This Week In Video Games

It's Wednesday 6th May, so let's get into the news. CD Projekt Red announces Cyberpunk 2077 event for June https://www.gameinformer.com/index.php/news/2020/05/05/cd-projekt-red-announces-cyberpunk-2077-event-for-june Microsoft to show first party games in July https://www.kotaku.co.uk/2020/05/05/microsoft-will-show-xbox-series-x-first-party-games-in-july-still-promising-halo-for-launch Artwork reveals cancelled Zelda project https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-05-06-artwork-reveals-cancelled-the-legend-of-zelda-project-starring-sheik https://www.patreon.com/SammyConcept Riot confirms game ping latency https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/riot-covid-19-game-ping-valorant-latency/ Jedi Fallen Order sequel franchise https://www.ign.com/articles/star-wars-jedi-fallen-order-sequel-franchise RELATED LINKS Support This Week In Video Games content https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinvideogames Subscribe to This Wee In Video Games YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyIiL5xk1ut5HY6pPnBUXlQ Rate & Review the p

It’s Friday 1st May 2020, so let’s get into the news. Microsoft to show Xbox Series X games next week https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-04-30-microsoft-to-show-xbox-series-x-games-via-livestream-next-week Assassin’s Creed Valhalla announced https://www.gameinformer.com/2020/04/29/assassins-creed-valhalla-announced Dota 2 The International 2020 has been delayed https://www.kotaku.co.uk/2020/05/01/dota-2s-the-international-has-been-delayed Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 Remastered now available on PC https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-2-remastered-is-now-available-on-pc/ Summer GDC event now fully digital https://www.ign.com/articles/summer-gdc-now-fully-digital-as-coronavirus-pandemic-continues RELATED LINKS Support This Week In Video Games content https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinvideogames Subscribe to This Wee In Video Games YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyIiL5xk1ut5HY6pPnBUXlQ Rate & Review the podcast https://ratethispodcast.com/thisweekinvideogames More w

This is the News Roundup from This Week In Video Games - giving you the latest Video Games news you need to know in just 10 mins. It’s Thursday 23rd April 2020, so let’s get into the news. Super Mario Maker Update - Build your own worlds https://www.gameinformer.com/2020/04/20/final-super-mario-maker-2-update-lets-you-build-your-own-worlds Lonely Mountain Downhill gets Switch release date https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-04-23-the-brilliant-lonely-mountains-downhill-has-a-nintendo-switch-release-date Death Stranding on PC gets delayed https://www.kotaku.co.uk/2020/04/21/death-strandings-pc-release-has-been-delayed Red Dead 2 coming to Xbox Game Pass as GTA 5 set to leave https://www.ign.com/articles/xbox-game-pass-to-gain-red-dead-redemption-2-loses-gta-5 Black Mesa was Steam’s top selling game in March https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/black-mesa-was-one-of-steams-top-selling-new-games-in-march/ RELATED LINKS Support This Week In Video Games content https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinvideogames Subscribe

This is the News Roundup from This Week In Video Games - giving you the latest Video Games news you need to know in just 10 mins. It’s Monday 20th April 2020, so let’s get into the news. Crysis Remaster Revealed - coming to Nintendo Switch https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-04-16-crysis-remastered-revealed-coming-to-nintendo-switch Riot addresses concerns about anti-cheat in Valorant https://www.kotaku.co.uk/2020/04/14/riot-addresses-concerns-over-valorants-always-on-anti-cheat-system PS5 stock to be limited in the first year https://www.ign.com/articles/ps5-stock-limited-price-higher Just Cause 4 FREE on the Epic Games Store https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/just-cause-4-and-wheels-of-aurelia-are-free-on-the-epic-games-store/ New games coming to Xbox Game Pass & PC https://twitter.com/XboxGamePassPC/status/1250468969762279424 RELATED LINKS Support This Week In Video Games content https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinvideogames Subscribe to This Wee In Video Games YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.

