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News Game Plus

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New Game Plus is a new look take on gaming TV. Incorporating a strong gaming focus, with a healthy dose of related subcultures, NG+ aims to bring you thoughtful reviews, exclusive interviews and event coverage, and the best videos from a range of specialist contributors.
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Episodes

We Need To Talk About That Xbox Handheld

This week Dermie and Jason talk Switch 2 sales, the ROG Xbox handheld, a bunch of Xbox franchises are getting new entries, Sonic Racing is getting new characters, and some great looking Australian developed games.

Jun 16, 20251 hr 5 minSeason 3Ep. 8

We Need To Talk About The Switch 2 Anti Hacking Protections

Jason and Dermie bring you another week of gaming news with Bungie claiming it was a former employee who did all the stealing for Marathon, the Witcher 4 reveal is another one too good to be true, what use is AI in games really, EA shuts down a studio before it even finishes a game, Gwent gets real, and find out the insane things Nintendo has done to protect the Switch 2 from hackers.

Jun 05, 202536 minSeason 3Ep. 7

We Need To Talk About Xbox Games Dominating On Playstation

This week Jason and Dermie look at Bungie stealing art for Marathon, Andrew Tate hates GTA6, what everybody is playing on their consoles, and how Microsoft is dominating the Playstation sales charts.

May 27, 20251 hr 8 minSeason 3Ep. 6

We Need To Talk About That GTA6 Trailer

This week Dermie and Jason discuss the recent Australian election, the problem with the Last Of Us 2 TV series, Russia banning anime figurines, Nintendo can brick your shiny new expensive Switch 2, and why Dermie reckons the GTA6 trailer video is fake.

May 19, 20251 hr 3 minSeason 3Ep. 5

We Need To Talk About Videogame Prices

Another big week of news with Dermie and Jason - GTA6 "delayed", EA cancels a Titanfall game, Splitgate 2 news, 3 big tips for enjoying the Oblivion Remake (including how to get an unbreakable lockpick), and Dermie thinks Microsoft is setting a trap for Sony by announcing price rises.

May 05, 20251 hr 2 minSeason 3Ep. 4

We Need To Talk About Oblivion And Remastering Things In Unreal

Another big week of gaming (and other) news with Jason and Dermie - what does the Oblivion remaster mean for game development, what big Bethesda title is next, Star Wars and XCom together at last, 4chan got hacked in the funniest way ever, Sony goes on another round of price increases, some Nintendo updates, and Dermie just wants a friend.

May 01, 202553 minSeason 3Ep. 3

We Need To Talk About Why Any Minecraft Movie Sequel Will Fail

In another week of News Game Plus with Jason and Dermie we talk Playstation Plus price rises, Ubisoft being Ubisofts again, AFL 26, Amazon making a live action Tomb Raider with Sansa in it, Marathon, how much PC gamers actually spend on microtransactions (spoiler: it's a lot), and why the planned Minecraft Movie sequel will be a disaster.

Apr 15, 20251 hrSeason 3Ep. 2

We Need To Talk About The Scam That Is AI

This week on News Game Plus Dermie and Jason dive into Sony "incentivising" PC players to get PSN, the latest console sales numbers, evidence that nobody is really buying their console for exclusives, why Sean Murray is the hero the gaming industry needs, mods are coming to Hogwarts Legacy, and Dermie unveils ChatNGP.

Jan 31, 20251 hrSeason 2Ep. 25

We Need To Talk About Microsoft Developer Direct

More gaming news from Dermie and Jason The Giant Bear - Microsoft's Developer Direct just dropped and it is amazing, is the Live Service gold rush over at Sony, Tencent owns everything and soon also Ubisoft, Bioware's days are numbered, which Switch games will not run on Switch 2, and a little of science fiction talk for the nerds.

Jan 25, 20251 hr 2 minSeason 2Ep. 24

Nintendo Switch 2 Reveal Impressions

Dermie and Jason dissect the Switch 2 reveal video and deep dive into the big rumours about what to inspect from Nintendo's new console.

Jan 17, 202547 minSeason 2Ep. 23

We Need To Talk About the News Game Plus Game Of The Year

Jason and Dermie reveal who the New Game Plus crew voted for 2024 Game Of The Year, Trump is/was in Marvel Rivals, what can we expect from a Helldivers movie, what can we expect from The Last Of Us seasons 2 and 3, Dermie on buying crypto, SteamOS and the return of the Steam Box, is Half-Life 3 finally confirmed, we reveal what the mysterious "C" button on Switch 2 will do, Sonic movies have made a billion dollarydoos, and we ask if Notch still has the hunger to actually make Minecraft 2.

Jan 10, 20251 hr 8 minSeason 2Ep. 22

We Need To Talk About Balatro And The Latest Switch 2 Leaks

Dermie and Jason bring you another big week of gaming news - more Switch 2 leaks, Witcher 4 won't run on current gen, what we think of the Game Awards winners, did the Wukong director cry, new game announcements, Microsoft has no idea what they are doing, and the outrageous PEGI rating handed to Balatro.

Dec 22, 20241 hr 8 minSeason 2Ep. 21

We Need To Talk About Videogame Franchises In Online Casinos

Dermie and Jason are back with news about a new Steam console, how videogame franchises are being used in online casinos, Japan, retro game news, the latest live service game to die, what can you buy with dollarydoos in Marvel Rivals, and possibly the ultimate question about politics and games.

