This week I'll have a look at some E3 2019 predictions and get into Owlboy for Nintendo Switch. In the news this week Sony & Microsoft team up on Cloud gaming, Nintendo reveal a whole load of detail about Super Mario Maker 2 and Red Dead Online gets a big update. All that plus the charts and what's coming up next week. If you want to take part in future shows contact us on podcast@thisweekinvideogames.com . Twitter: https://twitter.com/twivgpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thisweek...
May 19, 2019•47 min•Season 1Ep. 15
This week I'll look into The Evolution of Looter-shooters - where they came from, what makes them great and not so great. I'll also go through my review of Heaven's Vault - a new open-world narrative adventure game. In the news this week a US Senator wants to introduce legislation against loot-boxes in video games, Outbreak Prime is back in Destiny 2, Raising Kratos - a new God Of War documentary has been released and more. If you want to take part in future shows contact us on podcast@thisweeki...
May 12, 2019•48 min•Season 1Ep. 14
This week I get into the Borderlands 3 Gameplay reveal and the current state of next-generation consoles including all the info we know about PlayStation 5, Xbox Project Scarlett and Nintendo Switch iterations. In the news this week I'll take a look at some new VR hardware coming from Valve and Oculus, the Sonic The Hedgehog movie trailer and Epic buying out Rocket League developer Psyonix. I round out the show with the all platform charts and what we've got coming up next week. If you want to t...
May 05, 2019•31 min•Season 1Ep. 13
This week I'll get into Katana Zero, Blossom Tales and catch up on all the latest news including new games announced for the Megadrive Mini, Capcom releasing their own mini home console and news of Super Mario Maker 2. I've also got an interview with Ben Wander from The Wandering Band talking about Airborne Kingdom - a new city building exploration game. If you want to take part in future shows contact us on podcast@thisweekinvideogames.com . Twitter: https://twitter.com/twivgpodcast Facebook: h...
Apr 28, 2019•56 min•Season 1Ep. 12
This week we'll get into EGX Rezzed, a London based video game event held on 4-6 April. I'll get into how I got on and we've got some interviews from developers including Media Molecule, Chucklefish, Orangutan Matter, Lantern Studios, Happy Corruption and Failbetter Games. We'll get into the news this week, the all platform charts and what to expect next week. Dreams - https://www.mediamolecule.com/games/dreams Chucklefish - https://chucklefish.org Jack http://www.orangutanmatter.com Space Cows ...
Apr 07, 2019•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 11
This week we'll get into Guard Duty first impressions - a new point and click adventure game from Sick Chicken Studios. We've also got an interview with the creator Nathan Hamley. We'll also review Baba Is You and check out all the weekly news including Apple's new subscription service, Sega releasing a Megadrive Mini, Borderlands 3 finally announced and Nintendo Switch Online is free with Twitch Prime. We'll also look at the all platform charts and what's coming up next week. If you want to tak...
Mar 31, 2019•54 min•Season 1Ep. 10
This week we'll get into first impressions Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice and how I've been getting on in The Division 2. Google have also announced their streaming service for video games and we'll get into the details of that. In the news this week 343 have a little pizza banter with their fans, Anthem improves the loot rate, Nintendo shows off some new indy titles and Sony announce a new video update called State of Play. We'll also get into the weekly charts and what's coming up next week. If you...
Mar 24, 2019•51 min•Season 1Ep. 9
This week we'll get into first impressions of The Division 2 and Heaven's Vault - a new open world narrative adventure game from Inkle Studios. We've got an interview with Joe Humfrey - co-founder of Inkle Studios and we'll be talking more about the upcoming Heaven's Vault. In the news this week we'll talk Apex Legends, Hollow Knight, a potential Borderlands 3 tease, BAFTA Game Awards nominations and Microsoft confirm Xbox Live coming to iOS and Android. Finally we'll round out the week with the...
Mar 17, 2019•56 min•Season 1Ep. 8
This week we'll get into the impact of streaming services in video games - we’ll take a look at the current market, the new players about to enter the game, a look at how streaming services have impacted TV and speculating what could happen in video games. In the news this week Nintendo have announced Pokemon Sword & Shield as well as announcing a new Labo VR build-you-own headset. Also The Season of the drifter has started in Destiny 2 and Microsoft have announced a disc-less Xbox One. If y...
Mar 08, 2019•38 min•Season 1Ep. 7
This week we get into first impressions of Anthem and my review of Metro Exodus. In the news this week we'll be discussing the Fortnite Festival in Norwich and the fallout of that with Epic, Apex Legends updates and loot, Google's going to GDC and Bowser taking over the top job at Nintendo of America. If you want to take part in future shows contact us on podcast@thisweekinvideogames.com . You can also find us on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/twivgpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thisw...
Feb 24, 2019•44 min•Season 1Ep. 6
This week we'll take a closer look at the recent Nintendo Direct and all the game announcements. Also in the news we're discussing the recent Activision Blizzard job cuts, The Division 2's open beta, Call of Duty 2019 and Legacy. We dive into first impressions of Metro Exodus, Tetris 99 and Yoshi's Crafted World. We also cover the all platform charts and look forward to Anthem coming next week. Super Mario 2 has been chosen by the community as the first ever game for Game Guild - A feature where...
Feb 17, 2019•30 min•Season 1Ep. 5
This week we'll take a closer look at Apex legends - the battle royale that came out of nowhere with a very successful launch and Wargroove - a fun turn based strategy game. In the news we'll discuss Xbox Live coming to Switch & Mobiles, reports of Blizzard/Activision job cuts, some great new games coming to Nintendo Switch Online, Dr Mario coming to mobiles this summer, a great new free game on Epic's Store and Crimson days coming back to Destiny 2 this week. We'll also have a look at the c...
Feb 10, 2019•27 min•Season 1Ep. 4
This week we look at Anthem's Open Demo, The V&A Museum's Design/Play/Disrupt Exhibition in London and talk about the week's news including Apex Legends, Metro Exodus on the Epic Game Store, The Division 2 Private Beta details, some fan favourite exotic hand cannons coming to Destiny 2 and EA removes FIFA points in Belgium. Finally we'll take a look at what is coming up next week. If you want to take part in future shows contact us on podcast@thisweekinvideogames.com. RELATED LINKS Support T...
Feb 03, 2019•16 min•Season 1Ep. 3
This week we go over the news including Anthem's VIP Weekend, Metroid Prime 4 development reboot and Indie titles coming to Nintendo Switch. We then go through my early impressions of Resident Evil 2 before looking at the weekly charts and what's coming up next week. RELATED LINKS Support This Week In Video Games content https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinvideogames Follow This Week In Video Games on Twitter https://twitter.com/twivgpodcast Follow This Week In Video Games on Instagram https://www...
Jan 28, 2019•16 min•Season 1Ep. 2
This is a preview episode for This Week In Video Games outlining what we'll be covering each week. We kick off the podcast with a quick look back at 2018. If you want to get involved in the show, email us on podcast@thisweekinvideogames.com RELATED LINKS Support This Week In Video Games content https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinvideogames Follow This Week In Video Games on Twitter https://twitter.com/twivgpodcast Follow This Week In Video Games on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thisweekinvi...
Jan 27, 2019•4 min•Season 1Ep. 1
