Arcade Couch

Blizzcon 2019 - Episode 53

Blizzcon 2019 came and went last week with some semi-exciting announcements for Diablo 4 & Overwatch 2, but more importantly, was how Blizzard would present themselves to the public amidst the backlash from banning a Hearthstone player weeks before. Dylan, Ashley and Ciaran discuss what Blizzard did and did-not-do and also how games media should talk about and report on these events.Also on the showPokemon LeaksThe Outer Worlds ReviewFortress MelbourneEpisode TimecodesINTRO00:10 - Hello00:30 - Random Xsplit/Adobe CC Talk 01:40 - Today on the ShowTHE NEWS02:20 - Fortress Melbourne10:05 - Pokemon Sword & Shield Supplements Trailer13:30 - Pokemon LeaksWHAT WE'VE BEEN PLAYING25:00 - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare The Multiplayer Review35:50 - The Outer Worlds, We Finished ItMAIN TOPIC54:10 - Blizzcon 2019 & How Blizzard Handled The Hong Kong Situation01:10:35 - Everything Revealed at Blizzcon 2019 Including Diablo 4 & Overwatch 2OUTRO01:29:15 - Wrap-UpHosts:Dylan Blight: https://twitter.com/vivaladilAshley Hobley: https://twitter.com/ashleyhobleyCiaran Marchant: https://twitter.com/YaboyRingoResources:Eurogamer'Blizzard CEO Apologies For Hearthstone Hong Kong Controversy'IGN'Every Major Blizzcon 2019 Announcement'Kotaku'Hearthstone Developers Wish Blizzard Had Handled Hong Kong Controversy Differently'Nintendo Life'Rumour: Nintendo May Have Caught The Pokemon Sword and Shield Leaker'Twitter@FortressAusYoutube'Items and Features in Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield!'Arcade Couch Credits:Music by: Dylan BlightArt by: Cherie HenriquesAll Episodes:https://explosionnetwork.com/arcade-couch/Support Us:http://www.ko-fi.com/explosion

EA Please Remake Dead Space - Episode 52

EA has rolled out a bunch of news to discuss this week including its return to Steam, but the most intriguing nugget was that they have a big remake coming before March 2021, so Dylan and Ashley discuss what they think that could be.Also on the show:Luigi's Mansion 3 ImpressionsAfterparty Review (Written Review Here)More Discussion About The Outer WorldsXbox All AccessEpisode TimecodesINTRO00:10 - Hello00:40 - Today On The Show01:05 - Death Stranding Review 02:30 - Blizzcon Is On NowTHE NEWS 03:30 - Xbox All Access Available In Australia09:05 - Ubisoft Confirms Next Games Coming To Next-Gen14:45 - 3DS Is Done WHAT WE'VE BEEN PLAYING19:50 - Luigi's Mansion 3 Impressions25:00 - Afterparty Review33:25 - The Outer Worlds 20 Hour ThoughtsMAIN TOPIC44:20 - EA Earnings Report: No New Battlefield, New Sports Game & What Remake Do They Have On The Way?55:40 - EA Returns To Steam OUTRO01:01:45 - Just Watch For Games01:05:40 - There's No Video This Week01:06:50 - Wrap-UpHosts:Dylan Blight: https://twitter.com/vivaladilAshley Hobley: https://twitter.com/ashleyhobleyResources:Explosion Network'Xbox All Access Now Available In Australia'IGNEA Will Sell Games On Steam Again Starting With Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Apex Legends'Press-Start'Ubisoft's Five Next AAA Games Will Be Cross Gen And Take Advantage Of PS5/Scarlett Features'Push Square'EA Gives Mass Effect Fans Hope With Confirmation Of "Exciting Remasters" Coming Soon'Nintendo Life'Nintendo Finally Hints That It Has Ditched Game Development On The 3DS'Arcade Couch Credits:Music by: Dylan BlightArt by: Cherie HenriquesAll Episodes:https://explosionnetwork.com/arcade-couch/Support Us:http://www.ko-fi.com/explosion

