E51: Gaming News - Horizon Forbidden West, Dying Light 2 & Far Cry 6 Gameplay Trailers, Nintendo Switch Pro Announcement, Upcoming Events, Pokemon, Cyberpunk 2077, Steam Handheld Console, New Sonic Games, Portal Movie & More
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06/05/21 • 40 min
In episode 51 we cover the recent PlayStation State of Play stream - where we were treated with gameplay trailers for Horizon Forbidden West and Dying Light 2: Stay Human.
We also got a gameplay trailer for Far Cry 6 - which looks pretty amazing. Chorizo!
Details for the upcoming Microsoft Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase - where we will see a bunch of new games from Microsoft, Bethesda and many others.
Release dates, prices and bundles for upcoming Pokemon games, including Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, plus Legends: Arceus.
New info regarding the Nintendo Switch Pro - which should be announced any day now!
Good news or bad news regarding Cyberpunk 2077? You decide.
Sega accidentally reveals new Sonic games in a press conference. Including an open-world game called Sonic Rangers.
J.J. Abrams confirms the long standing rumour of a Portal movie. It's real and currently in its writing phase.
Details emerge about a new Steam handheld console from Valve. SteamPal!
BlizzCon 2021 gets cancelled. Blizzard say they'll be back in 2022.
A massive PlayStation event in the works where we will see new games & accessories, plus the release date for Horizon Forbidden West. PlayStation VR2? God of War: Ragnarok?
PlayStation Plus free games for June are now live. They are: Star Wars Squadrons, Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown and the PS5 game is Operation: Tango.
Newest PlayStation Now games, which include: The Witcher III: Wild Hunt (GOTY Edition), Sonic Team Racing, Sonic Mania, Sonic Forces, Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown, Slay the Spire, and Car Mechanic Simulator.
Ghost of Tsushima beats Hades 65 to 64 Game of the Year Awards (plus a bonus blooper of Chris trying to pronounce "Ghost of Tsushima". T-t-t-today Junior!
The Witcher Season 2!
Battlefield 6 will be revealed on the 9th of June.
The PlayStation 3 randomly received a system update.
Returnal is basically dead to us + What We're Playing.
Next week we'll be doing a Classic Consoles episode, which will be the PlayStation 2! So tell us about your favourite games, accessories and memories! You can do that via Discord, Facebook or you can email us directly - graveyardshiftgaming (at) outlook (dot) com
Also, come join us at Discord! There's news, memes, retro, general chat, feedback section, everything! It'll change your life. All you've gotta do is make an account, and join our server by clicking this link. You can access Discord via the web, Android App, iOS app, Xbox App, Microsoft App, etc! And It's coming to PS5 in 2022!
In episode 51 we cover the recent PlayStation State of Play stream - where we were treated with gameplay trailers for Horizon Forbidden West and Dying Light 2: Stay Human.
We also got a gameplay trailer for Far Cry 6 - which looks pretty amazing. Chorizo!
Details for the upcoming Microsoft Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase - where we will see a bunch of new games from Microsoft, Bethesda and many others.
Release dates, prices and bundles for upcoming Pokemon games, including Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, plus Legends: Arceus.
New info regarding the Nintendo Switch Pro - which should be announced any day now!
Good news or bad news regarding Cyberpunk 2077? You decide.
Sega accidentally reveals new Sonic games in a press conference. Including an open-world game called Sonic Rangers.
J.J. Abrams confirms the long standing rumour of a Portal movie. It's real and currently in its writing phase.
Details emerge about a new Steam handheld console from Valve. SteamPal!
BlizzCon 2021 gets cancelled. Blizzard say they'll be back in 2022.
A massive PlayStation event in the works where we will see new games & accessories, plus the release date for Horizon Forbidden West. PlayStation VR2? God of War: Ragnarok?
PlayStation Plus free games for June are now live. They are: Star Wars Squadrons, Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown and the PS5 game is Operation: Tango.
Newest PlayStation Now games, which include: The Witcher III: Wild Hunt (GOTY Edition), Sonic Team Racing, Sonic Mania, Sonic Forces, Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown, Slay the Spire, and Car Mechanic Simulator.
Ghost of Tsushima beats Hades 65 to 64 Game of the Year Awards (plus a bonus blooper of Chris trying to pronounce "Ghost of Tsushima". T-t-t-today Junior!
The Witcher Season 2!
Battlefield 6 will be revealed on the 9th of June.
The PlayStation 3 randomly received a system update.
Returnal is basically dead to us + What We're Playing.