Dec 13, 20241 hr 4 minSeason 2Ep. 20

We Need To Talk About Roblox's Child Labour Problem

Get ready for another big week of gaming news with Dermie and Jason - Ubisoft takes another expensive L, we look at why the gaming industry is making so many bad decisions, Elon Musk and his new AI studio, platforms like Roblox are using children as child labour, and we have a new idea for a game based on recent events.

Dec 10, 20241 hr 1 minSeason 2Ep. 19

We Need To Talk About Arcane

Dermie and Jason deep dive into the week's big gaming news - what makes Arcane such a masterpiece (and how did it avoid the usual on-line dramas), Naughty Dog is finally making a new IP, big CD Project Red news, the latest Sonic movie preview, Dermie gives his take on the Australian government's misinformation laws and social media ban, and lots more. Now go watch Arcane.

Nov 28, 20241 hr 2 minSeason 2Ep. 18

We Need To Talk About The Game Awards

In News Game Plus this week we take a close look at what is missing from The Game Awards nominations, Steam is under attack from the usual idiots who hate fun, and the hand-held console wars are about to heat up.

Nov 22, 202458 minSeason 2Ep. 17

We Need To Talk About Single Player Games

Dermie and Jason are back for another massive week of gaming news - Adam Jensen wants more, GoG is preserving old games, Sony commits to single player games, Warner Bros keeps burning money trying to make a live service game happen, No Man's Sky gets a massive update (and a second chance to add Mass Effect's Normandy to your fleet), Dermie doesn't understand how visual gags on audio podcasts work, and more!

Nov 15, 202454 minSeason 2Ep. 16

We Need To Talk About Lazy Writing

To celebrate the US election, high value males Jake Dermie and Logan Jason try brocasting with deep dives into lazy writing, videogame preservation, Switch 2 backward compatibility, a new study suggests that women might prefer sexualised characters in games, what's your bodycount, buy our crypto, we used to like Coffeezilla before he exposed our rug pulls, buy our lead-based food product, and more high value bro content.

Nov 07, 202458 minSeason 2Ep. 15

We Need To Talk About The UN And Japan

In this spooky Halloween edition of News Game Plus Jason and Dermie discuss the Nintendo Music app, conservative US commentator Glenn Beck banned his daughters from dating gamers, the Vatican has released an anime mascot, Trip Hawkins on the current state of game development, and the United Nations is very concerned about the impact of Japanese media on gender violence and women.

Oct 31, 202451 minSeason 2Ep. 14

We Need To Talk About The Theft Of Skyblock

More gaming news with Dermie and Jason - is Microsoft stealing Skyblock from its creator, Halo dev hates guns, why nerds love science fiction, more modern retro games coming to Evercade, Analog's new 4K HDMI FPGA N64 console is a beauty, and we deep dive into ex-Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Shawn Layden's comments about the current state of gaming.

Oct 27, 202457 minSeason 2Ep. 13

We Need To Talk About Microsoft

This week Dermie and Jason analyse the week's big gaming news including why you should be watching CrackerMilk, PAX Aus, the modern retro game scene, the current Palworld situation, Nintendo making alarm clocks, Steam Deck officially coming to Australia, videogame media being racist against Black Myth Wukong again, the AAA industry's jump to Unreal Engine, a new Halo studio, and Dermie asks what the hell Microsoft is actually doing these days. [Please note that when talking about the lengths of ...

Oct 17, 202453 minSeason 2Ep. 12

We Need To Talk About AI

In this episode Dermie and Jason look into the latest Helldivers update, the reason Nintendo has finally sued Palworld, Steam's new Family sharing system, the return of Flappy Bird, Google's AI powered Doom, and discuss EA's investor presentation about how they are using AI to power their game development.

Oct 13, 202451 minEp. 11

We Need To Talk About Game Console Prices

In this episode Dermie and Jason look console prices and the PS5 Pro, the developers of Stray all quit, Dr Disrespect might be a dickhead, Nikocado Avocado's dramatic weight loss, and CD Project Red is making more new TV shows. And same gaming news.

Sep 26, 202438 minSeason 2Ep. 10

We Need To Talk About The Monkey Game

In this episode Dermie and Jason discuss the Minecraft Movie trailer, Concord's cancellation, why Denuvo is a terrible idea for Civ 7, ads on Netflix, better movie endings, some up-coming remasters, and the racist treatment of Black Myth: Wukong in videogame media.

Sep 17, 20241 hr 4 minSeason 2Ep. 9

We need to talk about Deadlock cutting Overwatch's lunch

In this episode Dermie and Jason talk about the potential of Valve's new game, big changes to Animal Crossing Pocket Camp, expensive DLC, Civilisation 7, remastered Sonic Generations with Shadow, why young people did not understand Duke Nukem, and Nintendo's new Museum in Japan.

Aug 27, 202453 minSeason 2Ep. 8

We need to talk about collecting cars

This week Dermie and Jason discuss all the recent videogame news including breakdancing, the Borderlands movie, the new Minecraft Bedrock modding system, Microsoft buying Valve, and the real reason why so many developers are being sacked.

Aug 20, 202447 minSeason 2Ep. 7

We need to talk about Gamepass

Dermie and Jason cover the big gaming news of the week including Gamepass, Helldivers, the new Sword Art Online game, and Evercade retro consoles.

Jul 14, 202445 minSeason 2Ep. 4
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