Fallout 76 Subscription Is A Mess - Episode 51

Bethesda has revealed a subscription service for Fallout 76 called Fallout 1st and it's a doozy. Dylan and Ashley discuss why Bethesda would be offering such an odd subscription for Fallout players.Also on the show:The Outer Worlds Early-ImpressionsSpin Rythme ImpressionsFri-DelaysEpisode TimecodesINTRO00:10 - Hello00:15 - This Is a Joke01:25 - This Week on The Show04:00 - The Last of Us Part II Delayed08:30 - Ubisoft Delays a Bunch Aswell18:15 - Fallout 1st Announced WHAT WE'VE BEEN PLAYING33:35 - Spin Rythme 39:40 - MediEvil Mini-Review40:45 - The Outer Worlds Early ImpressionsOUTRO52:10 - Wrap-UpHosts:Dylan Blight: https://twitter.com/vivaladilAshley Hobley: https://twitter.com/ashleyhobleyResources:Explosion Network'Fallout 1st Is Nearly $200 - I'm Not Joking''The Last of Us Part II Delayed Until May 2020'Forbes 'Fallout 76's Premium Private Servers are Not Private, Its Scrap Box Is Deleting Scrap'GamesIndustry.Biz'Ubisoft Delays Watch Dogs Legion, Gods & Monsters, Rainbow Six Quarantine'Arcade Couch Credits:Music by: Dylan BlightArt by: Cherie HenriquesAll Episodes:https://explosionnetwork.com/arcade-couch/Support Us:http://www.ko-fi.com/explosion

Live at PAX AUS 2019 - Episode 49

Live from the Audio-Technica booth at PAX Australia 2019, Dylan, Ashley and Cherie discuss their favourite games of the show and how much the show seems to have slowed down ahead of next-gen.Photo by Michael Couacaud:https://www.instagram.com/michaelcouacaud/?hl=enHosts:Dylan Blight: https://twitter.com/vivaladilAshley Hobley: https://twitter.com/ashleyhobleyCherie Henriques: https://twitter.com/CheriacornoArcade Couch Credits:Music by: Dylan BlightArt by: Cherie HenriquesAll Episodes:https://explosionnetwork.com/arcade-couch/Support Us:http://www.ko-fi.com/explosion

Blizzard Sh-t Storm - Episode 50

Blizzards have managed to step in it ahead of BlizzCon this year after banning a Hearthstone player for declaring support of pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong. Dylan and Ashley discuss what Blizzard can do to fix the situation if Blizzard is in their right to ban the player and what potential outcome we could have.Also on the show:NVIDIA RTX Tech Blows Dylan Away at PAXCall of Duty Gets a Battle Pass John Wick Hex ReviewReview mentioned:Concrete GenieJohn Wick HexNVIDIA Stuff:ArticleVideoEpisode TimecodesINTRO00:10 - Hello00:20 - It's Episode 50!00:55 - PAX AUS 2019 Housekeeping 07:25 - Minecraft RTX Experience At PAXTHE NEWS17:25 - Modern Warfare Will Use Battle Passes 24:30 - Pokemon Gets Exclusive Gigantamax Variants33:10 - Fortnite Chapter 2 Breaks The Internet 43:40 - All Riot's League of Legends Announcements WHAT WE'VE BEEN PLAYING57:40 - Concrete Genie Is Great, Go Read Dylan's Review58:40 - John Wick Hex ReviewMAIN TOPIC01:09:35 - Blizzard Bans Hearthstone Player OUTRO01:27:55 - Wrap-UpHosts:Dylan Blight: https://twitter.com/vivaladilAshley Hobley: https://twitter.com/ashleyhobleyResources:Kotaku 'Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Will Have Free Maps, No Loots Boxes''Here's What's New In Fornite's Chapter 2''League of Legends Creators Also Making An Animated Series, Card Game, Fighting Game and Shooter' 'Pokemon Sword and Shield Gigantamax Variants Are Getting Weirder'Vice 'Blizzard Cancels Overwatch Launch Event Amid China Censorship Controversy' 'Gamers Are Organizing a Mass Protest at Blizzard's BlizzCon'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 Status of the Twitch Celebrity - Episode 48

