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Episode 109 – Game News!

This week we’ve got a bit of a lull in gaming, so we cover a bunch of game news!

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EA Access subscription service coming to PS4

U.S. Senator Introduces Bill To Ban Loot Boxes And Pay-To-Win Microtransactions

The new Ghost Recon leans into survival and a grim Black Mirror future

Sega confirms 10 more Genesis Mini games, including a rare Mega Man

After long delay, Steam Link finally supports Apple iOS devices

Microsoft and Sony form cloud gaming and AI partnership

Super Mario Maker 2 will have co-op play and a huge amount of new features

Microsoft Announces Minecraft Earth, A MinecraftVersion Of Pokémon Go

Playstation State of Play May 2019

Sony Shows Off PS5 Loading Times

Episode 23 – PSX and Video Game Awards

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The PSX trailers we talk about:

Uncharted 4

Final Fantasy VII

Battleborn

Day of the Tentacle Remastered

Yakuza 0

Nioh

Ratchet & Clank

PSVR Tech Demo

Golem VR

100ft Robot Golf VR

Destiny Sparrow Racing League

Hob

Paragon

 

The VGA awards that we talk about:

Best Multiplayer – Splatoon – Beat out COD BLOPS3, Taken King, Halo 5, Rocket League

Best RPG – The Witcher 3 – Beat out Bloodborne, Fallout 4, Pillars of Eternity, Undertale

Best Fighting Game – MKX – Beat out Guilty Gear Xrd, Rise of Incarnates, Rising Thunder

Best Shooter – Splatoon – Beat out COD BLOPS3, Taken King, Halo 5, Battlefront

Best Action/Adv – MGSV – Beat out Ass Creed Syndicate, Arkham Knight, Ori, Rise of the Tomb Raider

Best Indie Game – Rocket League – Beat out Axiom Verge, Her Story, Ori, Undertale

Dev OTY – CD Project RED – Beat out Bethesda, FromSoftware, Kojima Productions, Nintendo

GOTY – The Witcher 3 – Beat out Bloodborne, Fallout 4, MGSV, Super Mario Maker

Midwest Game Nerds Podcast Episode 1 – Destiny

Midwest Game Nerds BannerOn the inaugural episode of the Midwest Game Nerds Podcast we review Destiny as well as give our first impressions of Far Cry 4 and we talk about some game news!

  • Intro
  • What We’ve Been Playing:
    • Bryan: Grand Theft Auto Online (Xbox One), Destiny (Xbox One)
    • Alex: Grand Theft Auto Online (PS4), Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception (PS3), Destiny (PS4) (0:02:12)
  • Game News:
    • Did Hideo Kojima announce the release date of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain via t-shirt on the Video Game Awards? (0:03:22)
    • The Witcher 3 has been delayed until May 2015. (0:05:56)
    • The recent PC port of Final Fantasy VII is coming out on PS4 in 2015. (0:07:04)
    • Xbox One outsold PS4 in December. (0:10:35)
  • First Impressions
    • Far Cry 4 (0:14:40)
      • Is Ubisoft spreading themselves too thin? (0:18:56)
      • Are Ubisoft’s games all taking the same shape? (0:21:44)
  • Extended Review:
    • Destiny (0:27:58)
  • Listener Feedback (0:54:08)
  • Outro (0:54:44)

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