal Crossing: New Horizons Stalk Market01:12:15 - Dylan’s Experience Selling TurnipsResources:ESRB.org’Introducing A New Interactive Element: In-Game Purchases (Includes Random Items)’Explosion Network’Digital Convention ‘LudoNarraCon’ Bringing 40+ Games & Many Panels April 24th’’Pokemon Go Adds Remote Raiding, Free Field Tasks, Battle League Updates’IGN’Animal Crossing Has Sparked An Insane Turnip Black Market’’Cyberpunk 2077 Limited Edition Xbox One X Console Revealed’Kotaku’Half-Life: Alyx Is Now Playable Without A VR Headset’’Press Sneak Out’Twitter@gamescomArcade Couch Credits:Music by: Dylan BlightArt by: Cherie HenriquesAll Episodes:https://explosionnetwork.com/arcade-couch/Support Us:http://www.ko-fi.com/explosion

What To Play In Iso - Episode 73

Most of us are stuck in iso and you have a couple of choices now: play video games, do puzzles, or get into the garden. Luckily you can do all of them in Animal Crossing. But what other video games are best to play with friends in these trying times?Also on the show:Final Fantasy VII Remake Easy Mode ComplaintsValorant Impressions Based On StreamsHalf-Life: Alyx ImpressionsReviews/Previews Mentioned:Final Fantasy VII RemakeHosts:Dylan Blight: https://twitter.com/vivaladilAshley Hobley: https://twitter.com/ashleyhobleyCiaran Marchant: https://twitter.com/YaboyRingoCherie Henriques: https://twitter.com/CheriacornoEpisode TimecodesINTRO00:10 - Hello01:20 - This Week On The ShowREVIEWS/PREVIEWS01:40 - Final Fantasy VII Remake ReviewTHE NEWS10:30 - FF7R Easy Mode Is… Too Easy?21:10 - Valorant Gameplay Impressions Based On Streams31:50 - Nintendo Banning Pokemon Leavers Finally36:05 - Fallout 76: Wastelanders Update Is Finally Out This Week BTW38:50 - Inside Xbox (April 2020) Reveals51:20 - Resident Evil 8 Leaks56:15 - What The Hell Happened With Cooking Mama: CookstarWHAT WE’VE BEEN PLAYING01:02:25 - Half-Life: Alyx ImpressionsMAIN TOPIC01:14:30 - The Best Games To Play In IsoOUTRO01:29:40 - Goodbye01:30:50 - Wrap-UpResources:DualShockers ’Final Fantasy 7 Remake’s Easy Mode Is… For Those Who Need It’Gamasutra’Valorant’s Closed Beta Debut Lands Riot Games A New Twitch Viewership Record’IGN’Resident Evil 8 Will Release In 2021, Feature Significant Thematic Departures, Report Says’Press Start’Everything Announced At This Morning’s Inside Xbox’Push Square’Fallout 76 Wastelanders Update Arrives Next Week Alongside Launch Trailer’Nintendo Life’The Pokemon Company Threatens To “Permanently Ban” Players Who Deliberately Disconnect From Battles’Screen Rant’Exclusive: Cooking Mama Cookstar Switch eShop Controversy Explained’Arcade Couch Credits:Music by: Dylan BlightArt by: Cherie HenriquesAll Episodes:https://explosionnetwork.com/arcade-couch/Support Us:http://www.ko-fi.com/explosion