As Twitchcon was on last week Dylan began thinking about the growing popularity of the Content Creator and Twitch Celebrity and the relationship they have with their fanbase. He discusses with Ash and Ciaran what they think of that relationship and also discusses what they think the next-gen of consoles will need to do to keep up with the streaming future.Also on the show:Jedi: Fallen Order's Latest TrailerOculus Quest New FeaturesTroy Baker Drama with GearboxSherlock Holmes Developer Frogware Speaks Out Against Focus Home InteractiveEpisode TimecodesINTRO00:08 - Hello01:00 - On The Show This Week01:25 - Housekeeping: PAX 2019 THE NEWS09:25 - Oculus Link Cable Coming 2020 16:40 - Hand-Tracking Coming To Quest23:25 - Medal of Honour: Above and Beyond Announced 29:15 - Sherlock Holmes Developer Frogware Accuses Focus Home Interactive of Bad Company Policy 38:25 - Troy Baker Drama With Gearbox Continues 48:30 - Logitech Acquires Streamlabs 52:30 - Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, New Trailer WHAT WE'VE BEEN PLAYING59:50 - Untitled Goose Game Review01:08:45 - Grindstone Review MAIN TOPIC01:12:55 - Twitchcon & Pokimaine's Pizza Party 01:24:30 - Should People Use Their Real Names More?01:29:00 - The Dangers of Content Creator Fan Bases 01:39:00 - What Do The Next-Gen Consoles Need To Do To Improve Streaming?OUTRO01:47:05 - Wrap-UpHosts:Dylan Blight: https://twitter.com/vivaladilAshley Hobley: https://twitter.com/ashleyhobleyCiaran Marchant: https://twitter.com/YaboyRingoReviews:Untitled Goose GameResources:GameIndustry.Biz'I Waited In Line For Two Hours To Have Pizza With Pokimane' 'Logitech Acquires Streamlabs For At Least $89m''Why Did Borderlands 3 Re-Cast Troy Baker's Role?'Kotaku 'Sherlock Holmes Developers Accuse Publisher of Delisting Their Games, Not Returning Code'VR Focus 'Hands-On With Oculus Link: Is This The End For Oculus Rift?''Oculus Quest's Hand Tracking Could Be Its New Killer Feature' Youtube'Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond Official Announcement Trailer' 'Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order - Cal's Mission Trailer'Arcade Couch Credits:Music by: Dylan BlightArt by: Cherie HenriquesAll Episodes:https://explosionnetwork.com/arcade-couch/Support Us:http://www.ko-fi.com/explosion

Countdown to The Last Of Us Part II Begins - Episode 47

After over a year of radio silence, Naughty Dog headlined the latest State of Play with a fresh look at The Last of Us Part II and announced a release date for early next. Hear Ashley and Ciaran go over everything in the State of Play and question why Xbox scheduled an Inside Xbox on the same day.Also on the show:Google make their Play to compete with Apple ArcadeAustralian games set to be preservedGame companies set to do their part for the environmentHosts:Ashley Hobley: https://twitter.com/ashleyhobleyCiaran Marchant: https://twitter.com/YaboyRingoResources:ABC News“Australian esports criminal investigation reveals video game industry is ripe for corruption”Explosion Network“Australian Video Games to be collected and preserved by NFSA”GamesIndustry.Biz“Google announces Play Pass subscription service”Kotaku“Video Game Companies Vow Action On Climate Change, But Critics Say They Need To Do More”“Victoria Police Investigating More Match Fixing, Organised Crime Links To Aussie Overwatch Team”“Google Play Pass Might Be Fundamentally Flawed”Youtube“State of Play | 24th September 2019””All-New Inside Xbox. ft. The Outer Worlds, Project xCloud and More”Arcade Couch Credits:Music by: Dylan BlightArt by: Cherie HenriquesINTRO00:10 - Who's This On The Couch?01:19 - On The Show This WeekTHE NEWS01:31 - Google makes a Play to compete with Apple Arcade09:38 - Overwatch Contenders league brought into e-sports corruption story18:10 - NFSA to star preserving Aussie Video Games25:03 - Gaming Companies promise action on Climate ChangeWHAT WE'VE BEEN PLAYING32:50 - Mario Kart Tour38:01 - Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare BetaMAIN TOPIC35:58 - Inside Xbox51:17 - State of PlayOUTRO1:13:06 - Wrap UpAll Episodes:https://explosionnetwork.com/arcade-c...Web: http://bit.ly/ArcadeCouchWebApple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2PSvACRSpotify: https://spoti.fi/2OWbu5fCasts: https://pca.st/yEREStitcher: http://bit.ly/ACStitcherPlayerFM: http://bit.ly/FMArcadeCouchSupport Us: http://www.ko-fi.com/explosionArcade 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