This week I've been playing the Valorant Closed Beta, Call of Duty: Warzone, Over the Alps and Unbound: World's Apart Prologue. I was lucky to sit down with the creator of Unbound, Sergiu coming out of Bucharest in Romania, and we discuss the puzzle platform game's development. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Introduction 4:26 Valorant Beta First Impressions  11:02 Call of Duty Warzone First Impressions  19:10 Interview with Sergiu from Alien Pixel Studios 45:13 Unbound World's Apart Prologue  47:50 Over The Alps 52:18 Charts  53:10: Coming up soon UNBOUND PROLOGUE  https://store.steampowered.com/app/1234810/Unbound_Worlds_Apart_Prologue/ ALIEN PIXEL STUDIO http://alienpixelstudios.com RELATED LINKS Support This Week In Video Games content https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinvideogames Subscribe to This Wee In Video Games YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyIiL5xk1ut5HY6pPnBUXlQ Rate & Review the podcast https://ratethispodcast.com/thisweekinvideogames More ways to listen https://an

It’s Tuesday 7th April 2020, so let’s get into the news. Giant mechs coming to No Man Sky https://www.gameinformer.com/news/2020/04/07/giant-mechs-come-to-no-mans-sky Lego Super Mario gets release date https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-04-07-lego-super-mario-range-releases-in-august Disco Elysium coming to Switch https://www.kotaku.co.uk/2020/04/07/disco-elysium-is-coming-to-switch Last of Us part 2 refunds https://www.ign.com/articles/sony-automatically-issuing-refunds-for-the-last-of-us-part-2-and-iron-man-vr Project xCloud update https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2020/04/07/project-xcloud-western-europe/ RELATED LINKS Support This Week In Video Games content https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinvideogames Subscribe to This Wee In Video Games YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyIiL5xk1ut5HY6pPnBUXlQ Rate & Review the podcast https://ratethispodcast.com/thisweekinvideogames More ways to listen https://anchor.fm/this-week-in-video-games https://gopod.me/thisweekinvideogames

Welcome back to This Week In Video Games, and this is the News Round Up - giving you the latest Video Games news you need to know in just 10 mins. It’s Sunday 5th April 2020, so let’s get into the news. RELATED LINKS Support This Week In Video Games content https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinvideogames Subscribe to This Wee In Video Games YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyIiL5xk1ut5HY6pPnBUXlQ Rate & Review the podcast https://ratethispodcast.com/thisweekinvideogames More ways to listen https://anchor.fm/this-week-in-video-games https://gopod.me/thisweekinvideogames Music by Christian Hounslow and Jaya McQuaid.

Welcome back to This Week In Video Games, and this is the News Round Up - giving you the latest Video Games news you need to know in just 10 mins. It’s Thursday 2nd April 2020, so let’s get into the news. Last of Us 2 delayed https://kotaku.com/the-last-of-us-ii-delayed-indefinitely-1842646231?rev=1585850473534 Bethesda pulls out of digital E3 replacement https://www.pcgamer.com/bethesda-wont-have-a-digital-showcase-this-year-but-it-still-has-things-to-talk-about/ Call of Duty MW2 Campaign https://www.polygon.com/2020/3/31/21201392/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-2-remastered-campaign-release-date Outer Worlds on Nintendo Switch https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-03-31-the-outer-worlds-lands-on-nintendo-switch-in-june Final Fantasy VII Remake Released in Austrailia https://www.kotaku.co.uk/2020/04/01/people-are-already-playing-final-fantasy-vii-remake-in-australia RELATED LINKS Support This Week In Video Games content https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinvideogames Subscribe to This Wee In Video Games YouTube

This week I've been playing Animal Crossing and I also caught up on the Final Fantasy VII Remake Demo. I was lucky enough to sit down with Rami Ismail, game developer, consultant and advocate of indie games all over the world. I've also been stuck inside, like many of us, so I took a look at some of the best social games out there to keep us social during these interesting times. GameDevWorld https://gamedev.world/ GDC Relief Fund  https://wingsfund.me/gdcrelief TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Introduction 02:50 Animal Crossing: New Horizons First Impressions 08:48 Interview with Rami Ismail  1:02:10 The best games to help keep you social 1:09:58 Final Fantasy VII Remake Demo First Impressions  1:16:22 Charts  1:17:14 Coming up soon RELATED LINKS Support This Week In Video Games content https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinvideogames Subscribe to This Wee In Video Games YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyIiL5xk1ut5HY6pPnBUXlQ Rate & Review the podcast https://ratethispodcast.com/thisweek