Tom Nook Invades All Your Switch Games - Episode 72

If you’re playing Animal Crossing: New Horizons, you know Tom Nook is gonna chase you for that loan eventually and we discuss just how he’s going to go about it.Also on the show:Animal Crossing: New Horizons ImpressionsThe Last of Us Part II DelayedE3/Gamescom 2020/2021 UpdatesHosts:Dylan Blight: https://twitter.com/vivaladilAshley Hobley: https://twitter.com/ashleyhobleyCiaran Marchant: https://twitter.com/YaboyRingoEpisode TimecodesINTRO00:10 - Hello00:30 - Today On The ShowTHE NEWS00:45 - Final Fantasy VII Remake Released In Australian Retail Early05:30 - The Last of Us: Part II Delayed 18:20 - BAFTA Games Winners23:40 - Mario 64, Mario Galaxy & More Remasters Coming This Year?WHAT WE’VE BEEN PLAYING35:15 - Animal Crossing: New Horizons Impressions (Dylan’s First 10-Hours) 55:50 - Persona 5 Royal (Ciaran’s Early Impressions)OUTRO01:05:40 - E3 2021 Is Happening01:08:10 - Gamescom Not Cancelled (Yet), Digital Ramping Up01:11:55 - IGN Hosting Digital Gaming Event To Cover E3 In JuneResources:Eurogamer’Gamescom Isn’t Cancelled, Yet 0 But It Will Hold “Significantly Expanded” Digital Show’Explosion Network’The Last of Us Part II Delayed With No New Release Date’GamesIndustry.Biz’IGN to Host Summer of Gaming Digital Event In June’’The ESA Sets Dates For E3 2021’Kotaku’Report: Nintendo Planning To Announce New Mario Games And Remasters To Celebrate Series’s 35-Year Anniversary’Arcade Couch Credits:Music by: Dylan BlightArt by: Cherie HenriquesAll Episodes:https://explosionnetwork.com/arcade-couch/

Resident Evil 3 Remake Review - Where Do They Go Next? - Episode 71

It’s a massive review episode as Ciaran talks about the remake of Resident Evil 3 and Dylan discusses his time with DOOM Eternal and Persona 5 Royal.Also on the show:Nintendo’s Sneak Attack Direct DetailsModern Warfare 2 Remaster On The Way?Epic Games Partners UpReviews/PreviewsResident Evil 3DOOM EternalPersona 5 RoyalThose Who RemainHosts:Dylan Blight: https://twitter.com/vivaladilAshley Hobley: https://twitter.com/ashleyhobleyCiaran Marchant: https://twitter.com/YaboyRingoEpisode TimecodesINTRO00:10 - Hello00:50 - On The Show This WeekREVIEWS/PREVIEWS01:20 - Resident Evil 3 Review16:05 - DOOM Eternal Review27:35 - Persona 5 Royal Review36:45 - ‘The Foundation’ - Control DLC Review46:40 - Those Who Remain PreviewTHE NEWS50:20 - Epic Games Partners With Developers For Projects Including Remedy Games59:50 - Is Modern Warfare 2 Getting RemasteredMAIN TOPIC01:06:35 - Nintendo Drops A Direct From Thin AirOUTRO01:41:10 - Question Of The Show01:41:20 - Wrap-Up01:42:15 - Ad ReadResources:GamesIndustry.Biz’Epic Launches Publishing Label With Remedy, Playdead and GenDesign Onboard’Press Start’Everything Announced In Today’s Nintendo Direct’The Sixth Axis’Modern Warfare 2 Campaign Remastered Artwork Allegedly Datamined From Update Files’Arcade Couch Credits:Music by: Dylan BlightArt by: Cherie HenriquesAll Episodes:https://explosionnetwork.com/arcade-couch/Support Us:http://www.ko-fi.com/explosion