Borderlands 3 Is Mayhem - Episode 46

Through carnage and loot, Ash and Ciaran discuss what their time has been like so far in the wasteland and beyond in Borderlands 3. Is it living up to the hype?!Also on the show:Untitled Goose Game ImpressionsApple Arcade Launch Is ImpressiveSirfetch'd Is A BossBioware Writer Opens Studio In MelbourneEpisode TimecodesINTRO00:10 - HonkTHE NEWS01:10 - Ash Ketchum Does Us Proud05:30 - Sirfetch'd Pokemon Revealed11:40 - Ring-Fit Adventure Announced21:10 - Bioware's Former Writer Opens Studio In AUS30:25 - New Arkham Game Being Teased?35:00 - E3 Revamp Plans Are InterestingWHAT WE'VE BEEN PLAYING48:40 - Untitled Goose Game Impressions54:45 - Apple Arcade Thoughts: The Service, What The Golf? Sayonara Wild HeartsMAIN TOPIC01:14:25 - Borderlands 3 Impressions OUTRO01:39:50 - Wrap-UpHosts:Dylan Blight: https://twitter.com/vivaladilAshley Hobley: https://twitter.com/ashleyhobleyCiaran Marchant: https://twitter.com/YaboyRingoResources:Gamasuta ’Proposed E3 Revamp Could Turn Expo Into Fan, Media and Influencer Festival’ GameIndustry.Biz’Nintendo’s New Fitness Game Is Ring Fit Adventure’Kotaku ’Bioware’s Former Lead Writer Is Starting An Australian Studio’’The Internet Reacts To Sirfetch’d, Pokemon Sword’s New Farfetch’d Evolution’Nintendo Life’Pokemon Loser Ash Ketchum’s Lifelong Dream Has Come True’PlayStation Lifestyle’Is Roger Craig Smith Teasing A New Batman: Arkham Game?’Arcade Couch Credits:Music by: Dylan BlightArt by: Cherie HenriquesAll Episodes:https://explosionnetwork.com/arcade-couch/Support Us:http://www.ko-fi.com/explosion

Apple Arcade Launch Details - Episode 45

Apple Arcade has had its launch date revealed along with a bunch of different games and details, so Dylan goes over them with Ciaran and Ashley. Who's the most excited for this service? Probably the only person with an Apple device.Also on the show:Cyberpunk 2077 Multiplayer AnnouncedCeleste's Final DLC Is HardGears 5 ImpressionsEpisode TimecodesINTRO00:10 - Hello 00:40 - This Week On The ShowTHE NEWS00:55 - Gamestop Is Closing 180-200 Stores12:20 - Life is Strange 2 Being Removed For 2-Weeks From AUS Platforms19:20 - Sledgehammer Games Opens Studio In Melbourne 23:50 - Cyberpunk 2077 Multiplayer On The Way29:40 - Celeste Developer Releases 'Farewell' DLC And Re-Launches Studio 35:10 - A KFC Game Is Coming, 'I Love You Colonel Sanders'WHAT WE'VE BEEN PLAYING41:05 - Ciaran's Gears 5 Impressions 45:55 - Are We Using The Same Voice Actors Too Much?MAIN TOPIC58:10 - Apple Arcade Reveals Launch Date 01:07:05 - List of Launch Games OUTRO01:31:20 - Wrap-Up01:32:52 - The BitHosts:Dylan Blight: https://twitter.com/vivaladilAshley Hobley: https://twitter.com/ashleyhobleyCiaran Marchant: https://twitter.com/YaboyRingoResources:AusGamers’Cyberpunk 2077 Multiplayer Confirmed’Explosion Network’Apple Arcade Price And Launch Date For Australia Revealed’ ’Celeste Free Final Chapter Out September 9th As Studio Re-Launches’ ’Life Is Strange 2 Will Be Removed From Australian Store Fronts For Two Weeks’GamesIndustry.Biz’GameStop To Close 180-200 “Underperforming” Stores Globally This Year”’Sledgehammer Games Is Opening A Studio In Australia’Game Informer ’KFC Is Making A Game Where You Can Date Colonel Sanders - No, This Isn’t A Joke’Arcade Couch Credits:Music by: Dylan BlightArt by: Cherie HenriquesAll Episodes:https://explosionnetwork.com/arcade-couch/Support Us:http://www.ko-fi.com/explosion