This week I've been playing Ori and the Will of the Wisps, the beautiful follow up from Moon Studios. I've also been playing The Longing, a new idle indie game. Destiny 2 released their new season of content and with it returns Trials of Osiris, so I'll have a look at that and I have an interview with Anselm Pyta, creator of The Longing. THE LONGING STEAM PAGE  https://store.steampowered.com/app/893850/THE_LONGING/ RELATED LINKS Support This Week In Video Games content https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinvideogames Subscribe to This Wee In Video Games YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyIiL5xk1ut5HY6pPnBUXlQ Rate & Review the podcast https://ratethispodcast.com/thisweekinvideogames More ways to listen https://anchor.fm/this-week-in-video-games https://gopod.me/thisweekinvideogames Music by Christian Hounslow and Jaya McQuaid.

This week we’ve had new details from the next-generation Xbox courtesy of Phil Spencer and I run down my favourite games on Xbox Game Pass for PC. The Coronavirus is spreading around the world and also effecting the video games industry too. Finally, we’ve got an exciting new game called Valorant coming from Riot games, a new tactical-hero first-person shooter coming in summer 2020 and I look forward to that. RELATED LINKS Support This Week In Video Games content https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinvideogames Subscribe to This Wee In Video Games YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyIiL5xk1ut5HY6pPnBUXlQ Rate & Review the podcast https://ratethispodcast.com/thisweekinvideogames More ways to listen https://anchor.fm/this-week-in-video-games https://gopod.me/thisweekinvideogames Music by Christian Hounslow and Jaya McQuaid.

This week I've been playing Bleeding Edge, a new 4v4 hero brawler coming soon from Ninja Theory. I also picked up Dead Cells The Bad Seed the new DLC. I've also been playing LUNA: The Shadow Dust - a new point and click game from indie developer Lantern Studio and I got to speak to one of the creators of the game Beidi Guo in the build-up to launch. LUNA The Shadow Dust  https://store.steampowered.com/app/465100/LUNA_The_Shadow_Dust/ The House of Small Cubes by Kato Kunio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0YSFvPTm2A RELATED LINKS Support This Week In Video Games content https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinvideogames Subscribe to This Wee In Video Games YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyIiL5xk1ut5HY6pPnBUXlQ Rate & Review the podcast https://ratethispodcast.com/thisweekinvideogames More ways to listen https://anchor.fm/this-week-in-video-games https://gopod.me/thisweekinvideogames Music by Christian Hounslow and Jaya McQuaid.

This week I've been playing a few games in early access including Temtem and Scourgebringer. Temtem is a new rival to Pokemon and Scourgebringer is nice new fast-paced, action rouge-lite. Also, I've been playing A Short Hike, an awesome little game. I've been looking forward to a new looter-slasher called Godfall, which is going to be a PS5 launch title. Finally, I got to sit down and chat to Thomas Altenburger from Flying Oak Games and we talked about Scourgebringer. Scourgebringer on Steam https://store.steampowered.com/app/1037020/ScourgeBringer/ RELATED LINKS Support This Week In Video Games content https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinvideogames Subscribe to This Wee In Video Games YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyIiL5xk1ut5HY6pPnBUXlQ Rate & Review the podcast https://ratethispodcast.com/thisweekinvideogames More ways to listen https://anchor.fm/this-week-in-video-games https://gopod.me/thisweekinvideogames Music by Christian Hounslow and Jaya McQuaid.

This week I've been looking ahead to some of the most anticipated games of 2020 as well as playing through Control, one of 2019's best games I missed. I've also been playing a new indie game called Lenna's Inception, a top-down RPG Zelda-like from Bytten Studio. I also got the chance to catch up with Jay Bayliss from Bytten Studio to talk about the release of Lenna's Inception. RELATED LINKS Support This Week In Video Games content https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinvideogames Subscribe to This Wee In Video Games YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyIiL5xk1ut5HY6pPnBUXlQ Rate & Review the podcast https://ratethispodcast.com/thisweekinvideogames More ways to listen https://anchor.fm/this-week-in-video-games https://gopod.me/thisweekinvideogames Music by Christian Hounslow and Jaya McQuaid.