Next week we'll be doing a Classic Consoles episode, which will be the PlayStation 2! So tell us about your favourite games, accessories and memories! You can do that via Discord, Facebook or you can email us directly - graveyardshiftgaming (at) outlook (dot) com
Also, come join us at Discord! There's news, memes, retro, general chat, feedback section, everything! It'll change your life. All you've gotta do is make an account, and join our server by clicking this link. You can access Discord via the web, Android App, iOS app, Xbox App, Microsoft App, etc! And It's coming to PS5 in 2022!
Previous Episode
E50: Special Edition - Our Milestone of Fifty Episodes & Our First Birthday, Resident Evil Village Full Review, Returnal Initial Thoughts, Gaming News, Adam's Rant, Gaming Store Nightmares, Questions From Our Listeners & Blooper Reel
Milestone Episode! We've finally hit 50 shows and it's also the podcast's 1st birthday! So we'll be celebrating with an epic one!
We start off with our full review and ratings of Resident Evil Village.
Our initial thoughts of the PS5 exclusive 'Returnal'. The hardest game either of us have ever played?
Gaming news:
A Reddit user discovers you can use the Nintendo Switch (right) Joy-Con as a shutter release for your Android phone's camera; Samsung, Google, Oppo, Xiaomi, etc.
Chris has concerns about the upcoming Hogwarts Legacy game due the Warner Bros potentially being sold and the company looks to getting into the movie/show streaming world. Adam has zero concerns, as he thinks the game has already been ruined.
Returnal update 1.3.7 - what did gamers get, opposed to what they wanted? Not much... except they made an already hard game, even harder.
Plus DLC coming soon, new levels and gear apparently in the works.
The Sony 'Days of Play' sale event coming on May 26: Both PS4 and PS5 games will be on sale, with pretty good discounts.
A PlayStation 5 exclusive Final Fantasy game has been leaked by a RESETera user with a very good track record. Which has a lot of people excited.
Mortal Kombat star criticizes Amazon for not casting Asian people in the upcoming The Lord of the Rings series. Adam goes on an epic rant.
We answer a bunch of questions from some of our regular listeners. A huge thanks to Luke, Shannon and Nath. You guys are legends.
Story time with Adam & Chris!
We share some of our most stressful and annoying dramas we've encountered buying something gaming related. Chris shares his horror story at Target with a Nintendo DS XL and Adam shares his nightmare with buying a Nintendo Switch + games at Big W.
We get all sappy, with a huge thanks to our regular listeners and subscribers. We appreciate the support!
Then we finish off with a glorious blooper reel.
Come join us over at Discord! And once again, thank you!
Next Episode
E52: Gaming News - E3 2021 Coverage, Capcom Under Fire, Castlevania Collection, EA Hacked, Free Guy, Alex Kidd, PS5 & Xbox Sales, CD Projekt Drama, Cyberpunk is Back, Kojima Conspiracy Theory, Godfall, Metroid Dread & More
It's been a while, but we're back with a massive episode 52!
We cover all of E3, Summer Games Fest and the Xbox Games Showcase!
Adam discovers something exciting on the Australian Classification Board! Castlevania Collection: Game Boy Advance Edition. All of the Castlevania games that appeared on the Advance, bundled together and remastered in HD.
Capcom is under fire again with more plagiarism accusations.
EA gets hacked, with over 800GB stolen.
The Medium gets it's PS5 release date.
EA has hired Byron Beede, who is the former VP of Activision and general director for the Call of Duty series, to take over the Battlefield series.
Take-Two has purchased Nordeus for $378 million
Alex Kidd in Miracle World!
Nintendo Switch system update dramas.
We chat about the upcoming Ryan Reynolds movie called 'Free Guy'. Another video game related movie we'll have to watch and review.
Microsoft Game Pass Cloud Gaming is coming to Australia.
PlayStation 5 updates - plus Adam talks about PS5 and Xbox Series X sales figures and why people need to stop complaining about the lack of systems on shelves.
Bloodborne might be coming to PS5 - with all the goodies - 4K, ray tracing, HDR, 60FPS, etc.
Insomniac dev says “Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart is just the tip of the iceberg", in regards to the PS5’s capabilities.
A CD Projekt investor has demanded that the big wigs should resign after the piss poor handling of CP2077.
Kojima conspiracy theories. The gossip around this Abandoned game is getting intense. We go into detail.
PlayStation VR2 is coming in October 2022.
Godfall which is a PS5 exclusive, is coming to the PS4.
Metroid Dread Special Edition is selling out world wide, so get in quick.
PS5 and Xbox pre-ordering situation (not as bad as you think).
Days Gone 2 update.
And much more!
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