Telltale Games Is Back? - Episode 44

Someone has swooped in to purchase the Telltale Games name and some of its IP, and it's being mostly celebrated online. Why does the games industry, more than any other, celebrate brand names over the people working on the products?Also on the show:Heaps of Cyberpunk 2077 NewsPAX AUS 2019 Indie Showcase WinnersAncestors: The Humankind Odyssey ImpressionsEpisode TimecodesINTRO00:10 - Hello 01:24 - This Week On The ShowTHE NEWS01:45 - Untitled Goose Game Release Date06:10 - What Is Up With This NBA2K 'My Team' Trailer11:40 - Cyberpunk 2077 Cut-Scenes Will Now Be in First-Person 19:10 - No Longer Gender Options In Cyberpunk 207728:50 - 15 Mins Of New Cyberpunk 2077 34:50 - Telltale Games Is Being Brought Back 47:40 - Melbourne Opening Large Esports Venue 57:25 - PAX AUS Indie Showcase Winners 2019WHAT WE’VE BEEN PLAYING01:13:50 - Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey Impressions OUTRO01:35:10 - Wrap-UpHosts:Dylan Blight: https://twitter.com/vivaladilAshley Hobley: https://twitter.com/ashleyhobleyCiaran Marchant: https://twitter.com/YaboyRingoResources:Explosion Network’Honk! Untitled Goose Game Is Releasing This September’ ’PAX Australia Indie Showcase 2019’IGN’Cyberpunk 2077: Almost All Cutscenes Will Be In First-Person Perspective’’Cybperpunk 2077 Dev Explains Why There’s No Character Gender Option Anymore’Kotaku’Two People Who Didn’t Work At Telltale Games Say They’re Bringing Back Telltale Games’Press-Start’Melbourne Is Getting The Largest Games & Esports Space In The Southern Hemisphere’ Youtube’NBA 2K20: MyTEAM’Arcade Couch Credits:Music by: Dylan BlightArt by: Cherie HenriquesAll Episodes:https://explosionnetwork.com/arcade-couch/Support Us:http://www.ko-fi.com/explosion

Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition; Return of Obra Dinn; Overwatch - Nintendo Direct (Bonus)

The September 2019 Nintendo Direct was too much to contain! So much reveals, release dates and information that Ashley and Dylan need to give it a bonus episode of Arcade Couch. Both of them go over the big stuff like Overwatch for Switch, Return of Obra Dinn, the Xenoblade Definitive Edition, new Pokemon reveals and much more.Hosts:Dylan Blight: https://twitter.com/vivaladilAshley Hobley: https://twitter.com/ashleyhobleyArcade Couch Credits:Music by: Dylan BlightArt by: Cherie HenriquesAll Episodes:https://explosionnetwork.com/arcade-couch/Support Us:http://www.ko-fi.com/explosion

League of Legends Addiction Stories - Episode 43

Spurred by a discussion of Ciaran (hey, Ciaran!) having an Overwatch break, Dylan discusses his League of Legends addiction and why he breaks away from anything that feels like it’s becoming an addiction.Also on the show:Overwatch Coming To Switch?Game Informer Lay OffsRemedy’s Control & Alan WakeHosts:Dylan Blight: https://twitter.com/vivaladilAshley Hobley: https://twitter.com/ashleyhobleyCiaran Marchant: https://twitter.com/YaboyRingoEpisode TimecodesINTRO00:00:10 - Hello00:00:30 - Drugs Talk00:02:05 - This Week On The ShowTHE NEWS 00:02:45 - Overwatch Seems To Be Coming To The Switch00:09:30 - Game Informer and Gamestop Lay Offs00:23:20 - South Australia Gets Gaming Fund 00:31:00 - Gears 5 Is Doing The Free Tattoo's Thing00:39:30 - Mixer Announces Creator Program00:47:30 - Victorian Police Arrests Over Esports Fixing00:52:50 - Aladdin and Lion King Remasters MAIN TOPIC//WHAT WE'VE BEEN PLAYING 58:50 - Catching Up With Ciaran: Overwatch Break & Dylan's History With Game Addiction01:16:55 - Control Review01:20:50 - Dylan's Started Alan Wake01:23:40 - Never Give Up Is Rage Inducing OUTRO01:28:10 - Wrap-UpResources:AusGamers’Overwatch on Nintendo Switch Potentially Confirmed By An Accessory’ Bleeding Cool’Mixer Announces New Creator Program With Xbox Game Pass’GameIndustry.Biz’Game Informer Lays Off “Many” Staff’ Gamasutra’Australian Police Make Arrests As Part of Investigation Into Esports Match Fixing’Kotaku’Aladdin And The Lion King Are Getting Remastered’ ’South Australia Announces $300,000 Fund For Video Games’Press-Start ’A Massive Free Gears 5 Event Is Coming To Melbourne’Arcade Couch Credits:Music by: Dylan BlightArt by: Cherie HenriquesAll Episodes:https://explosionnetwork.com/arcade-couch/Support Us:http://www.ko-fi.com/explosion