Next Gen Specs & Streaming Sport Stars - Episode 70

Coranavirus has crippled the wide world of sports with almost all major sporting leagues across the world closing or postponing. Could video games help sports fans get their fix of sporting action? Both Microsoft and Sony have released the final specs for their next-generation consoles and there is a lot of numbers and letters to review. Also on the show: - Tales from the Borderlands is coming back - Gamestop believes it is an essential retail store - A New Overwatch Hero is breaking everything Hosts: Ashley Hobley: https://twitter.com/ashleyhobley Ciaran Marchant: https://twitter.com/YaboyRingo Resources: Kotaku “GameStop: We Can Stay Open During Lockdowns Because We're 'Essential Retail'” - https://www.kotaku.com.au/2020/03/gamestop-we-can-stay-open-during-lockdowns-because-were-essential-retail/ “Cancelled Soccer Game Played In Front Of 60,000 Fans (On Twitch)” - https://www.kotaku.com.au/2020/03/cancelled-soccer-game-played-in-front-of-60000-fans-on-twitch/ “Entire Spanish Soccer League, Including Barcelona And Real Madrid, Are Going To Play Each Other In FIFA” - https://www.kotaku.com.au/2020/03/entire-spanish-soccer-league-including-barcelona-and-real-madrid-are-going-to-play-each-other-in-fifa/ “NBA, Premier League Teams Are Simulating Cancelled Matches In Video Games” - https://www.kotaku.com.au/2020/03/nba-premier-league-teams-are-simulating-cancelled-matches-in-video-games/ Polygon “Meet Echo, Overwatch’s new hero with ‘the most game-changing’ powers yet” - https://www.polygon.com/2020/3/19/21186567/overwatch-echo-release-ptr-new-hero-abilities-ult-blizzard Press Start “Fortress Melbourne is Closing its Doors Until Further Notice Just Five Days After Opening” - https://press-start.com.au/news/2020/03/17/fortress-melbourne-is-closing-its-doors-until-further-notice-just-five-days-after-opening/ “The PS5 Specs and Xbox Series X Specs Compared” - https://press-start.com.au/news/playstation/2020/03/20/the-ps5-specs-and-xbox-series-x-specs-compared Push Square “Rumour: Tales from the Borderlands 2 Teased, Redux Version of Original Game Planned” - http://www.pushsquare.com/news/2020/03/rumour_tales_from_the_borderlands_2_teased_redux_version_of_original_game_planned Arcade Couch Credits: Music by: Dylan Blight Art by: Cherie Henriques Episode Timecodes INTRO 00:10 - Hello 02:44 - On The Show This Week THE NEWS 02:56 - Coronavirus Conquers The Fortress 10:36 - Gamestop is “Essential” Retail? 18:30 - Return of Tales from The Borderlands? 26.30 - A new Overwatch Hero has entered the battle 34:59 - Next Gen Specs Revealed MAIN TOPIC 52:52 - E3 Was Cancelled Officially, But Publishers Are Working On Streaming Events OUTRO 01:03:20 - Question Of The Show: What Sportsperson Would You Like To See Stream Their Sports’ Video Game? 01:04:18 - Goodbye All Episodes: https://explosionnetwork.com/arcade-c... Web: http://bit.ly/ArcadeCouchWeb Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2PSvACR Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2OWbu5f Casts: https://pca.st/yERE Stitcher: http://bit.ly/ACStitcher PlayerFM: http://bit.ly/FMArcadeCouch Support Us: http://www.ko-fi.com/explosion Arcade Couch is the Explosion Network’s premiere video games podcast featuring discussions on the latest releases, tech, industry news and more, available every Saturday at 6 AM AEST

We Was Supposed To Get A New Batman Game At E3 2020 - Episode 69

E3 is officially cancelled this week, but many publishers including Xbox have said they’ll be working to put on a digital event of some sort in a presumably, similar timeslot. Dylan and Ciaran discuss those that have signed on so far, along with some other rumoured things that were supposed to happen at E3 2020 including a Batman game.Hosts: Dylan Blight: https://twitter.com/vivaladilCiaran Marchant: https://twitter.com/YaboyRingoEpisode TimecodesINTRO00:10 - Hello01:05 - On The Show This WeekTHE NEWS01:35 - New Witcher Game On The Way09:10 - Tony Hawk Game Leaked16:25 - Channel 7 Is Doing EsportsWHAT WE’VE BEEN PLAYING22:30 - Call of Duty: Warzone Review37:00 - Apex Legends, Ciaran Is In45:55 - Ciaran’s Control Review; We Theorise About The Expansion Out Soon01:00:10 - Bloodroots ReviewMAIN TOPIC01:04:40 - E3 Was Cancelled Officially, But Publishers Are Working On Streaming Events01:11:30 - Reiterate: What No E3 MeansOUTRO01:15:50 - Results: Last of Us: Part II Digital/Physical Argument01:19:40 - Question Of The Show: Would You Prefer To Play As Ciri Or A new Character In The Next Witcher Game?01:20:05 - Goodbye01:20:40 - Ad ReadReviews Mentioned:BloodrootsCall of Duty: WarzoneResources:DualShockers’New Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater Coming In 2020 According To Potential Leak’Explosion Network’The List of Everyone Planning Replacement E3 Events’IGN’New Witcher Game Will Begin Development After Cyberpunk 2077 Release’Kotaku’Channel 7 Is Getting Into Esports, Again’’E3 2020 Is Cancelled’Arcade Couch Credits:Music by: Dylan BlightArt by: Cherie HenriquesAll Episodes:https://explosionnetwork.com/arcade-couch/Support Us:http://www.ko-fi.com/explosion