This week it’s a new year, and a new decade! Happy New Year! With it being the first episode of the new year it’s time to make some predictions for 2020. I’ve also been catching up on my backlog including Ape Out, one of 2019’s best games. I've also got a best of compilation of interviews from industry experts (Jon Ingold - 80 Days/Heaven’s Vault, Francisco Gonzalez - Lamplight City, Jennifer Schneidereit - Astrologaster, Sam Partridge - Over the Alps) talking about streaming services in videos games... A hot topic for 2020. Hyrule Historia https://www.amazon.com/Legend-Zelda-Hyrule-Historia/dp/1616550414 RELATED LINKS Support This Week In Video Games content https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinvideogames Subscribe to This Wee In Video Games YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyIiL5xk1ut5HY6pPnBUXlQ Rate & Review the podcast https://ratethispodcast.com/thisweekinvideogames More ways to listen https://anchor.fm/this-week-in-video-games https://gopod.me/thisweekinvideogames Music by Christian Ho

This week it's nearly Christmas so I've been looking back at the Games of 2019 - the best, worst and also compiling my Top 10 games of the year list. We also had the Game Awards and some surprises including the reveal of the new Xbox console plus some specs. RELATED LINKS Support This Week In Video Games content https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinvideogames Subscribe to This Wee In Video Games YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyIiL5xk1ut5HY6pPnBUXlQ Music by Christian Hounslow and Jaya McQuaid.

This week I've been playing Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order and Lamplight City. I've also been playing around with some PSVR titles and getting ready for the Season of Dawn, which drops in Destiny 2 this coming Tuesday. I also have an interview with Francisco Gonzalez from Grundislav Games, creator of Lamplight City. Peckin' Pixels https://wavingwalrus.itch.io/peckin-pixels Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Let's Play http://bit.ly/36cGzdQ RELATED LINKS Support This Week In Video Games content https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinvideogames Subscribe to This Week In Video Games YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyIiL5xk1ut5HY6pPnBUXlQ Join the Discord  https://discord.gg/2Ha3rf5 Music by Christian Hounslow and Jaya McQuaid.

This week I've been playing Pokemon Shield, Astrologaster and Bubble Bubble 4 Friends. I’ve also been looking into how video games deliver sequels in a live service world and I was also lucky enough to sit down with Jennifer Schneidereit from Nyamyam and talk about Astrologaster amongst many other things. Support This Week In Video Games content https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinvideogames Subscribe to This Wee In Video Games YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyIiL5xk1ut5HY6pPnBUXlQ Music by Christian Hounslow and Jaya McQuaid.

This week I'm reviewing Luigi's Mansion 3, The Outer Worlds and look at Twitch streamers migrating to Mixer. Also this week I sat down with Sam Partridge from Stave Studios and we talked about his game Over The Alps that launched exclusively on Apple Arcade. I also give my impressions of Destiny 2's new dungeon, The Pit of Heresy, and talk a little about His Dark Materials - a new TV show from BBC and HBO. RELATED LINKS Sign up to Patreon to send in questions/comments/stories and get exclusive and early access content plus shout outs and other rewards!  https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinvideogames Subscribe to This Wee In Video Games YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyIiL5xk1ut5HY6pPnBUXlQ Music by Christian Hounslow and Jaya McQuaid.

This week I've been playing Call of Duty Modern Warfare, Return of the Obra Dinn and Sayonara Wild Hearts. Also this week I've got information on the PS5 and also an interview with Emily Grace-Buck, formerly of Telltale Games but now working on a great new game called The Waylanders. 00:00 Introduction 02:40 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 08:30 Return of the Obra Dinn 14:06 PS5 details 20:18 Interview with Emily Grace-Buck 57:15 Sayonara Wild Hearts 62:38 Charts 64:03 Games coming out in the next few weeks Game workers Unite https://www.gameworkersunite.org The Waylanders gameplay https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3cVDSSJjss Contact the show - send in questions, video game stories or feedback on something you’ve heard in the episode podcast@thisweekinvideogames.com RELATED LINKS Support This Week In Video Games content https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinvideogames Subscribe to This Wee In Video Games YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyIiL5xk1ut5HY6pPnBUXlQ Music by Christian Hounslow and Jaya McQu