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UNREAL Next-Gen News - Episode 78

Unreal Engine 5 has been revealed and it looks like a major move forward for gave development and also, a major step towards next-gen. We discuss what we thought of the reveal and the conversation surrounding it.Also on the show:Tony Hawk’s gets a remakeMafia gets a remakeHosts:Dylan Blight: https://twitter.com/vivaladilAshley Hobley: https://twitter.com/ashleyhobleyCiaran Marchant: https://twitter.com/YaboyRingoResources:Explosion Network’Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 Get Makeover Treatment For PS4, XB1 & PC’Kotaku’Epic Unveils A Graphics Demo Running On PS5’Press-Start’Mafia: Definitive Edition Remake Impressive Screenshots And Release Date Leaked’’Paper Mario: The Origami King Announced For Nintendo Switch And It’s Coming Incredibly Soon’Arcade Couch Credits:Music by: Dylan BlightArt by: Cherie HenriquesAll Episodes:https://explosionnetwork.com/arcade-couch/Support Us:http://www.ko-fi.com/explosion

Our First Look At Xbox Series X Gameplay - Episode 77

We discuss the Inside Xbox for May in which Xbox showed off the first gameplay from Xbox Series X alongside some new third-party game reveals.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 HenriquesAll Episodes:https://explosionnetwork.com/arcade-couch/Support Us:http://www.ko-fi.com/explosion

We Got Val-Holla For Assassin’s Creed - Episode 76

We’re all excited for the brand new Assassin’s Creed game that was revealed this past week. Valhalla is all about Vikings, and we love Vikings!Also on the show:LudoNarraCon 2020 ThoughtsStreets of Rage 4 ReviewApex Legends Introduces LobaReviews/Previews Mentioned:Predator: Hunting GroundsStreets of Rage 4Wayward StrandHosts:Dylan Blight: https://twitter.com/vivaladilAshley Hobley: https://twitter.com/ashleyhobleyCiaran Marchant: https://twitter.com/YaboyRingoEpisode TimecodesINTRO00:10 -Hello01:50 - This Week On The ShowREVIEWS/PREVIEWS02:05 - Predator: Hunting Grounds Review05:00 - Streets of Rage 4 Review12:00 - Wayward Strand Preview 16:20 - Extra LudoNarraCon Game ThoughtsTHE NEWS22:30 - Xbox Series X Games Next Week30:10 - Cyberpunk 2077 Has Been Rated In Australia35:40 - Apex Legends Reveals LobaMAIN TOPIC50:00 - Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Has Been RevealedOUTRO01:22:00 - Question Of The Show01:22:15 - Goodbye01:22:40 - Wrap-UpResources:Explosion Network’Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Reveal Trailer - You Can Play As Male Or Female: Build Your Settlement’IGN’37 Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Gameplay, Story, World Details’Press Start’Cyberpunk 2077 Has Been Rated R18+ In Australia With No Censored Parts’Twitter@XboxYoutube/ApexLegendsArcade Couch Credits:Music by: Dylan BlightArt by: Cherie HenriquesAll Episodes:https://explosionnetwork.com/arcade-couch/Support Us:http://www.ko-fi.com/explosion

The Games We’ve Been Waiting Years For - Episode 75

Sometimes games are announced and then… it’s a very long time before we hear about them again. This week we discuss an IGN article that focused on games that are missing or long dormant.Also on the show:Travis Scott in FortniteCan Vaas From Far Cry 3 Return?More Animal CrossingReviews/Previews Mentioned:Animal Crossing: New Horizons ReviewHosts:Dylan Blight: https://twitter.com/vivaladilAshley Hobley: https://twitter.com/ashleyhobleyCiaran Marchant: https://twitter.com/YaboyRingoEpisode TimecodesINTRO00:10 - Hello02:30 - This Week On The ShowREVIEWS/PREVIEWS03:20 - Animal Crossing: New Horizons ReviewTHE NEWS13:50 - Is This The Xbox Series X Logo?!17:30 - Travis Scott In Fortnite27:10 - There’s No Wrestling Game This Year36:15 - Nintendo Leaks42:15 - Elijah Wood Is A Polite Man50:45 - Far Cry 3 Villian To Make A Return?MAIN TOPIC01:02:40 - Discussing IGN’s Article - ‘18 Games That Seemingly Vanished’OUTRO02:13:05 - Goodbye02:14:05 - Wrap-UpResources:DualShockers‘Far Cry 3 Vaas Actor Teases Reprising The Character In The Future’ESPN‘Travis Scott Concert Sets Fortnite Participation Record’IGN‘18 Games That Seemingly Vanished’‘Xbox Series X Logo Seemingly Revealed’Kotaku‘Elijah Wood Visits Girl’s Animal Crossing Island, Has Beautiful Manners’‘Nintendo Confirms Network ID Hacking’Push Square‘WWE Confirms That WWE 2K21 Has Been 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

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