Can E3 Survive Not Doing A Show In 2020? - Episode 68

E3 is running into problem after problem and it’s looking very likely that E3 2020 may be cancelled because of the Coronavirus. But can E3 survive if it doesn’t have a show this year? Or is it simply time for the ESA to hang up their convention coats?Hosts:Dylan Blight: https://twitter.com/vivaladilAshley Hobley: https://twitter.com/ashleyhobleyCiaran Marchant: https://twitter.com/YaboyRingoEpisode TimecodesINTRO 00:10 - Hello 00:35 - Coronavirus Discussions 06:00 - This Week On The Show THE NEWS 06:20 - Mystery Star Wars Game Leak 13:00 - Fortress Opens In Melbourne Next Week 18:05 - Riot Games Reveals Valorant Gameplay 26:40 - Bungie Closes Offices Due To Coronavirus32:30 - Ubisfot Re-working Ghost Recon: Breakpoint 44:45 - Death Stranding PC Release Details 50:45 - Pete Hines Interesting Comments On Kinda Funny’s 'We Have Cool Friends' Podcast MAIN TOPIC 01:14:35 - Is E3 2020 Going To Happen? 01:21:00 - Which Of These Events Are Most Important To The Industry & Why? OUTRO 01:32:50 - Question Of The Show 01:33:00 - Bye 01:34:30 - A Bit 01:35:15 - Wrap-UpResources:AusGamers’E3 2020 Still Happening In June, With Organisers “Actively Assessing” Coronavirus Outbreak’DualShockers’Bungie Offices Shut Down Due To Coronavirus Fears’Explosion Network’Riot Games Give First Look At New FPR Valorant’GamesIndustry.Biz’Iam8Bit Resigns As E3 2020 Creative Director’IGN’Death Stranding PC Release Date Announced, Half-Life Crossover Content Included’’Mystery Star Wars Game, Project Maverick Seemingly Leaks On PSN’Kinda Funny’Doom Eternal, Fallout 76 with Pete Hines - We Have Cool Friends’Kotaku’Ubisoft Is Massively Reworking Ghost Recon Breakpoint’Press-Start’Meblourne’s Largest Gaming And Esports Venue “Fortress” Is Opening Next Week With Prizes And Special Events’Arcade Couch Credits:Music by: Dylan BlightArt by: Cherie HenriquesAll Episodes:https://explosionnetwork.com/arcade-couch/Support Us:http://www.ko-fi.com/explosion

Baldur’s Gate 3 & Turn-Based Role Playing Games - Episode 67

Baldur’s Gate 3 gameplay has us excited! But an article has started a debate about turn-based combat in tactical games as well as old-school JRPG’s: where’d it go and is it still good?Also on the show:EA Bans A Player From EverythingResident Evil 3 Remake DetailsHosts:Dylan Blight: https://twitter.com/vivaladilAshley Hobley: https://twitter.com/ashleyhobleyCiaran Marchant: https://twitter.com/YaboyRingoEpisode TimecodesINTRO00:10 - Hello00:30 - Pokemon Day Stuff03:50 - This Week On The ShowTHE NEWS04:40 - Konami Code Creator Passes Away08:15 - First #CutieOfTheYear Nominee11:40 - EA Bans A FIFA Player19:30 - Resident Evil 3 Remake Details25:55 - Another Platinum Games Reveal30:30 - Kojima To Get BAFTA 32:30 - Tin-foil Hat TheoryMAIN TOPIC34:40 - Baldur’s Gate 3 Gameplay Impressions41:40 - PC Game Article About Turn-Based Combat Inspires DebateOUTRO56:00 - Goodbye57:25 - Wrap-UpResources:Gamasutra’Metal Gear Creator Hideo Kojima To Receive BAFTA Fellowship Award’IGN’2 Hours Into Baldur’s Gate 3 And We’re Sold’’FIFA Pro Kurt Permanently Banned From All EA Games And Services Following Latest Attack’Kotaku’Konami Code Creator Kazuhisa Hashimoto Dies At 61’’Seven-Year-Old Wins A Pokemon Championship, Makes Everyone A Fan’PC Gamer’It Sucks That Baldur’s Gate 3 Is Turn-Based’PlayStation Blog’Here’s How Resident Evil 3’s PS4 Remake Is Enhancing The Survival Horror Classic For The Better’PlayStation Lifestyle’PlatinumGames Unveils Project G.G, Helmed By Hideki Kamiya’Arcade Couch Credits:Music by: Dylan BlightArt by: Cherie HenriquesAll Episodes:https://explosionnetwork.com/arcade-couch/Support Us:http://www.ko-fi.com/explosion

What Does An Eli Roth Borderlands Movie Look Like? - Episode 66

Eli Roth has been announced as the director of the upcoming Borderlands film. But what exactly does a Borderlands movie look like? And what does one look like with the primarily horror director, Eli Roth, at the helm?Also on the show:Another Dead Star Wars GameCall of Duty Battle Royale Confirmed?GDC/PAX CancellationsHosts:Dylan Blight: https://twitter.com/vivaladilAshley Hobley: https://twitter.com/ashleyhobleyCiaran Marchant: https://twitter.com/YaboyRingoEpisode TimecodesINTRO00:10 - Hello01:15 - This Week On The ShowTHE NEWS01:30 - GDC/PAX Cancellations 11:20 - Pokimane Funds Esports Tuition21:00 - Mario Is Dead?24:55 - Another Dead Star Wars Game34:50 - A Nick Story: Microsoft Flight Simulator 42:05 - Call of Duty Battle Royale Leaker Being Chased By Activision47:45 - Animal Crossing: New Horizons DirectMAIN TOPIC56:40 - WTF Does A Borderlands Movie By Eli Roth Look Like?OUTRO01:10:30 - Question Of The Show01:11:05 - A Bit01:11:30 - Ad ReadResources:GamesIndustry.Biz’Animal Crossing: New Horizons Lost Save Files Can Only Be Recovered Once’’PlayStation and Facebook Cancel GDC Appearances Citing Coronavirus Concerns’DualShockers’Gearbox Announces Eli Roth To Directo Borderlands Movie’’Pokimane Donates $50,000 Toward Esports Scholarships’Kotaku’Everything We Just Learned About Animal Crossing: New Horizons’Hollywood Reporter’Activision Demands Reddit Identify Call of Duty Leaker’IGN’Mario Fans Are Convinced The Iconic Plumber Is Dead’’Microsoft Flight Simulator Will Include All Airports On Earth’’Sources: EA Cancelled A Star Wars: Battlefront Spinoff Last Year’Arcade Couch Credits:Music by: Dylan BlightArt by: Cherie HenriquesAll Episodes:https://explosionnetwork.com/arcade-couch/Support Us:http://www.ko-fi.com/explosion

Nintendo & Embargos - Episode 65

Nintendo has smacked down hard on an outlet that broken an embargo for Pokemon Sword/Shield, but did they deserve it? And who does breaking embargos affects the most? We discuss.Also on the show:Bleeding Edge BetaOutriders Gameplay RevealThe DICE Awards 2020Hosts:Dylan Blight: https://twitter.com/vivaladilAshley Hobley: https://twitter.com/ashleyhobleyCiaran Marchant: https://twitter.com/YaboyRingoEpisode TimecodesINTRO00:10 - Hello00:55 - This Week On The ShowTHE NEWS01:05 - IEM Melbourne Is A Go08:20 - What Games Will Activision Remake Next?11:20 - Geoff Keighley Skips E316:00 - Half-Life: Alyx Gets Official Release Date; Dylan’s Index Alternatives23:25 - Outriders Gameplay Impressions30:15 - The D.I.C.E Awards 2020WHAT WE’VE BEEN PLAYING42:10 - Bleeding Edge BetaMAIN TOPIC57:35 - Nintendo Black-lists In Public01:01:50 - General Embargo Discussion OUTRO01:09:10 - Question Of The Show01:09:30 - Goodbye01:50:00 - Wrap-UpResources:ESL Gaming’Intel Extreme Masters Headlines Melbourne Esports Open In 2020’GamesIndustry.Biz’Geoff Keighley Will Not Participate in E3 2020’IGN’Activision Planning To Release Several Remaster In 2020’’Nintendo Publicly Cuts Ties With Game Publication After Pokemon Sword and Shield Leaks’’Surprising Winners Take Home Big Awards At D.I.C.E 2020’Kotaku’Don’t Expect The Valve Index To Come To Australia’PC Gamer’Outriders Mixes Superpowers, Shooting, and Destiny’Arcade Couch Credits:Music by: Dylan BlightArt by: Cherie HenriquesAll Episodes:https://explosionnetwork.com/arcade-couch/Support Us:http://www.ko-fi.com/explosion